Chapter 57: Turning the Tiger Away from the Mountain

"You really like to grow the morale of others, isn't my spirit of dedication and death against fallen angels worthy of praise?" Brad Peake grimaced with some displeasure.

"Sister Ziqi, that's rhetoric, can't you hear it? Speaking of singing and crying, of course you are NO.1, and it is not enough for Xiang Xiaotian to lift your shoes! Su Ruixi said with a smile.

knew that Su Ruixi was complimenting herself, but the corners of Brad Peake's mouth couldn't help but rise.

"By the way, there's a question I really don't understand."

Before Brad Peake could announce his next move, Su Ruixi suddenly opened his mouth a little recklessly.

"Hmm, what's the problem?"

"I'm thinking, since Xiang Xiaotian's danger factor is so high, why don't you send a little more high-level angels to eliminate him in one fell swoop? That is to say, the strategy of 'concentrating superior forces to break each one' as mentioned in the Art of War. ”

Zheng Ziqi nodded in agreement, and then said: "Rui Xi is right, a handful of angels like us, at most, they are only evenly matched with Xiang Xiaotian, except for dealing with him, it is difficult to completely defeat him at once." ”

Brad Peake shrugged his eyebrows, propped his hands on his thighs, stood up from the couch, slowly paced to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and quietly looked out at the mirror-clear lake in front of him for a moment.

"I naturally know the problem you are talking about, but now the number of high-level angels is very small, since Satan declared war with God, a considerable number of high-level angels have betrayed God with him, and some wall-riding angels simply ignore what is going on outside the window and hide incognito."

"On this earth, there is not only Xiang Xiaotian, the leader of the fallen angels, but there are many fallen angels like him in other regions. Now, the number of our angels is only slightly more than that of the fallen angels, and we are basically in a situation of mutual checks and balances, so it is impossible to concentrate superior forces to defeat each other. ”

"So the current situation is a bit like the battle between Chu and Han, and no one can defeat anyone for a while?" Su Ruixi thought for a while and said.

"That's a fitting analogy." Brad Peake touched his bearded jaw, which had been shaved clean.

"However, judging from historical experience, in the end, it is the one who wins the hearts of the people who wins the world, so our angel group will inevitably win the final victory." Zheng Ziqi said with a firm expression.

"We all understand the truth, but we don't know when this day will come, is it a year? Or a hundred years? No one knows. Brad Peake's gaze went beyond the lake to the blue-gray sky in the distance.

For a moment, all three fell silent.

"Okay, why do you want to do such a long-term thing, the most important thing is to do the things in front of you well. Let's move on to Xiang Xiaotian. ”

Brad Peake turned, his face glowing with energy again.

"Hmm, let's just tell us what you want us to do?" Su Ruixi said.

"It's very simple, it's to steal that painting back in the next two days."

"Two days? Steal that painting back? Su Ruixi and Zheng Ziqi stayed on the sofa like thunder and lightning, "How is this possible?" ”

"Anything is possible, that's a phrase you humans often talk about, and I think it's only fitting to use it as a commentary on this action."

"But we don't even know where he hid the painting now, so how can we steal it?" Su Rui Xi'e frowned, and her face was full of suspicion.

"Don't worry, we can't fight an unprepared battle, the painting is hidden in his office."

"Office?" Su Ruixi's mind immediately flashed the appearance of the secret room behind the bookshelf.

"Hmm" Brad Peake nodded affirmatively, and then said to Su Ruixi: "Ruixi, you have been to Xiang Xiaotian's office, so the task of stealing the painting this time will be handed over to you." ”

"Leave it to me?!" Su Rui suddenly stood up from the sofa, and opened her mouth into a big O-shape. She was tempted to ask Brad Peake if he was crazy, but she tried to restrain herself.

"Yes, I'll leave it to you." Brad Peake said unquestioningly.

"However, with the lessons learned from the fire in the sacristy last time, Xiang Xiaotian will definitely take strict precautions this time, how can I have the opportunity to enter his office?"

"Of course it's possible, but only if it follows my plan." Brad Peake smiled with confidence.

"So, what exactly is the plan?"

"To put it simply, it's to lure Xiang Xiaotian out, and then you sneak into his office to steal the painting."

"However, Xiang Xiaotian is not so easy to deceive, are you sure to lure him out?" Zheng Ziqi asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, then it's up to you to perform." Brad Peake looked at Zheng Ziqi with a smile.

"My ...... Performance? Zheng Ziqi pointed to his nose blankly.

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The next day, at 7 p.m. Zheng Ziqi's presidential suite.

Zheng Ziqi put the last stroke on the canvas, finally put down the pen with satisfaction, rubbed his eye sockets tiredly, and slowly stood up straight with his hands on his waist.

"Sister Ziqi, your drawing is done?!"

Su Ruixi, who was closing her eyes and recuperating on the side, heard the movement, hurriedly walked to the easel, looked at the canvas, and couldn't help but be surprised and delighted.

"Sister Ziqi, you are really amazing, this painting of "Angels and Girls" is really exactly the same as the one in that photo."

"There are still a lot of differences, not to mention anything else, the age of this canvas and paint is very different, and people with a discerning eye can still see it at a glance, and now they can only pray that Xiang Xiaotian doesn't look so carefully."

After thinking about it, Zheng Ziqi continued: "Now the paint of this painting has not dried yet, you help me take a hair dryer and blow it slowly for a while, don't get too close, I'm really tired after painting for a day and a night, I'll go to the sofa and lie down for a while." ”

"It's really hard for you, hurry up!" Su Ruixi said, then went to the bathroom to get a hair dryer, and turned on the cold wind to blow on the canvas from afar.

At half past seven, when Brad Peake came in, the painting was almost dry.

"Ziqi's press conference starts at 8:30 o'clock, and it's almost time to leave. The fake of "Angels and Maidens" is already good, right? ”

"Alright." Zheng Ziqi walked to the easel, reached out and touched the paint on the canvas, which had become cold and hard, so he removed the canvas from the frame and rolled it into a painting tube.

"I'll leave this to you." Zheng Ziqi handed the painting tube to Su Ruixi's hand, and Su Ruixi would use it to steal the beams and change the pillars in a while.

"Are you all ready?" Brad Peake looked solemnly at Zheng Ziqi and Su Ruixi.

"Ready!" The two replied in unison.

"OK, let's go."

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10 hours ago. Xiang Xiaotian's office.

Xiang Xiaotian was sitting at his desk processing the documents at hand, when a gentle knock on the door came in.

"Enter." Xiang Xiaotian said without raising his head.

Ali pushed the door open and walked in, gently closing it again.

"What's the matter?" Xiang Xiaotian asked.

"Boss, I don't know if you noticed, Zheng Ziqi just posted a Weibo." When no outsiders were present, Ali was still used to calling Xiang Xiaotian the boss, and he felt that this was more cordial than calling Principal Xiang.

Xiang Xiaotian's eyebrows on the left raised slightly, and he said indifferently: "It's just a Weibo, what's the fuss?" ”

"Boss, this Weibo is extraordinary. She said she would hold a press conference at the Shangri-La Hotel at 8:30 p.m. tonight. ”

Xiang Xiaotian put down the documents in his hand and raised his eyes to look at Ali, "She doesn't know that we are looking for her?" How dare you show your head like this?! ”

She said on Weibo that she would tell the story of the theft of the painting in detail, and that she was sure that the person who painted it was a celebrity in the education industry, and that she would show the media sufficient evidence. I heard that there are also police people who will come to the scene. ”

"What do you think she means?"

"Obviously, she already knows who we are. This press conference is to expose us, so that we will no longer be able to gain a foothold in St. Peter's School of Communication. Ali said with a deep groan.

Xiang Xiaotian tapped the table with his fingers rhythmically, and fell into deep thought: "She shouldn't expose the identity of our fallen angels, after all, in the eyes of human beings, angels and fallen angels are equally mysterious and uncontrollable horror species. So, she should just point the clue to me and get me out of the headmaster's position. If you can't be a principal, all resources will inevitably be cut off, and many plans will not be able to be implemented. ”

Thinking of this, Xiang Xiaotian couldn't help but nodded lightly, I have to say that if Zheng Ziqi's move is successful, it will be a big blow to himself. Behind this must be that Brad Peake is making trouble, and he is the person who rescued Zheng Ziqi last time.

No, we must find a way to stop this press conference.

Xiang Xiaotian suddenly slapped his hands on the table, "Where is the press conference?" ”

"Shangri-La Hotel, 40 kilometers from here, at half past eight tonight."

"40 km? It's so far! Ali, you go and get ready, it looks like we're going to Shangri-La tonight. Xiang Xiaotian glanced out the window with a solemn expression.

What Xiang Xiaotian didn't know was that in order to leave enough time for Su Ruixi to steal paintings, Brad Peake deliberately chose a place far away from St. Peter's School of Media to hold the press conference.

40 kilometers, in case the alarm is triggered when stealing the painting, Xiang Xiaotian will use it to fly, and it will take 10 minutes, and Su Ruixi will have already fled by then.

"Boss, there are so many people in the venue, there is no way to start. Otherwise, we will kidnap Zheng Ziqi on the way here. Ali said.

", do you know where she came from?"

Ali shook his head vigorously, "I don't know. ”

"If the guess is right, that Brad Peake should also be there, with a few of you, it is not his opponent at all, only my cultivation is slightly better than him, it seems that we have to go for a trip in person."

"Boss, what about this painting? Wouldn't it be a bit dangerous if you weren't there? ”

"Don't worry, the location of this painting is very secret, and even if someone comes in, it will be difficult to find its hiding location. It shouldn't be a problem to let Ahao bring a few more brothers to guard here tonight. ”