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

After being "showed off" by Zhou Hongyi's close-up, Kondo Ryunosuke fell silent. After a while, he even gave a self-deprecating laugh and quickly let it go.

"Sasuke-kun is right. The world is vast, and there are many countries. It's perfectly normal that there are countless countries in some corner of the world whose names we've never even heard of. Sasuke-kun, you have a wealth of knowledge."

"Hey, it's just that I've walked a lot and read a lot of books. By the way, Kondo-kun, what score would you give my first impression of Princess Elizabeth? One point is the lowest, and ten points is the highest."

Kondo pursed his lips and carefully examined Elizabeth. After pondering for a while, he said, "Since I haven't seen her previous performance or her real appearance, judging solely from her appearance, figure, and temperament, I would give her a seven out of ten."

"Oh, so what about the other Maggie Cheung?"

Kondo looked at Manyu carefully, scrutinizing her from head to toe. After a moment, he smiled and said, "If it were this lady, I would give her a nine out of ten. She is truly captivating."

"Hehehe, Kondo-kun has good taste, but do you know that these two are my women?"

"Oh?"

Zhou Hongyi said this purely because he wanted to glean more insights into the inner thoughts of this newcomer, Kondo.

He could tell that this guy seemed more interested in Manyu; it seemed he preferred the passionate and outgoing type to the aloof and pure type.

Upon hearing Zhou Hongyi's words, Kondo's entry showed a slight fluctuation. His curiosity about Zhou Hongyi deepened, and a new entry appeared, consisting of just three simple words—"bragging."

When Zhou Hongyi saw this entry, he almost choked on his own saliva. He coughed violently a few times, took a glass of warm water from someone else, and finally managed to suppress it.

"Damn it, how dare you say I'm bragging? It's not me bragging, at least Maggie definitely has those feelings for me."

Zhou Hongyi stopped arguing with the other party about the issue. With the host's introduction, the order of appearance in tonight's final and the performances of each contestant were confirmed. After their initial appearances, everyone returned backstage, handing the stage over to the first person to perform that night.

Tonight is the final night, and every contestant who made it to the finals has a unique skill. Their overall quality and ability have improved dramatically compared to the previous two rounds, allowing Zhou Hongyi to witness a group of socialites of the highest caliber in Shanghai.

To stand out in this Miss Rose competition, these girls really went all out. Their amazing skills included embroidery, acrobatics, magic, and even a red-tasseled spear throat lock. Zhou Hongyi's eyes almost popped out of his head. Was this some kind of street performer?

Of course, besides performing their most secret skills, singing and dancing are abilities that all of them possess. But a problem arose: before Maggie Cheung and Elizabeth even appeared, their signature songs were sung by other girls ahead of time.

"This is the consequence of a weak awareness of copyright," Zhou Hongyi thought to himself, but he quickly relaxed because he and Elizabeth were preparing a song.

"Manyu~~Manyu~~"

Finally, it was Maggie Cheung's turn to appear, whose popularity rivaled that of Elizabeth. All the audience members stood up, applauded, and shouted her name.

Maggie Cheung wore a very elegant, high-slit cheongsam by a famous designer tonight, with a fine fur scarf draped over her shoulders.

When she stands on the stage, her eyes sparkle with charm, and every smile, wink, or kiss she gives to the audience elicits screams.

Zhou Hongyi leaned back, seemingly attracted by the screaming audience, but in reality, he was giving the order to attack the blind man hiding in the crowd.

Tonight, the blind man didn't wear his traditional long gown and cloth shoes; instead, he changed into a suit with a trench coat, looking quite presentable. Moreover, at Zhou Hongyi's instruction, he didn't wear sunglasses but instead wore ordinary non-prescription glasses, with a gold chain hanging from the temple as decoration.

The blind man was initially afraid that others would notice his prosthetic eye, but after Zhou Hongyi simply packaged it up, the prosthetic eye was perfectly hidden. With just a pair of glasses and a gold chain, he easily diverted people's attention to the chain instead of his eye.

The blind man sat at the bar, signaling the bartender to bring out the half-bottle of foreign liquor he had stored. He then asked for a glass, poured in a third of the orange-yellow liquid, and sipped it casually.

Clearly, the bartender was also captivated by the spectacular performance on stage, staring at Manyu with a mesmerizing expression. Meanwhile, while the blind man was pouring himself a drink, he secretly added the poison powder he had prepared beforehand into the bottle, put the cap back on, and shook it gently a few times.

Throughout the entire process, no one noticed him, including the more than twenty enemy sentries scattered throughout the hall. Even when he was noticed, he was just drinking and did not do anything out of line.

As Maggie Cheung delivered her captivating performance on stage, the cheers in the Great World grew louder and louder. The blind man instructed the bartender to store the remaining wine, then, feigning intoxication, went to a nearby booth. There, he leaned back, enjoying the music and swinging his legs until he fell into a deep sleep.

The song that Maggie Cheung sang tonight was the first song that Zhou Hongyi wrote for her. Her voice, her temperament, and her charm all revealed a champion's aura to the world. This performance was overwhelming, a powerful confidence and presence that no other beauty or socialite could match.

After Maggie Cheung finished her performance, she bowed specifically in the direction where Zhou Hongyi was sitting, explaining to everyone that she did so not for any other reason than to thank Mr. Zhou for writing this timeless masterpiece for her.

Maggie Cheung's words drew a commotion, along with some whistles and cheers. Following her was Princess Elizabeth, whose popularity was equally high.

Today, this mysterious princess is wearing a halter-neck fish-scale dress, still emphasizing mystery, holiness, and inviolability.

She didn't blow kisses, flirt, or interact with anyone. She didn't even bother to glance at the fans shouting in the audience. Of course, this might include extras hired by Zhou Hongyi, but most of them were genuine fans who truly loved their goddess.

As Elizabeth strode impeccably to the center of the stage, her voice, like the warm sunshine of early spring, melted glaciers, carrying icy water and ice shards into everyone's hearts.

"Hello everyone, I am Elizabeth Fortan, a princess of a fallen kingdom on the run. Tonight, I will perform the profound and enchanting Tai Chi that I learned locally."

After Elizabeth finished speaking, she suddenly ripped off the hem of her long dress, tearing off the lower half of her fishtail-like dress and revealing only part of the main body. The dress had beautiful lines and fit her figure perfectly, but the hem of the dress was more than three inches above the knee. This was considered a very daring outfit in this world, especially in front of so many guests.

Zhou Hongyi nodded silently, because he had already seen from the entry of the person next to him, Ryunosuke Kondo, that as a newly appointed inspector of the Special Higher Police, this guy was actually not interested in this, and even looked down on it.

"Does this guy have some kind of special fetish? No wonder he's always shown me a different kind of interest, damn it."

Thinking of this, Zhou Hongyi shivered for no reason, and goosebumps rose on his skin.