Gu Ya smiled incredulously.
He suddenly realized something; from tonight, and in a few minutes, the moment he stepped out of this dormitory, his comfortable academy life would be a thing of the past, perhaps forever.
However, a more expansive, unknown, and exciting future awaited Gu Ya.
Dou Mei stood up, "Let's go, they've already arrived at the hangar."
Half an hour later, Gu Ya finished packing his luggage and walked with Dou Mei towards the academy hangar.
"Who are they? And how do they know I'm leaving?" Gu Ya asked.
"Well, you'll know when you get there."
"The bitter taste of the medicine on you, and that cold face of Leng Yun, what's going on?"
Dou Mei smiled proudly, took out a few small packets of medicine from her pocket, and threw them away. She said, "The bitter medicine was to deepen your impression of me. I injected myself with an appropriate amount of biological camouflage bacteria under my skin, which can change my appearance in a short time. As for using this girl's face, it's because she has almost no superfluous expressions and is a homebody."
Gu Ya smiled helplessly and said, "So from the first meeting, it was you pretending to be her."
"Mmm! Anyone who actively contacted you as Leng Yun was me. Including watching the battle, in the cafeteria, in the small courtyard, and!" Dou Mei pretended to be angry and complained, "Pulling me to jump off the building!"
Gu Ya smiled faintly, "Consider it punishment for deceiving me. But your acting is very good; you were very pitiful when you were pretending to have depression. And you're also good at telling stories."
"I really am from Zhuo Yuan City."
"I won't believe it."
They walked and talked for about half an hour before arriving at the academy hangar.
The hangar, usually bustling and busy with people, now had only two women standing, looking expectantly at Gu Ya and Dou Mei.
Their slender figures were contrasted by the immense and empty hangar.
Liang Xun's presence was understandable; she had come to see Gu Ya off.
Ning Shushu's presence, however, puzzled Gu Ya greatly. Why was a low-ranking intermediate mecha mechanic here? Was she also part of Special Squad Nine?
"Leng Yun!" Ning Shushu exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Dou Mei.
Dou Mei chuckled playfully, "I'm not Leng Yun. I'm her uterine sister from a different father."
"Huh?" Ning Shushu looked confused.
"I can't believe I'm leaving after only a few months here. I'm really reluctant to part. Take this!" Liang Xun opened her palm, revealing a transparent cylindrical bottle, about four to five centimeters long, filled with liquid, with a tiny sailboat floating inside.
"If you ever meet my brother, Liang Yuwei, give this to him, and he'll know who you are. Ask him anything you want then. He's a legendary mecha mechanic." Liang Xun said with a smile.
This was considered the last bit of help from Liang Xun, his mentor, before his departure.
Gu Ya had heard Liang Yuwei's name more than once, not just from Liang Xun. The leader of those fifteen rebellious mecha mechanics had also mentioned Liang Yuwei, and his name even appeared in many academic papers.
It was likely that this person was very powerful.
"In fact, it would be normal if you couldn't find him. My brother is restless and travels all over the world. He doesn't care about national grievances or anything like that," Liang Xun said.
Mentors always spoke directly and honestly. Gu Ya nodded and quietly accepted the gift.
"Alright, it's time for us to depart," Dou Mei said to Gu Ya and Ning Shushu.
"Us?" Gu Ya was even more confused. Why bring these two people? One is a schemer, and the other is a dead weight. They both looked like they were here to cause trouble!
Dou Mei smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you, I'm now the new director of the Intelligence Bureau of the Yonggu Zhi Lan Combat Zone, with a higher rank than you. You'll have to greet me as 'Commander' from now on. Ning Shushu is someone I've seconded to assist me, my personal little secretary, hee hee."
If Dou Mei resigned from her position in Special Squad Nine, with her abilities and the vast amount of classified information she possessed, she would be highly sought after anywhere.
Perhaps it was a deliberate arrangement by the higher-ups of Special Squad Nine for her to act as a double agent in the combat zone's intelligence bureau.
Who knew? The intelligence circle was already a complete mess, and one could glimpse it from Dou Mei.
As for how they would travel to Wuhe City, thousands of kilometers away, it was obvious that Gu Ya would be the "driver," taking the two ladies with him.
In Dou Mei's words: "From now on, we're comrades in the same combat zone. I'm the closest to you, so I'm notifying you of your appointment. You also have the strength of a War God, so you'll take me back to the combat zone."
Well, the plan was perfectly orchestrated.
The cockpit of the assembled mecha was already cramped; Gu Ya felt it was difficult to even turn around by himself, let alone bring two ladies.
Throughout the journey, a sense of frustration plagued Gu Ya. The two people he had desperately tried to avoid were now sticking to him again.
This was all Dou Mei's doing!
Just outside Zhuo Yuan City, Gu Ya summoned the Moon Oriole mecha.
The Moon Oriole's cockpit was even tidier and more spacious, with two auxiliary seats in the back for sleeping and resting, unlike the assembled mecha where the two ladies had to crouch in the back.
Under the cover of night, bathed in starlight, the Moon Oriole, like a galloping steed, rushed tirelessly towards Wuhe City.
After a long while, a faint snorting sound came from behind the driver's seat. It was probably Ning Shushu who had fallen asleep.
Dou Mei placed her right index finger in front of Ning Shushu's nostril and tested it for a few seconds, then whispered, "Hmm, she's fast asleep."
Gu Ya asked in a low voice, "Why did you think of bringing her along? A completely inexperienced silly girl. Aren't you afraid she'll be incompetent and drag you down?"
Dou Mei chuckled softly, her eyes showing a hint of amusement. "You're worried about me? Hee hee. The Combat Zone Intelligence Bureau isn't to be trifled with. What would they think if I brought a member of Special Squad Nine with me to take up my post?"
Gu Ya stared at the display screen and chuckled softly, "I guessed it right, you have a dual identity. Why? I mean, why are you always around me? Ever since I met you, no matter where I go, you're always haunting me."
"Not just now, we'll be bound together from now on. My true identity is 'Special Observer Gu Ya,' constantly monitoring your movements and assessing your danger level at all times."
Gu Ya nodded, his expression indifferent, his tone even calmer, "It seems being monitored was inevitable."
Dou Mei walked to the side of the driver's seat, leaned over, put her arms around Gu Ya's neck, and pressed her lips to his cheek, her eyes affectionate and her voice gentle, "If you had agreed to be with me earlier, we would both be happy."
A refreshing breath lightly wafted towards him. Gu Ya pried Dou Mei's hands away and said, "You know that's impossible. Go to sleep quickly."
Dou Mei moved the auxiliary driver's seat next to Gu Ya and comfortably sat cross-legged on it. "I just woke up, chat with me for a while longer. Mmm—do you want Ye Ying to come back?" She still looked like Leng Yun, and she must have been injected with biological camouflage bacteria; her leg shape was different from before.
"Can you?" Gu Ya asked coldly. He wasn't surprised; Dou Mei liked to play tricks, and she might be teasing him.
Dou Mei raised her wristband and began clicking on the holographic system.
Gu Ya glanced sideways. Did Dou Mei really have the ability to mobilize people from other combat zones? She looked as if she was doing it with ease, as if drinking water. Perhaps she really could.
If she could really bring Ye Ying back, how would Gu Ya thank Dou Mei?
But as Dou Mei continued her operations, Gu Ya began to doubt his trust in her.
After more than ten minutes, Dou Mei swiped the information from her wristband towards Gu Ya and said in a low, serious tone, "Look for yourself."
Gu Ya was shocked!
To be honest, nothing could have been more surprising. Had Dou Mei really managed to bring Ye Ying back in just a few minutes?
As Gu Ya excitedly opened his wristband and quickly browsed the information, his brow furrowed.
Gu Ya quickly scrolled back to the first page and carefully reviewed it, his eyes filled with confusion. "Ye Ying is abroad? How did she go abroad?"
Dou Mei looked straight ahead, her gaze troubled, and said in a low voice, "Xian Xia is currently recalling War Gods operating abroad. Look at the end."
Gu Ya scrolled all the way to the end. In this military classified report, the last two lines, the most eye-catching of which was the sentence: [Wang Shangmeng and the eleven elite mecha mechanics he led are all missing.]
"For an entire War God and eleven battle-hardened mecha mechanics to go missing, one can imagine how dangerous this mission is," Dou Mei murmured.
Gu Ya suddenly realized that Ye Ying's special operations team had been sent abroad to search for Wang Shangmeng!
If that were true, wouldn't Ye Ying be in great danger!
"I'm going to find Ye Ying!" Gu Ya decided instantly and began operating the mecha rapidly, preparing to descend. He intended to have Dou Mei or Ning Shushu pilot the mecha back to Wuhe City first, and he would find Ye Ying and Wang Shangmeng and bring them back.
Unexpectedly, Dou Mei tightly gripped Gu Ya's wrist, her eyes firm and her tone calm, "You can't go. Something more serious has already happened."