Chapter 251: The troops split into two groups

“Well, of course, I’m not a kid anymore.”

Listening to their voices fading into the distance, Jiang Sui’s footsteps gradually slowed, and her expression seemed to be covered in a layer of frost.

Even knowing the truth wasn’t what Luo Yao imagined, she still felt a hint of gloom in her heart.

Was she feeling gloomy because she couldn’t prove herself?

The one who’s truly useful to Lu Yunze—sooner or later, it would be—

They disguised themselves as plumbers and headed toward the private room where Gu Lan might appear, ready to ambush at any moment. The members infiltrating this time were split into two groups: one group was Lu Yunze and Luo Heng, who disguised themselves as plumbers and headed to the vicinity of the private room where Gu Lan might appear, ready to ambush at any moment; the other group was Luo Yao, who, because she didn’t want to wear those dirty clothes, pretended to be a guest out for entertainment, approaching the target from another direction.

After Lu Yunze and Luo Heng met up, Luo Yao finally sauntered over, wearing a red dress and gold-thread high heels on her feet. It was a peacock display. Compared to the two men dressed as plumbers, her appearance was like…

“This is the best clothes I could buy nearby, but the fabric is still too rough.” Luo Yao started complaining right away.

“Sis, are you sure you don’t want to stick with us?” Luo Heng asked Luo Yao as he adjusted his hat.

“No way, it’s too dirty.” As he approached her, Luo Yao couldn’t help covering her nose and stepping back. “It’s a hassle to clean up afterward. I’ll just act according to my own plan.”

“Fine, just don’t lose contact when the time comes.”

Once Luo Yao set her mind on something, no one could talk her out of it, and Luo Heng was completely helpless against her.

Just as everyone was about to set out, Dong Youer, who was sitting in the car, suddenly called out to them.

“The plan has changed temporarily.”

“What?”

“The informant just sent word that someone suspected to be the leader of the Revival Society entered this foot bath city not long ago.” Dong Youer explained. “If the information is true, he’s no less important than Gu Lan. You can’t ignore him either.”

“Huh?” Lu Yunze was stunned. “So we have two targets?”

“Doesn’t that mean we have to split up?” Luo Heng said, looking at Luo Yao. “Sis, what do you think?”

Everyone’s gaze fell on her, clearly waiting for her to make her stance known.

Seeing this, Luo Yao scratched her face in annoyance: “I’ll go find that leader.”

“Can you handle it alone? If something happens, Sister Qiaoying will scold me to death when we get back.”

Having witnessed Luo Qiaoying’s fury before, Luo Heng didn’t want to face that kind of atmosphere a second time. His sister, who usually looked frail and sickly, was not one bit softer than a normal person when she was truly angry.

“Of course I’m not going alone. I can find a helper.” Luo Yao’s eyes rolled around.

“Who?”

Luo Yao raised her hand, pointing at the person not far away. Everyone’s gaze shifted over as well, until the person looked around and realized something was wrong, then let out an “Ah.”

“Miss, you mean me?” Jiang Sui pointed at herself, seemingly in disbelief.

“Isn’t a servant’s purpose to obey the master’s orders?” Luo Yao smiled. “Jiang Sui, I think highly of you. You don’t have to go, but the loss will be deducted from your salary.”

Jiang Sui sighed, her expression looking troubled: “Fine, a miss is a miss after all. What else can I say but obey?”

“Hmph.” Luo Yao seemed proud of her victory.

But she didn’t know that the corners of Jiang Sui’s mouth, who had lowered her head, also curled up slightly. What a coincidence, wasn’t it? Jiang Sui had planned to infiltrate anyway, and now this could be resolved without even needing the Hidden One to appear.

With the plan settled, Lu Yunze and Luo Heng entered first. As he walked through the door, he glanced back and happened to meet the little maid’s eyes.

Just a single moment—one more second and Luo Yao would have noticed.

About fifteen minutes later, Jiang Sui and Luo Yao also set out. She didn’t need to change clothes; she could simply enter as Luo Yao’s attendant.

They entered the elevator, pressed the button for the fourth floor, and when the doors opened, they were inside the foot bath city.

Outside it was still daytime, but coming here was like stepping into the night. Every time she entered a place like this, Jiang Sui felt like she had entered a world where day and night were reversed.

The waitress at the front desk saw the ornately dressed Luo Yao approaching, with a girl dressed as a maid following behind her, and immediately perked up.

“Two people, right? Very well.”

The waitress handled matters swiftly and deftly, then handed her the key with the room number labeled on it.

“Give me the best private room.” Luo Yao lifted her chin.

“What services would you two like?”

“Noted, miss.”

“This way, please. Take the second left turn and go straight ahead, and you’ll arrive.”

“Jiang Sui, got that?” Luo Yao looked back.

“Yes, miss.”

“Then let’s go. Don’t lead us the wrong way.”

The moment the two left, the waitress put away her commercial smile, pinched her chin, and watched the direction they went. Then, she picked up the phone at the front desk and began dialing.

After arriving at the designated private room, Luo Yao lay directly on the sofa and let out a long breath.

“Jiang Sui, you sit too. It’s not time for us to act yet. If a waitress comes in and sees the people missing, our infiltration will be exposed. Let’s pretend to enjoy the foot bath service first, and once the waitresses settle down, we can act then.”

“No, miss. I’ll await your orders at any time.”

As she spoke, Jiang Sui had been observing the layout of the private room, especially the cabinet by the door. If she wasn’t mistaken, the room’s main electrical switch was hidden there.

If something went wrong, she could cut the power as an emergency measure.

“Speaking of which, you really are enjoying yourself.”

Not long after Luo Yao sat down, a waitress walked in carrying a basin of hot water, with vibrant rose petals floating on the steaming surface.

One waitress skillfully removed Luo Yao’s high heels and soaked her bare feet in the water. Another waitress brought her snacks and drinks, placing them beside the sofa, while two more waitresses massaged her shoulders and arms from behind, one on each side.

Luo Yao just nibbled on her little snacks and played with her mobile phone, looking quite pleased with herself.

Jiang Sui complained inwardly, but she too was patiently waiting—not for the time Luo Yao mentioned, but for the moment she could slip away unnoticed.

‘Me, fighting side by side with this woman? What a joke.’

If Luo Yao hadn’t grown suspicious not long ago, Jiang Sui would have wanted to slip away right now on the pretext of taking action to go find Lu Yunze.

‘Anyway, let’s wait for now. At least at this moment…’

Click.

The door opened again. Jiang Sui thought it was another waitress, but instead, a big man walked in. He had a ring of unshaved stubble around his lips, and his overall build looked quite sturdy.

Luo Yao had just looked up when a waitress stepped forward to explain:

“Our establishment has limited space, and we’d like to have this gentleman stay in this room as well. We hope you can understand.”

After making eye contact with her, the man immediately showed a simple, honest smile: “Hello, I hope you don’t mind. If you refuse, I can leave right now…”

Luo Yao seemed to have not yet snapped back to reality, because this man was her target! The man suspected to be the leader of the Revival Society.

‘She should definitely refuse. Someone showing up out of nowhere is either a thief or a schemer.’

Jiang Sui frowned, but then heard Luo Yao shake her head vigorously: “No, no, I don’t mind at all. Let’s sit together for a while.”

As she spoke, Luo Yao didn’t forget to have Jiang Sui pick up her bag from the other sofa, making room for this bearded uncle.

And she also exchanged a glance with Jiang Sui, letting her understand her intention.

‘So she doesn’t want to let prey that came to her door get away?’

But in this situation, it was hard to say who was the prey and who was the predator.

Jiang Sui sighed quietly.

On the other side, Lu Yunze and Luo Heng were still working hard at maintaining their plumber disguises.

“I told you, the television is absolutely fine. The problem is with your wiring.”

“Impossible. The wiring in our shop isn’t old wiring. There’s no way it could have problems.”

They carried the repaired television back up, plugged it in, and tested it, only to find the picture was still blurry, which led to an argument.

The commotion was so loud that even the manager came over.

“Then let’s try switching the cable.”

After Lu Yunze said that, he tossed the cable to Luo Heng, who looked completely baffled.

Switch the cable? How? Where was he supposed to get one?

He was only a fake plumber. When it came to repairing televisions, he knew absolutely nothing.

A staff member couldn’t stand watching any longer and snatched the cable right out of his hand, then walked toward the cabinet by the private room door.

“Jeez, Slow Xiangxiang, let me handle it.”

He plugged one end in, Lu Yunze plugged in the other, then turned on the television and waited for the result.

However, this time the television wouldn’t even light up at all. Everyone let out a chorus of sighs.

“Try it in the next room. If it still doesn’t work, then the television is indeed the problem. If it works, then you admit the wiring is the problem.”

“Fine, fine.”

Luo Heng and that staff member each took one side and lifted the television.

“Hope this ends soon.” The staff member complained. “Best not to underestimate our Master Wang.”

“Master Wang?” The manager suddenly spoke up. “Wasn’t his surname Li?”

Damn it!

Lu Yunze and Luo Heng’s hearts skipped a beat.

“Are you two not the masters we hired? No wait—maintenance masters with skin this fair and clean?”

Seeing their suspicious expressions, the manager immediately furrowed his brows.

The moment those words came out, Lu Yunze shouted: “Move now!”

Luo Heng directly dropped the television in his hands and knocked out the staff member.

As for the manager, after seeing Lu Yunze charging at him, his expression hardened, and he directly transformed into a fox and ran out.

‘Not even bothering to act anymore, huh?!’

Lu Yunze thought to himself, why did every infiltration have to go wrong? Couldn’t he just complete one properly for once?

After the manager escaped, a piercing alarm suddenly rang out across the entire foot bath city.

Back in the private room, Luo Yao and the others also stopped their conversation because of the alarm.

“Something’s happened?”

The man who had been lying down sat up, looking at the two girls beside him.

Before Luo Yao could snap back to reality, Jiang Sui, who had quietly moved behind him, raised her hand like a blade and brought it down heavily.

As the man slumped into unconsciousness, Luo Yao cried out in surprise:

“Jiang Sui?!”

“Miss, the infiltration is over.”

This was the first time Luo Yao had seen Jiang Sui with such a serious expression. It was as if she had become a completely different person, not at all the little maid she had known before.

“Okay.”

Luo Yao was just about to stand up when urgent footsteps came from outside.

With her beast transformation hearing, Jiang Sui could clearly make out their conversation:

“It’s in here! Break in now!”

There were quite a few of them, and the space here was too cramped.

Jiang Sui dashed to the cabinet in a single stride, flung open the cabinet door, and reached for the electrical switch.

The moment the door was smashed open and enemy soldiers rushed in, the entire private room plunged into darkness.

Then, the door slammed shut heavily.