Chapter 224 Am I That Important to You? (Second Update)
Xia Chujian rarely posted on Moments, but she did today.
She posted a photo of a puppy and a child from behind.
The child and the dog were sitting on the ground, with a robot in front of them acting as a smart electronic learning board.
The robot's cylindrical body served as an electronic screen, displaying math problems like one plus one equals what.
The caption read: "Two ignorant little ones, you're still... five thousand four hundred and seventy-five days away from the National Higher Education Entrance Examination."
Followed by a cat meme laughing hysterically with its hands on its hips.
Amidst the screen full of bloody execution images, her Moments was truly a breath of fresh air.
Zong Ruoan couldn't help but give her a like and leave a comment.
[Zong Ruoan]: "I hope this world is always as peaceful and beautiful as your life."
What he didn't know was that Xia Chujian was currently on the Star Network, frantically searching for gossip news about the Emperor's execution of the Imperial Clan.
Her own social media alt account was constantly forwarding the news and pictures that Zong Ruoan considered bloody and cruel.
And the Moments she had previously posted of Small Si Xi and Wu Fu were entirely to satisfy her aunt's composition check...
Almost at the same moment, the Quantum Optical Brain that Xia Chujian had placed beside her bed began to vibrate wildly.
It wasn't caused by Zong Ruoan's comment, but by Huo Yushen.
After the execution, he finally had some free time to eat, rest, and check the messages or call requests on his Quantum Optical Brain.
The first thing he saw was a message from Xia Chujian.
[Xia Chujian]: "Inspector Huo, I met a new classmate at school today."
Then there were two seemingly candid photos and a seemingly candid video.
Huo Yushen never expected that Xia Chujian would meet another girl who looked so similar to his sister, or who might very well be his sister.
Judging from the candid photos and videos, her appearance was exactly the same as the mechanical intelligent drawing Xia Chujian had given him before, and also exactly the same as the Face Mask that Quan Yuxun had provided.
And this was even better.
Because the Face Mask only had a similar appearance. For example, even if Xia Chujian wore it with identical features, her temperament would be different from the one in the photo. He would be able to tell at a glance that it wasn't the real person.
But the girl in this candid photo had the same temperament as the one presented in the photo.
The content of the video was even more obvious, as if his sister had come to life from the photo.
Could it really be her?! Huo Yushen watched the less than one-minute candid video over and over again.
Looking at her clothes, her appearance, and her temperament, it was easy to conclude that her living environment from childhood to adulthood had been very privileged.
And not just ordinary privilege, but the kind of privilege that comes from growing up in the upper class.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have cultivated such elegance and composure that seemed etched into her bones.
Although Huo Yushen came from humble beginnings, he had already fought his way to the top of the Empire and had seen many nobles and Royal Family members who had grown up in privileged environments since childhood.
He felt that the girl's demeanor and bearing were no worse than those of any Noble Lady from a top Noble family, and could even be compared to those of Royal Family members.
But he also knew that the reason he thought so was because he was wearing a filter called "sister."
His impression of her was actually still at the stage when she was in her mother's womb...
In the blink of an eye, she had not only been born, but had also grown up.
After the initial shock, Huo Yushen's rationality gradually returned, and he began to think about the logical chain behind this matter, and immediately noticed many inconsistencies.
If this girl was really his sister, then she was also the girl who had been kidnapped by the Judge organization.
After that girl was rescued, the person who took her away subsequently carried out a crazy cleansing operation.
Everyone related to that case, including the twenty-three other young boys and girls who were abducted at the same time, were all silenced.
But Xia Chujian's Team had not been silenced.
The other party also knew that it was Xia Chujian's Team that had rescued the girl.
If the girl in the video was really his sister, then why would the person behind her let her attend the high school where Xia Chujian was?
Apparently, the person behind her once wanted to eliminate Xia Chujian's Dark Night Hunter Team.
It was just bad luck that they were killed instead.
But are they the kind of people who would give up easily?
If they were, they wouldn't have let this girl get close to Xia Chujian.
If not, is putting this kind of girl next to Xia Chujian a test? Testing if she recognizes the girl she once saved? This is probably their biggest loophole.
After this analysis, Huo Yushen felt that this girl might not be his sister.
After all, to really confirm kinship, just looking at photos isn't enough; you need to do a DNA test to verify it.
Therefore, he really wanted to talk to Xia Chujian, to ask what was going on, even though it was already midnight on Guiyuan Star, he sent several messages and video call requests.
He just hoped that Xia Chujian was a night owl, still surfing the Star Network at this time, not sleeping...
He guessed right, Xia Chujian was indeed frantically surfing the Star Network, so she didn't have time to answer his video call requests.
After waiting for half an hour, Huo Yushen determined that Xia Chujian was not a night owl, she was sleeping and couldn't reply to his inquiries immediately.
He had to be patient, waiting until 7:00 AM on Guiyuan Star, and then sent Xia Chujian another video call request.
Xia Chujian had just gotten up at this time, coming out of the bathroom after washing up, ready to have breakfast.
Huo Yushen's video call request came, and she answered it casually.
"Good morning, Inspector Huo."
Huo Yushen looked at the dark night outside his window, thinking that he didn't use a virtual background, didn't Xia Chujian see that it was night on his side? Of course, it was also possible that Xia Chujian never thought about what time it was on Beichen Star.
She was just saying good morning according to her time.
These thoughts flashed through Huo Yushen's mind, and he quickly asked, "What's with that photo? And the video? Were they all taken secretly?"
Xia Chujian clicked her tongue, "I thought Inspector Huo didn't care about this matter, I didn't expect you to be quite concerned."
Huo Yushen said coldly, "Do you think I don't have other work to do? I wanted to ask you yesterday, but you didn't reply."
Xia Chujian: "..."
She remembered ignoring Huo Yushen's video call requests last night, and immediately changed her attitude, smiling and saying, "I went to bed early last night and didn't see Inspector Huo's messages. I was just making a comparison, please don't overthink it."
"I told you, speak directly, don't use metaphors, similes, metonymy, exaggeration, or other roundabout methods. Do you think your knowledge reserves can support you using these complex rhetorical devices?" Huo Yushen said unhappily, "Let's talk about your classmate."
Xia Chujian coughed lightly and said, "I'm going to school soon, so I'll make it short."
"This classmate is called Ji Jiayi, and she just transferred from Luo Xu Province this semester. If you want to investigate this girl, you can go to Luo Xu Province to take a look."
"Okay, anything else?"
Xia Chujian shrugged: "Nothing else, I only saw her for the first time yesterday, how much information could I have?"
Huo Yushen said, "As a Special Operations Personnel of the Special Security Bureau, you must maintain a high degree of vigilance about your surroundings. Especially in this special situation, you need to be careful that she is coming for you."
The corner of Xia Chujian's mouth twitched: "Coming for me? You think too highly of me, do you know how rich that classmate Ji Jiayi is? She's picked up and dropped off from school in a high-end Flying Vehicle, with a butler and robots in the Flying Vehicle. Her demeanor shows that she grew up surrounded by money, I won't mistake that fragrance of money."
Huo Yushen: "..."
He said quietly, "I've only heard of the 'stench of money', I've never heard of the fragrance of money."
"Then you've heard it today, it's okay, to hear the Dao in the morning, one can die content in the evening..." Xia Chujian retorted silently.
Huo Yushen raised his eyebrows, "You haven't forgotten, the person who took this girl away silenced how many people, right? Also, it's not that he didn't attack you, it's just that you were lucky and avoided it."
Xia Chujian was unconvinced: "I didn't avoid it, I fought back, there's a fundamental difference."
Huo Yushen: "...You're quite proud?"
"Why not?" Xia Chujian asked inexplicably, "I didn't exaggerate. I really fought back!"
Huo Yushen wanted to continue asking a few more questions, but the Emperor's summons came again.
He had no choice but to say to Xia Chujian, "Don't rush to verify who this person is, observe for a while. Her coming to your school definitely means she wants to stir up trouble, and it's likely to be aimed at you."
"Inspector Huo, in your heart, am I really that important?" Xia Chujian was really confused, what's wrong with this Huo Yushen?
Why does he always think there are troublemakers who want to harm this girl?
Huo Yushen: "..."
What kind of thought process is that?
Huo Yushen stopped wasting words with her and directly ordered, "Starting today, wear a bulletproof vest even when going to school. You can't bring firearms to school, so bring a tactical dagger. I'll have your direct superior give you a special plastic material handgun component later. It can be quickly assembled, and instruments can't detect it, but the lethality is just as great."
Then he ended the call.
Xia Chujian stared at her Quantum Optical Brain wristwatch carrier, feeling that Huo Yushen was making a bit of a fuss, but she was still quite happy to get a new type of handgun.
She hurriedly ate breakfast, slung her schoolbag over her shoulder, and rushed out the door.
This time, she left home earlier. Her neighbor across the street, Yu Wangyou, hadn't come out yet.
She was the first to board the Inner City Suspension Train waiting at the entrance of the residential area.
When she calmed down, she thought about Huo Yushen's words again.
This time, she vaguely understood why Huo Yushen said that.
If this Ji Jiayi was the girl she had rescued, then the person behind the girl should know about her.
Because their Dark Night Hunter Association mission was publicly released and publicly accepted, there were no confidentiality measures at all.
Therefore, that person was able to quickly lock onto her and had sent assassins to hunt them down, not just once, but twice.
But the Special Security Bureau only knew about one time. They didn't know about Feng Qianzhan's attempt.
Xia Chujian was in the Suspension Train, sitting by the window, resting her chin on her hand, leaning against the window, and thinking silently.
So why did that person want Ji Jiayi to come to her school?
Was it to recognize her and thank her for saving her life?
Don't be silly, that Ji Jiayi didn't recognize her at all.
That's definitely not the reason.
Was it a coincidence?
That Ji Jiayi needed to transfer schools, and coincidentally, she transferred to the school she was in.
If it was such a coincidence, she could go buy lottery tickets on the Star Network.
It definitely shouldn't be a coincidence.
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This is the second update. Reminder for everyone's recommendation tickets! There are also recommendation tickets on the QQ Reading side! Can the darlings over there help give this book a full score? o(╥﹏╥)o.
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