747. Cross-Border

All Li Bai knew from the message his mother in Japan had sent him was the name "Tears of an Angel."

He had no idea what it actually was or why it was in Qingyao Demoness's hands.

In fact, neither he nor the two Demonesses even knew what "Tears of an Angel" looked like.

It was a real head-scratcher.

No matter how he looked at it, Great Demon Li couldn't find any connection between this Azure Flood Dragon and an "angel."

Only after the chairman of the French Lihai'er Conglomerate revealed some details he'd previously kept hidden did the truth dawn on Li Bai.

"Tears of an Angel"—what a load of nonsense. Those Westerners sure knew how to spin a tale.

It was obviously Hong Li's Natal Magic Tool, the "Li Pearl."

When Li Bai had been in France, local thieves had stolen the Li Pearl.

Not long afterward, the two Demonesses, Qingyao and Hong Li, had soon reunited with Li Bai. He hadn't paid attention to what had happened during the time the Li Pearl was missing.

But he hadn't expected it to fall into the hands of the Lihai'er Conglomerate's chairman, who'd given it another name: "Tears of an Angel."

To get the "Tears of an Angel" back, Chairman Demville had secretly offered a reward, using video screenshots and portraits drawn by artists as references.

Among the mercenaries hired by the Kiyota and Aoki families, who were preparing for a fight to the death, one man happened to have seen the wanted notice. He immediately notified the Lihai'er Conglomerate, sold them information about the two Demonesses, and made a hefty side profit.

"...So that's what happened!"

Li Bai tapped his fingertips against the tabletop. The interrogation room fell completely silent.

The university French teacher serving as translator was