The Mastermind

"Big Brother, what do we do? Keep following him?"

"Follow him. Find a chance and make a move directly. Damn it, we've watched him for nearly half a month, and he never leaves the house."

"It would be one thing if he never went out, but that little bitch never goes out alone either. They're not giving us any opportunity at all."

Outside the clothing store, two people wearing felt hats and straw rain capes huddled in a corner, their eyes fixed firmly on the shop.

Their attire was extremely common, usually worn by people who often went out to keep rain and snow from soaking their clothes.

In this world, even catching a minor cold could be fatal.

While the two were watching the clothing store, they failed to notice that someone had already set his sights on them.

Why are these two following me?

Chen Xun was puzzled, but he did not slow his pace.

As soon as Chen Xun reached the two men's backs, he alerted them. They hurriedly turned around.

Their hands hidden beneath their rain capes had quietly drawn their sabers partway.

"Who's there?"

As soon as one of them spoke, he froze in place.

"Where did he go?"

The other looked around in surprise. There was no one nearby, only the two of them.

"What's going on? Did we hear things?"

"Impossible. Even if it were an auditory hallucination, both of us couldn't hear it at once."

"Then what the hell is this?"

As the two talked, neither of them noticed that Chen Xun was standing right in front of them.

Chen Xun had deliberately made that sound just now to lure them into turning around.

While they stood there in baffled conversation, Chen Xun struck.

He grabbed a handful of white powder and