Chapter 107 Conversation
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Shi Hanqiao and Luo Wusheng returned to the small building. The latter stayed downstairs to cook and chat with Bai Shuiyang, while the former went upstairs to find Shi Qi.
She raised her eyebrows from behind her desk and looked at the facial features that looked like hers.
"What's the matter?"
"Have you forgotten that we should have a conversation?"
Shi Hanqiao went straight to the point, walked straight to the desk, and held her wrist.
"Four people have died in the past few days. Who do you think is the murderer?"
"you--"
Shi Qi's expression suddenly changed, and he looked down at his wrist that was being held.
After a long moment, she raised her head, her expression calm again, and said, "Who knows?"
Shi Hanqiao raised an eyebrow and said, "Two hours ago, the murderer in a white robe attacked Huo Ran. Did you know about this?"
"I understand now." Shi Qi answered without a single mistake.
"I was like this now, holding the wrist of the man in the white robe."
"Then what?"
“Found something interesting.”
"for example?"
Shi Hanqiao put on a smile, but it didn't reach his eyes: "For example, why aren't you curious about the fifth victim being Huo Ran?"
She used Luo Wusheng's forces to locate Huo Ran and was surprised to find Huo Ran was her target. He even asked, "Why him? He doesn't seem to have any connection to the previous four victims."
The first four deceased were the previous generation leaders of the four major families. Their common point was that they were all involved in the Holochim massacre.
But how old was Huo Ran? How could he possibly have been involved in something that happened seventy years ago?
"No matter how you look at it, the possibility of Mr. Huo being murdered is greater than Huo Ran, right?"
Shi Qi calmly replied, "What you said makes sense, but I just returned to the Capital Star and don't know much about this."
"I don't know much about it either, so let's just chat for a while." Shi Hanqiao didn't let go, and took out a book from the space ring in her other hand. She borrowed it from the Royal Library in the afternoon.
"It records a lot of interesting things, ancient customs and ancient vocabulary."
She turned a page and said, "Look here, it says the customs of family attachment."
Many small families will depend on the four major families. When they are useful, they can gain benefits from the four major families. Once they violate the rules, they will be kicked out and take the blame.
However, the dependence of these families is all related to interests, and there is very little affection.
But there is a different kind of dependence, which refers to the submission of one family to another family and the oath of allegiance for generations.
The two families support each other, never leave each other, and never betray each other.
In this case, the main family will give a token of trust to the dependent family and engrave words such as "the most loyal apostle" on the back of the token to represent the mutual trust between the two families.
Although this kind of "dependence" nominally has a distinction between the primary and the secondary, it is actually a sworn brotherhood.
If one family has difficulties, the other family will do its best to help.
"The Huo family and Holochim should have this kind of relationship."
Shi Hanqiao stared into Shi Qi's eyes and said word by word: "If it weren't for the Huo family's betrayal, the Holochim family would not have been wiped out overnight."
She asked, "Really?"
Shi Qi said calmly, "Who knows what happened seventy years ago?"
"It's normal not to know. After all, you weren't born on the capital planet."
After Shi Hanqiao finished speaking, there was no sign of tension in the wrist under his palm, just as calm as the other person's expression.
She tapped the page. "Leaving aside other things, this little custom should explain why Huo Ran was the fifth target."
"To be precise, it's the entire Huo family."
"The five families united to deal with Holochim. This hatred is irreconcilable, but the other party probably hates the Huo family's betrayal even more."
"The five families are engaged in a normal struggle for power, but the Huo family's actions are like being stabbed in the back by the very people they have always protected."
"This knife is the most painful and the most deadly." Shi Hanqiao stared at Shi Qi, pressing her wrist, still unaware of her body's instinctive reaction.
"You make a lot of sense."
The general, who had been fighting on the border for many years, remained calm and didn't even raise his eyebrows.
"You're paying attention to this, are you planning to find the murderer?"
Shi Hanqiao still didn't let go of the other person's hand: "Not really."
"The Russell family should be the most anxious about finding the murderer. Even though it's obvious that someone has framed them, without evidence that anyone from the Holochim family is still alive, the four major families will still hold on to them. Especially since the fifth victim is a member of the Huo family."
"To put it simply, the people involved in the massacre back then are the four major families, the Russell family, and the Huo family. If nothing unexpected happens, everyone in the Capital Star's circle will know about Huo Ran's attack tonight. Neither the Huo family nor Tan An will be able to sleep well tonight."
"However, tomorrow morning, if nothing happens and everything remains peaceful for the next few days, the Russell family will definitely be held accountable."
"Back then, six families were involved in the tragedy, and five were targeted. How come the Russell family was the exception, with no casualties? Even if everyone knows it was a frame-up, the Russell family will have to explain and compensate."
"Who made all the people in Holochim die now? The pattern under the corpse belongs to the Russell family."
Shi Qi looked up at her: "Are you so sure that the murderer won't commit crimes again?"
"If we continue, who will we choose as our next target? One by one? That's too slow, isn't it?"
Shi Hanqiao's series of counter-questions answered the other party's questions.
Her gaze fell on the wrist that was holding Shi Qi, "I just heard downstairs that you will return to the border tomorrow."
Shi Qi: "The league will start in a few months. This year's cadets are very strong. The generals from each major military region will hold a meeting to discuss a new competition system."
The league is related to various major forces. In addition to people in the capital star circle, the major forces will pay close attention to outstanding people in the league and recruit and train them.
If no force joins, then it will be wiped out.
The capital planet does not need so-called smart people, because their fate will only be to outsmart themselves.
Without power, you can never reach the capital planet or the top level of the military region.
A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
If you want to set foot on the soil of the capital planet, you must choose a force to take root. Once you take root, you will gain benefits, but naturally you will also have ties.
No matter how well you grow, this soil is your foundation and you can never get rid of it.
"A new competition format?"
Shi Qi nodded: "New competition system."
Looking directly at Shi Hanqiao, he said, "A competition system where everyone participates."
"That's when the real stage will begin." Her tone was slow but heavy.
"You'll participate? With her body."
"I thought you didn't care about her." Shi Hanqiao didn't let go and kept pressing the other's wrist.
Shi Qi said coldly: "It's meaningless to talk about this now. She is gone, now it's you."
"Aren't you curious?"
“Curiosity killed the cat.”
Shi Hanqiao didn't say anything else. He let go of her hand, took out a mirror from the space ring and placed it on the desk.
"Indeed, curiosity kills the cat." She changed the subject and glanced back before leaving. "But there are some things that will only kill you if you are not curious about them."
When I returned to the room, Luo Wusheng came to greet me.
"How about it?"
Shi Hanqiao shook his head: "No mark."
She stood in front of Huo Ran and pressed the wrist of the man in white robe, leaving a mark on his body.
Later, they felt the mark appear in an alley, so they followed it. However, they only saw Claude, who had no mark on his body.
Their attention naturally shifted from Claude to Shi Qi, who had just returned to the capital planet.
On the surface, she and Claude have no connection, but the two of them have successively commanded the Ninth Army, which shows an unusual connection.
As for the fact that the two of them seemed to have no intersection over the years, it didn't even seem like they knew each other.
Luo Wusheng didn't notice the problem before, but after Shi Hanqiao reminded him, he always felt that something was wrong.
What is hidden beneath the surface is always more important than what is visible.
"But it's also possible that the mark has been erased." Luo Wusheng guessed, and then asked: "You didn't find any clues at all?"
"She remained calm," Woman A said, then changed the subject. "But you're right. If I can leave a mark, someone else can erase it."
"I held her hand down, not to check for the mark, but to test her reaction."
Young man: "You just said she kept a straight face. For someone like Shi Qi who has held a high position for many years, even in the relatively simple environment of the border, the ability to keep her emotions under wraps is essential."
"Who said I was looking at her expression?" Shi Hanqiao held his wrist, suddenly put his arm around his waist and pulled him into his arms.
Luo Wusheng took a breath and tried his best to remain calm, but the face that suddenly enlarged in his field of vision, the force restraining his waist and the scent of lily of the valley that rushed over made his heart beat faster.
He could control his facial expression, but not his body's instincts.
Their eyebrows met, their breathing intertwined, and their lips seemed to be touching as they opened and closed.
Shi Hanqiao said, "Your pulse is fluctuating quite a bit."
Suddenly, the young man saw her brows slightly frowned.
At the same time, a vortex appeared in the study downstairs and Claude walked out of it.
Shi Qi's eyes flashed with surprise, "Why are you here?"
They had an agreement to only meet in the alleys.
“He is back.”
Man A said something incoherent, but woman A remained calm.
He said, "It seems you knew it in advance."
"He's not here now." Shi Qi nodded, she looked up and pointed upstairs.
"Are you here for her?"
Claude nodded, then shook his head.
Yes, and not entirely.
"And Visir."
"Him?" Shi Qi fell into deep thought.
Claude grasped the key point: "What did you mean when you said 'He's not here'?"
"He erased the mark for me, and she came back soon." Shi Qi pointed upstairs.
Man A asked, "Who is she?"
"I don't know where it came from, but it seems to be related to my...daughter." Shi Qi paused, and it was extremely difficult for him to say the word "daughter".
"Her existence is just an accident." Woman A sighed, "You know, someone like me shouldn't have children."
For those who are born with hatred, the best way is to end the feud in their own generation.
Having an everlasting love is already a luxury, how can we dare to ask for a harmonious and happy family.
Shi Qi said, "But He said that Shui Yang will be pregnant with a girl, and will name her 'Shi Hanqiao'."
"You doubt it?"
Hearing Crow's question, she breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that I am not the only one who thinks so."
"So, what's next?"
"Wait for the league." Shi Qi looked far away, "We'll know then."
【Author’s words】
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