in2ebook Chapter 270 Four Executives
Chapter 270 Four Executives
Chapter 270 Four Executives
"Lei." Kree, snapping out of her daze, happily ran towards Qiuhe at the door and hugged her tightly. Qiuhe caught Kree as she ran towards him.
"Le Yi, what brings you to Zhidong? Did everyone tell you I was here, so you came to see me?" Qiu He, still a little confused, nodded instinctively.
"So, Kreevi, what brings you to Winter? And what are you doing here?" Hearing Qiuhe's question, Kreevi took his hand and led him to Kujavina's bedside.
"Uncle Doctor came to the Hearth House to see me yesterday and told me that Mom is almost fully recovered and that I could come see her. I was just telling Mom a story! 😐"
As she spoke, Krevi picked up a bowl from the nearby cabinet, gently scooped up a small spoonful of soup, blew on it lightly, and then held it directly to Kujavina's lips.
“Mother.” Kujavina slowly opened her mouth, taking in the water from the spoon. Seeing this, Akikawa became even more puzzled. “So, Clay, you came here just to… see… Mother?”
Clay nodded. "Yes, Uncle Doctor said Mom missed me a lot, so I didn't linger and came here with him."
After speaking, Kreevi took a tangerine from the fruit basket beside her, peeled it, and just as she was about to feed it to Kudjavina, Kudjavina smiled kindly and gently raised her hand to stroke Kreevi's cheek.
"Okay, baby, you've taken good care of Mommy. I'm so happy to have my little angel by my side. But look, for you, Leyi traveled thousands of miles to Zhidong to see you in such a short time. He must really care about my little angel."
As Kujavina spoke, she looked at Qiuhe with a strange smile, while Kreeway's face gradually flushed as she listened to her words.
But looking at Kujavina's smile, Qiuhe's mind was completely in chaos. Suddenly, Qiuhe felt his wrist being grabbed.
He quickly turned his head away. The Doctor was standing right beside him, a dangerous and cunning smile on his face. He slowly raised Qiuhe's hand to his eyes, and looking at the ring on Qiuhe's thumb, the Doctor's eyes were filled with a thirst for the unknown and for answers.
"What a beautiful ring, as beautiful as what's inside. It's so interesting, everything is so interesting, like you went from knowing the answer to coming here in just 3 minutes."
After a few seconds of silence upon hearing this, Qiuhe suddenly realized what was happening and quickly withdrew his hand, his face filled with shock. "Damn it! That guy!"
Qiuhe now understood everything. Clearly, he had been used as a prey. But Qiuhe couldn't understand why the Doctor would set a trap for him. He had only met the Doctor once; in the Doctor's eyes, he should have been nothing more than an ordinary passerby.
But he had set a trap, completely exposing Qiuhe's true identity. Qiuhe had now been lured into the wolf's den and had even had the wolf skins used for disguise removed.
The Doctor also noticed the changes happening to Qiuhe's body. The energy within him was surging. At this moment, Qiuhe felt to the Doctor as if he had stepped on a landmine capable of leveling the entire Zhidong area.
The moment he made any move, the lightning would detonate beneath his feet. Within seconds, the doctor calculated that his chances of defeating Qiuhe were extremely low.
But upon realizing all this, the Doctor's obsession with the answer deepened even further. He wasn't troubled by the difference in strength; instead, it filled him with immense excitement.
As the strong smell of gunpowder spread through the air, Qiuhe's heart suddenly seemed to tighten, beads of sweat began to stream down his face, and his breathing gradually became erratic.
He turned his head stiffly, like a rusty iron gate, and immediately saw a man standing behind him wearing a gray-white cotton overcoat, a face shield, and what appeared to be an officer's hat, with a very large eight-pointed star inlaid on the top.
And his face beneath the armor was like black ink, an endless expanse of darkness. The captain stood silently behind Qiuhe, but his broad shoulders and tall, upright figure...
He simply stood there quietly, but Qiuhe felt that just by standing there, he exuded an overwhelming sense of power. Qiuhe finally understood where this feeling of sitting on pins and needles came from.
It was the imposing aura emanating from the captain before him that he recognized from some commentary videos by influential figures—this captain was the first seat of the Fatui's executive officers.
Qiuhe found it hard to believe; he actually felt the same extreme pressure he had felt from the Martial God emanating from an executor.
To say he's on par with Zhong Li might be a bit of an exaggeration, but the suffocating aura he exudes is something most people can't match. Even facing a PhD like Qiu He would find it somewhat challenging.
Now, another executive officer has appeared, and he's even the first seat! Kreeway, looking at the suddenly appearing captain, asked Kujavina with a puzzled expression.
"Mom, who is this uncle?" Kujavina smiled lovingly upon hearing this. "This is also Mom's colleague, the captain,"
Upon hearing that it was her mother's colleague, Clay looked at the captain. "Hello, Uncle Captain." Clay greeted him, but the captain didn't respond, his eyes fixed on Qiuhe.
Seeing that the captain didn't speak, Kreeway wisely refrained from continuing. "Is this the little girl named Lei?"
Suddenly, Qiuhe heard a very soft girl's voice beside him. Startled by the sudden sound, Qiuhe hurriedly dodged to the side.
Qiuhe stared warily in the direction from which the sound had come. Standing there was a figure wearing a greyish-white coat, with black hair tinged with purple at the sideburns, two braids hanging down on either side of his face, slightly narrowed eyes covered by a white veil, and four white feathers resembling wings growing from the back of his head.
Qiuhe was stunned by the scene. A fourth seat was lying on the bed behind him, while the first, second, and third seats stood before him. He was suddenly facing four executives, and in the front row no less!
Qiuhe was at a loss for how to handle the situation, while the girl, seeing Qiuhe's current state, wore a charming and alluring smile and took two steps closer to him.
Seeing this, Qiuhe was prepared to fight to the death at any moment. The girl also sensed that with each step she took closer to Qiuhe, the aura emanating from him grew stronger. Everything she felt at this moment was exactly the same as what the doctor had felt before, and even far exceeded what the doctor had felt back then.
"Oh dear, he seems quite wary of us, but such a cute child, no matter how fierce he tries to look, can't hide his cuteness."
"Captain, it looks like I won this bet. You should be able to believe me now," the Doctor said with a confident smile, asking the captain beside him.
The captain remained silent upon hearing this, while Qiuhe was completely oblivious to their words. The four most dangerous and deadly people were right there in the room; the slightest distraction could mean a gruesome death.
Just as the oppressive atmosphere was spreading and the ring on Qiuhe's thumb began to glow, the Doctor suddenly spoke up: "Actually, everyone's speechless."
As he spoke, the doctor walked towards the door and gently pushed it open. "Crevie, your mother needs to rest for a few more days before she can go back. There's nothing else for you to do here, so you can go back with Lei."
Qiuhe was stunned by these words. The Doctor was telling him to go back? Qiuhe even wondered if he was hallucinating. "But..." Clementine was still looking at Kugavina with lingering reluctance.
Seeing this, Kujavina simply smiled and pulled Clay into her arms, comforting her while gently kissing her cheek.
"Okay, sweetie, Leyi came looking for you. If you stayed here even a minute longer, he'd probably be heartbroken. Mommy's feeling much better now, and I'll be going back in a few days. So,"
After Kujavina finished speaking, she released Krevi and gently pushed her towards Qiuhe. "Go, my good child, you can go back now."
Seeing this, Clementine, though still somewhat reluctant, had no choice but to say goodbye to Kujavina. "Alright, then, I'll go home with Rae now. Mom, you must get better!"
Kujavina nodded slightly, and Kreeway smiled brightly, taking Qiuhe's hand. "Let's go, Leyi, let's go home."
As Clay spoke, he led Akikawa towards the door. His nerves were on edge as he brushed past the girl and the captain.
Especially as they walked towards the door, the professor stood beside it, his face following Qiuhe and the other person's movements. At that moment, Qiuhe truly understood what it meant for each second to feel like an eternity.
Finally, as he walked past the doctor, the journey was remarkably smooth; nothing happened, except for the strange scent emanating from the doctor.