Chapter 579: Chapter 499: Chi Dan_3
"Miss, what do you think of Yang Xiao?" Chi Hengzhong inquired.
"His heart is quite meticulous, and his wit is acceptable. He’s a little lecher, but the kind who has the desire but lacks the courage. He clearly has strong feelings for me, yet he forcibly restrains himself. He even took the chance of adjusting the plates to sneak peeks at my thighs, more than once. Even when I caught him, he didn’t care, shameless," Xiao Dan revealed a cold sneer, "I really don’t understand how my brother came to fancy him."
"Young Master has a unique perspective, far surpassing us old folks. I trust the Young Master’s judgment. Since he has decided to win over Yang Xiao, there must be a reason. Moreover, as far as I know, Yang Xiao has only joined the Patrol Defense Office for less than a year, but his achievements have been brilliant. The Provincial Office knows of him," Chi Hengzhong was full of praise for Yang Xiao.
"However, he’s quite unlucky to be fancied by my brother. My brother doesn’t like anyone to have the capital to bargain with him. If we want Yang Xiao to surrender to us wholeheartedly, we have to drive him into a corner, ruin his reputation, and subject him to universal condemnation, spat on by thousands. Apart from us, he will have no other path to take," Xiao Dan sighed.
"Young Master plans masterfully, all we need to do is await his orders," Chi Hengzhong said, his attitude extremely subservient to the girl in front of him.
Lifting her delicate wrist, her slender fingers rubbed her temples, the girl said with impatience, "Enough, how’s the task I assigned you progressing? These days I’ve been utterly bored, isn’t there anyone fun in Rongcheng?"
"Miss, you should rest well, I will take my leave," Chi Hengzhong dodged the question and hurriedly turned to leave.
However, no sooner had he stepped out the door than a young man rushed in, holding up a register with both hands and said obsequiously, "Miss, the talented young elites of the Rongcheng Chamber of Commerce are all listed here, at your disposal."
Flipping through it casually, each page contained information about a young man, including photos, physical measurements, medical reports, and so on. But after flipping through it nonchalantly, the girl threw the register to the floor, "I’m really fed up. Are these all the ugly kids of capitalists? Gotten in through back doors? They’re sickening to look at."
"Miss, that’s really all there is. The Patrol Defense Office has Qu Muzhi, and there’s the recently prominent Yang Xiao, the Apostles Union has a new vice president, Fu Qingzhu... but they aren’t under our control," the young man bravely stepped forward, opening his clothes to reveal his toned abs, "Or... what about me, Miss?"
"Get out!" The girl kicked the sycophant who had approached closer to the ground, "You’re even less appealing to me than that old lecher, Yang Xiao!"
Had she not been trapped for so many years without indulging in meat or fish, with her former standards, none of these ugly things would have caught her eye.
Scrambling up to pick the register, the man ran out, flustered, leaving the girl brooding alone on the couch. But moments later, a soft glimmer flickered in her eyes as she murmured, "If only my brother were here..."
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After handing the Silver Box over to the technology department, Yang Xiao returned to his apartment. Sitting at the table, he examined the copper mirror in his hand over and over again. This item seemed tailor-made for him—a three-in-one mirror that was also lightweight and portable, allowing for disassembly and use. Moreover, as a Resentful Eye, its durability was unquestionable.
"It’s true that he who accepts a favor gives up freedom," but it also depends on whose favor and how it’s accepted. This wasn’t an item that Yang Xiao had asked for; Chi Hengzhong insisted on giving it to him, and he couldn’t even refuse. Furthermore, the other party had been clear that he only wanted to befriend him.
He would deal with future issues when the time came, even if Chi Hengzhong did end up asking something of him, Yang Xiao would measure his own ability to comply.
According to Chi Hengzhong’s introduction, this mirror was only a Magic Artifact at the Middle Grudge Level. Its ability was to aim and irradiate a person for the time it takes to burn 15 minutes of incense, briefly trapping the person inside the mirror. Then, by dismantling the three mirror pieces, one could dismember the person trapped inside.
The ability seemed quite good, but was extremely limited. Firstly, there was the time factor: who would be foolish enough to stand still under the irradiation for 15 minutes? Mainly, the mirror couldn’t be used for sneak attacks because as soon as someone was reflected in the mirror, they would notice. Even a sleeping person would wake up, so in terms of capability, it was practically useless.
The opponent being unconscious, using a mirror to check would be possible, but since they’ve already lost the ability to resist, employing the mirror would be purely redundant, like taking off your pants just to fart, utterly unnecessary.
What Yang Xiao valued was the mirror itself, he had no interest in devouring it with the Drama Robe, he only used it as a medium for the Soul-Capturing Mirror.
Moreover, it had another advantage: the safety of this mirror was very high, even without sealing it in the Silver Box, it wouldn’t pose a problem for a short period of time.
With a clear conscience, Yang Xiao wiped the mirror clean and put it away neatly. Leaning back in his chair, the image of Xiao Dan popped into his mind. She was said to be President Chi’s niece, her real name being Chi Dan. She had not long graduated from university and, due to her family connections, ended up working for President Chi.
But Yang Xiao knew that was all nonsense. This girl was no simple character. Firstly, her name was fake. The character "Dan" itself was incomplete, and in physiognomy, it was also called "incomplete boat", or "broken boat". It was fine if it appeared in a longer name, but it was unusual as a single character.
This character was particularly taboo for girls. "Dan" suggested a sunken boat, implying misfortune associated with water—worse yet, her surname was Chi, which sounded like "pond". A name like Chi Dan was an outright clash; those elite families wouldn’t pick such a foolish name.
Besides, the girl gave Yang Xiao an odd vibe. A girl of her age appearing so relaxed and at ease, conversing and joking amongst Rongcheng’s two biggest figures, and there was a hint of superiority in her eyes, as if she was the true master here.
Such a sense of relaxation was rarely seen by Yang Xiao; the last time was with Monk Wukong, and the time before that, with Mo Daidai.
Lastly, and most importantly, he felt he had seen the tattoo exposed on the girl’s thigh somewhere before.
Following his memory, he sketched the pattern of the tattoo on paper. It was a very rare scale pattern, and in the middle, there was a sort of complex symbol resembling a spell, which he couldn’t completely replicate—after all, he had only glimpsed it seven or eight times, each time only managing to sneak a peek.
After he had drawn a rough sketch, he called Beibei, asking her to help look into the background of this girl who claimed to be Chi Dan. Before he could finish speaking, he heard Beibei giggling with a creepy laugh, "What, you’ve taken a liking to her?"
Yang Xiao immediately understood and asked in a low voice, "Did Xi Menxiu say something random to you guys?"
"Ay ya ya, caught red-handed and still won’t admit it," Beibei teased, mimicking Chi Dan’s coquettish tone, "Please take good care of my brother Yang Xiao, and remember to call me back when he wakes up, meow meow meow... "
"I’m going to screenshot your slander about Director Nalan being petty in the group and send it to the Director; as for next month’s bonus... "
Hearing this, Beibei immediately panicked, "No, no, no, that would be too unkind of you. How about this? I won’t tell anyone about your secret crush, okay?"
Not wanting to explain further, knowing his own team were all adept at gossiping and would only make things worse, he shared the clues he had organized and some of his own speculations to Beibei, asking her to check them out, but to be careful.
"Don’t worry, this is what Xi Menxiu does best. He specializes in digging up all sorts of gossip, claiming to be Rongcheng’s number one paparazzo. A girl this pretty can’t hide from him." Beibei had full confidence in the professional skills of her good brother Xi Menxiu, "I tell you, Xi Menxiu’s eyes are like rulers; any pretty girl, heh, one glance and he can tell her height, weight, measurements, and even if she’s ever given birth, he’s truly amazing!"
"Alright, then I’ll leave it to Xi Menxiu’s dog eyes. Let him inform me immediately if there’s any news." Yang Xiao hung up the phone, feeling sorry for Director Nalan. It had really not been easy over the years; aside from investigation, his team members were top talents in various fields.
