Quan Yugui could see clearly that both this seemingly unremarkable girl and that imposing man had a hint of murderous eagerness in their eyes.
He subconsciously shook his head, "I can handle a small Fan Family."
Xia Chujian retracted her gaze, thinking, If you could handle it, your closely guarded cousin wouldn't be in such a dangerous and awkward situation.
Quan Yugui didn't care what others were thinking, but for him, he really needed to revise his plans.
Filled with resentment, he turned and walked out of the room, returning to the office he had been in earlier.
Xia Chujian and Gu Shanjun exchanged a look and followed him out.
In the outer office, Quan Yugui had already opened the virtual display screen and was waiting for a video call.
Gu Shanjun asked, "Quan Er Shao, do you need us to leave?"
Quan Yugui said coldly, "No need..."
Xia Chujian still felt it wasn't appropriate. She quietly took a step and stood behind Gu Shanjun.
Although she was quite tall, she wasn't tall compared to Gu Shanjun.
Because Gu Shanjun's tall and mighty figure could completely hide her.
Just then, the video call connected.
A refined and handsome man in a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses appeared in front of Quan Yugui.
This man had a very calm and restrained demeanor. He was tall and slender, with thick black hair styled in a conservative way, but it was clear that it was the kind of seemingly understated but incredibly expensive hairstyle that was maintained daily by a professional.
He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, in a very relaxed but elegant posture, exuding a mature male charm.
In front of this man, Quan Yugui completely restrained his previous extremely decadent and world-weary expression, and obediently called out, "Eldest Cousin."
Gu Shanjun's expression shifted slightly.
This was Quan Yuxun, the Quan Family's Qilin Child, the third-generation heir whom the Quan Family Head had raised by his side.
Because of him, it was widely believed that the Quan Family's First Branch inheriting the title was a certainty.
He was also the most well-known Gold Medal Lawyer in the entire Beichen Empire.
It was said that ten years ago, after graduating early from law school and obtaining his lawyer's license, he had never lost a case.
Moreover, he was also the Senate's Permanent Chief Legal Advisor.
It could be said that since he joined the Senate's legal advisory group, the laws drafted by the empire were mostly from his hand.
And he had only just turned thirty this year.
Quan Yuxun held a cup of coffee, took a small sip, and said with a smile, "Xiao Gui, it's early morning there. What's wrong?"
Gu Shanjun felt a slight chill in his heart as he looked at Quan Yuxun's smile.
He remembered the most famous "Quan Yuxun's Smile" in the legal world, also known as the "Smile of Unknowing Doom".
It was said that whenever Quan Yuxun showed that kind of smile, it meant that someone was not only going to be unlucky, but their entire family and clan would be doomed.
Not just to the point of irreconcilable enmity, but also for generations to come, without end.
That was how legendary and brutal it was.
But, perhaps, he was just smiling casually.
Quan Yugui honestly said, "Eldest Cousin, something happened."
Then, he turned around and called Xia Chujian over, saying, "Show my Eldest Cousin the video you recorded earlier. Also, if my Eldest Cousin asks you anything, answer truthfully."
Xia Chujian had originally wanted to hide, but she was directly sold out by this unreliable ancestor of Quan Yugui's, who knew how many generations removed.
She took a deep breath and walked out from behind Gu Shanjun.
From Quan Yuxun's perspective, he had already seen Quan Yugui and Gu Shanjun standing opposite him.
But he really didn't know that a living person could be hidden behind Gu Shanjun.
Seeing the girl's reproachful expression of "How could you betray me?", Quan Yuxun showed a kind smile.
Gu Shanjun felt a chill in his heart when he saw Quan Yuxun's smile, and quickly said, "Chujian, this is Quan Er Shao's Eldest Cousin, also the Quan Family's Qilin Child, the only son of the Quan Family's First Branch, the famous Gold Medal Lawyer Quan Yuxun."
He added, "Quan Da Shao works as the chief legal advisor in the Senate. Chujian, you need to be honest when you speak..."
This was to introduce Xia Chujian to Quan Yuxun's background, and also to remind her not to speak carelessly, lest she annoy this man who liked to hide a knife in his smile.
Xia Chujian understood and nodded knowingly, but couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
Quan Yuxun thought for a moment, his voice softening with a hint of reassurance, and said slowly, "Hello, I am Quan Yuxun. Quan Yugui is my second cousin. May I ask your name?"
After Director Gu's reminder, Xia Chujian really didn't dare to speak to Quan Yuxun with the same attitude she used with Quan Yugui.
She said politely, "Hello, I am Xia Chujian, a member of the... Dark Night Hunter Association. This time, our team was invited by the Quan Family to be the bodyguards for the Tulip Noble Daughter."
Quan Yuxun: "...Tulip?"
Xia Chujian: "...That's Noble Lady Quan Caiwei. Tulip is her code name."
Quan Yuxun nodded with a smile, "I don't understand this kind of knowledge, thank you for explaining and broadening my horizons. - And then?"
Quan Yugui and Director Gu, listening from the side, almost rolled their eyes simultaneously.
But Quan Yugui and Director Gu were both intimidated by this man and didn't dare to expose him to his face.
How could Quan Yuxun not understand these things? The Quan Family's secret cooperation with the Dark Night Hunter Association was orchestrated by Quan Yuxun himself!
But Xia Chujian didn't know.
However, she wasn't particularly impressed by Quan Yuxun's attempt at "amiability."
In her opinion, Quan Yuxun was just trying to "condescend," to show that he was on the same side as the common people.
But his position was high and mighty, and there was nothing she could do about it.
Therefore, Xia Chujian's attitude towards these people was to respect them from a distance. If she couldn't keep her distance, then she would respect them properly, but she wouldn't indulge them.
She calmed herself, played the video from earlier, and said, "...I was the one who broke into the Tulip Noble Daughter's bedroom to save her, so all the video is from my perspective."
Next, everyone fell silent and watched the video again.
As he watched, the smile on Quan Yuxun's face gradually disappeared.
He watched the entire video without saying a word, then asked Quan Yugui with a hint of coldness, "...Has this video been verified?"
Quan Yugui said, "Not yet, but I want to wait until Caiwei wakes up and confirm with her before deciding whether to verify it."
Quan Yuxun understood that some of the content in the video wasn't suitable to be directly given to the Quan Family's technical department for inspection because it involved Quan Caiwei's privacy.
Although some scenes had been pixelated, for the Quan Family's computer technology department, those pixels were just for show.
Then, Quan Yugui used quantum encryption mode to chat privately with Quan Yuxun.
Xia Chujian and Director Gu couldn't see their conversation.
At this time, Quan Yugui was telling Quan Yuxun about the contents of the diagnosis from the Medical Cabin.
Although Quan Yugui had already been angry, he still couldn't control his anger when he brought it up again, and he had the urge to kill.
Quan Yuxun's expression became calmer and calmer, and the amiable look from before completely disappeared.
He pondered and asked, "Are you sure... all of this was done by the Fan Family?"
Quan Yugui said, "Once Caiwei wakes up, she will definitely be able to confirm it. I am at least 99 percent sure now that it was done by the Fan Family. They wanted to marry Caiwei in order to curry favor with our family, but how could Caiwei possibly like a lowly person like Fan Chengcai? Therefore, they could only resort to this."
Quan Yuxun listened quietly, took a sip of coffee, and said, "...If they just wanted to curry favor with the Quan Family, they wouldn't have done things so drastically. I think it's likely that the Fan Family, or this Fan Chengcai, encountered something that threatened his life, so he had to take a desperate gamble."
"What could be more serious than offending our Quan Family?" Quan Yugui waved his fist indignantly.
Quan Yuxun curled his lips and finally revealed the famous "Quan Yuxun's Smile": "Because they never considered the possibility of failure. They only considered that as long as they succeeded, they could curry favor with the Quan Family and solve their immediate crisis. - Alright, I'll have Secretary Yun leave immediately to handle this matter on Guiyuan Star."
Quan Yugui shuddered at Quan Yuxun's smile.
He was stunned for a moment: "Secretary Yun? Isn't she on Beichen Star?"
Going from Beichen Star to Guiyuan Star was much farther than going from Cangge Star to Guiyuan Star.
"...By the time she gets here, it'll probably be too late," Quan Yugui muttered.
Quan Yuxun said, "I'll find someone to borrow a starship that can do space jumps."
If they used space jump, it would only take an hour to get from Beichen Star to this most remote Guiyuan Star.
Quan Yugui nodded enviously, "Alright, we'll wait for Secretary Yun."
He knew that this Secretary Yun was a very capable assistant under his Eldest Cousin, and her appearance was no different from his Eldest Cousin showing up in person.
He, Quan Yuxun, and Quan Caiwei belonged to the Quan Family's Third Branch, and they weren't usually that close.
But this time, he suddenly realized that his Eldest Cousin was indeed his Eldest Cousin. Adding the word "cousin" didn't create enough distance to show estrangement.
He was now willing to call him Eldest Cousin.
After Quan Yugui finished talking with Quan Yuxun, Xia Chujian wanted to say goodbye and leave.
But Quan Yugui stopped her and said, "This matter is more complicated than I thought. I hope you stay here and wait for Caiwei to wake up."
Xia Chujian looked at Gu Shanjun.
Gu Shanjun pondered and said, "Then you should stay. I'll wait with you for this Noble Lady to wake up."
Xia Chujian then agreed and said, "I'll send a message to my teammates so they don't worry."
She quickly chatted with them privately on the Squad Channel.
[Xia Chujian]: The Tulip Noble Daughter's situation is quite complicated. I need to wait here until she wakes up before going back.
[Ye Shijie]: No problem, be careful.
[Li Fu]: Do you want us to come and keep you company?
[Xia Chujian]: No need, Director Gu is here too.
Hearing that Gu Shanjun was there, everyone felt relieved.
[Ye Shijie]: Keep in touch. If anything changes, we'll come and pick you up as soon as possible.
Xia Chujian thought, if anything changed, she would dare to hijack Quan Yugui's large Flying Vehicle…
Because of this thought, and to prepare for a rainy day, Xia Chujian went to Quan Yugui and asked curiously, "Quan Er Shao, does your Flying Vehicle have a separate cockpit? Can I go take a look?"
Quan Yugui was busy mobilizing the trusted personnel he could rely on to replace those Quan Family Security members who outwardly obeyed but inwardly disobeyed.
Without even looking up, he threw her a black card, "Take this, you can go anywhere on my Flying Vehicle."
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