Chen Mu furrowed his brow and withdrew from the mysterious card because Bogner had returned.
He hadn't returned since he had taken the money and left with Lu Xiaoru until that day.
Chen Mu also wanted to see Bogner's results. As he saw it, Bogner didn't seem like the kind of person to boast.
Wei-ah only glanced at it before withdrawing his gaze and turning his attention back to the fantasy card receiver.
The fleshy brown dog was lying lazily on the ground as usual. Ever since Wei-ah had taken him out the last time, he had become even lazier.
Bogner had brought 20 people.
Chen Mu's vision was much better than before, and he could see at a glance how awesome they were.
None of them were mediocre, and all of them had sharp gazes. Some of them had a ferocious air that was even more frightening.
"Where did you find so many aces?" Chen Mu asked rather curiously.
"I recruited them from every city, and some of them were old acquaintances." Bogner had changed his clothes and looked brand new.
The beard on his face had all been shaved off, leaving only a patch of dark blue.
His hair had been cut short, and he looked a lot more spirited. But, the threatening air he had shown in front of Chen Mu had disappeared. He had become a lot more peaceful, like an ordinary middle-aged uncle.
Although Bogner had said it lightly, Chen Mu knew how difficult it would be.
Those people would be considered aces in any city, and some of them weren't any worse than Lu Xiaoru.
You had to know how much the Central Island Firm had paid to win her over!
Such an expert was not someone who could be moved by money alone.
Although the rest weren't quite as good, they were quick-witted and seasoned. They were obviously experienced old card artisans.
For Bogner to be able to find so many aces at once showed how awesome his methods were.
It could be seen that the 20 of them respected Bogner quite a bit, and Lu Xiaoru was no exception.
"From now on, everyone's task is to protect the boss," Bogner turned around and shouted at them.
The gazes of the 20 abruptly converged on Chen Mu. Their gazes were steady, and no one said anything.
Bogner didn't explain. They were all a bunch of veterans, and he didn't need to say much. He waved his hand and said, "No more nonsense. Get to work."
Still, none of the twenty people spoke, and none of them asked themselves what they should do. They quietly and efficiently split up to take action.
The speed of those people was extremely fast. Some disappeared into the darkness, some stood guard in front of the door, some began to lay out some oddly shaped small card appliances, and some began to explore the entire building.
Suddenly, an extremely subtle energy fluctuation swept past.
Chen Mu was startled.
Bogner just happened to see the surprise in Chen Mu's eyes and explained, "Don't worry, this is a reconnaissance scan.
We can detect any movement within a two kilometer radius. If there is any abnormality, we can immediately discover it.
Actually, theoretically speaking, the largest range should be ten kilometers. "Bogner rubbed his chin." But the city's environment is too complicated. Two kilometers is already pretty good.
Hawkeye's strength is very good. "
Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh to himself.
Three of them stayed where they were and didn't move. Seeing Chen Mu's gaze, Bogner opened his mouth again. "These three are good at close protection. One is a close-combat card artisan, and the other two are defense specialists who are good at energy cloaks.
They used to be close bodyguards for quite a few upper-class people in the Ming Zheng District. If I didn't have some relationship with them, I really wouldn't have been able to hire them. "
"I don't need close bodyguards." Chen Mu felt uncomfortable all over when he thought about having three guys following him around.
The three of them didn't seem to hear Chen Mu's protest, and they surrounded him with their usual expressions.
Bogner rubbed the bruise on his thin chin and said indifferently, "Don't worry. They are very professional, and they won't interfere with your work or private life." Clearly, he didn't think Chen Mu would have any private life.
Chen Mu was about to object, but he held back after thinking about it.
Judging from their movements, he knew they were very professional.
Since that was the case, Chen Mu might as well leave those matters to Bogner.
He was just about to continue his perceptual sensitivity training.
The apparatus on Bogner's wrist suddenly vibrated slightly, and he grinned, showing his white teeth. "I never thought I'd have business so soon!"
At the same time, the apparatuses on the wrists of the three people beside Chen Mu also vibrated simultaneously, and their expressions immediately became alert. The three of them were silent, but they immediately shrank the protective circle.
The attentive Chen Mu discovered that the vibrations had a hidden rhythm, which must have been the signal they had agreed upon beforehand.
The crisis had come faster than he had imagined!
With the wind whistling in his ears, Hugo was quickly thinking about what he was going to do.
He had always trusted the intelligence capabilities of the Beard.
Although he had some doubts about the lukewarm attitude toward the Central Island Firm, if he could bring such a card master back to the organization, it would undoubtedly be a great service.
Thinking of that, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Butchie at his side.
He had made up his mind that he would certainly capture that mysterious card master and bring him back. That way, Butchie's wish could be achieved.
Being attentive, he had long since discovered that Butchie had been thinking about that 007 for those last few days. There was no way Faya couldn't get the materials that the Yang Clan Auction House could.
When the time came, he could ask the card master to make a new 007 or an even better card.
At the very least, the service he had made would be enough for Butchie to pick an outstanding card from the organization.
There were quite a few outstanding cards in the organization, but the organization wouldn't casually give them to any member. Most of the time, they would be used as a kind of reward.
The greater the service, the more outstanding the card could be. That was the convention.
"It's up ahead. Look, it's that five-story building." The young man leading the way pointed to a five-story building in the distance.
Hugo was immediately startled and nodded. "You go back first." The young man rushed to fly back, since he would only be a hindrance for what was to come.
"How are we going to do it?" Butchie came over to ask.
Hugo muttered to himself, "First, we'll tempt him. We'll set a high price and see if we can persuade him.
That would be the best way. Both sides won't hurt each other, and we might have to deal with him later.
Butchie nodded and then asked, "What if the enticement doesn't work?"
"Then let's do it!"
Hugo said decisively. "You first tie up the female card artisan at his side, and I'll capture him."
"OK." Butchie nodded and then turned to give instructions in a low voice to the five card artisans behind her.
Gazing at the five-story building in the distance, Hugo was curious. He didn't know why Cao Dong was deliberately keeping such a low profile.
If someone hadn't pointed it out, he would never have thought the maker of the numbered series of cards, which had rocked the federation, would be living in such an unremarkable building.
The building's location was remote, and there were few people around.
But that was exactly what Hugo wanted, not wanting to draw attention to himself by making a move.
The night wind gradually picked up, making them feel a little chilly.
"Move!" Hugo shouted in a low voice.
The five of them flew directly toward the building at high speed.
Hugo's expression suddenly changed, and he was startled.
"Careful!"
Before his voice fell, he had already discovered that he and the others had already been locked onto!
It would be very difficult to stop oneself while flying at high speed, and the inertia of the flight took them right to the front of the building.
The five of them barely steadied themselves as they floated in midair about 500 meters from the building. Everyone's faces were pale.
The building was still unremarkable, and as the night deepened, its silhouette began to blur.
Hugo's group of seven seemed to be frozen in midair, and no one dared to move.
At least 15 or more perceptions had locked onto them. The nature of those perceptions was all different, but they all had one thing in common, which was that they were full of murderous aura!
No one would doubt that if they took another step forward …
What awaited them would be an overwhelming firepower attack!
In the eyes of the crowd, the inconspicuous little building was like a cheetah with half-closed eyes, ready to launch a fatal attack at any time!
Danger!
An intense sense of danger burst forth from the deepest parts of everyone's hearts. Even Butchie couldn't help but change her expression.
The calmest was Hugo, who was standing in midair like a javelin. Even the night couldn't hide the glow of the silver mask on his face.
The intelligence was wrong!
The first thought that flashed through Hugo's mind was that there were at least 15 card artisans in the building, and there were even a few awesome characters among them. The faintly discernible energy fluctuations made him not dare to relax in the slightest!
He had just discovered something was off because he had felt a tiny energy fluctuation.
He knew then that they had intruded into the adversary's warning perimeter.
What kind of person was Cao Dong, after all?
Where had so many aces popped out from?
Only the truly big teams, such as the military or some of the biggest card artisan firms, liked to use that kind of warning method.
He hadn't thought he would actually run into them there. What were the origins of those aces?
Countless suspicions were circling in his mind like lightning. Hugo, who had been calm on the outside, was aghast. Even if he were to pull in all of Pomelo's power, he would only have a 50-50 chance of success.
If he wanted to not attract attention, that would be impossible!
More than 10 aces were hiding in a small building that wasn't even five stories tall. That kind of defensive power was really terrifying!
But it also meant that the adversary's formation was very dense. He really wanted to blast the building into pieces with an aurora beam. The area covered by his aurora beam could blast away more than half of the building, but he forcibly restrained that impulse.
There were only seven people on his side, and the adversary far outnumbered them. Moreover, they weren't the ones who had the upper hand.
The faces of Hugo and his party were getting uglier and uglier.
The small building was quiet and pitch-black, without a trace of light.
But those more than 10 perceptions were firmly locked onto them, bringing with them a sense of danger that made all their hair stand on end!
Time passed second by second. There wasn't the slightest movement in the small building, as though it were an empty building with no one inside.