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"In other words, if we want to obtain further information, we can only organize a multi-person strategy, right?"
"Okay, I'll figure out how to arrange this."
“Well, before that, I also have some questions for you,” Nie Qingyun suddenly interrupted, looking at Qin Hehuan seriously.
"As before, this is not a question. You can also choose not to answer in group: 543659389."
"You used the word 'also' when you asked me your first question about barriers, right?"
Have you ever fought a monster of this level?
Chapter 289: Espionage Crisis!
The exchange of information is an indispensable part of building trust, so Qin Hehuan only hesitated for a moment before raising her head and saying frankly:
"I participated."
Although he was mentally prepared, Nie Qingyun was still taken aback when he received a definite answer from the other party, and then he couldn't help but frown.
Because this seriously conflicted with the information he already possessed, Nie Qingyun gathered his thoughts slightly and continued:
"When I met you, the end of the world had only been going on for a week."
"Back then, less than one-tenth of the people in your team had activated the [Data System]."
"Could it be that, at the very beginning of the apocalypse, other organizations capable of defeating the [Ominous Sign] already existed in Linjiangtai?"
"If that's the case... then why did you set up your own business..."
Before he knew it, Nie Qingyun had asked several questions. There was nothing he could do about it; he simply had too many questions about Qin Hehuan, a woman full of secrets.
"I'm sorry, I can't answer that right now either."
Qin Hehuan habitually reached for the cup on the coffee table, but the contents had long since been thrown away somewhere. Reluctantly, she withdrew her hand and said:
"However, I can tell you about the strategy at that time."
After Nie Qingyun assumed a listening posture, Qin Hehuan sighed and slowly said:
"Our strategy failed."
"That's an elite-level monster of the humanoid type, and like [Ominous], it possesses a similar but different [Companion Barrier]."
"A total of 242 Transcendent beings participated in the raid at that time."
"Twelve rounds of feigned investigations were conducted against them."
"In the final battle, when we encountered the third stage of that monster, only nine members of the entire expedition team remained."
"In the end, only three people survived, and I was one of them."
"That's why I'm so curious about how you managed to complete the first stage all by yourself and emerge unscathed."
"Of course, this is your secret. You can decide when and how much to reveal."
Nie Qingyun nodded silently.
Two hundred and forty-two transcendents participated in the raid, but only three survived. It's easy to imagine how brutal the process must have been.
However, to some extent, this is "within reason".
Even if the Freemasons were to fight the Ominous with their current scale, the result wouldn't be much better.
To defeat a monster of the [Ominous Sign] level, the method must take precedence over strength.
Only by finding the right method can victory be possible.
The good news is that he has already investigated most of the information about [Ominous Sign]'s skills, and they also have Cheng Yuqiu as an important card in their hand.
With the young lady's current defensive capabilities, if she can withstand direct damage in battle, the overall difficulty of the battle will be greatly reduced.
Now all that's left is to select some powerful strategy teams and develop a detailed battle plan.
Thinking of this, Nie Qingyun turned to Qin Hehuan and said:
"Although it is a phased strategy for the purpose of investigation, out of caution and safety considerations, the members who participate in the battle not only need to have strong individual combat abilities, but most importantly, they must be trustworthy people."
"Otherwise, if a mistake is made, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"If it's convenient, could you show me the registration information of the current Freemasons?"
The so-called registration information is actually a simplified personal file, which records the basic information of all members, including skills and specialties.
While we cannot guarantee that this information is completely accurate, at least everything recorded in it has been verified by Saotome herself, so its credibility is very high.
This shows that Qin Hehuan indeed has extraordinary leadership skills; an ordinary team would not have the resources to manage even these things so well.
Upon hearing this, Qin Hehuan immediately stood up from the sofa and soon handed over a stack of paper documents.
Compared to electronic devices that could break down at any time, it is clearly more reliable to record things on paper nowadays.
Nie Qingyun didn't pay much attention to it and naturally raised his hand.
Perhaps because the two were so engrossed in discussing serious matters, they had unknowingly overlooked the farce that had just occurred.
However, an unintentional touch of fingers suddenly broke the delicate atmosphere.
Before Nie Qingyun could even get a firm grip on the file, Qin Hehuan recoiled as if she'd been electrocuted.
A thick stack of files suddenly scattered all over the ground with a "whoosh".
Nie Qingyun subconsciously frowned and looked up, only to see that the other person's face was slightly red, his hands were clenched in front of his chest, and his whole body exuded an aura of vigilance.
For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
Although they both tacitly agreed not to mention what had happened before.
But as soon as it quiets down, the atmosphere immediately becomes very strange.
What made Nie Qingyun even more uncomfortable was...
Once you accept the fact that Qin Hehuan is a beautiful woman, dealing with her will become much more complicated.
Fortunately, at that moment, there was a timely knock on the door.
Thanks to this, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Hehuan immediately turned and walked towards the door.
Nie Qingyun also bent down and began to pick up the papers on the ground.
As the heavy security door was opened, a young girl walked in.
Bai Ye Lin Yin was clearly still a little reserved in front of Qin He Huan, but she immediately smiled when she saw Nie Qing Yun sitting on the sofa.
He even ignored the mess on the office floor and rushed to the sofa, waving the file folder in his hand.
"Brother Qingyun, I've deciphered the information inside that mechanical arm!"
Upon hearing this, not only Nie Qingyun but also Qin Hehuan's expression changed.
Because no one understands better than the two of them how important intelligence is to the current situation.
Before Nie Qingyun could even open the file, Qin Hehuan stepped forward and asked:
"Have you found out their identities?"
Upon hearing this, Shirayuki Rinne stepped aside and replied:
"Yes, I found the communication network that it used before in the information transmission module of that arm."
"A total of 37 wireless terminal devices were involved, 20 of which had been active, but they all went into a silent state three days ago..."
Qin Hehuan's spirits lifted, and she immediately asked:
"Can you pinpoint their location?"
"No..." Bai Ye Lin Yin shook her head with a hint of guilt:
"I tried to hijack a usable civilian satellite, but I failed... Our equipment here isn't powerful enough..."
"Even so, Rinne, you've been a great help," Qin Hehuan said, giving her a reassuring look before adding earnestly:
"With a team of this size and its operating style, it can be basically concluded that it is 'PMC' without a doubt."
"As long as the other side does not have weapons of mass destruction, we have the ability to fight."
Nie Qingyun couldn't help but raise his head to look at Bai Yelinyin, and said in surprise:
"You can even handle satellites... Are you some kind of genius...?"
The latter, however, raised his head with a hint of smugness.
"Don't let my appearance fool you, I do have some skills too."
"Oh, right, there's one more important thing..."
At this point, Bai Ye Lin Yin quickly suppressed her smugness, her expression becoming somewhat unnatural as she said:
"Although we can't pinpoint the enemy's exact location..."
"but……"
"When I tried to track them down, I discovered some strange things..."
“One of the signal sources… comes from our Freemason equipment.”
Chapter 290: Why is she in my bed?!
Equipment from within the Freemasons?!
Upon hearing this, Nie Qingyun and Qin Hehuan both widened their eyes in unison.
This is no small matter. If this is confirmed, it means that the enemy's actions have already exceeded their expectations.
It has even infiltrated the grassroots level.
"Rinne, can you assure us that this information is accurate?"
Qin Hehuan's sudden serious expression startled Bai Yelin. The girl glanced at Nie Qingyun, and after receiving a nod from him, she nodded and said:
"The signal source uses shared teaching equipment within Linjiang Station. To prevent loss, these mobile terminals have built-in basic signal tracking functions, so theoretically, the possibility of error is extremely small..."
“That makes sense…” Qin Hehuan pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Nie Qingyun and said:
“I was wondering before, your itinerary for the day you were attacked wasn’t reported in advance, and you and Yuqiu also chose that open-air stadium near the stadium at the last minute…”
"But those two monitors had already set up their surveillance positions," Nie Qingyun suddenly interjected, his expression serious.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we were already being followed at that time."
"Someone leaked my and the young lady's whereabouts to them beforehand."
Nie Qingyun had actually noticed this long ago, but given that the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light, he didn't have any solid evidence to prove it. If he started to suspect based on rumors and took action, he would not only easily alert the enemy, but might also cause a crisis of trust with Qin Hehuan.
However, the information that Shirayuki Rinne just provided confirms this.
"In other words, the people who were following you that day can be basically identified as being among those who went on the mission that day," Qin Hehuan said, pacing back and forth as she pondered.
"Even so... there were still dozens of people on the mission that day..."
"And the fact that you were able to hide it from him means that this guy is no ordinary person; it will probably be very difficult to find out..."
"What can you do?"
“There is a solution…” Nie Qingyun examined the file in his hand, then looked up after a few seconds and said:
"It's not difficult to find him; it just takes a little more time..."
"But doing so only eliminates an internal threat; it cannot deal a fatal blow to the other side's operations."
"To some extent, the loss of contact with the 'sleeper agent' is also a kind of important intelligence."
"Why don't we think about it from a different perspective..."
"For example, what are they most afraid of?"
Qin Hehuan was exceptionally intelligent and understood the other party's meaning almost instantly, and slowly said:
"If I were one of those 'PMCs'..."
"They wouldn't care at all whether these 'one-off hidden agents' live or die..."
"Conversely, the key to everything is to always have access to information about Cheng Yuqiu."
"This is something we can make good use of."
Nie Qingyun nodded upon hearing this: