"What else can we do?" Xu Huo's expression darkened. "Do you believe that if you say the wrong thing next, we'll both die here?"
Bubble Bean's expression turned serious. "I didn't sense any players nearby. Could that old woman be an A-class player?"
Xu Huo said nothing. The old woman was undoubtedly just an ordinary person, but the moment they entered the house, more people had appeared nearby. They must have been around the animal park from the start; they simply hadn't shown any hostility before. It was only while he was talking to the old woman that they deliberately applied pressure, as a warning.
They had been so subtle only because they wanted to test their opponents. If Xu Huo and Bubble Bean hadn't noticed anything, getting rid of them to prevent future trouble would have been a piece of cake. If they had noticed, then this was the real warning.
Bubble Bean stared at him, dumbfounded. "She has connections that powerful? Could the information about this Cat Whisker fruit really affect the overall situation in District 001?"
Xu Huo quickly searched for information on the Jixin Terminal. The old woman had mentioned a List. The people on it were either enemies or allies, and since it was a list, there might be traces of it somewhere.
But before he could find anything relevant, a new message suddenly shot to the top of the Jixin Terminal.
"Mr. Valen, a leading candidate for the council, announces his withdrawal from the election!"
Mr. Valen was the person Miss Yi, the heiress of Ren Zhi Pharmaceutical in Pharmaceutical City, had mentioned. He was also the high-ranking official who had once had ties to the Wan family.
The news of his sudden withdrawal from the election had set the Jixin Terminal ablaze. Almost