Whose Trap Was It?

When the nine o'clock moment arrived.

In Kaiyuan Lake, opposite Quan Shun Plaza, a fountain suddenly shot into the sky.

Beautiful music surrounded the water jets, like a grand ceremony.

But.

The assassins from the Kamishiro Family, who should have been at Quan Shun Plaza at this time, did not appear.

"Ms. Kamishiro Kono, why did you choose to develop your career in Japan? As far as we know, you had a very successful collaboration with Director Miyai in Japan, and you have already won many awards for your previous films. Now that you've given up everything there to start over in Japan, won't that affect your future career?" a reporter asked.

This was actually the first reaction of the media after learning that Kamishiro Kono was coming to China to develop her career.

It's not that Kamishiro Kono couldn't make it there anymore; those in the know understand that she's now a goddess of art and literature there, with film offers booked for at least three years.

How could someone like this suddenly come to China?

Kamishiro Kono sat behind the table at the press conference. She wasn't wearing any formal attire today, partly because of the cold weather and the fact that the press conference was being held outdoors.

On the other hand, she arrived in a hurry, and Jiuzhou couldn't possibly prepare these things for her.

However, her snow-white turtleneck sweater perfectly suited her forest goddess vibe.

With a smile, Kamishiro Kono told reporters, "As everyone knows, my father is Chinese, so strictly speaking, this is my motherland. Years ago, when I was in Japan, I was often annoyed because I couldn't get used to the food there. It wasn't until I returned to China and tasted my first bite of Yu Xiang Rou Si (shredded pork with garlic sauce) that I realized I belonged here."

As she spoke, Kamishiro Kono's gaze kept sweeping through the crowd.

It looks like he's smiling and greeting his fans.

In fact, she had been searching for that familiar figure in the crowd.

But to her disappointment, Qing Chen did not appear here.

The next reporter suddenly asked, "Hello, Ms. Kamishiro Kono, there are rumors that you have actually become Time Walker and are a core member of the Kamishiro Family. You came to China to develop your career because you wanted to escape the Kamishiro Family's pursuit. Is that true?"

Nowadays, there are already far too many reports about the Inner World Outer World, and paparazzi with a keen sense of smell have long since made public the information they have obtained about the Inner World.

The topics trending on Weibo every day are all related to the Inner World.

Therefore, they knew about Kamishiro, Kashima, and the Lee family...

If the identity of Kamishiro Kono as Time Walker is confirmed, then news of today's press conference will definitely trend on social media.

Kamishiro Kono was stunned for a moment; she hadn't expected that the people in the country already knew so much about it.

This indicates that someone with inside information is leaking the secret.

However, she thought for a moment and smiled, "It's true, but I believe my country will protect me, so I'm not afraid of the Kamishiro Family."

This kind of thing can't be hidden, so I might as well not hide it.

As expected, the reporter then asked a lot of questions about the Inner World, but Kamishiro Kono did not answer any of them.

Finding they weren't getting any useful information, the reporters turned to other questions that might generate buzz. "Does Ms. Kamishiro Kono know any male celebrities in China?"

Kamishiro Kono shook her head. "I just returned to the country and I'm not very familiar with it yet. I only know a few people."

"Among these people, is there your ideal type?" the reporter asked.

The other reporters' eyes lit up.

Kamishiro Kono smiled, as if she had expected this question, and replied, "I already have someone I like, but he's not in the entertainment industry."

After speaking, a staff member came up and said, "This concludes today's press conference. Thank you all for coming..."

Under the protection of the Jiuzhou members, Kamishiro Kono walked off the stage.

Before leaving, she looked back at the crowd, but still saw nothing.

"Boss, the people from the Divine Era really didn't come," Tang Keke said. "I can confirm that there was no leak. After Kunlun captured their people yesterday, Kunlun controlled those four Time Walker and is still maintaining contact with them. Logically speaking, they sent these four to turn on the musical fountain because they wanted to make a move, but the assassins didn't show up."

Jiuzhou Yu Cheng asked doubtfully, "Going to such lengths to turn on the musical fountain, surely it's not to give Kamishiro Kono a gift, is it?"

"Hmm," He Jinqiu said over the communication channel, "They're not coming for us, they're coming for Bai Zhou. Perhaps the Kamishiro Family has already arrived at the Borui Building."

Just then, as if to confirm He Jinqiu's judgment, an explosion suddenly came from the direction of the Borui Building. Everyone turned around and saw that huge flames were burning at the bottom of the building, which quickly spread to the top.

Among the crowd, Lu Yuan and the others exchanged glances, then turned and ran towards the Borui Building!

Tang Keke asked, "But why? Logically speaking, they shouldn't even know about the existence of Daylight, so why are they targeting them? You know, only a few people know about the existence of the Daylight organization."

He Jinqiu said with a smile, "They may not know Bai Zhou. To be precise, they are after that incredibly skilled sniper."

He Jinqiu continued, "This sniper has been appearing far too frequently lately. Moreover, the simultaneous appearance of a top-tier sniper in both the Inner World naturally leads people to make connections. Actually, we've never seen the boss of Bai Zhou, right? But we believe that the one on Xing Shu Road and the one on City No. 18 are the same person. We think so, and so do Jindai and Kashima."

"But why did Kamishiro abandon even Kamishiro Kono and still want to kill him?" Tang Keke asked.

"He has thwarted Kamishiro and Kashima's operations multiple times, once in Xiancheng, once in the Inner World saving that Luo Wanyai, and once saving Li Changqing," He Jinqiu laughed. "If I were Kamishiro and Kashima, I would want to kill him too. Since Kamishiro Kono has made a comeback, he can be killed anytime, but this sniper is hard to find; no one knows his identity."

"But how can they be sure he'll show up today? Even we didn't know he'd be there," Tang Keke asked, puzzled.

He Jinqiu laughed, "The key is that they don't actually know that Bai Zhou is an independent organization, and it has nothing to do with Jiuzhou or Kunlun. This sniper seems to have been opposing Shendai and Kashima all along, and we and Kunlun have also been opposing Shendai and Kashima. It's normal for them to consider this Bai Zhou boss as being on the same side as us. So, today we specifically set up a trap for Shendai and Kashima. Since we're all here, it's only natural that the sniper would show up. From their perspective, this is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. Moreover, they may not be so sure of it. Going to the Borui Building to try their luck is fine too."

"Boss, I heard you used to be a sharpshooter?" Tang Keke asked curiously, "This sniper..."

He Jinqiu sighed, "In front of him, I dare not call myself a sharpshooter. The gap is too wide, there is no need to compare."

The Jiuzhou members were taken aback.

He Jinqiu is proud and arrogant, and rarely admits that she is inferior to others.

This time, He Jinqiu readily admitted that he was no match for Bai Zhou's boss when it came to sniper rifles.

"Boss, should we go help Bai Zhou?" Tang Keke asked curiously.

"No need," He Jinqiu said. "Lu Yuan has already taken his men there, so there's no point in us going. Besides, the Time Walker from Shindai and Kashima who have appeared now are definitely not the main force. The reverse Transmigration Plan is what they have to complete. Therefore, the Time Walker here are most likely just some gene warriors. Judging from the time of the time travel, the gene warriors that appeared in the Outer World are at most D-Class."

"D-Class is pretty impressive, boss," Tang Keke said. "Most of our Jiuzhou members are only D-Class."

"Strength is relative," He Jinqiu said. "They thought a sniper's weakness was being caught in close combat, but once they actually got close, they realized how naive they were. That sniper's terror went far beyond just the sniper rifle. Alright, escort Kamishiro Kono away, just in case it's a diversionary tactic. Oh, and remember to order her some shredded pork with garlic sauce when we get back to the hotel. The motherland welcomes her home."

In the conference room on the 17th floor of the Borui Building, Qing Chen was wearing a central air conditioning maintenance uniform, watching the musical fountain on Kaiyuan Lake.

He had only heard that the musical fountain was spectacular, but he had never had the chance to see it.

To get here from his old little house, you need to transfer buses twice, each time costing one yuan, so a round trip would cost four yuan.

Back then, Qing Chen couldn't even bear to spend those four yuan.

He heard the explosion downstairs and knew the fire was spreading upwards, but for some reason, Qing Chen stood by the window, wanting to see more of what was touted as Asia's largest musical fountain.

"Here we are," Qing Chen said.

He wasn't speaking into the Bluetooth headset, but to Liu Dezhu behind him.

When the footsteps stopped outside the conference room door, Qing Chen turned around and used the pistol Kunlun had issued to him to pull the trigger on the still closed glass door of the conference room.

Chaos erupted outside instantly.

In fact, Qing Chen was not alone in the room from the beginning. Liu Dezhu had been hiding in the conference room for some time, waiting for the arrival of the Kamiyo assassins.

It wasn't that Qing Chen guessed the assassins from the Kamishiro Family would definitely come, but rather that he knew there would be security personnel from Jiuzhou and Kunlun at the press conference, so Liu Dezhu's presence would be pointless.

It would be better to have all the daytime personnel lie in ambush inside the Borui Building and wait for the other party to come to them.

At this moment, Liu Dezhu looked at Qing Chen. He had witnessed his classmate's transformation from extreme stillness to extreme dynamism. Just moments ago, he was watching the musical fountain, and in an instant, he had opened fire and killed someone.

The assassin outside did not rush in.

The next second.

Someone outside threw a black box in close to the ground.

Homemade bomb.

Qing Chen did not move, but Liu Dezhu suddenly turned into flames and rushed onto the bomb.

In the flames, Liu Dezhu's skin seemed to have turned into lava.

With a loud bang, he tightly enveloped the enormous explosive force in his arms.

At the moment of the explosion, the flames on Liu Dezhu's body suddenly flared up, as if someone had poured gasoline into the fire, turning the entire conference room orange-red.

However, the flames quickly receded back into Liu Dezhu's body after erupting, instantly dissipating the power of the explosion.

This demonstrates Liu Dezhu's capabilities.

That's also the significance of the 'boss's' decision to have him hide in the meeting room beforehand.

Thinking about this, Liu Dezhu suddenly felt that his boss seemed to have anticipated everything.

Not only did they guess that the other party would abandon Kamishiro Kono and head straight for the Borui Building.

They also guessed that the enemy would use bombs as an attack method, so they had Liu Dezhu try a new way of fighting in advance... to hug the bomb and protect his comrades.

Liu Dezhu stood up again from the flames. He felt his condition and found that the high heat and impact of the explosion had not harmed him. On the contrary, it made his flames even more intense.

It was as if the other party was creating a home-field advantage for him.

He turned to look at Qing Chen, only to find that the other man, despite having experienced the explosion, remained calm as ever, his eyes fixed on the door, showing no concern whatsoever for the bomb.

Just then, the assassins outside heard the explosion and, thinking they had succeeded, swarmed into the conference room.

What awaited them was Qing Chen's hand, which had never trembled before, and the deep muzzle of a gun.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Five shots in a row.

The four assassins who rushed into the conference room didn't even have a chance to stop. As they reached the conference room door, their heads were hit by bullets one after another, causing them to tilt backward and lose consciousness, collapsing to the ground.

The assassins fell to the ground one after another, all of them shot in the center of the eyebrow, except for the last one who was shot in the thigh and wrist.

Liu Dezhu inwardly screamed "Holy crap!" He witnessed this scene firsthand, and it felt as if the assassins and Qing Chen had conspired to send them to their deaths in a line.

He turned back to look at Qing Chen in shock. This marksmanship was unparalleled!

Although one person is still alive, Liu Dezhu couldn't even pull off three consecutive headshots like that, even if he played CrossFire.

Qing Chen placed the pistol on the long table in the conference room, then said to Liu Dezhu, "Don't just stand there, come downstairs."

"Wait, don't you want the gun anymore?" Liu Dezhu asked.

"We're out of bullets. The Kunlun people will come to get them," Qing Chen said as he walked out. He took out two rubber strips from his pocket and used them to tie the hands and feet of the still-alive assassin.

"What's going on now?" Liu Dezhu asked curiously.

"Leave it to Kunlun for interrogation," Qing Chen said.

Liu Dezhu thought to himself, "So the fourth person didn't die. It wasn't that Qing Chen missed; the other party deliberately hit his legs and hands."

The first shot hit the wrist, rendering the opponent unable to fire.

The second shot hit the thigh, rendering the opponent unable to escape.

Everything was going according to Qing Chen's plan.

Liu Dezhu suddenly realized that from the start of the battle until now, Qing Chen's expression hadn't changed at all, as if everything was normal.

Qing Chen glanced at him. "Although you have all become superhumans, you have not yet experienced a real battle. I used to teach you cultivation, today I will teach you how to kill... By the way, you dared to actually throw yourself on the bomb just now, which made me look at you in a new light."

After saying that, he threw the surviving assassin on the ground, picked up the four handguns, and walked towards the elevator. As he walked, he said into his Bluetooth headset, "Tianzhen, Nan Gengchen, the fire should be spreading upwards. You two hide among the refugees. Don't go looking for the assassins. Just tell us their location. They have guns."

Zhang Tianzhen and Nan Gengchen: "Received."

This was Qing Chen's plan. When chaos broke out in the building, Zhang Tianzhen and Nan Gengchen, who had been hiding there the night before, would blend into the fleeing crowd and tell Qing Chen the assassin's location.

There is only one emergency exit. Zhang Tianzhen goes up from the 18th floor, and Nan Gengchen goes up from the bottom floor. They will inevitably encounter assassins.

The assassins' target was the sniper; they couldn't possibly kill all the thousands of people inside the building, so Zhang Tianzhen and Nan Gengchen were safe.

All they had to do was observe.

At this moment, Liu Dezhu was still following behind Qing Chen, pondering... Did Qing Chen just praise him?

It should be a compliment!

The two went downstairs through the emergency exit. Qing Chen tossed a pistol to Liu Dezhu and said, "Take this and familiarize yourself with it, but don't fire it."

"Huh? Why?" Liu Dezhu was taken aback.

Qing Chen said, "I'm afraid you'll hit me."

Liu Dezhu: "..."

At first, Qing Chen didn't understand how the assassins had found him so accurately, until he saw the security guard who had given him his ID card that morning among the assassins who had just died.

Therefore, these people operate in a similar way to Jiuzhou, observing suspicious individuals entering the building.

The large toolbox that Qing Chen was carrying caught the other party's attention.

"Brother Chen," Nan Gengchen's voice came through the Bluetooth headset, "I saw a few people carrying guns going upstairs, six people in total. They're on the seventh floor now, going up half a floor every three seconds on average."

"Understood," Qing Chen stopped at the corner of the stairs between the 16th and 17th floors and quietly leaned against the wall.

At this moment, Liu Dezhu suddenly noticed that Qing Chen had closed his eyes, as if he was waiting for the assassin to arrive.

But is it really appropriate to close your eyes at a time like this?

However, a short while later, when the head of the first assassin came into their view, Liu Dezhu saw Qing Chen open his eyes at the same time and pull the trigger!

With a bang, the assassin who was climbing the stairs was shot in the head and fell backward, landing on his companion behind him.

Taking advantage of the moment when the first assassin's corpse disrupted the rhythm of all the assassins, Qing Chen darted out from the corner of the stairs and pulled the trigger repeatedly!

Liu Dezhu, standing behind him, was completely dumbfounded. In such a small situation, if the other side hadn't been carrying a bomb, they wouldn't have needed him at all.

So, his role was just to hold the bomb?

Earlier, after Liu Dezhu was promoted to C-Class, he was a little arrogant. After all, there were very few C-Class Time Walker, and Qing Chen was only E-Class.

But when he actually saw Qing Chen kill someone, he realized that he was still a younger brother.

If Qing Chen is this powerful, how terrifying must the boss be?

There's a 5,000-word chapter, and another chapter will be released at 11 PM tonight.