Antique Shop Zero: Disfigured School Beauty Becomes a Succubus to Pay Off Debts

Eight o'clock at night, South China Sea, Zero Antique Shop.

In the study, Jiang Chaosheng wrote the two characters "Cao Ye" in his notebook.

He knew a lot about Cao Ye.

According to the intelligence gathered by Yang Xiao:

He was once the youngest director of the Public Security Bureau in the capital.

All the investigators at various levels within the Bureau of Anomalies are his subordinates.

He led investigators on numerous occasions to resolve various unusual incidents.

He once stood up to Zhao Pengcheng as deputy director, and his momentum was no less than that of the director.

Ultimately, this second-in-command took over and purged dissidents within the Bureau of Anomalies, to the point that the Bureau of Anomalies is now his personal fiefdom.

Jiang Chaosheng had some appreciation for this bureau chief.

You can take a look at what he's doing now.

He must use his mortal body to balance the power between himself and the Cowherd.

Perhaps this appreciation has a source.

To date, the person he admires most is the last emperor.

Did the last emperor, in order to rebel against the gods, ultimately defeat all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, causing them to flee in terror?

Director Cao Ye also seems to have that same idea.

Although I am neither God nor any other deity or Buddha.

However, while we may appreciate it, if it needs to be slaughtered, then it still needs to be slaughtered.

This is not the same thing.

Jiang Chaosheng then wrote the two characters "Meng Xing" in his notebook.

Why would someone like Cao Ye value Meng Xing so much, not only recognizing him as his elder brother but also hoping that Meng Xing would take over the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs?

Just who exactly is Meng Xing?

"We need to check."

Jiang Chaosheng picked up his phone, intending to send a message to He Lian, asking her to investigate Meng Xing.

He had just sent the message when he saw the red exclamation mark.

Oh, I forgot, there's no signal here.

Jiang Chaosheng put his phone away, stared at the two characters "Meng Xing", and finally crossed them out.

If there's no signal, then let's not bother checking.

He closed the notebook and took out his diary:

October 15th, Weather: Light rain.

I made a friend from outside the Forbidden Society.

Jiang Chaosheng stopped writing after only two lines.

He looked towards the doorway and said softly:

"Helena".

There were hurried footsteps in the corridor, and after a knock on the door, Helian, dressed in powdered clothes, pushed it open and blinked:

"What's wrong, Master?"

Jiang Chaosheng said:

"Cao Ye has a mission in the South China Sea today: to pick someone up."

A glint of light flashed in Helena's eyes:

"I understand, Master."

Jiang Chaosheng lowered his head and continued reading his diary.

.....

A private plane from the United States landed at Nanhai International Airport.

The door was pushed open by a private flight attendant, and a stylish young woman with excellent taste and wearing sunglasses stepped off the plane.

She was dressed in a luxury brand, with a fluffy fur coat draped over her shoulders, revealing her bare shoulders.

The girl saw the open space outside, where a group of heavily armed investigators were standing.

The girl walked down the boarding stairs with her arms crossed, her expression calm and even somewhat arrogant.

An investigator stepped forward:

"Come with us."

As soon as he finished speaking, several investigators ran onto the plane in unison.

They need to investigate the crew members, and if necessary, detain them.

The girl gently lowered her sunglasses, revealing a pair of cool, captivating eyes with a hint of disdain.

"So you're the Blue Whale Squad?"

The investigator said coldly:

"Dolphin Team, Team Leader: Bluefish."

The young girl frowned, a hint of annoyance and embarrassment in her eyes:

"You look down on me?"

She knew that the Blue Whale Squad was the ace team of the Anomaly Management Bureau.

She was quite unhappy that the Bureau of Abnormalities didn't send their elite team to pick her up.

The bluefish sneered:

"You think you're here on vacation? Take me away!"

The girl glanced at the investigators:

"Don't touch me, I can walk by myself."

......

Escorted by the investigators, the girl walked through a special passageway in Terminal 3 to the closed parking lot.

Several black commercial vehicles with high explosion-proof ratings were already parked there.

Two female investigators escorted the girl into the middle car.

Black riot police vehicles started up, drove out of the airport, and headed to the Bureau of Anomalies' temporary office in the South China Sea.

......

Inside the makeshift interrogation room.

Qingyu sat opposite the girl and asked:

"Name."

The girl frowned:

"Show some respect. I am the empress of you servants."

The bluefish stared wide-eyed:

"What did you say?!"

A playful smile appeared on the girl's lips:

"Your ancestors were my servants, so naturally you are all slaves as well."

The bluefish instantly flew into a rage, its veins bulging on its forehead and its fists showing prominent veins:

"you....."

Qingyu desperately suppressed her emotions, clenched her teeth, and took a deep breath:

"I'll ask you one more time, your name."

The girl, perhaps tired of teasing the bluefish any longer, said:

"Tathara clan, Lin Yan."

After Lin Yan finished speaking, she yawned:

"Is that enough?"

When can I rest?

It's time for beauty sleep.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and a deep voice rang out:

"There's a time difference between the US and here, so your beauty sleep isn't urgent."

Lin Yan turned around, looked at the person who had come, and smiled:

"I know you, Cao Ye."

"You killed one of my generals and a loyal servant."

The general she was referring to was Prince Heng. Although the main cause of his death was dusk, it was Cao Ye who ultimately shot and killed Prince Heng.

The lackey they were referring to was Zhao Pengcheng, the previous director of the Bureau of Abnormalities.

Cao Ye walked to the opposite side of Lin Yan, and Qing Yu quickly made way for him. After Cao Ye sat down, she stood obediently next to him.

Cao Ye picked up a cigarette and lit it.

Lin Yan frowned, looking disgusted:

"Who gave you permission to smoke in front of me?"

What an ill-mannered lackey!

Cao Ye said quietly:

"I'm so sorry, Your Majesty."

I thought you'd miss the smell of burning food after being underwater for so long.

Upon hearing these words, Lin Yan's expression instantly turned ugly:

"What did you say?"

Cao Ye took a drag of his cigarette, and the smoke he exhaled landed on Lin Yan's face in a very insulting way:

"Did I say something wrong, Consort Zhu?"

Cao Ye looked at Lin Yan with a mocking expression in his eyes:

"Even if you use the best modern skincare products, you can't hide the pale color on your body that comes from being immersed in mines for many years."

These words seemed to have triggered a switch.

Upon hearing these words, Lin Yan's noble demeanor vanished instantly, her face contorted, and her eyes blazed with resentment.

"That damned old woman, Empress Dowager Cixi... This Empress... This Empress..."

Cao Ye watched Lin Yan's changes intently.

Because his opponent was a Qing dynasty person, he did his homework on Qing dynasty history.

As a result, Cao Ye could guess her identity as soon as Lin Yan said her surname.

Tatala Changxu once served as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

He had a daughter who was a concubine of Emperor Guangxu, and her title was "Zhu".

Consort Zhu and Empress Dowager Cixi had constant conflicts, and their relationship was very poor.

During that time of war, when Empress Dowager Cixi fled the capital, she ordered Consort Zhu to be pushed into a well, and the twenty-year-old Consort Zhu perished.

Cao Ye looked somewhat confused.

Based on Lin Yan's performance, she should be the real-life embodiment of the Goddess of Light of the Way of Peace.

This bitter and resentful look cannot be acted out.

Why did Huang Hun say he picked up a fake tonight?

Could this be... one of the gigolo's tricks?

Can it conjure up two identical Lady of Light?

Cao Ye decided to dig deeper, took a drag of his cigarette, and said:

"You hate her?"

I hate her too.

They dared not resist foreign enemies and kept selling out the rights and territory of the Xia Kingdom.

Seriously, we have people we both hate, so why don't we become friends?

We can join forces. You can have the Taiping Dao point its claws outwards and reclaim what the Xia Kingdom has lost.

I'll give you and Niulang a good position: to fight for the Xia Kingdom.

If you're a little timid, that's okay too.

You can disband the Taiping Dao, become a citizen of the Xia Kingdom, and be under our protection.

"Why should I fight for the Xia Kingdom?"

Lin Yan seemed to realize that this was Cao Ye's offensive against her. She quickly adjusted her mood, crossed her arms, and said coldly:

"Although I don't like that old hag, I think everything she does is wonderful."

Cao Ye looked slightly surprised and said:

"Oh?"

Lin Yan looked at Cao Ye with amusement:

"In that situation, if it were me, I would also strictly forbid resisting foreign enemies and suppressing the rioters."

Lin Yan sat up straight:

"If it weren't for that old hag, the Xia Kingdom might not have been in such a passive position, but the Qing Dynasty would have perished much sooner."

Lin Yan paused:

"Protecting the Xia Kingdom was never the old witch's responsibility; what she had to do was preserve the Qing Dynasty."

In the Xia Kingdom, the old witch is utterly wicked.

"At least the old hag did something worthwhile for Yu Daqing."

Cao Ye's gaze was deep and thoughtful.

Lin Yan raised her chin and said teasingly:

"A lackey like you must be very hurt to hear these words, right?"

That's right, you are all slaves, nothing more than a portion of Qing's property.

Cao Ye raised his head, a slow smile slowly forming on his lips, and then got up and left.

Lin Yan frowned:

"Where are you going, you dog slave!"

Shouldn't you talk to me about how to deal with Twilight?

. . . . .

Monitoring room.

The whale asked:

"She...is she really not the Goddess of Light?"

Cao Ye looked Lin Yan up and down on the big screen:

"Their appearance, personality, and voice are very similar."

but......."

Cao Ye paused:

"If it's the Goddess of Light, she's too lazy to argue with me, she'll just take action."

But she kept babbling on and on, not because she was unwilling to take action, but because she clearly didn't have the right to.

It could be something like a clone or doppelganger.

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