CHAPTER 385: CHAPTER 233: BLUE ARC ASSASSINATION OPERATION, BLACK COCOON’S REVELATION

He paused: "If I were you, I wouldn’t miss tomorrow’s award ceremony. Mr. Mu Long, are you going to continue being a waste like a few years ago, just watching the person you hate step onto the award stage while being unable to do anything?"

After speaking, Black Cocoon grabbed a restraint belt and swung upwards, his form as light as a pitch-black bird.

"Shut up."

Lin Yilong hung his head in contemplation for a moment, then looked up with a gloomy expression.

The summer sky was sliced into fragments by the power grid, and a rain cloud was looming blackly from afar. That long and dark figure had already vanished among the intersecting wires.

"No wonder you were taught by Mr. Ghost Bell. Even when being stung by a remark, all you can say is ’shut up,’ you two are exactly alike."

This was the taunting voice Lin Yilong heard before leaving the alley. He clenched his fists and walked out of the dark alley with a cold expression, as the rain began to pour from the sky.

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At the same time, outside Lin Zhengquan’s room on the fifth floor of Li Jing Central Hospital.

The rain pattered softly, and the corridor was silent.

Ke Qirui sat on a public bench, gazing at the rain outside the window, quietly smoking a pipe; Su Zimai stood leaning against the wall, hands behind his back, hair hanging down as he dazed off.

Xu Sanyan came over from the stairway entrance, still in his black suit today. As he pulled out a cigarette from the pack in his pocket and put it in his mouth, he looked up and asked the two of them:

"How’s Zhengquan doing today?"

"The doctor sent by the association said he can be discharged today," Ke Qirui said.

"Good... that’s great." Xu Sanyan took out a lighter, leaning in to catch the flame.

"So we can finally leave. Been on duty at this hospital for days," Su Zimai stretched, turning to look at the two, "By the way... Captain, Sanyan, did you watch the news yesterday?"

Xu Sanyan shrugged: "The Legendary Whale news?"

"I saw it." Ke Qirui replied with a cigarette rod between his lips, head lowered, "I heard from the association that it was the White Crow Travel Brigade that destroyed the Box Garden Kingdom and killed the Legendary Whale."

"Does the White Crow Travel Brigade have that kind of power?"

Su Zimai cast a surprised glance at him.

"Of course, I harbor doubts as well," Ke Qirui said, "But the islands from the Box Garden have appeared over the North Sea near Bergen, and the truth of the events can be pieced together slowly from the islanders."

"Lately, one event is bigger than the last," Su Zimai said with a sigh, "First the Tokyo Auction, then the destruction of the Box Garden Kingdom... The White Crow Travel Brigade is becoming increasingly audacious."

At this moment, Xia Pingzhou’s figure suddenly flashed in her mind.

The time she and Xia Pingzhou joined forces to fend off a Tyrannosaurus in a tropical forest was still vivid in her memory. She didn’t know why, even though this person was very suspicious, with shaky loyalty, at that moment she just chose to trust him.

If there had been even the slightest mistake in their coordination, both of them might have perished on the spot, killed by those two dinosaurs.

Originally, she had grudges against Xia Pingzhou, but the desire for revenge faded away like the wind after that cooperation.

"Revenge, huh?" Su Zimai thought, "His willpower is indeed strong. If I had to stay with those murder freaks, I wouldn’t last a day."

She shook her head, pulling herself back from the scattered thoughts, no longer thinking about that enigmatic young man.

"Taking advantage of the chaos is exactly what that lot excels at, isn’t it?" Xu Sanyan leaned against the wall and took a puff of his cigarette.

"In any case, this matter is not simple, let’s not rush to conclusions," Ke Qirui said blandly.

"Hmm."

Su Zimai nodded.

"Our Maimai is such a curious soul," Ke Qirui raised a hand, patting her head, "If you’re really keen on the truth of the matter, you might as well ask Black Cocoon."

Su Zimai was taken aback: "Huh? You want me to find that big fluttering moth?"

As she spoke, she turned her head slightly, casting a cold glance at Ke Qirui: "Captain, are you serious?"

"Mr. Black Cocoon, whom we respect, is all-knowing," Ke Qirui said teasingly, "What’s the harm in asking him? He might just know the inside story of the Box Garden incident, after all, he has dealings with the Travel Brigade people."

"Oh... it seems I’ve heard someone discussing me behind my back."

Hearing such a ghostly voice, the three members of the Ghost Train Corps were slightly startled, then simultaneously looked up.

They saw a pitch-black, giant cocoon hanging quietly under the snow-white ceiling. Everything in this hospital was plain and cold, and such an out-of-place object naturally drew attention.

"Speak of the devil and he appears," Ke Qirui’s mouth curled into a smile.

"Tch," Xu Sanyan shook his head, "Another lousy day."

Su Zimai was startled for a moment, nearly losing her balance, then she frowned, shouting with a tone that was part surprise, part annoyance:

"Big fluttering moth!"

The next moment, the giant cocoon slowly cracked open, and a young man dressed in a black trench coat emerged, holding a deluxe edition of "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" in his hands.

"Shh, this is a hospital," Black Cocoon raised a finger wrapped in a restraint belt to his lips, teasing, "Miss Su Zimai, I know you’re excited to see me, but could you keep it down a bit?"

Su Zimai lowered her voice, disdainfully saying: "You’re still as disgusting as ever, always eavesdropping on people’s conversations."

"I just happened to run into you guys on my way to find someone," Black Cocoon said nonchalantly.

"Looking for someone?" Ke Qirui raised an eyebrow, "There aren’t too many people here you could be looking for."

"That’s right, has Mr. Lin Zhengquan woken up?" Black Cocoon asked.

"So you were looking for him... you’re just in time, our Zhengquan is awake," Ke Qirui said, "That’s quite rare, does Mr. Black Cocoon have something important to convey to him?"

Black Cocoon nodded, meeting her gaze: "Indeed, it’s something very important, and if it’s not conveyed now, it might be too late."

"Oh, if Mr. Black Cocoon says it’s important, then it surely can’t be ignored," Ke Qirui smiled, "Why don’t the four of us have a chat in the ward."

With that, she put the pipe back into her trench coat pocket, got up from the public bench, and was the first to open the ward door and walk in.

Seeing this, Su Zimai and Xu Sanyan silently followed by, passing by Black Cocoon and entering the ward.

Black Cocoon withdrew the restraint belt, dropping from the ceiling, flipping to land steadily, and walked inside, closing the ward door casually behind him.

Sitting on the hospital bed, with his eyes closed, Lin Zhengquan heard the commotion and opened his eyes. Seeing this trench coat masked man, he couldn’t help but frown, "Who is this?"

"A visitor," Black Cocoon tucked the book into his trench coat pocket, organizing his words, "Uh... first, I must reveal two facts that might shock you."

"Go ahead, we’re all ears," Ke Qirui said.

Black Cocoon thought for a moment: "Do you know ’Mu Long’?"

"Mu Long?" Lin Zhengquan asked.

"The recently appointed Mutant," Ke Qirui smiled, "I’ve talked about him with Sanyan and Xiaomai, Mu Long’s abilities are quite impressive, wasn’t he the one who beat you up in the square before?" As he said this, he turned to look at Black Cocoon.

"How did you manage to escape from his domain at that time?" Su Zimai asked suspiciously.

Black Cocoon shrugged: "That’s a trade secret..."

He thought to himself, if his sister and Ke Qirui found out he could clone himself, they would suspect with certainty that he was Gu Wenyu, and that wouldn’t be convenient to reveal to them.

"So, what’s up with Mu Long?" Xu Sanyan couldn’t listen anymore.

"Alright, let’s not talk about Mu Long for now, you all know Blue Arc, right?" Black Cocoon grinned.

Except for Su Zimai who looked stunned, the other three members of the Ghost Train Corps nodded.

"Blue Arc is her brother," Black Cocoon extended his left hand, pointing at Su Zimai.

"Mu Long is his brother," Black Cocoon extended his right hand, pointing at Xu Zhengquan.

The ward first fell into a dead silence, and then the four members of the Ghost Train Corps spoke in unison:

"Huh—?!"

Black Cocoon retracted his hands, satisfied, and continued speaking with his hands on his hips amidst the stunned gazes:

"And then... here’s the critical point: Mu Long wants to kill Blue Arc, which means, Mr. Lin’s brother wants to kill Ms. Su’s brother."

He paused: "Uh, may I ask, what do you all think about this?"