The Tokusatsu Era: Starting with Orphnoch

Chapter 86 A Scheme Within a Scheme (2)

Upon hearing Hong Tao mention Secretary He, Director Zhong's body trembled slightly.

But he suppressed his grief, took a deep breath, shook his head, and said, "It's alright, the deceased is gone."

“However, this meticulously planned cleanup operation is actually a huge trap set specifically for those few moles. I’m sure ‘they’ will be unable to restrain themselves and will walk right into the trap!” After saying this, Director Zhong ignored Hong Tao and turned to walk towards his desk.

He walked to the table, picked up a photo frame placed on it, stared at the person in the photo, and remained silent for a long time.

Hong Tao stood still, gazing silently at Director Zhong's lonely figure.

After a long while, he slowly revealed a smile and said softly, "Director Zhong, taking advantage of this rare opportunity, I went to great lengths to find a powerful external ally."

"Just imagine, when we suddenly reveal this trump card, we'll definitely catch 'them' completely off guard!"

Upon hearing this, Director Zhong turned around and thanked him, saying, "Dr. Hong is very insightful and foresighted; he not only guessed the direction of events long ago."

"They even went to great lengths to prepare a backup plan for us; we are so grateful!"

Hong Tao quickly waved his hand and laughed nonchalantly, "Hey, Director Zhong, don't be so polite with me! This is nothing, it's nothing to worry about!"

"I need to go check on Su Qian and Zheng Zhongshan right now. If you have any other problems that need help, just give me a call!"

Before he finished speaking, Hong Tao stood up gracefully, raised his arm with a deft movement, shook his watch, and then strode out of the office.

……

Meanwhile, in Harbin, at the training ground of the Special Operations Department.

Sunlight streamed down, illuminating the entire training ground.

As Hong Tao walked to the gate, he saw Zhao Kai, Liu Ming, and several others forming a circle, tightly surrounding Ma Mingzhe in the middle.

They stared wide-eyed, curiously looking Ma Mingzhe up and down, looking just like a group of children who had discovered a new and interesting toy.

In another corner of the training ground, Zheng Zhongshan held a wooden sword and moved swiftly.

The wooden sword in his hand drew sharp arcs in the air, hitting the constantly moving targets with perfect accuracy.

Each swing of the sword was accompanied by a whooshing sound, displaying astonishing power.

As Hong Tao slowly approached Ma Mingzhe's location, his keen eyes inadvertently swept over a corner of the training field.

In an instant, his gaze was drawn to it.

Then, he slowly raised his head and stared intently in one direction.

Su Qian was lying quietly alone on the exercise mat in the corner, motionless like a statue.

However, his deep eyes were fixed on his right hand, as if he were lost in thought, and he seemed to be in a daze.

Hong Tao stared at Su Qian's figure, pondered for a moment, but ultimately decided to go to Ma Mingzhe first.

Upon approaching, he looked up and carefully examined the scene before him.

Only then did they realize that Zhao Kai and his group were huddled together, craning their necks, their faces full of curiosity, their eyes fixed on the Royal Bee Insect Combat Device that was flying back and forth beside Ma Mingzhe.

The small and agile figure drew graceful arcs in the air, shimmering with a strange light, which made Zhao Kai and the others cheer.

Just then, a crisp cough suddenly rang out, breaking the cheers in the room.

Zhao Kai and the others subconsciously turned their heads and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

When they saw that the person who came was Hong Tao, their faces turned pale instantly, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

He and his companions seemed to wake from a dream, hurriedly straightening up and shouting in unison, "Dr. Hong!" Their voices were filled with awe and fear.

Hong Tao's face was grim, his eyes sharp as knives as he swept them over, and he shouted without any mercy, "Are you guys so idle?"

"Instead of training properly on the training field, they actually have the mind to stand around watching the fun!"

"Didn't you receive the notification? There's a new mission coming up soon, and you're just wasting your precious time here!"

Hearing Hong Tao's stern reprimand, Zhao Kai and the others exchanged glances, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. They quickly lowered their heads to admit their mistakes and responded in unison, "Yes! We know we were wrong, we'll go to training right away."

After saying that, Zhao Kai and the others scattered like a flock of startled birds, rushing towards the training ground.

After a short while, the once bustling scene gradually quieted down, and in the end only Hong Tao and Ma Mingzhe were left standing there.

Oh! Right, I also forgot about the Royal Bee Insect Combat Device hiding behind Ma Mingzhe's head, looking as if it had been startled.

Ma Mingzhe noticed that Hong Tao's gaze was fixed on something behind him, and an embarrassed smile appeared on his face. He said, "Dr. Hong, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault."

As he spoke, he pointed to the Royal Bee Insect Combat Device hidden behind his head, "It's mainly this little guy; it's been following me ever since I woke up."

“No matter how I try to persuade it to leave, it just won’t budge. Do you have any good ideas to get it to leave willingly?” Ma Mingzhe said, looking at Hong Tao with a hopeful expression.

After listening to Ma Mingzhe's words, Hong Tao lowered his head slightly and carefully examined the Royal Bee Insect Combat Device.

After a while, he straightened up and said, "In my opinion, it's probably because it just met you and is very curious about you, which is why it's following you so closely."

"Here's what you do: first, put it back in your palm, then find an open, deserted place and release it."

Upon hearing this, Ma Mingzhe immediately raised his right hand as Hong Tao had instructed.

Strangely enough, the Royal Bee Insect Combat Device seemed to understand their conversation. As soon as Ma Mingzhe raised his hand, it immediately flew into his palm without hesitation.

Seeing this, Ma Mingzhe was overjoyed and quickly thanked Hong Tao repeatedly: "Thank you for your guidance, Dr. Hong. I'll go and give it a try right away."

Before he finished speaking, Ma Mingzhe turned around and ran off towards the edge of the training field, disappearing from Hong Tao's sight in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Hong Tao didn't stop him and turned to walk towards the spot where he had seen Su Qian earlier.