How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!

The airplane landed.

Lin Xiaosu and Zhao Zhen got off the plane, collected their luggage, and took a taxi to a hotel.

Checked in, passports showed, real names.

In the intel room, Colonel Smith, a Caucasian man, furrowed his brows, and the blonde beauty did the same: "Colonel, they deviated from the plan on the first step. They did not disguise themselves and sneak into the crowd."

"Using themselves as bait to test the reactions of various sides?" Smith raised his gaze to seek an answer.

Indeed, this experienced intelligence officer had anticipated that Lin Xiaosu and Zhao Zhen, though using their real names while boarding, would definitely use his best Transformation Technique to blend into the crowd after landing in Lu City. Therefore, they had put a lot of effort into the first stage.

Ensuring that there were people everywhere monitoring them.

Ensuring that Lin Xiaosu and Zhao Zhen, no matter how they transformed, couldn't escape their surveillance.

He also knew clearly that the journey from the airport to the hotel was the golden window for him to use this wonderful technique.

However, this golden window just slipped away in Lin Xiaosu's hands.

He entered the hotel.

He missed the best disguise opportunity.

He gave Smith plenty of time...

"Testing various reactions must also be based on being confident enough!" said the blonde beauty. "Maybe his series of victories made him overconfident."

Smith smiled lightly: "That's what we want, for him to be overconfident!"

The blonde beauty asked: "What kind of deadly trap has the headquarters set up for him?"

Smith's smile slowly spread: "A very intricate trap, absolutely indefensible!"

The blonde beauty said: "I checked his profile, this person is incredibly smart!"

"This trap is designed precisely for smart people! The smarter they are, the more likely they are to fall for it!" Smith said: "Do you know who devised this scheme?"

"Who?"

"Fog Heavenly King!"

"Fog Heavenly King? The only female Heavenly King in headquarters, her tactics are as elusive as fog?" The blonde beauty's face was visibly excited.

Fog Heavenly King is the idol of all the women in Hydra.

Because she is a woman!

She marked the name of Heavenly King in the male-dominated forbidden zone through her own wisdom.

Becoming an indispensable part of the Hydra system.

Inside the hotel.

Lin Xiaosu stood by the window, holding a glass of red wine in his hand.

The building is old, the wine is aged, and before him is the bustling Lu City.

Zhao Zhen walked over, gently lifted the curtain, and took a glance at the outside Lu City: "I'm going out for a bit."

"No need!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"No need?"

Using real names abroad is the first taboo.

Not understanding the situation outdoors is the second taboo.

Zhao Zhen intended to disguise and go out to gather some basic information.

However, Lin Xiaosu rejected him outright.

"The hotel lobby has already been exchanged for their people! The hotel manager was swapped ten minutes ago! There are three cars outside belonging to them, and two people just moved into the restaurant opposite us; they are also theirs!" Lin Xiaosu said: "We've been in this room for one hour and seven minutes, and the actions they've taken and the key points they've captured match the textbook chapters of War Spy perfectly. If I were the instructor, I would give a thumbs up and award them high marks."

Zhao Zhen's heart pounded; he only noticed half of what Lin Xiaosu said!

Among the three cars below, he identified one as problematic.

In the restaurant across, he noticed an issue with one of the rooms.

But he hadn't noticed the rest. I'm an authentic Qianlong Gold Medal too, in War Spy… If you, as the instructor, give our opponents high marks, then what about me? Isn't it a failing grade?

"I'm telling you these things to convey a basic understanding: in this situation, any information you can discover is all that they're willing you to find!"

"Indeed, this is a cocoon. Losing the initiative in the starting phase, breaking the situation will be difficult." Zhao Zhen said.

"We don't need intel!" Lin Xiaosu smiled: "We ourselves don't need intel!"

"Then what do we do next?"

"Wait until nightfall, then go straight to the target location!"

"And then? Face the killing strokes of the world's top masters there?" Zhao Zhen said.

"Yes! Considering tonight will be a fierce battle, also considering you were restless last night, Young Master Zhao, you need rest!" Lin Xiaosu raised his wine glass to him.

"My God, I can't adapt to the rhythm of executing missions with you!" Zhao Zhen said: "For the first time in my life, I feel over-relaxation is more nerve-wracking than over-tension!"

Zhao Zhen lay on the bed in the room to rest.

Lin Xiaosu sat by the window, savoring the wine in his cup.

Below, Lu City underwent the full day transition from sunrise to sunset.

A voice behind him sounded: "First time visiting Lu City in your life?"

"Yes!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"How does it feel?" Zhao Zhen asked.

"An ordinary city, how much feeling can it evoke?" Lin Xiaosu said: "The time is about right; the next phase of planning truly begins!"

Zhao Zhen's expression instantly tightened: "Good!"

Lin Xiaosu's voice flowed like water, entering Zhao Zhen's ears.

Zhao Zhen's eyes slowly widened: "Are you sure… the upcoming scenario will fully match your predictions?"

"I can't be a hundred percent sure! I can only say that it's highly probable!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Therefore, my plan is divided into three levels: high, middle, and low. The dumber the opponent, the more troublesome it is for us; the smarter the opponent, the easier it is for us!"

Zhao Zhen let out a long breath, "For the first time in my life, I truly hope that the people from the Nine Headed Snake are particularly, particularly intelligent..."

"Haha..." Lin Xiaosu laughed, "Feeling less tense now?"

"Let's go!"

The two of them left the room and went downstairs.

Everything around them was normal.

They blended into the night crowd, and still, nothing seemed out of place.

They passed through streets and alleys until they reached a large building.

This building was a research and development center for Lang Chao Company.

The building was adjacent to "Sheng Lao Avenue," surrounded by high rises.

However, behind it was a villa area.

It was a residential area for the company's technological talents.

The shadows of the two flickered, reaching the back of the building.

Zhao Zhen whispered, "I can bet a hundred million that the villa we're heading to is full of cameras, even in the bathroom."

Lin Xiaosu chuckled softly, "What's there to bet on? Even if He Xinkai were paranoid enough to install cameras, I wouldn't be surprised."

"This is the last time to lighten the mood before the action!" Zhao Zhen noted.

"Start!"

The two moved, seemingly disappearing into thin air.

Zhao Zhen's movement technique has always been legendary.

Even Lin Xiaosu, who fought beside him for the first time, was profoundly impressed, as his movements resembled instant teleportation.

Today, in Zhao Zhen's eyes, Lin Xiaosu's movements were also like instant teleportation.

In an instant, two guards under a tree vanished, and even the experts monitoring the area from above couldn't detect anything.

However, no one anticipated that...

In the intelligence agency's secret room, Colonel Smith stared at the screen with excitement in his eyes.

There were thirty-six screens before him, each showing scenes from the compound.

He focused on one of the screens, lightly smacking his lips, "So this is the secret of his Transformation Skill, True Qi flowing within, altering facial contours."

On this screen, Lin Xiaosu's face changed, becoming that of the guard lying at his feet.

A blonde woman beside him murmured, "So our pride, the intelligence agency's special operations members, are truly no match for genuine experts!"

The two guards weren't real guards; they were intelligence agency special ops members posing temporarily, but they had no chance to react against Lin Xiaosu and Zhao Zhen. Regular guards could be taken down in one move, and special ops members were no different.

In the meantime, the two of them had entered the villa.

The blonde woman asked, "Can we commence?"

"No rush!" Colonel Smith replied, "A truly excellent hunter must grasp the best opportunity to kill in one strike!"

The blonde woman said, "They might attempt to 'eliminate a traitor' with He Xinkai! If we don't seize the chance, they might truly succeed."

Smith chuckled, "A traitor from another country still holds value until it's exhausted. Now that his value is nearly drained, he has no value left. If he dies at their hands, it can serve as a reason for us to kill them. It might even be ironclad evidence in negotiations with Daxia!"

The blonde woman gazed at Smith, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

This is the person who achieves great things!

Every step, every decision, is methodical!

In one villa, an elderly man with graying hair held a cup of coffee and walked into the study.

The study door closed gently as he approached the window.

Outside the window was the east.

He gazed at the eastern sky, the white hair on his forehead swaying gently in the wind.

No one knew what went through his mind.

No one understood the feeling of an old man far from his homeland, standing at the edge where falling leaves should return to their roots...

The door behind him clicked softly.

The old man slowly turned back.

Two men entered the study.

Two guards.

"Is something the matter?" The old man's voice was steady, gentle, speaking English.

The guard on the left said mildly, "He Xinkai, Da Xia Hidden Dragon greets you!"

This sentence was spoken in Daxia's language.

It was Lin Xiaosu's voice.

He Xinkai's eyes suddenly widened, his mouth slightly agape.

"Believe this one thing!" said the guard on the right, "Those who dare to harm Daxia's national interests will be hunted down, no matter how far!"

It was Zhao Zhen's voice.

"You... You dare to kill in Yingyu Country?" He Xinkai trembled all over, slowly backing away.

However, Lin Xiaosu stepped forward, arriving directly behind him, "Who said we want to kill? We are here to take you, a traitor, back to face trial!"

"You... You can't do that! This is Yingyu, not Daxia!" He Xinkai shouted harshly.

As his voice fell, countless gun barrels suddenly emerged simultaneously from the trees and bushes outside!

The entire villa was surrounded!