Espionage: You're tasked with spying, but you'll blow up the Special Higher Police?

Tonight, the Grand World was absolutely packed with people, every seat was taken, and even the corridor leading to the main entrance was filled with guests.

But none of this matters to the VIPs in the second-floor suites; they can still enjoy the most attentive and high-quality service and the best view.

To Zhou Hongyi's surprise, Mr. Su, who was supposed to be a judge with him, had something come up and couldn't attend tonight. Instead, another man dressed like a wandering rogue was there, his chest bare and his clothes exposed, looking like a skinny husk with its bones removed.

Since tonight is the crucial night for deciding what to do, Zhou Hongyi not only activated the [Trickery Construction Mode] early in the morning, but also activated the [Insightful Eye] after sitting down.

To his surprise, the ronin-dressed guy revealed himself to be an inspector sent by the Special Higher Police headquarters. Apparently, Colonel Kameda, whom they had taken back last time, had complained to his superiors, and the ronin's intelligence headquarters had sent someone to verify the situation.

"Damn it, why did you have to come at this time of year? Where have you been, Mr. Su?"

Zhou Hongyi was also surprised that this Special Higher Police inspector only had three entries displayed: his official identity, his name—Kondo Ryunosuke, and his current state, which was simply described as "curious."

"Even with my current level of insight, I can't see into his deeper thoughts. It seems that this person is definitely a highly trained senior agent. This is troublesome."

However, Zhou Hongyi did not show any change on the surface. He chatted casually with Gu Tianbo and others, laughing and joking. In fact, he also agreed with the saying "plans can't keep up with changes". After all, all plans are meant to be disrupted. He had previously considered several unexpected situations, but the changes that happened today were still beyond his expectations.

However, since he was already there, he might as well make the best of it and deal with the immediate situation first. Then he would try to find Mr. Su to see if he was actually upstairs or hadn't come at all. If he was upstairs, he would definitely be attending the celebration party after the performance, because that guy looked at Elizabeth as if he wanted to devour her. But if he hadn't even come, Zhou Hongyi would have to cancel the operation and make other plans.

Zhou Hongyi and Gu Tianbo were whispering to each other when they suddenly felt someone tap them on the shoulder. When they turned around, they saw it was Kondo Ryunosuke, the inspector who had been transferred from the local area since childhood.

"Hello, you must be Sasuke-kun, one of Colonel Shimazu's Ten Braves."

Zhou Hongyi wasn't surprised at all that the other party knew his identity, so he smiled and nodded, saying, "May I ask who this gentleman is?"

"Oh, you can call me Kondo. I'm an inspector sent from the Special Higher Police headquarters to investigate the conflict between Colonel Shimazu and Colonel Kameda. There are many suspicious points and things that I can't figure out, so I'll be staying at the Special Higher Police for the time being to facilitate the investigation. I've heard that Sasuke-kun will also be involved in this power struggle between the two officers. Of course, I'm not saying you have any problems; I just want to know more about what happened."

"Oh, I see. Mr. Kondo, tonight is a very important night, and this is a very important occasion. The most outstanding and top beauties in all of Shanghai are about to perform. Let's talk about work later. Don't forget our roles tonight."

Zhou Hongyi pointed to the sign in front of them that read "Judges," politely turned his head away, and continued whispering with Gu Tianbo.

Kondo Ryunosuke, dressed as a ronin, crossed his arms and didn't press the matter further. Instead, he muttered to himself, "That's right, tonight all the most beautiful women in Shanghai are gathered together. It's definitely a grand event. As for work... to hell with it."

Zhou Hongyi glanced back at the man and was surprised to find that even though he had given him a subtle rebuff, Kondo Ryunosuke seemed completely unfazed. The number of entries above his head hadn't increased or decreased; only his real-time status had changed from "curious" to "interesting," and the object of this "interesting" status was none other than Zhou Hongyi.

"Damn it, are you kidding me? Why would the Special Higher Police's power center be interested in me? I only dabbled in it. Why is this guy targeting me? Could it be that he has some information that I accidentally overlooked? No, I can't let these things affect me. Tonight, I only have one goal: to find Mr. Su."

Zhou Hongyi dismissed all other thoughts and focused his attention on tonight's poisoning operation. Just then, a figure walked over from not far away—it was Ah Gui.

Zhou Hongyi received a signal from A Gui, informed Gu Tianbo, and got up to go to the restroom.

After he squeezed through the crowded throng, A-Gui pressed close behind him and said, "We've found out. The target is in a private box with Colonel Shimazu and that major general, but for safety reasons, they didn't let him sit below."

Zhou Hongyi let out a soft sigh, replied in a low voice "I understand," and then casually went into the restroom, ran the water, washed his hands, and returned to his seat.

Backstage, the girls, ready for the final night, had already changed. Unlike their own venues where they have separate dressing rooms or even rest areas, everyone here was in one dressing room doing their makeup and changing. While the others were almost done and went to the waiting area, only Elizabeth and Manyu remained in the room.

Manyu glanced at the girl wearing the cold mask, gently stood up and walked behind her. Looking at the mysterious face in the mirror, she smiled and said, "Princess Elizabeth, if I'm not mistaken, this identity of yours was probably fabricated by Young Master Zhou, right? He's full of tricks. But I seem to be able to sense that you are not his woman, and he doesn't have any romantic feelings for you. It's definitely not like he says, that you are his sister... But you're neither a lover nor a sibling. I'm very curious, what exactly are you to him?"

Beckham was wearing a mask, so the other person couldn't see her expression, but Maggie Cheung could still tell from the only part of Beckham's face that she must have guessed correctly—her eyes.

Xiao Bei clenched her fists, letting her nails pierce her palms, forcing herself to calm down. Tonight was a very important night. The group had done a lot of training and planning for this night. At noon, Sister Qingxia had already administered the first poison, and tonight she would personally administer the second poison. Brother Zhou had not only made a detailed overall plan for them, but also calculated every step meticulously, so they absolutely could not let her down.

At this moment, she was not Beckham, she was Elizabeth, the princess of a fallen kingdom.

“I am not his sister, nor his mistress, but his fiancée.”

"what?"

Manyu was taken aback by the other party's response. Her expression froze, and she frowned, saying, "Fiancée? How come I didn't know that Young Master Zhou already had a fiancée? Are you deliberately lying to me!"

Elizabeth snorted and stood up, turning around to stare directly into Manyu's eyes, a chilling aura enveloping the latter.

"Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself. But for the fact that you helped me out today, I should thank you. If you want to join our Zhou family in the future, I, as your legal wife, can agree to let you be my concubine, but you must call me 'elder sister'."

"You...what did you say? Who...who wants to be his concubine!"