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"Hmmm... meow."

Shiiki Ruri nodded slowly, composed herself and prepared to set off.

In the letter just now, in addition to informing the news of Mr. Guiyu's death, Shiiki Ruri was also asked to gather at the base under the lake immediately.

Based on Shiiki Ruri's understanding of the organization, this notification letter should have only been sent to three branch hall masters, including her.

Since Old Man Guiyu is currently serving as the interim chief hall master, his death is no different from the death of the chief hall master before the official chief hall master is elected.

Once something of this level occurs, the other branch hall masters whose status is second only to the temporary chief hall master must gather immediately to discuss the subsequent management of the organization.

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In order to avoid being discovered by others, before leaving the house, Shiiki Ruri asked the Frost Armor Knight to hide in his shadow.

Then, she put all her strength into it and reached the base under the lake as quickly as possible at sunset.

After entering the base, Shiiki Ruri originally thought that she would see a scene of mourning, but in fact, the base under the lake was operating as usual, and there was no sad atmosphere at all.

——(I see, so the death hasn't been announced yet, nyan... Yeah, now's not the time, nyan...)

Shiiki Ruri immediately suppressed her emotions and headed towards the conference room as if nothing had happened.

Previously, in order to maintain stability within the organization, whether it was the disappearance of Lord Tetodaf or the appointment of Old Man Guiyu as the temporary chief hall master, these news were only circulated among a few people.

Now that Mr. Guiyu’s death has occurred, it’s natural that it won’t be easily made public.

With complicated thoughts in her mind, Shiiki Ruri walked all the way to the door of the conference room, then pushed it open and went in.

The leader of the Zhaotang hall, the werewolf uncle Anyue, and the leader of the Yetang hall, the fox grandmother Huanyan, were already sitting inside waiting for Shiiki Ruri.

10.34 - A sad decision

Seeing the other two branch hall masters sitting there, Shiiki Ruri immediately understood that the letter sent by Steel-Winged Owl must not be a fake.

——(How could this happen…Grandpa Weird, is he really dead…)

The collapse of the last ray of hope once again severely dampened Shiiki Ruri's mood.

On the way to the base under the lake, Shiiki Ruri thought more than once how great it would be if someone forged the letter and caused trouble.

As long as Grandpa Guiyu is not dead, Shiiki Ruri can completely accept being deceived.

However, the expressions and states of the werewolf uncle Dark Moon and the fox grandmother Huanyan completely cut off Shiiki Ruri's hope of luck.

The usually carefree werewolf uncle was now motionless, sitting on the chair with a dull look in his eyes, as if his soul had drifted away;

The fox grandmother, who had always been strong and healthy, seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and her whole body looked visibly more haggard.

"You guys... arrived really early... meow..."

Shiiki Ruri greeted with difficulty. In this atmosphere, she felt that no matter what she said, it would be redundant.

The reactions of the two branch hall masters to her indeed confirmed Shiiki Ruri's feelings.

The fox grandmother weakly replied, "Yes," while the werewolf uncle just said "hmm" to Shiiki Ruri.

Then, the conference hall fell into silence again.

Shiiki Ruri couldn't stand such a depressing atmosphere, so she directly raised her questions.

She asked the two elders, saying that she had seen Grandpa Guiyu not long ago, and his body looked completely normal at that time, so why did he die so suddenly?

Grandma Huanyan pondered for a while, and then told Shiki Ruri that Guiyu had actually been suffering from a serious illness, but he was too proud to make it public.

"Besides Lord Tetodaf, the only ones who know about his physical condition are me, Dark Moon, and the deceased Mag'ai."

Grandma Huanyan's answer resolved the doubts in Shiiki Ruri's heart. While she was answering, the werewolf uncle Anyue muttered something in a low voice, and then walked to the door of the conference room to get some fresh air.

Grandma Huanyan did not show any dissatisfaction with this, but instead showed some regret in her eyes.

She whispered to Shiiki Ruri that even though An Yue and Gui Yu usually bickered the most, in fact, the one who was most reluctant to see Gui Yu leave was An Yue.

Now that Whisper is gone, Dark Moon has no rival to compete with and is really going to become lonely.

"Hmm... I can see that, nya..."

Shiiki Ruri nodded. She had once heard Aunt Magee say, "Your competitors are often your confidants."

Now, no matter how regretful it is, it's too late.

Shiiki Ruri asked the two if they had already gone to pay their respects to Grandpa Guiyu, and they both answered that they had not.

As soon as they received the letter from Steel-Feathered Owl, they rushed to the base under the lake, thinking that the elites of Quetang would transport Guiyu's body here.

However, not to mention Guiyu's body, even the temporary person in charge of Quetang is nowhere to be seen. So what is the purpose of gathering the three branch hall masters here?

"Although it's against the rules, there are indeed only three branch hall masters left. The next temporary chief hall master will be chosen from among the three of us."

The experienced Grandma Huanyan summed up the significance of the current situation in one sentence. She also said that the arrangement of this call might have been instructed by Guiyu to his subordinates before his departure.

"Humph, if it was that guy who was so obsessed with loyalty, he would really do something like this."

The werewolf uncle Dark Moon spoke words of praise in a tone of disgust. What he appreciated most about Mr. Guiyu was actually his loyalty to the organization.

However, no matter how much people approve of Mr. Guiyu, there are problems with the current situation.

If one person has to be voted out of three to be the temporary chief, and there are only three voters, it is very likely that the votes will always be tied.

However, it seemed that the only person who had such concerns was Grandma Phantom Flame. Unlike her with a worried look on her face, when the topic of "temporary head hall master" was brought up, werewolf Dark Moon and Shiiki Ruri both turned their eyes to Grandma Phantom Flame.

"I think we shouldn't waste time. Grandma Huanyan will take over the position of temporary headmaster. Master Liutang, do you have any objections?"

"That's fine with me, meow. That way, we have two votes. Grandma Phantom Flame, even if you don't want to be the leader, you can't refuse... Then, can we leave now?"

The werewolf uncle Dark Moon and Shiiki Ruri showed a tacit understanding, which made Grandma Huanyan smile bitterly.

Not to mention the always careless An Yue, even Xiao Liuli, who was investigated overnight by Grandma Huanyan not long ago, expressed her trust in her, which made Grandma Huanyan feel guilty.

——(Sigh… maybe I’m just too suspicious.)

Thinking back on the fruitless results of her investigations these days, Grandma Huanyan really wanted to say sorry to Xiao Liuli and tell her that she had wronged her.

However, now is not the right time to apologize. Grandma Huanyan simply thanked the two branch hall masters for their trust in her, and then followed Xiao Liuli's words and suggested that everyone go to the Quetang base to see Guiyu for the last time.

Xiao Liuli and Uncle An Yue naturally had no objection to this. Their desire to do this was already reflected on their faces.

Thus, the three people with the highest authority at Zhaoye Liuque quickly reached a consensus and left the lake base together.

However, these three branch hall masters did not know that someone behind them had already been watching their every move.

Elite scouts who were specially trained to track them had already begun round-the-clock surveillance of the three of them as early as the moment the Steel Owl delivered the letter.

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The leaders of the top intelligence organization were being monitored day and night without realizing it. If this were to become known to the public, it would undoubtedly become a huge scandal for Teruya Ryuque.

However, the failure to notice was not the fault of these leaders, but rather the fact that the monitors knew their weaknesses too well.

What no one could have imagined was that the mastermind behind the training of these monitors was none other than Guiyu, the leader of Quetang, who had just been reported dead.

Not only is he not dead, but he is also secretly observing the every move of the three branch hall masters.

This elaborate plan of faking death has only one purpose, which is to find the traitor within Teruya Ryuque and ensure that the sacrifice of the chief hall master, Lord Tetodaf, will not be in vain.

As for why Mr. Guiyu did this, the reason has to start from the day he discovered the "Secret Base of Lord Tetodaf".

10.35 - Secret Base

Based on the parchment map fragments found inside the ruins of the Wacono volcano, Mr. Guile and his group finally found the area marked on the map after many twists and turns.

Before finding this place, Old Man Guiyu had no idea what he would discover here. But after actually investigating it, he felt that he had made the right bet and the trip was totally worthwhile.

At that time, Mr. Guiyu and his group began investigating as soon as they arrived at the target area.

They forgot the hardships of the journey and ignored the fatigue in their bodies, and were only focused on solving the puzzle on the parchment map fragment.

After half a day's investigation, they soon made a discovery: intermittent traces of battle stretching for several kilometers.

Judging from the destruction of the local vegetation environment, Grandpa Guiyu and his colleagues believed that at least one giant monster participated in the battle. What made them realize that this battle had extraordinary significance was the rotten "corpse of the little black water dragon".

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The little black water dragon is a very rare monster, which is something that most combat professionals know.

However, the real special thing about this little black water dragon is unknown to Grandpa Guiyu's trusted subordinates.

Although he had only seen it twice, Old Man Guiyu still clearly remembered that this guy was a monster tamed by Lord Tetodaf.

The death of the little black water dragon here means that this battle is likely related to Lord Tetodaf.

Old Master Guiyu ordered his subordinates to search the area thoroughly, hoping to find more clues. However, after searching and investigating for most of the day, they did not find any other monsters or human corpses.

The only harvest was dozens of giant scales of snake monsters.

By identifying the snake scales, Grandpa Guiyu and his companions learned that the target of the Little Black Water Dragon's battle was most likely a fifth-level monster called the "King Viper of Disaster".

What is the concept of a fifth-level monster?

At least in the Kingdom of West, fifth-level monsters are synonymous with fear and death.

Whether it is the fourth-level Master Weird Words or his subordinates who "only" have the strength of the third level, even if they all attack together, they may not be able to defeat the King Viper of Disaster Horns, not to mention the third-level Little Black Water Dragon to launch such a challenge of mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Old Man Guiyu believed that with the little black water dragon's intelligence level, it should not actively seek death. The reason why it died here was probably because Lord Tetodaf also participated in this battle.

As far as Old Master Guiyu knew, Lord Tetodaf had already reached the sixth level of strength many years ago. After so many years of training and fighting, he must have at least reached the maximum level of the sixth level.

If we can fight with Tetodaf, then we have a chance of winning, but... where is the monster's body?

Also, why would Lord Tetoduff want to fight monsters alone in a place like this?

In Mr. Guiyu's impression, the organization has never sent out such a mission.

A mission of this level, such as defeating a fifth-order monster, is enough to cause a huge uproar in Zhaoye Liuque at any time.

Since Old Man Guiyu has no recollection of it, it can only mean that Lord Tetodaf carried out this crusade alone in private - and this may very well contain some kind of intelligence information.

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Old Man Guiyu did not give up just because he failed to search for the corpse of the King Adder. He changed his mind and led everyone to expand the search range to see if there was anything else worth noting nearby.

The sun rises and then sets.

Old Man Guiyu and his friends also found the night from the day.

Fortunately, the sweat and hard work of the group were not in vain. Grandpa Guiyu and his team finally found a secret base in a hilly area - and it was suspected to be a secret base owned by Lord Tetodaf.

The reason why Mr. Guiyu judged that the secret base belonged to Lord Tetodaf was because a large amount of confidential information collected by Zhaoye Liuque was stored in this base.

In the entire organization, only Lord Tetodaf has the authority to access this information, so naturally, this should be Lord Tetodaf's place.

However, Lord Tetodaf's secret base is no longer a secret now, because after being attacked, it is no longer hidden at all.

At this time, Old Man Guiyu recalled the parchment map fragment he found in the volcanic ruins, and finally understood the relationship between these things.

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Old Master Guiyu speculated that the mysterious force that attacked Zhaoye Liuque discovered Lord Tetodaf's secret base some time ago, and planned to ambush and assassinate Lord Tetodaf here.

That parchment map was actually a road map used by the enemy to mark the location of the secret base. Fortunately, the enemy did not burn it completely, which left a clue for Grandpa Guiyu and the others.

——(Who attacked Master Tetoduff…?)

With this question in mind, Old Man Guiyu and his confidants searched for materials scattered on the ground in the secret base.

In fact, according to the rules of the organization, people without sufficient authority cannot read these secrets, but Mr. Guiyu did not stick to the rules. He believed that now was a critical moment for survival, and the most important thing was to quickly uncover the truth and find the real enemy.

As for the subordinates who saw secrets that they shouldn't have seen, just tell them to forget about it.

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After a concerted investigation, Mr. Guiyu unexpectedly found the materials he wanted.

Among the many parchment scrolls, one was actually a "speculation" left by Lord Tetodaf.

In this speculation, Lord Tetodaf directly pointed out that the enemy who attacked him and his organization was most likely the demon clan's "Snake Shadow Society".

He made such a guess for two main reasons.

The first reason is that in the area behind the Human Alliance, in the West Kingdom and the Farnas Empire, the only organization with such professionalism and combat effectiveness is the Snake Shadow Society;

The second reason was that the Snake Shadow sent a request at a very suspicious time, and the request was to "find Banning";