“I’m pretty close to figuring it out.”
It was night.
The Pink-haired Rabbit Girl sat on a stool at the food stall, gnawing on lotus root slices from her bowl, as she spoke to the three people at the table.
The Villain Four-Person Group had, after all, come to the night food stall recommended by Nan Jiayu.
Lotus root and pig trotters, grilled meat skewers, braised prawns, along with refreshing pickled cucumbers and a few desserts, made for a very lively scene.
There were many reasons, but the biggest one was that the late-night snack they bought earlier was only enough for one person, completely insufficient for four, so they came to the food stall for more food.
“Rabbit, have you figured it out? Did you find clues from Doggy’s file?”
Su Tianqing asked curiously.
Fei Yelan rolled her eyes, a silent protest against that recent nickname.
“Sort of. At least it can answer Doggy’s biggest question right now,” Xia Taotao said, taking a small sip of the champagne she hadn’t finished earlier, her cheeks slightly flushed.
“Hey! I’m a wolf!”
“...It’s, it’s not much different,” the Rabbit Girl mumbled quietly, subtly changing the subject.
“Let me tell you my thoughts. If anyone has objections, feel free to raise them.”
Although Su Tianqing found it quite unaccustomed to see Taotao Tongxue (Taotao classmate) in a slightly tipsy state, going against her usual social anxiety, this contrast was quite interesting.
Very amusing.
The Gray Wolf sullenly gnawed on the large pig trotter in front of her, but her ears were perked up high, intending to hear what this Rabbit Girl would say.
Taking a sip of warm water to clear her throat, Xia Taotao briefly organized her thoughts and said:
“Skipping the process, I’ll go straight to my conclusions.”
“Night Lan, you were born in Hong Kong City, and it’s very likely you lived in Jiulong Walled City when you were little.”
“But during the Jiulong Monster attack, your parents went missing. You, being young at the time, lost your guardians and were arranged by the Hero Association to be adopted by an orphanage in Shanghai.”
“And the Hero Association had already transferred the resettlement housing under your name, but you only discovered that property certificate recently.”
Long silence.
Fei Yelan’s mouth slightly agape, her wolf ears drooped, and her wolf tail hung low. The girl seemed to have suffered a huge blow, instantly losing her spirit.
Although she had prepared herself for this conclusion, facing the reality still made her feel a tremendous sense of powerlessness.
“So that means…”
The girl murmured,
“My parents, they actually already…”
Then came an even longer silence.
The night food stall was very lively, with laughter and the aroma of delicious food everywhere, but the atmosphere at this table abnormally fell into silence.
For Fei Yelan, this answer was perhaps too cruel.
She had always been trying to find out about her past, wanting to find traces of her parents, wanting to know where they were and why she grew up in an orphanage.
However…
According to Xia Taotao’s analysis, Fei Yelan’s parents went missing during the Monster attack, and she consequently lost her guardians, which is why she was placed in the Shanghai orphanage by the Hero Association at the time.
As for the reason for their disappearance… everyone knew it tacitly, but no one dared to say it explicitly.
“Night Lan, are you sure you’ve been in the Shanghai orphanage ever since you can remember? Not even a tiny impression from the past?” Su Tianqing pressed.
“Mm-hmm…”
When asked this question, the Gray Wolf Girl slightly perked up and slowly shook her head.
“No, my childhood memories are very vague. I’m very sure I grew up in Shanghai ever since I can remember.”
“I see… Then it seems all these things happened before you formed memories. For now, we can only interpret them through that file.”
Su Tianqing sighed and handed the topic back to Xia Taotao.
However, Tao Tao’s information integration and analysis ability is indeed excellent.
She herself knew from snippets of Inari’s memory that Inari had set a plan to fight against Jörmungandr, and in her deductions about Night Lan’s past, she came to a similar conclusion as Xia Taotao.
To think that Rabbit only had a demolition file and a Ministry of Infrastructure document in her hands, and she could analyze the information so accurately?
As expected of the Head of Intelligence that Ben Hu had her eyes on!
“But there are still some details I haven’t figured out,” Xia Taotao continued, looking puzzled.
“Why did Inari interfere with the Ministry of Infrastructure’s affairs? According to my information, Inari almost never participates in Hero Association matters, except for fighting Monsters and invited performances.”
“She’s even more of a hands-off manager than Hyacinth and the others.”
Su Tianqing gave a helpless, bitter smile.
She had heard from Jia Yu that Bai Lili and the others at least frequently participated in the Shanghai Association’s affairs, but the Hyacinth Squad did almost nothing, fighting Monsters every day.
…But this also seemed related to her own continuous activity, which resulted in Hyacinth and the others having no free time to participate in Hero Association matters.
Even Miss Dandelion participated more than them!
And just as Xia Taotao said this, new information appeared on the secret codex mission page from the familiar spirit:
【Mission: Information Analysis】
【Share Inari’s memory with your companions and derive a deeper analysis】
【Reward: 500 divine code stone】
Oh?
Seeing the mission given by the secret codex, Su Tianqing immediately became energized.
Indeed, Rabbit’s intelligence capabilities were even recognized by the secret codex.
It’s just that only giving 500 divine code stone is a bit too stingy! secret codex, don’t look down on Rabbit’s hard work!
“Regarding this, I have something to say.”
Complaining about the secret codex’s stinginess in her heart, the Golden-haired Fox Girl straightened her posture and said seriously.
Then, she spoke about seeing Inari’s memories from those items.
Anyway, Rabbit had already analyzed it to this extent, so she didn’t need to hide anything anymore. She might as well pass on all the information and let Rabbit fully utilize her abilities!
Nan Jiayu had long known that the Fox Fox beside her was reading the memories left by Inari, but this was the first time she had heard such detailed memory content from her, and she seemed quite interested.
But the more Xia Taotao listened, the more solemn her eyes became. She even pulled out a notebook from under her skirt and began to take notes as Su Tianqing spoke.
Especially when “Jörmungandr,” the Star Realm Giant Beast, was mentioned, Xia Taotao immediately showed a look of sudden realization and quickly wrote down a few lines.
“Hmm… It seems Miss Inari discovered something quite extraordinary,” Nan Jiayu said.
The Cat Girl felt like she was listening to a story, as if she understood something, but also as if she hadn’t grasped the main point.
As for Fei Yelan…
She was already mumbling and staring blankly while holding a bone, her clear eyes filled with the quintessential expression of “Huh?”
This Gray Wolf completely didn’t understand!
“I understand!”
Putting down her pen, Xia Taotao slapped the table and stood up, a very confident expression on her face.
“Doggy!”
“Ah? …Oh, are you calling me?”
Fei Yelan turned her head blankly, still immersed in her previous brain overload.
“That’s right! With the crucial information provided by Fox Fox, I can now fully describe your past!”
Everyone was startled.
Fei Yelan widened her eyes. Although she didn’t understand the process, she was full of anticipation for the result.
Nan Jiayu was surprised by her companion’s excellent intelligence capabilities, and she casually popped a peeled braised prawn into her mouth.
As for Su Tianqing…
【divine code stone received: 500 pieces】
So fast! Rabbit is really too fast!
Come on, let me hear what kind of information you’ve analyzed from these memories, Head of Intelligence for the villains!