Chapter 139: Too Clever by Half!

Just as Chu Xiao was feeling deeply troubled, the doorbell suddenly rang. Wang Lulu ran to open the door and saw Wang Yan. For Wang Yan to come over at this hour, something important must have happened!

"Brother Xiao, the Chief Leader asked me to bring this!"

Wang Yan pulled a box out from her hands. It turned out to be a signal jammer. As long as this was placed near the three of them, not only would listening devices malfunction, but even mobile phones would lose all signal!

It turned out that the Chief Leader had long been aware of the situation here and specially sent Wang Yan to assist Chu Xiao. With this device in place, coupled with the three of them keeping each other in check, there shouldn't be any further problems.

If the Pluto could still receive information, it would mean that the traitor was not among the three of them. If the Pluto did not receive the information in advance, then the mole must be one of those three!

They had to hurry and root out the traitor first. Being led by the nose by the Pluto all this time made them far too passive. Wang Yan, Wang Lulu, and Mu Keyan all lived in one room, while Chu Xiao shared a room with Dell.

They were inseparable twenty-four hours a day, and with the signal jammer active, it would be difficult even for a fly to slip out. Three days passed, and the Pluto still made no move!

Chu Xiao grew somewhat restless and decided to seize the initiative by setting a trap to flush out the traitor. First, Chu Xiao called Mu Keyan and Dell over.

"We can no longer afford to delay. Since the Pluto is making no move, we will launch a surprise attack on his base!"

Chu Xiao intended for each of the three nations to dispatch one thousand soldiers to launch a surprise attack on the Pluto and catch him off guard. Even if they couldn't eliminate the Pluto, they could deal him a devastating blow!

The operation was set for tonight. After releasing this information, Chu Xiao had Wang Yan and Wang Lulu keep a close eye on Mu Keyan, while Chu Xiao himself closely monitored Dell. With no news able to get out, the traitor would inevitably find a way to transmit the intelligence!

After dinner, Dell actually used the excuse of feeling stuffy to go outside for some fresh air. Chu Xiao did not stop him and followed him out. Chu Xiao suspected that Dell was the mole; otherwise, why would he go out at a time like this?

"Commander-in-Chief, you don't need to watch me this closely. I am not the traitor!"

"Then you mean the traitor is Mu Keyan?"

Chu Xiao did not believe Dell's words. Of the three, Dell was the most eccentric. Dell did not walk far after going out; he simply smoked a cigarette and then returned inside with Chu Xiao!

Chu Xiao had someone pick up the cigarette butt to carefully inspect it, but found nothing unusual—it was just an ordinary cigarette. There was nothing strange on Mu Keyan's side either; after finishing dinner as usual, she went back to her room to rest with Wang Lulu and Wang Yan.

Seeing that the time was right, Chu Xiao called everyone down to prepare for departure. He told Wang Lulu to wait at home while the others went out with Chu Xiao. Upon reaching the designated assembly point, Chu Xiao instructed Wang Yan to stick close to Mu Keyan!

Before they even reached the Pluto's stronghold, a large horde of robots suddenly rushed down from the mountain, surrounding Chu Xiao and his group impenetrably. The Pluto had somehow known precisely which route they were taking.

Chu Xiao understood instantly that a traitor definitely existed, only that their methods were sophisticated enough to remain undiscovered until now.

"Chu Xiao, you didn't expect this, did you? Tomorrow is your anniversary. Any last words? Ha ha...!"

The Pluto was extremely smug now, believing victory was within his grasp and that Chu Xiao had no way to escape this time. While the others were desperately trying to figure out a way to break through, Chu Xiao alone remained completely calm!

"Pluto, do you really think you can kill me today? If you don't die, do you think I will die first?"

Just as Chu Xiao's voice fell, a large crowd suddenly emerged from behind the Pluto, surrounding him completely. It turned out that Chu Xiao's surprise attack on the Pluto was just a decoy to lure him into a trap, and he had already ambushed a massive force of elite fighters here!

"Pluto, you'd better start worrying about yourself now. Did you really think I wouldn't notice you planting someone by my side?"

The Pluto had thought he could wipe out Chu Xiao today, only to walk right into Chu Xiao's trap. Panicked and at a loss, the Pluto hurriedly commanded his robots to carve out an escape route. Although the Pluto managed to escape, a vast majority of his robots were destroyed!

This time, the Pluto's cleverness became his own undoing. Believing his plan was foolproof, he never expected Chu Xiao to turn the tables on him. A sudden sense of difficulty washed over the Pluto regarding his goal of annihilating humanity.

Yet, he remained unwilling to accept defeat at the hands of these humans. Lacking the strength to launch another attack on the four nations right now, he had to manufacture more robots as quickly as possible. This miscalculation had cost him the majority of his robot army!

"Commander-in-Chief, I never expected you to be so well prepared. I thought we were all going to leave our lives here!"

Chu Xiao gave a faint smile and said nothing. Looking at Mu Keyan and Dell, he knew the mole was among them, yet he still couldn't figure out who it was. The culprit was deeply hidden and extremely cunning!

To be able to smuggle intelligence out under such rigorous surveillance meant that this person was meticulous and had planned this for a long time. It was very likely that they also had confederates within Jiuzhou; otherwise, it would have been nearly impossible to accomplish alone.

After bringing his people back to Jiuzhou, Chu Xiao took Dell to see Zhang Hua, instructing Zhang Hua to pull up all surveillance footage around his villa to check who had been lurking nearby.

After a meticulous investigation by Zhang Hua, the target was finally locked onto a young man. Zhang Hua pulled up the man's background file and handed it to Chu Xiao.

The man came from a poor family with no criminal record, an honest and law-abiding person. At first, Chu Xiao found it hard to believe that this man would betray Jiuzhou, but investigation revealed that his wife and children had suddenly disappeared half a month ago.

This aroused Chu Xiao's suspicion: the mole must have kidnapped the man's family to blackmail him. Just as they were moving to arrest him, the man suddenly committed suicide!

Deeply disappointed, Chu Xiao watched as a promising lead snapped once again. How could a perfectly fine person suddenly commit suicide? The traitor must have realized the man's exposure and used the threat against his children to force him into taking his own life!

However, Dell had been with Chu Xiao the entire time, leaving him no opportunity to do this. Returning to the villa with Dell, Chu Xiao summoned Wang Yan!

"Has Mu Keyan had any unusual behavior lately?"

Chu Xiao felt that Mu Keyan was now the most likely suspect. It was possible they hadn't been communicating via cell phones, but rather through some sort of coded signals. Wang Yan pondered for a long time.

"Nothing particularly suspicious, but she has a habit of rarely opening her curtains. Whenever she does open them, she leaves the window open for a while to let in fresh air!"

Wang Yan hadn't thought much of it at first, but hearing Chu Xiao ask made her feel it was somewhat suspicious. Who keeps their curtains drawn all day long?

Chu Xiao also found Mu Keyan highly suspicious. Although she usually spoke very little, Chu Xiao could tell she was extremely calculating; otherwise, how could she have attained such a high position in the United States?

Reaching that position relied on more than just crude methods—most importantly, it took a sharp mind. Chu Xiao suddenly realized that this woman was no ordinary person. However, since the United States and Jiuzhou had always been at odds, this matter could not be made public; he had to keep it confidential until he gathered sufficient evidence!