Astral Flower

Nan Hua blinked her eyes.

Old Master Nan brought Nan Hua to his study. Normally, the other members of Nan Family will not come here because of the confidential missions that Old Master Nan from time to time.

They didn’t want to be suspected or mess up Old Master Nan’s business.

Because of that, no one would come to his study room unless he was the one who asked them to.

"Yes, Grandpa?" Nan Hua asked after Old Master Nan sat down.

"You sit down too." Old Master Nan smiled and turned around to his safe and after some series of security action such as retina checks, fingerprint, and so on, he took out a book.

Physical books still exist even though it was a bit rare during this time. There were not many people who wanted to use these physical books because using the light brain was much more convenient.

At the very least, for majority of the people, it was that way.

Old Master Nan still has some books on his own and this one that he showed to Nan Hua is his old notebook.

Nan Hua’s eyes flickered slightly.

She could remember this book from the fake Nan Hua’s memory. It was the book of Old Master Nan that he used to show to her in the past. But at that time, Old Master Nan only showed some of them and not all.

The fake Nan Hua’s memorization ability was not very strong, so she could only remember bits and pieces.

But Nan Hua is different.

If Old Master Nan showed this book to her, it was estimated that she could memorize everything inside.

"I know that you’re very interested in this. But I don’t want you to repeat it in reality unless it’s absolutely necessary." Old Master Nan looked at Nan Hua deeply. "Do you understand?"

"Yes, Grandfather."

"Come here."

Old Master Nan showed the notes and started to explain the process to Nan Hua.

He knew very well how dangerous these things were. But for some reasons, he wanted to show them to Nan Hua. He believed that Nan Hua will not use the knowledge recklessly and instead would use them for useful things.

Because of that, he chose to show this to Nan Hua.

Whether his hunch was correct or not, he didn’t know.

He’s willing to bet.

This Nan Hua felt different from the way she used to be when she first came back to Nan Family Residence. At that time, she was far from qualified to know about many things that Old Master Nan kept away.

But this current Nan Hua is different.

...

Time passed quietly.

For the next few days, Nan Hua would stay with Old Master Nan, either studying the books with Old Master Nan or to accompany him walking in the garden. The vast garden has a lot of plants variety and Old Master Nan also let Nan Hua knew each and every single one of them.

Nan Xian Mu would return at night and dragged Nan Hua to play in the Virtual World.

It was very peaceful.

But while the Nan Family was peaceful, the outside world couldn’t be said to be the same.

...

<A certain location>

"Tang Bao Lu is dead. Is it from inside?" A man appeared on the screen and looked straight ahead.

The man who was questioned had several screens in front of him and he was busy typing here and there. When one of the screen changed, trace of displeasure flashed within his eyes.

He disliked being disturbed.

"There’s no mission to kill him. He’s still useful for the organization but someone else made the move," the second man replied calmly. But there was a hint of impatience in his tone.

Clearly, he disliked being questioned.

The man furrowed his eyebrows. "Did you find who did it?"

"I only control the cameras and no one appeared that could possibly be the culprit."

"No one would be stupid enough to appear in front of the camera while carrying the rifle." The man snorted in annoyance. "If the Green Planet’s plan failed, it’s..."

"It’ll not fail." The man narrowed his eyes. "Do you question my capability?"

The air was tense and dangerous.

The man in the screen also paused speaking and looked forward for a moment before sighing. "Decades of preparation for the sake of the beautiful splendor. Don’t let anyone interfere in the plan."

"I know what to do."

"Any traitors?"

The second man had a hint of mockery. "If there’s any anomaly from these agents, you will be the first to know. So, do you find anyone worthy of being watched?"

The man in the screen didn’t answer.

It was precisely because he didn’t find anything that he felt it was odd.

Tang Bao Lu is a very important chess piece for their plan, but he was eliminated without them even knowing anything and so suddenly. No traces were found and all the agents in the Green Planet showed no changes in their physical data.

It was so normal that the man felt there was something strange.

But what it was, he didn’t know.

"Even without Tang Bao Lu, there will be other Tangs. As long as they didn’t manage to find out what they had done in the dark, there’s no problem at all with our plan." The second man was already impatient. "Now, can you let me continue doing my work? I have a lot of things to do."

"I got it, Green Controller." The man in the screen snorted and then disappeared.

The Green Controller, the second man, looked at the screen with a hint of annoyance in his eyes.

The next moment he forced himself to calm down and started to type again.

There were still many things for him to do.

He had no time to care about what the other people, even those from the organization, was thinking. All he knew was that he had to finish this work or he would be punished.