Night’s Nomenclature-Chapter 494: That Joker

The sound of the sniper rifle roared incessantly.

All of Qing Chen's emotions turned into rage, erupting along with the gunfire.

Twenty-seven Shadow Agency Time Travelers, caught completely off guard, were struck down one by one by bullets flying from 600 meters away.

They never imagined that in Shendai's home turf of Osaka, someone would dare to kill with such impunity!

Even the Time Travelers who had previously caused havoc in Japan were now forced to carefully conceal their tracks!

For a moment, the outside of Osaka Kansai International Airport was incredibly bloody, with people hastily fleeing and seeking cover.

But the sniper's shots were incredibly steady and swift, not giving them any chance.

The airport's large glass windows shattered one after another, the fragments like sprays of clear springs, falling to the ground glittering and translucent.

The crowd panicked, scurrying to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

But the airport's tourists quickly realized that the killer's rage was directed solely at Shadow Agency. The killer's aim was so precise that ordinary people were completely unharmed.

They watched as the Shadow Agency's "big shots' fell one by one, as if someone were unfolding a cruel painting before their eyes.

In fact, anyone familiar with Qing Chen would understand how resolute his killing intent was at this moment.

He could have extended the shooting range further, but he deliberately set it within a range unaffected by wind speed and bullet travel time.

In fact, Qing Chen took that flight precisely to kill this middle-aged man and lure out the Shadow Agency's Time Travelers for a fight.

The middle-aged man's identity was irrelevant.

Because this time Qing Chen had to kill too many Shendai Time Travelers, and this middle-aged man was just one of them.

The important thing was that Osaka was Shendai's home turf. The Time Traveler organization was extremely tight-knit. Si Nianhua had advised Qing Chen not to meddle with them, as trying to assassinate people in their base would be like poking a hornet's nest.

But Qing Chen didn't care. Since their base was full of people, he would lure them out for a fight.

Soon, of the twenty-plus Shadow Agency Time Travelers, only three or four found cover before the bullets reached them.

They frantically called for backup on their phones: "There's a sniper attack, they deliberately lured us here and set an ambush! The sniper is in one of the three buildings opposite the Kansai Airport, but we can't pinpoint which one!"

Hundreds of Time Travelers in Osaka City Hall, Chuo Ward Office, and Nishinari Ward Office, sped into Osaka's main roads in vehicles.

"City office' refers to administrative office buildings.

This also shows just how terrifying Shendai's Time Travelers' influence was on the entire country.

As Si Nianhua and Ji Guanya had said, Qing Chen's action was like poking a hornet's nest.

These people were all armed, and they quickly sealed off all roads outside Osaka Kansai International Airport.

They put on their earpieces, disengaged the safety on their firearms, and quickly approached the three buildings where the sniper might be hiding.

However, Qing Chen, in an apartment room, had already put down his sniper rifle.

He placed the sniper rifle on the windowsill.

Calmly, he changed into another set of clothes in the apartment. This had been prepared for him in advance.

Qing Chen burned all the documents he had carried to Osaka, took another set from a drawer, and then headed out of the apartment.

The moment he stepped out, his appearance was already exactly the same as the new documents.

As if confirming what Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan had said, the moment Qing Chen was determined to disappear, he would be like a drop of water merging into the ocean, making it impossible for any enemy to find him.

His Forbidden Artifacts were hidden in the forest where he had encountered a wolf pack.

At that time, he knew he was going to die. If he died, Conquer with Virtue would also surface.

In order not to leave a pile of equipment for Shendai after his death,

So, adhering to the principle of not letting the enemy benefit even in death, Qing Chen would rather let those Forbidden Artifacts never see the light of day than leave them behind.

In fact, if he hadn't hidden the Forbidden Artifacts, they might have already been taken away by Shendai Yunhe, so the decision was very wise.

However, only the Forbidden Artifact ace-005Da Fu was different. Even if Qing Chen died, it wouldn't fall off his Face[-].

Moreover, Shendai wouldn't be able to guess its containment conditions and thus couldn't use it.

Therefore, Forbidden Artifactace-005 was the last Forbidden Artifact on Qing Chen's person, the others would have to wait until he was rescued before retrieving them from the forest.

Of course, it was this last Forbidden Artifact that gave Qing Chen the opportunity to unleash havoc in Osaka.

When Si Nianhua came to him, she made it clear that she would unconditionally and unreservedly assist Qing Chen in the Outer World.

Qing Chen's request was simple. He didn't need Si Nianhua and Ji Guanya to participate in the battle, only to put what he needed in a designated location.

At that time, Si Nianhua wanted to provide more help, even directly launching another battle between Time Travelers on Japanese soil, but Qing Chen refused.

At that time, Si Nianhua didn't know that simply providing some identity documents would be enough for Qing Chen to create endless trouble for Shadow Agency.

Soon after Qing Chen left the building, he found that Shadow Agency had set up checkpoints at various transportation hubs.

All vehicles and pedestrians attempting to pass had to show their documents.

Qing Chen blended in with the crowd, undergoing checks like everyone else and being allowed to pass.

Shadow Agency had obviously found out the identity information Qing Chen had used on the plane.

But Qing Chen had used a false identity and false documents when boarding the plane.

Shendai was now looking for an 18-year-old boy named "Guan Zhongke'. What did he have to do with Qing Chen?

More and more Shendai Time Travelers passed by Qing Chen, the boy blending into the crowd and disappearing.

Meanwhile, Si Nianhua and Ji Guanya, who had sneaked into the country at some point, were sitting in an Izakaya not far from Osaka's Shinsaibashi.

Ji Guanya smiled at Si Nianhua: "He's already made such a big fuss, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to be drinking here?"

Si Nianhua glanced at him: "If you want to die, I won't stop you."

"You're from the Qing Family, so calling him the future new Boss isn't excessive, but I'm from the Li Clan, I don't need to fight for him," Ji Guanya took a sip of sake.

The sake was called "Fourteen Generations Baiyun Qulai", sweet and refreshing, with almost no alcohol taste, hailed by many as the Kweichow Moutai of the sake world.

These two certainly knew how to enjoy themselves.

Si Nianhua put down the chopsticks holding the tuna sashimi and said calmly: "You don't have to be so quick to distance yourself. If Li Changqing knows you're slacking off on this return, your consequences will be dire."

Ji Guanya didn't care. He thought for a moment and said, "I'm curious, what is your future Boss up to? There are thousands of Time Travelers in Osaka City, and he killed more than twenty. To Shendai, that's like a drop in the ocean. What's the practical significance?"

Si Nianhua put down her chopsticks, and said calmly, "He needs Shendai to be on high alert, at least for ten days. He didn't intend to start killing in Osaka, the new Boss seems to be waiting for a better opportunity, although I don't know when that will be."

For the next ten days, Shadow Agency would undoubtedly be on edge, investigating the killer while guarding against further assassinations of key figures.

However, Qing Chen would not continue assassinating targets during this period.

He would return here when their nerves were stretched to the limit.

At this moment.

Si Nianhua's people, had already been secretly dispersed in the crowd.

They were secretly collecting data on the aftermath of the assassination: how many Shendai Time Travelers were in each city office, the reaction speed of each office in the event of a crisis, who was in the offices.

Most importantly, where Shendai's chosen one was hidden.

That was the information Qing Chen wanted.

Ji Guanya suddenly said: "But even killing more than twenty people won't keep Shendai tense for too long, right?"

Si Nianhua thought for a moment and said: "He said he has his own way."

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Inside Kansai Airport.

A middle-aged man was silently watching the surveillance video, the boy's clean and efficient killing method.

The killing efficiency was too high. It must have been a killer who had seen too much death.

Remember, that middle-aged Time Traveler had received two injections of Gene Medicine, but he was completely unable to react in front of the killer.

Also, the technique of piercing the spleen was too sharp. To find the spleen from the outside, how many times would one have to practice to be so precise?

He asked on the communication channel: "Have you found the sniper's position?"

A voice came through the earpiece: "Reporting, sir, not yet. We're searching each house in the three buildings, the smoke from the sniper rifle can't be hidden."

"Mm, keep searching," the middle-aged man stood up.

He silently looked at the bodies and suddenly wondered, who would dare to be so arrogant in Shendai's home turf?

Is it that Qing Chen Supervisor? Or... is it the Daybreak Boss?

It's hard to say, the shooting range is too close, many snipers can do this, so it might not be the Daybreak Boss.

At this time, the news that Qing Chen was Knight was also top-secret within Shendai and not widely known.

Before this return, Shendai Consortium had ordered all Time Travelers to beware of Qing Family Time Travelers, Qing Chen, Daybreak, Kunlun, Nine Provinces' counterattack.

But this order mainly targeted Shendai Time Travelers within China, and no one expected them to come to Japan.

As he was pondering, the team searching the three buildings had already kicked open a certain apartment door.

The next moment, they saw the sniper rifle on the windowsill, overjoyed!

But soon, they were disappointed again, because the room was empty, and the sniper had long since disappeared.

A Shendai Time Traveler slowly walked towards the sniper rifle. He suddenly saw a card beside the sniper rifle.

The Time Traveler picked it up and saw that it was a playing card.

It was a Joker, grinning.

When the middle-aged man at the airport learned of all this, he was astonished: "It's that Joker who planned everything in Amsterdam?! Tell the boss, Osaka City Hall needs to be put on high alert immediately!"

How could that Joker suddenly appear in Japan?!

For a moment, Shadow Agency was on high alert.

The sun gradually set.

A highway bus departing from Osaka City was crossing tunnels in the mountains towards Hida in the Takayama region.

Gifu Prefecture.

That was where Oda Nobunaga started his conquest.

It was also the filming location of Itomori Village in the anime "Your Name".

This place has Japan's highest mountains, clearest streams, and most pleasant hot springs.

Qing Chen was sitting quietly in the back of the highway bus, his hands slowing down the speed of the Rubik's Cube in front of the scenery.

The sunset shone through the window on his Face[-], bringing a little warmth to the boy.

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