Chapter 124: Hot Noodles Appears
Thinking of this, Fang Xiaocao immediately picked up her phone and sent a message to Hot Noodles: “Are you there?”
Message sent successfully!
After sending the message, she put down her phone and waited for a reply.
As long as the message was delivered, Hot Noodles would respond as soon as they had time.
A moment later, her phone screen lit up.
Fang Xiaocao grabbed her phone instantly, unlocked it, and checked the message.
It was from Hot Noodles!
[Hot Noodles: I already know your deduction. It makes sense. I will verify it immediately.]
“Mm, hurry up and confirm it,” Fang Xiaocao murmured.
“If it’s certain, I’ll make my move against Thousand Faces right away!”
After replying, a cold gleam flashed in her eyes.
[Hot Noodles: I’ll confirm it as soon as possible.]
[Hot Noodles: Be careful. If Zhi Qi really is Thousand Faces, then you are in even greater danger.]
[Hot Noodles: With the Zhi family’s influence and the Blacklist’s methods, they won’t just send ordinary assassins after you.]
[Hot Noodles: The ones coming for you might be the Blacklist members with code names.]
Hot Noodles sent multiple messages, analyzing Fang Xiaocao’s situation.
“Hiss—”
After reading them, Fang Xiaocao sucked in a breath of cold air.
She had been so focused on her deductions that she had overlooked this danger.
And this wasn’t the first time she had been careless.
She silently warned herself: Next time, I must think things through more thoroughly.
“You’re right. I didn’t think of that,” she replied.
[Hot Noodles: You should leave the hotel as soon as possible. It’s best not to stay in hotels or guesthouses anymore. With the Zhi family’s influence in the business world, as long as you’re in a connected location, they can track you down easily.]
Hot Noodles sent another message.
Fang Xiaocao narrowed her eyes, deep in thought.
Hot Noodles’ analysis was solid.
But…
Even the wisest make mistakes!
Fang Xiaocao chuckled and quickly typed a reply:
“You’re right, but compared to other places, this hotel is actually the safest for now.”
“Like you said, if I go elsewhere, as long as it’s online, I’ll be found.”
“This hotel is currently under Wang Qiang’s security watch. Even the Blacklist members wouldn’t dare act rashly.”
Hot Noodles, sitting in a future timeline, frowned at the message.
After a moment of thought, they typed another message:
[Hot Noodles: It’s still not entirely safe. What if you rent a place instead?]
The logic was sound, but Hot Noodles couldn’t shake the feeling of unease.
Even with Wang Qiang’s protection, the Blacklist was notorious for infiltrating anywhere.
Wang Qiang might become a legendary detective in the future…
But that’s his final form!
Right now, Wang Qiang was still in his growth phase.
Fang Xiaocao grinned as she read the message.
“In the future, doesn’t renting require registration?” she murmured.
Then, she replied:
“Big Sis, did you forget?”
“Renting requires the landlord to report tenant information. Do you think the Zhi family wouldn’t find me?”
Hot Noodles, upon reading this, was momentarily stunned.
“I haven’t rented a place in so long, I completely forgot about that…”
Sitting in the living room of Villa No. 5, Hot Noodles shook their head and chuckled bitterly.
“Even the wisest make mistakes!”
They quickly sent another message:
[Hot Noodles: That was my mistake.]
[Hot Noodles: In that case, stay at the hotel for now.]
Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao smiled, feeling a bit smug.
See? Even though you’re my cheat code with knowledge of the future, you still miscalculate sometimes!
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Future Timeline
Sitting in Villa No. 5, Hot Noodles suddenly smirked.
“What are you getting so smug about?” she muttered.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Just then, a notification rang from the tablet on the coffee table.
It was the same alert sound as Fang Xiaocao’s phone.
Hot Noodles’ expression turned serious.
This tablet was strictly for work.
Any notifications meant one of two things: work matters or intelligence reports.
They picked up the tablet and checked the source.
It was an email.
Hot Noodles frowned.
Emails were always about intelligence.
They tapped on the message.
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[Sender: Cold Night Bird]
[Subject: Possible Sightings of Han Xue in Tang City Suburbs]
[Message: In the suburbs of Tang City, a woman resembling Han Xue has been spotted. She is accompanied by a child who strongly resembles Axi, a suspect declared killed in action 20 years ago.]
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“Axi!”
Hot Noodles’ pupils shrank in shock.
“No way!”
They had encountered many criminals over the years.
Axi wasn’t the most violent they had seen…
But their methods were among the most disturbing.
And worst of all—
Hot Noodles had once known Axi personally.
That made it unforgettable.
Hot Noodles immediately exited the email and opened an intelligence app on the tablet.
[Hot Noodles: Can you confirm it’s Axi?]
[Cold Night Bird: Looks very similar, but I can’t be certain.]
Hot Noodles frowned.
Such an unprofessional response was infuriating.
[Hot Noodles: Is that the kind of answer an intelligence agent should give?]
[Cold Night Bird: Apologies! I will verify immediately.]
[Hot Noodles: No need. I’ll assign someone else. Go receive your punishment.]
[Cold Night Bird: Understood.]
Hot Noodles exited the chat and opened another contact.
[Hot Noodles: Nightingale, take over Cold Night Bird’s task. I need a confirmed answer in one hour.]
[Nightingale: Understood. I’m on it.]
[Hot Noodles: If it’s really Axi and Han Xue… eliminate them at all costs.]
[Nightingale: Received.]
(End of Chapter 124)
