Chapter 122: My Hands Only Save People, But…
Feeling the pressure of the gun barrel against the back of his head, Yun Xinghu’s eyes flickered. He was just thinking that the reports of the Second Princess changing her nature were indeed a facade when his gaze changed drastically upon hearing the word “Sentinel.”
How did she know?
Xie Qiang held her arms steady as the plot involving the original host and Yun Xinghu after returning to the palace flashed through her mind.
In the novel, after returning to the palace, the host had the people from Star Lake Group come to reattach her severed arm. When they failed multiple times, she naturally took her anger out on the group.
the current heir of Star Lake Group had long ago detected Yun Xinghu’s ambition to take power. Knowing that Yun Xinghu had been trying to research a medicine to treat severed limbs, he handed the “important task” of treating the Princess over to Yun Xinghu.
And when the host took her anger out on Star Lake Group, he decisively pushed Yun Xinghu out as a scapegoat for the Princess to torment.
The host sent Yun Xinghu to the same prison where Mo Yin was kept. She used the characteristics of a Sentinel’s five senses to trigger Mo Yin’s mania. Unexpectedly, Yun Xinghu also experienced mania, thus revealing his true identity as a Sentinel.
Xie Qiang poked the back of Yun Xinghu’s head with the barrel.
In Star Lake Pharmaceutical Group, from the high-level executives to the lower-level staff, everyone was a Guide. How did Yun Xinghu escape the physical exams and make everyone believe he was a “she” and a “Guide”?
Thinking this, Xie Qiang couldn’t help but take a step forward, her gaze shifting toward Yun Xinghu’s chest.
Oh-ho~ Quite large!
Could this be the real-life version of “stay-at-home-dad” level chest muscles?
She wanted to take a look.
Sensing Xie Qiang’s glowing eyes, Yun Xinghu immediately covered his chest, his starlit eyes glaring at her. “Princess, you’re being too offensive.”
It was hard to tell if he meant revealing his identity or staring at his chest, but Xie Qiang simply didn’t care.
“Sentinel Yun Xinghu, what are your intentions in hiding your identity to inherit the pharmaceutical group?”
She poked the back of his head again.
A Sentinel in charge of a pharmaceutical group that provided high-efficiency healing medicine for all Guides—it wasn’t hard to imagine what would happen if the medicine supply was cut off.
Though she didn’t know the future plot, based on the past, after the host finished tormenting Yun Xinghu, she would surely suffer his strike and revenge.
After all, Yun Xinghu was an S-class Sentinel. Since the author gave him that rank, he couldn’t be a useless character.
Perhaps he was also one of the characters who would make the host lose another limb.
Seeing Xie Qiang being so direct, Yun Xinghu knew there was no point in playing dumb. He crossed his legs and said with a smile, “Then does the Princess know my Sentinel rank?”
“S-class, what about it?”
“And you dare to send your Sentinels away and stay in a room alone with me, so close?” Yun Xinghu pushed his black glasses up, looking full of intellect as he smiled. “An S-class Sentinel can easily take that gun from your hand.”
“Do you want to bet?” Xie Qiang increased the pressure of the gun against his head. “Bet on whether the thought of taking the gun comes first, or my thought of shooting you.”
Yun Xinghu’s eyes flickered. “Though the Princess loathes Sentinels, she has never killed anyone. I think you won’t kill me.”
And for some reason, from the first moment he saw Xie Qiang, he felt a sense of closeness.
“Then you only guessed half right.”
Xie Qiang lowered her head slightly and whispered, “Sentinel Yun, back in the Third Combat Zone, a Sentinel tried to kill me. Guess what I did?”
Her voice was as light as a floating cloud. Not only did it not sound frightening, but it also made his overly sensitive ears feel incredibly comfortable, as if he had returned to the quiet times before awakening when he wasn’t disturbed by noise.
Yun Xinghu involuntarily relaxed his body and mind. “What did the Princess do?”
“I had Sen Ji and Cang Jiu do it.”
Her tone was still as soft as a harmless kitten, but her next sentence sent a chill down Yun Xinghu’s spine. “Because my hands only save people, but I have other choices for hands that kill.”
Ooh, the lines she just thought of were so cool!
Xie Qiang tried her best to suppress the urge to proudly put her hands on her hips. she pressed the gun barrel hard against the back of Yun Xinghu’s head. “Now, tell this Princess truthfully: why are you hiding your identity to inherit Star Lake Group?”
Yun Xinghu frowned deeply.
He had made a mistake. He thought this Princess didn’t like getting blood on her hands, so he had disguised himself to test the waters for cooperation. He hadn’t expected her to “not have blood on her hands” only in the literal sense.
Furthermore, she had discovered his identity as a Sentinel.
He feared that as soon as he showed any side that was disadvantageous to her, she would immediately pull the trigger.
Clenching his fist, Yun Xinghu let out a soft sigh and spoke slowly, “Since the Princess knows my identity, you should also know my background.”
She really didn’t know.
The novel didn’t mention it, and the data Cang Jiu provided was only on “Hu Yun” and Star Lake Group; it didn’t dig deep into Yun Xinghu.
Xie Qiang: “Mhm, I know.”
Anyway, Yun Xinghu didn’t know what she knew.
“Since you know, you should understand that with my background, it wouldn’t be easy to hide my identity as a Sentinel.” Yun Xinghu said flatly. “Then why don’t you think carefully: was it my intention to hide it, or…?”
Xie Qiang looked at the young Sentinel thoughtfully.
Thinking about those words, it sounded as if his background wasn’t good enough for him to have the power to hide it himself.
If it wasn’t him, then it was external power…
Someone was helping him behind the scenes, swapping his physical exam reports.
Who was this person?
Cang Jiu’s data said that previous heirs were all A-class or S-class Guides with great medical talent who had passed multiple trials.
In those trials, there would inevitably be times to use a Guide’s purification ability. As the designated heir, for Yun Xinghu to escape using his ability every time, the person behind him must have immense power to bribe the examiners.
Xie Qiang could only think of two such people or powers.
The Emperor.
And Star Lake Pharmaceutical Group itself.
Xie Qiang’s wrist began to tremble slightly. “Is your seeking me for cooperation the other party’s intention?”
Please let it be “yes”!
“No.” Yun Xinghu rose slowly and turned to face Xie Qiang. “If the Princess wants to know more, it’s best for us to cooperate sincerely. Only then will I feel safe telling you the secrets of Star Lake Group.”
Xie Qiang only felt her limbs saying goodbye to her.
If Yun Xinghu was the Emperor’s man, things would be much simpler.
But if it was the Star Lake Group, things became complicated instantly… If they deliberately chose a Sentinel as heir, they were likely planning some kind of conspiracy.
Translator’s Note: The line “My hands only save people, but I have other choices for hands that kill” is such a classic “black-bellied” (腹黑) protagonist line! It shows Xie Qiang’s growth. The mystery of Yun Xinghu’s gender/rank being hidden is a common trope in this genre, often involving high-level corruption.
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