anovelconsole Chapter 261 We Have Our Own Plan
Chapter 261 We Have Our Own Plan
Hero Association Headquarters, Conference Room.
The atmosphere remained as somber as ever.
"...Red Zircon, did you find anything suspicious today?"
Aquamarine spoke, trying to make her voice sound calm.
The crimson magical girl paused for a moment, exchanged a glance with the amethyst beside her, and replied:
"I see nothing wrong here. We entered the music plaza as planned. The Hyacinth Squad infiltrated the music hall, but were ambushed by Hellcats inside."
"Zi Ying Shi and I were sniping from a high vantage point, but because Feng Xi Zi and the others were trapped indoors by booby traps, we couldn't provide effective support."
"……(nod)"
Zi Yingshi nodded slightly without saying a word, which was consistent with her usual silent style.
"Our situation is consistent with what Red Zircon said."
Hyacinth picked up the conversation,
"When we entered the music hall, Hellcat had already set a trap inside, but luckily there was only Hellcat there at the time."
"Another pre-arranged ambush..."
Mai Sui gritted her teeth, her brows furrowed.
Not only the wheat ears, but also the expressions of Aquamarine and Hyacinth were equally serious.
This time, the operation at the music hall did not involve the fierce fighting of yesterday. Cheshire Rabbit and the gray wolf magical girl Fenrir did not even appear; only Hellcat was inside the hall.
Even so, the numerous tripwires and booby traps still caused enormous trouble:
There's a landmine every two steps, tripwires at every corner, and laser booby traps behind door and window frames. It would be hard for anyone to stay calm in that situation.
Hyacinth felt that she was already being very polite by not yelling at him on the spot.
However, booby traps were not the focus of this meeting—as a debriefing meeting for the operation, the goal of this routine operational meeting was to identify the "traitor" within the team.
"The decision to take action against the music plaza was made on short notice yesterday, and in principle, only those of us present should know about it."
"Even so, Xin Yuehu still set a trap in the music hall. How did she know our attack location so precisely?"
"Now we can be certain that there is a mole among us."
After speaking, Aquamarine sat up straight and looked around at everyone around the conference table.
The Hyacinth Squad has three members, the Wheat Squad has four, and Aquamarine's group has four. They need to find the only mole among these eleven people, who is actually the Heart Moon Fox familiar disguised as a traitor...
"I have an idea, but I don't know if everyone would like to hear it."
Suddenly, the iris spoke.
She was wearing her usual clothes, and her round-framed glasses sat on the bridge of her nose, the lenses reflecting light, making her look like Commander Ikari.
"We currently have too little information. Xin Yuehu has consistently maintained the same total number of people in our team, which undoubtedly greatly increases the difficulty of finding the mole."
"What do you think, Senior Mushroom?"
Iris turned the conversation to Wheat Ear, who had remained silent, and the latter nodded slightly in agreement.
"That's right. Without any casualties in the team, it's extremely difficult to find that so-called mole."
"But if Xin Yuehu really wants to stop us from dismantling the barrier, why doesn't she just let us reduce our numbers and leave the battlefield? I really don't understand the point of her doing this."
"Based on our experience, Xin Yuehu's actions cannot be understood with conventional thinking; she must be plotting something," Hyacinth replied, her face full of righteous indignation.
After a brief pause, Iris continued:
"So my idea is—since we don't have enough information to find the mole yet, we might as well deliberately create usable information."
Was it intentionally manufactured?
When everyone heard Iris say this word, they were a little confused, but then they suddenly realized.
"That makes sense!" Green Ivy was the first to agree.
"We can split into teams as before, but without informing each other! That way, we can find out which team has the mole, Xin Yuehu, disguised!"
"But that would be very dangerous, wouldn't it?" Aquamarine immediately objected.
"Everyone has seen the terrifying firepower that Cheshire Rabbit has displayed. Even Miss Hyacinth and her two companions could only be suppressed and had to request backup, let alone the rest of us."
"what……"
Green Ivy was about to speak, but then she realized that Aquamarine made a lot of sense, so she could only silently pout and think about it.
"...In that case, let's split into two teams," Mai Sui then suggested.
"Hyacinth Squad will operate independently, while Aquamarine Squad and I will split into another group. Amethyst and Red Zircon will then provide support to Hyacinth and her team. How about we operate independently?"
……
After some discussion, an action plan was agreed upon.
Aquamarine and Peridot follow the Wheat Squad, while Fluorite and Red Zircon continue to support the Hyacinth Squad. Neither side informs the other of their plans in order to identify the mole.
"So that means..."
"We'll still be five people tomorrow, right?"
In the restaurant, Hyacinth ate her food at the Hero Association's cafeteria while glancing at the two people across the table.
When he met Hyacinth's gaze, Ziyingshi shrank his neck, nodded slightly, and pretended to be eating in silence, shoveling a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.
"That's right, just like today, I'll be the observer for the Purple Quartz, guaranteeing you perfect sniper fire support!"
Red Zircon smiled and gave a thumbs up, full of confidence in his teammates.
This made Ziyingshi even more embarrassed, and she almost shrank under the table.
"But I'm quite curious, Miss Hyacinth, since Xin Yuehu is already so powerful, how did you all manage to fight her to a standstill in Rongcheng?"
"this……"
Hyacinth blushed slightly and giggled after being complimented by red zircon.
But just as she was about to recount her epic battle with the Hellcat, Nightingale's perfectly timed sarcastic remark instantly deflated Hyacinth's spirits:
"We played for about three months in total, and we only won three or four times. We lost the rest of the time."
"Hey! Nightingale, what kind of nonsense are you spouting!"
"Hehehehe..."
The iris was grinning from ear to ear, while the hyacinth angrily reached out to tickle the nightingale, who nimbly shrank behind the iris and giggled.
Seeing the interaction between the three people in front of her, Zi Yingshi also showed a rare smile, covering her mouth and chuckling softly.
After some playful banter, let's get back to business.
"Where are we going tomorrow? Wheat and the others will probably start their investigation from some tourist spot in the north. What about us?" Nightingale asked Hyacinth, tilting her head as she took a bite of her food.
"Since we're going to split up, let's go somewhere unexpected! That'll definitely catch Xin Yuehu off guard!"
The sky-blue magical girl confidently stated the name of the attraction:
"—The Whale Monster Reef!"
……
"Whale Reef? What are they doing going to a place like that?"
Meanwhile, in a restaurant in the port city, Nan Jiayu asked Su Tianqing curiously.
Su Tianqing shrugged.
"How would I know? It was their own conclusion. Mai Sui and the others started their investigation from the art gallery in the north. Let's just leave Mai Sui alone. I'll have my familiar retrieve the items."
"Um... is it really necessary to keep bothering Hyacinth and the others... isn't that a bit... a bit too much...?"
Xia Taotao said awkwardly, shrinking into a small ball.
"Because Miss Hyacinth's reaction is quite interesting! Don't you also find the Iris's reaction interesting, Rabbit?" Su Tianqing said with a smile.
"How about we go find Mai Sui and the others to hang out with tomorrow? It's nice to change things up once in a while, though Mai Sui and the others might not react as interestingly."
"Hmm... I'll stick with hyacinths."
The rabbit girl answered with a wry smile.
Grey Wolf Fei Yelan didn't comment on this, she just kept eating.
Do these so-called "moles" really exist...?