Upon hearing Jing Hongchen's words, Xiao Hongchen asked in confusion:
"Someone had their sights set on the Soul Beast Embryo? But wasn't it secretly sent back? Even I only learned about it afterward. How could outsiders have known?"
Once he finished speaking, no one answered.
Xiao Hongchen looked up in confusion, only to find that all three people around him were staring at him as though he were an idiot.
After a long while, Jing Hongchen finally sighed.
"Xiao Hongchen, I really don't know what's gotten into you. Did winning the championship go to your head? It seems I need to prescribe something to improve your brain."
"Yes, Ye Luochen brought the Soul Beast Embryo back, and it seemed to be a secret no one knew about. But was that really the case?"
"The Soul Beast Embryo was auctioned off, and immediately afterward there was a personnel rotation. Though preparations had been made in advance, that might have fooled others for a time.
But the timing was far too unusual. Anyone with half a brain would soon realize that the rotation was merely an excuse. The Soul Beast Embryo must have been brought back to Sun Moon Empire during that process."
Hearing Jing Hongchen's words, Xiao Hongchen froze.
"Hiss... So that was it."
As he spoke, Xiao Hongchen turned to Meng Hongchen and asked:
"You figured it out?"
"Obviously. I guessed it right away. Otherwise, it would have been exposed the moment we left the auction house."
Meng Hongchen rolled her eyes in reply.
"Not just me. Every team member, and even every outsider watching the Soul Beast Embryo, probably figured it out.
You were the only one who still needed me to explain it after we got back before you could understand where the Soul Beast Embryo was."
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