Chapter 361: The Identity of the President, the Fourth Person of Lake Hunting (Two-in-one monthly ticket request)
On August 18, at ten o'clock in the morning, in Lijing, China, at the former site of the old Jingmai Street District, inside an abandoned train station.
Su Zimai, Gu Qiye and Gu Zhuoan were standing silently on the empty platform.
The high summer temperature almost distorted the distant city into a mirage. Sweat broke out on their foreheads, and the open-air platform looked like a huge steamer, with the sun shining down unobstructed.
However, the three of them remained silent, each with their heads down in thought, as if they were completely unaware of this.
It was obvious that Gu Zhuoan was still upset about Yuriel's sudden visit to his home.
He couldn't imagine that if his son fell in love with someone from Hongyi, or even got married and had children, how would he support their relationship?
At this moment, he suddenly understood Su Wei's feelings.
Perhaps Su Wei felt the same way when she saw Su Ying and him getting together? Thinking of this, Gu Zhuoan took a deep breath. He sighed in his heart more than once: being a father is really a difficult thing.
At this moment, Su Zimai suddenly nudged him with his elbow. "Speaking of which, how's Grandpa? I didn't even have a good chat with him before he passed away."
Gu Zhuoan leaned against the pillar, hugged his shoulders and said, "Grandpa said he wanted to be alone and quiet, and asked us not to look for him for the time being unless it was urgent."
"Okay..." Su Zimai thought for a moment and asked casually, "If he really cared about us that much, why didn't he come to see us in the past few years?"
"Grandpa said he has been silently protecting you," Gu Zhuoan said. "He knew about you the moment you became an exorcist. He knows a lot of people in the association who can report your movements to him at any time."
"Is this true?" Su Zimai was shocked. His hair stood on end and he shuddered, hugging his shoulders. "This is too horrible... Who on earth would like the feeling of being secretly watched?"
She shook her head, frowned, and complained, "I can only accept being followed by a big moth; forget about others, not even Grandpa..."
At the end of her speech, she suddenly froze and stopped talking.
Su Zimai blinked, realizing that he shouldn't mention that name here, so he slowly turned his head and carefully glanced at the expressions of the father and son.
There was no news about the Gu Zhuo case. I guess he had become numb these days and didn't have the energy to think about it too much.
Gu Qinye leaned his back against the pillar, still in a daze with his head down. Su Zimai guessed secretly in his heart that his mind was probably full of things about Yuriel.
She withdrew her gaze speechlessly. In the end, she was the only one among the three who felt a little lonely.
It's funny to say that Su Zimai has been hugging his pillow and browsing his phone in bed until late at night every night recently.
Because she always couldn't help but think that maybe her brother was not dead, and he was still wandering around somewhere in the world wearing that "Big Moth Combat Uniform"?
And who knows, maybe some enthusiastic citizens will witness the black pupa, take a picture of him, and then upload it to Weibo or other social software?
In this way, the brother revealed the fact that he was still alive.
If that were really the case, no matter where Gu Wenyu ran to, she would definitely find him, drag him home and give him a good lesson, to see if he dared to play tricks on her again.
Whenever Su Zimai thought of this, he would involuntarily curl the corners of his mouth slightly. He felt very happy just thinking about it.
But the reality is always cruel. Most of the discussions about the "Black Pupa" on Weibo stopped at the time when the Black Pupa last appeared in Lijing.
At that time, Hei Pu was sitting on the Eiffel Tower in Lijing, setting off a grand fireworks display in the sky, and then he waved goodbye to everyone, and that was his last moment forever.
Despite knowing all this, even though she understood everything, every time she thought of his face in the middle of the night, even if she was very sleepy and her eyelids were almost unable to open, she couldn't help but get out of bed. She lowered her head and hugged the pillow, picked up her phone, raised her finger, and casually typed the words "black pupa" into the search box, searching for information about him over and over again.
She thought to herself, I really want to see many people still discussing him, I want to see him appear in some corner of the world, I want to know if he is still alive.
Once, Su Zimai dreamed that Gu Wenyu was smiling at him on the train.
She struggled to open her eyes in the middle of the night. Before the lights in the room were turned on, she hugged her pillow and opened Weibo, searching for her brother's name in a mess and flipping through the messages she had already read.
Staring at the unchanging words and pictures, tears suddenly flowed down her face, and then she could not see anything. She didn't know what she was doing, like a fool... Sometimes, she even wondered if she was sick.
Su Zimai was silent for a long time, then raised his head and looked at the clear sky outside the eaves of the station.
"How did you and Ke Qirui know each other?" Gu Zhuoan suddenly asked, interrupting her thoughts.
"Me?" Su Zimai raised an eyebrow. "The leader approached me and said I was very talented and wanted me to join her Ghost Train Group."
Gu Zhuoan thought for a moment and then said thoughtfully, "It's very likely that your grandfather allowed Ke Qirui to approach you. After all, he and Ke Qirui are quite familiar with each other. It's likely that he was the one who wanted you to join the Ghost Train Group."
“Is this true…?”
Su Zimai was stunned and murmured in disbelief, looking up to meet Gu Zhuoan's gaze.
"Of course it's true. Why would Dad lie to you?" Gu Zhuoan asked unhappily.
Su Zimai suddenly thought of something and slowly widened his eyes. "So... Grandpa, could he actually be the president of the Chinese Exorcist Association?"
After saying this, she looked up in shock and exchanged glances with Gu Zhuoan.
Gu Zhuoan was stunned. "Xiaomi, are you serious?"
"Of course I'm serious!" Su Zimai explained logically, "The team leader said that it was actually the president of the Chinese Exorcist Association who asked her to come to me in the beginning... I was wondering at the time who that president was and why he knew me!"
"And until now, I have never met the president of the Exorcist Association. Every time I ask the leader, he says that he doesn't want her to reveal his identity to outsiders."
Thinking of this, Su Zimai suddenly realized, "But if grandpa is the president of the association, then it makes sense why he doesn't want me to know who I am. It's because he's worried that I will recognize his identity! Even though I've never met him."
Gu Zhuoan pondered for a moment and nodded. "You make sense. Next time I have time, I'll ask my father-in-law. He might really be the president of the Chinese Exorcist Association..."
"Isn't that right?" Su Zimai counted on his fingers and raised his eyes and said, "According to this calculation, everyone in our family is very capable."
"Yes, yes, our Xiaomai is the best..." Gu Zhuoan put one hand on his waist and smiled hoarsely.
Indeed, he never knew what Su Wei had been doing all these years. He only knew that Su Wei was very disappointed with Su Ying's decision to marry him, so she abandoned their family.
If Su Wei had been serving as the president of the Chinese Exorcist Association, that would make sense. Given Su Wei's status and abilities, no one was more suitable for the position.
This can be regarded as Hu Lie's disguised takeover of the Chinese Exorcist Association. After all, Su Wei was originally an invisible executor of Hu Lie, but he had never made this identity public.
When the International Exorcist Association was formulating the treaty, it clearly specified that the president and senior positions of the Chinese Exorcist Association could not be held by people from Hu Lie.
Because they must be responsible for supervising and controlling lake hunting activities, this is also a disguised restriction on lake hunting.
If the International Exorcist Association is just a simple exorcist force, then Lake Hunter will certainly not obey them. After all, Lake Hunter itself is the most powerful exorcist organization in the world.
But what is regrettable is that the International Exorcist Association is backed by Rainbow Wing and has close ties with the United Nations, so their will is equivalent to that of the United Nations. As the saying goes, a dog relies on the power of its master, and a fox relies on the power of a tiger.
Therefore, Hu Lie decisively gave up the direct control of the Chinese Exorcist Branch that year.
But if what Su Zimai said was true, and Su Wei was actually the president of the Exorcist Association, then no one at the United Nations would have thought that this president was actually one of the Lake Hunters.
However, Hu Lie had already secretly controlled the entire Chinese branch, and the invisible constraints from the United Nations were meaningless to them.
Su Zimai pinched his chin and thought for a while, "If grandpa is really the president, then that means my captain was adopted by grandpa when he was a child."
"Did my father-in-law adopt Ke Qirui?" Gu Zhuoan asked.
"Are you talking about Ke Qirui?" Gu Qiye raised his eyebrows, then looked up and interrupted the conversation between the two.
Su Zimai turned his head and looked at him with contempt, thinking to himself, "Good brother, you finally have time to take care of us. Don't you miss your little white-haired kid anymore?"
She sighed, trying hard not to complain about him, and whispered, "Yes, if grandpa is really the president of the association, then the team leader is adopted by him, so she is his adopted daughter. The team leader is younger than mom, so she is mom's sister, and our aunt."
Gu Qiye was stunned. "Ke Qirui is... your and my aunt?"
Su Zimai nodded seriously.
Gu Qiye fell silent. He raised his hand to his forehead and took a deep breath. "Don't worry, let me sort it out."
"Take your time." Su Zimai said, turning to look at Gu Zhuoan, "So, where is Grandpa now?"
"He doesn't let me tell you." Gu Zhuoan hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
"Well, is it okay if I don't go to see him?" Su Zimai asked with a frown, "I just want to know if he secretly arranged for the captain to come to see me."
"Xiaomi, Wenyu and your grandfather have a good relationship, so... Grandpa is in a bad mood right now," Gu Zhuoan said. "He's old, so please be understanding."
"Okay..." Su Zimai nodded gently, "By the way, where is that little white-haired kid from earlier?"
After saying that, she turned her head and stared at Gu Qinye.
"There were two little white-haired guys just now. Which one are you talking about?" Gu Qinye asked with a smile, as if he had given up thinking about the generational relationship between Ke Qirui and him.
"Of course it's the guy! The girl is probably still asleep in your room. Do I need to ask?"
"Oh, little Xizel has left his words. He said that he will go around the world to collect useful fragments of strange stories to prepare for the upcoming battle with the Salvation Society, so he will not go back to Haifan City with us." Gu Qiye said.
"What on earth is that little guy thinking?" Su Zimai asked in confusion, "Isn't this courting death?"
Gu Qiye shook his head silently.
He also thought that César's behavior was like a moth flying into a flame, but he had no right to stop him. He just told him to be careful and to retreat temporarily if it didn't work.
"That's someone else's business, let's not interfere." Gu Zhuoan said in a low voice.
"I understand, Dad." Su Zimai said calmly, "It's a good thing you didn't act rashly. I thought you would rush over to help him fight the Salvation Society in a fit of rage."
"How is that possible? If we die, what will happen to our Xiaomai?" Gu Qinye asked.
"Yes... It's good that you know. The family already has one less brother, so please don't let me have a second one." Su Zimai nodded and said softly.
Gu Qiye was stunned for a moment, his expression slightly complicated. After a moment, he chuckled softly, then raised his hand and touched the top of her head.
After a while, a beam of headlights cut through the darkness of the tunnel, and a dark red train rumbled out of the tunnel and stopped on the track.
Su Zimai took Gu Zhuoan and Gu Qiye onto the train, and the steel plates made a clattering sound as they stepped on them.
After entering the brightly lit carriage No. 7, she looked up and saw Ke Qirui sitting in her seat smoking a cigarette. She held the pipe in one hand and hugged her shoulder with the other. She was wearing the same khaki windbreaker as always.
Gu Qiye and Gu Zhuoan nodded to Ke Qirui, and then found a corner in the carriage to sit down.
The father and son obviously had no good feelings towards the culprit who led their daughter astray.
But it is difficult to say anything when they are living under someone else's roof. They are now international fugitives. Their wanted level is second, and no one dares to say they are first. They are only safe within the jurisdiction of Lake Lie.
In other places, they might be terrified and unable to sleep every day. The Alien Association and Rainbow Wing are trying every means to track them down. There are so many kinds of superpowers in the world, and they are so strange and varied. You never know when they will fall into the hands of a mysterious superpower user.
"Captain, do you have any information about Lake Lie? Hasn't the situation been very tense these days?" Su Zimai sat down and asked casually.
"The latest intelligence is that the Nian Beast Lord seems to have invited the Seven Deadly Sins of Northern Europe, which is a rare guest." Ke Qirui took down his pipe and said, "Ever since the previous Lake Hunter killed four of the Seven Deadly Sins, the remaining three demons haven't appeared for a long time."
At this point, she curled her lips and said lightly with a teasing tone, "Originally, the Association thought that the crusade had completely extinguished their arrogance, but unexpectedly, now they actually want to rely on the power of the Nian Beast Lord. It's really shameful."
Gu Qinye and Gu Zhuoan were both silent, one with his head down in a daze, and the other turned his head to look out the window.
The two of them had agreed from the beginning that they would never interfere in the lake hunting and Nian beast affairs, nor would they allow Su Zimai and Ke Qirui to go to the battlefield together.
As long as Ke Qirui doesn't cross the line, they won't say anything. However, they are both worried in their hearts, will Su Zimai really listen to them?
If Su Zimai insisted on running away, they would have to take action to protect her safety, and everyone would be involved in this large-scale racial war.
"Captain, what are the three remaining demons of the Seven Deadly Sins?" Su Zimai asked curiously.
"Gluttony, Rage, and Sloth," Ke Qirui said. "Don't worry, these three demons aren't that strong. Furthermore, Rage is more of a weapon than a demon. It can transform into a sword and shield for other demons to wield."
"What Pokémon?" Su Zimai said, and suddenly a creature from "Pokémon Sword and Shield" came to his mind.
"Have you brought all of Gu Wenyu's belongings?" Ke Qirui looked at Su Zimai, then at the father and son.
"Yeah, I brought everything I needed. I kept a few of his clothes." Su Zimai nodded, "But I threw away the box of diapers."
"That's good. I can take it out from time to time as a souvenir." Ke Qirui said softly.
She paused, "Gu Wenyu is a very interesting person. If only I had realized his disguise earlier, we would have become good friends."
Su Zimai was silent for a moment, "By the way... Captain, I want to ask you a question."
"What's the problem?" Ke Qirui raised his eyebrows and looked at her curiously.
"The president of the Chinese Exorcist Association is my grandfather, Su Wei, right?"
As he spoke, Su Zimai raised his head and looked directly into Ke Qirui's eyes.
Ke Qirui was stunned for a moment, kept silent for a while with his eyes downcast, and then slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
She said slowly, "At this point, there's no point in hiding this from you. The president, my adoptive father, is indeed your grandfather, Su Wei. At yesterday's funeral, he specifically told me not to talk to him in front of you."
Gu Qinye and Gu Zhuoan were both slightly stunned, and then looked at each other silently.
They took a deep breath. They didn't expect that Su Wei was actually the president of the Exorcist Association. The old man was really a secretive person. No one knew how many things he was hiding from them.
Su Zimai murmured, "As expected...Grandpa is so good to me, and he even asked you to protect me, even though he and I have never met."
"Maybe it's because you look like his daughter. He talked to me about it and said that you look a lot like Su Ying when she was a child, and your brother has a pair of eyes similar to Su Ying, so he likes you two very much." Ke Qirui said, picking up the pipe and taking a puff of cigarette.
When he heard the name "Su Ying", a glimmer flashed across Gu Zhuoan's eyes.
Su Zimai thought about it, "Could it be that after he knew we were being targeted by the Salvation Society, it was his idea to bring me to Lake Hunter?"
"Yes, that's what my adoptive father told me to take you to Lake Hunter immediately. He said he had already spoken with several of the Lake Hunter clan elders." Ke Qirui smiled. "But actually, I know this generation of Lake Hunter, so I don't need his connections this time."
She paused and looked up. "Speaking of which, the four people from Lake Hunter are on the train right now."
Su Zimai was stunned for a moment, looking at her in confusion. "Huh? Why are they in the car? Are they giving up on Haifan City? What if the Nian Beast Lord attacks right now?"
"Don't worry, the Nian Beast won't act in a hurry." Ke Qirui said calmly, "Lin Xingshi said she was curious about what my train demon looked like inside, and I happened to be coming to pick you up, so I took them along."
"Where are they?" Su Zimai asked suspiciously.
"They are in carriage No. 3. Do you want me to take you to see them?" Ke Qirui asked.
Su Zimai nodded. "I've met Zhou Jiuya, Lin Xingshi, and Zhuge Hui, but I haven't met Zhong Wujiu yet. I'm a little curious about what he looks like."
"Then we'll go together."
"Then I'll go too."
Gu Qinye and Gu Zhuoan said almost in unison, they turned their heads and looked at each other.
"Excuse me, gentlemen, please stop." Ke Qirui said with a smile, looking at the father and son. "You are wanted criminals by the United Nations. It is best not to have any contact with the Lake Hunters. If your tracks are discovered, it will be convenient to put the blame on me."
She lowered her head to her pipe and took a puff of smoke. "Well, although it seems a bit like trying to cover up one's own faults."
"Xiaomai, be careful." Gu Qinye said.
"I'll be back soon after saying hello." Gu Zhuoan also said.
"I know. Are you two annoying? What's so unsafe about it? Without the Lake Hunters, I would have been dead long ago."
After Su Zimai finished speaking, he and Ke Qirui stood up and walked out of carriage No. 7 and entered the middle aisle.
"Your brother and your father really care about you."
"Isn't it?"
"Although I don't love you as much as your second brother does."
"...Captain, I don't want to talk to you anymore."
"Feel sorry."
The two slowed down their pace and walked through several carriages while chatting. The train was passing through a space tunnel, and outside the window was a dark gray space turbulence.
Every time Su Zimai looked out the window, she would worry that the big bee named "Qiao" would suddenly fly in and eat her, so her heart beat faster unconsciously.
Finally, the two arrived in front of the metal door of carriage No. 3.
Ke Qirui took out his pipe and put it back into his windbreaker pocket, then raised his hand, turned the doorknob and pushed the door open.
Su Zimai looked up and saw four figures scattered inside the empty carriage.
Lin Xingshi raised his eyebrows, looked at her sideways, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a warm smile.
This was a young man with short medium-length black hair and a long dark red braid tied at the back of his head. He was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans. To be honest, if Su Zimai hadn't known in advance, he would never have realized that this incredibly handsome guy was actually a woman.
Zhou Jiuya was wearing his Zhongshan suit as usual. He was sitting in his seat with his fist against his chin, his eyes closed and taking a nap, with no expression on his face.
Zhuge Hui was wearing a green long gown and jacket in the style of the Republic of China. He was holding a folding fan in his hand, wearing sunglasses, and his long black hair fell behind his head.
The last unfamiliar face left in the carriage was naturally "Zhong Wujiu" from Lake Lie.
Su Zimai lowered his head and looked at the other person curiously. He saw that this was a man wearing a blue-black evil ghost mask on his face, wearing a black coat and trousers. Just standing there gave people an invisible sense of oppression.
At this time, Ke Qirui walked into the carriage and teased the four people from Hu Lie.
"Let me formally introduce you four. This is our Ghost Train's talented exorcist - 'Master Mai Mai'."
Su Zimai was stunned at first, then his face quickly turned red and he became angry.
(End of this chapter)
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