Chapter 405
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Chapter 405: Every Word I Say Is True
Life is like riding a bicycle, you never know when you’ll hit a bump and fall down.
Bai Wei remained silent.
Maybe he had never encountered such a danger in his entire life, but ironically, this crisis was caused by him alone.
He even doubted whether the angel sculpture had anticipated this situation and deliberately left Honest Feather to him.
Perhaps the other person had already witnessed this scene, lying in bed writhing, laughing and rolling around like maggots.
Darn.
Honest Feather was not completely uncooperative, but there were sunk costs involved.
Bai Wei realized that even if he tried to lie, it might not be useful and could easily be exposed.
After much consideration, he decided it was better to remain ignorant.
As long as he didn’t answer, he wouldn’t be lying.
By not lying, I would still be an honest and upright man.
Too much talking will lead to mistakes, wouldn’t it be better to just stay quiet?
There is a famous line from a Hong Kong movie that goes, "You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law!" At this point, the criminal in the movie leans back on the chair and says, "I invoke my right to remain silent."
Bai Wei has this attitude now, you can ask, but I don’t want to answer.
The little sister is the caring warmth for her older brother. After waiting for a minute without getting a response, she realizes that this question involves her brother’s deeply hidden secrets.
At that moment, Michelle leans closer to Yagyū Simozi and says something.
Yagyū Simozi hesitates slightly but agrees, saying, "I’ll go walk over to the other side and see if anything strange is happening."
Hatsurai Wagaizuma immediately says, "I’ll go with you… the Great Ax can come too."
The big orange tabby shakes its head, lets out a few breaths, and completely ignores this overly familiar woman.
Bai Wei nods, and reluctantly follows, the adaptive actions of the sentient sword spirit, with strong self-management awareness.
After the two people left, Michelle also took off her earrings and then said, "Hello, I am Michelle Hope."
The girl slightly bowed in a greeting.
…This usual self-introduction is really boring, I have heard it many times before.
Bai Wei responded with a fist salute, saying, "I am Bai Wei, from the Ming Country, currently residing in Yingzhou."
Michelle carefully examined Bai Wei and asked, "If there was something that wasn’t suitable for them to hear earlier…"
Bai Wei really wanted to say there wasn’t, but after some thought, he honestly revealed a part of it, saying, "There are indeed some things that shouldn’t be shared, as they have no benefits and aren’t necessary."
Curious, Michelle asked, "So Mr. Bai, do you really know me?"
Bai Wei repeated, "Yes, I know you, Michelle Hope."
"How do you know me?" Michelle continued to ask, "I don’t think I am that famous."
Bai Wei continued to remain silent, but he had no intention of answering this question, and he didn’t know how to give a reasonable response.
Michelle asked curiously, "Why can’t you answer this question?"
Bai Wei crossed his arms and replied, "Because I don’t really feel like answering your question. Even though I know you, we have just met for the first time, and it’s not a good habit to be too nosy."
Michelle understood, "So Mr. White is being shy?"
"No," Bai Wei denied.
Michelle felt an indescribable sense of familiarity.
Bai Wei denied in many ways, pretending to be mysterious, which made it hard for her not to make connections, especially since he was from the Ming Country.
Perhaps it really could be?
Just because she may be a Dragonborn person from the Ming Country, does that mean she is Mr. Devil?
The girl was not sure, she both hoped and didn’t hope at the same time, because the situation was not very appropriate, and this situation was also not very suitable.
She couldn’t figure out these complicated emotions herself, but she didn’t want to let this opportunity slip away. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack to find someone in the whole world. If Mr. Devil doesn’t want to reveal his identity, maybe she won’t see anything for a few decades.
Michelle didn’t deny that she had a bit of greed and desire in her heart. She wasn’t satisfied with the whispers in her ears and the continuous contact. She wanted to get closer and feel the other person’s body temperature more clearly, holding hands, embracing.
Perhaps it was this greedy desire that prompted her to start thinking. Michelle is not a fool. She just doesn’t want to appear too clever or use any tricks. If she were really stupid, she wouldn’t have been able to pass the Tulip Academy entrance exam. As a problem solver, she has a brilliant mind, and as a woman, her intelligence can be directly transformed into emotional intelligence when necessary.
She decided to test if the other person was Mr. Devil, so it was necessary to ask some questions.
Mr. Devil knew her very well, maybe even every inch of her skin was seen by him. He knew the position of every single scale. There were also many secrets between her and him that no one else knew, even Alena was kept in the dark.
"May I ask, when did you start knowing me?" Michelle asked.
"About a month or two ago," Bai Wei replied.
As he answered, he keenly realized that Michelle was hinting at something.
She wanted to add some hidden questions in this inquiry, which was a test.
Indeed, suspicion arose. The hints from the people of Ming Country were too obvious.
Bai Wei felt a bit helpless.
At the same time, he also found it interesting. This kind of back-and-forth conversation felt like playing a mental game with the other person.
He wouldn’t voluntarily admit defeat in the game, but if Michelle’s questions were clever enough and he didn’t notice, then he would accept it.
Although Bai Wei really wanted to conceal his identity, he was not a shameless man who would persist stubbornly until the end. If there was no way to avoid it, he would honestly admit it.
"What about the specific time?"
"I can’t remember." This was the truth because he didn’t deliberately keep track of dates.
"Why do you know about me?" Michelle continued to ask.
"…skip," said Bai Wei, skipping over.
"After the gray tide comes, has Mr. White ever left Yingzhou?"
"Never," he honestly replied, "my body has never left, only my mind remotely logs in. I can’t say that I’ve accessed foreign websites by circumventing the internet blocks, so it’s not like I’m on the internet within the country. Also, to clarify, I’ve never been to Europa in my life."
This clearly confused Michelle because Mr. Devil had a deep understanding of the customs and culture of Europa. One who had never been to Europa wouldn’t have such knowledge, even if they learned about it.
"But Mr. White speaks Europa fluently," Michelle latched onto this point and asked further.
"I taught myself because I’m very interested in Europa and really want to see the golden tree there," he continued to tell the truth.
"I taught myself the language, but unexpectedly, I’m quite fluent. My spoken language skills are high," Michelle asked again, "Does Mr. White know a lot about Europa?"
"I know a lot about the history of Europa," Bai Wei admitted frankly, "Of course, I practiced the spoken language, and the more you speak, the better you become. My pronunciation also has some differences compared to the actual Europa language."
The language from five hundred years ago and the present surely had some pronunciation changes. Actually, what he spoke was the language of the ancient empire, and there was even a specialized font and pronunciation system used by the imperial royal family and nobility, built upon the empire’s language structure.
There were no flaws here, Bai Wei acted like someone who loved the history of Europa.
Michelle also seemed a little confused. She thought for a moment and decided to change direction and focus on herself.
She spoke again, "Does Mr. Bai understand my personal preferences?"
Bai Wei said, "I understand a little… you like meat."
Michelle said, "Actually, I used to be very plain, and my appearance…"
Bai Wei said, "Braided hair and black-framed glasses, many girls dress like that and look like country girls, there are actually many girls like Yingzhou."
"I used to get beaten up a lot in the past, those days were really unbearable and embarrassing."
"…"
"But later on, I worked hard and turned my life around. I developed a unique technique, restored the Golden Engraving, and mastered the art of distorting space called ‘Spiral Arrow.’ I completely defeated Yun Chuyou from the Ming Country’s Immortal Family…" Michelle suddenly started bragging about herself.
Bai Wei suddenly couldn’t hold it in anymore, it’s not that he couldn’t hold it, but Honest Feather was trembling.
This silly girl made too many mistakes in this paragraph, she kept telling lies, the Golden Engraving, the Spiral Arrow are not her original skills, Yun Chuyou also handed victory to her, at most it could be considered a tie, telling lies like this, of course, triggered a reaction from Honest Feather… In general, it shouldn’t have reacted because the holder is Bai Wei, he cannot determine whether the other person is lying, but he knows Michelle too well, so he knows she is lying.
The phrase "objection, Ali" is stuck in her throat.
Is this considered using Honest Feather in reverse?
But how did she know?
Just when Bai Wei couldn’t figure it out, he saw Michelle raise her hand and a dim feather floated in her palm.
The girl showed a sigh, "Indeed, lying is not allowed, once you lie, it will become ineffective…"
She looked at Bai Wei with a cunning smile, "So Mr. White, you must never tell lies."