Apocalypse Forecast

”I think there’s something wrong with your family.”

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After hearing this, Li Jian Amber felt that the world’s level of fantasy had risen again.

She looked at Huai Shi with a peculiar gaze, ”How could you not think there’s something wrong with my family? Anyone with eyes should see it, right?”

”Huh?”

Huai Shi was a bit taken aback, then awkwardly said, ”My family used to be like this, I thought it was pretty normal...”

”...”

Li Jian Amber rolled her eyes.

”Once there are too many people, problems arise everywhere. When there’s too much money, even without problems, problems will appear. It’s not surprising that the Li Jian family has issues; it’s only surprising if they didn’t.”

”No, I’ve just confirmed one thing.”

Huai Shi sighed softly, ”These days, I’ve been wondering why Kusaki refuses to show himself and insists on secretly investigating the Agleam Murder Demon.

Is it possible... that he found out the Li Jian family is no longer trustworthy?”

After a pause, his expression grew somber, ”In other words... if the situation gets any worse, the Agleam Murder Demon might be hiding in the Li Jian house right now, right?”

Li Jian Amber didn’t speak, just shrugged.

”Who do you think it could be?”

Huai Shi stared at her, and she looked back at him, without saying anything.

Huai Shi also remained silent, staring intently at her as if trying to mentally force her to say something.

”Huai Shi, I didn’t invite you to play detective.”

”Isn’t it normal for a tool person to take on multiple roles?” Huai Shi smoked, giving him a sidelong glance, ”Besides, wasn’t it you who told me about this in the first place? Why do you all from the same family always talk in circles, changing your tune later, and claim you’re always right?”

”Then is different from now...”

Li Jian Amber replied without expression, ”If you were just a tool person, I would confidently push you into the mud pit, using you until I earn seventy million back, but Zhenxi is different, she has nothing to do with these ugly matters.”

Huai Shi was speechless, ”Are you really making plans for Zhenxi?”

”Otherwise? Given the chance, who wouldn’t want to be a good person?” Amber shook her head, ”The difference is, when something happens, who will stand up as the villain...”

Huai Shi sighed, ”Honestly, I see everyone as the Murderer now, including you.”

”What about Zhenxi?” Amber asked.

”Forget it...” Huai Shi shook his head, ”The first person I ruled out was her, but she can hardly lift a kitchen knife, with such little weight and strength, she would struggle to chop a chicken’s neck, let alone a person’s. Let’s not trouble her.”

”Isn’t it possible?” Amber persisted.

”It’s absolutely impossible,” Huai Shi answered firmly, ”With her physical strength and condition, only one person in the world could do something like this, and we both know who that is, don’t we?”

Amber’s eyes twitched fiercely.

No words were spoken.

Who else could it be?

Luo Xian.

If it were Sister Xian, holding a little piece of paper, she might slaughter her way from Nara to Kyoto... but if it really were her, there would be no need for hiding, she could wipe out the Li Jian family with just a kitchen knife.

Perhaps there’s a second person in the world with such talent, but it certainly couldn’t be Zhenxi.

The probability is more absurd than Huai Shi going out to buy cigarettes and encountering eight Elements of Destructive.

”You really trust her.”

”Trust is mutual, Amber.”

Huai Shi looked over, staring into Amber’s eyes, ”So, answer me, are you the Agleam Murder Demon?”

Amber was amused, suddenly asking, ”Huai Shi, do you ever hate your family?”

”Depends on the situation,” Huai Shi replied, ”Although sometimes I want to give them a beating, hatred to the point of mutual destruction isn’t something I feel. If we really can’t get along, why not live separately?”

”That’s wonderful, Huai Shi. I wish I could be as forgiving as you, alas, I can’t manage that.”

Amber stubbed out her cigarette, crushed it underfoot, and looked calmly elsewhere, ”Many times, I’ve wanted to kill those disgraceful idiots, but unfortunately, the world hasn’t run out of incompetent team members who drag others down.

More regrettably, I can’t do that... the Agleam Murder Demon might be anyone here, but it certainly can’t be me.”

Such an expression was filled with regret and pity.

And an undeniable envy.

Huai Shi sighed, ”If you have a deep-seated hatred for this place, feel free to say it outright. Bring out evidence of those guys’ shameful deeds, enlist the Dongxia Genealogy, and we can team up to take them down; wouldn’t it be easier than competing with others in cooking?”

”If we do that, then the Li Jian family would cease to exist, wouldn’t it?”

Amber shook her head, ”It takes many years and many people’s efforts to build a family, but it only takes an instant, one person’s stupidity, to destroy it completely.

I didn’t come back to destroy all this, nor did I hire you because you’re good at decapitating people, don’t get it wrong.”

”Sounds like you have great expectations for me.”

”Who says otherwise, Your Highness.”

Amber gave him one last look, seriously saying, ”Focus on being a chef; it will be a promising career, and there’s no need to worry about anything else.”

She waved her hand and turned to leave.

In the end, she never told Huai Shi who she was suspicious of.