Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

Xing suggested, "Why don't you just hack it remotely?"

Silver Wolf shook his head: "No, we still need to wait for Tingyun to put on the Ether sticker. Otherwise, the intrusion traces will be too obvious, and they'll trace it back to us immediately."

After Silver Wolf hacked the lock again, Tingyun entered smoothly and, without incident, affixed the Ether sticker to a password-protected computer before calmly making her way out. She swaggered away from the company whose name she couldn't remember.

The three met in a tea room and immediately began studying the materials.

Tingyun asked, "So? Is the information we stole useful?"

Silver Wolf crossed his arms, a smug smile playing on his lips: "This company, I forget what it's called, has excellent record-keeping practices. They encrypt and archive almost every business transaction with each customer. And their encryption level is quite high... It's just a pity they ran into me."

"I did some research on my way here and found a name—Bachelor of the Erudite Society [Jilang Jiu Miao'er]."

At this point, Silver Wolf straightened his expression: "He arrived at Two Phases Paradise after XX began its attack, and almost without stopping, he left with that trading company's spaceship."

[Fu Xuan: Feeling guilty?]

[Star: Another Knowledge Society? Like that other "God Cult" before. Is this one also full of geniuses, like the Genius Club? And this name is pretty amazing too, not only does it sound like a screen name, but... it's five characters long!]

[Dr. Truth: ...I don't deny the existence of this phenomenon. I don't deny either.]

Tingyun's heart skipped a beat: "Did this Scholar Jiu Miao smuggle something in?"

Silver Wolf shook his head: "No, Nine Meow didn't entrust this shady trading company to import any goods for him. Instead, he entrusted them to export a highly dangerous item."

"He's here to destroy evidence." Xing's eyes flickered, and she immediately realized his intention.

But in that case, weren't they a step too late?

What did he take with him?

Tingyun's expression grew increasingly serious: "This is probably what General Yaoguang wants to investigate."

"After the chaos of XX, Scholar Nine Meow was entrusted by someone to come to the Paradise of Two Phases in an attempt to retrieve the fleeting flesh and blood that remained there. He left after failing."

"That's what I think too." Silver Wolf nodded, her fingers flying across the keyboard. Her eyes, which had been fixed on the screen, suddenly paused, and she looked up at the two of them with a serious expression.

"Following this lead, I also retrieved Jiu Miao'er's entry and exit records... Guess when he last came to Erxiang Paradise?"

When? How could she know... Wait, could it be...!

Himeko: Fifteen years ago...

Tingyun's pupils contracted slightly: "...Fifteen years ago."

[March 7th: Huh? Himeko-nee, you guessed it too? As expected of our train's navigator, you're so smart!]

[Yao Guang: Hmm... Is it possible that it's not just intelligence?]

[Star: The significance of this point in time is simply that...]

"Correct answer, ten points." Silver Wolf nodded: "Fifteen years ago, he arrived at the Two-Phase Paradise on the eve of the Death Demon incident, and left quickly after the incident."

[Hanabi: Oh? So, he's the one who created Deathbringer?!]

Himeko: ...

Tingyun narrowed his eyes as he looked at the photo of Scholar Jiu Miao'er in the documents; she was a male fox-person.

With this information, they were finally able to roughly reconstruct the events that led to the sudden carnage at the Two-Phase Paradise, and even uncovered the secrets of that old case!

"Fifteen years ago, Scholar Nine Meow was instructed to bring Flesh and Blood to the Paradise of Two Phases, which triggered the first Death Demon incident."

"After the incident, he should have retrieved as much evidence as possible related to the sudden bloodshed."

"However, he was not able to recover all of it. The fleeting flesh and blood that remained in the Paradise of Two Phases triggered the Second Death Demon Incident, also known as the XX Chaos."

"After that, Scholar Jiu Miao'er had to return to the Paradise of Two Phases once again to try to reclaim the Flesh and Blood of Flesh and Blood."

"I basically agree with your reasoning," Silver Wolf said, shrugging. "But right now we don't have a single piece of evidence."

Xing rubbed her chin: "We'll have to ask Jiu Miao'er herself."

[Pearl: Proposal. @Diamond, Minister, I propose that we immediately summon Scholar Nine-Tailed Cat and place him under protection. A mere scholar like him could hardly cause such a commotion, but as someone with inside information, his value as a witness to the incriminating evidence is extremely high.]

[Diamond: Good. Emerald, you lead the team and immediately bring Scholar Nine-Tailed Fox to the scene. No one else from the Scholarly Society is allowed to move. If Nine-Tailed Fox dies under mysterious circumstances, anyone who came into contact with her will be considered to have murdered her to cover it up!]

[Jadeite: Topaz, gold dust, follow me. Hopefully we can still make it...]

This is truly an unexpected turn of events. The company-sponsored Erudite Society not only caused such a commotion at the Two-Phase Paradise, but also stood in opposition to the Starry Sky Train.

This is not good news; we must be extremely vigilant and take it seriously!

If things go as expected, the board's instructions will be issued soon!

Nine Meows... I hope you're lucky enough to survive.

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"I'm sorry, you won't get the answer." A male voice interrupted, and Undying Path suddenly appeared in their private room. Sheriff Kuchiba followed behind.

Both inside and outside the light screen, many people's bodies trembled simultaneously.

[Star: What?! They're loudly plotting to refresh the eavesdropping character?!]

[Fireworks: Does this mean Mr. Nine Meows has returned to Cat Planet?]

[Jadeite: Topaz, Gold Putty, act at top speed! Immediately!]

[Gold Sand: Professor, make use of your social network...if you actually have one!]

[Dr. Truth: No need. He was on a business trip to Nimikado Paradise yesterday and wasn't even at the academy. Now... he probably won't be coming back.]

Gold dust: Damn it!

Silver Wolf's gaze sharpened. Had the company's security officers collectively evolved in the past half hour?

They're not good at investigating smuggling, but they're really good at investigating these people. They even found them here?

"Why are you here? Has our investigation been leaked? That shouldn't be the case."

Undying Path shook his head and finger leisurely: "No, no, no, what you did was fine. It's just that my investigative abilities are too strong, hahaha."

[Narrator: This is truly the funniest joke of the year.]

[Undying Path: Hey, Old White. I just sent you a banana.]

Kuchiba stated his purpose directly: "Please don't worry, we're here to offer assistance."

[Silver Wolf: The real professional detectives have arrived. However, due to their status, they can't directly investigate; they can only secretly provide us with some assistance? (Author's note)]