My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 67 - 056: European Bird

July 12th, 7:30 PM China Time, Li Jing International Airport Terminal 3.

Gu Qiye slightly tilted his head, gazing at the figure surrounded by the crowd.

He thought, "I expected Rainbow Wings to arrive in Li Jing unnoticed, but didn’t expect it to be so blatant... Perhaps it’s answering ’Ghost Bell’s’ provocation. Ghost Bell had mentioned wanting a Rainbow Wing member to come capture him, so Fan Dongqing couldn’t be bothered to hide and came so openly."

He had heard that Fan Dongqing’s temper was extremely capricious, doing as he pleases, and hardly taking anyone seriously.

Fan Dongqing very likely believed: If Ghost Bell, upon hearing his name, instead turned and ran away, it would show that the so-called "super criminal" was nothing more than this—a ridiculous joke, a clown jumping about... hardly worth making a move on.

No wonder the Mutants Association sent people to meet him; Gu Qiye found his previous guess rather laughable.

From start to finish, the Rainbow Wing member possibly arriving in Li Jing could only be this person because Fan Dongqing was the only openly identified member of Rainbow Wings—the one with the privilege to openly appear in front of the cameras.

"Why would a person from Rainbow Wings appear here at this moment?" Gu Zhuo Case trembled, his right hand tightly gripping the glass, light flickering in his eyes.

Lowering his face, he hopelessly watched Fan Dongqing walk by, as if he were a dog, surrendered to slaughter, bent spine, stripped of dignity.

If only he could stand up from here, if only he could walk over, if only he had the chance to talk to Fan Dongqing, then Gu Zhuo Case would have the opportunity to ask about the incident, to find out exactly who accidentally killed his wife years ago at Gu Yima Residential Area!

Yet... with such a great chance right in front of him, he remained unable to move; his lower body seemed glued to the chair: his two children right beside him, this is the airport... surveillance cameras are everywhere, countless eyes watching them.

If he couldn’t control his emotions, if he allowed his obsession to cloud his mind and rushed out now, the disastrous consequences would surely impact his children.

Though Gu Zhuo Case could be considered selfish, he wasn’t selfish to this extent... just to avoid his actions affecting his three children, he had left home for two years, living under a pseudonym, trying not to expose his true identity during every criminal activity.

Ji Minghuan silently sat beside the father and son, sipping orange juice through a straw without expression, occasionally observing his dad’s expressions, then his brother’s. freeweɓnøvel.com

He thought, "Remarkable, remarkable."

After enjoying the series of expressions from his brother and dad, Ji Minghuan glanced leisurely at Fan Dongqing.

He just felt that the man’s outfit resembled the clothes worn by Stephen Chow and Fire Cloud Evil God during their battle in the movie "Kung Fu" — practically an equivalent replica of the pure white Chinese tang suit. That legendary Buddha Palm descending from heaven impressed him deeply in the film.

At that time, he had secretly downloaded the movie in the Welfare Institute’s computer room and watched it with Kong Youling that night.

Shortly after, Fan Dongqing left the airport surrounded by the crowd.

Led by "Swallowing Silver," members of the Mutants Association approached and escorted him like bodyguards onto a vehicle—Ji Minghuan didn’t understand the significance of this by the association; Fan Dongqing could easily swat them all to death with one slap. Perhaps it just appeared more ceremonious—like in movies where big bosses always have a couple of small fry adding to the show.

Gu Qiye turned back and glanced at Gu Zhuo Case, only to see his dad expressionlessly eating, scooping porridge with a spoon and putting it into his mouth as if he hadn’t noticed the earlier scene.

He didn’t know if his father had put the past behind him, but if possible, he hoped his father could let go soon. As for his mother’s matter, Gu Qiye alone investigating it thoroughly was sufficient.

An hour and a half later, the three walked towards the boarding gate with their boarding passes, placing their luggage on the security belt for inspection.

Ji Minghuan raised his arms, obediently undergoing a full-body scan while secretly observing his brother’s and dad’s luggage with peripheral vision.

Unfortunately, there was no scene he hoped to see; inspection results were all normal. It seemed their luggage contained no suspicious items, at least not detected by security personnel.

Ji Minghuan sighed and thought having connections abroad is advantageous; there’s no need to carry the same set of battle gear everywhere, especially for someone like Gu Qiye—a big shot—the Mutants Branch in Japan would certainly provide him with brand new gear.

Before long, the trio boarded the plane with seats together.

The engines roared, the plane started slowly, like a pure white giant bird diving into the night.

Ji Minghuan sat at the window corner, propped his chin, looking at the city outside the airplane window; the endless stream of cars merged into a luminous river at the crossroads, high buildings were brightly illuminated, not far away the "SA" logo on the Mutants Association building sparkled in the night.

He yawned, shifted his gaze to the seat beside him; Gu Qiye was still engrossed in the book "The Outsider."

Despite needing high mental calculation speed to match his superpower, otherwise, brain overload during high-speed movement could easily lead to accidents.

Yet his page-turning speed when reading was very slow, as if carefully committing each word to memory.

Gu Zhuo Case sat ahead of the duo; Ji Minghuan couldn’t see what his dad was doing, just vaguely glimpsed from window reflections that his dad, like himself, was staring blankly outside.

In the gentle turbulence, Ji Minghuan slowly closed his eyes.

Consciousness sailed like a ship through the East Sea, arriving at a hotel in the Harbor District of Tokyo.

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Tokyo time July 13th, 0:00 AM.

Since the character "Xia Pingzhou" was created, it was his third day in Tokyo. Thus when he opened his eyes, a panel was silently floating in darkness.

[Player detected staying in the same city (Japan Tokyo) for three days, unlocking the city’s "Event Card."]

[Tip: Every once in a while, a "Card Event" might appear somewhere in the city. Complete the card event to receive an "Event Card."]

"I’ve been lying in the hotel for two days now..."

Ji Minghuan controlled "Xia Pingzhou" to get out of bed, move into the room, and look outside through the hotel window.

Tokyo Tower emitted warm white light in the night; multicolored neon signs filled the view. Streets in the Harbor District were sparsely populated at this time, yet visible between cables was a lost seagull.

It must have flown over from Tokyo Bay.

Following the seagull’s departing silhouette, he looked up at the night sky, squinting slightly, only to see a large, red exclamation mark standing in the distant sky.

That was the direction of "Minato Roppongi."

Ji Minghuan raised a brow, pondering, "A card event, huh, a ten-minute walk over, let’s check it out."