Chapter 103 Godfather
Qi Sheng's heartbeat had not yet calmed down from the ecstasy of discovering a clue when his cell phone began to vibrate rapidly.
It’s Zhai Wenxi.
He took a deep breath, answered the call, and tried to make his voice sound steady: "Wenxi, I also have something to tell you. Last night..."
"Qi Sheng," Zhai Wenxi interrupted him, his tone carrying a rare solemnity, "I found out something that might be a little special for you."
"I said, you have to promise me not to get excited."
Qi Sheng frowned, but continued: "Listen to me first. I saw a little boy last night, about four or five years old."
"Not only can he use pheromones to suppress others, he has also differentiated into a spiritual body."
He paused and emphasized, "The most important thing is that his spiritual form... is the form of fish and snakes."
There was silence on the other end of the phone, with only the faint sound of electricity.
After a long while, Zhai Wenxi finally spoke, his voice much lower: "Are you sure? Qi Sheng, are you dazzled, or... hallucinating?"
"It's not blurry."
Qi Sheng said firmly, "The pheromones he emits... are very faint, but I can't mistake that feeling. Besides, I just went to find Jing Yue, and Chanchan said he had seen him and that his father was a mermaid. He really is in the Saar Federation..."
At the end of his speech, Qi Sheng's voice was almost choked with sobs.
From Zhai Wenxi's side came the sound of shuffling papers: "...Then it matches."
"I was a little skeptical and unsure... I acquired a private hospital in the city, and while cleaning out the old archives, I found... Yu Li's pregnancy report."
Qi Sheng only felt a buzzing sound in his ears, as if he was hit hard by something, and his breathing stopped instantly.
"…Report? What?"
"This is Yu Li's medical examination record from five years ago. It says she was first confirmed pregnant. Calculating based on the birth cycle, it's the exact time you last saw him."
Zhai Wenxi's voice was filled with caution. "However, the expert doctor who issued this report... later died in the bombing during the turmoil in the Saar Federation while rushing to the front lines to participate in medical rescue."
"So the authenticity of this report remains to be verified, but I don't think it's fake."
These words cooled Qi Sheng's boiling blood a little.
He forced himself to calm down and recalled every detail of that night again.
The man in black...
The way he walks...
It was dark at the time, and the street lights were dim. If Yu Li was wearing loose trousers or something like a long skirt that dragged on the ground, it was indeed possible that the abnormal gait would be concealed from a high angle, and people might mistake her for a normal person walking...
Once the idea came into being, it grew like a weed.
In the following days, Qi Sheng mobilized all his strength to frantically investigate the child named "Cola".
He visited all the urban areas of the Saar Federation and investigated many families with registered children of school age named "Cola", but none of them was the child he saw that night.
And that little boy seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and never returned to that kindergarten.
All the clues were completely cut off here.
About two weeks later, Qi Sheng was forcibly taken home by Zhai Wenxi to discuss countermeasures.
Seeing his friend becoming increasingly haggard and anxious, Zhai Wenxi couldn't help but advise, "Qi Sheng, I suspect... his birthplace may not even be in the Saar Federation."
"I'm being frank. Just listen to me. I think... if they've been living here all this time and haven't come to see you, it's probably because... they don't want to see you."
"Impossible! My mermaids love me very much!" Qi Sheng looked up suddenly, his eyes bloodshot, and his voice was sharp as if he had been hurt.
Jing Yue had cooked a dish and brought it to the table. He pulled Zhai Wenxi's arm and said, "Qi Sheng, please sit down first and let's talk slowly. Our goal is to find Yu Li. If you collapse before then, how can we find him?"
Jing Yue said to Zhai Wenxi again, "Auntie has prepared the dishes, go to the kitchen and serve them."
Zhai Wenxi wanted to say something more, but seeing Jing Yue's look, he had no choice but to go to the kitchen obediently.
Seeing his intense reaction, Jing Yue sighed and softened his tone, "I do have a solution. If they live here, their children will need an education and inevitably be exposed to the outside world..."
"I can have the other elite branches jointly launch a 'Specially Gifted Children Training Program' to attract them with generous conditions and the concept of 'teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.'"
"That's a good idea!"
Zhai Wenxi didn't even go to the kitchen, but hid beside the big pillar and eavesdropped, "If Kele is really your son, he will definitely have such a bad temper and won't obey you!
Your little mermaid has always paid great attention to education. You will definitely not give up on educating him."
Qi Sheng was silent for a moment, and his rationality gradually returned.
This may be the only viable solution at the moment.
Yu Li has an almost instinctive desire for knowledge and an extraordinary memory. He can remember everything he sees when studying and can learn a year's course in just a few days.
"Well, let's try it." Qi Sheng said.
So, the next day.
A massive recruitment campaign was launched in the high-end education circle of the Saar Federation.
The slogan is heartwarming: "Every child is a unique star, possessing extraordinary talents. Please don't suppress their uniqueness with worldly frameworks. Leave it to us, teach them according to their aptitude, and let their talents bloom freely!"
The program promises to provide children with special potential with the best resources, the most professional guidance and the most confidential environment.
Qi Sheng used the internal channels of the police force to exaggerate the "security and confidentiality" of this plan to the extreme, ensuring that the news could be delivered through specific channels to those who might deliberately hide their whereabouts.
The days of waiting are long and agonizing.
Qi Sheng practically lived in the office and asked about the registration status of the program every day.
Just when he was about to despair, the news came -
"Captain Qi! Over at the First Branch School! A child who meets the requirements arrived today, his name is Kele!
It was sent by a middle-aged woman dressed very simply. She said she was a distant relative and that the child's parents were busy, so they asked her to help with the enrollment!"
Qi Sheng's heart almost jumped out of his chest, and he immediately rushed to the first branch of the aristocratic school.
Accompanied by the principal, he saw the small figure sitting in the spacious and bright assessment room through the one-way glass.
Still with the same soft, slightly curly hair, the child was now curiously looking at the various novel toys and testing instruments in the room.
The woman who had brought him here had left, leaving only a gentle female teacher with him.
Qi Sheng took a deep breath, straightened his slightly messy collar, pushed the door open and walked in.
He deliberately walked around the classroom until the female teacher left briefly, then he came to Cola.
"Hello."
Qi Sheng tried to make his voice sound gentle and approachable. He squatted down and looked the little guy in the eye. "I'm the...security consultant here. Welcome to our school."
Kele raised his head and looked at him with clear eyes, without a trace of fear.
He tilted his head and asked in a baby voice, "Safety advisor? Is that for protecting children?"
Qi Sheng's heart instantly softened: "Yes, protect all the children who are happily studying here."
He noticed that Cola was holding an old-looking fish doll made of cloth in his hand.
"Do you like fish?" Qi Sheng asked tentatively.
Kele's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously: "I like it! We used to live by the sea, there were so many fish!"
He held up the little fish doll in his hand and said, "This is what my father made for me. It's called Little Cake."
Qi Sheng smiled, his eyes inadvertently sweeping over the slightly rough but thoughtful stitching of the little fish doll, his heart churning with emotions, "The little cake is very cute."
He tried to change the subject as naturally as possible. "I heard Coke is very powerful and has special abilities. Can you tell me what they are?"
Coke blinked, seeming to hesitate.
After a while, he whispered, "Dad said I can't tell anyone... But you're the uncle who protects the children..."
He held out his small, free hand, palm up, and concentrated.
The next moment, an almost transparent phantom of a small fish composed of weak energy appeared tremblingly in his palm, wagging its tail and swimming slowly.
Although it was smaller than the Chaos Spirit Body seen that night, it was much clearer.
Qi Sheng suppressed his inner excitement, fearing that he would scare Xiao Kele.
He extended his finger and gently tapped the phantom of the fish, praising it, "Amazing! This is the most beautiful fish I've ever seen."
After receiving the compliment, Cola smiled happily.
The shadow of the little fish also happily circled around his finger and then dissipated into the air.
In the next three days, whenever Qi Sheng was free, he would go to school to "accidentally meet" Coke.
I brought him some novel snacks the day before yesterday, and played with him in a safe outdoor area yesterday.
Kele quickly fell in love with "Uncle Qi", who would play with him, praise him for his abilities, and secretly bring him delicious candies.
This afternoon, Qi Sheng accompanied Kela to feed the fish in the school's greenhouse garden. The colorful ornamental fish swam in the clear water.
"Uncle Qi."
Kele suddenly turned his head and looked at him with sparkling eyes. "You are so nice, just like my dad. I wish you were my dad too."
Qi Sheng's heart trembled suddenly. He squatted down and looked into the child's eyes: "Then...Kale, are you willing to call me daddy?"
Kele tilted his head and thought about it, then shook his head. "My dad said I can't just look for him outside."
Zhai Wenxi popped up out of nowhere: "Hey, little brat, why can't you just go find your dad and talk to your uncle?"
"Because Dad said that if he finds another dad, he has to marry my dad, so that I will have a biological dad and a step-dad. But Grandpa said that the step-dad will beat the child, and I don't want that!"
“Hahahahahaha…”
Zhai Wenxi burst into laughter at this, completely ignoring Qi Sheng's dark face standing beside him. "Okay, okay, then, do you like Uncle Qi?"
Coke nodded vigorously: "I like it!"
"Then you can call me godfather. A godfather doesn't have to be a stepfather, but a godfather." Zhai Wenxi said, pushing Qi Sheng towards Kele, "Why don't you hug your godson?"
Coke seemed to be trying to understand the meaning of "godfather".
"Don't listen to him."
Qi Sheng tried hard to put a smile on his dark face, "Let's go back to class."
Kele smiled brightly, nodded vigorously, and called out crisply, "Godfather!"
The word "godfather" was like a warm current that instantly broke down the dam built in Qi Sheng's heart.
Qi Sheng gritted his teeth: "Godfather is bullshit! I am your biological father!"
“Hahahahahahahahahaha…”
Zhai Wenxi laughed so hard that he fell backwards. He moved closer to Qi Sheng and whispered provocatively, "You've been pretending for three days. It's time to send your son home. The address is sent to your phone. I asked someone to check on them. They just moved there not long ago."
Qi Sheng gently held the little guy in his arms, feeling the warmth and dependence coming from that little body, "I understand."
At night.
The simple woman who was in charge of picking up Coke had something urgent to do and called the school to explain that she would be late.
It was a play that Zhai Wenxi deliberately asked someone to perform.
Qi Sheng took the initiative to say to Kele who was playing a puzzle: "Coke, today... Godfather will take you home, how about it?"
Kele raised his head, a hint of surprise flashing across his face, and then a hint of hesitation: "But... Dad said that we can't let others know where we live..."
Qi Sheng's heart was in his throat, but he still kept a gentle smile on his face, and persuaded him: "Godfather is not someone else, Godfather is the one who protects Kele.
Besides, Godfather will just take you nearby and make sure you get home safely. He won't disturb your dad, okay?"
"Look, it's getting dark. Godfather is worried if you wait here alone."
Kele looked at the sky outside the window which was gradually getting darker, then looked at Qi Sheng's sincere eyes, and finally his trust and dependence on his godfather prevailed.
He nodded and whispered, "Okay then...but godfather, you have to promise me that you'll go back after dropping me off at the intersection. My dad hates strangers coming into the house."
"Okay, godfather promises you." Qi Sheng suppressed his excitement and took Kele's soft little hand, "Let's go."
The car drove out of the school smoothly and headed towards a relatively secluded area of the city.
While driving, Qi Sheng pretended to chat casually with Coke, but his heart was beating violently because of the answer that was about to be revealed.
Is Yu Li doing well?
Why have you been living in the Sar Federation for the past two years but refused to see him?
Is it because of Qi Feng?
Would he be unwilling to see him?
The neon lights outside the car window flew past quickly, reflecting on Qi Sheng's tense profile.
Qi Sheng suddenly found that this road was very familiar and it was the only way for him to return home.
It turns out there are so many houses on this road, and he has never noticed them...
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