Infiltrating the Nautilus

Karl Claude in the mirror had his hair slicked neatly back, and his blue eyes were razor-sharp.

Huang Xiaowen changed into a well-tailored dark blue suit, with a sliver of white shirt showing at the cuffs. Her leather shoes gleamed, and she tucked a cigar behind her ear.

Huang Xiaowen practiced her expression in the mirror.

A smile at the corners of her mouth, none in her eyes, chin slightly raised, with the faint air of someone appraising merchandise.

Ling Chu judged it to be convincing enough that even the real person would be unable to tell the difference.

As for the face that would appear at the casino, that was left to Squid Ball.

Squid Ball had been standing behind Huang Xiaowen these past few days. She had watched every exchange between Raine and Huang Xiaowen and would not give herself away.

As for Clumsy Bear... Xia Chunying's face definitely could not be used again.

Raine had already seen her at the casino. If she appeared beside "Karl Claude" again today, it would be far too strange.

So Clumsy Bear adopted the appearance of a woman with big red waves and red lips, posing as Claude's mistress.

Clumsy Bear said, "Why do I keep getting assigned female identities? Last time, I accidentally punched someone into a wall and nearly blew our cover."

Huang Xiaowen placed his hand in the crook of her arm. "That's why you'll stay by my side and talk as little as possible."

Once both groups were ready, they assembled separately.

Jamie's family had begun loading goods before dawn. Several carriages were already parked outside the courtyard, their wooden crates and baskets of vegetables piled higher than a person. Ling Chu and the other two slipped in among the farm's original hired hands and followed the