In the villa owned by Elder Lilith.
A middle-aged woman who looks three-quarters like Lilith is whispering in the ear of her beloved lover.
"Linaduo, are you still not ready for a divorce?"
The blond Edfu stroked Linado's hair, kissed her ears gently from time to time, and his magnetic voice was a little seductive.
"I want to stand beside you openly as soon as possible."
Linado is Lilith's biological daughter.
As the daughter of a powerful elder in the central city, Linado has been spoiled since childhood. Although she has been married and has children, she has never suffered any grievances. Even her wealthy husband does not dare to provoke her easily.
Facing this lover who was much younger than herself, Linado spoke like every woman immersed in love, with a voice full of sweetness and coquettishness, but even so, the content of her words was very calm:
"You also know that my mother Lilith is an elder. She values her reputation very much. My damn husband is very good at putting on a show and only spends his time drinking and partying secretly. It's hard to catch him."
Linado's finely wrinkled brows were still filled with pride.
She must never be the first to file for divorce. Even if she wants to divorce, she must stand at the highest point of interest.
Seeing her knowledgeable and understanding lover looking unhappy, Linaduo coaxed her patiently and softly, "Don't worry, I have contacted professionals and they will come tomorrow. As long as they find evidence that the man cheated, I will divorce him immediately."
As soon as these words came out, Edfu's green eyes sparkled, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he happily held Linado in his arms.
"You said this, you can't lie to me."
The man whispered in Linado's ear, lightly kissing her forehead, nose and finally lips, with increasing intensity.
The passionate and intimate deep kiss made Linado's waist weak. She looked up at the handsome and sexy man who was breathing heavily, and couldn't help but go over and invite him for another kiss.
And such actions made the man even more excited.
Feeling her lover's passionate desire for her, she felt a little proud. Edfu was young and strong. Although he was not as financially well-off as her husband, he had a bright future in the central city.
Such a man is deeply in love with her, and unlike her husband, he likes her not because of her mother's status. It has to be said that Linado is very proud.
Her eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and just as she was about to take further action, the computer beeped twice.
Worried that it was her mother, Linado pushed the man away, raised her wrist to take a look, and then she found that it was her murderous husband. There was a hint of disgust in her eyes, she turned off the computer, and lingered with Edfu for a long time before she got up and left.
"I have to leave before I'm caught doing something wrong."
Edfu looked a little unhappy, and after Linado coaxed him a few times, he reluctantly said, "I understand."
"But you have to compensate me."
Hearing this, a blush appeared on Linado's proud face, and she whispered something in the man's ear.
The man nodded with satisfaction, and stayed close to Linado for a while. When the light brain made a sound again, the two affectionate people separated.
Linado stood in front of the mirror, straightened her messy collar and smudged lipstick, then turned around and left the villa reluctantly.
Blond-haired Edfu stood outside the door until the woman disappeared before walking into the villa. The camera in the corner flashed a red light.
Edfu threw his clothes casually in the corridor as he walked, blinked at the camera, and then walked into the bathroom calmly.
—Click
The bathroom door slowly closed.
This is the only room that is not monitored.
Linado's desire for control is too strong, and it is very difficult to gain her trust. Fortunately, he is about to succeed.
"grown ups."
Edfu called respectfully to the empty bathroom.
[How is the investigation going? ]
An elderly and slightly old voice sounded in my mind. The voice was very recognizable and a little low.
Edfu nodded and quickly told him all the information he had found out: "The identity of Crowstep has been confirmed. He is a survivor of the Seventh Base. He is currently living in the Central City and is engaged in freelance work. He also joined the organization founded by Lord Delpo..."
[Have you ever joined Delbo's organization? ]
The old voice sneered: [Qin Qi buried the thorn of Yabu deep enough. ]
[Heh, that idiot who couldn't see the situation clearly wanted me to kill Yabu to avenge him. He was still so arrogant after being arrested.]
"My Lord, are you going to take action?"
Edfu asked respectfully, lowering his head, as if he would immediately execute the other party's order.
There was silence on the other side for a while.
Edfu did not urge him. After a few seconds, he heard the old voice sighing: "Now it is the best way to do what that idiot said."
[Ya Bu is not an officer. The military will not conduct a large-scale search to eliminate Qin Qi, the hidden right-hand man. Do you understand? ]
As soon as these words came out, Edfu knew what to do. He nodded immediately and said, "Okay, sir. I will hire an assassin to get rid of Crowstep as soon as possible."
The old man was breathing heavily.
Edfu could sense the adult's displeasure from his breathing. He pursed his lips and felt equally angry for the adult.
Different from Lord Delbo's flamboyant style, their Lord hid himself very deeply. After arriving at the human base, he kept the information about [Smet] strictly secret. In order to climb up, he even suppressed his instinct and rarely spread the news of the base.
However, Lord Delbo always likes to take unconventional approaches. Although he has created several opportunities for the demon insects, he has also caused them a lot of trouble. For example, this time, all the subordinates they developed were killed.
Now, to assassinate even one person, he still needs to hire a professional killer on the black market.
"Sir, what about Lord Delbo?"
Edfu asked respectfully, "It is a problem after all for Lord Delpo to stay with Qin Qi."
The old man's sneer came to my ears again.
[At the beginning, he asked Sheng Cheng to reveal to Qin Qi that he was the mastermind behind the scenes, and I always disagreed. ]
In his heart, Edfu agreed with what the Lord said, but he had to admit that given Qin Qi's suspicious character, under the circumstances at the time, Lord Delpo's approach was the easiest to profit from.
"At the beginning, Qin Qi had not yet recognized Ge Ping and did not know the existence of the insect shell, but he had already gradually become suspicious of Lord Delbo."
"After Sheng Cheng is arrested, the situation will only get worse. Lord Delbo is not the type to sit back and wait for death."
"Let Shengcheng expose the identity of Lord Delbo while claiming that Ge Ping is a member of the organization."
"If all goes well, it can confuse the suspicious Qin Qi and make him alert to Ge Ping. Marshal Delbo can then destroy all evidence in a short time."
Edfu's words became softer and softer.
Of course, the premise is that everything goes well, but the current results are obviously contrary to their expectations, and Delbo has already paid the price.
The other party didn't speak for a long while.
This plan is in line with Delbo's risky character.
A long time ago, when Delbo was still using the name of Elland, he did not consider the consequences and directly abandoned Elland's identity to speed up the pace of the magic insects destroying the seventh base. It is not surprising that he has made this plan now.
[I was still too careless.]
Not to mention, Qin Qi is still eyeing them covetously.
[For now, it is enough to kill Crowstep. ]
Hearing this, Edfu felt sad when thinking about the difficult situation the adults were in now. He was picked up and raised by the adults themselves. If it weren't for the adults, he, a being abandoned by human parents, would have been buried somewhere long ago.
"I will arrange for the assassin to take action immediately."
As he spoke, Edfu suddenly thought of something and added, "There is nothing unusual on Linado and Lilith's side."
Because of his cautiousness, the adults have almost no power and can only rely on the Council of Elders to operate, so it is crucial to secretly control several elders of the Council of Elders.
[That's good. Thank you for your hard work.]
The old man smiled kindly a few times.
Receiving praise similar to that from a father, Edfu was a little excited and seemed a little at a loss. After the voice in his ear disappeared, he calmed down, lowered his head and began to contact the killer.
The adults were in a tough situation and he couldn't afford to fall behind.
It's just a matter of dealing with a person who doesn't even have military status, so there must be no mistakes.
—Qin Qi’s bedroom
The mysterious young man leaned on the sofa, his posture calm and relaxed. He moved his eyes away from the system screen and looked at the man opposite him, with the corners of his mouth slightly curved behind the mask.
"Marshal, is there anything else?"
After the young man came over, he seemed a little absent-minded. Apart from chatting about Delbo for a few minutes, he was in a daze.
Qin Qi kept the other party's abnormal behavior in mind, moved his eyes away from Yabu, and said calmly:
"Now that Delbo has been arrested, there is no need to continue monitoring him."
"OK."
Yaxiao had expected this. After he turned off the system screen with his mind, he curved his lips and asked, "What is the Marshal going to do next?"
Judging from the villain's character of planning three steps ahead, his goal is definitely not just to get rid of Delbo.
Qin Qi looked at the documents on the table with a gloomy expression. He rubbed his eyeballs with his palms and said nothing.
Yaxiao looked at Qin Qi's expression thoughtfully, his eyes fell on his palms, and he suddenly lost his mind. He stretched out his tone and said, "The Marshal habitually pinches his artificial eyeballs every time he thinks about something. It seems that he really likes these two little things."
Yes, the villains will definitely like it!
This was his choice! Yaxiao thought proudly.
The black-haired young man mentioned these two things meaningfully, and Qin Qi paused in rubbing his eyeballs.
Thinking of the mysterious and huge information network of Crow Step, Qin Qi looked straight at the other party with sharp eyes, his dark eyes showing a bit of scrutiny and vigilance.
The other party has investigated me and knows that these things are not strange, but why is he suddenly bringing up this matter
Could it be that he realized that he liked Yaxiao
Every word the young man had said to him before had a deep meaning. Qin Qi thought of this and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he had regained his composure. He hummed and said:
"Don't talk about irrelevant things."
Yaxiao tilted his head slightly, not knowing what happened to Qin Qi just now, but he just mentioned it casually. Seeing that the villain didn't want to talk about it, he stopped making trouble and talked about business in a light tone.
"Marshal, someone wants to kill me."
Upon hearing this, Qin Qi looked at Yabu and his expression became serious.
The young man wearing a clown mask crossed his legs and looked calm and relaxed, as if he had no idea what kind of bomb he had dropped.
Qin Qi had a deep look on his face, his heart was in turmoil, and he quickly decided on the candidate.
"Is it Elder Erdi?"
Yaxiao didn't know who Erdi was.
Only a blond man named Edfu appeared on Fourth Uncle's screen.
Could the Erdi mentioned by Qin Qi be the adult behind Edfu
He shrugged and said truthfully, "I don't know. It was Edfu who gave the order for the assassination."
From beginning to end, Edfu never revealed the identity of the adult opposite him. He seemed to have a similar identity to Sheng Cheng. When talking with the adult, he could not rely on thoughts alone, but also needed to communicate with language.
After thinking for a while, Yaxiao added, "Edfu is currently living in the villa owned by Elder Lilith."
There must be an "adult" like Delbo behind Edfu. Yaxiao thought that it should not be the hot-tempered Elder Lilith, but it is hard to say who it is. Maybe it is the Elder Erdi mentioned by Qin Qi.
Edfu.
Qin Qi remembered the name in his heart, and said calmly: "I will deal with the people he sent."
"No need, Marshal."
Yaxiao hasn't exercised for a long time, and now he has accumulated a lot of magic power. He really wants to exercise, so naturally he doesn't need Qin Qi's "help".
Qin Qi didn't insist when he heard Yabu's refusal. He paused and said, "Well, you should be careful in the near future. I will take care of the Elders' Council."
This means that Crowstep doesn't need to continue to be involved in this matter.
Yaxiao observed Qin Qi's expression, and asked with a curved mouth: "Does the Marshal intend to deal with the remaining adult himself?"
Qin Qi did not deny it.
The Elder Council is too deeply involved, and it is not appropriate for Crowstep to get involved.
Seeing this, Yaxiao did not force it. He guessed that if the person behind Edfu was really a member of the Elder Council, this matter might be related to the villain's destruction of the Seventh Base.
If he is really curious at that time, he can also ask his fourth uncle to monitor the Elders' Council.
The tail behind Yaxiao swung in his trousers and he said cheerfully, "Okay, then I'll just deal with Edfu. He actually plans to find someone to kill me. How abominable!"
Yabu was about to leave after saying this, and Qin Qi did not say anything to stop him. He lowered his eyelashes, and his dark eyes sank slightly.
It's almost here.
Once he has resolved everything in the central city, he can head to the battlefield. Now everything is going more smoothly than he expected.
The best outcome would be not too many casualties.
"Thank you very much."
An almost inaudible sound rang in his ears and dissipated in the wind. Yaxiao, who had already jumped out of the window, stood on a tree branch and turned to look at the dark curtains.
The breeze was blowing, and the curtains were gently swaying in the wind. The sound just now seemed to be just an illusion.
[What's wrong, host?]
The system is strangely authentic.
Yaxiao thought of what Qin Qi had said just now, raised his hand and touched his ear which had been clipped off, "Nothing."
—But when he heard Qin Qi's voice of thanks, he suddenly thought of the ending in the original book where the villain committed suicide on the battlefield.
(End of this chapter)