Chapter 43: Young Miss
Su Xiao exhaled a puff of blue smoke and said, "Barker is a big problem."
"Woof."
Bubu Wang meant that it and its little brother would lure Barker away.
"Impossible. I've fought that guy. Unless absolutely necessary, he won't stray too far from Dubois."
To understand a person, fighting them is the fastest way. After their previous clash, Barker had gained some understanding of Su Xiao as well. That guy must know Su Xiao wouldn't give up.
Bubu Wang looked at the little assistant, a doggy grin spreading across its face. Su Xiao also shifted his gaze. The little assistant, who was eating, suddenly shivered.
"Wha' are you lookin' at me for?" she mumbled with her mouth full.
She swallowed the food in her mouth, choking so hard she rolled her eyes.
"With some makeup, it should be fine."
"Again..."
The little assistant recalled the scene in the trench where she had seduced the officer of the Sun Kingdom.
Su Xiao stubbed out his cigarette. "This time, you're not going to seduce a man. You've attended parties before, right?"
"Of course. I went to my aunt's birthday party just last month."
"What scale?"
"Hehehe," the little assistant laughed awkwardly. "Counting my one-and-a-half-year-old nephew, there were nine of us. Very luxurious~"
"..."
"..."
Both Su Xiao and Bubu Wang fell silent. The plan they had simultaneously thought of seemed unreliable.
When Bubu Wang had breakfast with Dubois, it overheard a key piece of information: tomorrow night at 8 PM, Dubois was attending a private party hosted by the wealthiest merchant in Ambera City.
This merchant had provided massive, interest-free funds to the Divine Court, enough to arm an army of over a hundred thousand. Even though Dubois was a Divine Envoy, he couldn't refuse the invitation of such a wealthy merchant. In fact, he was equally eager for this party. It was a golden opportunity to secure war funds. If he could truly tie himself to this financial backer, Dubois's chances of becoming the next High Divine Envoy would skyrocket.
That's right, Dubois was one of the candidates for High Divine Envoy. The current High Divine Envoy of the Sun Kingdom was just a temporary figurehead. They needed someone capable and commanding enough to hold the position.
Dubois had just fled back from Saint Liam Fortress. With the fortress fallen, the front line there was definitely indefensible. Dubois would have to take responsibility, which almost dashed his hopes of becoming High Divine Envoy.
Su Xiao had considered infiltrating the Divine Court branch to assassinate Dubois, but after Bubu Wang's reconnaissance, he decisively abandoned that idea. The branch had at least several dozen Sun Kingdom officers. If a fight broke out there, Su Xiao's chances of escaping were very low.
The party at 8 PM tomorrow night was the best opportunity to assassinate Dubois. Missing it would make completing the personal main war mission extremely difficult. Once a contractor found the World Core, the contractor free-for-all wouldn't be far off.
"Can you handle a party with a few hundred guests?"
"No problem."
The little assistant answered confidently.
"Then it's settled."
Su Xiao's general plan was as follows: after the party started tomorrow night, Bubu Wang and the little assistant would both infiltrate the venue. He himself would set up a sniper point on a nearby building.
Bubu Wang would be responsible for creating chaos at the back of the venue. The little assistant's task was simple. She didn't need to do anything too dangerous. She just had to act as a "frightened guest" to amplify the panic, causing complete chaos inside the venue. Then, an opportunity to strike would arise.
Although Barker had seen the little assistant, with some makeup and a change in her scent, the chances of Barker recognizing her were very low.
Su Xiao took out an iron can. It was a spray-type compressed kerosene bottle. When atomized, it would produce a strong kerosene smell and was highly flammable. Su Xiao carried this for special situations where extreme temperature changes were needed to destroy high-strength metal.
"Do I need to bring this into the venue?"
"No."
Su Xiao tossed the spray-type compressed kerosene bottle to Bubu Wang. Before entering the venue, they would be searched. Naturally, Bubu Wang would carry it in.
The little assistant was a crucial part of the plan. In other words, Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and the little assistant would work in tandem, ultimately creating an opportunity to bypass Barker and assassinate Dubois.
"Bubu, go scout the terrain and try to copy a party invitation. I'll handle the little assistant's clothes and jewelry. Amu will..."
Su Xiao suddenly remembered that Amu was still on the icefield. He was just habitually thinking of Amu.
"What about me?"
The little assistant raised her fist, indicating she was quite capable in a fight.
"Tomorrow night, your job is just to look beautiful."
"How could..."
Bubu Wang jumped off the seat, signaled the four icefield wolves to be on alert, and then left the civilian house. Su Xiao and Bubu Wang left together.
At 7 PM that evening, Su Xiao returned to the civilian house. Bubu Wang didn't return until 3 AM.
...
In the living room, Su Xiao flipped through the party invitation in his hand.
"Is she Octavia Bartholomew?"
Su Xiao looked at the unconscious young woman in the living room.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked. This was its carefully chosen target. After tracking and investigating, it found that this woman named Octavia Bartholomew was the only daughter of a once-great family. In reality, it was a family so impoverished that only two members remained.
Octavia's mother had paid a considerable price to obtain the party invitation, hoping her daughter could land a wealthy husband. Since her family was already in decline, in a country like the Sun Kingdom that valued status, this wasn't impossible. Plus, Octavia had some looks, so it was even more feasible.
Bubu Wang's choice was very wise. The risk was much smaller than copying an invitation. With Octavia's family so destitute, their interactions with other families were predictable. Therefore, not many people would recognize Octavia. At most, they might have heard the surname "Bartholomew."
Bubu Wang handled this cleanly. It not only kidnapped Octavia but also her mother, who was now thrown in the storage room.
The bedroom door pushed open. The little assistant walked out, wearing a black gauze dress and a wig.
"What the hell is this? A torture device? It's so uncomfortable."
The little assistant reached into her collar, clearly unaccustomed to the underwear worn by women in the Sun Kingdom. In fact, except for summer, this girl usually didn't wear any upper-body underwear. 90% of her wardrobe was military uniforms.
"Stand up straight."
The little assistant, with her hand in her collar, didn't look like a young lady from some family at all.
"Sir, can I skip wearing this thing inside? I'm suffocating."
"If you want the party guests to admire the bumps on your chest, feel free to skip it."
"Then I'll wear it. So, do I look like a young miss?"
The little assistant raised her hands and grinned. Seeing her like this, Bubu Wang's dog face fell. It looked at Su Xiao, its expression saying, "Master, how about letting me disguise as the young miss? The gender's wrong, but I'm 'charming'."
Su Xiao glanced at Bubu Wang. Bubu Wang shuffled to the side.
"You, what's that on your ear? Too tacky."
"Huh?" The little assistant looked confused. "Isn't this thin thing an earring?"
"That's an arm ring."
Su Xiao rubbed his forehead. The little assistant didn't look like a family's young miss at all.
"Huh?"
The little assistant looked surprised. Bubu Wang was laughing its head off. It hadn't expected this girl to be even more clueless than itself.