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Chapter 54 Recording (Thanks to the leader "Sleeping Code True Lord" for the reward)

[Blue Arc: Do you know anyone from the "White Crow Brigade"?]

Hearing the text message alert, Ji Minghuan reached out and picked up the remote control on the tatami.

He turned on the TV with the remote control while extending the restraints from his fingertips. The black straps held the phone in its mouth like a little snake, typing and replying to Gu Qiye's text message.

[Black Pupa: No, I don't know them, but I know the details of many of them. If you need my help, I can consider revealing this information to you.]

Ji Minghuan tugged at his collar and used the restraints to move the upright fan from the corner of the room. He flipped the switch, and the blades slowly turned, brushing against his burning face.

He put a piece of gum in his mouth and looked up at the TV screen.

The children's animation channel was playing "Black Cat Sheriff," and the crackling of gunfire was heard non-stop. He watched it intently for a while, then used the remote to switch to the Lijing News Channel.

At this moment, the host was reporting the news with great joy that "Blue Arc simultaneously captured the international thieves 'Da Zhong Hou' and 'Flying Ant'".

In the released live footage, Gu Qiye, wearing a blue combat uniform and a metal helmet, was being interviewed by reporters.

He took the microphone, spoke a few perfunctory words, waved at the camera, and then transformed into a beam of deep blue lightning and streaked off into the distance. Amid the roar, the camera lens was dotted with black and white snowflakes, and it took two or three seconds for it to return to normal.

This was an emergency that just happened this morning. Our reporter certainly didn't have time to write a draft in advance, so her speech at this time was all impromptu.

Her every word and action is full of longing and can be described as the utmost praise.

The film also deliberately uses statements that can make the audience feel a sense of collective honor: emphasizing that this thief couple had previously stolen important cultural relics from museums in various countries and had a terrible reputation internationally. Blue Arc was able to represent China in sending them to prison, which was in a sense a glory for the country. Presumably, the police will be able to recover the whereabouts of those lost cultural relics one by one during the interrogation.

With a "ding" sound, the mobile phone received a text message from Gu Qiye.

[Blue Arc: I hope you're not being mysterious.]

Ji Minghuan leaned against the bed, closed his eyes, and fanned himself. He didn't even bother to glance at the text message, instead using the senses of the restraints to examine its contents.

Then let it type a reply.

[Black Pupa: You're going to Tokyo soon to be a bodyguard for the auction, right?]

[Blue Arc: I really suspect you put a bug in my stomach. I'll have to give me a full body check next time.]

[Black Pupa: I know about your situation, so there's no need to worry about it. Oh, and I'll be heading to Japan soon. You can contact me if necessary.]

[Blue Arc: Are you coming to Japan too?]

[Black Pupa: Of course, and I'm not the only one going to Japan...]

Ji Minghuan chewed gum and thought, "Haha, all my friends and family are going to Tokyo. If I don't go, won't I become an orphan? Oh... I am an orphan to begin with."

"But... now the question is how am I going to get this trench coat and mask through airport security?"

Thinking of this, he glanced at the swallowtail windbreaker on the ground and said, "Forget it. The risk of exposing myself if I really bring it with me is too great. I can just wrap my whole body in restraints and call it a day. Isn't this a brand new 'Black Pupa 2.0' appearance costume?"

[Blue Arc: Let's talk later. I need to report to the association first.]

Ji Minghuan blocked his mobile phone number, then called up the character panel, focusing on allocating the attribute points he had just obtained from the main task.

[The "Speed" attribute of the first game character "Black Pupa" has changed from B rank to B+ rank]

[The current three attributes of "Black Pupa" are as follows: Strength: B-level; Speed: B+ level; Spirit: C-level]

He called up the "Skill Tree Panel" again and took a look at the progress of Black Pupa's skill development.

[Branch 1 (Hidden): Binding Band Sense (Learned) → Binding Band Mantra (Learned) → Binding Band Color Change (Learned) → Binding Band Trap (To be learned) → Unknown → ...] [Branch 2 (Crazy): Binding Band Extension (To be learned) → Unknown → ...]

[Branch Three (Li): Restraint Detection (Learned) → Restraint Suppression (Learned) → Ability Stealing (Learned) → Capacity Increase (To be learned) → Unknown...]

"I haven't learned a single skill in the second branch yet. How pitiful."

Ji Minghuan pressed and held the "Restraint Belt Extension" skill icon without thinking.

The skill text changed from dim to bright, and then blossomed into a hellish color.

[1 skill point has been consumed to successfully acquire the "Frenzy" branch skill - "Strap Extension". (This increases the maximum extension distance of your strap from 8 meters to 15 meters)]

[The next skill of the "Crazy" branch, "Binding Blade," has been opened for learning.]

"Actually, this skill doesn't improve much for me. The eight-meter range is more than enough, but it's kind of funny to have this branch sitting there all the time."

While thinking, Ji Minghuan bent down, took out a cardboard box from the bottom of the wardrobe, opened the box and took out a ballpoint pen.

When Ji Minghuan, wearing the black pupa mask, met Gu Qiye alone on a secluded path near Lijing Square, he was holding such a ballpoint pen and a newspaper published five years ago in his hand.

At that time, Ji Minghuan used this ballpoint pen to scribble on the newspaper to confuse the other party. Gu Qiye focused all his attention on the content of the newspaper and did not notice the special feature of this pen:
In fact, it is not an ordinary ballpoint pen, but a voice recorder.

Ji Minghuan picked up the recorder expressionlessly and pressed the button casually.

As the "beep..." sound ended, an audio conversation slowly sounded in the room.

"Mr. Gu Qiye, you were only thirteen when the incident happened... Ever since that day, you've harbored resentment towards those 'Deviants' who abuse their power in the name of justice... You wanted to gain enough prestige within the Deviants Association, relying on your unparalleled performance to be recommended by higher-ups, enter the United Nations organization 'Rainbow Wing', and find the Deviant who crushed your mother like an ant."

"You, why do you know my identity?"

The recording abruptly stopped at this moment. When he spoke the last sentence, Lan Hu's tone was still tinged with disbelief, which was tantamount to admitting that he was Gu Qiye.

There was naturally a reason why Ji Minghuan kept this recording.

He turned the volume down to the minimum, played the recording over and over again, and thought to himself.

"If I negotiate with Dad without any leverage, either my number one character will be killed instantly by him, or he'll just rip off my mask and recognize me as his eldest son, which will make my subsequent actions inconvenient."

"So... I have to reveal the trump card of 'Gu Qiye's identity' right away. The problem is, how can I get Dad to listen to the contents of this recorder quietly?"

"There's only one answer: I have to find Dad without his mask. Officials still don't know if 'Ghost Bell is Gu Zhuo', so if he doesn't put on his battle suit and mask, he can't act so recklessly under other people's noses."

Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan silently put the recorder back into the cardboard box and sealed it. "Dad's whereabouts were quite erratic when he was in Lijing. It was difficult to track or find him. But when our family arrives in Japan, he will be much more restricted in his movements in a foreign country. This way, it will be easier for me to find a good opportunity to negotiate."

"Oh, right," he suddenly scratched his hair, "I almost forgot to text Dad."

Ji Minghuan used his restraints to pick up the phone on the bed, opened WeChat and sent a message to Gu Zhuoan.

Gu Wenyu: My brother said the flight to Japan is at 9 o'clock tonight.

Gu Zhuo: Okay, I'm out buying groceries and will be home soon.

"I thought he was out doing some crime in his combat uniform, but it turns out he's just out buying groceries..." Ji Minghuan looked away. "By the way, how will Dad get through security in his Ghost Bell uniform? Could this old man teach me some criminal tips when he's free?"

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