The Mafia's History of Development (Please Bookmark!)

[Big Goose: Take a guess—do you think Hu Liena told her teacher my identity the moment she left? "evil grin"]

[Big Radish: Probably not, right? She promised at the time...]

[Little Princess: You trust people way too easily, don't you? I bet she turned around and sold out Big Goose's identity the second she left. And what Big Goose said back then wasn't even true. Am I right? @Big Goose. @Hu Liena.]

[White as Snow: What were you talking about back then? Why so mysterious? "curious"]

[Stray Cat: +1.]

[Little Princess: Hehe, not telling you~ "evil grin"]

[Hu Liena: I'm so hurt. How could you think that of me? Am I that kind of person? No, you have to tell me the identities of you other two. @Big Radish. @Little Princess.]

[Big Goose: Did you tell that woman Bibi Dong my identity? My dear bestie~]

Dugu Residence.

Sitting in the study, Dugu Yan held an encyclopedia of poisons in one hand and sipped tea with the other.

She watched the group chat with a smile.

"Do they really take me for an idiot?"

"Go ahead and investigate. If you can find that fake name I made up, I'll admit you're impressive."

As for telling Hu Liena her real name, was that even possible? She was the granddaughter of the great Poison Douluo. How could she make such a low-level mistake?

If she were really that stupid, she would not have lived this long.

Even if there were group rules in the chat, what if they did not work? Who could be sure?

At least before confirming that the group rules were accurate,

Dugu Yan would never reveal her true identity in the group so early. She would not expose herself even if there were only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of danger!

"Yanyan? Grandpa's back..."

"Look what good stuff Grandpa brought you. It's your favorite..."

She heard the voice coming from outside the door.

Dugu Yan, who had been sending messages in the group, gave up on her plan to keep fooling the others and set down her teacup and book.

She stood up and called toward the door.

"Grandpa, I'm in here..."

[Hu Liena: Do you really think I'm stupid? So what if it's a fake name? What if it's real? "red cleaver"]

[Little Princess: Eek~ What a scary master and disciple pair. I can't stay in this group anymore, or sooner or later you'll find a chance to take me out. "afraid"]

[Big Radish: Didn't the group add rules? What are you afraid of? You can't hurt each other anyway. "photo"]

[White as Snow: You're still too naive. How can you take something without factual proof seriously? Unless you've tested it?]

The Crown Prince's residence.

Also in a study.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, calmly looked at the guard kneeling on one knee before her. Her voice was indifferent.

"How did the investigation go?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, we found Liu Erlong's trail, but the room was already completely empty."

As he spoke,

the guard hurriedly pulled an item from his robes and respectfully presented it to Xue Qinghe.

He quickly said, "Also, Your Highness, we found this carrot-shaped storage soul tool in the royal treasury."

Taking the golden carrot-shaped pendant, Xue Qinghe weighed it in her hand, feeling very satisfied.

Xue Qinghe then waved her hand.

"Well done. You need not concern yourself with the rest."

"Yes!"

The guard did not dare linger. He backed out of the room and closed the door behind him.

Looking at the golden carrot, the girl, restored to Qian Renxue's appearance, revealed a radiant smile.

[White as Snow: Enter the meeting room. I prepared a gift for you @Big Radish.]

[Little Princess: What is it? Why are you being so mysterious? I want to see. "evil grin" @Stray Cat, want to come along?]

[Stray Cat: On the road. Do not disturb.]

[White as Snow: It would be pointless even if you came. I've already given it to her. "smile"]

[Big Radish: It's even my favorite shape! Thank you, Sister! I love it~ "heart" "heart"]

[White as Snow: I'm glad you like it. It's getting late for me, so I'm logging off first. "wave"]

[Little Princess: That was so fast? What a pity... "head lowered in a sigh"]

[Big Radish: What's there to see anyway? Forget it, I'm done chatting. Uncle's looking for me~ "wave"]

Nuoding Academy.

Staff dormitory.

Du Bei kept stuffing things into a trunk when he saw that Xiao Wu had returned from the meeting room.

He quickly called out to her.

"Now that you're back, hurry up and pack. Otherwise, the carriage probably won't fit everything tomorrow."

"Bring those clothes over here. Let me see if I can still cram a little more in here..."

He forcefully stuffed the remaining items into the trunk.

The trunk seemed bottomless. One piece of clothing after another was forcibly crammed inside, packed down like rice until it was nearly compressed into a cottony lump.

Seeing Uncle struggle like this, Xiao Wu revealed a mischievous smile.

Xiao Wu raised the golden carrot pendant in her hand.

"Uncle, Uncle, look what this is?"

As the boss of the Luodingchen Mafia, Du Bei was quite experienced. He recognized the item in Xiao Wu's hand at a glance!

"Is that a storage soul tool?"

"Where did you get it? You had something this good and didn't take it out earlier? You made me spend all this time organizing."

With that, he walked directly behind Xiao Wu.

He slipped both hands beneath her arms, lifted the whole rabbit, and set her down in front of the pile of belongings.

He pointed at their possessions.

"Come on, put all this stuff inside. If there's still room afterward, take your carrots too."

Du Bei wore an extremely calculating expression.

"Maybe they sell for more in Soto City. Saving a little is still saving..."

Xiao Wu looked at him with utter disdain.

"You're so cheap. You're clearly the boss of the Mafia, yet you're this stingy..."

Even so, Xiao Wu obediently stored all those belongings in the storage soul tool. As she did, she muttered,

"I really don't know where all the gold soul coins you saved over the years went. You never seem to buy anything every day."

Du Bei did not care in the slightest about Xiao Wu's complaint.

"What would a little girl like you know?"

"I'm preparing in advance for the development of our organization. Besides, could you bear to let your underlings keep living the hard lives they used to?"

Du Bei said this with a teasing expression, but he did not regret it at all.

That was indeed the truth.

Since founding the Mafia, aside from the small portion of money he used for himself, most of his funds had gone toward subsidies for Mafia members.

As the saying went, unity was strength!

After all, cases like Holy Soul Village were still rare. At the very least, they had a work-study student slot that allowed children who awakened soul power to study in Notting City.

As for other villages... unless a child possessed exceptional talent and Spirit Hall invited them to join one of its academies,

children with mediocre talent could only fend for themselves.

But now, those children with soul power who had no way to attend school had all become part of his Mafia.

"Boss, Boss!"

Following the voices, they saw three large faces pressed against the window outside, peering in.

They were the same three people who had cursed that little bastard before.

"What is it?"

Du Bei frowned as he looked at the three men standing obediently in a row before him.

"Didn't I send you to sell the soul bone? Why are you looking for me at this time? Don't tell me that torso soul bone has already been sold?"

The three of them lowered their heads, hemming and hawing.

In short,

"Boss, the item was snatched by a pig..."