There had always been a vacancy in the Twelve Earthly Branches. Nitro had specially left it for Law.
Law had no intention of getting a license for the time being, let alone being one of the Twelve Earthly Branches. As the vacancy had always been there, the Twelve Earthly Branches were incomplete.
Zi, Paristone, represented rat. He was now a three-star hunter and the vice president of the Hunters Association.
Ugly, represented cow. He was dressed in a black and white cow costume. He was a two-star criminal hunter and worked as a lawyer.
Yin, represented tiger. He had hair with skin stripes similar to a tiger's. He was a treasure hunter who chased after treasure and had a bad temper.
Mao, represented rabbit. She looked very cute and was a young girl. In recent years, she had become a member of the Twelve Earthly Branches. She was an Ancient Text Hunter and had translated ancient texts for Kim and Law.
Chen, represented dragon. He was a burly man with Beijing opera makeup on his face. He was a three-star terrorist hunter. His reputation and strength in the association were very close to Nitro's.
Si, Ge Er, represented snake. He was a poison hunter. After parting ways with Law six years ago, he devoted himself to his profession and achieved considerable achievements.
Wu, Sachu, represented horse. He looked like a donkey and a horse. He was a two-star distress hunter and was similar to a psychological counselor.
Wei, represented sheep. He was a burly man with thick hair. He was a poacher hunter.
You, Kruk, represented chicken. He always wore cool and sexy clothes and was a plant hunter with an arrogant personality.
Xu, represented dog. Kita Yoshida, represented dog. She was a three-star difficult-to-treat hunter. She had many responsibilities and was a rather shrewd woman.
Hai, represented pig. He was a two-star Ruin Hunter. He had the most negative attitude towards handling matters among the Twelve Earthly Branches. His laziness was top-notch.
The last one was Shen, representing monkey. However, no one was in that position at the moment. It was specially reserved for Law by Nitro.
The members of the Twelve Earthly Branches knew this. Not to mention Kim, who was very familiar with Law, everyone else knew Law and had basic information about him.
For example, Law would bring different human skin masks to participate in the hunter test every year, but he always did the same thing — save candidates in danger.
Therefore, over time, Law was called the [Rescuer] by the candidates. Most of the candidates even mistakenly thought that the [Rescuer] was specially arranged by the association committee to reduce the death rate of the candidates.
Ever since the appearance of the Rescuers, the passing rate had increased, and the death rate had decreased. Many examinees thought that the Hunters' Association had come up with a great solution, and it was quite humane.
They didn't know much about the Rescuers. After so many years, they only knew how to identify the Rescuers every year.
Firstly, the [Rescuers] had a common name, and that was Law.
Secondly, every year when the Rescuers arrived at the venue of the first stage, they would immediately ask the newbie killer, Dongba, whom the veterans were familiar with, for a drink.
Based on these two points, Kieran could easily deduce the identity of the [Rescuer].
There was one thing that the examinees could not understand. Why did the Rescuer always ask for drinks from the rookie killer, Dongba?
Therefore, a small group of veterans with ample imagination used their unconstrained imagination and put Dong Ba into an identity. He was the person who had been arranged by the association to test the abilities of the new students.
When they thought about it this way and connected it to the [Rescuer], it was the clearest truth.
No wonder Dongba and Law failed every year. They each had their own duties. One was responsible for the rescue mission, while the other was responsible for the private testing mission. They were the best of the best!
The examinees who felt that they had seen the truth spread this speculation. Unexpectedly, more and more people believed it.
After the [Truth] was exposed, in the first two years of the hunter test, there were actually examinees who came to ask for drinks from Dongba.
Some of them wanted to prove how they could turn things around in a disadvantageous situation. Some of them brought the corresponding antidote, hoping to increase their impression of them.
This kind of slow but direct change caused Dong Ba's long journey of enjoyment to gradually come to an end.
He wanted to tell the group of stupid examinees that it wasn't like that!
However, it was all in vain. When most people started to believe in it, they couldn't clear their names even if they jumped into the Yellow River.
Dongba's enjoyment was about to be strangled. Law had no interest in calculating the shadow in Dongba's heart. He didn't care what the examinees thought of him. Even if it was a performance, he would be happy to cooperate.
Because of Law's troublemaking behavior in the hunter test, not only did it displease the examiners, it also made more than half of the examinees in the 12 Earthly Branches hate him. They all urged Nitro to quickly find someone to fill the vacancy.
Unfortunately, Nitro's thoughts would not be swayed by others, so the Shen of the 12 Earthly Branches had always been empty.
The one who felt even more regret was Paristone.
In the original plan, the Shen vacancy was to guide one of their own to fill it. However, because of Law, it had led to nothing in recent years.
"So, only by killing Law can Journey to the West have a chance to become the Shen of the 12 Earthly Branches?" A rough male voice came from the other end of the phone.
Paristone stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in a high-rise room, holding the phone to his ear. He no longer maintained the fake smile on his face. He stared at the night scene below and said calmly: "You can think of it that way."
In the luxuriously decorated room, there was a luxurious leather sofa. A man sat on it. His face was slightly long and sharp, with a yellow buzz cut. His facial features, eyes, mouth, and ears were unusually prominent.
He crossed his legs and looked lazily at Paristone who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, talking to the boss.
His wind-like ears twitched slightly, and he could hear the sound of the call on the phone. He only heard the rough male voice continue: "Luo is the person that the old man values. He must have his own unique points. How much do you think it will cost to get rid of him?"
Paristone said calmly: "Very much."
"Oh, I want him to join in." The man's words were incoherent.
The first sentence was discussing whether to get rid of the obstacle, the second sentence was about letting the obstacle join in.
"Who's going to contact them?" Perriston asked calmly.
"That's where the problem is, no one can do it right?" The man said, then suddenly laughed.
Paristone couldn't understand the man's joke. He listened to the laughter from the phone, his expression and even his eyes were as calm as stagnant water.
"Forget it, let's leave the infiltration of the 12 earthly branches for now. Most of the goals have been achieved. Right now, you need to focus on checks and balances, and then control the real power. That's what you need to do now." The man stopped laughing and said.
"Understood." Paristone's eyes were deep. The man then hung up.
If he wanted to fill the vacancy in the 12 earthly branches, he didn't need to target Law. Compared to Law, wasn't there a weaker choice?
"Then, what exactly are you planning?"
Paristone put the phone back in his pocket.
If he insisted on letting Journey to the West into the 12 earthly branches, then Pijoen, who only recently joined the 12 earthly branches, was the most suitable target to eliminate, and not Law, who was even more of a hindrance.
Giving up before he really put his energy into it didn't seem like the man's style.
It seems that the man thought that the lack of a [Spy] in the 12 earthly branches wouldn't affect his plan much.
Paristone thought silently. He turned around and looked at Journey to the West, who was sitting on the sofa.
"Why don't you let me contact him?" Journey to the West said.
Paristone's face, at this time, raised the spring breeze smile again.
"That's not a wise move, Mr. Big Ears."
"Oh?"
Journey to the West's eyes turned upside down, and said coldly: "I don't think so."
Paristone didn't say anything, quietly looked at Journey to the West, who was not convinced. Deep in his eyes, there seemed to be a glimmer of light.
After a while, Paristone said faintly: "Maybe, you can ask for permission."
Then, as if he remembered something, he suddenly clapped his hands and said in distress: "I've been so busy recently that even my memory was affected. I actually forgot to tell him that Law is in the Sky Arena now."
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