94: Chapter 94 Non-human Eyes

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Unlike the overcast Coastal Sea, Tiangang City, 2000 kilometers away, was bathed in bright sunshine. A massive technology park was situated in the eastern part of the city. The entire complex consisted of multiple interconnected square building clusters, forming a vague, gigantic " times" character when viewed from above.

It was lunchtime. Employees in small groups were taking off their anti-static suits, preparing to eat, their faces beaming with smiles as if the work was immensely satisfying to them.

And indeed it was.

The company offered exceptionally generous benefits across all levels. Others would break their necks trying to get in but couldn't. Just taking marriage prospects as an example, whether male or female, working at this company made one a highly sought-after catch in the surrounding area.

But all of this had absolutely nothing to do with the few people inside a residential building in the distance.

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"Enough! If you don't want to stay here, then behave. We get the capsule data and leave the Central Continent."

The room was filled with smoke.

The speaker, a brawny middle-aged man, leaned against the window. A vicious scar ran from the corner of his left eye all the way down to his chin.

"Remember, our primary mission is only this data."

The man's words carried great authority. The back-and-forth bickering in the earpieces ceased in an instant. After a moment, a female voice sounded from the other end.

"Copy that, Boss. All smooth here. Waiting for your good news."

After that, there was no further noise.

In the corner, a young man in a brown suit, catching the middle-aged man's gaze, offered a sheepish smile. He made a zipping motion across his lips with his hand and settled down as well.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man pinched out the burning cigarette between his fingers and focused his gaze once more on the factory outside the window.

His name was Lesser. He was the captain of this six-man mercenary team, hailing from the internationally renowned Orion Mercenary Group. He had served in a special forces unit in the Americas since the late 20th century, holding the rank of Major. In the early 21st century, he joined Orion, becoming a mercenary active in major military theaters and intelligence-gathering operations.

Codename: Black Scar!

This mission was commissioned by an important corporate partner. The objective was to steal a certain capsule technology located within the Central Continent.

Looking away from the telescope,

Lesser's gaze fell on the personnel dossier on the table. Besides this capsule, his team was also tasked with uncovering as many secrets as possible about this 'behind-the-scenes boss'.

Splitting into two groups, the only Asian woman in the team, Lia, was responsible for tailing this Central Continent entrepreneur named Lin Fang in the Coastal Sea. The other five lay low in this residential building, waiting for the right moment to strike. They had been observing for several days.

"Is he really just an ordinary person from the Central Continent?"

Looking at the dossier, a faint sense of unease stirred in Lesser's heart, but he felt he might be overthinking it. Because no matter how he looked at it, the probability of this operation's success was extremely high. This company simply couldn't stop his elite team. He'd heard the company had decent technological capabilities, so the organization had even assigned a veteran electronics expert to his team.

And in the worst-case scenario, even if the theft failed, Lesser didn't believe the police of this country could stop them from leaving.

They just needed to be quick.

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Two more days passed. In the early hours of the morning, the group decided to act that very night.

"Lia, what is the target doing?"

Before the operation began, Lesser hesitated for a moment but still asked. Caution was a habit cultivated over many years, the key to his survival in prolonged missions. It had saved his life on numerous occasions.

Although this time, the target wasn't that Central Continent youth.

"Boss, the target is still at the bar on the seventh floor."

In the Coastal Sea, at the Eclipse Bar where nightlife was just beginning, Lia, sitting in the shadow of some potted plants, put down her wine glass. Her gaze subtly shifted towards Lin Fang in the booth by the window. He had been sitting there alone for nearly five hours.

At first, Lia thought he had arranged to meet someone here, but no one had shown up so far. Lin Fang in the booth merely took occasional sips of lemon water, spending the rest of the time with his eyes closed, seemingly resting.

That's right. He hadn't even been drinking alcohol despite being at the bar for so long!

Lia thought he was seriously ill.

Not only that, several young and beautiful women had approached Lin Fang to strike up a conversation during this time, and he had rejected them all.

The voice in her earpiece continued.

"Be careful, Lia. The operation here is about to start. Report any unusual movement from the target to me immediately."

"Captain, it's 2000 kilometers away. It's not like he can fly over here. Do you think he's Superman or something?"

"Hahaha."

"Shut up! Change into your gear. We move downstairs in five minutes!"

"..."

In the bar, Lia, dressed in a bright red gown, couldn't help but smile slightly at their conversation. The one who'd cracked the joke was Maison-Lafosse from the team, a skilled sniper. He had once taken out a warlord leader with a headshot from 2.1 kilometers away in South Africa. Although he couldn't bring his beloved sniper rifle to the Central Continent this time, he was still a master with firearms.

And he wasn't the only one. Including herself... Lia reached up and tucked a strand of her wavy brown hair behind her ear...

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"Miss, I've noticed you've been sitting here for quite some time. What are you waiting for?"

Suddenly, a casual voice exploded right beside Lia's ear. Her pupils contracted sharply, and the wine glass nearly slipped from her hand. She looked towards the window booth. The young man named Lin Fang was no longer there.

When had he walked up to her side? She hadn't noticed at all!

Forcing down the shock in her heart, Lia quickly adjusted her expression. Swirling her wine glass, she looked at Lin Fang opposite her and offered a charming smile: "Handsome, do you want to have a drink with me? I'd be very welcoming."

Seeing him up close,

this youth was indeed as young and handsome as the dossier said, around twenty years old. He wore a simple black shirt with the cuffs slightly rolled up, revealing a healthy skin tone on his wrists. And he was a billionaire with hundreds of billions in assets.

His gaze seemed clear, yet also as unfathomable as a deep pool, involuntarily captivating.

How could a human have such beautiful eyes?

Under Lin Fang's gaze, Lia suddenly felt a flutter in her heart, as if she wanted to confess all her secrets to him.

Was this what those young girls called love?

How thrilling...

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*Clink!* The sound of breaking glass and an apology rang out. Someone had knocked over a wine glass not far away.

This coincidentally snapped the mesmerized woman out of her daze.

In a flash of realization, undisguised horror surfaced on Lia's face. She wasn't a fool. How could such emotions arise during a mission?

Hypnosis!

That was Lia's first thought. She had once encountered a famous hypnotist in a village in Swaziland. She had seen with her own eyes how a man, once hypnotized by him, became like a puppet, spilling all his secrets.

That short, dwarfish man had left an indelible impression on her. But how could this Central Continent youth possess such a skill?

Lia's heart pounded violently. The calm-faced Lin Fang before her was nothing like the harmless person described in the dossier. He was an undiscovered devil!