Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 409 Caesar, you don't want your uncle's money to go down the drain, do you?

Although the key was asleep and couldn't be played with for the time being, the fact that Xia Mi brought a camera home with Chu Zihang to get something became the focus of gossip again.

Nuonuo noticed this morning that Xia Mi and Chu Zihang's relationship had grown much closer overnight.

Xia Mi originally addressed Chu Zihang as "Senior Brother" out of politeness, but now, it sounds more like she's playing a role-playing game.

"What are they doing..." Nuonuo, holding the sleeping key, asked in a low voice, "Has Chu Zihang been captured?"

Last night she saw the two of them doing wholesale at KFC, saying they were going to donate to the children at the welfare home. Back then, they weren't this close.

So something must have happened last night, she just doesn't know it.

She turned her head to look at the king of paparazzi, Fingel, wanting to see what exciting scoops he had to share.

Fingel did have some information, but whether or not to release it was not up to him. Seeing this, he looked at Lu Mingfei.

"Why are you looking at me? You took the photos, you leaked the information, don't try to make me take the blame." Lu Mingfei pointed at him like a husky.

Neither Chu Zihang nor Xia Mi were violent. If they found out that Finger was talking nonsense, the worst they would do was punch him a couple of times and extort... no, demand the copyright fees he was owed. They wouldn't actually kill him.

Upon hearing this, Fingel knew what to do. As a professional paparazzi, he naturally wanted to announce such a sensational story as soon as possible, but he was afraid of being beaten to death if he did so, so he kept it a secret and dared not speak out.

However, while it's not appropriate to announce this potentially earth-shattering news on the Night Watchers forum, gossiping about it privately is fine.

He then embellished the story of the two of them holding hands and walking on the street last night, and also mentioned that Xia Mi ran into Chu Zihang's room this morning, and that if Lu Mingfei hadn't disturbed them, they might have slept in the same room.

At this point, Lu Mingfei glanced at him sideways. "You little rascal, you insist on dragging me into this, don't you? If Chu Zihang really wants to beat you up, then I'll have to be there to hand you the knife."

While Fingel was embellishing his story, Zero, who was in the background, subtly raised his eyes. It turned out that he had unintentionally ruined that person's plans last night.

However, she was forced into it, and it doesn't even qualify as indirect sabotage.

Erii may be a bit slow-witted, but what girl doesn't yearn for a sweet romance? Especially after experiencing it firsthand, she found it wonderful and became so immersed in it that she even forgot about games and her brother. Naturally, she also started to care about Natsumi's love life.

She had previously discussed with Lu Mingfei that Xia Mi was so beautiful that she must be very popular, just like the female protagonist in anime, with many boys pursuing her.

Lu Mingfei agreed, saying that she was a rich woman with a luxury airport at such a young age, and there must be many people who didn't want to work hard. It was just a pity that the rich woman already had someone she liked and would not be interested in anyone else.

Later, when Xia Mi was always following Chu Zihang around, Erii realized who she had her eye on.

She really liked this kind of childhood sweetheart romantic comedy.

It's beautiful, I love watching it, so beautiful!

As Caesar listened to Fingel's story, he stroked his chin, wondering if they had decided to team up and have a child together after visiting the orphanage the night before and finding the children so adorable.

Although it's outrageous, it has to be said that this is the deep-rooted influence of the subtle influence of family elders.

"I see..." After hearing this, Nono raised her hand and gently stroked Key's soft hair, a hint of helplessness flashing in her rosy eyes:

"Susie would be very sad if she knew."

Susie's kindness to Chu Zihang is obvious to all. They are not always together, but they appear on screen together far more often than others. Besides his knife, the most common people around Chu Zihang are the vice president of the Lionheart Society.

Everyone thought they could get together, and even Fingel considered opening a betting pool to wager on when they would end up together. Unfortunately, he was worried about being blocked by the Lionheart Society's violent thugs, so he ultimately didn't dare to open the betting pool.

Looking back now, I regret it a bit. If it had been opened, he, as the bookmaker, could have won everything and made a fortune.

The worst outcome is that she might be sacrificed by Susie's supporters.

"There's no way around it. As the saying goes, childhood sweethearts can't beat those who fall from the sky, but Xia Mi is both a childhood sweetheart and a sudden arrival. How can she lose when a dragon is right in front of her?" Lu Mingfei said lazily, leaning back on the sofa.

In their past lives, Susie and Chu Zihang were destined to be together but not to stay together, so it's even more impossible in this life.

She couldn't beat Susie when they were just human, but now that the little shrimp has evolved into a great evil dragon, what does Susie have left to fight her with?

Moreover, to put it bluntly, even without Xia Mi's appearance, Chu Zihang and Su Qian would never have ended up together.

Chu Zihang is a man who would risk his life for revenge. He puts his life on the table as a bargaining chip, just for a chance to wield a sword against God.

Even if such a person has someone they like, they wouldn't be as unable to control themselves as their own father.

Chu Zihang was more sentimental than Chu Tianjiao, but he was also more ruthless.

If Xia Mi hadn't occupied Chu Zihang's entire youth and become the sun of his adolescence, but had truly come to his side like a gift from heaven, even if Chu Zihang, a man of stone's heart, had already fallen for her, he would still have resolutely pushed her away and continued to walk alone on that path of no return.

The bloodline surge is irreversible. After returning from Japan, Chu Zihang's bloodline was already severely excessive. After fighting Odin, even with Lu Mingfei's help to recover from his injuries and stabilize his bloodline, he had already embarked on the path to godhood and was marching triumphantly toward becoming a hybrid monarch.

This path is destined to be fraught with danger, and one could easily fall into becoming a dead servant if one is not careful. But last night, I don't know what kind of medicine Xia Mi gave Chu Zihang. Not only was Odin's mark erased, but the unstable factors in his body were also eliminated.

"Are they childhood sweethearts?"

Not only Caesar and Nono, but even Fingel himself didn't know about this.

"Ah, I accidentally let it slip." Lu Mingfei exaggeratedly adopted a "Oops, I was careless" posture, ignoring the others' questions and remaining silent about the two people's past.

They couldn't get him to talk, and no one could do anything about him. After all, all of them combined couldn't beat him. The most likely way to hurt him was to make Erii cry and feel sorry for him.

"By the way, junior brother, was that Friedrich von Long that you gave the principal just now?" Fingel once again became a master at changing the subject.

“I thought you had forgotten, and you only asked after so long.” Lu Mingfei nodded and turned to Caesar: “Thanks to your intelligence, I locked onto the target, and there was an unexpected bonus.” Caesar was still wondering why childhood sweethearts were so powerful, but when he recalled those noble children he had interacted with since childhood, he couldn’t remember any girl who had left a deep impression on him. They were all the same gorgeous exteriors, with the same princess-like personalities.

Seeing Lu Mingfei's gaze fall on him, he immediately became alert: "Who is Friedrich von Long? Is the unexpected joy you mentioned related to me, no, to the Gattuso family?"

Friedrich von Long was clearly a German name, but he was certain that none of the Germans he knew were good enough for Angers' menu.

"Congratulations, you guessed right." Lu Mingfei picked up his teacup to moisten his throat and recounted how he had wandered around aimlessly and unexpectedly found an antique shop run by a German. He was also surprised to discover that the shop owner had an unusual identity and, upon investigation, found that he was actually one of the original members of the Lionheart Society.

Caesar was quite surprised to hear this, since, as far as he knew, only Angers remained of the original Lionheart Society; all the others had died.

Nono didn't believe a word of it. Where Lu Mingfei was, there were no coincidences, and even if there were, they were just artificially created coincidences.

As she expected, when Lu Mingfei revealed that his great-grandfather was a member of the first Lionheart Society, one of Menek's closest friends, and died in that shameful betrayal, the truth about how he happened to come across that antique shop became clear.

What a load of bull! It was a complete scam; they locked onto their target and came looking for revenge.

Moreover, he didn't keep the person to himself; instead of crushing them to ashes on the spot, he spared two-thirds of their life to continue torturing them in Angers.

I didn't realize you were such a nice person.

"However, what does this have to do with the Gattuso family?" Caesar felt that this might involve more than just the Gattuso family; it must also involve him, otherwise he wouldn't have shown such a playful smile.

Could it be that the invasion of the Kassel estate and the fall of the first Lionheart Society and the Secret Society Elders were related to the Gattuso family?

That can't be right. At that time, the Gattuso family seemed to be busy infiltrating the government and making moves in the United States. Wouldn't they be too busy to get involved in the Peruvian party's affairs?
"Don't worry, as of now, the Gattuso family and the Kassel Manor have nothing to do with the dragon invasion." Seeing him frown, Lu Mingfei knew he had misunderstood and explained:
"The Gattuso family maintained contact with Friedrich, secretly providing him with protection, and occasionally engaging in transactions."

Their most recent transaction was this morning, or rather, it was only verbally agreed upon this morning, with the actual transaction time tonight.

As he spoke, he pulled a cell phone out of his pocket and tossed it to Caesar.

Caesar caught the phone; it was unremarkable. He opened it and found no contacts and only one call record. Clearly, this phone was used for shady dealings and to contact shady people.

He looked at the call duration of the encrypted number, and combined it with Lu Mingfei's words, connecting all the recent events in his mind, gradually piecing them together, until his brows furrowed deeper and deeper:
"Does Friedrich von Long know any clues about Fenrir, the Dragon King?"

Back in Shancheng, he had just finished contacting Nuonuo to relay Lu Mingfei's message when Frost called, saying that the Dragon King had been defeated and that he shouldn't wander around outside, but should hurry back to school to study and try not to fail his final exams.

At that time, he guessed that Frost did not want him to get involved in the Chen family's affairs, but he was Nono's boyfriend and knew that she would definitely have conflicts with her family when she came back, and might even be bullied. How could he stand idly by? So he still came along.

Unexpectedly, on his very first night in the capital, someone at the Hunter Market defied the conventions of the hybrid world by announcing the existence of dragons and even offered a bounty of one hundred million US dollars for Fenrir's head.

This incident disrupted everyone's plans and drew everyone's attention. At first, Caesar thought that Lu Mingfei really had the same kind of Detective Conan-like ability to cause trouble wherever he went.

However, his understanding of the family made him wonder if the Gattuso family had deliberately leaked this information to keep him busy slaying the dragon to prove himself and prevent him from getting involved in the Chen family's mess.

However, this speculation is too far-fetched. If they really had such a powerful intelligence-gathering capability, how could the Gattuso family not even know that Japan is the stronghold of the White King's descendants?

That's true, but today Lu Mingfei suddenly told him that the Gattuso family has connections with an old secret society member who has been rooted in Beijing for almost a century and is preparing to discuss a big deal. The intricacies of this are far more complex than they appear.

Caesar knew his position in the family and that those old monsters regarded him as extremely important. Back in Japan, when he wanted to infiltrate the Abyss, the Gattuso family had to expose an important pawn to dissuade him. If the principal hadn't come in person, they would have even planned to stop the operation.

Frost and his companions knew their own nature: arrogant, conceited, and fond of showing off. They had been forced to remain spectators during the two appearances of the Dragon King. So, if there were any clues that would allow them to confront the Dragon King directly, they certainly wouldn't let them go.

Therefore, the deal between the Gattuso family and Friedrich von Long must have involved that dragon.

And so it seems that the Chen family's influence is indeed extraordinary.

Frost and his old geezers would rather let themselves fight the Dragon King than let him get involved in the Chen family's vortex.

Of course, it's also possible that it won't just be a matter between the Chen family and others.

He glanced at Lu Mingfei and guessed that the Chen family might become the target of public criticism and be attacked by the masses in the future, which might even affect the entire landscape of mixed-race people in the East.

"You guessed it so quickly. So smart people also find smart people to live with." Lu Mingfei gave him an approving look, then subtly mocked Nuonuo.

Nono had just been analyzing the situation, and when she heard Lu Mingfei's words, she just twitched her lips. Of course, she knew what he meant. Two smart people living together might not necessarily be a good match, because both of them have their own ideas and opinions, which can easily lead to conflicts.

But that just means they're incompatible, unwilling to compromise or adapt to each other's lifestyles.

Caesar doted on her, but she never took his affection for granted. She knew how to take care of his feelings and was occasionally willing to join him in doing silly and childish things.

“Friedrich does have clues about Fenrir, but I don’t understand them. I’ll leave them to you professionals.” Lu Mingfei pulled out a yellowed booklet from his pocket; it was the “Chronicle of Heavenly Changes.”

"The clue is hidden in this book. The Gattuso family is asking for five million. As for what they will do with it after they buy it, I don't know. If you are interested, you can call your uncle and ask him what he wants to do."

Caesar caught the ancient Ming Dynasty book that Lu Mingfei had tossed to him, but instead of opening it immediately, he looked up at Lu Mingfei and said, "This is a clue worth five million dollars, and you just give it to me like this?"

This could be a crucial clue leading directly to the location of the Dragon King.

He and Chu Zihang are competitors, both wanting to kill the Dragon King to achieve their own goals. Whoever wins will be the coolest guy at Kassel College.

Why did Lu Mingfei leave the clues to Chu Zihang when he was clearly closer to him?
Is it because Chu Zihang has more crucial clues, or because he doesn't have that much money?
In terms of combat prowess, he admitted that he couldn't single-handedly hold off the encirclement and attack of the Kanto branch's high-ranking officers and kill them all.

But when it comes to financial resources, well, sorry, even a hundred Chu Zihangs combined wouldn't be enough to defeat him, let alone ten.

“Your uncle has already paid the deposit, so it’s yours, it’s that simple.” Lu Mingfei pointed to the phone on Caesar’s desk. Frost was a straightforward man, and he paid the deposit without hesitation. Lu Mingfei used the Word Spirit Dream Eater to extract Friedrich’s account password and handed it to Su Enxi. All of the old man’s life’s wealth was transferred away.

Upon hearing this, Caesar nodded and said nothing more. He simply flipped through the yellowed Ming Dynasty book with Nono, trying to find relevant clues.

(End of this chapter)