Chapter 181 Death Game Those purple eyes inherited from my mother...
"...Sorry, it was our negligence that caused you such a bad experience." The short-haired woman bowed slightly towards Lin Xi, her gorgeous skirt drooping to the ground as she moved. "But we still have to take back the weapons."
"After all, these weapons originally had owners, and they will be returned to everyone after the auction."
Lin Xi took Amuro Toru's arm, fanned her mouth, and said to him, "Oh, there's nothing I can do. I understand your desire to protect me, Ayang... but you should still give it back to them—after all, it's someone else's."
She lip-synced beneath her fan.
Amuro Toru understood. It meant for him to take out his weapon.
Yue Jiangfeng saw their actions and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but after receiving the look from the short-haired woman, he shut his mouth obediently.
Amuro Toru curled his lips, seeming a little aggrieved: "Sayuri, how could I take things carelessly!"
As he spoke, he pulled out the dagger from his waist and threw it to Yue Jiangfeng: "I only took your own dagger!"
"This auction house has so many rules!"
Yue Jiangfeng took the dagger and hid behind the short-haired woman.
The short-haired woman bowed again and said, "My brother is sorry for causing you all trouble."
"You're too kind, Miss Yuejiang. I'm just trying to fulfill my duties. I'd rather say that I admire your persistence." Lin Xi said with a smile, and she gently closed the fan.
The short-haired woman breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mrs. Mizutani, I will take care of what you just told me. Please rest assured."
She said.
Lin Xi nodded when he heard this, and his smile faded slightly.
"I trust Miss Yuejiang in your work." She held the handle of the fan in one hand and gently tapped her other hand. "Then I will wait patiently for good news."
Amuro Toru watched the two of them talking like a riddle, and obediently did not ask any further questions.
"Mrs. Mizutani, it's almost time for dinner," the short-haired woman said. "Please go to the dining room."
Lin Xi glanced at the two of them.
The same purple eyes stared at her.
She smiled, took Amuro Toru's arm and said goodbye to the two of them.
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After the two of them walked away, Yue Jiangfeng couldn't help but turn around and ask the person next to him.
"Sister, why did you let them go so easily? They clearly have big problems!"
"That Kong Guyang, the weapon he secretly hid wasn't a dagger at all! It was a gun! Just now, when Mrs. Mizutani got close to him, I saw her replace the weapon on that man's waist with a dagger—"
"——Afeng." The short-haired woman interrupted him.
Yue Jiangfeng was stunned.
"When Mrs. Mizutani came with me just now, did you see that she had a dagger on her?"
Tsukie Kaede's sister, Tsukie Kazumi, asked.
"...No." Yue Jiangfeng hesitated and shook his head.
"Me neither." said Tsukie Kazumi.
"Not only did I not see her bringing a dagger when she came, but I also didn't see where the gun she replaced went when they left."
Yue Jiang Feng: "Then, then it must be hidden somewhere, right?"
"Afeng..." Yuejiang Hemei sighed and touched the boy's head.
"Do you remember what our mother once told us?"
"'Purple eyes are a gift from heaven. Those with them can see through falsehood and see the true nature.'" she said. "Our family has passed this gift down through the generations. All children with purple eyes are given the surname 'Yuejiang'."
"But there's another thing. You were still young at the time, so your mother only told me."
"—'If you see something unexplainable with your purple eyes, never investigate. It will bring disaster to the Tsukie family.'" Tsukie Kazumi said, "That's what my mother said back then."
"I don't know what those so-called 'unexplainable things' are, and my mother didn't tell me. I've always been cautious, fearing that one day I'd encounter something like what my mother mentioned, and it would bring disaster upon me."
"A Feng, if you know what a terrifying talent we possess, you should also know that this talent can sometimes bring unavoidable dangers."
"Your talent..." Yuejiang Hemei's fingers brushed across Yuejiang Feng's eyes. Looking into those purple eyes, she paused and said, "It's much better than mine. That's why you have to be more careful."
"We are not detectives, and solving mysteries is not our job. On the contrary, when we encounter something that our eyes cannot see clearly, closing our eyes is the correct way to protect ourselves."
"Do you understand, Feng?"
Yue Jiangfeng nodded, not quite understanding.
"But what if those two people just now really had weapons on them and hurt other guests?"
Yuejiang Hemei smiled and said, "Don't worry, Feng, that kind of thing will not happen."
"Just now, Mrs. Mizutani came to me and said she had something she wanted to auction."
"As you know, the list of items to be auctioned tomorrow was finalized a week ago. In principle, no items can be added at the last minute."
"But... the item she offered was something I couldn't refuse."
"She actually had something so interesting. I can understand her wanting to protect herself."
"In order to get that item sold smoothly, she would never deliberately destroy the security of the venue."
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"Did you do that on purpose?"
In the corridor, Amuro Toru asked.
At this moment, he no longer had the arrogance he had pretended to have just now. Although Lin Xi still held his arm, his body was straight and he did not act sloppily at all.
"What?" Lin Xi played with the fan with one hand.
Amuro Toru gritted his teeth: "He gave me the gun on purpose..."
What a coincidence! The timing of Lin Xi giving the gun and her appearing to rescue him was just too coincidental!
It was as if they had given him the weapon on purpose, letting him go and explore with the weapon, and then appearing at the right time when he was stopped!
No wonder she emphasized to him "find an escape route" before leaving... After saying that, he would definitely want to explore the interior of this underground building completely. The hem of his clothes was so short, it would be easy for people to discover that he was carrying a weapon.
Giving the headset to myself was to keep everything under control, and appearing with that short-haired woman was to ensure that things could be resolved smoothly...
But why?
What is Lin Xi's purpose in doing this?
Is there any benefit for "Mizutani Sayuri" if "Konggu Yang" appears like a thorn in the eyes of the auction organizers?
Lin Xi did not deny his words, but just looked at the fan thoughtfully.
"Bourbon, have you heard of the legend about purple eyes?"
Amuro Toru: "What?"
Lin Xi spoke slowly, and she opened the fan again and waved it gently in her hand.
"Legend has it that there's an ancient family that has been passed down since ancient times. They have the ability to distinguish true from false. With this talent, they made a fortune in the antique business."
"They were once extremely prominent. At the height of their prosperity, the most expensive and finest items in the world passed through their hands, and only gained value after receiving their approval. But after prosperity comes decline. Their talents were envied and coveted, and the family fell into silence due to a man-made disaster."
"Those still alive in the family moved the antique business underground, biding their time and allowing their family's mark on history to gradually fade."
"And the most prominent feature of that family..." Lin Xi looked at Amuro Toru.
"...Yes, purple eyes?" Amuro Toru said subconsciously as he looked at Lin Xi's dark eyes.
"Bingo." Lin Xi snapped his fingers.
"When I first saw Yue Jiangfeng's unique eyes, I thought of this legend. Besides, with a foundation in the antique business, it makes sense to hold an underground auction, right?"
"Now it seems that if the legend is true, that ancient family should be named Yuejiang."
Lin Xi continued happily, "Purple eyes...Hahaha, Rum will definitely be very happy if he knows."
Amuro Toru's intelligence radar started beeping again. He asked warily, "Why is Rum happy?"
Lin Xi covered her lips with her fan: "Hey, you've been around for so long, haven't you ever met Rum in person?"
Amuro Toru felt the strong mockery coming from the people around him and gritted his teeth: "Come on, that guy is not like Gin, he is out on business every day! Of course I won't have the chance to meet him!"
His mysterious direct superior always uses an electronic voice that is indistinguishable between male and female when contacting him, and never reveals his face. There are many rumors about his appearance in the organization, but Amuro Toru knows that none of them are true.
Like Punch and Vermouth, Rum is also a pure mystic.
All Toru Amuro knew was that he had an extremely high status...similar to Gin, a head higher than any other code member, and was the boss's confidant.
And Punch... her status is very special. Amuro Toru originally thought that she was similar to Rum, Gin and other members. In the organization, she was out of the three realms and not in the five elements. She could do whatever she wanted except obeying the boss's orders. But seeing that she was so reluctant and still had to come to complete the mission, he became uncertain again.
Moreover, the words that Feng Tanxing had asked him to bring to Punch were also very meaningful.
Toru Amuro hasn't decided whether to tell Punch those words.
"Oh..." Lin Xi paused fanning herself, "Since you haven't seen Rum, I'd better not tell you."
Toru Amuro:?
It was such bad luck to work with Punch!
This guy has a really bad taste and loves to keep people in suspense!
But at this point he had almost guessed it: "Why, Rum's eyes are also purple?"
Lin Xi pretended to be surprised: "Oh, you guessed it yourself, I didn't tell you."
Tsk. What a pretentious fellow, Amuro Toru thought. He clearly wanted to tell me, yet he made me guess.
But why tell him this? What did this legend have to do with Rum and the fact that she had just let him be found with a weapon?
However, Rum's information did concern him more than the auction itself.
"So, Rum's real last name is Yuejiang?" He looked straight ahead, trying to get more information, even though he knew in his heart that all the information he got from Punch was what the girl wanted to tell him herself.
"Maybe." Lin Xi said vaguely, "Even if he had a surname before, he definitely doesn't have one now. He's the kind of person who would abandon his entire past for power. Sometimes I really admire him."
She recalled the black-haired young man standing in front of her many years ago, sighing and telling her that he was joining them - at that time the organization only had Lin Xi and Gin.
Do the purple eyes inherited from my mother have the ability to distinguish true from false as described in the legend?
What a pity... Lin Xi thought of the long-haired young man's eyes that were always wrapped in bandages, and the calm tone in which he told her the legend as if he was telling a story. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: For the sake of revenge, he gave up the gift given by his bloodline in exchange for immortality that was like a curse. For Rum, can such a fate be considered lucky?
Now someone who might be related to me has appeared in the mission... Will someone like Rum feel relieved?
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