Qin Ningyi snatched the small box from his hand, opened it, fiddled with it, and then threw it out.
"Hey!" Zhao Hengyu was distressed. They had also spent their own money on this procurement. He just threw it away so casually, what if it wasn't supposed to be done like this?
After Qin Ningyi threw out the micro-detector, he lightly tapped the small screen in his hand, and Zhao Hengyu's large face appeared on it.
He operated the micro-detector to go in and explore.
Huo Rou, meanwhile, took the topographical map from Zhao Wen and began to examine it.
"Pen," she called out, engrossed in her work, without even looking up.
Si Nian had already taken out the pen he carried in his bag. Hearing her, he immediately handed it to her, their coordination perfect.
After handing the pen to Huo Rou, he pointed to a spot on the map, "Here."
They quickly finished marking and brought the map to Qin Ningyi, "Ningyi, take a look at these places."
After Huo Rou finished speaking, Qin Ningyi brought the screen in his hand to her.
"First point," Qin Ningyi glanced at the map and said in a deep voice, matching their numbering, "I casually scanned the situation inside just now, and this place has the most people."
"Continue," Si Nian also walked over and said.
Qin Ningyi went through all the points one by one, referencing their map.
The micro-detector was small and discreet, so no one noticed it. Of course, the other party was also highly vigilant.
Zhao Hengyu craned his neck behind them, watching the screen. He saw someone turn their head and look towards the camera, searching for something.
"Be careful!" he cried out nervously, "Old Qin, did he see our detector?"
His new supplies!
If it were discovered by the other party, this detector would be gone.
It was something he had painstakingly acquired.
Si Nian heard his flustered exclamation and let out a soft "tsk," turning his cold gaze onto him.
Zhao Hengyu had been subjected to this disgusted look from him since childhood, so he was not afraid. "What do you want? It's not your thing, so you don't care about it!"
"Shut up!"
Zhao Hengyu was still defiant and about to retort when he saw out of the corner of his eye that Qin Ningyi was skillfully maneuvering the micro-detector to avoid the other person's line of sight and retreat to a corner.
In an instant.
The camera was still focused on that person, but the person's posture had changed from facing the camera to having their back to it.
"Holy crap!" Zhao Hengyu, ignoring Si Nian's death glare, shouted, "Awesome! Old Qin, how did you know this spot was safe? How could you operate so fast?"
He bombarded Qin Ningyi with so many questions, but Qin Ningyi remained silent. He watched with a cold expression as the person inside searched everywhere and finally, with a relaxed sigh, returned to their original position.
"Amazing!" Zhao Hengyu whispered, relieved. His micro-detector had narrowly escaped.
Huo Rou was also startled by the near-disaster. Now that the crisis had passed, she took the map again, asking Qin Ningyi to refer to it and continue exploring.
"A'rou, you can put it down," Qin Ningyi glanced at the map again. "Your arm must be tired, I can remember it."
As if to prove his words, he kept his eyes on the control screen and quickly maneuvered the micro-detector to the next point that needed investigation. He looked around, reported a headcount, and then moved on to the next location.
"Put it down," Qin Ningyi reminded her again.
Seeing his smooth operation, Huo Rou reluctantly put down the map.
Her voice rose, "Your memory is that good?"
Although those who could join Feng Huo were generally capable, someone with such a good memory was rare, especially since the map was quite complex, and the marked locations weren't particularly memorable.
Qin Ningyi looked up at the surprise in her eyes, and a flicker of "pride" crossed his mind.
He experienced male vanity for the first time.
Seeing Huo Rou's noticeably brighter gaze, he indeed felt quite pleased.
"It's alright," Qin Ningyi said, a smile playing on his lips as he operated the micro-detector. "I've finished looking. There are about 20 people."
"Didn't see Jiles."
Huo Rou picked up the map and looked at it. Her slender white finger pointed to the upper part of the map, "Look towards the back, here."
That area was the smelting room of this abandoned factory, located towards the rear. If they had mobilized so many people to rescue someone, they wouldn't keep them in a place easily accessible. Si Nian frowned, "Huo Rou, it's unlikely he's here..."
He pointed to a more central room. The door there had been closed earlier and wasn't detected. Jiles was more likely to be held in this room.