The South City's richest Zhong family had doted on their beloved daughter for seventeen years, only to find they had doted on the wrong person!
Word had it that the true daughter, Kong Xi...
Chapter 403: There are two madmen who destroy the world
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Kong Xiyan looked around and caught the extremely strong feeling of fear in everyone.
Luo Zhenxuan was also very confused. Didn't Kong Xiyan save them? What was going on with these people?
Kong Xiyan looked at Professor Shen again and said with a smile: "Professor Shen, long time no see~ I went back to visit you before, but I heard that you retired and went skiing in Switzerland~"
"Why are you being so hypocritical? Don't you know why I'm here?" Professor Shen was too lazy to continue acting with Kong Xiyan. "I have nothing to say about falling into your hands, but these researchers are innocent. Let them go, and I'll let you do whatever you want with them!"
"Professor Shen is old. If you have any problems, come to us! Don't make things difficult for him!" The researchers also quickly expressed their attitudes.
"That's right! We won't surrender to you!"
Luo Zhenxuan dragged Kong Xiyan back to his side: "Xiyan, what did you do? Are you cheating me again?"
"I have so many things to do, and you suddenly ask me this..." Kong Xiyan scratched her head, a puzzled look on her face: "It shouldn't be a big deal anyway... Eh? Why do you say again?"
“…” Luo Zhenxuan gave Kong Xiyan a subtle look.
Guess why I said again?
Because you have cheated me too many times!
However, Luo Zhenxuan still protected Kong Xiyan behind him, looked at Professor Shen, and said in a calm voice, "If Xiyan has offended you in any way, I apologize to you on her behalf, but if there is any misunderstanding, I hope everyone can remain calm..."
"There's nothing more to say." Professor Shen waved his hand: "Kong Xiyan, I actually guessed your identity a long time ago."
Kong Xiyan popped her head out from behind Luo Zhenxuan. Who is she?
"I've long heard of a mysterious and dangerous tycoon who controls the lifeline of the world economy, has close ties with multiple foreign organizations, and has been engaged in inhumane and illegal transactions for years. I was hesitant before because of my age, but now I'm almost certain." Professor Shen took a deep breath and said, "It's you, right? Kong Xiyan! Or should I call you Master!"
"Hmm?" Kong Xiyan blinked, not understanding what Professor Shen said for a moment.
"Ah?" Luo Zhenxuan was also stunned. How did Professor Shen make this deduction?
"Hmph! I should have thought of it earlier. How could it be such a coincidence?" Professor Shen glared at Kong Xiyan.
"No, no, no! It's not a coincidence at all, you misunderstood! I'm not a Master!" Kong Xiyan waved her hands quickly: "I'm looking for this person too."
"Indeed, I can vouch for Xiyan. She is definitely not a Master!" Luo Zhenxuan also said, "There must be some misunderstanding here!"
"Hmph, do you still remember that research project titled 'Observing the Moon's Gravity and Earth's Tidal Changes to Actively Trigger Tsunami Formation and Control Its Scale to Achieve the End of the World'?"
"Hmm... Let me recall." Kong Xiyan thought for a moment: "I did submit it. I submitted three research papers at the time, and this was one of them. But didn't you say that this one couldn't be researched? I didn't bother with it anymore!"
"Actively triggering a tsunami and bringing about the end of the world?" Luo Zhenxuan looked at Kong Xiyan in shock: "Are you serious?"
"Hey, who hasn't thought about creating the end of the world for fun when they were young~" Kong Xiyan laughed dryly: "Who hasn't been young~!"
"No one else can come up with such a practical experimental plan!" Professor Shen glared at Kong Xiyan.
"Eh? Didn't you reject it as [bullshit] at that time?" Kong Xiyan blinked: "I thought..."
"Are you so honest?" Professor Shen raised an eyebrow. "You just believe what I say? Don't you think of verifying it again?"
"I wanted to come over... but didn't you tell my parents?" Kong Xiyan faced everyone's gaze with an embarrassed look on her face. "You don't know, although Zhian usually has a blank expression, he can be quite scary when he gets angry... He ordered me not to engage in any research related to the end of the world, so I had no choice but to give up."
"Your younger brother..." Luo Zhenxuan recalled that Kong Zhian was usually very serious. When he was really angry... it would be really scary.
"You gave up just because your brother was angry?" Some people found it unbelievable.
"What else? You don't know my brother, you don't know how... fierce he is." Kong Xiyan shook her head: "Anyway, after that I went to the Taoist temple. It happened to be the Taoist competition at that time, and my master asked me to go back to save face, so I went. After that, I stayed in the Taoist temple for a year and didn't leave.
A year later, I traveled all over the country looking for lightning-struck wood to make a peach wood sword for Changshou, which is the one he carries on his back every day.
After that, I went on an expedition to the Arctic with the CERN team, searching for magnetic monopoles. We didn't find any, so I went to the South Pole to visit the emperor penguins my parents had adopted earlier... Then, I received news from my master that the Zhong family was in trouble, so I returned to South City."
"Win?"
"Of course!" Kong Xiyan raised her eyebrows and gave a thumbs-up. "The six arts of a gentleman plus talismans, Taoism, and summoning gods—that's all I do in our Taoist temple!"
"Very good." Luo Zhenxuan clapped his hands out of respect.
Everyone's expressions were very complicated. They were considered knowledgeable, but it was the first time they heard of someone integrating science and metaphysics so well!
"What did you say?" Professor Shen's face suddenly turned ugly. "Going to the Arctic to search for magnetic monopoles! I've been following this project all along! Why are you going?"
"Because you're retired, they said you went skiing in Switzerland, so they invited me over. And they didn't find anything! But I did discover another type of electron, and I've asked them to go back and research it. I expect to have results by next year at the latest, and you'll be able to read the report then, too."
"Is this the same? How is this the same?" Professor Shen's head was buzzing with anger. "Who retired? I was kidnapped in the office! I was imprisoned! How can I be considered retired? Didn't any of you suspect it?"
"I had doubts. I thought, with your legs and feet, how can you ski? Ugh!" Kong Xiyan was covered with her mouth by Luo Zhenxuan before she could finish her words.
"Are you going to piss him off to death?" Luo Zhenxuan's mouth twitched: "Just say less, that's enough!"
"Hmm..." Kong Xiyan blinked and nodded.
If you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it. Professor Shen asked it himself.
Otherwise she wouldn't bother to say it!
She is also very busy.
"Professor Shen's kidnapping is indeed nothing to do with you?"
"Of course it's irrelevant. I'm usually very busy and have a lot of things to research." Kong Xiyan touched her chin: "Besides, I don't need to. I have the ability and the money. If I want to do research, I will do it myself. Can Professor Shen understand my research better than I do? Impossible!"
"So... you're really not a Master?"
"No, I'm looking for it too!" Kong Xiyan blinked. "Today is my 18th birthday according to my ID. How can I be a Master?"
"So... there are two lunatics in this world who can bring about the end of the world?" Everyone's faces became increasingly ugly.
Everyone: That’s great, we are doomed!
Kong Xiyan: I better not be one of the two crazy people you mentioned!!!