Blind Spot-Chapter 67 - Alliance Hierarch 065 Xinshu - Part One (Thank you
Chapter 67: Alliance Hierarch 065 Xinshu – Part One (Thank you, Qingning)
Chapter 67: Alliance Hierarch 065 Xinshu – Part One (Thank you, Qingning)
Li Chengyi walked along, his thoughts becoming clearer with each step, but his contemplation made him seem somewhat silent, which caught the attention of those nearby.
“What are you thinking about? Is it something about work?” Zhou Xingtong quietly asked.
At first, she was a bit embarrassed about Chen Pi wanting to introduce her to a boyfriend.
She didn’t like the idea of making acquaintances for ulterior motives, but she couldn’t defy the kindness of her good friend.
But upon seeing Li Chengyi, she thought… it wouldn’t be bad to get to know him.
Although he was average-looking, he always had a smile on his face and a good figure, full of vitality, and according to Chen Pi, he had no bad habits.
She had this go-with-the-flow attitude, confused and muddling along, not knowing what she wanted to do or could do. Without someone setting a goal for her, she would become helpless and stay put.
“Nothing much, I just like growing flowers, so I was just thinking about the Wisteria flowers I planted.” Li Chengyi casually replied.
If it hadn’t been for Chen Pi dragging him to the dinner, he might not have discovered the categorization of Evil Thoughts so soon, so his mood was quite good now.
“Growing flowers? Flowers, they are pretty, um… and fragrant…”
Zhou Xingtong didn’t know much about this topic and only knew about the Morning Glory and wild Chrysanthemums at her parents’ house.
She tried hard to come up with something relevant to say, but her mind was unfortunately blank.
“It’s okay, when I have time I’ll invite you all to the botanical garden to take a look, it’s really beautiful. A single flower might not be much, but when there are many, it creates a visual shock.” Li Chengyi said with a smile.
His mood seemed to be getting even better.
Not because of anything else, but because, while talking to Zhou Xingtong, he once again felt the faint strands of Evil Thoughts drifting over from somewhere.
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‘Evil Thought Envy +0.1’
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The continuous prompts made him understand how he should go about gaining these specific types of Evil Thoughts.
Although he couldn’t absorb the Evil Thought Envy due to the second evolution of Wisteria not having started, and could only let it dissipate, at least he found his direction.
Chatting with a beautiful girl could generate envy Evil Thoughts, so… the other scenarios he had previously contemplated could definitely produce even more Evil Thoughts.
The walk was brief, and although Chen Pi and Xue Xue had already tried to give them as much space as possible, it was soon time to part ways.
“Let’s have a meal together when we’re free next time!” Chen Pi waved to Li Chengyi along with their two friends.
Li Chengyi gestured okay and watched the three leave.
He didn’t need a polite smile, as his face naturally looked like it was always smiling.
After ending the dinner, he went straight home by taxi, washed up, and rested.
At home, his parents were talking quietly in the living room, and his sister, Li Chengjiu, was silent in her own room.
Recently, she had always been at home, often staying in her bedroom alone, unknown what she was up to.
She was quick-tempered with many secrets. Her circle of acquaintances was wide, and no one knew exactly what she was busy with.
Like the last time she brought someone home.
The complexity of her circle was such that even Xindela couldn’t dig up anything in a short time.
Li Chengyi didn’t have the time to pay attention to these things; his pressing priority was to finalize the deal for the botanical garden and then transplant the flowers he needed.
So every day, he would train early in the morning, busy with the botanical garden’s affairs at noon, preparing to interview employees, registering the company, and in the afternoon, going to other botanical gardens to absorb the Gladiolus variant Flower Essence, to improve his evolution progress.
His daily life was arranged to be incredibly full.
In the blink of an eye, half of August had already passed.
The shadow cast by Zhong Ying’s death was slowly fading from Li Chengyi’s life.
His sleep at night had also improved a lot from before.
And just when the botanical garden company’s structure was nearly complete, on the afternoon of the 17th, Li Chengyi came out of a small ornamental garden on the outskirts of Suiyang, ready to take a taxi home.
The essence of the Gladiolus variants was almost entirely absorbed by him, reaching 91%, having touched all the Gladiolus in the nearby botanical gardens.
The next step was to find Gladiolus from other places, and if that didn’t work out, he planned to try flower shops or gardens at the universities, green belts, and similar places.
One way or another, he would collect them all.
The afternoon sun warmed him briefly, only to have its heat whisked away by the cool breeze.
This contradictory sensation was the hallmark of the late summer season.
Li Chengyi took out his phone, opened the taxi-hailing app, and was about to enter his destination.
Beep beep…
Suddenly, a series of simple, piercing automatic ring tones sounded.
To distinguish some important calls, he had specially set the ringtone for calls from the company to be a strongly alerting and rapid sound.
As soon as he heard it, he knew it was a call from the company.
The incoming call on the phone displayed Song Ran.
He pressed the answer button.
“Hello, Brother Song?”
“I’ve found it,” Song Ran’s voice came from the other end of the line, “I’ve found out about the person your sister has been in contact with, that Marian. We’ve got her.”
“Oh, please go ahead!” Li Chengyi’s expression became serious in an instant.
“Marian, full name Marian Xilian, hails from a small country named Libiru. Her identity is quite complex. She was expelled from some countries for public safety crimes, and even has a criminal record for violent offenses in White Star, but because of White Star’s cold war relationship with Yi Country and the conflicting stances, she aided Yi Country in obtaining some of White Star’s confidential intelligence. Therefore, she was allowed to come to Yi Country to live a normal life through political asylum procedures,”
Song Ran explained swiftly.
“She now works for Hong Li Group in Yi Country, which is a chain brand specializing in sports, combat, and fitness products. Her official position is design director. But I’ve never seen her design anything, so I guess it’s just a nominal title.”
“Why would my sister have contact with a person with a criminal past?” Li Chengyi asked doubtfully.
“Your sister had a training period before where she went to the underground black market to help test the performance of various Flying Yi. It’s likely that during that time, she made contact. Her talent is not bad, but because of her temper, she was rejected by several companies she came into contact with,” Song Ran replied.
“I feel like this Marian is still hiding something,” Li Chengyi frowned. He had seen Marian pressuring Li Chengjiu to agree to something with his own eyes.
What did Li Chengjiu have that Marian would value?
The only valuable thing would probably be her Flying Yi talent.
So what does Marian need her Flying Yi talent for?
“Alright, we’ll keep an eye on her for you, but the information about Marian that can be found online is just this. There might be other secrets, but if she doesn’t record it online, there’s no way to get it,” Song Ran responded.
“Then I’ll have to trouble Brother Song and the colleagues at the company,” Li Chengyi paused, “I’ll treat everyone to milk tea this month.”
“Sure,” Song Ran replied with a smile.
Everyone at the company had a habit of drinking milk tea; the coffee machine was rarely used.
A month’s supply of milk tea for all the company employees, one cup each day, was not a small amount. Li Chengyi had just made five million and felt flush with cash to afford such lavishness.
Li Chengyi quickly sent a large red envelope to Song Ran, then turned off his mobile phone and lapsed into thought.
Marian was a complex person with secrets, able to harbor such intense killing intent, and bold enough to entertain the thought in Yi Country, a place known for its strict order; it showed that she was used to doing whatever she pleased.
If she dared to be so wildly assertive in Yi Country, outside she must be even more brazen.
No wonder Li Chengjiu was in such a crowd. Birds of a feather flock together.
She herself was rotten to the core, and so were the people she associated with.
‘Hong Li Group… I could take a chance and secretly investigate,’ Li Chengyi made up his mind.
Of course, not now. In the city, he didn’t have the ability to hide his Flower Language Technique, and he could easily expose himself, attracting trouble.
So, going forward, he should consider choosing a Flower Language that could conceal his identity, otherwise, many things would be difficult to carry out and handle.
As soon as he thought of this, he immediately remembered the little white flower from Mist Street Blind Spot. That mysterious martial art technique, which seemed like a magnet, fiercely attracted his attention.
Although he knew that to achieve full evolution and obtain the Flower Language Ability would undoubtedly require a long time,
Li Chengyi still couldn’t suppress the anticipation inside him.
Alas…
He sighed deeply.
He tapped on the ride-hailing app, reined in his thoughts, and stopped pondering.
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Night.
Suiyang Bar Street.
A white electric scooter slowly stopped beside a bar named Qingyun Lu Yan.
The driver was a lithe and graceful looking older sister, with long straight black hair, a black crop top, ash bell-bottom pants, and shiny silver beads adorning the sides of her thighs.
Sitting behind her was a young girl who looked innocent and pure, also with black hair cascading over her shoulders. She appeared to be in her teens, with naive and clear eyes, still wearing a school uniform, looking like a high school student.
“You go back first, sister. I’ll take a taxi home in a bit,” the younger girl said earnestly. “I’ll be safe with my classmates, don’t worry.”
“I’ll come pick you up later; make sure to call me,” the older sister with long straight hair said indifferently.
“Aye, it’s just a classmate’s birthday party, it’s no big deal,” the younger girl felt somewhat embarrassed. She was already so grown-up, but her sister still watched over her like a mother, barely allowing her out of sight.
“Just obey, or else you’ll get a beating when you come home,” the older sister said coldly.
“Alright, alright…” The younger girl complained while getting off the scooter. Then she followed the crowd into the bar and was quickly pulled into a large private room at the entrance by the welcoming classmates.
Seeing her little sister being taken care of, the older sister felt a bit more at ease. She rode away as she still had work to do; she had only come to drop off her sister to join her classmates’ birthday celebration.
Soon, the electric scooter merged into the flow of traffic, gradually disappearing into the river of street lights.
Time flew by rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, over three hours had passed.
The number of people on Bar Street had decreased rapidly, leaving only some night owls who were reluctant to go home.
Qingyun Lu Yan Bar also had many students coming out, some taking taxis, some riding bicycles, and some walking home in groups.
But the plump girl who had entered earlier was nowhere to be seen.
Another half an hour passed.
On the side of the bar, a discreet kitchen door was gently opened, and two teenage boys, carrying something wrapped in a black bag, snuck out of the kitchen.
The two of them looked around, and under the dim light, one could only see that one of the boys wore a dark gold bat earring.
“What do we do now? Come on, give us a plan!” The boy with the earring was agitated, exuding intense unease.
