Chapter 27: News from the Department and Departure

That voice? I recognized it immediately. It was the voice of the middle-aged man who had disguised me. How could he have come back?

But since it was him, I was relieved. I pushed open the closet door and the fresh air rushed in. I took a deep, greedy breath and when I walked out of the closet, I realized that my legs were a little shaky.

The middle-aged man who had given me the disguise had changed a little, and when I looked closely, I could see that he looked a bit like his original self, but only a bit.

After all, he had inherited the art of disguise, so I wasn’t surprised by the change. I was just a little surprised to see the puddle of water on the floor and his wet pants.

The middle-aged man saw what I was surprised at and said indifferently, “Our craft is a derivative craft, invented by people who do espionage or even stealing, and the essence of disguise is never a superficial change. At least the whole person has to match it, and it is normal to change into whatever you want to be like.”

Yes, I think so. If they weren’t scared out of their wits, they wouldn’t have left so quickly. Maybe they would have opened the closet to take a look?

Thinking about those people, I rushed to the window, which gave me such a huge sense of crisis. Who were those people?

From the window, I saw a group of five people walking downstairs. Three of them were wearing very formal dark suits, while the other two, one of whom had a spiky haircut with each hair fixed upwards, were wearing leather clothes and walking in an arrogant manner, looking like a small gangster. The one walking in the front was wearing a turquoise-colored Chinese dress and had long hair down to his neck, looking quite elegant.

It was that person who gave me such a dangerous feeling. I squinted my eyes. His outfit reminded me of someone I had met outside the warehouse where I had fought—Yan Yi. He was also dressed like that, but judging by the figure of that person, he was not Yan Yi.

Yan? Could it be Yan Chen-ning? No, I’ve seen Yan Chen-ning too, and this person is obviously not him.

I thought about the time I fought with Lu Fanming, the people I met, and the things I encountered. Could it be that these people who want to kill me this time are related to the organization behind it?

I stood in front of the window, thinking, but I didn’t want to. A group of people who were about to walk to the courtyard of this building suddenly stopped. I almost didn’t think about it and hid behind the window. Only then did I notice that the middle-aged man who gave me the disguise was standing behind me, holding a telescope and also looking out the window.

I looked helplessly at the middle-aged man and smiled wryly. He then put down the binoculars and said to me, “You’re pretty smart. The leader just looked back. I was just reminding you to use this thing to observe.”

He then handed me the binoculars, but I glanced at them and saw that the group had already turned out of the courtyard downstairs. What was there to observe?

“I don’t think you look like a disguised person sometimes, but more like an undercover agent or something? How do you know I was hiding in the closet?” I put down the binoculars and asked the middle-aged man. In fact, I was very grateful to him in my heart. He had already helped me twice, and the second time was even more of a lifesaver.

“Do you think there is any other place in this house that can hide a big guy like you except for the big wardrobe? Besides, my main profession is disguise, which is something I want to inherit and pass on. As for my secondary profession, I really am an undercover agent, and I might even be a secret agent.” The middle-aged man smiled and his eyes flashed with a playful look, which made me hesitate to ask any more questions.

After a moment of silence, I said to him, “Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me. It’s my bad luck. I received a secret mission from the organization halfway through, so I just came back empty-handed. Besides, I didn’t drive them away. I was just trying to buy some time. The organization had other plans. Otherwise, do you think they would have left so quickly?” The middle-aged man’s tone was quite impatient, as if he didn’t want to accept my favor. I was silent again, speechless.

He stretched and didn’t care about my silence. He said, “I peed my pants. Luckily, I pretended to buy some clothes and underwear. I’m going to take a shower and change clothes. You should leave now. They might have received false information from the department. It wouldn’t be fun if they came back to kill us.”

“What about you? What should I do?” I couldn’t help but ask worriedly. If so, he must leave quickly too.

“You don’t have to worry about me. I’ve been paid a high salary for a long time and I’ve done some dangerous work. Who doesn’t have a little bit of life-saving skills? Looking at you, I really doubt that you are the legendary person. How could you have made several major events and still be alive? ” As the middle-aged man spoke, he looked straight at me with a gaze that was quite interested in me.

Am I a fool? I was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered something that Jiang Yi had once told me, that is, Jenny’s protection of me. I smiled bitterly and said, “If you are referring to the legendary person as me, then I can only tell you that I have a little bit of luck, plus someone’s protection.”

“Chen Chengyi, of course, is referring to you. Although I shouldn’t have said it, I already knew it was you. God knows if the department will silence me. Gee… I originally wanted to be silent and composed.” The middle-aged man chuckled, and his appearance suddenly changed from a serious and silent person to… well, a bit of a scoundrel.

What is his true face? I found myself a little confused, but I knew he had no ill will towards me. Even if he knew my identity, he would keep it to himself.

The reason for this belief is nothing, just a hunch.

So I also became casual, and began to pack my things. I had brought my luggage into the large closet with me, and I took it out, asking, “By the way, now that everyone is looking for me, I really want to know, according to the rumors in the circle, am I dead or not? If I’m dead, why are so many people looking for me?”

“Don’t take that bag out. I didn’t bring back a few pockets, but one of them, yes, under the clothes, hides a leather bag that is more in line with your current temperament and can be carried on your back. Oh, that bag is a bit expensive, it costs more than 450 yuan. I’ll give you a discount, 450 yuan. You’ll reimburse me.” The middle-aged man didn’t answer my question, but took off his clothes and prepared to take a bath.

“Doesn’t your department reimburse you? Do you want to be reimbursed twice?” I asked in a teasing tone, but I had already put 500 yuan on the coffee table. This was just an expression of gratitude for him considering these details. I was leaving right away. If I really was being targeted, then someone who cared should notice my leather bag. After receiving his secret mission, he hurriedly made such a thing for me. I should thank him.

“Forget it, you’re so stingy, you won’t even let me take advantage of you. Hurry up and leave, the rumors in the circle now are that you’re dead. But you also know that there are a lot of spies between the major powers, yes, spies. Maybe it’s because you’re too important, some hearsay, unsubstantiated news will also attract the attention of the other side, so there are a lot of people looking for you. Among them, some of the news is true, and some is false. I heard that someone went to the beach to catch you. Haha…” As he said this, the tone of the middle-aged man became serious: “After all, there were loopholes in the scene of your death. And taking advantage of this incident, it is possible to root out some spies in the department. After all, not many people know your true situation, not more than twenty, all of them are people in high positions, and the department should also be purged.”

I frowned and listened to all of this. Suddenly, I felt that the inner circle of cultivators was not as peaceful as it seemed, and that the internal strife was so serious. I… I smiled bitterly. I always felt that I was really a small figure in the cultivator circle, and I was pushed to the forefront of the storm. But no one told me the reason.

Thinking of this, I stood up. I had almost finished packing. I put some of the less important, large items in the large suitcase, and some of the important magic items in the briefcase. This distribution was so that I could abandon the large suitcase at any time when necessary.

“I’m leaving. Thank you very much,” I said loudly into the bathroom.

“It’s all work, so what the hell do I have to thank you for? I’m out of luck. I’ve formed a special protection and guidance team with a few people to try to protect you on the right path. Anyway, my work at this step has been completed. Don’t let me see you again. It’s really a big trouble. That man in the Tang suit was really scary. I really peed myself.” The middle-aged man’s voice came from the bathroom.

I frowned and was silent, not knowing what to say, only because the incident was indeed caused by me, and the scene just now was indeed thrilling.

But was the man in the Tang suit really that powerful? I saw that his back was still young, and he spoke lazily and casually, without any obvious hostility or deliberate tyranny, but he still gave people such a great psychological pressure.

I guessed that the middle-aged man was a department agent. People who have lived through so much stress and danger must be extraordinary. At least I felt the extreme danger, didn’t I?

Thinking about this, I shook my head and put aside these chaotic thoughts for the time being. I picked up my bag and briefcase, took a deep breath, and walked to the door.

I didn’t say goodbye again. If I was a bother, I’d better leave early. I didn’t want anyone to really risk their lives for my “mission.”

As I walked downstairs, the weather was still gloomy. I squinted and looked at the sky. This scene of the sky was like my future, full of haze and unknowns without sunlight, but I still had to go on.