The Fake Li Hongyou! I Think You're the Strongest!

Bai Xuan thought for a moment, then answered earnestly, "Magnetic Field Manipulation! Phoenix Force! Laser Eyes! Superman's Body! Fallen Hypnosis!"

"If none of those work, I guess I could settle for Super Regeneration..."

"?"

Li Hongyou froze as he rattled off one powerful ability after another, as if he were reading from a menu.

Any one of those abilities would be more than enough for an ordinary Investigator—or even a key role among the Investigation Bureau's elite.

"You've got quite an imagination, kid." Li Hongyou rolled her eyes at Bai Xuan, a faint smile tugging at her lips. "Forget the Ninghang City Investigation Bureau. You might not find a single person with any of those abilities even at the White Sea City Investigation Bureau."

"Joining the Investigation Bureau means facing Anomalous Calamities head-on. How could I do that without a powerful ability?" Bai Xuan replied with a shrug.

"Then..."

Li Hongyou propped her chin on both hands and narrowed her eyes, suddenly looking mysterious. "What do you think of an ability that lets you teleport through space?"

"?"

Bai Xuan fell silent for a moment before answering with a smile. "Spatial abilities are impressive, of course. But if all they can do is simple teleportation, I'd say they're not as good as your Telekinesis, Miss Li Hongyou."

"No, that's not right!"

"What I mean is, your Telekinesis is the strongest! The best!"

"It's only a matter of time before you become Huaguo's strongest Investigator!"

"You've got a good eye, kid." Li Hongyou smiled faintly, but her gaze drifted to the side.

Bai Xuan followed her gaze. A black insect was hiding among the leaves of a decorative plant in the restaurant. It was easy to miss, but he could clearly make out a faint red glow on its back.

Was that some kind of surveillance device?

Wait.

Was someone listening to their conversation right now?

At that same moment, in a dim basement somewhere, a woman wearing a Three of Clubs mask said to Spade Four beside her:

"We've confirmed Li Hongyou isn't with Su Yue. You can make your move."

"Good!"

Spade Four grinned viciously. "This time, I'm bringing her back for sure!"

"Don't fail again."

Three of Clubs warned him, "If you do, we won't get the bounty."

Before she had even finished speaking, Spade Four turned and entered the room next door.

After he left, Three of Clubs looked back at the computer screen in front of her. It showed a live feed of Li Hongyou and Bai Xuan having dinner together.

Who was monitoring their conversation?

Bai Xuan ran through the possibilities. It could only be the Investigation Bureau or the Evil Organization. But Li Hongyou herself worked for the Investigation Bureau, so it was highly unlikely they were monitoring this conversation. That left the Evil Organization.

Was the Evil Organization watching Li Hongyou?

If her mission was to protect Su Yue, it made sense for the Evil Organization to monitor her.

After all, with her strength, dealing with D-Rank members of the Evil Organization would be no trouble.

But that all depended on one thing: whether the person in front of him really was Li Hongyou.

She looked exactly like Li Hongyou, yet there were subtle differences. For one thing, she had a particular fondness for rich, sugary food.

Given her small, slender build, he wouldn't have expected her to be so enthusiastic about it.

Her manner of speaking had changed slightly, too. Unlike when she had played Liu Qian, the impersonation wasn't quite perfect.

Of course, it should still be more than enough to fool the Evil Organization.

As for why she was pretending to be Li Hongyou, it was probably another attempt to lure the enemy out.

His thoughts racing, Bai Xuan glanced at Legendary Perspective. Sure enough, something was already happening at Su Yue's Lakeside Villa.

Boom!

A violent explosion erupted outside the villa, startling the Investigators and security officers stationed there. They all turned toward the sound.

"What was that?"

"It has to be the Evil Organization!"

"Everyone, stay alert!"

They raised their weapons and readied themselves for a fight.

Just then, a figure tore through space and appeared before them.

He grinned viciously. "Investigators and security officers of Ninghang City, if you don't want to die, get the hell out of my way!"

"Damn it... Why does he have six arms?"

"Shoot! Hurry!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The security officers opened fire at once, but the wounds their bullets left in Spade Four's body healed within seconds!

"If you're so determined to die, don't blame me!"

Spade Four sneered and lunged at the nearest security officer.

Just as he was about to tear into him, several playing cards shot through the air like knives and pierced Spade Four's flesh.

Then—

Boom!!

The cards exploded, blasting several holes through Spade Four's upper body.

"Is... is it over?"

"I don't know..."

"He's probably dead, right?"

The security officers exchanged uncertain looks, their eyes fixed on Spade Four's mangled body.

Just then, a man holding playing cards hurried onto the scene.

"Whew... I made it in time!"

Huang Xin panted heavily.

The moment he heard the commotion, he had rushed over at full speed and thrown his cards just in time to save the security officer.

But when he looked up at Spade Four, his expression darkened.

The man's nearly destroyed body was healing before his eyes, flesh regenerating at a furious pace!

"This is bad!"

Huang Xin's heart sank. He shouted to the security officers around him, "Get back! He's not—"

Before he could finish,

Bang!

A deafening crash rang out!

Spade Four shot forward like a cannonball and slammed into Huang Xin, sending him flying more than ten meters before he crashed hard into a van.

Huang Xin lost consciousness on the spot.

Spade Four sneered. "That's all a Ninghang City Investigator can do? What a joke."

With that, he turned toward Su Yue's villa.

But he had barely taken a step when he realized that, at some point, playing cards had been plastered all over his body!

Explode!

Boom!

Flames surged skyward and swallowed him whole...

High above, Li Hongyou hovered silently, calmly surveying the battle below.

As the strongest fighter on this mission, she had to stay composed and analyze every change across the battlefield.

Three Spade Puppets?

No... four.

I'll deal with the one that slipped into the villa first.

She immediately dove toward Su Yue's Lakeside Villa...

Inside the villa, Bai Yu kept a close watch on what was happening outside.

Noise came from every direction, making her frown.

Of the four defensive lines set up by the Investigators and security officers, three had come under attack in quick succession.

That meant at least three enemies were attacking at once!

"Bai Yu, we only need to hold the villa. Leave the rest to the others," a security officer beside her reminded her quietly. "Let's keep patrolling. We can't give them an opening."

"Mm."

Bai Yu nodded and was about to move,

when she suddenly drew her gun, turned toward a dark corner, and pulled the trigger!

Bang! Bang! Bang!