Chapter 97 Undercurrent
Chapter 98: Undercurrent
In the intense preparations, the day passed quickly. At night, Shoulang changed into formal attire and prepared to attend the party. Of course, all arrangements had been made and all monitoring equipment was ready. Soon, Ningxue and I would be delivered to the bloodthirsty demon flower and the demon fox respectively.

"Have you put on the necklace?" I asked Ningxue while checking my equipment in the room.

"Yeah." Ningxue answered me while adjusting the hidden earphones in her ears. At this moment, Ningxue had changed into a snow-white evening dress, her shoulders and back were as smooth as jade, and a dark gem necklace on her chest was shining like the night. Inside this necklace, a miniature monitor was aiming at the scenery in front. Although the picture was a little dim, it did not affect the monitoring effect at all.

"Axue, you look so beautiful today." I smiled slightly as I looked at Ningxue in an evening dress.

"..." Ningxue didn't say anything, but her cheeks were slightly hot. In fact, I was also wondering why this girl always blushed when facing a child like me.

"We will go to the Demon Fox soon. How do you feel about your preparation?" I gave up the idea just now. I said with a little seriousness. "Yes, please rest assured, Mr. Mingya." Ningxue said formally after adjusting the headphones. After all, this is a mission, and it should be done in a mission-like manner.

"Well, you can't bring any equipment with you on this mission, so I don't ask you to kill the Demon Fox, but you have to at least hold him back for two hours. Is that okay?" Although the Demon Fox is lustful, his social skills are not acquired in vain. He must have gentlemanly manners, but whether they are perfect or not. We'll know that after we turn off the lights.

"Well, I think it's possible." Ning Xue replied. "But, if we just hold him back, what if Yingsha and Huanmie come back during this time..."

"Haha, you can rest assured about this. If the negotiations with Skinny Wolf go well enough, only one of Swiftness and Shadow Killer can come back alive tonight. As we are the weakest on the surface, this will definitely bring a lot of benefits. What you have to do is to hold back the Demon Fox, and I will rush over to support you after I deal with the demon flower."

"...Yes." Although she answered me directly, I still read something strange on Ningxue's face.

"Haha, don't worry, Axue, I will definitely kill that bastard before he tries to take off your clothes." A sly smile appeared at the corner of my mouth.

"Mr. Mingya..." After hearing what I said, the blush on Ningxue's face that had just faded away reappeared.

"Haha, stop it." I laughed twice. It felt so good to tease a beautiful woman without getting teased back. "Remember, your task this time is to delay time. The longer the better. Of course, if you can't delay any longer, just scream and I'll rush over as soon as possible." I put away my playful smile and pointed to my ears, indicating that everything would be done under my monitoring, so that she could rest assured.

"Yeah." After adjusting the device in her ears, Ningxue tied her long straight hair up behind her head, instantly exuding her mature and charming aura.

I looked at the person in front of me, a faint smile appeared on my lips, and then I turned my eyes to the monitor on my wrist. Ningxue was slightly stunned, then sat down on the bed and stared at the monitor screen with me.

"Thin Wolf, can you hear me? If you can, just cough." Wearing hidden headphones, I whispered to the watch on my wrist.

"Ahem..." Skinny Wolf had just walked into the venue and hadn't encountered any opponents yet.

"Well, you don't have to answer anything I say. Just speak normally. I'll remind you if there's any problem."

"Ahem." Shoulang also understood what I meant. After a brief exchange, Shoulang walked into the venue. When he walked in, the banquet was already full.

"Shoulang, check if the red-banded king cobra has arrived." I said to Shoulang as soon as I entered the banquet hall. Shoulang immediately looked around the room and finally locked the position of the monitor on the face of a very arrogant young man in the front row.

The man was arrogantly tapping his legs, and a charming woman was in his arms. On the other side of him, a blond American with a dead face was sitting there quietly, looking at everything around him indifferently. Judging from their position, they should have arrived a long time ago.

"Well, don't worry about them for now. Just make sure they are there and keep an eye on their movements."

"Cough." With a light cough, the thin wolf shifted his focus and looked somewhere else.

"Hey, Skinny Wolf, you're here." The person who interrupted Skinny Wolf's patrol was Cruel Cigar, who was smoking a cigarette and drinking a glass of wine leisurely. Beside him, Tiexiong and Yetu were guarding him closely.

"Haha, what a waste of resources." On the monitor side, I couldn't help but laugh as I saw Skinny Wolf slowly sitting next to Cruel Cigar.

"Waste of resources?" Ningxue asked me in confusion.

"Well, the followers of Skinny Wolf this time are just two second-rate assassins. And that Yandai brought all his trump cards with him. You can't bring weapons in a formal banquet venue like this. In other words, this place is absolutely safe. Bringing followers is just to make things easier. If you can bring weapons, then all the other unarmed civilians who participated in the auction would be dead." I laughed. "And if he took all his trump cards away, there would be no one guarding his residence. If someone planted a bomb, he wouldn't even know it. What's the point of holding an auction?"

"However, since he dares to bring Xunji with him, maybe he has other capable people to guard his residence?" Ningxue asked, tilting her head.

"Well... maybe." I didn't refute Ningxue's words. That's right, even a third-rate killer would be slightly sensitive to the existence of a bomb. Not to mention someone like Cruel Cigar who was recruited by throwing money around. Of course, the sensitivity I'm talking about here refers to a small room like this in the cabin, not the huge laboratory I originally blew up. In such a large building, even Sister Bei couldn't find where I put the bomb, let alone those small fish.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

While I was chatting with Ningxue, Skinny Wolf also started his conversation with Cruel Cigar.

"This is the good stuff I brought back from Cuba. I hope you will accept it, Mr. Ito." As he said this, Skinny Wolf took out a small box from the hands of his men. Ito took it and opened it. It turned out to be a box of cigars.

"Hahaha, Skinny Wolf, are you trying to be friendly with me?" Cruel Cigar laughed grimly.

"Well... I don't agree with you. This is indeed one of my intentions." Shoulang said with a smile. "Oh?" Ito Naoki was a little surprised. He never thought that Shoulang would say this to him so directly.

"Haha, Mr. Ito, look back." Following the thin wolf's gaze, he looked back and saw the demon fox slowly walking towards him next to the red-snake king cobweb.

Looking away, Ito's expression became somewhat solemn.

"I believe Mr. Ito also understands that although there are hundreds of people coming to this auction, there are only a dozen or so real brands that can participate in the auction. The rest are almost all people from the underworld, and among them, our five companies are the most powerful. I believe Mr. Ito also understands what this means."

"Yeah..." Ito let out a heavy breath.

Seeing Cruel Cigar like this, the thin wolf had a sneer on his face. "Well, Mr. Ito also saw it just now. The Demon Fox has begun to show goodwill to the Red Snake King. If we don't join forces, how much do you think we can get from this auction?"

"Hmph, if we join forces, what do you want me to do?"

"Haha, I've also heard of the name of Swift for a long time, so I want to see their ability, that's all." As he said that, the skinny wolf took out a gold card from his arms. "Here is five million US dollars (equivalent to 5.4 million yen). I hope Mr. Ito can make some trouble for the Demon Fox. This will be beneficial to both you and me." As he said that, the skinny wolf slowly pushed the card towards Ito Naoki, and the monitor on his brooch was aimed at the Swift behind him without missing a trace. Through the monitor, I clearly saw that Yato's eyes shrank slightly. It seems that the temptation of five million US dollars is enough.

"Hmph, what can you do? Waiting to reap the benefits?" Ito said coldly.

"Of course not." Skinny Wolf said easily. "To be honest with Mr. Ito, I'm short of money recently, so I won't ask too much for the auction here. Of course, it's not my style to hand over such a precious land to others. Since I'm here, I naturally want to have a taste of the soup. However, if the Red Snake King Snake and the Demon Fox eat the fat meat, with the ability of Soul Sorrow, I don't think I can drink this soup cleanly, so I must do something for myself." Skinny Wolf's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness as he said this.

"Hmm..." Cruel Cigar was in a state of uncertainty at the moment, smoking a cigarette with a serious face. I knew he was weighing whether to go to the Red Snake King to report the news about Thin Wolf and then kill Thin Wolf, or to follow Thin Wolf to defeat the Demon Fox and the Red Snake King.

"Shoulang, spread the message." I heard all their conversations on the monitor, so I naturally couldn't give the cigarette holder time to think. Shoulang straightened his tie after hearing my conversation. This was a code, telling the men on his right to call the people on his left. Of course, this was done in his pocket. Just dial it.

Ring, ring, ring…

"Moses Moses, yes sir, the boss is talking about work. What?! Okay, I'll tell the boss right away. Yes, please be careful on the road." The subordinate hung up the phone excitedly.

"Boss..." The subordinate whispered something in Skinny Wolf's ear.

"What? You said flow... ahem, you said he will be here soon?" Skinny Wolf lowered his voice.

"Yes, he will definitely arrive tonight at the latest."

"Haha, God helps me!" Shoulang said excitedly, and then turned to Ito with a hint of coldness. "Haha, Mr. Ito seems unwilling to cooperate with me, Shoulang. In this case, I will not force you. I wish you a good result in this auction." Shoulang took the card back in his hand.

"Wait a minute!" Just as Skinny Wolf took the card back, Night Rabbit, who had been standing by without saying a word, pressed the card on the table.

"Mr. Koga, excuse me, but the person you were talking about on the phone just now was Liufeng?" Yetu frowned slightly.

"Haha, it seems that it is not yet Miss Yetu's turn to ask?" Skinny Wolf said with the same momentum.

"...Boss, I think what Mr. Koga said makes sense. At this moment, the Demon Fox has become friends with the Red-Snake King Cobra. If we continue to try to please him, even if we are rich and powerful, we may not be able to maximize our profits in this auction. On the contrary, if we cooperate with Mr. Koga, as long as we defeat the Red-Snake King Cobra, I believe we will have a good harvest this time." Night Rabbit whispered softly in Cruel Cigar's ear.

"Then... can you deal with the two killers of the Demon Fox?" Ito Naoki asked nervously.

"Hehe, I may not be able to kill them, but I will definitely not let them have an easy time." As he spoke, a hint of bloodthirstiness flashed in Yetu's eyes, and when he stood up, his eyes revealed greed for the gold card on the table.

"Okay. In that case, Skinny Wolf, I will cooperate with you this time. But remember, the land in the west is what I, Cruel Cigar, have set my eyes on. You are not allowed to have any distracting thoughts."

"Haha, that's really refreshing. Then I'll look forward to Mr. Ito's good news." He put the card on the table again. Skinny Wolf turned around and left the seat.

"Hu..." I heaved a long sigh of relief as I watched Skinny Wolf successfully complete his mission. At least the first step of the plan was completed, and the next step was up to me.

"Come on, Axue, it's time for us to go play with those two people."

"Well, but, Mr. Mingya, I didn't bring any equipment because I was waiting for your support. So, where is your equipment?" Although Ningxue saw me sorting out my equipment just now, I was only wearing long pants and short sleeves at the moment, and there was no place to hide my weapons.

"A.secret.makes.a.gentlemen.more.style." Leaving Ningxue with a mysterious smile, I walked out of the room first.

　Occasionally come up to pick up some moral integrity. Prove that you are still alive. = =
　　
　
(End of this chapter)