Chapter 591

"..."

Me go undercover among the rebels? Are you kidding me!

After hearing the red-haired Director's proposal, Leon's first reaction was that she was talking nonsense again. After all, even if one were to skip over his status as the Lionheart Duke, he was already a marked man on the rebels' side.

First, there was the Bandage Woman who wanted to attack the Laien family, then the Copy Man who was undercover in the Police Department's Secret Investigation Bureau, and the sloppy old man at the knighting ceremony who could make people's heart rates skyrocket.

Adding it all up, three anomalous object holders from the rebels had already fallen at his hands. The reason he asked the Director for those three "protective hairs" was precisely to guard against the rebels attacking his family.

This relationship, even if one doesn't call it a deep blood feud, could probably be considered a fight to the death. And yet, now he is supposed to join the rebels and go undercover? This is really...

Hmm... it's not impossible, is it?

After looking at the 【If】 on the table, Leon pondered for a bit and found that this mission didn't seem as ridiculous as it sounded.

Now that he had the 【Heart of Wild Ambition】, his safety was basically guaranteed. And relying on the intelligence provided by Amien, as long as he found the rebels' gathering point, he could use 【If】 to directly impersonate a rebel member, try to contact those rebels holding anomalous objects, and attempt to wipe them all out.

Considering that the rebels themselves were involved with Director Aquarius, doing this would not only eliminate the threat from the rebels, ensure the safety of his family, and help the Princess recover her lost identity, but also incidentally reduce Aquarius's helpers and thwart any conspiracies he might have.

Five birds with one stone...

After calculating the risks and benefits of the undercover mission, Leon decisively nodded and agreed.

"I'll take it!"

"Very good~"

After nodding slightly with satisfaction, the red-haired Director said:

"Leon, the questioning of Director Aquarius can only truly begin in five or six days, but the initiation time can be slightly advanced, maybe in two or three days.

After Lord Jin Juan and I initiate the questioning, Director Aquarius will definitely rush back to the General Bureau immediately and prepare with all his might to deal with the internal questioning. From the time he is lured away until the questioning ends, there should be about two weeks.

During this period, I can roughly determine his whereabouts to ensure he won't appear at the rebel gathering point, and since you have the 【Heart of Wild Ambition】 for protection, your safety can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

So, starting from two days from now and ending two weeks later is the specific time for your infiltration mission. If the questioning is successful, it can be extended; if the questioning fails, you must leave immediately. As for the mission objectives..."

When she said this, the red-haired Director pondered for a moment, then tapped the table lightly with her fingertips and said:

"The first objective is that pair of grandmother and granddaughter who may possess the ability to erase memories. You need to find them as a priority to help Princess Veronika restore her identity as soon as possible. The secondary objective is to contact the other few people who hold anomalous objects, find out their abilities, and confirm their locations.

Before the questioning of Director Aquarius begins, I will stay in the Bureau. If I go to participate in the questioning, then Auntie Ai Ma will also stay in the Bureau to hold the fort. After confirming the locations and abilities of those people, you can send the little dog that Senior Jie Rui gave you back to deliver the message, and bring me or Auntie Ai Ma over to make the arrests."

"Okay, I've noted that down."

"I haven't finished yet."

The red-haired Director shook her head and said:

"Besides these two missions, you have a hidden mission. I hope you can confirm whether there is another Prince Watching Qiaoshuya among those rebels."

What?

After looking at Leon's surprised eyes, the red-haired Director did not explain immediately, but instead asked: "Do you still remember the nightmare Prince Watching Qiaoshuya had when you and Auntie Ai Ma went to visit him?"

That strange dream of "foreseeing the future"?

After recalling it, Leon nodded, then asked with some confusion:

"Of course I remember... Is there a problem with that dream?"

"The problem is huge."

After pouring the tea into an empty wine bottle and tilting her head back to take a big gulp, the red-haired Director, who was using tea to drown her sorrows, said with a headache:

"Prince Watching Qiaoshuya's nightmare should be the curse of the King of Nightmares on the royal family. And that King of Nightmares believes that compared to the fake, terrifying scenes of ordinary nightmares, these regrets buried in the deepest part of one's heart are the most fearful nightmares in a person's heart.

Therefore, the curse given by the King of Nightmares has always been to make people recall the most painful past, rather than that kind of hollow, fake nightmare without any real feeling. This conflicted with the content of Prince Watching Qiaoshuya's nightmare."

"So... you suspect there are two Prince Qiaoshuyas?"

"Yes."

The red-haired Director spread her hands and said helplessly:

"I know it sounds outrageous, but combined with Auntie Ai Ma's retelling of the nightmare's content, the only answer I can think of now is that there is another Prince Watching Qiaoshuya who has experienced those painful futures and has returned to the present, which is the past for him.

And as Prince Watching Qiaoshuya grows older, his intelligence gradually matures, his concepts and personality are basically fixed, and the state of his soul begins to approach this future prince. Therefore, when the future prince bears the curse of the King of Nightmares, he, as the same entity, unfortunately 'shared' this nightmare."

"..."

It seems... it really makes sense?

After pondering the red-haired Director's hypothesis and finding that there were really no major flaws, Leon was somewhat convinced.

"So, you think that Prince Watching Qiaoshuya who returned from the future is very likely hiding among the rebels?"

"Not sure yet, but judging from what the rebels have done in the past, there is at least an eighty percent chance... After all, the future Prince Watching Qiaoshuya returned to the present with a heart full of obsession; he couldn't have just come back to look around, right?"

"That makes sense."

"If it makes sense, then go prepare!"

After taking a small notebook out of the drawer and writing a few sentences on it, the red-haired Director closed the notebook, handed it over, and said seriously:

"Take this to the Police Department and find the First Assistant to the Minister of Justice. He will appoint you as the Warden of the Death Row. With this identity, you can activate the substitute-death ability of the 【Heart of Wild Ambition】.

In addition, for Director Aquarius, your intelligence is completely transparent. Perhaps he will inform those rebels, so it's best not to easily use anomalous objects like the 【Witch's Broom】 or 【Holy Spirit Pendant】 that have been registered in the Bureau, otherwise your identity will very likely be exposed.

But in order to make contact with those rebels who hold anomalous objects, it's better for you to reveal some special abilities... hmm... do you have any anomalous objects or abilities that haven't been registered in the Bureau?"

Unregistered anomalous objects or abilities?

"I actually do have one ability..."

After taking the notebook and putting it away, Leon hesitated slightly, then looked at the golden 【Prince of Travel Thrush】 on the badge interface and said uncertainly:

"If the conditions are right, I seem to be able to force others to bow to me."

(End of chapter)