Wait, why is this blond guy a lolicon?

On stage, Takatsukasa's words won a round of applause.

Jiang Ling was somewhat surprised.

But I quickly figured it out.

After all, the Viper Gang is a high-end "big gang" that operates in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, so they must have legitimate ways of laundering money.

It's impossible to openly display "Hey, look at me, I'm actually from the Viper Gang, I'm a damn ice cream dealer" on my face.

The "Black Snake Group" and that so-called fund are most likely tools used by the Viper Gang for money laundering, tax evasion, and dealing with official inspections.

Takatsukasa knew it himself, and so did everyone who came to participate.

Everyone knows that they have all done tax evasion and have even done it to appear virtuous; they love doing tax evasion and having a facade of virtuousness.

So everyone is a master of playing dumb, clapping and cheering, shouting "civilization" and "progress" and that's it.

Jiang Ling wasn't interested in the auction, so she found a corner to sit down and eat.

The kind of plot where you snag a bargain at an auction only happens in melodramatic novels.

The truly valuable stuff has already been consumed internally by the Tengu/Dragon/Eagle people.

How could a nobody like you possibly get a chance to snag a bargain?

What you find at a bargain spot isn't called a bargain; in the fishing world, it has a specific term—bait.

"The first item up for auction is the original diary of the Kangxi Emperor, which records a few things about his mother, the eldest prince, and Hong Chengtao..."

"Starting bid: thirty million US dollars..."

Jiang Ling: ……

Wow, if I had the money, I'd really like to buy a copy and take a look.

I stared at Takatsukasa Ichigan for a long time before triggering the [Open Box] event.

"It seems that the stronger the person, the longer it takes to open the box," Jiang Ling thought to himself.

[Hidden Information]

[1. Ostensibly the second young master of the Takatsukasa family, he is actually an illegitimate child born from his mother's affair with his brother-in-law, and he hates the word "illegitimate" more than anything else.]

[2. Willing to give my life for the BOSS, but only knows some trivial information about the BOSS]

3. Hidden Technique - Principle: Carbon Displacement

Ability Description: Able to subtly manipulate exhaled carbon dioxide to form a carbon dioxide sphere. When the volume of exhaled carbon dioxide is equivalent to the user's own volume, the user can swap positions with the carbon dioxide sphere.

Recalling the completely irrelevant information he received from @lvl, he really wanted to complain:

What?! The information is fake?!?

However, the drawbacks of this "technique" are also very obvious - it can only be used in windless or light wind conditions, and it is greatly affected by ambient temperature and pressure. Once air turbulence or low temperature environment occurs, it will directly cause the cylinder to explode.

"What a trashy ability..." He confidently uttered these insults to the weak, thanks to his ability to stop time.

Just then, several voices came from beside me.

"Um... Miss Alina, may I buy you a drink?"

"Yes, Miss Alina, we have admired you for a long time."

"Miss Alina, my father once donated a building to Niujin University."

Three slick-haired, powdered-faced young men wearing animal masks smiled politely and stood about half a meter away from the girl, chatting incessantly.

[What a bunch of boring people~ Humph~ They actually want to date Alan's best friend?]

If it were the real Alina standing here, she would have already pierced your butts with a rapier.

Lan Xinlan smiled faintly: "No."

The young man in the fox mask was taken aback, then sighed:

"So... what kind of man does Miss Alina like? Just how powerful must a man be to catch your eye?"

Lan Xinlan glanced to the side indifferently, but happened to meet the gaze of the man wearing the Stone Ghost Mask.

[Hmm? Staring at me... Could it be that Jiang Ling has discovered Alan's identity?]

Jiang Ling: ? ? ?

We're not sisters, and you opened the door for me just because I wanted to hear my thoughts?

Do you dare to give me my ID number?!

[I didn't expect him to look so cool wearing a mask! It adds a touch of devilish charm compared to the cardboard box hood...]

Jiang Ling: ……

Something even more terrifying than reporting your ID number has happened.

How the hell did she know my alternate account was Cardboard Knight?!

Oh dear, staring straight at Alan will make her very embarrassed!

[Hidden Information]

【1. Name: Lan Xinlan, Gender: Female, Age: 18, Hobbies: Spying from dark corners, Identity: "Spider Web Administrator @lvl", "Mathematical Olympiad Genius", "One of the Founders of New Convolutional Neural Networks", "Great Xia S-Class Hacker", "Top Makeup Artist", "Second Miss of the Lan Family of Guangfu"...】

Hey! Wait a minute!

There's not enough room for all these people!

The dense list of identities that appeared before Jiang Ling's eyes almost made her dizzy.

[2. This secret mission: To purchase the "Kangxi Diary" and bring it back to China to provide historical material support for the compilation of the "History of the Qing Dynasty".]

[3. The most curious man: Jiang Ling. Ever since he started fighting the Jiahao Gang in the back mountains, Jiang Ling has been secretly monitoring and recording him, finding pleasure in doing so.]

Jiang Ling: ……

If it weren't for the box-opening tool, I wouldn't have even realized that she had already opened it.

Okay, okay, so you like hacker girls who like to spy, right?

Come on, let's open the boxes for each other!

Jiang Ling smiled calmly, walked up to Lan Xinlan, and raised her glass of red wine.

"Miss Alina, would you like to have a drink with me?"

[Beep! A normal event point has been detected!]

[Optional quest triggered!]

Option 1: "Thunderstorm"

[Summary: The true identity of Alina is revealed, and security is called in to remove her.]

[Reward: Blue pill (After taking it, you can slap your online friend through the internet cable)]

Option Two: "Kowtowing"

[Synopsis: He grovels before Lan Xinlan, begging her to stop spying on him.]

[Reward: The rope used by Emperor Chongzhen to hang himself (contains a trace of dragon energy, capable of slaying those with minor fortune)]

Option 3: "Guess how many of your secrets I know?"

[Synopsis: He whispers her real name in her ear, reveals her true identity, then remains mysterious and invites her to drink a toast together.]

[Reward: "Holy Saliva" (Your saliva has the effect of healing and immune to various toxins)]

……

Lan Xinlan was surprised that Jiang Ling would actually invite her for a drink, and couldn't help but chuckle softly, thinking to herself:

[Hehe~ Jiang Ling, Jiang Ling... you actually came to ask Alan for a drink, little did you know that your every move was being watched by Alan.]

[This innocent and clueless look... so cute!]

Jiang Ling: Damn it, you'll be flying if you keep showing off!

"Is that so?" Lan Xinlan smiled calmly and walked over politely, saying:

Do you think you deserve it?

The young men watching whispered among themselves, making their usual sarcastic remarks: "No wonder it's Alina," "Where did this clown come from?" "How can someone want to eat such an ugly mask?"

Anyone who didn't know better would think they'd transmigrated into some melodramatic urban fantasy novel.

"Am I worthy?" Jiang Ling took a step closer, lowered her head, and said in a low voice with a half-smile:

"Miss Lan Xinlan~ I think I'm a good match for her~"

Blue Heart Orchid: ╭(°A°`)╮

Where...where did this box-opening dog come from?

They actually gave it to Alan?!