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Seeing Xiao Ce's excited expression, Night Cat thought that perhaps there was no need for him to be so agitated when giving Xiao Ce advice.

Xiao Ce looked at Night Cat and smiled slightly: "You really have cleared up my doubts."

Night Owl looked at Xiao Ce and said, "Brother, is there some misunderstanding? I meant you don't need to rush..."

Xiao Ce interrupted Ye Mao with a smile before she could finish speaking, saying, "Yes, I understand what you mean. You're sure she's Yin Pan'er, right?"

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Night Owl smiled and nodded: "That's right, it's 99% likely... Of course, there's always the possibility that I'm mistaken..."

Xiao Ce nodded; his thoughts were actually quite simple.

That is to learn from Yin Pan'er's attitude. It is obvious that Yin Pan'er knows his identity, but she does not reveal it. She just wants to be happy with him.

Xiao Ce could then completely disregard Yin Pan'er and simply treat him as a proxy.

Just as Night Cat said, by getting to know them and standing in their shoes, you can naturally understand what Xiao Ce wants to do.

After all, Yin Pan'er may have some unspeakable reasons, and she is using a secret method.

Perhaps because someone was controlling Yin Pan'er, she couldn't conveniently say anything, so she probably didn't reveal anything after learning about Xiao Ce...

Xiao Ce became increasingly clear-headed as he thought about it, which indirectly led to him barely sleeping that night.

The next day, when Xiao Ce woke up, Night Cat was already ready to leave.

"Aren't you going to stay another day?" Xiao Ce asked, looking at Night Owl.

Night Cat smiled and nodded, then said, "Brother, it's not really appropriate for me to stay here all the time, since everyone here is from the Illuminati. I'd better use my own face; if someone recognizes me, it might affect you... I'd feel more comfortable staying with Okamoto Juzo..."

Then Night Cat said to Xiao Ce, "By the way, big brother, there's something I haven't told you yet."

Xiao Ce looked at Ye Mao's serious expression and then asked, "Oh? What is it?"

Night Cat said to Xiao Ce, "Okamoto Jūzō and Okamoto Jūjō have already sent us to train their generals and have given us a layer of personnel to select... In other words, if we want, we can completely control their core army if we want to."

After listening to Night Cat's words, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, saying, "That's indeed good news... Then you all do your best... However, there's no need to push too hard. I've already sent my new instructions to the Xiao Kingdom. These people can't cause any more trouble..."

"Actually, our threat has never been these Illuminati members, after all, they are too far away! If they want to provide support, it will take them a long time. Look how long we have been attacking Fusang... Fusang's support has not yet arrived... This is enough to show that the Illuminati's reaction is extremely slow... Moreover, their weapons production is not as impressive as imagined."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Night Owl nodded and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Looking at the Night Cat's smile, which seemed rather intriguing, Xiao Ce asked, "What's with that smile...?"

Night Owl said to Xiao Ce, "Brother, what I said is absolutely right... Your IQ only drops when you're dealing with your own affairs; once you start talking about these national matters, you're back to normal..."

After listening to Night Cat's words, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded: "Alright, go ahead and do your thing. Remember my motto."

Night Owl listened and nodded with a smile: "Big brother, I know that life comes first."

The two exchanged a smile, and then Night Owl left.

After watching the night owl leave, Yin Pan'er's servant, Xiao Yue, came to find Xiao Ce.

She said she wanted Xiao Ce to go with her to continue questioning the survivor who had fallen into a coma last night.

After that, Xiao Ce didn't ask this time; it was mainly Xiao Yue who asked.

The news I received was similar to what I heard last night: that person could dodge bullets or something.

The only updated information is that the person is from the Xiao Kingdom.

After Xiaoyue repeatedly confirmed, she realized that the Westerner said that the other person was speaking the language of Xiao.

These Westerners had also learned the language of Xiao, so they were able to understand it.

There was no further news; this person survived only because he hid.

They also received more information, namely that the man had beaten their crew to the point of incapacitation.

They were then nailed to a cross, and then crucified...

The manner of death sounded very familiar to Xiao Ce...

Isn't that Jesus?

However, Xiao Ce didn't quite understand the religious system of the Western world at this time, nor did he know whether Jesus existed in this time and space.

I don't think I've heard of that.

So what does this mean? Or is it hinting at something?

Xiao Ce didn't know either. What he did know was that after he escaped, the Tokugawa family members sailed away on their own.

Xiao Ce was somewhat surprised that this person swam back while clinging to a plank of wood; he was truly lucky to have survived.

After questioning him for a while, it became clear that nothing more could be gotten out of him.

Xiaoyue left with Xiao Ce.

After leaving the Westerner's room, Xiaoyue asked Xiao Ce with a hint of doubt, "Mr. Yice, why didn't you say a word when I was asking you questions?"

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Yue, "If it weren't for that person looking at me and making me really nervous... I think it would be better to keep quiet."

"What if I say something wrong, and that person faints again..."

Xiaoyue nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Yi Ce, do you think what he said is true?"

Xiao Ce glanced at Xiao Yue, then smiled slightly: "Let's talk about it when the agent reports to him."

Xiaoyue looked slightly embarrassed when she saw Xiao Ce say that, but she didn't say anything more.

The reason Xiao Ce didn't say anything was entirely because Xiao Yue was guarding against him like a thief...

Since that's the case, Xiao Ce naturally retaliated in kind.

The two of them arrived at Yin Pan'er's place.

Xiao Ce noticed that Yin Pan'er was still reading, and he realized that she had completely listened to what he said.

"There's a wealth of knowledge in books," Yin Pan'er thought, adding that she spent all her free time reading.

Moreover, judging from the book covers, they should all be Western books.

Yin Pan'er slowly put the book down.

"Gentlemen, how is it? You've been gone for so long, you must have some news by now."

Xiaoyue glanced at Xiao Ce subconsciously.

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Yue, "You asked the question first, so you can report it now."

When Xiao Yue heard Xiao Ce say that, she immediately felt that Xiao Ce seemed a bit petty, and then rolled her eyes at him.

Then he started talking to Yin Pan'er.

Xiao Ce didn't care at all at the moment, because he was now immersed in his role.

After listening to Xiaoyue finish speaking, Yin Pan'er wasn't surprised: "It's still something similar? Do you think it's crazy?"

Xiaoyue shook her head and said, "Master, I think it's just nonsense, or maybe he's trying to find a suitable reason to survive."

After listening to Xiaoyue's words, Yin Pan'er asked in confusion, "Oh? Why do you think so?"

Xiaoyue smiled at Yin Pan'er and said, "Because if that person really has that ability, then it would be better if he just came and killed us. If he really has that ability, even with so many people in our Illuminati, we probably couldn't withstand him... If he just killed us, wouldn't the people of Xiao Kingdom be done with it once and for all?"

After listening to Xiaoyue's words, Yin Pan'er nodded approvingly, feeling that Xiaoyue's words made sense.

Then, Xiaoyue looked at Xiao Ce and said, "Mr. Yi Ce, I just asked him, but he seemed wary of me... and didn't want to talk. Master, why don't you ask him yourself..."

After hearing Xiaoyue's words, Yin Pan'er looked at Xiao Ce with a wry smile and said, "Mr. Yi Ce, what do you think?"

Xiao Ce naturally sensed the resentment in Xiao Yue's words, and a triumphant expression appeared on his face. He had deliberately made Xiao Yue unhappy.

Yin Pan'er looked at Xiao Ce with obvious surprise in her eyes, as he was competing with Xiao Yue.

"I actually think it might be true!" Xiao Ce said.

Xiaoyue's eyes widened, and then she said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Yi Ce, do you really believe that someone can dodge bullets?"

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Yue, "I don't know, but I won't deny the existence of things I don't know... After all, if your guards wanted to clear their names, they wouldn't have fabricated such an outrageous story..."

"He could easily have made up something we could all accept; after all, it's obvious even he finds it hard to believe that someone could dodge bullets... But since he said it, it's very possible he actually saw it..."

"Of course, this person's mind is probably fine. You agree with that, right?"

Xiaoyue nodded.

Xiao Ce continued, "Of course, there is another possibility: this person was actually sent by the Xiao Kingdom, and what he said was completely false... This person was simply bribed."

Xiaoyue shook her head and said, "That's impossible! He's just a member of the guard team. He's been with us all along... He's practically impossible to bribe."

Xiao Ce then said to Xiao Yue, "Haha, don't be nervous. I didn't mean to blame you... I was just stating what I thought was possible. Besides, I don't agree with what you said about almost no bribery... After all, everyone has weaknesses, and everyone with weaknesses is potentially susceptible to being bribed."

Xiaoyue looked at Xiao Ce and asked, "So, can you do that too?"

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "Of course, all of this is under the premise that the conditions are met. Not to mention me... even you, or the agent, could be one of them."

Seeing that the two were about to argue, Yin Pan'er said, "Alright, let's not continue this topic. Since they've run away, let them run away. I don't think whether those three thousand people are dead or alive changes anything..."

Then Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Yi Ce, the resources we requested before—ships, troops, and weapons—have all arrived... We are about to send people from Fusang to attack Xiao. What do you think we should do about the Kingdom of Sulu?"

Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "Agent, this shouldn't be asking me what I mean. After all, your Illuminati must have its own standards of conduct. My opinion doesn't really matter."

Yin Pan'er smiled and said, "That's right, aren't I the agent now? From now on, I'll be making all the decisions here... Even when it comes to voting, I'll be in charge... So, I'd like to hear your suggestions."

After listening to Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce became even more puzzled: "Agent, shouldn't you people from the Illuminati have a target?"

Yin Pan'er said, "The goal is the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, with everything under our control. Only after things are stable here can our Illuminati personnel invest and develop... but before that, there are countless things to consider..."

“When the Fusang Kingdom had a lot of power before, we could coordinate with multiple parties... But after so many things, the largest forces in the Fusang Kingdom have become two.”

Xiao Ce added, "That Murata Hiroshi from Fusang, and them... Xiao Kingdom seems to have a Xiao... Xiao..."

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "I knew it when Murata Hiroshi from Fusang sent over a fake Xiao Ce. It's a trap... This is Xiao Ce's most common trick... If we believe them, won't we be in trouble and fall for their trick?"

Yin Pan'er's words surprised Xiao Ce greatly, for no other reason than this.

He hadn't expected that Yin Pan'er knew so much.

Xiao Ce was surprised, but he didn't show it on his face...

"Agent... are you sure? I've never heard of this before..."

Yin Pan'er smiled at Xiao Ce and said, "Don't say that people in your Fusang country don't know about this, even people within our Illuminati don't know... The reason I'm telling you is so that you'll tell people in your Fusang country... but not the Illuminati's agents."

Xiao Ce was even more puzzled.

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Tell those representatives that they will definitely ask to attack Fusang again... In that case, it will just be a delaying tactic, so I will keep it from them."

"After all, our ultimate goal is the Xiao Kingdom... As long as the Xiao Kingdom's regime is destroyed, their Murata Hiroshi and his ilk will collapse on their own."