Transform into a human

Hong Zhong was overjoyed to receive Yue Hao's promise.

He had heard of Yue Hao's reputation; she was a favorite of the bureau chief.

"Kitty, why did you suddenly activate the safe house? What happened?"

In the past, Yue Hao would have definitely taught him how to speak, but now she was too lazy to argue with Hong Zhong, and her expression became extremely serious:

"This time there was an important mission that required cooperation among the three departments. The bureau mobilized a large number of people to Dongbi, but I was tricked as soon as I arrived at Samirburg."

She recounted the process in detail.

"Now I need to contact other agents."

The Elf Cat spat out the sewing kit and handed it to Hong Zhong.

The latter stopped smiling, nodded seriously, and without asking any further questions, immediately picked out a strand of hair from his sewing kit and began to use his matchmaking skills—[A Thousand Miles of Marriage Connected by a Single Thread].

The hair turned bright red, as if invisible red lines were spreading into the distance, but before they could even leave the safe house, the lines suddenly lost their direction.

The red thread burned away inch by inch, and the bell picked up another one, but the same thing happened.

He could only silently change the strands of hair until his index finger and thumb emptied the needle and thread bag, at which point he suddenly realized—this was the last one.

The ground was covered with ashes, like sticks of incense that had burned out, but there was no protection from gods or Buddhas.

Yue Hao gasped in shock. She had expected to be ambushed by the Heartless Society, but she never imagined that all the other agents besides her would be wiped out!

Even if there are any survivors, they are probably like frightened birds, actively cutting off all contact with the outside world, and even losing contact with the special skills of the messengers.

The matchmaker had lost all his earlier jovial mood; his voice was low as he said:

Could you elaborate?

"The mission target is the Lost Heart Society. They're making a big move; this operation is even larger than the one that wiped out the 'Good People' in the last century."

"This is troublesome," Hong Zhong said, sitting down heavily. "The relationship between the various sub-ethnic nations and the Federation is very delicate right now. The military can't just send a fleet over in a big way. We either have to wait for reinforcements or seek cooperation with the Platinum official government."

"It's impossible to count on reinforcements."

The cat jumped onto the counter and shook its head.

"We've already alerted them. Sending more agents would just be suicide missions. We could consider the Wise King's Palace, though, since Arian is, after all, a member of the Temple of Civilization."

Hong Zhong considered for a long time, then said:

"The other way won't work either."

Yue Hao immediately became nervous:

"No way, there's a problem with the Wise King's Palace too?!"

"It's hard to say," Hong Zhong said, standing up again shortly after sitting down and pacing around the store. "I was just wondering if Shi Xin had given any clues. After all, you said they were making a big move, so there must have been some signs."

He fiddled with the projector in the corner of the wall for a couple of moments, and a report was displayed in front of Yue Hao.

As she flipped through the document, Hong Zhong explained, "One of our important tasks during the incubation period is to regularly monitor public opinion trends. Recently, public opinion surrounding Bo Duo has been quite unfavorable."

"They're all designed to incite conflict between pure-blooded humans and demi-humans..." Yue Hao also figured out some of the tricks. "Most of these messages are pushed to college students."

"That's right, and it just so happens to coincide with the Three Days Edict. Nobody knows what will happen then."

The elf cat felt a throbbing headache; she was the worst at deciphering these convoluted schemes.

Fortunately, there is an external brain.

She vomited a tube of blood from Yue Lai:

"Help me contact my brother."

……

……

Li waited at the embassy for Cavendish and his two companions to return, and there was also an unexpected person—Homer Loan.

"And this is...?"

"I am Homer Loan, Miss Waris may call me Homer."

"She's Winona's elder..."

The Luo family finally sent someone who could take charge.

Li Zheng wanted to discuss the Arian commission with Homer, but Homer spoke first:

"The Luo family would first like to thank Lord Yue Lai and you for your contributions to the Tianwei III incident, especially your contributions to the Luo family."

The old man's words only made things worse. The moment he mentioned "Tianwei San," the sheriff's face turned bright red. Not to mention that all of this was thanks to Yue Lai, she hadn't been able to help at all, and her helpless crying had been seen by the entire Andromeda constellation—she only found out when she returned to the embassy to review the situation.

If she had known sooner, she would have died together with Yue Lai.

"Let's leave this matter aside..."

"How can we skip this?" Homer assumed the congresswoman's daughter lacked political experience and hadn't understood him. "You may not realize the significance of this matter to the Loan family—Ms. Love Warlace certainly does."

The subtext is: If you don't know, ask your mother.

How could Li not understand the political significance of resolving the Tianweisan crisis? Originally, the Luo An family and Qing Sheng were the primary responsible parties, and his mother, Luo Fu, was from the Qing Sheng faction. The other party probably wanted to use Yue to consolidate this "alliance".

But she least wanted to get involved in these things!

Li could only wear her resistance on her sleeve: "Why don't you go and talk to Yue Lai yourself..."

At this point, Homer's expression suddenly turned strange:

"By the way, what is Lord Yue Lai doing now? A huge amount of funds has suddenly been deducted from our cooperative account."

According to the contract, all expenses during the commission period were to be borne by the Luo family, but that amount of money... the fact that a great nobleman used the word "massive" to describe it speaks volumes.

"The resolution of the Uranus crisis was largely thanks to information obtained from the Great Library, which certainly cost a considerable amount of money."

Li found it very strange. Yue Lai's act of saving the people at Winona's concert was essentially cleaning up the mess for the Luo An family. It only cost a tiny bit of money, how could they have the nerve to ask for it? The Luo An family couldn't possibly be so clueless about what's important, could they?

Homer's expression became even stranger:

"It seems you don't know either. It's not about the money, but... that payment just happened, and the recipient was still the Great Library."

Li's expression instantly turned serious. Yue Lai was currently dealing with the Lost Heart Society. According to the rules of the Great Library, the more money spent, the greater the knowledge gained. This meant that... the Lost Heart Society's goal this time was probably far beyond her imagination.

She immediately became worried about Yue Lai.

Homer finally revealed his intention at this point:

"This is the second time that Lord Yue Lai has done a favor for the Luo An family. If there is anything you need help with, please feel free to ask—even if it's something outside the contract."

"Although I am older, I do possess some strength."

It's not just that he "has some" ability; the head of the Secretariat, the "instructor," is only a minor nobleman in terms of public power!

Li was immediately tempted. Logically speaking, since it concerned the Heartless Society, even though Homer was an important member of the Luo An family, he didn't hold a position in the Federation, so she shouldn't leak the secret. But what about Yue Lai...?

Just as she was feeling troubled, Yue Lai's message arrived, containing only one sentence—

"No results found. The objective remains unchanged: complete Arian's mission with all our might!"

……

……

As the spaceship was landing, Yue Lai opened his eyes, a book appearing in his hand—"Helena's Detective Stories Collection".

The golden broom, standing nearby, glanced at her and raised an eyebrow: "Wasn't it donated to the Grand Library?"

"As long as you're willing to spend the money, you can buy it back."

The Great Library exists in a form between the real and the virtual, and all relics are essentially partial manifestations of the rules of the universe. Therefore, Yue Lai was able to retrieve the "Story Collection" directly from the Chain Crystal Network.

"This relic should be helpful to our subsequent operations."

Golden broom nodded gently: "I hope so."

Yue Lai turned his head away, skillfully concealing the shock in his eyes.

He had just spent a fortune to buy a piece of information at the Grand Library, and he finally realized just how big a storm he had been caught up in.

The events surrounding Tianwei III were merely an appetizer!

The Great Library is open to everyone, so the Lost Heart Society can naturally pay to buy out the knowledge related to their plans. However, this also means that if some seemingly ordinary information cannot be found, it is very likely related to the Lost Heart Society's plans!

The information Yue Lai inquired about was: Has Arian lost a part of itself?

Actually, the answer to this question is obvious. First, we can rule out the possibility that the high priest in the Wise King's Palace is a fake. Then, there is only one possibility that Arian issued that commission to "find himself"—he is not whole at this time.

In short, whatever the outcome, it's impossible for Platinum to spend money to buy out this knowledge from the Grand Library, yet Yue Lai was told that it "cannot be accessed".

Therefore, this matter either involves deities or a crucial plan of a large organization. After all, the knowledge related to this is related to the attainment of sainthood, and not just anyone can afford to pay that unscrupulous merchant, the Great Library, for such a sum.

Given the current situation, the answer is practically written on the riddle itself.

Yue Lai was almost certain that it was the Lost Heart Society!

"Officer, you must understand my hint."