Outside the door, Tong Yingying was smoking, her usually lifeless eyes now swirling with thoughts.

No rush...

If that person has no other way to break the deadlock this time and continues playing this cat-and-mouse game, he's bound to die.

"Ding~"

At that moment, the phone in her pocket rang softly.

Tong Yingying was startled and took out her phone.

It was a message from the plane app.

My Man Gao: "Sister Tong, are you there?"

My Man Gao: [Cat emoji].

Seeing the sender's name, a slight smirk appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she quickly typed with one hand,

"What's up?"

"I'm also in Ying Country for a retreat now, staying around Kansai these days. Sister Tong, where are you? Let's see if our schedules match up."

Upon reading, Tong Yingying blinked and, after thinking for a moment, replied,

"I have important matters here, might not be able to meet you."

"Alright, I was hoping we could meet in this foreign land."

Seeing this message, Tong Yingying felt a warmth in her heart.

This brat is indeed thinking about me...

These days, she's been busy hunting down the enemy who killed her foster mother, relentlessly. It's impossible to drop everything and meet him.

Yet, such an intense pursuit left her utterly exhausted.

Seeing his message was like a comfort, making her body relax a bit.

After a brief moment, she reluctantly typed back,

"Let's see, once things are settled here, I might find a chance to meet you.

If it doesn't work out, I'll bring you a gift."

Over there, Yan Huan paused for a good while before replying,

"Okay, Sister Tong."

Unnoticed, the cigarette in her hand had burned out.

Tong Yingying smiled at the chat screen in her hand, without shifting her gaze, flicked the cigarette butt, hitting a few meters away where a mouse had just poked its head out again.

"Squeak squeak!"

The mouse staggered from the hit, quickly tucking its tail and scurrying away frantically in an unknown direction.

"Sister Tong! We've found something!"

Just as Tong Yingying was holding her phone, hesitating whether to send a suggestive "Have you missed me?" message, her companion's voice came from inside the cramped apartment.

"Hmm?"

Tong Yingying had to lock her phone and walked inside the cramped apartment,

"What did you find?"

There, she saw her companion opening a drawer in the wardrobe, pulling out a transparent plastic bag from beneath an array of knives and tools.

Tong Yingying saw there were documents inside the plastic bag.

She frowned, quickly stepped forward, and took the documents from her companion.

At a glance, her pupils contracted sharply.

For she suddenly noticed, at the top of the document was a clear student ID photo of a handsome young boy.

Name: Yan Huan...

Seeing the document, Tong Yingying tore open the plastic bag with a ripping sound and looked at the documents inside.

Underneath the documents, there was information on Tian Li, Guan Rong, employees at the "Children's Song" tavern, but in the upper right corners of their documents were marked with an "X".

Only Yan Huan's document had a "circle" drawn in the upper right corner.

"..."

Tong Yingying quickly flipped through the documents, her breathing becoming more and more rapid as she did.

As she saw, on the last page of the document was a file sticking out labeled "Yuanyue Academy 47th Retreat - First Year Retreat Arrangement."

It clearly noted the time and place of the Yuanyue students' arrival in Ying Country, and outlined their entire itinerary.

Most terrifying of all, beside the file, there was a line of small text in Ying Country's language,

"The path to salvation lies within."

"..."

The next second, Tong Yingying slammed the document shut, her eyes blazing a fiery red like her hair,

"Damn it, trying to play tricks on me with this surrounding tactic?!"

"Sister Tong, wha... what's wrong?"

Tong Yingying didn't respond, she quickly recalled the sequence of Yuanyue Academy's retreat in her mind, then immediately took out her phone and messaged Yan Huan,

"Yan Huan, wait for me, I'll come to Osaka city to find you tomorrow!!"

However, there was no response for a long time.

...

...

"Ding~"

On the tourist bus, the Yuanyue Academy people were heading from Kansai Airport to the city.

Yan Huan let out a sigh after realizing he couldn't meet Tong Yingying, and looked out the window.

He vaguely sensed that Tong Yingying wasn't as simple as she appeared on the surface, so it naturally followed that the things she was involved with probably weren't simple either.

Just now, it was the first time Yan Huan felt her message tone was devoid of any laziness.

Really makes one curious...

"Ding~"

Just then, the phone in his pocket rang again.

Yan Huan was startled, just about to pick up his phone, when out of the corner of his eye he suddenly saw a reflection in the window behind him...

An Le was adjusting her dress, slowly taking a seat.

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