Chapter 99 Shuise: Linglan, have you made Wonder stupid?
Wonder had never been so grateful that he had worn a mask to look cool. Although it was not a full-face mask, it at least covered most of his face. The drooping hood also helped him cover his eyes that the mask could not cover, blocking Youyu from seeing his expression.
If You Yu mustered up the courage to pull open the thief's hood now, he would find that the eyes hidden under the mask were filled with strong emotions of disappointment.
What kind of person is this? Is he so tolerant towards all criminals?
Bai Ye thought of how he felt when he first arrived at Solomon College. He felt a sense of how far away the past was. After half a lifetime of walking around, he was still speechless when he returned to the Squid Detective Agency.
"Okay! There's nothing I can't heal! Take a look, is it the same as before?"
Lily of the Valley quickly retracted her green soul particles, and the translucent vines retracted into the ground as the treatment ended. The girl clapped her hands and revealed a relieved yet dangerous smile.
What I mean is, why don’t you dare say that the treatment is not good?
Wonder silently moved his arms, trying to hint to Shuise and Youyu to release the means that restricted him, but Shuise and Youyu obviously didn't understand. The two of them peeked into Wonder's field of vision, with confused looks on their faces.
"I mean, untie this."
Wonder could feel the number of cross symbols on his forehead increasing. He took a deep breath and made himself express his request in a nonchalant tone that would not ruin his character. After all, given the character of the Phantom Thief, a fun-loving person with a histrionic personality would definitely not be disappointed with the two high school detectives for not realizing his intentions.
"You accepted it pretty quickly!"
Feeling the resistance from the person under him, which was completely different from the indifference he showed on the surface, Shuise was still stunned, but Youyu had already put away his golden thread and showed a very happy expression on his face: "I can actually use the detective without any psychological burden."
"It's obvious, for that person... Oh, sorry, I'll just call him by his name. For Bai Ye, you guys kept me here even if it meant offending Faust. You definitely won't let anything happen to me before you find Bai Ye, right?"
Wonder also smiled and resumed his playful tone. While he was moving his wrists that had been tied for half a day, the fingertips of his other hand gently rested on his shoulder that had just been pierced, feeling the wound that had completely healed, and was secretly surprised.
Not only the wound just now, but even the dull pain from the aftereffects of the [Miracle] disappeared from his mind, and his thoughts became extremely clear, as if his brain had been purified from the inside out.
No matter how many times I see it, Lily of the Valley's ability still feels magical. She is a nanny-type player with a bug, but I am a main attacker.
"You really believe in us. Mr. Kaito would trust us so easily?"
You Yu’s smile grew wider.
"No, no, no, I just... believe in your moral character."
Wonder sighed regretfully: "After all, we are both smart people and we know what each other wants."
Then Shuise and Linglan looked at the two people looking at each other for a while, and suddenly laughed.
"Linglan, let's not talk about the fact that Youyu has always been like this. Are you going to make Wonder stupid?"
Shuise secretly leaned over and whispered in Linglan's ear, earning a slap in the face from the other party.
"You dare to question me?"
Linglan looked down at Shuise, who was bending over, with a sense of oppression, and the latter quickly shook his head.
"Okay, Mr. Phantom Thief, since you're already in our hands, we have to follow some rules. It doesn't matter if you don't tell us now. As long as we find the mastermind who took Bai Ye away as you said, and know Bai Ye's situation, we will abide by the agreement and let you go. But before that--"
Youyu raised his hand, and golden threads flew out from his fingertips and directly wrapped around wonder's wrists, restricting his movements. Youyu pulled the golden threads, and the thief was still a little weak because he had just recovered. He staggered and held on to a tree with both hands to stand firm.
Although You Yu was smiling, there was some surprise in his eyes. After all, he did not expect that the golden thread that he condensed so casually would be so strong.
These golden lines are the embodiment of the hints of fate that his good luck has given him. The more deeply the fate of the object of the attack is linked to his, the clearer the golden lines become. In other words, at present, the future connection between him and this thief is deeper than either of them imagined.
What a troublesome character. No one knows how Bai Ye is doing now. The only thief Wonder who knows his whereabouts happens to be one of the most difficult people in the world. You Yu can't even confirm whether the other party is in such a bad situation now as part of his own plan.
The person floating weakly with his hands tied and his movements restricted is obviously the Phantom Thief, but at this moment he inexplicably feels like he has fallen into someone's trap. Could it be the real "mastermind" as fate has revealed... ?
A lot of clues flashed through Youyu's mind in an instant. Those clues were pieced together, but they were like a puzzle with key parts missing, making it impossible to see what the puzzle itself contained. But that was not enough. He needed to continue searching to identify the real "murderer", who was the culprit that caused all the recent disasters... and Bai Ye. No matter what, he needed to find Bai Ye first and confirm Bai Ye's safety before taking the next step.
So he could only narrow his eyes and look at Mr. Kaito, who had his hands locked with golden thread and looked a little embarrassed, with his most intimidating expression.
The detective's eyes were cold: "Mr. Kaito, please cooperate with us. After all, our fates... are so closely linked."
Wonder looked up at the gold thread in his hand, but a hellish joke flashed through his mind. After spending all this time together, it was not difficult for him to see that Youyu was surprised that their fate was more deeply connected than he had imagined. Unfortunately, he couldn't say it directly: in the plot line of "The Wicked City", he was the biggest villain who would kill everyone around Youyu in the future.
The players' gloating, the t173 mission, the destined future revealed in the road of destiny exploration, and the "murderer" who was hiding behind the scenes and watching the battle between the devil apostles and the devil game players...
At that moment, many things flashed through Bai Ye's mind, but like You Yu, the two high school students who realized that fate was not kind to them ended up just smiling at each other across their identities as detective and thief.
With provocation.
"Well, a prisoner should be prepared to be a prisoner. I am not as skilled as you right now, detective. You have the final say."
The Phantom Thief raised his hands, shook the gold threads on his wrists, and said sarcastically.
"Since Mr. Detective is so confident, please lead the way. In this 'real' underworld."
The dark green mist has been permeating at a moderate position, but it does not affect the detection ability of Shuise, a super auxiliary player. Passing through the surrounding jungle, Shuise quickly brought his companions and "prisoners" to their destination - a group of ancient temple buildings that looked decayed, which was exactly the location of the map in the Dionysus space.
"I realized only after seeing it with my own eyes that this place is exactly the same as the underworld Miteklan in the Dionysus space."
Shuise made a gazing gesture. The buildings covered by vines were close at hand. Feathered serpent-like faces grew on the ancient vegetation. After he used his bow to tear apart the surface vegetation, what was exposed underneath were familiar feathered serpent statues.
Those strange, solemn and ancient stone statues were already all over the ground before entering the building complex.
"There is no doubt that this is already the scope of the other world."
Lily of the Valley put away the vines that she had released to sense the concentration of the demon factor. The rapidly withering vines showed that the concentration of the demon factor here was no longer the reality of the surface world. The girl sighed. Facing such a terrible reality, she just showed a helpless expression: "Now we have really come to the underworld of Miteklan, the domain space located in the inner world and built by the demon king of the meteorite."
“Not only that~”
The thief at the back of the detective agency spoke with a grin, the last syllable of his voice rising gently, like a raven's feather brushing against his face, or like the light tail of a cat.
"Mitklan is also used by some explorers as the name of a temple complex built by believers of the Lost Demon King. Oh, by the way, those who mastered the special formation and first recorded the meteorite and crystal skull were also the ancestors of the Tree House Tribe. The 'bird cage' formation that appeared in the Skull Town before was also the research of those priests..."
The thief even sounded a little regretful: "Seventy percent of the explorers who come to Skull Town and prepare to explore the jungle come here to find this ancient building complex. Unexpectedly, they saw its true appearance in the other world... Such a magnificent temple complex... I thought it had been lost in the long river of history, but the devil apostle brought it to light again..."
Shuise showed an indescribable expression, as if he was looking at a madman: "Why, you are not going to say that the actions of the demon apostles have helped these ancient ruins to see the light of day in some sense?!"
The Phantom Thief shrugged. It looked like he wanted to spread his hands at first, but his hands were bound tightly by the golden wire. He had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.
"I didn't say that. It seems that this is Mr. Shuise's brilliant idea."
Linglan stretched out her hand numbly. She seemed to have gotten used to Shuise's personality and made preparations in advance before the other party made a move. So when Shuise was about to explode, before he could rush out, Linglan grabbed his collar and pulled him back.
So this is how Bai Ye felt when facing them?
Linglan suddenly understood why Bai Ye always pressed his forehead when he had a headache.
"Don't tease him, Phantom Thief."
You Yu sighed and chose to support his members. He pulled the thief and continued to walk deeper into the temple complex: "If that's the case, then those demon apostles must have done something in this temple complex, which caused the surface world to be affected to that extent. In a sense, we can solve the root cause in the inner world..."
You Yu finally sorted out his thoughts: "Besides, I have asked around in the town. If we want to fulfill the ambitions of those demon apostles, we need the power of life and death. Linglan is here, and the demon apostles don't have the power of death for the time being. We have enough time——"
"Really? Little detective."
A teasing voice sounded behind Youyu, and the detective's mumbling reasoning was all heard by the thief, but the thief did not speak in a sarcastic tone. Instead, he just spoke thoughtfully as if giving a hint.
“……!”
You Yu's face changed drastically, and he reacted instantly, his steps becoming faster: "No! There is another Qianmian!"
Shuise and Linglan looked at Youyu blankly.
"The crystal skull is in Qianmian's hands. We must find Qianmian and stop him! There is no soul tag owner who symbolizes the other half of death here, but Qianmian's ability... can copy other people's abilities and appearances!"
You Yu clenched the golden thread in his hand, and the golden thread of fate had already rushed uncontrollably into the depths of the building complex in front of him, as if it was destined.
What awaits them there?
Youyu suddenly felt a little scared for no reason.
Nobody knows.
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