When Xia Lun saw the man inside the hidden compartment, several lines of cobalt-blue text appeared as expected.
[Decoded! You have solved the "Mystery of the Charred Corpses" and gained 300 Memory Points!]
"Mmm! Mmm!"
The mustached man in the compartment struggled excitedly at the sight of Xia Lun and the others. He writhed like a grub, trying to stand, but the ropes binding him made it impossible.
"Lord Xia Lun, how did you know someone was in there?" The brawny man stared at Xia Lun, his tiny eyes wide with astonishment.
Xia Lun shook his head and pointed at the struggling man.
Some things couldn't be said in front of him.
The brawny man looked baffled. He had no idea what Xia Lun meant.
White Line understood at once. She pulled a spiral-shaped silver pendant from her jeans and swung it in front of the mustached man. His eyes rolled back, and he stopped struggling and passed out.
It worked instantly!
"Three minutes." White Line tucked the pendant away, still playing the quiet, taciturn type. "When he wakes, he won't remember a thing. He'll only feel a sense of familiarity with us."
"Hunter, you sure have a lot of Game Items. If you weren't a woman, I'd suspect you were a certain well-connected game merchant." Cripple tapped his cane. It sounded like an offhand remark, but there seemed to be more behind it.
White Line blinked blankly. She hadn't understood the test hidden in his words, which meant Cripple's attempt failed completely. He narrowed his eyes, growing wary.
*This woman called Hunter is frighteningly hard to read. She never shows what she's feeling, and she didn't react to my probe at all! Even my best skill, reading microexpressions, is useless on her. I have no idea what she's really