Chapter 1454: So, what about the seventh leaf?

No way... am I really such a scumbag?

Upon hearing the red-haired Director's words, Li Ang's brain buzzed instantly, as if an 800mm caliber main gun had been fired directly into it, shattering all his thoughts and logic into fragments.

The policewoman Yisha? Senior Amien from the Bureau? Miss Amy from Charle Department Store? And... there's actually Anna too?

No... this is ridiculous, right? Yisha I could understand; he and she were indeed quite close, and it wasn't impossible for things to go further, but how did he get involved with the others? This... this...

"What is recorded in these leaves is merely one of countless 'possibilities' for the future. It's just that if you follow those choices, there is indeed a very high probability that the corresponding situation will occur."

After offering a brief explanation, the red-haired Director poured herself a cup of strong tea, then continued with a calm expression:

"You don't need to have any psychological burden, like feeling that you might be a bit of a flirt, prone to liking whoever you see, soft-hearted and unable to refuse, unable to keep your distance, happy to be around women, or a bit lecherous yet too embarrassed to admit it.

These are all things that might not necessarily happen. Besides, your moral standards are actually fine; you really do settle down after marriage. Although there are occasional minor transgressions, overall you're not that bad... hmm... at least in these futures, you didn't actually do anything truly wrong."

"..."

Although that may be true... why do I feel like there's a hidden meaning in your words?

After his mouth twitched involuntarily, Li Ang reached out and picked up the third leaf from the table, subsequently witnessing another completely different future.

After he took over the position of the Lionheart Duke, he accepted the Laien family's arms company due to a lack of funds. He then had frequent contact with the policewoman's father, and the policewoman's father, who was the Minister of National Defense, saw William's homework at his house and was amazed by the "military thought" within it.

Later, the two families became increasingly connected. Because both had family members who died in the War of National Salvation six years ago, they held a deep resentment toward the Northern Kingdom. Taking advantage of this year's late spring cold snap, they mobilized their troops northward with the Princess's support, attempting to use force to create a country they approved of...

This is ridiculous... it doesn't seem impossible, does it?

Looking at the gradually withering veins of the leaf in his palm and recalling those situations that indeed had traceable signs, Li Ang couldn't help but take a deep breath, then reached out and brushed over all the remaining leaves at once.

The brown leaf veins rapidly extended and then withered just as quickly, and Li Ang's mind was once again flooded with three completely distinct future memories.

Unlike the route of becoming an arms tycoon, colluding with the Minister of National Defense, and whipping half the world with force, his remaining marriage routes seemed relatively more harmonious.

First was the little rich girl Amy. If he had actually gone when invited to her house for dinner, he would have come into contact with the Wealth Goddess's Chengjin Sect through Charle Department Store's channels, subsequently mixing in and becoming a priest of the Chengjin Sect.

After that, it was industrial prosperity combined with financial games. He would work as a cleaner late at night, while during the day he would roam everywhere waving bundles of cash and industrial products, eventually even buying out the entire Golden Township of the Mo Erna Kingdom.

Finally, he swallowed the three Holy Spirit lineages of the Chengjin Sect in one go, upgraded the Holy Spirit Badge to the highest level, and directly used money to crush the Wealth Goddess and take her place, attempting to change the whole world with the power of money.

As for the route involving Senior Amien, it seemed very abstract.

If, on the day the Director got drunk, he hadn't sent the drunk Director to the second-floor reception room, but instead wanted to hand her over to other female seniors and patiently searched more on the first floor, he would have discovered that there was actually someone in Senior Amien's office.

And once he called her out from the basement, under her unintentional influence, he would have discovered the special usage of anomalous objects. Relying on what was likely the strange ability of some badge, he would have researched a sleazy tactic that could instantly fill other people's colons with taste buds.

Then, Senior Amien, who was amazed by this quirky creative idea, would have actively approached him out of curiosity, forming a relatively fixed partnership to research and go on missions together.

After a period of "R&D," the mission partnership he formed with her would have become famous among all the branch bureaus for their "vicious" methods that everyone feared, eventually becoming the "Shit-Eating Duo" that all hostile forces in the thirteen planes—four large and nine small—feared upon hearing their names.

As for the final one, Anna... the memory of this route was exceptionally blurry, and almost nothing could be seen clearly in the future portion. He could only guess based on his own experiences, vaguely identifying some past situations.

If his fake identity as the Lionheart Duke were exposed and he were confirmed as the culprit of the Laien Blood Night by the old investigator disguised by the Aquarius Director, he would be sanctioned by the Cleanup Bureau.

Then, in order to protect him, Anna would contact the Cleanup Bureau through Senior Auntie Ai Ma, confessing the issue regarding the photo of 【Warm Home】 to the Director, and letting the Director discover the Aquarius Director's anomaly.

Afterward, in order to protect him and investigate the Aquarius Director's plans, the Director would set her abstract little brain in motion, directly giving Anna a terrible idea: letting her, whose succession rank was just below his, inherit the position of Lionheart Duke and issue a letter of understanding through the Kingdom.

Once the "victim's family" expressed their understanding, the Director would forcibly play the rogue through the Taurus Director, delaying his execution until the Aquarius Director's conspiracy was exposed. After he was released by the Bureau, Anna would hold him, having escaped death, and weep with joy... and then it became unclear.

This is truly...

Having watched six segments of the future in a short time, and having viewed five lives with himself as the protagonist but with completely different experiences and developments from the perspective of a bystander, Li Ang couldn't help but be filled with mixed emotions.

Although these futures were vastly different from the situation he knew, based on his understanding of his own personality, if he were truly faced with those situations, he would indeed have a high probability of making choices according to the memories in the leaves.

Therefore, although these memories were completely different from reality and the image quality was outrageously blurry, they were extremely real to him, as if there truly existed other versions of himself who had chosen different paths.

Especially since these six different futures each... hmm? Wait!

After recalling the specific description of 【Memory-Remaining Leaf】 he had seen before, Li Ang couldn't help but frown.

"Why are there only six leaves? Shouldn't there be seven?"

No way... is your ability too annoying? You can even figure out this kind of information?

Upon hearing Li Ang's inquiry, the red-haired Director's spine couldn't help but tremble slightly, then she calmly lied:

"The last leaf is Fei Liya's. After you brought her back from the Keloque Kingdom and she became your neighbor, your feelings gradually warmed up, two lonely and longing hearts grew closer, and later..."

"..."

I don't believe a word you say!

After clicking his tongue in speechlessness, Li Ang, too lazy to bother with the Director who was clearly spouting nonsense, insisted and reached out:

"So where is the leaf? Let me see that seventh leaf."

"At the time, the Pisces Director was beaten quite severely by me, and she fainted before the seventh leaf finished recording, so..."

"Liar!"

"Fine, actually the last leaf was broken by me. You... hey? You took out wine, are you trying to... don't pour my wine on the floor! You... fine, you win! I'll give you the leaf, okay?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1455 =====