Nanwan Pier is the largest pier in Nanling City, and also the biggest shipyard.
So even at night, it’s brightly lit here, with workers coming and going, creating a bustling scene.
But if you look closely, you might notice some odd little details about these workers—for example, most of their expressions are somewhat stiff, as if they’re not quite used to these bodies.
And that’s exactly the case.
They’re not very comfortable in these Human bodies.
For Devils born and raised in Hell, the frail Human body is like trying to stuff an elephant into a refrigerator—not only tense, but also constantly worried about accidentally breaking the disguise.
Shipyard workers transport materials, dockworkers unload cargo—if you didn’t know they were Devils, you’d probably think they were just a group of diligent laborers.
But among these busy Devils, there was one figure who, at some point, had blended in and looked a little different from the others.
Although his expression was also stiff, he didn’t look like he was afraid of breaking his disguise—instead, he seemed worried he couldn’t keep it up.
And he kept glancing around, as if searching for an escape route, or just curious about everything around him.
The dock’s security staff had noticed this strange guy early on, but since he carried the aura of a Devil, they didn’t suspect he was some kind of spy.
The security guard looked at the strange fellow for a while, then cautiously called out:
“Danny?”
“…Huh? I’m here!”
The man in the suit called ‘Danny’ stared blankly for a moment, as if wondering if someone was really calling him.
It wasn’t until he saw the security guard’s gaze fixed on him that he hurriedly nodded in response.
“So it really is you, kid. Why do you look so sneaky? Where are Huo En and the others?”
The security guard walked over, patted ‘Danny’ on the shoulder, and looked around as he asked.
“Uh? Ho…Huo En…they…”
‘Danny’ looked a little guilty, his lips moving as if mumbling words too quiet to hear.
“What did you say?”
The security guard frowned, puzzled by the ‘Danny’ who seemed a bit odd since coming back.
“Nothing, Huo En and the others finished things and went to party, so they let me come back to report.”
‘Danny’ suddenly blurted out, as if prompted by someone else.
“Huh? They went to party?”
The security guard froze, then slammed his fist into his palm in annoyance, startling ‘Danny’ into thinking he’d been exposed.
But the next words from the security guard let ‘Danny’ breathe a sigh of relief:
“Gula even promised to cover my shift tonight—now he’s just left me hanging?!”
“Leaving you hanging is pretty bad, yeah…”
‘Danny’ put on a thoughtful look, but was actually quietly asking his two ‘external brains’:
“What should I say now? Hurry and think!”
On a channel only ‘Danny’ could hear, a crisp, sweet, and somewhat childish voice echoed in his mind:
“Idiot! This is the perfect chance—just volunteer to help him with his shift!”
“That way we can walk around openly, and if anyone catches us, we can just say we’re on patrol!”
Hearing this, ‘Danny’ nodded subconsciously, then spoke under the guard’s puzzled gaze:
“Alright then, since Gula ditched you, let me help you with the shift.”
The security guard stared.
“Since when were you such a good guy?”
‘Danny’ paused, then said, “Of course not. V me 50 tomorrow as my fee for covering your shift.”
“Tch, that’s it? Fine, I’ll V you tomorrow.”
The security guard waved his hand indifferently, then patted ‘Danny’ on the shoulder and casually hung the Security Pass around his neck, leaving in high spirits.
Watching the security guard’s figure fade into the distance, Su Lihua, disguised as ‘Danny’, let out a long sigh of relief.
She’d really thought she’d been found out!
Thank goodness she hadn’t!
“I told you your actions were way too suspicious at first—who just looks around like that for no reason?”
Ling Xiaoyou’s voice sounded in her mind, complaining.
“I couldn’t help it, okay? It’s my first time being a spy, I’m not good at this at all.”
Su Lihua pouted.
“Well, practice makes perfect. Look on the bright side—next time this happens, you’ll have experience to handle it.”
“I’d rather not have this kind of experience, thanks.”
Su Lihua said helplessly.
As she spoke, her expression turned a little tense again, and she asked the two in the channel:
“By the way, that security guard found me as soon as I arrived and then left. Is he going to report me?”
“About that…”
Not far away, on a rooftop, Ling Xiaoyou looked at Bai Shuanglian, who had her eyes closed, and asked,
“Bai Shuanglian, do you think that guard is going to snitch?”
“Probably not,”
Bai Shuanglian’s spiritual sense followed the departing guard.
“He just seemed in a hurry because the game he wanted to play finally launched today, so he rushed to find someone to cover his shift.”
“I see.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded seriously.
“If that’s the case, there’s nothing to be done—after all, the game you want to play finally launched!”
Listening to the conversation in the spiritual sense channel, Su Lihua was speechless.
“Who cares about the game launch? That’s not the point!”
“Shouldn’t the important thing be what I’m supposed to do next?”
“Game launches are important too,”
Ling Xiaoyou retorted.
“But there’s not much you can do now anyway. You don’t know this place, so just wander around for now.”
“That’s way too aimless…”
Su Lihua muttered, but didn’t refuse.
Before, she’d been worried that wandering around would make others suspicious, but now that she was covering a guard’s shift, her identity gave her a lot more freedom.
Because this pier seemed to be under the Devils’ control, among the crowd, Su Lihua saw only Devils disguised as Humans—no other creatures.
It seemed that because of the existence of Law Arrays, non-Devils and ordinary people couldn’t easily enter.
The Devils here were mostly not very alert, and even when Su Lihua, a guard not on the duty roster, patrolled around, they just curiously asked her a question.
After learning that the guard had left in a hurry, they all smiled knowingly—clearly understanding something.
After handling the curious Devils, Su Lihua arrived at a building that looked like an office.
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