Chapter 216 Bloodline and Brain

"I don't remember much about my parents, but I remember the name."

Qu Le turned to look at the newspaper on the table with a calm expression, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"The youngest PhD in cryptography at Oxford University, he was recruited during his studies to decipher intelligence codes and decrypt enemy cipher machines for the British military."

Qu Le folded his arms across his chest and paced back and forth in the room at a leisurely pace.

"More than twenty years ago, he cracked the encryption method used by the German army for special communications, enabling the British navy to achieve a decisive victory in the Battle of the Northern Sea."

"But since then, no one has seen any trace of him. It's as if he has disappeared from the face of the earth, and his glorious achievements have been tucked away under a fabricated name."

"Nothing is left, as if I had never been there."

Qu Le picked up the newspaper on the table, rolled it into a ball, and knocked it twice on the solid wooden table.

"The only newspaper that records this name is this one."

Qu Le paused and the room fell into silence.

After hearing Qu Le's words, Lu Qian was a little confused. She couldn't figure out the reason.

"But what is Ranson's purpose in giving you this?"

You don't want to help Qu Le find his biological parents, do you?

Bai Yao extended his slender fingers, tapping on the wooden table with a muffled sound, and continued Qu Le's unfinished words: "In the same year, the Lupinos family invested a large amount of research funds in the British Navy to develop a military cipher machine."

"The encoding and decoding method of this cipher machine is very unique. It can be said to be a brand-new approach to cryptography that has never been seen before. The difficult-to-break secret messages have greatly enhanced the British military's combat capabilities."

Lu Qian's thoughts gradually became clearer, but his frown became tighter and tighter.

She looked at Bai Yao, then turned to look at Qu Le, and asked hesitantly, "What do you mean..."

Qu Le half-lowered his fox eyes and nodded gently, "This is my father's code."

"To be precise, it's my parents' code," Qu Le leaned on the table and pointed to the corner of the newspaper, "The brother and sister Cheng mentioned in the article are my and Cheng Yi's parents.

Both hold PhDs in linguistics from Imperial College London and are affiliated with the British military research institute.

Cheng Yi's eyes fell on the tattered newspaper, cold and calm.

"It's not affiliated with the British Army Research Institute, it's affiliated with Lupinos."

A low voice sounded, and the three people in the room all looked in Cheng Yi's direction.

Under the gaze of several people, Cheng Yi took a cigarette out of the cigarette box, slightly opened his thin lips, and held the cigarette between his teeth.

He lowered his eyes and remained silent, but his brows were furrowed tighter and tighter.

The rest of the people in the room didn't say anything either, they were all waiting for Cheng Yi to speak.

The delicate fragrance of flowers and trees in the study was mixed with a subtle smell of cigarettes, which blended and rose. The combination of flavors was not perfect, but it pushed the melancholy to an unprecedented peak.

Cheng Yi silently smoked half a cigarette and coughed softly.

The angry voice was very obvious in the quiet room, and Lu Qian's heart was startled when he heard it.

Cheng Yi crushed the remaining half of his cigarette and spoke in a particularly deep voice: "They are not working for the British army, but for the British underworld organizations. Including Qu Hao, they all entered the military through the underworld organizations."

But at the same time, the British Army is inseparable from underworld organizations. After all, since ancient times, black and white have never been pure.

Cheng Yi raised his eyes and looked at Qu Le, "What else did you find out?"

When Qu Le heard Cheng Yi ask this, he continued to speak and told the information he had obtained without reservation.

"Three years after my father left the British Army, the cipher machine was invented, and the British Army's power continued to grow with its help. Leveraging this, the Lupinos family became guests of honor within the British military, becoming even more inextricably intertwined with the British Navy."

"In the fourth year," Qu Le glanced at Cheng Yi coldly, "that was the year you and I were captured and taken to England. The British Navy underwent a major reshuffle."

"In the seventh year, a Chinese man named Lu Ao, using the identity of the son-in-law of the British aristocratic Hanover family, rose through the ranks from naval sergeant to vice admiral. It was also in that year that the British navy completely surrendered, and the Lupinos family's scepter fell back into Rex's hands."

Lu Ao...

When Lu Qian heard the name, his chest twitched inexplicably.

She always felt that the name was strangely familiar, but she was sure that she didn't know such a person.

Lu Qian raised his fist and put it to his lips. "Are you saying that this person named Lu Ao was planted in the navy by Rex?"

"It's not that simple," Cheng Yi interrupted Lu Qian's question firmly, "This man is not that simple..."

He would always remember those vulture-like eyes, which were a nightmare that haunted his mind at the age of eleven.

That is definitely not someone who can be simply described as "Rex's men."

"It's really not that simple."

Qu Le gritted his trembling teeth and repeated Cheng Yi's words.

She also remembered that man.

Drag her out of her peaceful life like a rag, and let her struggle helplessly.

He was a nightmare man.

Bai Yao pulled out a document from the rest of the pile of papers, slammed his hand on the table, and pushed it towards Lu Qian.

"This is another thing Ranson sent me."

Lu Qian stood up and picked up the paper from the table.

There was a group photo printed on the paper, a group photo with many people.

There were researchers in suits and ties, as well as generals and officers in naval uniforms, and they were all young without exception.

This group photo is also very old. The photo has faded and yellowed, and many people's faces are mottled and their original appearance cannot be seen.

The names of the people in the photos are listed below the file.

Chiu and Lu, two names with simple structures, stand out among many English names.

Their names are very close, and they are also very close in the photo. The two young men have their arms around each other's shoulders and smile heartily and intimately.

"This Lu Ao is an old friend of our parents." Qu Le glanced at the photo. "Although I don't know the depth of their friendship, I can be sure that they both risked their lives for Lupinos."

Qu Le pondered for a moment, then looked at Cheng Yi, whose expression was solemn. "That's all I've found so far."

"I didn't want to involve you in this matter," Cheng Yinie raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips tightly. "Since you have already investigated this far, there is no need for me to hide anything anymore."

After hearing Cheng Yi's speech, the nerves of the three people became tense.

"Lu Ao came to the mainland with orders to kill everyone."

"But he's attracted by my bloodline," Cheng Yi raised his eagle eyes, fixed on Qu Le, "and your brain."