The phone call ended, and Gu Chenan and Hoshino Kannon stared at each other.
Hoshino Kannon felt somewhat guilty because, after all, it was she who introduced Lin Yu to Black Owl. Even though she currently had no connection with Lin Yu, she couldn't change the fact that she had caused trouble before.
As for Gu Chenan, he was a bit bewildered. He knew that Lin Yu's biggest reliance was Black Owl, but he didn't expect Lin Yu to become one of the Twelve Owls so quickly.
If Lin Yu truly became one of the Twelve Owls, it would be difficult for Gu Chenan to make a move against him. After all, the Black Owl organization was utterly ruthless, and if anything happened to Lin Yu, they would stop at nothing for revenge.
Moreover, Lin Yu, being the protagonist with a destined future, wasn't someone easy to deal with.
"What should we do?" Hoshino Kannon blinked her beautiful eyes and asked.
Gu Chenan shrugged and said, "If they ask you to go back, then go back. What else can we do?"
"But..." Hoshino Kannon hesitated, "If I go back, I won't be able to see you anymore."
Gu Chenan smiled and replied, "If you don't go back, Black Owl will suspect you."
"Well, so what? I can just quit Black Owl anyway," Hoshino Kannon said, looking out the window.
She didn't say the rest of her thoughts, but her meaning was quite clear.
Since she had become Gu Chenan's person, whether she returned to Black Owl or not didn't matter.
"If you're afraid of not seeing me, there is a solution," Gu Chenan said at that moment.
Hoshino Kannon immediately turned her head, curious and expectant. "What solution?"
Gu Chenan smiled faintly and said, "Take me back to Black Owl."
...
Yanjing, Black Owl.
In a towering building located in the city center of Yanjing, a woman dressed as a secretary hurriedly walked to the door of the conference room, carrying a folder.
Swish~
She pushed open the door to the conference room, revealing a large crystal chandelier and a black conference table.
There were seven or eight men and women sitting around the table.
There were middle-aged men in suits, foreign muscular men in military camouflage, and young women dressed provocatively.
In short, each person had a completely different style from the others.
And they were the Twelve Owls of the Black Owl organization.
However, some members were currently on a mission, so only eight of them were present.
The female secretary walked quickly and took a seat, pulling out a chair.
"Everyone, Miss Hoshino has investigated Mr. Gong's disappearance," she said, capturing everyone's attention immediately.
A middle-aged man wearing glasses, who looked like a typical office worker, adjusted his glasses and said, "How did Gong Fei disappear? He still owes me a meal!"
The female secretary pursed her lips and said sadly, "I'm sorry to inform you all that Mr. Gong has died."
"Died?!"
"Although Gong Fei might not have been the strongest, he was definitely not weak. How could he die?"
"Who killed him?!"
The crowd became excited and began asking questions.
The female secretary opened the folder and read from the information inside. "Suhang Li Family, a group of martial arts practitioners in Suhang. They have been practicing martial arts for centuries, but due to recent changes in the era, martial arts declined, and the Li Family declined with it."
"The current direct line of the Li Family consists of six people, with dozens of branches. The direct line includes Li Rufeng, Li Chuang, Li Meng, Li Hu, Li Mingde, and Li Yuhong."
"Among the direct line, Li Rufeng, Li Mingde, and Li Yuhong are the most powerful."
After finishing reading, the female secretary looked up at the crowd.
"Since the Suhang Li Family was able to kill Mr. Gong and his subordinates, it shows that they have considerable strength."
"Therefore, the Chief has decided to send three Owls to avenge Mr. Gong."
As soon as she finished speaking, the middle-aged man with glasses immediately stood up.
"Since Gong Fei owes me a meal, if they killed Gong Fei, then I have to make them treat me to a meal. I'm going."
Another foreigner, a short-haired man in camouflage, also stood up and said in broken Mandarin, "They say there is heaven above and Suhang below. I've been in China for so long without visiting Suhang. It's time to take a look."
A woman who looked like an ordinary middle-aged woman beside them also stood up and said, "Count me in."
The female secretary nodded. "Okay, that will be Mr. Cao, Mr. Wu, and Miss Liu."
Speaking of which, she added, "Now that the personnel for this matter have been decided, let me announce something else."
As she spoke, she took out several photos from a folder and passed them in front of the people.
"Mr. Gong left, and now there are only eleven Owls left. The Chief has decided to promote Lin Yu from the Suhang team to the Twelve Owls."
"Lin Yu?"
The people were a bit puzzled.
They hadn't heard of Lin Yu doing anything earth-shattering, so how did he qualify to become one of the Twelve Owls?
Come to think of it, the old knife from the Suhang team should be more qualified than him, right?
"Why him?"
Someone voiced their doubts.
The female secretary waved her hand. "I don't know the Chief's decision."
After that, she added, "But rest assured, although this is an internal decision, the necessary procedures cannot be omitted, and Miss Hoshino, who recommended Lin Yu, will also return to the organization soon."
Upon hearing this, the crowd quieted down slightly.
To become one of the Twelve Owls, a necessary trial must be undertaken.
That is, to fight against any one of the Twelve Owls and either defeat them or remain undefeated for two hours.
After all, not just anyone can become one of the Twelve Owls.
"Where is the Chief? Isn't she going to show up for such a big matter?" Glasses-wearing Mr. Cao glanced at the empty seat at the conference table and asked.
The female secretary glanced at the meeting room outside. "I'll go and ask her."
She got up and walked out of the meeting room, heading to the elevator, and pressed the button for the top floor.
Ding~
The elevator door opened, and the female secretary quickly walked towards a closed door.
"What the hell, you don't join team fights, do you go to the jungle and get your mom Ganoderma lucidum to heal you?"
"The support doesn't follow the AD, you follow the mid-laner instead, did the AD kill your mother?"
"A bunch of trash!"
Sounds of clattering keyboards and shouting voices came from the room.
"Gulp~"
The female secretary swallowed a mouthful of saliva and knocked on the door.
Clang, clang, clang~
"Chief, everyone is waiting for you."
One minute later, the door opened.
A "loli"-style girl with twin tails and dark circles under her eyes appeared, yawning and rubbing her eyes.
"Is everyone back?" the "loli" asked.
"Miss Hoshino and a few Owls who are still on missions haven't returned, but the rest are in the meeting room," the female secretary said.
"Has Lin Yu arrived?" the "loli" asked again.
"I talked to him on the phone earlier, and he's already on his way."
"Oh, I see. I'll come down after I finish this round." The double ponytail loli with lifeless eyes sat back in front of the computer, and the sound of clicking and clacking resumed.
The female secretary shook her head helplessly and gently closed the door when she saw this.
It was only when she entered the elevator that she muttered under her breath.
"I can't believe it. The Chief of the Chinese branch of the prestigious international assassin organization is actually a gaming-addicted double ponytail girl?"
"Who would believe that if we told anyone?"
"Look at her. She must have pulled an all-nighter again last night."
"Sigh, I'm really at a loss here!"
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
