Chapter 1259: Tool

The news of the councilors being killed seemed to have already spread among the people.

On every street corner, people were discussing this matter. Some dug up their past dirty deeds and said they deserved it; some said the killer was still at large and they should go out less; others seemed to have stolen photos of the scene, pointing at the red "6" on them, discussing in low voices, and then fear appeared on all their faces!

But Chen Ling walked on the street like an outsider, leisurely. The orange streetlights shone on that gray vest one after another, his temperament elegant and refined.

That's right,

leaving that red "6" was intentional.

Chen Ling had two most important things to do in the Nanhai Domain. The first was to help the Fusion Faction find a place to live, and the second was to quietly extradite them into the Nanhai Domain... The first wasn't difficult for Chen Ling; he did it easily. The truly troublesome part was how to extradite the Fusion Faction.

Chen Ling thought for a long time. Stealing in to open the door carried too much risk and was easily discovered; after all, the target of over a hundred people was too obvious, unless...

Divert attention, cross the sea in secret;

This is the basic principle of magic tricks.

And Pu Jianyue was the "tool" he used to divert the attention of the entire Nanhai Domain. After all, what target could attract more attention than a World-Ending Calamity active within the domain?

Pu Jianyue, this "Heart 6," had to be exposed, and exposed in the public eye, with the greater the impact, the better... But not now.

Chen Ling left that red "6" mark, pointing very vaguely, like throwing a small stone into a pond to create a ripple. This ripple was enough to attract some of the high-level officials' attention without causing widespread panic, letting everyone leave the suggestion in their hearts that "Heart 6 might have come to Nanhai," which would facilitate Chen Ling's subsequent operations.

Of course, this was Chen Ling's initial plan before entering the Pu family.

After entering the Pu family, seeing the conflict between Han Meng and the councilors, and having the toy factory in his hands, he felt he could make good use of Pu Jianyue as a tool to accomplish much more...

Chen Ling arrived at the door of the room where Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai were hiding.

Knock, knock, knock—

The moment the knocking sounded, Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai behind the door instantly tensed up.

Then, when the rhythmic knocks sounded in succession, Xiao Bai's eyes lit up immediately, "The Great King is back!"

Xiao Tao opened the door immediately. Chen Ling, who had changed back to his original appearance outside, walked into the room and locked the door behind him.

"I've secured a shelter for the Integration Faction," Chen Ling said, waving the contract in his hand.

"So fast?!"

Only a day had passed since Chen Ling left, a speed faster than the two could have imagined... But for Chen Ling, this was all part of the plan; after all, he had chosen Pu Jianyue specifically for this asset.

"As expected of the Great King, the Great King is amazing!!" Xiao Bai's eyes were filled with admiration.

"However, there are some things now that might require your help..."

Under the dim light,

Chen Ling spoke earnestly. After listening, both Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai's eyes lit up with excitement!

"No problem!! Leave it to us!!"

……

In the deserted alleyway, a figure draped in a black cloak emerged from the night like a ghost.

Pu Jianyue had already changed out of that eye-catching bright red opera robe and fished an inconspicuous black cloak out of a trash can to wear. Although it smelled a bit pungent, as a member of the Twilight Society, how could he not endure even this little bit of odor?

"Ugh—"

Pu Jianyue's face turned pale, and he immediately found a wall to lean against, retching in disgust.

That shouldn't be...

Did the Silver King steal something else of his?

Pu Jianyue took two deep breaths, suppressing the nausea in his heart. He raised his index fingers, dipped them in some mysterious ink, and lightly traced the corners of his eyes and mouth, creating subtle differences in his features and changing his entire temperament.

Although Pu Jianyue's methods couldn't achieve a perfect face-swap, a simple disguise was still possible. Plus, with the knife scars the Silver King had carved onto his face, his appearance was already worlds apart from before.

"Have you heard?"

"Two councilors were killed on Gonggu Street!"

"I heard. They say there was blood splattered everywhere..."

"I'll tell you a secret: they say that next to the two bodies, the killer even wrote the character '6' in blood!"

"Blood? The character '6'?"

"Yeah, doesn't that remind you of anything?"

"6... Could it be... the Heart 6 from the Twilight Society?!"

"Not sure, but if it really is, then things are serious... The government isn't letting anyone mention it, but Old Wu's youngest son next door took photos of the scene. Let me show you..."

“……”

Whispers drifted over from the side, and Pu Jianyue's ears perked up instantly!

Heart 6?!

He walked up and snatched the photo. It was black and white, and the exposure didn't seem very clear, but the tragedy of the scene was still visible. Sure enough, next to the two mangled corpses, a large "6" was drawn.

Seeing this, it was as if a thunderbolt roared in Pu Jianyue's mind!!

Heart 6...

This is...

Did I do this?

Pu Jianyue stared fixedly at everything in the photo, but he couldn't recall this memory. However, the memories before he woke up had long since been mostly stolen by the Silver King, leaving a significant blank space in the middle... If nothing else, this was likely one of the missing memories.

But why would he have killed those two?

Did the Silver King stealing his memories have anything to do with killing them?

Pu Jianyue didn't doubt it for a second and "claimed" the deed as his own. He didn't care about the act of killing councilors itself; after all, as the dignified Heart 6, what was wrong with killing two people? He was more concerned with the motive behind it.

He felt he must have missed some very crucial information.

"Hey buddy, who are you?" the passerby whose photo was snatched frowned.

Pu Jianyue didn't say a word, raised his hood, and glared at them fiercely. With his current face full of scars, the murderous aura was practically pressed against their faces. The passersby were startled and ran away in fear without another word...

Pu Jianyue walked along the dim street, deep in thought, holding the photo.

No...

If he didn't figure out what was going on, wandering around like this wasn't a solution.

The only way now was to find his companions from the Twilight Society... But where was the contact point for the Twilight Society again?

Pu Jianyue racked his brains. Just then, an image of a hotel room someone had deliberately left behind flashed through his mind!