Chapter 238: Re-read the Diary

Chapter 238: Re-read the Diary

“It was Guildmaster.”

Xia Li nodded and turned slightly to the side, changing into a more comfortable sitting position with her two legs crossed on the sofa.

Under her long white coat was a pair of jean shorts. Her fair thighs and calves were extended into a straight line.

“For real?”

Gao Yang put on a flattered look, when in truth he was more shocked than anything. He had done his best to lay low. How did he attract Qilin’s attention?

“Here’s the thing.” Xia Li blinked quickly. “So the Twelve Zodiac Signs found the two Rune Circuits, right? One of them is shared with the Hundred Rivers Union, but that doesn’t really change anything. At the time, we had an internal meeting, gathering all higher-ranking leaders of the Guild to talk about the news.”

Gao Yang nodded.

“Someone brought up Dark Horse, Green Snake, and Yellow Ox then.” Xia Li smiled. “You and your two friends.”

“Why the three of us?”

“It’s simple. The Twelve Zodiac Signs found two Rune Circuits not long after you officially joined the world of awakeners.”

“It could be a coincidence.”

“It could be, or it could be something else.” Xia Li shrugged. “Who knows? Guildmaster Qilin proposed a hypothesis then.”

Xia Li extended a finger, “Perhaps someone among the three of you has a Talent that directly or indirectly increases the chance of finding a Rune Circuit.”

Gao Yang startled, but he didn’t let it show.

Xia Li continued, “Then Black Tortoise said that the Guild could recruit you if Guildmaster Qilin was so interested in you. We would settle for getting one of you, but of course, it would be best if we could get all three.”

“So that’s what happened.” Gao Yang came to a realization. “You were going to recruit all three of us in the first place. Black Tortoise only sought me out first because there was an easy way to contact me.”

“That’s not the case.” Xia Li shook her head with a smile. “Guildmaster Qilin wanted you in particular. The other two were simply part of the package deal.”

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“You have Lie Detection, for one, and we knew there could be a spy in the Guild.”

Gao Yang wasn’t surprised by that. “Elder Black Tortoise told me about that.”

“And Guildmaster believed that if one of you truly had a Talent that helped find Rune Circuits, you were most likely the one to have it.”

Gao Yang came to a sudden halt, a thought flashing through his mind.

Two seconds later, he quickened his steps and went back to 5007, locking the door behind him.

He opened the safe and took out the diary of the former captain of the fifth team, Three Air. He placed it on the desk.

Gao Yang rose to brew himself a cup of coffee and grabbed a pen and paper. Sitting down at the desk, he started to go through the diary thoroughly.

Again and again, he read and reread the last ten entries of the diary and went through every word, making hypotheses and proving or disproving them like he would a test paper. He repeated the process tirelessly.

...

Day broke at some point.

Gao Yang’s eyes were red and swollen, and his expression serious.

He put the diary back into the safe. Then he turned to go back to the desk, grabbing the few sheets of paper he had drawn on.

Crackle.

The paper quickly burned into ashes.

Gao Yang had found some shocking clues, but it would be remiss of him to make reckless moves before he confirmed the information.

First, there was something important he had to do.

...

In the morning, Gao Yang went to school.

On the blackboard was ‘5 Days’ in large writing, counting the days until the entrance exams came.

Gao Yang spent half the time reviewing, and the other half making plans in his head.

At noon, he called Wang Zikai and gave him an emergency mission.

Wang Zikai wasn’t wholly awake yet, and he was reluctant to move now. Gao Yang had to talk him into doing it. “This is for the 94 Duo. We will make a name for ourselves this time!”

Wang Zikai’s spirit went from 0 to 100 in an instant, and he shouted, “No problem! Leave it to me!”

After evening self-study, Gao Yang walked out of the school gates.

Wang Zikai’s sports car was already parked on the other side of the road, standing out like a sore thumb.

He took off his sunglasses and swept his arm. “Come on, bro! Let’s go home!”