When Lidi opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in a bed.
He tried to sit up and check his surroundings, but a violent pulling pain shot through his abdomen, forcing him back down immediately.
At that moment, Wency entered the room.
The instant she saw him awake, she hurried over to help support him up.
“H…ow…
long?” Even that short sentence came out hoarse, like sandpaper scraping together.
Wency handed him a glass of water, motioning for him to drink.
After finishing it, Lidi finally felt a little relief before asking again, “How long was I out?” Wency glanced at the clock on the wall.
It was around 2 PM.
“About six hours.” Seeing Lidi fall silent, she finally asked, “So what exactly happened to you?
Every news channel is reporting that you killed two Black Guard officers.” Lidi didn’t answer immediately.
He was asking himself the exact same thing.
The USB.
The black-clad woman.
Sudadi.
The Black Guard.
The arrest.
His thoughts pieced together every event from the past few days, connecting them one by one.
In the end, he could only answer: “I think…
I found out our government secret.
And now they want to take me away.” “What secret?” “The government is developing bioweapons.
Sudadi was created by them.” Lidi slowly told her everything that had happened up until now.
Finding the USB.
The horrifying contents inside.
Meeting the black-clad woman.
Everything that happened last night.
Like a child venting his pain and frustration to his mother, he revealed everything without leaving out a single detail.
It took him nearly twenty minutes to finish speaking.
And by the end of it, the crushing weight he had been carrying inside finally felt a little lighter.
After hearing everything, Wency did not think he was making things up.
Instead, she carefully considered the logic and possibility behind it all.
“You foolish child…
why didn’t you tell me earlier?” As she spoke, she gently stroked his head in comfort.
Lidi instinctively wanted to stop her.
He was already a grown adult.
Getting patted on the head like this felt embarrassing.
But in the end, he still let her do it.
His nose even stung slightly, as if he were about to cry.
“I thought I could handle it myself…
I just didn’t expect things to spiral this far out of control…” Lidi forced himself not to tear up, putting on a confident smile as he spoke.
Wency could clearly tell he was holding it in, but she chose not to expose him.
“So what are you planning to do now?” Lidi’s expression turned serious.
“I absolutely cannot let them capture me.
If they take me, I’m never coming back.” “The only hope I have now is the contact method that black-clad woman left behind…
finding those so-called red signs.” As soon as he finished speaking, Lidi tried to get out of bed immediately.
But his body was far weaker than he had imagined.
He could barely move.
Wency quickly pushed him back down onto the bed and tucked the blanket over him.
“Forget about the red signs for now.” “The only thing you need to do is rest properly.
Once your body recovers, then you can think about it afterwards.” After saying that, she stood up and prepared to leave the room.
Before leaving, she specifically reminded him that if he needed anything, he only had to call for her.
Then she left, leaving Lidi alone in the room.
All he could do was stare blankly at the ceiling.
He couldn’t even distract himself with his phone anymore, since he had already thrown it away long ago.
“So in the end…
I still had to come back here…” Although this was Wency’s house, it was technically Lidi’s childhood home.
One of the inheritances left behind by his mother.
Because he had still been underage at the time, Wency had temporarily managed the property for him.
As for why he chose to rent a place outside instead of living here afterward— It was because he didn’t want to stay in a place filled with painful memories.
Lidi stopped thinking about it any further.
Right now, the only thing he could do was sleep.
Besides, he had always lived with chronic lack of sleep anyway.
He might as well sleep as much as he wanted today.
Meanwhile, Wency wasn’t simply sitting around doing nothing.
She opened her company laptop and pulled up the recent orders their company had received from the Government Alliance.
Compared to the initial order requirements from two days ago, Government Alliance had already increased their demands multiple times over the past few days.
And in large quantities.
She scrolled through the later orders.
Most of them were communication devices and quantum positioning systems.
However, several specific orders immediately caught her attention.
Atmospheric drug dispersal systems.
Pharmaceutical calibration devices.
Air isolation magnetic fields…
Each order appeared ordinary on the surface.
But after hearing Lidi’s claims about the government developing bioweapons— She was beginning to believe it was true.
She decided to verify things one final time.
Picking up her phone, she dialed a number.
It belonged to a Government Alliance procurement executive.
The call connected quickly.
“Director Wency?
Aren’t you on vacation today?
Rare for you to call first.” Wency relaxed her tone, speaking casually as usual with a faint smile.
“So I can’t check on an old client just because I’m on leave?” “You people keep throwing orders at us nonstop lately.
My production lines are about to explode.” The man on the other end chuckled.
“That just means your company is reliable.
Otherwise we wouldn’t keep coming back to you.” “Oh, spare me.” Wency replied smoothly, “At this rate, I’m seriously considering raising prices.” “If you raise prices, we’ll just find another supplier.” “Go ahead and try.” The two exchanged several playful remarks, maintaining the relaxed atmosphere of old acquaintances testing each other.
Wency didn’t rush into the main topic.
Instead, she deliberately paused for a moment before casually asking, “But seriously…
things have been pretty hectic on your side lately, haven’t they?” There was half a second of silence on the other end.
“What do you mean?” “Oh, stop pretending.” Wency lowered her voice slightly.
“Communication modules, positioning systems, atmospheric devices—everything rushed with priority status.” “Are you preparing for war or some massive military exercise?” The man sighed, as if weighing his words carefully.
“You suppliers really shouldn’t know too much.” “Relax.
I’m not going to write a report on you.” Wency laughed softly.
“I just want to know whether I should prepare my workers for long-term overtime.” That sentence gave the man a “reasonable excuse” to continue talking.
A chair scraped faintly through the speaker, as if he had moved somewhere more private.
“I can only tell you one thing.” Wency remained silent, waiting.
“Things at headquarters lately…
haven’t been normal.” “In what way?” “A lot of unfamiliar faces showed up.” His voice lowered.
“They’re not from our system.
All of them wear white coats.” Wency’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“Researchers?” “Looks like it.
But high-level ones.” He continued quietly, “They have independent clearance access.
Even we aren’t allowed near them.” “That serious?” “It gets worse.” “These past few days, all incoming shipments have been the highest classified sealed cargo.” Wency’s fingers tightened unconsciously.
“What kind of cargo?” The other side fell silent briefly, seemingly checking his surroundings.
“The containers had labels.” “What labels?” “Biohazard.” For a brief moment, the air itself seemed to freeze.
Wency didn’t speak immediately.
The man also realized he had already said too much, and his tone quickly stiffened.
“That’s all I’m saying.
Don’t ask further.” “Understood.” Wency returned to her usual calm tone.
“Don’t worry.
I won’t drag you into trouble.” “You’d better make sure you don’t get dragged in yourself.” He added quietly, “The waters are very muddy lately.” “I’ve always stayed on shore.” “I hope you stay there.” After exchanging a few final pleasantries, the call ended.
The room fell silent again.
Wency slowly lowered her phone, her gaze lingering on the order list displayed on the laptop screen.
Once all these details were combined with what she had just heard— There was no way “coincidence” could explain it anymore.
She didn’t panic.
Nor did she hesitate.
She simply reached over and closed the laptop, her expression calmer than before.
“Looks like that child…
really wasn’t lying.” She murmured softly.
Then she picked up her phone once more and dialed another number.
This time, the phone rang for a long while.
Roughly thirty seconds later, the person finally answered.
“Mike, it’s Wency.” “I need a favor.” “I want every photo and location of every red sign in Huashan City.”