Chapter 287: NO．49：The evil heart is revealed

NO．49：The evil heart is revealed.

The Qianming representative who had mooched off lunch once did not continue to mooch off dinner.

Rather than saying it's out of consideration for Aomo's workload, it's more like there are other matters to handle, so temporarily there's no time to mooch.

This must be mentioned: the Qianming representative lady actually also has family backing.

The Qianming family is not truly a horse-girl family in the true sense.

Although it indeed produced several horse-girls, all of whom won the Derby, possessing G1-level talent, it is indeed not a family whose main business is horse racing.

Just like the Lijiang Guangzu of the junior high horse-girls, who is backed by the Lijiang family, similarly not developing through horse racing but mainly through development in an electronic game company.

The main members of the Qianming family also primarily run businesses in other fields.

However victorious the horse-girls in the family may be, their fame is merely an embellishment for the family; even if they lose or retire, it does not hinder continued operation.

It is neither genius education nor elite cultivation; the Qianming family's policy is to let young people develop freely, that is, on the basis of compulsory education, without making deeper arrangements.

——Let them study what they want to study, and let them pursue what occupation they want, providing them opportunities.

Such a free and easy family environment is almost completely opposite to that of the Xiangzheng family.

It is only in such a family environment that a special horse-girl like the Qianming representative could emerge.

Even the choice of work after retirement was not interfered with, allowing the Qianming representative to serve at Central Trésen.

However, even so, the family still has some matters for her to handle.

For example, some meetings requiring member participation, and also some matters entrusted to her by cousins to look after.

Although she bears no head-of-family burden, this girl, who gets along well in interpersonal relations, is also undoubtedly a real-life fulfiller, deeply trusted by relatives.

When she calls herself a detective, she also, like a real detective, is forced to face troublesome matters such as helping to look after children and helping to take care of cats.

Of course, whether such matters are troublesome still depends on the people involved.

At least from Aomo's perspective, Qianming probably does not dislike cats and children.

As for being compared to a bear, that's another matter.

She probably isn't a bear, right?

Seeing Qianming's helpless yet not opposed look at that time, Aomo felt that the children of this generation of the Qianming family probably have decent personalities.

But what does that have to do with him?

No matter how the Qianming family's children's personalities are, he himself has to deal with these poorly behaved children on this side.

"Whoa! Tra~in~er~! Why are you so slow again today!"

"Little Snake, want to play games later! Monster Chaos Battle has been updated! Finally implemented the dark monster mode that everyone has been longing for!"

"... Trainer, 'Friend' left earlier, asking me to tell you 'don't forget to share if you have results'……May I ask…what are you investigating…?"

"Master, I'm coming to express thanks for the situation of the accessory shop this afternoon……Yes, indeed, we had previously gone through this 'process', but after discussing with Mi Yu, we confirmed the result: indeed we should still thank you alone."

Well, it can't be said to be not good either; at least Chazuo and Bourbon henshin.

As for the horse-girl researcher who mooches for food a second time, and a certain researcher who yesterday was still addicted to experiments unable to extricate herself, today she seems to have turned into a monster researcher addicted to the net……

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Aomo shook their head.

But also somewhat accustomed to it.

This somewhat noisy office, although far beyond expectations, also counts as fulfilling the psychologist's advice on interpersonal relations for him.

Saying others' personalities are not good, perhaps one's own isn't much better either…Recalling Zhouri Ningjing, Zhen Ji Ling, Kongzhong Shen Gong, etc., their frank or subtle remarks toward oneself, Aomo also slightly closed his eyes.

Before, someone had also said his gaze was too sharp, but such people are neither many nor common.

Upon first meeting, or even those who haven't met many times, they only marvel at Aomo's politeness and intelligence, not noticing that his gaze is penetrating the other's information and thoughts.

To achieve the latter, either he himself must show it sufficiently obviously, or the other party must also have a special ability.

After he became a trainer, this situation increased, both because his social circle changed and because his own performance became more frequent.

However, there's no need to change it.

He reopened his eyes, looking at the rows of filtered information on the screen.

The information about the Xiangzheng family extracted from public data by a web crawler, he is screening it item by item, because the information is truly too complex, consuming considerable time and energy.

This inevitably makes him again recall that he had considered finding someone to help process the information.

Candidates actually do exist.

For purely processing information, not involving entrustment and those events themselves, among unrelated personnel one can grab many helpers, such as Kongzhong Shen Gong, such as Pipa Chen Guang, or even Jun Chuan Xiao——but forget it, why make overtime man suffer for overtime man??

Aomo really still couldn't bring himself to do it.

But if he were to go directly to the talent market for a private selection, the risk would again be somewhat high, and he would also have to spend extra effort evaluating the helpers.

Bang bang.

"Please come in."

The sudden knocking sound made Aomo lower the hand resting on the tip of his nose, lean back slightly on the five-star base chair, and see the black-haired horse-girl who twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open.

"... Trainer, your coffee."

"Ah, thank you."

Handing out coffee in the evening is generally excessive, unless the other party had no intention of sleeping early.

Although unwilling to admit it, Aomo really has had few opportunities these days to return to the original schedule.

As the house's worry-free caretaker, Chazuo has always been able to help in the kitchen, also help Aomo steady Suzi, and even give Aomo coffee.

"... Indeed busy again." After a rough glance at the screen, the girl, who evidently lacked interest in it, turned her head to look at the helpless trainer.

"These past few days it's simply unavoidable." said the trainer holding the coffee cup.

Besides your training tasks, I also have some troubles to deal with.

"... Do you need help?" the girl asked, although she always lowered her voice, making her voice not that soft, but when facing her trainer, this adjustment was obviously meaningless.

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This strange knowledge still comes from chatting with Bi Ze, but Aomo hasn't yet told him about the new clause; in his version of the news, Aomo was merely living together with three horse girls.

But this was enough to make him grit his teeth.

If he were to find out that Aomo met an online friend in person and ended up with a genuine cherry blossom girl……then perhaps on that occasion when he was sent home, he would risk his life to obstruct Aomo's driving.

I'll tell him later……Aomo thought that way at the time.

But now, seeing the girl's calm, somewhat wooden expression paired with concern in her low voice, he smiled and shook his head.

The essentially soft voice still carried obvious childishness, all emphasizing to Aomo the fact that this child shouldn't be bothered.

Even though this child really looks too much like her older sister.

Speaking also tends to bring up her older sister.

"…Is that so……then let's have coffee……"

"…I just heard from 'a friend' that she's going to a friend's place for coffee tomorrow……I just remembered that this morning I received imported coffee beans from Orion sent by my family……"

She said this, pointing at the coffee cup that Aomo was holding and hadn't drunk from.

"Orion?" Aomo glanced in surprise at the black liquid in the cup; although he was somewhat concerned about where Zhouri Ningjing was going for coffee, the location being one of the fields in the equatorial belt constellation still caught his attention more.

Moreover, in his impression, that place was Dijia's hometown.

"Well…my family often buys me imported coffee beans……if I wanted them I'd just buy them myself……" Chazuo, who brought up this topic, looked somewhat troubled.

"When family members don't know you well enough, they can only express concern based on their limited understanding of you."

"Yes…'a friend' has also said something similar."

"Not very surprising."

"Trainer, actually 'a friend' she is a very good person."

"I understand, she's just not good to me."

"……" Chazuo was momentarily at a loss for words, but being obedient as she was, she still hesitated whether to tell a lie, after all the trainer's words were too true.

"Actually, 'a friend' she likes you."

"That statement is somewhat ambiguous, but given the fact that you're from Jidong, I probably misunderstood."

"Well…what I mean is, 'a friend' she…doesn't dislike you."

"I doubt she and I could have any friendly affection, although any young man and woman who spend a lot of time together easily develop feelings."

"Does the trainer think……he understands 'a friend' better?"

"Not that I'm being so arrogant, so what do you say?"

"?" Aomo said, and then saw Chazuo still staring at him.

This inevitably made him wonder if the other person was angry, although this child's temperament has always been quite good.

Then, with another glance, he noticed her gaze shift down to his coffee cup printed with Godzilla.

"…You take a sip of coffee first."

Oh…so that's the reason.

Aomo followed her words and took a light sip.

"…How is it?"

"The flavor is quite rich, the aftertaste is pure, the acidity is a bit rough, but it's mellow and substantial; overall it's fairly harmonious," Aomo said, eyes slightly closed in evaluation, "the soil of Orion might be a little too fertile."

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"Well…though 'a friend' gave it full marks, and also said she hopes this won't raise the standard for tasting coffee tomorrow."

"With a comparison, influence is inevitable, but I really doubt she'll be able to look forward to anyone else's coffee after drinking yours," Aomo shook his head.

"I dare to boldly guess she hasn't yet tried the other party's coffee, and furthermore, the other party's long-standing fame could make her mistakenly think they're similar in nature, and besides, how many friends could she……"

"…Trainer?" Chazuo didn't understand why Aomo, as he kept speaking, furrowed his brows, his expression turning subtle.

"Did she say where she's going for coffee?"

"I didn't ask," the girl shook her head, "but…she really is looking forward to it, I wish her luck."

"Then I wish her luck too," Aomo said with a guilty conscience.

Clearly he could already determine the scope.

But who knows!

Who knows, maybe Zhouri Ningjing isn't going to that detective agency but to some Mars Snake Skin Café instead!

……No way, I can't help but laugh out loud, that laugh is probably either a hehe or a hah.

But fortunately he hadn't yet had time to break character in front of Chazuo, so Chazuo had already glanced at the screen again and then said goodbye to him:

"…Mm, I also wish you luck, Trainer, don't stay up too late like Suzi."

"No problem, tomorrow morning I still have to take Bourbon to Tresen, and I also need to swing by the student council."

"…? Okay, then…Trainer, goodbye."

"Goodbye, stay safe on your night run."

Aomo couldn't help but remind him.

Chazuo is a horse girl who likes night running; according to her, she has no energy during the day—Aomo thought this was just her insomnia from drinking too much coffee, a result of her shifted schedule.

It's only natural that the students of the Necromancy Department favor nighttime far more than daytime.

This also needs to be gradually adjusted; the competition won't wait for her schedule, it won't start until the sun tilts westward.

"Ah, right, Chazuo." He suddenly called out to her again.

"Are you not afraid of me? Or more precisely, are you not afraid of my eyes?"

"Eyes… I really like the trainer's eyes……" the girl gazed at him, giving a faint smile, "like the aroma of coffee, dark and deep……calming."

I was asking about sharpness……Aomo was a bit taken aback, but also realized his expression was somewhat lacking.

The proper way to answer is with eye contact; Chazuo's reply clearly showed that she had seen deeper content from the eyes.

But this answer…… should I say it's not surprising as the sister of the pitch‑black Sunday?

Chazuo might actually have a bit more… dark potential than expected.

"Oh like that, thank you for your appreciation; I actually also quite like your black hair," Aomo replied, "Around me it's rare to see such smooth, pure‑colored black hair—ignoring the white tuft on top."

"... My family actually likes this white strand on my head." Chazuo raised her hand and brushed the obviously upright white hair; this kind of uprightness that needs no gel is quite special, and such specialness usually means a unique 'feature' among horse girls.

Just like the forehead whorls, stars, and shooting stars of real horses—referring to the white markings and patterns on the head, this is a natural distinguishing trait that also makes it easy for humans to identify them.

"It's not a demerit." Aomo smiled.

"But if you stay up too late, other hair might also turn white."

"... Trainer…… has some ill intentions."

"This is an earnest warning that adults would rather bear ill will to give to children who stay up late."

"... As long as you get enough sleep and stay steady, it's fine."

"I don't deny it, but the match won't start at night," he set down his cup, gave a light clap, "All right, idle chat ends here; I should get back to work, and you should get a good night's sleep, little lady."

"... Trainer, sir, as well."

She deliberately emphasized the 'sir', obviously corresponding to Aomo's nickname for her, 'dy'.

After the girl finished speaking, she darted out of the room, showing a liveliness rarely seen when she's not on the racecourse.

This also made Aomo smile helplessly, picking up his coffee and taking another sip.

Then he moved the cursor and opened an ID that started with 'Xiangyu'.

Not Xiangyu Yamei, but her brother, a Beast Tamer stationed in the Digital World, Xiangyu Tuohai.

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