"Please have a seat... I'll go prepare the tea first, Mr. Luo Chen, please have a seat for a while..."
At Catherine's residence, after welcoming Luo Chen into her house, she asked him to sit down and went to prepare the coffee table, treating him with the courtesy due to a guest.
"Hmm... you don't need to make tea anymore. I'll just sit here for a bit and then leave. No need for all that trouble!"
Seeing that she was about to prepare the coffee table, Luo Chen spoke up.
"That won't do. You're my important guest, I can't be so rude. Please wait a moment, it'll be ready soon..."
Catherine dared not neglect her distinguished guest and continued walking inside to bring out the coffee table.
brush...
brush...
As Catherine placed the entire coffee table in front of Luo Chen, she began to brew tea and presented it to Luo Chen.
"Thanks..."
Luo Chen accepted the cup and thanked him.
"By the way, Mr. Luo Chen, you mentioned earlier that you had news about my brother. Is there anything he wants you to tell me?"
After watching Luo Chen take a sip of tea, Catherine eagerly asked him about her brother.
"Hmm... how should I put this? You should prepare yourself mentally!"
Luo Chen held the cup for a moment, then looked at her with a somewhat serious expression and spoke to her.
"Could it be that my brother is really...?"
Seeing his expression, Catherine already had a guess in her mind, and said with a hint of Despair in her voice.
"Indeed, you've already figured it out, haven't you? Your brother Hogg has already Sacrifice himself, killed by a powerful enemy right before my eyes..."
Although he was reluctant to tell her this painful news, Luo Chen still told her the truth.
"No, that's not it. My brother isn't dead, is that right...?"
Tears welled up in Catherine's eyes and she stood up, looking directly at Luo Chen with hopeful eyes, asking him for an answer.
"Hehehe, calm down first. Your brother Hogg has Sacrifice. That's a fact, whether you accept it or not, it exists... So stop deceiving yourself..."
And if he were really alive, how could he not have come back to see his beloved younger sister for two years?
Even though this truth was a huge blow to Catherine, Luo Chen still didn't hide it and continued to tell her the truth, causing Catherine's mood to plummet to rock bottom.
"Brother... didn't you say you wanted to become Fleet Admiral and bring order to this chaotic world?"
Do you really want to watch your dearest sister marry the person she loves and officiate at her wedding?
Why, why is this happening?
ah..."
Catherine was truly convinced by Luo Chen's example, and slumped into her chair. Scenes of her time with her brother flashed through her mind, and she cried out in heartbreak.
"Well..."
Luo Chen sighed as he looked at her heartbroken appearance. He continued to sit there quietly watching her without saying a word, neither disturbing her state of mind nor offering any words of comfort.
"... I'm sorry, you must be embarrassed. My brother's death was a huge blow to me, so..."
After a while, Catherine's mood gradually calmed down. She breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight, and said to Luo Chen...
"No need to say anything, I understand. After all, Hogg and I were once best friends, and when I witnessed his death, I was just as heartbroken as you are."
But it's all in the past, isn't it? Although the departed can never return, they live on in the hearts of us who are still alive. Our lives must go on, so let's keep our memories of them in our hearts and continue living our lives.
Seeing that Catherine had calmed down, Luo Chen offered her some words of comfort.
"Hmm... I understand. Mr. Luo Chen, please tell me everything you know about my brother. Also, I want to know who killed my brother..."
Catherine sat up straight, wiped her eyes with her hand, and asked Luo Chen.
"Sit down and listen quietly until I finish. Don't worry, I'll explain everything about Hogg..."
Luo Chen asked her to sit down and listen carefully. After tidying his clothes slightly, he began to speak.
"I come from Sky Island, and that's where I met your brother Hogg. At the time, he was chasing a great pirate from the New World. During the battle, he was ambushed by his enemy while protecting a little girl and was seriously injured and passed out."
Just as the pirate was about to kill him, the god of Sky Island, who was also my former superior, intervened and ultimately defeated and killed the pirate in the battle.
It was at that time that I intervened and rescued Hogg and the little girl. After half a month of rest, his body had fully recovered. In order to free the oppressed Sky People from the clutches of that god, he went to the shrine alone to fight him, but was ultimately defeated and killed.
However, he came to see me before he left and entrusted you to my care, asking me to take good care of your safety... and the reward he paid was a complete set of Six Powers!!
Luo Chen recounted his experiences with Hogg to his sister Catherine.
"You mean, my brother entrusted my safety to you?!"
Catherine stared into his eyes and spoke each word carefully, as if to verify whether he was lying.
"Yes, he entrusted you to me, but whether you believe him or not is entirely up to you. I just need to complete the tasks he assigned..."
Luo Chen shrugged and spoke in a relaxed tone.
"No need, I trust you, I trust my brother's judgment won't be wrong..."
But I don't need you to protect me, and being at Marine Headquarters, what could possibly endanger my safety?"
After a long while, Catherine nodded, acknowledging what he had said, and then spoke again.
"You don't have to speak so quickly. Don't forget what happened with the Celestial Dragons this morning. Even the Navy couldn't handle that!
In short, I will stay here for a while longer. Once I'm absolutely certain that you are safe and sound, I will leave and stop bothering you...
Okay, that's all for today. Think about it carefully here. I should go back now...
After Luo Chen finished speaking, he got up and walked towards the door.
"Um... let me see you off first, Mr. Luo Chen..."
Seeing that Luo Chen was about to leave, Catherine hurriedly got up and walked towards him, saying...
"Alright, you can stay here any longer. You don't need to trouble yourself on the rest of the way... Goodbye, Miss Catherine. I hope you won't disappoint me next time I visit. I'm leaving now..."
After walking a short distance from Catherine's house, Luo Chen waved his hand with his back to him and said.
Without waiting for her reply, he left on his own.
"The answer? I will. I'll give you my answer next time we meet..."
Catherine watched his retreating figure and murmured to herself, then turned and walked back into her quarters, intending to let her mind calm down.
The events of today left her feeling incredibly confused. First, a Celestial Dragons claiming to be her fiancé appeared, and then she learned from Luo Chen about the death of her brother, Hogg.