Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1228: Chapter 69: Mr. Blank

In front of the convenience store table, Bu Bugao was scrolling through posts on the internal network of the Management Bureau.

Not only domestic agents exist, but in different parts of the world, there are also secret agents of the Management Bureau infiltrating… This kind of espionage has always existed, whether it’s simple business, high-level technology, or even the underground world between nations.

However, for now, everything seems peaceful.

But ever since the Mount Tai incident, it seems that undercurrents are surging, some legends gradually forgotten by the world are seemingly becoming active again, even a rookie like Bu Bugao can feel a hint of unease.

“Nepal Secret Sect reincarnated Spiritual Child suspected to be born… What the hell?”

Bu Bugao shook his head, not too concerned about things happening under the same starry sky in another country — because the microwave had just buzzed, and the ordered cooked meal was heated and ready.

“Dinner’s ready!”

Carrying the steaming midnight snack, Bu Bugao returned to the place where he was surveilling Zhao Le — the rooftop of the building opposite.

Wang Hu sat cross-legged with closed eyes… Though missing an arm, his meditation still looked somewhat weird in style.

“Here, stir-fried pork with green peppers…” Bu Bugao placed the food on the concrete floor in front of Wang Hu.

Wang Hu extended his hand, somewhat inconveniently beginning to unwrap the foil cover of the meal box, Bu Bugao blinked, shook his head and said, “Next time, just buy pork chop buns…”

Saying so, Bu Bugao directly helped Wang Hu open it and then picked it up himself, took a spoonful, and brought it to Wang Hu’s face.

Wang Hu looked at him dumbfounded.

Bu Bugao urged, “Eat, why are you staring at me! Hurry up and eat, I need to eat too.”

Wang Hu hesitated for a moment, but finally opened his mouth slightly, eating the bite of rice Bu Bugao fed him.

“By the way, did you find anything while I went to buy food?”

Bu Bugao asked casually… After the novelty of this surveillance task wore off, it appeared extremely boring, and he gradually felt a bit impatient.

“Not for now…” Wang Hu shook his head, but as he spoke, he suddenly stood up, “I smelled that person’s scent.”

“That person? Which person?” Bu Bugao was startled, then exclaimed, “You mean that fugitive 24?!”

Wang Hu nodded, pointed with his one arm, and said blandly, “In this direction, and moving.”

Bu Bugao shivered instantly, quickly gobbled a few bites of rice, and eyes flaring with excitement said, “The chance to shine is finally here! Waited for you for so long! Haha! Let’s pursue!”

“Don’t you need to notify Liu Minghao and Wei Zidao?” Wang Hu suddenly asked.

Bu Bugao hurriedly said, “Of course, we need to notify them, but this opportunity is rare, we can chase while reporting!”

Wang Hu nodded, then, with a big swing of his hand, picked up Bu Bugao, slightly bending his legs, jumped rapidly under the night-covered building.

“Hey! Senior, it’s me, Bu Bugao! I found… Ah, Wang Hu, slow down, too high, too high!!! Wow——!”

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The high-pitched moans seemed to come from the bathroom of the pet hospital… The indoor temperature here had already dropped below zero.

Luo Pianqian had one leg perched on the edge of the bathtub, straining, her tiny, crystalline toes curling tightly.

Finally, after a clear and loud cry, the water-gliding lady with butterfly wings gazed hazily, breathing softly like an orchid, her whole body became exceptionally lazy, immersed in the white chill, motionless.

Godly Land’s true dragon at this moment sighed, wiped the light sweat off his forehead, “How do you feel?”

Luo Pianqian weakly said, “A lot better… How amazing, there are indeed such comfortable things.”

Luo Pianqian’s face was flushed, but she didn’t care about the embarrassing occurrences… This little monster born and raised in the deep mountain forests has a pure heart without much distraction, only simply thinking that she should honestly express her feelings to convenience Sister Long to assess her ‘condition’.

“Hmm… a few more times should be about right.” Long Xiruo nodded, “Next, you should cultivate yourself, if you really can’t bear it, I’ll help you again.”

Luo Pianqian nodded, just thinking of Sister Long’s hands touching her body, she still felt her heart racing, a rarely seen shame instinctively arose, “Sister Long, every time, does it have to… take so, so long?”

Long Xiruo said blandly, “You’re still doing fine, the monsters’ estrous cycles vary, some are long, some are short. I’ve seen species mating continuously for ten years, with the desires running high, unable to stop at all.”

“Ten years!” Like imagining some terrifying scenario, the little butterfly monster stuck out her tongue in fright.

“Don’t think too much, you just let off some steam, your body should feel better, you stay here, I’ll come back to check on you later.”

Knowing Luo Pianqian is still just a child, Long Xiruo spoke more gently.

Upon leaving the bathroom, Godly Land’s true dragon took a deep breath, then exhaled a murky breath, letting the True Dragon wander within her body to disperse a slight fire brought by the lengthy operation.

“Haven’t done this for so long, a few more times and I won’t be able to bear it either…” Long Xiruo muttered, returning to her office, sipping icy water.

She looked at five beads on the table — all are compressed powder collected from Luo Pianqian’s colorful butterfly wings.

Like ping-pong ball sized pink luminous pearls, but with True Dragon’s power wrapped around them to prevent the powder from dispersing.

“Hmm… these things are quite good.” Long Xiruo contemplated, “Ten years ago, to repay a favor, agreed to help that big guy solve childbirth difficulties, these should be useable… during this time, collect more to prepare for unexpected needs.”

“The higher Pantian peaks, the more powder is produced, who knows when next time will be…”

Long Xiruo thought for a while, then directly pulled the computer screen on the table in front of her.

A series of operations as fierce as a tiger.

snis-951-c.avi file opened.

sdmu810.avi file followed.

“Oh? There are such taboo moves? Not bad, not bad, might come in handy, learned.”

This is definitely for better solving the monsters’ amorous difficulties, it’s all for the sacrifice of medicine.

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In the late night hours, after leaving the office, Chen Mingming didn’t go to any particular place, rather came to an internet cafe and requested a private room.

He closed his eyes, letting his mind become calm… When he opened his eyes again, there was a hint of determination.

He turned on the computer, put on the headphones, and then downloaded an internet call software… Before dialing the number, he even activated the voice-changing function.

The number he dialed was unexpectedly Zhao Le’s… beep beep, beep beep.

“What exactly is the truth? Perhaps after this call, I’ll know something…”

Chen Mingming waited patiently.

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Every night after Zhang Xiaoqin fell asleep, Zhao Le would go wash up, and then read a book for a while before finally falling asleep.

He understood deeply that without a good background and resources, only by being more diligent than others could he seize a tiny chance at success.

He wasn’t naturally smart, just consistently hardworking… Generally speaking, this time was when he studied diligently, but right now, he couldn’t concentrate, nor could he absorb the important content from the textbooks.

His mind was full of what happened with Chen Mingming at the rented apartment.

Finally, the phone rang, and it wasn’t a usual mobile or landline number, but rather an internet call number… This made Zhao Le hesitate.

His fingers twitched slightly, and after pausing in front of the phone for a few seconds, Zhao Le still picked up the phone and chose to answer, taking a deep breath and speaking very softly with a hint of confusion and probing, “Hello?”

The line connected, but there was no response after his question.

Zhao Le’s heart thudded, and his voice became a bit louder, now with a trace of caution, “Hello? If you don’t speak, I’ll hang up.”

Still no immediate response.

Zhao Le gritted his teeth and was about to end the call when finally, from the other end, came a processed voice.

“You went to the scene again.”

Zhao Le’s breath suddenly quickened, and then he covered the phone with both hands, moved to the window, looked outside, and chose to pull the curtains together before speaking, his voice even softer, “I’m a bit worried. I didn’t mean to.”

Another bout of silence.

The altered voice sounded again: “Tell me the specifics.”

Zhao Le nodded and carefully recounted what happened with Chen Mingming last night, “I don’t know how he started suspecting me, sorry, it was careless of me… I shouldn’t have really gone to the scene. You said I should stop contacting, but I was really worried about you… Mingming said the police have already found the place selling the freezer, you might have left traces…”

The altered voice said slowly, “He’s tricking you, I wouldn’t leave obvious traces. Luckily you held back from speaking, otherwise our matter would’ve been exposed.”

This time, Zhao Le was shocked, breaking into a cold sweat, quickly saying, “I also thought perhaps Mingming was luring me to talk… But you’re right, the scene was cleaned up so well, the police didn’t find any clues, how could you leave such an obvious loophole? I got confused myself.”

The altered voice continued, “Chen Mingming already knows about you going to the scene.”

Zhao Le took a deep breath, gritting his teeth, “Rest assured, no matter what, I won’t say anything more… You’ve helped me a lot, I know I shouldn’t trouble you anymore. If… if anything is really found, I… I will take responsibility for it!”

Silence.

Zhao Le slowly sat down, still holding the phone with both hands, waiting silently.

Finally.

“Do you remember how we first met.” The altered voice sounded once more.

Zhao Le instinctively smiled, “How could I not remember, Zero Point City of Sin… I sometimes wonder, if it weren’t for meeting there, my life might have been ruined. Mr. Blank, thank you, for doing so much for me…”

After a long silence, the altered voice sounded again, “Be careful yourself, I’ll contact you again.”

Zhao Le nodded, “You be careful too.”

Beep——!

After the internet call disconnected, Zhao Le finally let out a slow breath.

He pondered, “Mingming was indeed trying to get me to talk… But why would he do that? Could it be to help his police officer father solve the case? But why would he suspect me… and he’s going abroad on Wednesday. If he exposes what I did at the scene last night… Should I meet him one more time to make sure.”

He thought of this internet call, remembered the altered voice… This was the first time the other party contacted him through voice, before it had always been text exchanges.

“Tomorrow…”

Lying in bed, Zhao Le’s mind was wavering over a decision, knowing this was going to be a sleepless night.

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Removing the headphones, Chen Mingming’s face darkened with a somewhat terrifying expression.

He also took a slow breath, calming his emotions once more.

Zhao Le mentioned the Zero Point City of Sin forum, even mentioning ‘Mr. Blank’, a strange name.

He started searching online for the forum Zhao Le mentioned, only to find that it was inaccessible to guests and required registration, and an invitation code.

He unwittingly entered his phone number for account registration, only to be prompted that the number was already registered.

This silently stirred Chen Mingming, he feared he was already touching the edge of the truth.

The forum offered the option to change passwords via SMS… Seeing the password change request sent to his phone on the side, Chen Mingming closed his eyes, placing his hands on the keyboard, no longer typing.

A sudden appearance of train ticket records, along with the scenic photos and schedules with Wu Rong and Wang Liang’s friend interactions.

The exposed information by Zhao Le about the forum, and his own phone number unexpectedly linked to the ability to modify account passwords.

When the password change succeeded, logging into the forum, and during the moment of seeing the personal account information, Chen Mingming let out a bitter smile.

“Turns out it’s me… Mr. Blank.”

Chen Mingming read through ‘Mr. Blank’s’ posts and messages on the forum, looking at those familiar yet unfamiliar words. Between the lines, Chen Mingming could feel it seemed like his own writing style.

From immature to mature, gradually improving.

He also found the internal private message chat partner, whose account name was ‘Happy-go-lucky Sect’.

The development of events had entirely exceeded Chen Mingming’s imagination, he realized, the employer’s test turned out to be so bizarre… A sense of helplessness made Chen Mingming feel somewhat despondent, as if there was an insurmountable mountain before him.

“But, I… ‘Mr. Blank’, am I the real culprit, or just Zhao Le’s accomplice. What indeed happened on the day of the crime…”