Chapter 78 Ince in Action
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Friday, Tingen.
This was an ordinary day for most people, who either worked, studied, or simply lazed around, just like any other day. However, it was a bit special for the Punishers and Nighthawks.
Because just the day before, a Nighthawk informant had spotted Mr. A of the Aurora Order. This news naturally caught Dunn's attention, and after reporting it to Backlund, he shared the information with the Punishers.
For the Storm Old Piegon, who had been working hard to find members of the Aurora Order, nothing could be more exciting than this news. Everyone was thrilled and eager to immediately pinpoint Mr. A's hiding place and rush in.
However, since the informant had only spotted Mr. A's trail and not pinpointed his exact location, the Storm Pigeons could only temporarily restrain themselves and await further clues.
Fortunately, this wait didn't last long, because this morning, the Punishers located Mr. A's hideout and immediately prepared to take action.
Of course, because the initial information was provided by the Nighthawks, and to account for unforeseen circumstances, the Punishers also invited the Nighthawks to participate in the operation.
"If the operation goes smoothly, I should be back by noon, remember to save me some lunch!"
As the only Nighthawk participating in the operation to capture Mr. A, Leonard first checked his equipment.
This included a letter that Klein had just given him, supposedly from Lin Ruo, to be delivered to Chloe today. Then, he smiled at Rosanne beside him, his attitude as relaxed as ever.
"Got it, you… can you be a bit more serious when participating in a mission of this level?" Rozanne grumbled with dissatisfaction, then said with some worry, "Leonard, be careful. I heard that Mr. A is a very vicious Beyonder, so be very careful."
Although her security clearance wasn't high enough to know much, Rosanne had heard that Mr. A was very powerful and very vicious.
"Don't worry, this operation is led by 'God's Punishment' Chloe Whitte of the Storm Church, a high-sequence powerhouse who has truly entered the level of demigods. With him, unless the Aurora Order also has a Saint, there won't be much danger."
Compared to Rozanne's worry, Leonard was much more relaxed, even somewhat casual, "This time, in Emperor Roselle's words, I'm just going through the motions. I might not even have a chance to fight."
It was clear that he wasn't too worried about this operation, or rather, he had great faith in the combat power of a demigod.
Poet, you're setting a flag… Klein, who was watching this scene from the side, couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
Leonard also looked at him at this time and said, "Klein, did Lin Ruo give you any other instructions when he gave you the letter?"
"No, Lin Ruo just told me that if there was an operation against Mr. A today, I should give the letter to whoever was participating in it and have them pass it on to Chloe." Klein shook his head, thought for a moment, and added, "He did say that I absolutely shouldn't peek at the letter… but you wouldn't peek, would you?"
"Of course not, how could I do something so ungentlemanly." Leonard said as a matter of course. In fact, he was really curious about the contents of the letter, but as a young man with morals, Leonard couldn't bring himself to peek.
Klein obviously had no doubts about the Poet's character. He nodded and subconsciously glanced at the clock.
It's almost nine o'clock… Lin Ruo should be here soon.
I wonder what I'll be learning today… I haven't even started writing my self-criticism, no, I should say I haven't even written a single word.
I hope Lin Ruo doesn't check on my progress today… Klein felt that his current mood was like a student who hadn't done his homework, worried about being caught by the teacher and failing the class.
"It's getting late, I'll go first, see you at noon!" Leonard also glanced at the clock, waved his hand, and said goodbye.
"See you at noon!"
"Come back early, I'll save you lunch."
Rozanne and Klein said goodbye one after another.
What they didn't know was that right next to them, Lin Ruo, whose true body had arrived and simply entered a state of concealment, was quietly watching them.
Finally, it begins.
Lin Ruo watched Leonard walk away, the emotions in his eyes obscure.
Lin Ruo knew why Mr. A's trail had suddenly been discovered, because he had orchestrated it—or more precisely, Ince had orchestrated it under his influence.
Just the day before, after seeing Mr. Azik and helping him recover part of his memory and strength, Lin Ruo wrote down a truth, the most daring truth since he came to the world of Mysteries.
He amplified the possibility that Ince would become paranoid, unwilling to give up, and determined to take a gamble.
—And witnessed its effect.
This was a risk, Lin Ruo knew, because with 0-08 around, his arrangements for Ince might be detected.
But Lin Ruo didn't plan to wait any longer. Now that everyone had entered the game, the longer he waited, the more room Ince and 0-08 would have to maneuver. It was better to use all the existing conditions to mess with him, so that Ince, that dog, wouldn't be able to make careful preparations and would have to go on stage hastily.
This wasn't a sudden idea of Lin Ruo's, but a decision he had made long ago.
As for the current situation, it was completely within Lin Ruo's expectations, and he had already prepared various countermeasures for it.
"After all, we agreed that you wouldn't live past this week…" Lin Ruo smiled, then whispered:
"I am not a Traveler, this is a fallacy."
…
In a residential building not far from Blackthorn Security, which had been uninhabited for a long time but was illegally invaded today.
A middle-aged man with dark gold hair, one blind eye, dark blue pupils that were almost black, a high nose bridge, tightly closed lips, and deep features like a statue, without a single wrinkle, was flipping through a notebook with slightly pale hands.
…
(Many traces of smear)
"…It's really surprising, Azik seems to have discovered Ince Zangwill's influence behind the scenes. Of course, this is not surprising, after all, he is a man with many secrets."
…
"An even more unfortunate thing happened suddenly, Chloe Whitte of the Storm Church suddenly came to Tingen. He is chasing Mr. A, seemingly because some mysterious existence foresaw the disaster in Tingen, which made the Storm Church pay special attention to matters related to the Aurora Order."
"Although I have repeated it many times, I want to emphasize here that this is an unfortunate fact. Because a demigod in the Storm domain is enough to change the current situation in Tingen, causing our poor Ince Zangwill's plan to fail directly."
The handwriting suddenly changed.
"However, stories always have twists and turns."
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