Seeing that the little evil star fell into silent thoughts, the Grand Knight Commander of the Blade Knights felt something in his heart and swallowed back the question that had already reached his lips.
Although he didn't know what was going on, the Grand Knight Commander had a feeling: If he talked too much and asked blind questions at this time, he would probably be beaten.
From the corner of Chen Nuo's eye, he saw the Grand Knight Commander putting down the documents and silently exiting the room.
Finally, Chen Nuo slowly unfolded the tangled photo in his hand, gently smoothed the wrinkles with his fingers, and carefully stared at the deer's slender face in the photo.
The photo is actually from the side. Because it was captured on the street, the distance is not very close, but the angle of the capture is very good. This profile picture perfectly shows the thrilling beauty of the deer's slender body.
In the picture, in an open-air cafe, under a parasol, the deer holds its chin with one hand and stares into the distance.
The seaweed-like long hair was tied back casually.
Especially because of the lighting, half of the deer's slender body was backlit and seemed to be in shadow.
The feeling of half-light and half-darkness gives people a strange illusion, as if the beauty of the woman in the photo is as compelling as a sword unsheathed!
"It can't be Lu Xixi's mother..." Chen Nuo rubbed the center of his eyebrows vigorously.
Even mother and daughter don't look so similar.
actually……
All along, Lu Xixi’s body was not completely without suspicion.
For example, appearance.
In the previous life, the last time Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi were together was already in 2012.
In this life, Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi met in 2001.
There was a gap of 11 years.
However, the appearance of Lu Xixi, who met in 2012 in his previous life, and Lu Xixi, who met in 2001 in this life, are almost exactly the same - well, you can remove the word "almost" without any problem.
Will the same person not age at all within an 11-year gap?
Chen Nuo had never doubted this before.
Because, after all, the Star Queen is the one in control.
The controller can control his own body, even to the point of aging.
Just like that old biscuit from Son of the Sun... he can make himself look like a middle-aged man to show off and deceive young girls.
Another example is the female controller boss "Diamond" who is as famous as the Queen of the Starry Sky. She also has a youthful appearance.
After all, the ability of the controller naturally has advantages in anti-aging appearance and extending life span.
What's more, women all like beauty, so it's not surprising that they use their abilities to keep their youthful appearance.
But...it's not right at this age.
No matter how long you stay young, this thing doesn't make sense.
In 1978, Lu Xixi was probably about three years old.
Look at this stunningly beautiful woman in the photo - you said she is three years old?!
It’s noisy!
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The owner of the photo studio didn't know much about it, but following the owner of the photo studio, it was easy to find the person who took this photo - a freelance photographer.
This guy is already quite old, he looks like forty years old, he has greasy hair and his hairline is already very high.
When the Knights led the way to the photographer's home, the guy was wearing a dirty T-shirt and a pair of overalls underneath.
The apartment was small and cluttered, with piles of dirty dishes in the kitchen sink and no food except beer in the refrigerator.
The sofa was tattered and the coffee table was covered with empty beer cans and junk food.
There are many works he took himself on the walls.
And, unfortunately, when the Knights broke in, this guy was hugging a girl with heavy makeup on a dirty sofa.
Someone broke into the door, and the two people in the house were alarmed, and then the girl screamed.
The photographer reacted very quickly, jumped up quickly, and picked up the standing lamp next to him and held it in his hand.
Chen Nuo was the last one to walk through the door, stretched out his hand and fanned his nose.
The air in the room is really turbid.
The smell of cigarettes, alcohol, the smell of junk food left overnight, plus the smell of cheap perfume on the young woman who looked like she was engaged in some special profession...
These smells mixed together are really a bit frowned upon.
"We have something to do with him, you can leave." Chen Nuo smiled at the young woman covering her mouth.
This woman was indeed engaged in some kind of special profession, and obviously this kind of experience was not lacking. After reacting, she immediately jumped up and wrapped up the messy clothes on her body: "I'm leaving now! Don't worry, I didn't see anything.
I won’t say anything nonsense, I’m very strict with my mouth.”
After saying that, she hesitated and turned to look at the photographer: "I haven't paid yet."
"?!" The photographer's eyes widened: "I haven't done anything yet!"
"You have been touching me for a long time, and I have also delayed my working time." The woman raised her voice.
Chen Nuo frowned, took out a pound from his pocket and threw it over: "Take the money and leave quickly, don't get yourself into trouble."
The woman took the money, stuffed it directly into her bust, winked at Chen Nuo, and ran out of the door quickly.
The knights closed the door and retreated, leaving Chen Nuo and the high knight commander in the room.
The photographer calmed down at this moment. He let go of the standing lamp in his hand and sat down on the sofa carelessly.
"Are you people sent by Wilson? I don't have any money now. You can go back and tell him that I can get a reward next week, and then I can pay him back first."
The photographer's face looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water: "I don't have a pound on me right now. It's useless even if you empty out all my stuff in this place."
"You don't have even one pound, so you don't plan to pay for that scene just now?"
"...Okay, I only have fifteen pounds." The photographer changed his words nonchalantly.
Chen Nuo laughed: "You dare to call a woman for fifteen pounds? I guess fifteen pounds isn't enough to pay for that kind of thing, right?"
"I'm so anxious." The photographer shrugged: "I'll do it first and then talk about it. In the end, there's not enough money, and that kind of woman doesn't dare to call the police. If I give her ten pounds, she'll scold me a few times at most, but she'll still obediently take the money and leave."
Human. This kind of person doesn’t want to cause trouble.
Even if she has someone protecting her on the streets, she won't do anything to me for this little money - the most she can do is get a beating."
Shameless enough, yet direct enough.
Chen Nuo smiled.
Then, Chen Nuo took out a roll of banknotes from his pocket. A roll of British pound banknotes with the largest denomination was placed on the table.
"?" The photographer looked at Chen Nuo doubtfully, swallowed again, and looked at the money on the table.
"We are not sent by your creditor. We have something else that we need your help with. If you can cooperate, the money will be yours."
The photographer hesitated for a moment: "I'm just a photographer, taking some photos for the tabloids...I can't do anything too dangerous, and I don't know how to fight."
Chen Nuo smiled: "It's nothing dangerous."
As he spoke, he took out the photo, put it on the table, and tapped the photo with his fingers: "Tell me, everything you know about this photo, all the details!"
Unexpectedly, when seeing this photo, the photographer was just stunned for a moment, and then showed a surprised expression.
"Oh, so it's for this." He stretched out his hand, grabbed the money on the table carelessly, tore it open, clicked it briefly, and stuffed it into his pocket: "No problem, you are not the first to ask me for anything.
Find out who the girl in the photo is."
Chen Nuo narrowed his eyes: "Is there anyone else asking about this woman?"
"Yes! Of course there is." The photographer smiled: "Men, who wouldn't be tempted when seeing such a beautiful woman? There are not many women in the world who are so beautiful."
Chen Nuo didn't say anything, but nodded, indicating for him to continue.
"I accidentally photographed this girl on the streets of London three years ago. I planned to chase a rock band that day. When I was stationed, I tested the camera and accidentally saw this girl, and then captured it.
I have been a photographer for many years, but I have never photographed such a beautiful woman. If I hadn’t had work to do at that time, I would have gone up to strike up a conversation.
After I came back, I took the photo to be developed. The owner of the photo studio was very curious about this girl and asked me if I could sell him the photo.
The price he offered was good, so I sold one to him and let him hang it in the photo studio to attract customers.
As you know, there are many rich and powerful people in London.
There are always people coming and going who will see this photo.
You also know that those rich and powerful big shots also like beautiful women. Therefore, in the past two years, there are not many big shots who have accidentally seen this photo and then approached me to inquire about the whereabouts of this girl.
Among the people who came to me to inquire, there were talent scouts from film companies, owners of some entertainment venues, and some middlemen who specialize in finding romantic partners for wealthy big shots.
To be honest, I am very grateful to this girl. Although I don’t even know her, she has already helped me make a lot of money.”
Chen Nuo's eyes twitched.
However, he suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Then what? Go on."
The photographer rolled his eyes: "Are you interested in her?"
"Yes." Chen Nuo nodded.
"Then you may be interested in something, just wait for me!"
With that said, the photographer stood up, walked past Chen Nuo, opened a door inside, and carefully closed the door when entering.
However, once you reach the door, you can't stop the feeling of the boss in charge.
After releasing a little mental power, Chen Nuo easily captured everything in the room.
Inside was a dirty bedroom. The guy rummaged through the cabinet and found a pile of things, then turned around and walked out.
Snap!
The stack of things was thrown on the coffee table.
Chen Nuo took it over and opened it, and was stunned at first sight.
Here are a few more photos of the deer.
They were still captured and secretly photographed on the roadside, but obviously the number of shots was different. Because the deer in the photos are so thin, and the clothes they wore were different each time.
Chen Nuo frowned: "Did you meet her again later?"
"Yes! I am a man too, but any normal man will not be tempted by such a beautiful woman, so I went to that place for a few walks and then met her."
Chen Nuo took the photos and looked at them carefully, and asked: "These photos were not taken at one time, right? How many times have you met her?"
"Four times in total. But I don't get to meet her every time.
In fact, after I photographed her for the first time, I ran to that place the next day, but there was no gain at all.
I was unwilling to give in. I went there seven or eight times in a row and still didn't encounter him.
I gradually became discouraged and didn't go there for a long time.
It wasn't until more than a month later that I happened to pass by that road and suddenly saw her again at the roadside cafe, so I quickly took another secret photo.
Next, when I have something to do, I like to go to that place and try my luck.
But you can’t meet her every time, and the pattern of her appearance in that place is very uncertain. Sometimes she doesn’t show up for three to five days, and sometimes she doesn’t show up for more than ten days.”
Chen Nuo snorted: "Since you went back to look for her and found someone again, why didn't you go up and talk to her?"
After hearing this question, the photographer suddenly showed a complicated expression on his face.
After being silent for two seconds, he slowly shook his head.
"When I saw her for the first time, I was very impulsive. All I could think about was that if I could meet her next time, I would definitely go up and talk to her and strike up a conversation.
But the second time, I finally met her. When I saw her again, I suddenly didn't dare to do it again.
Because... I took a quick look at it for the first time.
The second time, after staring at her carefully for a while, I calmed down and understood one thing clearly.
There is no way that such a beautiful woman is qualified to make decisions for someone like me.
Hey, I'm not a nice person, but I know what I'm made of.
I'm just a small photographer, I don't even have a regular job. I occasionally take odd jobs from some tabloids and secretly take photos of celebrities and sell them for money.
Occasionally, I also take on some private business, helping my employer to capture photos of my husband or wife having sex as evidence.
When I was the richest, I didn't have more than a hundred pounds in my account. When I was the poorest, I had to compete with homeless people for government relief.
How can a person like me be qualified to fantasize about a beauty of that level?"
Quite frankly.
There are four photos in my hand.
In addition to the first one, two of the photos taken later were from 1978, and one was actually from 1979 - the photographer marked the time in the lower left corner of the photo.
The location is always the same: the roadside cafe.
"So, the last time you met her was in 1979, and she was still at that roadside outdoor cafe? You never looked for her again after that? Or did you never meet her again?"
"I looked for her, but I never met her again."
Chen Nuo sneered and looked at this guy with squinted eyes: "Have you ever had any evil thoughts? Like stalking or something?"
"...I don't dare." The photographer shook his head: "I may not be a good person, but I am actually very timid. When I was the poorest, there were friends who would drag me to do some dangerous things.
I also want to make that kind of money, but I really don’t dare, I’m very timid.”
Hmm...this can be considered lucky for this guy.
If he had harbored evil thoughts about deer, the grass on his grave would probably be three feet high by now.
"After the first photo was sold to the photo studio, in the past few months, people came to the photo studio and approached me, asking me for information about this girl.
As I told you before, they are all rich and powerful people.
There are modeling agencies, entertainment venues, and some agencies that find women for rich and powerful people.
I have made a little bit of money from these people one after another, and each time I can get more than ten pounds, or dozens of pounds.
So... I don't deny that this was one of the reasons why I went to camp to find that woman later, but... I didn't sell this information to anyone else.
Because I thought that as long as I guard the place where this girl hangs out, I can always take photos of her and sell them to those people.
If I sell the information once, then...those people can find the girl themselves.
I won’t be able to make any money.”
Having said this, he paused and deliberately looked into Chen Nuo's eyes: "But later, after I never met that girl again, I could no longer make this kind of money. As time went by, no one would
Come to me again.
You are the only people in the past two years who have come to see me again after seeing the photos."
Chen Nuo looked at this guy's eyes and suddenly laughed: "I think you may know something else, have some reservations, and hide something from me."
The photographer looked a little nervous and rubbed his hands on his knees.
After struggling with his eyes for a moment, he took a deep breath, raised his head, and said slowly in a somewhat pleading tone: "Sir... I owe a lot of money."
"Um."
"That Wilson, that famous guy on the streets around here, I owe him some money.
I've been putting it off for a long time. If I put it off any longer, that guy won't kill me, but he will beat me up every once in a while. Moreover, if I don't pay back the money, he will make trouble for me outside.
As a result, I couldn't even get any shooting jobs. If I couldn't make any money, I wouldn't have any money to support myself or pay him back.
Vicious cycle, do you understand?"
Chen Nuo smiled meaningfully: "What do you want to say?"
"I owe him two hundred pounds...
But I swear, I only borrowed fifty pounds from him at first! But I don’t know why, the time got longer and longer, the interest got higher and higher, and now it has become two hundred pounds.
I swear this is true!
I, I need money very much now... Without money, I can't even pay the rent for this apartment.
Well, actually I haven’t paid my rent for two months, and if I don’t get the money, I’m going to sleep on a bridge next week.”
Chen Nuo smiled: "Two hundred pounds?"
"...Actually, you can just give me a hundred pounds. I can pay one month's rent first, and then give Wilson a little bit so that he can stop troubling me for a while. Then I can find some work first, and then
I can make money."
Chen Nuo looked at the knight captain in the room who had been standing silently at the door.
The Grand Knight Commander immediately went out, and then came back in less than a minute, holding a thick stack of brown paper envelopes in his hand.
Snap!
Put it on the table.
Chen Nuo picked it up, opened it, took a look, and smiled at the photographer: "There are two thousand pounds here."
The photographer's breath stopped.
"You can take it and pay off all the foreign debts you owe. With the remaining money, you can rent a better apartment, a bigger one, and a cleaner one. Then, you can improve your life.
Of course, whether you go to drink or go find a woman is your own business and has nothing to do with me.
But I advise you to find a job with a stable income."
The photographer's eyes were full of light, and he reached out to grab the envelope on the table, but Chen Nuo slapped his paw away.
Chen Nuo squinted his eyes: "The money is here. If you want it...you must provide some information worth the money."
The photographer took a deep breath: "I have a piece of news! No one knows this news, and I haven't sold it to anyone... Because no one has asked me about this girl in two years! I swear, this is definitely exclusive news.
!!”
"you say."
The photographer took a deep breath, and then said something that surprised even Chen Nuo.
"I met this girl again a few days ago!"
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As if he was afraid that Chen Nuo wouldn't believe him, and as if he was eager to win the other party's trust and get the money, the photographer said it very happily this time.
"A few days ago, let me think about it... Just last Friday, I went to that street again. I really didn't go to find her this time. It's been almost three years, and I haven't had this idea for a long time.
.
I passed by that street accidentally, and then, unexpectedly, I saw her again!
But I'm very poor now. I sold all my cameras to pay off my debts, so I didn't take any photos this time!
But I swear I'm telling the truth! I really met her!
Right on that street!!
I can see it very clearly and there is no way I can see it wrong!
I followed her carefully for a few steps, but as soon as I passed the intersection, she disappeared.
Please believe me, everything I say is true!"
Chen Nuo stared at this guy twice and nodded: "I believe you."
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After coming out of the photographer's apartment and standing in the corridor, Chen Nuo glanced at the knight captain who was following him silently.
"Don't kill him, teach him a lesson so that he won't dare to betray Ran He about the photo in the future. Well, you can keep the money for him."
"……good."
Chen Nuo thought for a moment and added: "Also, let's find out who, besides us, are the people who have come to him for information. Find out, and then... Anyone who has come to see them will be punished.
Teach me a lesson. Just don't kill anyone."
Huh, scout?
Entertainment venue?
A trafficker who finds sexual targets for big shots?
Break all the legs!
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That street is not difficult to find.
The outdoor cafe is not hard to find either.
With the help of the local gangster Knights of the Blade, Chen Nuo quickly sat under the umbrella of this outdoor cafe, ordered a cup of coffee, and looked around quietly.
As an international financial center second only to New York in this era, most streets in London are actually very narrow.
If this cafe were placed in China a few decades later, even in a second- and third-tier city, it would look a little shabby.
Chen Nuo has been waiting here for two days.
He would come here every morning and sit here until dark to proof the work.
Deer Xixi did not wait.
It was the waitress at the cafe who secretly slipped a piece of paper with her phone number written on it to Chen Nuo.
Although he knew that doing so was just sitting back and waiting, Chen Nuo had always restrained his emotions.
But after two days, I still couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
On the second night, Chen Nuo watched the cafe close, and when the waitress who gave him a note with her phone number glanced at him strangely, Chen Nuo stood up and decided to leave.
But at this moment, a car stopped across the road, and the Grand Knight quickly jumped out of the car and walked over.
"Sir, I made a discovery!"
Chen Nuo immediately sat back: "Say!"
"You asked us to ask everyone who has looked for this girl to teach them a lesson. I sent people to do it, and then... discovered some strange things."
"Um?"
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It started in 1978 when the photos were hung in the photo studio.
A total of four groups of people approached the photographer to inquire about the deer Xixi.
As for these four groups of people, the Blade Knights found out clearly from the photographer's mouth.
A modeling agency and a film company. But in the words of the Grand Knight Commander, these two companies are both posing as talent scouts, but in fact they are looking for beautiful girls to do sex business.
There is also a group of people who are an organization looking for girls in London's famous nightclubs - an entertainment company.
The last one is a high-end pimp organization - the kind that the photographer said is used to find sexual partners for some rich and powerful big shots.
Four groups of people, the Blade Knights, were found.
Then I unexpectedly discovered that before I went to trouble these people, these people were all unlucky.
One of the two bosses who were in the flesh business in the name of talent scouts was burned to ashes in 1978 due to aging circuits, and the boss also died in the fire.
Another one had a burglar in his home and was thrown into the swimming pool and drowned.
The head of an entertainment company died in a train accident.
That's right, it was a train accident - that unlucky guy, the car broke down while passing the railroad tracks and stopped in the middle of the tracks. The car also broke down and the door was stuck.
As a result, he was hit by a roaring train, including the person and the car, leaving no trace of his body.
The worst thing is that the leader of the beauty hunting organization encountered an accident when he went fishing. The accident investigation and analysis report stated that the unlucky guy caught a big fish while fishing, but failed to catch it and was dragged into the sea and disappeared.
.
Later, his body was found ten nautical miles away from where he fell into the sea. The body had been eaten by sharks and only a few bones were left.
After Chen Nuo heard what the Grand Knight Commander said, his scalp went numb instantly!
Damn it!
No need to ask! This handwriting! It’s definitely my wife!!!
However, the following problem is still unresolved.
Regarding how old my wife is...
Chen Nuo took a deep breath and said slowly: "Have you confirmed all this information?"
"Everything has been confirmed, we..."
Just as the Lord Knight Commander was about to continue speaking, Chen Nuo suddenly raised his hand and made a silent gesture.
"Well?"
The Grand Knight Commander frowned and saw Chen Nuo staring at an intersection on the other side of the road.
Following his gaze, the Grand Knight Commander immediately widened his eyes!
From an intersection on the other side of the road, a graceful figure slowly walked out.
The swaying figure gently crossed the road, but those eyes seemed to be astonishingly bright under the street lights!
The woman in the photo!!
The Lord Knight took a deep breath and was about to speak when he saw the woman's eyes directed towards her without hesitation.
A cold smile appeared on the corner of the red mouth.
Then, ta-da, ta-da.
Walk briskly towards here!
"Let's go." Chen Nuo took a deep breath and said to the Grand Knight in a very serious tone: "Take your people and leave immediately!"
The Grand Knight Commander wanted to ask something else, but suddenly he saw the look in Chen Nuo's eyes - he suddenly trembled, turned around and left without saying a word.
He quickly ran to the side and got into the car, started it quickly, and sped away.
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Ta da...
The footsteps stopped in front of the table in front of Chen Nuo.
Familiar breath, familiar face...
Slowly, Lu Xixian sat opposite Chen Nuo.
Chen Nuo cleared his throat...
Well, how do I make an opening statement?
Calling "wife~"?
I guess he will be admitted to the ICU by Lu Xixi from 1981, right?
"We haven't met before, we don't know each other, right?" Lu Xixi actually spoke first.
Her tone was calm.
The voice was as delicate and soft as ever that Chen Nuozui was familiar with.
But I could tell that his tone was a bit cold.
"Well……"
"So, who are you? I feel that you are an ability user." Lu narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Nuo.
"Um……"
"I sensed that there were a total of six ability users near here just now. The middle-aged man who was talking to you just now is the strongest among them - except for you.
Six ability users are guarding the place where I often appear. I don't think this is just a coincidence."
Lu Xixian's tone was very cold, and he continued slowly: "So I will give you two choices."
"Ah? What's the alternative?"
"Option A, you honestly explain why you are here. As a token of tolerance for this honest explanation, I can give you a chance to call the hospital and make an appointment for emergency treatment before beating you."
Chen Nuo looked solemn and said without hesitation: "I choose B!!"
Lu's eyes narrowed: "Choose B? Then I won't ask you anything.
Anyway, no matter what trouble there is, as long as everyone is dead, the trouble will disappear naturally.
I'll give you thirty seconds, now you can say goodbye to this world."
"..." Chen Nuo smiled bitterly and said, "Well, I would like to ask, is there option C?"
"No."
"Then I'd better choose A."
"Okay, now you can say it. Again, you only have one minute." Lu Xian said with a relaxed expression.
Chen Nuo pondered for a moment and then said: "Look..."
"stop!"
"Um?"
Lu frowned carefully: "Change the beginning of the sentence!"
"Why?"
"No reason. Your starting sentence makes me feel very uncomfortable."