Half an hour later.
Jiang Ran stopped in an alley near the Fire-Kindling Academy building with Black Cat.
He pushed his mountain bike deeper into the alley. There was no one around.
Only then did Jiang Ran look at Black Cat, who was crouched in the front basket, and say softly, "Change your appearance."
Black Cat shook out all its fur.
The next second, its body began to change.
Its pure black fur turned into yellow-and-white tabby stripes, its body shrank by a size, and even its deep blue eyes became ordinary amber.
It still seemed to think that was not enough. Raising its head, it asked, "Do I need to turn into a human?"
Jiang Ran shook his head and said evenly, "That won't be necessary."
As soon as he spoke, the pure black, Faceless Nu Mask quietly appeared on Jiang Ran's face.
He then slowly walked out from the other end of the alley.
At the mouth of the alley, a black luxury sedan was quietly parked by the roadside.
Wang Zhenguo had been waiting beside it for a long time.
When he saw Jiang Ran emerge from the alley, Wang Zhenguo immediately stepped forward and bowed slightly. "President."
Jiang Ran nodded and glanced at the sedan. "Has everything been arranged?"
Wang Zhenguo replied respectfully, "Everything is ready. The auction starts at two in the afternoon, and the Azure has already docked at Pier 3.
"Ninety percent of the representatives from the forces on the guest list have confirmed their attendance, including a special envoy from the General Administration of Transcendent Affairs."
Jiang Ran nodded slightly.
Then he glanced at the Tabby Cat, which had already jumped out of the basket and crouched by the roadside. "If there's anything you can't handle, he'll help you."
Wang Zhenguo looked