Chapter 148
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The metal door was pushed open again, and people from both groups stood up at the same time, staring intently at the gap that was gradually widening.
“!”
They thought the person coming out was from that mysterious organization, or Mogo, but they never expected it to be him!
"Ico? Why are you here?"
The man in white robe was stunned. He confirmed again and again that he was not mistaken, and his face looked even more incredible.
"I was wondering who it was. It's you." Ico gathered his cloak and smiled slightly. "Surprised? Larry."
The leading white-robed man called "Larry" took two steps forward, his back to the black-robed man, and said in a slightly nervous tone, "Why are you back? You shouldn't be..."
At this point, he suddenly paused, raised his head and looked at Yi Ke thoughtfully: "...No way?"
"Why not?" Yi Ke glanced at him and straightened her back: "Doesn't it meet the president's expectations?"
Larry pulled the corners of his mouth, his smile a little stiff: "...but you didn't even notify me when you came back. What if the president doesn't agree? Besides, your mission hasn't been completed yet, so why..."
"Really?" Yi Ke interrupted him mercilessly, narrowed his eyes dangerously, and kept smiling.
He spread his arms and showed a proud look: "Do you think my mission is not completed?"
Larry was stunned for a moment, then he gritted his teeth, his face turning pale and then blue.
Yes, who would have thought that the person from the Sun and Moon Sect whom they had been waiting for for so long was actually Yi Ke who was sent out early?
If he hadn't appeared here today, how would he have known that Yi Ke was still alive!
The news had been cut off for a long time, and they had always thought that Yi Ke had been discovered.
But he has actually reached this position in the Sun Moon Sect now?
"...Well done," Larry praised dryly, "The president will surely reward you."
"Of course, wait, don't you know?" Yi Ke raised his eyebrows.
Larry subconsciously asked, "What?"
"The president said he'd reward me a long time ago, and you didn't even know?" Yi Ke looked surprised. "Larry, Larry, you tried so hard to squeeze me out, but now you're not even qualified to know the president's decision, are you?"
"That's right. With your intelligence, it's really just luck that you caught the president's eye."
"How about this, I learned a lot of new magic in the church, including a lucky charm, maybe you need it?"
"Don't go too far, Iko." Larry suppressed his emotions in front of his subordinates and opponents and refused to lose his composure, but he almost bit the name of the man opposite him.
"Don't think you can act like a fool just because you've made contributions. Don't forget! Your sister's life is still in the hands of the president!"
Larry's self-proclaimed sinister reminder actually evoked Iko's "bad" memories.
Seeing the man's eyes gradually darken, Larry suddenly felt that he had won the game back, and he felt even happier.
"It's not your turn to remind you." Yi Ke said coldly, "Get out of here."
Larry laughed in his heart as he was furious, but pretended to be concerned. "You still have to leave and go back to take care of your sister, right? It seems you have to ask the president for credit this time, otherwise what will Hera do?"
Yi Ke kicked open the metal door with a cold expression. Everyone inside looked at him. Two people wearing the same cloak, one tall and one short, said in unison, "Lord Yi Ke."
"Walk."
At Yi Ke's command, the two people inside immediately followed.
"Wait, where are you going?" Larry suddenly said.
Yi Ke glared at him coldly: "I went to 'take credit', does it have anything to do with you?"
Larry didn't say anything, but walked towards Lian Yun and Lana. He touched his chin and walked around the two of them.
"Take off your hat and let me see it."
The two remained unmoved.
Larry looked at Iko.
The latter said in a bad tone: "Why are you looking at me?"
Combined with Yi Ke's dark face just now, he seemed to have guessed something and gave a meaningful smile: "Oh——"
Lian Yun clenched his fists. If the other party insisted that he take off his hat, it would be fine, but Lana had been in the main city before, so it would not be easy to fool him.
"I thought you were such a high-ranking official. How come you're still under surveillance?" Larry walked over to Ike and looked at him with a grin, feeling quite proud. "Since you gave up your position to me, I'll give you a favor today and save you a few scoldings when you go back."
"How's it going? Pretty good, isn't it?"
Lian Yun's hand suddenly relaxed.
Ike's eyes were filled with annoyance, and he glared at Larry fiercely as if his heart was touched: "I said, get out of here."
Larry took a step back. "No."
Mogo and Alicia at the back also came out quickly, looking at Larry and the man in black robe who were in the lead with expressionless faces.
"Since you already have an insider, why are you still wasting my time?"
Facing the only heir of the Hewlett family, the condescending reminder just now was nothing but a false pretense by them relying on the orders from above. Now that the orders were gone, the people of the Magicians Association had bargaining chips, but the nobles to which the black-robed man belonged had lost all their advantages.
"Master Mogo, I'm leaving first." The man in black robe bowed with great respect, turned around and left with his men after a moment.
He didn't want to mess with Mogo, at least his position wasn't good enough to confront him.
Larry watched the men walk away and looked back at Mogo.
Now the person with some fame in the Sun and Moon Sect is one of their own. Although he doesn't like Yi Ke, he is still a member of the association after all, which gives him the courage to speak up.
"Master Mogo, were they the ones you met last time?"
Mogo hated the man's two-faced expression and didn't intend to give him a good look: "No, but he has been following me all the time."
Larry nodded. "That's nothing. I'll report back as well."
"Wait a minute." Mogo suddenly spoke up. After he became a little nervous under the stare, he slowly said, "So what about our agreement? I'll bring them out, and we'll split the profits and everything else."
Larry forced a smile. "That...is not my business. As you can see, I know that person. This is not the premise we agreed on."
Mogo frowned slightly: "Your association wants to embezzle it?"
"I dare not say it, I dare not say it."
Mogo stared at him unhappily, and the latter forced a smile.
Suddenly, Mogo raised his head and said, "Are you free now? Perhaps we can talk in detail? After all, you are also close to the president."
Larry was stunned, and seemed a little unconvinced by what he had just heard.
...Mogo Hewlett wants to win me over?
The situation was completely turned upside down. Not only had he swapped positions with Mogo, but now the other party was trying to win him over?!
Great God, no one will believe it if I tell others about it.
But he actually did it!
Will Larry soon be able to win over the only heir of the Hewlett family, one of the three major powers in the main city and an absolutely neutral family?
Who could have imagined what his status in the Magicians Association would be like by then!
Larry was both happy and anxious, and was eager to agree, but he nodded with a reserved look.
Mogo pretended to be relieved, then turned to the woman beside him and said, "We are talking about business, so don't follow us. Go back by yourself."
Alicia stood on tiptoe in a charming manner and gave Mogo a kiss on the cheek, which made the people around her jealous.
Alicia waved, "Goodbye, Mogo."
Mogo looked at her deeply and said, "Goodbye."
The puppet pulled the cart past them as if it couldn't see them.
People in gorgeous clothes walked by the street, talking and laughing. Some of them wore masks, some had high collars, and no one paid attention to these people whose faces could not be seen clearly.
It's just that their direction is different from everyone else.
"The exit is just ahead."
There was no need for Yi Ke to explain specifically, the two of them could infer where these people came from based on where the puppet driver came from.
"Luckily it was him..."
Iko recalled Mogo's description of the man in white robes and immediately deduced that it was Larry, who had replaced him as assistant to the president after he left.
This guy is not smart enough but is very stupid. In short, he is a fool that the president likes to use.
Iko knew that Larry must have something to do with him and Hera being forced to be threatened, but he actually didn't really have much hatred towards Larry.
He got to that position by stepping on himself, and that kind of luck doesn't happen often.
Even without Lian Yun and the others' subsequent actions, Larry's complacency would not last long.
As they quickened their pace, they heard Yi Ke's voice lowered, "I definitely can't go back home. Did Mogo say he could provide any place?"
Lian Yun responded in a low voice: "His assets are all within the family, and there is very little private. Especially recently, he has been closely watched by the other two parties."
Even if he dared to offer, they would not dare to go.
"Let's wait for Alicia at the exit for a while, and then find a place to go." Lian Yun suggested, "Larry has Mogo to hold him back, so he should be able to hold out for a while."
"Sir." Lanna suddenly spoke.
"Before I was exiled, I had a residence in the main city that could serve as a temporary refuge."
Lian Yun turned around in surprise: "Reliable?"
Yi Ke couldn't help but interrupt: "Your previous residence was cleared out, don't you remember?"
Lian Yun then remembered that Lana had said long ago that Yi Ke knew him, but he didn't expect that he knew him so clearly?
The three of them were almost at the exit, but the people here were so slow in their gestures that they had no choice but to slow down as well.
Yi Ke saw that Lan Na didn't say anything, so he slowed down and walked next to Lan Na.
"To be honest, the reason I met you was because of that mission, but don't hold a grudge. I said that last time just to provoke you."
Lana: ...Thank you, my blood pressure has really risen.
"That's not it," Lanner said.
This time Yi Ke was really surprised: "Do you have any other place to live?"
The two major forces in the main city always acted in a way that left no room for retreat. Especially for someone like Lanna, who was exiled, how could he possibly leave any spare resources behind?
Lana pursed her lips in the darkness, as if she didn't want to get lost in her memories.
He shook his head slightly: "I'll take you there and you'll know."
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