Chapter 1494: Dark Sparrow

"A secret?"

After Su Xiao's initial "shock," he entered a calm stage, not mentioning the relationship with Komamura Sajin at all, as if Komamura Sajin's death had no impact on him. If Su Xiao were really just a researcher, the fact would indeed be so.

"I'll tell you quietly."

Nan Que leaned toward Su Xiao. Su Xiao smelled a faint fragrance; it was the scent of some kind of summer flower in the Soul Society, a fresh floral scent.

"This is what I heard inadvertently. It is said that among the suspects for Captain Aizen's death, you are ranked fifth."

"..."

Su Xiao looked at Nan Que with "surprise." This wasn't him pretending, but he was indeed confused. There were only two possibilities for the current situation: one was that Nan Que was lying, and the other was that someone was guessing wildly.

But soon, Su Xiao figured out why there was such a rumor. He hadn't been in the Seireitei for long, and when Aizen was murdered, the first to be suspected must be those who had recently joined the Seireitei.

Secondly, Su Xiao's close contact with Aizen could actually be seen as Su Xiao creating an opportunity to assassinate Aizen.

Thinking through these two points, Su Xiao felt relieved, but his expression didn't change much.

"Of course there is reason to suspect. After all, I haven't been in the Seireitei for long."

"..."

Seeing Su Xiao's reaction, there was some disappointment in the depths of Nan Que's eyes. This wasn't the reaction she wanted to see.

"Lord Bai Ye, should we go to the scene where Captain Komamura Sajin was murdered..."

"What for?"

"Eh~ this..."

Nan Que scratched her head.

"I'm not familiar with him. Aizen's death hasn't been investigated clearly yet, so I don't have time to deal with that matter for now."

"It seems... that is indeed the case."

Nan Que stood up and patted the wrinkles on her shihakusho.

"Lord Bai Ye, rest assured, I will protect your safety."

Nan Que puffed out her chest, recovering her usual cheerfulness.

"Don't worry, I don't want to die yet, so I won't go out at night. I originally thought the Seireitei was very peaceful, but now it seems that's not the case."

After chatting for a while, Nan Que walked out of the room. The smile on Su Xiao's face faded. He had known that this girl wasn't right from the first time he saw Nan Que.

The feeling she gave him was too familiar. Although she disguised herself quite well, her temperament was very similar to someone Su Xiao had encountered not long ago, or rather, the similarity between Nan Que and the little assistant exceeded 40%.

The temperaments of the two would of course not be exactly the same. Exceeding 20% would give people a similar feeling. As for exceeding 80%, that would only appear in twin sisters.

The information Su Xiao already had was that Nan Que was very talented, but unfortunately, she was a bit timid at critical moments, so she wasn't valued.

Of course, this was just Nan Que's superficial information. When Su Xiao was on the Blue Sea Star, he knew the little assistant's personality very well. The little assistant's personality was very cheerful, and sometimes her brain would short-circuit, but as a soldier, she possessed the tenacity and courage that most men didn't have.

The little assistant could shoot and blow up an enemy's head without changing her expression, and the next moment, she could happily enjoy dinner, even cheering for the richness of the dinner, completely ignoring the corpse not far away.

The similarity between Nan Que and the little assistant didn't lie in cheerfulness and short-circuiting; her similarity to the little assistant lay in that indifference to the enemy's life.

Su Xiao could be certain that Nan Que had killed many Soul Reapers or Hollows, and most of them were assassinations, so her blood energy wasn't heavy. No matter how she disguised herself, she couldn't completely change her habits.

For example, the action of Nan Que picking up the water pot just now: she first used her lips and tongue to contact a large area of the water in the pot. This was to confirm whether the water was poisonous. As for the swallowing in her throat, it was her habitual disguise.

Don't think this is very simple. Without professional training, one simply couldn't do it so naturally.

Proficient in assassination, full of vigilance at all times, able to completely disguise as another personality—Nan Que being from the Second Division was already self-evident.

More importantly, if Nan Que didn't have these skills, would Yamamoto Genryusai and Unohana Retsu let her serve Su Xiao's daily life? One had to know that even until now, the two still hadn't relaxed their vigilance against Su Xiao.

If it were the thinking of a new contractor, Su Xiao should eliminate Nan Que as soon as possible, but Su Xiao would never do this, or rather, Nan Que was his best disguise.

Komamura Sajin had just died, and Nan Que found Su Xiao at the first opportunity. Seemingly caring, she was actually observing all the time, and only left after confirming that there was no problem.

Precisely because of Nan Que's existence, Su Xiao's alibi was easier to prove, because from Nan Que's perspective, Su Xiao was always drinking in the room. She would never know that when she had dinner last night, there were three trackers in her stomach. As for who made the move in her diet, of course, it was Xiang Bubu Wang.

Su Xiao could confirm Nan Que's location 24 hours a day, so why would he risk exposure to eliminate Nan Que?

At 3:00 AM that night, just as Su Xiao was sleeping soundly on the bed, a slender figure came to the door. This figure was silent, not even making a slight sound of footsteps.

After the figure stopped at the door for about 10 minutes, she walked away, seemingly never having been there. Su Xiao on the bed suddenly opened his eyes and got up.

In the dark room, two pairs of eyes met. There was no need for verbal communication at all. Xiang Bubu Wang got up, integrated into the environment, pushed open the door, and didn't know where it went.

Inside a room in the First Division barracks.

"Captain-Commander, nothing has been discovered for the time being."

"Hmm."

Only two sentences, and the room fell into dead silence. Yamamoto Genryusai sat cross-legged on a straw mat, and Nan Que knelt on one knee not far in front of him.

Neither of the two in the room noticed that Xiang Bubu Wang was sitting beside Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, yawning from time to time.

"Go down."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's eyes opened slightly. Nan Que responded and retreated. When she opened the door, Xiang Bubu Wang took the opportunity to leave the room.

Xiang Bubu Wang glanced at Nan Que. It had originally been sleeping soundly; if it weren't for this guy, it wouldn't have been dragged out by Su Xiao.

Just as Xiang Bubu Wang was preparing to go back to make up for its sleep, Nan Que walked out of the wooden building. Sensing this, Xiang Bubu immediately followed.

Nan Que was very difficult to track, but in the eyes of Xiang Bubu Wang, who was good at concealment, she was just a little kid in a large kindergarten class. In a sleepy state, Xiang Bubu could keep up with Nan Que.

Nan Que didn't want to be exposed to the eyes of other Soul Reapers. She passed through alley after alley, aiming for the vicinity of the Second Division barracks.

Soon, Nan Que stopped between the barracks of the First Division and the Second Division. She arrived near a water tower, seemingly waiting for someone.

With a swoosh, a figure appeared.

"My lord..."

Nan Que had just opened her mouth when she was interrupted by the person who came: "Report directly, I'm very busy."

The person who came was a woman. Because the sky was too dark, Xiang Bubu Wang couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly.

Xiang Bubu Wang's dog paw flipped, and a monocular night-vision device appeared in its dog paw. Xiang Bubu Wang saw the person's appearance clearly and turned on the recording function. At this moment, it was about five meters away from Nan Que. Keeping such a distance, Xiang Bubu Wang had already given Nan Que enough face.

Xiang Bubu Wang recognized the person's identity; the person who came was the Second Division Captain, Soi Fon.

Nan Que was related to Soi Fon. Su Xiao had guessed this from the very beginning. The Second Division was the Onmitsukido. Of course, this was just a nice way of calling it; the Second Division was actually the assassination unit of the Seireitei.

Soi Fon was exactly Nan Que's captain, and it was she who cultivated Nan Que.

"According to the subordinate's observation, Bai Ye's daily life is very regular, every day..."

After Nan Que reported for at least five minutes, Soi Fon waved her hand.

"Only these?"

Soi Fon seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

"Yes, my lord."

After Nan Que heard Soi Fon's dissatisfied tone, she was somewhat at a loss. Her hands gripped her lapels, and the admiration in her eyes was undisguised.

"If there is an important situation, report to the Captain-Commander immediately, and then find a way to contact me."

Soi Fon stepped forward to leave, but after noticing the disappointment in Nan Que's eyes, she stopped her footsteps and pressed one hand on Nan Que's head.

"You've worked hard."

"Hmm!"

Nan Que blushed mysteriously, and the lapel of her hem was almost torn by her. ===== CHAPTER 1495 =====