Sky-cracking Rider
Chapter 953 - 953: Section 944 - Network of Relationships

"Hiss..."

The Monk kept sucking in cold air, his face shifting unpredictably, and it was a while before he spoke again in a tone that carried lingering fear.

"'Rookie', it's a good thing you agreed to join the mission, or else..."

Miyoshi Xuesen's eyes suddenly turned terrifying, staring intently at Chen Fei, and he enunciated each word: "It! Means! Death!"

"Huh?"

The Monk's sudden intense reaction left Chen Fei utterly bewildered.

What the heck is going on!

Pop!~

The Shadow underfoot handed over a folding fan, and Miyoshi Xuesen reached out to grab it, slammed it on the floor, then flicked it open and hid his face behind it, leaving only his eyes visible. He spoke with a sinister tone, "Don't you understand? This mission is merely a test for you. If you choose the wrong side, you'll be the first to be purged. Purged! Understand? Those who make the rules are often the ones who don't follow them."

"Huh???"

This time it was the S-Class Space Ability User Heseman Brown who was utterly shocked.

The Monk wasn't joking; every word he said involved Chen Fei's life and death. Damn, where did this Monk get such a huge amount of information from? So scary!

"Choosing a side? What side?"

Chen Fei was still confused until he suddenly realized under Miyoshi Xuesen's half-smiling gaze.

"Are you saying, because my surname is Chen?"

After all, he went to university, so at least his basic intelligence was above that of the average person.

"That's right!"

Miyoshi Xuesen suddenly folded the fan, pointed at Chen Fei, expressing relief as if a worthy pupil had been taught—this reaction wasn't too late; there was still hope. If he were stupid, he wouldn't have survived until now and would've been killed by the Monk himself since that's what he does for a living.

If you can't even understand this much being in the game, then a fool deserves to die.

S-Class Superpower User Heseman Brown might not figure out what "riddle" Chen Fei and Miyoshi Xuesen were playing, but his guess was correct because the information contained here is astonishingly huge.

Social relationships are like a big net that covers everyone, fully explaining how people in Jianghu are often driven by forces beyond their control.

Chen Fei's Chen Family background often acts as a boost and an amulet, meaning that when those big powers try to make a move on him, they often have to consider the Chen Family's reaction first, even allied Lin Family. Relying solely on the Louis Industrial Company's protection would still be lacking, so in this regard, Louis Landon's influence is no match for Lin Mo, the "Lord of the Sky."

Now Chen Xiao'er occupies three Abnormal Regions, clashes directly with the local sovereignty of those regions, holds the power, and divides the spoils without any objections from any sovereignty, due to these reliances. If it were someone else, they wouldn't have even left as much as a speck of ash.

Previously, after Miyoshi Xuesen unexpectedly stepped on a big landmine, he had no choice but to ask for help from Chen Fei, also due to the backing of the Chen Family and Lin Family represented by the "Lord of the Sky," Lin Mo. After obtaining a promise from a Lin Family's offspring, his life was saved, allowing him to put his heart completely at ease, and he also owed Chen Fei a favor, which is why he was so agreeable in matters of the Emerald Star later. This way, it's clear—one must stay alive if they wish to enjoy any benefits.

The Monk, in some ways, is also a straightforward person who distinguishes between gratitude and grudges. He didn't just plan to groom Chen Fei as his successor (or maybe a scapegoat) for his current job.

Though Chen Fei's branch wasn't the most powerful branch of the Chen Family, from his parents to his generation, all were ordinary good citizens and honest people, yet the blood ties were there and not infrequent with his uncle's family. So, no one knew if his great uncle Chen Haiqing or even the Lin Family would lend a hand in any special circumstances, leading to a chain reaction.

Thus, even if Chen Fei were a minor character, he could still become the spark for major events.

The citizen status of the Blue Star Civilization's First Sovereignty played a significant role too, being a sovereignty known for fearlessly bringing arms to another sovereignty's door to take back its citizens. Even if the warring parties were at each other's throats, they'd have to halt and let them through, since they've always claimed never to fire the first shot, in reality, they don't give the opponent any chance for a second shot. When they go crazy, they even scare themselves, so naturally, other sovereignties are more frightened.

However, everything has two sides; what benefits also brings disadvantages.

If the heads of the Lin Family and Chen Family become public enemies of sovereignties, just like now, where the Lin Family's "Lord of the Sky" is suspected of treason, then Chen Fei's social connections would no longer be an amulet but a death sentence. Coincidentally, his current status, could lead to severe consequences, even the First Sovereignty's citizen status couldn't cover it since the First Sovereignty's interests are not above the major Blue Star Civilization.

To stabilize internally before dealing externally, during the struggle with the "Sagali" Civilization, one can't afford any bad omens; the Blue Star Civilization couldn't gamble on any risks but instead chose to eliminate any potential threats right at the source. So even if Chen Xiao'er didn't deserve to die, he'd still have to die, for throughout history, so many wrongful deaths have occurred, one more wouldn't make a difference.

The person targeting Chen Fei could very well be the Monk doing black jobs like Miyoshi Xuesen.

It's just that the Blue Star Sovereignties never expected the Monk had already boarded Chen Xiao'er's pirate ship, becoming an inseparable grasshopper, with even greater secrets hidden behind.

So, just as Miyoshi Xuesen said, it was good that Chen Fei agreed to the task immediately, showing his stance and successfully aligning, thus escaping a disaster.

Otherwise, the Blue Star Sovereignty might have acted against him even before their interception operation against the "Lord of the Sky."

"Damn it..."

Even though Chen Fei hadn't figured everything out like the Monk, he still guessed the general connection, having nothing much to say.

Could it be that he got implicated by the Lin Family?

Not to mention having the Chen surname, with inherent suspicion of "treason," especially since he used to have frequent contacts with Lin Family's offspring, making it even more "guilty."

Don't think just because it's the modern society that there wouldn't be any collective punishment, that's too naive (foolish) if you think so.

"Political vetting," what's that? Check the dictionary yourself!

Directly excluded many opportunities and jobs for family and descendants in advance.

"Is there something wrong with having the surname Chen? Is it illegal? What about my surname Brown, would that be a problem?"

Heseman Brown still felt lost, not understanding at all.

Giving it a hard thought, is there some kind of original sin just for having the surname Brown too?! (A hundred years ago, the colors of Eastern commoners, the skin color of Western slaves, truly an original sin)

"Not illegal now, but in the future, who knows."

Miyoshi Xuesen couldn't tell this fool the details, and he wasn't the subject, so playing dumb, at least he knew what he needed to know.

It's so easy for a sovereignty to convict someone; even laundry detergent could be treated as a weapon of mass destruction. Who cares about wronged souls? Nobody!

"None of this concerns you, Mr. Brown."

Chen Fei didn't want to drag others down when the situation might worsen.

"I don't understand!"

The naive Mr. Brown still didn't get it.

"Brown, you better not know, otherwise..."

Snap, Miyoshi Xuesen fanned out the folding fan, his gaze turning eerie.

"You'll know too much!"

"Huh? Off you go!"

Unable to play this riddle, Heseman Brown reflexively activated his Psi Skill.

...

Gazing at the distant Mount Fuji, the snow gleaming on its peak.

Miyoshi Xuesen sat cross-legged under a large cherry blossom tree, pink petals covering him, holding the folding fan, listening to the twang of the shamisen in his ears, yet his face betrayed a look of utter despair.

"..."

Witnessing the Monk's instant disappearance in the cabin, Chen Fei wordlessly glanced at the S-Class Space Ability User.

Is Miyoshi Xuesen naturally at odds with S-Class Ability Users?

Yan Ling didn't have much fondness for this man, and Mr. Brown liked to exile him, along with a marathon run—who knows where he'd been thrown this time.