Beijing, in a remote forbidden area…
This was a place where most people could not enter. The sign that read 'Military Zone' served as a warning to everyone that soldiers were constantly standing guard and on sentry duty at the big iron gate.
Inside the heavily barricaded and tightly guarded area, there was a building complex that was similar to a manor.
A driving range, office building, research institutes, and various other buildings with unknown purposes, were situated in this restricted area.
It also had another name.
China Night Battle Scenario Supervision Headquarters.
An Audi car slowly drove towards the entrance of the colossal iron gate. It stopped at the inspection point and handed its identification proof over.
"Verified and confirmed. Let it pass."
The soldier on duty gave a standard salute and then hollered at the guard to open the iron gate.
The Audi drove into the Night Bureau's parameters and stopped in front of the largest building. Although the night was dark, there was still someone already waiting there.
Beneath a pair of pure black stockings was a pair of thick-heeled British-style martin boots. A white suit blouse was donned, with a long and similarly jet-black windbreaker on the outside. Under the slightly curled dark red hair, was an exquisite face that far surpassed any Internet celebrities.
Ye Sheng.
When Su Qun saw Ye Sheng, he hurriedly got out of the car. Before he could speak, Ye Sheng could not wait any longer and asked,
"Are you sure that there is news about that person?!"
"Yep, that's right, Sister Ye Sheng. She fits all the descriptions you provided."
"Let's head inside to talk."
Ye Sheng's face grew serious. She turned around and entered the Night Bureau Headquarters building. Looking at her back, Su Qun calmed himself down and followed behind her.
Both of them walked straight into the Night Bureau's hall. There was no one in the empty hall, which baffled Su Qun.
"Why isn't there anyone around?"
"We're understaffed, so they've all been deployed out. Besides…" Ye Sheng glanced at him and continued, "The Bureau Chief is currently getting in touch with those people."
Instantly, Su Qun felt like his heart was in his mouth, as he understood the reason behind that. He understood that those people whom the Bureau Chief personally got in touch with, were the people at the top of the Night Battle pyramid.
"Could the reason be…" he speculated and probed cautiously.
"Yeah," Ye Sheng lowered his voice and said softly,
"It's regarding the Night Battle world announcement about the unlocking of a new achievement a few days ago. Right now, the different forces are all speculating about who that person belongs to and what kind of ability was acquired."
Su Qun was silent for a while. This kind of matter was truly beyond his reach.
Just then, the two of them entered a special elevator. There was a row of buttons flashing with technological blue glow. Ye Sheng casually pressed on one of the buttons. The elevator shook slightly and began to move.
However, instead of ascending, it speedily descended.
That's right, the Bureau Chief was located down below in the underground area beneath nearly ten buildings.
Ding!
The elevator stopped. Both of them walked to the door of a small conference room and pushed the door open to enter.
"Alright. Now tell me in detail, what did you encounter?" Ye Sheng asked while sitting on the seat and looking at Su Qun.
Taking a deep breath, Su Qun recalled that 'peculiar night' that had happened during daytime today. He then slowly opened his mouth and said,
"Today, I randomly entered a special Night Equipment battle scenario."
When she heard the two words 'Night Equipment', Ye Sheng's eyes twinkled. She even set aside the things she wanted to ask and pressed on,
"What's the result? Did you obtain it?!"
"Initially..it seemed like I would be able to…"
Su Qun let out a wry smile. Ye Sheng remained silent, waiting for him to continue. About Su Qun, she had known him very well since his promising beginnings.
After joining the bureau, he rigorously completed various training and carried out his missions with perfection. He was one of the most promising elites in the bureau. The Night Bureau elites were unlike the kind of elites in society who could earn money with some academic qualifications.
"The scenario was in Jicheng. At first, I was randomly sent to a suburban market street…"
Su Qun slowly began recounting his experience from today.
"Then, I found out about the existence of B-grade Incandescence - Si A. After learning that there was a water wizard I could use as a counter, I decided to form an alliance."
Su Qun gave a detailed description about the actions he took, decisions he made, and his thought processes at every turn in the previous Night Battle scenario. Ye Sheng listened and kept nodding. There were no flaws in Su Qun's approach at all. It could be said to be the safest and most likely way to obtain the Night Equipment.
"However, after we ended the chaotic fight and found out the strength of the remaining participants…"
Su Qun's expression grew solemn, as he began to talk about the things that baffled him the most during the night battle this time around. Ye Sheng also paid more attention as she listened to him.
"One hour after that, participants kept getting eliminated. I originally thought it would take at least three nights to eliminate the remaining participants, but… after Night Raven started to meddle, all it took was one night."
Su Qun let out a long breath and said frustratedly,
"Including myself, four C-grade participants and three D-grade participants were all killed by him."
"All of them?"
"Yes, all." Su Qun nodded and said, "For some reason unbeknownst to me, she could always pinpoint our exact location. Hiding in a city as big as Jicheng was completely useless. In the end, I could only wait on a helipad for her to arrive."
Ye Sheng's pretty eyebrows knitted together as she pondered over all the clues. While she mused about it, she continued to ask,
"One last thing, are you sure that that person's sword flash at the end was the same as what I described?"
"Yes, I'm sure. It's exactly the same as you described." Su Qun nodded with certainty.
"Hah…"
Ye Sheng exhaled deeply and thought to herself,
'Got you.'
"What about that important clue you mentioned? Pass it to me."
Su Qun's expression stiffened, before slowly taking out an item from his briefcase and placing it on the table in the conference room. After this item was taken out, not only Su Qun, but Ye Sheng's expression also froze.
Stretching out her slender finger, and with the corners of her mouth twitching, she gnashed her teeth in fury as she questioned,
"Are you… sure that this is the important clue you mentioned?!"
Su Qun was also embarrassed, and was in a state where he did not know whether to laugh or cry as he pointed to the unopened lingerie on the table and said,
"Yeah, it is definitely something that Night Raven left behind, and since I could bring it out of the scenario, so…"
With a serious expression, Su Qun shared his rational conjecture.
"It was not only when she was exchanging blows with me, but when she was eliminating the others as well, her tactics were extremely bizarre. She has the ability to use illusions. Unluckily, I was not prepared due to the suddenness of this Night Battle. She must have hastily used some unknown means to forcibly participate. This underwear must be something that she brought in along with her."
"So, the black-haired young man in a jet-black long coat must be her disguise. The true identity of Night Raven must be a woman!"
"What?!"
Ye Sheng was taken aback by Su Qun's bold conjecture. Suppressing her incredulity, she asked doubtfully,
"Are you sure?"
Ye Sheng knew that Su Qun had received criminal investigation training previously, so she valued his opinion highly.
"I think that is the case. Furthermore, this underwear package has not been opened yet. We can rely on the information from the logo to find clues about her!"
Su Qun said with absolute certainty.
Just then!
Ye Sheng suddenly thought of something frightening. She suddenly recalled that time when she fell in front of that person.
The pink underwear she saw right at the end.
'If that person… If Night Raven is a female…'
'That seems to make sense!'
Thinking about this, there was a burst of light in Ye Sheng's eyes. With a tinge of excitement, she stood up, took out her mobile phone and called her assistant.
The phone rang once, and was immediately connected.
"Hello? Sister Sheng? Eh, it's so late already, if you're still not resting, your breasts will reduce in size~"
An indolent female voice that was asking for a spanking, came through the phone.
Enduring the vein throbbing on her forehead, Ye Sheng said, "I need you to find out the source of an item and find its buyer."
"Ah~" An unwilling voice came through from the other end of the phone, "The Narcotics Division asked us for help again, it's very troublesome. Get them to do it themselves~"
Snap!
Ye Sheng felt her anger rising a little more. "Turn on the surveillance camera on your side. You'll know once you look at it."
When she finished talking, a camera on the ceiling of the conference room turned over, its lens directly pointing at the 'evidence' on the table.
Ye Sheng sensed an unpleasant silence coming from the other side of the phone. After a long time, a voice with an ambiguous overtone rang out from the other end of the phone,
"Sister Sheng, I know you're upset, but just because your breasts are small and you were tricked by a merchant to buy underwear that is one size bigger, you don't have to go so far as to mobilise the country's power to find that person. That person is just making a living, you…"
"Stop spouting nonsense!!!"