Chapter 181: Number that could not be dialed

Thirteen years ago, in Egypt, Diablo, who was still a young man, unearthed six [arrows] from ancient ruins.

Diablo sold five of the six arrows to an old woman named Enya at a very high price.

The remaining arrow was carried by Diablo himself. He used this arrow that could stimulate the ability of his Stand to build a team. He used the income from the sale of the arrows as start-up capital, and after just a few years, he built an underground kingdom called the Passion Organization from scratch.

But the good times didn’t last long.

In the 1990s, two men set out to track down the arrows.

One of them is Jotaro Kujo, who is responsible for tracking down the arrow that flowed from Granny Enya's hand towards Asia.

The other was JP Polnareff, who was responsible for tracking down the arrow that Diablo brought back to Europe.

In this way, Polnareff followed the whereabouts of the arrow to Italy, found the Passion organization step by step, and even tracked down Diablo himself.

Unfortunately, he made two mistakes at that time.

First, he underestimated the dominance of the Passion organization in Italy, so that after he entered the dangerous situation, all means of seeking help, such as the Internet, telephone, transportation, and letters, were blocked, making it impossible for him to ask for help from his best friend Jotaro Kujo on the other side of the earth.

Second, the young man who dug out the arrow, Diablo, possesses evil abilities far beyond his imagination.

In the end, Polnareff was defeated by Diablo.

Although he luckily saved his life, he lost his legs forever and could no longer fight.

What's worse is that with such a broken body, he is trapped in Italy, a huge cage ruled and monitored by the Passion Organization around the clock.

The monitoring capabilities of the passion organization are too strong.

The country is so big and the time is so long, Polnareff actually has the opportunity to call Jotaro.

But he didn't dare.

Because from his point of view, this is a complete gamble:

It is easy to make a phone call, but no one can guarantee that the call will not be discovered;

Once discovered, no one can guarantee that Jotaro will be able to arrive before Diablo comes.

Polnareff is now a crippled man who cannot fight. If he loses this bet once, he will have to pay with his life.

So, he had to be careful.

In order to survive in this dangerous country, he had to treat everything with the utmost care.

Just like now…

"You mean, the Passion Organization's technology team has been controlled by you."

"No one is monitoring us now, but Diablo is hiding?"

"So, that information can be said here?"

Hearing such good news, there was no sign of relaxation or relief in Polnareff's voice.

Because he didn't trust Li Qing so easily:

"Feel sorry."

"I will never tell you how to use arrows before I see you in person."

"That is a power that can change the world. I must confirm your identity, character, and quality with my own eyes before I can entrust this secret to you."

Polnareff did not choose to give up all the secrets here.

Because to be honest... he just detected Lee Sin searching for Diablo's name through the Internet, so he temporarily regarded Lee Sin as a righteous partner in fighting against evil.

But, after all, all this only happens online.

Just like the female anchor who only shows her face after receiving a tip of 100,000 yuan online may be a human tank in real life; the righteous partner you meet online may be a complete villain in real life.

Even if this is not the case, Diablo may not really have no other means of eavesdropping.

Maybe when Li Qing thought he was not being monitored, the enemy had already heard everything clearly in the dark.

This possibility is small, but it does exist.

Although physically disabled, Polnareff held a treasure in his hands. At this moment, he had to be cautious:

“That’s enough!”

"I don't believe in the Internet. If you want to defeat Diavolo, come to Rome to see me as soon as possible."

"I'm going to hang up now... The longer the call lasts, the greater the chance that we'll be monitored and located."

"but…"

As Polnareff was talking, he suddenly thought of a solution that would do him all the good and no harm:

"If you are truly Diablo's enemy and are not afraid of being monitored."

"Then call this number for me..."

He recited a long string of numbers by heart:

"This is my friend Jotaro Kujo."

"Tell him about Diavolo, and he will come to Rome to help you immediately."

"this…"

Li Qing wanted to say something, but Polnareff on the other end of the phone had already hung up cleanly.

In order to prevent being monitored and located, he was overly cautious and didn't want to talk for even a second.

When Li Qing subconsciously wanted to connect back, the other party had disappeared from the Internet.

"Boss?"

Thomas turned around and naturally called Li Qing the boss: "Do you want me to track him in reverse?"

"Forget it..."

Li Qing thought for a moment and said:

"If we are noticed, the other party might really think we are bad guys."

"Compared to this, I'm more concerned about the number he just left us..."

"Jotaro Kujo? This name..."

He felt vaguely that the name seemed familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere yesterday.

"It's that man!"

Bucciarati reacted with some shock:

"The legend that is widely spread among Stand users is about the invincible person who possesses the ability to [stop time]!"

"Is it him?!"

Li Qing suddenly widened his eyes:

When he encountered the pirated Dio yesterday, he had truly felt the power of time stop.

If such a powerful guy is the friend of that mysterious man, and can be called over to help with a fight with just one phone call, then wouldn't Diavolo be dead?

“Hurry, hurry, hurry…”

Li Qing urged Thomas to quickly dial the number: "Try calling."

"Um."

Thomas quickly tapped the keyboard and soon dialed the number left by the mysterious man:

“Beep…”

After a short busy tone:

"The number you dialed is currently busy. Please leave a message after the tone."

"Wait and fight again."

Li Qing still didn't give up.

After a moment, there was another short busy tone:

“Beep…”

"Sorry, the number you dialed is powered off."

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Polnareff was not wrong to be overly cautious.

While he was talking to Li Qing and others, Diablo was indeed hiding in the dark, listening to everything quietly.

However, the intelligence he overheard did not give him the confidence to anticipate the enemy's moves. Instead, it made him feel a kind of fear as if he was falling into an ice cellar:

"That man...that man..."

Polnareff did not say his name during the call.

But over the years, among the many challengers, there is only one guy whose body was not sliced into pieces by him and whose whereabouts are unknown:

"Polnareff."

"He is not dead?"

After realizing that this old enemy was still hiding in the dark, Diablo's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

Because Polnareff is not only a powerful enemy himself, but also has a series of bigger troubles behind him:

For example, the SPW Group, a US giant that is ten times larger than the Passion Organization.

For example, the invincible legend that has been circulating in the world for a long time, Jotaro Kujo.

Over the years, in order to prevent the SPW Group and Jotaro Kujo from discovering the truth, Diablo has been carefully covering up Polnareff's "death".

Because once they know this, the Passion Organization will suffer a dimensionality reduction attack from the capital tycoons and invincible people.

This is simply Diablo's Achilles' heel.

Jotaro is responsible for investigating Asia, and Polnareff is responsible for investigating Europe. As companions and friends, they will naturally communicate by phone regularly.

So, in order to protect this life...

Diablo even personally played the role of Polnareff, repeatedly creating the illusion that Polnareff was still alive on the phone.

Although it was not easy, he succeeded:

Jotaro never realized that the person he was talking to was actually Diablo. Far away on the other side of the earth, he always thought that Polnareff was still alive.

But what Diablo never expected was...

"This guy is actually still alive?!"

"what to do…"

Diablo suddenly felt a little breathless:

"Polnareff is still alive, and the technology team has fallen into Li Qing's hands again."

"As I am now, there is no way I can stop him from contacting Jotaro!"

"My impersonation of Polnareff for all these years will soon be discovered, and Jotaro will definitely come to trouble me after knowing the truth..."

He had already suffered enough from Li Qing and his gang.

If Jotaro Kujo and the SPW Group were to be added to the mix, he could just pack his bags and go into exile abroad.

And the situation now is just as bad as Diablo feared:

As expected, Polnareff mentioned Jotaro.

Sure enough, Li Qing decided to call Jotaro.