Inside the border conference room, the monitor screen was black.
The four base marshals sat around a round table. As the meeting had not officially started yet, none of them took the initiative to say anything. They just did their own things.
Marshal Wen Bol of the Fourth Base and Marshal Lu Chuanxi of the Eighth Base, one was leaning back in his chair and browsing his computer, while the other was calculating the values of new weapons. On the surface, they seemed very focused, but their peripheral eyes were observing Qin Qi subtly.
They had already heard about what happened this morning.
But the Fifth and Sixth Bases blocked the news too quickly, and by the time they heard the news, everything had already been settled.
Now, apart from knowing that Qin Qi was assassinated, they don't know anything else.
Seeing that Qin Qi and Westa on the opposite side were acting as usual as if nothing had happened, both of them felt a little excluded.
Wenbol was born into a noble family and has been an elite since childhood. After taking over his father's position as the commander of the Fourth Base, he has always been proud of his base and looked down on all bases except the Fourth Base, including the luxurious Central City.
At this time, apart from the two people's unhappiness of being excluded, they were more interested in watching the fun.
Aren’t you, Qin Qi, usually very powerful
Relying on the fact that he is the leader of the new generation of marshals, he cannot stand the style of our Fourth Base.
How do you feel about being assassinated
Wen Bol raised his head and was about to laugh at the other party, but was suddenly interrupted by Lu Chuanxi who was still calculating the formula:
"Qin Qi, won't you explain?"
Lu Chuanxi was wearing a slim-fitting white coat. As the person in charge of the research base, he had pale skin and looked like an intellectual, but his sharp eyes made no one dare to underestimate him.
"You went to the Seventh Base as a lieutenant general to carry out a confidential mission. Now there are rumors that you destroyed the Seventh Base. It is reasonable for you to explain what your mission was at the time, right?"
The corners of Wenbol's mouth stiffened with mockery, and slowly withdrew. He only now knew the identity of the assassins, but this time he did not intend to add insult to injury. Instead, he said to Lu Chuanxi proudly:
"How could Qin Qi destroy the Seventh Base? The Seventh Base was destroyed because the barrier [MATHER] suddenly disappeared. Not to mention how a barrier could suddenly disappear, Qin Qi had no reason to do this, right?"
Wen Bol didn't mean to speak for Qin Qi, he just thought that this suspicion was ridiculous. The purpose of their existence as marshals was to protect the base.
Although he disliked Qin Qi, Wen Bol would not use this rumor to bring Qin Qi down. Such a rumor was an insult to himself and to every guardian of the base.
"Qin Qi will definitely not destroy the Seventh Base."
As soon as these words came out, Westar next to him looked up at Wenbol. Although this guy had a nose in the air, he was not that stupid.
"Of course I know."
Lu Chuanxi glanced at Wen Bol and said, "So I'm asking what Qin Qi's secret mission was."
He never doubted his colleague.
"We were not high-ranking a few years ago, but now as the highest leaders of the base, we should be qualified to know your original confidential mission, right?"
Qin Qi's expression did not change: "No."
"What?"
Lu Chuanxi opened his eyes slightly.
Wen Boer, who had just spoken for Qin Qi, changed his attitude upon hearing this and asked unhappily, "What are you talking about? We marshals are not allowed to know your secret mission?"
Wista put away the paper crane in his hand, raised his hand and patted the table, and said to the two of them impatiently:
"He has made it so clear, why don't you understand? Even if we are marshals now, we are not qualified to know about this. Don't you understand what level of secret this is?"
It was because he had guessed this before that Westa did not force Qin Qi to answer his questions in the morning.
Wen Bol and Lu Chuanxi were stunned for a moment.
"… Was it a direct order from the Council of Elders?"
Wenbol, who was always proud, had a dry voice.
He had always thought that the group of old men in the central city had been doing nothing for decades, playing chess, walking their birds and waiting for retirement every day. He didn't expect that they were actually still working
"Yes." Qin Qi's expression remained unchanged, and his voice was steady: "If you want to know my mission, you can go to the Elders' Council. As long as they agree, I don't mind telling you."
The three marshals present were all silent.
Although Westar had already seen something from Qin Qi's sullen attitude, he was still somewhat shocked when he heard that it was related to the Elders' Council.
The Council of Elders is the head of Central City.
They do not have a superior-subordinate relationship with the base marshal, and will not interfere in any affairs of the base. The Elders' Council has always been in a special position.
They control many unknown secrets, such as the origin of the taboos, the existence of [MATHER]... and many other super S-level secrets. This is one of the reasons why the Elder Council has a special status.
The Base Corps and the Elders' Council complement each other and jointly maintain the remaining civilization of mankind.
If the Council of Elders orders that it is not allowed to be made public, even the Marshal cannot disclose it at will.
What mission did Qin Qi carry out
What does he know? Could that secret mission be related to the disappearance of the barrier of the Seventh Base
Wen Bol and Lu Chuanxi looked at each other and swallowed their doubts, but the uneasiness in their hearts did not diminish in the slightest.
Wista saw the two of them being so secretive, he curled his lips and patted Qin Qi's shoulder hard, "You don't know Qin Qi yet? Since he agreed to carry out the confidential mission, it means there is no problem with the mission."
This sentence woke up Wen Bol and Lu Chuanxi. They looked at Qin Qi frowning and slapping Westal's hand away, and they suddenly realized something.
Yes, although Qin Qi has many shortcomings, he has the same belief as them in protecting the base, so there is no way he would go astray.
Besides, the so-called confidential mission just can’t be disclosed to anyone. Except Qin Qi, no one knows whether this secret is really related to the destruction of the Seventh Base.
Those might just be rumors.
The surveillance camera beeped twice, indicating that the border meeting was about to continue. Wen Bol and Lu Chuanxi temporarily suppressed their complicated emotions and sorted out the document topics that they planned to publish next.
Vista felt that the matter was over, so he hummed a little tune, crossed his legs and continued to fold his paper cranes.
Qin Qi, who was standing aside, drooped his eyelashes slightly, and rubbed the material of the document with his index finger, as if he was recalling something, and his emotions were surging.
After a moment, he calmed down, looked at the contents on the material and said:
"Today we will mainly discuss the proposed Taboo Law in Central City."
On the other hand, Yaxiao, who was unaware of his employer's mood swings, was busy competing for the position of housekeeper representative.
After the villain destroyed the Seventh Base, he had more enemies than he had imagined, and even there were many assassins among the butlers.
Becoming the butler representative will make it easier to protect the villains.
Yaxiao was silently reciting what he was going to say in his speech later on the stage. He noticed the secret eye contact between Chen Kui and Erte. When he looked up at Chen Kui, a bright smile appeared on his face.
[Something interesting is going to happen soon.]
Yaxiao said to his fourth uncle in his heart, with a hint of anticipation in his tone.
The host's definition of interesting is not a good word. The system paused for a moment, and then asked: [Does the host need me to monitor Chen Kui and Er Te? ]
At present, the only two assassins who were left behind were the ones that Yaxiao could describe as "interesting".
[No need.]
Yaxiao refused his uncle's help and looked towards Chen Kui's position again. When the other party waved at him, he smiled and walked over briskly, saying in his heart: "I'll just monitor you."
The host is in a playful mood.
The system felt emotional, but was not too surprised, as he was still a 400-year-old little devil.
However, with so many people around, the host cannot overdo it. After giving a few instructions, the system reluctantly began to drink tea.
Not far away, Chen Kui, who had already discussed with his companions how to deal with Yaxiao, had not yet calmed down his inner hatred when he suddenly met the gaze of the black-haired boy. He quickly raised the corners of his mouth stiffly and waved at Yaxiao.
Seeing the young man walking towards him without any vigilance, Chen Kui suppressed his inner restlessness.
It’s okay, Yaxiao didn’t notice anything wrong.
If they act according to the plan, they will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to Qin Qi!
"Yaxiao, I heard that you are also going to run for the steward representative?" Chen Kui said with a smile, "I will vote for you."
Yaxiao's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Really?"
This sentence made the devil in his heart, who had already made a decision, feel conflicted.
Originally, he thought that Chen Kui might be unfavorable to him and wanted to deal with him first, but now Chen Kui said he wanted to vote for him.
Yaxiao decided to observe Chen Kui for a while longer.
"Yes, of course."
Chen Kui looked at Yaxiao, who had an innocent face, and instantly suppressed the guilt in his heart. Even if the butler in front of him was innocent, so what? It was his original sin to become Qin Qi's butler!
As long as Yaxiao is killed, Qin Qi will have to take medicine with an effectiveness period of two months if he wants to participate in the subsequent spring meeting. The side effects of long-acting medicines will last a lifetime and will cause greater harm to the body.
They couldn't kill Qin Qi, but they could make him suffer.
The smile on Chen Kui's face grew a little bigger.
The hatred surging in his heart made him eager to take action, but unfortunately there were too many people here, so he had to take Yaxiao to a place where there was no one before taking action.
When Chen Kui heard this, he looked towards Yan Chi and others who were arguing with the Fourth Base not far away.
"fine."
Chen Kui wanted to win Yaxiao's favor so as to proceed with the next move, so he naturally spared no effort to show his friendliness:
"Yan Chi doesn't really care about being the steward representative, as long as it's not Burton from the Fourth Base who becomes the steward representative."
These words happened to be heard by Yan Chi who was not far away. He and Burton had just entered a truce period and would usually resume their bickering after ten minutes.
Yan Chi came over with several housekeepers behind him and grinned at Yaxiao: "Chen Kui is right. I just can't stand Burton being the housekeeper representative."
"It's not enough that the Fourth Base is looking down on others every day. Burton has been the steward representative of the border base, but he has never done a good thing. In the past few years, the number of stewards in the border has been decreasing year by year. Isn't it because he has not seized the second-tier bases and the central city?"
Yan Chi became more and more angry as he spoke, and he clenched his fists, wishing he could teach Burton a lesson with force. When he heard Chen Kui say that Yaxiao wanted to be the butler representative, Yan Chi said directly:
"If you want to be the steward representative, I will ask my companions to vote for you."
The steward of the Fifth Base was built like an officer and had a similarly straightforward temper. He just couldn't stand Burton being the representative and didn't care who took that position.
Moreover, the Fifth Base and the Sixth Base have a good relationship, so they have no objection to voting for Yaxiao.
"OK!"
Yaxiao's blue eyes sparkled as he agreed directly.
Yan Chi was a little surprised to see Yaxiao's reaction.
He had said similar things to other stewards who wanted to compete for representation before.
It's just that those housekeepers either felt that they were being insulted, or they kept making excuses and procrastinating, making it seem like I was begging them. It would be better for them to vote for me! None of them were as straightforward as Yaxiao.
"Then we have a deal. We will take down Burton together when the time comes!"
The more Yan Chi looked at Yaxiao, the more he liked him, especially since he was the housekeeper of his employer's good friend. He patted Yaxiao's thin back generously and laughed.
Burton of the Fourth Base heard Yan Chi's voice from a distance. He took out a small comb and combed his silver hair back again. After making sure that he looked decent, he walked to Yan Chi and elegantly mocked:
"That's great. Since you're not going to compete for the delegates, I won't have to endure the noise and listen to your barbaric and vulgar speeches."
As soon as these words were spoken, the truce ended immediately. Yan Chi rolled up his sleeves and turned around to continue scolding his companions.
Yaxiao curled his eyes when he saw this.
[Fourth Uncle, Yan Chi is so nice.]
[Yes.] The system was relieved. This time the host's expression was indeed correct.
Chen Kui, who was standing next to them, looked at the backs of Yan Chi and the others without saying anything for a long time. He had been in the Fifth Base for eight years and had long regarded Yan Chi and the others as his family. If possible, he would like to continue to be with them.
But it's just thought.
Chen Kui smiled at Yaxiao and said, "Yan Chi is a straightforward person. If anything he said makes you feel uncomfortable, just tell him directly and he will change it."
"OK."
Yaxiao nodded obediently, turned around and continued to watch the two bases quarreling noisily.
Chen Kui looked away from Yaxiao, and when his eyes met his companion Erte who was not far away, he nodded without leaving any trace, coughed lightly, and said in an embarrassed tone: "Yaxiao, can you accompany me to the bathroom?"
"Okay, are you feeling unwell?"
Hearing this, Yaxiao looked at Chen Kui with concern.
"A little."
Chen Kui's lips turned pale, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, he covered his mouth with his hand as if he was enduring the discomfort of vomiting: "It's an old problem, I want to go to the bathroom to clean up."
As long as they could bring Yaxiao into the bathroom, they could get rid of him quietly. A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Chen Kui's eyes.
"Wait a minute, I'll talk to Emily."
The black-haired boy seemed very worried about Chen Kui. He ran out before he even finished speaking. Chen Kui's heart skipped a beat. No, I was just going to the bathroom. What did you say to others
However, before he could stop the other party, the black-haired boy came over with a woman with a lip piercing. The woman locked her eyes on Chen Kui like a cheetah that had found its prey. She had no intention of attacking yet, but she still made Chen Kui feel the fear of a herbivore encountering its natural enemy.
"You want to go to the bathroom?"
Emily looked at Chen Kui scrutinizingly, then handed him an arm and motioned for him to hold it: "Come on, I'll go with you."
Chen Kui's expression became tense, and he forced a smile and said, "This is not appropriate, ma'am. You can't follow me to the men's restroom."
Chen Kui emphasized the word "male" and stressed the tone.
"what are you saying?"
Emily looked disgusted and said, "Of course I'm not going in. I'm just responsible for getting you there."
Yaxiao added, "Emily is worried about me accompanying you alone, so she wants to go with you."
"Is… is that so?"
Chen Kui looked at the two people in front of him, curled his lips weakly, and felt anxious. It was okay, even if there was one more person, it would not disrupt their plans.
They planned to do it in the bathroom, and as long as the woman didn't go in, there would be no impact.
Yaxiao walked on the other side of Chen Kui, holding his arm and wagging the tip of his tail.
[Fourth Uncle, Chen Kui is really lying to me.]
What are you lying about
The system was a little confused, and the next second it heard the host angrily say in his mind: [He really didn't want to vote for me! ]
Yaxiao lives in the demon world and has survived through hardships. He is very sensitive to killing intent.
Chen Kui promised him that he would vote for Yaxiao, but in fact he still wanted to kill him. This behavior of breaking his promise made the devil very unhappy.
In fact, Yaxiao still doesn’t quite understand why Chen Kui and his companions suddenly turned their target to him when they clearly hated Qin Qi. However, this does not stop him from being angry.
The restroom in the conference hall was on the second floor. After the three of them went upstairs, Chen Kui noticed his companion Erte entering the restroom. He concealed his excitement and expectation of successful revenge, and on the surface he covered his mouth and kept coughing, pretending to be more serious.
Emily glanced and looked away.
Before arriving at the meeting hall, she reminded Yaxiao to tell her if he left the meeting hall. After all, they had just taken down a gang of assassins this morning and the Fifth Base was not safe.
Only by following Yaxiao at all times can we ensure his safety.
"I'll wait for you outside."
Emily said to Yaxiao, "Send him in and come out immediately."
"OK."
Yaxiao nodded obediently.
Chen Kui didn't feel relieved.
This meant they had to kill with one strike.
The young butler walked in with his new friend. Emily leaned against the wall and closed her eyes to rest. Suddenly, the light brain vibrated.
In the room next to the border conference room, Mist, who heard the news, suddenly stood up, his expression solemn under his gold-rimmed glasses, "What did you say? There are also people from their family in the Fifth Base's housekeeper?"
"Yes." The lieutenant who had just pried the news out of the assassins hurriedly responded: "At present, Adjutant Soran has gone to the butler's meeting room."
"What about Emily? Has she been notified?"
"As soon as we learned the news, we passed the identities of the two assassins to Captain Emily!"
The moment she turned on the computer, Emily's eyes narrowed, and cruelty and murderous intent flashed across them. She immediately pulled out the dagger locked between her legs and rushed into the bathroom.
Ten seconds.
Yaxiao had been in the bathroom with his accomplice who wanted to assassinate the marshal for more than ten seconds. If he were a professional killer, he could take the life of an unsuspecting person in less than a second.
In an instant, countless tragic deaths of the young butler flashed through his mind, and he seemed to hear painful breathing and cries for help in his ears.
Emily's heart was pounding, anger was burning in her chest like fire, the feeling of suffocation made her unable to breathe for a moment, she quickly rushed in and wanted to attack the two gangsters inside, but suddenly stopped when she saw the scene in front of her.
The imagined scene of the smiling black-haired boy lying on the ground covered in blood did not appear. Instead, there were two adult men lying on the ground.
The black-haired boy was squatting on the ground with his back to the door. He seemed to hear some noise, so he turned his head and looked over. In his left hand he was holding a black anti-wolf gun that was emitting sparks.
"Emily, you can't come in."
Yaxiao reminded seriously: "This is the men's restroom, the girls' restroom is next door."
Emily: …
I know, but can you explain what's going on with the stun gun in your hand
(End of this chapter)