ebookland Chapter 122 The Two-Faced Saint is a Big Shot (8)
Chapter 122 The Two-Faced Saint is a Big Shot (8)
"What happened? Why do you look so happy?" Shi Qi asked.
Fran had no intention of hiding anything: "I just ran into Augustine, and then he tried to sow discord between us in front of me."
"Remembering your teachings, I immediately decided to stop tolerating him. Since he was so idle as to gossip everywhere, I sent him to do the laundry." As he said this, Fran still had a proud expression on his face, seeking praise.
Shi Qi, just as he had hoped, said, "You did very well..." If Fran had observed closely, he would have seen the forced smile on Shi Qi's face. This had disrupted Shi Qi's original plan; ultimately, it was his own fault. He should have known better than to teach Fran that way...
Hearing Shi Qi's praise, Fran's smile widened even more: "So, Godfather, what are you going to tell me today?"
Shi Qi picked up a book of doctrines and, using the knowledge the original owner possessed, began to explain it carefully to Fran. One has to admit, he was indeed chosen by the God of Light. Even listening to such dry material, Fran didn't show the slightest sign of drowsiness.
It wasn't until dusk that Fran reluctantly prepared to leave the room.
Just as he was about to push the door open and leave, Shi Qi suddenly called out to him: "Fran, aren't you afraid of sleeping alone tonight?"
Upon hearing Shi Qi's words, Fran looked completely bewildered: "Godfather, what are you talking about? I'm very brave! Why would I be afraid just because I'm sleeping?"
Shi Qi was silent for a moment, then nodded: "You're right, I was overthinking it. You should go back."
Fran: "Why did the Godfather suddenly ask that? Has something happened?"
Shi Qi shook his head: "It's nothing serious, just a very vivid dream, nothing to worry about."
Seeing that Shi Qi didn't want to say more, Fran had no choice but to put aside his doubts and nodded: "Alright, then I'll go back first, Godfather."
As soon as Fran left, Shi Qi fell into deep thought. 007 couldn't help but ask, "Host, what's wrong now?"
Shi Qi then shared his guess, or rather, his conclusion, with 007: "The Fran from last night wasn't Fran..."
"Huh?" 007 was completely confused by Shi Qi's words: "What does this mean? What do you mean by 'Fran is not Fran'? I don't quite understand."
“Literal meaning,” Shi Qi explained to him. “Last night’s Fran wasn’t the real Fran, or rather… it was Fran’s second personality.”
007's eyes widened: "Host, how did you come to this conclusion? They don't look any different. Except for Fran going back after you fell asleep last night, there's nothing unusual about them. Besides, maybe he just wanted to spend more time with you?"
Shi Qi shook his head, denying his guess: "No." Then he gave him the evidence for his statement: "If, as you said, he wanted to stay with me a little longer, judging from the obvious direction I just mentioned, he would definitely have followed my advice and stayed, but he didn't."
"On the contrary, he seemed completely confused by what I said, as if he had never experienced what happened last night. This also confirms his behavior of deliberately returning to his bedroom last night. Why did he go back? He must have been afraid of being discovered. This person was definitely not me. As for who it was, my guess is his other personality, or perhaps the current Fran."
"Besides, Fran usually treats his godfather, Easter, with utmost respect and admiration; but last night, he dared to sleep in the same bed with me and even pestered me to tell him stories—this is completely unlike the Fran we usually do. Moreover, according to the original owner's memories, if it's a case of dual personality, then the Fran we saw last night was definitely his alternate personality..."
After finishing his analysis, Shi Qi concluded his statement: "Of course, only Fran from last night probably knows the truth. Because it seems that the outer personality is completely unaware of the inner personality's existence."
007 listened attentively to Shi Qi's analysis, then nodded and innocently remarked, "But the main system's plot didn't mention this at all..."
It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it. As soon as the main system was brought up, Shi Qi's focused expression was replaced by speechlessness: "You have the nerve to mention the main system? Isn't it prone to bugs? Don't you think I've been screwed over by it enough?"
Upon hearing Shi Qi's accusations, 007 fell silent. After a long while, he finally uttered these words of defense: "Although you may not believe me now, the main system is actually quite reliable, otherwise I wouldn't have trusted it so much."
Upon hearing this, Shi Qi nodded perfunctorily: "Yes, yes, you're right."
Seeing that Shi Qi still looked unconvinced, 007 stopped struggling and could only say that he had already said all the right things and had done his best.
It's not surprising that Shi Qi is petty, since he has indeed been "tricked" by the main system more than once in his limited memory. As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one is afraid of a well rope for ten years.
Shi Qi stood up, intending to leave the bedroom, which puzzled 007: "Isn't it not mealtime yet?"
Shi Qi: "...Is eating all you think about?"
007 chuckled sheepishly, "No, that's not it. It's just that this is the only thing I can think of right now."
Shi Qi sighed: "Of course, we should go and do serious business."
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a voice he had never heard before appear in his mind: "007, why are you back at this time? Why didn't you come with Shao...?" It sounded very similar to 007's voice, with a hint of mechanical tone, but compared to 007's clear, youthful voice, this voice sounded more mature.
Before he could finish speaking, 007 interrupted him: "006! What are you doing here?!...Wait a minute, host, I have something to take care of here."
Before Shi Qi could respond, 007 abruptly cut off communication, and no one knew what they were doing. However, that wasn't something Shi Qi should be concerned about right now.
He originally wanted Fran to help him check if Lord had any birthmarks, but unexpected things always happen faster than planned. Before he could even say anything, Lord was sent to the laundry.
Therefore, he can only try other methods now; he can't very well be the "Pope" himself peeping at people taking a bath.
Shi Qi casually strolled to the laundry room, then pretended to casually go in and inspect it.
Upon seeing the Pope's arrival, the people who had already finished doing laundry suddenly started busying themselves again, all wanting to show their beloved Pope that there was life in their eyes!