Chapter 5138 — Call Me the Black-Clad Mystery Man
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Still, every coin has two sides. Drug control might carry side effects and leave flaws, but it had one advantage no other method could match: a person brainwashed by drugs could not lie. This was the deepest, highest-grade hypnosis of all. Under such conditions, if a man could still lie, he would have to be some kind of immortal.
"Why?" Brother Dafeng, though bearing the title of peripheral researcher, understood none of this.
Dr. Glasses glanced at him, too lazy to explain in detail, and said offhandedly, "The intelligence about this Shennongjia gathering point was obtained separately from the mouths of all fifteen of them. Even if one of them were lying, could all fifteen be lying together?"
"Then how do you explain this?" Brother Dafeng still looked bewildered.
"My guess is that something must have happened recently among the Antiquity Alliance's people, which is why the place was suddenly deserted. And Jing Taiyang and the others have been operating independently outside all along, never contacting this place, so it's hardly surprising they wouldn't know about it," Dr. Glasses analyzed.
"Doctor—oh no, Black-Clad Mystery Man—so what do you say we should do?" Brother Dafeng had no choice but to ask.
"The next step is your chance to make your mark. You know the situation in the country better than I do, and you can call on the Red Conch's connections. I expect this matter will have caused no small stir; if you go out and make inquiries, it shouldn't be hard to get wind of it. As for Jing Taiyang and the rest, they'll camp here for now—I'll watch over them personally," Dr. Glasses said.
Brother Dafeng's eyes lit up at these words. This was exactly the opportunity he had been longing for. He nodded again and again. "Right, just leave it to me."
Once out of the campsite and well clear of the Shennongjia area, having made sure that Dr. Glasses and Jing Taiyang and the others were not following him, Brother Dafeng hurriedly dialed Wei Zhao's number.
After a tense wait, the call finally connected, and Wei Zhao's voice came from the other end. "Hello? Who is this?"
The tone was flat, but it was all an act. He knew perfectly well that this was Brother Dafeng's number; he was simply guarding against Central Headquarters, deliberately pretending not to know, so that even if Central Headquarters' people got hold of Brother Dafeng's phone and tried to probe, they would find no flaw in him.
At the same time, Wei Zhao could not help secretly counting his blessings. Thank goodness he had realized these past days that he could not keep falling into the habit of tucking his phone into the jade pendant's space; he would rather expend a little extra spiritual sense energy and carry it on his person. Otherwise, with no signal inside the jade pendant's space, Brother Dafeng could never have reached him.
"Leader Wei Zhao, it's me, Dafeng," Brother Dafeng said quickly.
"You're finally out! How are things? Is everything going smoothly?" Wei Zhao asked at once. No wonder he was overjoyed—for a whole month there had been no word at all, and he had even begun to think Brother Dafeng had been exposed and killed, clinging only to a last shred of hope to keep lingering in the outside world.
"There were some twists and turns, but overall it's gone fairly smoothly. I've picked up some intelligence on Central Headquarters—I'm sure it'll be useful to you, leader. Shall we meet somewhere to talk it over, or shall I say it over the phone?" Brother Dafeng could barely contain his excitement.
"What's your situation right now?" Wei Zhao asked.
"I'm at the Shennongjia exit. They sent me out to gather information, so I'm alone—reasonably safe," Brother Dafeng said with a chuckle. (To be continued.)