Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 99: Thunder and the Watcher (9)

Dragon Raja 5

“You’ve been hanging around a lot these days, acting sneaky. Are you hiding something from us?” Nuonuo suddenly turned around and stared at Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei felt a little nervous and subconsciously tightened his shoulders. In the backpack on his shoulders was the blueprint that Chu Zihang had memorized. He studied it over and over again, trying to find more clues from it.

“You’re still carrying a bag. Why are you going out for a walk? What are you doing with the bag?” Nuonuo continued to ask.

“There are still some things I need to buy…” Lu Mingfei said guiltily.

“Ah!” Chu Zihang suddenly spoke.

“What’s wrong?” Nuonuo was surprised.

“It seems like there’s a bald spot here.” Chu Zihang pointed at his head.

“No way? Is my craftsmanship so bad?” Nuonuo lowered her head and searched Chu Zihang’s head.

Lu Mingfei pretended to be calm and turned to go out. “We are still short of a detailed atlas. We can’t rely solely on Finger’s navigation. There is a bookstore nearby.”

“I’m so heartbroken! I turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon is only shining on the ditch!” A heartbreaking sigh came from the mobile phone thrown on the windowsill.

Lu Mingfei winked at Chu Zihang with his left eye, gave him a thumbs up, and closed the door behind him.

In a private courtyard in Ota Ward, a few small tables were placed in an exquisite Japanese-style garden. Each table has a small electric stove, with steam bubbling from the pot.

Isabel and Victoria looked at each other, Gonzalez scratched his head, and the other commissioners looked blankly at the small pot in front of them.

The Watchers arrived in Tokyo and convened their group’s first official meeting. They had just failed miserably, using light and heavy weapons to nearly flatten an entire street, only to see their prey’s bare bottom. They arrived with trepidation, but they hadn’t expected Lancelot to treat them to some strange hot pot-like meal.

“This is a kind of food that the Japanese call Sukiyaki. It is actually various ingredients cooked in beef broth. It is called that in restaurants outside. You can try it.” Lancelot smiled.

Susie gave Lancelot an approving look.

This was indeed Lancelot’s style, always calm and composed, even when someone pointed a gun at his head. His composure was like an invisible halo surrounding his companions. Entering his halo, all kinds of anxiety would be dispelled, and others would involuntarily trust him.

If this were an ancient army, then Susie would be the vanguard who took heads from the crowd, and only Lancelot would be worthy of being the commander of the central army.

But the next moment, the commander of the central army encountered an awkward situation, because he tried to pick up a piece of cooked tofu from the pot of soup with chopsticks…

Susie smiled as she took out the disobedient piece of tofu and placed it in the small bowl of egg liquid in front of him. Lancelot put down his chopsticks with a wry smile and picked up the spoon. Everyone present laughed, and the tense atmosphere naturally relaxed.

Lancelot was a man who was very particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation. He said he ordered the food from a restaurant outside, like takeout, but that restaurant was a famous Sukiyaki restaurant with a long history. They used the best ingredients. The marbled beef was boiled in the pot and eaten with egg liquid. Just a few bites made him feel happy.

“All of us are here tonight, and the mission can officially begin.” Lancelot raised the white porcelain wine glass, which contained high-quality sake.

Everyone raised their glasses to the young team leader. Some of them were familiar with Lancelot, while others had only heard of the code name “Watcher”, but within fifteen minutes of their first meeting, Lancelot had established himself as the leader of the group.

A quarter of an hour ago, these young people were helpless in capturing the Dragon King-level monster, but now they suddenly had inexplicable confidence.

“Commissioner Lancelot, may I ask about your next plan?” Fujiwara Nobunosuke asked respectfully. He was also an extra member of this hunting team.

“Of course,” Lancelot nodded. “Wait for the prey to appear and capture it. It’s that simple.”

Fujiwara Nobunosuke shook his head. “This is Tokyo. Without the help of EVA or the Snake Eight Clan, finding someone here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.”

Lancelot smiled and said, “Mr. Fujiwara, let’s imagine this is an ordinary hunt. If we already know that the prey is in a large forest, but we don’t have enough manpower, what should we do?”

Fujiwara Nobunosuke was stunned and turned his gaze to the people around him in confusion, but the others were as confused as he was.

“Set fire to the woods,” said Victoria.

This is not a difficult question. Humans have been hunting since primitive times. It is just not easy for people who do not hunt to think of it. But Victoria is different. As a descendant of the earl family, her family owns manors and hunting grounds in Scotland.

“Perfect answer,” Lancelot raised his glass, “Your Highness.”

“We…burn down Tokyo?” Fujiwara Nobunosuke widened his eyes.     

“No, the purpose of setting the woods on fire is to alarm the prey. When the prey runs around, it’s a good opportunity to hunt them. We don’t need to burn Tokyo, we just need our prey to run.” Lancelot said slowly, “When they run, their whereabouts will be exposed, and when they run, they will also scatter.”

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