Chapter 277

On the carriage returning to the Market District, Lu Mian looked out the window, recalling and analyzing Gardner Martin's various performances after they completed the mission.

He felt that the Savare boss didn't really care much about the suitcase they had brought back at great risk. At the time, he just took a casual look and placed it on the desk.

"Was it really a test? The head dragging the spine and the headless monster were both under the specific intelligence of the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order'. As long as one followed the fixed procedure and didn't act on one's own, one wouldn't be truly attacked by them?

"But the boss is or was a 'Conspirator'. What he showed might just be what he wanted us to see, not necessarily the manifestation of his true intentions...

"Regardless, the trader who only had a head left and the headless humanoid monster were both real. What do they represent respectively? Are the things the former said true or false? Did he disappear for several months because he was looking for the entrance to the Trier of the Fourth Epoch, encountered some terrible things, and his head and body separated, both having their own consciousness?

"The sentence the boss said, 'The devil is our friend, and hell is other people,' seems to be saying not to trust others easily... He suddenly gave me a hint. Was it because he was satisfied with my performance in this mission?

"Did he send people to follow us secretly and make detailed observations? Or, is one of 'Giant' Simon or 'Rat' Christo not as afraid as they appear, secretly acting as the boss's eyes and ears?

"The boss didn't keep me directly, which means the 'investigation' shouldn't be over yet. Hmm, now, will there be people following this carriage, lurking in the shadows around?

"Heh, Mr. K and his subordinates also like to do this. It would be fun if they bumped into each other..."

"Rat" Christo and "Giant" Simon, who were borrowing the Breeze Ballroom's carriage back to the Market District, saw Lu Mian not saying a word, his gaze looking out the carriage window without focus, and both were a bit uneasy and restless.

After five minutes of unspeakable silence, Christo piled up a smile and said:

"Charles, what are you looking at?"

"It's too crowded." Lu Mian sighed, answering a question with something unrelated.

Christo and Simon looked at each other, suspecting that Charles was mocking them for occupying the carriage space.

Hesitating for a few seconds, Christo took the initiative to explain his intention for doing so.

He said in a low voice:

"Charles, I wanted to take this opportunity to communicate with you. Damn, I didn't expect Simon, this pillar, to follow along too!"

"Sow-raised, it was clearly me who first suggested borrowing the carriage!" "Giant" Simon blurted out, refuting.

Christo ignored him, gritted his teeth and said:

"Charles, this mission made me re-recognize you. Except for the boss, you are the Beyonder around me with the most brains, the most strength, and the most calmness."

Most calm? That's because you haven't seen me when I'm impulsive... Lu Mian slandered in his heart, pretending to provoke:

"Is that so? Do I have more brains than Brignier and more strength than Franca?"

"Rat" Christo was speechless for a moment, and it took a few seconds to say:

"I mean, in the future, if the boss arranges secret missions for me again, I want to find you to help me analyze it and see how to do it specifically. I don't want to be so panicked that I have no way out next time I encounter a similar monster."

Yo, intelligence delivered to the door? Lu Mian smiled and said:

"I have no problem, but aren't you afraid that the boss will be angry after knowing?"

Christo looked at Lu Mian, then looked at "Giant" Simon next to him, his voice carrying a bit of coldness:

"If you don't say it, and we don't say it, the boss won't know."

Simon's eyelids twitched slightly, and he followed up:

"My thoughts are about the same as 'Rat's'."

He also didn't want to die in the next secret mission.

Lu Mian thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"I can provide help, but I don't guarantee that I can restore the truth of the matter or find a way to avoid danger just by your description. Also, I might make some small requests."

"No problem!" "Rat" Christo agreed without hesitation.

If it were only today's encounter, he wouldn't be like this, but he had just escaped the "Mirror Person" incident not long ago, and he was still a bit frightened. Now, his psychological defense line was close to collapse.

"Giant" Simon also expressed his attitude, then looked at Lu Mian and cursed himself in a low voice.

He cleared his throat and said:

"Brother Charles, I apologize to you. My attitude toward you before wasn't very good, and I even wanted to bully you for just joining the Savare and not knowing anything, inciting you to find the boss and deal with 'Red Boots'."

"I am a very rude person, have no culture, and can't say nice sentences. I can only hope you accept my apology. In the future, whatever you order, I, Simon, will do!"

Yo, recognized the situation so quickly, and put his posture so low... This guy is also a talent... Lu Mian put on a posture of not caring much and said:

"I have already forgotten the past things. Look, haven't I not targeted you or retaliated against you during this time?"

After finishing, Lu Mian silently added in his heart:

Mainly because I'm too busy, where would I have time to manage you, this small gang leader...

"Giant" Simon quietly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling more and more that Charles was not bad, and his mind wasn't that narrow.

Lu Mian then smiled:

"Why call me brother? I'm much younger than you."

Simon smiled sheepishly:

"You are already Sequence 7. In terms of strength, I should call you brother."

Lu Mian couldn't help but start joking:

"If we really have to address each other according to sequence, after I promote to Sequence 6, do you have to call me uncle?"

Simon hesitated for two seconds and cleared his throat again:

"If you wish..."

Damn, is this guy too shameless? When he communicates with the boss in private, is he also like this? "Rat" Christo turned his head in astonishment, looking at the strong man who was over 1.9 meters tall, as if he was meeting this giant for the first time.

Simon immediately added:

"But I think I will become Sequence 7 earlier than you promote to Sequence 6.

"You should have just become a 'Pyromaniac' not long ago. Later, it might take a few years, or even more than ten years, to master the power of flames and be able to withstand the next potion."

His hidden meaning was "Haha, just joking, maybe it won't be long before we are both Sequence 7, you are still my brother."

Hearing these words, Lu Mian remembered the feeling that his potion had digested a bit after he burned Susanna Mattis to death with invisible flames.

But because he hadn't summarized the first acting rule, the degree of digestion wasn't obvious.

Combining the experiences before and after and the various things he saw in the Market District, Lu Mian often had the feeling that the first acting rule was about to come out, but it was always a bit off, the thoughts weren't clear enough, and it seemed he still needed to wait for some opportunities.

His thoughts quickly turned back to Gardner Martin's possible secret observation and subsequent tests.

This made him, who planned to go to the Lavigne Pier in the Square District to listen to Mr. Fool's bishop's sermon when he had time tomorrow or the day after, feel that it was better to postpone it for a period of time. Wait until he passed the test and officially joined the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" before going.

"But I have to accept psychological treatment tomorrow afternoon. Should I go?

"I feel that my mental state and emotional control have improved a lot these days. I still need the two ladies to confirm. Hmm, they do 'Psychological Invisibility' every time. Lady Justice is even a true demigod, it's unlikely she will be seen by Gardner Martin, let alone his subordinates... As a 'Hunter', it's normal for me to like studying plants. After visiting the botanical garden, going to have a cup of coffee and rest next to it, no one can point out what the problem is..." Lu Mian quickly made a decision and planned to continue psychological treatment tomorrow.

It's just that before entering the Mason Cafe, he had to spend two to three hours walking around the nearby botanical garden.

After the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Breeze Ballroom, Lu Mian went to the second floor to drink coffee and watched "Giant" Simon and "Rat" Christo leave the Market Avenue.

After four o'clock in the afternoon, he put on a dark wide-brimmed round hat and left the ballroom, planning to go to White Coat Street to find Franca, communicate about the bizarre mission at noon, and discuss Gardner Martin's attitude.

After walking along Market Avenue for a few minutes, Lu Mian suddenly thought of a question:

If the boss really sent someone to watch me and observe my actions during this time, then I often go to the apartment on White Coat Street to find Franca. Will it make him think that I have an affair with Franca and that I have been wearing a green hat?

Or, as a Trier person, he actually doesn't care?

Hmm, it's rumored outside that I have an affair with Jenna. I go to White Coat Street to find Jenna, not Franca. It won't make the boss suspicious...

Lu Mian settled his heart, arrived at 3 White Coat Street, and knocked on the door of room 601.

"Why are you here again?" Franca, who habitually wore a lady's shirt with light-colored trousers, asked unpleasantly.

At this time, there was a pile of shit drawn on the left side of her clean face, and a dark green turtle on the right.

"Lost at cards?" Lu Mian raised an eyebrow.

He remembered Franca mentioning that when she played cards with Jenna and the dancing girls under her, it basically didn't involve money, and was replaced by various strange punishments.

Franca looked back and said in a low voice:

"During this time, Jenna's mood has been bad. I'm trying to find a way to make her happy."

Lu Mian followed Franca's line of sight and found that Jenna's face was also drawn messily, with a pile of moles and two pig snouts. The top dancing girl was the same.

"Then I'll wait for you to finish playing." He walked into the living room and said so.

That top dancing girl thought Charles came to find Jenna, so she hurriedly got up, went to the washroom to wash her face clean, and left apartment 601.

Jenna's mood was indeed better. She looked at Lu Mian and asked in a teasing tone:

"Did you come to find me, or Franca?"

This sounds weird... Lu Mian replied frankly:

"The boss arranged a strange mission for me. I want to ask Franca for advice."

"What mission?" Franca did not hide her curiosity.

Lu Mian briefly mentioned the encounter at noon, including how to suppress "Rat" Christo and "Giant" Simon and make them follow his instructions.

Whether it was Franca or Jenna, they were both frightened by the trader who only had a head left and the headless monster, and they didn't speak for a long while.

After a few seconds, Franca suddenly gritted her teeth:

"Gardner Martin, that bitch-raised!"

"What's wrong?" Jenna didn't understand why Franca suddenly cursed the boss.

Franca explained vaguely:

"I suspect this mission is Gardner Martin's test for Charles, wanting him to enter the core layer.

"Fuck his mother, I've slept with him for so long, he doesn't trust me, and never thought about testing me!"

PS: There is only one update at noon on the weekend.

(End of chapter)