My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 156: Target Acquired

After some research, Li Rui discovered that the little cat had quite a heavy aura of death, likely wouldn't last long, and it was only because these peripheral members were so amateur that if they had switched to someone more experienced, it would have been easily noticed.

Meanwhile, he noticed this creature had a little bell tied on its chin that wouldn't ring. There was a fine line sticking out, he pulled it with his hand, revealing a crumpled little note.

[Any intel? Write it here.]

Li Rui frowned.

How the hell am I supposed to write without a pen?

Thinking it over, he bit his finger and used the zipper dipped in blood to write.

Seriously, who would do such a thing, squatting in a restroom in the middle of the night to write a blood letter—this task is really a serious pain.

After finishing, he blew the note dry and stuffed it back into the bell, then walked out holding the cat.

The group who had just gone through a battle was now entering the room to rest for a bit on the large shared bed, then saw the expert Tommy Lee walk out from the locked restroom holding a drooping cat.

"..."

"Shouldn't people, at least not supposed to....."

Li Rui left the break room expressionlessly and threw the cat to a corner outside.

What on earth is going on!

...

Li Rui was in light sleep for six hours until dawn. Amidst everyone's eager greetings, he walked out of the break room to enter the main room where the official members stayed.

As soon as he entered, he felt a serious atmosphere.

He was a bit puzzled, so he first sat next to the bald guy in the corner.

"What happened?"

"The last batch of goods is about to arrive, and the alliance sent a formidable character along." The bald guy said.

Li Rui responded with an Oh, feigning indifference as he asked, "Who?"

Gathering intel on the enemy's arrangement is critically important for undercover missions.

The bald guy excitedly replied, "You're really in luck; the alliance headquarters sent a senior instructor who is Michael's mentor."

"What level?" Li Rui spoke word by word since his persona is that he's not fluent in Banluo Language.

The bald guy didn't mind, answering, "I heard he's above level 45, and not just him, Michael's coming too."

?!

Li Rui cursed inwardly, what the hell, why is he coming too.

Though he could wear a hat and mask, which is common in chaotic places, it still doesn't guarantee Michael wouldn't recognize him.

He asked, "Will I have a chance to meet them?"

The bald guy thought for a moment and said, "If you're lucky, maybe, but don't think about getting close to chat."

He kept talking non-stop regardless of whether the other party understood or not.

"Those two are extraordinary figures, usually unseen by us. I heard through the grapevine that Michael's been in a bad mood recently, that's why he's here with his mentor to relax."

"Better perform well; if one of those big shots takes notice of you, you'll hit a jackpot."

Li Rui of course understood everything clearly. He first breathed a sigh of relief, it's good he's not easy to meet, staying lowkey should avoid unwanted attention. Meanwhile, he was pondering a question.

Michael and the senior instructor came, is it truly just because of a bad mood? Could it be they're escorting an important target and thus came personally?

But it seems like the bald guy, being a bottom-tier member, wouldn't know the situation clearly. Indeed, if secretly transporting a crucial target, they surely wouldn't tell many people casually.

He grew more curious about how Liang Qiucheng managed to get such intel, then strategically placed him in this project.

As for any chance of meeting the "big shots," Li Rui definitely didn't need that, at least not before any fight begins, he can't let Michael recognize him.

Li Rui still helped run errands delivering food, but this time it was for the official members. At the door, he deliberately took out a cigarette and pretended to smoke as a signal agreed upon with Guan Gui that the target was about to appear.

Even though he's nearly an official member, he similarly didn't have access to a phone, only to be returned after the mission ends.

After notifying properly, he returned indoors to start waiting. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The mission required minimizing conflict scale, not assassination; wait for the convoy to reach the barren highway, then wipe them out. As long as it doesn't blow up a street in the city, it's no big deal.

.....

By evening, as the blood-red sunset arrived, a Jeep parked at the entrance of the yard imprisoning the "goods."

Everyone was summoned outside, standing in the yard waiting.

Two people got out of the car.

One with a gray short beard, presumably the senior instructor; the remaining one was naturally the familiar Michael.

Honestly, this was Li Rui's first time seeing this guy clearly, previously during the arena match, it happened too fast to notice.

He hid behind the bald guy and other people, no one would pay attention to a silent person like him.

Besides him, those peripheral members stretched their necks eagerly to catch a glimpse of the renowned genius assassin.

Michael and the senior instructor certainly wouldn't converse much with this ground-level rabble, they briefly spoke with the leader at this base and then returned to their car.

Li Rui carefully observed that Jeep with dark film on its windows, it seemed another person was inside, he didn't dare to get too close, which would be too obvious.

So he excused himself to the restroom, quietly told the bald guy, then ran towards another side to look inside from the car's front windshield.

The senior instructor and Michael were conversing, not noticing the person confidently walking out from the rabble.

Li Rui appeared casual yet intently glanced several times, finally seeing another person indeed on the back seat.

Small eyes, sparse hair, nibbling a piece of dry bread with water.

This was exactly the target of the mission, the defector carrying confidential intel in his head.

At least so far, the mission was half completed, now what needs to be done is waiting for the vehicle to completely leave the city limits.

A while later, all prisoners locked in the building were brought out, packed tightly into two van trucks.

The Snake brothers and Pence among other peripheral personnel likewise boarded another vehicle; the job wasn't over, they still had use.

Li Rui hadn't officially onboarded; although the bribed bald guy essentially promoted him, officially he wasn't a proper member yet, so still joined the other peripheral members on the same vehicle.

"It's Michael."

"Surely looks formidable."

"The senior instructor next to him is strong too."

"But he's only been through many Secret Realms; if he regained youth, he certainly wouldn't be stronger than Michael."

Those guys seemed to have endless gossip topics, like women discussing clothes or cosmetics, men in chaotic zones merely talked about those famed figures, secretly hoping one day they'd also be recognized.

Li Rui stayed silent and taciturn, even closing his eyes to rest; now no one dared mock him for not understanding Banluo Language.

No one noticed a black cat had already slipped into the gap between the cargo box and the cabin, then turned to ashes leaving only a wriggling piece of flesh stuck there.