Chapter 217

Si Chengyou died.

When Si Chengyou died, Shen Yue was just placing Ma Sha’s ashes next to her brother.

For a brief moment, Shen Yue seemed to sense something.

“Boss, it’s time to go. Danni La and Aman can’t hold on much longer.”

Without any more hesitation, Shen Yue immediately stood up. “Let them retreat.”

“Boss, this way.”

All of Ma Sha’s brothers were in the Royal Cemetery. Entering here was usually very difficult, but it seemed Si Chengyou had anticipated this and left his people here.

With their help, everything went exceptionally smoothly.

Shen Yue had finally accomplished her wish, but her heart felt empty.

“Boss, where do we go next?” Aman asked at Shen Yue’s side. Upon hearing this question, Shen Yue was slightly taken aback. She didn’t know what she should do next.

What should she do?

Her sister had told her to observe the ceremony at Flightless Bird, but she had run out.

Si Chengyou hoped that she would succeed him, but she had refused.

Ma Sha wished to return to her homeland and be with her brothers, and she had accomplished that.

So what should she do now?

Shen Yue thought for a long time before suddenly realizing that, apart from Flightless Bird, she had nowhere else to go.

“We’ll go back to...”

“You can’t go back.”

The words “Flightless Bird” had barely left Shen Yue’s mouth before someone interrupted her.

It was a familiar voice—Aipulier's.

Being found by the world’s top intelligence dealer wasn’t that surprising. Shen Yue turned back to look at Aipulier and asked, “Why can’t I go back?”

Upon hearing this question, Aipulier’s expression suddenly turned ugly.

“Shen Yue, Si is dead,” Aipulier paused for a moment. “Because he let you leave.”

Shen Yue’s expression didn’t change. She indifferently said, “Are you trying to say that he died because of me? I didn’t make him do that.”

Aipulier knew she had spoken incorrectly and quickly shook her head. “That’s not what I meant. I can’t explain it clearly. See for yourself. Si just told me to assist you no matter what you do. I’ll help you with anything.”

It was Si Chengyou’s handwriting on the letter Aipulier handed over, one of the many styles Shen Yue was familiar with.

Shen Yue opened it and read:

【After we parted that day, there was no chance to speak again, and there likely won’t be another chance in the future either.

As I write this letter, I wonder—if I hadn’t told you everything so quickly that day, could I have kept up the self-deception a little longer?

I know thoughts like that are meaningless. In the growing memories, I had long understood one thing.

People usually regret every choice they make. We always tend to idealize the path we didn’t take. But we’re all well aware that even if time could be wound back, we would still make the same choice with the mindset and experience we had back then.

So does the ending still matter?

I’m fond of one saying: Make up for lost time.

Little Yue, this should be the first and last time I call you this. That day you said you have no regrets.

I hope that our encounter didn’t make you feel regret. That way, the time we spent together will one day become the power that supports you.

Please continue to choose your path without regrets, live the life you want, and see the sights you wish to see.】

The letter wasn’t long. Shen Yue read it quickly, but for some reason, she couldn’t make a decision for a while and couldn’t get any words out.

She suddenly felt a little sad, and it seemed she knew what she felt sad about.

Seeing that Shen Yue couldn’t make a decision for the time being, everyone followed Aipulier to her territory first.

Even after spending so much time at Flightless Bird, there were no issues at all with Aipulier’s base. Such was the lairs of the world’s top intelligence dealer.

Three days later, Shen Yue made her decision—

To assassinate the Prime Minister of Eula.

Upon hearing this answer, Aipulier understood. This was the country that had tortured Si Chengyou to death.

She didn’t refuse, although she did value her life. “Let me make it clear first that I’ll only provide intelligence to you guys. I can’t help with anything else.”

Shen Yue slowly raised her eyes. There was only indifference within. “That will be enough.” Aipulier had thought that the assassination plan would be carried out by Number 14 or Ace. But what surprised her was that Shen Yue was personally executing it herself.

From obtaining an identity to attending meetings to getting close to the Prime Minister and finally creating an opportunity to make her move—Shen Yue had planned everything with her own hands.

Shen Yue was a top-notch scammer who could deceive anyone.

“Aipulier, pay attention to the spread of information. You know which parts should be left behind. We have to appear as the righteous side.”

After completing her plan, Shen Yue calmly instructed Aipulier on the next steps. It made Aipulier break out in cold sweat instantly.

She was familiar with this feeling—it was something Shen Yue had learned from that war.

That so-called righteous side was terrifying. This person’s learning ability and evolution speed were too frightening.

At this moment, Aipulier finally understood why Si Chengyou had chosen Shen Yue.

Where there was one success there would be another. Relying on Aipulier’s intelligence, Aman’s disguises, Danni La’s allure, Number 14 and Ace’s clean-up skills, and Shen Yue’s perfect camouflage to become anyone and ability to control hearts, they took down another two heads of aggressively militant countries.

For a time, the situation of the entire world seemed to become clear again.

If a third party suddenly intervened between two opposing sides, there would only be two possible outcomes:

Neither side would dare make reckless moves.

Or the two sides would join hands to destroy the third party before continuing their fight.

“Aipulier, what is Flightless Bird’s situation now?”

“The capital flow is chaotic, leading to complete disarray in Flightless Bird’s management.”

“Okay. We’ll go over now.”

“Alright...Huh? Boss, why are we going over there now?!” At some unknown point, Aipulier had also started addressing Shen Yue as “Boss” unconsciously.

Shen Yue gazed in Flightless Bird’s direction. There was some nostalgia in her eyes. “We’re going over to pick out the usable people.”

“It’s useless, Boss. I can’t open Flightless Bird’s gates.”

Shen Yue said indifferently, “But I can.”

Aipulier was dumbfounded.

She became even more stupefied when she followed Shen Yue to Flightless Bird and personally witnessed Shen Yue enter the password to open the pitch-black gates.

“Did you notify everyone on my list?”

Just as Aipulier was still in shock, Shen Yue suddenly asked a question. She reflexively answered, “I notified them all. They should be waiting at the prison gates now. The guards have been handled.”

With Aipulier’s reply, Flightless Bird’s dark gates slowly opened. Behind the gates stood the people Shen Yue had deemed useful.

Shen Yue spoke slowly, “You now have two choices—obey me, or die.”