Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 423: Long Talk (Part )

"The mastermind behind this is willing to use the remains of the Nominated One to drag you into that area. Don't you have any clue?" Shangguan Yan asked.

"I have no idea at all, really." Xia Shou sighed helplessly and said frankly:

"Minister, you may know more about this name than I do. I want to know what's going on more than you do, but I really know nothing."

Shangguan Yan sighed softly, her patience was almost exhausted.

The change from the initial excitement of seeing Xia Shou to the current impatience did not happen overnight.

She had always felt that she could learn something from this young man, but after spending so much energy and so much time, she gained nothing except becoming more and more aware that he was deeply connected to that person.

She also thought that Xia Shou might have just accidentally inherited that person's inheritance, but it was too forced to explain the same name and surname as coincidence.

And some details are very concerning.

Now, she was sure that the Death Note was in Xia Shou's possession.

For a while, she suspected that the personality in the notes was the real "Xia Shou".

But now, she wasn't sure.

Because there are so many doubts in some places that it is hard to understand.

The most puzzling thing is Xia Shou's encounter with her.

Xia Shou came to the Control Bureau under the instructions of someone, and the letter of recommendation he had was proof of that.

But the strange thing is that the recipient of the recommendation letter was her deceased boss, the former director of the third department.

The other party's sacrifice happened very recently, and it has been quite a while since she took over the three departments.

Unless the person who wrote the recommendation letter deliberately wrote it to a dead person, the letter was written very, very early, even earlier than she took over the three departments.

But if we reason further from the latter line of thought, some things don't make sense. Since the relationship between the recommender and her boss was good enough to write a recommendation letter, it is impossible for her to be unaware of the news of his death in the line of duty.

Her nickname of the witch is quite famous in the Control Bureau. As long as the other party has a little understanding of the Control Bureau, they will definitely know that the current head of the three departments in Jiangbo City has become her, Shangguan Yan.

Therefore, if we must follow this line of thought, there is only another possibility.

That is, when the letter writer wrote the recommendation letter, her boss was still alive, but after writing the recommendation letter, the letter writer lost the ability to obtain information from the outside world.

Therefore, after many years and the change of ownership of the three departments, this letter is still considered useful.

Following this line of thought, she had speculated that the recommendation letter was written by the person in the death note before his death.

But this proves that the person in the death record notes cannot be "Xia Shou".

Because when "Xia Shou" was still alive, Shangguan Yan's predecessor as minister had not yet become minister.

Therefore, it is impossible for "Xia Shou" to have written that letter while he was alive, unless he entered the notebook after his death and asked the holder of the notebook to write it on his behalf.

But if you think this way, many things don't make sense. After all, the holders are well-informed, and the position changes in the control bureau are not difficult to understand. It is impossible for such a mistake to occur.

Reasoning to this point, this line of thought has become a dead end unless unknown supernatural elements are added.

But the other approach is not easy either.

...There is another reason to explain writing letters to the dead.

That means the other party knows about her contract with the Thirsty Goat.

Judging from Xia Shou's performance when they first met, this guess is the most reasonable.

At that time, Xia Shou was so resistant to joining her department, but he had to join for some reasons.

This feeling was like someone was deliberately catering to her contractual taboos. Not only did the other party make Xia Shou feel alienated from her from the beginning, but also forced Xia Shou to establish a secret cooperative relationship with her while alienating her, so that she could completely control Xia Shou through her leadership authority.

Judging from this line of thought, everything has been very smooth and reasonable up to here.

But soon, contradictions arose again.

She made the contract with the Thirsty Goat long after Xia Shou's death, and no one knew about it except a few people.

The director, Qiao Xin, and Wu Shuguo, only these three.

The Director recruited her for the future of the Bureau.

Qiao Xin was her accomplice before she turned over a new leaf.

Wu Shuguo was her first contact with the Control Bureau, a defeated opponent with considerable strength.

She was persuaded by them and eventually made a contract with the Thirsty Goat, curbing her tendency to ascend.

That ceremony included the process of Cangyue keeping secrets, so no leak of secrets would be possible, whether active or passive. Therefore, apart from the three of them, no fourth person would know the taboos of the contract.

As a result, the final conclusion becomes extremely outrageous.

Unless the person who wrote the recommendation letter deduced the constraints of the contract based on the details of her behavior, the only three people who could have written this letter were the director, Qiao Xin, and Wu Shuguo.

But the person who wrote this letter also left the dictation notes to Xia Shou!

Only the holder of the Death Note can see the contents of the note. If they are not the holder, then to them, it is just an ordinary note.

How would they know about "Xia Shou" without taking rote notes?
But if they were once the holder, then Xia Shou could not become the new holder unless they died.

But the director and Qiao Xin are still alive and well, so they are definitely not the owners of the notes.

In this case, Wu Shuguo was the only suspect left.

That old immortal...is he also dead?
"But this doesn't make sense. He could have just told me directly." Shangguan Yan couldn't help but mutter.

"Huh? What did you say, Minister?" Xia Shou asked tremblingly.

Shangguan Yan came back to his senses from his review thoughts: "Nothing, let's prepare dinner first, come to the kitchen and help me."

"Oh, good, good!"

Xia Shou nodded repeatedly.

Now, just stop asking him questions and let him do anything. Forget helping with cooking. Even letting him eat in the toilet today is fine.

Shangguan Yan came to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out cucumbers, green peppers, eggs, fresh chicken legs and fresh beef brisket, took off his coat, unhooked his apron and put it on.

"Can you help me cut it? Debone the chicken legs and smash the cucumber." Shangguan Yan said as he took out starch from the cupboard and cracked the egg into the bowl with one hand.

Xia Shou crushed the cucumber, put it aside, and then clumsily deboned the chicken thighs.

Shangguan Yan looked at him sideways, feeling a little disappointed.

If it were him, he wouldn't be so clumsy.

Same name and surname...

Why do they have the same name and surname?
What was the reason for choosing him, who has the same name as you?
Did he want her to take care of him? But if so, why didn't he just tell her?

Shangguan Yan let out a barely perceptible sigh and said to Xia Shou, "Give me the kitchen knife, and you beat the eggs."

(End of this chapter)