Chapter 1166: Snow Owl

"Ding~"

Accompanied by the faint chime of a knob turning into a slot on the instrument panel, twelve pairs of massive shutters above the docking zone of the Wang Gong Kingdom's airport slid open rapidly to the left and right, revealing the densely packed docking bays below.

Immediately following, an airship with a gasbag length exceeding four hundred meters and a suspended passenger area of over one hundred and fifty meters slowly docked at Airport No. 7, guided by one of the docking bays.

Finally here.

Once the hatch of the VIP cabin opened and a gust of fresh air poured in, Li Ang glanced at the airport filled with various steel structures, then stepped out of the hatch with a slight stoop, stepping onto the red long-pile carpeted boarding stairs with an expressionless face.

"Welcome, Your Highness the Prince, to our visit!"

Although due to the tight schedule, the kingdom's delegation was not traveling on a dedicated airship from the secret port, but rather on the latest passenger airship, the reception standards of the Wang Gong Kingdom were, on the surface, still fully met.

Before Li Ang had even fully descended from the airship, two teams of people were already waiting on both sides of the boarding stairs. The moment he appeared, they spoke in unison to greet him.

Standing at the very front of the honor guard, a young man dressed in ornate and complex clothing, with half a mechanical clock embroidered on his chest, strode up and extended his right hand to Li Ang with a smile.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, I am Andre, the Third Prince of the Wang Gong Kingdom. On behalf of the entire Wang Gong royal family, I welcome your visit."

Without even touching the web between his thumb and index finger, only grabbing half of Li Ang's palm for a shallow shake, the young man claiming to be the Third Prince spoke politely but with a hint of assertiveness in his arrangements:

"Because the time is quite rushed this time, and you are surely in a hurry to handle official business, I have had people skip those overly cumbersome welcome ceremonies. Please take the members of your delegation to the vehicle; the Minister of Foreign Affairs is already waiting for you in Administrative District No. 3."

If he were a true diplomatic envoy, facing such an impolite "notification-style" reception, even if he wouldn't flare up on the spot, his expression would likely not be very pleasant. However, Li Ang said nothing, merely nodding slightly before leading the other members of the delegation toward the arranged vehicle.

It seems this Prince Li Ang is a soft-natured person who is easy to manipulate.

After briefly judging his personality from Li Ang's reaction, the smile on the young man's face, which had barely been cordial, was immediately tinged with a hint of perfunctoriness. He didn't even bother to introduce anyone, instead directly gesturing toward the open door of the floating car with a "please" gesture.

It seems this Third Prince is a person with a rather proud personality?

After also judging the personality of the young man in fine clothes, Li Ang, who didn't care about these things, was happy not to have to engage in superficial pleasantries in the face of his increasingly perfunctory reception. He merely glanced at him, boarded the car, sat down, and began to close his eyes to rest.

However, after the two had been seated for a while, the floating car still had not started.

Immediately after, an attendant clutching a thick notebook ran over from the other delegation members who were undergoing identity verification. He first bowed respectfully to the young man who was closing his eyes to rest, then frowned slightly and said to Li Ang:

"Your Highness the Prince, may I ask why the number of people in your country's delegation is two more than what was reported?"

Facing the attendant's inquiry, which used honorifics but was clearly far from polite, Li Ang's eyebrows couldn't help but lift slightly, and he replied:

"The extra ones are the maid and personal guard who take care of my daily life. These two are not official members of the delegation, so they weren't reported with the others... Is there a problem?"

"There is indeed a problem."

The attendant appeared respectful, but in reality, he said bluntly:

"The Wang Gong Kingdom is different from your country; we are much more meticulous here. Every trip is recorded and requires an identity verification card. Your delegation reported two fewer people, so we have two fewer identification cards prepared. I'm afraid this will cause you inconvenience."

"I see."

Hearing this, Li Ang turned his head to look at him, his expression calm as he said:

"First, give them my identification card to use. I can use His Highness Andre's identification card. Then take out your own identification card as well. This way, the mistake of your insufficient preparation won't cause us any inconvenience."

"???"

"Do you have any other questions?"

Nonsense! Of course I do!

Watching Li Ang "solve" the problem in a few words and then shift the blame, plus the Third Prince in the carriage who had opened his eyes and was looking over with dissatisfaction, the attendant couldn't help but flush red. With an unhappy expression, he argued:

"Your Highness the Prince, it was your side that reported fewer people first, and with me..." "I am not in a very good mood right now."

Glancing at the robber siblings in the distance who had changed their clothes, Li Ang interrupted the attendant, his expression slightly cold as he notified him:

"So that's enough. Don't force me to take action and slap you."

?!!!

Facing Li Ang's reminder, which lacked the elegance a noble should have and was as crude as could be, the attendant's already red face instantly flushed even more, his skin turning faintly purple as he said:

"You..."

"Slap!"

Seeing that he still wouldn't listen to reason, Li Ang, whose mood had reached its nadir after hearing about the robber siblings' encounter, decisively raised his hand and delivered a slap, directly knocking the attendant who was clearly looking for trouble to the ground. He then turned his head to look at the young man sitting across from him in the carriage.

"Your Highness Andre, is there any problem with me handling it this way?"

"Quite good."

Glancing at the attendant on the ground clutching his face, clearly stunned by the slap, the young man in fine clothes impatiently ordered:

"Don't waste time, hurry up and do as His Highness the Prince said! The Minister is still waiting over there!"

"O... okay..."

Seeing that His Highness the Third Prince had no intention of seeking justice for him, the attendant had no choice but to pick up the notebook that had fallen to the ground, clutch his face, and go back to continue his work. Meanwhile, the two in the carriage began to close their eyes to rest again, while re-evaluating each other in their hearts.

This Prince Li Ang's personality, it seems, is not only not soft at all, but if things go wrong, it might be shockingly hard...

The attendant was slapped and he didn't get angry, so this Third Prince isn't proud in personality, but... simply afraid of trouble?

"Everyone, I have invited you all here this time because I have discovered two very dangerous pieces of intelligence."

Just as Li Ang and the Third Prince were sitting opposite each other with their eyes closed, silently heading toward Administrative District No. 3, around a long table made of the bones of unknown creatures, a group of mysterious people wearing various masks were looking in unison at the head of the table, listening with serious expressions to the person at the head of the table speaking.

"The first piece of intelligence is that after the failure of the last operation against 'Arrogance', the 12 Zodiac Branches of the Cleaning Bureau have all begun self-inspections. The existence of our King-Slaying Society has very likely been completely exposed."

What?!!!

After hearing the host's notification, the masked people couldn't help but be in an uproar. The Thrush mask, who had once had a conflict with the Aquarius Director, said with anger in his voice:

"I said long ago that that Aquarius Director cannot be trusted!"

And the woman wearing the Black Cat mask opposite him also said with hesitation in her voice:

"I also feel he is very suspicious. Shouldn't we reconsider our cooperation with the Aquarius Director?"

"But this opportunity is indeed very good; it's a pity to let it go."

"The opportunity is good, but the price of failure is also very high!"

"Alright, we will talk about the cooperation with the Aquarius Director later. Now I have more important things to say."

After knocking on the table forcefully to make everyone quiet down, the person at the head of the table, whose face could not be clearly seen, turned his head to look at the young girl wearing a White Owl mask beside him, and notified her with a steady voice:

"Snow Owl, others' situations are not yet clear, but the 'Sloth' you are responsible for supervising has been completely exposed. The people the Cleaning Bureau sent to investigate you have likely already arrived."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1167 =====