Chapter 201

After taking a glance at the middle-aged man’s facial expression, Leon, who had been sleeping in the wilderness wrapped in a blanket all night, sniffed and asked with concern on his face: “Your complexion doesn’t look too good? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

“……”

What you said… wouldn’t it be better if you used your brain to guess why my complexion is bad?

Looking at Xiaoba Jin who was “persistently” clinging onto him, the middle-aged man’s response almost slipped out between his teeth.

“It’s fine…”

To be honest, compared to a certain prince whose mind is full of hierarchy and power struggles, after experiencing the destruction of mountains and rivers and the fall of his country, the emotional control ability of the middle-aged man has indeed improved a lot.

After taking a deep breath, he barely regained his usual calmness. He didn’t lose his composure due to unexpected situations but instead gave a faint smile and continued with an attitude that was neither distant nor close: “As for my body, there’s a very important meeting today, so I stayed up all night last night and might be a bit tired… By the way, Xiaoba Jin, didn’t you go home last night? Why are you sleeping here?”

Of course, it’s to attend the important meeting you mentioned.

Moreover, without collecting enough intelligence, without finding the grandchildren with memory abilities, and without discovering another Prince Joshua, how could I possibly leave?

Besides… why do I feel that compared to the killing intent spoken of by the fat uncle, this rebel leader’s eyesight watching me seems more cautious?

Through the subtle changes in the middle-aged man’s demeanor, Leon vaguely sensed some differences and couldn’t help but squint his eyes subconsciously.

Leaving is absolutely impossible! It’s absolutely impossible to leave! It’s rare to have a chance to confirm the whereabouts of Director Aquarius. If I don’t take advantage of this window period to fully understand the situation of the rebels, and if the interrogation by the Bureau Director fails and Director Aquarius returns to the Capital City, it would be suicidal for me to rashly infiltrate the rebels again.

And now, the most dangerous Director Aquarius is attending the interrogation. With the level of the remaining rebels, they likely can’t do much against the [Aspiration], at most they might catch me. But I still have the whale oil bomb given by Senior Jerry.

According to Senior Jerry, its power can instantly blow up a building. So if I’m caught, I can just shout for Puppy to throw out the whale oil bomb and directly explode right in their faces! From what I’ve encountered among the few rebels, these anomalous item holders have very single abilities and probably lack protective abilities. At close range, they might not even withstand a nail gun, let alone a direct hit from a whale oil bomb. There’s a possibility that they might be wiped out.

Alright, the advantage is mine! After quickly weighing the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and confirming that I won’t be in danger and even have the ability to “cheat through,” Leon finally relaxed completely. Then, according to the persona of “Xiaoba Jin,” he gave the middle-aged man a rather “cool” smile.

“Didn’t you ask Uncle Owen to bring me to see you yesterday? I was afraid of oversleeping and missing something, so I came early last night to keep watch. Now it looks like the timing is just right.”

“Ho ho, you’re quite cautious.”

After exchanging a few polite nonsense sentences, the middle-aged man opened the door and walked into the “conference room” first, sitting down at the main seat of the long table.

Speaking of which… why does this Xiaoba Jin seem a bit strange?

Looking at “Xiaoba Jin” who sat at the far end of the long table, exactly opposite to himself, a trace of suspicion flashed across the middle-aged man’s eyes.

Although he doesn’t know what Uncle Owen told him, Xiaoba Jin must already know that he showed hostility towards him yesterday.

Yet, not only did he not leave overnight, but he actively came forward, even pretending as if nothing happened last night. These actions are completely unlike the obstinate and cold Xiaoba Jin.

But if he isn’t the real Xiaoba Jin, then how about those life-and-death questions last night?…

“Leader Adult.”

Although sensing the doubt in the middle-aged man’s eyes, believing that his caution outweighs his killing intent and judging that he wouldn’t act directly, Leon’s actions became even “reckless.”

After looking around the rebels’ “command center,” “Xiaoba Jin,” sitting with his back to the door, asked with great anticipation: “You said you were going to hold a meeting, right? Where are the others?”

“They’ll be here soon.”

The middle-aged man glanced at his wristwatch meaningfully and looked at “Xiaoba Jin” with a calm expression: “They’ll be here any minute…”

Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, a rather rough sound of opening the door rang out, accompanied by a strange exclamation.

“Smells good! It’s the smell of the tiger from yesterday!”

？？？

Smells good? Tiger?

Not… is your rebels’ menu so extensive that it includes tigers?

Leon turned around in surprise upon hearing the voice and found that the originally sturdy wooden door had somehow turned into a strange iron grille… or a prison cell door.

A man covered with numerous burn injuries was striding out from the prison cell door, his two orange-yellow ferocious eyeballs examining him with great interest.

“He’s called Tiger.”

After giving a simple introduction to the newcomer, the middle-aged man, with a blank expression, said to the burned man: “This is Xiaoba Jin, the new member who will soon possess an anomalous item…”

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“Leader Adult.”

Hearing this, Leon interrupted at the right moment:

“If you’re talking about special powers when you say ‘anomalous items,’ then I think I should already have them.”

？！！！Upon hearing Xiaoba Jin’s words, the middle-aged man’s expression slightly changed, and the caution in his eyes immediately intensified several times.

Without even obtaining the ‘Anomalous Seed,’ he managed to awaken to an anomaly in just one night? Is the talent of the “Six Needles” level really that terrifying?

“…”

“Uh, I see.”

After remaining silent for a few seconds, the middle-aged man calmed his emotions again, deeply breathed in, and wasn’t sure how to deal with this hot potato, so he vaguely nodded to get past it. Then he said to the burn-scarred man who was staring intently at “Xiaoba Jin”:

“Tiger, sit down first. I’ll introduce Xiaoba Jin’s situation when everyone arrives.”

“Okay.”

The burn-scarred man, who usually ignored the “weak chicken” leader, seemed to be distracted by something this time and surprisingly didn’t object but sat down next to Leon, his two beast-like eyes fixed on him.

(⊙⊙)”Do you want to be the leader?”

“Ah?”

The somewhat distorted nostrils slightly expanded as the scent of “strong person” rushed straight into his lungs, causing the burn-scarred man to grin and reveal a mouthful of dazzling white teeth, smiling brightly at Leon.

“You’re much more reliable than him. If you want to be the leader, I support you!”

(End of Chapter)