Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 551 Second World War

A little while earlier.

Following the clues provided by Bai Shi, Lin Yilin, combined with her intelligence network, re-identified the most likely trail of Luo Shi and his group.

Taking advantage of the post-earthquake reconstruction, Xixi Keke has rectified many unfinished buildings from the past, which has indirectly caused many roving gangs to lose some of the chaotic plots of land they depend on for survival.

Not to mention the underground passages were also completely wiped out recently. Before the new Chaos Land is developed, the gangs are having a much harder time than before.

Several promising new plots of land in Xixi Keke had already caught Lin Yilin's attention.

By narrowing down the possibilities and then using the process of elimination, we can quickly pinpoint Luo Shi's most likely route of action.

As luck would have it, she was also "somewhat well-known" at the Xixi Keke Taxi Company and learned that one of the company's taxis, which was under repair, had been stolen the previous night. The perpetrator was immediately identified as Luo Shi and a member of his team.

Of course, a stolen car needs to be used, and a little investigation along these lines will reveal that the car reappeared not long ago.

Finally, we found this place.

When the two, one with illusion and one with toast, arrived at the scene, they found Luo Shi and the masked woman locked in a fierce battle. It seemed like a perfect opportunity to reap the benefits, but Zheng Fan didn't see it that way.

Whether or not he benefits from this situation is irrelevant to him; what's more interesting is driving away with the money that fills a taxi.

So the job of driving fell to Mo Mang once again.

He was driving a big truck just now, and now he's switched to a taxi. Before, it was to escape; this time, it's to rob money... no, to put it more righteously, to "recover stolen money."

Even with the thought of how much money was piled up in the car he was driving, he... still drove very steadily.

Nonsense, it's not my money anyway. Even if he gets into a car accident and burns all the money, it doesn't matter. In the end, the problem won't fall on me.

However, while this feeling of being entrusted with an important task filled him with trepidation, it also stirred a sense of excitement within him.

……

"Damn it!" Luo Shiyu was about to give chase, but was stopped by a bullet that was aimed at him.

He deflected the bullet with a punch, and a faint "meow" echoed past, which irritated Luo Shiyu's already volatile temper: "Who else is there?"

"This is the first time I've seen a member of the Luo family other than Sister Ye in person. But your temper is much worse than Sister Ye's." Lin Yilin appeared in another direction, touching the cat gun with smoke coming out of its mouth.

"Another woman, but she's not particularly good-looking either, quite nice..." Luo Shiyu glanced at Lin Yilin, noticed the scars on her face, and chuckled, but quickly wiped the smile away: "You know Luo Ye?"

"Although I'm not trying to show off, we have a good relationship."

Luo Shiyu was skeptical: "How could that be? Would Luo Ye be friends with a weak and frail woman like you?"

Lin Yilin paused for a moment: "You really have a nasty way of speaking."

I don't intend to prove anything to myself, and the other party's prejudice is unlikely to change with just a few words.

Lin Yilin is long past the age where she needs to prove anything to others; she probably will never be that age in her life.

"Awoo!" Toast jumped out and gave Luo Shiyu a terrifying intimidation.

Luo Shiyu merely glanced at the toast before continuing to look at Lin Yilin, ignoring it.

Toast: !?

Luo Shiyu was too lazy to pay any more attention to the fantasy creature he had defeated with a single punch. He had already said everything he wanted to say to Toast. If it weren't for Toast disgusting him with his perfectly good arrangements, he wouldn't have said so much to Toast before.

At most, I'm just a little surprised that Toast didn't die; I won't show any other reaction.

Luo Shiyu suddenly lunged at Lin Yilin. Toast immediately drew a blood-red dagger and used its cutting power to attack Luo Shiyu. Luo Shiyu frowned slightly, tightened the bandage on his hand, and countered Toast's attack, deflecting the blood-red blade in a few moves.

However, after the brief collision, fine cuts appeared on his hands, and he felt a sharp pain.

Was the killer still too lethal? My own hallucinations couldn't make me ignore these seemingly comical knives; this toast was still quite troublesome.

Luo Shiyu analyzed the situation calmly.

Meow~!

The meowing sounded again, and the cat bullets nimbly weaved through the air, almost as if they were controlling their trajectory at will, precisely piercing through the blade of the toast and shooting towards Luo Shiyu.

Luo Shi and the fist shadow quickly unleashed their attacks. Compared to the dense white needles of the previous flower umbrella formation, the bullets they could control were nothing!

Bang!
But just as his fist touched a bullet, the bullet let out another cute and louder meow, and then exploded.

Luo Shiyu escaped the smoke and dust in a disheveled state, bearing burns. At such close range, even Toast was inevitably injured by the explosion, but before he could complain to Binary Girl, a bag of flour was placed on him, and his injuries quickly healed.

“Not only can the trajectory be controlled at will, but the properties of the bullet can even be changed. That imaginary object is also a very flexible type,” Luo Shiyu muttered to himself.

He looked at Lin Yilin and Toast, and began to change his mind.

He had initially wanted to make a move because he looked down on Lin Yilin and Toast, thinking he could easily take them down. But now, with this combination of one at a distance and the other at close range, he really couldn't break through easily.

Lin Yilin is either from the firm or directly from the handling department. She stumbled upon this scene, and it's unknown whether she has already notified someone else.

The longer he stayed, the more dangerous it became. Luo Shiyu couldn't waste any more time; he had to leave.

"You reacted quickly. Mr. Illusion, how are things on your end?" Lin Yilin immediately noticed Luo Shiyu's change of heart, then gently pressed the earpiece she was wearing to contact Zheng Fan.

This man is someone who hides a cold heart beneath a volatile temper. Being misled by Luo Shiyu's seemingly impulsive exterior can easily lead to misjudgment. His mind is more meticulous than it appears. Lin Yilin witnessed the masked woman from the Pure White Society being killed in a counterattack, thus gaining a deeper understanding of him.

"Still helping the Bureau lock onto the target? Do you want me to help you? It should be almost done by now." Zheng Fan was currently in Black Sparrow form, leading a flock of sparrows to stare at the people below.

Even if Chunbai were to learn how to completely absorb this huge sum of money, it wouldn't be so easy.

It seems that having just one spokesperson handle the transaction would be a clean and efficient way to transfer the embezzled funds, and that some advanced technology would be all that's needed. But Lin Yilin doesn't think so.

The Pure White Society is arrogant and proud, but not stupid. They are careful only to avoid being exposed and caught red-handed, leaving them with no way to defend themselves.

While a person may be decisive and efficient in their work, making it less likely to leave traces or be exposed, the person they send out is not a lamplighter, so their stability cannot be guaranteed at all.

Assuming it's just the masked woman, she's currently no match for Luo Shi and is killed in a counterattack.

This money should be very important for the Pure White Society, as it can alleviate some of their internal problems. With money, they can discuss future matters.

Therefore, they were determined to succeed and prepared more hidden agents within Xixi Keke.

In addition to ensuring that the stolen money could be obtained smoothly, they also had the idea of ​​making it easier to dispose of.

However, as mentioned before, the Pure White Society's personnel must have gone through some official channels, which to some extent exceeded Lin Yilin's intelligence network.

The flaw lies in the first layer of protection provided by the Pure White Society, which is when the masked woman responsible for making the contact failed to successfully obtain the stolen money.

Only then will those covert agents begin to act.

Zheng Fan's instruction to have Mo Mang drive the car away wasn't simply a prank on Luo Shiyu's mindset. Of course, for Zheng Fan himself, that was the main reason. The real purpose, however, was to further expose and activate the secret network of the Pure White Society.

However, once the operation began, flaws appeared. Zheng Fan, following Lin Yilin's instructions, used his stealth and agility to trace the clues backward.

(End of this chapter)