479: Is he still a righteous man?

At this moment, this unpopular little shop had already passed its peak dining hours.

Only the waitress was dozing at the counter.

It was said that the owner of this small shop was from Shanxi.

At a certain time, he would take a nap as if he had crashed.

Incidentally, even the waitress had picked up this habit.

No one bothered Shen Bei and Two Headed Vine as they chatted anymore.

"You must have seen the Patrol Bureau's online wanted page for the Sheepskin Assassin, right?"

Two Headed Vine smiled, pointing out the key: "According to the Patrol Bureau, someone once witnessed the Sheepskin Assassin, and there's only this one person. Don't you think that's strange?"

Shen Bei admitted, "Indeed, the Sheepskin Assassin understands 'feigning techniques.' Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any eyewitnesses at all."

"But the problem is, not only was there an eyewitness, but there was also this strange testimony—" Two Headed Vine said slowly, "'No matter what clothes the Sheepskin Assassin wears underneath, he always adds a sheepskin on top.'"

"What's so un—" Shen Bei blurted out, but as he continued, he suddenly frowned.

A moment later, he said, "This testimony, how does it sound like... the Sheepskin Assassin had been witnessed many times before?"

"Because this eyewitness actually did witness the Sheepskin Assassin many times," Two Headed Vine said, "and the Patrol Bureau must have immediately noticed this, but according to the information I obtained, this eyewitness disappeared soon after leaving the testimony."

"Could it be that this eyewitness is a minion of the mysterious organization!"

Suddenly, Shen Bei realized, "The mysterious organization prepared a series of clues and material evidence needed to frame the Sheepskin Assassin after he was arrested by the Patrol Bureau. Therefore, to ensure the plan went smoothly, they facilitated the Patrol Bureau's work in arresting the Sheepskin Assassin!"

Two Headed Vine looked at Shen Bei with a strange expression, as if a stray cat that often passed by her door suddenly started walking on two feet one day, even putting its front paws on its hips and speaking human words with a triumphant air.

"What's with that expression?" Shen Bei, embarrassed and angry, said, "Do you think I'm a fool who can't even figure this out?"

"That's exactly what I thought."

"What!?"

"Just kidding, just kidding." Two Headed Vine chuckled.

However, while Two Headed Vine seemed to treat Shen Bei as a fool, she never let her guard down.

Because she didn't know anything about Shen Bei's background. Indeed, she met Big Ears earlier than she met "Ying Zheng," but this 'earlier' was only by a month or so.

From Two Headed Vine's perspective, it was possible that "Ying Zheng," who seemed clumsy, was actually cunning and sly, and she had encountered such people in her experience.

At this moment, Two Headed Vine took a sip of milk tea to moisten her dry mouth, then put the lid back on and said mysteriously, "Now, you should know who the eyewitness is, right?"

Shen Bei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Your client, Mu Feiran!"

"Exactly!"

Two Headed Vine sighed, "That's why I'm angry. You killed the only eyewitness."

Shen Bei's mind was a bit muddled: "This matter was unavoidable, let's not discuss it for now. Why wasn't Mu Feiran eliminated after witnessing the Sheepskin Assassin?"

"That's a very good question."

Two Headed Vine took a deep breath: "According to my investigation, Mu Feiran's Family in Liaobei Province started in medicine, and it's very likely they own a pharmaceutical company in Beijing."

Shen Bei's mind buzzed.

The facts Two Headed Vine stated all indicated that Mu Feiran was a relative of the mysterious organization's leader. It's even possible... he's the leader's son!

If he inferred this, it would be easy to explain why Mu Feiran wasn't eliminated after witnessing the Sheepskin Assassin.

Who would dare to eliminate the leader's son?

Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs!

So, the problem was solved.

This pharmaceutical company belonged to Mu Feiran's Family!

Then, another question arose: what was Mu Feiran doing?

Acting righteously to eliminate a relative?

Was his character so noble?

This made Shen Bei deeply suspicious, and he couldn't help but voice this question.

Two Headed Vine gave a definite answer: "It is righteous elimination of a relative. There are many righteous people in this world, the most typical example being Shen Bei, who also comes from Liaobei Province. He and the Apocalypse Cult and the Headhunter Tribe are in an unending struggle. Perhaps this is the folk custom and tradition of Liaobei Province?"

Two Headed Vine's words made Shen Bei feel a bit embarrassed...

Shen Bei sighed. Perhaps Mu Feiran had grand ideals, but ultimately died due to his own competitive spirit.

Things had come to this; nothing he said would change anything. Mu Feiran was as dead as could be.

Shen Bei took a deep breath and asked, "So, do you know the name of this pharmaceutical company and where it's located now?"

Two Headed Vine's teeth ground together, making a clattering sound: "Originally, our in-person meeting was to have Mu Feiran take us to the pharmaceutical company's location. Now... heh."

Shen Bei stood up and rolled his eyes: "What a waste of time. You continue investigating. Don't tell me you can't find anything."

Two Headed Vine pulled out a few banknotes and paid the bill.

As she walked out of the small shop with Shen Bei, she replied, "It'll take some more time. I'll call you later."

As they parted, Shen Bei extended his right hand proactively: "You are a trustworthy person. Let us unite and fight together."

Two Headed Vine was stunned, probably not expecting "Ying Zheng" to utter such a chuunibyou line.

Then she smiled, touched, and shook Shen Bei's hand: "Alright, Beijing Martial Arts University student."

Shen Bei was not surprised that Two Headed Vine knew his identity.

His fight with Mu Feiran suggested that there was a feud between them.

And this feud was most likely formed at school.

After all, Mu Feiran was just a freshly graduated student.

If Two Headed Vine investigated further, she would inevitably track down who "Ying Zheng" was, like a bloodhound.

To Shen Bei, it didn't matter.

Whether he was "Ying Zheng" or "Shen Bei" didn't matter; it wouldn't affect their cooperation.

After all, their goal was consistent.

And Shen Bei only wanted to complete the mission and activate the daily settlement panel.

Ideally, while the mission was completed, Bai Wei and the others could also return. Even more ideally, Bai Wei could bring back news of Suspended Lantern Sect, and then they could go into the catacombs to eliminate the Gestalt Collapse.

This was Shen Bei's recent plan, completely unrelated to and unaffected by who he actually was.

But Shen Bei still smiled and teased, "I didn't expect you to investigate me."

"Professional instinct."

Two Headed Vine reached up and brushed her hair: "Thoroughly understanding your teammates allows for reasonable planning of subsequent actions. You must understand this."

Shen Bei nodded: "You're right. But there's one thing you don't need to worry about: I'm still very good at fighting. Especially fighting women."

Two Headed Vine's mouth twitched.

This double entendre made Two Headed Vine slump her shoulders and wave her hand: "I wish you a girlfriend."

Shen Bei: ...

The two chatted for a while longer, then parted ways at a street intersection.

...

After they disbanded, Shen Bei unhesitatingly tracked Two Headed Vine.