Chapter 44: Capture Operation
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"We've found Ray Bieber's location. The information was provided by that little rat under your control, Your Grace. Members of the Secret Order found him before we did…"
Hearing Dunn Smith's words, Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, not surprised.
After all, he had considered this development… He just didn't know if it was pure coincidence, or if Ince was stirring things up in the dark.
Well, to be on the safe side, it's best to assume Ince is involved!
As Lin Ruo thought this, Klein beside him had already put down his food and said, "Captain, do you need my help?"
Dunn Smith nodded and said, "You're the only survivor of the previous incident, and there may still be some connection between you and the Antigonus family, so you'll be participating in this operation with us."
Speaking of which, Dunn Smith paused, then smiled at Klein and said, "But don't worry, you probably won't need to participate in the actual combat. Just do the support work…"
Klein nodded quickly, then asked with some doubt, "Is it an immediate action? So urgent?"
Dunn Smith nodded and said, "According to intelligence, those rats from the Secret Order are planning to leave with Ray Bieber and the Antigonus family's notes, so we need to act immediately. There's no time to wait for people from Backlund to come over. Prepare yourself, and I'll go get some things."
After saying that, Dunn Smith turned and left, but stopped after only two steps, turned his head, and added, "By the way, considering that the Secret Order may have several Beyonders, and we don't have enough manpower on our side, and Ray Bieber happens to be hiding in the Storm Church's jurisdiction, we'll be working with the Punishers this time."
"Understood, Captain." Klein, who had worked with the Storm Old Birds once before, nodded in understanding upon hearing this, then, thinking of something, asked before the captain turned his head, "Is there anything else?"
Dunn Smith paused suspiciously for two seconds, seemingly thinking, and finally his gaze fell on Lin Ruo, and he asked, "Your Grace, are you going to participate in this operation?"
"I will follow Klein, but unless you encounter some accident, I won't take action," Lin Ruo replied, which was also his true intention.
On the one hand, Lin Ruo didn't plan to raise Klein into a hothouse flower, so naturally, he couldn't take care of everything. On the other hand, in order to prevent Ince from noticing him too early, Lin Ruo planned to keep a low profile as much as possible before resolving him.
The previous Secret Order member was fine, after all, he was an insignificant small character, but for this kind of event that might be guided by Ince, he would rather not get involved if he could.
Although 008 might already know of his existence… But 008 is not equal to Ince. Knowing the pit-digging characteristics of that pen, Lin Ruo would never confuse the two.
Just as Lin Ruo's current goal from beginning to end was Ince, and he never thought about the disposal of 008…
But he doesn't need to think about it. After all, according to the situation vaguely revealed in the original book, maybe when Lin Ruo kills Ince, a "great" father who sends his son to study in the starry sky will quietly appear, then pick up the pen, and say to him, "Do you accept this ending?"…
Thinking about it, Lin Ruo suddenly felt a chill and felt like his Adam PTSD was acting up. He almost subconsciously looked left and right, suspecting that the unspeakable big boss who played psychological stealth so well and never did anything serious was nearby.
…At least he is a King of Angels, he shouldn't be so bored, right?
Lin Ruo, who didn't find anything, could only comfort himself like this, while urging Klein to prepare the things he needed to prepare.
At this time, Dunn Smith reappeared in Lin Ruo's field of vision, but he didn't seem to take any sealed items, and Lin Ruo noticed that there were more things in several of his pockets.
Lin Ruo guessed that those should be potions or charms.
"Let's go, the carriage is already waiting outside. We'll go meet up with the Punishers first," Dunn Smith said, quite decisive.
Klein nodded and quickly followed. When he got on the carriage, he found that, besides him, there was only Lin Ruo, who got on the carriage with him, while Dunn Smith sat outside the carriage as the coachman.
"Captain, are only the two of us from the Nighthawks participating in the operation?" Klein couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Everyone else has tasks. There are a lot of things happening today…" Dunn Smith replied, turning his head.
Klein nodded, not surprised why Dunn Smith was driving—the person usually responsible for driving in the Nighthawks team was the clerical staff member, Cesare, who was also responsible for purchasing and applying for supplies, and was a pure ordinary person.
Such a person was obviously not suitable for participating in this kind of operation.
'And although I am also a clerical staff member, I am, after all, a Beyonder, and I also have a special connection with the Antigonus family.'
Klein thought in his heart, suddenly his inspiration was touched, and he looked in a certain direction, wondering, "Lin Ruo?"
Just now, he couldn't feel Lin Ruo anymore.
Since advancing to Seer and initially mastering the ability of the potion, although Klein still couldn't see Lin Ruo without opening his Spirit Vision, he could roughly sense where the other party was—this might be because Klein had too high inspiration with the help of the Sefirah Castle, or it might be because of the special and wonderful connection between Klein and Lin Ruo.
And after getting along for this period of time, Klein, who already understood Lin Ruo's personality, also knew that since Lin Ruo said he would follow him to participate in this operation, he wouldn't leave suddenly, which was why he was so puzzled after not sensing Lin Ruo.
That's right, the last time he arrested that Secret Order member, it seemed like Lin Ruo also…
Klein suddenly thought of something. Just then, he heard Lin Ruo's familiar voice:
"Don't worry, I just entered a special state, hiding myself, for some… necessary reasons."
At the same time, Klein once again sensed Lin Ruo's existence.
He blinked, thought for a while, and asked, "The same state as the last time you arrested the Secret Order member?"
"Yes!" Hearing this, Lin Ruo couldn't help but glance at Klein. He suddenly smiled and said, "It is indeed a state… This is a little benefit that the Goddess gave me after becoming a Blessed of the Goddess."
Benefit?
Klein was a little curious, but restrained himself from asking more.
Some things are enough to ask to just that extent, and it's not good to get to the bottom of things.
Especially Klein remembered that Lin Ruo, although he couldn't say he hated his identity as a Blessed of the Goddess, he didn't seem to like it either.
Seeing that Klein didn't ask any more questions, Lin Ruo couldn't help but smile. He didn't rush to transform into a hidden state again, but instead lifted the car curtain and looked out the window.
Tingen in the rain couldn't be said to be beautiful, but it had a unique charm.
"Klein, do you like this world?" Lin Ruo suddenly asked out of the blue.
Klein was stunned for a moment, followed by looking out the window, then not knowing what he thought of, his eyebrows and eyes softened, and he said, "I guess I like it…"
Although the time of his transmigration was still short, maybe because he had integrated the original owner's memories and emotions, or maybe because of the good impressions brought to him by the people he had met since the transmigration, including Lin Ruo, Dunn Smith, and others, Klein found that he did like it here.
Although he still wanted to go home!
Thinking of this, Klein couldn't help but ask back, "Lin Ruo, what about you? Do you like it here?"
"I…" Lin Ruo originally wanted to say that he liked it, but the words stopped at his lips, and as if by some divine intervention, he said:
"I actually don't care whether I like it or not… But I can never tolerate it being destroyed in front of me."
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