Chapter 1259: Tool Person

Tool Person

The news of the Councilors being killed seemed to have already spread among the populace.

In the streets and Alleyways, people were discussing this matter. Some dug up their past filthy deeds and said they deserved it; some said the murderer was still at large and they should go out less recently; there were also some who seemed to have secretly taken photos of the scene at that time, pointing at the red '6' on it and discussing something in low voices, and then fear surfaced on their faces together!

But Chen Ling was like an outsider, leisurely walking on the streets. The orange streetlamps continuously reflected on that gray vest, and his temperament was elegant and unworldly.

That's right,

Leaving that red '6' behind was done on purpose by him.

Chen Ling came to the South Sea Domain for two most important matters. The first was to find a place for the Integration Faction to settle down, and the second was to quietly extradite them into the South Sea Domain... The first wasn't difficult for Chen Ling; he easily accomplished it. The truly troublesome part was how to extradite the Integration Faction.

Chen Ling thought for a long time. The risk of sneaking off to open the door himself was too great and easily discovered. After all, a target of over a hundred people was too obvious, unless...

Divert attention, advance secretly via an unexpected route.

And Pu Jianyue was the "tool" he used to divert the attention of the entire South Sea Domain. After all, what could be a more eye-catching target than a World-Ending Calamity operating within the Domain?

This "Six of Hearts", Pu Jianyue, had to be exposed, and exposed in plain sight. The greater the impact caused, the better... But not right now.

Chen Ling left that red '6' mark to point vaguely, like throwing a small stone into a pond and stirring up a little ripple. This little ripple was enough to attract the attention of some higher-ups first without causing widespread panic. It would first leave a hint in everyone's minds that "Six of Hearts might have come to the South Sea," making it convenient for Chen Ling's subsequent operations.

Of course, this was Chen Ling's most preliminary plan before entering the Pu Family.

After entering the Pu Family and seeing the conflict between Han Meng and the Councilors, as well as the toy factory in his own hands, he felt he could make good use of this tool person, Pu Jianyue, to do even more things...

Chen Ling arrived at the door of the room where Little Peach and Little White were hiding.

Knock, knock, knock—

The moment the knocking sound rang out, Little Peach and Little White's nerves behind the door instantly tensed up.

Then, when a few rhythmic knocking sounds rang out in succession, Little White's eyes suddenly lit up. "It's the Great King who has returned!"

Little Peach immediately opened the door. Outside the door, Chen Ling had already reverted to his original appearance. He walked into the room and locked the door backhanded.

"I've already sorted out a place for the Integration Faction to settle." Chen Ling waved the contracts in his hand.

"So fast?!"

It had only been a day since Chen Ling went out. This speed was so fast it was unimaginable for the two of them... However, this was within expectations for Chen Ling. After all, the reason he chose Pu Jianyue was exactly for this asset.

"As expected of the Great King, the Great King is so amazing!!" Little White's eyes were full of worship.

"However, there are some things now that might require your help..."

Under the dim light,

Chen Ling earnestly said something. After Little Peach and Little White finished listening, excitement surfaced in their eyes!

"No problem!! Leave it to us!!"

...

In a deserted Alleyway, a figure draped in a black cloak walked out under the night sky like a ghost.

The current Pu Jianyue had already taken off that eye-catching Great Crimson Theatrical Robe and pulled out an inconspicuous black cloak from a trash can to drape on himself. Although the smell was a bit choking, as a member of the Dusk Society, how could he not even endure this little smell?

"Ugh—"

Pu Jianyue's face turned pale for a while. He immediately found a wall to support himself and began vomiting disgustingly.

This shouldn't be happening...

Did the Silver King steal something else from him?

Pu Jianyue took two deep breaths to suppress the disgust in his heart. He raised his index fingers on both hands, dipped them in a few drops of mysterious ink, and gently outlined the corners of his eyes and mouth. This created subtle differences in his facial features and changed his entire temperament.

Although Pu Jianyue's methods couldn't achieve a perfect face change, a simple disguise was still doable. Adding the knife scars the Silver King had slashed on his face, his appearance was already worlds apart from before.

"Have you heard?"

"Two Councilors were killed at Gong and Drum Street!"

"I heard. It's said blood splattered everywhere..."

"Let me tell you a secret. It's said that next to those two bodies, the murderer even wrote a '6' with blood!"

"Blood? A '6'?"

"Right, don't you associate that with something?"

"6... Could it be... that Six of Hearts from the Dusk Society?!"

"Not sure, but if it really is, then this matter is huge... Right now, the government doesn't allow people to mention this, but the youngest son of the old Wu family next door managed to snap a photo of the scene. Let me show you..."

"..."

Waves of whispering sounds came from the side, and Pu Jianyue's ears instantly pricked up!

Six of Hearts?!

He stepped forward and snatched that photo away. The photo was black and white, and the exposure didn't seem very clear, but one could still see the tragic state of the scene. Next to the two mangled bodies, a large '6' was indeed drawn.

Seeing this, Pu Jianyue's mind rumbled as if struck by a shocking thunderbolt!!

Six of Hearts...

Was this...

Done by him?

Pu Jianyue stared fixedly at everything in the photo but still couldn't recall this memory. However, the memories before his awakening had long been mostly stolen away by the Silver King, leaving a considerably large blank space in between... Without any accidents, this was one of the missing memories.

But why did he kill those two again?

Did the Silver King stealing his memory have anything to do with killing those two?

Without a shred of doubt, Pu Jianyue "claimed" the deed he had done. He didn't care about the act of killing Councilors itself; after all, as the dignified Six of Hearts, what's wrong with killing two people? What he cared more about was the motive behind it.

He felt he must have missed out on some very crucial information.

"Brother, who are you?" The passerby whose photo was snatched frowned deeply.

Pu Jianyue didn't say much. He lifted his hood and glared at them fiercely. With Pu Jianyue's current scar-covered face, a fierce and murderous aura practically pressed against the crowd's faces. After being startled, those passersby ran away in fear without another word...

Holding the photo, Pu Jianyue walked deep in thought on the dim streets.

This won't do...

If he didn't figure out exactly what happened, wandering around like this wasn't a solution.

Right now, the only way was to look for his Dusk Society companions... But where was the Dusk Society's contact point again?

Pu Jianyue wracked his brains. Right at this moment, the image of a hotel room deliberately left behind by someone suddenly flashed through his mind!