“You have a plan?!”

Peter excitedly pulled open the mosquito net and asked cheerfully.

Li Ang smiled mysteriously, not answering him.

Instead, he stood up from the chair, gave a look to his teammates and the magistrate, signaling everyone to leave the room.

After the door was locked again, Li Ang looked at the magistrate and the others, his expression becoming serious. “This matter is difficult to handle.”

The secretary frowned and hesitated, asking, "Master, do you mean..."

Li Ang shook his head and looked at the magistrate. “Your Excellency, I’m afraid your son doesn’t have a mental illness, but is really entangled with a scheming mermaid.”

“Is that so?”

Hearing Li Ang's confirmation, the magistrate didn’t know whether to worry about the mermaid or be grateful that his son wasn’t mentally ill.

However, he had been in a high position for a long time and was used to deception and concealment, especially in a field he didn’t understand very well. Naturally, it was impossible to completely trust this suddenly appearing monk.

He nodded and asked calmly, "Then what are your plans?"

“I have an immature idea.”

Li Ang rubbed his palms. “Tonight, let me replace your son and see what kind of demon that mermaid is.”

Inside the mansion's lounge, John Joyce, Julia, and Bob Smoker were sitting on the sofa, reading the books and materials open to outsiders in the mansion.

On the table between the sofas were some occult books related to mermaids, as well as architectural drawings of the mansion itself.

Out of some shame and rebellious feelings, they had replaced the Journey to the West-style clothes that Li Ang had originally arranged for them with normal suits.

Of course, the main reason they dared to do this was that Li Ang was not in the lounge at the moment, but had gone outside the mansion to survey the terrain.

"Creak."

The lounge door was pushed open, and the others, who had been sitting leisurely, subconsciously straightened up and looked at the door.

Li Ang walked in, waved his hand casually after closing the door.

Julia immediately understood, clasped her hands together and clapped, then separated them, her thumbs facing each other, forming a triangle.

An invisible force quickly spread,

The players present immediately felt that the surroundings were much "quieter", whether it was the creaking of feet on the wooden floor, the crackling of burning wood in the fireplace, or the distant voices coming through the walls.

All became barely audible.

This was one of Julia's skills, capable of creating a relatively soundproof barrier. Combined with other skills that confused the senses,

It could effectively prevent eavesdropping, allowing the people inside to talk with confidence. This mansion hid quite a few spellcasters.

After the soundproof barrier was set up, Julia nodded to the others.

Li Ang found a place to sit down and said casually, "I took a walk outside and scanned it with fragments. I didn't see any trace of mermaids."

“So there really aren't any…”

John Joyce sighed with some disappointment. Bob pursed his lips and didn't speak, while Smoker opened his mouth, hesitating to speak.

Li Ang saw the others' restrained expressions and waved his hand with a smile. "Why do I feel like you guys have no energy when I come? What's wrong, are you afraid of me?"

As he spoke, Li Ang raised his cuff, revealing a fat white worm inside his sleeve, with dense black compound eyes and plant tendrils all over its body, looking innocently foolish.

Bob shuddered subconsciously, and quickly smiled kindly, "No way, haha."

"Yeah, how could that be."

John Joyce wiped the cold sweat on his forehead almost imperceptibly, and said with an awkward smile, "We are an inseparable team, and even more a united and friendly family.

To be matched together in the vast sea of people, isn't that fate?"

"Yes, yes."

Smoker looked at the worm that had crawled halfway out of Li Ang's sleeve, and nodded frantically in agreement.

Li Ang nodded with a smile. "That's good. I thought you would blame me for acting arbitrarily, taking on the commission without discussing it with my companions."

John Joyce hurriedly said, "Of course not, we have always believed that the team can get to where it is today because Brother Dao leads well..."

Li Ang raised his hand to interrupt John Joyce's flattery. "No need for polite words. I know what you want to ask. You want to know, what should we do if the mermaid doesn't appear?"

John Joyce and Bob looked at each other, hesitated, and nodded, saying, "According to the description of that young master, we have probably encountered the Little Mermaid fairy tale this time. Logically speaking, we should be able to trigger an encounter with the mermaid smoothly.

However, if the plan goes awry and the mermaid doesn't appear, the magistrate's side..."

"That side doesn't matter. If the mermaid doesn't appear, we'll just say we misjudged and terminate the employment relationship with them directly."

Li Ang spread his hands. "I've even thought up the lines for when we run away.

Statement: Life has dreams, and everyone is wonderful in their own way. I hereby officially announce my employment relationship with Peter, son of the magistrate. Thank you for all his efforts. We'll meet again someday.

No matter what, we will fully support his future decisions and arrangements, and we also wish him success in the future, breaking the waves and hanging his sails high to cross the sea, and harvesting the ideal life he desires!"

"???"

The teammates were all dumbfounded.

John Joyce shook his head, throwing the painful and tight thoughts out of his brain, and then asked, "What if the magistrate insists that we continue to stay here? We can't afford to waste time."

Li Ang smiled slightly. "That's easy to handle. Just make up a reason and say that we are not competent for such a difficult task, and then recommend another qualified candidate to the magistrate."

Julia subconsciously asked, "Who?"

"Old Dorothy."

Li Ang righteously betrayed the forest witch again. "She is a well-known spellcaster in several kingdoms. If her strength isn't enough, her reputation can make up for it.

Anyway, she has already eaten a worm. I believe she shouldn't be stupid enough to betray us."

""

John Joyce was silent for a moment, thinking of the forest witch who had been left in the hotel, and pitied her for three seconds, but ultimately said nothing.

If Old Dorothy was "sold" to the magistrate, what awaited her was definitely death.

Even if she could perform exceptionally and solve the mermaid incident on her own, after the fact, she would probably be killed on the spot by the monk in front of her detonating the worms in her body, in order to prevent information from leaking.

A conscience and integrity above a certain level are a luxury that a high-level player who has been struggling in the killing game for several months cannot afford. Not only are they useless, but they will also needlessly endanger their own lives.

For a time, the lounge fell silent.

After a moment, John Joyce took a deep breath and asked, "So, where will we be tonight?"

"I will lie in the room disguised as Peter. You will be on standby in the next room and the downstairs room, respectively. If the mermaid appears, I will scream loudly to send a signal, letting you come over."

"Understood."

Li Ang finished giving instructions, lay on the sofa, looked at the crackling burning firewood in the fireplace, and said faintly, "Now, we just wait for the mermaid to come to our door..."