"I haven't been to Shanghai for a vacation in a long time. It's really nice."
As soon as she got out of the car and saw the familiar iconic buildings, Artoria felt very emotional. In her past life, she had the good fortune to come to Shanghai with her company. Although the accommodation and food weren't particularly great, with everyone's company, she had a lot of fun. She had taken many photos in this place back then, but now it was a different kind of "things remain the same, but people have changed." The young man from back then had now become a beautiful goddess in this world. If she had to say something, it could only be that fate plays tricks on people. There was no time to dwell on these things. Before Artoria even got out of the car, someone had noticed the expensive luxury car. When Artoria stepped out, the men around couldn't even walk anymore. Facing such a situation, Artoria was used to it; she didn't sigh. Led by the doorman, she walked into the luxury hotel. She had already had Saturday book a room.
"This lady, welcome to our hotel."
As soon as she entered the hotel, there was a dedicated receptionist, a beautiful girl, who introduced things to Artoria very politely. Her speech was very gentle, making one feel very comfortable. It seemed that to take care of Artoria, this 'foreigner,' she spoke entirely in English. The service was top-notch. Artoria followed the girl with a smile, letting her lead the way to the luxury suite she had booked. Artoria's appearance made the 'rich playboys' checking in light up.
"Hey! Look, that woman is so beautiful, much more beautiful than my girlfriend."
Watching Artoria's retreating figure, a young man in designer clothes said to his friend beside him. This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful woman. Usually, in nightclubs and bars, he was considered a bit of a player and had seen many beautiful celebrities, but this was the first time he had seen such a beautiful foreign woman.
"How long has it been since you actually went online to look at the news? Also, you could never chase after this woman; give it up!"
His friend put down his phone and looked in the direction he was pointing. He recognized her at first glance; this was Artoria Stark, a very famous woman. However, he didn't expect his friend to be so ignorant. He looked at his friend with some disdain. You don't even know such a famous person? You spend your days at nightclubs looking for those young ladies to play with, and you don't even know this bit of common knowledge? It felt like he was sitting next to a bumpkin. This situation was truly embarrassing; he almost didn't want to know this friend anymore. Knowing his friend's personality, he also advised him to give up. This woman was not to be messed with, and one could not mess with her, otherwise, something big would happen.
"I'm just asking!"
Hearing his friend's advice, he gave a sheepish smile. He had indeed intended to go up and chat her up; maybe it could have worked! But his friend was very reliable, and since he had said so, it was better to avoid trouble. These days, the idiots who weren't smart and didn't listen to advice were almost all dead. Those who could survive basically had some brains. As rich kids, they knew what they could touch and what they couldn't.
"You'd better just be asking."
He gave his friend a deep look; he knew exactly what kind of character the other person had. Finally, after a well-intentioned warning, he picked up his phone again and continued playing the game that hadn't finished. Although his teammate was swearing, he still chose Luban No. 7; no one could stop his carefree, dissolute spirit.
"The target has checked into the hotel. Do we need to continue following up?"
On the rooftop opposite the hotel, a person dressed very plainly and with a very common appearance was speaking softly while covering his earpiece. No one would believe that such a guy was actually a special operative. He reported the observation situation to his superior through his headset. In order not to let the target discover his tracks, he deliberately hid very far away. On this scorching building, he used high-powered binoculars to keep staring at the hotel entrance, waiting for the target his superior wanted him to observe to appear. Now the target had appeared, and he needed to ask his superior for his next task.
"No need. Find a place that isn't too conspicuous, continue to hide, keep in touch at all times, and report the situation."
The superior was clearly silent for a long time, but he waited patiently. Finally, the superior issued the order to continue hiding. Without any hesitation, he packed up his equipment, turned around, and left the scorching rooftop. Artoria didn't even notice what had happened here.
"How did you two catch up so quickly?"
Accompanied by the waiter, Artoria arrived in her luxury room. Artoria had just put away some 'electronic gadgets' and was sitting on the sofa preparing to open a bottle of red wine when, unexpectedly, two familiar figures appeared beside Artoria in an instant. This gave Artoria a fright. Looking carefully, wasn't it Galacta and Gaea? How did they get to her side so quickly? She had originally wanted two days of peace and quiet; it seemed that was no longer necessary.
"Fine! Artoria, you didn't even greet us before running here to have fun. You're so mean!"
Galacta said indignantly to Artoria, seemingly complaining that Artoria had left without saying goodbye, but more like complaining that Artoria hadn't brought her along to have fun. Gaea stood silently to the side. Her consciousness had always been following Artoria, so she knew everywhere Artoria went. She didn't have any complaints; she just sat beside Artoria, opened the red wine in Artoria's hand, poured a glass for Artoria, and drank the rest herself.
"I didn't stop you guys, and I came out here to handle some business, not to have fun."
Facing Galacta's questioning, Artoria helplessly shrugged her shoulders. She had been wrongly accused. Artoria hadn't come to play at all; she was just using the pretext of visiting the branch company to lie in wait for Kaecilius and his group. Because of the great barrier here, it wasn't like what was portrayed in the movies where anyone could just open a portal and run in. You wouldn't encounter any obstacles within the barrier, but if you wanted to freely shuttle across two barriers, that was courting Death. When Artoria asked the Sorcerer Ancient One about this, the Sorcerer Ancient One expressionlessly tapped Artoria on the head, thinking whether this child had watched too many novels and become silly, believing everything! She herself didn't believe that this matter was reliable either.
"Since you're here, then help me stop the Dark Dimension's Dormammu together!"
Looking at the still relentless Galacta, Artoria took fruit from the table like she was coaxing a child, using food to coax Galacta, while in her heart, she was thinking about how to turn Galacta and Gaea into labor. Since they had run over, Artoria appreciated this behavior of traveling thousands of miles to deliver combat power, so she would use them without being polite!
"Captain, what is this girl planning to do upon arriving in Shanghai?"
Just as Artoria was smugly planning how to arrange Galacta and Gaea, news of her arrival had already spread among a group of special people. In the conference room, a middle-aged man asked his leader. The last time this girl came, she had exhausted their team. Although she had formal entry procedures, she had violated regulations by using superpowers on their land. He remembered the Captain had once warned this girl with a sniper rifle; the first impression was very bad, so many people thought this girl's purpose this time wasn't simple either.
"Her branch company is indeed in Shanghai, don't overthink it. Maybe she really is just here to inspect the company, but we must also make other preparations to cope with emergencies."
Hearing his subordinate's words, the other person was silent for a moment. He also didn't believe that Artoria Stark's purpose for coming to Taiwanese at this time was truly to inspect the company. But the other party hadn't harmed a single blade of grass in Taiwanese last time, and could be considered very law-abiding. After they understood the ins and outs later, they also understood the other party's purpose—she had come to save her brother. Their superiors had sealed this news, but at least the upper management understood that this girl had her own bottom line, which was why they didn't send anyone to negotiate, but only observed, hoping she would return to her own country safely.
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