Chapter 145: Magician, You Are So Handsome

【The Tarot Organization I've been looking forward to is here!】

【Ahhhhh... Fool, you're so handsome!】

【Xi Huaizhi, Mommy loves you!】

【The Fool has already shown his face, so it shouldn't be long before the Magician shows his, right? Author, I command you to draw it quickly!】

【Magician, I am your dog (woof woof woof)】

【Could Ling Wu be the Magician? When he killed Fang Kai earlier, didn't he say that the Magician's words cannot be trusted? Is this... considered a self-exposure?】

【The one above, that just meant performing magic in the literal sense.】

【I think it's possible. Isn't the base of the Tarot Organization in the Federation? It just so happens that the second male lead is back from the Federation, and he looks like a total badass!】

【I ate a peach, guess what kind of peach? Magician, I love you, there is no escape for me!】

【Can these cheesy pickup lines get any cheesier?】

Aside from Ling Wu and Qi Yu, the few people in the study had not expected such a handsome, young face to be beneath the Human Skin Mask, which nearly shattered their stereotypes.

Xi Huaizhi rested his long legs casually and said confidently, "Your Highness, I believe you have the ability to complete our test. In our future cooperation, what our Organization can do includes, but is not limited to, stealing enemy defense maps, hacking into security systems... and if necessary, cutting off power to the entire city to provide you with cover is also possible."

Truly quite arrogant words.

But no one questioned his words.

【An outlaw!】

【So devious it's boundless!】

"Of course..." Xi Huaizhi toyed with the Human Skin Mask in his hand, his usually languid expression now serious and stern as he warned, "Our identities are very sensitive. If they are leaked, no matter to the ends of the earth."

His gaze swept over each of their faces one by one: "We will hunt you to the death."

Ling Wu took a sip of tea.

His gaze fell imperceptibly on Xiao Zigui.

Qi Yu nodded: "I guarantee with the honor of the Imperial Family that this situation will not happen."

"Good." Xi Huaizhi placed a slip of paper on the tabletop and said, "Your Highness can contact us through the Dark Web. Since both sides have reached an agreement, we will take our leave now."

Fu Zichen tilted his chin toward the old butler to signal, and then the old butler bowed slightly and made a "please" gesture.

But Qi Yu stood up silently, walked around the coffee table, and looked at Xi Huaizhi and Ling Wu, though his words were directed at Ling Wu: "I will see you out."

Ling Wu nodded: "Mm."

Once out of the study, it was a bit crowded for three adults to stand in the hallway. Xi Huaizhi didn't know how he had been excluded by the two of them, and looking at the backs of Qi Yu and Ling Wu, he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

Qi Yu walked side by side with Ling Wu. Being close, he could smell a faint citrus scent on the other person. He just frowned slightly, glanced at the other's profile, and didn't say anything more.

Silence all the way.

Qi Yu saw them to the entrance of the Fu Family Manor. He stood tall and upright beside the European-style iron gate with exquisite patterns, watching the two get into that supercar. Ling Wu sat in the passenger seat, his black hair fluttering in the wind, his eyes clear and bright: "Your Highness, I believe we will meet again soon."

Just as Qi Yu wanted to ask, the supercar drove away without any hesitation.

Xi Huaizhi drove with one hand, his light blue eyes illuminated by the sunlight like clear sapphires. He tilted his head slightly and asked sullenly: "It's not that I'm saying anything, but the Crown Prince has been staring at you ever since we walked in. Looking at this face... does he have a fetish for ugliness?"

Late at night.

The bullet comments had disappeared since Ling Wu left the Fu Family.

Ling Wu didn't find it strange. If this really were a manga world, it only meant that the previous plot segment had ended, just as there was no need for the author to draw every trivial detail of the protagonist sleeping, eating, or getting dressed.

Ling Wu looked at the gilded invitation on the table.

He speculated that, according to this rhythm.

The next time the bullet comments appeared should be at the banquet where the Fu Family announced the return of their heir.

Ling Wu had just finished showering and was sitting in the villa's living room.

As soon as he opened his phone, he saw a message popped up from Yu Shixue. The other party had scheduled a tutoring time with him for next weekend, and Ling Wu replied with the two words "Can do."

Afterward, Ling Wu remembered what Yu Shixue had said at Song Mountain that day, clicked into Yu Tingyun's chat box, and canceled the mute. The phone immediately started "ding-dong, ding-dong," and messages appeared frequently in the pop-up window.

Xi Huaizhi: "Where are those spam messages from?"

"Not spam messages." Ling Wu swiped his finger across the screen: "Just a kid, quite cute."

In the chat history, it was all Yu Tingyun talking away unilaterally, sharing a lot of daily life:

-Yu Tingyun: Brother Ling Wu, good morning!

-Yu Tingyun: Brother Ling Wu, good afternoon!

-Yu Tingyun: Brother Ling Wu, good night!

-Yu Tingyun: Went to a new high-end restaurant today. The atmosphere was great, but the food was terrible. I used the leftover caviar to spell out the words "terrible" (Image. JPG)

-Yu Tingyun: Brother Ling Wu, can I invite you to our house to play? Even though my brother wears a dead-man face all day, like he's pretending... but we can just close the door and play, and ignore him!

-Yu Tingyun: Why is Brother ignoring me, woooo... Is it because you find me annoying? But I'm only like this to you (crying)

"........"

Ling Wu typed a reply.

-05: Been too busy lately, didn't see the messages, sorry.

Xi Huaizhi glanced at the chat box between Ling Wu and him, and commented sharply: "Talks even more than I do."

Shi Yu was shocked: "There's someone who talks even more than you? Xi Huaizhi, you're being humble."

"Hey!" Xi Huaizhi stood up: "Shi Yu, what do you mean? Are you saying I'm noisy?"

Ling Wu had a headache from the noise, glanced at the two of them, and pointed toward the door: "The door is over there. Can you finish arguing before coming back in?"

The two glared at each other and immediately fell silent.

Seeing them shut up, Ling Wu began to ask: "Shi Yu, did you intercept any usable intelligence from the Yu Family and Jing Family you're monitoring?"

"A little, but not much." Shi Yu said, looking quite troubled: "I hacked into the surveillance systems of the Yu Family's group and manor. I bypassed their firewall silently without leaving a tail."

"There were rumors of a marriage alliance between the Yu Family and the Bai Family previously, but it was suddenly canceled. Ever since the heir Yu Shixue came of age, the head of the Yu Family has spent most of his time abroad, usually managing the group through remote meetings."

"The security level inside their study is very high; there is no surveillance at all, but it is guarded 24 hours a day, and cameras cover the entrance to the study and the corridor leading to it at 360 degrees with no blind spots."

"I checked the logs of their surveillance system and filtered out several people who frequently enter the study; one of the faces, through comparison, is a General of the Yu Family, so I speculate that their defense map might be in the study."

Ling Wu asked: "What about the Jing Family?"

"Hahaha..." Shi Yu let out two dry laughs.

"Didn't Jing Du offer an astronomical price to find you, Boss, last time? I caused them a little trouble, and Jing Du probably got suspicious; they dismantled the surveillance in their manor, and it's guarded by bodyguards everywhere, the kind where you even have to pass a security check—not even a fly can fly in."

Jing Du offered an astronomical price to find him?

Ling Wu placed the phone on the tabletop and asked her: "When did this happen?"

Shi Yu: "Almost two months ago."

"Acting without authorization." Ling Wu shifted his gaze from Shi Yu's face, let it fall onto Xi Huaizhi, kicked his calf with the tip of his shoe, and said: "You participated too?"

Xi Huaizhi felt guilty.

Ling Wu knew just by looking at his reaction: "Fine, don't let it happen again."

"The date on the Fu Family's invitation is tomorrow; the major noble families within Beidu City are eyeing it covetously, all wanting to come and probe the reality of the situation, so some people will definitely die. After you have coordinated with the people from the Fu Family, Shi Yu, take a few snipers and hide to facilitate crowd control; Xi Huaizhi and I will go into the banquet hall."

Shi Yu: "Alright."

Xi Huaizhi opened Ling Wu's invitation and saw a beautiful pattern carefully stamped at the signature line; he took out his own invitation and asked: "Eh? How come I don't have this pattern?"