"You just arrange it." Quan Shaoqing certainly hadn’t forgotten the last time Gu Xiaoxi hacked into their headquarters.
Since she could break into the headquarters’ system, it meant that the Information Department’s defensive measures were not up to standard. They had to be strengthened.
If she could get in, it meant the enemies could too. Anything with a hidden risk had to be dealt with.
Gu Xiaoxi sat in the valley, adjusting her mental state to its best.
She also had a plan for dealing with Zhao Zilong.
The night was deep and quiet again.
Having eaten her fill, Gu Xiaoxi found a large tree, sat cross-legged on a branch, and waited for Zhao Zilong to show up.
It turned out exactly as she had expected.
Moments later, a man’s figure charged directly toward her, ultimately stopping right under the tree she was perched in.
Gu Xiaoxi opened her eyes from her meditative state, looked down at the handsome man with an extraordinary presence below her, and smiled faintly, "I didn’t expect you to find this place so accurately."
"Gu Xiaoxi, do you come down yourself, or should I come up?" Zhao Zilong stood under the tree, clenching his fists, with power stored in his legs, ready to leap up and capture her at any moment.
Gu Xiaoxi’s gaze deepened as she locked her eyes on Zhao Zilong’s earpiece.
His headquarters was surely using satellite positioning to search for her, then contacting him through the earpiece to pinpoint her location.
This could be troublesome.
She couldn’t beat him, so clearly running wasn’t an option either. If he knew her whereabouts and kept pursuing her, she would be at a disadvantage.
Gu Xiaoxi crossed her arms, pouted sulkily, and looked at Zhao Zilong, "Never mind, I’ll come down!"
She wasn’t foolish enough to wait for him to come up and fight her.
If he really punched her once they fought, wouldn’t she get hurt?
She’d pretend to be caught for now and then think of a way to escape. After all, she intended to go to his headquarters eventually, and their paths were temporarily the same.
Gu Xiaoxi jumped down from the branch, landing steadily beside Zhao Zilong, and said indifferently, "I know I can’t beat you. Now that my mission is complete, catch me if you will; I won’t be eliminated anyway."
"Do you really think so?" Zhao Zilong took out zip ties and secured Gu Xiaoxi’s hands, "Seeing as you’re sensible, and considering you’re a girl, I won’t make it difficult for you."
He was actually surprised. He had thought Gu Xiaoxi would cheat and struggle unwillingly. He didn’t expect her to capitulate so easily.
Zhao Zilong wasn’t foolish; her reasoning seemed apt, but instinctively, he felt that Gu Xiaoxi wasn’t one to compromise so easily.
After securing Gu Xiaoxi’s hands, he scanned her body and then tied up her legs as well.
"Hey, aren’t you supposed to be really tough? Do you need to be this wary of me?" Gu Xiaoxi was frustrated, it seemed this guy was not so easily fooled.
Zhao Zilong clapped his hands and seeing Gu Xiaoxi’s hands and feet bound, he finally relaxed and chuckled, "You’re unpredictable, full of tricks. I think it’s better to avoid complications."
"So, are you going to carry me again?" Gu Xiaoxi’s face gradually turned fanqing, glaring at Zhao Zilong with big eyes filled with disdain, "The separation of men and women should be respected, I have a thing about cleanliness, you’d better let me go. I can walk by myself."
Zhao Zilong swept Gu Xiaoxi up and down, scoffed, and pointed at the backpack on the ground with a cold tone, "You have a sleeping bag in your backpack, right? Don’t worry, I’ll wrap you in the sleeping bag, and I promise not to touch you. Actually, I have a thing about cleanliness too, especially with women."
Gu Xiaoxi’s mouth twitched fiercely; this bastard was doing it to irk her on purpose!