SIATOWITF Chapter 37
by VolareChapter 37 【Concealment】 Outsiders never know when they’ve been in danger…
The enormous cruise ship sailed through the night, its colorful lights reflecting brilliantly on the sea.
Some people partied all night, some slept soundly, and some were tearing their hair out.
“Intercepted?”
In a luxurious cabin on the middle deck of the cruise ship, an old man with white hair stared at the neatly placed blue jacket in front of him, clenching his fist.
“Alright, Old Lin.” Another old man standing by the window sighed. “Lin Mo, what happened?”
“Chief Mu.” Lin Mo gave a proper salute. “They seem to have gained another Space-Type Ability user. Our side was attacked simultaneously by five ability users while transferring the target.”
“There’s a 90% probability it was a Space-Type Ability user. When I was relieving the Alien Serpent’s anesthesia, he disappeared right in front of me. The opponent’s spatial ability is similar to space-time cutting.” Standing beside Lin Mo was a female officer with a high ponytail. She raised her hand and pulled off her glove, revealing that her little finger was missing a section.
“Range-based space cutting.” The old man surnamed Mu walked over, carefully examining her hand. “After the Seer, their research has succeeded again. This is not a good sign.”
“His attack inhibited my healing to some extent. This finger will take at least twelve hours to grow back.” The officer gently touched the severed surface of her finger and put her glove back on.
“A Space-Type Ability user… Mu Nanyuan, could it be that the snake himself…” Old Master Lin frowned.
“Lin Mo, are you certain that the Alien Serpent was intercepted by the other party?”
“Yes, sir. Team Three pursued for five hundred kilometers. The target’s signal disappeared seven hundred kilometers away, within our designated area for the NHE Association’s headquarters.”
“Troublesome.” Old Mu frowned and walked around the window. “If that madman gets the snake, I’m afraid…”
“Chief.” At this moment, several people in uniform walked in.
“Speak.”
“We’ve identified a suspicious individual. Take a look.” The person handed over a stack of materials, the top sheet prominently displaying a black and white anime avatar.
“Sir.” Lin Mo took the materials. “Last night, Bai Yan suddenly contacted me to say that someone had asked him to go to a pier. That person appeared out of nowhere in his group chat, and was invisible to everyone else.”
“Subsequently, I accompanied Bai Yan to a pier twenty kilometers away, but no one appeared there. We waited for three hours before returning to the cruise ship. Fifteen kilometers from the cruise ship, the car had a flat tire and we lost all signal. We walked the rest of the way back.”
“Bai Yan walked back himself?” Old Mu interjected.
“…” Lin Mo paused. “He only walked three kilometers. I carried him back.”
“No wonder, I was wondering how he had the strength…”
“Mu Nanyuan! Can you focus on the important points?” Old Master Lin slammed the table. “They were lying in wait, just waiting to reap the benefits!”
“What’s done is done, there’s no use getting anxious.” Old Mu shook his head. “Lin Mo, continue.”
“On the way back, Bai Yan mentioned that he had added Xuan Bai’s contact and saw that the other party only had two friends in his contact list: Mr. Ji and this anime avatar. After returning to the cruise ship, I immediately contacted headquarters for investigation. Sang Sang.” Lin Mo nodded to the officer who brought the information.
“Chief, Mr. Lin.” The officer gave a polite salute. “Our investigation revealed that this anime avatar contacted Miss Ji Mo Xin online and formed a game-related group chat called First Guild. Then, Miss Ji Mo Xin recommended him to Mr. Ji Mo An, and finally, he contacted the target.”
“His ID is Blood Shadow, and the real name information belongs to a junior high school student in Hui Du Middle School, but the student has not had any unusual behavior. Furthermore, the IP address of the account’s posts does not match the student’s location, so it is preliminarily deduced that the NHE Association stole the student’s information for a series of registrations.”
“The account has invited Mr. Ji Mo An and the target person to go out twice, but both invitations were rejected.”
“How did Xin Xin get involved… Those bastards!” Old Master Lin’s voice was filled with anger. “Old Mu, you take Xin Xin away tomorrow, and have Mu Xuan take her and Qian Xing to live in the military region for a few weeks.”
“Nowhere is safe.” Old Mu sighed. “Our enemies are not only the NHE Association.”
“There’s also that unknown existence.”
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.
“Old Lin.” Old Mu spoke again. “I think you should tell An An. Knowing nothing will only make him more dangerous. At least… while he’s still by your side.”
“I…”
“He has the right to know.”
“…” After a long silence, Old Master Lin sighed deeply. “I’m old, and you’re old too.”
“Yes, I’m old too.” Old Mu touched the calluses on his hands and looked up at the young officers standing in front of him.
“So the children are hope, they are pillars of support.”
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When Ji Mo An woke up again, the chopstick snake was making trouble on his hand.
Including, but not limited to, intertwining its body around each of his fingers.
Its tail seemed to be healed. Ji Mo An picked up the chopstick snake’s tail and found that the scales on it were as smooth as new.
“Hiss~” The little snake stuck out its tongue and nuzzled his fingers affectionately.
“Xuan Bai, say something.” Ji Mo An pulled open the curtains, and golden sunlight filled the room.
“Hiss~” The snake was innocent, tilting its head as if it didn’t understand.
Stupid like a real snake, another mess to deal with.
“Come here.” He changed his clothes and put the snake into the inner pocket of his suit jacket.
“Hiss~” The chopstick snake poked its head out, looking around between the clothes.
“Don’t let anyone see you. There are a lot of things to do today.” Ji Mo An tapped the snake’s forehead with his finger and pushed the snake back.
Warm… The Xuan Bai, who was pretending to be stupid, obediently shrank back into his pocket, rummaging around to find a comfortable position.
Being able to hear the other person’s steady and powerful heartbeat here, the snake buried its head into its body with great satisfaction.
“…” Ji Mo An touched the small bulge in his chest pocket and went through the process in his mind again.
He didn’t dare to completely believe Xuan Bai, but the grandfather’s attitude was even more puzzling.
He had to test it out…
He walked out of the room, putting on a gentle smile and greeting the passing guests.
But this test couldn’t be initiated by him.
Throughout the morning, Ji Mo An handled every task with ease, quietly waiting for the opportunity to come to him.
Finally…
“Honey, weren’t you going to introduce me to a model?” Madam Mu sat at the dining table, cutting a piece of steak with a butter knife.
“Mom, I saw him, he’s super handsome!” Ji Mo Xin immediately raised her hand. “Hey, why haven’t I seen Brother all morning?”
“Xin Xin, put your fork down before you raise your hand.” Madam Mu’s eyes followed the tip of the fork everywhere. “I heard Xiao Yu and the others praising him last night. An An, your marketing is doing a good job. When will you bring the real person over for me to see?”
Ji Mo An wasn’t in a hurry to speak. He could feel the little snake jumping up and down in his pocket, seemingly trying to suppress its urge to make a dazzling appearance.
“An An, your mother is talking to you.” Ji Mo Shu picked up a glass of juice and refused Ji Mo Xin’s request to try some wine.
“He can’t come for the time being.” Ji Mo An glanced at the head of the table out of the corner of his eye. The old man was staring down at his scrambled eggs, but didn’t bring them to his mouth.
“Can’t come? Isn’t he on the ship?” Madam Mu was stunned.
“Severe seasickness. He’s almost nailed himself to a board.” Ji Mo An smeared Xuan Bai without any guilt.
“Oh my goodness.” Madam Mu’s eyes immediately filled with sympathy. “A seasick Icelander, that’s so hard.”
“He didn’t used to get seasick. He came from his hometown by ship when he came to China, and got seasick himself.”
“Iceland is not close to here, or I can take Xin Xin to visit him later and bring some soothing juice…”
“Alright.” Old Master Lin put down his fork, seemingly losing his appetite. “The cruise ship will dock in the afternoon. If he’s seasick, he can rest off the ship and formally meet when he’s feeling better.”
“That’s true.” Madam Mu nodded thoughtfully. “The models I used to work with were afraid of being seen without makeup.”
“I want to go…” Ji Mo Xin still had a glimmer of hope. “The last time I saw him, I didn’t get a good look before Brother Mu called me away.”
“Xin Xin, you’re not allowed to go see him secretly.” There was a hint of sternness in the old man’s voice.
“Okay, I know.” The little girl pouted and poured herself another glass of cherry juice.
“Brother.” She tugged at Ji Mo An’s clothes again. “By the way, Brother, did you say something to my Vice Guild Leader? He hasn’t been replying to my messages lately.”
“No.” Ji Mo An shook his head. “I’ve been very busy lately, I don’t have time to say anything to him.”
“It’s almost time for the high school entrance exam, right? I remember you said he was in the third year of junior high. Why don’t you take this opportunity to promote your brother? Grand Overseer doesn’t sound like a good official.” Madam Mu interjected.
“Oh, my brother can’t do it. He doesn’t even look at the work I give him. I send him something on Monday and he doesn’t look at it until Wednesday.”
“Did you hear that? Your sister says you can’t do it.” Ji Mo Shu pushed the vegetables in front of the children.
“Hey, Dad, don’t fan the flames from the side.”
“That’s right, if you can do it, you do it.” Madam Mu immediately took sides.
“Let Dad do it? Xin Xin’s position as guild leader won’t be secure in a week.”
“My son has good taste.”
“The guild will be disbanded on the spot.”
“Hey, you kid…”
“Alright.” Old Master Lin was already annoyed. “Eat in silence, sleep in silence. Have you forgotten all the rules?”
The dining table instantly fell silent.
“Xin Xin, you should also chat less with people online who may or may not be real.” The old man put down his cutlery and got up to leave the room.
“So scary.” Ji Mo Xin tilted her head and only dared to speak softly after hearing her grandfather’s footsteps fade away.
“There are so many rules for eating with family members, you understand your dad’s suffering from before, right? Your grandfather is much better now, he really used to punish us back then.” Ji Mo Shu shook his head, indicating that he was already used to it.
“I’m done eating too.” Ji Mo An ate the last piece of broccoli and put the cutlery back in place. “But Grandpa is right, no one on the internet knows who they’re chatting with.”
“Wow… Brother, you’ve inherited Grandpa’s true teachings. Dad, do you want to join my guild?”
“Is it that good? Then my position has to be higher than your brother’s.”
“Your dad only knows how to do useless things. Why don’t we let Mom in too…”
“…” Ji Mo An closed the door, and the laughter inside the room was immediately blocked by the heavy door.
He opened his contacts and pulled up that black and white avatar.
The information on it was still the new member list he had sent four days ago.
Blood Shadow bypassed him and invited Xuan Bai directly, twice… Perhaps there are his companions hidden in this guild.
But he couldn’t directly tell the little girl not to contact this netizen anymore, nor could he force her to disband the guild.
Perhaps… parental intervention would be safer.
Ji Mo An pursed his lips, unknowingly choosing the same path as his grandfather.
【Concealment】
“Xuan Bai.” Back in the room, Ji Mo An held the small snake in his palm. “We’ll solve it, won’t we?”
Concealing, concealing the occurrence, concealing the process, concealing the ending.
When everything is over, it will be as if it never happened. Outsiders never know that they have been in danger, and are still beautiful and happy.
“Hiss~” The little snake tilted its head, its beautiful golden eyes even more dazzling than gold.
“I will disembark at five o’clock this evening. I will verify the situation over there myself, but I don’t want to be influenced by you. You, be good, understand?” He touched the chopstick snake’s head, and the little snake rubbed his finger affectionately.
“Very good.” Ji Mo An put the snake into the pen holder on the desk and called Bai Yan to replace him at the charity auction and subsequent activities.
He would deal with the simple messes first.
He walked to the window and made the next phone call while looking at the sparkling sea.
Regarding those photos.
Since Grandpa acquiesced to those methods, it would be easier to handle.
“Hiss…” Xuan Bai climbed up the pen barrel, resting his chin on the pen holder.
He tilted his head to look at Ji Mo An, who was standing with his back to him not far away, and saw that tall figure bathed in the sunlight, bright and vibrant.
I like…
The little snake excitedly wagged the tip of its tail.