The statue ran right in front of Mo Qiong. How could he not chase it?
Such an conspicuous object had nowhere to hide. In the entire backyard, aside from jumping into the swimming pool, it could probably only climb a tree.
And yet, Mo Qiong really did not find it at first. After all, a statue hiding in a tree was simply too bizarre.
But what was the point of hiding like that? Did it think the members would not find it just because it hid?
This was simply deceiving oneself.
"Master Gou has arrived!" Just as Mo Qiong was puzzling over it, Master Gou arrived as expected.
Mo Qiong turned around. Seeing Master Gou arrive outside the villa, he said, "Seal this place off. Every single thing here could be an assassin!"
"Is that so...? Are you all right?" Master Gou landed on the ground and surveyed the surroundings as he walked along the small stone path in front of the villa.
Mo Qiong shook his head. "We're fine. We saw through the ambush at the entrance..."
As he explained what had happened, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Looking at Master Gou's feet, Mo Qiong suddenly asked, "Where's that marble pavement?"
"What marble pavement?" Master Gou asked.
Mo Qiong exclaimed, "There should be a stretch of marble slabs here at the entrance, but they're gone now! I understand. That statue was meant to draw my attention. It was a disposable pawn left behind. The Assassin Master we're looking for has already escaped! There may only be this one assassin left in this mansion now."
The statue climbing the tree had not been an act of deceiving oneself. It had deliberately acted foolish to cover the retreat of the other assassins in the front yard.
Mo Qiong cursed