"Miss Sakurabu, Xu Sanyan has already placed Fog n in every corner of the fifth floor, even in the restrooms. If his Fog n spot any suspicious person, he’ll notify imdiately, and I’ll relay it to you at once."
"Okay."
Sakurabu nodded, gripping her sword hilt, and then headed towards the door.
Su Zimai looked at her back and began to speak: "I have a feeling the White Crow Travel Brigade won’t be fooled by this Blinding Technique."
She furrowed her brows and continued, "What if they head straight to the Mirror World, and with only a handful of guards inside the mirror, they just take the items unrestrained, what then?"
"Don’t worry." Ke Qirui took a drag from the cigarette, looking calm as she said, "One of the guests in the Mirror World is an acquaintance of mine."
"Your acquaintance?"
Ke Qirui nodded, "The old chairman contacted a few days ago, teasing , saying there’s soone from Lake Hunting, an old acquaintance of mine, participating in this auction."
"Lake Hunting?" Su Zimai muttered, her eyebrows raised, a hint of surprise flickering through her eyes, "Isn’t that the world’s top exorcist organization, on par with Rainbow Wings?"
"Yes, and I guessed it imdiately. After all, among the four in Lake Hunting, only one greedy little cat would be interested in what’s at this auction."
Ke Qirui said this as she put away her cigarette holder, tugging at the corner of her lips, and continued, "One of the four from Lake Hunting is the Counterfeit Master, Zhou Jiuya. The Celestial Driver is the Ancient Compass. Zhou Jiuya is a descendant of Northern Song’s chanical Art, with a cover identity as a Hong Kong antique forger."
"Zhou Jiuya has always been interested in antiques. This auction’s list must have sothing that intrigues him; otherwise, the rascal wouldn’t bother coming all the way to Japan."
Su Zimai paused for a mont, then said, "So aren’t the White Crow Travel Brigade people dood? Didn’t you say Lake Hunting’s mbers are as capable as Rainbow Wings? That’s at least a Quasi-Calamity level, right?"
"If it weren’t raining today, then indeed, the White Crow Travel Brigade would be dood." Ke Qirui shrugged.
"What do you an?"
"Because of the chairman’s influence... I’ve known Zhou Jiuya since childhood, and we were childhood friends. His Celestial Driver is unique; it’s affected by the weather. So since he was a child, every ti it rains, Zhou Jiuya experiences narcolepsy, severe enough that he could collapse onto a bed and sleep for a day or two."
At this, Ke Qirui sighed, "Today just happens to coincide with a heavy rain, so Zhou Jiuya is probably already dozing off in his seat."
"What should we do then?"
"If the White Crow Travel Brigade attacks, he will naturally wake up." Ke Qirui laughed, "If he wakes up, I think the brigade is likely to be completely wiped out; if he doesn’t wake, we proceed as usual."
She paused for a mont: "If we can’t match the opponent, I’ll have the Train Demon and Movie Demon buy ti, so Blue Arc can evacuate you imdiately. Blue Arc’s speed is fast enough, and within the Quasi-Calamity level, probably no one can surpass him, so even if we don’t have the upper hand, escaping from the venue is more than feasible."
"But what if Blue Arc doesn’t want to run?"
"Mr. Blue Arc isn’t soone who lingers in battle."
"Speaking of... that Zhou Jiuya you ntioned is quite bizarre!" Su Zimai said in disbelief, "Turns into a sleeping pig on rainy days, what kind of person is he, that he could be chosen as a mber of Lake Hunting?"
Ke Qirui unhurriedly explained, "A powerful Celestial Driver inevitably cos with great limitations; to gain sothing requires a price, and Zhou Jiuya’s price is that his physical state is significantly affected by the local weather."
"Alright, I understand, but also, captain..." Su Zimai looked up, staring at her, "Why didn’t you tell before that you knew soone of this level?"
"You never asked ."
Ke Qirui took a puff of her cigarette, touched Su Zimai’s head without turning back.
Su Zimai rolled her eyes at her, then looked up at the auction venue’s giant clock.
"Only ten minutes left..." she murmured.
"Stay close to ." Ke Qirui said calmly, "Xu Sanyan and Lin Zhengquan are in a two-person group. They’ve been cooperating for many years; they can advance and retreat when encountering danger, so there’s no need to worry about them."
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At the sa ti, several hundred ters away from Yugong Building, inside an abandoned building.
The team mbers were told that five minutes before the action starts, the leader would outline the action plan to them.
But up till this mont, Xia Pingzhou had not seen the leader’s figure inside the abandoned building.
Turning his head to look around, the team mbers were all doing their own things, relaxed as if this were an ordinary night, with only the rain outside pouring down a bit more heavily.
So, bored, he continued playing Gomoku with Ayase Origami, using a pencil, taking turns. They’ve played no fewer than ten rounds so far, with Ayase Origami winning the majority, as Xia Pingzhou intentionally held back.
Just then, Jack the Ripper suddenly spoke, breaking the silence that enveloped the abandoned building.
She looked at Xia Pingzhou and said, "By the way... newcor, about what was said before regarding the ’Contracted Demon,’ you can ask the captain about it; he’ll give you advice."
Xia Pingzhou, who was playing Gomoku with Ayase Origami, heard Jack say this and looked up to ask:
"But isn’t the captain a Superpower User?"
"The captain is an Exorcist." Jack replied decisively.
Xia Pingzhou froze for a mont, turning his head to look at Ayase Origami, questioning, "So tell , is the captain an Exorcist or a Superpower User?"
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