00:17:20
The four assassins had gathered once again in Benzina’s ( Or Yelena’s) room.
Since they had to return to their rooms by midnight, even though the young girl was quite frightened, there was no way around it.
The moment the doorbell rang once, she opened the door immediately, as if she had been waiting by the door the whole time, and upon seeing Huazhu’s figure, she instantly clung to her.
(Yue dialect) “You two seem really close. Did you know each other before?”
Number 12, Xukesi, asked, drawing the interest of the others.
“He said your relationship looks pretty good. Were you acquaintances before?”
Number 7, Ragna, once again took on the role of translator.
Huazhu sat upright, exuding that noble aura once more, and said calmly, “We probably don’t know each other.”
“Huh? Aren’t we all in the same QQ group?”
Yelena looked puzzled, seemingly having taken Huazhu’s words from yesterday seriously.
“What she said yesterday in front of others was nonsense,” Huazhu replied.
Suddenly recalling that five people from the Hamster Team’s QQ group had been named earlier, she added, “Which QQ group are you in?”
Yelena answered uncertainly, “I think… the Hamster Team?”
(Yue dialect) “Eh?” The voice came not from the elegant, noble, and scheming Huazhu, but from Number 12, Xukesi. He quickly asked again, “Are you Benzina ( Or Yelena) ?”
“He’s asking if you’re Benzina,” Ragna promptly translated.
“No, that’s not me! I’m Jiceng Wuyuan,” Yelena revealed her identity without hesitation, then pointed at Huazhu and added, “She is!”
Curious about how this little girl had guessed it, could she have figured it out right from the start?
Is that why she acted so unusually clingy?
Did she feel a strong connection just because they were in the same QQ group and teammates?
Or was it some kind of maternal aura radiating from her?
Noticing everyone’s gaze on her, waiting for confirmation, Huazhu gently nodded, indicating she truly was Benzina ( Or Yelena ) from the QQ group.
It wasn’t something to deny; if she could have hidden it, she would have.
But since she had been discovered, hiding it from teammates might cause misunderstandings.
This time, five people from the shadow world Hamster Team had appeared: Infinite Monarch Anxuewu, Rabislazli, Jiceng Wuyuan, Lin Yuexian, and Benzina.
It was basically confirmed that Number 10, Liu Qingzhu, was ‘Infinite Monarch Anxuewu,’ and Number 12, Xukesi, was definitely ‘Rabislazli.’ He had just openly called out ‘Benzina’ as a nickname, further proving he was part of the Hamster Team.
Now Yelena admitted she was ‘Jiceng Wuyuan,’ and Huazhu was ‘Benzina ( Or Yelena) .’
Among the five, four had appeared, leaving only Lin Yuexian’s identity unknown.
Mentioning that nickname brought to mind the tragic death of Zhang Huiran. Could that have been her?
Setting aside the question of who Lin Yuexian was, Huazhu was more curious about when exactly her identity had been exposed. Was “Benzina” literally written on her face?
Otherwise, how else could this girl have been staring at her from the moment she came in?
“How did you know my identity?” Huazhu asked, her tone carrying that usual haughty, questioning edge despite it being a simple inquiry.
“You have the character ‘杀’ (killer) above your head! I saw it at a glance,” Yelena said seriously.
What did that have to do with Benzina?
How could seeing that character mean she was Benzina? What kind of logic was that?
“How did you figure it out?” Huazhu looked up at the floating assassin symbol above her head in confusion. It bore no information related to the QQ group, so how had the girl guessed?
“That’s the Chinese character for ‘kill’! That means we’re all assassins!” Yelena grinned triumphantly, as if she’d just made a groundbreaking deduction.
Their minds were clearly on different wavelengths.
One was asking about QQ group identity, the other about assassin identity.
“I was asking how you figured out I’m… Benzina.” Huazhu felt a bit uncomfortable mentioning that nickname since it was a random name she’d chosen.
What if next time she met someone named Shino? This might become an embarrassing legacy.
“Papia-papia said so, he sold me info for 300 points! He said you’re a ‘Best Actor’ and that you looked like the least likely person. I just felt it had to be you!” Yelena said happily, as if waiting for praise. Her deduction was surprisingly accurate.
(Yue dialect) “It’s piapiapia, not papapapa. You bought 300 points from him too?”
Number 12, Rabislazli, interrupted, recalling, “He didn’t say that to me. He said Benzina probably has backing and might be a schemer… like Number 2 called her some petty b***h… Hey, don’t glare at me, that’s exactly what piapiapia said.”
Ragna didn’t translate that part.
After all, Huazhu could barely understand Cantonese anyway, and Yelena was the only one who probably didn’t get it.
Besides, he really didn’t want to translate that.
Huazhu’s gaze, like in any assassin gathering, held a trace of disdain.
Her usual pride intensified as she looked at the others, as if they were nothing but trash.
(Yue dialect) “By the way, you also bought 300 points? Didn’t that guy sell one hundred points to each person?” Rabislazli was fed up with the glares and changed the subject.
“He asked you that? The guy sold only 100 points to each, so how did you spend 300 points?” That kind of rhetorical question was hard to translate, but Ragna thought it over carefully and managed.
“Well… piapiapia also sold me info on Rabislazli and Infinite Monarch, a total of 300 points.” The Russian girl clearly struggled to pronounce the nickname but still said “papapapa.”
(Yue dialect) “It’s Rabislazli. Remember that! Not Rabis something,” Xukesi suddenly got picky over a trivial matter.
Ragna didn’t bother translating that either, it was all nonsense.
Huazhu mentally pieced together the 300 points situation and quickly figured out what was going on.
Piapiapia’s first contact was likely her, so he sold only two pieces of intelligence—Infinite Monarch Anxuewu and Rabislazli—for 200 points.
The second person contacted was probably Jiceng Wuyuan, who bought info on Infinite Monarch Anxuewu, Rabislazli, and Benzina. That cost 300 points.
The third was Rabislazli, who bought info on Infinite Monarch Anxuewu, Jiceng Wuyuan, and Benzina—also 300 points.
The fourth might be Infinite Monarch Anxuewu, with info on Rabislazli, Jiceng Wuyuan, and Benzina.
Or maybe the fourth was Lin Yuexian, with info on the other four.
This piapiapia was quite the player.
Though he had some business sense, it also showed his logic wasn’t very sharp.
Selling intelligence seemed to be a rookie move.
Originally, he must have held info on two people.
Each time he sold intelligence, he’d casually chat to gather more and then resell it.
The correct approach would be to sell 200 points to Huazhu, then 300 points to Jiceng Wuyuan, followed by 400 points to Lin Yuexian, then 400 points to Infinite Monarch Anxuewu, and finally 400 points to Rabislazli.
Huazhu’s perfectionism kicked in again—she insisted on making the intelligence sales flawless, without any waste.