Xu Cheng felt that he was not here to do tasks, but to be a social animal.
In order to free up manpower in the intelligence department to help him investigate the whereabouts of his direct blood descendants, he had to take over their positions.
Faced with a massive amount of work, he had to transform into a super worker form, use his brain to the maximum extent, mobilize all his energy, and coupled with his reaction speed and comprehension ability that are far beyond ordinary people, he was able to handle the work of more than a dozen people at the same time. .
A large amount of intelligence work also gave Xu Cheng a deeper understanding of the entire Violet family.
Currently, the entire family is in the midst of a patriarchal election that takes place every half century.
Candidates are selected from all qualified direct blood descendants, and after layers of selection, the final winner is the new patriarch.
The clan leader has the same rights and status as a king, and can freely enter and leave the snow-capped mountains. Deep in the snow-capped mountains, he inherits the powerful power from his ancestors and protects the peace of the clan.
After learning about these situations, Xu Cheng remembered another thing. The Violet family seemed to be related to the lost assassin inheritance of the deceased. For many years, Guangming Mountain had been sending assassins to investigate this family, but unfortunately they all returned without success.
The new patriarch can enter the snowy mountains to inherit the power of his ancestors. Is this the lost assassin heritage?
It's no wonder Xu Cheng thinks so, because the abilities awakened by the direct blood descendants of the Violet family are very similar to the secret skills of assassins, and they are all weird and flexible types.
Before Xu Cheng's arrival, the clan leader election had been going on for a long time. In a battle-like competition, a large number of candidates lost one after another, and in the end only four candidates were left.
Lucian was also one of the four. He was supposed to come back and defeat Evelin by breaking the unspoken rules, but Xu Cheng intervened, resulting in both men and money being lost.
Now there are only three candidates left, besides Evelin, there is also a man and a woman.
The man's name is Virgil and the woman's name is Anna. They are both powerful and ruthless characters.
It can be seen from the intelligence that there is an undercurrent surging throughout the Violet family now, because Lucian took the lead in destroying the unspoken rules of competition. Although he lost, no one knows whether the remaining three candidates will choose the same method. .
Originally, the current clan leader should have come out to maintain the campaign environment, but since this clan leader came out to announce the start of the campaign, he has been hiding deep in the snowy mountains and never showed up again.
If this continues, there is a high probability that a theory similar to the Dark Forest will form - in order to prevent the other party from making a bad move, then I can only do it first.
In the next period of time, the Violet family may become bloody.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Xu Cheng, who was working hard, suddenly heard loud laughter from beside him.
He was sitting in the office assigned to him by Teresa, and on the sofa next to the desk, Dinah was laughing loudly. On the coffee table in front of her, there were scattered pieces of information, game consoles, and drinks. and desserts.
Xu Cheng worked overtime until late one night and was caught by Dinah after returning home from the intelligence department.
She had to come to work with her the next day. She had lived in Snow Mountain Manor for many years, and she didn't even know where the intelligence department was.
Xu Cheng couldn't stand his aunt's threats and fuss, so he could only bring her over to see her.
I originally thought that Dinah would soon be unable to stand the boring environment here and leave. Unexpectedly, she persisted and learned to have fun for herself.
Evelin's intelligence department covers the entire family territory, including the small towns inhabited by side clans. It compiles reports on the whereabouts of a large number of important personnel every day, even their private activities.
Dinah has fun reading these reports every day, because there are many interesting things recorded in the reports.
"Archer, look at this."
Dinah grabbed a report, squeezed to Xu Cheng's side with a smile, and placed the report in front of him: "Old John, that old guy, taught me a lesson last time for not following etiquette. Wait until I find an opportunity to laugh at him severely. .”
Xu Cheng took it and took a look at it. It recorded that a certain direct blood descendant who was being followed was sent to the clinic last night because an eel got into his butt.
The patient, named John, insisted that he was attacked by an eel in the toilet while going to the toilet.
As for why there are live eels in the toilet, only God knows.
After reading the report, Xu Cheng was confused. Is this kind of pornographic content really acceptable for Dinah's age?
But she was already addicted to watching it, and it was too late to stop it.
"And this and this!"
Dinah took out another report and handed it to Xu Cheng, like a little friend who wanted to share a treasure. She didn't notice at all that Xu Cheng's arms and her chest were tightly squeezed together.
Xu Cheng secretly lamented that today's children grow up on whatever they eat, and their development is also very good.
Just as Xu Cheng was thinking about the relationship, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Acting Minister Theresa walked in.
She paused slightly, pretending not to notice Dinah's intimate move of hugging Xu Cheng's arm, and said calmly: "Master Archer, we have already figured out what you want to investigate."
Xu Cheng quickly sat up straight: "Say!"
Teresa handed some reports to Xu Cheng: "After our detailed investigation, at the beginning of this year, there were a total of 159 direct blood descendants who had left the family territory. Among these people, a total of three had left Europe. Eighteen people.”
Xu Cheng immediately picked up the whereabouts reports of these thirty-eight people. Among them, twenty people had clear movement paths, so they could be excluded.
Of the remaining eighteen, it was only known that they had left Europe, but no one knew where they had gone.
It is very likely that Rika Ito will be among these eighteen people.
Xu Cheng suddenly saw a familiar name - Anna.vt. Roscoe, one of the last three candidates for the clan leader.
Thanks to the intelligence work during this period, Anna's information immediately came to his mind.
This is a widow whose husband died early. She stood up when the family elders tried to embezzle the family property and solved the trouble with thunderous means. She is a genius in management and business.
He likes traveling and food, but his ability to awaken is very poor and he has no fighting ability at all.
Judging from the data, Anna does not have the strength to capture Rika Ito alive.
Seeing that Xu Cheng was concentrating on the information, Dinah did not disturb him and slipped aside to amuse herself.
In fact, she had lost interest in the intelligence department a long time ago, but when she stayed with Xu Cheng, her mood always became better for no reason, so she came here every day.
The information in Xu Cheng's hands had been copied in advance and then sent to Evelin.
Evelin tried to determine some anomalies from this intelligence, but apart from seeing competitor Anna appear on the list, she could not see what use this intelligence had.
In the end, she could only tell Theresa: "Pay attention to Master Archer's actions. Once he goes out secretly, please notify me in time."
Night fell, and after twelve o'clock in the night, the lights in Snow Mountain Manor finally became faint, and even the lights in Evelin's office were turned off.
Except for the guards who were patrolling the night, almost everyone had already hid in the warm quilts.
But Xu Cheng, who was already fully dressed, quietly opened the window and came to the courtyard.
The snow in the courtyard had been cleared by the servants, but after nightfall there was another snowstorm, turning the courtyard into pure white again.
Although Xu Cheng was already immune to the cold and heat, this scene still made him subconsciously rub his hands and then switch to the killer card.
[Unlocked: Dark Mystery (effect weakened)]
After the King of Lust and the Amaterasu Refining Technique, the ability of the Killer Card was finally unlocked.
Although they are all versions with reduced effects, they are better than nothing.
Xu Cheng knew that Evelin had ordered Theresa to arrange manpower, and secretly watched his every move, trying to figure out what he was going to do.
If he didn't unlock the dark secret in time, it would be quite difficult for him to sneak out in the middle of the night.
After casting the dark secret, Xu Cheng merged into the shadow, moved quickly in the snow, and then disappeared into the shadow under the fence, disappearing completely.
There is no blind spot camera on the fence, so there is no way to capture him.
After leaving the Snow Mountain Manor, Xu Cheng's shadow moved quickly in the dense snow-covered forest. In a blink of an eye, he came to a cliff somewhere and emerged from the shadow.
He took out a map of the entire Violet family's territory from his pocket, with eighteen locations marked on it, which were the residences of the eighteen suspects.
There was no shortcut to what happened next. He could only investigate all eighteen suspects.
Fortunately, Rika Ito is still alive. If you want to imprison her, you must have a separate space and provide three meals a day. These traces cannot be covered up, and you will definitely find them if you check carefully.
Qiu Gongyue had been looking for a best friend for so long, but in the end she still had to help her find one.
Unfortunately, due to the damage of global base stations and satellites, Qiu Gongyue cannot be contacted now, and she does not know where she is.
After Xu Cheng identified the direction, he put away the map, turned into a shadow again, and rushed down the cliff.
The first suspect to be investigated is named Rod Vt. Roscoe, a wealthy businessman.
There are generally two types of direct descendants of the Violet family. One is taking the family dividends and waiting to die, and the other is starting a business with the support of the family.
Rhodes was the latter type of person. He built a large business, had a rich net worth, had high seniority, and was respected among his direct descendants.
After Xu Cheng turned into a shadow, he moved faster than a car. He climbed over mountains and ridges as if on flat ground. It only took him ten minutes to arrive at Rhodes' manor.
The manor covers a vast area, and the buildings inside are even more magnificent, exuding the arrogant temperament of a wealthy man.
As soon as Xu Cheng climbed over the wall and entered the manor, he immediately smelled the smell of blood.
He followed the smell of blood to the gate of the manor and found that the guards guarding the door had turned into two corpses.
"Someone beat me to it?"
Xu Cheng was slightly shocked and began to check the cause of death of the guard. He found that he was killed instantly without any resistance or even the ability to react.
The killing method is very similar to that of the killer who bestows death, clean and neat, killing with one blow.
Xu Cheng discovered that the deceased's blood had just frozen and his body had not yet completely cooled down. In such an icy and snowy environment, the death time would not exceed ten minutes.
Is the killer of the dead also taking a dip in the troubled waters?
He looked up at the splendid buildings in the manor, showing an interested expression, then turned into a shadow and moved inside.
The lighting in the building is kept to a minimum, and there are two corpses of maids in the living room, possibly killed while napping.
There were several guards lying scattered in the corridor, with blood all over the floor. They must have been killed during the night patrol, and they didn't even have time to issue a warning. The murderer was extremely powerful.
Xu Cheng's shadow moved around the building, and finally found the master bedroom.
The door to the master bedroom was open, with a faint light on inside.
After Xu Cheng entered the master bedroom, he emerged from the shadow and walked to the big bed in the middle of the bedroom.
There were three naked corpses on the bed, two young and beautiful girls, and a middle-aged man about forty-five years old. The three of them were still connected before they died.
Xu Cheng saw Rod's photo from the information, so he recognized his body.
His neck was cut open, and his eyes almost bulged out of their sockets, with an expression of horror and disbelief.
Judging from the strength of the perpetrator, he was fully capable of killing Rhodes silently.
Now that Rhodes is showing this expression, it seems that the perpetrator deliberately let him see his face, and the two parties are likely to know each other, so he did this.
Just as Xu Cheng was speculating on the identity of the assailant, he suddenly felt a slight numbness on the back of his neck.
He grabbed it with his backhand and caught a sharp blade stabbing at the back of his neck.
At this moment, Xu Cheng also saw clearly the appearance of the attacker behind him. The attacker was wearing a black leather coat, and his limbs had bulging muscles that were full of power, resembling a blackened version of Spider-Man.
And the chest was very exaggeratedly bulging. It turned out to be a female version of Spider-Man.
Spider-woman did not expect that this fatal blow would be blocked, and the sharp blade would not be able to cut his palm.
Her knees pushed against Xu Cheng's legs.
Xu Cheng slapped her hand down, knocking her knees back, then made a fist and swung it towards her face.
The attacker raised his hand to resist, but he underestimated Xu Cheng's strength, and his arm flew away with his punch.
boom!
When Xu Cheng punched Spider-Man in the head, her whole body split instantly and turned into a dozen figures that dispersed.
Along with the sound of glass breaking, the light was shattered and the entire bedroom became dark.
More than a dozen figures took turns attacking Xu Cheng. There were fierce collisions and the sound of furniture being destroyed in the darkness.
boom!
The bedroom door was suddenly knocked open, and the female Spider-Man escaped, followed closely by Xu Cheng, who turned into a shadow.
She looked like a real Spider-Man, jumping back and forth on the walls on both sides of the corridor, moving extremely fast.
However, she occasionally looked back and saw the shadow chasing after her, with a hint of fear and fear in her eyes.
After chasing and escaping, they came to the living room. The female Spider-Man jumped into the air and was about to jump to the window of the living room. Xu Cheng jumped up from the shadow, grabbed her feet and pulled hard.
The female Spider-Man was pulled down and fell heavily to the ground. The fall was like broken glass. Her whole body split into a dozen figures in an instant and fled in all directions.
(End of chapter)
