Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1221: Chapter 62: Nan Xiao Nan’s Self-Rescue Strategy

Legend has it that the thought activities produced by the cellular activity of the cerebral cortex can ignore the natural law of time, the so-called sight of eternity—of course, this is impossible.

At this moment, Nan Xiao Nan’s mind was operating frantically, accelerating to a point where only a few seconds passed externally, but mentally, numerous minutes, even dozens of minutes, had elapsed in thought.

Without a doubt, Nan Xiao Nan didn’t believe the danger was directed at Ren Ziling.

It’s straightforward, if it were aimed at Ren Ziling, the Child of the World, this would be the world’s way of testing the Child of the World. Why then would the world’s Will intervene so blatantly without the person involved being aware of it… out of boredom?

Since it wasn’t directed at Ren Ziling, there’s only one possibility—the danger was aimed at herself, more precisely, at the identity of ‘Nan Xiao Nan’.

But due to the fusion, she hadn’t inherited much of Nan Xiao Nan’s memories; those fragmented memory pieces couldn’t be pieced together into a complete and useful clue… So who exactly was planning to assassinate the identity of ‘Nan Xiao Nan’?

Thinking about it this way, when she was fusing with Nan Xiao Nan, who was in a near-death state due to a car accident, it was probably not an accident but a premeditated murder.

She didn’t know that she’d just happened to be trapped in this sub-world during that period, so after the fusion, she just regarded it as an ordinary car accident, thinking her luck wasn’t too bad; at least she got an identity to fuse with right from the start.

Looking at it now, this was probably not luck, but misfortune—the identity of the Nan Xiao Nan she fused with was being hunted!

Who is chasing the identity of Nan Xiao Nan? The person or organization behind chasing Nan Xiao Nan, how strong are they, it’s definitely an unknown factor for her… Clearly, this assassination attempt has already failed, so will there be endless pursuits next?

This sub-world is too dangerous. Nan Xiao Nan has repeatedly felt those super strong auras that could easily obliterate her… In case the person or organization hunting the identity of Nan Xiao Nan possesses Transcendent Powers…

She now only has 0.003 units of Power!

At Wang Liang’s crime scene today, she didn’t hesitate to use 0.008 units of Power—she’s in great regret now!

Must protect herself!

No matter what, she must protect herself; she has to find a way out and return to her own body… so, she must protect herself!

Ren Ziling!

The cerebral cortex continued to operate frenziedly, consuming her body’s heat at every moment!

Ren Ziling is the Child of the World, with the consciousness of the world even openly protecting her… this is an unbreakable shield! In the face of the Sub-world’s Will, even the Undying is merely trash!

No force should exist in the sub-world that can counter the world’s Will!

Since the world’s Will is constantly protecting this woman, staying by her side is equivalent to being protected by the world’s Will at all times—although this might directly attract the attention of the world’s Will, and perhaps it’s already watching her, Nan Xiao Nan didn’t feel the gaze of the world’s Will; it might be ignoring the situation!

As for why it’s ignoring it, Nan Xiao Nan isn’t clear—the world’s Will has its own, unique judgment criteria, a standard that she has been unable to completely decipher.

But undoubtedly, in the current situation, the world’s Will does not oppose her appearing by this woman’s side!

Thinking of this, Nan Xiao Nan even bit her lip and didn’t hesitate to use 0.002 more units of her remaining 0.003 units of Power to activate a soul talent ability: True Sight!

True Sight can observe all things within a fifty-meter range.

Soon, under the effect of True Sight, Nan Xiao Nan found the source of this sudden danger—it was indeed in one of the buildings across from her apartment!

A shooter was already lying in a pool of blood, with the back of his head blown open!

Looking at the spot where the shooter was shot, thinking of the suddenly missing bullet, Nan Xiao Nan had realized some things—but after understanding, instead, she became more terrified!

Not only did it avert danger for this woman, but it also directly erased the danger from its origin… is this really so unreasonable?

Ren Ziling, she’s really like a golden elephant thigh!!

No, the world’s Will only erased this shooter, which doesn’t mean it’ll also erase the people or organization behind the shooter—because the target is the identity of Nan Xiao Nan!

Therefore, it’s very likely that after Ren Ziling leaves her side, the danger will once again fall upon her, and the world’s Will clearly won’t care!

“Are you okay?”

The frenzied movement of the cerebral cortex suddenly stopped, and Nan Xiao Nan subconsciously looked toward Ren Ziling, only to see her looking at her worriedly.

“Why is your face so pale, and you’re even sweating coldly… Could it be anemia again?” Ren Ziling hurriedly produced her not sure if expired chocolate beans: “Want some?”

With the frantic physical exertion and the use of units of Power, Nan Xiao Nan was quite weak at the moment, but thinking about the danger she would face next, she had to push through, and then a thought came to her as a solution.

“Sister Ren, could I ask you for a favor?” Nan Xiao Nan forced a rather reluctant smile.

Ren Ziling was stunned, suddenly shivering… It wasn’t because she sensed any danger, just purely because the way she called her ‘sister’ was giving her goosebumps.

“Uh… what is it?”

Nan Xiao Nan quickly walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, drew the curtains, glanced at the pitch-black curtains, and a previously thought-of idea suddenly filled out a bit in her mind.

“Sister Ren, do you know why all the curtains in my house are black and why they’re so tightly covered?” Nan Xiao Nan sighed, speaking in a somber tone.

Ren Ziling thought for a moment and said, “Uh… Forensic doctors, some of them have quirky hobbies, nothing unusual. I knew a forensic doctor before who liked to nap on the operating table when nothing was happening, saying it helped get closer to the deceased.”

“…”

Nan Xiao Nan could only sigh again, sat down, and weakly lowered her head, “No, it’s actually because recently, I’ve been stalked.”

“Stalked?” Ren Ziling blinked, suddenly interested, “What kind of stalking?”

Nan Xiao Nan revealed a frightened look, clutching at her clothes, “I don’t know, just a constant feeling of being watched by someone, and sometimes inexplicably receiving flowers at the front of my house…”

“That’s nothing, maybe someone has a crush on you, that’s a good thing.”

Nan Xiao Nan shook her head and said, “If it’s like you said, that would be fine, but they even send all sorts of strange things… even men’s used underwear. You know I’m a forensic doctor, I can tell exactly what’s stuck on it.”

“So creepy!” Ren Ziling abruptly stood up, “That’s unacceptable! Report it to the police!”

“The police won’t help.” Nan Xiao Nan said helplessly.

Ren Ziling, who was born with a strong sense of justice, slammed the table angrily, “You’re a forensic doctor, aren’t you? How can you encounter such things and not know how to protect yourself?”

Nan Xiao Nan continued to sigh, “Do you know why I transferred here? It’s to get rid of the person behind this… Actually, before coming here, I had transferred several times, reported to the police multiple times, but they couldn’t catch anyone. What else can I do?”

“I see…” Ren Ziling furrowed her brows, “The police couldn’t catch them despite multiple attempts, and it forced you to transfer jobs, is this stalker so professional… Well then, how do you want me to help you?”

Nan Xiao Nan said, “Actually, I don’t want to keep transferring, running away isn’t a solution, and I quite like the work environment here, I don’t want to leave so soon. So, Sister Ren, can I stay at your place for a few days? I’ve been scared to death the past couple of nights, can’t sleep well, my spirits are low, otherwise I wouldn’t have taken a day off today.”

“Oh, didn’t you just go to a crime scene?” Ren Ziling asked, surprised.

Nan Xiao Nan replied, “I just arrived and took on this tricky case, so I wanted to make a good impression… Plus, during the day, that person wouldn’t dare do anything. Besides, that guy never shows up.”

“I see…” Ren Ziling pondered, “Coming to my place? But is that effective… Oh, I’m not afraid, if this creep dares to come to my place, I’ll make him beg for mercy! But according to what you say, this creep just hides behind doing dirty things, never showing up, so even if you come to my house, it might not make much difference? Here’s what we’ll do, you should report it, I’ve got connections, and I’ll help find that creep behind everything… Don’t worry, as long as it’s in this city, I won’t let anyone slip away!”

“Thank you so much, Sister Ren!” Nan Xiao Nan held Ren Ziling’s hand.

Ren Ziling pondered, “But living alone is indeed dangerous. How about you come stay at my place for a couple of nights? I can see just how crazy this creep is.”

“Sister Ren, thank you!” Nan Xiao Nan said joyfully, “You’re the first friend I’ve made since coming here!”

“We women should help each other.” Ren Ziling patted Nan Xiao Nan’s shoulder, “You’re a girl, working here alone, it’s really not easy. The guys in the bureau are all a bunch of roughnecks, naturally won’t take care of you girls! Don’t worry, stay here, keep working, and if anyone at work dares to bully you, just tell me!”

“Sister Ren, you’re so kind.” Nan Xiao Nan smiled sweetly.

Ren Ziling said, “But you still have to report it, you can’t let that creep continue running wild just because they haven’t been caught yet!”

“Alright, I’ll listen to you.” Nan Xiao Nan nodded obediently.

After some more comforting, Ren Ziling checked the time, it was almost lunch. She said, “Why don’t you pack some clothes now, and we’ll go eat later, then put your things at my place… Anyway, I’m pretty free now, not much going on at the company this afternoon, so I can stay with you all day.”

——Just what I need, having you stay with me all day.

——At least until I figure out who’s trying to kill Nan Xiao Nan for this identity.

Nan Xiao Nan smiled, “Oh, Sister Ren, will it be inconvenient for me to go to your place?”

“Not really.” Ren Ziling shrugged, “It’s just me and my son at home, my son is very well-behaved, handy with chores, good-looking and scholarly, he won’t mind.”

“That’s good.” Nan Xiao Nan nodded, “I’m just worried your son might mind.”

“I’m having dinner with him tonight, you should come too!” Ren Ziling said directly, “Once you see him, you’ll know I’m right! But let me tell you, my son has a girlfriend, so don’t hit on him!”

Nan Xiao Nan thought to herself, how old could your son be… Naturally curious, this woman Ren Ziling clearly shows no traces of childbirth, how does she have a son, is he adopted?

She smiled without saying anything more, fearing Ren Ziling might suddenly change her mind, she quickly headed into the bedroom to pack her luggage.

…

In a high-rise office, an elderly white man with a head full of white hair was seated on a grand office chair.

At this moment, a young man in a suit walked into the office.

“Boss!” The young man respectfully called out as he reached behind the chair.

The white man coughed twice before turning the chair around and calmly asked, “How is it?”

The young man looked serious as he said, “Boss, Number 7 is dead. The heartbeat sensor we implanted in his body stopped, so we sent people to investigate and confirmed his death; shot in the back of the head. Number 7 was probably about to kill the target, but was taken out with a single shot from behind!”

“What?!” The white man’s gaze sharpened, “Does Nan Xiao Nan have someone protecting her?”

“No idea yet.” The young man replied, “I’ll send some more people.”

The old man said, “Don’t rush… Last time we already obtained the USB drive Qin gave her from Nan Xiao Nan, though we hadn’t expected her to survive the car crash, and this time Number 7 failed, there must be someone protecting her behind the scenes, it might even be…”

The young man added, “Are you suggesting… Qin?”

“You see, we haven’t found the body, have we?” the old man scoffed coldly, “You’re becoming more and more incompetent!”

“Sorry, Boss.” The young man bowed his head.

The old man dismissed him with a wave of his hand, “Since Number 7 is dead, the people behind us must have detected our actions… Even though we’ve obtained the data from the USB drive, there’s no doubt Nan Xiao Nan has seen the data already… We must prevent it from leaking! Eliminate her and those supporting her!”

“And we?”

“Secure surveillance first to see if the people behind her show themselves…” the old man’s voice turned chilling, “I’ve been waiting so many years, can’t let our efforts go in vain.”

“I know what to do.” The young man nodded, “I’ll make the arrangements!”

After the young man left, the elderly white man slowly exhaled and began coughing violently… Covering his mouth with a handkerchief, once the coughing ceased, bloodstains spotted the fabric…

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