My obsession with role-playing seems to have distorted the world's aesthetic.

Therefore, I selected a successor to train, and by the way, I distributed the manuscripts I had written, which you call the treasure known as Reed's Fragments.

I need someone to overcome countless trials and finally reach the same level as me. After a long period of observation, I finally found someone who is qualified.

That person is Giorno Giovanna from your team! He's the next Yangko star I've been eyeing!

As if she were imagining the moment when she touched the truth, Xia Qing's face showed an expression of fascination.

Upon hearing the name of his teammate, Bucciarati was quite surprised. He hadn't expected that the person trained by the Boss would be so close to him.

Bucciarati originally thought that the Boss was training Mr. Diavolo, but he didn't expect it to be the newcomer who had just joined the team not long ago.

"Yangko star?"

Bucciarati uttered the term with some confusion, and Xia Qing, who read it aloud in a tone of rote memorization, explained: "That's right, gangster superstar."

Giorno's talent is indeed impressive, but it will take a long time for him to reach my level in terms of overall skill.

You could try increasing your synergy and leadership abilities to enhance your team composition.

I'm really looking forward to it! I'm looking forward to the moment when Giorno, the Lord of Passion, fights me.

"But you don't need to worry. According to this plan, Giorno won't die. I can't let my only hope be in danger all the time."

Is this the world of the strong?

Xia Qing's words left Bucciarati speechless. The Boss, who stood at the pinnacle that only one person could reach, only sought a battle of equal strength.

After communicating with Bucciarati for a while, Xia Qing hung up the phone and prepared to make some arrangements in advance.

Chapter Nineteen: Searching for Reed (Fragment)

With the system's help, Xia Qing's consciousness returned to Diavolo's body. She looked at Bucciarati and said, "I want to ask you for a favor."

"what's up?"

Bucciarati, still pondering what had just happened, responded.

“I hope you can spare some people to escort my daughter to a safe place.”

After Xia Qing finished speaking, she was met with a curious look from Bucciarati. Bucciarati did not expect that Diavolo, who was a confidant of the Boss, would have a daughter.

"no problem."

Bucciarati nodded and began to speak, while Xia Qing thought for a moment and reminded him in advance: "Next, we will have some treacherous or hopelessly scumbags play the villains in this story."

Their orders were to kill traitors, and to deal with them without holding back, except for specific individuals—spies planted by the organization.

After listening, Bucciarati nodded to indicate that he understood, and Xia Qing then explained some information about Diavolo's daughter.

Xia Qing was unsure if someone had tracked down Diablo's body and was using Trish to threaten her.

After resolving everything, Xia Qing casually mentioned that he would treat Polnareff when he had time before taking his leave to make arrangements for the upcoming enemies and the Reid chapter.

Back at her residence, Xia Qing picked up her phone and made a call.

"Boss, what are your orders?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was that of an elderly man. Hearing this, Xia Qing lowered her voice and stated her purpose:

“Belicello, I’m going to give you something next. Your job is to hide it in the place I’ll give you and disguise it.”

I'll write down the address on a piece of paper and put it in the usual spot along with the things you need to hide.

The old man on the other end of the phone was named Belikoro. He was one of the few members of his organization who were completely loyal to him. In the original work, after explaining the situation of Bucciarati's team regarding Trish, he committed suicide.

At this point, Xia Qing suddenly remembered something Bucciarati had mentioned before: that he hadn't taken Polpo's property in order to support him during a crisis.

Bucciarati's team is too busy to retrieve the treasure right now, so it seems I need to send some more people to take it away.

"Understood."

Bellico calmly replied, and after ending the call with Bellico, Xia Qing called a logistics team and ordered them to bring back Polpo's treasure.

Long-term suppression is never the best approach. Only a few people know about the assassination squad, and it seems that because they haven't established their authority for too long, many teams within the organization are showing signs of betrayal.

Through the spies Diablo had placed in these missions, Xia Qing learned which teams were attempting to rebel. After browsing the relevant files on his computer for a long time, Xia Qing finally identified the target.

"Those guys in the drug squad seem to have too much free time lately. They've actually been secretly contacting organizations in other countries. Tsk, then let's choose this one."

In Italy, Diablo was the all-powerful king, but his influence over other countries was somewhat weak.

It seems that the organization is experiencing some turmoil due to its plan to abolish drugs, and various organizations from other countries are trying to take advantage of the situation.

After identifying her target, Xia Qing began browsing the information on the members of the drug squad.

Most of the drug squad members are not on their side; currently, only three members are nearby.

No, to be precise, there were two traitors, and one spy planted by himself.

Fred Bianchi, Donam Sidoo, Matt Ryan.

Looking at the three names, Xia Qing picked up the phone and called the head of the drug squad, speaking to the drug squad as a confidant of the boss.

Two days later, he will provide the location. At that location, you will seize the Reed Fragment and then kill all members of Bucciarati's squad.

In the previously discussed itinerary, it would take at least three days to search all the safe houses. I randomly chose a safe house that was relatively late in the planned route to store Reed Fragment.

The true purpose of the drug squad was to conceal the placement of Reed's fragments, since Abbacchio's Stand, Gloomy Blues, was quite useful in the investigation.

……

Several days later, Bucciarati and the others left the safe house in Polnareff.

"Hey, could it be that Polnareff didn't actually hide Reid in the safe house at all?"

Abbacchio, rubbing his forehead, said somewhat speechlessly, "We've already found the last few safe houses, but there's still no news related to Reed's missing chapter."

"It is indeed in a safe house, but I didn't expect us to be so unlucky. We've found the last few and still haven't found it."

Xia Qing pretended to be somewhat speechless and said, "Reed must have sent people to plant it himself, so how could he not know where it is hidden? But judging by the time, the drug squad should be taking action soon."

"Let's continue searching for the next location using the old rules. Let's take a break before we find the next location."

Bucciarati glanced at the scorching sun in the sky and said.

Currently, Bucciarati's team has been temporarily divided into two groups. Bucciarati, Giorno, and Abbacchio are responsible for finding the Reid Fragment, while Mistanalanja and the others are going to protect Trish.

"What kind of clothes are those? They're kind of cool."

On the way to the next safe point, Abbacchio noticed a man whose clothes were emitting a white light from the back and asked him where he bought them.

Xia Qing, who was also in the team, also noticed the clothes. To Xia Qing's surprise, the spy was actually wearing clothes that she had designed.

I'm just an ordinary fashion designer, not a chef, and the clothes I design don't shine.

It glows when you get close to the powerful combination... This material is the main material of the Reed Fragment that I made.

It seems the plan is still going smoothly; the Reed fragment has been obtained by the narcotics team.

With no intention of revealing anything directly, Xia Qing pretended to know nothing and continued walking towards their destination with Bucciarati.

After Abbacchio asked for the name of the clothes, he was satisfied and followed along. Regarding the clothes that glowed on the back, Abbacchio said he wanted to try them out.

Someone has been here!

Seeing the mess in the room, Galati said with certainty, while Xia Qing glanced at the footprints and offered a hint:

"Judging from the footprints, the other party must have left within half an hour."

Xia Qing didn't know how to tell when the other person left from the footprints, but that didn't stop him from making things up.

"It's that guy from earlier!"

Upon seeing the figure evoked by the melancholic blues, Abbacchio, who vividly remembered that outfit, confirmed it.

Chapter Twenty: Errenzhuan (a type of folk performance)

Bucciarati and his teammates exchanged a glance and prepared to give chase, while Xia Qing activated the Epitaph again, and the future appeared before his eyes.

Xia Qing wasn't clear about the relationship between mind and body, but under the influence of the body the system had given her, her mental strength seemed to have become terrifying.

There are two options for using the epitaph. The first is to activate it using Diablo's state. In this case, due to the bonuses such as the combination, you can predict the next ten seconds or so.

However, the second type is more terrifying. The second state is when one's own soul uses Diablo's ability to foresee the future.

In the second state, he was practically a bug. Even after observing the future evolution for several hours, Xia Qing still didn't feel like he was approaching his limit.

Xia Qing did not intend to frequently use his own mental power to directly use the epitaph.

Short-term epitaphs can bring a lot of combat benefits, but if you use them to predict the future at least several hours in advance, life will probably become very boring.

When Xia Qing communicated with the system before, the system promised to help her fight in case of emergency. Therefore, Xia Qing felt that she could be reckless in this world, and the system could step in and fight for her when it really mattered.

Speaking of which... thinking about it carefully, this situation is somewhat similar to Tobio and Diavolo.

This time, I chose to use a long-term epitaph. Although I can be reckless now, Bucciarati and the others can't. I need to see how safe they are in the future.

No matter how long she had been observing the future, the outside world was still in the moment when her ability was activated. After confirming that this time there was no real danger, Xia Qing followed.

When Xia Qing caught up with Bucciarati, what she saw was a scene that left her completely baffled.

Bucciarati quietly watched a flashy-looking man not far away. Just when Xia Qing thought he was about to make a move, she started spinning around with the man.

Da da da.

The sound of their footsteps echoed in the open space. Like two fish on a yin-yang symbol, they began their duet, opposing each other without interfering with each other.

"What... is going on?"

Seeing Bucciarati suddenly start spinning, Xia Qing asked Giorno with some curiosity.

“I don’t understand. I want to know the answer to that question too… After Bucciarati arrived here, he suddenly went up to that man and started a two-person act.”

Giorno's voice rang out, unsure of what to say. Xia Qing looked at the man's face and, after a moment's recollection, finally confirmed his identity.

The head of the drug squad, whose Stand ability is an experiment by Fred Bianchi.

According to the organization's information, Fred was able to guide others to act with him, but this guidance could not be fully utilized without the cooperation of another member of the team.

There are many possible uses, but most of them are not supported in the current environment, and trying this Stand is not suitable for large-scale combat.

This Stand can only control one enemy at a time. Giorno is hesitant to act rashly because he doesn't understand the situation. If he were to knock Fred unconscious with a single punch now, the ability he's testing would naturally fail.

At this moment, Bucciarati, who was standing in the open space, stared intently at Fred, feeling a strange sensation between himself and the guy opposite him.