Chapter 149: Strangeness in the Ocean (Part 1/2) (1/2)
Chapter 149: Strangeness in the Ocean (Part 1/2)
Translator: Strivon
Compared to Xie Junping, who completely did not expend effort into role-playing with sincerity, Hu Huaying at least put on a performance. He wore western cowboy clothes and a cowboy hat that sat tilted on his head. Under careful examination, the hat was made out of paper. It was both funny and casual.
Hu Huaying saw how everyone focused their gazes atop his head, and he shook his head rather proudly. ”Quite decent, right?”
Luo Nan's hate had yet to fade away. He sneered. ”It's way better than some moneyboy.”
There were only so many people who were dressed up. One look and anyone could tell who was the moneyboy.
Xie Junping gaped with his mouth, but no words came out. He could only spread his hands in helplessness. Hu Huaying held back from laughing as he slightly tipped the brim of his hat and bowed in thanks.
The ascertained Mr. Moneyboy spoke unhappily, ”Let's not talk about trivial matters. Have you confirmed it Hu Huaying?”
Hu Huaying responded, ”The Blood Peony will attend for sure.”
”What occupation is she dressing up as?”
”Who knows? Just look at her height and we can find her. A tall, beautiful girl of one hundred eighty-five centimeters. She stands out like a crane in a flock of chicken.”
As the two officers of the student council discussed the details, Xue Lei turned to ask someone more trustworthy. ”Nanster?”
Luo Nan shook his head slightly. He faced the crystal pillar in the center and became a bit spellbound.
When it came to finding people, Luo Nan was an expert among experts. He had scanned three floors above and below with a slight release of his mental senses. However, he didn't find anybody who fit Hu Huaying's description.
Instead, he felt a clear sense of stagnation when his soul strength cut through the crystal pillar. He tried seven different frequencies before he was able to find a precise way to send his psychic waves into the sealed up ocean water.
He found nothing strange besides the fact he had to change frequencies.
Luo Nan first cursed at himself for being stupid. It was impossible for the Blood Peony to hide in the ocean water, in any event. Why did he do something so meaningless?
But his thoughts continued to churn, and he suddenly realized something. This crystal wall could isolate a good portion of psychic wave transmission. The material... no, traces of mutual interference between mental and material planes existed upon it. It was like the crystal wall had been 'blessed'!
Blessed?
Luo Nan looked up. He was unable to see all the way to the top edge of the crystal pillar. Then he looked down. He was unable to see the bottom. A blessing was performed on this much volume?
His chain of logic was shattered just like this.
Xie Junping grumbled to himself to the side. ”She's probably not even here yet. Let's wait some more. We can't be too obvious about it. We have to make it seem natural. She's a hard person to deal with.”
Hu Huaying said, ”It truly is strange. Tang Yi is graduating next year, but it seems like he isn't pursuing further studies. Something about meeting the position of president…. No one can tell what he's thinking.”
”A great number of people is certainly needed to be able to guess what he's thinking.”
Xie Junping tidied up his sequined suit and sighed. ”If we can't find her, then we can't find her. It may not be reasonable to deal with her directly. We should accomplish our objective in a roundabout manner. Let's first get to know the host and use him as a middleman.”
Xue Lei was still confused. ”Who's the host? Isn’t this a joint activity among five schools?”
”Someone always provides the venue. The Yao Family is a major shareholder of Ocean Sky Cloud City. Their fourth young master, Yao Feng, attends Cloud City School of Business. The reservation for the three stories was done by his hand.”
After explaining this much, Xie Junping grinned and said, ”The Yao Family were in the shipping industry back then. They did maritime transportation. They've done some dark business, but Yao Feng has a decent character. What's even more impressive is the fact that his family seems to be old friends with Tang Yi's family.”
”They both have stakes in the same equity,” corrected Hu Huaying.
”Humph. There're even rumors of his grandfather having a mistress…. In any case, there’s some friendship between them.”
Xie Junping's voice quieted to a whisper. He was about to say something a bit taboo, and his gaze even shifted to a corner. ”In my opinion, the key to today's mission lies upon Leister's body.”
Xue Lei blinked, and he extended a finger to his own nose. ”Me?”
”Yes, you!” Xie Junping reached out with a hand to clamp on Xue Lei's thick shoulder. He briefed Xue Lei directly, ”Yao Feng is a fanatical fight enthusiast. Of course, he has high standards but has little ability. The results will certainly be great if you chat with him in this field.”
Hu Huaying added, ”And several people say that Tang Yi is an expert fighter.”
Xie Junping finished it up, ”So today we will begin with martial arts. Leister, it's all up to you.”
”Is it fine like this? Don’t we need to plan some more...?”
Xue Lei far exceeded Luo Nan in being cheerful, but there was not much difference between these two brothers when it came to handling people. Xue Lei thought of the burden he now had and felt a trace of apprehension.