What the hell was she so afraid of?!
"Su Xiaoqiang! That's the man who saved you three whole times… You're really stupid!"
The girl lowered her head, full of regret, her jade hands pinching her small face, squeezing hard.
Where had her usual confidence and courage gone?
..
This was a beautiful misunderstanding.
Su Xiaoqiang mistakenly took the destruction caused by Luo Di last night as the third attack.
It made sense, too.
Luo Di certainly couldn't say that he got carried away and threw a punch, resulting in a sonic boom.
No one would believe such a ridiculous excuse.
At the same time, he would be dissected the next day.
'Hey! Are you a dragon or a ghost! Tell me the truth.'
So, he could only act mysterious, with an attitude that said, 'Guess whatever you want, the more bizarre the better.'
No wonder Su Xiaoqiang misunderstood.
At this moment, the butler in front was still a bit confused. Noticing his young miss squirming in the back seat, looking agitated, he subconsciously spoke:
"Miss, that gentleman yesterday…."
At this, Butler Li paused, a blank look in his eyes. What was he trying to say?
"Hmm…"
Su Xiaoqiang suddenly looked up, nervously watching Butler Li.
Could it be that Butler Li's memory recovered so quickly?
In the driver's seat, the butler thought and thought, but couldn't figure out anything definitive.
He just assumed he was getting old and his memory was starting to fail.
For a butler, memory decline was not a good sign.
The profession of a butler was mostly lifelong, both in the East and West; once they confirmed the Master they served, it generally wouldn't change.
So, memory decline could lead to unemployment…
Su Xiaoqiang waited nervously for a while before Butler Li spoke distractedly: "That young man who saw you off just now, is he your classmate?"
"Phew…"
Su Xiaoqiang let out a sigh of relief, patting her small chest as she said: "Uh… yes, he's a classmate. We attended a birthday party together yesterday."
At the same time, Su Xiaoqiang had already made up her mind again: so what if he was just a bit more powerful!
Luo Di was simply so cool last night, okay? Now that she thought back, the fear had vanished, replaced by an uncontrollable pounding heart.
That handsome light saber, that silver armor, and those golden, dazzling eyes.
She definitely had to come back to find him this afternoon!
...
Two kilometers away, in a tall building.
On the rooftop, a girl dressed in a tight-fitting outfit that accentuated her perfectly curvaceous figure was looking through a telescope at the hotel entrance where Luo Di was.
She had waist-length, flowing hair with mature, intellectual waves, paired with a delicate, cold, and alluring face that hinted at mixed heritage, making her an absolute stunner.
If one ignored the extended Barrett sniper rifle beside her…
"Hey! Chip girl, why does the boss value this second-rate loser so much?"
The beauty's voice was lazy and relaxed, as if she were merely on the rooftop for a street photoshoot, not taking the mission too seriously.
After all, she only needed to ensure the target saw the address placed in the car.
It was simple; she preferred more challenging missions, such as assassinating a European business magnate or a threatening politician.
To find a weakness amidst strict security, then endure for days or even months, striking a fatal blow!
That was what a ninja was…
"The second-rate loser you're talking about just shattered an entire floor of glass last night. That's a result that can only be caused by a sonic boom, at least. Guess how he did it?"
On the other end was a soft, sweet female voice; just by listening, anyone would mistake the speaker for a cute little girl.
Jiu De Maiyi, hearing this, became a little more interested, her demeanor shifting from a lazy domestic cat to a cold night assassin.
"Well… that's a bit interesting. The target is walking towards the street on the right. Did you arrange for a call to him, telling him to go to a certain manga author's signing event?"
"Of course."
From the other end of the phone came the sound of chips being crunched, along with the gurgling of Water.
"But he didn't go back to the hotel. He walked past that car… The target isn't planning to drive? Where is he going?"
Jiu De Maiyi rolled her wine-red long hair into a bun, her slender legs accounting for nearly two-thirds of her body. At this moment, she frowned and said.
Through the telescope,
Luo Di was walking casually down the street, hands in his pockets, seemingly without a destination.
He quickly passed the car he had borrowed last night.
"His… his route seems to indicate he's going to an internet cafe?"
From the other end of Jiu De Maiyi's phone came a series of keyboard sounds, followed by a somewhat hesitant female voice.
"According to his previous routine, the target goes to an internet cafe every afternoon to play StarCraft with Lu Mingfei and that Ronald Tang."
"Though he's ridiculously bad, often getting utterly crushed…"
"You mean, he forgot about the car?" Jiu De Maiyi was a bit helpless and also incredulous.
"Looks like you'll have to do something."
From the other end of the phone came the sound of chips being crunched again.
"How about you hack into his computer and send him the address directly?" Jiu De Maiyi efficiently began to pack up the sniper rifle in front of her, putting it into a briefcase, then stowed away the telescope in the same manner.
"That would make him suspicious. That guy is very paranoid, and his computer skills are much better than his gaming skills. I'm not confident I can completely shake off his tracking."
"So… it's still up to you! Good luck~"
"Please…"
Jiu De Maiyi sighed and turned to walk towards the stairwell door.
And just then,
In her earpiece, the soft, sweet female voice suddenly changed.
"Wait a moment, Long Legs… The mission has changed. The boss just sent a message. You have a new mission order. This mission is temporarily canceled."
"Huh?" Jiu De Maiyi froze for a moment.
"Didn't the boss want the loser to meet the Little Dragon Girl? Why did he change his mind?"
"Who knows, but this mission is a bit difficult…" The soft, sweet female voice mused, "The boss plans to turn an ordinary person into a Little Dragon Girl!"
...
Black Internet Cafe
A paradise for minors.
Here, you didn't need an ID to turn on a computer, and the price was cheap; a three-hour block only cost six yuan.
Although it was filled with smoke and the air quality was concerning, it remained a memory for many people.
Hundreds of computers were arranged in the hall, their chassis fans running at full blast, the constant hum of noise long since a familiar sound.
The double booths on the right cost one yuan more but were more secluded.
Many young people were cuddling with girls and kissing, completely oblivious to the cameras directly above them.
The cashier often enjoyed 'live performances' and had long grown accustomed to them.
Luo Di habitually walked to the counter.
A young girl quickly came to greet him, her gaze on Luo Di naked and greedy: "Handsome, still a block of time?"
"Yes, three hours. And a bucket of spicy beef noodles with an egg and a sausage, plus a bottle of iced tea."
..
Chapter 29 Old Tang and the Internet Cafe Girl
Carrying his instant noodles, he found a secluded computer and sat down.
Luo Di looked helplessly at the string of QQ numbers written in black pen on the instant noodle lid.
It was clearly the work of the cashier girl, with a heart drawn after it.
He hadn't used QQ in a long time; WeChat had become the standard in the future.
But at this time, QQ was still king.
Most of these young girls either graduated from vocational schools or simply dropped out to work in internet cafes. At night, you only needed to invite her to a bar to open a few booths, and you could gain another girlfriend.
If some were more open, you could even invite her female best friend.
Anyway, no one cared. Their circle was that small. This one got together with so-and-so, and in a couple of days, she was sleeping with his best friend.
There were simply too many such cases.
Luo Di felt he was not blessed to enjoy such things and could only pretend not to see it.
While the computer was booting up,
Luo Di began to ponder Odin's identity. If it followed the new World line, then Odin would be Caesar's father.
The thought truly made his head ache. Dragon Kings were all concentrated in one small school. Was it historical coincidence or inevitability?
His fingers flew across the keyboard.
First, log into QQ.
Luo Di carefully looked at his list of only three friends. Nono's was black… Chu Zihang's, well, it had never lit up.
Only Lu Mingfei was always online; Luo Di had basically never seen him offline.
"Beep beep!"
It only took a few seconds.
"Coming?"
Lu Mingfei's avatar popped up, a simple word.
"Hmm…"
StarCraft
A true competitive game. Watching the operations of some grandmasters was like watching a magnificent symphony.
The mouse was the conductor's baton, and the crisp sound of the keyboard was the score; the orchestra members just needed to proceed along the predetermined track.
And victory would be theirs!
But Luo Di was very bad at playing. He liked to play it safe, preferring to be sure he had the strength for a direct, overwhelming push before moving out.
To annihilate the enemy with a vast tide of soldiers and insects.
Just like Rommel's opponent, Montgomery.
A good warrior has no glorious achievements.
He was skilled at overwhelming people with grand strategies. His battlefields in life were dry and boring, without a single tactical command that could be called classic.
He would only press forward with several, even dozens of times the enemy's forces.
Those who disliked him mostly felt that his honors were undeserved, that he didn't deserve the title of a famous general, and certainly didn't deserve to be mentioned alongside the Desert Fox.