Chapter 203 Shurima Donglai, your emperor is here!
Chapter 203 Shurima (crossed out). Donglai, your emperor is here!
In the morning, Russell opened his eyes.
"It looks like they've gotten through it."
After taking a look around the ordinary, old and run-down apartment, he felt relieved.
The pressure was too great when facing Jinping last night. Fortunately, the other party did not notice the trick in the contract.
However, although nothing happened at the moment, Russell couldn't help but frowning when he thought of Jinping's crazy appearance.
After all, no one knows what a madman is thinking.
Dealing with a boss like this is the most unfortunate situation. If he had a choice, he would rather Jin Ping was someone like Itsuki.
"It's time to go back to Nandu."
After calming down, Russell prepared to leave Shanghai.
Since nothing happened, there was no need for him to stay here any longer.
In a breath, the room fell into silence, just like the past few months.
"Mikoto, check if there is anything wrong with this phone."
Southern Capital.
Russell threw the smartphone in his hand to Misaka Mikoto.
He had just dealt with the USB drive, and now that he had some free time, the natural thing he would do was to check the communication tool that Qi Ling Hui had given him yesterday.
In fact, he wanted to check it last night.
But after thinking it over, he decided it would be better not to do anything that would provoke the Spirit Begging Society, so he gave up the idea.
Now that I'm in Nandu, I don't have to worry about it anymore.
The petite brown-haired girl took the smartphone, and a tiny electric current ran through her: "It's a bit problematic indeed. This thing has some surveillance functions."
"I have blocked it, but the other party will notice the reverse intrusion, so forget it."
Russell didn't take it seriously. He didn't think about hacking into the host. As long as he could block the monitoring of the Qiling Society, it would be fine. "Will this block be discovered?"
"No, in fact, it should be said that it is tampered with. The information received by the host will only be the information tampered with by me."
At this point, the brown-haired girl raised her head.
Russell's eyes lit up and he took the phone: "That's good."
Turn on the phone and a simple interface comes into view.
This smart phone really only has one communication function. The bare standby interface only has one software, [Libra Limited Company Internal Communication Software v5.1 Test Version].
When I opened the software, unlike the bloated interface of a certain goose in my previous life, this software only had two functions: contacts and messages.
“My nickname and avatar are all set.”
Looking at the bare six on the nickname and avatar on the screen, Russell's eyes twitched.
“And it can’t be changed.”
I looked through the contacts and the one at the top was a contact named Jinping and 12345.
The last five digits of the nickname avatar are exactly the same as Russell's.
Scrolling down, you will see Moyu and Miaoxuan.
“No wonder the association has never figured out how the Qiling Society transmits information.”
Russell put away the smartphone in his hand, and then a doubt arose in his mind.
That is, since we have this thing for surveillance, what does the cuttlefish do?
"Or maybe ask him in person next time?"
Because of the contract, Cuttlefish can only tell the truth.
"It's just that Jinping probably won't care about this level."
Having made up his mind, Russell was about to stand up when he saw the girl quietly watching him from the side.
He was stunned, then realized something.
"There will be a gift for you later, so look forward to it."
"boom!"
"Stupid idiot! I'm not looking forward to it!"
In fact, it's not just Misaka Mikoto, Russell has prepared gifts for all the cards.
"Sister, I'll leave now. I'll come back to see you when I have time."
That day, Russell said goodbye to Walnut and prepared to go to Donglai.
Hu Tao stared blankly at the young man in front of her, who looked completely different from the young man she first met half a year ago. She opened her mouth and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
After a long while, he finally uttered four words: "Bon voyage."
Russell nodded: "Take care, Senior Sister. I'm leaving now."
As he said this, he sneaked into the shadows under the guidance of the ghost soldiers, leaving Walnut standing there stupidly.
After a long time, the faint sigh sounded again.
Russell did not go to Donglai by himself this time, but took the train.
The main reason was that Donglai said they wanted to host a welcoming party for him, and taking the train would make it easier for Donglai to arrange the itinerary.
"The train is about to arrive. The final stop is Donglai. Passengers, please take your belongings with you."
The clear female voice brought Russell back from his thoughts.
Donglai is not a big city, so the passenger flow is naturally not as large as that of Nandu and Beidu, but Russell was inevitably recognized.
After all, the national competition hasn’t ended for long.
After finally getting rid of the crowd, Russell began to look for someone to pick him up.
However, as soon as he released his mental power, he frowned.
"Touch porcelain?"
The next moment, a female figure fell to where he was.
Russell stepped aside slightly and supported the woman's back with his right hand: "Are you okay?"
The woman ignored Russell, but steadied herself and said to a young man behind her: "I said, I'm not interested in you!"
As she said that, she hugged Russell's arm and said, "See, this is my boyfriend!"
Russell frowned and pulled his arm free.
The young man stood still and said frantically, "Ziying, stop joking!"
"Do you think I'm stupid?!"
"This is obviously just a random passerby you found!"
Then he turned to look at Russell: "Do you believe me?"
The young man stopped talking abruptly, his face turned pale in an instant, and a smile uglier than crying appeared on his face: "Zi Ziying, stop making trouble and come here quickly."
"Don't bother this gentleman."
Russell tilted his head: "Know me?"
He wasn't referring to knowing Russell as the national champion, but Russell as the vice president of the Donglai City Card Masters Association.
The woman called "Ziying" was a little surprised by the young man's sudden change of attitude and turned to look at Russell beside her.
"Ah! It's you!" Ziying covered her mouth and looked at Russell with surprise.
It was only at this time that Russell saw the other person's appearance clearly.
"Nanxi? Senior Sister?"
In his eyes, the woman in front of him looked a bit like a combination of Jiang Nanxi and Hu Tao, with a mixture of the innocence of a young girl and the coldness of a mature woman.
"Ah"
"interesting."
Just at this moment, a group of middle-aged men in formal attire walked quickly towards this side.
"President Luo! President Luo!"
Soon, several middle-aged men came to Russell.
"President Luo, we've finally met you. We are from the East Laika Master Association."
"I am the president, Sima Huai."
Russell held the hand of the middle-aged man in the lead: "President Sima, I have heard a lot about you."
Sima Huai smiled when he heard this: "President Luo, I'm afraid you haven't heard of my name before?"
"I have long admired you, President Luo."
Russell chuckled in his heart. Even though Sima Huai was praising him, he was actually undermining him.
But whether it was intentional or accidental, or intentional or accidental, he still needs to see.
"Aze! Why are you here?!" At this time, a dignified man with a square face in the crowd suddenly shouted.
Everyone present looked at the square-faced man.
Ah Ze, the young man who was with the young woman just now, cried, "Dad, Ziying and I had a quarrel. What a coincidence."
"Why did I give birth to a loser like you!" The square-faced man cursed, then put on a smile and looked at Russell, "President Luo, I am Lv Yan, the director of the Secret Realm Office of the Donglai City Card Master Association."
"I'm really sorry for disturbing you, Aze."
Russell felt a little playful and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's normal for children."
Although Russell looked very young, no one present felt uncomfortable when he said this.
"Director Lu, don't be so strict with the child. Look how scared he is."
Sima Huai came out and laughed. "Let's not talk about this anymore."
"President Luo, we are preparing a welcoming banquet for you. Would you be willing to come?"
Russell nodded slightly: "Let's go."
Looking at Russell surrounded by a group of middle-aged people, Ziying's eyes sparkled with stars: "That's the national champion Russell, right?"
"He came to Donglai to take up a post?"
"Aze, why didn't you tell me?"
Lu Ze sighed in his heart: "It's over, what am I still fighting for?"
Facing Russell, he had absolutely no idea.
In terms of strength, appearance, and status, the other party is far better than him.
"Don't do such things, Minotaur!"
After a moment of silence, he said with a bitter look on his face: "Russell is the new vice president of our East Leica Association. My father told me a few days ago and asked me not to tell anyone."
"Vice president"
There was a longing look in the girl's eyes.
The guests had a great time at the banquet.
After seeing Sima Huai and his companions off, Russell found a hotel on the side of the road and stayed there.
Summoning Misaka Mikoto, an invisible electromagnetic force swept across the room, and the brown-haired girl shook her head slightly at him.
Although Russell's mental power can confirm that no one is around to monitor him, it is more reassuring to let Misaka check the electronic items.
"The water in Donglai is quite deep"
Russell sat on the big bed and began to think.
What happened today was indeed a bit weird.
At first at the station he thought that the clichéd plot in novels where a man takes a bullet for a woman and then is hated by the rich second generation was going to happen to him.
But what happened next was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"Is it a coincidence?"
Thinking of the familiar face of the girl named Ziying, Russell denied this guess.
"Has it been planned for a long time?"
But this is impossible. It has only been a short time since he made the decision for Donglai. How could he find such a candidate in such a short time?
"So there are ghosts in all three cities?"
"Court?"
Russell quickly narrowed down the approximate range by the process of elimination.
The association cannot do this to the several forces currently operating along the coast because he is Bai Yueming's disciple.
It is impossible for the Qiling Society to do this, as he had just met Jinping before he came.
Then only the imperial court is left.
"Or"
"Other forces that are in danger of losing each other."
Russell thought of the Wu family in Nandu.
Now that he has performed so well in the national competition, it is normal for other families similar to the Wu family to feel the same pain.
But there is no way to kill Russell, so the only thing to do is to try to win him over.
"A honey trap?"
False honey trap: half-naked, naked desire.
The Real Beauty Trap: Hello Teacher Luo, my name is Zhuang Yan.
Russell was speechless. He had to say that if it were someone else, they might have fallen into the trap.
Glancing at Misaka Mikoto next to her, she noticed that the girl was playing with a frog pendant in her hand.
"Is Mikoto not cute enough or is Sister Lie not broad-minded enough?"
Besides, with his current speed, isn’t it easy for him to meet Jiang Nanxi and his senior sister?
I don't know which pig brain came up with this plan.
You can't think that Russell would be the kind of male protagonist who replaces the painful literature.
Russell suppressed the random thoughts in his mind and continued to think.
"This Lu Yan is also a ruthless man, willing to use his own son to make a nest."
After a dinner of drinking, Russell now knows the general structure of the Donglai City Card Master Association.
They are President Sima Huai.
To Lu Yan, director of the Secret Realm Office.
Zeng Bo, Director of the Public Security Office.
Yu Hengrui, Director of the Human Resources Management Department.
They are all gold-level card makers, and Sima Huai is one of the stronger ones in Russell's perception.
Several others
A little weak.
At least that's what Russell thought.
"Sima Huai"
Fortunately, he is not only the vice president of the Donglai City Card Master Association.
"President, what do you think based on your observations today?" In the brightly lit study, a square-faced man asked in a low voice to the middle-aged man in front of him.
The two people are naturally Sima Huai and Lu Yan.
Sima Huai looked at the book in his hand without caring and replied casually: "It's just a rookie. Didn't you do a good job today?"
"I don't think Russell has any doubts."
Seeing that Lü Yan was still standing there, Sima Huai continued, "Are you worried about your kid?"
"Don't worry, I've inquired about it. As long as he doesn't mess around, Russell won't bother with him."
"Besides, this is also a necessary step."
"If it weren't for Lu Ze, Xie Ziying wouldn't be able to show up in front of him so easily."
Lu Yan remained silent. Although he had agreed to the plan at first, he realized how much pressure he was under after meeting Russell.
The other party's mental strength is so abundant that it doesn't seem like he has just entered the gold level.
"Don't worry. Although Russell is indeed a genius, how high can the level of his first gold-level card be?"
"How long do you think it took him to break through?"
"Purple? Gold? Even if it's gold, a card like that won't make any waves."
"And don't you think about how long it took us to plan and create the first card after we broke through to the gold level?"
Hearing this, Lu Yan felt a little relieved: "I was overthinking."
"I will pay more attention to Xie Ziying and try to get Russell to join our side as soon as possible."
Sima Huai lowered his head and continued reading: "Well, thank you for your concern."
On the second day after arriving in Donglai City, the Card Artist Association gave Russell a day off to let him find a place to stay first.
It's impossible for a vice president to stay in a hotel every day.
With a lot of money and Russell's status as vice president, his residence was quickly purchased.
A relatively remote single-family villa.
After instructing the ghost soldiers to put the furniture in place, Russell took out his [sub-phone] and sent a message to a certain cowherd.
【Russell: Come see me.】
It was only a few minutes before the middle-aged man with an embarrassed look lowered his head and stood in front of Russell: "Sixth Master, you are looking for me."
Russell sat casually on the sofa and looked at the cuttlefish.
After a long while, just as cold sweat broke out on Moyu's forehead, he suddenly asked, "Why did you follow me to Donglai?"
The squid was stunned for a moment, and then under the control of the contract, he told the whole story like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
Silence is Cambridge tonight.
Russell looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and didn't know what to say.
He now understood why Moyu, who was obviously a gold-level card maker, would just live a life of idleness and wait for death in a place like Nandu.
Moyu was a little surprised why Liu Ye suddenly asked him this question.
God bless him, he really wants to make amends.
After a long while, Russell rubbed his brows with a headache and said, "I called you here this time because I have something to tell you."
Moyu quickly bent down and said, "Sixth Master, please speak."
"Call together all the beggars in the city who are above the silver level."
"Let them come to me."
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
Seeing Cuttlefish disappear into the house, Russell took an envelope from the ghost soldier.
It was the material given to him by Jinping.
(End of this chapter)