Chapter 1: Peer Crisis
"Ah Feng, Ah Feng, I'm back!" Before he entered the dormitory door, Zuo Congrong couldn't wait to shout.
Since the attack on the Second Academy, Zuo Congrong and his partners in the field investigation club have not seen each other for two years, and as Zuo Congrong's only few friends, he naturally misses it very much. So after returning from the European camp, Zuo Congrong refused Ziyuan's invitation and returned directly to the Second Academy, wanting to catch up with his friends.
"Ah Feng......" Zuo Congrong looked at the scene in front of him in astonishment and muttered to himself in disbelief.
Unexpectedly, the warm picture did not appear, and the scene in front of him was cold except that Zuo Congrong really couldn't think of any adjectives to describe the current situation. Although the dormitory was still tidy, the fine dust still told him that no one had lived in this dormitory for at least half a year. And the bed that originally belonged to Lan Feng was also empty at the moment, and the bedding and the like had been emptied, clearly telling him that Lan Feng had completely left this academy.
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As for why Lan Feng dropped out of school, Zuo Congrong naturally wanted to find out, and Lan Feng did not leave a letter. Obviously he had time to clean up the dormitory, but he didn't leave a letter for himself, Zuo Congrong couldn't imagine why Lan Feng did this anyway. Not even in the mood to pack up his things, Zuo Congrong quickly rushed out of the dormitory, wanting to find out about Lan Feng's situation.
"Senior?" Zuo Congrong hurried out, but was stopped by a weak voice.
"Xiaoying, why are you here?" asked Zuo Congrong unexpectedly.
The person who came was none other than his own sister, Mei Si Teying. It hasn't even been two hours since he came back, I'm afraid that even Qin Yaming and the others don't know that they are back now, but they don't want Xiao Ying to grasp his movements, how can they not surprise Zuo Congrong.
"I heard that you're back......" It may be that Zuo Congrong was anxious and didn't pay too much attention to his tone, and Xiao Ying's voice was even weaker than before. Carefully explained.
"Is that what your father meant?" Hearing this, Zuo Congrong still didn't know the reason, and asked in a somewhat stiff tone. After returning from the science capital last year, he had already revealed his background in front of a group of ministers, although the emperor made it clear that if someone leaked Zuo Congrong's identity, he would be severely punished, but in the final analysis, how could a wealthy aristocratic family like the Messe family not have an eyeliner in the imperial capital. Although his life story has not been spread among the people until now, I am afraid that it has long been a well-known secret among all forces.
With Xiao Ying's character, I am afraid that she would not think of monitoring her actions at all. And he found it in such a short time after he came back, and he could only understand that it was the instruction of the Messe family. I think it's because I suddenly became a god, and I also became a trainee elder of the Imperial Capital Magic Troupe, and suddenly the aura on my body made this rotten family interested in me again, so I did such a thing.
"No, it's my own meaning!" Xiao Ying's words were still weak, but they seemed unusually firm.
"What do you mean, do you have anything to do with me?" Looking at Xiao Ying's attitude, it didn't seem like she was lying. Zuo Congrong eased up a lot and asked with some surprise.
"When I was at home last year, I overheard my father talk about you again. That one...... , is the senior really my brother?" Xiao Ying hesitated. In the end, I asked.
β...... , what do you think?" For a while, Zuo Congrong also didn't know how to answer, logically speaking. He has long run away from home, and he is no longer a member of the Messe family, after adding his own blood and even his body to be transformed. Not to mention the Meth family, I'm afraid that even human beings can't be counted anymore, and if there is anything to do with the Mest family, I'm afraid only the memories from birth to the age of eleven. However, it really has nothing to do with the Meste family, but in fact, the whole thing has nothing to do with this sister, and she lost her brother for no reason. Now that he was asked by Xiao Ying, Zuo Congrong is really difficult to define the relationship between the two.
"Actually, I vaguely remember that when I was a child, I seemed to have an older brother who loved me very much, and the eldest brother and the second brother were busy with the family business, and only that brother was always with me. But later, my brother disappeared suddenly, and I didn't know what happened, but I occasionally remembered to ask my father, and I was always scolded by my father very angrily, and asked the eldest brother and the second brother, and they also kept silent. After that, I stopped asking them, I just wanted to know if it was you who had been with me since I was a child. β
β...... , yes, it's me, I'm your brother!" Faced with Xiao Ying's sincere question, Zuo Congrong finally chose to tell the truth.
β...... , then, can that brother go home with me?" After hearing the answer she wanted, Xiao Ying was in a trance of disbelief for a moment, and then asked weakly.
"Is that what your father meant?"
"Today I came to my brother, it's just my own business, and it has nothing to do with the family. Brother, can you go back to the family with me?"
"It's impossible, you don't know what kind of family the Messe family is, right? In the past, I was indeed the third young master of the Messe family, but the third young master died fifteen years ago, and now even if I return to the Messe family, there is no place for me anymore, with the conservative style of the Messe family, how can an unidentified person go home and discredit the family. Zuo Congrong replied sensibly.
"But my father already knows about you. β
"It's useless, even if your father knows, it's useless, even if the top of the entire camp knows the whole thing, but for ordinary people who don't know anything, you still have to do a good job of secrecy, and for things that may affect the prestige of the Messe family, the Messe family will not do it, even if I used to be a member of the Messe family. β
"How can this be......" Xiao Ying muttered with some disbelief.
"Don't be naΓ―ve, even if the Messe family agrees, I won't go back, fifteen years ago I didn't have anything to do with the Messe family. That rotten family...... There is nothing worth remembering for me, and the reason why I was able to stay there for eleven years was just for one person. You don't have to think too much, whether I'm at the Meth house or not, you're my sister, only you have any difficulties. I'll help you. Zuo Congrong patted Xiaoying's little brain melon and comforted.
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"It's good to remember that you still have a brother who loves you, if there is nothing to do, I still have a little urgency here, so I'll leave first, and I'll look for you when I come back." Because of Zuo Congrong's bluntness and Xiao Ying's silence, the atmosphere between the two became extremely awkward for a while, and Zuo Congrong was already in trouble, so he hurriedly greeted and turned to leave.
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"Divine tail, divine tail!" Zuo Congrong pushed the sleeping divine tail. Asked.
Originally, I planned to go directly to Lan Feng's class to inquire about the situation, but after walking away from Xiao Ying, I found that after dating for more than a year and living together for more than a year, I didn't even know where my friends lived and where the class was. And the only thing he can find at this moment is Masatsuki and Kamio, who are in the same class as him. And these two people, who are obviously able to speak, are more suitable to serve as informants of their own situation.
But at this point. It doesn't seem like there's a choice, because there's only one person in the classroom. It was also thanks to Zuo Congrong's good luck, it was already noon at this moment, and the classmates also left for lunch break. But the eldest lady of Shenwei was still unconsciously silent in her dreamland, without the slightest intention of waking up, but gave Zuo Congrong a chance to find her. At the same time, no one else. The conversation between the two can also be carried out more freely.
"Who?" replied without raising his head, rather annoyed. In the entire class, there are probably not many people who dare to greet themselves. People who dare to wake up themselves, I'm afraid that there is not even a single one, and now that they are being "rudely" pushed to wake up, how can they not be angry.
"Shenwei, what's wrong with Ah Feng?" No matter how much love Shenwei has, seeing Shenwei wake up, Zuo Congrong couldn't wait to ask.
"Aaron, where have you been for more than a year, and now you're back?"
"This doesn't matter, what's wrong with Ah Feng?"
"Ah Feng, Ah Feng returned to Steel City half a year ago, where have you been for more than a year?" asked Kamio again after passing it.
"Can you wait for my business, what is Ah Feng doing when he goes back to Steel City?" Zuo Congrong was anxious to know about Lan Feng, but Shenwei was inexplicably concerned about his own affairs, which made Zuo Congrong quite helpless.
"I don't know what the specific thing is, it may be that Gangcheng has a child to succeed Mingzhu, after all, Mingzhu is the only daughter of the head of the Dongfang family, and the heir of the future head of the Dongfang family, it is too bad to always let the son-in-law stay in the imperial capital. Kamio guessed and replied.
"Mingzhu has also returned to Steel City?" Zuo Congrong asked in shock.
"That's right, Ah Feng and Mingzhu grew up together, and they haven't been separated for more than 20 years, if Mingzhu hadn't returned to Steel City, how could Ah Feng leave. Kamio said as a matter of course.
"I see, that's good, that's ......"
"Where have you been for more than a year?" Zuo Congrong had just solved a mystery and was about to open his mouth to ask, but he didn't want to be preempted by Shenwei.
"Defeated to you, sue sΓΉ you, you don't sue sΓΉ by others, this is a secret, I am a member of the academy association. Although there was no one around, Zuo Congrong still lowered his voice and explained to Shenwei.
"You're also a member of the Faculty Association?" asked Kamio in surprise.
β...... ,Hey,What's this hiding.,It's easy to understand now.,The task assigned by the dean was just completed the day before yesterday.,Isn't this rushing back.γ When Zuo Congrong heard this, he immediately unloaded his burden and replied.
"Really, a mission can be performed for more than a year?"
"What other place do you think I can go to besides the Second Academy, I went to the European camp on a mission, I didn't expect it to drag on for so long, Sister Ziyuan also went with me, I don't believe you asked her. Zuo Congrong assured.
"Sister Shion also went with her, can't it be a honeymoon?"
β...... , Let's not discuss this issue, let's talk about Ah Feng, did Ah Feng explain anything to me when he left?" Zuo Congrong quickly changed the topic and asked.
"No, I was in a hurry, I didn't even say a few words to the two of them, if Mingzhu hadn't called me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known that Mingzhu was leaving the Second Academy. β
"Hurry? Why?" I thought it was just the family summoning the next head of the family to go home, but after hearing Shenwei's description, Zuo Congrong realized that something was wrong. If it's a summoning family, how can you be in a hurry. You have to let Mingzhu finish the matter, after all, it is about the next head of the family's family interaction and face etiquette, and it is absolutely impossible to leave in a hurry.
"How do I know that someone from Steel City took them away, why did they leave in such a hurry and didn't tell me. β
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"But...... , I don't know if it's my delusion, Ah Feng's complexion didn't seem to be very good at that time. Kamio recalled.
"Could it be that something happened to the two of them that called the two of them back in a hurry?" Zuo Congrong asked guessingly. For a martial artist, let alone a martial artist who has already started the second stage of armament, it is impossible for such a thing as illness to happen. If you want to say that Lan Feng's complexion is not good, I'm afraid there is only one case of injury. In the Second Academy, I'm afraid that except for the invasion caused by Lu Tonghai and the others the year before last, it is almost impossible for a fight to happen, and it is impossible for Lan Feng to be injured on weekdays. And at this moment, Lan Feng was injured, and he could only think that it was done by the people of the steel city.
"Can you be sure that group of people are from Steel City?" Without waiting for Shenwei to answer, Zuo Congrong asked again.
"Of course you can, someone in a thunder light uniform, if it's not a genuine member of the thunder light mercenary group. How could they be put into the second academy, besides, their aura is also similar to Ah Feng, both of them are unique to the 'Feather Sutra'. It can't be faked. Kamio said with great conviction.
"That'...... , Is it possible that there is an internal dispute within their Steel City Dongfang family, and they want to be unfavorable to the pearl of the next head of the family?" Zuo Congrong once again put forward a guess.
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"Mingzhu, have you contacted them since they went back?" Seeing that Shenwei's face changed instantly, Zuo Congrong hurriedly asked.
"I called. But they've all been turned off, and I don't know what happened to them for more than half a year. As soon as Zuo Congrong said, Shenwei suddenly became worried.
"Why don't we go ask the dean. She should know that after all, if she doesn't let go, it is impossible for Mingzhu to be taken away. "Kamio Jian yì said.
"That's all there is to it......"
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"Dean'......"
"Can't you be polite enough to come in without even knocking on the door. As soon as he arrived at the office, without waiting for Zuo Congrong to ask a question, Bai Ye interrupted.
"I'm sorry, I wanted to ask ......"
"The affairs of the Dongfang family?" Without waiting for Zuo Congrong to ask, Bai Ye interrupted Zuo Congrong again, but as if he had seen through Zuo Congrong's thoughts, he asked rhetorically.
"Yes, Mingzhu, what happened to them?" Since Bai Ye didn't beat around the bush, Zuo Congrong was naturally more straightforward.
"What do you want to ask?"
"We want to know if something happened to Mingzhu and them. β
"What the hell did you think that something was going on?" asked Bai Ye, a little incomprehensible.
"Since nothing happened, I can't get in touch. Kamio asked.
"I'm sorry, this question has already involved the secrets of Steel City, and I can't answer it. Bai Ye refused.
"The secrets of the Steel City?"
"Yes, if you want to know, you can go to Steel City to confirm for yourself. Probably, the two of them really need help. Bai Ye said.
"Sure enough, something happened, can you tell us what happened to them?" Bai Ye had already said this, even if the two of them were stupid, they understood what Bai Ye meant, Zuo Congrong asked again.
"From my standpoint, I can only sue you to this point. In addition, I can confirm one thing for you, the two of them are safe and sound now, you can rest assured. White Night replied.
"Then why can't we get in touch with the two of them?"
"Young man, there are some things that need to be understood by yourself, not all questions have ready-made answers, I also have my position, not all questions can be answered by you. Bai Ye hated the iron and reprimanded.
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"Thank you, Dean, Ah Rong, let's go!" Seeing what Zuo Congrong was going to say, Shenwei quickly said goodbye to Bai Ye, dragged Zuo Congrong raw, and the two retreated.
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"What should I do?"
"Let's go and wait here, and I won't know what happened to them, and if I go, I might be able to help. Besides, Ah Feng and Mingzhu are the two of them, I haven't seen them for two years, and it's too unreasonable not to see them. Zuo Congrong sighed and replied.
"Then I'll go together, it's easier to do things with more people. β
"Forget it, the seven major forces are not easy to match, and it doesn't make sense to go to one more person, it's better to stay in the imperial capital, and if something happens to me at that time, you can still invite a few rescuers." Zuo Congrong denied. Two years ago, I still remember what happened in Qingcheng Lufu, even though I have become a god, but in front of Wang Yunkai, the leader of the iron-blooded regiment, I was seriously injured, if I didn't escape quickly, I am afraid that even my life would be lost. Although the trip to Steel City was nominally to visit a friend, in fact both of them could foresee a fierce battle. Although the ability of the god tail is outstanding, it is limited to young people, and in the face of strong people with profound skills and experience, I am afraid that it will become a burden.
"Okay, remember to contact me if there is any situation, my phone will always be on until you come back, remember to contact me if there is any difficulty, only if I can help, I will do it." "For Zuo Congrong's strength, as the core child of the family, Shenwei is naturally clear, although Zuo Congrong did not say it directly, but he is indeed very likely to be dragging his feet, it is better to stay here, if there is really any problem, I am afraid that Bai Ye will not be able to sit idly by. (To be continued......)