After identifying Sheng Cheng's two assassin companions, Fourth Uncle was constantly monitoring their actions under Ya Xiao's arrangement.
As the banquet approached, the two assassins showed more and more vigilance. Coupled with the ambiguous text on the optical brain, it made Ya Xiao even more certain that the place of their action was tomorrow's birthday banquet of Chief Wei Duo.
Tomorrow?
Ya Xiao pondered. No matter what, there was certainly no way he was going to let the villain get hurt.
The two assassins were both officers with the rank of a major, so if he wasn't wrong, the two would be mixing into the banquet openly and honestly.
[Host, what should we do now?]
The system was quite nervous.
Ya Xiao had a few methods. He sighed, and his tone was regretful: [The easiest way is to take them out ahead of time.]
But like Sheng Cheng, those two assassins were officers, and it was too troublesome to take them out.
For now, it could only be done slowly, step by step.
As usual, Ya Xiao followed Qin Qi to the military headquarters, but this time, while Qin Qi was working, he didn't head to the lounge nor did he go to press Sheng Cheng, but instead, he found the adjutant, Mist.
Mist was a little surprised to see Ya Xiao. He had good feelings about Ya Xiao, and he revealed a genuine smile underneath his glasses, "Is there something on the marshal's side?"
"No."
Ya Xiao shook his head, seemingly a little embarrassed, "Actually, I wanted to ask about the banquet tomorrow."
"Banquet?"
Mist was not surprised by Ya Xiao's question.
Tomorrow is Chief Wei Duo's birthday banquet.
Nowadays, the life expectancy of human beings was around two hundred years old. It was the first time that the one hundred and fifty-year-old Chief Wei Duo was hosting a birthday banquet, so the entire Sixth Base was paying great attention to it.
Everyone knew that Officer Wei Duo was a close friend of the marshal's grandfather and a hero with numerous achievements, so many officers who were not on duty at the base would be attending.
Ya Xiao's tail wrapped around his leg, exerting a forceful effort, his face held a few shades of red from enduring the pain. He looked up at Mist as if it was hard to say anything. Under the entanglement, he still hesitantly said, "Actually, I would like to ask about the security of the banquet."
Saying that, he was worried that Mist would misunderstand and hurriedly explained, "I'm not doubting the security of the Sixth Base, it's just that because the last time I attended a wedding banquet, a taboo person suddenly lost control of his body, so I wanted to ask about this time."
"The marshal will also be there this time."
Ya Xiao's expression became much more serious when he mentioned the marshal, his blue eyes shining with pure light, "I'm worried about the marshal's safety."
"I know."
Mist looked at the dark-haired boy's anxious explanation and busily spoke out to calm him down. The taboo's loss of control had happened two weeks ago, and the boy's pale face from the shock was still fresh in his mind at the time.
That time should have left a deep psychological shadow on him, and that was why he was worried that the banquet might have another accident.
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Mist patted Ya Xiao's shoulder and didn't feel that the other party was belittling the Sixth Base's ability.
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This was also for the sake of the marshal's safety.
"Soren works very carefully, there won't be any accidents."
"That's good."
Ya Xiao showed a relieved smile and his tail wagged and flicked a little along with it.
Mist did what he said he would do. When Ya Xiao left, he sent a video communication directly to Soren, telling the other to take care of the security on Wei Duo's end.
"That's what Ya Xiao said?"
On the screen, Soren's deep voice came out from under the gas mask.
"Right." A pleased smile appeared on Mist's face, "Ya Xiao is very concerned about the marshal's safety and especially came over to tell me."
The young butler didn't feel fear after seeing the marshal's alienated state. Instead, he still tried to adapt to everything, overcoming the shadows from before and wanting to help the marshal.
The other party was an excellent butler and really admired the marshal.
Soren hmmed.
The two adjutants looked at each other across the screen. They should have been very happy to see this development, but the truth was that there was still an unspeakable worry buried deep inside both of them.
Because of the suppression of the medicine, none of the marshal's taboos had gotten out of control during this period. No one knew if the new butler would still accept the marshal and continue to be his butler when the marshal's weird and inexplicable taboos continued to get out of control.
On the other hand, Ya Xiao looked down at his optical brain when he came out of Mist's side and headed straight for Qin Qi's office. It was just the right time to have a chat with the villain.
Turning the last corner, he saw Colund standing in the villain's doorway from a distance.
Colund was the butler Ya Xiao had met in the butler's lounge a few days ago. He was also the butler of Wei Duo, the protagonist of tomorrow's birthday banquet.
"Ya Xiao, my employer is inside talking to the marshal."
Noticing Ya Xiao's figure, Colund lowered his voice and called out to Ya Xiao, "The two have something important to talk about."
Ya Xiao flicked his tail behind him. After sensing slightly to make sure that the villain was still healthy and alive, he flashed a bright smile at Colund, "Okay."
Colund sympathized with the sunny-looking young man in front of him who was unfortunate enough to become the marshal's butler. Seeing the other party standing next to him, he was just about to say a few polite words when he saw that this beautiful young man's eyes took on a few moments of curiosity:
"Colund, I heard that the meeting hall for Chief Wei Duo's birthday banquet is especially luxuriously decorated?"
Compared to the slightly relaxed atmosphere of the two butlers outside the door, the atmosphere inside the office was much more depressing.
The aged man in a black military uniform sat on the sofa with a crutch. The medals on the side of his shoulder signaled his heroic experience. Even in his waning years, the sharpness in his eyes remained undiminished, and his whole body was permeated with majesty.
Qin Qi sat on the upper seat. He slightly tilted his head sideways, his black-gloved fingers were holding an unlit cigarette, and his eyes were dark and obscure. He didn't say a word for a long time as if he was silently showing his attitude.
The coffee in the cup was steaming.
Wei Dou looked at Qin Qi as if something was blocking his throat. He tapped the floor with his walking stick in annoyance:
"You're the same as your grandfather!"
"This Sixth Base is not your base alone! It's fine if you want to protect the base alone, but you have to tell us what happened back then!"
Qin Qi said nothing this time. He put out his cigarette and casually coaxed as if he was treating his own grandfather, "It's your birthday tomorrow. Guess what I'm giving you as a gift?"
"I don't care what kind of present you give!"
Wei Duo laughed with exasperation. He was really the same as his grandfather, even changing the topic was so stiff.
The old man stood up and furiously leaned on his crutches to walk towards the door. Halfway there, he stopped again, his tone slightly sunken, permeated with a heavy sense of sadness, "I'm not joking, Qin Qi."
"We all know how the other few border bases are doing. It's because of you that the Sixth Base has been able to be preserved for so many years, but you're just one person."
"People will always get tired. Can you protect this base for the rest of your life?"
The emotions in Qin Qi's eyes were hard to discern.
There was no response in the office for a long time.
Wei Duo clenched his crutches. Just as a hint of hope rose in his heart, the man's low voice rang out:
"I thought about it, but I'd rather not tell you in advance what the gift I'm giving is."
Wei Duo: ......
He was now itching to whack the unlucky bastard with the cane in his hand.
The door to the room opened and closed.
After the old man went out, the room was instantly silent. Qin Qi re-drew a cigarette, but whether it was because he forgot or because of something else, he hesitated to light it.
Wei Duo huffed and slammed the door on his crutches. Two butlers were standing outside. In addition to the young butler from his house whose operational skills were not up to par, there was also a good-looking dark-haired youth in a tuxedo.
The young man's hair was slightly curly, his skin was porcelain-white, his smile was bright and sincere, and his eyes were lively and soulful, so he knew at a glance that he was a good boy.
This is Qin Qi's new butler?
Wei Duo was just thinking about it when he saw the black-haired young man smile at him and greet him with no surprise at all. Then, he knocked on the door and walked into the room.
"Why don't you say something, sir?"
Colund said doubtfully. According to the usual practice, shouldn't the old man be complaining about the marshal at this point?
"How was the boy?"
Colund was puzzled for a moment before realizing that Wei Duo was talking about Ya Xiao. He nodded, "Well, Ya Xiao is quite lively and has a good personality."
It was just a shame to be the marshal's butler.
Of course, Colund didn't dare to say this.
"A good personality is fine."
Although Wei Duo was half pissed off by Qin Qi, he was still thinking of Qin Qi in his heart. That little butler looked like a good kid, so he was very hopeful that Qin Qi would have a butler he could get along with well.
Ya Xiao entered the office and instantly realized that Qin Qi was out of sorts, especially since he was actually smoking right now! You should know that the villain only smoked when he was in a bad mood!
Not to mention that the cigarette was not yet lit!
ZYZ5's medication lasted for fifteen days, which meant that the other party wouldn't lose control no matter what happened during this time.
It's good that he won't get out of control.
After thinking about it, Ya Xiao thoughtfully walked next to Qin Qi. He took out the lighter, wagged his tail, and tenderly invited, "Marshal, you forgot to light the cigarette. I'll light it for you."
Qin Qi who originally thought that the smart butler would say nothing and stand quietly next to him: ......
Qin Qi finished the cigarette in silence.
He took a sip of the coffee poured by the butler, glanced at the young butler whose mood was still pleasant, and suddenly felt that the new butler wasn't that smart sometimes.
Ya Xiao, who knew nothing about this, happily earned his demon value. It was only when he nursed his tail at night that he had the presence of mind to figure out how to solve tomorrow's assassination.
For the time being, there was only a limited amount of things he could do. He could only remind Mist and the others of the safety issue on the side. It would be best if they could stop those assassins, but even thinking about it, he knew that it was unlikely.
If the assassins did blend into the banquet hall when the time came, Ya Xiao would have to come up with a way to deal with it to keep the villain from getting hurt.
In fact, he still hadn't figured out how those two not-so-powerful assassins had managed to hurt the villain.
Now, Fourth Uncle was still watching those two assassins.
Ya Xiao thought about flipping open the system mall, scrolled to the bottom of the mall, and looked at the item in a tangled way.
[Great Demon Experience Voucher], also known as Dream Experience Voucher, allows a low-level or mid-level demon to have the experience of transforming into a high-level demon for one day.
This kind of experience voucher was very weak in Ya Xiao's opinion. It could only change the appearance. Even if the demon could grow bat wings, it was still just a decoration and couldn't fly at all. It also required a lot of points. The price-performance ratio couldn't even beat his cute toys, which was purely a pit for the demon!
In the past, Ya Xiao didn't even bother to look at it.
But if the assassination really happened tomorrow, he could use the experience voucher.
When an intermediate-level demon was upgraded to a high-level demon, the demon could choose to have his appearance remodeled.
Ya Xiao raised his hand and directly bought the [Great Demon Experience Voucher], and then he took out the clown mask he kept in his suitcase.
When the time came, he would use this experience voucher to change his costume and put on his favorite clown mask to protect the villain from the assassins.
This way, the villain wouldn't get hurt. He would not solve the officer but the assassin who had already been exposed. No one would find fault with him further. Even if he got into trouble, no one would know that the culprit was him!
Two birds with one stone!
The tail behind Ya Xiao swayed proudly.