380: Chapter 379 Zheng Yi Arrives

When Wang Shuo opened his eyes again, what he saw was the bright ceiling of the warehouse dome, but it still took him a long time to realize his current situation.

"Zero, pour me a glass of water."

A glass was extended from the side. Wang Shuo took the glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Putting the glass down, Wang Shuo lay back on the sofa and asked, "Zero, report the current time."

"Today is January 2, 2019, 8:42 AM."

A familiar voice came from the side, but it was not Zero's voice.

Wang Shuo jumped up with a jolt and saw a familiar figure standing right next to him, holding the glass that had just been handed to him.

"Sister Zheng?"

Wang Shuo was somewhat surprised: "Aren't you recovering from your injuries at the Hospital? Why are you here?"

"Just superficial wounds."

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "It's you, lying here unconscious, running a fever and having a nosebleed. If you hadn't woken up, I would have called an ambulance."

Only then did Wang Shuo see that the trash can nearby was filled with used tissues, the bright red bloodstains on them shocking to the eye.

He couldn't help but feel a flash of worry. With this kind of bleeding, wouldn't he become anemic?

Fortunately, his body seemed very healthy; the movement of sitting up hadn't caused any dizziness, and his blood supply was perfectly adequate.

Wang Shuo pointed to the trash can: "Sister Zheng, did you..."

Zheng Yi did not deny it and said indifferently: "There is no one else here besides me."

Wang Shuo understood and said with slight embarrassment: "Thank you, Sister Zheng."

"You're welcome."

Zheng Yi replied, then sized up Wang Shuo. Seeing his rosy complexion and that he looked nothing like a sick person, she said: "When I investigated you before, there was intelligence stating that you frequently fell unconscious at school, accompanied by symptoms like nosebleeds, and in severe cases, bleeding from the seven orifices. I thought it was a rumor, but I didn't expect... Do you have some hidden illness?"

Wang Shuo quickly shook his head: "That's not the case. Don't worry, Sister Zheng, my body is very healthy. Those were indeed just rumors."

"Is that so?"

Zheng Yi's gaze was suspicious; she clearly didn't believe him.

Facts speak louder than words; she had already seen with her own eyes whether the content in the intelligence report was a rumor or not.

That appearance of blood gushing like a fountain and his whole body trembling—anyone who saw it wouldn't think he was fine.

In fact, if Zero hadn't stopped her from calling the police, she would have already contacted an ambulance.

"Of course."

Wang Shuo knew he probably couldn't get away with it, so he had to make up an excuse: "This condition of mine might be a mental illness; ordinary Hospitals can't treat it."

"Mental illness?"

Zheng Yi frowned slightly: "I actually know someone suitable. She is a doctor at a military Hospital, specializing in mental illnesses, and has already obtained the qualification of a chief physician. If you need it, I can have her come over to take a look."

Wang Shuo was speechless.

How does this Sister Zheng know everyone? You even know a doctor for mental illnesses?

"Sister Zheng."

Wang Shuo said helplessly: "Can we please stop discussing my issues? You came here this time, it should be for the Night Crow, right?"

"Night Crow?"

Zheng Yi was lost in thought and said: "That suit of armor from the other day is called Night Crow?"

"That is not armor."

Wang Shuo shook his head helplessly: "That is a Powered Exoskeleton that I specifically designed and built."

"Powered Exoskeleton?"

Zheng Yi chewed on these words.

"Yes."

Wang Shuo nodded: "It's similar to the suit that person you fought the other day was wearing; they are both Powered Exoskeletons. It's just that his suit was relatively primitive, only having the Exoskeleton and drive mechanism, without armor plating."

"I know."

Zheng Yi recalled what she had seen a few days ago, the white Exoskeleton frame wrapping around the brawny figure of that white man, looking just like a future soldier walking out of a science fiction movie.

Zheng Yi narrowed her eyes: "That thing is very strong."

At that time, she was just kicked by that thing and flew four or five meters away. If it had been a human, even with that white man's build, he absolutely couldn't have kicked her away like that.

"It's not strong enough yet."

Wang Shuo shook his head: "He held back his strength to capture you. If he had gone for the kill, Sister Zheng, you would already be having your memorial service right now."

The atmosphere instantly froze.

Looking at Zheng Yi's unkind gaze, Wang Shuo immediately felt that he had said something stupid.

Fortunately, Zheng Yi only gave him an icy look before returning to calm, saying indifferently: "Don't say things like that in the future; it's unlucky."

Wang Shuo smiled awkwardly: "Sister Zheng, you still believe in that?"

"We don't."

Zheng Yi said flatly: "But we prefer to entrust our lives to the next mission."

Wang Shuo inexplicably felt that this sentence was somewhat heavy, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

Zheng Yi seemed to sense something and glanced at the silent Wang Shuo: "Was it really you inside that black Powered Exoskeleton the other day?"

Wang Shuo nodded.

"A Powered Exoskeleton can be that strong?"

Zheng Yi frowned slightly.

She had seen it with her own eyes: the black armor representing Wang Shuo had knocked down the white man, who was also wearing a Powered Exoskeleton, with just one punch, turning his arm into minced meat. Furthermore, the speed Wang Shuo displayed when leaving at the last moment was also extremely astonishing.

"It can be even stronger."

Wang Shuo spread his hands helplessly: "Although I created this thing, I am not the most suitable person to wear it. As for exactly how strong it is, I haven't conducted any real combat tests, so I can't give you, Sister Zheng, any accurate data."

"You are not the most suitable?"

Zheng Yi frowned: "You mean, you cannot unleash its maximum performance?"

"Yes."

Wang Shuo nodded: "My body doesn't allow me to overload it; it easily causes adverse physiological reactions, which I am currently unable to overcome."

Zheng Yi nodded thoughtfully, looked up, and said to Wang Shuo: "Can I see that Night Crow?"

...

The answer to this question was naturally beyond doubt.

From the very beginning when he created this thing, Wang Shuo had already considered his way out.

He could hide this thing from anyone, but the person he shouldn't hide it from was the one in front of him, or rather, the military she represented.

In the territory of China, the military is one of the absolute top big shots. Although their presence is not strong in peacetime, they definitely cannot be underestimated.

With the military backing him, all of Wang Shuo's borderline behaviors could have a reasonable explanation.

At the very least, the military factory has already achieved good results.

Now what Wang Shuo needed to do was to gain a little more leeway for the equipment production of the military factory.

An hour later, Zheng Yi and Wang Shuo stood outside a courtyard.

Zheng Yi looked at the main building and training ground, which had been tidied up and looked quite decent, and nodded slightly.

"Sister Zheng."

Wang Shuo looked at Zheng Yi's calm expression and asked, somewhat surprised: "You've been here before?"

"Hmm."

Zheng Yi nodded lightly.

Wang Shuo flashed a thought, and he said, somewhat stunned: "Those people... they wouldn't happen to be people you found, would they?"

Zheng Yi nodded again.

Wang Shuo understood instantly and gave a slightly bitter smile.

It seems that the secrecy he thought he had was just secrecy he thought he had.

From the very beginning, Instructor Duan never intended to hide the establishment of the Security Company from the military; otherwise, he wouldn't have directly asked someone to get people out of the army.

He just wanted to display everything under the military's nose, letting the military clearly see what he was doing, to what extent he had achieved it, and what his strategic goal was.

This completely transparent approach could greatly reduce the hostility of the military.

While his thoughts were turning, there was already movement in the courtyard.

Figures quickly appeared from the main building, assembled on the playground, and formed a neat line.

In front of the line, a figure sitting in a wheelchair slowly appeared.