Chapter 142: Setting Out in Disguise

Luo Huafu acted quickly. Being efficient and decisive was his usual style. Lin Mu had only just finished breakfast when Luo Huafu had already organized the relevant documents. Then, holding a folder, he went downstairs to the living room.

“Mr. Lin, these are the fifteen most critical documents among all the approvals. Once these documents are signed, the assets and projects related to Haoyu Financial Group can begin relocating immediately. We won’t have to stay in New York any longer.”

Luo Huafu handed the folder to Lin Mu and spoke.

“Okay, among these officials who need to sign, who should we start with to speed things up?”

Lin Mu flipped through the documents casually as he asked.

“If Mr. Lin wants to save time, we just need to handle these three individuals. The rest will fall into place easily.”

Luo Huafu immediately understood Lin Mu’s meaning. Taking back the folder, he selected three documents and presented them to Lin Mu. “It’s these three: Apton, Bolonck, and Boris. They are the main persons in charge.”

Lin Mu nodded and carefully examined the three documents. They were all approvals for the transfer of various investment plans of Haoyu Financial Group. Once these approvals were granted, the Luo Family’s vast assets could be moved immediately—no wonder they were being held up.

As long as these three individuals were dealt with, the rest were their subordinates. A single order from them would resolve the other approval matters.

“Good. President Luo, please give me detailed information on these three individuals. I’ll take care of them within a day. You go ahead and make arrangements for the follow-up matters. If all goes well, we can begin the full-scale relocation tomorrow.”

Lin Mu stood up and smiled slightly.

“Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. I’ll have someone bring the information over.”

Luo Huafu nodded and immediately took out his phone to make a call.

“Have the information sent directly to my room. I’ll go back and prepare.”

After saying this, Lin Mu left the living room and returned to his room.

Entering the bathroom, a black mist briefly flashed over Lin Mu’s right hand, and then a ring appeared on his index finger. With a thought, a small square box immediately appeared in his palm, and then the ring vanished once more.

His current strength was not sufficient yet. To retrieve items from the ring, he had to summon the ring first; otherwise, his mind couldn’t connect to the space inside the ring. Although it was a bit troublesome, Lin Mu felt it was enough—at least he still had some storage space to use.

Besides, the ring could now help him gather the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, speeding up his cultivation. Given the current situation, Lin Mu was quite satisfied; it was much better than having no special functions at all.

Opening the small box in his hand, inside was something neatly folded, resembling a facial mask—the High Polymer Disguise Mask that the group he had captured in Donghai had used before.

Although Lin Mu could once use Spiritual Power to freely alter his height, weight, and appearance, he couldn’t do that now. While there were cultivation techniques like bone-shrinking in martial arts, those could only change his physique, not his facial features.

Facing the mirror, he carefully applied the mask to his face and then pressed and smoothed it all around. Instantly, his entire appearance changed. Although the alterations weren’t drastic, the person in the mirror could no longer be connected to him.

Being in a foreign country, and with the powerful Supernatural Ability Group here, even Lin Mu had to act cautiously to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The most important task at hand was to handle the Luo Family’s relocation and ensure Luo Huafu’s safe return to Huaxia. If he were alone, he wouldn’t need to fear these Superpower Users; if he couldn’t win a fight, he could always run away.

After a short while, the room’s doorbell rang. Opening the door, he saw it was Wang Qing who had brought the information.

“Lin Mu, President Luo asked me to bring—”

The door opened, and Wang Qing had only spoken halfway when he suddenly stopped. The person before him was not Lin Mu at all. His eyes narrowed, and he immediately became wary, taking half a step back. “Who are you? Where is Lin Mu?”

“Wang Qing, I am Lin Mu.”

Lin Mu smiled slightly. It seemed the High Polymer Disguise Mask was quite effective; even Wang Qing hadn’t recognized him.

“Lin Mu, how did you turn out like this? Are you using a mask?”

Wang Qing gave Lin Mu a strange look, and then the two entered the room.

“I need to take care of some matters, and it’s not convenient to appear as myself. That might bring unnecessary trouble to the Luo Family, so I’m disguising myself a bit. As long as the goal is achieved, that’s what matters.”

Lin Mu explained briefly and then asked, “So, is all the information I need complete?”

“It’s all collected. Information about him and all his relatives is all here. From what President Luo said, it seems you plan to approach them to resolve the approval signing issue?”

Wang Qing nodded and handed a smartphone to Lin Mu.

Lin Mu opened it and saw that the information was indeed very thorough. “Good. With this information, solving the problem should go much faster.”

“Actually, with your strength, you don’t really need this information. If you find them directly, are you afraid they won’t comply?”

Wang Qing asked, somewhat puzzled. When the attack happened last night, he had woken up too but didn’t leave the villa, knowing his own strength was insufficient and he would only be a burden.

However, hiding in his room, he had watched the entire battle. The unique abilities of the Superpower Users made his heart race. He thought that if he were facing those Superpower Users, he probably wouldn’t last long.

When Jiang Chu and the others were about to lose, Wang Qing’s heart was in his throat. He even started considering how to retreat to ensure the mission wouldn’t fail completely.

But Lin Mu’s sudden intervention left him utterly impressed. Lin Mu’s formidable strength swept through all the Superpower Users in an instant. Even the two strongest opponents—the ones even Captain Jiang and Ding Han were no match for—were defeated by Lin Mu.

It was only today that Wang Qing finally understood just how powerful an expert could be. After witnessing Lin Mu’s strength, the experts he remembered from before suddenly seemed much lesser in comparison.

“Sometimes, force cannot solve every problem. Strategies like ‘besieging Wei to rescue Zhao’ or ‘saving the nation by a roundabout route’ are quite effective methods.”

Lin Mu blinked, waved the smartphone in his hand, and then his figure flickered. He vanished from the room. Wang Qing didn’t even see how he disappeared and couldn’t help but sigh in admiration once more.

This was the realm of a true master—coming and going without a trace, striking down foes with ease, leaving no trail behind.

Wang Qing stood there alone, dazed for quite a while, fantasizing about what it would be like if he had such powerful strength. After about ten minutes, he shook his head and snapped out of it.

Shaking his head with a self-mocking smile, he closed the door and left Lin Mu’s room.

By this time, Lin Mu had already reached the villa’s underground garage. He randomly took a set of BMW keys from the key box on the wall, pressed the button, and a BMW coupe on the right immediately flashed its taillights.

A few minutes later, the BMW coupe sped away from the Luo Family’s estate and drove off into the distance.

“I heard from Wang Qing that Lin Mu went to resolve those approval issues. He also asked President Luo for some information.”

Jiang Chu stood by the window, watching the departing BMW, and said with a light laugh.

“Hmm, it seems Lin Mu thinks that with our current strength, it’s difficult to withstand the next wave of attacks from the Supernatural Ability Group. After all, he also made a move last night. When they send people again, they will definitely make arrangements targeting him and won’t fail so easily.”

Ding Han also walked to the window and stood beside Jiang Chu.

“Right. It looks like the originally planned one-month relocation period needs to be moved up. Notify everyone to be prepared. Lin Mu’s departure might ignite the conflict earlier.”

Jiang Chu nodded, then turned to look at Ding Han and asked, “By the way, how are your injuries?”

“Recovery will still take some time. Even though we brought some medicine, internal injuries heal rather slowly.”

Ding Han shook his head. In last night’s battle, he had been quite severely injured. After all, Kroeyer was an expert in close combat. They had exchanged heavy blows, and after activating a Secret Technique to boost his power, he now had both internal and external issues, naturally extending his recovery time.

“Focus on recovering quickly. Don’t hesitate to use the medicine; there’s no need to conserve it now. The situation is critical, and we can’t afford delays.”

Jiang Chu sighed, a trace of worry appearing in his eyes. He wondered if Lin Mu’s departure would resolve Haoyu Financial Group’s approval issues or trigger a second wave of fierce attacks from the Supernatural Ability Group. After all, this was equivalent to helping the Luo Family escape the United States.

Given the usual way the United States authorities operated, they would definitely not sit idly by. They would keep sending people, wave after wave, until the problem was resolved.

“There’s nothing we can do about it. We’ll have to take it one step at a time. For now, we can only rely on Lin Mu. Besides him, no one can hold off the experts from the Supernatural Ability Group.”

Ding Han nodded, then went back to sit cross-legged and began meditation, striving to recover from his injuries as soon as possible. At a time like this, every individual’s combat strength was an indispensable part, especially for him and Jiang Chu—they couldn’t afford to slip up now.

After leaving the Luo Family, Lin Mu drove while looking at the information on his phone. Among the three individuals, he eventually decided to start with Bolonck.

This Bolonck was in his early fifties. All land transactions in New York were under his jurisdiction, making him one of the high-ranking officials that businesspeople had to curry favor with. The Luo Family had quite a few dealings with him, depositing a large sum of money into Bolonck’s overseas account every year.

According to past practice, whenever the Luo Family signed project contracts, Bolonck would immediately approve them. Sometimes, even if there were minor issues, Bolonck would proactively help, granting special passage for the Luo Family’s projects.

But this time, the situation had changed.