Chapter 254 The truth is hidden in lies
When Cheng Zheng returned to the air-raid shelter, he caught Xin Que finishing her brief temporary treatment in the advanced treatment pod.
[Shocking! The eldest sister and younger brother of the late Huo Tinghua, the patriarch of the Huo family, fought each other in the ruins of their family home at the patriarch's behest!]
[The top executives of the Huo Group's board of directors gathered at the ruins of the Huo family's old mansion...]
The succession crisis in the Huo family is about to take another turn, and the upper city may be facing a major upheaval!
The portable screen next to him continuously played real-time news.
Cheng Zheng ignored the noisy noise.
"Click—"
Time reset to zero, and the door of the treatment pod slowly opened.
Cheng Zheng was about to reach out to help her when he suddenly stopped.
The small, round mechanical carrier nestled in Xin Que's neck, half-hidden by her drooping hair.
You wouldn't notice it unless you looked closely.
Xin Que noticed Cheng Zheng's gaze and also noticed something new around her neck.
I didn't expect him to adapt so quickly.
Xin Que casually pulled the still-functioning device off her neck and stuffed it into her pocket before turning and leaving the treatment pod.
Seeing Xin Que packing her luggage efficiently, Cheng Zheng also came over to help.
"By the way, Viper asked you what your plans are next?"
As Cheng Zheng loaded the bullets into the magazine, he asked her a question.
When Xin Que heard the name of the owner behind the kitchenware store, her expression didn't change. "After working so hard for so many years, it's time to retire."
Cheng Zheng handed the neatly arranged magazine to Xin Que, "Retirement?"
He frowned. "In movies, the retirement of an assassin is usually an open ending, right?"
Xin Que closed and locked the suitcase. Hearing Cheng Zheng's words, her lips twitched. "Don't jinx it."
As she spoke, she slapped the mechanical device adapted for Cheng Zheng out of her pocket onto the table in front of him.
"We're getting ready to leave. We need to get out of Upper City before the city is locked down."
Cheng Zheng spun the screwdriver in his hand in an arc.
"Walk!"
...
Have you seen these two men before?
Armed guards searched the area with photos of two men in suits and overcoats.
"Are you the general manager of the Libao Hotel in the mid-levels area?"
The guards at the border crossings compared the ID card that Xin Que handed them.
The guard's gaze fell on the van next to her.
“Hmm,” Xin Que smiled and handed a card to the guard. “Please be lenient. My boss has given me an ultimatum: if I don’t close this deal today, I’ll lose my job.”
Just as the guard was about to say something, he caught a glimpse of the word "funds" on the card in his hand, and his gaze towards Xin Que softened considerably.
The salaries of the lower-ranking guards are even less than the maintenance costs of the robots, so Xin Que's card placement was quite timely.
Seeing that the guard's attitude had softened, Xin Que handed him a pack of cigarettes at the opportune moment.
The two stood by the roadside chatting and laughing. After a while, the robot responsible for inspecting Xin Que's vehicle returned to the guard's side.
The vehicle appears to be functioning normally.
The guard relaxed and signaled to the robot to let Xin Que pass.
The van sped away.
The spherical mechanical device hidden in Xin Que's pocket rolled down the edge of the pocket to the passenger seat.
Is that how the problem is solved?
Luo Huayi had already adapted to this small mechanical vehicle. He changed his orientation and looked up at Xin Que, who was driving the car.
“It’s resolved.” Xin Que kept her eyes fixed on the road. “The audio recordings you made have all been released to the media. The Huo family is now dealing not only with public opinion but also with the deaths of their direct descendants. They’re already in a state of chaos.”
"The Huo family's competitors will likely seize this opportunity to try and pull the Huo family off its monopolistic position."
"They don't have time for us little people."
"As for the arrest warrant..." Xin Que chuckled, "I wasn't lying to you before. Now that you're with me, you'll just be a fugitive all over the world."
Luo Huayi remained silent for a moment, then floated down to Xin Que's neck and nestled there. "I managed to get some stuff out."
"Given the purchasing power of your world's currency, even if we were to flee, we could still live comfortably for the rest of our lives."
Xin Que "..."
"You cashed out all of Huo Fenglin's real estate?" Xin Que's lips twitched.
The car's infotainment system suddenly turned on.
Judging from your account balance, he probably owns more than just real estate; he also has cash.
Cheng Zheng rapidly calculated Xin Que's assets on the modified vehicle's infotainment system, exclaiming, "I've never fought such a wealthy battle before."
Xin Que remembered that she still had the gems and precious metals that she and Cheng Zheng had taken from the ruins of the Huo family.
She fell silent.
At the time, Huo Fenglin had preserved the ruins of the Huo family very well. He was not short of money, and in addition, he was concerned about his reputation, so he only rescued most of the antiques and paintings with inheritance value.
He barely touched the small items like the gemstones.
Huo Fenglin's aunt and uncle only cared about the family head's order; they didn't care about these petty gains at all compared to the position of family head.
Now everything is cheap for Xin Que.
When they entered the next small, peripheral country, Xin Que had already changed her identity and her car.
Using a fake identity she bought, Xin Que finally got some breathing room after booking a high-level treatment appointment at the hospital.
"Xin Que, you have a problem with your aesthetic sense."
Luo Huayi glanced at the android body reflected in the glass, looking at it from left to right, feeling that it was no match for the perfect appearance in her interrogation plan.
Xin Que was reading the news from Shangcheng that Cheng Zheng was sending her in real time. Hearing this, she didn't even look up and said, "Keep a low profile."
"Do you really think we're making a movie, with faces so stunningly beautiful that we can't attract anyone's attention?"
Luo Huayi “…”
Fallacy.
He sat down next to the equipment treating Xin Que, propped his chin up and watched her scroll through the news. "There's something else I just can't figure out."
Xin Que nodded and said, "Speak."
"They still haven't found the family head's token."
Luo Huayi was completely baffled.
When Xin Que assigned him the task, she only told him the truth about the will, and avoided talking about the family head's order.
He still can't figure out why, given the size of the Huo family, they haven't been able to find any trace of the family head's token after searching for so long.
Xin Que swiped the news on her personal screen to the next item, analyzing the current state of chaos within the Huo family.
"I already told you the location of the Patriarch's Token."
Xin Que said casually, "You already told Huo Fenglin's uncle and aunt a long time ago."
Luo Huayi was stunned for a moment, "In the ruins of the Huo family?"
Luo Huayi suddenly realized something, and her pupils dilated.
Cheng Zheng, who had been silently listening in on the mechanical device beside Xin Que while updating and maintaining data, finally spoke up, saying, "Unfortunately, they all felt that given Xin Que's cunning and treacherous nature, this hint was definitely a scam."
Xin Que smiled.
The patriarch's order is indeed in the ruins of the Huo family; this is 100% true.
But she never said whether the patriarch's order had prevented the explosion that destroyed the Huo family.
99% lies plus 1% truth, and you can manipulate everyone.
"To hide something perfectly, it's almost impossible unless you can make it disappear out of thin air."
so……
When Xin Que found the family head's token, she did something insane that no one could have imagined in order to lay out the colossal lie she was about to commit.
She fixed several miniature bombs for detonation onto the token card that would determine the fate of the Huo family.
She was just waiting to stand on the high platform and look down at the assassins who were about to surround her.
All that's left is for her declaration of revenge to end, and then she'll press the small button in her hand that can remotely control all the bombs she's planted.
It is virtually impossible to hide it perfectly.
But she can make it impossible for anyone to find it.
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