“Chapter 150”

"Chapter 150"

"After making a prediction, Xia's body began to sway. Fang Zhou quickly caught her, using wire pythons to support the girl's weight, preventing her from falling due to uncontrollable drowsiness, and carried her to a nearby sofa."

"'Agatha, why would it be Agatha?' Liwayi couldn't help but wonder. As the leader of the elite troops, Agatha’s appearance in the paradise for something like this seemed unnecessary. Were they dispatching her just to deal with this organization?"

"No, no."

"Liwayi realized, her gaze shifting to Fang Zhou, who was settling Xia. With Fang Zhou here, the Central's target wasn't just this organization. The previous crackdown by the Joint Defense Bureau wasn't enough; only deploying power from 'the Tower' would suffice."

"Fang Zhou's interpretation of Xia’s pointed location had made one thing clear."

"'The headquarters will be exposed?' Despite encountering many emergencies, the Doctor felt a bit of panic, 'What's the cause? Another incident like Shuo Shu? When will it be exposed...'"

"The Doctor stopped, realizing the timing in Xia’s prediction was still unknown. They could only hope that Agatha would find the emptied shell after their relocation."

"'Maybe it is, maybe it isn't,' Fang Zhou replied. 'The priority now is not to root out these people, but to move headquarters as soon as possible.'"

"With the answer in front of her, Fang Zhou became extremely calm. The danger that had given her chills due to uncertainty now dissipated. With an answer, her course of action became clearer."

"Those who hadn’t felt the urgent danger of headquarters being exposed now felt the urgency, accelerated by Xia’s prediction."

"They began to act. The Doctor, following Fang Zhou's instructions, selected personnel she knew and trusted. Xi Xiang and Liwayi helped inventory and move experimental equipment and weapons. Devices carrying the main system data, which couldn’t be taken, had to be destroyed in advance."

"Fang Zhou first notified Le Qie, who was outside the paradise. She didn’t call them back as traveling from the Baijing District to the outskirts of the paradise would take half a day, and this relocation operation would last at least one to two days. The recruitment of players was scheduled for tomorrow."

"Receiving her message, Le Qie didn’t reply but soon initiated a video call request."

"As soon as the connection was made, Le Qie asked, 'What happened? Why the decision to move headquarters?'"

"The usually carefree Le Qie became serious in the face of such an important matter, his brow furrowed, getting straight to the point."

"Fang Zhou raised her eyes and repeated the pros and cons she had discussed with Xi Xiang and others, and relayed Xia's prediction. Finally, she said, 'Their discovery is now certain. Our only chance is to accelerate the relocation to avoid this disaster.'"

"Le Qie took a moment to process the information, realizing he couldn't make it back in time, and then replied, 'Okay, I understand. Be careful.'"

"After ending the communication with Le Qie, Fang Zhou knew she had to visit Yancheng before officially starting. She needed to take control of all the managers at Kangtai Biotech."

"For Fang Zhou, this wasn’t a difficult task. Such shell companies, inherently violating the paradise’s rules, dealt in weapons and equipment unfit for the open market, usually handled by a few responsible personnel without implicating the backing consortium. She just needed to control these key individuals to stabilize operations."

"Fang Zhou swiftly dealt with the new location’s follow-up matters. Simultaneously, back at headquarters, preparations were underway under the Doctor and others’ direction."

"By ten in the morning, Fang Zhou returned from Yancheng."

"At this time, the Doctor had gathered a part of her trusted members on the meeting floor, waiting for Fang Zhou to perform the final ‘mental scan’ to verify their identities before involving them in the headquarters' relocation."

"'Is this everyone?' Fang Zhou asked."

"The Doctor casually nodded, 'Once they're cleared, I'll inform them and start the cleanup operation. It’s a bit complex and requires a lot of manpower.'"

"The Doctor had brought over twenty people, some from the experimental layer and others from logistics. Fang Zhou had some recognition of them."

"They were suddenly gathered and now looked at each other, unclear about what was happening."

"Fang Zhou, without wasting words, straightforwardly used her mental control ability, releasing her power to conduct mental probes on these twenty-plus individuals."

"Among the mental-type alien creatures she had subdued, the most powerful was Moscale, capable of synchronously controlling twenty people. Fang Zhou needed two attempts to screen this group."

"Using her power on so many people at once consumed a significant amount of energy. After just one screening, Fang Zhou felt a slight headache, especially since she had already used mental control a few times before."

"She forced herself to continue with the remaining people."

"These individuals felt an invasive sensation in their minds, which disappeared before they could comprehend it."

"Fang Zhou withdrew her power and sat down, holding her head for a moment. She had been up all night, and overuse of mental powers could backfire. She could integrate all mental-type alien creatures within her to achieve traceless mental scanning. Separately, these creatures couldn’t be used as effectively as she did."

"Otherwise, she could have simply extracted them and screened everyone at headquarters."

"Rubbing her temples, Fang Zhou confirmed these people lacked the barrier she had felt in Shuo Shu’s mind. At least she could be sure their identities were not compromised. She nodded to the Doctor, 'All clear.'"

"Receiving her confirmation, the Doctor quickly began organizing the next steps."

"Fang Zhou arranged for the remaining members to gather, temporarily overseen by Number One and Fei Xing, awaiting the completion of all preparations."

"Around two in the afternoon, Xi Xiang and others had listed the items to be relocated. Logistics personnel began consolidating weapons and equipment, while the Doctor’s research team was responsible for their experimental apparatus."

"By the time half of this was done, it was already six in the evening. Boxes filled with the fruits of Ye Zhi's labor over the past two years were gathered in the warehouse on the second underground floor."

"Approaching midnight, most of the core equipment was finally boxed and ready for relocation."

"'Let's start,' Fang Zhou checked everything and gave the order."

"'What about Boss Wang?' As Xi Xiang activated the passage from the second-floor warehouse to the transit station, she asked Fang Zhou, 'Should we move Boss Wang first?'"

"'He will cover our rear. We’ll move him once almost everything else is done.'"

"Xi Xiang didn't hesitate, her expression grave, 'No, we should move Boss Wang first.'"

"Fang Zhou looked at her. Xi Xiang always got nervous about anything involving Wang Chao. She had joined the organization earlier than the Doctor and was one of his most loyal members."

"Fang Zhou sighed, 'Xi Xiang, this isn't my decision to make; it's Wang Chao's wish. You can go and argue with him directly.'"

"Xi Xiang opened her mouth but didn't insist further upon learning it was Wang Chao’s own wish."

"Yet, Fang Zhou didn’t take this lightly, her eyes half-smiling, 'If I had asked him to stay behind, would you forcefully move Wang Chao anyway?'"

"Wang Chao was currently unable to manage Ye Zhi. Fang Zhou was handling all the organization’s arrangements. The central authority’s repeated setbacks were her meticulous calculations. Her position was already on par with Wang Chao’s, and Xi Xiang’s overly forceful rejection of her orders wasn't a good sign."

"Her eyes were smiling, but Xi Xiang couldn't help but divert her gaze. She lowered her head slightly, realizing her own issue, and said apologetically, 'Sorry, I was too anxious. It won't happen again.'"

"'It's okay. After all, I haven't known you as long as Wang Chao has. Concern leads to chaos,' Fang Zhou lightly touched on the issue, giving Xi Xiang a way out, jokingly adding, 'Next time you reject something, I hope you won’t be so forceful. You could ask me for the reason first.'"

"Xi Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded."

"The logistics personnel, in coordination with machinery, began transporting the sorted equipment through the passage opened by Xi Xiang to the transit station. The process was tedious and lengthy, resembling ants transporting food, returning for another load after each trip."

"As dawn broke, and after their extended efforts, the most critical items were almost completely relocated. Fang Zhou was constantly monitoring the situation above ground, using Wall Mouse's ability to hack into nearby surveillance cameras."

"'What about the alien creatures?' After listing the remaining items, Xi Xiang asked, 'Those aren’t easy to move.'"

"They had been moving research equipment and weapons, but had not yet addressed the alien creatures. Xi Xiang already had a guess in her mind."

"As she surmised, relocating these creatures was not a trivial matter. Fang Zhou explained, 'I've discussed it with the Doctor; I will retrieve these creatures myself.'"

"These creatures had always been a backup force for Fang Zhou, and now there was a valid reason to consolidate them."

"Xi Xiang asked, '...But there are many of them, are you sure you can take them all?'"

"These were alien creatures Ye Zhi had collected over the years, and indeed, there were many. Fang Zhou had counted them previously during her visit: dozens in total, though only five of them were A-level, with the rest being B-level."

"'It will definitely be faster than transporting them one by one.'"

"'Okay, I understand.' Xi Xiang had no objections. The stronger Fang Zhou was, the better she could protect them. Those creatures were better off as her strength than just sitting there."

"Xi Xiang opened another passage from the transit station to Yancheng, starting a new round of transportation."

"Lacking combat ability, Liwayi, the Doctor, and Xia, naturally formed part of the first wave of relocation, moving ahead to the new base in Yancheng to arrange the resources being transported."

"Fei Xing and Number One were responsible for guarding the headquarters' portal, dealing with any sudden situations."

"This process continued for an entire day and night. Time ticked by, and only after clearing the transit station did Xi Xiang return to headquarters with the remaining personnel to begin the final phase, transferring the leftover items to the transit station."

"Fang Zhou went to the location where the alien creatures were held, starting the task of containing them one by one. This process was done hastily; Fang Zhou only gave them a cursory look, without time to assess their abilities."

"Running on little rest, her attention scattered, notification messages flickered past her eyes. Before she could finish containing all the creatures, Fang Zhou sensed something amiss."

"—A helicopter hovered above the mall."

"Her forehead creased. Ground surveillance couldn’t monitor the airspace, and the helicopter was positioned high up. Fang Zhou only noticed it through a foreign signal source connected to the helicopter’s equipment."

"When did it arrive!?"

"Fang Zhou quickly checked the connected model source. Through the helicopter's internal monitoring, she saw a man and a woman in military uniforms, both with typical Caucasian features. The man had a rugged face with a crew cut, and the woman had short, neat blonde hair and brown eyes, standing at the opened helicopter door, looking down."

"'Target location confirmed, we can notify the action team. They have nowhere to escape.'"