Chapter 79
"It's too late, is it alright if we just drink red wine?"
Six wine glasses were interspersed between Xun Jiang's five slender fingers, while his other hand held an opened bottle of red wine.
Xun Jiang, with his broad shoulders and narrow waist, was wearing a casual light-colored cotton and linen loungewear outfit. His overall appearance was slender and soft, and his slightly long, wet hair, which hadn't been cut for a month, was scattered across his forehead, revealing a handsome and gentle face.
While the group was piecing together key information, he opened a bottle of red wine to let it breathe. He came out after a shower at the perfect time. At that moment, he was the complete opposite of the tension, repression, and danger in their conversation. Under the bright lights, he was clean, handsome, relaxed, and gentle.
Lin Keli stared wide-eyed, instinctively interrupting the conversation. Everyone looked at Xun Jiang, nodded in agreement with his suggestion, and watched as he elegantly poured each person a glass of fragrant red wine.
Lin Keli sat opposite him, and from Xun Jiang's slender fingers she could see his forearm with its sleeves rolled up, and when Xun Jiang bent over, she could see his fair collarbone faintly visible through his loose collar.
Her originally tired nerves, like a sponge soaked in water, tightened little by little, and she began to feel dizzy even before she had tasted any alcohol.
After pouring the water, Xun Jiang stood up, smiling gently like a breeze caressing the moon. "I'm a little sleepy, I'm going back to my room to sleep."
Chi Xia: "Brother Xun Jiang, won't you have a drink?"
Xun Jiang glanced at the group and shook his head. His sense of propriety led him to walk upstairs to his room.
Xun Jiang's figure disappeared at the top of the stairs, and Lin Keli's gaze had not yet turned away.
Xin Ran snapped his fingers. "Wipe your drool."
Startled, Lin Keli quickly raised her hand, only to realize she had been tricked. Just as she was about to retort to Xin Ran, seeing everyone looking at her, she hurriedly grabbed the red wine on the table and took a big gulp, awkwardly changing the subject, "Good wine! You should try it."
Anna laughed so hard she almost fell over. "How come I never noticed before? The doctors at our affiliated hospital are so good-looking! Dr. Xun took off his white coat and mask, and he was absolutely stunning. He's completely smitten with Keli. If I recorded what you were doing just now, I could laugh on repeat for two months. Go for it, sister! At this age, someone who's this physically attractive is definitely true love."
Lin Keli's face flushed red instantly. She picked up a glass of red wine and nervously gulped down a large mouthful. "Don't talk nonsense. Where were we?"
Ye Feng shook his head speechlessly, and also picked up his red wine and took a sip. "You said Director Ma is the boss. If I understand correctly, you mean that Director Ma is the big boss of the Dawn Organization, that is, your leader. But I heard that the boss of Dawn is dead, and Dawn was disbanded because the boss died."
Everyone looked at Lin Keli again. The information they had received was indeed as Ye Feng had said. Chi Xia took Lin Keli's glass, which was tilted and about to spill wine, and helped her put it back on the table. "The news of the boss's murder was released by Twilight. The purpose was to disband Dawn because Music had stolen Dawn's internal communication channels and issued fake missions to Dawn members to carry out a one-by-one encirclement and annihilation. Sister Lili said that the boss's death was a fake news, but how did a fake news become a true news confirmed by multiple parties? Could it be that the boss himself forged it?"
Lin Keli laughed and hugged Chi Xia's arm. "As expected of my Xia Bao, the boss was the first to discover that the internal communication channels had been stolen. However, the fake missions targeting our assassins, which were sent out by Lequ in batches, were intercepted by the boss, but they were far from enough to withstand Lequ's terrifying human wave tactics. They recruited members too quickly, with almost no barriers to entry. After learning that our people were being besieged one after another, the boss had no choice but to work with Muse to destroy the stolen internal information. Muse acted as bait, diverting most of Lequ's firepower. The boss then faked his own death, and Muse issued the disbandment of Dawn on his behalf. But at the same time, our members completely lost contact with each other."
During this process, Chi Xia and Xin Ran learned about Mu Se's part, and now they have filled in the gaps in the logic of the missing boss's influence. As Chi Xia listened to Mu Se's story, she subconsciously clenched her fists. Mu Se was her first sister, the first one who caused her pain and tears.
Lin Keli continued, "I also accepted the fake mission from Yuequ and had already started the operation. When I fell into Yuequ's encirclement, I thought I was doomed and stuck my head out to die. But when I opened my eyes, the commander who issued the order had turned against me and wiped out Yuequ's encirclement of nearly 500 people in about 30 seconds. That person was Director Ma, our good leader."
"I see. So you and Director Ma then worked together from the inside and outside, covering each other's identities at the Magic Fishing Academy, while also investigating the Dawn members?" Anna's eyes lit up. "Since we're on the topic, let's announce our rankings and make up the numbers. Maybe if we unite, we can fight back against those trash like Yuequ. I lost my match with Xia Baobei, so I'll go first. I'm fifth on the list."
Lin Keli: "I'm sixth on the list."
Lin Xiang suddenly smiled and said, "I'm fourth on the list."
Everyone turned to look at Lin Xiang, even Xin Ran was shocked. He had originally planned to take a sip of red wine to hide his excitement, but he was so shocked that he choked and coughed.
Anna opened her captivating eyes wide. "Xiao Xiangxiang, what did you say? This isn't the place for such tasteless jokes!"
Seeing that everyone was incredulous, Lin Xiang took out his keepsake from the inner pocket of his coat—a bullet casing with an engraved inscription. When everyone saw the irregular, thorny characters, their doubt turned to shock. This was a souvenir that all Dawn members would receive upon completing their first order. The strange characters were exclusive to Dawn, and outsiders couldn't understand what they were drawing.
Apart from Lin Xiang, everyone else was rather guilty. Their own tokens had long been lost in some godforsaken corner, while Lin Xiang was carrying his with him at all times.
Seeing that the others were still incredulous, Lin Xiang took out his other bracelet, opened Dawn's internal communication channel, and turned on the pinned bounty notification. The task list for the top ten would automatically filter out orders under one million. After successfully accepting an order, a number would appear in the lower right corner of the task list page. That number was not a page number, but the assassin's ranking on the leaderboard.
Below Lin Xiang's list is a bright red "4".
After reading it, Chi Xia smiled faintly, "No wonder you would rather turn against your own brother than not protect Sister Nana. Xin Ran and I thought you were love-struck."
Xin Ran laughed, "So you found a team and were frantically self-destructing. But Brother Lin's self-destruction method was really subtle; we almost mistook you for an enemy and attacked you."
Anna laughed and punched Lin Xiang, "Who says it isn't? Why didn't you say so sooner? We almost ended up separated by death."
Lin Xiang held Anna's small fist, pulled it up and kissed it on the lips. "No, I believe in my own feelings. You can feel it even without me revealing my identity."
Lin Keli laughed like a goose, "You two are so adorable, it's making my teeth ache. Who would have thought you two are allies in the same camp? You're locked in."
Ye Feng raised an eyebrow and looked at Chi Xia, "Teacher, what about you?"
Everyone else looked at Chi Xia, who replied, "Third on the list."
Everyone: “…”
After a long while, Lin Keli stared wide-eyed at the youthful face full of collagen in front of her. "Baby, you're way too good! You're only third on the list! As far as I know, the difference between fourth and third place on the list is one billion points, the difference between third and second place is twenty million points, and the difference between second and first place is fifty million points. That means there's a huge gap between the top three on that list. Even though we're on the same list as you, we're not even in the same league!"
Anna: "That's right, the top three on the list have all surpassed a thousand singles. Reaching a thousand singles requires a lot of time and effort. Even if you're not in your forties or fifties, you shouldn't be in your early twenties. Xiaxia, how did you do it?"
Chi Xia: "Thank you for the compliment. I'm more curious, is the boss on the list?"
Lin Keli: "Yes, he's second on the list."
Ye Feng: "If the boss is second, then who's number one?"
"drop!"
Lin Keli's communicator rang, "Speak of the devil and he appears."
She wasn't wearing headphones and answered directly, "Hello? Boss."
Director Ma: "Is Xia next to you?"
Lin Keli glanced at Chi Xia. "I'm here. What's up?"
Director Ma directly addressed Chi Xia, "Xia, your identity as a new type of human has been exposed. The entire music troupe knows about it now. They've already stolen your detailed personal information from the new type of human base. Don't go out recently, don't eat any food handled by outsiders, and always carry a vital signs detector with you. Do you understand?"
Everyone froze instantly. First, Chi Xia was actually a new type of human; second, how was her identity exposed; and third…
Chi Xia remained calm. "Thank you, boss. You're still alive. How did you find out about this? Are you the third informant for the Demon Fishing Academy?"
Director Ma: "It's me."
A chorus of boos erupted; one man, a thousand faces—truly befitting a boss.
Chi Xia: "Okay, I understand."
Director Ma paused for a moment, then said, "Xia, please make sure you stay alive. Take the others with you. I have already contacted 50 members of Dawn, and we are ready to fight back at any time."
Chi Xia smiled warmly. "Okay."
Director Ma: "I've hung up."
Chi Xia glanced at the time. The call between the two had lasted less than 60 seconds, and Director Ma had implemented signal isolation on his end, so there was a buzzing sound of electromagnetic interference.
After hanging up the call, everyone looked at Chi Xia. Anna let go of Lin Xiang and sat down, while Lin Keli and Chi Xia each hugged one of her arms.
Chi Xia smiled and said, "It's alright. Also, thank you for accepting my new identity."
Xin Ran: "You are very strong and pure. I am very happy to know you. It is my honor to have you living in my house as my roommate."
There was an unspoken understanding between Chi Xia and Xin Ran. They could understand each other with just a glance. Chi Xia gave him a slight smile to show her gratitude.
Then, Chi Xia looked at Ye Feng and asked, "Could you please send more people to Nuodun Affiliated Hospital to protect Feng Xu?"
Xin Ran frowned. "Does Feng Xu know your identity?"
Chi Xia nodded, and Xin Ran thought for a moment, "Chi Xia, you'd better call Feng Xu right now."
Chi Xia dialed Feng Xu's number, "Hey, teacher, my brother is awake! Wait a minute, he's gone to the bathroom."
It was Tong Yue. Chi Xia's heart skipped a beat. "Tong Yue, go and see if your brother is in the bathroom."
"Oh." Tong Yue seemed to get up. A slight sound came from the communicator, followed by a knock on the door. "Brother, brother? Are you done?"
Chi Xia: "Open the door."
"..." There was a few seconds of silence on the other end.
Immediately, a panicked shout rang out, "Brother!"
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