Chapter: Chapter 290
When Leticia first learned that Zimeng had fainted in front of Xiaoya, she was a little stunned because Bai Ling’s explanation was that Zimeng’s performance was almost identical to those who were still asleep.
This made Leticia a little unsure of her previous guess. She had originally thought that the gods could only act after people fell asleep, but Zimeng had fainted suddenly while she was awake.
This did not match her previous assumption.
However, after listening to Bai Ling’s account, Leticia felt that her guess was not too far off. Zimeng’s fainting was entirely her own fault and could not be blamed on others.
She had used her ability on herself through a mirror and ended up hypnotizing herself. Could she blame anyone else for that?
“It’s too much of a coincidence that she awakened such an ability at this exact moment.” Not only that, but Leticia also began to suspect Zimeng.
Logically speaking, in these anxious times, if a girl who had never shown any special traits suddenly awakened superpowers that could hypnotize people, wouldn’t that make people suspicious?
Anyone who wasn’t suspicious of her would be a fool.
After sharing her thoughts with Miss Bai, Leticia was pleased to find that Bai Ling also agreed with her speculation and readily agreed to her request for close surveillance.
Having such an obedient teammate was a rare find. Leticia felt incredibly comfortable working with Bai Ling.
This teammate doesn’t cause trouble, is obedient, has her own ideas without blindly following, admits her mistakes, and has reliable combat effectiveness. Such a partner is hard to find even with a lantern!
“Hmm, she and Xiaoya have already left the hospital. I’ll send someone to follow her.” In another window on Bai Ling’s computer screen, a map was displayed with a very prominent blue dot, which was the location information transmitted from the bracelet on Zimeng’s wrist.
It seemed that the argument between Zimeng and Xiaoya did not last long, and Zimeng eventually won.
“Then I’ll leave it to you. Contact me if there are any problems. I’m going to have dinner now,” Leticia said lazily, stretching.
“It’s not even six o’clock yet. Isn’t your dinner a bit too early?” Bai Ling touched her flat stomach. Leticia’s words made her feel a little hungry too.
However, she still had some trivial matters to attend to and could not eat for the time being.
“It’s not early, it’s almost dark. I won’t talk about it anymore. Contact me if anything comes up. Bye.” Leticia used her foot to press a key on the computer keyboard, cutting off the video communication with Bai Ling.
She had been sitting there from morning until now, only leaving once to have lunch.
After sitting for a whole day, she felt that her bones were almost stiff. When she stretched just now, she could hear the crisp sound of her bones cracking.
It was as if her bones were about to break under the strain.
“Sister, is it done?” Kira, who was sitting on another bed in the room, took off her headphones and looked at her sister. “Is that Zimeng really problematic?”
“It’s hard to say yet, but I think there’s something wrong with her,” Leticia replied nonchalantly, twisting her neck. “With Bai Ling watching her, she won’t be able to do much. If she does something, that would be even better.”
This way, they could confirm who the mastermind was.
“I still think it’s better to keep her under strict surveillance. If she really has a problem, she won’t be able to cause any trouble even if she’s being watched, right?” Kira still couldn’t quite understand Leticia’s thinking. She felt that it was always better to be safe than sorry.
As long as Bai Ling wanted to, she could definitely find a suitable reason to keep Zimeng in that heavily guarded hospital. That way, even if Zimeng had a problem, she wouldn’t be able to cause any waves under such strict supervision.
Now that she’s let her go, even though she’s wearing a surveillance bracelet, it’s still like letting a tiger return to the mountains. If Zimeng can find a way to escape the bracelet’s monitoring, wouldn’t that mean losing the best opportunity to prevent things from worsening?
“Kira, I’m not trying to prevent the situation from worsening. My goal has never been to cover up this matter before it erupts,” Leticia revealed an expression that said, “My dear sister, you’re still too young.” “I just want Zimeng to cause trouble. Our time here is limited. Five days from now, we must set off back to the demon world.”
“So what?” Kira still didn’t understand what Leticia was talking about. Five days is five days. After five days, they would return to the demon world with ease. Wouldn’t that be better?
But Leticia shook her head. “I didn’t stay here just to waste five whole days in this small hotel in this small town.”
If nothing happened during these five days, what would be the difference between that and her setting off for the demon world now?
Her intuition told her that staying here was definitely not for wasting precious time.
Something would definitely happen during these five days, and it was this something that gave her a reason to stay.
So, now that it’s confirmed that Zimeng has shown abnormalities, and these abnormalities are closely related to the sleeping incidents, would Leticia let this opportunity pass?
Keeping Zimeng under surveillance was indeed the safest option, at least from their current perspective. But could this last a lifetime?
If Zimeng was really possessed by that dream god or something, then for humanity to break her conspiracy, they would need the strength to defeat a god.
And coincidentally, the Sword Saint alone could not defeat gods. Only with the help of the Demon King would humans have the capital to contend with gods.
Now, the demon king experience card only has five days left. After five days, regardless of whether anything happens, Leticia must return to the demon world.
If the gods started causing trouble after five days, Leticia would be unable to help. So, rather than letting Bai Ling face the gods’ conspiracy alone, it would be better to deal with that god together while she was still here.
And to do that, she would have to take some risks.
But, Leticia was the Demon King, and the risks were borne by the human world represented by Bai Ling.
Letting Zimeng go and cause trouble was something that had no downside from Leticia’s perspective. Even if irreversible consequences occurred, she could just pack up and leave.
After all, the passage at the world’s border was about to disappear. Once the passage closed, even if the human world was destroyed, it would have nothing to do with her as the Demon King.
Doesn’t that sound a little despicable?
In fact, it was quite despicable. Leticia instigated Bai Ling to let the suspicious Zimeng go entirely because she wouldn’t have to bear any risk.
“Kira, sometimes you have to be a little bad, you know?” Patting her sister’s shoulder, Leticia had a proud expression, as if to say, “See how capable your sister is?”
Indeed, this was truly capable.
“Aren’t you afraid that Sister Bai will be angry when she finds out?” Kira asked the crucial question.
Leticia just shrugged. “How would she know? And even if she did, what could she do to me?”
There were only the two of them here. Kira was her biological sister, and her biological sister wouldn’t betray her, would she? Moreover, even if Bai Ling figured it out on her own later, Leticia would probably have already returned to the demon world by then.
Bai Ling couldn’t find her, and Leticia wasn’t afraid of that at all.
“Alright, it’s time for dinner. I only ate a few bites at lunch today, so I have to eat more tonight.” Leticia picked up her pants that had fallen on the ground and put them on, looking like she was starving.
Yes, she was actually only wearing a top just now.
Since she was in bed, what was the point of wearing so many clothes? It was better to relax, wasn’t it?
“It’s also time for dinner. What does Sister plan to eat?” Kira nodded and also got off the bed. She wasn’t wearing much today, just a rather ordinary black dress.
In the central city, she would still wear the long dresses she brought from the demon world, but here, it was better to appear normal.
“Hamburgers? Pizza? I’ve been craving those two places for a long time,” Leticia immediately offered two choices.
Kira covered her face with a helpless expression. Why does her sister like to eat such junk food so much? Can’t she choose something healthier?
“Hey, hey, Kira, don’t make that face. What’s wrong with eating those things? Do you think your older sister’s strong body can be harmed by these things?” Leticia guessed what Kira was thinking from her expression and then poked her sister’s forehead with some dissatisfaction. “I won’t gain weight even if I eat them, so why not?”
“Okay, okay, since Sister wants to eat, let’s eat,” Kira said speechlessly, grabbing her sister’s restless hand. “It doesn’t matter anyway, since there are only a few days left. It’s fine to spend the money we have.”
Their operating funds were running low, and there was no sign of the so-called reward from Leticia. If they weren’t about to return to the demon world and had no worries, Kira wouldn’t let her sister splurge like this.
Upon arriving at a famous chain restaurant not far from their lodging, the sharp-eyed Leticia spotted two familiar faces with some surprise.
Perhaps, they could be considered acquaintances.
One was the cat-eared woman she had seen at the maid cafe before, and the other was the white-haired woman whom Kira had asked for directions yesterday. They were sitting facing each other, seemingly discussing something.
The cat-eared woman’s expression was serious, with a hint of worry in her brows. The matter they were discussing seemed to be something not good.
And that white-haired woman still had that nonchalant demeanor, making it impossible to discern her emotions.
Should she go say hello? Leticia thought for a moment and decided it would be better to say hello.
It would be even better if she could pry some more information out of these two.
“Ladies, what a coincidence, are you two also eating here?” Leticia cleared her throat and greeted them from not far behind them.
The cat ears on the cat-eared woman’s head twitched. She turned her head and her expression showed a momentary daze after seeing Leticia, as if she hadn’t expected this young lady to be here as well.
“Good evening. What brings you to this small town, ma’am?” The woman nodded at Leticia and replied politely.
Leticia shook her head. “I brought my sister here to take refuge.”
After saying that, her gaze fell on the white-haired woman. “May I know who this is…”
The cat-eared woman looked at the white-haired woman, and only after seeing the white-haired woman nod slightly did she say, “This is Ms. Bai from the Divine Seat. I’m discussing a business deal with her. You know the predicament we’re in, Miss. If we can sell some things, we can reduce our losses, can’t we?”
“Divine Seat?!” But Leticia didn’t hear the latter part of her sentence at all. The Demon King’s attention was completely captured by the words “Divine Seat.” “You’re from the Divine Seat? That’s great!”
Leticia’s unusually enthusiastic reaction made the white-haired woman, who had always been expressionless, show a hint of surprise. Was the reputation of their Divine Seat so good in the outside world? Why did this black-haired girl act as if she had met a relative after hearing she was from the Divine Seat?
What about the powerful organization that was supposed to hide in the shadows of the world? Shouldn’t ordinary people show surprise or fear when they heard the name of their Divine Seat?
Of course, this black-haired girl was definitely not an ordinary person. Although she suppressed her aura very well, she still revealed a few clues. These clues confirmed that this black-haired girl was definitely a strong person ranked among the top in the world.
“Miss, do you have a relationship with the Divine Seat?” The cat-eared woman was also a bit confused by Leticia’s reaction, so she directly asked.
Leticia nodded as a matter of course. “I’m an old friend of the Divine Seat. We’ve cooperated quite a few times.”
The cat-eared woman immediately showed a look of adoration. As expected of this lady! To be able to say such a thing so calmly. Cooperating with the Divine Seat once was already a rare thing, yet this lady had cooperated many times.
What did this mean? It meant that the Divine Seat also recognized this lady’s strength!
You must know that the Divine Seat’s standards were extremely high. Her intelligence network, which she had meticulously managed for many years, was like trash in the eyes of this woman from the Divine Seat, and the price offered was very low. If it weren’t for her sincerity, this woman probably wouldn’t have talked to her.
However, this lady could cooperate with the Divine Seat multiple times. It could only be said that she was truly remarkable.
“Do you know Sasha? She and I are old friends. That trident she recently took back also had my contribution in it. By the way, the reward the Divine Seat promised me hasn’t been given yet. Don’t forget about it.” Leticia shamelessly sat next to the white-haired woman and started to get closer. “Oh, and I also have a friend surnamed Bai. Maybe you’re even relatives.”
