Chapter 343: Happy and Forgetful
Zhao Xuzhen's end was not worthy of sympathy. Professor Mance also knew the style of the Solomon's Temple, so he just said "well done" and passed it over.
When Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki learned that Lu Mingfei was coming, they couldn't help but feel a little excited.
It's not just because Lu Mingfei is now one of their immediate superiors, but also because he left a deep impression on them the last time he came. Not only did he tear off their disguise and kill the possessed god, he also sent them to the police station.
After that, the two of them seemed to be infected with some bad luck. After being caught by the righteous gangs, they were caught by the underworld gangs. After being caught by the underworld gangs, they were caught by Kassel Academy and forced to do hard labor. They were not given any time to rest.
But fortunately, they are now a group, and Lu Mingfei will no longer treat them as Japanese.
Maybe once he arrives, the troubles of the Bronze and Fire Kings will be solved, and they won't have to risk their lives by going into the water during the flood season.
With such anticipation, the two smiled at each other and prepared to go to the airport in person the next day to leave a good impression on their "leader".
Time passed quickly, and it was the next morning in a blink of an eye.
The morning light poured into the room through the gauze curtains. Xia Mi turned over on the soft big bed and slowly opened her eyes.
Looking at the unfamiliar ceiling and feeling the cool breeze from the air conditioner, she felt a long-lost enjoyment. She blinked and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
"Humans really know how to enjoy life." He sighed softly, and after staying in bed for a few minutes, he slowly got up, changed clothes, washed up, and packed his things.
Soon, the energetic junior sister made a shining appearance. She pushed open the bedroom door, ready to capture the stunning gaze of the icy senior brother with the sweetest smile.
However, the scene in the living room made her face fall instantly.
There was no Chu Zihang, who was extremely handsome and had a cold temperament. There was only Finkel, who was slumped on the sofa like a dead dog. The windows were opened for ventilation, but the air was still filled with the strong smell of barbecued fried chicken.
Last night, Old Tang didn't go out with him to party, and the others were in pairs, so he was drinking by himself and had a great time. He stayed like this until midnight and fell asleep while watching a movie.
Xia Mi wrinkled her nose and looked towards the kitchen. The trash can was full, but the coffee table was wiped clean. Chu Zihang must have cleaned it early in the morning.
She snorted softly, walked straight to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of ice water, found a spray bottle from the balcony, filled it up, and very considerately provided a wake-up service for the sleeping Finkel.
“Squeak—”
The cold mist sprayed out and landed accurately on Finkel's face, which was sleeping soundly and even had a lewd smile on it.
The dream suddenly shattered.
The last second, Finkel dreamed that he was walking on the campus holding his girlfriend's hand, enjoying everyone's envious gazes.
The next second, he felt like he had fallen into an icy sea, and the biting cold instantly penetrated his bones.
"hiss--!"
He suddenly opened his eyes, his iron-gray pupils suddenly contracted, a fierce aura burst out like a blade, and his messy hair exploded like a wolf's mane.
Xia Mi blinked and was slightly surprised. How could this guy who looked like a funny character have such a strong sense of oppression?
The confusion of waking up from the dream was fleeting. After seeing clearly the girl in front of him who was playing a prank with a spray bottle, Finkel instantly changed from the aloof wolf king back to a harmless husky. He rubbed his messy hair, yawned, and waved lazily:
"Morning, Junior Sister."
"Good morning, Senior Brother Finkel." Xia Mi pretended nothing had happened and put away the spray bottle, her smile as sweet as before, but she couldn't help replaying the scene just now in her mind.
You know what, this guy looks quite serious when he gets serious.
It's a pity that he has been marked, otherwise he would be a good candidate for a lackey.
After a quick sense, she found Chu Zihang in the restaurant. She left humming a song, leaving Finkel wiping her face with a tissue.
Looking at the lovely school girl closing the door and leaving, Finkel couldn't help but curl his lips, thinking that today's society is really complicated and there is very little trust between people.
After guessing Lao Tang's hidden identity last night, Finkel asked Eva for help. How should we describe the result? There were some things that Eva could not say directly due to the underlying rules, but she only hinted at them. Finkel also found out that Ange had been secretly paying attention to Lao Tang.
It was just very hidden and no one else knew about it. Even Eva only discovered the secret after several coincidences.
Since the investigation had already been completed, Finkel simply asked Eva to retrieve Xia Mi's information.
On the surface, her resume appears impeccable.
An ordinary, self-awakened hybrid in the wild, with a clear growth trajectory and simple interpersonal relationships.
But who is Finger? The king of paparazzi, the top detective in the gossip world. He keenly noticed that some details in the information provided by the Chinese branch were a little vague.
In the past, he might not have cared.
After all, before the information age, it was normal for incomplete files. Not everyone was like Lu Mingfei, where everyone from the lecturer to the breakfast shop owner were Kassel’s people, and their every move was recorded by the secret party.
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they are bound to take root and sprout. What's more, Finkel also has the assistance of Eva, a super artificial intelligence.
Soon, he discovered some details that were difficult to logically reconcile. Some of Xia Mi's experiences were too coincidental, and the trajectory of her actions at certain points in time was a little vague.
Considering the reactions of Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang when Cheng Shuangfan arrested Shao Nanyin, Finkel boldly speculated that Xia Mi might be a traitor!
The reason why she has been following Chu Zihang may not only be because she covets his beauty, but also because she wants to use him to get first-hand information about Kassel Academy.
This trip to the mountain city might be intended to sabotage Kassel College.
Of course, these were just his irresponsible and unsubstantiated guesses. As for the truth, probably only Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang knew.
It's true that Finkel likes to act crazy and stupid, but he is not really stupid. He would not ask such a sensitive question. Lu Mingfei might just laugh it off, but Chu Zihang is a serious person.
"Alas, it's true that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie." He sighed, stuffed the half piece of fried chicken that fell into his collar into his mouth, and muttered incoherently.
He didn't care too much about it. Anyway, he was already on Lu Mingfei's boat. No matter who Xia Mi and Lao Tang were or what plans they had, Lu Mingfei was there to support them. He only needed to cheer them on and watch the show.
After breakfast, the group gathered in the hotel lobby.
Zhou Minhao and Jiang Wanzhi had been waiting for a long time. Like Lu Mingfei and the other seven, they traveled light and drove directly to the airport.
They took the earliest flight in the morning, while Lu Mingfei's old classmates did not leave until after noon, so they rarely saw each other.
The journey was smooth and there were no more accidents. Cheng Shuangfan did not follow this time.
The confrontation with Zhao Xuzhen last night made him very angry, but he also knew that he could not be a competent babysitter. Instead of following them around like an old mother and being annoying, it would be better to just let go and let them have fun.
The plane took off and headed for Lao Tang’s happy hometown.
At the same time, in the office of the chairman of Su Group.
Su Xiaoqiang stood in front of the French window, looking into the distance through the glass. Although she couldn't see the plane taking off, she knew that Lu Mingfei was traveling with his friends again.
"All you do is play all day long! You are not as diligent as me!"
She snorted in her heart, but her eyes never left the blue sky.
"If you want to go, why don't you come along? They won't refuse."
Father Su's voice came from behind him. He looked at his daughter's back, feeling relieved, proud, and distressed.
While other people of her age were indulging themselves after the college entrance examination, she alone gave up on having fun and chose to study beside him, preparing to take over the chairman's responsibility as soon as possible and share his worries.
"They have their own things to do. Why should I follow them? Will I cause trouble?" Su Xiaoqiang turned around and rolled his eyes at his father.
Although Lu Mingfei did not say it explicitly, Su Xiaoqiang vaguely felt that he was hiding something from him.
Moreover, she felt that her father seemed to know a thing or two.
But the two of them tacitly concealed the truth from her, as if they didn't want to drag her into the whirlpool.
But the little angel is never one to sit and wait for answers. She won't ask questions relentlessly, nor will she cry and demand explanations.
She will get closer to the truth step by step in her own way.
When she takes over her father's position and takes charge of the Su Group, I don't believe they can continue to keep it a secret.
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In the arrival hall of Jiangbei International Airport in Shancheng, Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki were standing at the arrival gate. The radio was reporting that the flight from Fuzhou had landed.
"Here it comes." Shude Aki said suddenly.
Upon hearing this, Ye Sheng looked up and saw nine young men with outstanding temperament walking out of the passage, led by Lu Mingfei.
He noticed two unfamiliar faces in the team, a gentle man who looked like a business elite and a beautiful woman who was equally capable and outstanding.
Although they were a little curious about who these two people were and why they were hanging out with Lu Mingfei, this was obviously not something they needed to worry about, so they just waved their hands to signal them to stop.
"Hey, isn't this our ace specialist?" Lu Mingfei patted Ye Sheng's shoulder with a smile, "I missed you so much after we parted in Osaka."
After they were rescued from Osaka, they were taken away by Jude Mai to work on water conservancy projects and they have never seen each other since.
Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki greeted a few people with a smile. After learning the identities of Zhou Minhao and Jiang Wanzhi, they did not say anything and led everyone to get on the car. Professor Mans sent a car specially.
"Is the Shudu Tang family like in the novels, a family of assassins who use poisons and hidden weapons?" The gap between the mountain city and the 8D city was huge. Xia Mi looked around like a curious baby who had never seen the world, and from time to time some strange questions popped out of her mouth.
Zhou Minhao shook his head slightly: "It's not that mysterious. They are just well-known for their extensive knowledge of medicine and machinery. However, the Tang family did assassinate many enemy officers during the war."
It was precisely because of the assassination of too many officers that the Tang family was targeted and has not yet fully recovered from the deliberate targeting.
Otherwise, the Zhou family would not have been involved. This family alone could have intimidated Kassel College and prevented them from making any small moves.
Xia Mi nodded as she listened, occasionally glancing at the other car to see how Norton would react.
Unexpectedly, Old Tang behaved like a completely normal person. He talked and laughed with Ryoma Kaoru, occasionally raised his mobile phone to take pictures, and sometimes huddled together to whisper, just like an international student on vacation.
Is this Liu Chan's possession triggering his passive skill, Lebushishu?
Xia Mi couldn't help but complain in her heart.
But it’s better this way. At least I don’t have to worry about him suddenly regaining his memory and returning to his original appearance.
But what she didn't know was that Old Tang's heart was far from as calm as he appeared to be.
Under the surging Yangtze River outside the car window, his blood-related younger brother was sleeping. With every step he took, his heart beat faster.
He knew that the moment he found his brother would probably be the end of his human identity. So now, he wanted to leave more good memories, just like a drowning person grabbing the last straw to help him struggle to save himself.
However, since he clearly said that everything was his, then just choose to believe it.
Old Tang thought of this and glanced at the cars driving side by side while taking a photo with Ryoma Xun.
Inside the car, Lu Mingfei looked at the scenery he had seen once before, but his mood was very different.
When he came here for the first time last month, he was feeling nervous and worried about not being able to find his old friends due to the changes in the world line. In the end, he vented all his anger on the Wushan Corpse Guardian.
This time, he has found his family and friends, and he knows that those who didn't come back are probably still alive, so his mood is naturally different.
He turned his head and saw Eiry with her head pressed against the car window, staring in a trance.
The sunlight shone through the glass onto her delicate face, and her long eyelashes cast tiny shadows, like the reflection of weeping willows on a clear red agate lake in spring.
I remember that when I came here for the first time in my previous life, Eri was also shocked by the unique environment of the mountain city, just like she is now.
Although this shock did not last long, the two were lost and had been wandering around in a maze, but they turned a disaster into a blessing and found Lao Tang's younger brother, which was an experience worth recalling.
It’s a pity that nowadays, even if the two of them get lost, they can just take a shortcut and jump from a hundred-meter-high building without their feet getting numb.
"Are you hungry?" Lu Mingfei asked.
Eri nodded. It was rare that she didn't eat Gome fried rice this morning. She just had a simple breakfast to save her stomach for the mountain city delicacies.
In fact, her tolerance for spicy food is average. The reason she wants to eat Shancheng cuisine is because the information she found said the colors were very bright and attractive, and they looked exactly like her hair and eye color. She even told Lu Mingfei without knowing the truth that she wanted to try Shancheng's spicy hot pot.
Lu Mingfei did not try to stop him. Life was like this. One had to experience all the ups and downs to be complete. However, Eiry had suffered enough in the past, and now it was time to experience other things.
When the convoy arrived in Fengjie County, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon. Ye Sheng suggested going to the temporary base of Kassel College for dinner. Professor Mans, Caesar and others were waiting there.
But Lu Mingfei declined. Su Enxi had already prepared a comfortable homestay for them, and he didn't want to have a meal under the watch of others.
It's not that they don't understand the ways of the world, but that people who hold the truth don't need to be bound by worldly courtesy.
(End of this chapter)
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