October 26th, noon, Alliance Building.
"Big brother has returned... he's really efficient; he caught the flight to Huanjing immediately after hearing Xiao Ni's news this morning. Given his personality, he would not leave without seeing Bai Zini, so he must also be here on the day of the Witch's Night."
Lan Ou rode the glass curtain wall elevator downward, the cityscape falling along with his figure.
He lowered his head, weighing his thoughts.
"Now, to understand the witches' movements... we can only rely on Shi Neian."
"If those witches have already captured my sister, they probably wouldn't invite Shi Neian to the meeting again—because the condition to initiate the Witch's Night is to gather six extremely talented witches."
"They also mentioned before that Shi Neian was just a backup; they actually want my sister after her witchification, and then they wouldn't need Shi Neian."