Chapter 275: Chapter 274: As Expected... Calling for Backup

Wang Baihu initially thought he would be rejected. He had already figured out how to persuade the other party, but to his surprise, the subtitles replied directly, "You can bring as many as you want, as long as you can bear the cost."

Then the computer screen turned black, and after a few seconds, it lit up again, returning to the normal desktop appearance.

He looked at the bottom right corner, and the firewall was as quiet as ever, as if the intrusion just now didn’t exist at all.

The last sentence... was it an agreement?

Wang Baihu immediately picked up the phone and found that the signal had been restored. He flipped to the Honglian page, and just as he was about to press the call button, he stopped his finger.

The culprit was the captain... Xiao Canong.

He ultimately did not make the call, but instead grabbed his coat and walked out of the room, calling out while going downstairs, "Mom, Dad, I’m going out for a bit!"

"Is it for overtime?"

"Uh... no, a friend wants to hang out."

"Be safe, don’t come back too late!" His mom nodded at him from the sofa in the living room.

"I know!" Wang Baihu jogged out to the front yard and found a business car parked by the roadside, just as expected. He directly opened the passenger door and got in. The driver was a middle-aged man who gave him a surprised look, "You’re not sitting in the back? It’s more comfortable there."

"No need, I have to guide you." He immediately judged that the person knew nothing and was just responsible for picking someone up. "I’ve already talked with your leader; we’ll pick up one person first, then head to your place."

"Okay." The driver didn’t waste words and immediately turned left onto the road.

"Do we need to be blindfolded later?" Wang Baihu asked, slightly worried. He himself was fine, but he feared Honglian might not accept such treatment.

"Blindfolded?" The driver was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh, "Do you think we’re some bandits?"

Well, it seemed they were quite particular about how they handled things.

This composure made him have a good impression of these people. Although their initial approach was a bit intimidating, it was necessary for confidentiality, so there was no need to dwell on it.

Wang Baihu directed the car into a residential complex in Jiangdong District.

When he got out of the car, he found that the driver didn’t even plan to follow him.

In other words, even if he ran away now, the other party wouldn’t notice.

Where did they get this confidence in themselves? Wang Baihu didn’t quite understand. He had the feeling that he was being seen through by the so-called "World Ability Center."

He walked into a narrow building and followed the stairs to the third floor—built in the 70s, these apartments had no elevators, the hallways were narrow, and everywhere was filled with a sense of dilapidation. With Honglian’s salary, she could easily afford a better place downtown. The only advantage here was its proximity to work.

He knocked on the door of unit 302.

"Coming," a familiar voice quickly responded, "Just a moment."

The old door wasn’t even soundproof; you could hear everything outside with a shout.

The door opened a crack, and Honglian was obviously taken aback when she saw who was there, "Wang Baihu? What are you doing here?"

"I have something to discuss with you," Wang Baihu whispered, "Can you let me in first?"

"..." Honglian scrutinized him for a moment with suspicion before stepping aside and letting him in, "Couldn’t you have called first? Seriously... If you don’t have a good reason, see if I don’t punch you twice!"

Wang Baihu didn’t bother to explain and immediately got to the point after closing the door, "Do you still remember Elorie?"

Honglian stood there for a moment, then showed the surprised expression he had expected.

"Elorie... Where did she go? Wait, how could I forget this!?"

"So it is the same for you." Wang Baihu felt a strange comfort in his heart. He briefly recounted the peculiar encounter he had twenty minutes ago, "The car is parked downstairs, and they said they could take us to see Elorie."

He thought the team leader would need time to digest and process this, but unexpectedly, the other party immediately replied, "Let’s go."

"Uh... don’t you want to have a bit of doubt?"

"We can doubt it once we’re in the car." Honglian said with a serious expression, "I’ve never heard of an organization that can easily take away someone’s abilities, but since you’ve verified it, I don’t think their warning is nonsense. In any case, we need to investigate it ourselves."

She never hesitated.

No matter what choices or difficulties were in front of her, she always took action immediately.

It was the same for the plant house incident; when everyone was at a loss, she was the first to run to the scene.

This had nothing to do with combat talent or ability; it was purely due to her nature.

"Let’s go, what are you still standing there for?" Honglian urged.

Wang Baihu couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration.

Perhaps this was why she earned everyone’s trust.

Once in the car, Honglian asked, "Which side are you guys on?" She wasn’t asking the team members, but the driver.

"Miss, You’ll find out once you arrive." The driver answered politely.

"Is your boss really called the World Ability Center?"

"What’s that?" The driver laughed, "A customer service department?"

Honglian and Wang Baihu looked at each other.

"You don’t know? Then who told you to come to pick us up?"

"Of course, it was our dean. He said that although you both went astray and didn’t use your talents in the right way, you still have a chance for redemption."

"Redemption?" Wang Baihu couldn’t hold back, "Your dean is quite bold in his claims... and which part of the Dimensional Limit Mechanism’s work isn’t righteous? In just two months this year, our colleagues have already prevented four potential ability-related crimes. Without the mechanism—"

Honglian gestured for him to stop, signaling him to be quiet.

"Could the dean you’re talking about... be that senior from Beitian Academy?"

Beitian Academy?

Wang Baihu immediately understood. This was an organization whose prestige and heritage were in no way inferior to that of the mechanism—at least as far as the Jiang City branch was concerned. In fact, he had heard of Beitian Academy even before joining the mechanism, despite their lack of self-promotion. The pills they produced were sought after in the affluent circles, and the Wang Family had also benefited from them.

The Dimensional Limit Mechanism and Beitian Academy had known of each other’s existence for a long time, but they never had any interaction. The reason was that Beitian Academy seemed to have a significant prejudice against the mechanism. Not only did they decline offers of cooperation, but they also refused to provide medical services to them, not even wanting to do basic business. Their level of resistance was quite evident.

Now they were agreeing to receive Mechanical Officers?

This was beyond surprising!

The driver nodded with a smile, confirming Honglian’s speculation.

"Oh my goodness, doesn’t this mean..." Wang Baihu looked at Honglian, suddenly feeling anxious. Could he be about to witness the breakout journey of the two organizations!?

But this was so peculiar.

It wasn’t the captain, nor the branch secretary, or the team leaders... they picked these two Execution Team officers to achieve this historic feat. Had he not insisted on bringing Honglian along, the situation would have been even more absurd, like two companies about to undergo a crucial merger, but one side’s representative was just an ordinary staff member.

Half an hour later, the scenery outside the car window began to change.

They entered the Lu Mountain area.

It was truly the place where Beitian Academy was located, Wang Baihu thought, and the other party didn’t even attempt to hide it. Every action was straightforward and open.

At 9:15 p.m., the two of them got out of the car at the entrance of Cyan Grass Hall at Beitian Academy.

"Welcome," a gentle young man came to greet them proactively, "My name is You Chi, and you must be Miss Honglian and Mr. Wang Baihu."

"I recognize you, Venus You Chi..." Wang Baihu couldn’t help but exclaim, "The prodigious youth who cracked the poison murder case abroad!"

"Prodigious... that’s just excessive praise from others." You Chi shook his head, "True prodigies are far above me."

"Come on, don’t be modest. You’ve solved what even professional forensic scientists in big hospitals couldn’t. Your abilities are evident to everyone." Wang Baihu said cheerfully. Meeting a celebrity from TV, and someone close to his age, instantly diffused much of his tension. "When did you return to the country? I thought you were still abroad."

"I’ve been back for a while." You Chi’s response wasn’t either distant or close, as if exhibiting a courteous distance, "I already know the purpose of your visit, please follow me."

The two followed his lead.

"Is he very famous?" Honglian asked in a low voice.

"Super famous, not only capable but also good-looking, with tons of fans online," Wang Baihu replied, while adding in his heart, perfectly suited for female attire.