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Professor Manstein, standing nearby, was taken aback: "So sudden?"
Lin Chen shrugged: "Always saying such discouraging things is not a good omen in our China."
Professor Manstein nodded: "Indeed, it's bad luck!"
Lin Chen looked at Nuonuo: "Go ahead, good luck!"
Nono took a deep breath and flipped backward into the water.
The underwater work team has already gone into the water and is busy again.
The commissioners were busy in their respective corners, and Professor Manstein returned to the control room in the ship's cabin.
Lin Chen stood on the deck, looking at the bright moon overhead.
Zero stood behind Lin Chen: "They've already gone into the water, aren't you going back to the control room to check the situation?"
Lin Chen shook his head: "There's no need for that, they have no problem."
"You have so much confidence in them?"
Lin Chen said, "They are excellent."
Ling nodded: "That's true. Nuonuo's skill level is very high. Her training results are better than mine. She definitely has no problem with underwater operations. With her around, it's much more reassuring."
"No." Lin Chen smiled. "I'm relieved it's not because of her."
Ling was taken aback: "Is it because of Lu Mingfei?"
Lin Chen turned to look at Zero: "Didn't your former boss tell you that Lu Mingfei has great potential?"
Ling paused for a moment; she found this question difficult to answer.
Lin Chen noticed that Zero was unwilling to answer, so he continued, "Where's Jiu De Mai? Is she in position yet?"
A faint static sound came through the headphones, and a single-line channel entered Lin Chen's headphones.
A woman's voice came from inside; it was Jiu De Ma Yi Ji.
"Ready!"
Two kilometers away from the Qutang Gorge, in a patch of grass on Jiangxin Island, Jiu Demai, dressed in black combat uniform, was holding binoculars and staring intently at the scene.
Lin Chen smiled: "As expected of an ace assassin, prepare well."
Mai Shude's voice continued through the earpiece: "This is my first mission under your command, and I will naturally carry it out well, boss."
149: Mai's new boss! Underwater operations team goes missing!
Two months ago.
Lin Chen met Shude Mai in the Hall of Heroes.
No match for Lin Chen, Shude Mai was knocked unconscious and captured by him.
Since the academy wasn't a good place to hide a mistress, Lin Chen sent Jiu De Mai to Su Enxi.
Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai were old teammates. Upon meeting, Su Enxi began to persuade Jiu De Mai.
Originally, the nanny team consisted of three people: potato chip girl Su Enxi, long-legged girl Jiu De Mai, and the emotionless girl Zero.
Su Enxi owes Lin Chen a lot of money and has already switched jobs to Lin Chen's team.
Ling followed Lin Chen closely, was obedient and reliable, and could be considered Lin Chen's girl.
Since Mai Shude is now a prisoner, Su Enxi persuades her to join Lin Chen's team.
Mai Shude was naturally unwilling. She was doing quite well working for the boss and thought that changing jobs was a complete pipe dream.
Furthermore, Mai Shude didn't quite understand Su Enxi, saying that she was just in debt and why she had to switch jobs.
Su Enxi subtly implied that money is only one aspect; the boss's charisma is the most important thing!
When Mai thought of Lin Chen's face, she realized that there seemed to be some truth to it!
Lin Chen was quite magnanimous about this, saying that as long as you submit to me, you can be loyal to me even if you are in Cao Cao's camp. If you meet your boss again someday and still want to go back to 460, I will definitely not stop you.
Upon hearing Lin Chen's suggestion, Jiu Demai immediately agreed.
Her boss was a elusive little devil, so it was normal that she couldn't contact him for two months.
However, over the course of two months, Lin Chen frequently visited Su Enxi's place, and gradually became much more familiar with Jiu De Mai.
Su Enxi has excellent taste; few girls can resist Lin Chen's charm.
When Project Bronze began, the boss did indeed give Mai Shude a mission, instructing her to ambush the Dragon King at Jiangxin Island in Kuimen and use alchemical bullets infused with the Philosopher's Stone.
At the same time, Lin Chen also assigned her the same task.
Jiu Demai was numb and didn't know what to do for a moment, so she thought she should complete the task first.
A sniper rifle was set up in front of her, its magazine filled with alchemical bullets containing the Philosopher's Stone.
Lin Chen gazed at Jiangxin Island in the distance: "It sounds like you've made a choice between me and your former boss!"
Mai Shude paused for a moment, then said, "I don't know."
Lin Chen smiled and said, "This doesn't sound like your line. In my mind, Mai Shude is a cold-blooded killer."
Mai Shude bit her lip: "But you didn't treat me like an assassin!"
She hesitated as she said this, because Lin Chen's attitude towards her had indeed been unusual over the past two months.
As an assassin, he treats both his prey and his boss with the same attitude.
Accept the task, execute it, and that's it.
But Lin Chen was different. Lin Chen gave Mai Shude the care and concern of a friend, or even a lover.
If it were just between friends, it wouldn't be a problem, but Lin Chen wanted to become the boss of Jiude Mai.
Suddenly, Mai Jiude understood why Su Enxi was so devoted to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen paused for a moment, as if he had noticed Jiu De Mai's concerns.
"Don't worry, I'll talk to your former boss today."
"What?" Mai Shude was taken aback. "He... is here too?"
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Today is the day the King of Bronze and Fire dies. How could he not show up in person?"
Mai looked around instinctively: "Where is he?"
As a sniper wielding a sniper rifle, Mai Shude monitored the entire Qutang Gorge, including the Yangtze River and the surrounding reservoirs and dams.
Someone appeared here, but was no longer in Mai's sight, which made Mai feel that there was a loophole in her surveillance range.
“If you could find out so easily, he wouldn’t have become your former boss,” Lin Chen said.
"No, I want to know where he is. My sniping range has blind spots, and I want to make some adjustments to compensate."
“Then you might be in a difficult position,” Lin Chen said. “He’s underwater, in a place you think is undetectable.”
"Underwater?" Jiu De Mai subconsciously looked at the water's surface. "How is that possible? I've been lying in wait here for a day, and apart from Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo just now, no one has gone into the water."
Lin Chen did not answer her question; the little devil's whereabouts remained elusive.
Mai Shude realized she had asked too many questions, so she changed the subject.
"You said you would talk to him?"
Lin Chen nodded: "Yes, that will be a very exciting moment."
Suddenly another sound came through the headphones; someone had entered the channel.
"Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo have gotten close to Nibelungen, and the mission should go smoothly."
That was Su Enxi's voice; she was monitoring everything here even from overseas.
Her narration is EVA, providing Lin Chen with the best confidence support.
Even though Lin Chen was standing on the deck, he had more information than Professor Manstein in the ship's control room.
The underwater operation was progressing smoothly. After placing the bombs in Bronze City, the team surfaced to prepare for surfacing.
However, during the ascent, the Bronze City was activated.
The control room of the Moniach was deathly silent.
Just ten minutes ago, the control room lost signal from the underwater operations team.
The connection was lost for more than ten minutes, and for the execution department's mission, this level of disconnection was fatal.
Everyone in the cabin was sweating profusely with tension, and Professor Manstein was also breathing heavily.
Lin Chen stood next to Professor Manstein, looking at the lost contact signal displayed on the screen.
Professor Manstein said in a deep voice, "There is a great tremor underwater. I cannot judge the situation underwater, but if nothing unexpected happens, the Dragon King should have awakened."
Zero stared intently at the screen, equally tense.
Professor Manstein turned to look at Lin Chen and exclaimed in surprise, "How can you be so calm!"
Lin Chen put his hands in his pockets: "They'll be fine!"
"How do you know?" Manstein was sweating profusely. "Do you know what it means to be out of contact for more than ten minutes at a depth of hundreds of meters underwater? You might not even be able to find your remains!"