Chapter 230 - 187: Game and Growth

Chapter 230: Chapter 187: Game and Growth

To find Sam Odyssey as quickly as possible, Xia Yu approached any foreigner she spotted to get a look at their face.

After all, she had already memorized what Sam Odyssey looked like.

There weren’t many foreigners in Huayang City, and even fewer on Nanjiang Road.

So, it wasn’t long before she spotted Sam Odyssey from behind.

She quickened her pace to follow.

Suddenly...

"Xia Yu!"

A voice called out from behind her.

Xia Yu stopped in her tracks and instinctively turned to look.

A girl of about seventeen or eighteen rushed over, calling out, "You’re Xia Tian’s older sister, right?"

Xia Yu didn’t answer. Instead, she quickly snapped her head back toward the target she had been following.

But...

’Where is he?’

Her brow furrowed, and she rushed forward.

’The target was just crossing the street. How could he have vanished into thin air in the instant I turned my head?’

’Unless... he sensed something was off and used his superpower!’

And so, she charged forward without hesitation.

Soon...

’A superpower! That’s the unique fluctuation of a superpower being used. He’s nearby!’

Xia Yu’s pupils contracted. She immediately confirmed it was Sam Odyssey. Her entire body tensed as she scanned her surroundings.

However,

The fluctuation from the superpower vanished just as quickly.

In an instant, Xia Yu lost her target.

Just then.

"Why did you run off?"

Lin Xiaoxiao asked as she caught up to her, "Do you know Paul?"

"Paul?"

Xia Yu’s brow twitched. "You mean that foreigner from a moment ago?"

"Yeah."

Lin Xiaoxiao studied Xia Yu warily. "What’s your relationship with him?"

"We’re colleagues."

Xia Yu sensed a thick air of jealousy. Now understanding the situation, she asked, "And you? What’s your relationship with him? I’ve never heard him mention you."

"Oh, just colleagues."

Lin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

This only confirmed Xia Yu’s suspicion.

"We just met at the bookstore," she explained. "He’s studying our country’s history and is really interested in the beggar emperor."

Xia Yu frowned.

’She didn’t understand. Why would Sam Odyssey approach Lin Xiaoxiao?’

"You know Xia Tian?" she asked, her mind racing as she tried to sound casual.

"We’re classmates," Lin Xiaoxiao said, then gestured to the somewhat shy Lan Caihe, who had just caught up. "This is Lan Caihe, my best friend. She’s also a good friend of Xia Tian’s."

Xia Yu hadn’t paid it much mind, but a second later, a thought struck her:

’Classmates?’

’If she’s Little Tian’s classmate, then she must be Wang Zhe’s classmate too, right?’

’And Wang Zhe is Wang Shang’s son!’

’So...’

’Could Sam Odyssey be trying to get close to Wang Zhe’s classmates to lure out Wang Zhe, then use Wang Zhe to lure out Wang Shang... and then assassinate him?’

It wasn’t a stroke of genius that led her to this conclusion.

Rather, it was because she had been constantly pondering one question: ’If I were Sam Odyssey, how would I break the current deadlock?’

If Sam Odyssey wanted to assassinate Wang Shang, he must have thoroughly researched his network and personal information. He probably even knew, through his own channels, that the military was protecting Wang Shang.

Rashly trying to infiltrate Wang Shang’s security to carry out the assassination would be the crudest and most foolish approach.

’So what’s the best way to do it?’

Xia Yu could instantly think of at least ten different ways.

And now,

Knowing that Sam Odyssey had proactively approached one of Wang Zhe’s friends, it wasn’t hard to deduce his motive.

Having figured all this out, Xia Yu instantly formed a plan of her own: she would beat him at his own game.

"I have to go."

She said it curtly and left.

"How rude," Lin Xiaoxiao grumbled.

"We were the ones who stopped her out of nowhere on the street. How can we call her rude?" Lan Caihe said.

"Hmph."

"You just like anyone connected to him."

"You like Xia Tian, so you think everyone around him is perfect. You’re seeing people through rose-colored glasses," Lin Xiaoxiao said.

"That’s not it..."

Lan Caihe started to argue, but Lin Xiaoxiao cut her off. "Okay, okay, enough explaining."

"Let’s go shopping."

"It’s the weekend, after all. We have to have fun."

The two girls linked arms and walked away.

In the shadows,

Sam Odyssey frowned, watching Xia Yu’s retreating figure. "First she was following me, and now she’s pretending to know me," he muttered to himself.

"Tsk, tsk."

"What are you really after?"

While they were laughing and chatting in the coffee shop earlier, he had secretly planted a miniature listening device in Lin Xiaoxiao’s bag. As a result, he’d heard every word of the conversation between her and Xia Yu.