Volume I: Childhood, Chapter 34, Chance

Escorted by the guards along the way, Lux and I quickly returned to the elevator leading to the central staircase of the mansion, and when Lux pressed the button that said F1, the elevator began to rise with a slight jolt. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Lux, who was talking to me along the way, talked about my target shooting results just now, "Although it didn't report Kiki's target results, people can see that almost all of Kiki's bullet holes on the target are within the seven rings, which is already a great result, so isn't Uncle Reed's proposal just right for Kiki's current situation?"

The 'it' in Lux's mouth is a sensor device that reports the number of rings hit when it hits the target, and it usually reports the number of rings hit and the total score after a round of shooting, but because of its faulty line, it didn't make a sound until I left.

"Alas......"

Lux's words made me shake my head helplessly, and Lux, who had never been in contact with this, obviously didn't understand whether this result was good or bad. Of course, in fact, within 30 meters, it is already a pretty good result, but the object of this comparison is for ordinary natural talents, and if it is an adjuster, this distance is estimated to be increased by two to three times. I mean adults, not minors like me, and this is just 'ordinary', not counting the military.

"Lux, 30 meters is honestly not far, but even at this distance, I still can't make 10 shots, which is really not a commendable thing in my own eyes. ”

I knew that Lux didn't understand this, so I briefly explained it to her and gave her a self-evaluation. Hearing my words, Lux didn't immediately refute, just looked at me funny and shook his head, and when I looked at her with puzzled eyes, Lux chuckled: "Although people don't understand this, since Uncle Reed said that Kiki no longer needs to train at a distance of thirty meters, it means in disguise that Kiki's shooting ability has exceeded this range." And don't forget that Kiki is hitting a moving target, not a fixed target. If it was a fixed target, Qiqi would have been able to accurately achieve 100 shots and 100 hits within 100 meters (within the seven rings). So in other words, it's Kiki who is too demanding and too strict with himself. ”

In fact, a gunner who can hit a fixed target (10 rings) from a distance of 3 or 400 meters may not be able to hit a moving target with an average speed but irregular movement within 3 or 400 meters, and if he can't even talk about hitting, there is naturally no need to mention the number of rings. Therefore, Lux's statement is not wrong, if Reed didn't see that my ability had been raised to a corresponding level, why did Reed say that? after all, he was helping to train me, not harming me.

I know that what Lux said is actually correct, and having seen many sharpshooters, I naturally know what level I am at now, but it just so happens that because I have seen too many sharpshooters, I have naturally raised my requirements to the same level as them, so I naturally don't look down on my current results.

Just as I was about to say something, with the sound of "Ding ......", the elevator had risen back to the surface, and the elevator doors made of alloy shrank to both sides, revealing the scene outside the door. I dumbly looked at the open elevator door, then at Lux who was staring at me with interest, opened my mouth, but finally said nothing, and after taking Lux's white, warm little hand, we walked out the door.

"His Highness Lux, His Highness Qi......"

We had just rounded the back of the stairs when a soft, pleasant voice sounded behind us, startling both Lux and me. We turned around and saw the voice's owner, Alice, standing not far in front of us with a tray in her hand.

To be honest, sometimes I hate the delicately embroidered carpet under my feet, which absorbs the vibrations and sounds of the floor, so that I can barely detect the presence of someone from the tremors or footsteps. By the way, sometimes Alice uses this 'location' to scare me, although not many times, but it is still very shameless to be scared...... Like at this time.

"What's wrong, Alice?"

I looked embarrassed, cough, cough, after all, I was startled by her abrupt voice, but before I could say anything, Lux had already asked in advance. Lux doesn't want to see me and Alice arguing again, well, it doesn't matter if it's in our spare time, but Alice is working right now - don't you see Alice holding a tray in her hand?

Alice looked at me with the joy of a successful prank, but after I shaved her with a vicious look, Alice quickly looked away, and at the same time looked at Lux, and also explained the reason for stopping us: "Your Excellency Siegel has returned home early, and has ordered me to come and get some milk tea and desserts, and find you by the way, and take you to the study to meet him." ”

"Huh...... Father is back?"

Lux screamed in surprise, and I groaned with my hand on my chin.

"Yes, now you can come with me to the study. ”

"Okay. ”

Naturally, we would not refuse Siegel's summons, so after hearing Alice's words, even I, who was groaning, nodded with Lux.

The study of the Klein Mansion is on the right side of the central staircase, of course, its door does not open next to the staircase, and we have to walk through a corridor to get to the study.

The study of the Klein Mansion occupies the largest area except for the living room and dining room, and when Alice opens the wooden door of the study, the first thing that catches our eyes is a reading room with a similar layout of the living room. On the opposite side of it are elegantly decorated walls, and on opposite corners, one side faces the doorway, and the other side is partially obscured by a screen embroidered with mountains and rivers. Looking into the study from the left passage, you can see rows of wooden bookshelves filling the remaining space, these shelves have been neatly placed with a dazzling array of books, its collection of books is almost equivalent to a small library, but its quality is not comparable to ordinary small libraries, they are either solitary books, or collectible books, there are almost no ordinary reading books.

Siegel, who summoned us, was sitting in a three-seater sofa chair in the reading room, his face calm, his thick palms holding a book and quietly browsing. The sound of the door opening was so alarming that when we entered the study, Siegel had already turned his head to look at us, and as soon as he saw me and Lux, Siegel's calm expression changed, and he smiled kindly, greeted us kindly, and beckoned us to pass.

Lux, who had been wondering how Siegel would come back early all the way (though not far away), had already taken steps when Siegel beckoned us to pass. After coming to Siegel and sitting down, Lux couldn't wait to ask the doubts in his heart, "Father, why did you come back early?" After Lux sat down, I naturally sat next to Case, and I, who also had questions about this, immediately looked at Siegel with attention.

"Of course, I'm back to see my two treasures. ”

Siegel, who was held by Lux with both hands, still had a kind smile, but the words that came out of his mouth really made me cry and laugh. Although I didn't believe in this reason, Lux did not hesitate to believe it, and for Lux, it was undoubtedly exciting and happy for Lux to have time to spend with her. So Lux, who was happy, shook Siegel's right hand and sprinkled it coquettishly, and the affection made Siegel laugh from ear to ear.

Alice, who walked in behind us, saw the intimacy between Lux and Siegel, and a shallow smile appeared on her delicate face, and she casually put down the tray in her hand, walked to my side, and stood beside me.

"Your Highness Qi, what are you thinking?"

Alice saw that I didn't mean to join in the fun at all, and the smile on her face faded a little for a while. Truth be told, Alice doesn't agree with Siegel's decision to let me join the Klein family, even though Siegel has done a lot to prevent me from seizing power. After all, as the saying goes: there are only thieves for a thousand days, and there is no thief for a thousand days. No matter how many means of prevention there are, one day they will lose their due effect, and when someone wants to seize power, it will be a matter of little more than a matter of ease - because Lux does not have a strong desire for power.

Although Alice doesn't know what I used to win the trust of Siegel and Lux, this does not prevent her from refusing to trust me, especially since I have been doing some things that are inconsistent with Siegel's interests recently, which makes Alice even more vigilant. Of course, vigilance is vigilance, and because Alice has been involved in what I've been doing lately, she can't pick any thorns out of it.

It's one thing to be at odds with Siegel's interests, but it's another thing to be at odds with the Klein family's interests, and although Alice is loyal to Siegel, it doesn't mean that Alice is not loyal to the Klein family, which Siegel created. Since what I did was good for the Klein family's present and even in the future, Alice would not refuse, not to mention the presence of Lux, although some of these actions should be concealed a little bit to keep Siegel from knowing.

"I—I was wondering how I was going to talk to my father about what we were doing. ”

My voice wasn't loud, not much louder than a murmur, but Alice, who was beside me, heard what I was saying, and she fell silent. Although Alice didn't know the reason for Siegel's early return, she clearly knew that the opportunity to surface at the right time in my plan had come......