CHAPTER 236: CHAPTER 153: BLACK COCOON: MOM, I CAN’T TELL, I REALLY CAN’T TELL

It’s a pity that this person is actually an impostor, and the scene of maternal love and filial piety didn’t play out.

"Actually, from the start, I thought the probability of her being my mom was very low." Black Cocoon thought, "After all, there wasn’t a task popping up in my system panel like [Investigate the secret hidden by ’Su Ying’]—this person just seemed too suspicious, disturbing my judgment."

"So, this person called ’Bai Zi Zhu’, is she really just trying to use the name ’Su Ying’ to find my mom?"

"It’s a pity... she’s looking for a dead person."

Thinking this, Black Cocoon closed the system panel and controlled the Restraint Incarnation to speak:

"You know it too, right? Su Ying is dead. This is not a rumor; it’s true."

"She’s dead?"

"That’s right, dead without a trace. If you have time, you can visit her grave at the Fifth Cemetery in Li Jing. While you’re there, like in the movies, drink half a bottle of wine, then romantically pour the rest on her grave, calling it drinking with the dead. I doubt she’ll jump out of her coffin to kick your butt."

Black Cocoon patted his chest; his heart was still racing.

He sighed, "To be honest, miss, you really scared me; you almost made me think she had risen from the dead."

"I still don’t believe she’s dead." Bai Zi Zhu said expressionlessly, "And aren’t you her daughter? Why do you speak like this? Normally, talking about a deceased mother would be sad, right?"

"I could be, and I could not be."

"Seems like believing you is meaningless, I don’t believe Su Ying could die so easily. She was once a Tier Three Exorcist, even if she retired long ago... she wouldn’t die so casually."

Black Cocoon shrugged, "Believe it or not, it’s up to you."

He paused, "But... whether you are ’Su Ying’ or not, there’s something I have to ask you."

With those words, the Restraint Incarnation suddenly extended a restraint belt towards Su Ying, and instantly the edge of the belt sprang out a silver blade with a "zing".

The blade cut a sharp arc through the air, aiming directly at Bai Zi Zhu’s throat.

Yet, at this moment, a cat face mask appeared on Bai Zi Zhu’s face, her figure twisting and elongating amidst the snowy interference, then vanished.

In the blink of an eye, she reappeared in front of the Restraint Incarnation.

"Just right, I also want to catch you to ask about her." Bai Zi Zhu said, extending her arms like snakes trying to wrap around Black Cocoon’s neck.

To make it easier to capture and interrogate her later, Black Cocoon had to ensure her life wasn’t endangered, so he made the Restraint Incarnation retract the "Restraint Blade" at that moment.

Immediately afterward, the incarnation released the skill [Restraint Torrent].

Within 0.1 seconds, countless restraint belts rotated rapidly around the incarnation’s body, forming a pitch-black storm.

Bai Zi Zhu was slightly startled, then her figure once again twisted and elongated in the blurriness, sweeping past the restraint storm like a shadow, appearing not far behind Black Cocoon.

After a brief skirmish, the restraint belt that hung Black Cocoon from the ceiling snapped apart. He spun mid-air, slowly landing on the ground.

At the same time, a sound of hurried footsteps came from the long street.

Black Cocoon glanced sideways to see a group of police officers advancing into the bank with handguns, raising their weapons while yelling "Don’t move," aiming at the silhouettes of the duo as they placed their fingers on the triggers.

"Convey to your brigade leader for me..." Black Cocoon looked at the police and then at Bai Zi Zhu, "On July 25th, meet alone at Li Jing Third Middle School. I have important information to convey to him; he will definitely be interested in this intelligence."

"No need to convey... I’m right here." As the words fell, a crow suddenly flew swiftly from a corner of the bank, landing quickly behind Black Cocoon.

Then the crow transformed into a flurry of scattered crow feathers, replaced by a man in a black trench coat appearing at the center of the feathers, pressing a playing card against Black Cocoon’s neck.

"Don’t move, or I’ll cut your throat." he said calmly.

Black Cocoon lowered his eyes to the playing card pressed to his neck, then glanced sidelong at Urushibara Osamu behind him, meeting his deep eyes.

"Mr. Captain, if I’m not there on July 25th, let’s postpone our meeting by two days." Black Cocoon shrugged, his tone unhurried and calm, completely unlike a person with a blade at his throat.

Though his tone seemed calm, only Black Cocoon himself knew that whether he could successfully meet the captain alone might indirectly decide the fate of several people.

On August 1st, Li Qingping would leave the Whale Terrarium with Cezar.

Then, the Legendary Whale would surely land in a port of which country’s city. By then, the Crown Prince and Second Prince would likely not let Cezar leave.

Thus, to protect Cezar, Li Qingping would definitely engage in a fierce battle with the forces of the two princes.

But with just Li Qingping alone, plus the power of the Third Body Yaguba, they probably wouldn’t be opponents.

Yet, if Ji Minghuan could get Black Cocoon to convey this intelligence to the White Crow Travel Brigade’s leader by knowing from Cezar where the Legendary Whale would land,

The leader could then lead the members to ambush at the landing site of the Legendary Whale in advance, awaiting the whale’s mouth to open, they could surge in, storming the interior of the Whale Terrarium.

This way, their side’s combat power would visibly increase.

So the current question is, how can they know in which city the Legendary Whale will stop?

If they couldn’t even confirm the landing site of the whale, collaborating with the brigade would be nothing but a pipe dream—without even finding the entrance to the Whale Terrarium, let alone letting this bunch of mad dogs from the brigade in to cause havoc.

The Whale Terrarium could remain undisturbed all these years because the Legendary Whale floats day and night on the sea, its whereabouts ever-changing.

Trying to find it could only be described as "a serendipitous encounter," and anyone coveting the treasures of the terrarium must first consider one question:

—Just how do you find this damn whale.

Therefore, Ji Minghuan must quickly have Cezar ask from the Queen the next landing site of the Legendary Whale.

Otherwise... Cezar and Li Qingping would likely both die on the spot.

His Third Body couldn’t escape death either, and the grand endeavor of devouring the Legendary Whale would fail halfway.

"Sigh... after all this hustle, this whole thing still relies on Black Cocoon, no matter which body, they all need Black Cocoon to connect, or they’d have died a long time ago, and after the fight, other bodies took the MVP, while Black Cocoon had an easy victory."

Thinking this, Black Cocoon ordered the Restraint Incarnation to step back, deliberately letting Urushibara’s playing card cut off the incarnation’s head.

Under Bai Zi Zhu’s astonished gaze, the Restraint Incarnation’s head fell toward the bank’s floor, while speaking in a faint voice in mid-air:

"Well then, Mr. Captain, the time and place for the meeting have already been told to you, whether you’re willing to meet me is your call."

As the words faded, the Restraint Incarnation’s body and head both turned into scorching steam, dissipating with a "hiss" sound.

Looking at this scene, Urushibara Osamu remained silent, expressionless, thinking: "Suppress superpowers, steal superpowers, blades, dispersing power... there is even the power to create clones?"

Bai Zi Zhu was momentarily stunned, suddenly realizing in hindsight: unexpectedly, Black Cocoon, who had been contending with her for so long, was merely an incarnation.

She had been fooled.

"Who on earth is this person?" she murmured contemplatively, one hand on her hip.

At this moment, the leading police officer at the bank entrance made a decision and pulled the trigger on them.

Amidst the deafening gunfire, a swarm of crows engulfed the bank, enveloping Bai Zi Zhu and Urushibara Osamu’s silhouette within. By the time the crow swarm dispersed, the two had vanished without a trace.

The policemen looked around bewildered, the silence in the bank was absolute, with no one left inside except for corpses.