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Chapter 447 - 276: Banquet at Hongmen_2

Chapter 447: Chapter 276: Banquet at Hongmen_2

[Ghost Captain: Before I answer, I have a question for you.]

[Son of Heaven: Please ask.]

[Ghost Captain: Are the first and ninth pieces of Dawn City in your possession?]

Inside the divinely appointed headquarters, the Son of Heaven and the Demon eyed each other.

"How did he know?" the Demon frowned.

The Son of Heaven shook his head, typing in the game.

[Son of Heaven: Yes.]

[Ghost Captain: Then my answer is the same as yours, I also have the fifth piece.]

[Son of Heaven: That’s good, now we can seriously discuss the issue of cooperation.]

[Ghost Captain: How do you plan to cooperate?]

[Son of Heaven: There’s something I need to clarify first, actually, another group contacted us yesterday. Apart from the two of us, they hold the most pieces of Dawn City...]

Typing away, the Son of Heaven explained that a group of self-proclaimed pirates had approached him the day before, proposing a partnership and an exchange of pieces. They hadn’t agreed, but neither had they outright refused.

Bringing this up now was a crucial gambit—revealing that they were not desperate for a partnership, and if the Captain didn’t agree, they could easily ally with other forces.

What he hadn’t expected was the Ghost Captain’s response, radically unsettling his plan.

[Ghost Captain: Oh, so has that guy Jack already contacted you...]

"Huh???"

The moment Mu You made this revelation, everyone on board, as well as the Son of Heaven and the Demon on Earth, all furrowed their brows.

"Wait, what’s going on? Didn’t Jack swear over the Polygraph Pearl that he hadn’t had any contact with the Ghost Captain and his crew..." Smile, standing outside the cabin, transmitted his thoughts through a device to the two.

"That guy must have been fooling us!" the Demon raged.

"Let’s first confirm if it’s the same person..."

The Son of Heaven wrinkled his brows and shook his head, typing in the game.

[Son of Heaven: Jack?]

[Ghost Captain: Indeed, Edward Jack.]

The Captain’s response confirmed beyond a doubt it was the same person.

Gazing at the Polygraph Pearl, which didn’t light up without warning, the Son of Heaven had no choice but to keep typing.

[Son of Heaven: May I ask, what’s your relationship with Edward Jack?]

[Ghost Captain: We’re partners, of course.]

[Son of Heaven: Are you saying you’re currently in cooperation?]

[Ghost Captain: Yes.]

[As the sound of your voice fell, the Polygraph Pearl didn’t react. What you said was true.]

Seeing the text in the game, Mu You smiled.

Jack hadn’t sought him for a long time probably because he already found a third partner and didn’t need him anymore.

But who can blame him for not outright refusing? Right now, their final agreement in the game was ’each will find the new Piece Holder, and then convene together again.’ So technically, they still have a partnership; of course, his words aren’t lies.

He wholly understood the situation, but to other parties, the meaning was entirely different, especially when he hid under the alias of Ghost Captain.

’Jack teaming up with a regular Piece Holder’ and ’Jack working with the Ghost Captain’ represented entirely different weights. They were so significant it could cause the Son of Heaven’s party to seriously miscalculate.

[So they’ve already teamed up. No wonder the Ghost Captain knew about pieces one and nine being in our hands...] Smile discussed with the two through the transmission.

"I told you before, you can’t trust those sea monkeys; they are clearly in cahoots!" the Demon pounded the table.

"Not necessarily," countered the Son of Heaven, shaking his head. "If they truly joined forces, the Ghost Captain wouldn’t ask about the first and ninth pieces because that should be a confirmed answer for him. If he asked, it means he’s not entirely sure, and Jack didn’t tell him about at least one piece."

"Jack said that he collected four pieces, and we also hold four. Does that mean he only has the fifth piece and Jack was lying again?" the Demon wondered.

"Let’s ask again..."

After some thought, the Son of Heaven began to type once more.

[Son of Heaven: May I ask, do you only have one piece of Dawn City in your possession?]

[Ghost Captain: Of course not.]

The Polygraph Pearl stayed silent. That was also true!

"He has other pieces!"

"Indeed, that guy Jack must have found a way to deceive the Polygraph Pearl!" the Demon inferred.

"But it’s also possible that the Ghost Captain has a way to tell lies..." Smile analyzed another possibility.

"I feel the main problem is Jack. After all, we used his Polygraph Pearl and site last time, who knows if he manipulated it. But this time, we have the Polygraph Pearl, and we’ve prepared the venue. The Ghost Captain’s chance of tampering is minimal..." argued the Demon.

"Enough, regardless of who’s lying, it’s beyond doubt that they have met and discussed collaboration!"

The Son of Heaven halted the dispute, "Now, let’s suppose the worst-case scenario—that they have shared their pieces. They understand each occurrence of five different pieces, and they only need to get one entrance piece from us to enter the city!"