"Actually, I have something very puzzling."
Ya Xiao looked like he was considering it for a long time before he made up his mind to ask it.
"What?"
Wei Shi froze for a moment, noticing that Ya Xiao's eyes were looking towards Qin Chen who didn't say a word. It was obvious that Ya Xiao's question had something to do with Qin Chen.
Qin Chen was likewise not sure what Ya Xiao had to ask himself, after all, the two of them didn't know each other very well.
"That day in the fortress at the border, when you were seriously injured and taken away by Emily, you once told me that staying in the Sixth Base would kill me sooner or later, what did you mean by that?"
The fortress at the border?
Wei Shi instantly realized that what Ya Xiao was talking about should be the time when Qin Chen was seriously injured by Marshal Qin.
So Qin Chen had met Ya Xiao that day? And he gave Ya Xiao such inexplicable words?
Qin Chen stared at Ya Xiao's face, remembering with hindsight that there was such a thing, and he tugged at the corners of his mouth, "Literally, don't you understand?"
Not bad for a villain's brother.
Ya Xiao's hands itched a bit.
Next to him, when Wei Shi heard this, he directly poked Qin Chen with his elbow and said with a smile, "If you can't speak well, you shouldn't speak in the first place."
Qin Chen covered his stabbed stomach and was speechless.
Wei Shi picked up Ya Xiao's words from the side, "You don't need to pay attention to his words. Qin Chen is a careful person. He must be remembering the fact that he had been beaten up in the beginning. Those words were just nonsense."
Ya Xiao held the hot tea and nodded his head as if he was talked through, then curved his eyes again, "So that's how it is."
As Wei Shi looked at Ya Xiao's expression, he couldn't help but ask, "What happened to Qin Chen in the fortress? He's always been too bothered to tell me what happened before."
At that time, they had just learned that the marshal might have destroyed the Seventh Base, and Qin Chen ran out in a huff. When he reappeared, he was already covered in wounds, and his breathing was weak and tending to be close to non-existent.
In the original plot, the protagonist, Wei Shi, was just like now, only knowing that Qin Chen had gone to find the marshal and nothing else.
"What happened before..." said Ya Xiao, who seemed to be caught up in his memories, organizing his words in his stomach.
A rare hint of panic surfaced on Qin Chen's cold, hard face, and he immediately stopped Ya Xiao, "Don't tell them about this!"
"Shut up! Ah Xing, you come over and watch him."
Wei Shi frowned fiercely at Qin Chen. It was not easy to have a chance to understand the situation at that time, but he could not be disturbed by Qin Chen.
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Ah Xing, who was watering the flowers next to him, sat down next to Qin Chen, gently placing one hand on his injured shoulder and staring at him closely.
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Naturally, Ya Xiao didn't care what Qin Chen thought. As if he had been convinced by Wei Shi, he obediently nodded his head and said, "I don't know much."
"After the marshal lost control, he beat Qin Chen up. When the interrogation was over, Qin Chen was taken out of the fortress."
The marshal lost control and punched Qin Chen?
Wei Shi wasn't really surprised. He guessed in his heart that maybe it was Qin Chen who pressed Marshal Qin for the truth about the Seventh Base and that was what caused the marshal to suddenly lose control of his temper.
Next to him, Qin Chen's expression was still not good, but he let out a sigh of relief without a trace when he heard these words, it was just okay.
However, Ya Xiao didn't stop as he recalled the events of a few months ago as if he didn't know what the two were thinking:
"But then, after Qin Chen was let go by the marshal, he broke into the fortress again and got his ass kicked again."
And it was then that Qin Chen met Ya Xiao and reminded him that he 'would die if he didn't leave the Sixth Base'.
"Breaking into the fortress again?!"
Wei Shi's expression was a bit shocked as he looked at Qin Chen, not understanding why the other party had to break into the fortress again.
All of Qin Chen's matters were shaken out. He didn't want to say half a word, and his face was dark.
Ya Xiao felt that he had accomplished his mission and shrunk down on the sofa to quietly watch the good show.
"What were you doing at the base again?"
Wei Shi was obviously so startled by the incident that he forgot for a moment that Ya Xiao was still with him.
Qin Chen did remember that there were outsiders around. It was just that having something he'd done blown up in his face, even though it wasn't anything important, didn't save much face in the end.
"I went to go get something."
Qin Chen gritted his teeth in an incoherent tone.
"Get something?"
Wei Shi was puzzled, but when he met Qin Chen's gaze, he realized what the thing he wanted to take was.
â Qin Chen's grandfather's diary.
There was very little information related to each base's guardian barrier, and because of their permissions, they were unable to find out anything about the barrier.
When Qin Chen used to live in the Sixth Base, he happened to learn that his deceased grandfather, as the Sixth Base Marshal, had recorded things about the barrier in his diary.
It was thought that Qin Chen had traveled to the fortress for that diary that was kept at the fortress.
As a matter of fact, Wei Shi's guess was right.
Qin Chen had wanted to rely on his grandfather's diary in the first place to prove that even if his brother had destroyed the base, he had a reason for doing so and was innocent and righteous.
However, what he didn't expect was that he was not only caught by Qin Qi but he was also beaten to the point of dying and was one breath away from losing his life.
Considering that Ya Xiao was present, Wei Shi stopped asking more questions and turned to Ya Xiao, "Thanks for telling me these things."
"It's okay." Ya Xiao curved his eyes, "Many people in the fortress know about this matter, it's not a secret."
He had naturally heard the entire conversation between Wei Shi and Qin Chen. Ya Xiao, who had also read the plot of the original book, quickly understood what they were referring to when they said "get something".
In the later part of the plot, the protagonist group did manage to get one thing from the sixth base.
â Qin Qi's grandfather's diary.
It was just that what Ya Xiao hadn't expected was that Qin Chen had actually already put it into action so early on.
Bent on proving his brother's innocence, he was nearly killed by the ruthless villain. Under such circumstances, it didn't seem surprising that Qin Chen had developed resentment and grudges against Qin Qi out of aggression and the fear of his life being at stake.
Ya Xiao vaguely understood why Qin Chen had told himself to leave the Sixth Base as early as possible in the first place.
Perhaps Qin Chen was so angry because he was also hurt by his brother's actions?
It was probably the same as what Wei Shi had said not long ago, that young people were impulsive, and Qin Chen might have really been speaking in anger at that time. Ya Xiao's gaze crossed over Qin Chen's face, which was darkened by the teasing.
"Time's up, I'm going to leave first."
Ya Xiao smiled at the other two on the couch.
Wei Shi was a little surprised to realize that time had passed so quickly and they hadn't asked anything yet.
Unlike Wei Shi, Ya Xiao was quite rewarded. A big reason he came over to the firm was because he was curious about what kind of stuff was going on in Qin Chen's head.
So far, Qin Chen subconsciously still doesn't believe that his brother could destroy the Seventh Base.
Nor did he completely turn his back on the villain and make it his goal to kill him as he did in the second half of the plot.
With this clear, Ya Xiao's curiosity was satisfied. He curved his eyes and left contentedly.
Wei Shi and Qin Chen walked downstairs together to see him off.
Looking at the black-haired young man's back fading away, Qin Chen's voice sank a bit, "You won't be able to get anything out of his mouth."
After the conversation just now, he knew very well that the butler looked innocent but was very cunning.
"I know."
Wei Shi sighed, "Maybe I've even been lured out of a lot of information by him without even realizing it."
No wonder he was able to become Marshal Qin's butler at such a young age, Ya Xiao was indeed an excellent butler.
"I'll avoid too much contact with him."
"It's good that you're clear."
â Council Building
Qin Qi came out of the council hall and saw the butler standing at the door.
"Marshal, I'm back!"
The black-haired young man's blue eyes were bright as if they were blue glass beads in the sunlight, beautiful and pure.
"Hm."
Qin Qi glanced at him and withdrew his eyes. The butler was in a good mood. He thought that much of it was due to the fact that he had gone to meet his friends in the morning and had a good time.
"You didn't have to rush back in such a hurry."
Qin Qi didn't hate seeing the butler's happy demeanor and didn't mind letting the butler be happy for a little while longer.
"But I wanted to see the marshal quickly."
Ya Xiao said truthfully. Having wasted too much time in the morning, he had to replenish his demon value early.
When Qin Qi heard this, an odd emotion suddenly arose in his heart, and his ears warmed up a little.
His butler had always been this warm, straightforward, and honest, never beating around the bush.
Qin Qi originally felt that he had already adapted, but now he realized that he actually needed some more time.
Regarding the contrasting evaluations of Qin Qi and the protagonist group, Ya Xiao had no knowledge of it.
He diligently acted as a qualified butler by Qin Qi's side, waiting until ten o'clock in the evening to return to his room on time, intending to head to the club.
But what Ya Xiao didn't expect was that before he had the chance to use the Great Demon Experience Voucher, the electronic voice suddenly rang in his ears:
[Host! Both Sheng Cheng and Soren have appeared at the club. The distance between the two is currently less than two hundred meters!]
[No, it's now less than a hundred meters!!!]]
Ya Xiao: ...... Coming to life?