Lin Xian stared into Angelica’s bewildered eyes, listening to this familiar name, and recalled the ancient stories of the past.
So that’s how it is...
He had always felt that this trip to Mi Country to find Angelica and form a team went too smoothly.
The other party, being the last member of the Seven Sins, hadn’t troubled him one bit.
Not only did she find him a place to stay, pick him up from the airport, provide him with a handgun, but she also went through so much trouble to disguise him to protect him from being discovered by the Time-Space Assassin.
Even more incredible was...
Just as Angelica herself had said.
She almost trusted him unconditionally.
Whether it was the intelligence he provided, the plans he made, or even the pie in the sky he painted for her—
After formally joining the Genius Club and attending the gathering, he would tell Angelica Copernicus’s real identity, as well as the killer who murdered Ji Lin’s parents.
Although at the time Lin Xian spoke earnestly...
In reality, it was indeed a massive pie in the sky.
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Who knows when he would officially join the Genius Club, who knows if there were more tests after the three questions, who knows whether he could find Ji Lin’s murderer after entering.
In any case.
His promises were all pie in the sky.
But Angelica just trusted him like that, even though she herself probably felt that it was highly unlikely she would ever get that pie, she still trusted him so unconditionally.
Lin Xian speculated...
[Angelica, to some extent, probably overlapped herself with Ji Lin, who has passed away, right?]
Ji Lin considered him his only friend in life, shared with Angelica the interactions between them, told Angelica about the time they celebrated An Qing’s birthday together, and prepared the villa decorations together.
Angelica, despite expressing inner conflict, was genuinely happy for Ji Lin to have made a friend.
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Only Angelica did not know that beneath the veil of friendship with Ji Lin lay hidden malice and calculation.
Now that Ji Lin is gone, many of the issues of stance are no longer that important.
In her short life of just over twenty years, Angelica has experienced the loss of all her family members twice, and twice became a lone individual.
Despite her outward calmness, her heart must have been scorched by the flames of revenge, and she was determined to shoot it through the chest of the Genius Club killer.
She might not really trust him all that much.
But in the current situation...
Because he was recognized by Ji Lin as a friend, he temporarily became a haven for her emotional attachment to family.
Or even more so.
If it were not for Ji Lin recognizing him as a friend, Angelica would probably have found an opportunity to kill him already, wouldn’t she?
That’s not impossible.
Lin Xian only knew that after Ji Lin was released from the police station, he wrote a letter to Angelica.
As for what was exactly written in the letter, Lin Xian had no idea.
But he felt... there must have been a lot that involved him, which is why Angelica, despite being an enemy, treated him with a partner’s attitude, even a bit too trusting.
Looking back.
It seems that he never really did anything particularly noteworthy for Ji Lin.
It was nothing more than taking him to An Qing’s birthday party;
Nothing more than helping him decorate for the birthday party;
Nothing more than playing a few childish tabletop games with him;
Nothing more than giving him a Rhein Cat in a Gothic style, which he might not have wanted that much.
Perhaps...
Such mundane affairs, which are common to most people, were precious to Ji Lin; just as family affection, something most easily overlooked by everyone, was always slipping through Angelica’s fingers like delicate sand.
"Let’s go."
After packing up her things, Angelica stood up and gestured for Lin Xian to head out.
Lin Xian took one last look at the stranger in the mirror.
Grinning.
Even the teeth felt different, which in turn changed the shape of the mouth and face.
The art of disguise was truly amazing, truly magical.
But looking at the troublesome craftsmanship and techniques, it was not something ordinary people could learn. It was safe to say The Chameleon Witch lived up to her name; the Oscar truly had a high value and was well-deserved.
They stepped out the door.
A flamboyant purple Lamborghini sports car was parked in front, its low-lying body seemed to quietly roar its hefty price and fierce power.
"You drive."
Angelica tossed a bulky electronic car key to him, and Lin Xian caught it mid-air.
Then they both bent down to get into the car.
The roaring engine started with a push of a button, heading towards the night, towards the direction of the evening banquet...
"The plan for tonight is as follows."
Angelica picked up a pair of elegant sunglasses from the passenger side, put them on her strikingly beautiful face, and immediately looked irresistibly charming:
"Jask’s secretary is really looking forward to meeting me, and she’s always inviting me, but I have never responded. This time, too, she will be representing Jask at a Princeton charity fundraising dinner, and knowing I live here, she has been messaging me privately on social media for several days, which I have never replied to."
"Playing hard to get," Lin Xian mocked while turning the steering wheel:
"You know military tactics. Just wait until that secretary feels lost, disappointed, and dejected, when she finally sees you at the banquet... I can hardly believe how excited she will be then."
"The sudden contrast and surprise are the biggest emotional impacts, if you tell her in advance that you’re coming, she wouldn’t experience the emotional impact from feeling lost to excited. Once a person’s brain is occupied by emotions, they naturally lose some rationality. People tend to slip up during flattering drinking parties, that’s probably the rationale."