Chapter 345: Changes
Charlatan!
As soon as they saw the code name, they remembered the man sitting in the wheelchair.
These two words are derogatory in many places, but inside the tavern, they represent an extremely mysterious senior member.
Because of Fan Lu's incident, the charlatan was invited to Coral City.
Hu Hanhai and Liu Jinjia are of high enough status and know a lot of details.
According to the charlatan, the person who ambushed Fan Lu was most likely the masked man that the tavern is currently looking for worldwide.
After that, the danger level of the masked man inside the tavern soared to another level, and only level 5 creatures could face him.
Therefore, after arriving in Haima City, Hu Hanhai and Liu Jinjia often acted at the same time and took care of each other.
"Do you think it's credible?" Hu Hanhai asked with a frown.
"The news from the charlatan is trustworthy," said Liu Jinjia.
"If that masked man had really been to the tavern, you and I should have sensed something."
"It's hard to say. The masked man has a very strong ability to hide. It's normal that he deceived you and me."
The two of them looked solemn, carefully examining every word of the message.
If it is really as judged, then there will be a big problem.
The masked man could attack anyone in the tavern without them noticing.
"Master, we also received the news." Liu Tongjia said in a low voice, "The news asked us to pay attention to the members who joined the tavern in recent days."
"Well, pay more attention." Liu Jinjia nodded.
"Brother Liu Xing joined recently." Liu Tongjia reminded.
"he……"
Liu Jinjia slowly turned his head, looking calmly at Su Xia who was sitting next to him.
There are indeed many strange things about this young man, such as his advanced formula of unknown origin.
As we all know, when the tavern speculated about the identity of the masked man, the first person to come to mind was the old man at the Coral City Pharmacy.
Therefore, anyone who can come up with an advanced formula is naturally suspicious.
But there’s a problem…
Su Xia had seen the sixth-level potion master.
With a master's vision, if there was something wrong with Su Xia, he should be able to see it immediately.
"Don't move."
Liu Jinjia suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it on Su Xia's shoulder.
To others, this scene seemed normal, as if it was just a normal act of putting an arm around someone's shoulder.
But Su Xia felt his shoulders sink, and a strange force pressed down on them, making them numb. His expression remained unchanged, and he asked in a low voice, "Senior, what's the matter?"
"Well, let me try your psychic power strength." Liu Jinjia said calmly.
As the strange power grew stronger, Su Xia's spiritual energy was automatically activated, and he was forced to resist Liu Jinjia's power on his shoulders.
The two spiritual energies collided and became increasingly intense.
This was a forced collision that Su Xia could not control, most likely related to Liu Jinjia's talent. If Su Xia had no other means, his psychic strength might really be tested.
But he did share psychic energy with his main body after all, and he directly transferred part of it into the commander's body, leaving only about level three strength in this body.
Soon, the force of the collision exceeded level three.
Liu Jinjia's spiritual power continued to increase, overwhelming Su Xia's own abilities.
During this period, only Hu Hanhai clearly felt the changes in the strength of the power.
He was always on guard, fearing that Su Xia was really the masked man, and was ready to take action.
When he realized that Su Xia's power was no longer increasing, he was slightly relieved, but still a little surprised: "Third-level psychic power, still so young, no wonder you have the confidence to accept high-level tasks."
"Just good luck." Su Xia replied.
At this time, Liu Jinjia also let go of his hand.
It was almost as he guessed, Su Xia couldn't be the masked man.
From the back, A Feng's surprised voice came: "Brother, your psychic power is so strong? Where did you get involved in the past?"
He thought Su Xia was just a lucky newcomer, but now it seems that he is not a newcomer at all, but a veteran who is pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
Su Xia replied, "I used to work as a security guard for others, but later I failed and killed my employer, so I had to change jobs."
A Feng gave a thumbs up: "Awesome, kill the employer!"
In this way, Su Xia temporarily got rid of suspicion.
There have been many new people joining the Midnight Tavern in Seahorse City recently. After all, Afeng and his friends have been trying their best to attract more people to join.
Moreover, in addition to these newcomers, other strangers from other places are also suspected.
Liu Jinjia looked up at the clock on the wall, suddenly stood up, and said to the others: "Everyone, we have something else to do, so we'll leave first."
"Are you leaving now? We haven't eaten yet."
Ding Hai hurriedly stood up and invited everyone to have dinner.
He knew very well that it must be related to the masked man, and he couldn't keep him even if he wanted to, but he still had to say polite words.
Hu Hanhai smiled and said, "It's enough to be able to enjoy some of the celebration today. There's no need to keep us here. We do have some urgent matters."
Ding Yixiu also stood up and said, "If necessary, please notify the Municipal Building immediately. I will ask the city defense department to cooperate with the operation."
"good."
Hu Hanhai did not refuse.
At this critical moment, any bit of strength could be the straw that breaks the camel's back for the masked man.
Now that the charlatan has arrived, his arrival indicates that the masked man will not be hiding for long.
Next, there may be a shocking battle.
"Then I wish the two newlyweds a happy marriage!" Hu Hanhai looked at Chu Feng and Ding Xiaowen with a smile.
"Thank you, Uncle Hu."
The two hurriedly thanked him.
At this time, Chu Feng was still confused, but Ding Xiaowen could already see some clues.
This smart girl knew very well that what was going to happen next was beyond the control of the two young people.
Chu Feng looked at Su Xia and asked, "Uncle, are you leaving too?"
He felt a little uncomfortable, after all, Su Xia was his only relative.
"Well, there was a problem with the business between me and Uncle Hu, and we need to rush over to deal with it immediately." Su Xia said.
"That's not necessary." Hu Hanhai suddenly said, "It shouldn't be a big problem over there, you can stay."
A level three creature is indeed very powerful under normal circumstances, but once it encounters a masked monster, it is simply not enough.
Nowadays, many psychic creatures have gathered at the tavern, and even experts from the northwest and northeast of the continent have come here, so Su Xia is not a big deal.
Su Xia nodded: "Okay, I'll take you out."
"OK."
Just like that, Hu Hanhai and Liu Jinjia and their group left the proposal site early, and Afeng and Liu Tongjia also left.
Ding Yixiu, Ding Hai and others sent them to the door of the villa and watched them leave.
The others didn't know their identities, but they could all feel that the city lord Ding Yixiu valued these people, and everyone had some guesses in their hearts.
After they left, the marriage proposal process continued.
Su Xia became the main force in communication and talked about Chu Feng's future with Ding Hai and others.
The atmosphere in the villa was still lively.
However, the world outside the villa is quietly changing.
…
East of the city, Zero Point Tavern.
Just half an hour ago, more than a dozen black cars parked outside the pub.
A thin, pale man in a wheelchair was escorted into the pub.
Many members of the pub were surprised. Who was the man in the wheelchair and why did he have such a grand ceremony?
Only a very small number of old members looked surprised and knew the man's identity.
"A charlatan? Even he came for the masked weirdo?"
"Be prepared. Things are going to change. I don't know how many people are going to die."
At the same time, in the northern part of the city, a loud bang was suddenly heard in the mechanical base.
The earth shook as if there was a major earthquake, and many people were frightened and ran out of their homes.
But after the loud noise, nothing happened.
The mechanical base fell into silence again, and no one knew what happened there.
But soon, someone saw pairs of awakened mechanical warriors walking out of the base.
They were powerful, with cold blue eyes, and they marched in uniform in different directions of the city, as if they were going to block all the entrances and exits of the city.
"The mechanical race can't sit still anymore."
In the basement of the tavern, the man in the wheelchair spoke slowly.
Liu Yinjia was standing nearby. As the store manager, he personally organized the necessary information for the man in the wheelchair.
As soon as this man arrived, the entire tavern branch began to revolve around him.
"Spirit, you are weak, drink some nutrient solution." The woman who was responsible for protecting the spirit suddenly spoke and threw a bag of nutrient solution to him.
"I don't want to drink it. It's too bitter." The man in the wheelchair shook his head.
“Good medicine tastes bitter.”
"No, the pharmacist who made the nutrient solution did it on purpose." The wheelchair man still refused. "I once casually told him about his cheating, so he deliberately made my nutrient solution so bitter."
"It's just cheating, is that a big deal?" The woman didn't understand.
"The person he cheated with was a man."
“…”
The woman was speechless and took the nutrient solution.
She then asked, "God, how do you know that the real masked man has come to Kaiba?"
"Guess."
"Just a guess?"
"Not satisfied? Then change the word - speculation."
"Why?"
"The fact that the masked man was able to kill Fan Lu halfway shows that he had been keeping an eye on Fan Lu's movements in Coral City."
The man in the wheelchair spoke slowly: "So, before this, who spread the news about the masked man in Kaiba City?"
The woman frowned and said, "Perhaps someone with ulterior motives wants to muddy the pool."
"The water is already muddy enough, and muddying it further will only make it easier for some people to fish in troubled waters."
"Which fish is Fanlu?"
"Maybe, maybe not."
If Fan Lu was really the fish, then the news about Seahorse City was used for fishing from the very beginning.
Someone was trying to fish him out of Coral City.
The person who released the message should have a close relationship with the masked man.
"That person must have known that releasing the information would be equivalent to putting himself in the center of the storm. Once he was exposed, he would immediately face a life-and-death crisis, but he still did it... If you were the masked man, what would you do?"
"To meet that person?"
The woman pressed her brows and thought seriously.
If that person was the masked man's friend, given the masked man's personality, he would definitely not watch his friend take risks.
Therefore, after dealing with Fan Lu, the masked man will go to Kaiba City as soon as possible to pick up that friend.
"That person can leave on his own." The woman suddenly said, "As long as the masked stranger tells him the news and lets him go."
"Yes, anyone who dares to put himself in the center of the storm must have enough courage and strength. Even if his identity is exposed, he is sure to escape."
The wheelchair man asked, "Do you think there are people like this in the southwest of the mainland?"
"This... The masked man doesn't seem to have any friends at all, let alone a friend who meets these characteristics..."
The woman thought about it and decided that based on what she had learned during this period, the above speculation was simply not true.
She looked at the man in the wheelchair and asked, "What if it's not fishing? Maybe someone just wants to collect the bounty with fake news."
The man in the wheelchair said, “That’s another speculation.”
"In this speculation, the masked man will also come to Kaiba City?"
"Why not come?" the wheelchair man asked, "This is the center of the storm, and the tavern is the most dangerous place in the center... He can change his appearance, come here, sit quietly in the corner of the tavern, listen to those people bragging about how they fought the masked monster, and have a couple of drinks to enjoy a different kind of fun."
"To have fun in the most dangerous place?"
The woman was silent for a moment. What's the difference between this and a criminal running to the law enforcement agency to have afternoon tea?
After a while, she said, "He is really crazy."
"Don't call him a madman, he is a very rational person."
"Will he really do that?"
"Yes."
The wheelchair man pointed to his head and said, "Discard your own ideas and look at certain issues from the perspective of the masked weirdo."
"How would I know what the masked man is thinking?"
"It means you don't know him well enough."
The wheelchair man shook his head slightly and said, "Go and see what he has done, listen to what he has said, observe where he has been, collect all the details, use these details to build a specific character model, and then put your thinking into this model."
The woman said: "I don't have your talent, do you think everyone is you?"
The man in the wheelchair said, “You can learn.”
"I don't have that much time."
"That's your fault." The man in the wheelchair said, "An undead once said that time is like water in a sponge. As long as you are willing to squeeze it, there will always be some."
"Heh, the undead people who put profit above all else, how could they say something like that?"
"You see, you don't know enough about the undead either."
The man in the wheelchair moved his fingers slightly and tapped the armrest of the wheelchair, making a crisp sound.
He stopped talking, seemed to have exhausted all his energy, and slowly closed his eyes.
The people around him were used to him always taking a break in the middle of a sentence, and they all came forward to protect him.
Liu Yinjia was a little surprised. He had often heard the legend about this person before, but this was the first time he had seen him.
More than ten minutes later, the wheelchair man opened his eyes and spoke again: "I have built many character models, but the masked man is the most interesting one."
The woman asked, "Why?"
"He wants to disrupt the existing world order, which is against his personal interests."
"Not surprising, most likely he is a so-called idealist."
The current chaotic world order is actually very beneficial to the strong.
Strength is linked to status. If someone is strong enough, it is no problem even to kill people in the street.
But once the world order is rebuilt, what will the new world be like? No one can tell for sure, and the future is full of unknowns.
"Charlatan, do you have any other speculation besides the previous one?" the woman asked.
"Yes, there are a lot. Do you want to hear them?" The man in the wheelchair looked at her.
"Forget it, you're not in good health, don't talk too much."
"It's okay, I can talk slowly..."
In fact, the so-called result is just the most likely one among countless speculations.
In the absence of sufficient details, even an experienced detective can make mistakes.
However, the tavern's top management believed that the charlatan's judgment would not be wrong.
At least you can't go wrong here.
Therefore, many trusted old members of the tavern received similar messages.
After seeing the news, they were surprised.
"The masked man might be right next to us?"
"Watch out for strangers?"
“…”
This is just too crazy, it's unbelievable.
Would the masked man really go all the way to the center of the storm in Seahorse City to enjoy the fun brought by danger in the tavern?
The message also mentioned that the masked man might even be sitting in front of you, chatting with you, treating you as a brother, and working with you to make a plan to capture the masked man, and finally happily watching you make a fool of yourself in the action.
