"What the fuck?"
Question marks practically popped up all over Evan's head.
Holy shit, what kind of soap-opera twist is this?
Devent ignored him and continued.
"Of course, this is all speculation."
"I heard that Shorty once mentioned a woman called Black Gem in front of some people."
"And Nacia used Black Gem as her alias in many mission worlds..."
"Given Shorty's lecherous nature and the number of children he has, I think it's quite possible..."
Before Evan could get over that revelation, his mouth ran away with him again.
"What makes you so sure Nacia was Shorty's daughter and not his lover?"
Devent didn't particularly want to answer him.
His idiot brother didn't need to know. It was enough that Joseph understood!
Joseph snapped his fingers.
"Because Shorty never mentions any of his women in front of other people!"
"He only talks about what one of his daughters or sons has done!"
After that brief explanation, Joseph nodded to Devent.
"Your theory makes sense."
"But have you considered this? If Nacia really was Shorty's daughter, why didn't he seek revenge on Shanhai afterward?"
Devent said, "I have. Of course I have."
"I have a theory about that too."
"Shorty only mentioned Black Gem once, and that was at a private gathering when he let it slip."
"According to her registration, Nacia was a subordinate of the Gold-Silver Tree in the Fifth Faction."
"So couldn't Black Gem—Nacia—have been a spy Shorty planted in the Gold-Silver Tree?"
"If Nacia really was Shorty's daughter, the only reason she'd be in the Fifth Faction instead of the Seventh Faction is that she was his spy..."
Every faction had its share of spies. No matter how many they killed, there were always more.
"And the reason Shorty didn't rush to take revenge may well