Chapter 705: Chapter 705 – Emperor

Chapter 705: Emperor

“You can even tell that they had a quarrel?” Shen Xixi asked with raised eyebrows .

“Well, I spent quite some time with Holmes in one of my previous quests . ” Zhang Heng explained as he started the car .

“How long? Two months? And that’s enough for you to learn his deductive reasoning skill?” Shen Xixi asked .

“Actually… slightly longer than two months . ”

“That’s amazing,” Shen Xixi complimented, “It seems that 1810 has found the right person this time . ”

“…I’ll do my best,” Zhang Heng said and drove his car out of the parking lot . He then continued, “We still have some time . Do you want to go back to school?”

“No need . ” Shen Xixi shook her head . “I have nothing to do when I go back . Yogurt has been missing for more than a week . The sooner I can find her, the better . How about you? Detective, do you have any clues?”

“Hmm, we need to find the mastermind . First, we need to play by his rules . Do you remember the Sphinx that attacked us earlier?”

“Of course . ”

“Although the sphinx is a fake, its behavior was a direct copy of the Greek mythological Sphinx . In the surveillance video that 1810 showed me, the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles got into the sewer after passing the intersection . Except for Dumbledore, who acted out of character, the others tried their best to stick to their roles . That shows that no matter who their creator is, they tend to imitate their original characters . ”

“Hmm… Indeed .

“We can use this pattern to find them,” she said after thinking for a second .

“To be precise, we’ll let them come to us,” Zhang Heng said . “Although they change locations constantly, we know the place that they always go to and their behavioral pattern . Maybe we can lure them out . ”

“So… we’re going to go into the sewer next?”

“No, I mean we can pretend to be the emperor . ”

“Who?”

“Sheev Palpatine, the Galactic Republic’s former speaker, later launched the Clone War, declared the Jedi Order’s treason, and singlehandedly established the Galactic Empire . He is regarded as the number one enemy of the Jedi Order . ” Zhang Heng briefly introduced the emperor’s background to Shen Xixi, “If Master Yoda sees the emperor, he will definitely show up . ”

“Okay, I understand your plan now . Where should we start next?”

“Let’s figure out a way to get the emperor’s costume first . Know where we can get it?”

Zhang Heng actually knew how to procure it, but doing so would be very troublesome . Eventually, he decided to ask Shen Xixi first .

“Well, let me think about it,” the latter raised her eyebrows, “I can ask Rabbit to help us . She is a huge anime fan and is in a cosplay club . She should be able to get us the costume . ”

“We owe her a favor this time . It would be ideal if we can buy it because I can’t guarantee that we won’t damage it,” Zhang Heng cautioned .

An hour later, the two came to an apartment . A boy with glasses was waiting for them at the entrance . There was a box beside his feet with the emperor’s costume in it . Zhang Heng did a quick take and found out that it looked realistic enough . Although not on the same level as the Sphinx, it was good enough to fool the enemies if one didn’t take a good look at it, especially at night .

“Are you really willing to spend two thousand yuan for this costume?”

The boy hesitated .

The price of cosplay outfits fluctuated greatly and could cost up to tens of thousands of yuan . This set of Palpatine’s costume was a well-made reproduction . Its real cost, however, was estimated to be only around five-hundred yuan . Besides, the seller was bored of playing an emperor at comic con, deciding that it was time to make a change . So, when he heard that someone was willing to pay a high price to buy his costume, he immediately agreed to it .

“Hmm . ” Zhang Heng took an envelope from the storage compartment in the car and handed it to the boy . “You can count it . ”

The latter took the envelope and opened it . He felt the envelope’s thickness and smiled, “No need . You are a friend of Rabbit . I know I can trust you . ”

After that, he looked at Shen Xixi . “Dude, are you interested in Shimakaze’s costume? It is a treasured collection of mine . Initially, I planned to let my future girlfriend wear it for me, but it seems that’s not going to happen anytime soon . I can sell it to you at a low price . ”

“Thank you for your kind offer, but I think you shouldn’t give up your dream,” Zhang Heng said, “after all, who knows will happen tomorrow . ”

The boy with glasses put on a bitter smile upon hearing those words . “Tomorrow . Perhaps I will be on my own tomorrow…”

Before he could finish, he heard Shen Xixi suddenly saying, “Do you have Voldemort’s costume?”

“I don’t have a Voldemort costume . His popularity has dropped a lot recently . I do have Hermione’s costume, though . Are you interested?” The boy was getting excited .

“How much would it set me back?”

He hesitated, “You don’t need to pay me . Just wear it, and let me take a picture of you . ”

“Okay?”

He seemed afraid that Shen Xixi might change her mind, so he hurried back home to grab the costume .

“You guys, wait for me . ”

Less than five minutes later, he was back . There was a box in his arms, and he was sweating profusely .

“Gryffindor school uniform . Tie, cloak, skirt, magic hat, scarf, and staff . It’s all inside the box . ”

“You came well-prepared,” Shen Xixi grinned .

“You’re right . Everyone in the cosplay scene knows how serious I am . I used to crawl on the ground for the entire day in my Bulbasaur costume,” the boy with glasses gushed . He then passed the box to Shen Xixi and shouted, “Oh, yes, I still have something to do . I need to head back first . I wish you all a good time!”

Shen Xixi frowned . When the boy with glasses ran away, she opened the box . The items in the box matched his description . When she noticed the size of the shirt and skirt, however, she became a little unhappy about it .

But soon after, her anger dissipated, seemingly amused by the boy . “The guy said he wanted my photos, but he didn’t even add my WeChat account . Forget it . Let’s just consider this a gift from him to us . ”

On the other hand, Zhang Heng had changed into the emperor’s costume . Compared to other more complicated designs, this one was rather simple to wear . All he needed to do was to put on the black robe and a special skin mask . The boy with glasses was not bragging when he told them that this set was his masterpiece . He had even fashioned a pair of ‘wrinkled hands’ gloves .

Upon donning on the costume, Zhang Heng felt like he had transformed into a Star Wars major villain .

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