Under One Person: Dressed as Lü Liang, with vests all over

Upon receiving two messages at the same time, Zhao Fangxu's expression inevitably changed.

"What's wrong, Mr. Zhao?"

Xu Si immediately asked.

Zhao Fangxu waved his hand and said into the headset, "Erzhuang, tell me what's going on on your end?"

"Mr. Zhao, it's like this, isn't there an entry and exit detection device installed at the main entrance of the building? That device suddenly went off just now, which means someone left the building."

"Did Elijah escape?" Zhao Fangxu asked, frowning.

"Hmm... the situation captured by the surveillance cameras is a bit complicated. That detector didn't just beep once, it beeped twice in a row..."

"Mr. Zhao, I can't explain it clearly in just a few words. Why don't you come and take a look at the surveillance footage yourself?"

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Zhao Fangxu responded and gestured for Xu San and Xu Si to guard the conference room.

Then, as he walked towards the control room, he asked the question into his earpiece:
"Black pipe, what's the situation on your end?"

The clarinet's steady voice came from the other end of the headset:
"Mr. Zhao, Erzhuang just discovered that the surveillance camera outside the first-floor restroom suddenly malfunctioned, so I immediately took some people over there."

"As soon as I entered, I saw two people lying on the floor outside the toilet stall. Judging from their appearance, they were Ron Keller and his assistant. Their clothes seemed to have been stripped off, leaving them only in their underwear."

"The clothes were taken... It really was a disguise..."

Zhao Fangxu muttered to himself with a grave expression, then pressed on, "Were they both injured?"

“No,” the clarinet replied. “I’ve checked them. Neither of them is injured. They are currently unconscious, but they should wake up soon.”

"Mr. Zhao, should I take these two back to the meeting room?"

“Okay.” Zhao Fangxu responded, “First, take the person under control, then call the Behemoth delegation’s staff over to identify them.”

……

Zhao Fangxu arrived at the control room quickly.

His gaze fell on the surveillance video on the big screen, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Because the image displayed on the screen could almost be described as bizarre.

When the alarm sounded for the first time, the surveillance footage showed nothing; there was no one at the gate.

If Elijah escaped the building by using invisibility, then what follows is even harder to explain.

Because when the second alarm sounded immediately afterward, a bird flew by in the surveillance footage.

The bird is the most common sparrow, but it is unusual for sparrows to suddenly appear in this heavily guarded building.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, one can see that the sparrow appears to be holding a red and white ball on its two claws.

"Can we zoom in here?" Zhao Fangxu asked, pointing to the screen.

"No problem! Leave it to Erzhuang!"

Erzhuang's cheerful voice rang out, and soon, the sparrow on the screen suddenly enlarged.

When zoomed in, the image became a little blurry, but Zhao Fangxu's pupils suddenly contracted.

Because he recognized the red and white sphere.

He had seen the same sphere before with Zhang Chulan; it was the same sac Zhang Chulan had taken from Qinling.

He remembered that as long as a person was unconscious, they could be put into the sac.

In this way, Lü Liang's whereabouts became clear.

"The person was led away by a sparrow... Could it be that a beast master helped?"

Zhao Fangxu muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the screen, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

"Mr. Zhao, what should we do next?" Erzhuang asked.

"Erzhuang, immediately connect to the nearby road surveillance cameras and continue the tracking," Zhao Fangxu quickly instructed. "Xiao'er, you're in charge of following up on this matter."

"Okay."

"receive."

"Okay, I'll go check on Ron first."

……

In the venue.

Ron and his assistant, who were surrounded by a group of people, finally opened their eyes.

Ron looked at the bunch of heads above him in confusion and struggled to sit up.

Ron's subordinates immediately helped him to a chair.

To maintain the dignity of their senior management, Ron and his assistant had already had their clothes dressed by their subordinates.

Ron frowned as he took the coffee his subordinate handed him, took a sip, and then glanced around.

Inside the venue, most of the people standing were from the Behemoth delegation. In addition, there were some people with Asian faces, who were probably from the conference organizer, All-Tong.

Noticing the scrutinizing gaze from the man from the All-Knowing Group, Ron straightened his tie and said with displeasure:

"Why are you all staring at me like that? Is this how you Easterners treat your guests?"

"We found you after you collapsed in the toilet," the clarinetist said indifferently.

"The toilet?" Ron raised his hand to rub his aching forehead, his face suddenly darkening. "I remember now!"

"I did faint in the gas station restroom. I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my head and then lost consciousness."

Before Ron could finish speaking, he noticed the strange expressions on everyone's faces.

He glanced disapprovingly at one of his subordinates and asked, "What's with that look on your faces? Are you hiding something from me?"

“Director Ron, we didn’t find you in the gas station restroom, and the meeting is already over,” the subordinate said tremblingly.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not even here, how can the meeting start!"

Ron cursed a few times, then turned his gaze to his assistant, his eyes questioning.

To everyone's surprise, the assistant looked dejected and said, "Director, I fainted along with you and don't know anything."

"waste!"

Ron cursed and looked at the subordinate who had spoken earlier.

Cold sweat beaded on the subordinate's forehead. Meeting Ron's angry gaze, he nodded with difficulty and said in a strained voice:

"Director, what they're saying is true. You've been unconscious for over a day." "The meeting just ended. The situation at the meeting was a bit... a bit complicated."

As he spoke, the subordinate glanced guiltily at the person from Na Du Tong, then lowered his voice and said, "I will give you a detailed report on the situation later."

"Why can't you say it now! You're so slow and indecisive, you're useless!"

Seeing his subordinates' timid expressions, Ron felt a surge of anger. He turned to another subordinate and said coldly:
"If he won't tell, you will!"

The subordinate whose name was called was also sweating profusely. He forced himself to report:
“On the way to the venue yesterday, you and your assistant Henry went to the restroom and came out in less than five minutes. We...we didn’t notice anything unusual at the time and arrived at the venue without incident.”

“After an assassination attempt, the real King Nathan appeared. She said that the Golden Bough had been broken, and then you… no, the one impersonating you, stood up and said that we, Behemoth, would occupy Nathan Island, and also—”

Hearing this, the assistant's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he couldn't help but urge:
"What else did you say?"

"They even said that Elijah was the one who broke off the golden branch..."

Before his subordinate could finish speaking, the veins on Ron's forehead and neck were already bulging, his eyes were blazing, and his teeth were grinding.

No wonder those people looked at him so strangely when he first woke up.

It turns out someone gave him such a wonderful gift!

Those words were true, but he must have been out of his mind to say them in this situation; it was a direct challenge to Behemoth's dignity.

Thinking of this, Ron looked angrily at his subordinate: "Where is that person who dared to impersonate me?"

"They...they ran away..."

"Waste! It's all waste!"

After venting his frustrations, Ron Keller finally turned his attention to Zhao Fangxu.

"Zhao, I was attacked on your Chinese territory, you must give me an explanation!"

"You must find the person who knocked me unconscious and then impersonated me to slander Behemoth!"

……

At this moment, Lü Liang and Wang Ye, whom everyone was eagerly anticipating, were running swiftly in the suburbs.

Lü Liang turned to look at Wang Ye and said, "Old Wang, let's do another divination."

"it is good."

Wang responded, maintaining his speed as he raised his hand to perform a divination.

This was the third divination he had performed tonight. It was thanks to the clues from the divination that the two of them were able to keep up with the mysterious man and even get closer and closer to him.

Soon, Wang Ye received the result and said:

"The Kan trigram points north, near water, auspicious!"

"Old Lu, if we walk along the water's edge, we should be able to stop them soon."

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Lü Liang's eyes.

Since informing Wang Ye about the mysterious person, Lü Liang had repeatedly asked Wang Ye to try divination to locate the mysterious person.

Ever since he learned of the mysterious man's existence from Lü Liang, he had tried to divine his location several times.

However, the results obtained each time were either shrouded in mystery and difficult to interpret, or they were unpredictable and of no reference value.

This mysterious man's magic seems to be very advanced; when divination is performed on him, it is always disrupted.

But at this time, Elijah must be with the mysterious man, and finding Elijah is the same as finding the mysterious man.

"Old Lu, over here!"

……

five minutes later.

The night was as dark as ink, and the moonlight was as clear as water, shining quietly on the stream. The water reflected shimmering light and three long shadows cast by the moonlight.

Two of the shadows were from Lü Liang and Wang Ye, respectively.

At this moment, the two were on high alert, their eyes fixed on the open space ahead.

There, the air rippled slightly, and the figure of a man appeared.

The man was very tall and wore a black training uniform with a black hooded cape over it.

Not only that, he was also wearing a black and gold mask that completely covered his face, leaving only his eyes visible.

The man's attire and appearance were unfamiliar to Lü Liang, but as soon as he spoke, Lü Liang recognized his voice.

That's right, the man in black robes was the mysterious person who rescued Qu Tong that day.

"How did you find me?"

Before Lü Liang and the other man could answer, the mysterious man glanced at Wang Ye and quickly guessed the answer himself.

"Using divination to find someone? That's quite a method."

Wang Ye raised his hand and scratched his head. "Hehe, not bad, not bad."

Soon, the black-robed man turned his gaze to Lü Liang and said, "You came up with the idea of ​​using Elijah to lure me out, didn't you?"

"Ha! They actually dared to mess up the All-in-One meeting, that's quite a feat!"

“Senior’s magic is superb, and he can hide in other dimensions from time to time. In order to see him smoothly, we have to put in some effort.” Lü Liang replied calmly with a smile.

"Then why are you going to all this trouble to find me?"

"Of course, I would like to ask you a few questions, senior."

Upon hearing this, the man in black robes turned his gaze to Lü Liang and said coldly:

"Ask for advice? You want to ask about the Jia Shen Rebellion, right? Ha, you're probably wasting your time. I've already told you what I could that day. Asking about anything else is useless."

“No, it has nothing to do with the Jia Shen Rebellion.” Lü Liang shook his head and chuckled. “I brought you out today to verify something.”

Upon hearing this, a flicker of surprise flashed in the masked man's eyes. He looked silently at Lü Liang and asked:
What do you want to verify?

"What I want to verify is your identity, senior," Lü Liang said slowly. "Senior, you are actually Gao Gen, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, the man in black robes visibly paused, and a look of shock flashed across his exposed eyes.

He did not deny it, but stared intently at Lü Liang with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

Seeing this reaction, Lü Liang's eyes lit up.

As expected, his prediction was correct! (End of Chapter)