Chapter 15 Off to the Flower Kingdom!
After getting to know her, Jingyuan felt that Chrome was a really good kid, and he was happy that she was able to integrate smoothly into Rokudo Mukuro's team.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, she has a very strange personality and is a very difficult-to-understand gloomy woman, but Jingyuan understands that under her aloof appearance, the girl has a soft heart, otherwise she would not have gotten into a car accident while trying to save a cat.
“Rescuing cats is a good thing, but we should also consider our own safety before taking action.” Jingyuan believes this is an important matter.
Based on Rokudo Mukuro's description of Chrome's family and the conversation between the two just now, Jingyuan could clearly sense that the child had a certain degree of self-destructive tendencies.
This is caused by his family background and his own personality, and it cannot be changed in a short time. If we rashly send Chrome to see a psychologist for counseling, this sensitive child may be frightened, or it may even have the opposite effect.
Moreover, the person most suitable to solve Kurom's problems was right in front of him, rather than a stranger to a psychiatrist.
Rokudo Mukuro.
He's the one who can resolve the girl's inner conflict, but...
Jing Yuan looked at the pair of heterochromatic red and blue eyes on the other side of the camera and sighed softly to himself.
Compared to Chrome's experience, Rokudo Mukuro's experience caused him greater psychological trauma. Jingyuan could not ask someone who was already scarred to become another person's salvation; that would be too cruel and excessive.
Jing Yuan tapped his fingers on the table, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Hai, have you ever thought about going to school?" Jingyuan asked with a smile.
Hearing him suddenly change the subject, Rokudo Mukuro looked at him with a strange expression and asked, "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
“I just suddenly realized that you’ve lived in a laboratory since you were little, so you probably haven’t had any school experience, right? Why don’t you go and experience it?” Jing Yuan said with a smile. “School life is quite interesting, and you might even make some new friends.”
“I don’t have time to play house with those little kids,” Rokudo Mukuro refused outright. “Of course, I would be happy to send me to a Mafia school.”
In the world of Mafia, there are also special schools for them. It is said that the son of the Ninth Vongola and the famous Cavallone family member, Dino the Jumper, both attended that school.
"Then let's forget about it." It wasn't that Jing Yuan didn't want to do it, but because he and Rokudo Mukuro had already been blacklisted by the Italian Mafia, putting Rokudo Mukuro into their school at this time would be tantamount to saying that he was going to kill all of their Mafia heirs.
Jingyuan didn't want to get involved in trouble, nor did he want to cause a Mafia riot because of something so meaningless, which would lead to the deaths of innocent people.
"What about Chrome? Does she want to go to school?"
“She was very resistant to school; she probably didn’t have any good memories of it,” Rokudo Mukuro said.
Although he invited Chrome to join his team because of her special physique and talent as an illusionist, Chrome was, after all, an ordinary girl who had always lived in the sunlight, and was not the same kind of monster as them who came from the laboratory. So Rokudo Mukuro had suggested that she go to school, but Chrome's reaction was too strong at the time, so the matter was dropped.
"Is it because of school bullying?" Jingyuan remembered seeing many such reports when he watched Japanese news, which is why he guessed that Chrome might not want to go to school for this reason.
“Yes.” Rokudo Mukuro gave a mocking smile. “After all, this is Japan, a country where even the Emperor’s daughter is bullied.”
Bullying exists in every country. For example, the Mafia is the largest bullying organization. However, before Rokudo Mukuro came to Japan, he never imagined that someone would be bullied simply for eating alone, and that the bullied person would even be the country's princess.
Jingyuan had also read the news about the princess being bullied, so he didn't bring up the topic of sending Chrome to school again.
“Let’s hire a private tutor,” Jingyuan suggested.
Seeing that Rokudo Mukuro was about to refuse, Jingyuan immediately added, "It's always good to learn more, and besides, you probably don't want Byakuran to laugh at you for not even graduating from elementary school, right?"
Rokudo Mukuro: "..."
That cannot be refuted.
Although he disliked Bai Lan, he had to admit that Bai Lan had a proper university education, and even his deputy was a graduate of a prestigious university.
Looking at himself and the people around him, the one with the highest education was actually Chrome! Even though she hadn't even graduated from junior high school.
Ah, suddenly I have a feeling of having lost miserably.
Seeing Rokudo Mukuro instantly wilt into a pitiful, drowned kitten, Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, which earned him a glare from the child.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Jing Yuan quickly raised his hands to surrender. "However, Mukuro, your goal is to eliminate all the Mafia, right? Then you should also know that you can't eliminate the Mafia by force alone. They can even go ashore and become entrepreneurs, philanthropists, or even politicians."
"..." Rokudo Mukuro seemed to be deep in thought.
Jing Yuan continued, "You're Italian, so you should know very well why the Italian Mafia is so powerful. Besides their formidable military strength, the most important factor is the tacit approval of the Italian government."
Rokudo Mukuro pursed his lips and frowned slightly.
Jingyuan is right.
The main reason why the Estoraneo family is so arrogant in conducting such heinous human experiments is because they have the support of the government, which is a more terrifying and violent organization than the Mafia.
During World War II, Mussolini completely dominated the Mafia, to the point that the Mafia disappeared in Italy until he fell from power, at which point they dared to resurface.
“No matter how terrifying the Mafia are, when facing a regular army, they are nothing more than a tiger with its teeth pulled out.” Jing Yuan looked at Rokudo Mukuro, who seemed to be deep in thought, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up. He coaxed him, “Perhaps you can consider eliminating the Mafia in another way, a more honorable way.”
Since that conversation, Rokudo Mukuro had not contacted Kagemoto for a long time. Kagemoto knew he was considering his options, so he didn't bother him and continued his trip to Russia.
However, he did not stay in Russia for long, not because he disliked the country, but mainly because Russia was being rather sensitive at the moment.
In order to find the culprit who released the strange object "The Malice of the World" into Russia, a massive purge was launched at the highest levels of the country.
After learning about the Soviet past, Jing Yuan sighed that it was indeed a family heirloom skill, tapped the electronic wooden fish a few times, and immediately ran to a certain Eastern superpower next door—India (crossed out) Flower Country.
As civilizations born from the same root, Jing Yuan felt as if he had returned to the Immortal Ship the moment he entered the Flower Kingdom.
After some more time, Jing Yuan became even more certain that, apart from the fact that the people here weren't immortal beings, the Flower Kingdom was no different from the Immortal Ship. Oh, no, in terms of technology, it was still lagging behind the Immortal Ship, since the Flower Kingdom couldn't yet provide every person with a mushroom egg.
Like the Immortal Boat, the Flower Kingdom has strict screening of outsiders, but Jing Yuan, relying on the Immortal Boat's technology to reduce the dimensions of this plane, managed to prevent the Flower Kingdom from detecting that an alien had entered their territory.
However, this does not mean that he did not attract the attention of the people of Huaguo.
Just as Jing Yuan was holding fried skewers in his left hand and milk tea in his right, watching the old men battle it out on the chessboard with great interest, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura approaching him.
The other party made no attempt to hide the fact that they were after him, so Jing Yuan cooperated and moved to a less crowded area.
The man who came to the door was tall and handsome. He had long hair, part of which was tied up. The part of his hair sticking up reminded Jingyuan of Rokudo Mukuro's pineapple leaves.
So this hairstyle is popular not only in Italy, but also in the land of flowers?
Jing Yuan didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.
If Jing Yuan knew that if the person in front of him got angry, those three tufts of hair that stood up could grow several centimeters longer, he would probably find it even more terrifying than seeing Ren and Dan Heng chatting and laughing together while Jing Liu bought a gift for him and Jing Liu accepted it with great joy.
Fortunately, Jingyuan was unaware of this.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jingyuan. I am Daolian," the man introduced himself.
Upon hearing his name, Jing Yuan's eyes widened slightly.
He knew that the higher-ups in the Flower Kingdom would definitely send an important figure to meet with him, but he didn't expect that the person who came would be Dao Lian.
Dao Lian – the current head of the Dao family, and one of the strongest people in the spirit world. His spirit is Soul Thunder, one of the five great spirits of the Patch tribe.
For thousands of years, the Taoist family, a family of assassins, has existed as the sharpest blade of the modern government. Although some problems have arisen in modern times, it does not affect its cooperation with the current government. Take the protective array covering the entire Flower Kingdom, for example. Its construction is inseparable from the support of the Taoist family. Not to mention, the Taoist family can communicate with the souls of the dead, a skill that makes the police so envious that their eyes bleed.
It was precisely because of that national protection formation that the higher-ups knew of Jing Yuan's existence the moment he stepped into the Flower Kingdom.
Jing Yuan's arrival was taken very seriously by the higher-ups of the Flower Kingdom. Apart from his overwhelming power, the most important factor was his actions in Italy and Mexico.
After observing Jing Yuan for half a month, the ghosts found that he was just like an ordinary tourist and did not do anything unusual. However, just in case, they decided to have Dao Lian negotiate with him to confirm his intentions.
As the former head of the Immortal Ship Luofu, Jing Yuan was all too aware of the petty thoughts of the Flower Kingdom's higher-ups, and naturally understood why Dao Lian had come to find him. Coincidentally, he also had important matters to discuss with them.
A note from the author:
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Dao Lian's grown-up appearance truly amazed me; she's so beautiful! And the fact that she looks like a cold beauty but is actually a little firecracker is just too cute. It's a pity the anime didn't reach its finale; I really love the adult Dao Lian! Also, Dao Lian's skills are similar to Jing Yuan Yuan's—both have a large general behind them, and both are lightning-based.
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