95: Chapter 95 A Lucky Person

"Alcohol numbs my senses, so I generally don't drink unless I'm happy."

Lin Fang accepted a brand-new, unopened bottle of red wine from the waiter. He looked at the visibly shaken beauty with a polite smile and poured one-third of the glass.

"Like right now."

Just as she had suspected, Lin Fang had used hypnosis on her.

Human consciousness can be divided into the conscious and the subconscious; usually, when awake, the conscious mind is in the dominant position.

The principle of hypnosis is to use guidance and suggestion to lead the subject into a state of semi-sleep. At this point, the subconscious is activated, and the hypnotist can bypass the conscious mind to communicate directly with the subject's subconscious.

With nothing to do these past few days, he had asked Xiao Hei to summarize and categorize all hypnotic techniques existing on the internet, both ancient and modern, and compile them into a hypnosis manual that could be used in conjunction with Lin Fang's Force Field.

But looking at it now, he was still a long way from reaching the point where a single glare could bring someone completely under his control.

He needed more practice...

Lia, sitting opposite him, didn't think so. Like an antelope encountering a lion, Lia felt her entire body go on high alert as she looked at this seemingly harmless young man. Every organ in her body was screaming at her to leave this place. In Lia's career, this situation had occurred no more than three times, and each time she had fought with everything she had to survive a desperate situation.

Would this time be the same?

Suppressing the tremor in her fingertips, Lia pushed her wine glass toward Lin Fang as if nothing were wrong. Her fair fingers brushed against the label of the wine bottle, and she said with a hint of allure:

"A rare Purple Angel dry red. You have great taste, handsome. Could you pour me a glass?"

"Of course."

Lin Fang poured her a glass like a gentleman and said truthfully, "I don't actually know this brand; I just picked it because the price was cheap."

This was no lie. In his memory, the only alcohol at home was White; Lin Tianxiong only liked to drink White, especially Niu'lanshan.

Lia's expression stiffened slightly. A bottle of red wine worth nearly 100,000 U.S. dollars was considered cheap by him. Then what did that make the hundreds-of-dollars wine she usually drank?

Trash?

Taking a small sip, the mellow and smooth wine with a hint of blueberry aroma blossomed in Lia's mouth.

Her inner vigilance inexplicably lowered a fraction.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps he hadn't discovered her identity. Lia breathed out softly:

"What should I call you, handsome?"

"Don't you already know, Ms. Lia?" Lin Fang's tone remained as easygoing as ever, and he poured himself another half glass of wine.

Hell, he knew everything!

Lia's scalp tingled violently, and her blood seemed to freeze instantly. In the blink of an eye, her expression turned fierce, and her right hand quickly reached behind her hair, where a pocket pistol was hidden.

This was the most effective method. This man was too dangerous; she had to kill him immediately and leave this place!

In this crowded place, she was confident she could escape unscathed. However, just as her fingers touched the cold grip of the gun, Lin Fang's eyes opposite her lifted slightly.

"Relax."

Lin Fang's voice was not loud, but it was like an invisible chain. Lia's movements came to an abrupt halt, her fingers frozen in mid-air. Even though her mind was perfectly clear, her body felt as if it had been forcibly suppressed by some power, unable to move.

Every inch of flesh, every nerve.

Lia felt as if an invisible demon with four eyes and eight arms was tightly embracing her head from in front of her. If she were even slightly careless, she would be crushed into a pile of flesh and bone residue.

She was going to die today. Upon realizing this, Lia's face showed pleading, and she let out a barely audible murmur:

"Mr... Mr. Lin, for the sake of... for the sake of me also being from the Central Continent, could you please let me go? I will leave this country immediately."

Lin Fang didn't speak; he just poured red wine into the empty glass again.

For some reason, as Lia watched the wine pouring slowly, she felt that the deep red color was like a constantly rotating vortex, like blood. It gave her an uncomfortable feeling, but upon closer inspection, it looked like normal wine again, and she couldn't feel anything.

"I think Ms. Lia is a lucky person."

At this moment, Lin Fang said quietly. While Lia was left confused by this statement, she felt her body could move again.

But she didn't dare to make any movement, only staring longingly at Lin Fang, keeping her body stiff.

Was he letting her go?

"Don't be nervous, Ms. Lia. Let's watch a performance together first."

"Mr... Mr. Lin, what kind of performance?"

Lia's voice was hoarse. At this moment, she was like a survivor who had been walking in the desert for many days, absolutely unwilling to miss any hope of survival.

"Look, it's starting now," Lin Fang said seriously.

Under Lia's astonished expression, the screen of the mobile phone she had placed on the table suddenly lit up. In the infrared camera view, a scene of five people walking through the night appeared.

Although they were disguised as sewer maintenance workers, Lia was all too familiar with these five people.

"It's the Captain and the others..."

Lia's voice was filled with bitterness.

—

In Tiangang City, in the shadows by the side of a road called Third-Party Avenue, a handsome White man pressed a few keys on his portable computer and said confidently:

"Captain Lesser, the cameras in this area have all been covered by my imagery."

He was the electronics expert who had temporarily joined this mercenary squad. No one knew his real name, only his codename—Zeus.

"Thank you for your trouble, Expert Zeus."

Lesser said respectfully. Compared to them, this Zeus, who only had a codename, was the one truly valued by the company. It was rumored that he was one of the high-ranking members of the World's largest hacker organization, Anonymous, having launched over a dozen full-network attacks and infiltrated the military databases of various major countries.

The highest bounty on him had reached 130 million U.S. dollars.

For some unknown reason, he joined Orion the year before last.

If the initiator of this mission hadn't been so important, the company surely wouldn't have sent him over. Moreover, Lesser's superior had instructed him that even if their squad failed the mission, they must ensure Zeus was escorted out safely.

Without any waves, Lesser and his group smoothly arrived at the southwest corner of the Third-Party Technology park. After calculations, this was the most suitable place to infiltrate.

Stroking the nearly 10-meter-high metal composite wall, Lesser, who was about to take action, suddenly felt a faint sense of unease. This was the second time this had happened, and the scarred tough guy's eyes narrowed.

His keen sixth sense told him that the source of this unease was that young man from the Central Continent, whom he had pondered over countless times these past few days—the founder of this suddenly rising company.

In the shadows, amidst the puzzled expressions of the others,

Lesser touched his earpiece and spoke again: "Lia, what is the target doing now?"

"Boss, the target is completely normal. It looks like he's planning to spend the night at the bar." The woman on the other end responded quickly, her voice tinged with a hint of boredom.

"That's good."

Having received the response from his capable subordinate, Lesser finally relaxed. After a hand gesture, the group began to climb over the wall in an orderly manner.

What they didn't know was.

Far away at the Eclipse bar, Lia felt her hair stand on end when she heard the voice coming from her mobile phone. She hadn't said a word!