Volume 3 Hello, Eri Chapter 290: The Last Madman (Part 2)
When he said these words, he raised his right hand and swore solemnly, as if he was swearing an oath to his brother, and he looked very sincere. Lu Mingfei was not sure what Yuan Zhisheng would think, at least in her eyes, Yuan Zhinu had always been a trustworthy person, and all her behavior logic could be explained by doing it for his dear Onii-chan.
"What do you want to do next?" Yuan Zhisheng smoked a cigarette silently. The experiences of these days were too rough. Even though he had made up his mind, he still needed a cigarette to relieve himself.
"I'll send you back to the Snake Clan." Minamoto Chidori said, "It's hard to catch the tails of those two old foxes with what we have now. We need to rely on the power and resources of the Snake Clan. This may turn into a war, because Herzog still has the remnants of the Oni Clan. Tachibana Masamune only eliminated their financial institutions in order to liquidate the Oni Clan. I know very well how much Herzog still has. He never lets me handle those things, but I will investigate secretly."
"Aren't you afraid that I will gather everyone around me to deal with you as soon as I return to the clan?" Yuan Zhisheng looked at the three people who had their arms crossed and looked like big shots. "I admit that you are all aces, but you will be facing the entire army of the underworld. No matter how elite a general is, he can't fight his way out of a crowd of tens of thousands of people. His sword will be worn out by thousands of blows, and his back is unprotected. Every injury is fatal."
"No, brother, you won't do that." Yuan Zhinv smiled faintly, "Sometimes I understand you better than you do yourself. You are a person who firmly believes in a certain path and will go all the way to the end. You have clearly been so tired and wanted to escape over the years, but you are still the most determined demon slayer in your position. When you nodded to us, it was destined that you would not set an ambush for us again."
"We haven't seen each other for a long time, but you still seem so familiar with me." Yuan Zhisheng said.
"In fact, I come to Tokyo every year when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, since the day you left Kadori. But I didn't get close to you, I just watched from afar and asked someone to take some pictures for me. I put your pictures on the table and arranged them according to the years. I can see your changes and understand the thoughts behind your different expressions."
Yuan Zhisheng was stunned. He actually always had a vague feeling that when he went out, he always felt like someone was watching him. He never avoided it and didn't intend to find out who it was, because he was the Amaterasu of the family and the future heir, so of course there would be many people who cared about him. Those eyes could be hostile or respectful. But he never thought that his younger brother would be among those eyes. They were obviously brothers, but because of so many things, they kept a long distance and dared not get close . He felt satisfied just watching from afar.
"Maybe my decision to leave town that day was a mistake." Yuan Zhisheng said softly.
"No one can say whether life is right or wrong until it comes to an end. Although many unpleasant things happened later, we are still sitting at the same table, just like when we were children, and that is enough."
Yuan Zhinu pulled out the golden ancient silk pad from her waist, took down the iron kettle for boiling tea in the middle of the table, poured boiling water into the tea bowl, poured out the water, filled it up again with hot tea, bent down and handed the tea to Yuan Zhisheng with both hands.
There has always been a strict hierarchy among the Japanese, even between brothers. Genjiro used this cup of hot tea to express her feelings after a long separation.
Yuan Zhisheng took the tea bowl, also cushioned it with ancient silk gauze, lowered his head to admire the pattern on the tea bowl, and then drank it all in one gulp.
It was hot water that had just been used to boil tea. The scalding mist could burn people, but this was nothing to Yuan Zhisheng. He just wanted to put this cup of water with Yuan Zhinu's solemn wishes in his chest and feel his hardships and struggles over the years.
She would be sad, right? After all, he was killed by the brother she had always loved. She would hate him, right? Maybe she never thought that it would be her own family who did it until the moment she was hurt. She would cry, right? Because Zhineng has been such a sensitive person since she was a child. Sometimes, Gen Zhisheng really finds him annoying, but she can't help but want to hug him.
The scalding hot tea burned his stomach, and Yuan Zhisheng could only think of negative, unpleasant emotions. He couldn't understand what had driven Yuan Zhinv's efforts over the years. If people want to accomplish something, they have to be positive. If it were him, Yuan Zhisheng, who was stabbed by Yuan Zhinv, he believed that he would never be able to sit down and have a calm conversation like this in his entire life.
The Cassel team silently applauded and congratulated at the same time. Over this cup of hot tea, the rift between the brothers might really be melted away, at least that's what it seems now.
"It's finally time for the family to reunite." Lu Mingfei opened the door of Xia Yuejian and Hui Liyi was standing outside.
When he saw Eri, Gen Chisheng was in a trance for a moment. Eri looked completely different from the girl in his memory. She had well-groomed graceful curly hair and simple makeup, and she looked so graceful in a monochrome skirt and high heels. She had been away from her family for weeks. Before that, the longest time she had been away from home was only 20 hours. At that time, Gen Chisheng found her at a crossroads six streets away from Genji Heavy Industries. She looked at the busy traffic in front of her and cried like a child. She told Gen Chisheng that the world was so big.
But now she has really grown up and dares to take a taxi to the outside world alone. When she comes back, she is exhausted but accomplished. Every change in her body shows what she has experienced. Her eyes are clear and bright, just like those girls of the same age outside. This is the best time of her life. She should wear a backless dress and laugh loudly in the crowd and still be liked by others.
Eri was kneeling on the side of the square table, with Minamoto no Chiono on her left and Minamoto no Chisei on her right.
"Hello, Eri, I'm Chino, Minamoto Chino, the younger brother of Minamoto Chisei."
Gen Chikyou smiled and said that this was his first official meeting with Uesugi Eri. He had known about her for a long time and knew that she was treated as a sister by Gen Chisei. At first, he was even a little jealous of Eri. When he saw the photo of Eri and Gen Chisei playing games together, he was furious and felt that this woman had taken away his position.
But later he gradually stopped caring, because he found that it was rare for Gen Chisei to be comfortable with Eri, and Gen Chisei didn't feel bored at all when taking care of this girl. Only at this moment could he stay away from the hustle and bustle of the daily life, which was like an opportunity for him to escape. After figuring out these things, Gen Chisei began to thank Eri, because if it weren't for her, maybe there would be no one to accompany his brother when he was sad.
Eri was shocked by what Gen Chikyo said. Gen Chikyo was dressed like a girl, but when she opened her mouth she had a deep voice. This kind of character was something Eri had never seen before. The way she looked at Gen Chikyo was like a patrolling Ultraman encountering a little monster.
"Are you surprised? It's okay, you'll get used to it in the future!" Yuan Zhinv was very happy. He liked to see others facing his surprised expression like this the most.
"I'm sorry I haven't told you this." Gen Chisei leaned on his knees with his hands and bowed to Eri, "But he is indeed my brother, and we should become a family in the future. I hope you can learn to get along well with him, just like you do with me."
Eri nodded obediently and wrote a greeting to Gen Chinu on a piece of paper to show him. Gen Chinu smiled and started to make gestures. He actually knew sign language. No one could understand the movements during the period, but everyone could understand the last one, which was to bend both hands and put them on the head to make a heart shape. People who can't speak will use this gesture to express love. Gen Chinu said to Eri, "I will love you like a brother." Eri smiled faintly.
Since coming to Japan, there have been countless difficulties and dangers along the way, and there has never been a moment of peace. Now seeing these three people sitting together with such family-like warmth, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a little homesick.
It was not the home of her uncle and aunt, but the home of her parents. She was only a few years old at that time, and she had very few memories of it. The most profound one was that they lived in the countryside. There was a river not far from the yard, and the mottled earthen walls were covered with ivy. The vines that grew up in the house could cover the entire courtyard. In the summer, the family always sat in the courtyard, fanning themselves with cattail leaves to cool off, chatting and laughing with the uncles and aunts next door, while the children played hopscotch games on the side.
At that time, there were always adults who said that Lu Mingfei was a beauty, and asked if she would have her own baby when she grew up. Little Lu Mingfei twitched her nose, twisted her face, and groaned, saying, "No, I don't want to marry. I want to marry a rich man in the city and be a rich wife!" Her mother laughed and slapped her head. The aunt next door gave her a thumbs up and laughed, saying that she was very ambitious at such a young age. The uncle said that this was no less than Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. One said that a real man should be like this, and the other said that he could replace him.
Now I have forgotten what the grandpa and the kids next door look like. The only thing I remember is that I was attacked by the crowd for my innocent words. Who would have thought that the joke is almost coming true now? If I work harder, I can sit on the throne of Mrs. Chu. My senior brother's family has a lot of money. This is the best ending for a girl. It doesn't matter if I am a hero or not. I just want to be a husband and raise a child!
"According to Tachibana Masamune, we are not necessarily related to Eri by blood," said Gen. Chisei. "I am the emperor, and you are the ghost. Obviously, we are a control group. If all the embryos on the Lenin that year were like this, then the so-called Mr. Chen should have another embryo in his hands that was used as a control group with Eri."
Lu Mingfei was stunned. This was really possible. She had not considered this issue at all. Tachibana Masamune said that there were a total of four embryos brought out from the Lenin. He got two, Minamoto Chikyo and Eri. The Minamoto Chikyo and Minamoto Chikyo in Herzog's hands were twins, one was stable and the other was unstable. Then why couldn't we infer that the one Mr. Chen took away was Eri's sister?
"Turtle, you are very perceptive." Caesar joined the conversation at the table, put an opened bottle of champagne in front of him, and invited Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei to sit down, as if he had something to say. This bottle of champagne was a gift from the store's proprietress, saying it was used to celebrate the possible reconciliation between the brothers. "Actually, I shouldn't mention this topic in this situation, because the identities involved are very high."
Caesar poured a glass for each person in turn, dividing the bottle of champagne equally. "But I think, since we have already caught some clues, one person's ideas are not as powerful as the power of many people. Maybe other people will have information, so why not take this opportunity to speak out together. I have also thought of Yuan Zhisheng's idea, and the Mr. Chen mentioned by Tachibana Masamune may be the Mr. Chen I know. He is able to requisition the Lenin in Siberia, and he can still remotely control the hybrids to hunt down Herzog on Japanese soil in China. All of these are consistent with the person I know."
Caesar picked up the , took a sip and put it against his lips, his eyes flashing with a hawk-like light: "His full name is Chen Hao, a member of the board of directors of Kassel College. I was invited by the principal to attend the board meeting of the college. After all, my uncle Frost is also an open member of the board of directors. This gave me the honor of meeting Mr. Chen. If nothing unexpected happens, he may become my father-in-law because he is Nono's father."
Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang looked at each other. They both missed this information because they were not that familiar with Nuonuo. But Caesar was different. Nuonuo was his girlfriend, and her natural dark red hair color was very rare. It seemed that Caesar had already made this speculation when he first heard Tachibana Masamune's self-introduction.
"Can you confirm this?" Chu Zihang asked. He suspected that the school director of Cassel was committing a serious act of rebellion. Even if there was only a little evidence, he must not alert the enemy.
"It's just speculation." Caesar said, "Let me explain to my Japanese friends that my girlfriend Nono's Chinese name is Chen Motong. She also has the same dark red hair color as Eri, and her family, the Chen family, is said to be the longest-standing mixed-race family in China. Taking the above points into consideration, I dare to make a bold assumption. In the year when the Soviet Union collapsed, the person who boarded the Lenin and drove it to the Japanese Trench to overturn it and awakened the White King was Nono's father. In the final battle for embryos, he took away a single embryo, and it grew up to be Chen Motong. This is why Nono has dark red hair. She may be Eri's sister."
"If this idea is true, then it means that the board of directors of Kassel College, which claims to slay dragons, is actually secretly awakening the Dragon King, and then recruiting the students they have trained to the battlefield to kill the Dragon King." Yuan Zhisheng whispered, "Because they awakened it themselves, they can always appear in the right place and get first-hand information. After killing the Dragon King, they will be the first to touch the treasure, and then they will reasonably divide it up as spoils of war."
