Chapter 244: Black Cat! (Bonus Update!!!)
Morning. Luofei Capone woke up from a beautiful dream.
Looking at the small box handcuffed to his wrist—nothing unusual, the combination lock untouched—he couldn't help but grin.
He got out of bed and checked the large box of gold again.
Grabbing the handle, he took a breath, shouted, and heaved it up with all his strength.
His face turned bright red.
The box lifted slightly, then slammed heavily onto the floor, making the floorboards tremble.
"Yeah! That's the feel! No problem!"
In the following days,
the team kept constant surveillance on Luofei's every move.
Bai Qianxun was in charge of listening in, and Xiao Hei was responsible for monitoring his movements.
But Da Hei still hadn't found any trace of Mark.
Jiangnan wanted to send more people out to search, but unfortunately, Eastern faces in the Budiya urban area were far too conspicuous.
Because of the safe house exposure incident a couple of days ago,
local armed forces had been actively searching for people with Eastern features.
Better not to stick out.
Time flew by, and three days passed.
During this period, Mountain Cat successfully broke through to Platinum rank.
And on this day, the listening device finally picked up something useful.
Bai Qianxun: "Southern God, Luofei and his crew have made contact with Mark!"
"They're planning to meet today at 3:00 PM."
Jiangnan's eyes lit up. "Where's the location?"
Bai Qianxun shook her head. "Not mentioned. Mark will send people to pick them up when the time comes."
Jiangnan sneered, "Cautious, huh."
Wang Zhengyang was full of energy. "What's the plan? Are we moving?"
Jiangnan: "We have to move. The question is how to do it."
"Our faces are too recognizable. Once we act, we'll definitely alert the local armed forces."
"If it were night, it'd be fine, but during the day..."
Jiangnan rubbed his temples, his gaze falling on Da Hei, and then his eyes lit up.
"Mountain Cat! Little Bai! Li Mietu! Come here!"
The three of them paused, realizing this was an assignment.
Jiangnan said solemnly, "Are you willing to sacrifice yourselves to complete the mission?"
They replied in unison, "Duty-bound!"
"No regrets?"
"No regrets!"
"Really no regrets?"
"No regrets!"
But their faces were full of confusion—what was Jiangnan planning?
"You said it! Here, eat this!"
With that, he pulled out four heads of Hei Hei Black Garlic and handed them out.
Bai Qianxun was curious. "What's this? Is it good?"
Li Mietu: "Eat this? What does it have to do with completing the mission?"
Mountain Cat had a bad feeling, recalling that night at Beishan...
Jiangnan chuckled. "Good or not? Just taste it and you'll know."
Bai Qianxun didn't overthink it and went, "Om—"
She took a big bite.
Li Mietu followed suit—an order was an order, how could he not obey?
And damn, it was spicy!
His face turned red from the spice, but then it wasn't red anymore—
because it had turned so black you couldn't tell.
Meanwhile, Bai Qianxun was crying from the spiciness, tears streaming down.
"Mmph! What is this? So spicy! Not good at all! You trickster!"
"Pfft... hahahaha! Li Mietu! You're blacker than a lump of coal!"
Bai Qianxun pointed at Li Mietu, laughing so hard she couldn't stand straight. But the next moment, her laughter cut off.
Because she saw that her own hand was terrifyingly black too.
Like, so black you couldn't see your hand in front of your face black.
She rushed to a mirror and froze in place.
Who was this ugly girl, black as a coal ball, crying her eyes out, only showing a row of white teeth?
[From Bai Qianxun: Resentment Value +1000!]
"Ah!!! How... how did this..."
Her mentality completely collapsed.
It was black to the extreme, okay?
"Jiangnan! I'm gonna fry you! Don't you run!"
Jiangnan instantly teleported behind Mountain Cat.
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"You said no regrets!"
Black Qianxun's body crackled with massive currents as she reached for a coin. "Mountain Cat, get out of the way! I have to fry him today!"
Li Mietu stared blankly, on the verge of tears.
If he went home like this, his wife would divorce him!
"Is it too late to regret now?"
Meanwhile, Wang Zhengyang and Tang Shi were laughing their heads off.
What the hell was that Black Garlic?
Why did eating it make you this black?
Afraid of getting beaten, Jiangnan quickly ate one himself, successfully becoming Jiang the Coal Ball.
"Why are you crying? It'll be back to normal in 24 hours! Besides, don't you feel anything different?"
Black Qianxun fumed, "Nothing different! I'm already black enough to disgrace my father's surname, okay?"
"Dad! Sorry! Your daughter is unfilial!"
Li Mietu was surprised though. "No... no, I can sense everything within a thousand meters! So clearly!"
"This is incredible, right?"
Black Qianxun paused, then said in surprise, "Oh wow! Really? What's going on? It's like radar projection!"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes. "I did this for your own good, okay?"
"Here, this is the best freaking protective coloring!"
Then he turned to Mountain Cat expectantly. "Eat up! Eat up!"
Mountain Cat: ...
"Do... do I have to?"
How could she not mind?
For the first time, Mountain Cat felt fear toward something.
It was way too black!
Jiangnan: "How can you not? It's for the mission!"
Black Qianxun urged, "Eat! We all turned black, so you have to turn black too!"
Mountain Cat was extremely reluctant.
Especially with Jiangnan's hopeful eyes.
But she still ate.
The next moment, Black Cat was born.
Jiangnan bit his thigh but still couldn't hold it in. "Pfft... hahahaha!"
Black Cat!
Black Cat Sheriff?
[From Mountain Cat: Resentment Value +1000!]
Her gaze was already murderous.
She didn't have the courage to look in the mirror.
Seeing Mountain Cat also turn black, Black Qianxun felt much more balanced.
At this moment,
Da Hei was utterly astonished,
Staring at Jiangnan in shock.
"Oh! My O'Sass Heavenly Father! Have you descended upon the mortal world..."
He actually knelt on the ground, eyes full of reverence, ready to perform a full kowtow—about to knock his head twice.
Jiangnan was stunned.
He quickly pulled him up. "Bro, what are you doing? It's not New Year's yet..."
Wang Zhengyang covered his face. "In his tribe, the blacker you are, the higher your status, the more respected you are..."
Da Hei nodded vigorously, even shedding tears of excitement.
His gaze at Jiangnan was no longer that of looking at a person,
but more like looking at a true god.
Jiangnan: ???
Black Qianxun: "Mark sent someone! Luofei and his crew are moving!"
Jiangnan's eyes lit up. "Let's go! Follow them!"
The group went straight onto the street, tracking Luofei's location.
This time, their Eastern faces didn't cause attention.
But their pitch-black skin did draw quite a few stares.
On the street, a black couple was walking toward them.
The black girl stared at Black Qianxun in shock.
"Oh my god! Honey! How is she so black! These people are all so black! Eww—"
She actually shivered, full of disgust.
The black boy said, "Hurry up! Don't look! So ugly! It's contagious!"
"Don't you know? There's an ancient Eastern saying: 'Near vermilion, one gets red; near ink, one gets black.'"
The black girl looked at him admiringly. "Wow! Honey! You're so cultured!"
Jiangnan: ???
You mother...
Screw the "contagious"!
Is that really what "near ink, one gets black" means?
[From Bai Qianxun: Resentment Value +1000!]
[From Bai Qianxun...]
She really wanted to cry.
Today, she was actually being shamed for being too black—by a black person?
She didn't want to live anymore!
At this moment, "Black Cat" also pursed her lips and said nothing the whole way.
(◦`~´◦)
But Da Hei wasn't having it. His eyes blazed with anger, and he rolled up his sleeves, ready to go give that guy a beating.
How dare you insult my true god?