On the first floor of the tavern, Qin Yikun and his subordinates tidied up the store a little, making it look less messy overall. Hua Tingfei was sitting not far from the bar, sipping tea carefully.
"This is a tavern, are you sure you only drink tea?" Seeing Hua Tingfei's leisurely and contented look while sipping tea, he walked over and sat down and asked.
When Hua Tingfei heard Qin Yikun's words, he smiled and said: "You know, I don't drink much at ordinary times, let alone now that I have business to do, and it is impossible to drink. Besides, the tea you have here, It feels different from other places, it’s quite fragrant.”
"Don't come here! You said it so grandly. I don't think you are too anxious. You don't look like someone who has a task to do." Qin Yikun rolled his eyes at Hua Tingfei and said, "You are the leader of a special investigation team. What are you?" Things actually require you to come to Akagi in person? You have a group of people under your command after all."
Hearing this, Hua Tingfei did not answer immediately. He took another sip of tea, took a deep breath, then looked at Qin Yikun and said softly: "There is a disappearance of the magic circle researcher here in Chicheng. "
"The researcher of the magic circle is missing? No way." Qin Yikun was slightly surprised when he heard Hua Tingfei's words.
Magic circle researchers are special personnel who specialize in designing and activating magic circles. The Elite Alliance has specially set up elemental array research institutes in various large towns across the country, and these people work in these large and small research institutes. Because the existence of the magic circle itself is of extraordinary significance, the personal security level of these people is also very high. Therefore, Qin Yikun would be a little surprised to hear that Hua Tingfei's researcher was missing.
Seeing Qin Yikun's expression, Hua Tingfei smiled softly and said, "Don't be surprised, this is true. The commander-in-chief personally gave me an order to investigate the relevant clues, because this year, this is no longer the case. It’s the first time.”
Qin Yikun continued: "You are really busy. While investigating this matter, you also ran over to stop the fight between them."
"Just by the way, I happened to be nearby when they were fighting, so I came over." Hua Tingfei explained.
"Are you just going to drink tea? Why don't you eat something?" Qin Yikun asked somewhat deliberately.
Hua Tingfei replied: "It is enough to taste the good tea you have here. In addition..."
"What else?"
"Besides, I might need your help with something."
At this point, Qin Yikun's face changed slightly and he said, "Farewell, my life is pretty good now. Besides, I quit many years ago. Don't come back and cause trouble for me again."
Hearing Qin Yikun's words, Hua Tingfei seemed not surprised, and said: "Brother Qin, you really need to take care of this matter. You were in the past... We all know your abilities and methods very well. This matter is everything The stakes are high. This is the third incident this year. A total of 5 people have disappeared. The alliance has not been able to find any useful clues so far. The pressure from Congress is also increasing. At this time, I hope You can take action."
At this point, Qin Yikun's face was not very good, and he said slowly: "Didn't you hear what I said clearly? My life is very good now, so don't make trouble for me again."
"Brother Qin, do me a favor. The alliance will remember your contribution..."
"That's enough!" Qin Yikun suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted at Hua Tingfei.
Hua Tingfei was a little stunned by this sudden change, and other people nearby were also suddenly shocked by this scene. Everyone cast doubtful glances.
After a while, Qin Yikun took a deep breath and waved his hands around to signal everyone not to panic. Afterwards, the staff asked everyone what to do, and the surrounding atmosphere gradually returned to the previous atmosphere.
Seeing Qin Yikun gradually regaining his composure, Hua Tingfei whispered: "Brother Qin, think about it."
"What were you doing when I was being hunted?" Although Qin Yikun regained his composure, his expression was still not good, and he said: "In the past, I provided you with so many conveniences, but what did you do to me? "
Hearing Qin Yikun's question, Hua Tingfei remained silent.
Qin Yikun continued: "In order to help you, I have offended so many people and forces, and what have you done for me? My wife, children, and home are all gone now. Even myself, I almost... Then If you hadn't met Yao Yingjie, you could only talk to my tombstone now. I can see that in your eyes, I am just a tool man, use it if it is useful, and discard it if it is not useful. "
"Brother Qin, at that time the alliance was also investigating who wanted to kill your whole family. Later, they found out and dealt with it..."
After hearing Qin Yikun's words, Hua Tingfei explained. But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qin Yikun: "Don't explain who the people above are. I know very well in my heart. It's just because I know too much. Since there are enemies who want to destroy me , then just turn a blind eye and just go with the flow. Yes, you may have really wanted to help me at that time, but there was nothing you could do if the superiors didn't allow you. You don't have to claim that the truth has been found out and that the treatment has been taken. Wait for an explanation like this, don’t forget what I do. Sometimes I know the above actions better than you."
After listening to these words, Hua Tingfei sighed and said: "The alliance owes you, I do not deny this. As for the nonsense at the top, after all, I am only the leader of a small investigation team, and it is not convenient for me to interfere. Today This request is just my personal request to you. If you don’t want to, Brother Qin, that’s okay. I’ll just check it out slowly.”
"Don't look pitiful on me. The Elite Alliance, in addition to your investigation team and the Intelligence Department, are all good at investigating. I was there back then, so I don't believe that a big alliance can investigate." Can you find any useful clues?" Qin Yikun didn't believe Hua Tingfei's words and asked instead.
Hua Tingfei shrugged, made a helpless expression, and said: "You are really right. This time the intelligence department is really at a loss, and the magic center is also clueless. They are still counting on the investigation team. There can be some breakthrough here.”
"Then just work hard on your own. I don't want to get involved with you. I get upset when I think of those things in the alliance during those years." After Qin Yikun said that, he stood up and walked to the bar.
"Oh. Well, it seems I can only rely on myself." Seeing Qin Yikun's determined attitude, Hua Tingfei also gave up the idea of asking Qin Yikun to help investigate.
After a while, Yao Yingjie and Xiao Xuelin came down from upstairs and walked to the bar. Yao Yingjie and Qin Yikun seemed to say something, and then Yingjie and Xiaoxue walked out. Seeing this, Hua Tingfei also watched the two of them until they left the tavern.
Not long after, Qin Yikun came to Hua Tingfei again with a glass of wine and sat down. He pushed the glass to Hua Tingfei and said, "Try my new recipe. Don't worry about it. Don't overdo it. I won't delay your business." .”
Hua Tingfei took a sip, tasted it carefully, and said, "It's really good. It's very smooth in the mouth and has a soft taste. I never knew you had this ability before."
Hearing Hua Tingfei's praise, Qin Yikun smiled and said, "Don't give me a high hat. If you do, I won't help."
Hua Tingfei was dumbfounded: "I'm telling the truth."
For a moment, Hua Tingfei seemed to remember something and asked, "What were Yingjie and Xiaoxue going out for just now?"
When Qin Yikun heard this, he glanced at Hua Tingfei in surprise and said, "What? You also like gossip? Don't think too much, they just met. Xiaoxue works nearby, and Yingjie just sent Xiaoxue back there."
Speaking of this, Qin Yikun suddenly noticed that Hua Tingfei actually called Xiao Xuelin Xiaoxue. It seemed that they knew each other, so he immediately asked: "You... know her name is Xiaoxue... do you know who she is?"
Hua Tingfei took a sip of wine and said casually: "Of course I know. Xiao Xuelin, the daughter of Xiao Zhengchuan of the Xiao Group in Fenling City, the daughter of the Xiao family. Her brother Xiao Yunpeng has a part-time job in the alliance, and she also has a younger sister named Xiao Yulin. It hasn’t been long since I entered the Warrior Training Academy.”
Hearing these words, Qin Yikun was a little shocked. Although he had already guessed that Xiao Xuelin's background and identity were not simple, he never expected that she turned out to be Xiao Zhengchuan's daughter. What kind of person is Xiao Zhengchuan? He is one of the richest people in the entire Red Phoenix Empire.
"Yingjie..." After Qin Yikun knew Xiao Xuelin's identity, he felt that if Yingjie wanted to pursue Xiao Xuelin, he might not have much hope. After all, the gap in identity and status between the two is really huge.
"Brother Qin? It turns out that you just met. I thought you had known each other for a long time." Hua Tingfei saw that Qin Yikun was a little stunned, and then he reacted and said.
When Qin Yikun heard the question, he came back to his senses and said, "I told you, we just met."
"By the way, what should I do about my losses here?"
"What else can we do? Someone will come over tomorrow to make an assessment and then report it to the alliance headquarters. The alliance will bear the property losses caused by the battles of the Chihuang Warriors. This is a common practice. Don't worry about this." Hua Tingfei explained. road.
Qin Yikun asked again: "The so-called private fight between the two of them will be punished accordingly."
Hua Tingfei continued to answer: "Absolutely. But the specifics will depend on the on-site assessment. I estimate that each of them will lose their monthly salary for three months. This is common practice, but fortunately there is no Injure civilians, otherwise the punishment will be severe. Brother Qin, you should also know these things, after all, you have done things in the alliance before."
Qin Yikun nodded and said nothing. Get up and go to the bar again.
After a while, Hua Tingfei stood up and said goodbye to Qin Yikun: "Brother Qin, that's it for today. I'll leave first. There are still many things to deal with, so I won't disturb you anymore."
Qin Yikun looked at Hua Tingfei, nodded, and then went back to his own business. Seeing this scene, Hua Tingfei was a little helpless, turned around and left the tavern.
After walking out of the door, Hua Tingfei stood outside, looked back at the tavern, and said to himself: "Sure enough, he has been extremely disappointed with the alliance and even the higher-ups. He originally thought he could... Oh, forget it. , since he doesn’t want to, forget it, there is no way to force this kind of thing, after all...the people at the top have hurt him too deeply..."
With a deep sigh, Hua Tingfei turned around and left.
After a moment, Qin Yikun opened the door and came out, looked at the direction Hua Tingfei left, stared for a while, said nothing, did nothing, then slowly turned around and walked into the tavern...
In fact, Qin Yikun knew very well what Hua Tingfei was like. The reason why it was a bit unpleasant to talk to him and to show him his displeasure many times was because the past events between me and the alliance and the upper echelons of the empire were really unbearable and broke my heart.
