The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 967 - 966: The Second Team is Just a Scumbag

Chapter 967: Chapter 966: The Second Team is Just a Scumbag

The following sentence was something Team Three added in their heart.

Lu Mian didn’t feel the slightest bit of guilt, not even a hint that anything was wrong. She directly took a screenshot of what Team Three had said and sent it back to them.

The implication was clear: "The chat’s been screenshotted, evidence is secured."

[Team Two, you’re the one I have the best relationship with. Even if you don’t give me the special medicine, I’ll still vote for you as leader!]

Team Three: ... I freaking want to curse out loud.

Team Three could never have predicted this kind of insane plot twist. After pouring out all their sincerity, they were met with a cold "No medicine for you" in the end?

Complete scumbag behavior!

What kind of twisted logic does Team Two have? It was just a polite offer, that’s all!

Team Three stared at the boastful claims they had blurted out, the bold promises they had made, and the irrefutable screenshot evidence, feeling completely out of sorts.

They were once again relieved that Team One and Team Two didn’t have any sort of private rapport. Otherwise, if the two exchanged chat logs, Team Three might as well dig their own grave.

They didn’t have the strength to go up against Team Two, so they begrudgingly owned up to their loss.

Fine, whatever.

They admitted fault, okay? Wasn’t that enough?

They wouldn’t count on Team Two anymore; luckily, they still had Team One to turn to for help.

Team One responded quickly too.

[Alright, let’s just pretend this never happened. Don’t forget to vote.]

Team Three: !!!

One after another!

Team Three felt a piercing malice from these two bosses. If they didn’t know that Team One and Team Two were mortal enemies, locked in a "you live, I die" dynamic, they would suspect that those two had teamed up to mess with them!

The special medicine!

They desperately needed the special medicine!

Today, Team Three had been thoroughly schooled by the harsh realities of life, finally understanding what it meant for the human heart to be treacherous.

How careless.

They should’ve known all along that people who could rise to the levels of Team One and Team Two were never pushovers.

Just treat it as a bad dream.

Just as Team Three was frantically thinking of other ways, they received a follow-up message from Team Two.

Thinking there might be a breakthrough, they opened the message, only for their whole body to jerk out from behind their little mud mound like they’d been electrocuted.

This time, the emotional turmoil was even greater than the first time!

Fiercer even!

The words from Team Two packed a heavier punch than a bomb dropping directly on their head!

[Team Three, what’s your relationship with Lu Yutian?]

!!!

Lu Yutian!

What relationship?!

Team Three was so shocked that their phone nearly went flying. Seeing a real-life name pop up in the chat, it was like the wall between dimensions had been shattered, leaving them trembling and panicked.

Of course, there was also guilt.

Their family’s collaboration with Lu Yutian’s family wasn’t exactly the proudest thing to show off.

A small favor here or there was fine, but that was it.

They had long since grown weary of the collaboration agreement and had been brainstorming ways to dissolve it.

But before they could sort things out, someone had grabbed them by the tail!

This might very well expose their real identity!

Team Three glanced around nervously, their thoughts a panicked mess. The information of IEG personnel was absolutely confidential. Aside from the leader, the other commanders didn’t know each other’s identities—it was forbidden both to reveal oneself or to leak information about others.

It was entirely possible that an ordinary programmer husband lying next to his wife at home was a high-ranking member of their organization.

Or that an elderly, seemingly unremarkable couple were actually both members of the organization.

Such things were completely plausible.

Those were the rules.

But Team Two’s message clearly suggested they’d guessed something.

Team Three was torn apart by guilt and the utter panic of feeling completely exposed.

This Team Two... wasn’t simple!

Who exactly were they?

And how did they know Lu Yutian?

While Team Three was still dazed, suddenly someone with a loudspeaker called out to them.

"Mr. Li, are you not feeling well? Why don’t you take a break? Shooting a gunfight scene can be pretty challenging..."

——

Lu Mian waited five minutes without a reply from Team Three, and she was certain they wouldn’t be responding to that question anymore.

Ya Ling was huddled next to her, not looking at Lu Mian’s phone, simply twisting a lock of her wavy hair as she curiously asked, "What did you say to them?"

"I asked them what their relationship with Lu Yutian is."

Ya Ling straightened up. "How did you know it was Lu Yutian?"

Lu Mian’s tone was light: "I just knew."

Lu Yutian had investigated her several times; Lu Mian was perfectly aware of every instance.

The last time, it was Team Three who had taken the task. Totally unaware of the backstory, they’d even come directly to her with questions.

She hadn’t disclosed any information, and Team Three hadn’t been able to dig up anything either. As a result, the matter just ended there, with Lu Yutian still turning up empty-handed.

Originally, she had chalked it up to coincidence.

But this time, Lu Yutian claimed to have a formidable friend who could get their hands on the special medicine and said they’d have it within a day.

From that, she deduced that the other side needed a day to procure the medicine.

That brought Team Three into the picture. Judging from their anxious tone, it was clear they urgently needed the medicine to save someone.

There was no way Lu Mian would believe this was just another coincidence.

The urgency for the medicine at this specific time obviously came from Lu Yutian.

Connecting the dots, the collaboration between Team Three and Lu Yutian became crystal clear.

That was also why she hadn’t provided the special medicine to Team Three.

She didn’t see the need, nor did she want to.

As for Team Three’s true identity, Lu Mian wasn’t interested. The only thing she could confirm was that they’d paid attention to the music concert.

After all, Team Three had remarked, "Lu Mian also goes by Mi Lu." If they hadn’t attended in person, then they must have had a particular interest in the concert.

——

Yun Sang noticed Xiao Qimo’s mood was a bit sullen, so she asked out of concern, "What’s the matter with you?"

Xiao Qimo put away his phone and shook his head.

Having just played Team Three, he didn’t feel much of a sense of accomplishment.

He was simply puzzled: Who, at this moment, would be desperately searching for the special medicine?

Only a handful of people even knew about the special medicine.

It was extraordinarily rare for someone to need it on such urgent terms.

He couldn’t help but let his thoughts wander.

Yun Sang didn’t concern herself with Xiao Qimo’s musings. She was still bothered by his earlier conversation with Lu Yutian.

"What were you talking about with Lu Yutian?"

Yun Sang thought to herself, maybe this was just the mindset of a big brother—incapable of seeing his younger sister suffer even the slightest grievance.

Even though Xiao Qimo had grown up with her as a close childhood friend and shared blood ties with Lu Yutian as her cousin, none of that could compare to Lu Mian calling him "brother."

Xiao Qimo narrowed his eyes slightly. "What could I possibly talk to her about?"

He scrolled casually on his phone, a faint and composed smirk forming on his lips. "I just wanted to know what her aspirations are."

Yun Sang: "?"

The cultured man’s smile was icily cold, with an elegance laced with an inescapable chill and oppressive air. He chuckled softly, "After messing up my plans, she still wants to open a branch company in Z Country?"

As he said this, he was already on his feet.

Smoothing out nonexistent wrinkles from his attire, he exuded an aura that chilled to the bone. Turning his head slightly, he said:

"Apologies for delaying the Lu Family’s progress."

A completely unapologetic apology!

Yun Sang was silent for a moment before giving him a thumbs-up in approval. "No worries, this has nothing to do with the Yun Family."

Xiao Qimo was still the same Xiao Qimo.

Scheming, dark, able to kill without shedding a drop of blood, all while chatting with a smile.

Lu Yutian had pulled a move like this, but she’d probably never open a branch company in Z Country for the rest of her life.

That idiot still wore an expression like she’d gotten some incredible deal, utterly blind to the fact that Xiao Qimo saw her as nothing more than meat on the chopping block.

Genius?

What a joke.