"I already know what I wanted to know. It was a pleasure meeting you."
A Qin did not linger. Her series of actions just now had already confirmed the identity of the person in front of her—the ruler of the Dark Realm.
As A Qin rose and left, Guo Chen did not stop her and simply allowed her to depart.
Guo Chen sat alone in the office, spinning a pencil in one hand as he watched A Qin leave. "So Yu Ming's purpose was merely to verify my identity. He probably feared that if he asked too many questions, I would kill this woman. Since I have caught Yu Ming's attention, my rise to power in the Dark Realm has likely drawn the attention of quite a few powerful figures as well. Just as I wished."
Guo Chen had no intention of spreading darkness throughout the Dark Realm to search for the outsiders hiding within. He merely needed to wait for them to come to him one by one.
The Bugli Grand Hotel opposite the Great Library was the hotel where the Deputy Director had previously sent someone to lead A Qin.
In one of its luxury suites, the Clown in a purple suit sat on a stool by the window, idly rolling a coin between his fingers.
Only when a woman dressed in deep blue left the library did the Clown slowly pocket the coin.
The Clown's white-painted face was essentially identical to that of a mask wearer, apart from its uneven contours. Even without a mask, he would not draw attention in the Dark Realm. Yet when the Clown entered the library with his stiff expression, the guards at the entrance stopped him.
"Please put on a mask before entering."
"A mask? Aren't I wearing one?"
Using ventriloquism,