[Five years ago. 】

Westside Staff Mansion.

Li Bailin held the case file of the Intelligence Department in his hand and looked at the "disfigured" guy in front of him.

The third prince twisted the pile of case files, the paper fell and swayed in the wind, and the case file hovered in front of Gongsun Yue's palm, never falling.

Gongsun Yue is not in a hurry.

The two of them looked at each other quietly for a long time.

Li Bailin smiled and spoke, "You must remember that this hall can save your life, or you can take it back." The 'investigation order' about Ning Yi in the three divisions has been withdrawn, and there are still ants who don't know whether they are alive or dead...... It has already attracted the attention of the Marquis of Jianxing. This is the Intelligence Division file. ”

The case file was received by Gongsun Yue.

The man, whose face was completely ruined and only a hideous scar remained, slowly flipped through the file.

"No matter what means are used, don't let the 'investigation' on the surface continue. The third prince commanded in a deep voice, "I want you to go into hiding, dig carefully, and find out all the life experiences of the surname Ning and the people related to him...... Can you do it?"

Gongsun Yue closed the page and nodded silently.

"Mr. Qingke said that you are a very good candidate, let it go, I will give you the privilege. Li Bailin nodded with satisfaction and gave his waist order.

......

......

Gongsun Yue looked at the three people recorded in the case file.

Shen Ling, Xu Jin, Gu Qian. The former is now one of the nine young directors of the Intelligence Division, and the latter are two chess pieces that are reused by Shen Ling but are deeply hidden...... If he remembered correctly, the guy named "Gu Qian" in the end was the new deputy sent to him by the Law Enforcement Division.

When I selected Gu Qian, I specially checked the files, they were innocent, very clean, Shen Ling was a good method, and he was also ruthless, and all the old files of the Intelligence Department were destroyed.

His Royal Highness's investigation of the Intelligence Department was obviously earlier and more detailed than Shen Ling had thought...... In other words, now he is the only one who knows Gu Qian's "undercover" identity.

Gongsun Yue walked on the road expressionlessly.

Let's kill them together, right?

Or do you want to stay a little longer?

The impression about Gu Qian came to Gongsun Yue's mind at this moment, this is an extremely diligent and studious young man, the investigation efficiency is very high, and the memory is very good, he has changed so many deputies one after another, and this is what he admires the most...... It turned out to be a "heavy weapon" secretly cultivated by Shen Ling, so it made sense.

Kill it.

Gongsun Yue stood under the eaves and had already made up his mind.

He was in a trance.

At this time, a dull thunder sounded in the dome of the long night, hundreds of millions of tons of rainstorm fell from the sky, the eaves turned into waterfalls, and Gongsun Yue, who was standing alone in the long night, remembered that it had been raining for a long time, and he forgot to bring an umbrella.

He frowned, and noticed that in the torrential rain on the street, a thin figure holding a large umbrella had appeared.

At that time, Gongsun Yue's official rank was still very low, and there were no servants and grooms when he traveled.

The black-robed young official holding an umbrella, his shoulders wet from the rain, walked with difficulty, and he also carried an oil-paper umbrella in his hand.

Gu Qian came to Gongsun Yue's side respectfully and handed over the umbrella.

Gongsun Yue did not reach out to take it, but shrunk his hand into his sleeve and squeezed the information of the case file tightly.

His first reaction was that the Intelligence Department was secretly monitoring him, this was a spy war, and the young man in front of him was an envoy of the Intelligence Department who was more delicate than he imagined.

He asked coldly, "How do you know I'm here?"

"Adults have always had a bad memory. ”

Unexpectedly, Gongsun Yue got such an answer.

The young official stuffed the oil-paper umbrella into his hand, and said helplessly: "I probably forgot to write today's itinerary on the table, and I also told myself to bring an umbrella ......" After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the dome, "Send me to the attic of the Law Enforcement Division tonight to investigate the case file, and the hour came, and the adult was not there, so I guessed that I was trapped in the rain." ”

Gu Qian smiled and smiled cleanly, "I guess the adult is trapped in some corner of the sky, so I took my umbrella out and looked for it." ”

Gu Qian smiled and said, "Lord Gongsun can tell me next time, I have a good memory." ”

Gongsun Yue was a little distracted and took the oil-paper umbrella.

Oh, yes.

After leaving Xiling, his memory became worse and worse, the night and day had been reversed, and sleep was a luxury, he seemed to have forgotten a lot of things, only remembering Xiling's unforgettable hatred...... In fact, the taste of hatred itself has faded, and he lives only for one thing.

Completely overturned Ning Yi.

The consequence of pushing yourself too much to remember one thing is that you forget about other things.

Gongsun Yue said to himself in the bottom of his heart...... Now that we've started all over again, let's start over and remember something.

That young man surnamed Gu can let him live for a while longer.

......

......

Afterward.

Taiqing Pavilion was on fire, he successfully killed Shen Ling and Xu Jin, this night killing plan went smoothly and perfectly, and all the guys who investigated Ning Yi on the bright side of Tiandu were cleaned up...... The Marquis of Jianxing's Mansion returned to tranquility, and his secret underground investigation was successfully carried out.

The guy who was deceived by himself, because of "hatred", moved forward more desperately than himself, probably thinking that the death of "Shen Ling" and "Xu Jin" was due to Ning Yi.

Gongsun Yue didn't feel too much guilt.

In the past few years when he was stumbling in order to overthrow Ning Yi, he lived very happily every day, he enjoyed the emotion called "revenge" to fill his chest, and the imperial power supported him...... He knew that the longer he stung, the deeper he stung, the better the chances of revenge.

So in the Lotus Dojo, all the pleasure was released at the moment when the truth was revealed-

Thereafter.

It is the infinite emptiness.

The most anticipated thing in this world is to see that the end is just around the corner, and you are only one step away from it.

The most empty thing in this world is that we have crossed the end.

There is no new direction.

The third prince died in the scorching tide, and Gongsun Yue lost all the help behind him.

And then...... He was given a more powerful boost than the Three Princes.

The crown prince gave him a chance to live again, at the cost of taking over the dirtiest secret agency in Tiandu.

The Fourth Division is responsible for espionage, assassination, kidnapping, and collecting evidence of the rebellion of the rebel party in the east...... All this is destined to be infamous and spurned on the day it is revealed, and Gongsun Yue has to wear that red robe that can never be taken off in order to survive.

The moment you put it on.

He realized in a trance that he had changed his life.

He has long lost the meaning of life.

All that is done is simply "living".

became a lackey of the imperial power, and became the enemy of countless people's resentment, he was put in the highest position of the fourth division, and under him was an infinite abyss...... The meaning of living, looking around, seems to be explained by only one person.

The "friend" who saved his life at the beginning and gradually formed a bond.

He began to feel guilty.

The more you know about Gu Qian, the more you know what the Taiqing Pavilion fire means to Gu Qian...... The more Gu Qian trusted Gongsun Yue, the more "guilt" in Gongsun Yue's heart became.

At all costs...... He couldn't let it

Gu Qian intervened in the affairs of the Fourth Division.

And not just for protection.

It's more about protecting yourself.

Myself...... The last line of defense in the heart.

He couldn't imagine that after Gu Qian knew the truth about Taiqing Pavilion...... How do you deal with this?

Scold.

What a selfish man.

......

......

In the underground secret room, it was quiet for a long time.

The masked woman in Tsing Yi couldn't see her expression very clearly, the two strands of green silk on her sideburns were fluttering, she stood in the faint light at the exit, and listened to Gongsun Yue's long confession.

From five years ago, to now.

The ugly guy who crawled out of the abyss fell back into the abyss.

This guy's tone didn't show much remorse, and when he "said" about the past, he even forgot the pain and numbly shook out the secret word by word, which seemed to be a relief.

And oddly enough.

Zhang Junling, who was originally very disgusted with Gongsun Yue, after listening to this "confession", there was no disdain or hatred in his heart, and this feeling was not numb.

It's calm.

Countless thoughts twisted together.

"I'm ...... Suffering. ”

"There are things in this world that I can't bear, and 'disappointing' to Gu Qian is one of them. ”

"He has taken over Kunhai Tower, and all the truth will come out. ”

Intermittent divine thoughts floated out of the coffin, condensed by the starlight.

Gongsun Yue's blood-scabbed face trembled, and he squeezed out a smile that couldn't be seen as a smile.

The crown prince knew that this was the most cruel torture for him.

He had tasted the suffering of the world, and the torture of the flesh was far less intense than the condemnation of the conscience...... It's painful.

"You can't save me. ”

Gongsun Yue pleaded in a soft voice, "Put a fire and burn this place." Even if you don't, I'll do it. Zhang Junling, give me a good time. ”

One light and one dark.

Divide the two sides.

The oil lamps flickered, and the fire was faint.

The woman in Tsing Yi standing in the faint light was silent for a long time, and finally gently popped out two fingers, and at the moment of tapping, a wisp of oil lamp flame swept out and landed in this dry underground secret room, with a bang, the wooden flail was ignited, the grass clippings were ignited, the entire coffin was ignited, the fire was boiling, she got up without any memory, and left the secret room of Kunhai Tower.

And in the sea of fire, the man who was wrapped finally stretched his body.

He let out a long sigh of relief, and his bones made a crisp sound, like a curled dwarf that was finally able to fall asleep.

The coldness and darkness were banished.

This boiling sea of fire instead appears gentle and serene.

The carriage that left from the Taiqing Pavilion hurried back to Kunhai Tower, and Gu Qian, who was wearing only a single coat, sat on the carriage, holding the case file of Taiqing Pavilion in his hand, his hair was scattered, and he was quite embarrassed, and after getting out of the car, he hurried to the pavilion burning in the sea of fire.

A jade hand pulled him back.

Zhang Junling came to his side at some point, and at the same time draped a black robe over his shoulders.

Zhang Junling accompanied Gu Qian, and neither of them spoke, just stood quietly outside this fire tide.

It's been a long time.

For a long, long time.

Gu Qian's voice was very soft, and he said two words.

“...... Thank you. ”

He squatted down and gently threw the file of Taiqing Pavilion into the fire, stunned.

The paper burned with a thud.

Reduced to ashes.

Turned into black smoke.

Turned into an untraceable past, into a completely erased void.