Chapter 561: Actors, and Actors

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The Director froze on the spot.

He spun his head to look at "Li Ruohong," who merely stared back with a subtle, mocking smile, like a viper shedding its disguise.

"You..."

"Director Wang, you've certainly put a lot of effort into our dance hall recently," "Li Ruohong" said, slowly taking a sip of champagne. "Business hasn't been great these past two days, but it's been propped up entirely by your people. It would be rude not to offer you a toast."

As he spoke, "Li Ruohong" raised his own glass and lightly clinked it against the Director's, producing a clear, ringing sound.

Clink!

The Director frowned, unable to comprehend what this man was thinking.

His arrangements within the dance hall seemed to have been seen through long ago. And judging by the man's current tone, he appeared to have no intention of hiding anymore...

Was he exposing himself so brazenly?

Although the Director had long suspected Li Ruohong was a member of the Twilight Society, there was no logical reason for him to have hidden for so long only to suddenly reveal himself now... Unless he no longer needed to hide?

But why? What exactly did he want?

The Director secretly channeled his spiritual energy, all his divine abilities poised for action. At this distance, he was confident he could suppress "Li Ruohong." But just then, "Li Ruohong" spoke again, unhurriedly:

"Director Wang, today is the Beidou Corporation's birthday banquet. Nearly all the important figures from Hongchen Main City are gathered here... Would you like to guess what gift I've prepared?"

The Director's heart sank. "What?"

"A bomb."

"Li Ruohong" raised his hand and made an explosive gesture. "A bomb powerful enough to blow this entire venue sky-high. With a single thought from me, everyone here will be blown to bits—whether they're from politics, business, or highly influential celebrities, they'll all become a grand display of fireworks... And Hongchen Main City will be plunged into complete chaos."

The Director's face instantly turned ashen!

He understood... he finally understood.

Those two Twilight Society members had been hiding in the dance hall for so long, yet suddenly chose today to join Li Ruohong. And when faced with his probing, Li Ruohong completely dropped his disguise, because for them, continuing the charade was meaningless...

The Twilight Society's target, from the very beginning, was this banquet itself. They wanted to kill everyone here and plunge the entire main city into chaos and panic!

Perhaps this was the Twilight Society's first step in destroying the Hongchen Realm, just as they had annihilated the Ruoshui Realm and the Aurora Realm.

"You really are a bunch of lunatics! A group of desperadoes!" The Director's neck turned beet red, veins bulging.

He knew the Twilight Society's plan, but it was too late. He dared not act against "Li Ruohong" now, fearing that the moment he moved, the entire venue would be annihilated...

"Heh heh, thank you for the compliment."

"Li Ruohong" raised the champagne in his hand and clinked glasses with the Director again, his smile exceptionally bright.

As the two spoke, several guests, laughing and chatting, passed by in front of the canopy. Seeing the two men sitting and talking in the corner, they all raised their hands in greeting:

"Oh, Young Master Ruohong, what's so funny?"

"Oh... Director Wang is here too?"

"Little Wang, you don't look so good. Do you need a doctor?"

The Director recognized these people: the Director of the Price Bureau, the Director of the Road Administration Bureau, and an elder expert responsible for drafting and amending laws. Each of them was crucial to Hongchen Main City, and at this moment, they were unaware of the deadly crisis lurking beneath the outwardly lively and peaceful venue.

The Director's chest heaved violently; he didn't know how to face them. At the same time, "Li Ruohong's" warm voice rang out beside him:

"Nothing, I was just chatting with Director Wang about his first love, that's why he's blushing, hahaha... Please enjoy yourselves, everyone. I'll come over to toast you later."

"First love? I never thought Director Wang was such a pure-hearted boy, hahahaha!"

"Alright, alright, then you two continue your chat. We'll go sit over there for now."

As the others departed, only the Director and "Li Ruohong" remained under the canopy.

The Director took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and spoke in a hoarse voice,

"So, you're not Li Ruohong at all, are you? As far as I know, Li Ruohong has never left Hongchen Main City, nor does he meet the requirements to join the Twilight Society. His personality is also completely different from yours..."

"Of course I'm not that useless fop; I killed him long ago." A brilliant smile appeared on "Li Ruohong's" face.

"If you wish, you may also call me... Red Heart Six."

"Red Heart Six, I know you." A sharp glint flashed in the Director's eyes. "The mastermind behind the assassination of Lord Aurora, one of the factors in the fall of the Aurora Realm. You possess extremely powerful disguise abilities and a formidable life force, possibly akin to an Asura... I've seen your wanted poster from the Transient Painting, the image of you standing on a train engine, smiling as you turned to ash... Even then, I thought, this person is absolutely a complete madman!

More than half a year ago, Transient Painting also reported finding traces of you in a small town in the Hongchen Realm, but they didn't catch you in the end... You really did infiltrate the main city."

"It seems you've been quite interested in me."

"Li Ruohong" raised an eyebrow in surprise. He hadn't expected his photo to circulate in the Hongchen Realm; it must have been someone among those who fled the Aurora Realm by train who took a newspaper with them.

"Do you really think you can escape smoothly after blowing up the venue?" the Director said in a deep voice. "Transient Painting won't let you off... and neither will I."

"Hahaha, I actually think I can escape, what do you say?" "Li Ruohong" squinted his eyes. "Want to make a bet?"

"On what?"

"If I don't escape, I'll let you hang my corpse for public display; if I do escape... I'll come back for you. How about it?"

The Director paused, then couldn't help but curse, "Red Heart Six, you truly are insane!"

As the two men spoke, a figure walked directly towards their canopy.

"Excuse me, are you Director Wang Jincheng?" the person asked cautiously. "I've run into some trouble... and I was hoping Director Wang could help."

"I don't have time to help right now!"

The Director looked up and paused slightly at the sight of the figure before him.

It was a figure holding an oiled paper umbrella, exceptionally handsome. In the drizzling rain, a large red opera robe swayed gently in the wind, and in a corner of the robe, a tiny, almost unnoticeable blue flower fluttered slightly.

The person pressed their lips together, then spoke:

"Lin Yan, an actor from Jinghong Tower... I ask the Director to uphold justice."

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