Thrive in Catastrophe by 焦糖冬瓜

Chapter 35 The Successor

"I am. What's the problem?" With all the disasters befalling him lately he is becoming paranoid and skittish.

One of the officers lifts his arm and reveals a nano-chip implant gun.

"What the hell are you doing?" Xiao snarled.

Casey hurried over and grabbed Xiao Yan's hand.

"Relax, all the researchers in the Academy have to receive an implant. Two days ago I got mine. It will monitor our heart rate, pulse and other physiological data. It also tracks helps the military to track us, it is for security purposes."

"How does monitoring our physiology keep us safe?"

Xiao Yan felt numerous eyes on him.

"It doesn't hurt."

Before Xiao Yan can react, he hears a muffled sound, an aerosol like sensation spreads from his skin to his heart. The chip implantation is already done.

With this, he is completely monitored.

"Xiao?"

Casey pulled at Xiao's sleeve. Xiao turned his head to Casey, his eyes quite severe.

"Casey, tell me. When did the military begin implanting chips in all the researchers?"

"Hmm. I guess around a half a month ago."

"Two weeks?"

Xiao Yan thinks back and remembers that it was around this time that Shen Bing sent the Surge data they mined from Xiao's brain to the Shire.

It seems this has something to with the Central Research Institute. Do they suspect an infiltrate? It this why they want to monitor the movement of the researchers?

"Xiao, what are you thinking?"

"Nothing。"

Casey doesn't know anything about the Surge data, but Xiao was now quite curious as to what they discovered.

Too bad he couldn't read his own brain.

"Are you hungry? Want to grab a bite to eat at the restaurant?"

Casey smiles up at Xiao Yan and grabs at his wrist. At the mention of food, his childish mannerism are nakedly exposed.

"Hmm. Are there children's meals at the restaurant?"

Casey knits his brows in confusion.

"Children's package?" For Who?"

Before Casey catches on Xiao hurries ahead of him, "for you to eat!"

"You asshole! Xiao! You're dead" Casey waves his fist threateningly and rushes to catch up.

Although Casey is several heads shorter than him, his strength is surprising, Xiao struggles to keep the lead.

Looking back at Casey's red face, Xiao's heart begins to feel lighter and more at ease.

The moment was wonderful!

Before he could turn his head, he crashed so hard into someone's chest that he almost fell to the ground. A strong arm firmly gripped him before he landed and he looked up to see a pair of jovial eyes staring back at him.

"Yo."

Slender eyes meet his gaze, they slope gently and sparkle with a mixture of geniality and provocation. Beside his left eye is a small mole that adds to the inhibition reflected in his eyes.