A Person in Honkai, First Exposing Myself

Canghai City was under a complete lockdown.

That sports car, from the moment it left the factory, to its use, where it got onto the highway, where it came from, whose it was.

Everything had been thoroughly investigated and clarified.

Then.

It wasn't just Canghai City.

Including the provincial government, the central government, all relevant departments were brightly lit.

They were intensely investigating the entire affair.

However!

What was surprising was...

Completely different from the anticipated organized and planned attack.

The attacker was in the sports car himself. He didn't even change cars, he just drove it himself.

It was practically unbelievable.

And what was even more unbelievable was his identity: he was the grandson of a former big shot. Logically, even if he hired someone to kill, he should have hired someone, right? Why would he do it himself? Not only did he do it himself, but he was also completely clear-headed. He just didn't expect Kiana to intercept him directly, causing him to be killed in retaliation.

If you think about it.

There are smart young masters, and there are also idiots. Every family has a few unfilial descendants.

It's understandable to a certain extent.

But!

You still think you can hit someone with your car and then use your connections to pay your way out of it?

What era are we even in?

Or perhaps you simply didn't intend to come back?

Did you really plan to do something?

But honestly, couldn't you have done it without being so problematic!

"This..."

The high-ranking officials, after seeing the information from the investigation, looked like the "Old Man, Phone, Subway.jpg" meme.

Their brows were furrowed.

Then they passed it to others to see.

Everyone else was the same.

"What do you think we should do about this?"

"Punish the whole family. We've already warned you, but you couldn't control your own grandson, so what can we do?"

"..."

Although they were all old colleagues.

Even if they were political rivals who had fought for many years, they certainly had some feelings for each other.

The unfortunate thing was that he had become a scapegoat.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered. If not him, then who?

Meanwhile.

On Kiana's side.

Ever since she returned that day, she hadn't said anything. Her mother only found out about her daughter being attacked after seeing the news online.

Fortunately, though.

With Elysia by her side.

She didn't have to worry too much about her daughter's psychological state.

And according to her observation, her daughter was indeed fine. She ate well, drank well, and had a good appetite.

Finally.

Today, someone from the official department arrived.

They had specifically come to inform Kiana about the progress of the investigation into her assassination attempt.

Kiana's mother invited the official into the living room.

Kiana came downstairs slowly, with Elysia following behind her.

When the official saw them come down, he was a little excited. After all, no matter what, Herrscher of the End and Origin were like celebrities nowadays.

For every person who disliked them, there were people who liked them.

For every person who had opinions, there were people who admired them.

Actually, the official was only in his early thirties, still young. They had sent him because he looked honest and straightforward.

I'm not afraid of you being stupid.

I'm just afraid of you thinking you're too clever.

It's just a matter of passing on information, one way or another.

What difficulty could there be?

"Speak, what's going on?" Kiana sat down. Although she had a rough idea of what happened, she still wanted to hear the official explanation.

She didn't really care about the outcome, or the truth.

But you owe me an explanation, don't you?

"Miss Kiana, this was indeed our work error."

The official started off.

This young official apologized first.

Elysia was stunned.

However, Kiana remained calm, "And then?"

"According to our investigation results."

"The attacker this time is 19 years old, male, and the grandson of a former high-ranking official."

"..."

The official took out the documents he had on hand and handed them to Elysia and Kiana as he spoke, letting them see.

"This attack was entirely his decision. In fact, from the decision to the execution, and finally to the end, it was all him alone."

"No one else knew about this."

PS1: Second update provided, continuing tomorrow, keep up the good work~~

034. The Mastermind: Holy crap, he's cheating!

Kiana held the documents and read them silently.

Elysia was beside her, leaning in slightly to read along.

The official continued speaking.

"The cause was that this high-ranking official proposed to imprison you, not just a short-term house arrest. He wanted to take advantage of your young age to brainwash you into the person he wanted."

"Because, compared to you moving around freely and potentially being emotionally unstable, it would be far better to directly cultivate you mechanically, hypnotize you, and use you as a tool to manipulate."

"..."

He spoke cautiously.

He himself was shocked when he first saw this.

This was a bit too extreme, wasn't it?

Speaking of which...

Is hypnosis really omnipotent?!

"And then?" Kiana didn't react much.

She looked a bit dazed, cute and cuddly.

Elysia was worried about her, but Kiana actually didn't care.

Why bother arguing with those people? It was a waste of her mood.

"Then, as expected, that radical high-ranking official was removed from his position."

"..."

"Because he only made a proposal at the time and only spoke about it, he didn't actually do it. Therefore, he was only placed under supervision and did not receive further punishment."

"..."

The official said.

"But this young man, well, he's a second-generation rich kid... he's done everything you can imagine. His entire family relied on that person, and after that person fell from grace, the whole family became somewhat stagnant..."

"His allowance decreased."

"The people around him no longer flattered him as they used to due to the changes in his family."

"..."

"He happened to hear that it was because of you that his grandfather was removed from his position, and that you were in Canghai City."

"So, instigated by his bad influences, he drank seven or eight bottles of alcohol and just crashed into us. As for the result, it's what you see now."

"..."

"So he's still considered lucky? After drinking so much, he still remembered not to hit anyone else and just targeted my Kiana, right?" Elysia couldn't help but retort, feeling somewhat indignant.

The official forced a smile.

"According to our analysis, it was because the drastic change in his circumstances affected him deeply. He hadn't experienced much frustration since childhood, and thus, in a moment, he developed self-destructive tendencies and wanted to retaliate."

He said earnestly.

"We've thoroughly investigated, and no one else has had contact with him. Even the fact that he knew about you was inadvertently revealed by his grandfather. The old man is now filled with extreme regret. If you're willing, he'll come to you with a sackcloth and thorns, begging for your forgiveness, only asking that you not be angry."

"There's no need," Kiana said, shaking her head slightly.

She suddenly looked up at the official. "Tell all the elders that they don't need to be overly cautious with me."

"Also,"

She suddenly spoke.

"Have you forgotten? Even if they knew I was in Canghai City, how would he know my itinerary at the time? Even my decision to go to the movies with Elysia and pass through that intersection was a spur-of-the-moment thing."

"A brat couldn't have managed that, could they?"

"..."

The official nodded, giving a wry smile.

"You've gotten to that point."

He said.

"Just as you suspect, there were indeed foreign forces involved. One of them was a high-level hacker who infiltrated Canghai City's surveillance system and tracked your movements."

"In fact, they had already prepared for this attack when you were purchasing items."

"..."

Actually, when the official had informed Kiana and Elysia earlier, he had classified this matter as an accident.

It was all at the behest of his superiors.

If Kiana chose not to pursue it, then the matter would be considered closed.

Dealing with domestic issues was straightforward.

As for the foreign elements, it wasn't that they couldn't be dealt with.