Mist knew exactly why the marshal had suddenly fallen silent.
The mysterious man wearing a clown mask has secretive whereabouts and unfathomable strength. He has only appeared twice, and although he appears to be helping the marshal, his purpose is unclear.
"Marshal, Soran is currently retrieving the footage from the Fifth Base and will be back soon."
Qin Qi hummed, and it was unknown what he was thinking about. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside.
The office door was opened.
Marshal Westar of the Fifth Base walked in from outside wearing sunglasses, and Soran who went to check the surveillance also appeared.
"Qin Qi, I heard everything."
Wista's face was rarely smiling. He sat down on the sofa opposite Qin Qi and said, "Your people should search the fifth base directly. Don't worry about me."
I didn't care about you in the first place.
Qin Qi glanced at Westa indifferently.
Wistar: Okay.
At the moment, Qin Qi seems to be no different from usual, but Westa still feels a little guilty.
It's just ridiculous.
The border meeting had just begun for two days, and someone in his base wanted to harm Qin Qi. It even seemed that they had been plotting for a long time. Vista could no longer maintain his usual casual demeanor.
Qin Qi is his good friend. This group of criminals actually want to commit a crime in the Fifth Base. Aren’t they looking down on him
He thought with gnashing teeth, wishing he could destroy that organization with his own hands.
Qin Qi's gaze moved away from Westa and then looked at Sauron.
"Report to the Marshal. We have applied for permission to retrieve the relevant surveillance of the Fifth Base." Soran, who was standing behind the table, said in a dull voice from under the gas mask, and then pressed the button.
On the screen, a young man with perfectly proportioned body was moving among the crowd amidst the noise, with a black scorpion braid hanging behind his waist and a slender and fair neck. He should have been the center of attention, but he was like a silent snowflake, not attracting anyone's attention. Then, he walked into the basement.
Monitoring is interrupted here.
During the period, it can be vaguely seen that the young man is not wearing a mask, but strangely, all the surveillance cameras in the bar did not capture the young man's face.
"Is he the mysterious man who helped you twice?"
Vista looked at the person in the light curtain, whistled, crossed his legs, and returned to his usual nonchalant look. But in fact, his expression under the sunglasses showed alertness. He could sense the other party's powerful strength just from the surveillance.
This person is definitely not simple.
Qin Qi nodded. Judging from the current information, the other party's true identity is still a mystery, as if he suddenly appeared in this world.
The monitoring screen is closed.
The information of the mysterious young man was put aside for the time being. It was obvious that the group of assassins was more important than this unknown man.
Wista crossed his legs and suddenly said, "They were all ordinary people from the Seventh Base."
“They” obviously refers to the imprisoned gang.
Qin Qi raised his eyelids.
The two lieutenants present, Mist and Soran, looked unhappy. They knew that what was going to be said next was not something they could listen to, so they temporarily withdrew.
There were only two marshals left in the office.
Qin Qi's expression showed no surprise. It was obvious that he had known that the group of people were the survivors of the Seventh Base.
Wista's heart sank when he saw this. He tutted impatiently, leaned back on the sofa and continued, "Those ten or so people are saying that you destroyed the Seventh Base. What are you going to do with them now?"
"Let's not talk about their intention to assassinate the top personnel of the base. Just talking about the slander of the marshal, our Fifth Base is a place with freedom of speech. According to the regulations, we can directly execute them. There is no need to care about the identities of those seventeen people."
"There are people behind their organization."
Qin Qi's expression was calm and organized, as if the things he was dealing with had nothing to do with him.
"According to the Sixth Base's regulations, the criminal cannot be executed until his network of relationships is sorted out."
There must be someone behind the organization, otherwise how could a bunch of ordinary people suspect that an officer destroyed the base and quietly set up a huge communicator without anyone noticing.
Wista looked at Qin Qi, who always insisted on his own opinion, and twitched the corner of his mouth. What kind of stupid rule are they talking about now? Those few ordinary people intended to assassinate the marshal, isn't it enough for them to die
Isn't the reason Qin Qi said so much just because he doesn't want to send those ordinary people to death
"In that case, after they have confessed everything, we will send them to the power plant for forced labor."
Wista took on the job directly. Those seventeen people were all ordinary people currently living in the Fifth Base. If they were taken away by the Sixth Base for execution, it would make ordinary people feel uneasy.
"Yeah." Qin Qi did not refuse.
Wista scratched the back of his head irritably and said anxiously, "How can you be so calm? I don't know where the rumor that you destroyed the Seventh Base came from. It's even being used by someone with ulterior motives to set up an organization to assassinate you."
"The news has been blocked for the time being, but judging by the situation, there must be many people who want to use this rumor to deal with you. What exactly happened at the Seventh Base?"
Qin Qi did not answer Wista's question, but just said: "If they come, we can use this opportunity to interrogate the mastermind behind the scenes."
Oh, that's already been arranged.
Wista was so angry that he laughed. The main point of his words was clearly to let Qin Qi explain what happened to the Seventh Base in the first place, but this guy simply ignored it.
"Don't give me that nonsense. Tell me what happened in the Seventh Base."
Qin Qi didn't say anything.
Westar looked at Qin Qi through his sunglasses with scrutiny. After a moment, he gradually stopped smiling.
Everyone knew that the Seventh Base had been destroyed.
When a massive insect swarm hit the Seventh Base, generals from several surrounding border bases went to support the attack. Westa and Qin Qi, as lieutenant generals, were no exception.
But unlike himself who was thinking about how to survive every day, Qin Qi rushed forward almost without caring about his life. Later, because of his outstanding performance, he was assigned a confidential mission.
Later, the barrier MATHER of the Seventh Base disappeared, and the insect swarm directly poured into the Seventh Base. Now it has become a ruin and insect cave.
Wista took a deep breath and took off his sunglasses. His dark brown eyes showed trust and seriousness towards his comrades: "I won't ask you about the Seventh Base again."
"But, Qin Qi, you must know that you are not fighting alone. If you can't hold on any longer, tell me immediately."
When Qin Qi heard this, he hummed for a while and said, "I know."
The office fell silent again.
Wista couldn't stand it anymore. He put on his sunglasses again and returned to his unremarkable look. He stood up and said, "Wen Boer and Lu Chuanxi should have heard the news. We will have to deal with them later."
"Because of your matter, I woke up at six in the morning. Since everything is fine, I will go back to sleep first."
Westa kept on talking. God knows, he hadn't gotten up so early in more than ten years.
The office door rang and closed.
Qin Qi looked at the tightly closed door and lowered his eyelashes to hide his dim eyes and the barely perceptible disgust towards himself.
On the other side, Mist, who was holding documents in his hand, suddenly ran into Yaxiao when he was going downstairs.
"Mister, I have had the marshal's window repaired." Yaxiao looked up at Mister with a worried expression: "How is the marshal now?"
"I'm discussing things with Marshal Wistar."
Mist knew how much trouble was involved behind this assassination.
It is impossible for the Marshal to destroy the Seventh Base. This is a conspiracy against the Marshal and even against their Sixth Base!
What he had to do was to find out the real culprit behind the scenes as soon as possible, but he didn't need to tell the housekeeper about these things. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, the person has been caught, and the marshal is fine."
"That's good."
Yaxiao's original worry disappeared and his eyes narrowed.
Mist saw his expression and recalled that when gunshots suddenly rang out in the morning, Yaxiao ran out of the room with the buttons of his shirt buttoned incorrectly and his expression very panicked. It was obvious that he was too worried about the safety of the marshal and didn't even care about his appearance, which was the most important thing for the butlers.
Thinking of this, Mist felt more and more that letting Yaxiao become the marshal's butler was a very correct decision. If it were any other butler, their reaction when they heard the gunshot would definitely not be to rush out.
"The marshal is discussing something with Marshal Westa now. If you want to see the marshal, you need to wait outside the door." Mist told Yaxiao.
Yaxiao, who was thinking about the devil value in his heart, nodded with a smile, "I understand." Then he walked quickly towards the office.
As a result, before Yaxiao could reach the office, he happened to meet the Fifth Base Marshal Westa on the road.
The other party was talking to his adjutant. Yaxiao could vaguely hear Westal saying that the power plant's indicators would be strictly checked recently. It seemed that the power plant was going to be rectified.
Noticing Yaxiao not far away, Westa smiled and waved at him, without any airs of a base marshal.
Yaxiao greeted the other party politely, turned around and walked quickly through the corridor.
Devil value, here I come!
Seeing the direction where Yaxiao left, he should be going to find Qin Qi. Westar raised his eyebrows, then looked at his adjutant nonchalantly, "Have you marked the nearest direction to the power plant?"
"We will also have some people assist the Sixth Base in investigating the case. Our base must take this matter seriously. Do you understand?"
The adjutant took the laptop and quickly wrote down the marshal's request. "Okay, marshal, I have sent people to help the people from the Sixth Base. In addition, except for the power plant, the indicators for other labor reform sites will also be decided at the subsequent base meeting."
It has been a long time since he saw their marshal so serious. This time such a big thing has happened, he must help the marshal to reorganize the fifth base from top to bottom!
The adjutant looked very excited.
Wista nodded casually, took out a piece of origami and folded it: "Well, you decide these yourself, and give me a set of rules when the time comes. I'm going to get busy, and sweetheart is waiting for my paper cranes."
adjutant:…
At the same time, Yaxiao stood outside the door.
The corridor was very quiet and no sound could be heard. The office door was closed, and Yaxiao could sense that Qin Qi was the only one inside.
He straightened the not-so-noticeable wrinkles on his clothes, raised his hand, knocked on the door, and walked in. His steps were calm and there was no sign of his inner anxiety.
But when he checked the TH value at the wrist as usual, Yaxiao found that although the other party's value was within the normal range, it was slightly higher than before.
This means that Qin Qi's emotions are not as calm as they appear on the surface.
Qin Qi looked at the black-haired boy staring at the data and frowned, then took the watch and said casually, "If the value is normal, there is no need to worry."
Of course Yaxiao knew this.
But he had clearly dealt with the assassin in advance, so why did Qin Qi's TH value continue to rise
Yaxiao was a little distressed.
[Host, the TH value within the normal range does not affect the collected demon value.] The system said tactfully.
The devil's tail gradually drooped down. Fourth Uncle was right. As long as it didn't affect the devil's value, he didn't need to care so much about Qin Qi. But Yaxiao was still a little unhappy.
Qin Qi is super strong.
Yaxiao likes this human very much, which is one of the reasons why he is happy to protect Qin Qi.
"Marshal, if you have any troubles, you can tell me and I will listen carefully." Yaxiao recorded the other party's TH value and looked at Qin Qi.
He is happy to help the villain solve his troubles, or rather, he is very interested in the villain's troubles.
The assassins have been dealt with, so what else is there for the other party to worry about? Is it just because the assassins have not been dealt with completely
Qin Qi paused in putting on his watch and looked at the young man. His blue eyes showed pure worry. The other person was concerned about him.
He was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you know what happened this morning?"
"Well, someone was arrested."
Yaxiao nodded seriously. He helped catch it himself. Thinking of this, Yaxiao felt a little proud.
Unlike Westa, Mist and others, the young butler had no idea what had happened from beginning to end, let alone the identity of that group of people.
Qin Qi retracted his gaze, his calm eyes were as deep and heavy as a black pool of water, "Well, they have all been arrested, so I have no worries."
Is this a trick to deceive the devil
It was the first time that Yaxiao was deceived by humans, and he felt a little strange.
Because it was too novel, he was reluctant to expose the lie. After a while, Yaxiao suddenly asked, "Marshal, do you mind if I touch you?"
The topic change was too abrupt and Qin Qi didn't react at first. Then he hummed, but his eyes were still staring at the other person, trying to observe what the other person wanted to do.
Yaxiao didn't care about Qin Qi's scrutiny. After getting his consent, he approached the marshal with his eyes bent, raised his hand and pressed Qin Qi's head, who was sitting on the chair, against his abdomen.
Qin Qi's head was suddenly held down, his eyes slightly widened, his body tensed, trying his best to suppress his instinctive reaction to take action. He exhaled, deliberately ignoring this strange posture, and said stiffly:
"Yaxiao, what are you doing?"
Qin Qi could feel the soft fingertips gently brushing the back of his neck and back. His throat felt itchy and the urge to push the other person away became stronger and stronger.
However, he was the one who agreed to the other party's action. If he pushed him away directly at this time, it would seem that he was making a fuss out of nothing. For the time being, he could only sit there and let the other party do what he wanted.
"I'm lowering the Marshal's TH value."
Yaxiao half-hugged Qin Qi and shook his tail behind him, "Perform the duties of a housekeeper."
Once the banner of fulfilling the duties of a steward was raised, Qin Qi seemed a little ungrateful even for his opposition.
Because they were so close, there was a faint fragrance in the air. This was not the smell of perfume. Qin Qi hated the smell of perfume, so the butler would never spray that stuff.
Qin Qi didn't hate this smell. After a long time, he even felt it was quite good. His warm fingertips slowly brushed across his head and spine, and his mental power slowly flowed to soothe the discomfort caused by his previous emotional fluctuations.
My body, which was originally unaccustomed to it, gradually relaxed as time went by, and the once cold and hard office was inexplicably filled with comfort and warmth.
Yaxiao looked down at Qin Qi, stroking his hair with one hand and his back with the other hand as if he was coaxing a child. His movements were very skillful, as if he had done it many times before.
This feeling is better than when he was playing with the skull, because the villain is much stronger than the skull!
Yashao was so happy that he kept patting his calves with the tip of his tail and slowly stroked the marshal's hair with his hands.
The touch of the hands is also much better than that of the skeleton.
[Fourth Uncle, will humans really be happy when being touched like this?] Yaxiao discussed with the system seriously: [Isn’t that reversed? I think he would be happier if he touched me.]
It is the steward's duty to keep his employer happy.
The system observed Qin Qi carefully. Well, the villain was not angry. The host did a good job.
[That's right, host, there's no need to turn it upside down, just leave it like this. ]
This is how I coaxed the crying little system when it was just born. Hugs and touches are always the warmest comfort, not to mention that the host also used a little bit of mental energy.
Upon hearing this, Yaxiao immediately continued to happily tease Qin Qi. When it was almost time for the meeting, he loosened his arm and said with his blue eyes, "Okay, Marshal, I wish you a nice day."
The warm body temperature was replaced by cold air the moment it left. Qin Qi's eyes, which had been closed at some point, opened in an instant. He sat on the chair with his back straight, still looking calm, as if Yaxiao's actions just now did not cause him any emotional fluctuations.
But if you check the watch, you will find that Qin Qi's TH value has indeed decreased slightly.
Hugs and warm body temperature can indeed make people relax easily, which is different from simple mental healing. Qin Qi had heard of this before, but this is the first time he has actually experienced it himself.
Yaxiao is really a very good butler, but he will never experience it a second time.
Qin Qi moved his fingers imperceptibly and looked up at Yaxiao, "Are you still going to the housekeeper talk meeting today?"
His topic was a bit abrupt, as if he was deliberately ignoring the hug just now, but because the person he was talking to was Yaxiao, no one noticed anything wrong.
"right."
Speaking of this, Yaxiao suddenly thought of something, and said to Qin Qi: "Marshal, I want to compete for the steward representative."
Qin Qi looked at Yaxiao and asked in confusion, "Why?"
If I remember correctly, Yaxiao had not been very interested in being a butler representative before.
"Because it would be fun to talk."
Yaxiao had said this yesterday, so Qin Qi did not doubt anything. He just thought it was just the boy's unstable temper, and he did whatever he wanted.
"If you want to compete, go ahead."
Qin Qi would not interfere with the housekeeper's own choice.
"good."
Yaxiao nodded heavily. When Emily came to knock on the door, he said something to Qin Qi and turned to leave.
The room fell silent again.
Qin Qi sat alone in the chair with a calm expression. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but the familiar smell seemed to still float in the air, and he could still faintly feel the warm touch of the boy's fingertips on the back of his neck.
After a while, he got up and left.
Sitting in Emily's floating convertible, Yaxiao was in great excitement. He drove at lightning speed all the way to the conversation hall.
It was a little later than yesterday, and there were already many butlers in the conference hall, laughing and chatting. Of course, the group of free-spirited butlers from the Fifth Base had not arrived on time yet.
Yaxiao looked around, and when he saw Zhao Ke and Ryan, the stewards of the Fourth Base whom he had met not long ago, he walked briskly to the two of them.
The Fourth Base Marshal's butler, Burton, was also present. His silver hair was still combed back neatly, and he looked reserved and proud.
"Good morning, Yashao."
When Yaxiao saw Burton, he suddenly thought of something and added, "Bulton, I changed my mind. I want to go on stage today."
The butler conversation meeting will be held for three consecutive days. During this period, any butler who wants to become a representative can go on stage to give a speech. The butler representative will be elected by voting on the last day.
Burton's expression was originally very friendly, but his smile became a little stiff after hearing this. He was so nice to Yaxiao just because he wanted to become the butler representative.
If it was Yan Chi, the steward of the Fifth Base, who said this, Burton would think that the other party was deliberately joking to disgust him, but looking at Ya Xiao's blue eyes that were filled with genuine apology and his polite attitude, Burton really couldn't say anything sarcastic.
His words became a little distant: "If that's the case, then let's compete fairly from now on."
"Okay."
Yaxiao curled his eyes. To be honest, he was not very interested in this representative. However, after hearing from Elder yesterday that a housekeeper named Ariel in the First Base wanted to assassinate Qin Qi, he asked Emily about it indirectly.
Ariel, the housekeeper of the adjutant of the marshal of the first base, is gentle and efficient, and is the representative housekeeper of the second-tier base.
Maybe in addition to the few butlers he knew, there were other butlers who wanted to kill the marshal. If he could become a butler representative, he might be able to use this position to contact the butlers of other bases and identify who might harm the marshal.
Of course, it’s okay even if it’s not appropriate, but things will be a little more troublesome afterwards.
Burton, who was standing next to him, saw that Yaxiao was distracted. Just as he was about to say something, he paused and then said sarcastically, "Hey, you are late again?"
Upon hearing this, Yaxiao turned around and saw that it was the group of people from the Fifth Base.
Seeing that the housekeepers of the two bases began to confront each other again, Yaxiao looked at Chen Kui, who was walking behind with his head down and silent, and revealed a happy smile.
Why? Why were all his companions taken away in just one day? Almost all of his companions were imprisoned in the Fifth Base!
Chen Kui had a gloomy expression. He and his companion, Erte, who was also a butler, were the only ones left in the fifth base.
No one knows whether those companions who were taken away will betray themselves. Is the organization’s plan really going to fail
No, we can't fail like this.
There was a hint of ruthlessness in Chen Kui's eyes. He exchanged a glance with Erte who was not far away, and then looked at Yaxiao who was smiling brightly at him.
Even if their identities were exposed, they would definitely deal a fatal blow to Qin Qi.
(End of this chapter)