Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 31 The Mole Party

I've been quite busy since the National Day holiday, so updates might be a little slower. I hope you can understand.

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"...Then it's a deal, okay? If you win, I'll tell you all the secrets."

As they approached, Lin Qiong and Xing overheard March 7 chatting with the children.

"Hmph, Hook won't lose!"

A blonde little girl wearing a white winter hat, thick yellow warm clothes, and two braids said this.

“That’s right, that’s right, we won’t lose!” The two children next to her chimed in.

"Okay! It's a deal then!"

At this moment, Lin Qiong and Xing came up behind the children, and their arrival also attracted March 7's attention.

"Hey, you guys are finally awake?"

"Why are you all alone here? Where is Danheng?"

Xing looked around but did not find Dan Heng nearby.

Upon hearing this, March 7th sighed softly, covered his head helplessly, and said, "Sigh, don't even mention it!"

"It's all that bastard Sangbo's fault. The doctor said that Danheng was taken away by him after he woke up." March 7th showed an angry expression when Sangbo was mentioned.

"Then I searched around and asked all the residents in the neighborhood. I happened to run into these kids who said they knew where he was."

"Then why are you playing with the kids?" Xing asked, puzzled.

"They said that to find out Danheng's whereabouts, we had to join some kind of 'Mole Party,' and the condition for joining the 'Mole Party' was to beat them in a game."

March 7th spread his hands, helplessly explaining to Lin Qiong and Xing.

She's a complete stranger in this place, and trying to find someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Left with no other choice, March 7th had to agree to play games with the group of children.

“I do know where Dan Heng is right now,” Lin Qiong suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, March 7th turned to Lin Qiong and asked, "Really? How about we go find Dan Heng and meet up now?"

Hearing this, Lin Qiong shook his head, then pointed to the children and said calmly, "But you promised to play games with them, so you can't go back on your word."

On March 7th, he looked at the children in front of him and saw that they all looked like they wanted to play.

Seeing this, March 7th hung her head resignedly: "Alright, alright, I'll play with them!"

"...Hey, how long are you going to keep talking! The Mole Party's time is very precious!"

The blonde girl stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at Lin Qiong and the others, trying her best to appear authoritative.

But what she didn't know was that, in other people's eyes, she looked particularly cute right now.

"Alright, alright, let's begin."

At this moment, March 7th suddenly glanced at Lin Qiong and Xing beside her, then, as if she had thought of something, she smiled and said to the little girl:

"Hook, this brother and sister over here also want to join the Mole Gang. Can we bring them along?"

“It’s Lord Hook, the Black One!” the little girl called Hook corrected.

She then looked at Lin Qiong and Xing, thought for a moment, and said, "Hmm... alright, then the three of you can work together to catch people!"

"Hmm... Huh? Me? When did I join the Mole Party?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong pointed to himself, looking bewildered. He had originally planned to have San Yueqi play with the children while he and Xingxian went to find Dan Heng.

But now March 7th wants to drag them both down with him.

"Don't talk nonsense! We never said we wanted to join the Mole Party, right, Xing?" Lin Qiong glared at March 7, then said to Xing beside him.

What he was thinking now was that as long as Xing agreed with his statement, then all he needed to do was let March 7 stay and play with the children.

But Lin Qiong's idea was clearly not going to work, because Xing's answer was completely unexpected.

Xing Tong tilted his head, seemingly still full of youthful energy, and said, "But... I think joining the Mole Party seems pretty interesting too."

"And I'm very curious about what this mole gang does."

Upon hearing this, March 7th grinned and said to Lin Qiong, "Yeah, yeah, Qiong, come join us too! Just think of it as keeping us company!"

In the end, Lin Qiong had no choice but to agree to play with the children alongside San Yueqi and Xing.

Then, a little boy next to Hook explained the test to be taken to join the Mole Party.

"If you want to join the Mole Gang, you have to find the three of us in this area. You need to close your eyes and count down from fifty, and then come find us after we've hidden ourselves."

"If you understand, you can begin now."

"Isn't this just hide-and-seek? We're the best at this!" March 7th said confidently, patting his chest.

"Hmph! If you think like that, you'll suffer a great loss!"

As he spoke, a large cloud of smoke suddenly billowed out from the little boy's body, enveloping his entire form.

The shadows that were faintly visible in the smoke suddenly lengthened slowly, as if a change had occurred.

After the smoke cleared, the little boy who had been inside had disappeared, and now standing in front of Lin Qiong and the others was a young man with a slightly pale face.

Upon seeing this scene, March 7th's eyes widened in surprise.

She had never seen such an unbelievable scene before, where a little boy suddenly transformed into another person, even changing his height.

But what surprised her even more was what followed. The young man slowly spoke, using a voice that didn't belong to a child, saying, "How about it, scared now?"

It seems that not only appearance, but even voice can be changed.

Then, to March 7's astonishment, a large cloud of smoke rose from the young man's body again, and he soon transformed back into the little boy's appearance.

Seeing March 7th's surprised expression, the little boy stood tall with his hands on his hips, looking very proud.

Then, right after the little boy finished demonstrating the transformation, Hook, who was standing next to him, suddenly spoke up:

"Alright, let's officially begin now. You must count to fifty before you open your eyes. No cheating!"

Then, under the watchful eyes of Hook and the others, Lin Qiong and the others slowly closed their eyes and began the countdown.

"Fifty--"

"Forty-nine—"

After the countdown began, Lin Qiong and the others heard the "clack-clack-clack" sound of shoes running on the stone floor.

After counting to ten, Lin Qiong and the others, feeling that Hook and the others had gone far away, started chatting.

Lin Qiong and Xing briefly recounted to March 7 the request Natasha had made after they woke up at the clinic, asking them to meet the leader of the Earthfire Organization.

After a while, Lin Qiong and the others opened their eyes, feeling that the time should be almost up.

"Kids, hide well, or your big sister is coming to catch you!"

March 7th seemed to have immersed himself in a role, bending his fingers into claw shapes and grabbing at the air as he spoke excitedly.