Chapter 846 - 367: Undercover
Clang.
A few coins fell onto the divination stall, and before Sword Star could react, he heard a voice say:
"Help me calculate good or bad fortune."
When Wu Chang suddenly appeared in front of Sword Star, his face showed a moment of surprise. Even with Sword Heart, he hadn’t noticed when Wu Chang arrived.
However, he quickly regained his fortune teller’s charlatan face and asked without expression:
"What would you like to calculate, sir? Career, wealth, marriage, health, or travel."
Wu Chang sat down across from Sword Star and said, "Let’s calculate travel. I’m going to the newspaper office ahead to find a friend."
Sword Star took three of the coins Wu Chang threw, tossed the copper coins onto the table, then took out a compass and began calculating based on the coins’ heads and tails, pretending to look serious.
Wu Chang watched Sword Star perform quietly, thinking to himself that this guy really put on a good show.
Earlier, when having drinks with Sword Star and Cold Mountain, Sword Star mentioned that he couldn’t actually divine, he just pretended.
The results of the divination depended on the conversation and reading the client to discern truth from lies, and then saying what the client wanted to know.
If he hadn’t known beforehand, just watching Sword Star’s technique at this moment might have truly fooled him.
After a brief analysis, Sword Star said:
"The road ahead is not smooth, like riding a small boat across rapids, deep and fast, not suitable for reckless action."
Wu Chang asked, "Master, is there a way to break through the situation?"
Sword Star pretended to operate again and said, "Fortune lies in the east, at noon, you can find a big ship to cross the river."
"Thank you." Wu Chang nodded, getting up from the fortune telling stall.
Sword Star appearing at the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office was indeed no coincidence, his intention was also about the newspaper office.
Although Wu Chang didn’t know where Sword Star got his information, based on his answers, the water in the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office was very deep, with hidden secrets. It was better to observe first and avoid alerting the enemy.
Not only the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office, but his Inspiration also told him that Sword Star himself was under some form of surveillance.
Yet, the method of surveillance was something he couldn’t identify at the moment, so he could only cooperate with Sword Star, pretending not to know him.
He looked eastward, and near the Hills River, he could see a huge John Shipyard.
More information could only be gathered by going near John Shipyard at noon to find Sword Star and see what he was really up to.
He originally wanted to use the opacity of the True Self identity to pretend to be the mastermind behind the Pine Tree Coal Mine explosion and tell Connor "we found you," to apply some pressure on Connor.
Seeing how Connor would act under threat, in order to find a breakthrough.
However, Sword Star advised him to proceed with caution, so he could only take a more gentle approach.
He came around the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office and overcame his social phobia, opening the door and walking in.
His presence immediately drew attention from all sides.
It wasn’t because he did anything particularly outrageous, but simply because his build was too large.
At this time in Stilan, the general population suffered from poor nutrition, leading to shorter average heights.
Even in a big city like Grimland, the average height for adult males was only between 165-170 centimeters.
Wu Chang True Self, standing over two meters tall and with his strong muscles, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the moment he entered the newspaper office, the light inside dimmed significantly.
A woman just over one and a half meters tall cautiously approached Wu Chang, looked up at him, and softly asked, "Sir, do you need something?"
Wu Chang looked at her, showing a gentle smile that scared her into taking two steps back.
"I’m looking for Mr. Connor, is he here?"
The woman shook her head frantically and said, "Mr. Connor rarely comes to the office, you might want to try looking elsewhere."
As she spoke, the woman grabbed Wu Chang’s forearm, trying to lead him out.
Even before Wu Chang could continue speaking, the door of the newspaper office swung open, and a young man in his early twenties burst in. He looked at the woman excitedly and said:
"Jennifer, I’ve got big news. There’s a rumor of a miracle happening over at Gray Church. Isn’t Mr. Connor in the office? I bet he’d be really interested in this."
"Huh? Who built a wall in the lobby, oh, sorry, sir, you’re so tall I didn’t see you there."
Jennifer sighed and covered her face with her hand. A moment later, she lowered her hand with a forced smile and said to Wu Chang:
"Sorry, Mr. Connor isn’t feeling well and doesn’t want to see anyone right now."
The young man, puzzled, said, "Wasn’t Mr. Connor quite energetic this morning? Who made him upset again."
Jennifer rolled her eyes and said, "Shut up, Dean, you’re such an idiot."
Wu Chang smiled as he looked at Jennifer and said:
"Miss, you don’t need to be so tense. I’m here to discuss cooperation with Mr. Connor, not with any malicious intent."
He casually picked up a wrench from the tool rack, easily folding it in half twice, compressing it into a lump of metal.
"If I did have any ill intentions, I wouldn’t be appearing here in this manner."
Just as Jennifer hesitated, the office inside the newspaper opened. A man stood at the doorway and said to Wu Chang:
"Jennifer, bring that gentleman over."
Jennifer said in a worried tone, "Alright, Mr. Connor."
Wu Chang followed Jennifer into Connor’s office.
The office was piled high with documents everywhere, making it extremely messy. Connor moved several stacks of files from the sofa to free up a place to sit.
As Wu Chang sat down, the sofa underneath gave out a wailing screech, making Wu Chang too scared to sit firmly, so he stood back up.