Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 267 Number 3

Star Ring Group has invested at least 20 billion yuan in this prison.

There's no other reason than that this prison only holds two people: Zhi Zi and their former boss, Cheng Xin.

Although she was a prisoner, Cheng Xin lived a relatively comfortable life, at least compared to those doves who were sent to perform forced labor around the world because of her.

The reason for this was not that Lin Xuan was magnanimous towards the woman's actions, but rather that he had arranged it on purpose.

Only in this way will the doves hate her; the better Cheng Xin lives, the greater their hatred will be.

Lin Xuan dared not kill Cheng Xin easily, because you never know how many more would follow after killing one.

So, to be on the safe side, she had to live, and live better than everyone else, in order to completely separate herself from other party members.

However, Lin Xuan wasn't there to see Cheng Xin, so she didn't want to give this woman a second glance.

"Go and do your own thing. You don't need to be present for the rest of the conversation."

As Lin Xuan spoke, she glanced at Ai AA behind her.

Lin Xuan knew exactly what this woman was thinking.

As a serious offender, even though he was Cheng Xin's only friend, Ai AA could only visit her in prison three times a year.

This business trip with Lin Xuan doesn't count as one of these three trips.

"Thank you."

Without saying a word, Ai AA turned and left. Her attitude towards Lin Xuan had always been complicated.

She knew very well that Lin Xuan's decision was correct for all of humanity, but if she had to choose between Cheng Xin and all of humanity, she would still prefer the former.

She would always remember what Wade said to her before he left.

If you still want that woman to live, you should make Xinghuan Group bigger and stronger. Lin Xuan never keeps useless things.

The prison has two levels, but it's more like a castle than a prison.

Because from beginning to end, you can't see any iron fences or guards here.

The reason is simple: one of the two people locked up didn't want to run away, and the other couldn't.

The Trisolarans are all dead, where can you escape to?

As for Cheng Xin, it goes without saying that the Star Ring Group's headquarters is exposed to the Earth Alliance's orbital cannon range. If she dares to walk out of this prison today, the particle accelerator could send all the employees of the entire space city to paradise in the next second.

Lin Xuan took the elevator to the second floor. To be honest, it had been many years since he and Zhi Zi had last seen each other.

The other party had been waiting in the living room for a long time, still dressed in a kimono and expressionless, just like when they first met.

"What should I say? Long time no see, have you lost weight again?"

Lin Xuan made a couple of jokes, sat down opposite the coffee table, and reached out to touch the teacup on the table. But just as her hand was about to touch the cup, she suddenly raised her hand, and a silver thread made of nanobots pierced through the table and headed straight for Zhizi's head.

"Whoosh!"

Just as the silver thread was about to touch the other person's cheek, Lin Xuan suddenly pulled her hand back and dragged the nanobot back.

"Mr. Lin Xuan, you are still so cautious."

Zhi Zi's voice was gentle and pleasant, and she reached out to pour tea for Lin Xuan.

"As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, twice shy. I'm scared of you because of what you did last time. Who knows if you'll pull the same trick again?"

Lin Xuan fell silent when she brought up that incident from back then.

If I hadn't known the whole plot beforehand and hadn't put on such a good show, I would have really been turned around by the other side.

"As the saying goes, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Mr. Lin Xuan and I are in the same boat now. If anything happens to Mr. Lin Xuan, I won't be able to escape either, will I?"

Lin Xuan took a sip of tea and tapped the table with her finger.

"Speak quickly, I still have some mess to deal with on the Earth Alliance side."

Zhi Zi smiled slightly, not keeping him in suspense any longer.

“Mr. Lin Xuan, an old friend of yours has come to Earth.”

"Who?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan's mind instantly conjured up the image of Zhang Beihai. Since being sent out, this guy had completely run wild and hadn't contacted her once. Aside from knowing their mission was complete, he seemed completely oblivious to the entire Navigator Fleet's Earth Alliance.

But he quickly realized that someone who could be called his old friend was clearly not from this side of Earth, or at least not human.

So, excluding the others, it seems there's only one answer left.

"Another observer?"

"Mr. Lin Xuan is as perceptive as ever, or perhaps this was something you two had agreed upon beforehand?"

Tomoko's words clearly revealed her curiosity about this matter, indicating that she also knew very little about the observers.

Coincidentally, Lin Xuan was also unaware of this.

The two are currently in a situation where they both possess some intelligence, but each believes that the other is the one who knows all the information. Therefore, their mutual probing permeates almost the entire conversation.

"Um... well, just tell me who it is? I might not actually know them."

Lin Xuan made a bold guess this time, based on the information she already knew.

There should be more than one observer; there should be at least three or more.

Sonoko had mentioned long ago that an observer had contacted them, but the observer was probably not familiar with them.

Or rather, he was not familiar with the original owner of this body.

After all, the way Tomoko addressed people has changed. If she was referring to the same person this time as she was referring to before, then she shouldn't have used the term "old friend," which is clearly problematic.

Therefore, we can conclude that, including myself, there are at least three other people involved.

If Shi Qiang and his team directly derived the six observers' conclusions from Tianchen's intelligence, then Lin Xuan simply deduced the general outline of the matter through her dialogue and strategic maneuvering with Zhizi.

This would have been absolutely impossible before, but since integrating computing power, he feels that his analytical abilities are significantly higher than before.

“I have already met him. He said you should know him and left a number.”

As Zhizi spoke, she lightly touched the tea with her fingertips and wrote a number on the table.

"3!"

"3?"

Although Lin Xuan had a million questions swirling in her mind, her expression remained calm and composed.

"I understand. Did he tell you anything else?"

"No, I'm just a messenger. He said that once you see this number, you'll know where to find him."

Lin Xuan was internally devastated, but he couldn't show it.

"I know you, it's just a number, what's with all the guessing? Can't you say a few more words? Is it going to kill you?"

"We're not playing a deduction game here. You write a 3, do you expect me to search the entire universe for anything related to the number 3?"