Chapter 480: Chapter 290: Threat, Five-Year-Old Files
[Black Cocoon: That’s right, but they also don’t dare to act rashly against Lake Hunting, so Ke Qirui took your sister and fled to Lake Hunting for refuge.]
[Black Cocoon: If you don’t believe me, you can directly ask your sister to verify it, match the information in your hands; there’s no need for me to lie about something that’s easily exposed, after all, you siblings do have mouths.]
[Gu Qiye: I believe you, for saving my old man.]
[Black Cocoon: I’m truly touched, it’s the first time I feel unconditional trust; well, although it’s conditional, I’m still very touched.]
[Gu Qiye: If this organization called ’Salvation Society’ is really that dangerous, won’t they eavesdrop on the keywords of our conversation?]
[Black Cocoon: Uh... don’t worry about the confidentiality of our conversation, Mr. Ghost Bell knows a formidable hacker here in Li Jing. And it’s this hacker who helped Mu Long find the video of you killing his old man.]
Gu Qiye fell silent, his previously settled heart rose again. Su Zimai was targeted by a mysterious organization, Mu Long’s grievances still needed resolution, troublesome matters kept coming one after another.
But at least... Gu Zhuo Case was still alive, so everything else could still be salvaged. For him right now, just having this good news was enough.
[Gu Qiye: So then?]
[Black Cocoon: Then, that hacker helped me establish an encrypted chat channel, theoretically, it’s safe; don’t worry, it’s not that hacker from the White Crow Travel Brigade, I wouldn’t be that foolish.]
[Gu Qiye: Can it avoid Rainbow Wings?]
[Black Cocoon: Of course, but if our connection is exposed, you can just run, you’re the fastest man in the world, I don’t believe any Catastrophe-Level can catch you.]
[Gu Qiye: Forget it, it doesn’t matter.]
[Gu Qiye: That ’Salvation Society’, why are they targeting Xiaomai’s Exorcist team?]
After sending the message, Gu Qiye looked again at the bloody photo on his phone.
He wondered how Xiaomai must have felt seeing this photo.
[Black Cocoon: Because they touched something they shouldn’t have, I already warned them, but they didn’t listen... and now, to save your good sister, I’m teaming up with Mr. Ghost Bell and Mr. Mu Long to investigate, and we came to a startling conclusion: the Salvation Society’s mole is hidden within Rainbow Wings.]
[Gu Qiye: What did you say?]
[Black Cocoon: That’s right, the Salvation Society is an extremely secretive organization, dedicated to maintaining the balance among the world’s major powers, hence their personnel have infiltrated every extraordinary force’s organization, Rainbow Wings included.]
Gu Qiye repeatedly confirmed the contents of the texts, and couldn’t help but think that Black Cocoon’s words were somewhat far-fetched. This was supposed to be the world’s strongest superpower organization; could it be so easily infiltrated?
But Black Cocoon first saved Su Zimai, then saved Gu Zhuo Case, so Gu Qiye had no reason not to believe him; chalk up even a thousand steps, even if Black Cocoon really wanted to use him, he was willing.
Thinking of this, Gu Qiye took a deep breath, opened WeChat, and looked at the regular photos Ke Qirui sent.
In the photo, Su Zimai’s face looked somewhat bewildered and melancholy, but at least so far, she’s safe.
"What on earth is this Salvation Society?" he thought, "Are they stronger than Lake Hunting?"
In his eyes, Black Cocoon became more and more mysterious and distant, as if shrouded in a veil. So far, if Black Cocoon hadn’t interfered and helped again and again, he couldn’t imagine what shape his family would be in.
And now, Black Cocoon posed a new problem, like a Prophet.
Gu Qiye lowered his head in thought for a while, typed and sent a message.
[Gu Qiye: So... you want me to find the ’Salvation Society’ mole within Rainbow Wings, and then use this path to catch their organization?]
[Black Cocoon: You’re very clever, but I’ve already found the mole.]
[Gu Qiye: Found it?]
[Black Cocoon: Exactly, there are four moles for the Salvation Society in total. As for who exactly they are, we can discuss it later, it will take me and you exchanging the Rainbow Wing members’ list to confirm, the workload is significant.]
[Gu Qiye: Do you have something to do?]
[Black Cocoon: Not something to do, but I’m about to enter the train tunnel, and the phone signal is almost gone.]
[Gu Qiye: Train demon?]
[Black Cocoon: I won’t hide it from you, Miss Ke is currently serving as my free driver.]
[Gu Qiye: Alright, then before you lose signal, is there anything you want to ask me?]
[Black Cocoon: Yes, there is a question. I’m curious, have you figured out who killed your mother?]
[Gu Qiye: I’ll try, I was always thinking about my old man, so I didn’t really investigate, but now seems like a good time.]
[Black Cocoon: Okay, I’ll wait for your good news. Miss Ke has arrived, we’ll chat later. Then please remember to provide me with the ability and information list of the twelve members of Rainbow Wings.]
[Gu Qiye: Alright, let’s leave it at that for now.]
After sending the last message, Gu Qiye turned on do-not-disturb mode and turned off his phone.
He raised his head and looked at You Ruirui’s back.
The car had been moving for a long time, but it hadn’t reached the booked restaurant. The silver-haired girl in the driver’s seat remained silent, her expressionless face in the rearview mirror.
Gu Qiye thought for a moment, then asked:
"By the way, if a Rainbow Wing member encounters a problem during a mission, such as causing an accidental death, would the punishment be recorded in the documentation?"
After a brief pause, he said, "Like... what happened between me and Mu Long."
After a long silence, the silent silver-haired girl spoke up.
"Yes," she said, "All punishments are recorded in the files, although most are just for show. Because Catastrophe-level superpower users are extremely rare resources, even if they make a mistake, the higher-ups will protect them."
Gu Qiye said, "I really don’t understand why you describe yourself as a ’rare resource’?"
He paused, "As if you see yourself as a tool... you may talk and act a bit like a robot, but there’s no need to really see yourself as a machine, right?"
You Ruirui was silent for a while again, looking up at the neon lights blurred into a patch on the car window.
"When I was twelve, I escaped from the orphanage in Iceland, wandering the streets until I was nearly starved when the Icelandic officials found me. So I have a clear understanding of my position, if I wasn’t valuable to them, I’d be dead."
"Twelve?" Gu Qiye mused for a while, then suddenly asked, "When did you join Rainbow Wings?"
"Five years ago," You Ruirui replied.
Five years ago? Gu Qiye was stunned, his internal emotions stirred once again.
"And do you have those punishment records?" he asked, after a moment of silence.
"Why are you asking this?"
"I just want to take a look and learn from it, avoid pitfalls in the future."
"The punishment records should still be retrievable, though I’m not sure if they’ve been automatically cleared by the system."
"Okay."
"Even if they’re deleted, I mentioned I have hyperthymesia."
"Hyperthymesia?"
"Meaning, if you’re curious, I can recount them for you." After saying this, You Ruirui manipulated the steering wheel while solidifying the air beside her into ice, with a tablet sliding along the ice towards the back.
Gu Qiye shrugged, thinking what if this scene was caught by roadside surveillance?
He reached to catch the tablet handed by You Ruirui, eyes lowering to look at the screen.
"Open the file reception history of the conferencing software, scroll down, and you should find the punishment records from these years," the silver-haired girl said.
Following her instructions, Gu Qiye opened the encrypted conferencing software exclusive to Rainbow Wings.
Then slowly scrolled to the bottom of the options page.