Newspaper Boy

Chapter 104: Songhai No. 3 Elementary School

The Palace Master of Zhisheng raised her eyes, glanced at him, and smiled:

"The Five Elements Alliance is searching for Black Impermanence for the Holy Grail and the list. Why go to such lengths? Let me guess, you want the list for yourself and don't want the Five Elements Alliance to get it."

As she spoke, she tilted her head, looked at the ceiling, and feigned a naive and innocent demeanor, saying:

"But why would a small figure like you want the list? Oh dear, how strange, how strange..."

Zhang Yuanqing's mouth twitched, and he said:

"Everyone has secrets that you don't need to know. Of course, you can refuse. The decision to trade or not is yours."

That's why he hated dealing with lunatics and yanderes, because their brains weren't quite normal, making effective communication difficult.

And he couldn't beat them.

At this moment, the Palace Master of Zhisheng had brewed a cup of coffee, her slender jade fingers pinching the handle, about to take a sip when the cup hit her mask.

She suddenly exclaimed, "Oh dear! I forgot I was wearing a mask!"

Not only a lunatic, but also mentally ill! Zhang Yuanqing cursed inwardly.

The Palace Master of Zhisheng put down the cup and smiled sweetly, "You're right, everyone has secrets. As long as it doesn't involve my own safety, I don't care about other people's secrets."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Black Impermanence and Dark Night Rose's transaction time is tomorrow night. Possible transaction locations are: Laifu Hotel, Songhai Third Elementary School, Songhe Park..."

He rattled off three locations and continued, "Among them, Songhai Third Elementary School is the most likely."

The Palace Master of Zhisheng gently flicked her wide sleeves, amusing herself like a little girl, and casually asked:

"Because tomorrow is Saturday and the students are on vacation?"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, "That's one aspect. Another aspect is that Songhai Third Elementary School is in the city, just across the street from a residential area, a quiet place in a bustling area. If something happens, he can slip into the residential area and escape."

Laifu Hotel has guests staying there; a fight would kill a lot of people, and the moral score would be deducted cleanly in minutes. Songhe Park is too secluded; if surrounded, there's no escape.

Based on the other party's cautious and cunning nature, Fu Qingyang set Songhai Third Elementary School as the primary target, with the other two locations as secondary targets. In addition, there were a few places that were unlikely but not entirely impossible.

"The five elders of the Songhai branch will lead their respective subordinates to lie in ambush at the corresponding locations. And Fu Qingyang and an elder of the Hundred Flowers Association are in charge of Songhai Third Elementary School," Zhang Yuanqing said:

"I think once the two sides start fighting, you can seize the opportunity to attack and take revenge on Dark Night Rose."

The Palace Master of Zhisheng rested her elbows on the bar, her hands supporting her chin, her eyes curving:

"Good idea. To prevent the list and the spirit of Black Impermanence from falling into the hands of the Five Elements Alliance, how about I help you kill Fu Qingyang too?"

"You want to drag me down with you to die?" Zhang Yuanqing said sternly, "Palace Master, I'm a serious person and don't like to joke."

The Palace Master of Zhisheng giggled, her body trembling with laughter, "Xie Lingxi doesn't say that. Oh, after the last meeting, I went to the hotel where she was staying and hung her up and beat her."

Zhang Yuanqing was stunned. No wonder Little Green Tea hadn't contacted me for several days. She's angry with me.

No, I have to maintain a good relationship. I haven't tricked her out of her Dreamwalking Jade Amulet yet. After the Black Impermanence incident is over, I'll go and care for Little Green Tea.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Zhang Yuanqing bid farewell.

The Palace Master of Zhisheng supported her cheeks with her hands and nodded with a smile.

Walking out of the coffee shop, Zhang Yuanqing turned back again. It was pitch black behind him, the door locked tightly. Where was the Palace Master of Zhisheng's pretty figure?

He retracted his gaze and walked towards home, while deducing and analyzing the situation for tomorrow night in his mind.

"According to official data, Black Impermanence is at the peak of the Saint level and is one of the strongest professions. He cannot be regarded as an ordinary Saint. The Great Protector of Dark Night Rose is undoubtedly a Night Wanderer. The level is unknown. If it's the Saint level, that's fine, but if it's the Overlord level, then the two sides will be in a fierce battle. The Palace Master of Zhisheng is equivalent to buying insurance for myself and the officials."

"But that's not enough, because the Five Elements Alliance wants not only the Holy Grail but also the list. If the Palace Master of Zhisheng takes action to seize the list, she's very likely to be targeted by Fu Qingyang and the Hundred Flowers Association elders."

Therefore, a more chaotic situation must be created, forcing the officials, Black Impermanence, and Dark Night Rose to prioritize the Holy Grail.

He had already thought of a way: the Vice President of the Spiritualist Society -- Gu King.

This advanced Witch Gu Master doesn't care about the list, only the Holy Grail. With his participation, all parties can be forced to focus their energy on the Holy Grail.

In this way, the resistance to the Palace Master of Zhisheng's seizure of the list will be greatly reduced. This woman has not shown a strong desire for the Holy Grail. Her motivation is to thwart the Dark Night Rose conspiracy and kill the Great Protector or the leader.

"The plan is fine, but the actual operation will definitely have other uncontrollable changes. There's no way, reality is always full of variables."

"Hopefully, I can successfully overcome this identity exposure crisis. May the Old Banger protect me."

In the early morning, Human Flesh Mantou, with his baby face, had just finished delivering breakfast and came out of a residential building.

As a Witch Gu Master, he had inexhaustible energy, delivering from day to night, occasionally working overtime, and delivering from night to dawn.

The delivery industry allows him to travel around, making it easy to collect information and meet with companions secretly, and the income is also very good.

Human Flesh Mantou still liked this job very much.

For the past few days, he had been keeping in touch, waiting for the guy who claimed to be a member of Dark Night Rose to contact him.

Having had the experience last time, Human Flesh Mantou realized that this might be an opportunity to gain favor and merit in front of the Vice President.

As long as that guy could provide enough information, some appropriate risks were necessary.

He had just gotten on his electric scooter when the other phone in his pocket chimed, signaling an SMS message.

Human Flesh Mantou's spirits lifted, and he quickly took out his phone to check:

"The transaction location of Black Impermanence and Dark Night Rose: Songhai Second Elementary School. The time is 12 o'clock tonight. If you don't find the target, wait for my message."

Songhai Second Elementary School, 12 o'clock tonight? The deliveryman with the baby face's mind went "buzz," and he couldn't imagine it for a moment.

Such important information, given just like that?

Locking in the transaction location of Black Impermanence directly?

You should know that the Vice President had been searching for Black Impermanence for almost ten days, but with little success, unable to find that cunning and cautious guy.

Then, a burst of ecstasy surged onto Human Flesh Mantou's face, an uncontrollable ecstasy.

If the information was true, he would have made a great contribution, and the Vice President would definitely reward him greatly, and his position in the Spiritualist Society would rise sharply.

If the information was false, it didn't matter. Anyway, the Spiritualist Society had received many false messages in recent days.

"Report to the Vice President immediately!"

Human Flesh Mantou started his electric scooter and sped away.

Time: 23:50.

The night was deep, outside Songhai Second Elementary School, at the window of a 24-hour convenience store, Zhang Yuanqing sat eating a bowl of instant noodles, raised his hand, pressed the wireless microphone, and whispered:

"The target has entered the elementary school, everyone pay attention, everyone pay attention."

A few seconds later, Jiang Jingwei's crisp shouting came from the channel: "Fu Qingyang went in? Why can't we participate in the battle and instead have to squat on the periphery? This is very boring."

Zhang Yuanqing: "To prevent you from dying young. Also, it's not Fu Qingyang who went in, it's Heavenly Injustice."

Jiang Jingwei: "Can I really not go in? I want to go in and fight and blow up the school."

Young lady, your thoughts are very dangerous. Zhang Yuanqing: "Why?"

Jiang Jingwei: "I went to elementary school here, there was a lot of homework, the teachers were very strict, and it caused me a huge psychological shadow, but I hadn't obtained a character card at that time."

Zhang Yuanqing: "Good heavens, don't bully a young man for being poor. Can you help me burn down my alma mater too?"

At this time, Teng Yuan's weak but serious voice came:

"I don't mind you two doing comedy, but please consider the feelings of others in the channel."

Jiang Jingwei and Zhang Yuanqing immediately stopped talking.

In tonight's operation, Fu Qingyang had gathered his trusted subordinates and scattered them in shops and intersections near Songhai Second Elementary School. Their task was to prevent ordinary people from approaching; to block fleeing enemies, and to respond to some emergencies.

They didn't need these elite members for a head-on confrontation, after all, going would only be to deliver their heads.

Zhang Yuanqing focused on eating noodles, but he was thinking about one thing. Fu Qingyang had said during the day that he suspected Black Impermanence dared to trade with Dark Night Rose because he had other trump cards.

Trump cards often mean hidden cards and variables.

Songhai Second Elementary School, the teaching building stood in the dark night. Only the leftmost office on the first floor of the entire building was lit.

The office had six desks, and the desktops were piled with books, teaching tools, computers, and other sundries.

In front of a desk by the window sat a thin, ugly man with narrow eyes and pale eyelids. Although he wasn't good-looking, he wasn't ordinary.

Such an ugly face was unforgettable at first sight.

Black Impermanence tapped his fingers on the table, listening to his subordinate "Young Woman Very Moist" report:

"Boss, I've confirmed that Dark Night Rose successfully borrowed the Book of Contracts."

Black Impermanence slowly said, "How did you confirm it?"

Young Woman Very Moist showed a smile: "I caught a woman and tested it personally. After reaching a contract, she became my most loyal slave. She can't refuse any of my requests."

Black Impermanence "Hmm"ed and nodded in satisfaction.

As the leader of an evil organization, he knew that trading with Dark Night Rose was like seeking skin from a tiger.

The probability of successfully completing the transaction was extremely low.

The probability of being double-crossed was even higher. Therefore, while lurking in Songhai, Black Impermanence had been waiting for a message.

Dark Night Rose had borrowed the "Book of Contracts" from foreign forces.

This was an item of the "Knight" profession. Its function was to make a contract. Violators would be severely punished.

With this protection, Black Impermanence dared to trade with Dark Night Rose.

And it was one of Black Impermanence's requirements that Dark Night Rose borrow items from foreign forces.

Knights are orderly professions. Contacting them with the identity of a Witch Gu Master would only result in being killed by the Knights. Dark Night Rose didn't have this trouble, and some members of the organization were orderly professions.

With a certain price, the "Book of Contracts" could be borrowed.

At this time, the pointer on the wall clock reached 12 o'clock. Almost at the same time, the office door was knocked.