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Chapter 7 - Shadow of Situ Qilian
update icon Updated at 2025/1/29 3:10:12

material room, bookshelves like the gravestones of the cemetery that neatly arranged.

In the cold and dark environment, Ziongzong was lying like a corpse among the tombstones.

And the young girl who stood looking down at him, Ito Tomono, the complex emotions in her gaze caused her pupils to become cloudy, no longer the usual clear vision.

--Why did you have to appear at my school?

-- If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have drifted away from the daily routine that had anesthetized me

-- At this point, I don't know whether to I don't know whether to thank you or hate you

Ito Tomono put away his **, bent down and picked up Ziongzong, who had fainted from the anesthesia.

Contrary to her thin image of a young girl, she didn't look like she was struggling to hold Ziongzong, and she even had one hand free to operate the door with the card.

--When I received the news that you were probably Situ Qilian, I thought it was a joke

--- a boy as weak as you would be one of the two kings of the Flower in the Mirror, whose mere mention is awe-inspiring, then the credibility of those exaggerated rumors, I'm sure, is also That's all.

Ito Tomono's journey ahead was uneventful.

The building was originally built for some unseen purpose, so Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming initially made the personnel inside the building to be reduced to a minimum to avoid leakage.

Including all personnel, the number of people in the building is usually kept below thirty.

The relatively small number of people also poses a hidden danger to the building.

After ten minutes or so, Ito Tomono carried Ziongzong to the room where he was previously imprisoned.

-- How did this door ...... get broken?

Ito Tomono put Ziongzong on the floor and examined the damaged lock.

She now somewhat regretted that she did not set Ziongzong some more words, such as how Ziongzong escaped from the room where he was imprisoned.

But at that time, her identity was exposed, her heart was shaken, and how could she have these spare energy.

It's all just useless remorse after the fact.

--It's not like it was destroyed by a tool. ...... If you have to say it, it's like it was twisted by an extremely terrible strange force. ...... This can't be his doing, right? ......

Ito Tomono glanced at the Ziongzong on the ground.

--- Even the trial given to him by senpai Vai did not complete, then this kind of strange power that overturns people's common sense is even more impossible

--- -So, it was the help of others? There are intruders here?

--It is necessary to report to Miss Wanlanshan.

Having made his decision, Ito Tomono picked Ziongzong up again, walked to another empty room nearby, and imprisoned the sleeping Ziongzong in the room.

Ito Tomono locked the door, gathered his thoughts, put aside his personal feelings, and was Ito Tomono locked the door, rectified his thoughts, put aside his private feelings, and was about to move to the room of Canglian of Mount Wanlan, when footsteps sounded behind him.

The footsteps made Ito Tomono nervous for a moment, but then she identified the owner of the footsteps and relaxed.

Ito Tomono turned around, and the man who was walking towards him had a strong look almost identical to hers.

"Father-sama."

"Oh Tomono, haven't I told you before that there's no need to be so formal when it's just the two of us."

"This is a workplace, so it's better to be discreet."

Ito Kagurashi scratched the back of his head unnaturally and thought to himself that he was really not good at communicating with his daughter. But despite that, Ito Kagashi noticed the door card his daughter was holding and the door that had just been locked. As far as he knew, this room should be empty.

"Did something happen, Tomono?"

"Yes, I think there might be an intruder here, Father-sama."

When he heard the word "intruder," Ito Kagurashi's mind immediately went to someone's image, and his expression became serious.

"Intruder? What is it?"

"I'm going to report this to Wan Lanshan-sama, so let's talk about it as we go.

Ito Kagurashi was walking at a brisk pace, but she was still struggling to keep up with Ito Tomono's fast pace.

The thought that her daughter would one day surpass herself had been on Ito Kagashi's mind a lot lately.

Along the way, Ito Tomono briefly explained to her father what had happened, from her accidental encounter with Ziongzong in the data room to her holding Ziongzong captive again.

"Breaking the lock of the door here with brute force? That's not something he's physically capable of doing."

"That's what I thought, so an intruder must have helped him get out.

"If there is an intruder with such brute strength, I would like to meet him.

Ito Tomono's description made the image of the intruder match more and more with the person in Ito Kanzashi's mind.

But this information also made Ito Kagashi's deduction contradictory.

-- If it was him, why not just take him away after rescuing Ziongzong?

--Still suspicious ......

"Tell you what, to be on the safe side, I'll go on my rounds first, and you contact me after you report to Miss Wan Lanshan."

"Okay."

Ito Tomono and Ito Kagurashi broke up at the fork in the road.

As they were leaving, Ito Tomono called out to his father.

"Father ......"

"What's wrong?

"Be safe."

Ito Tomono's heart was warmed by these unexpected words, and he didn't know what to say.

If this scene of father and daughter getting along was seen by Ziongzong, I wonder if he would feel happy or sad.

After having dinner in the restaurant, Wan Lanshan Canglian returned to her room.

When she entered the room, Van was already in place in the house.

"Welcome back, Missy."

"Well, is there any news?"

"Yes, I just got confirmation that Atlas-san fought the intruder at the main gate and lost.

"Really? And the intruder, was it Nao-san Mugen, the flower in the mirror?

"Yes."

Van's face was expressionless as he affirmed.

When she heard Van's report, she first felt guilty for sending Atlas when she knew she had no chance of winning, and then she remembered what a certain boy had said to her.

--You really know what you're doing.

Wan Lanshan Canglian sat down in her own chair and began to think about her next step.

"Van, have you sent someone to treat Mr. Atlas?

"They are on their way to the hospital."

"Then I'll leave this to you. Tell Mr. Atlas for me that the defeat was an error in judgment on my part, and that he should not think it was his fault.

"Understood, I'm on my way."

"Well, please, Van."

Van left the room, leaving Wan Lanshan Canglian alone in the room.

She was a little excited, and a little anxious.

Since she met that boy, her life had changed dramatically, gradually transforming from one of passivity to being able to do something.

And now, finally ......

"The long-awaited storm is finally coming.

The man who has been in the room for a long time has left.

When Wan Lanshan Haiming was walking back to his office, a series of rapid footsteps caused him to stop. Bai Yashin was running towards him with a slightly nervous expression.

"Mr. Wan Lanshan, we just received a report from the guards that there is an intruder."

Bai Yashin had just stopped sharply from his violent running, but spoke unusually smoothly, as if he had actually come at a slow pace.

"It's Mugen Naochen of Flower in the Mirror, right?

"Yes, please give me instructions, Mr. Manlanzan."

He walked unhurriedly to the nearest window and looked towards the front door, where at the moment there was only the Atlas Brown Bear on the ground and the medical staff who were daring him.

"Is he alone?"

Wan Lanshan Haiming began to move on, with Bai Yashin close behind him.

"Yes, so far, he's the only one."

"Then ......"

Vallanzan Khaimei pondered for a moment and gave instructions.

"Call all the family escorts except Atlas, Ito Tomono and Asuka Lotus to my office without any objection."

"Understood."

He had already thought of several solutions to the current situation in his mind before he found Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming just now, but Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming's decision was not in his prediction.

--still can't catch up ah

Bai Yaxin silently clenched his fist.

Five minutes later, for the first time, such a number of people appeared in Wan Lanshan Haiming's office.

In addition to the ten members of the family escort other than Atlas, Ito Tomono, Wan Lanshan Asuka Lian and her personal attendant Van, and Bai Yashin who also stayed in the office under Wan Lanshan Haiming's instructions.

"This is the first time since the last annual meeting that so many people have gathered together.

Although he was not the tallest, he stood in front of everyone and made everyone bow their heads with his majestic aura.

"First of all, I would like to apologize to everyone, it is my fault for not mentioning the way to deal with the twin kings of the Flower in the Mirror.

"Please do not have any illusions about the twin kings of the Flower in the Mirror, as this will cause irreparable disputes.

"However, I also hope that through this incident, you will understand the importance of thinking. I hope you will understand that we are a whole, not individuals who are moving up in the group to satisfy their personal ambitions, so please think about everything first.

After a few words, the atmosphere in the room became weird and complicated. Although her father's words had entered her ears, she was thinking about something else; Bai Yashin was listening to Wan Lanshan Haiming's words, while her eyes kept scanning the crowd and speculating on their thoughts; the ten members of the family escort team were all listening without distraction, except for Ito Shenlan who was worried about his daughter; as for Ito Tomono, she understood that she had made a big mistake instead of seeking credit, and had to keep her head down, unable to breathe from the weight of this responsibility.

"Next, there are a few things ...... one, Atlas was wounded in the face of the enemy, I hope you will take this as a warning, loyalty is certainly a good thing, but I would prefer not to have you wounded."

"Second, Ito Tomono ......"

"Yes!

As soon as he heard Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming mention his name, the overly nervous Ito Tomono involuntarily shouted, and then realized that he had made a fool of himself and his face turned red.

"This is not a class, relax little sister."

Ito Tomono laughed out loud and teased Ito Tomono, but no one in the room could laugh except for Ito Tomono.

"I don't know if the boy you captured is the so-called Situ Qilian or one of the twin kings of the Flower in the Mirror, but I do feel your desire to contribute to the organization, but ......"

Ito Tomono's heart went up in her throat as she turned her words around.

"However, as I said earlier, learn to think, do not be blinded by desire, this time even if you merit, the next time will not be the same."

The long-standing oppressive atmosphere in the room was blown away by the words of Wan Lanshan Hai Ming.

"Thank you, Mr. Wan Lanshan! Ah no, Mr. Wan Lanshan!"

"Hahahaha, work hard from now on too, little girl."

After saying that, Wan Lanshan Haiming gave a look to Ito Kagurashi, who understood and lowered her head to express her gratitude.

"Next, our intruder ...... or rather, our honored guest, will be arriving soon, Bai Yashin ......"

"In.

"Bring the teenager Ito Tomono captured to this room, and make sure you get there before our guest arrives."

"Understood."

Dazed and confused, Ziongzong woke up from his coma, almost losing track of how many times he had passed out today.

What happened today would have made more sense to Ziongzong if it was all a dream.

But right now, the cold, empty room Ziongzong was in forced him to admit that they were all true.

--Again imprisoned? ......

This empty room is nearly empty except for a door on four walls.

The lighting fluorescent lamps hung from the concrete ceiling, the walls could not even find a vent, the environment of this secret room made Ziongzong feel extremely depressing, and the locked door was impossible to break with Ziongzong's power.

"......"

First helplessness, then Ito Tomono's face came to Ziongzong's mind, which in turn made him despair.

The current state of affairs, the betrayal of his friends, the powerlessness of himself.

Ziongzong stood in front of the door, clenched his hand into a fist, and slammed it with all his might against the doorknob ...... but stopped the moment he was about to hit it.

His only remaining shred of sanity stopped him.

Not only can't you destroy the doorknob, but you'll also have to break several bones in your fingers.

The matter has come to this, and why make things difficult for yourself.

Ziongzong sighed silently, and then decided to give up.

Listen to God, this chaotic status quo, somehow people, love it or go.

In the moment of giving up, Ziongzong felt something in his heart, or rather, in his brain, shattered.

Then, followed by a tearing pain.

--what is this intense headache ......!

Needles in the hands, skin, Ziongzong have experienced the feeling, and the needle directly from the brain outward stabbing pain ...... can be so painful, so painful that Ziongzong want to immediately end their lives to avoid the pain!

As the pain further intensifies, the body collapses along with the confused brain, Ziongzong staggered, hit the wall, nearly lost his balance, the brain can not retain consciousness, consciousness out of the body, the body fell to the ground.

And yet it didn't.

In the moment of about to fall to the ground, Ziongzong violently took a step towards the fallen put down, maintaining the balance of the body.

"......"

Ziongzong was covered in sweat and his breathing was messy.

He readjusted his standing posture, wiped away the water droplets on his forehead with his sleeve and let out a deep sigh.

The eyes were different.

"I didn't expect to wake up in this condition."

He muttered to himself, as if he was deliberately trying to speak to himself. Then he scratched his hair and craned his neck, with a very unaccustomed look ...... from the previous Ziongzong's performance, very different, as if a different person.

And indeed, it is, indeed, a different person.

--But such long hair, so annoying, so at least it is considered my doppelganger, really let me down.

He closed his eyes in a meditative manner, he was reading the memories inside this body, memories that he was unaware of during his slumber.

About half an hour ago, he had awakened once in a daze, then went back to sleep, and now, he was truly awake.

After about a minute, the meditation ended.

He acquired all his memories.

"So, it really became an ordinary middle school student."

"But waking up now is not in line with my plan, so let's just sleep for a while longer and forget about what happened here, so that we don't wake up again before the plan. As for the trouble here ...... that guy will come, right?

"Now, need a mirror ......"

He looked around the small room for a week, apparently, there was no mirror here.

"Where would there be one, the bathroom?"

He went to the only door and tried to twist the knob, it didn't open, the door was locked.

"Well ......"

-- electronic lock, ah, is it the same as the one just now?

He squatted down by the door and watched the doorknob carefully for a while, then raised the doorknob slightly with his left hand and elbowed it hard with his right hand towards the outside of the handle, and the whole lock fell to the floor, and the door then opened.

The sound of breaking the door attracted three guards, the guards as soon as they saw the fleeing person was Ziongzong, immediately drew their guns and aimed at Ziongzong.

-- aiming warning ...... to follow orders is really pathetic, if you can make your own If you can make your own decision, you must have shot it.

Ziongzong's eyes quickly switched between three pistols and three index fingers, he could see that these people would not kill him, but he also knew that there was such a thing as anesthetic bullets in the world.

With the current physical capabilities of humans, dodging bullets is impossible, but by observing the muzzle pointing, predicting the timing of pulling the trigger to interfere with the gunman's aim with sudden evasive action to avoid the ballistics, is possible.

The layman has a layman's mode of action, and the professional has a professional mode of action.

It is because of the so-called patterns, laws, so that judgment and prediction become possible.

Ziongzong, at this moment, intends to do just such a thing.

He ignored the threat of the pistol and stepped forward quickly, each step forward adding pressure to the guards, pressure on aiming, pressure on timing judgment, and pressure to face a blow after a missed shot.

In a narrow passage, three gunmen against an unarmed man have an absolute advantage in a confrontation, however, once this innate advantage in distance is missed, allowing the unarmed man to blend in with the three and turn into a melee, the gunmen will have difficulty firing in order to avoid a misfire and, relatively speaking, turn into a disadvantage.

At what point will the gunman pull the trigger? Ziongzong only has to look into the eyes of the other side to understand.

At such close range, the first shot is the most important, and it can even be said that it is the first shot that determines victory or defeat.

When the distance was reduced to fifteen meters, one of the guards standing closest to the front fired first, followed by two other guards, and in the little time before they fired, Ziongzong had already caught the change in their eyes, he leaned down, like a cheetah that had been in ambush for a long time and finally caught the moment, with a low stance in a flash, along the folding line through the fifteen meters Ziongzong grabbed the guard in front of himself for cover with one hand, and with the other hand out of cover, he fired two shots point blank, putting down the other two guards who were too late to respond.

"......"

Before Ziongzong left, he shot the guard, who was still in pain from the punch, and left.

The unknown person, who was manipulating the body, finally found the bathroom and went to the sink mirror to examine his appearance.

--He went to the sink mirror and examined his appearance. He hadn't seen himself for so long that he couldn't recognize him. ......

He raised his hand and tried to move his overgrown hair out of the way, but he didn't expect a click from his shoulder joint.

"Ah ...... it really hurts, this body is too neglected to exercise, it can't take a little exercise."

He muttered to himself, then quieted down.

The man who manipulated Ziongzong's body gazed at himself in the mirror, gazed at his eyes, and concentrated.

-- Now is not the time to retrieve this body, although the situation is not too good, but the road is open, and the rest is left to, Ziongzong.

About five minutes later, he fell in place and passed out again.

The number of guards in this building was not as many as Tang Mingtuo had thought.

In fact, after he invaded through the main entrance, he only encountered a five-person guard team, and then saw no one else.

-- The problem now is ...... if Wan Lanshan Haiming has the intention to hide Mingde, then it is futile for me to do anything else.

Tang Mingtuo stopped in place, closed his eyes, and began to recall his route of travel from entering this building, and combined it with his previous observations outside, and then build the general structure of the building in his mind.

-- Maybe ...... not on this floor. ...... Also the number of people is abnormally small. ...... Could it be that they are now gathered together? For example, in a meeting?

Tang Mingtuo guessed so, and began to look for the elevator and stairs leading to the second floor. He believed that finding Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming was the same as finding No Reformation Kaplan.

Meanwhile, on the order of Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming, Bai Yaxin instructed the guards to bring Ziongzong who was imprisoned, however, he heard unexpected news.

"Sorry, Mr. Bai, the boy ...... escaped from the house ......"

"Don't give me any reason or excuse, I want to see him in ten minutes.

"Please don't worry, we have found his whereabouts through the security cameras, immediately ......"

"No need to report all this nonsense to me, I just want to remind you one thing, no matter what, no matter what means you use, bring him here."

Bai Yaxin dropped these words and hung up the phone fiercely, nearly dropping the phone on the floor.

--Can't even watch a person, this group of useless things ......

Anger to anger, Bai Yashin thought for a second and realized something unusual.

He had seen all those empty rooms, and in that environment, if it was possible to escape alone without anyone's help, it was theoretically impossible for a normal person.

However, the young man who was caught in the room because he was identified as "Situ Qilian" managed to escape twice in a row.

Does this mean to some extent that the judgment of the young man who called himself "Ziongzong" was right?

However, if he had such ability, how could he be caught by a young girl like Ito Tomono?

This inference is caught in a paradoxical loop.

--Besides, it would be a pity not to take a good peek at Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming's old self under this crisis.

A few minutes later, the guards found Ziongzong, who had fainted, in the bathroom according to the security camera.

"Found it, here it is!

"Contact Mr. White and bring it there quickly!"

The sound of rushing steps sounded everywhere, acting for their own missions, tasks, ambitions or wishful thinking.

Ziongzong, who has undergone a mutation in his body, Tang Mingtuo, who is a profound and unpredictable man, Ariane, who is planning a storm, Bai Yashin, who is a calm man, and the Ito family ......

. The mystery will finally come to light.

In the office of Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming, all of them are waiting together for Ziongzong's arrival.

At the same time, they were also thinking together about what to do in case the intruder, whom Wan Lanshan Haiming called an honored guest, arrived before them.

After a short wait, there was finally a further development when a knock sounded on the door, followed by Bai Yaxin's voice.

"I've brought the man, Mr. Wan Lanshan.

"Well, bring him in."

The one who entered the room first was Bai Yashin, while Ziongzong, who was unconscious, was helped in by two guards.

In everyone's expectation, Ziongzong should have come in awake, so his current unconscious state was a surprise to everyone.

"What's going on?"

Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming sensed the confusion of the crowd and asked a question on behalf of the others.

"About ten minutes ago, the boy escaped from the room where he was imprisoned, knocked down three guards, fell unconscious in the bathroom, and was subsequently captured by us.

The guards said so.

"Really, so capable. ...... You guys can go out after you put him on the couch, thanks for your hard work.

When the guards left, Wan Lanshan Haiming paced up and down to the sofa, squatted down and carefully sized up Ziongzong.

"Situ Qilian ......Ziongzong ...... 無悛汲怜 ......"

Wan Lanshan Haiming muttered these three names and turned up to look around at the crowd.

"What do you think? Is this teenager, one of the twin kings of the Flower in the Mirror or not?"

The first time I saw the man, I had to cough lightly and answer to say.

"Yes is also a curse, no is also a curse, I once again apologize for the faults my daughter has committed, Mr. Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming.

"Don't be so nervous, Mr. Ito, I'm just asking a question.

I'm just asking a question," Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming laughed as he returned to his seat and sat down, swiveling his seat to face the crowd.

"It's funny, we are such a big consortium, but we were confused by this small organization that appeared out of nowhere fifteen years ago, should we say that the flower in the mirror organization is powerful, or its founder, Mr. Pikan Yin, is powerful?

"But what is the point of inferring this, for example, the question that is still troubling us - that is, whether this young man is Situ Qilian or not, we do not need to bother, within five minutes, the intruder will break through the guards outside the door, into this room, if the intruder is the mirror in the flower of the noble Naochen, then this lying young man, is undoubtedly Situ Qilian, and also the young man, and the young man, and the young man, and the young man, and the young man. The "I'm not sure if that intruder is the mirror flower's no-reformation Kapi mercy.

The several names mentioned in a series of words by Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming made the atmosphere in the room slightly tense.

But among the family escorts, there seemed to be some who became eager because of this, and Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming took it in his eyes, but more than that, there was only one person he really cared about, and that was Wan Lan Shan Cang Lian.

The purpose of gathering everyone together was to see Canglian's reaction and attitude.

However, to his regret, Wan Lanshan Canglian was in a state of delirium from the beginning, keeping an expressionless face without any change.

-- can only say, really worthy of my daughter, hehe

-- here a total of three floors, but it seems, Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming's room should be in the second floor of the look, after all, from the results observed outside, the third floor is not completely covered structure ......

Tang Mingtuo went up to the second floor, there were three paths stretching out in front of him, after a little consideration, he decided to go straight ahead, and as he suspected, the corridor led straight to Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming's room, and the proof of this was the guards that appeared frequently along the way.

-- Why obviously equipped with anaesthetic ammunition, but also to warn before shooting it, do not quite understand ah

Tang Mingtuo put the unconscious guard in his arms gently to the ground, and then drew the gun in the hands of the guard to look carefully for a while.

--There seems to be something strange about this gun, but I can't figure it out, these things are still more powerful than Kapit

The room of Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming is already very close, although there is no sign or something that can prove this, but that is located right at the end of this long narrow passage of the room, in addition to Wan Lan Shan Hai Ming's room, what else can it be.

The remaining guards are already few, but in terms of terrain, Tang Mingtuo out of absolute disadvantage.

The guards covered each other in front and behind to stand in formation, raised their guns to aim at Tang Mingtuo issued a warning, and Tang Mingtuo still ignored everything straight ahead.

The shooting began without warning, in this narrow passage, there should be nowhere to hide, but Tang Mingtuo but weaving through the bullets and unharmed.

The guards were so surprised that they forgot to change their magazines and watched in awe as Tang Mingtuo walked up to them and put them down one by one, only to hear one of the guards say helplessly, "This guy ...... can't be a human being ......"

--You ordinary people who grew up as "human" and were treated as "human" certainly don't understand

--people are the template for everything

--and I wasn't born as a monster

--I, just ...... treated as a "monster", treated as a "monster" to cultivate, and eventually grow into a "monster" ...... monster.

Tang Mingtuo walked up to the door of the room, and behind him were guards who had fallen to the ground.

He knocked on the door.