Chapter 1597: Chapter 477: Ruthless (Part 2)
"Ugh... really..."
Tong Yingying put on a mask and spoke without much expression,
"I can’t believe it, do you hosts know nothing without the modifier?!"
"Ha... this... ha... the school didn’t teach us either!"
Bai Yi panted as she responded, making it clear she was descending the stairs.
"I’m on the first floor now, and indeed there’s a lot of security guards gathered at the entrance."
Only An Le, who hadn’t spoken before, brought the only good news when she did.
"What should we do then?"
"Leave it to me."
In the earpiece, Tong Yingying’s voice was simple and direct, like an adrenaline shot injected into Sakuragi Hitomi who was waiting for the elevator door to open.
At this moment, the lobby on the first floor was not quiet, with many tourists and employees present.
Outside the lobby, a red-haired woman wearing a mask quietly walked towards a few security guards gathered in front of an elevator door nearby.
"3rd floor..."
"2nd floor..."
They were focused on the screen showing the floor numbers, and when the number reached "1", they stood ready.
Just the next second, the woman happened to pass behind those guards.
"Step..."
She paused slightly, then continued forward with a calm expression.
The next second, the elevator door slowly opened, revealing the nervous Sakuragi Hitomi inside.
Seeing the security guards standing in front, her breath involuntarily caught.
"Thud... thud... thud..."
But just as her mind went blank, the guards in front of her suddenly went limp, their heads tilting as they fell unconscious to the ground.
"!!"
"Shout, then pretend to panic and run. The car is parked at the entrance, we’ll meet there."
Fortunately, Tong Yingying’s voice was still steady in her ear, making Sakuragi Hitomi react instantly, letting out a scream.
"What happened?"
"Uh?"
On the side, people who hadn’t noticed the situation were attracted by Sakuragi Hitomi’s scream.
She quickly ran out of the elevator, her small figure not raising any suspicion from anyone.
"Call an ambulance quickly!"
"Come help out..."
In the lobby, many well-meaning people gathered around, stirring up the situation.
The surveillance camera subtly rotated, not noticing An Le and Bai Yi slipping out of the lobby against the crowd from different blind spots.
"Ding..."
"Lady Alvira, sorry, Sakuragi Hitomi got away."
Soon after, Alvira, who was cooking steak on the top floor, paused as she listened to the apologetic voice coming through her earpiece.
"Couldn’t even bring back a little girl?"
"Not really, but... there’s something strange..."
"Strange?"
Alvira turned her gaze to the side, and a projection immediately appeared before her eyes.
She watched the guards faint instantly on the ground, her brow raising slightly.
But then, she suddenly noticed something and snapped her fingers.
The image froze, capturing the moment the woman passed by behind them.
Looking at the woman wearing a mask and hat, Alvira gently zoomed in.
And faintly, she saw the red tips of her hair under that hat.
"..."
When Alvira saw the red hair completely, her brow furrowed even deeper.
There’s someone else...
She glanced at her daughter, sitting sneakily with a phone in her hand in the living room, suddenly speaking,
"What are you doing, Aria?"
"Huh? Nothing really..."
In the surveillance, Alvira clearly saw Aria suddenly hide her phone in her arms, turning to respond.
"..."
But Alvira didn’t expose her, only saying,
"It’s almost ready, time to eat."
"Alright! Coming!"
...
...
"What?! You didn’t get any information?!"
In the jeep, after hearing Sakuragi Hitomi recount what just happened from the passenger seat, Tong Yingying nearly broke down, almost stopping in the middle of the road to vent her frustration.
But in the passenger seat, Sakuragi Hitomi rubbed her brow, also feeling the headache,
"Now, after all that circling, not only did we get nothing, but Alvira’s also aware of us..."
"..."
In the backseat, An Le pursed her lips, saying nothing.
Only Bai Yi, somewhat troubled, looked at Sakuragi Hitomi with words on the tip of her tongue.
But after hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke,
"Just now, you said Aria heard the sound of water droplets in her dream, right?"
"Indeed... why?"
"When I used the pocket watch previously, the ticking sounded a lot like water droplets. So I’m thinking, is it possible that this ritual is related to my ability?"
At this moment, the traffic light turned red. As she spoke, the other three women turned to look at Bai Yi.
"Really?!"
"Hmm... and there are many coincidences."
Bai Yi took out her phone, looking at the time, which was shortly after four, and continued to explain,
"If Yan Huan’s ritual is really connected to my ability, then he would have to activate it at 4:44 PM. He didn’t want us interfering, and the timing when Aria gave us false information matches up too..."
"One minute... with such a short time, even without Aria giving us false information, we probably wouldn’t be able to stop him, would we?"
Tong Yingying frowned, raising a question.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yi shook her head,
"It’s not that simple... Sakuragi, remember before, whenever I pause time, your barrier would explode. Although I haven’t tried crossing through your barrier, the effect is even more terrifying than pausing time, so it might be the same outcome..."
"So... when this ability is activated, the President is bound to come out of the barrier?!"
At the same time, Meow appeared and added,
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