Inside a certain suite.
Two sturdy Bodyguards stood there keeping watch, and neither noticed the suite door crack open.
Whoosh...
A wisp of imperceptible smoke surged into the room.
A moment later, the two Bodyguards felt dizzy and lightheaded.
Sensing something was wrong, they tried to shout, but no sound came out.
Thud! Thud!
The two bodies collapsed to the ground.
Creak...
The suite door swung open, and three figures darted in from outside, quickly searching the room.
Soon, White Whip found a box under the bed.
"Found it..."
Slap!
She opened the box.
Whoosh!
Clang!
A stream of light shot out from the box directly at White Whip's face, but fortunately, her reflexes were good, and she tilted her head instantly.
White Whip's expression changed wildly: "Oh no! It's a trap..."
Old Batou's expression also turned grim.
Immediately, the three of them ran toward the exit.
Bang!
The suite door was kicked open.
More than a dozen sturdy Bodyguards rushed in from outside, holding batons and staring at the three with cold expressions.
From behind!
Denison, dressed in fine clothes, sneered as he looked at Black Blade and White Whip: "The three of you! Are you looking for me?"
Old Batou: "Denison!"
Denison: "It is I."
White Whip: "How did you find us? Is this your conspiracy? Did you lure us out on purpose..."
Denison: "You three didn't think you were hiding well, did you? Hahaha... Stupid... Truly stupid Chinese people. From the moment you boarded this ship, you were already like a turtle in a jar for me, Denison."
On the side.
A Bodyguard in black lowered his head and came to his side to remind him: "It's 'a turtle in a jar'!"
Denison: "Right! A turtle in a jar... Every move you made was under my control. The reason I didn't find you earlier was that I was afraid of startling the snake. Now that the cruise ship is in international waters, you have nowhere else to go. And since you all came here to steal my Qilin Seal, I assume the other Qilin Seal is on you."
He spoke with great certainty. Normally, when people are preparing to run away, they definitely carry important things with them. This was also why he waited until now to make a move; he was worried that Old Batou and the others would hide the Qilin Seal.
If that happened, it would be very difficult for him to get it easily!
Denison looked at the increasingly ugly expressions of Old Batou and White Whip and couldn't help but laugh again: "To tell you the truth, I quite admire the three of you! As long as you hand over the Qilin Seal today, not only will you be safe, but you can also work for me in the future. I will give each of you an annual salary of one million, and provide you with enough support to let you search for treasures all over China!"
"If you find them, I will also give you a cut!"
"How about it! How about joining me..."
"Pah..." Old Batou snorted coldly: "Join you? Are you worthy? You, a yellow-haired monster, are you worthy of having us work for you..."
"And you want China's treasures? Do you even understand how to handle them?"
Denison's expression turned ugly: "You..."
"The three of you! There is an old saying in China: Those who know the times are..."
The Bodyguard in black beside him whispered: "...are outstanding!"
Denison: "Right! Outstanding! I will give you one last chance. If you still don't cherish it, then don't blame me for being impolite..."
The dozen or so sturdy Bodyguards he brought closed in with cold expressions, each one ready to strike.
"Wait..." Old Batou waved his hand: "If we really give you the item, can you really let us go..."
Denison: "Of course... Hand over the item. If you don't want to work for me, I won't force you to stay. Although this is international waters, I won't kill people indiscriminately; that would still cause a bit of trouble."
He was speaking the complete truth. Even in international waters, one cannot just kill people indiscriminately, especially since there are too many big shots involved; making too much noise would make it impossible to clean up.
Old Batou seemed to resign himself to his fate and pulled a red cloth bundle from his arms, which contained a square-shaped object, presumably a box.
Denison's eyes lit up...
Searching high and low, but finding it without effort!
Old Batou threw it directly toward the side: "Take it..."
Whoosh...
The attention of all the Bodyguards subconsciously followed the red bundle thrown by Old Batou.
Denison was no exception, roaring: "Catch the bundle! Don't let the Qilin Seal inside suffer any mishaps."
Just at this moment.
That Bodyguard who had just come over to remind Denison had a flash of light in his eyes. A small black knife appeared in his hand, and he slashed at the slightly bulging area on Denison's chest:
Rip...
Denison's shirt was torn open, and a box wrapped in white cloth fell out from inside.
The Bodyguard in black caught the box and retreated violently.
What?
Denison realized something was wrong, looked down, and discovered his Qilin Seal had been stolen. His expression changed wildly as he looked at the retreating Bodyguard: "You actually betrayed me... No... You are not my Bodyguard... Who are you..."
He discovered that although this person in front of him looked very similar to his Bodyguard, looking closely, he could tell they were different.
Subconsciously.
He suddenly remembered his subordinates reporting that the three of them knew the art of disguise.
"Oh no! It's a trap!!!" Denison roared: "Damn it... Damn it... Catch him... And those few in the room..."
Before he could finish speaking.
Old Batou clapped his hands:
Slap!
The box that the Bodyguard had just grabbed after Old Batou threw it exploded right on the spot: Boom...
Countless smoke and powder surged out, filling the surroundings:
"Cough, cough..."
"Cough, cough..."
All the Bodyguards couldn't stop coughing wildly. Their faces flushed red as they waved their hands continuously to disperse the smoke.
Denison roared: "Cough, cough... Catch... Cough, cough... Catch them... Don't let them run away..."
Unfortunately, the Bodyguards under him couldn't stop coughing, waving their hands to disperse the fog, and couldn't see the situation around them at all.
How could they catch them?
There was no way to catch them!
Swinging blindly would likely just hit the boss!
...
When the smoke cleared enough!
Denison looked around:
Where were the people?
There was no sign of Old Batou, White Whip, and the others anymore.
Only a young man in black lying on the floor in the room, carrying a black blade on his back, who should have been the Black Blade from the trio.
But when a Bodyguard stepped forward to reveal the other's face, they discovered something was wrong; his identity was clearly not Black Blade.
He examined it carefully:
"It's Old Six!"
Old Six! It was precisely the Bodyguard who was supposed to be standing next to Denison to remind him.
"Damn it..." Denison: "It was a trap!"
His expression was extremely ugly. He had thought he had victory in his grasp, the mantis stalking the cicada, but he never expected that he would be the one getting pecked by the eagle after spending all day hunting eagles. He had fallen for their trap and was played like a monkey by them!
...
But there was no look of despair on his face; instead, he ordered: "Order the cruise ship's security team: Hunt down the three of them, dead or alive! I only want the Qilin Seal in their hands!"