Ya Xiao didn't stay inside the lounge for too long. After he and Butler Vesha added each other's optical brain numbers, he moved his feet and left the lounge.
[Host, what do you plan to do?]
The demon value was a big deal, and the system was very supportive of the host's decision after knowing what was going on.
[For the time being, I haven't thought about it yet.]
Ya Xiao sat cross-legged on the floor, shook the tip of his tail behind him, and said honestly.
The current plot point was before the spring meeting. Sheng Cheng would not be personally involved in this assassination of the villain.
In the original plot, Sheng Cheng would be ambushed in the shadows and his two companions would be tasked with assassinating the marshal. While the operation ultimately failed, it still physically affected the villain and likewise allowed Sheng Cheng to find the villain's weaknesses.
All of this was told by Sheng Cheng to the protagonist, Wei Shi.
A lot of things weren't explicitly explained.
What was known was that Sheng Cheng had two accomplices and would be making a move soon, but any more detailed information, such as the exact time and place of the assassination, was not explicitly stated in the plot.
In any case, Ya Xiao had to stop the assassination if he didn't want the villain to get hurt.
He pondered for a moment, recalling the marshal's schedule for the week.
The villain's daily activities follow a fixed pattern, moving in a straight line between the villa and headquarters, making it difficult to find a time for the assassination.
To really say when Sheng Cheng and the others might take action, there was only a banquet that they would be attending in five days.
But that was only a possibility.
The best way would be for him to take care of these assassins for Qin Qi in advance. Ya Xiao thought about it but still gave up on this idea.
After all, Sheng Cheng's apparent identity was a civilian in the military, so it would be a bit of a problem if he suddenly disappeared, not to mention the fact that Sheng Cheng's two accomplices were most likely also mixing with the military right now, with unknown identities.
Ya Xiao wagged his tail a bit. He was actually very curious as to what exactly these assassins had done to injure such a powerful villain.
Simply looking at Sheng Cheng's skinny figure, there was no way he could be a match for the villain. In the entire base, he hadn't seen an existence more powerful than the villain.
[Host, what should we do next?]
Ya Xiao thoughtfully flicked his tail that was hidden inside his pants, [I need a favor from Fourth Uncle.]
After the meeting on the top floor of the headquarters ended, the military chiefs walked out of the headquarters building one after another, while Ya Xiao stepped in time to find Qin Qi.
At this moment, Qin Qi seemed to be lost in thought. His black-gloved fingers were absently playing with a silver-white gun. When he heard the movement, he wasn't surprised and glanced at Ya Xiao before retracting his gaze.
"You went to the lounge?"
"Yes."
Ya Xiao dutifully nodded his head. He didn't seem afraid of the gun in Qin Qi's hand and pleasantly stood within a meter of Qin Qi, mentioning the two butlers he had newly met to Qin Qi.
"Vesha and Colund, they're both very interesting. We added each other's optical brain numbers."
"Hmm."
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This was very clever.
It was hard for Qin Qi to find a reason to refuse the other party's visit to the headquarters.
Ya Xiao, who was refilling Qin Qi's cup of coffee on the side, ran his eyes over the other party's wrist. After obtaining consent, Ya Xiao recorded the TH value on Qin Qi's black wrist guard.
The portable wrist sensor could monitor the TH value of the taboo at any time. It just wasn't as accurate and detailed as a specialized instrument.
So far, the villain's state was not bad.
Ya Xiao noted down the value and his eyes curved unconsciously.
The healthier the villain was, the smoother the collection of demon values would be!
Qin Qi's line of sight crossed from Ya Xiao's curved eyes, his eyelashes slightly drooping as an inexplicable glint surfaced in his eyes.
He could sense that the new butler was happy about his gradually improving health.
"I'll take nutrients for lunch."
As Ya Xiao looked over, Qin Qi's lips pursed into a straight line, "There's no need to bring me any more meals."
Qin Qi didn't like meals in the military department.
"Okay."
Ya Xiao obediently nodded. Half a moment later, he thought of something, "The self-service machine on the third floor has been newly restocked with strawberry-flavored nutrients. I'll bring it over to the marshal later."
Qin Qi didn't say anything, which was considered as acquiescence.
As long as it wasn't a vegetable-flavored nutrient, he wouldn't refuse it.
The trip to the military department was still considered smooth.
In the evening, while Ya Xiao was resting in his room, the system that had gone on an errand finally found an opening and came back.
"Ten people locked in?"
Ya Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed, his tail, which glowed with a ghostly blue dark light, wagged behind him to the left and the right.
[Yes.]
The system used the base's surveillance to monitor the whereabouts of the assassin, Sheng Cheng, as instructed by the host. However, Sheng Cheng acted cautiously. Even if the system analyzed with various data, it could only sift through ten suspects that could be the assassin.
"Fourth Uncle is awesome." Ya Xiao exclaimed in an exaggerated tone, "To be able to lock out the suspects so quickly!"
[It's... alright.]
The system's old face blushed at the compliment. It raised its glasses and continued, [But how to identify those two assassin accomplices among the ten people next is still a problem.]
[Sheng Cheng is too cautious. Even when contacting his companions, he would always use a blocker to chat in text. He also never reveals key information, so it's a bit difficult to analyze who his accomplices are by relying on the surveillance.]
Even locking these ten people was also analyzed by the system relying on human expression data.
Ya Xiao bit his nails.
After a few minutes, the tip of his tail bumped the bed board, "I see, I'll go look for Sheng Cheng tomorrow. I'll have to ask Fourth Uncle to continue to monitor him for me next."
Early the next morning, Ya Xiao customarily traveled to the headquarters with Qin Qi. When Qin Qi was working, he didn't go to the lounge again but headed to the office where Sheng Cheng was.
Emily, Sheng Cheng, and Wittin, the three assistants subordinate to Ya Xiao, were all in the same office.
Seeing Ya Xiao come over, all three stood up and nodded at him. Beside them were a few civilian officers who looked at Ya Xiao with curious gazes from time to time.
The four of them found a quiet place.
"Do you have something to order us?"
Wittin, who would defect to the protagonist group in the future, smiled. He was the oldest and had a mediocre look, but his temperament was gentle and he could easily gain the trust of others.
Sheng Cheng, who plotted to assassinate the villain, was shorter and thinner, smiling and nodding from the side, looking less aggressive.
On the contrary, Emily had a lip stud on, a sharp high ponytail, and powerful lean arms. There was heavy hostility at the ends of her eyes, and she spoke in a very nonchalant manner, "Why don't you say something on the optical brain if you're coming?"
"I forgot."
Ya Xiao shook the tip of his tail and smiled at Emily as he explained. His tone was familiar and intimate as if he was treating a friend with whom he had a good relationship.
Emily was a bit unaccustomed to being so close, and she acted a bit unnaturally, half stifling a hmm.
Wittin and Sheng Cheng saw this scene and wondered in their hearts, why did the new butler seem to be on such good terms with Emily? Those butlers in the past were much closer to the two of them.
"I have something I want to ask you guys."
Ya Xiao glanced around at the expressions of the three. He curved his eyes and didn't beat around the bush, "Mist told me that I could ask for your help if I needed it."
"Yes, the three of us are your assistants at the base. If there's anything you need, just say so and we'll do our best to accomplish it." Wittin immediately stated his position.
Sheng Cheng and Emily also nodded along.
"That's really great."
Ya Xiao's tone was as if he had solved a big problem, and a wide smile appeared on his face.
"Recently, the marshal has started taking nutrients again. I was wondering if it's because I'm not a good cook, so I'd like to ask for your help collecting the most popular recipes from the Sixth Base."
This was a simple matter.
There was naturally no reason why the three should refuse.
That night, Ya Xiao received many recipes from the trio on his optical brain. The next day, Ya Xiao complimented the trio, especially Sheng Cheng, who couldn't wait for him to praise the information he had collected.
"The recipes Sheng Cheng found really benefited me." Ya Xiao's blue eyes shone brightly, and his sincere tone was hard to resist, "Can I continue to ask for your help?"
"Of course."
Under the gaze of his two colleagues, of course, Sheng Cheng would not refuse, not to mention that the beautiful-looking young butler in front of him was considered his superior in this base.
However, what Sheng Cheng did not expect was that it was this decision that made him live in deep water for the next few days.
Every day, he was assigned more and more tasks. At one point, he even had to stay up until the wee hours of the morning at the headquarters to complete his tasks.
Sheng Cheng wondered, didn't he just need to collect recipes? Why does even the making of handmade dolls have to be checked? In the later days, even more wicked information came out, and he was even asked to do a questionnaire survey on 'What kind of gifts do officers like?'
In just a few days, Sheng Cheng worked overtime until he vomited blood every day, but he couldn't say anything yet. Once he tried to push back, that pretty butler would show a look of surprise, and then compliment him from head to toe in front of his two coworkers.
"So, Sheng Cheng, you'll never be put off by this bit of difficulty, right?"
Sheng Cheng looked at the expectant Ya Xiao and his two coworkers and nodded awkwardly.
He couldn't even refuse.
In the end, he could only work overtime until the early hours of the morning every day and then find the time to arrange the assassination mission for his two subordinates.
[S032 has no anomalies for the time being.]
The optical brain with the shield installed vibrated.
The exhausted Sheng Cheng looked at the news from his subordinates with dark eyes.
The assassination was a major event, especially when the target was the marshal of the Sixth Base. Any slight change could bring this assassination to a certain defeat.
His own busy state in the past few days should have affected them as well.
Sheng Cheng thought of the tension and worry that surfaced in the other's eyes when he bumped into one of his associates during the day. Sheng Cheng clenched his white bandaged fingers and tapped a few words on the screen.
[Hmm, pay attention to your performance in the military department.]
[Yes, I will pay attention!]
The other party's reply appeared in the chat box.
Of course, you have to pay attention.
Sheng Cheng's heart surged with murderous intent. In order to make the assassination go smoothly, he had even shared the blood of his right hand with these two idiots. They had to complete the mission. Even if they couldn't kill Qin Qi at the banquet the day after tomorrow, they still had to make Qin Qi suffer from serious injuries!
Meanwhile, Ya Xiao finally waited for the system that came late.
[Host! I've locked onto those two companions!]
Ya Xiao was sitting on his bed debating which of the latest toys to buy when he heard these words. He pressed buy on all the toys on the screen interface, then quickly withdrew his hand and complimented the system:
"Worthy of being Fourth Uncle! So awesome!"
The system was a little embarrassed by the compliment. Those two killer subordinates were well disguised. If it weren't for Ya Xiao putting pressure on Sheng Cheng so that it managed to capture the emotional fluctuations of the two, it wouldn't have been able to identify the candidates so quickly.
Still, the host is the smartest!
Ya Xiao was not clear about the system's thoughts. He pondered that Sheng Cheng should have finished talking to those two killers by this time, so he said, "Fourth Uncle, wait for a while. I'll assign another task to Sheng Cheng."
Sheng Cheng was really too good to use.
Ya Xiao had actually only chosen to pressure the other side in the beginning just to disturb these assassins, but now, he was genuinely throwing any problematic material at Sheng Cheng.
Well, fortunately, this assassination was his two companions' action, and Sheng Cheng wouldn't go out on his own.
He could still be used for a while longer.
Ya Xiao's tail wagged behind his cross-legged body. He was quite satisfied with his future life.