Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies-Chapter 527: Acting

Yao Ran paused for a second and then continued, "If even my elder cousin was shocked by my grandfather's decision at the time, then the other senior officers and shareholders must have questioned it as well. However, they didn't. They all even voted for Gao Shuwei to be the director."

"Based on that fact alone, I'm certain that the senior officers and shareholders of the Yao Group knew about Gao Shuwei's real identity. That is why they decided to support him, which ultimately led to the Yao Security Company splitting into two different organizations—The Ark and The Origin."

Long Yu pondered for a moment before asking, "Since Gao Shuwei is also someone who has returned from the future, why is he targeting you? Did you find anything in the files Brother Xu brought?"

Yao Ran shook her head. "There is nothing about that in the files. But I believe we will find the answer once we locate The Ark's headquarters. Their database should contain detailed information about their plans."

Since this was their only lead, Long Yu could only say, "Tonight's mission will be more dangerous than we expected. Ran Ran, you have to be extremely careful. If you are in danger, you must hide inside your space until we find you. Do you understand?"

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Seeing the worry in his eyes, Yao Ran kissed Long Yu and said, "Alright. I will listen to you."

A few hours later, the sun finally disappeared into the western horizon. By the time Yao Ran and the others were leaving the villa, the sky had darkened, and the moon hung high above them.

Walking down the dark road in the middle of the night, Yao Ran sensed the presence of several people lurking in the dark alley ahead.

She pressed the communication device hidden behind her right ear and whispered, "Approaching the target. Fifty meters from the target's location."

A second later, Long Yu's voice came through the device. "Got it."

Hearing this, Yao Ran continued walking in silence.

In the shadows of a narrow alley, a man wearing a black shirt noticed her approaching. He quickly turned around and went to report to his boss.

Standing in front of several men playing cards, he said, "Big Brother, a young woman is walking alone down the street. Should we grab her?"

The bald man, addressed as Big Brother, put down a card on the table and asked, "She is alone?"

"Yes." The man replied.

Hearing this, the bald man rubbed his head and fell into deep thought. Seeing his hesitation, the man asked, "Big Brother, is something wrong?"

The bald man glanced at him and asked, "Don't you think it's strange for a young woman to be walking alone at midnight?"

At his words, a young man in his early twenties gasped in shock. He then asked with a hint of fear in his trembling voice, "Big Brother, do you mean... she is a ghost?"

The bald man smacked him on the back of the head and scolded him. "Idiot! Do you really think ghosts exist?"

Rubbing his aching head, the young man grumbled, "Then why don't we just grab her?"

The bald man was speechless at his subordinates' lack of intelligence. Shaking his head, he thought, 'These fools are hopeless. I should find a few smarter men.'

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, the bald man patiently explained, "A young woman, walking alone, on an empty street, in the middle of the night. If it were you, would you dare to mess with her?"

A middle-aged man who was sitting beside the bald man pondered on his words and asked, "Big Brother, are you saying she is an ability user?"

The first man interjected, "But isn't our job to capture ability users? If she is one, then she fits our target."

The bald man fixed him with a stern look and ordered, "Find out what kind of ability she has first. If it is a combat ability, we'd better not provoke her. For someone to be out alone at this hour, she is either extremely strong… or incredibly stupid."

"Understood, Big Brother." The man in the black shirt nodded and hurried off.

After he had left, the bald man and the others resumed their card game. Meanwhile, the man who had just received orders sneaked into another alley and pretended to be injured.

As Yao Ran neared, he groaned weakly and slumped against the wall. "Ugh… Please help me… Someone… please…"

Watching his awkward acting, Yao Ran's lips twitched slightly. Noticing how he kept glancing at her from time to time, she suppressed her urge to roll her eyes and put on a concerned expression.

After making sure that her expression fit the condition, Yao Ran hurried toward him and asked, "Aiya, are you alright, comrade?"

Watching everything from the shadows, Jiang Chen nearly burst out laughing. Clutching his stomach, he muttered, "This Eldest Young Lady is too amusing."

His team members nodded in agreement, all entertained as they observed Yao Ran interacting with her target.

Unaware that Jiang Chen was struggling to contain his laughter, Yao Ran stood before the man and asked, "Comrade, are you alright?"

The man's eyes flickered with lust and cruelty as he took in her beauty. While imagining ways to torment Yao Ran, he discreetly eyed the black plastic bag in her hand.

A second later, he forced a pained expression and weakly asked, "Young Lady, you are so kind. Are you an ability user? Why are you walking alone at this hour?"

Yao Ran rolled her eyes inwardly at his question and thought, 'Brother, your acting is terrible. How could you ask me that so directly? You need more training.'

Despite her thoughts, she maintained a naïve demeanor and answered, "Yes. I'm a water element ability user, and I just came back from the official store after buying some food."

The moment she said this, the man's eyes lit up. His weak posture disappeared instantly as he stood up straight, dropped the act, and shouted toward the dark alley, "Big Brother! She is a water element ability user!"