In the morning, the private plane arrived at Diya Airport.
Asano Ryo, leading six Extraordinary from Heavenly Punishment, had been waiting early on the taxiway of the airport, watching the private plane land, taxi, and finally stop.
Airport staff drove a small vehicle, pulling the boarding ladder to connect with the aircraft door.
Five minutes later, the cabin door opened, and Asano Ryo saw the "Return of the Dead" saints walk out of the cabin one after another: the mixed-race beauty in a white shirt and skirt, Zhao Chenghuang, aloof and indifferent in black, Sun Miaomiao with a round face and sweet temperament, and the serious and upright Shame of the Fire Master... No, the excellent Fire Master, Tianxia Guihuo.
And the boisterous, hot-tempered Hongjige.
And some official members of the Five Elements Alliance that she didn't recognize.
A smile bloomed on Asano Ryo's delicate face, like a child who had found their organization, found their home, and she ran over, shouting loudly:
"Ohayo... No, hello everyone, hello!"
Guan Ya and Sun Miaomiao smiled slightly at her, while Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxia Guihuo nodded in acknowledgment.
"Yo, Ryo-chan, long time no see!" Hongjige was much more enthusiastic, vigorously patting Asano Ryo's shoulder, making her stagger: "How's it going in New York County? Have you been bullied by the foreign devils? I heard those foreign devils love to bully you island devils. In the future, hang out with us brothers, and I guarantee no one will dare to mess with you."
He kept calling her a "devil," and Asano Ryo couldn't tell if he was expressing goodwill or mocking her, so she could only maintain a stiff smile.
"I, I'll take everyone to the Heavenly Punishment branch to report," Asano Ryo said, seeing that all the team members had disembarked the plane, and quickly led everyone towards the shuttle bus.
"Captain!" The blonde, blue-eyed female assistant leaned in and whispered, "One person is missing."
The Five Elements Alliance's aid list stated eighteen people: six saints, each with two assistants, but only seventeen people got off the private plane.
One person was missing.
"No one is missing," Guan Ya stopped, her smile meaningful, "One member has already arrived in New York County in advance. Ryo-chan, you've met him."
The title "Ryo-chan" followed Zhang Yuanqing's way of calling her. Zhang Yuanqing always called her Ryo-chan, and everyone else followed suit.
Arrived in New York County in advance? Asano Ryo was stunned at first, then seemed to realize something.
It was him, it must be him.
The group boarded the shuttle bus, arrived at the arrival level, and then entered the garage, taking the Heavenly Punishment's arranged nanny van to the New York County Bank headquarters building.
In the lead nanny van, the driver was Asano Ryo, Guan Ya sat in the passenger seat, Sun Miaomiao and Zhao Chenghuang sat in the second row, and Hongjige and Tianxia Guihuo sat in the third row.
"There are no eavesdropping devices in the car. Do you have any props to isolate sound?" Asano Ryo asked.
Sun Miaomiao took out a music box, wound it up, and let the music box play a beautiful melody.
"All our conversations will be covered by music," Sun Miaomiao said.
Asano Ryo quickly asked, "Is the last person the leader? Is it him?"
"It's him!" Guan Ya's round and charming eyes slanted, and she smiled, "Why are you so excited?"
Asano Ryo's face tensed up guiltily.
Guan Ya chuckled, "I thought you had improved, but you're still so easily guilty."
"I, I will work hard," Asano Ryo habitually "bowed" in apology.
Guan Ya glanced at her and smiled lightly, "You don't have to be so nervous in front of me. There are countless women who fancy the leader. One more of you doesn't matter, one less of you doesn't matter, right, Sun Miaomiao!"
Sun Miaomiao pretended to be deaf and dumb, looking like she was attracted by the scenery of New York County.
If she had a keyboard in her hand, she would teach this mixed-race woman the output intensity of the unparalleled Keyboard Immortal.
Hongjige in the back row looked at Sun Miaomiao and spoke up righteously, "Miaomiao, Guan Ya is mocking you, didn't you hear it?"
You're so smart! I don't know why Fu Qingyang arranged for him to come in, is he just dragging us down? Everyone in the car cursed silently.
Asano Ryo noticed that the atmosphere in the car was a bit awkward, thinking it was a good thing that the Level 6 Scholar hadn't come, otherwise the atmosphere would be even more awkward.
She quickly changed the subject and asked loudly, "Do you all have a mission in New York County?"
Guan Ya shook her head, "Fu Qingyang didn't explain the specific mission, he just told us to unconditionally cooperate with the leader. Tell us about the situation in New York County."
Asano Ryo nodded:
"The Heavenly Punishment of New York County is dominated by two consortia and one surname: the Gustav and Mead consortia, and the Berent family. Chief Prosecutor Vinnie Berent's family belongs to the faction of the chief prosecutor at headquarters.
"Opposing her is Chief Executive Sean Mead, and you can tell which consortium he belongs to from his surname. Vinnie and Sean each represent their respective factions and have been fighting openly and secretly, to the point where they wish each other dead.
"The Minister of the Administrative Department, Channing Lu, is a member of the board of directors and is responsible for mediating and balancing the two sides."
She babbled on about the factions within the Heavenly Punishment. The major factions were the two consortia and one surname, and there were many small teams and factions within the three major factions.
The members of the Return of the Dead gang felt a headache, thinking that the factions of the Heavenly Punishment were even more chaotic than the Five Elements Alliance.
As a mixed-race, Guan Ya summarized:
"In fact, the factions of Heavenly Punishment are very simple: three branches of power: the executive system, the prosecutor system, and the board of directors. Each of the three systems has a demigod, of which the board of directors has the greatest power and is composed of eight major consortia.
"In addition, the executive system and the prosecutors hate each other and often have conflicts, and the board of directors is responsible for mediation. As for the other small factions, they can be ignored."
Everyone chewed on the information and nodded slowly.
Asano Ryo continued:
"New York County has been very unstable recently. I heard that the Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild are fighting fiercely, and they have already involved the political and business circles. Many saints have died, but the Sovereigns haven't intervened, so you've come at the right time. Heavenly Punishment is in dire need of strong saints, and you are the saints of the Second District."
"The battle between the Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild hasn't ended yet?" Tianxia Guihuo commented.
"This has nothing to do with us. We are here to assist the leader," Sun Miaomiao said, her position clear and unambiguous.
Hongjige finally seized the opportunity and asked, "Ryo-chan, has anyone in Heavenly Punishment bullied you? We'll get your revenge."
Asano Ryo nodded vigorously, "Yes!"
"Who?" Hongjige shouted from the back of the car.
Asano Ryo puffed out her cheeks, "Brady Mead!"
Hunter Guild.
Catherine opened the email and read the investigation report.
"Xiaoyao Jianxian, Level 5 Swordsman, from the First District, identity unknown, residing at 360 Pizza Street, landlords Yang Xiujuan and Cao Qing. After Jia Zhangfei's death, he accepted Deng Jingguo's commission to investigate the Tongtian Cult Leader and retrieve the Pope's relic."
The content was very short, and Catherine glanced at it and skipped it. This person was of little value.
A Level 5 Swordsman could only be said to have decent strength, but in the eyes of the Sovereign, he was not worth mentioning. In the Pope's relic incident, this Xiaoyao Jianxian was an edge character who was accidentally involved.
He could be skipped directly.
She focused on Zhai Cai's information. This person's public identity was the owner of a shipping and trading company, while also running entertainment and tobacco and alcohol businesses, possessing considerable wealth.
He had frequent scandals with female celebrities, and it was said that the beautiful stars under his company were all his bed partners.
He was a small financial magnate and a playboy.
In terms of personal reputation, in addition to being a dissolute playboy, his personality was also extremely bad. He had grudges with many wealthy people, and everyone mentioned him with gnashing teeth, wishing they could pull out a small pistol and shoot him, but they were helpless.
Regarding his information as an Extraordinary, there was no mention of it in the investigation materials. Before the Tongtian Cult Leader revealed that he was a Knight of the Papal Knights, no information or data could prove that he was an Extraordinary.
But according to the information obtained by the Tongtian Cult Leader, Zhai Cai was a knight of the Papal Knights, and he had a fragment of the Holy Plate.
Currently, this only-heir knight has disappeared, and even the Hunter Guild cannot find his whereabouts.
After reading Zhai Cai's personal information, Catherine clicked on the surveillance video again.
She saw the video of Zhai Cai entering Deng Jingguo's villa and then leaving with Xiaoyao Jianxian.
After reading all the information, Catherine's eyes narrowed and she thought for a few seconds, "This Zhai Cai is undoubtedly a knight of the Papal Knights. The information given by the Tongtian Cult Leader is correct. I can arrange an assessment mission for him."
New York County Bank headquarters building.
64th floor, Heavenly Punishment reception department, Zhang Yuanqing, wearing a baseball cap and mask, pushed open the door of meeting room 6401.
As the door opened, he saw the gang's saints sitting around a long conference table. Hongjige was eating steak and drinking red wine, his eating style wild and unrestrained. The others were also eating, but they were clearly much more elegant.
The saints around the long conference table turned their heads and looked at the leader they hadn't seen for many days.
Zhang Yuanqing closed the door and smiled, "Everyone, we meet again!"
Everyone stood up in unison.
The two sides looked at each other, their eyes met, and everything was understood without words.
After a long silence, Guan Ya spoke first, smiling, "The meeting room has soundproofed props, and it's been checked. There are no monitoring devices. Leader, Elder Fu asked us to come and assist you. What are your orders? We'll go through fire and water, we'll do anything you say."
Zhang Yuanqing was about to speak when he suddenly heard Hongjige laugh, "Leader, you've been in New York County for so many days, have you ever hooked up with the pleasure profession from the Goddess of Beauty Association? I heard that the taste of the pleasure profession is very good. Also, why has your appearance changed?"
The air in the meeting room suddenly stilled.
Zhang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Hongjige, I remember you're not a member of the Five Elements Alliance, what are you doing here?"
Get lost, you're dragging us down.
Seeing Guan Ya and Sun Miaomiao showing suspicious looks, Zhang Yuanqing quickly coughed twice and said,
"How could someone as upright as me have any dealings with the pleasure profession? Hongjige, don't judge others by yourself. Besides, I've signed a contract."
Tianxia Guihuo took the initiative to speak, smoothing things over for the leader, "Let's get down to business. Elder Fu sent us to assist you, but didn't explain the mission. He probably wants you to tell us in person. Let's hurry up, we knocked Yuan Ting unconscious before coming here. If he wakes up, he will definitely rush in to eavesdrop."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Zhang Yuanqing in unison.
Zhang Yuanqing pulled out a chair and sat down, glanced at the removed camera and the floor-to-ceiling windows blocked by curtains, and said in a deep voice:
"Let's reconfirm, can the soundproofing props block the Sovereign's monitoring?"
Guan Ya nodded: "The props Fu Qingyang gave are fine."
Zhang Yuanqing immediately said:
"I'll explain the purpose of inviting you here. The conflict between the Merchant Guild and the Dionysus Club involves a decisive battle between the two major camps."
A decisive battle between the two major camps? What does that mean? The expressions of the saints of the Return of the Dead gang changed slightly.
"You should all know that I am the successor of the Demon Lord. In fact, the Demon Lord left something in the role card. It's a fragment of the Taiyin Yin source. After I died, the source fragment returned to the Spirit Realm, and Ling Tuo may have completed the incomplete Taiyin source." Zhang Yuanqing said in a low voice:
"Remember the prophecy of the Light Compass? The sun, moon, and stars return to their positions, and the great calamity descends. Now the stars and Taiyin have returned to their positions, and only the sun remains. Therefore, the war between the Order and Evil camps has begun."
These straightforward words, like a bomb, rang in everyone's ears and exploded in everyone's hearts.
ps: Correct typos later.
(End of this chapter)