Super Gene Optimization Fluid

He had not heard any news from Blackwater Lakeside over the last two days. As usual, Barty would circle around Sunset Villa once every day after he knocked off work and return to the home he shared with Zhou Yuqing, not even visiting Bliss Club. Everything looked like it was business as usual.

The second team that Thuram had sent was already in position, working with the Ling brothers on this operation. Ling Feng was back to join his two brothers after a night’s rest, and no one could stop him from doing so. The bonds they shared in life would be all the more reinforced in fights, which was why this sibling trio could tap onto their fullest potential when they were together.

Presently, Xia Fei had seven powerful warriors at his beck and call, and all of them were very accustomed to fighting together in a team. Additionally were the veterans with considerable combat experience and Pang Xing’s men. Their overall strength was impressive. As long as they discovered any trace of clues, all these people would immediately follow down the trail and kill what needed to be killed. They definitely had the strength to go head-to-head with the mysterious Plumagers.

Avril knocked on the door to Xia Fei’s room, bringing in a pot of tea. Xia Fei, who had been lying in bed these past two days, poring over the activity logs and details of Barty’s past year, hoping to find any useful clue, had not slept a wink as he speed-read everything that he was given.

“Come on in.” Xia Fei turned off the microcomputer and called in the door’s direction.

Avril came in holding a tray. The curtains were shut, making the room unusually gloomy. Including the countless cigarettes that Xia Fei had smoked, the moment Avril opened the door, she was assaulted by a thick billow of smoke and started coughing.

Xia Fei hurriedly came over to take the pot of tea and placed it to the side before escorting Avril back to the corridor.

“Sorry about that; the smell of cigarettes in the room is too stifling.” Xia Fei lightly patted Avril back as he apologized.

“Any movement on Barty’s end?” Xia Fei asked.

Ling Xiao shook his head helplessly. “Nothing at all. Everything is as per normal, and I can’t tell if there’s anything off.”

Xia Fei smiled. “Brother Xiao, get the others to keep their eyes on Barty. We’ve got a more pressing matter to do.”

“What ‘matter’? This bastard is the most suspicious, so we definitely can’t let him go,” Ling Xiao insisted.

He was extremely disgusted by Barty’s behavior, taking pleasure from murdering others. That was why his entire focus had been on Barty, never giving up on seeing his end.

“I know you really hate Barty, and so do I, and this caused our eyes to be clouded by the hate, not realizing that there’s someone else who’s even more suspicious than Barty,” Xia Fei very emotionlessly stated.

Ling Xiao’s expression changed. What Xia Fei had said was right on the money. Everyone had all been circling around Barty, so none of them had managed to investigate much of anyone else. If there was truly another suspect, that person would be able to use this time to plan another attack on Avril.

“I guess we’ve made a mistake with our investigation angle,” Xia Fei said with a gloomy look on his face.

……

Morning, somewhere at Blackwater Lake Villa.

Barty, who was dressed, navigated his hoverchair out of the villa, while Zhou Yuqing handed him his briefcase and escorted him into the hovercar waiting outside.

Barton’s hovercar had already been specially modified so that its door was much wider than the average hovercar out there. The backseat was also removed to make it more convenient for him to ride his hoverchair.

Handing the briefcase to Barty, Zhou Yuqing smiled and asked, “I’ll head over to the pier by the lake to buy some fresh fish and prawns; are you coming back for dinner?”

Barty gave it some thought. “That’s nice. The white prawns of Blackwater Lake are very delicious. Buy some more and we can share a drink or two tonight.”

Zhou Yuqing seemed overjoyed, smiling as she watched Barty leave. However, she did not immediately head back into the house but stood by the front yard and looked at a small path far away.

…

A small minivan bearing the logo of Noble Lotion Incorporated followed Barty’s hovercar as it drove to the city, which was precisely the one the Ling brothers were using to monitor Barty. The corner of Zho Yuqing’s mouth curled, revealing a satisfied smirk.

Heading back into the house, Zhou Yuqing went to her son’s bedroom. Presently, Pan was sprawled on the bed zoning out, his two hands propping his chin as he drooled all over his pillow.

Seeing Zhou Yuqing walk into the room, Pan dully turned to grin foolishly at her. The lady emotionlessly reached out to shut the door and locked him in the room.

It was as if she did not care about Pan one bit, not at all concerned if her son had eaten breakfast or any such things.

Changing into her housewife getup, Zhou Yuqing wore a hat and sunglasses. She then found a basket in the kitchen to straddle on her arm, opened the back door, and began to make her way to the Blackwater Lakeside.

The villa was built near the lake, and there was a small jetty behind it. A small hovercraft was docked at this jetty, and it seemed like all the villas had a similar hovercraft so that it would be convenient for the wealthy gentries to go to the middle of the lake and fish or play whenever they got bored.

Untying the cable, Zhou Yuqing hopped aboard the hovercraft and headed toward the pier on the opposite side of Blackwater Lake. There was a seafood market there, where fishermen would hawk their harvests in the early morning.

The many wives would all do their purchases in this pier, while the morning catch was still fresh, so there were plenty of similar hovercrafts floating on the surface of the lake. Zhou Yuqing was dressed very plainly, and the hovercraft she drove was the most common sort. Nobody paid any attention to her as she made her way across the lake.

The hovercrafts were being driven very slowly, hardly in a rush at all since everyone wished to enjoy the beautiful morning scenery and have fun.

The hovercrafts were all automatic, not requiring anyone to manually drive them. Zhou Yuqing set down her basket and sat at the side of the boat. With one hand reaching into the crystal-clear water.

If nobody came near, nobody would discover that Zhou Yuqing was actually rhythmically creating ripples with her thin and supple fingers, stirring the lake water quite rapidly. Water resistance still existed, so if someone had not had any training, there was simply no way they would be able to move their finger at such a fast rate in the water.

The average human would completely be unable to sense this signal because it was created by a finger touching the lake water as it slowly transmitted a message through it.

The lake water was so deep that no light penetrated to the bottom. A single black shadow was lying at the bottom as it slowly neared Zhou Yuqing’s hovercraft like a ghost.