Chapter 45: Ten Shots, Nine Misses

He Fengyan couldn’t help but glance at Wen Yao: “…It’s about the research base.”

Wen Yao put down her chopsticks, ready to get up and avoid the topic, but the next second, Ji Mingchen placed his hand on her shoulder, stopping her from getting up, and looked at He Fengyan: “Speak.”

He Fengyan lowered his head and replied: “The system program of the research building has been quietly tampered with. The engineers are investigating, but the amount of tampering is quite large. It may take one to two days to recover…”

“This incident is a bit suspicious. I guess it’s the work of an inside man. We’ve checked everyone, but there’s no result yet.”

“They can tamper with the security system of the research building silently. These people are really not simple. I’m worried…”

Captain Ji raised an eyebrow: “What program was tampered with?”

He Fengyan thought for a moment and replied: “Mostly the security door program.”

Ji Mingchen chuckled softly: “Interesting. So there really are people in this world who are so reckless.”

He Fengyan asked: “What should we do now?”

Ji Mingchen looked at He Fengyan, a smile curving his lips: “Nothing.”

“All they want is the ability awakening agent. It’s fine, let them steal it.”

He Fengyan also knew that this would expose those people, but the ability awakening agent was so precious, wouldn’t it be a waste to just let it go…?

But seeing that Captain Ming didn’t say anything, he could only lower his head and remain silent.

Ji Mingchen asked him: “Just came back from the research building?”

He Fengyan nodded: “Yes, for safety reasons, Director Fei and the others came back with me.”

Ji Mingchen pondered for a moment, then nodded: “I see, go ahead.”

After He Fengyan left, Ji Mingchen’s gaze fell back on Wen Yao beside him. The girl’s eyes were clear, and she was looking at him eagerly, looking strangely obedient.

He then curved his lips: “I have to go to the research building.”

Wen Yao didn’t understand why this man always informed her of his whereabouts, but hearing him say this, she could only nod: “Okay.”

Ji Mingchen: “Okay what? You’re coming with me.”

Wen Yao, who had just relaxed and was about to wash up and sleep: “?”

He wasn’t going to the biological research building? It’s a research facility, it’s not appropriate to bring her along…

However, the man was calm and natural, his voice lazy and gentle: “Aren’t you interested in the ability awakening agent? I’ll take you to see it myself.”

Her little thoughts couldn’t be hidden from him. Since the day they returned from the southwest city wall, he knew what she wanted. He had actually been waiting for her to ask these days. Once she asked, he would tell her and give her what she wanted.

But this little girl was not ordinary. She was sensible and cautious. No matter how lenient he was to her, she always kept her place and never asked for anything. She was too smart and well-behaved.

Ji Mingchen thought, took a box from the cabinet beside him, took out a silver pistol from the box, and casually handed it to her: “Take it.”

Wen Yao was still dazed, looking at the silver pistol handed to her, she instinctively reached out to take it: “…Why are you giving me a gun?”

“What else could it be? Naturally, it’s to protect me.”

Ji Mingchen straightened up gracefully, his jade-white, slender index finger gently tapped on the girl’s forehead in front of him: “I’m not holding it against you for waving your knife and slashing at me before. Considering that you’re my partner now, I’ll let bygones be bygones…”

“But this gun is given to you by me. Don’t point it at me, you hear me?”

“…”

This was said…

As if she was a vicious person who didn’t know right from wrong and randomly attacked people with knives and guns.

Wen Yao pursed her lips, a sense of guilt inexplicably surged up in her heart: “We were enemies before, but we’re not now. I definitely won’t attack you.”

Ji Mingchen leaned slightly towards the girl, his handsome face was captivatingly beautiful, and his body also exuded a refreshing fragrance: “With those words from Miss Wen, I’m relieved.”

“…”

He clearly only tapped her forehead, but the warm touch, numb and tingly, lingered for a long time, even her lips felt numb.

Wen Yao’s mind was like a tangled mess. Without saying a word, she followed Ji Mingchen downstairs. Until she left the ancient castle villa and felt the cool night breeze, she suddenly came to her senses and explained to him: “But my shooting is terrible, I might not be able to protect you…”

Ji Mingchen opened the car door, letting Wen Yao get into the passenger seat first. After Wen Yao got in, he walked around to the driver’s seat and got in: “Really? How bad is it?”

Wen Yao thought for a moment and honestly said: “Ten shots, nine misses.”

It was because of this reason that she was repeatedly reprimanded by Shen Yichuan. Every time she practiced shooting, she was scolded bloody. Later, even Shen Yichuan gave up, thinking that giving her a gun was a waste, so he let her use the Silver Moon Knife all the time.

Of course, this also made her a master of swordsmanship.

Ji Mingchen’s slender, cold white hand rested on the steering wheel, and he started the car: “It’s okay, practice slowly.”

Wen Yao actually didn’t like practicing shooting. She didn’t know if it was because she had failed too many times and was discouraged, or because she was always scolded so she instinctively resisted and feared it.

She didn’t speak, but the man beside her looked over, his eyes gentle as he smiled at her, his voice low and magnetic: “If you really can’t, I’ll teach you.”

Wen Yao looked down unnaturally and nodded: “…Okay.”

The black car drove around the ancient castle villa for a few minutes and stopped near the rose garden. Wen Yao looked out the window at the sea of roses under the moonlight: “Didn’t you say you were going to the research building?”

“Wait for me in the car.”