The moment Xu Qian opened the room door, the large bed was empty, the mermaid nowhere to be seen.
A note was left on the bedside table, saying she had gone out shopping.
How many crystal cores had the Tang Corporation base given her?
Why didn't she have a single one?
Xu Qian shook her head, used the toilet, washed up, and changed clothes. By the time she came out, breakfast was already laid out, and two men were smiling and wishing her good morning.
Hmm… if you don't look carefully, the two of them are truly identical.
"A Qian, shrimp dumplings."
"Black Forest cake."
Two small dishes were brought to her simultaneously.
She glanced at the two men, seeing them with poker faces, eating and drinking as usual.
Did something happen last night?
No way, she would have woken up at the slightest disturbance.
Breakfast passed with Xu Qian utterly bewildered.
Mr. Tang went to work, and Professor Tang returned to the laboratory.
Xu Qian sat idly in the living room. There was no zombie horde at the Tang Corporation base, and there was nothing she could help with in the laboratory.
Suddenly, a flicker of a dark glint crossed the young woman's eyes.
"System, do you have the latest location of the X Group base?"
"Ding, system is detecting..."
"Ding, detection complete. Please open the map to view."
Xu Qian opened the live map. A dozen red flags were planted on it, mainly concentrated near the three major bases. There were 3 near the Tang Corporation base, 5 near Hope Base, 8 near Bright Base, and others scattered sparsely in different areas.
"Sister Qian, I'm back! Look what I brought for you."
"Ta-da—"
The box unfolded, revealing a set of... black lingerie.
Fiya dangled the tiny piece of fabric, "Does it look good? I'll wear it for them tonight, hehehe."
Xu Qian: ...
"Alright, put it down. Come with me, we're going out."
Fiya's eyes lit up, and she excitedly exclaimed, "Where to?"
Xu Qian narrowed her dark eyes slightly and said calmly, "To blow up a base."
Leaving a note, Xu Qian took Fiya and headed alone to the X Group base located in S City.
The three bases were relatively far apart, situated in the south, north, and west. Xu Qian directly chose the base that Tang Zhishen couldn't investigate, the one to the north.
As far as she knew, Ah Shen had already controlled the other two bases, leaving only this one unconquered.
Xu Qian drove to the vicinity of the location marked on the map and stopped. The two of them got out of the car and looked around.
This area belonged to the outskirts of S City, desolate and unpopulated.
Most people living at the Tang Corporation base resided in the city center. S City had a small population, so they were concentrated together.
The two cautiously approached the marked location. A five-star hot spring resort hotel appeared before them.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes slightly. The X Group had set up their base in a hotel?
Every place at the Tang Corporation base was managed and charged for, including hotels.
How did they sneak in?
The two of them walked in through the front door brazenly. Soon, a beautiful woman came to greet them.
"Hello, do you have a reservation?"
Xu Qian was taken aback and shook her head, "I'd like to book a twin room."
"Okay, a deluxe twin room is 50 crystal cores per day, plus two unlimited hot spring passes. From now until noon tomorrow, it's all free."
Xu Qian didn't waste words. She paid with crystal cores and took the room card.
After walking a distance, Fiya quietly asked, "Sister Qian, aren't we here to blow up the base?"
"The location is inside the hotel, but I don't know where they're hiding..."
Fiya's eyes lit up, "How about we go soak in the hot springs first?"
Xu Qian: ...
The two of them wandered around the hot spring area. There were many pools, countless small ones, and four or five large ones. Few people were bathing so early in the morning.
"Hey, Xu Qian, you're here for the hot springs too?"