Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 273 GPS

Back then, when Shi Tian was still wavering on the decision whether to send Vanessa away or not, he had accidentally overheard her conversation with a mysterious man on the phone.

As he was listening to the conversation, he realized Vanessa already had her people arrive in Gearits City but merely concealed themselves.

Thus, it became clear that Vanessa was now protected and he didn't have to be worried even if an incident like the assassination from Kralos Tal happened again.

With how mysterious Vanessa's identity was, he was positive that Kralos Tal wouldn't pose a problem to her given that her people were here.

That was the elaborate explanation Shi Tian had but kept to himself. After all, his explanation at the end of the day still remained that he was gambling on her safety.

If it was the other way around, Shi Tian himself wouldn't have forgiven the other party as well, at least not easily.

"You really are heartless," Vanessa bit her lips softly and said disappointingly.

Hearing that, Shi Tian didn't deny it as he nodded his head.

"Indeed, I'm a heartless person, so don't expect anything from me. Just like Commander Theobold, I'm also a highly suspicious person." He responded, warning her to not believe anyone.

And as if that wasn't enough, he continued with his point, "I could also be one of the assassin's spies that purposely arrived at the time of your ambush and attempted to gain your trust by saving you."

By putting this doubtful seed in her mind, he planned on cutting off the relationship he had with Vanessa, effectively returning to ground zero.

What he wanted to do and planned to do in the far future was better off being alone. Dragging people into his situation would only cause too many unaccountable variables.

It was just a shame that Shi Tian was simply too overconfident in himself.

He was not the only intelligent person in this world. There are other people who are equally clever or even superior to him.

"Enough of the crap, Nathan." Vanessa rolled her eyes and smacked his hands away.

"I can believe that you might be gambling on my safety to test Commander Theobold, but that was under the condition that you have overheard my conversation. As for the first assassin's ambush, you're not that capable." She added, indirectly saying he was inadequate.

Meanwhile, Mary chuckled from the sideline, unable to contain her laughter when Shi Tian was humiliated.

"Ahh, Nathan, you started off great, but why did you attempt to admit something you're not capable of?" Mary laughed as she could barely contain her emotion.

"We all know your strength, so try to put yourself up in something like ambushing Vanessa. You might as well proclaim yourself as the best Mechanic in this world." She added, making fun of Shi Tian.

"Is it really that hard to believe me?" Shi Tian twitched his mouth in disbelief.

And although Vanessa was still angry at him, both she and Mary nodded their heads simultaneously.

Shi Tian was stunned by their swift response. It was the first time that the two had agreed upon something without needing his intervention.

"I'm just going to say this, Nathan. You owe me one for gambling with my life." Vanessa crossed her arms and snorted coldly. She was going to make him owe her a favor, and if he was to refuse it. Then she was definitely going to let him know what pain was.

Without a choice, Shi Tian could only resign to his fate.

Who told him to gamble with others and attempt to manipulate them?

It was already a good thing that Vanessa was not actively attacking him now.

"Anyway, since the two of you have finished your petty fight, can we go back to the topic?" Mary suddenly faked a cough and said, reminding them that there were still enemies outside.

"Right…" Shi Tian clasped his hands and went to the computer screen, checking up on the data on the badge. If the badge was indeed rigged or had a GPS function, then their suspicions were confirmed.

As his eyes focused on the data, Shi Tian was slightly stunned to see there was nothing wrong with the badge.

"Huh? So you were incorrect all along and managed to expose your pathetic scheme as well?" Vanessa saw the screen and sneered coldly.

However, Mary's reaction was slightly different as she didn't expect to not find a single thing.

"That's kind of weird then. The badge can emit a soothing fragrance, so that means there's a hidden mechanism that helps emit it. The computer should have picked that up at the very least." She explained carefully.

Shi Tian nodded his head, agreeing with Mary's explanation.

The more clean the result was, the more suspicious the item was.

How can the computer not pick up any sort of data?

Nowadays, even the simplest item could have some detection or data recorded.

Yet, the badge resulted in null.

"It seems like we've severely underestimated Commander Theobold's ability." Shi Tian murmured.

Theobold was a military commander, so how could his device be easily investigated or detected?

The badge might not have a GPS function, but Shi Tian knew that some items don't need to have any GPS function installed and still could be tracked.

How was that possible? It was the fact that it needed to connect multiple items that had a chain reaction with each other.

These types of specially crafted devices are usually used by people in spying missions to avoid being caught by the opposing party.

However, such items are extremely rare and not used often because of the complications involved in it. A single mishap in either of the items used for the chain reaction malfunctioning would render everything useless.

"So there's no other way to check huh." Vanessa rubbed her chin and asked. She might not have said it, but she was petrified by the revelation that Theobold could be a shrewd and manipulative person.