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"Jiang'an Hall?"

Upon hearing the name, Seagull stroked his chin. "I think I vaguely remember it..."

"It's that 'Tycoon' organization."

The Snowy Owl's memory was clearly better than the Seagull's, and it called out to remind the Seagull.

Then, the Seagull exclaimed with respect, "Oh, so you're a member of 'The Tycoon's' organization! My apologies for not recognizing you!"

Lin Yu was somewhat surprised by Seagull's respectful demeanor. "Do you know our Boss?"

"Of course... I don't know him," Seagull said with a smile, "But Brother 'The Tycoon' is one of our Night Watcher's most important sponsors, and he has been a great help to our organization!"

Snowy Owl nodded. "The name of the 'Tycoon' of Jiang City is indeed impressive. Since you are a member of 'Jiang'an Hall,' it means you should be trustworthy."

My two teammates are "Seagull," who is in the same organization as me, and "Gao Shan," from "Order."

"Seagull, Gao Shan... I've long admired your name. You can just call me 'Old Yao'."

Lin Yu cupped his hands in greeting as he spoke, but Gao Shan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Old Yao, are you three also a team?"

"No, he and I are in a team," Lin Yu glanced at Gao Shan and immediately said, "This is 'Fei Dao,' he hired me to help him through the Instance."

Just as Fei Dao was about to say something, Lin Yu spoke up again, "As for the other one... she is 'A Lian,' whom we met after entering the Instance."

Even if Fei Dao was incredibly slow-witted, he understood what Lin Yu meant and immediately shut up.

Gao Shan glanced coldly at Li Nian and said, "'A-Lian'... she's not A-Lian at all."

"This guy is someone I've seen before; he's the 'Master Thief' of the 'Freedom Alliance'!"

Upon hearing Gao Shan's words, the Seagull and the Snowy Owl both looked at Li Nian, and then immediately put away their weapons.

This reaction almost made Lin Yu burst out laughing.

Whether it's the three Little Fire Dragons from the "Player Mutual Aid Society" or the two "Night Watcher" with an "Order" here, any character with a bit of status will immediately try to collect [Item] from Li Nian.

However, Li Nian wasn't quite as skilled this time; she was able to steal directly from these three people.

The Snowy Owl, Seagull, and Gao Shan are far stronger than Little Fire Dragon, Squirtle, and Deadshot.

Certainly...

Since Lin Yu had observed this reaction, he wouldn't just make a sarcastic comment.

He looked at Li Nian in surprise, immediately put away the Torch in his hand, and pretended to be astonished as if he didn't know her, saying, "You're actually the 'Master Thief'?! You're lying to me?"

Seeing Lin Yu's expression, Li Nian was taken aback.

If it weren't for the fact that she had used the Team-up Card herself, Li Nian would have almost thought that the guy in front of her really didn't recognize her.

Li Nian understood that Lin Yu had probably figured out that one of the three knew her, so he cut ties with her beforehand.

Only...

"Your acting is amazing, Sister Zhu Ming..."

Li Nian sighed inwardly, but verbally she went along with Li Nian.

"Oh dear, we've been discovered. There's nothing we can do about it," Li Nian said, smoothing her hair and feigning helplessness. "I never expected... What a small world! I've actually encountered Gao Shan of 'Order' here."

"That's right, I am the 'Master Thief' —but don't be so nervous. This [Instance] is already in this state," Li Nian pointed to the spiders and Spider Silk around her, "In this situation... are you all going to 'pacify the internal affairs' before 'dealing with external threats'...? Please, I'm not a 'Diviner' or 'Wundt'!"

"Besides, I think I've already shown my sincerity, Sister Yao. At least I protected you and Fei Dao all the way!"

Li Nian spoke, Lin Yu's expression softened.

"Hmm, that's right, you have a point. Now is definitely not a good time for infighting," Lin Yu said, taking the opportunity to speak up for Li Nian from a seemingly opposing perspective. "The three of you, she really didn't steal anything from me or Fei Dao along the way. We were also fortunate to have been spared from these spider attacks thanks to her."

"Although she comes from the 'Freedom Alliance,' perhaps we should really prioritize cooperating to clear the [Instance] together."

As Lin Yu spoke, Gao Shan, a member of "Order," thought for a moment and nodded.

After all, although the "Master Thief" of the "Freedom Alliance" was notorious, it was precisely because her infamy was so great that everyone had heard of her deeds—while coincidentally, Li Nian's Xingyi never been particularly outstanding.

Gao Shan, a former Police, is a quintessential member of "Order," fiercely opposed to evil and a believer in the supremacy of Order. It is precisely because of this that he is able to draw conclusions based on "Order's" regulations...

"When we members of 'Order' encounter wanted Player in [Instance], we don't necessarily have to fight to the death, depending on the circumstances. Besides, although you often disrupt Order and harm the interests of other Player, you haven't really done anything that seriously endangers the Player community or society in the real world."

Since even the "Order" ones had said so, the Snowy Owl and the Seagull naturally had no objections.

"Don't steal my things, even after the crisis is over," the Snowy Owl said warily, "Or I really will chase you to the ends of the earth."

"Oh dear, you still don't understand me. Anyone who has met me knows that my biggest characteristic is that I'm a bully who relies on his master's power and is cowardly," Li Nian said bluntly. "How could I dare to steal from the 'Order' and 'Night Watcher'? Especially you guys, you're either very strong 'Tier 2' or... well, you might as well be 'Tier 3'!"

"I'm a 'Master Thief,' not a fool!"

The Snowy Owl snorted coldly and didn't reply.

However, the Seagull beside her questioned Li Nian's statement, "That's not right... If I'm not mistaken, that singing statue in your hand should belong to my good brother 'Kres,' isn't that [Siren's Blessing]?"

"Kres is also 'Tier 3,' but you still managed to steal it."

Seagull spoke, Li Nian spoke up somewhat unhappily.

"Hey, hey, hey, how can you talk like that? Just because I'm a 'Master Thief,' does that mean all the [Item] I have are stolen?"

"Your friend's [Item] aren't yours, Item how do you know I stole them from him? Isn't that like suspecting your neighbor of stealing your axe?"

"There are already a lot of similar Item, don't you know that as a veteran Player? Besides, did your friend tell you that he got robbed?"

"Besides, this isn't [Siren's Blessing] at all; this is [Mermaid's Elegy] that I bought myself... Don't slander me out of thin air."

Li Nian spoke with conviction, launching into a series of rhetorical questions with great force.

The Seagull was taken aback and spoke up somewhat shyly.

"Sorry, I might have misread it..."