Hearing someone praise her, Qiqi's big eyes narrowed with a smile, and her two short legs swung even more energetically.
While munching on her pizza, she secretly glanced at Ji Jinnian beside her, wondering when her second brother would finally bring up the real reason he had lured her here.
Ji Jinnian was looking down at his phone when he noticed his little sister glancing at him from time to time. He guessed that his little sister probably already knew.
He sent another message to his classmate before putting down his phone and looking up at Qiqi.
"Mom, there's something I want to talk to my sister about in private, is that okay?"
Mrs. Ji was cutting pizza for Qiqi when she heard this and gave him a strange look. "Is there something you need to say in private? Can't we listen?"
"Hmm." Ji Jinnian said seriously, "It's a secret."
Madam Ji: ...
She has always respected her children and usually fulfills their requests as long as they are not excessive.
But Qi Bao was clearly afraid of her second brother, and he had only taken Qi Qi out alone once before getting involved in a murder case, so she was really worried.
Madam Ji looked at Qi Qi questioningly, and Qi Qi nodded. Only then did Madam Ji and Madam Ji the Third leave with Huo Yusen and Ji Jinsu respectively.
"You noticed, didn't you?" Ji Jinnian said directly as soon as Madam Ji and the others left.
Qiqi chewed on the pizza, her cheeks bulging out like a little hamster.
When he asked that question, her big, dark eyes darted around and she nodded.
Actually, she had already figured it out from her second brother's face when he suggested taking her to the organic orchard for fruit picking, but she just didn't say anything.
Moreover, being able to help the victimized young man seek justice is a good thing.
Moreover, she was indeed attracted by the fact that it was free!
Looking into her younger sister's clear and innocent eyes, Ji Jinnian felt a pang of guilt.
His purpose in taking his sister out to play was not pure, but his sister not only knew this, but also did not blame him. Instead, she followed his arrangements step by step to the strawberry greenhouse, where she not only found the body, but also helped to figure out the murderer.
He did want to test his sister's abilities, but he didn't want her to develop any resentment towards him.
In essence, he was also filled with gratitude and affection for his younger sister, who had been suddenly adopted by his parents and brought into their home.
He had already heard that his father's luck had been stolen, his mother had been cursed, and that the family had been placed under a Seven Killings Formation.
If it weren't for his sister, his whole family would probably have been murdered silently long ago.
"I'm sorry." Ji Jinnian's mouth moved, but his awkward personality prevented him from saying anything more, and he could only awkwardly squeeze out two words.
Qiqi blinked and found that her awkward and stubborn second brother was actually quite cute.
She grinned and generously forgave him, "It's alright, Second Brother. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. By doing this, Second Brother is actually helping me accumulate merit!"
Merit is an invaluable thing for those in the Taoist community!
Seeing that his sister didn't blame him, Ji Jinnian breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the little girl's plate was empty, I took a fork and gave her a slice of pizza.
"Thank you, Second Brother." Qiqi thanked him politely, took a bite of the pizza, and then suddenly looked at him and asked, "Second Brother, are you interested in my talismans?"
Ji Jinnian took a sip of apple juice and almost choked when he heard this.
After coughing a few times and recovering, he looked at Qiqi's face from behind his glasses, somewhat surprised, "Was I that obvious?"
Qiqi: ……
When she took out the talisman and handed it to the policeman, her second brother's eyes practically popped out of their sockets. Was that considered obvious?!
"Actually, if Second Brother wants a talisman, you can tell me. I have many, and I can give them all to Second Brother."
Ji Jinnian's eyes lit up. "Is that okay?"
"Of course you can." But after saying that, she wrinkled her little nose, as if she remembered something and exclaimed, "Ah! There are some things you can't do. If Second Brother uses them incorrectly, something bad will happen!"
She invented some strange talismans, which could easily harm oneself if used improperly.
My second brother isn't a member of the Xuanmen sect, so there's a higher chance he'll make a mistake!
"Then... could you give me a copy of all the talismans you have? I want to do research!" Since his sister had said so, Ji Jinnian made an outrageous demand without any hesitation.
The little girl's big, dark eyes suddenly shone brightly.
Do you do research?
Doing research is great!
If my second brother studies talismans, he won't be thinking about slicing her up and turning her into little girl pieces.
It seems I need to find some time to research other talismans so that my second brother will have something to do.
Thinking about it, Qiqi excitedly reached into her bag and slapped a handful of talismans out of the air of a hundred million in cash.
"Second brother, you can take these talismans and study them!" She pushed the talismans in front of him, explaining as she went, "This is a thunder talisman; using it will summon thunder. This is a fire talisman; using it will summon fire. This is a water talisman; it summons water..."
He not only introduced the functions of various talismans, but also taught him the incantations for using them.
After the introduction was finished, Qiqi suddenly realized something and blinked her big eyes shyly, "Second brother, I've said so much, can you remember it all?"
I should have recorded everything she said with a phonograph. What a mistake!
"Yes, I can remember it. I have a photographic memory!" In fact, it wasn't just him. Among the Ji family's children, apart from the fourth brother who liked martial arts and the sixth brother who had a gloomy and withdrawn personality, the other four brothers were all geniuses with photographic memories.
They can remember everything they have seen and heard, and they will never forget it, no matter how much time has passed.
Qiqi was relieved, but still reminded him, "Second brother, be careful when you use those offensive talismans. They're quite powerful, and it'll hurt a lot if you accidentally hit yourself!"
Even the weakest water talisman is powerful enough to pierce through a human body!
Having suddenly acquired so many talismans, Ji Jinnian's eyes were practically sparkling with excitement.
Hearing this, he nodded perfunctorily, "Okay, I understand, I'll be careful."
Sensing his perfunctory attitude, Qiqi couldn't help but glance at him again and again, making sure that he didn't look dangerous, before she stopped saying anything.
After sending her second brother away, Qiqi continued to focus on eating her pizza and apple pie.
Madam Ji had also made a strawberry pie because Qiqi liked strawberries.
But as soon as Mrs. Ji heard that dismembered bodies had been unearthed in the strawberry greenhouse, she threw away the strawberry pie as soon as she returned.
The thought that these strawberries might have grown from corpses sent chills down her spine.
"Oh, right, Second Brother," Qiqi suddenly remembered while eating, "I've purified all the resentment in the strawberry greenhouse, so eating the strawberries from there won't cause any problems anymore. You can talk to your classmate and ask them to reopen the strawberry greenhouse!"
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