Chapter 492: Fu Qi: Differential Treatment? (40/40)
The family dinner went quite smoothly.
At the very least, after experiencing that 'heart-to-heart,' the sense of distance between the family members had diminished significantly.
Ye Yao even went so far as to ask Lou Wei how it felt to trade blows with the Interstellar Overlord.
Lou Wei, of course, explained his combat strategy at the time in great detail.
Ye Yao was instantly dazed.
What was this Dayun Truck babbling about?
Did it really take that much effort to fight an interstellar stray dog?
Couldn't you just kill it with a casual kick?
She didn't get it.
As expected, she was still the one with the best mechanics.
Xiao Jing watched this scene unfold, feeling deeply gratified.
Lou Wei finally looked a bit like a father.
Even though he would probably still get beaten up by Ye Ge a few more times later.
But no matter how you looked at it, it was a normal father-daughter relationship.
This kind of healthy and harmonious family atmosphere was for the best.
As the family dinner drew to a close, Lou Wei added a final note regarding the Countermeasure Bureau's compensation.
They said they would grant her unlimited power, equivalent to being the Planetary Governor of Blue Star.
It wouldn't even matter if she became a Homelander.
She could truly do whatever she pleased in every sense of the word.
Although Ye Yao could achieve the same thing by relying on Ye Ge, the Countermeasure Bureau's stance showed a great deal of sincerity.
Regardless, it was best to get the official certification first.
Since they were going all-in, they might as well go all the way—it was all for the sake of saving the world!
By then, the Countermeasure Bureau might be able to secure Ye Yao's cooperation and find a way to break the deadlock.
Before the Day of Destruction arrived, there was still hope for everything.
"Unlimited power? I'm not really interested..."
What use did Ye Yao have for such a thing?
Her perspective after Ascension was far too vast; she was practically marinated in divinity.
Naturally, she felt that things like power and wealth had little value.
She would rather focus her attention on another interesting parallel space-time.
"It's fine if you're not interested. This was originally just a gesture from the Countermeasure Bureau; you don't need to give any reaction.
You can live however you want. If anything feels off with your body in the future, you can tell us directly, and we'll figure it out together.
The Countermeasure Bureau can accept any request you have."
Lou Wei spoke a long string of words; it seemed he had also become more human after leaving the divine zone.
So that was how it was.
Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.
"In other words... Uncle's Countermeasure Bureau has become my Countermeasure Bureau?"
"...You could understand it that way."
Lou Wei nodded.
Fu Qi? Director of the Countermeasure Bureau? Not familiar with him.
There was only one person the Countermeasure Bureau truly needed to be loyal to, and that was Ye Yao.
Fu Qi was just a laborer working for Ye Yao.
"Uncle won't have any objections, will he?" Ye Yao blinked.
"He has no objections."
Now, the safety of the world was tied to Ye Yao.
Fu Qi would only take the initiative to handle the dirty and exhausting work.
In any case, even if such a decision was made, the country would still develop, and the era would still progress.
Given Ye Yao's personality, she wouldn't do anything to harm the country or the people.
To her, this so-called unlimited power seemed to be nothing more than a decoration.
Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.
"It's good that Uncle has no objections. Speaking of which, I really do want to have a word with him.
He's also been very excessive, just like Father. I need to properly correct his mistakes."
Lou Wei naturally had no objections to this.
The cycle of karma is fair; who does the heavens ever spare?
If Fu Qi thought he could escape this ordeal, he was simply dreaming.
At the thought of Fu Qi having to undergo the same kind of interrogation he just did, Lou Wei felt a sense of balance in his heart.
Brothers in misery shouldn't laugh at each other.
He might have committed more offenses, but Fu Qi had a hand in it too, didn't he?
He had always wanted to share the burden; well, he could honestly accept the pressure from Ye Yao now.
It was nearly dark after dinner.
Mo Qiuli was about to return at this time, so it wasn't very appropriate to meet with Fu Qi and Chen Wanting.
He would wait until tomorrow to interrogate Fu Qi!
And so, Ye Yao spent another night surfing the web in her dormitory.
The internet was as lively as ever, providing her with plenty of amusement.
Amidst this very comfortable progression, Ye Yao welcomed the third day since the sudden death of the interstellar stray dog.
Without a doubt, she was going to visit her uncle's house today.
Today, it was still just her and Luo Jianhua heading out.
Mo Qiuli was still busy as a construction Magical Girl, contributing to the city's development.
Wu Mi and Fang Tang hadn't returned either; they were still at a team-building event with Sequence Zero.
Therefore, only the two of them set out.
Ye Yao contacted Fu Qi before leaving.
"Uncle, I'm heading over to your place. Just like before, it should be fine, right?"
"O-Of course it's fine."
In reality, after knowing that Ye Yao was coming to find him, Fu Qi was already breaking out in a cold sweat.
This wasn't the ignorant Ye Yao, but the Ye Yao who knew everything!
This visit wasn't a simple social call; it was a total reckoning!
Yesterday, when he asked Lou Wei about the outcome, Lou Wei hadn't given a direct answer, only replying flatly, "Wait for the notification."
What did that mean?
Even if the Countermeasure Bureau went all-in on Ye Yao, even to the point of giving up the position of Director, Ye Yao wouldn't necessarily care about it!
He was still the Director of the Countermeasure Bureau!
How could Lou Wei talk to the Director like that?
Fu Qi was both angry and vocal about it—until he received the message about Ye Yao's visit.
Sigh, it looked like his time was up.
As usual, Ye Yao took a car to the headquarters' living area.
Many people still cast glances her way on the road, but no one came over to disturb her.
Clearly, they had already received a warning.
A thick barrier now stood between people.
Of course, Ye Yao didn't really care much about it.
A moment later.
"I'm here. I really didn't expect that my uncle, who kept saying he was just logistics personnel, is actually the Director of the Countermeasure Bureau. I was really shocked at the time."
As soon as Ye Yao entered and said those words, Fu Qi felt like he was about to break down.
Was there really no wind-up at all?
Interrogation right at the door? Isn't this too ruthless?
Then, Ye Yao looked at Chen Wanting, who came to greet her, and quickly made a judgment.
"Hmm, Auntie, you lied to me too. But you must have been forced by Uncle. I forgive Auntie, but Uncle's not off the hook yet."
"Thank you, Xiao Yao. I couldn't help it; I really was forced into this."
Chen Wanting was clearly startled for a moment, but then she quickly felt relieved.
Where was the pressure?
When she first took on the mission of acting as the "Auntie," she thought she would have to endure immense pressure from then on, but that wasn't the case at all.
Now that Ye Yao knew the truth, her identity as "Auntie" was tinged with a layer of hypocrisy.
She thought she would finally face massive psychological pressure.
In the end, Ye Yao's first sentence rendered all her preparations useless.
Ye Yao really was a little angel, wasn't she?
Even after knowing the cruel truth, she was willing to treat her fake aunt with such kindness.
Now she had no choice but to continue doting on her.
Only one person gasped.
Fu Qi stared blankly as Chen Wanting breezed through Ye Yao's interrogation, almost unable to react.
Was the differential treatment really this obvious?