under the tower

"Information network?" Ji Xi looked puzzled, "What information network? Your boss..."

Ji Xi suddenly stopped.

Isn't Mao Hei's boss Yan Yi?

In the past, when they were mercenaries, they often yelled loudly, and Ji Xi never felt that something was wrong, but now, obviously, their identities are not as simple as mercenaries.

How could a mere mercenary regiment with a declining population have the ability to fish him out from the officers of the united front force, and even ran all the way to Shencheng at the risk of being hunted down by the whole base, and even took Chang Wentao away Chang Huai, his own son?

In fact, Ji Xi had always had a vague sense of disobedience in his heart in the past. Ever since Bai Qihuan appeared frequently, he seemed to have a premonition that what they and Yanyi were planning was actually not that simple.

But what the truth is, Yan Yi has never talked about it to him.

Just like now, at the same time that Mao Hei said that sentence, Yan Yi almost gouged out the other party with a knife-like cold gaze, the meaning was very clear, Mao Hei immediately waved his hand cowardly, expressing that he would never dare not.

For some reason, Ji Xi's heart sank, as if mixed with a little sadness.

He lowered his eyes and said nothing, but limped along silently.

The entire shoal was left unattended, and there were gravel and steep slopes with bumps and holes everywhere. Ji Xi stumbled when his feet softened just now, but fortunately it was not serious, and he could barely walk.

His physical strength has indeed reached its limit, and he is relying entirely on the last bit of dignity to hold on. He knows that once he falls, he will be completely abandoned by this team.

He didn't know what Yanyi and the others were going to do when they came to Shanghai, but it was obvious that they didn't just simply avoid being wanted.

What's more, he was the only one who was wanted. If Ji Xi hadn't been picked up by them along the way, he might have already been the dead soul of the Beicheng army by now.

Ji Xi could see it clearly, and knew it well, at this moment, he and Yan Yi no longer have any warmth to speak of, only interests.

Perhaps it was because there was still room for him in the Shencheng base that he would show mercy and bring him along.

Mao Hei was the first to sneak in to explore the way, and then made a gesture to confirm safety. Ayou dragged Chang Huai, and carefully sent Chang Huai who was handicapped. His movements were like holding a precious porcelain bottle , as if any scratch, even a little dirt on Chang Huai's clothes, was a great insult.

Yan Yi stood on the side, gave a look, and signaled the last Ji Xi to go first.

Ji Xi squatted down, grasped the earthen wall with both hands, pouted his buttocks, and crawled into the hole twistingly in the posture of a dog crawling.

"Hurry up." Yan Yi urged behind him.

It's not that Ji Xi doesn't want to go fast, it's that he really can't get up fast. The cave is full of gravel and it's not easy to walk in the first place, so he has to kneel down. In this difficult posture, Ji Xi's injured ankle hurts even more.

He was urged, fearing that Yan would suspect him, he became more and more anxious, kicked his feet and crawled forward, without noticing for a while, the palm of his land was propped between the sharp stones, and a trickle of blood was drawn out.

He almost cried out in pain, but swallowed the sound from his throat forcefully, and quickly crawled out of the hole.

He clenched his injured hand into a fist behind his back, his expression normal.

The current Ah You seemed to glance in his direction, and suddenly said, "Are you injured?"

Ji Xi froze for a moment.

Ah You's two pure gray and cloudy eyes stopped in the direction of Ji Xi's face, but they seemed to have no focus.

"It smells like blood," he said.

In the turbulent ocean just now, his sunglasses were washed away.

It was the first time that Ji Xi saw the appearance of this bodyguard completely. He looked plain and unremarkable, the kind that would not be noticed if he mixed in with the crowd, but he had a pair of immature eyes like a deer, and the corners of the eyes were slightly drooping Looking at it, it seems that there is no offensive power, but a little pitiful.

Those gray eyes didn't move slightly with each other when they looked at the person, the difference could happen to any normal person.

He, Chang Huai's most inseparable bodyguard... turned out to be blind.

Ji Xi's gaze only stayed on him for a second, without showing too much scrutiny or surprise.

He just said normally: "It's okay, just scratched the skin."

After entering the city, they proceeded cautiously, continuing to penetrate deep into the center of the base.

Surveillance points may be installed everywhere, and you may encounter patrolling city guards at any time. They use rows of buildings as cover to hide in the streets and alleys.

Different from the Beicheng base, the buildings in the Shencheng base like to be built on high places, which look quite majestic at first glance, and of course, are also very suitable for hiding.

Gradually, Ji Xi felt the surrounding street scene became familiar.

He suddenly realized that they were heading in the direction of his home.

He walked this road several times when he sneaked out before, because the residential area is densely populated and mixed with fish and dragons, it is not easy to attract people's attention.

The peddler on the side is still selling plum blossom cakes just out of the pan. It is said that his family made it by hand. Ji Xi bought it once. The golden glutinous rice is dotted with white sesame seeds and an agate-like red date. It is really beautiful. Eat it It tastes good too, the charred outer layer is crispy and crispy, bite it down, the soft outer skin is bitten open, and the hot and sweet red bean filling overflows, which is extraordinarily sweet.

When Ji Xi passed the booth, her throat rolled up and down unconsciously.

Everything was like a dream, when he left in a hurry back then, he did not expect that when he set foot on this familiar land again, it would be like this.

He was ragged and unkempt, like a fugitive convict, and it was such a perfect attire that no one could recognize him anymore.

He heard that not far away, Mao Hei was discussing with Yan Yi in a low voice.

Mao Hei said: "Well, boss, let's find a place to rest first?"

Yan Yi was silent for a moment, noncommittal.

Ji Xi stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Where are you going?"

Yan Yi: "Central Laboratory."

The central laboratory he was talking about was in the Pearl Tower, which was one of the places Ji Xi knew best.

Ji Xi was stunned for a moment: "Impossible." He said, "There are surveillance cameras and heavy guards guarding the door, so you can't get in."

At this moment, Ji Xi's biological instinct sounded an alarm, Ji Xi looked around calmly, and pulled them into a narrow alley.

Ji Xi moved her hands back and touched a wall brick covered with moss, and the brick loosened a bit.

After a while, two plainclothes patrolmen walked across the road, and they didn't notice anything unusual.

What they didn't see was that in the brick alley, a secret passage opened quietly, hiding a few sneaky people.

In the secret passage, Mao Hei rarely said in a complimenting tone: "Hey, what kind of place is this, it's okay."

Ji Xi himself didn't expect that this place hadn't been confiscated after he had been away for more than a year.

It was only after he passed by that he remembered that he had been here and repaired a residence.And made some unknown modifications.

Ji Xi walked down the revolving steps familiarly, and walked to the ground. The oil lamps on the wall were lit all year round, as if entering an old castle. After a while, they stopped at a red-brown gate before.

Ji Xi said: "If you don't mind... you can stay at my house first."

Chang Huai looked around with interest, obviously curious about the design here: "Xiao Ji, is this really your home?"

"It's my private property." Ji Xi said, "I bought it myself, and even my family didn't know about it before."

What he didn't say was that his biggest dream at the age of 16 was to get rid of the control of his family, to have a small house that completely fit his imagination, and to live his life according to his own wishes, like all the ordinary residents passing by on the road. Unchained days.

He had planned for this for a long time, and quietly saved a sum of money in the cash flow of daily consumption, and then quietly bought a residential building here.

At that time, because of his youth and novelty, he ran out of the house every day. On the one hand, he was really interested in life outside. On the other hand, he was quietly renovating this hard-won small building without telling his family.

At that time, he watched a lot of movies and TV, and he even asked the workers to dig a secret passage, thinking that he could play a live-action escape game in the future.

Unexpectedly, it was young and ignorant back then, but today, it really came in handy.

After the accident of Ji's family, most of the assets on the surface were wiped out and recovered, but the house that Ji Xi bought himself was preserved intact.

Even if no one has lived there for so long, perhaps the surrounding residents will only think that the owner of this family has gone on a long journey.

Ji Xi lightly stroked the dusty wooden door with the palm of his hand, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

With a thought in his mind, the weak electric current generated by the human body activated the long-sealed equipment in the spine again.

Then, the identity sensing system on the door lock turned on a blue light, and the door slowly opened.

Mao Hei was dumbfounded: "Hey, what kind of new technology is this? Are the people of Shencheng so awesome? There is nothing, this door just opened by itself?"

His gaze scanned Ji Xi up and down like a ray, and he doubted: "You didn't bring a smart assistant, did you? You have a special status now, be careful of being tracked..."

Ji Xi tapped his spine, without any hesitation, and said without reservation: "There is a chip here, don't worry, I have turned off all permissions to obtain location before opening it."

Chang Huai looked at the normal skin where Ji Xi was pointing at in surprise: "You guys have been able to implant smart chips into your body for manipulation?"

Ji Xi nodded: "If the Shencheng base still uses the previous information system, then I still have the greatest management authority, and no one can track me down."

"It's incredible." Chang Huai exclaimed, "Shencheng's technological level is inferior to ours in Beicheng. No wonder you..."

Halfway through his speech, he stopped as if he suddenly remembered something.

Ji Xi looked at him suspiciously, but Chang Huai just smiled.

Then, Ji Xi's body froze, only feeling that the soft skin on the back of his neck was suddenly held down by a big hand with a thin callus.

That hand controlled his most vulnerable throat and the most critical spine, Ji Xi was numb all over and dared not move.

He looked favorably at the owner of those hands.

Rubbing a finger at the joint of the spine, Yan Yi said expressionlessly, "This is it?"

That place was full of nerves, and after the chip was implanted, it was even more unbearable to touch. Ji Xi's whole body went limp.

"Yeah." He said with a slight trembling voice, "Don't...don't touch it."