Chapter 877 Qingdeng: Why don’t you follow the routine?! [4600]
Alice d'Orléans... the young man remembered this name.
Although the relevant memories are blurred due to the passage of time, Qingdeng still remembers the general content.
With the blessing of the gift of "photographic memory", Qingdeng's memory has always been very good.
About a year ago, when he went to Osaka for the first time to promote the alliance between Qinjin Clan and Calabash House, he met a European man on the street.
This man was entangled by gangsters, and Qingdeng staged a "hero saving the man".
According to this person, he was looking for his abducted daughter.
At this time, he specially took out a photo so that Qingdeng could know what his daughter looked like.
However, due to the backwardness of photography technology, the photo was too blurry, and Qingdeng could not see clearly the specific appearance of the little girl in the photo.
However, Qingdeng did remember his daughter's name - "Alice d'Orléans".
If it's just a name collision, then that's it.
Even Qingdeng, who knows nothing about European culture, knows that "Alice" is a very common female name in Europe.
But even the surnames are the same, and they both have the word "virtue" which symbolizes nobility... This cannot be confused with the word "coincidence".
Elodie noticed something strange about Qingdeng and asked:
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
"...It's okay, I just suddenly felt something and felt very emotional."
"Sentiment? What are you feeling?"
"This world is such a small place... Elodie, I may have met your father a long time ago."
When Elodie heard this, her expression suddenly changed and she was shocked.
"Huh? What? Master, have you already met my father?"
"It's a long story. I'll explain the details to you later."
Now that Qingdeng said so, Elodie could only suppress her curiosity for the time being, silently increasing the strength in her hands and holding Qingdeng's hand tighter.
At the same time, Qingdeng lowered his eyelids, abandoned the distracting thoughts in his heart, and prepared for the next "reunion".
After passing through several corridors, finally...the master and the apprentice came to a door with exquisite patterns.
Both Qingdeng and Elodie had made up their minds at this time, and naturally there was no reason to run away from the battle.
Elodie reached out her hand resolutely and opened the door.
As the door slowly opened, a bright golden color burst into Qingdeng's field of vision.
I saw a neatly dressed blond man sitting in the extremely tidy reception room.
He has golden hair, sky blue eyes, and deep facial features that are very different from Westerners. He is about 40 years old, handsome in appearance, with a short beard on his chin, and is very tall and strong.
With just one glance, Qingden recognized him: it was the stranger he met by chance on the streets of Osaka!
He never expected that the stranger he once met by chance would have such a connection with him...
Compared to a year ago, the blond man's appearance had not changed much.
However, perhaps because of his different status, his overall temperament has changed significantly.
Today, he is no longer a poor father searching for his daughter on the street, but a "king" who comes alone to pursue his daughter.
Therefore, he exudes a fierce aura at this moment, like a lion ready to attack.
After hearing the noise coming from the direction of the corridor, the blond man immediately raised his gaze impatiently, staring at the door.
After the door opened, he seemed to have seen some unbelievable sight, his eyes straightened and his pupils shrank into pinhole shapes.
Directly in front of his sight was naturally Elodie.
He was startled for a moment, then showed a look of ecstasy, and murmured uncontrollably:
"Alice...!"
At this time, Qingdeng's words, which were neither sad nor happy, brought his consciousness back to reality from the joy of "father and daughter meeting".
"Sorry for keeping you waiting."
It was only then that he belatedly noticed Qingden next to Elodie.
Seeing a stranger here, he frowned slightly in displeasure.
But soon, he seemed to remember something, and his expression froze.
"Hey...you are...I remember you."
As he spoke, he reminisced.
"We met on the streets of Osaka a year ago, right?"
Qingden Wan'er:
"I didn't expect you to still remember me."
As he spoke, he raised his feet forward, stepped into the room, and sat directly opposite the blond man in a solemn posture.
Elodie followed closely and sat down on Qingdeng's left hand side.
"At that time, neither you nor I came to our door."
"Now, please allow me to introduce myself."
"I am Tachibana Aoden, and I am also the swordsman of Elodie...Alice."
When he mentioned the words "swordsman", Qingdeng emphasized his tone.
Sure enough, the blond man's expression suddenly changed:
"Tachibana Aoden? Swordsman?"
He looked at Qingden, then at Elodie, and said in a deep tone:
"So you are the famous Niou..."
"When I first met you, I felt that you were not an ordinary person."
"Now it seems that my judgment was indeed correct."
"I didn't expect that my little girl would have such a well-established master... Hehe, this is really surprising."
After that, he sat upright and spoke loudly:
"Mr. Tachibana, I have admired your name for a long time."
"My name is Maher Maher d'Orléans."
"As you can see, the girl beside you is the daughter I have been looking for so hard."
After giving a brief self-introduction, Maher turned his head and shifted his gaze to Elodie.
"Alice, I finally found you!"
"As early as a year ago, I received information that a blond girl has become the head of the finance department of the Shinsengumi."
"Unfortunately, I have been so busy with everything that I finally found time to find you today."
"Where is your grandpa?"
"Forget it, this kind of thing is not important."
"Alice, let's go!"
Before he finished speaking, Maher stood up impatiently and reached forward, trying to grab Elodie's wrist, completely ignoring Qingden beside him, as if he was nothing.
Although they had met once before, it was just a chance encounter, and Qingden didn't understand the personality of the blond man...that is, Maher.
The only knowledge Qingden has about him currently comes from the various past events Elodie mentioned just now.
However, based on his words and deeds just now, Qingdeng has roughly figured out his character: he is a very strong person who speaks his mind in his own "world"!
Such people are often very offensive.
Or become a fringe element who is ostracized by everyone.
Either rely on this strong character to do something incredible!
Maher's movement was sudden.
While she was still sitting upright with her front legs, she reached out with her back legs to grab Elodie's wrist.
However, Elodie is not the kind of weak woman who is powerless.
Elodie waved her hand to avoid Maher's grasp, and then flicked her hand again - with a pop, Maher's arm was bounced away.
Facing the other party's astonished gaze, Elodie loudly said word by word:
"Father, please go back!"
"I live a very happy and happy life here."
"I don't want to go with you, and I won't go with you."
"My determination has been made and I will never change it."
"I hope you can understand me!"
Elodie's words were quite concise.
Express your feelings directly without saying any nonsense.
Maher looked at Elodie blankly.
Judging from her appearance, he probably didn't expect that his daughter, who once obeyed his every word, would say such a thing.
After a brief moment of astonishment, he gritted his teeth, a look of sullenness appeared on his cheeks, and said sternly in French:
"Alice, what are you talking about? Happy? Happiness? Will being the so-called director of the finance department make you happy?" (French)
Although Qingden's French was not proficient, just by listening to Maher's tone, he knew that the other party was angrily scolding Elodie.
Elodie knew that Qingteng's French level could only reach the level of "barely understandable", so she did not embarrass Qingteng, but continued to speak in Japanese:
"Father, I don't want to say any more unnecessary words."
"You can think whatever you want."
"I won't go with you anyway!"
At the end of his words, his tone revealed an incomparable firmness.
"..."
Maher lowered his eyelids, and his originally bright expression gradually turned into a terrifying cloud.
At this moment, Qingdeng silently interjected:
"...Mr. Orleans, as an outsider I should not interfere in your family affairs."
"However, as Alice's sword master, I have to say: Alice is not your property!"
"She has her own life."
"Whether it's the King of France or the King of England, you can be whatever king you want. These are your own affairs. Don't involve her."
"Let her go."
"Stop forcing your selfish desires on her!"
Qingdeng's passionate words shook the air around him.
While making impassioned speeches, he always observed the other party's every move and secretly gathered strength, ready to respond to any emergencies.
Both master and disciple were waiting for each other's reaction.
Qingden was already prepared for the other party to be angry or furious.
Unexpectedly... Maher's next move was completely unexpected.
"...In that case, please allow me to take my leave."
He lowered his head as he spoke, bowed very politely, then stood up and prepared to leave.
At this moment, the master and the disciple were really unexpected...
When Qingdeng saw this, even though he had a strong mind, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Elodie also looked surprised.
But in the blink of an eye, she seemed to realize something, and a solemn look flashed in her eyes.
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He left the living room, came to the entrance, and strode away under the watch of the master and apprentice - he came suddenly and left hastily. In this way, Maher gradually drifted away, and finally disappeared on the far corner of the street.
——What is going on?
Even now, Qingdeng has not been able to relax.
In his imagination, the "script" should look like this——
After being attacked by him, Maher became angry and yelled, "You, an outsider, what do you know?" and then threw an angry punch.
Judging from his body shape, Maher must be a person who exercises regularly, and his combat effectiveness is not too weak.
But no matter how strong he is, he can't be Qingdeng's opponent.
In order to prevent his violent outburst from hurting others, Qingdeng had been secretly accumulating strength and making preparations quietly.
The moment he punched, Qingden caught his punch gracefully, and then used his honed jiu-jitsu skills to slam him to the ground, using physical means to regain his composure.
In the end, Qingdeng and Elodie worked together to launch a "talking offensive", using emotion and reason to successfully persuade the other party to make concessions.
The above is the "script" that Qingteng envisioned.
He thought very well, but he didn't expect...the other party didn't play according to the routine at all!
Not to mention punching someone, the other person would just slap their butt and leave without even saying a few words.
In this way, Qingdeng suddenly felt helpless as if he had "hit cotton with one punch".
At this moment, Elodie on the side suddenly spoke:
"...Master, don't be careless."
Elodie said, her face darkened and her expression solemn.
"Do you know what is the scariest thing about my father?"
"That's 'perfect rationality.'"
"Being motivated and angry for beauty... these things will never happen to my father."
"Whether he treats people or things, he only pursues efficiency and interests, and doesn't care about anything else."
"No matter what kind of problem or dilemma he faces, he will choose the most efficient and profitable option."
"He is just like a machine, without any extra emotions."
"In order to achieve his goal, he is willing to accept pain and humiliation that are unbearable in the eyes of others."
"In a word, he takes the concept of being able to bend and stretch to the extreme."
"In my opinion...his sudden departure is just the product of 'pursuing interests'."
"He must have felt that he could no longer take me away with just words."
"If you try to grab it head-on, let alone me, just as the master, you can make him walk around without food."
"Therefore, after considering all the hidden dangers, he decided to 'step aside for the time being' and leave first, and then make long-term plans."
Qingdeng listened quietly.
After Elodie finished speaking, he raised his gaze again and looked straight in the direction where Maher had just left, his eyes deep.
Elodie is the other party's biological daughter, so what she just said is naturally very credible.
The daughter he had been looking for for a long time was right in front of him, but he chose to give up temporarily in a very short period of time... If Elodie's speculations are true, then Maher's character is really terrible!
"...There's something I really don't understand."
Elodie spoke up again.
She let out a long sigh, and then continued:
"What is the reason for my father to travel across the ocean to find me?"
"Honestly, it doesn't seem like something he would do."
"Crossing the sea by boat is very dangerous."
"If you do anything wrong, you will be buried in the belly of the fish..."
"In his eyes, is my life so important? Is it worth it for him to leave France and go to this small island country thousands of miles away?"
After Qingdeng heard this, he asked casually:
"Is it because your father really cares about you?"
"You are his only daughter and the only heir to the 'kingdom'."
"He has every reason to look for you and snatch you back."
As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, Elodie shook her head:
"No, it's impossible."
"As I said just now, my father is a 'completely rational' person."
"He is definitely not the kind of person who would delay his restoration of the country because of his mere 'only daughter'."
"If he is afraid of losing the heir to the 'kingdom', then he can give birth to a few more."
"He is in his prime and fully capable of raising new children."
"He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be reluctant to marry a new wife because he cares about his dead wife."
Speaking of this, Elodie paused, her expression and tone revealing a bit of disappointment.
"I'm wondering...the reason why father came to Japan is actually for other things."
"This matter is quite important and completely worth the risk."
"As for 'finding my daughter', it's just a... incidental matter..."
After saying that, she lowered her head and looked at her toes, her expression becoming complicated and unspeakable.
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Judi, somewhere in a courtyard——
Qingden asked Elodie, who was worried, to rest first.
Later, he came to this courtyard alone.
The area is not too big, the scenery is unremarkable... No matter from which angle you look at it, this is a courtyard without any characteristics.
I saw Qing Deng expressionlessly moving to the center of the courtyard, and then clapped his hands twice with "pop" and "pop".
Suddenly, a young man in simple clothes emerged from the bushes nearby and knelt down on one knee in front of Qingdeng.
"Innosuke, I have a task for you."
Qingdeng said to the young man coldly:
"To spy on a Western man named 'Mael d'Orléans.'"
"I have put 'Ten Mile Incense' on him in advance, so it shouldn't be difficult to track him."
"Be sure to succeed immediately and return safely."
The young man who was called "Tonosuke" said "yes", then stood up and left quickly...
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