Chapter 63: The Search for Zero's Mystic Leaf Castle

  I don't know how long it took, but suddenly in the middle of the night, someone pulled me and I came to my senses. The crowd around me had already dispersed, and that person named Guan Yueling was also gone... Only I stood there, lost in thought for so long.

  "Little Tea, I'm giving you the map of 'Zero's Mystic Leaf Castle' now. The only ancient building that has been preserved in the Kangetsu family is 'Zero's Mystic Leaf Castle'. All the other buildings around it were built within the last thirty years. If they want to detain someone or hide something, it wouldn't be suitable to do so in a newly built structure. So your mother should be somewhere in this castle. Of course... I also don't dare confirm whether they might have built a secret base elsewhere, but at least the possibility is highest within this building. I and Akira will hold off the security guards at the south staircase entrance, you take advantage of that time to go with Kei Kurenai (Silver-haired kid) to the second floor, two people searching together will be faster. If you encounter anyone, absolutely do not engage in conflict, just say you got separated from your dance partner and ended up here... they'll bring you down then... absolutely do not engage in conflict, once there's conflict, it'll be hard to get out of 'Zero's Mystic Leaf Castle'. The current Kangetsu family... is already different from the past." Min Ye whispered softly into my ear.

  I clutched a triangularly folded piece of paper tightly in my hand.

  This piece of paper... Yes, with this paper, I can find my mom. Guan Yu You He... you've done a great job, daring to kidnap my mother! Let me tell you, you've made me angry, and today, even if it really causes trouble, I'll take my mom back! Otherwise... about the seven families' matter, and my father's matter... I'll expose everything! Even that ability...

  According to Min Ye's plan, we easily left the banquet hall on the first floor and came directly to the second floor where guests were originally not allowed to enter.

  Because there was only one map, at first it was searched by two people together, unless they reached the fixed room door and separated to enter the room for searching, then came out and merged to continue searching. It had been very safe from the second floor to search upwards, when we arrived at the fourth floor, we clearly felt that the structure of the rooms had changed greatly, and... cameras appeared! In other words... from this floor on, every room inside has top-secret secrets. The monitoring personnel should be staring closely at the images on the screen now, once any suspicious person appears... they will rush over at the fastest speed.

  So... what to do now... in such an old castle, with so many cameras installed... there should be blind spots, right? If we move back and forth through the blind spots, maybe we can avoid being caught on camera and continue our search from earlier.

  Uh——! But this kind of search is really difficult and will take a lot of time. The fastest and most effective way is to directly knock down the camera and search as quickly as possible, no matter how many security guards come, fight one by one, or two by two!

  The silver-haired kid seemed to have seen through my intentions and immediately stopped me from doing something stupid. He then handed me a stack of button-like objects: "This can change the image on the surveillance device, although it has the drawback of not being able to display dynamic layers. However, since there's basically no one coming or going here, this device should be enough to deceive for now."

  I looked at the thing in my hand with surprise and excitement, asking "How do I use it?"

  "Just stick it within ten centimeters around the camera and that's it." he explained.

  So that's how it is, technology has really advanced, one thing after another, but also... If an ordinary person wants to avoid being photographed by a camera and stick this "iron button" nearby, it would be quite difficult, but for me, it seems much simpler.

  I thought of this and with a stretch of my hand, I shot the four "buttons" in my palm directly under the camera, and then in the quiet corridor, I heard the camera on the wall making a "clicking" sound, after which it returned to its original state, presumably successfully adjusted.

  The rooms on this floor are relatively concentrated, just like a hotel with two rows on both sides. In this format, the possibility of having a hidden compartment in the middle is very small... However, to be on the safe side, we still decided to continue searching.

  The silver-haired kid started from the left, I started from the right. The two of us searched from one end of the corridor to the other but didn't find any hidden compartments or anything like that. So now we only have the top two floors left. Because this castle was built relatively early on, there aren't many floors. It's just that the area is a bit larger, so it's still relatively easy to search... On the contrary, if you want to catch someone... it would also be very easy.

  As we continued to search upwards, we found that there were more and more surveillance devices, and many people wearing black suits patrolling back and forth... Judging from this, the next few floors should have something relatively important. For example, some files of the Guan Yue family, or... detained... someone important!

  I parted ways with the silver-haired kid at a turning point, each of us heading in a certain direction. Since there were people patrolling back and forth, it was better for us to split up and act separately. Being together made it easier for others to notice us, while splitting up might be safer.

  While carefully avoiding those black-clad guys, I was diligently and strenuously searching for hidden compartments or inner walls. Just as I was about to finish searching this area, I suddenly heard a gunshot coming from another location! My heart skipped a beat: Oh no! Had that kid been caught?!

  Anxious, I immediately retreated from this room and rushed towards the source of the sound!

  When I pushed open the door from which the sound came...I never thought that inside were standing more than thirty black-clad guards staring at the slowly opening door, and the young man with a gentleman's smile and red lips and white teeth was also quietly watching the beautiful door... waiting for my arrival!

  His black hair was like ink, his eyes were like pearls, and his skin was as white as jade. His thin lips carried a hint of a smile that seemed to exist and not exist at the same time. The young man known as Guan Yuélíng stood on the opposite side of the door, radiant like a fallen moon.

  "Uh... Honorable guest, can you tell me... why from the very bottom, all the way up to here..."