Hao Liang shrugged his shoulders.
As soon as Ma Shi was mentioned, Lu Daoxing got competitive, every word laced with gunpowder, so he simply shut up.
Zhang Kuang asked again, "Old Lu, can you confirm which room the person is in?"
"No, can't rule it out. These five rooms have had no one entering or leaving from the beginning, and detection is impossible from all angles."
"These five houses, are they close together?"
"They're scattered very far apart, even separated by one or two hills. Guo Jiuxiao definitely did it on purpose."
"Definitely."
Zhang Kuang thought for a moment, then said, "I'll call Principal Zhao, see if he found anything."
After speaking, he dialed the number.
"Hello, Principal Zhao, any results from your surveillance?"
["Just checked, there's nothing too suspicious on Xingye Ranch. But there are five houses, shrouded in dark flowing light, I can't see inside."]
"Same result as Old Lu's detection. Seems like it's impossible to pinpoint Ye Hongqing's location."
Zhang Kuang sighed, "I was wondering, Guo Jiuxiao is cautious. No matter how strong he is, there's no way he'd easily give up the first move. So this is what he was waiting for."
Hao Liang looked worried, "That's not good for Old Li. If he didn't pick the right house with Ye Hongqing and Guo Jiuxiao in the beginning, then he's just giving Guo Jiuxiao the chance."
"Old Li already can't beat Guo Jiuxiao. If Guo Jiuxiao gets the first move, there might be no chance at all to kill Ye Hongqing."
Lu Daoxing let out a cold laugh, "Giving up the first move and still thinking of killing Ye Hongqing? Without our help, even escaping might be a problem for Old Li."
"Professor Zhang, based on your understanding of Professor Li, is it possible for him to destroy all five houses at once to find Ye Hongqing?"
Zhang Kuang shook his head, "If it were outside the safe zone, maybe. Inside the safe zone, no chance."
Qin Siyang was stunned, "What's the difference?"
Zhang Kuang looked at Qin Siyang, "The biggest difference is that inside the safe zone, there's a roof."
"Houses scattered within a few to over ten kilometers, plus low hills for cover. What does that mean?"
"Even if your eyesight is amazing and you can see everything clearly, you'd have to rise to at least a thousand meters altitude to see all five houses at once and then launch an attack."
"There's still a chance outside the safe zone. But inside—"
"The anti-air glass ceiling above your head won't let you rise freely."
"Even the areas with lower serial numbers, where buildings are taller and require more space, only have anti-air glass roofs a few dozen meters high."
"A few dozen meters, how could you possibly find five scattered houses at the same time in that terrain?"
On the phone, Zhao Longfei sighed, "Don't even need to think too much. Guo Jiuxiao picked these five houses specifically to make Old Li reveal himself first, so it's easier for him to strike."
"I bet, there isn't a single angle above Xingye Ranch from which you can see two houses at once. Don't even mention attacking all five, even hitting three at once is impossible."
From the phone came Chang Tianxiang's voice.
["Principal Zhao's guess is correct. I just analyzed the coordinates of the five houses Old Lu sent back, as well as the terrain of Xingye Ranch."]
["There's not a single coordinate point where you can see any two of them at once."]
Qin Siyang looked at Zhang Kuang: "Director Zhang, what's your plan now?"
Zhang Kuang furrowed his brows tightly, still scratching his messy hair: "If we can't find which house Guo Jiuxiao and Ye Hongqing are in, it's a one-in-five gamble, and we might not even kill the target, just suicide."
Qin Siyang asked: "Is there any chance that all five houses are empty? All decoys from Guo Jiuxiao?"
["Impossible,"] Zhao Longfei said, ["He, several core members of the research team, and Ye Hongqing are all at Xingye Ranch, confirmed without doubt."]
Zhang Kuang also said, "Inside District 3, the mix of people is too messy. If he took Ye Hongqing to hide somewhere else, it would be easy to expose."
"Besides, he has an eighty percent chance of gaining the upper hand. Even if the remaining twenty percent chance hits and Old Li picks right, Guo Jiuxiao would still have the ability to fight back."
"He has over a 95% chance of winning against Old Li. It's remote wilderness, no external trouble. Why wouldn't he lie in wait here?"
Qin Siyang thought for a moment, "95%? What if Guo Jiuxiao still felt unsure and hid elsewhere? That would be 100% safety, wouldn't it?"
Zhang Kuang gave Qin Siyang a faint glance, "Guo Jiuxiao isn't an idiot."
"He's Old Li's opponent. The man who nearly ruined Old Li."
"In this world, apart from life and death, what is 100% certain? For us, if the odds are over 80%, it's enough to consider acting."
"So, Guo Jiuxiao won't let this opportunity slip."
Qin Siyang replied helplessly, "Alright, I understand."
Zhang Kuang thought for a while, then added, "If we can't confirm the target, then Old Li should retreat. The odds of success are too low."
"As for Ye Hongqing… we'll think of another plan."
"If that's no good, Old Li should switch research directions."
Qin Siyang didn't agree with Zhang Kuang's view, "Director Zhang, I don't think Old Li would ever retreat now that he's here."
"Even if it's only a one-in-five chance, he'll take the bet."
Everyone looked at Qin Siyang.
Qin Siyang continued, "Before, Old Li said many times to me that he regretted not completing his theoretical research. If he had, he wouldn't have suffered so much. Once the theory is complete, he believes he can clear his past shame."
"He has placed massive hope in this theory. It's his mental foundation."
"After years of hard work, asking him to give it up and start over is like killing him."
"Moreover—"
"Old Li is not a completely rational person."
"Last time outside the safe zone, when he saw Lu Daoxing disguised in a wheelchair, he panicked and tried to rescue him. Do you remember?"
"His passion, his sincerity, are still hidden within. The reason all of you are willing to work with Old Li, isn't it because of his character?"
Qin Siyang sighed and continued.
"Old Li has wanted to kill Ye Hongqing for a long time. He even asked me for help before. It's only because the situation changed this time that he told me not to interfere."
"Not just Ye Hongqing. There's also Guo Jiuxiao at Xingye Ranch. This is a golden opportunity to slap Guo Jiuxiao in the face."
"I bet, he will make a move," After Qin Siyang finished his thoughts, the air inside the capsule cabin grew noticeably heavier.
Everyone felt that Qin Siyang made sense.
Li Tianming, having chosen to come alone, would never back down halfway.
Lu Daoxing asked, "Then should we turn around and go stop Old Li directly?"
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