Chapter 106: Think of a Way to k*ll Him
Seeing Li Xuan appear in Jiang Li’s office, Lu Yibei almost laughed out loud, but fortunately, he had a poker face.
Jumeng was right; something was indeed off about Li Xuan’s eyes. He wore a pair of dark sunglasses on his nose, completely obscuring his eyes. Paired with his signature smile, it gave off a strangely seductive and wild vibe, like a Shiba Inu emoji wearing sunglasses.
After the brief urge to laugh faded, Lu Yibei’s heart suddenly sank, and he thought to himself that this wasn’t good.
What was he doing here in Jiang Li’s office at this moment?
He should know that I have class here; did he choose this time to expose me?
With no expression on his face, Lu Yibei knew that acting out of the ordinary at this moment would be akin to losing his composure, giving others ammunition against him. So he silently watched Li Xuan, despite feeling anxious inside and breaking into a cold sweat.
In a word, acting submissive would suffice; exuding too much aura of authority would lead to an early demise.
Neither Lu Yibei nor Li Xuan spoke; the first to break the silence was Jiang Li.
She looked at Li Xuan with an unhappy expression, sizing him up, and said coldly, “What are you doing here? I don’t remember inviting you.”
“Ah, I wanted to find a file; I just couldn’t recall the file number for a moment,” Li Xuan said with a bitter smile, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally drifting toward Lu Yibei.
Lu Yibei slightly furrowed his brows. Among the main operatives of the Huacheng Siye Society, aside from their daily tasks, each person had some special responsibilities.
For example, An Qing was responsible for the autopsy analysis of urban legend incidents and temporarily oversaw new personnel training, Miss Mushroom was responsible for exorcism and purification ceremonies, and Jiang Li managed file administration…
These were things he was already aware of, so it was reasonable for Li Xuan to consult Jiang Li about a file.
However, he showed up neither earlier nor later but chose exactly when I had class. To say he had no ulterior motives would be impossible!
Lu Yibei thought secretly and soon realized that his dear, beloved, and fair-minded leader also shared similar thoughts.
Jiang Li frowned as she looked at Li Xuan, clearly dissatisfied with his response.
“If you want to find documents, you can ask Ahua; why did you have to come find me?”
“The document I’m looking for, Ahua probably doesn’t have sufficient permissions to access,” Li Xuan replied with a smile. “What I’m looking for is related to the Peach Source files.”
“What do you want that for?” Jiang Li’s expression suddenly became serious.
She had certainly heard of the Peach Source, known as one of the rare organizations that possessed high-level urban legends but had a very low threat level.
Although the Siye Society had taken no action against the Peach Source, they had been closely monitoring all of its movements.
“Do you remember the cataclysm-grade spirit energy fluctuation a few nights ago?” Li Xuan said. “The analysis results from the tech team are out, and they suspect that fluctuation came from that figure at the Peach Source.”
As Li Xuan spoke, his eyes hidden behind the sunglasses subtly drifted toward Lu Yibei, as if hinting at something.
Lu Yibei, “…”
It’s bad; is Jumeng really going to become a wanted criminal?
I thought that night had been overlooked, but it turns out the Siye Society has been investigating all along.
Well, they aren’t fools; how could they be so easily deceived?
What should I do? Should I tell Jumeng to escape quickly? Lu Yibei pondered.
“I understand now,” Jiang Li said, nodding slightly as she looked at Lu Yibei. “After I finish my matters here, I’ll send the file to you later.”
“Then thank you in advance,” Li Xuan said with a smile and turned to leave Jiang Li’s office. Just as he reached the door, he suddenly paused, turned back, and pointed at Lu Yibei, saying, “This kid is really great; he deserves proper training!”
Jiang Li did not respond to Li Xuan. Only after he had left the office and walked far away did she turn to Lu Yibei and say, “Why is he so focused on you? Normally, you two shouldn’t have much interaction.”
“However, he not only spoke well of you but also kept looking at you secretly while in the office.”
Jiang Li had noticed all of Li Xuan’s unusual behaviors in the office. To her, he was amiable to everyone but acted strangely toward Lu Yibei, indicating there was definitely something wrong.
“Uh, this…” Lu Yibei hesitated for two seconds, thinking quickly, and then decided to proactively confess, “Actually, we do have a bit of interaction.”
He felt that what he was about to say had no lies, just omitted some subtle details, so Jiang Li would likely not harbor any doubts.
“How so?” Jiang Li crossed her arms and tilted her head, waiting for Lu Yibei to provide a reasonable explanation.
“There was an urban legend attack incident at our school, remember?” Lu Yibei said frankly. “After I found out, following your guidance, I hurried over to understand the situation at the first opportunity, but before I could find out anything, Officer Li had already arrived.”
Lu Yibei paused, his brows knitted together as his expression turned a bit aggrieved. “After he arrived…”
Hearing this, Jiang Li seemed to have understood something and interrupted him, waving her hand, “After he got there, did he treat you with that weirdness and threaten you to be cautious and not give yourself away?”
“Wow, Leader, you really are my idol! How did you know that? Are you my inner thoughts? No, are you the little fairy in my head?” Lu Yibei exclaimed in surprise.
“Please spare me the nonsense; I have my reasons for knowing. Besides, he’s naturally this kind of person; he appears friendly toward everyone, but he has a strong suspicion,” Jiang Li replied.
As she spoke, she recalled the time when she was rescued and joined the Siye Society. At that time, Li Xuan was already a main operative, and after she joined, Li Xuan had investigated her for nearly two years.
Although Li Xuan’s investigation was mostly secretive, and most people didn’t know the details, as a relatively intelligent firsthand experiencer, how could Jiang Li not know what he had done behind the scenes?
If Jiang Li’s mindset regarding urban legend pursuit was cold and radical, then Li Xuan’s was pathological and twisted, as if he were using the pursuit of urban legends to satisfy his perverted voyeuristic desires.
“Alright, enough about him.” After a moment of silence and contemplation, Jiang Li brought the topic back on track. “Let’s talk about your spirit patterns instead?”
“Oh, my cheat; I mean, what exactly are spirit patterns? You stopped halfway through explaining earlier, and I was almost dying with anticipation,” Lu Yibei asked.
Although he feigned eagerness in questioning Jiang Li, in reality, he was anxious inside.
He already had two powers within him; if another one showed up, and something went wrong, exposing his identity would spell disaster, right?
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Li replied, “Have you heard of Ifrit?”
“Little Fire Dragon?” Lu Yibei tilted his head.
Jiang Li frowned, looking at Lu Yibei with confusion. “What?”
Lu Yibei’s unexpected answer left her momentarily bewildered.
Was this some obscure joke?
“Uh, don’t mind me; it’s just a tool that shady game developers use to scam money, you continue, you continue.”
Recalling those gamers who went crazy spending thousands, Lu Yibei genuinely envied them. As someone living off his father’s inheritance, he couldn’t afford to squander like that.
The prepared lines were interrupted by Lu Yibei, leaving Jiang Li disinterested. She gave a rough introduction, saying, “In short, Ifrit is a high-level energy type of urban legend that is said to be able to control flames. The raw materials used for drawing your spirit patterns come from it.”
After hearing this, Lu Yibei suddenly felt a bit strange. The terrifying power he harbored was already related to flames, and now Jiang Li said that the urban legend core meant for him to draw spirit patterns was also flame-related.
Wasn’t this a reasonable and reliable way to cover up his secret? Lu Yibei thought. Could it be that luck is finally turning in my favor after many years of misfortune?
After a brief moment of contemplation, Lu Yibei spoke excitedly, “Leader, how strong is this Ifrit you mentioned? If I use it, will I be able to shine everywhere?”
“No.” Jiang Li said slowly, “While Ifrit’s power is indeed strong, I can’t guarantee you’ll survive the process of drawing spirit patterns. Only if you survive can you shine; if you don’t, it will merely lead to your grand burial.”
To be honest, Jiang Li herself found it hard to understand why Bai Kai would find such a dangerous urban legend core for Lu Yibei, especially since he ended up getting hurt as well.
Did he not realize that the higher the level of the urban legend core, the more severe the rejection reaction would be during the process of drawing spirit patterns?
Thinking this, Jiang Li’s attention subconsciously drifted to her prosthetic arm.
He insisted on finding the most suitable urban legend core for Lu Yibei to draw spirit patterns, and While Ifrit was indeed powerful, in Jiang Li’s view, being able to endure it was what truly mattered.
Lu Yibei rested his chin, silent for a moment, then looked at Jiang Li and said, “Leader, what were you saying earlier?”
“I said, during the process of drawing spirit patterns, you might not be able to withstand it.”
“Not that; I meant the bad news you mentioned earlier.” Lu Yibei said.
“Oh, I said the courier responsible for delivering your materials encountered some troubles on the way and got injured, so they won’t be able to come back for a while.”
“Yes, that’s the one.” Lu Yibei said with a serious expression and tone, “Leader, can you tell me where the courier is now? I need to go and think of a way to k*ll him so he can never deliver it!”
“I thought I was getting a cheat, but after hearing you, I feel like he’s delivering my end; isn’t this just a scam?”
Jiang Li, “…”
