Chapter 231 - 187: Game and Growth 2

Chapter 231: Chapter 187: Game and Growth 2

He opened his phone’s photo album.

He found a photo.

It showed Wang Zhe’s network of connections.

Soon, his gaze locked onto Xia Tian. ’Since you’re Xia Tian’s sister,’ he thought, ’could I use you to lure out Wang Zhe too?’

The idea flashed through his mind.

’I should check out your background first.’

Sam Odyssey had survived this long not just because of his strength and superpower, but also thanks to his caution. He immediately made a call.

「A moment later.」

"A normal person?"

"Accidentally got involved in a Mist Event?"

"Not an official government figure?"

He had received three key pieces of information about Xia Yu.

Anyone who got involved in a Mist Event and survived was never simple.

It was highly likely she had a superpower too!

’Could she be a covert government operative?’

Sam Odyssey was extremely cautious.

Whether that was the case or not...

...he had to give up on the Lin Xiaoxiao lead.

He couldn’t even use Xia Yu to lure out Wang Zhe, because he didn’t know what her superpower was. Approaching her rashly could lead to disaster!

’What a hassle.’

He pinched the bridge of his nose and muttered, "I’ll just have to use the other method."

「For the next three days.」

Lin Xiaoxiao tried to contact Sam Odyssey twice but received no response, much to her frustration. ’He’s ignoring me again?’

The situation felt just like when she was chasing after Wang Quanzhi!

It was a huge blow to her ego!

Lan Caihe, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief. "You just haven’t met your true love yet," she comforted. "The college entrance exams are coming up. You should focus on your studies."

There was nothing unusual on Wang Shang’s end.

Xia Yu, who had been tailing Lin Xiaoxiao, didn’t spot Sam Odyssey anywhere either.

’Did he give up?’

She frowned in confusion, mulling over the news from the past three days:

A total of thirteen homicides had occurred in Huayang City.

Based on witness accounts and surveillance footage, it was all but confirmed that Sam Odyssey was the culprit.

This meant he hadn’t left the city.

He was still waiting for an opportunity.

Notably, during these three days, there were no more staged accident scams, and no taxi drivers were ripping people off.

...

RING RING RING.

Her phone rang.

"Yu."

Little Nannan’s voice came from the other end of the line. "The Big Crocodile Turtle’s shell is done. It can be handheld or strapped to the arm. It can also be dismantled into six pieces, each as large as a wok lid. When assembled, it’s really, really big."

"Brother Kun tested it. He can crouch down completely behind it."

"And the shell only weighs about 33 pounds. For Brother Kun, that’s not heavy at all."

"Okay."

Xia Yu nodded.

Back during the ’Zoo Incident’, when she first encountered the Big Crocodile Turtle, she had immediately taken a liking to its shell, thinking it would make a perfect Shield.

The only problem was that it was difficult to wield.

So, afterward, she had Xie Shaokun and Little Nannan take the Big Crocodile Turtle’s shell to Zhao Guohui and asked him to help modify it.

It seemed the final product had turned out quite well.

"Give it to Xie Shaokun."

"Consider it my gift to him for breaking through to the First Grade Spiritual Ability Realm."

Xia Yu said.

"Thank you, Yu!"

On the other end of the line, Xie Shaokun’s excited cheer rang out. "I shall not betray your trust!"

Xia Yu nodded and hung up the phone.

Her gaze returned to Lin Xiaoxiao, who was in class at the school, and her brow furrowed slightly.

Although she had never slacked on her own training during this time, she didn’t want to continue tailing her anymore. The reason was... Sam Odyssey had likely abandoned his plan to use Lin Xiaoxiao to lure out Wang Zhe, and then Wang Shang.

’If this doesn’t work...’

’...I’ll just have to give up on my deal with Zhao Guohui.’

There were plenty of other ways for Xia Yu to get heavy Weapons like Rocket Launchers from Zhao Guohui; she didn’t necessarily have to kill Sam Odyssey for them.

However, she was worried that Xia Tian might get caught in the crossfire during the assassination attempt on Wang Shang!

With that in mind, she dialed Xia Tian’s number.

"Are you back yet?"

"Still not back?"

"Good. Then stay there for a while longer."

"It’s nothing, I just wanted to tell you to study hard. Their school must have good students too, so make sure you network with them."

"Also, don’t come back just because some classmate or good friend calls you. That would interfere with your studies."

"What do I mean? I mean exactly what I said! Stop asking pointless questions. Don’t waste my time. I’m hanging up."

She hung up.

Xia Yu let out a sigh of relief and immediately decided to stop tailing Lin Xiaoxiao.

She mulled it over for a moment.

’I’ll follow Wang Shang for one day.’

’If I still come up empty, I’ll give up on this deal.’

She drove away.