Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1570 - 1567: The Investigation

Lin Tian walked forward, grabbed her hand without a word, and headed towards the school gate. Xiao Manxuan twisted her wrist but couldn’t break free. Without Lin Tian’s strength, she reluctantly followed.

Little Zi flew out, circling around Lin Tian as if trying to please him. Lin Tian didn’t even glance at it and directly said, "Don’t bother me, go away."

With a whoosh, Little Zi flew away, burrowed into the protection necklace, and didn’t come out, like a wronged child.

"Lin Tian, why are you so overbearing? You scared Little Zi." Xiao Manxuan couldn’t stand it and glared at Lin Tian fiercely.

Lin Tian looked back at her seriously and said, "Anything that threatens your life is unforgivable, even if it’s a bug!"

Xiao Manxuan was stunned for a moment, and a surge of sweetness rose in her heart. She quickened her pace to walk alongside Lin Tian and softly asked, "Lin Tian, what’s wrong? Your emotions seem off."

"Don’t ask, just follow me." Lin Tian didn’t elaborate and continued walking out.

As they passed the school gate, Lin Tian noticed that the protest banners were gone, the onlookers for the spectacle had disappeared, and the gate had returned to its usual calm.

"Principal Yan’s efficiency is quite high. It seems Ai Xiaozhi agreed to the resolution plan." Xiao Manxuan glanced around and said.

"It’s a good opportunity. If she has confidence in herself, she would agree to this plan." Lin Tian stated with certainty.

He didn’t linger and went straight to the parking lot, then drove onto the road. Xiao Manxuan looked at the street scenes on both sides and puzzledly said, "Is this the road to Xiao Group’s headquarters?"

"Yes, to see your sister." Lin Tian said briefly.

Xiao Manxuan blinked, "What happened?"

"Nothing major, I just don’t like being watched." Lin Tian said indifferently.

The car arrived at the most prominent landmark building in Xikou City, the headquarters of the Xiao Group, which boasts advanced artificial intelligence and a lab built for researching mysterious elixir recipes.

The bulletproof car was the Second Miss of the Xiao Family’s ride. It entered the underground garage without hindrance, which had a dedicated elevator. After parking, they went directly to the exclusive elevator.

This elevator went straight to the floor of the president’s office. Of course, not everyone had the clearance to use this elevator. Fortunately, Lin Tian had presidential-level access rights.

The elevator was fast, and with a ding, the door opened, revealing a person standing outside. Wearing an elegant uniform skirt and having a tall figure with neat makeup, it was none other than Secretary Xu Ying.

"Second Miss, Mr. Lin, you have arrived." Secretary Xu seemed to have known about their arrival for a while; her words carried no question of doubt.

"Sister Xu knew we were coming?" Xiao Manxuan asked curiously.

"This is the dedicated elevator that reaches some confidential departments, so the monitoring is very strict. As long as there is an elevator start signal, the identity of the person using the elevator will surely be transmitted to the monitoring department." Secretary Xu explained earnestly.

This was much like what Lin Tian suspected. Such exclusive passages involved corporate secrets and couldn’t possibly lack surveillance.

"Is Miss in the office?" Lin Tian didn’t ask much, directly inquiring.

"She is, please come this way." Secretary Xu politely stepped aside, guiding the two forward.

Without her guidance, Lin Tian was already familiar with the place. Heading to the president’s office, he hadn’t knocked yet when Xiao Manxue’s voice came from inside: "Come in, the door’s open."

Lin Tian raised an eyebrow. This little girl’s spiritual sense is getting stronger. Without looking, she already knew there was someone outside. Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan pushed the door and went in. Secretary Xu Ying didn’t follow, closed the door, and left.

Behind the desk, Xiao Manxue was buried in her work, reviewing documents. As the group’s president, the amount of paperwork she had to review each day would overwhelm most people.

She looked up at Lin Tian and the others briefly, then continued reviewing documents while speaking, "I remember you were supposed to pick up admission letters today. How come you have time to come here?"

She continued speaking without slowing down her reviewing pace, a skill honed over long hours of work. Multitasking wasn’t too difficult for an Ancient Martial Artist of Postnatal Perfection.

"Listen to this audio." Lin Tian didn’t beat around the bush and placed his phone on the desk.

Seeing Lin Tian being so serious, Xiao Manxue was slightly surprised. In her view, there aren’t many things that could concern this rascal. Curious, she tapped on the video.

"Hehehe... I’m back..." The night owl-like laughter echoed in the office, instantly causing the Xiao sisters to frown.

"The laughter sounds like ghost cries. If you don’t know, you might think it’s an evil spirit crawling out of Hell." Xiao Manxuan furrowed her pretty eyebrows. This sound made her extremely uncomfortable; such a creepy voice wouldn’t sit well with anyone.

Lin Tian lifted the corners of his mouth slightly, saying in a low tone, "Maybe it really is an evil spirit crawling out of Hell."

"Evil spirit or not, I’m not afraid." Xiao Manxuan lifted her chin proudly.

Xiao Manxue finally put down her work and looked at Lin Tian, "Who is this?"

"Listen first, then talk." Lin Tian didn’t explain.

Xiao Manxue opened the next audio file, "Hehehe... How is the gift I sent..."

"Don’t ask who I am. There will be a chance to find out in the future."

After listening to the audio, Xiao Manxue frowned deeper, "This is clearly not a prank but targeted at you or the Xiao Family. An anonymous individual, and they’re no friend."

"Could it be an enemy of the Xiao Family? Lately, Lin Tian has offended many people for the Xiao Family." Xiao Manxuan speculated.

Xiao Manxue and Lin Tian exchanged a glance, as if they had a tacit understanding, "You’re thinking of using Nuwa to trace this anonymous person?"

"Who understands me better than you, Miss." Lin Tian admitted with a nod, then said, "I don’t like the feeling of being watched."

"Alright, follow me." Xiao Manxue was straightforward and immediately agreed with Lin Tian.

Xiao Manxue led Lin Tian and the others back to the same dedicated elevator. Strangely, she didn’t press any floor button but opened a small screen, input her fingerprint and password, and the elevator began moving down.

After passing the ninth floor and before reaching the eighth, the elevator unexpectedly stopped. Normally, stopping between floors would indicate a malfunction, but this dedicated elevator clearly wasn’t malfunctioning. While Lin Tian was puzzled, the elevator door opened to reveal a corridor.

"I remember we didn’t take this route last time?" Lin Tian said, puzzled.

"This is another path to the lab. I’m taking you through it once, remember clearly." Xiao Manxue explained.

"Okay, thank you." This was an unconditional trust, and Lin Tian thanked her sincerely.

Xiao Manxue said nothing, leading them out of the elevator and along the corridor to another elevator at the end.