"Isn't that in the next few days?" the Commander-in-Chief asked worriedly. "What about Ye Shaoheng and Nanzhu...?"
"It seems to be going smoothly so far. Ye Shaoheng should be able to get out before the blizzard." Hearing this, Shi Yin's mood improved considerably: "He's been able to shield Yanlong Kingdom from quite a few blizzards... By the way, how's Ji Chuan doing with you lately?"
"Him? He's quite talented." The commander-in-chief said frankly, "It's just that young people are a bit impetuous. We've been working on tempering his temperament recently, and he's been doing well."
"That's not what I'm asking." Shi Yin lazily raised her eyes: "Does he have the talent to govern a country?"
The leader paused. He had guessed what Shi Yin meant, but he didn't expect her to be so direct.
"Alright, it's too early to talk about that. He hasn't been by your side for very long, so he probably won't learn anything." Shi Yin didn't dwell on the topic: "Now that the banquet is over, let him continue to look for Agareth."
"...Sigh, let's not shy away from this topic. As for his ability to govern a country, I can only say that he is mediocre." The Grand Master sighed deeply: "He lacks confidence and is prone to impulsiveness when he is anxious. He is still too young."
“That’s right.” Shi Yin agreed with this point: “Young people need to be tempered.”
"Ji Chuan has already left?" Shi Yin stood up from her chair; she still had some things to investigate.
"Yes, he just took the day off today. He said Agaray asked him to." The Grand Master said helplessly, "They have a very good relationship. You can tell that Agaray really likes this apprentice."
"Really?" Shi Yin remained noncommittal. "Did you find the information I asked you to look up?"
"No, not at all." The leader expressed regret: "If it were before the apocalypse, I should have had a lot of information about Nanzhu, but after the apocalypse, there's no way to verify the authenticity of the information. I can only say that it's very clean."
Shi Yin took the document handed to her by the head of the department; it was the same familiar document she had seen before.
The Nan family member was adopted from the orphanage at the age of ten. After that, Nan Zhu had a series of extremely stable achievements and a resume of constantly changing jobs.
Shi Yin nodded, took the documents, and walked out. She still needed to find out if she knew anyone from Nan Zhu.
That person was definitely not Nan Zhu. His aura was completely opposite to Nan Zhu's, but his face was exactly the same. Shi Yin was certain that the person was a real person, not some illusion or a monster that was good at imitation.
But Nan Zhu has an older brother named Nan Kang? They should be completely different from each other…
Shi Yin was looking down at the documents, deep in thought, when her shoulder bumped into someone. Shi Yin's shoulder was thin but unusually strong, and the documents in the man's hand were knocked to the ground.
"Ah, I'm so sorry, I was in such a rush." The man steadied the remaining documents, quickly picked up the scattered items from the floor, rearranged them, and then looked up in surprise: "Oh, it's you."
“You are… Kiyokawa-sensei,” Shion blurted out.
There was no way around it; they were too familiar with each other. Before the apocalypse, apart from those in high positions, almost everyone addressed this extremely outstanding person, who spanned various entertainment fields, as "teacher."
"I remember you. You're that young girl who served the Grand Commander. You're very capable." Kita Kiyokawa smiled happily. His smile wasn't exceptionally handsome, but it was clean and pure. "May I know your name?"
Shi Yin recalled Cheng Sui's evaluation of Bei Qingchuan. Cheng Sui's family had some status and she had some knowledge of the entertainment industry. Her evaluation of Bei Qingchuan was that, having seen so much of the muddy vortex of the entertainment industry, she appreciated the preciousness of this breath of fresh air all the more.
Even if it's an act, a good person can pretend to be a good person their whole life, and that makes them a truly good person.
"Hello, my name is Shi Yin." Shi Yin introduced herself.
"Playing a tune here and there, why worry about those in the north and south not understanding each other's music? What a fine name." Kita Kiyokawa exclaimed, "Are you busy? Are you working as an assistant to the Commander-in-Chief?"
“Hmm, you could say that.” Shi Yin glanced at the documents in Kitakami Kazukawa’s hand, pondering how to get information out of him.
"Teacher Kiyokawa!"
Lin Beiyue's voice came from afar and grew closer.
Shi Yin turned around and saw Lin Beiyue hopping and skipping over. Clearly, being able to see her idol every day and work with him made Lin Beiyue very excited.
"Sister Yin, you're back?" Lin Beiyue happily grabbed Shi Yin's sleeve: "I've improved so fast, Sister Yin! In the few days you were gone, I've already become an A-level ability user, the first A-level in the whole country!"
Shi Yin: "?"
"Why did you get an A?" Shi Yin asked, puzzled. Didn't you get a B a while ago?
“Miss Kitazuki is very impressive, and her ideas are very novel.” Kita Kiyokawa explained when he saw Shion’s surprise: “She completed the combat mecha herself. I’ve only ever seen something like that in movies.”
Oh, combat mechs, humanoid combat weapons, Lin Beiyue's ideas are progressing very quickly.
Shi Yin was very pleased; she had originally thought she would have to subtly probe further.
"Teacher Qingchuan, you flatter me. However, there is a drawback: very few people can pilot this mecha." Lin Beiyue felt embarrassed after being praised by her idol: "But it should be possible when Nanzhu comes back. Even without his superpowers, I rarely beat him."
"Nan Zhu? He's that good?" Bei Qingchuan raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard something interesting: "He actually fought with you?"
"Hmm, isn't this... unusual?" Lin Beiyue was taken aback, realizing that Bei Qingchuan might not understand them, and quickly explained, "We superhumans don't have the saying that men don't hit women; strength speaks for itself."
"No, no, I'm just curious. He should hate fighting the most, so why did he agree?" Kita Kiyokawa smiled helplessly: "I thought he would stay behind the scenes for the rest of his life."
"Really?" Lin Beiyue thought she had misheard. "He fights incredibly hard. He was also a special forces soldier. His physical condition is amazing, and he learns things incredibly fast."
“He’s a genius.” Shi Yin patted Lin Beiyue’s head and comforted her, “You’ve only just started practicing, you don’t need to compete with him, he can’t beat Gu Changge.”
Lin Beiyue: "..."
Thank you, but I'm even more heartbroken. In a pure hand-to-hand combat, she can't beat anyone. As a fellow girl, she's no match for Gu Changge at all.
Shiyin always does this, making jokes that aren't funny at all with a straight face, and making others feel even more frustrated with her attempts to comfort them.
When Lin Beiyue left, her head was drooping down to her chest.
Watching Lin Beiyue's heartbroken back, Shi Yin blinked, not quite understanding why Lin Beiyue's mood hadn't improved.
"Haha, you two have such a good relationship." Bei Qingchuan laughed: "It's a pity that Nan Zhu and I were very close when we were young, but we're not as close as we are now."
"You've known each other since you were little?" Shi Yin frowned.
“Yes, we were in the same orphanage when we were little. He never liked any extra exercise. He kept his hair long and even begged the headmistress to teach him to play the piano. He was like someone from ancient times.” Bei Qingchuan recalled carefully, “Back then, we were very close. When he was ten, he was adopted by the Nan family. After that, we seemed to become less close.”
Although we are still best friends who can talk about anything and never refuse to help each other when needed, there seems to be something different about us.
It's a very strange feeling.
“Oh, I also have photos from that time.” Kitakami Kawa opened his wallet and showed them to Shion.
In the photo, two little boys are holding hands and smiling sweetly. The little boy with long hair has a beauty mark under his right eye. He is stunning at a young age and stands out in the crowd.
"Who is this?" Shi Yin pointed to a little boy at the edge.
The boy had short hair tucked into a baseball cap, his collar pulled up high, and he had a cold look on his face. However, he had the same captivating eyes as the long-haired boy, except that his beauty mark was at the corner of his left eye.
“Oh, this is Nan Zhu’s younger brother.” Bei Qingchuan recognized him at a glance: “His name is Nan Zhu, and he is his twin brother. However… I was adopted before Nan Zhu. I heard that Nan Zhu was adopted by a family and went abroad. Nan Zhu said that he has never been in contact with them since then.”
There's nothing more to it than that Shion took the photos from Kitakyou.
The mountain moon shines as bright as a candle, and the wind and frost stir the bamboo.
I see.
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