Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 65: Harks the Deceiver
“If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.”

"I can't believe you can do this."

The lake is like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.

In the center of the artificial lake, a pavilion stood quietly in the water. Between the pavilion pillars, Tang Zijun and the middle-aged man sat face to face on stone chairs.

"I think even other greedy people would find it hard to imagine that you, as a senior official, would choose to retreat at the most critical moment."

Gently picking up the teacup in front of her, Tang Zijun raised her eyebrows and looked at the man in front of her.

"Should I call you a fraud, or Mr. Hoaxer?"

Seeing Tang Zijun's half-smile, the middle-aged man shook his head with a complicated expression, and then patted his fat belly.

"Just call me Chang Lei. Fraudsters and such are history now."

"You can't say that. Your methods troubled me for a long time back then," Tang Zijun said, hinting at something. "That ability, powerful enough to distort the five senses, could even fool Langya."

Hearing this, Chang Lei did not respond immediately, but picked up the teapot and poured tea for Tang Zijun.

Then he spoke slowly. "But even if I had that kind of power, wouldn't I still be unable to heal my mother?"

A breeze blew by, and the wind chimes hanging at the corner of the pavilion made crisp sounds, echoing on the empty lake.

Tang Zijun looked directly at Chang Lei in front of him and raised his hand to adjust his glasses.

To be honest, Tang Zijun was a little hesitant to recognize Chang Lei in front of him.

If it weren't for the lingering aura of the Greedy Man on him, who would have imagined that this middle-aged man with a slightly balding head was once a high-ranking official of the Greedy Man?

The man who used to wear a slim tuxedo, always had a smile on his face, and could make himself spin around like a headless fly with a wave of his hand, has now fallen to this point.

It’s a bit sad to think about it.

"I never regret the decisions I made, Wolf Rider."

“Sometimes the person who knows you best may not be your friend, but may be your enemy.”

“I understand this a little bit now.”

Chang Lei held the teacup in both hands, lowered his head and looked quietly at his reflection in the teacup, and said calmly.

"I know what I've done in the past, so even if you kill me here today, I'll accept it."

"but."

"I only hope that before I die, you can let me see my daughter, even if it's just from a distance."

Looking at Chang Lei, Tang Zijun sighed and asked, "Do you really treat Luan Luan as your own daughter?"

"She is my daughter!" Chang Lei suddenly raised his head and answered in a firm tone.

However, after meeting Tang Zijun's gaze, he still dodged a little when their eyes made contact, and then lowered his head.

"You know, I was born out of Chang Lei's delusion."

"Although we have since embarked on different paths, we share common memories. His mother is my mother, and Luanluan is naturally my daughter."

Seeing his decadent look, Tang Zijun didn't know what to say.

Tang Zijun didn't know much about Hakes' affairs.

He only knew that this guy was a very powerful greedy person, and was one of the top senior cadres.

But suddenly one day, this guy deceived himself with fraudulent tricks and disappeared from the real world from then on.

Tang Zijun originally thought that the other party would not be able to suppress his delusions and hurt innocent people, but until the greedy people were completely destroyed by him, this guy never showed up, as if he had completely disappeared.

Tang Zijun only learned of the Fraudster Harks' current location after she had completely taken control of the Reversal World. Originally, adhering to the idea of ​​eliminating the root of the problem, Tang Zijun had no intention of letting this guy go, after all, being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself.

But when he looked at Hakes from afar, who was accompanying a little girl at the bedside, full of worry but pretending to be calm and encouraging her, Tang Zijun still hesitated.

Later, through his investigation, Tang Zijun discovered that the high-ranking fraudster Mr. Hawkes had replaced his original "self" and was living in the real world with Chang Lei's identity, accompanying Chang Lei's seriously ill daughter.

As for the original Chang Lei, no one knew where he went.

Tang Zijun also once suspected whether Hawks had killed Chang Lei personally and replaced him in order to avoid his pursuit.

Because at that point in time, the battle between him and the Greedy One had already reached its late stage.

Almost all the greedy people were in a state of cleaning their necks and waiting for others to come to them, and the fraudster Hakes was no exception.

If Hawks really has this idea, then with this guy's methods, no one in the world can find Chang Lei's whereabouts except him.

But the aura of a greedy person who kills his own counterpart is completely different from that of an ordinary greedy person.

Tang Zijun didn't know what had happened, but he was sure that Chang Lei's death had no direct or indirect relationship with Hawks.

Slowly gathering his scattered thoughts, Tang Zijun gently shook his head.

"I told you, my purpose in coming here this time is not to kill you."

Hearing this, Chang Lei raised his head. "What do you want to know?"

Tang Zijun had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but he decided to start with the simplest topic.

"Have you ever heard of magical girls?"

"Magical girl?"

There was a subtle change in Chang Lei's eyes.

"I've heard of it, but I've never fought against it. Since you appeared, the number of times the Greedy Ones have been able to break through the Reversed World from the Mirror Plane and enter reality has been limited, and most of them can't come back alive."

"In other words, before I appeared, you and those magical girls were the real opponents." Tang Zijun picked up the teacup.

"You can say that, but I was born relatively late. When I condensed into a physical body, you were already the main enemy of the Greedy One, so I don't have much impression of magical girls." Chang Lei explained.

"Where are the heretic demons from that world?" Tang Zijun asked calmly, fingers clasped together.

When Chang Lei heard this name, his expression was obviously a little strange.

"Are you facing them now?"

"Well, I guess so."

Tang Zijun coughed dryly, and without dwelling on this question for long, continued speaking.

"So you knew about the existence of the inner world and the outer demons before."

"Know part of it."

Chang Lei picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, and nodded.

"I've heard from other senior officials before that we and the Outer Path Demons are each doing our own thing, and our relationship is one of keeping to ourselves."

"Of course, that was before you showed up."

"What happens after I show up?"

"The well has run dry."

(End of this chapter)