CHAPTER 581: CHAPTER 351: THE PROPHET’S MYSTERY AND THE TALKING KONG YOULING (DOUBLE-LENGTH CHAPTER)

He shook his head, took a deep breath, and withdrew his chaotic thoughts.

"Kong Youling is already on his way here. I’ll let you meet him later," the Mentor said.

"Alright, no matter what you’re hiding from me, I’ll ask Kong Youling and find out," Ji Minghuan said, "So why are you so unhappy? Did someone in your family die?"

"There’s no one in my family."

"Well done."

The Mentor was silent for a moment, "Ji Minghuan, the four people we planted in Rainbow Wings are all dead, including ’Urushibara Ryuri’ whom you’ve met once. None of them survived, not a single one."

"Killed by the Light-Eating Bees?" Ji Minghuan was stunned.

"No, they were murdered," the Mentor shook his head and pondered, "According to the intelligence we got from Rainbow Wings, among the people I can confirm, there is an Eternal Abyss Shark, the prince ’Cezar’ from the Terrarium, the super criminal ’Ghost Bell’, Lake Hunting’s Invisible Executor ’Su Wei’, the fugitive ’Mu Long’, ’Blue Arc’, and finally... ’Black Cocoon’."

At the mention of this last name, the Mentor suddenly lifted his head, seriously and quietly scrutinizing Ji Minghuan’s eyes.

Ji Minghuan’s eyes were calm and unruffled, only his eyebrows slightly raised, his expression seeming a bit surprised.

"Why would they do this?" he asked.

The Mentor looked at him for a moment, then picked up the thermos cup, unscrewed it, and took a sip of tea.

He said, "According to our investigation, Blue Arc’s real identity is a boy who grew up in Li Jing, named ’Gu Qiye’, and Ghost Bell’s real identity is an old man who became self-destructive after losing his wife, named ’Gu Zhuo Case’.

"And Ghost Bell’s wife, ’Su Ying’, died in an accidental disaster in the Old Jingmai District five years ago. At that time, our member planted in Rainbow Wings, the ’Father of Puppets’, was performing a mission in that district. To counter a Catastrophe Level fugitive, he had to use the puppet ’Star Caller’, resulting in a large number of casualties."

Ji Minghuan thought for a moment: "So, they actually came to avenge Rainbow Wings, long-planned?"

"Yes, and they also found out about the others we placed in Rainbow Wings," the Mentor nodded, "Otherwise, it cannot be explained why they only targeted our people, while the other members of Rainbow Wings remained unscathed."

"Oh my god, what a melodramatic plot," Ji Minghuan said, "So, how are you feeling now?"

"Ji Minghuan, this event has a huge impact, already causing significant turmoil within the entire Salvation Society..."

"Otherwise? You’ve lost so many Catastrophe Levels, first Julius, then four Rainbow Wings spies."

"Right now, everyone, from the upper echelons to the grassroots personnel, is discussing this matter. Everyone is in chaos, like ants on a hot pan." The Mentor held his head in his hands, "The personnel we planted in Rainbow Wings are dead, which means the balance we sought has shattered. We don’t know how things will develop next; everything is in chaos, completely beyond our control."

Ji Minghuan looked at him expressionlessly, thinking to himself, this is exactly the effect I wanted, you’ll have this day too, but this is just the beginning, our account is far from settled.

"Sorry, after so many days of not seeing you, I just had to unload my troubles," the Mentor sighed softly, "but we are now facing a very sensitive issue that must be confirmed with you."

"What?"

"Do you remember the last Terrarium incident?"

"Yes, the Whale Terrarium was destroyed."

"We already know the truth. In this Light-Eating Bee incident, the Eternal Abyss Shark and the Third Prince Cezar, part of Black Cocoon’s camp, appeared on the Deserted Island. This is enough to prove that ever since the Terrarium destruction event, they have had some connection with Black Cocoon."

"Wow, this Black Cocoon is really evil," Ji Minghuan said, with wide eyes.

"And in the ’New Leaf Village’ incident at Hokkaido Prison, the presence of the Eternal Abyss Shark also appeared in Urushibara Ryuri’s report, meaning that incident also could be related to ’Black Cocoon’," the Mentor said almost word by word.

"Damn, this Black Cocoon really has done all sorts of bad things."

"Yes, whether it’s the Terrarium incident or the Deserted Island incident, they are all connected to Black Cocoon. To date, these are the only few incidents in years that have exceeded the control of the Salvation Society. First, the destruction of the Whale Terrarium, causing a significant disturbance in the superhuman species’ ecological balance, then Julius died, and finally, our undercover agents were all wiped out... Everything started with the appearance of this Black Cocoon."

The Mentor paused, "Ji Minghuan, do you really have... no impression of this person?"

After speaking, he slowly lifted his head, staring straight at Ji Minghuan’s face, as if trying to peer into his eyes, to grasp the movement within his deepest thoughts.

"No," Ji Minghuan shook his head, "I only think he looks rather silly, as if he’s not too smart."

The Mentor stared at him without blinking, Ji Minghuan had never seen such a gloomy and sullen expression on the Mentor’s face before, making it seem that the Mentor was truly infuriated.

After a long while, the Mentor finally withdrew his gaze, suppressing the anger within, and took a sip of warm tea from the thermos cup, "We will use all our efforts to capture Black Cocoon next, and at that time I will let you meet him, be mentally prepared."

"Alright, then the number of people I have to meet next is quite a lot, including the Prophet and all sorts of Black Cocoon and White Cocoon," Ji Minghuan said, "It’s really lively, I’ve already become somewhat empty and lonely from being confined."