fourth rebirth

"Chi Zhe," Chi Ran raised his eyebrows, and asked his younger brother, "How many important people in Kyoto do you know now?" She used the thick stack of materials she handed to Chi Zhe as the standard.

"Uh," Chi Zhe, out of people's sight, took out a box of cold milk from the freezer on the car and applied it to his forehead, calculated in his mind, "About half. There is still a gap between the photo and the real person."

Especially in this time and space where the family is prosperous.It is always easy to have similarities between father and son, mother and son, brothers and sisters, grandparents and nephews.

Chi Xiaozhe said that he was about to suffer from face blindness from looking at the photos.

"I'll give you an easier way to tell the difference now." Chi Ran looked at his younger brother who was getting more serious with a serious face, "Get up early tomorrow morning and visit every family. Those with dark circles are all important." figure."

"...Sister!" Chi Zhe dragged out his voice, weakly accusing his sister.

What answered him was Chi Ran's joyful and brisk laughter.

After the little joke, Chi Zhe couldn't help laughing too.

Yes, tomorrow morning, those who have dark circles are not necessarily big shots, but big shots should have dark circles.

After all, today was too exciting for them.

In the early morning of the second day, the siblings of the Chi family, who kept countless people awake all night, but who were refreshed, left the house.

As an authentic foodie, he hid in the car and asked Qiao Qi to bring a freshly baked authentic Kyoto breakfast. After eating it while it was hot in the car with enough space, the two parted ways.

Chi Ran went to take over the dark line left by Qiao's grandfather in the area around Kyoto.And Chi Zhe will go to the west to meet his parents.

Without a transfer order, Chi Yiqing, who is already a big official in the frontier, is not allowed to leave the area under his jurisdiction unless there are special circumstances.

Of course, this special circumstance included being personally welcomed to Kyoto by the son of the new crown prince to attend the grand ceremony.

Except for the absence of the final enthronement ceremony, everything went on as usual.

Even though he needed to practice, Chi Zhe still kept the imperial chair for three years.

"Zhe Zhe," Sitting in the car, watching the back of his younger brother getting into another car, Chi Ran suddenly panicked and couldn't help calling out.

"What's wrong?" Chi Zhe walked back to the car quickly, and asked through the car window through the door.

"...It's nothing." Looking at his young and handsome face, after a moment of silence, Chi Ran asked softly, "I just want to ask you, do you still remember the first thing I told you after you came to see me?"

What she said was cryptic, but Chi Zhe understood.She was talking about teaching him the first lesson in gaining power.

"Be true to your heart." With one hand clenched on his chest, Chi Zhe replied with a smile, "I remember."

"Besides what I told you at the beginning, it actually has another meaning," she stretched out her hand out of the window, and rubbed the soft hair of the big boy who was already much taller than her, her voice was calm and soft, "That road is too long. If the foundation is built on others, few people will be able to complete the journey."

"So, only be loyal to yourself, only believe in yourself, and only for your own wishes." She looked into his eyes, as if she had seen through his soul.

"Being selfish is not a bad thing."

The car drove away, leaving behind a sluggish Chi Zhe.

After a long time, he bowed his head and smiled.

Thank you.

He thought, next time, maybe he should tell Chi Ran his thanks loudly in person.

He didn't know that he would never have this chance.

The pure black car drove quietly on the road, silent and steady.

The people in the car are not as calm as the car.

Turn on the computer, and roughly skim through the reports everywhere.Chi Ran frowned.

Sure enough, the counterattack began.

Her opponents were never fools.Not as powerful as others, all Chi Ran can rely on is to take advantage of the gaps in their thinking.

But this method can only be used once.

Once reminded, their exquisite control over power is unmatched by Chi Ran.

From this comes the awareness of a person and a family.

Looking at the overwhelming doubts and questions about Chi Zhe's age and qualifications among the people.Chi Ran rubbed his temples and sighed softly.

There are still too few people.The little screenwriter and Qiao San are just outsiders in the eyes of others.

Fortunately, Chi Ran thought happily.

I also have two children.

The mother is due to physical reasons, the younger brother is due to psychological factors, and the father is unwilling to see offspring not born to the mother.It seems that the matter of continuing the bloodline in the future can only be based on me.

Well, now is not the time to think about these things.

Squeezing his forehead, Chi Ran put his energy into work.

Chi Zhe's age and qualifications are indeed flawed.

"Miss, there are people sniping from behind." Qiao Qi's steady voice came, "The follow-up troops have been blocked."

"Go ahead and recruit people." Chi Ran, who didn't even lift his eyelids, ordered lightly.

Such a scene was already expected.

The elders of the parents are naturally calm, but there are always young and energetic juniors who want to express their breath for the elders.

As long as she's alive and doesn't leave any punching scars.

All traces can be wiped clean.

Chi Ran didn't trust the authority of the family, but he never doubted their power.

"Miss, the two teams of Yisan and Qiao Jiu couldn't arrive in time." Qiao Qi said calmly while avoiding the bullets flying behind the car.

"Huh?" Chi Ran made a nasal voice expressing doubts, "reason." Her fingertips caressed the wooden box that was delivered to her hand yesterday.Inside were the clothes she ordered for her parents a few months ago.I wanted Chi Zhe to hand it over to them, but maybe it would be better to hand it over by myself.

"...The bombing, the traffic jam." Qiao Qi's usually expressionless face twisted slightly.The reason for this is really hard to say.

"..." Chi Ran was also dazed for a few seconds. He already knew that the traffic jam in Kyoto was severe, but did the provinces around Kyoto have been affected so badly?If her memory is correct, she should be hundreds of kilometers away from Beijing by now.

Qiao Qi, who also felt that this reason was extremely difficult to come up with, explained in a rare way, "The bombing case is a lunatic who came out of the laboratory."

Turning on the phone silently, ten seconds later, Chi Ran was speechless looking at the big red title on the screen.

Well, she really has had bad luck recently.

"Four groups and five groups were sniped." After a sharp turn on the winding mountain road, Qiao Qi reported expressionlessly, but there was a trace of anxiety and doubt in his voice.

Chi Ran also frowned, "Who moved?"

This is something that shouldn't happen.Only one day has passed since the announcement of the candidates.There will be some small revenge, but no one dares to make big moves.Now, the nobles of the aristocratic family value her life more than Chi Ran.

Because, once something happens, they will be the first to be suspected.

"...Accident." After accidents happened one after another, Qiao Qi couldn't help but frowned, "It is said that a third-rate gangster from a certain small gang has performed exceptionally well."

It wasn't a threat at first, but they didn't want to pull the trigger under tension. After a series of shots, it happened to make them lose their mobility.

Too coincidental.

Is it a lunatic who doesn't care about the layout or is really unfortunate.

No one can tell.

However, this is not the end.

After Chi Ran's staff all delayed support for inexplicable reasons, accidents happened to Chi Yiqing's subordinates, Mr. Chi's subordinates, and the guards sent by Elder Chi Han.

An ordinary trip turned into a trip to hell.

Except for Qiao Qi's steady report, there was no other sound in the car.

The last straw was the monk's still deep and pleasant voice: "Sorry, Miss Chi, we had some accidents, and I'm afraid we won't be able to arrive in time."

Chi Ran didn't answer right away, she looked out of the window calmly, looking at the sky outside the window, just like she liked when she was a child.There was a roar, and a silver-white plane left an afterimage on the retina.

After a long silence, between life and death, she suddenly remembered that strange sense of familiarity.

"Chi Zhe?"

Her voice was so low that she could hardly hear herself.

However, the person on the other side heard it.

call ended.

"Qiao Qi," she showed a faint smile, "let's carry out the third plan."

"Miss!" The always calm man finally couldn't help but growled in a low voice.His heart flustered.The third plan, of course he knew what it was.That was the plan made by Chi Ran, who was always used to planning for the worst, for the best benefit.

"Qiao Qi," Chi Ran's voice was still so peaceful, even with a little tenderness, "My luck has always been bad, and so has my vision."

"I believed in my grandfather, I believed in my grandparents. But I believed them all wrong. To them, the difference between me and them is just a pawn and a tool."

"Miss!" The man couldn't hold back the ominous premonition in his heart, and shouted under his throat.

"Listen to me," Chi Ran smiled slightly, "Now, apart from you, I can't find anyone else to nag. You see, women always have mother-in-law factors in their nature."

Closing his eyes, the vehicle ran over a severed arm, and Qiao Qi stopped talking.

"However, it's okay. Father and Zhezhe have never let me down. Half to half, it's not bad."

This is a kind of test, to test whether Qiao Qi heard the two words she said in that phone call.

Sure enough, I am a selfish person.

Chi Ran lowered his eyes and chuckled.

She doesn't regret it, nor does she hate herself for being like this.

Accept or reject, this is still part of her nature, and it is the cornerstone of her existence all these years.

"Now," after waiting for a while, Chi Ran, who got the answer he wanted, continued his words softly: "At the worst time of luck, I will test my vision for the last time."

She raised her head and looked into the man's eyes in the car mirror.

"Qiao Qi, can I trust you?"

"...Yes." Even if such a choice is more painful than letting him die, he still doesn't want to see the disappointment of the only master.

Chi Ran seemed to be relieved, leaning on the back seat in a lazy posture, she said with a smile: "Then, Qiao Qi, carry out the plan. Save your life, and then," the corner of her mouth curled up Pleasant arc.

"Maximize the use of my death to gain benefits."

Chi Ran, who abides by the two seemingly contradictory principles of the jungle and the equality of everyone, said so.

She takes advantage of everyone, so naturally, including herself.

Everything was over, and under the devastation, what was left was the scarred man, the girl who lost her breath, and the wooden box in her arms that had never been given away.

Thousands of miles away, Qiao Rou picked up a spoon and tasted the mutton soup that had been simmering all morning in the bowl.

Just right.

She smiled with satisfaction, and the shallow crow's feet crawled up the corners of her eyes, but only added a touch of maternal brilliance and beauty to her face.

"Yiqing." She turned around and called to the man leaning against the door.

The man stood behind her, with his wife half in his arms, with his mouth open, waiting to be fed.