Bang!
It sounded like falling off the bed.
"What?"
"Miss Vivian!?" Zhao Jie's surprised voice came from the room.
Immediately afterwards there was a burst of trotting sound...
Squeak.
The guest room door in front of him was quickly opened, and what appeared in Zhao Jie's sight was the little girl he met today, Vivian.
And then, in the next moment.
Before Zhao Jie, who was full of doubts, could ask, the fist from Vivian got bigger and bigger in his pupils, until it filled his entire field of vision.
Boom!
After the muffled sound.
He lifted his legs and stepped over Zhao Jie, who fell unconscious on the floor. Liao Zixuan, who transformed into a little girl, walked into the room and closed the door.
...
...
"Uh..." A hoarse moan sounded like waking up after a nightmare.
Zhao Jie wanted to reach out and rub his temples. For some reason, his head hurt so much now, as if he had been punched hard.
Hiss... Speaking of which, was this the nightmare he had just now? Was he knocked unconscious as soon as he opened the door?
And the protagonist of the nightmare was actually the little girl named "Vivian" whom he had known for less than half a day.
really...
Is it because of the influence of "that incident"?
Zhao Jie had just woken up, and his consciousness was still unclear. But even if he was not sober, he could still realize one thing, that is...
Huh?
Why can't you move your hand?
No, not just the hands, but also the feet, the body...
Wait, this is what it is!
The binding feeling coming from his limbs was finally like a basin of cold water, which jolted Zhao Jie, who had just woken up after being knocked unconscious by a heavy blow, to wake him up completely.
He finally realized that although he was still in his room, he was firmly restrained in a chair, just like a captured prisoner.
Zhao Jie struggled desperately on instinct, shaking the chair violently, but with the frail constitution of a middle-aged businessman, it had no effect at all. The rope tied to his body did not move at all.
Instead he...
thump!
"Ouch, ouch, it hurts...it hurts me so much..." A wail of pain echoed in the room.
Seeing Zhao Jie, who was clumsy and in extreme panic, even falling to the ground with his chair, Liao Zixuan, who was also in the room, hiding in a corner and observing secretly, frowned.
This seems to be much different from the person behind the scenes as he imagined?
In fact, when Zhao Jie was knocked unconscious with one punch after opening the door, Liao Zixuan had somewhat noticed that the facts seemed to be a little different from what he had planned.
If this continues, Zhao Jie himself may be suffocated by the chair before he can observe further.
Then, footsteps sounded, and Vivian, disguised as Liao Zixuan, finally walked out of the shadow of the room.
"Miss Vivian, what on earth is this...!?"
After Zhao Jie saw the little girl's figure, his face was horrified, full of incomprehension and fear. Only now did he understand that the memory fragments in his mind were not nightmares, but actually happened.
"Listen carefully, whatever I ask you next, you must answer honestly."
From Zhao Jie's perspective, this little girl who was very soft and talkative when she was on the deck seemed to have a drastic change in temperament. Not only did she look extremely cold, but there was also a threat in her voice. meaning.
All of these gave Zhao Jie the feeling that if he didn't follow the other person's instructions, he might really... die.
No...
He can't die!
How could he die outside before "that thing" was over!
Stimulated by the desire to survive, Zhao Jie himself had a lot of experience. He was smart and did not resist. Instead of struggling and questioning, he showed an extremely cooperative look.
"Tell me, what Miss Vivian wants to know, I'll tell you everything!"
opposite.
Seeing Zhao Jie now crying with snot and tears, as if he was an innocent person who suffered an unreasonable disaster, Liao Zixuan felt a little shaken in his heart.
Now the feeling of "looking in the wrong direction" has taken up more than half of the situation, but now that the matter is at this point, there are still some doubts about Zhao Jie that need to be asked.
Just like...
"Tell me why you are targeting me."
"What...what do you mean? Miss Vivian, I, I don't quite understand..." Zhao Jie asked stutteringly.
"Do you think I can't tell that you are approaching me on purpose? From the moment you talk to me, tell me your purpose and why it's me."
Looking up, Zhao Jie shook his head in fear at the little girl sitting on a chair in the dark room opposite, looking down at him coldly.
"Misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding, Miss Vivian!"
"Yes, I admit that I did approach you intentionally, but I will guarantee it with my life! I have absolutely no wrongdoing or harmful intentions towards you!"
After talking about it for this reason, and because his life was in the hands of others, Zhao Jie had no intention of making excuses at all, and began to explain everything truthfully.
"Because when the Astologis set sail, I happened to be in the bathroom. Like other passengers, I was not required to stay in my room according to the regulations. But when I came out in a hurry, I wanted to go back to my room. when..."
"I just happened to see you and Miss Luzi standing together, talking happily. It's because of this, so...that's why I hurried to the Astorogis as soon as it officially sailed. Run out of the room and look for you everywhere, Miss Vivian."
After Zhao Jie tried his best to explain, although Liao Zixuan's facial expression did not change, he nodded in his heart.
This information point can be supported by the memory experienced “this time” or “last time”.
Liao Zixuan remembered clearly that on the deck, when Vivian was pestered by the female astrologer with gleaming eyes, Zhao Jie spoke out in desperation in order to scare her away...
This sentence "The young lady next to me is even more a friend of Lord Luzi".
At that time, Liao Zixuan, because his attention was all on the female astrologer, he did not hear it for a while and realized that something was wrong with this sentence.
But now.
Indeed, it stands to reason that Zhao Jie had just met Vivian at that time and had not even exchanged a few words with each other. How could he know and be so sure about the relationship between the little girl and Luzi?
but.
"Go on, what next." Liao Zixuan didn't stop there.
After all, Zhao Jie only explained the first reason "why she is a little girl", but the second "why" which is the "purpose" has not yet been explained.
"To be honest, Miss Vivian, I told you before that I am a businessman from Guili and the second shopkeeper of Feiniao Chamber of Commerce. These... are actually lies to you. There is nothing in Guili. Flying Bird Chamber of Commerce, I am not a rich person either.”
"I actually... failed in my business in Guili and owed a huge amount of debt. I really couldn't afford to repay it. So in order not to implicate my wife and daughter, I had no choice but to go abroad to escape the debt."
"However, although I am escaping from debt, I can escape for a while, but I cannot escape forever. I have always wanted to start a big business abroad again, make a comeback, and make enough money, so that I can return to Guili and pay off the debt. Pay off the debt, reunite with...my wife and daughter whom I haven't seen for more than ten years..."
Zhao Jie said at the end, his voice became more choked up.
This is the truth about "that thing" that he has been accumulating in his heart.
It can be seen that the face of the middle-aged man who has gone through many vicissitudes of life is mixed with the sorrow and pain of not being able to return to his family and not being able to see his relatives.
After unpacking the heaviest things in his heart, Zhao Jie seemed to have aged a lot. Now it no longer seemed like he was being interrogated by Liao Zixuan, but more like Zhao Jie's own...repentance?
"In our time in Guili, all businessmen know that information is equal to money. Whoever masters the market conditions in advance can take home a lot of gold coins. The sudden trip of the Astorogis is a big surprise to me. It seemed like a big opportunity, a big profitable business, so I put all my belongings on it, bought an expensive ferry ticket, and then carefully and secretly observed Luzi-sama’s movements.”
"Finally, all the hard work paid off. I discovered that Lord Luzi secretly purchased a large amount of goods as soon as he arrived in Yanyu, and stored them in the bottom warehouse of the Astorogis. During the berth, I secretly visited once , but the environment there was so bad that I couldn't carry it for more than a few minutes without feeling dizzy. Secondly, Master Luzi's goods were all sealed so tightly that I had no way of knowing. What’s in it?”
There was a look of memory in Zhao Jie's eyes, and Liao Zixuan could also find evidence in it, and this time it was more powerful evidence that Zhao Jie was not lying.
Because the evidence this time simply only happened in the "last" experience.
Do you still remember that Zhao Jie and Vivian were separated this time because of him, but last time, Zhao Jie and the little girl saw the incident between the coolie and the supervisor.
At that time, Zhao Jie also expressed emotion to Vivian, saying that he had been to the bottom cabin and described the appearance there in detail to the little girl. The little wolf cub at that time was a bit strange. Zhao Jie had nothing to do, so he went to that What's the place for?
Now, this doubt has been answered.
Of course, there is also a new piece of intelligence information...
That Miss Luzi, hoarded a lot of goods under the cabin?
While Liao Zixuan was thinking in his heart, Zhao Jie's explanation voice was still ringing.
"Just when I was scratching my head and anxious, I saw the scene between you and Miss Luzi, so I thought that I should get close to you and have a good relationship with you, so that maybe I can find out from you. What on earth is that batch of goods that Miss Luzi brought in from Yanyu!"
"In this way, I only need to get a loan immediately after arriving at Thousand Islands and buy the same category of goods as Luzi-sama, and I will definitely make a lot of money!"
When Zhao Jie said this, his expression actually became excited, as if he was imagining in his mind the scenario where he stocked up on goods in advance, then followed suit and sold them, making huge profits.
But of course, I soon became depressed and lost, and all I could think of was ridicule of myself.
"Hey, I know how it is possible for a distinguished guest to be entertained like this by Lord Luzi, just a fledgling girl..."
"So, Miss Vivian, you can see that, I, I am just an opportunistic, down-and-out businessman who is just trying to be clever. I...I am blind, and I really shouldn't be plotting against you. On the head!"
"Please, please let me go. I promise that I will never tell you what happened today, and I will never look at you again during the next voyage on the ship!"
Zhao Jie burst into tears and begged to Vivian in Liao Zixuan's disguise. In the end, he really burst into tears.
"Miss Vivian, I, I really can't die. Please spare me. Everything I said is true. You can look at my table. There is a pocket watch that I always carry with me. There is my daughter's watch inside. In the photo, her name is Myolie, they are still waiting for me to go back in Guili, I...I can't die!"
After Zhao Jie spoke, Liao Zixuan walked to the table and found that it was indeed like this. After opening the pocket watch, there was a cute little girl who was seven or eight years older. She had a standard face. If she looked closely, she looked a bit like Zhao Jie. exist.
This point is also supported by the "last" experience. Zhao Jie did mention to Vivian that he had a daughter whom he had not seen for many years. Calculating her age, she should be about the same age as Vivian now.
Snap.
After closing the pocket watch and returning it to its original place.
Zhao Jie only felt his eyes blur as he was lifted up from the ground, and the ropes that originally bound him fell off.
"Thank you, thank you little Vivian...Mr. Vivian! Thank you, Mister Vivian, for your noble hand! So..."
"okay."
Liao Zixuan waved his hand a little irritably.
"Remember what you said last time. It's best to keep everything that just happened in your heart. If you dare to say it out..."
Without any further threats from Liao Zixuan, Zhao Jie fell to the ground with a thud, kneeling tremblingly, completely frightened out of his wits.
Squeak...
Bang.
After leaving Zhao Jie's room, he looked outside the cabin. It was gradually getting dark and entering the night sky. In the corridor, Liao Zixuan frowned.
By interrogating Zhao Jie, he could almost eliminate Zhao Jie's suspicion, but this is not a good thing because...
The clue is broken.
If it wasn't Zhao Jie, then who poisoned them?
The poisoner must have poisoned a specific food, knowing that Vivian would definitely eat it, and this food could only be the "boiled fish" recommended to them by Zhao Jie at that time, but who else would eat it except Zhao Jie? Do you know this information?
Or...
I'm going in the wrong direction, but it's not actually poisonous?
If you think about it this way, there are indeed many doubts. For example, if you were really poisoned, why did the system not prompt you? What poison could make him, a forbidden monster, unable to resist or detect it?
What’s even more strange is that, logically speaking, poisoning is due to lack of strength. On the surface, it can’t defeat the enemy, but it can possess poison that even the “system” can hide. The level can be imagined. This kind of existence, imagine If you want to kill Vivian, shouldn't it be enough to just move your fingers? Why bother to spend so much effort?
The more he combed, the more his head grew bigger and his brows furrowed more tightly, because there were so many things he didn't understand.
but.
At least this time, he and the little girl, Liao Zixuan, have been staring at the game panel, and their status is normal. So what he has to do now is one thing.
Sit back and wait.
Since you can't find any clues, let the clues come to you!
Let's see if the "intruder" in his memory will appear tonight even after he has intervened!
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