Soul Trigger

Chapter 236 Familiar Face (I)

In the branch venue.

Li Bingxiao proudly greeted a secret society leader next to him, and then walked into the toilet.

He looked around and made sure that there was no one around. The aura of confidence and elegance disappeared in an instant, and he leaned on the sink and took several deep breaths.

Then he untied his tie to relax himself a little, took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and dialed the phone with trembling fingers:

"Mr. Military Advisor, is this really okay?"

The voice of the military advisor came from the phone:

"The arrow has been drawn and you can't regret it at this point."

"...I know there is no turning back now, but there are many objections in these organizations. Is that plan really useful? The 'Cause City' of the Black Sun Mansion was extremely harmful in the past... and now Han Xiaofu has also appeared..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Li Bingxiao. I've already told you that whether this plan is realized or not is not important at all. What's important is the business world, the political world, and the world of awakeners... As long as this plan is successfully launched, how much power will be concentrated in your hands?"

"As for whether it will be implemented in the end, it is up to you alone to decide. Isn't it because you desire this power that you cooperate with us?"

Li Bingxiao gritted his teeth and said, "Nonsense, it's obviously you guys..."

"We saved your life."

Li Bingxiao's eyes went blank for a moment. After taking a deep breath, he managed to calm down from his frightened state.

"I get it...I'll hold out until the end of the night."

"That's it. Once tonight is over, everything will be settled. As for the Special Management Bureau and the Guards, they are just struggling to survive. Now, please, the 'protagonist', return to the venue...

As the call was hung up, Li Bingxiao's eyes gradually became ferocious.

This won’t work. I have to save myself. I have to save myself…

He fished out another cell phone and kept looking at the guest list.

Han Xiaofu’s team... No, no, it’s too conspicuous. Who knows how many eyes are watching them here.

Guards? No way... They'd be exposed if they stayed close to politicians...

I can't find a chaebol, they will just sell me out...

Shit, isn't there even one senior official in the Special Management Bureau who didn't follow Han Xiaofu? !
As the list suddenly froze, his gaze also froze.

"The Chief Supervisor of the Out-of-Tune... Why is there a Chief Supervisor of the Out-of-Tune here?!"

Then, his heart began to pound, and he quickly picked up another phone and called his lover and secretary:
"Jenny, is the 'Avenger' with you? ... Very good, I want you to do something now..."

At this moment, in a room outside the venue, a man in a black suit had red eyes, and a translucent spiritual substance appeared in front of him like a screen.

There were views from different people, scattered throughout the venue, allowing the man in the suit to have a panoramic view of the entire venue, including Li Bingxiao who walked out of the toilet.

He watched as Li Bingxiao handed a green cocktail to the waiter, who then handed it to his secretary.

Behind the man in the suit, there is another man in sloppy clothes, wearing a baggy suit, with a beard and ponytail, holding a yellow wooden sword in his hand:

"Military Advisor, your puppet doesn't seem to be very obedient. What exactly do you want to do?"

"There is no need to ask any more questions, my guest. You only need to be responsible for taking action when necessary and fulfilling the contract between us and the Black Sun Mansion."

"It's up to you. Anyway, this place is full of my targets. I don't care how many die, but don't involve innocent civilians."

"Sir, is this a manifestation of the spirit of Bushido?"

The military advisor turned around and smiled.

At this moment, as the door of the room was knocked, a man in a black suit handed a wine glass to the military advisor, which was the green cocktail in the picture just now.

The military advisor reached out and took out a piece of white paper from the wine. After reading the contents, he narrowed his eyes:

"What is the Black Goat doing now?"

"He is with another woman from the Special Management Bureau, reading the manual we distributed. His Aries College is on the list we drew up, and now he is probably thinking about how to kill you and Li Bingxiao."

Hearing this, the military advisor smiled immediately:

"It doesn't matter what he thinks... Well, although the 'Avengers' strongly requested to leave him to be dealt with later, it's not bad to lay some groundwork first."

He picked up the note and took a deep breath:
"Wonderful emotions, struggle, unwillingness, fear, and a little bit of hope..."

Then he put it in his mouth and chewed it into pieces:

"Mortals are always so delicious... Warrior, go buy the Black Goat a drink, you know what to do."

The warrior leaning against the wall yawned:

"There are a lot of people here. It will be a bad ending if we get caught."

"You are the only one here who has cultivated the Heart Blade. Are you afraid that others will see through your methods?"

The warrior pushed himself off the wall and stood up straight:

"understood."

……

Reception center.

Che Li obviously wanted to chat with Ji Li for a while longer. After helping to pass the booklet to Ji Li and Yan Xiyu, she waited obediently by the side until Ji Li and the other two finished their conversation.

But as a middle-aged man appeared beside her and the two of them talked in a low voice for a few words, Che Li's expression turned unhappy and she hurriedly said goodbye to them.

However, Ji Li first pulled the other person aside and whispered a few words to him. Che Li was stunned for a moment before following the middle-aged man.

"Is she from Gaoxing Group?" Rabbit saw the company logo on the middle-aged man's chest.

"Peak Overlord, the bodyguard assigned by the Gaoxing Group to the young masters and young ladies. If I remember correctly, he should be the awakened 'servant' following the eighth daughter of the group's chairman."

Yan Xiyu, who has read many files in the Special Management Bureau, said.

"She is Old Pu's eighth daughter? She is so senior?!" Jin Misha was shocked——

The Old Pu she was referring to was the chairman of Gaoxing Group.

"That's not right. Isn't her last name Che?"

Yan Xiyu glanced at her, with a hint of speechlessness in his eyes:
"She is the daughter of the eighth daughter. She should be called the eighth granddaughter. That middle-aged man is a fucking man."

"If I remember correctly, she should have a younger brother."

Holy shit, that’s pretty fierce too.

Misa, who grew up in Silla, is well aware of the level of the chaebols.

The emperor's youngest granddaughter is still the emperor's granddaughter, right? What kind of succubus physique does Old Ji have? The women around him are either powerful or have backgrounds. Why are they more powerful than each other?

Misha temporarily put aside her discussion of Lao Ji's private life and returned to the topic:
"So what's the matter with the Tower of Babel? You two were sure of it after just flipping through a few pages?"

Ji Li said: "Because this plan is to promote the public knowledge of soul psychology. Apart from the Tower of Babel, no one would do such a risky thing... Can't you take a copy and read it yourself?"

"Then how can I stay close to my brothers?"

Misha groaned and pulled Ji Li, ignoring Yan Xiyu's murderous gaze.

But she would not get angry with a high school kid, so she held her breath and said:
"The Tower of Babel destroyed the Pilgrimage Day and killed the Anchor of Man, causing instability in the Aurora City Reflection World and an increase in riots in the Limbo. The Awakened are ready to make a move, and they continue to fan the flames behind the scenes."

"So even if we don't know their ultimate goal, we can be sure that these lunatics are deliberately destroying the ecology of awakened people. And if Aurora City follows in the footsteps of Black Sun Mansion's 'Disaster City', it will be the extinction of the ecology of awakened people in Aurora City. This is beyond doubt."

Bunny Girl's expression gradually became serious:

"Are all the people here today idiots? Can't they see it?"

Ji Li said: "Of course they won't allow that to happen, but the problem is that the implementation of this plan took several years to start. Even the Black Sun incident took several years to prepare."

Then he pointed his finger at the contents of the manual:

"And look at what's written in the manual? Between the lines are all about the various resource concentration and redistribution problems that will arise in the political, business, and awakened worlds due to the implementation of the plan. There is not much mention of the practical problems of promoting the publicization of soul psychology."

Such a large-scale plan will have a huge impact on society during the preparation stage, because it is an event plan at the regional policy level, and policy changes will affect all aspects.

Bunny Girl immediately understood:

"So... these guys were attracted by the benefits. It doesn't matter what the plan is. What matters is that this plan can concentrate a lot of resources and power from society and the awakened world!"

"Your brain is not slow..." Yan Xiyu glanced at her.

"As long as this plan is successfully launched, the core circle present today will be able to get a share of it, not only in the world of ordinary people, but also in the world of awakened people."

Ji Li added: "In other words, it is a redistribution of the resources of Aurora City. The scope of the division includes not only the business and political aspects of the real world, but also the world of awakeners."

"But if all this is pushed by the Tower of Babel, they might secretly fan the flames and truly implement this plan..."

Misa realized the key point: "That is to say, the people from Babel are here tonight... Are you here to mess things up?"

Ji Li grinned and said, "Just go find your craftsman, don't worry about us."

"Old Ji, what bullshit are you talking about! How could I just abandon you?"

As Yan Xiyu's eyes suddenly jumped, Misha grabbed Ji Li's neck:

"We should quickly find the chaebols and the idiots on Flash Street and explain things to them!"

"It's not that simple." Yan Xiyu sneered:
"They all know that this plan is not a good one, and they also know that there are people behind it with bad intentions, but the opportunity to divide up the resources is right in front of them. Do you think a few words can make them stand with the Special Management Bureau? For the greater good?"

"Oh, that's right. Li Bingxiao came to Aurora City just to settle accounts with you." Misha said.

"You could have put it another way. What do you mean by settling accounts with me?" Yan Xiyu's eyelids twitched.

"Tsk, then I'll kill Li Bingxiao, and this thing will be over, right?"

"Then you have to first kill the circle of top masters surrounding Li Bingxiao, the circle of top masters of the two chaebols, the righteous actions of the spectators who don't know the truth, and possibly the master of the Lingbo Prison Nest in Shan Street... Go and put on a pair of cat ears, maybe you still have a chance."

"Why are they cat ears? Old Ji, do you like cats?" Misa asked puzzled.

Yan Xiyu's mouth twitched: "Because cats have nine lives...but I guess ninety lives wouldn't be enough for you to die."

"What else can we do? It's a dead end." Misa spread her hands.
"And if Li Bingxiao really succeeds in the deal tonight, the Special Management Bureau will be excluded from the entire Aurora City and all liquidated...Old Ji can go back to Flash Street, but you, Dead Fish Face, will be out of a job."

"Unemployment is nothing. The entire Aurora City might be doomed." Yan Xiyu rubbed his brows.

"If the people in the Tower of Babel can eventually reveal themselves, everything will become very simple. So I have a simple and crude plan. Look at this plan, mainly to confirm it."

Ji Li closed his eyes and checked the situation of the split personality:
"I've already contacted the guards. I'll go find the other two allies right away."

Yan Xiyu nodded:
"I understand. I'll go find a few secret societies that have made friends with the bureau before, and keep surveillance on the scene."

"No... After all, I am standing here, brother. What are you going to do?"

"It's a very simple truth." Ji Li rubbed his brother's gray hair:

"Li Bingxiao and the people behind him chose the seemingly neutral Flash Street and also made connections with the chaebols, thinking that they could suppress the Special Management Bureau tonight."

"But we have a lot of helpers. What I need to do is to confirm the actions to be taken later with my allies."

"As for you, you can move freely before the inner field is opened, but you must follow Yan Xiyu closely. If anything unexpected happens, your spatial ability will be your backup."

Misha wanted to say something, but Yan Xiyu glanced at her:
"somebody is coming."

The three turned around and saw a sloppy man with a ponytail carrying a wooden sword on his back and two glasses of special drinks in his hands. He walked up to Ji Li and handed the glasses to him:
"Seeing is believing. You are the Black Goat, right?"

Ji Li glanced at the champagne glass in front of him and did not pick it up:

"Which one?"

"Ah, I'm just a nobody, not important."

The ponytailed man said, observing Ji Li's expression while activating his Heart Blade ability and continued:
"This glass of wine is for you. I heard that you were promoted to the Special Management Bureau shortly after joining the bureau. Mr. Li Bingxiao admires you very much."

Li Bingxiao?
Different colors flashed across the faces of the three people. At that moment, a sharp light flashed in the eyes of the man with the ponytail. The three people were dazed for a moment, and then returned to normal in the blink of an eye.

He curled his lips slightly:

"You don't want to drink?"

"Sorry, I don't drink anything given by strangers." Ji Li frowned and seemed to have come back to his senses.

"alright."

The ponytailed man talked to himself, drank the wine that was originally intended for Ji Li, and casually put it in the hands of a passing waiter, then turned around and left with his own glass:

"That's all, I'll go first..."

"Wait a moment." Ji Li grabbed the other person's shoulder.

The ponytailed man's eyes suddenly radiated a dangerous light:
"I don't like it when someone touches my shoulders..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a hand passing by his side. With a slight "ding-dong" sound, three colorless blades fell into his wine glass:

"You dropped something."

The next moment, Ma Weinan's eyes suddenly froze, and his pupils instantly contracted as he looked behind him:

"You...are also a samurai."

(End of this chapter)