Three o'clock in the morning.
It was late at night, and even the night owls who enjoyed the nightlife had gradually left, and the bustling city of Star City gradually fell silent.
But at the same time, this dark and windy moment is also the time when certain special professions and people with ulterior motives take action.
For example, Xia Xu is getting ready at this moment.
"I never thought that I would need this..."
Wearing a tactical vest, a black hoodie, and a bow and quiver on his back, Xia Xu looked at himself in front of the floor-length mirror at home. He couldn't help but reveal a narcissistic and satisfied smile: "Now please call me Mr. Xia, the werewolf killer, the second generation of the night owl, and the dog-type Pokémon master."
Since he was sneaking in secretly, he had to cover up. He was also worried that he might run into Duan Zhiyi again, so he had to take some self-defense measures. Hence, he had this outfit.
The bow bag and quiver were left by Grant, just like the recurve bow. The recurve bow has a folding spring structure, which means it can be folded in the bag at ordinary times. When it is taken out, it can be quickly opened by pressing a start button.
The quiver is a layer on the back of the bow bag, which makes it very convenient to take arrows. The combination of the three can basically complete the action of drawing the bow and arrow in an instant. It can be seen that Grant also put some thought into this in order to adapt to quick response in actual combat.
As for the tactical vest and black hoodie on his body, these were left by Uncle Luo. They were the same ones Uncle Luo wore when he transformed into a 'night owl' to search for the kidnappers' tracks and eliminate werewolves. He would not be lacking these things after joining the special operations team, so they were left to him.
This tactical vest is a military-grade bulletproof vest, a definite life-saving outfit, and it can also conveniently carry many small items. Knowing that he might encounter firearms, Xia Xu naturally had to wear it.
As for the black hoodie... it's cool, that's all.
I don’t know where Uncle Luo got this piece of clothing from. It is pure black, but the style is very handsome, somewhat similar to the ones in Assassin’s Creed.
After all, he is the protagonist of a superhero-type plot, so a set of combat suit is obviously necessary. It is really handsome, and the style has both mysterious and martial arts temperament. The hood can also play a certain role in covering the face.
"Do you want to take this thing?"
Looking again at the Great Miao Sword that had been sealed until now after the double sword sacrifice, Xia Xu hesitated again.
To be honest, he is better with the Miao Dao than with the bow and arrow.
The Miao Dao has incredible lethality to begin with. With the sword techniques taught by Uncle Luo and the explosive power and body control brought by the mechanical centipede spine, using the Miao Dao to chop ordinary people can definitely kill them with one blow.
On the other hand, his bow and arrow skills were much worse. He did not have Grant's shooting talent, and he had never used it many times. The only two actual combat experiences were both close combat headshots.
However, the Miao Dao is 1.6 meters long and is not suitable for carrying on the back. It is also a bit inconvenient to hold it in your hand all the time.
“Yes.”
Glancing at Atuo, Xia Xu's mind moved, and he immediately came up with an idea. He squatted down and said solemnly: "Atuo, I have decided to promote you. From today on, you will be my personal sword-carrying dog."
As he said this, he tied the Miao Dao and its scabbard to Atuo's back.
Atuo: “???”
"It's a pity that the wolf enhancement serum doesn't enhance the body size. Otherwise, I could play the role of a wolf cavalryman."
Ignoring Atuo's questioning expression, Xia Xu stood up with a trace of regret, went downstairs, and pushed a black motorcycle out the door.
I bought this this afternoon at a roadside motorcycle shop as I was going to travel late at night. It happened to be produced by the Yunfan Group. It is not expensive and not well-known. The performance is average. The only thing worth mentioning is probably the appearance.
Xia Xu climbed onto the motorcycle, and Atuo, who was forced to change his job to a knife-carrying boy, also jumped lightly and squatted steadily at the very end of the motorcycle with the Miao Dao on his back. The scabbard on his back hung down a long section.
Fortunately, Atuo is not a Shiba Inu, otherwise, if he wore a conical hat, he would really look like a shivering dog swordsman.
Woo! Woo!
The engine roared, and the motorcycle accelerated recklessly on the deserted street. The cold night wind whistled past his ears, and soon, Xia Xu's vehicle stopped near Nanyang Hospital.
"Ato, follow secretly. Don't let anyone see you unless necessary."
After getting out of the car, Xia Xuzhao casually gave an instruction to Atuo, then put a wireless headset into his right ear, pulled up the hood behind his head and put it on, and went to Nanyang Hospital alone.
If Atuo acts with him, the characteristics will be more obvious and it will be easy for people to associate them with each other, so it is better not to act together now.
But he didn't need to worry about Atuo, it was easy for him to follow secretly.
After all, it is an assassin-type player with a four-star stealth talent, not to mention the four-star search and five-star fighting.
Tracking and counter-tracking have always been inseparable. The fighting talent Atuo also focuses on roaming and raiding, which can fully complement the stealth talent and achieve a common benefit.
"Bo Chao, can you hear me?"
Arriving at the side of the outpatient building of Nanya Hospital, Xia Xu contacted Meng Bochao through wireless headphones.
Xia Xu had already given instructions during the day, so Meng Bochao was already ready. Hearing this, he immediately laughed, "Yes, yes, yes, boss, I dare not slack off if you ask me to."
"Is the surveillance done?"
Xia Xu asked directly without any nonsense.
"It's already been done. When I was looking for Dong Shasha for you, the boss, I left a back door at Nanya Hospital. Now we have full surveillance under control."
Meng Bochao immediately became serious when he heard Xia Xu's tone, and said seriously: "Boss, you can go in directly, just be careful to avoid the people on night shift. I will replace the footage in the hospital monitoring room with yesterday's empty footage."
"good."
Xia Xu nodded slightly when he heard that and sneaked directly into the hospital.
Well, it was called sneaking in, but actually it was more like walking in leisurely.
It was late at night, three in the morning, and there was no living creature around. Even the security guards and staff on duty were basically dozing off.
The hospital is a place that is open 24 hours a day, and the footage in the monitoring room has been replaced with yesterday's empty footage. It would be completely unnecessary to try to climb over the wall or climb up the stairs.
Therefore, after passing the gate and successfully entering the hospital, Xia Xu not only pulled his hood down a little and walked a little lighter, but he even had enough energy to communicate with Meng Bochao while walking.
"Bochao, you should also have real-time footage, right? Remember to keep an eye on the movements of people, especially those who are suspicious."
Xia Xu gave the instructions as he walked slowly and calmly in the silent corridor of the hospital.
"No problem... Shit, boss, is this you? Boss, is your work equipment so cool?"
Perhaps it was because he had just called up the real-time footage from Xia Xu's side following an order that Meng Bochao suddenly let out a loud "Fuck!"
"This is a serious infiltration operation. Don't be so surprised."
Xia Xu's face darkened.
"Ahem, just excited for a moment, just excited for a moment, hey."
"It's mainly because your outfit is so cool, and our actions now are just like those in a superhero movie."
Meng Bochao laughed and said, "Well, Boss, can you give me a new name? It's easy to be exposed if you call me by my real name, and it doesn't fit our image and atmosphere at all."
“… There is really no hope for your Chuunibyou.”
Xia Xu frowned slightly, but this reason seemed a bit reasonable, so he agreed: "Okay, what's your name?"
Meng Bochao laughed and said, "Just call me by my code name in the hacker community. It happens to be a ready-made one."
"What exactly?"
Xia Xu was not surprised by this. With Meng Bochao's skills, it was very easy for him to make a name for himself in the hacker circle. And to put it bluntly, this was actually the same as having an online nickname. As long as you could enter the circle, you would always have a name.
"Hehe, I'm just a humble person, but people in the martial arts world call me Black Phantom."
Meng Bochao was smiling complacently.
"I think a fat ghost is fine. With your body, can you float, and be a ghost?"
Xia Xu was a little powerless to complain.
However, Meng Bochao's jokes helped to calm his tense spirit.
After all, it was my first time doing a stealth job. Although it wasn't difficult or risky, I still instinctively felt it was quite exciting.
Strolling along the way, Xia Xu easily avoided several nurses on duty with the reminder of Meng Bochao, and soon arrived at the floor where the intensive care unit was located again.
Police officers are also human beings. It is inevitable that they will be lax in the middle of the night. It is even more impossible for them to guard every location like they do during the day. The most they can do is guard the ward.
Xia Xu tiptoed past each ward, looking through the windows, and soon found Dong Shasha and her daughter as he wished.