Chapter 562: Actors, and Actors

[Audience Expectation +3]

The Director froze in place instantly.

He turned his head sharply to look at "Li Ruohong," but the latter only looked at him with a half-smile, like a venomous snake that had shed its disguise.

"You..."

"Director Wang has spent quite a bit of effort on our cabaret lately." "Li Ruohong" took a leisurely sip of champagne. "Business has been slow these past two days, all thanks to the Director's people for their support. It would be inexcusable not to toast you."

As he spoke, "Li Ruohong" raised his glass on his own and lightly tapped it against the Director's, producing a crisp sound.

Clink—!

The Director frowned at him, completely unable to understand what this guy was thinking.

His arrangements inside the cabaret seemed to have been seen through by the other party long ago, and judging by the current tone, it seemed he no longer intended to hide it...

Did he just expose himself to his face?

Although the Director had long suspected that Li Ruohong was a member of the Twilight Society, there was no reason for the other party to have hidden for so long only to jump out and expose himself now... unless there was no longer any need to hide?

But why? What exactly did he want to do??

The Director secretly mobilized his spiritual power, with all his Divine Path skills ready to go. At this distance, he was confident he could suppress "Li Ruohong," but just then, "Li Ruohong" spoke again, unhurriedly:

"Director Wang, today is the birthday banquet hosted by the Beidou Consortium. Almost all the important figures of the Red Dust main city are gathered here... Would you like to guess what gift I have prepared?"

The Director's heart sank. "What?"

"A bomb."

"Li Ruohong" raised his hand and made an explosion gesture. "A bomb powerful enough to blow this entire venue to the sky. As long as I have a thought, everyone here will be blown to the sky—whether it's the political world, the business world, or those highly influential celebrities, they will all turn into a magnificent firework... and the Red Dust main city will fall into complete chaos."

The Director's face turned incredibly ugly in an instant!

He understood... he finally understood.

Those two Twilight Society members had been hiding in the cabaret for so long, yet suddenly chose to enter the venue with Li Ruohong today. And when faced with his probing, Li Ruohong had completely shed his disguise because, for them, continuing to pretend was meaningless...

The Twilight Society's target was this birthday banquet itself from the very beginning. They wanted to blow everyone here to death and plunge the entire main city into chaos and panic!

Perhaps this was the first step for the Twilight Society to destroy the Red Dust Realm, just as they had destroyed the Ruoshui Realm and the Aurora Realm.

"You really are a bunch of lunatics!! A bunch of desperadoes!" The Director was so angry his neck turned red, and veins bulged one by one.

He knew the Twilight Society's plan, but it was already too late. He didn't dare to make a move on "Li Ruohong" now because he was afraid that the moment he did, the entire venue would vanish into thin air...

"Heh, thanks for the compliment."

"Li Ruohong" raised the champagne in his hand and clinked glasses with the Director again, his smile incredibly bright.

Just as the two were talking, several guests walked past the front of the canopy while chatting and laughing. Seeing the two sitting and talking in the corner, they raised their hands to greet them:

"Oh, Young Master Ruohong, what are you laughing so happily about?"

"Eh... Director Wang is here too?"

"Little Wang, you don't look so good. Do you need a doctor?"

The Director recognized these people. They were the Director of the Price Bureau, the Director of the Road Administration Bureau, and a senior veteran specializing in legal drafting and amendments. Each one was vital to the Red Dust main city. And at this moment, they still didn't know what kind of deadly crisis was lurking beneath this seemingly lively and peaceful venue.

The Director's chest heaved violently. He didn't know how to face them. At the same time, "Li Ruohong's" enthusiastic voice rang out beside him:

"It's nothing, I was just talking to Director Wang about his first love, so he's blushing, hahaha... Everyone, please enjoy yourselves. I'll come to toast you all in a bit."

"First love? I never thought Director Wang was still such a pure-hearted boy, hahahaha!"

"Alright, alright, you two keep chatting, we'll go sit over there."

As they left, only the Director and "Li Ruohong" remained under the canopy.

The Director took a deep breath, trying his best to calm down, and spoke hoarsely:

"So, you are not Li Ruohong at all, right? As far as I know, Li Ruohong has never left the Red Dust main city, does not meet the criteria to join the Twilight Society, and his personality is completely different from yours..."

"Of course I'm not that useless playboy; he was killed by me long ago." A bright smile appeared on "Li Ruohong's" face.

"If you like, you can also call me... [Heart 6]."

"[Heart 6], I know you." A sharp glint flashed in the Director's eyes. "The mastermind behind the assassination of the Aurora Lord, one of the factors in the destruction of the Aurora Realm, possessing extremely strong camouflage abilities and a formidable vitality suspected to be [Asura]... I have seen your wanted photo from [Fusheng Hui], the one where you are standing on the front of a train, smiling as you turn into fly ash... I thought at the time, this person is definitely a complete lunatic!

More than half a year ago, [Fusheng Hui] also said they found traces of you in a small town in the Red Dust Realm, but they didn't catch you in the end... You really did sneak into the main city."

"It seems you all care quite a bit about me."

"Li Ruohong" raised his eyebrows in surprise. He really hadn't expected his photo to have circulated to the Red Dust Realm. It must have been someone among the group that fled the Aurora Realm by train who brought the newspaper out.

"Do you think you can escape smoothly after blowing up the venue?" the Director said in a deep voice. "[Fusheng Hui] won't let you go... and neither will I."

"Hahaha, I really think I can run, what can you do?" "Li Ruohong" narrowed his eyes. "Want to make a bet with me?"

"Bet on what?"

"If I don't make it out, I'll allow you to hang my corpse for public display; if I do run... I'll come back to find you. How about that?"

The Director was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but curse, "[Heart 6], you really are a lunatic!"

Just as the two were talking, a figure walked straight toward the canopy.

"Excuse me, is this Director Wang Jincheng?" the person asked cautiously. "I've run into some trouble... I'd like to ask Director Wang for a favor."

"I don't have time to help right now!"

The Director looked up and was slightly taken aback when he saw the figure before him.

It was a figure holding an oil-paper umbrella, with an exceptionally handsome appearance. In the drizzling rain, a bright red opera robe swayed gently with the wind, and a tiny, inconspicuous blue flower fluttered on the corner of the robe.

The person pursed their lips and still spoke:

"Jinghong Tower opera singer, Lin Yan... I ask the Director to uphold justice."

[Audience Expectation +3]