[Izzy] Career

Index No. M-010--B.

Menki.

I consider myself an outstanding figure in the era of free hunters. I have top-level attainments in the field of food. I have unearthed 106 species of plants, 219 species of animals, and 198 species of insects listed in the catalog of rare ingredients...

But in the eyes of the vast majority of hunters at that time and even later generations, these are just trivial skills, and many people disdain the use of hunters' talents to satisfy their appetite and enjoy life.

However, Menqi occupied an important position in the history of free hunters. No one who studied this history in later generations did not know her name and deeds. In the 100 years after her death, her portraits and Sculptures used to be all over the squares and streets of this planet. On every anniversary, there are always some old people who have experienced the world, and some young children who worship heroes, gather in the square where her statue is erected. They stare at the They tried their best to show the stone statue of Men Qi during his lifetime—that kind of eyes that were later called "the eyes burning fiercely for freedom", with tears in their eyes or long sighs, as if the cold stone contained their memories and imaginations. golden age.

The age when geniuses and robbers were free, the age of chaos, the age of freedom.

However, when Men Qi was alive, she did not expect to be so respected. Contrary to her posthumous reputation, after the famous "RB-13 collective defection incident", the earth era is about to enter 3000 years. Because he holds quite radical anti-RB-13 ideas, and is regarded by quite a few people as the hardline leader who provoked this interstellar war, he is under heavy pressure.

Although there is no clear record in history, Qi Duo, the president of the No.13 Hunter Association and a member of the famous twelve branches, who advocated peacefully solving the problem of the RB-14 galaxy in the early days, criticized Men Qi widely.

One of the most famous lines is: "The rules of our world have indeed given birth to a privileged class with a strong sense of superiority. Miss Menqi's persistence and yearning for liberalism is admirable, but deep down in my heart, I will always be against This near-stubborn and stupid obsession has a trace of doubt, whether our world, which honors talent, really endows some special-born members with a logic of excessive arrogance?"

When the biographer asked for evidence, Qido himself categorically denied making such remarks. However, it is undeniable that this sentence did express the feelings of many people, especially those who live on the earth but are ambiguous about RB-13 Among those who have an attitude, there is a market for this kind of criticism of Men Qi.

——It’s just a young lady who doesn’t know the hardships of the world!

——I have never experienced the pain of the weak, so what qualifications do I have to talk about freedom?

——Men Qi is a person who embodies the most domineering and unfair side of our world...

For Menqi, who is portrayed by biographical works as a temperamental person with clear love and hatred, this kind of accusation is obviously unbearable for her, so she breaks into two periods-the happy food hunter and the hard-liner under pressure Late in her career, the leader -- she always lived in the flames of rage.

The anger stemmed less from the literal meaning of the accusation than from its malicious insinuation.The reason why the hint is vicious is that it does not specify it, just like in the lower corner of Menqi's life in the dictionary, there is a seemingly inconspicuous line of small characters written: Born in a hunter family, his grandfather is the No. 13 representative of the Hunter Association Long Nitro.

Oh--

Most people who know this fact will sigh like this, as if they have realized some kind of truth in an instant.

To some extent, Menqi’s ability to be recognized as a leader of the hardline faction may also have something to do with her being the granddaughter of the great President Nitero. The insinuations surrounding this have always troubled her when she was alive. Although in the file records of her becoming a professional hunter, there is no information about receiving special care.

Even before 2099, little was known about her blood relationship to Nitro.She seems to be an ordinary member of the professional hunter camp. She is independent, has high martial arts skills, and is quite demanding on both others and herself.

But as early as 2099, Menqi's surname suddenly became known all over the world.In that special era, her temper and name were endowed with political meaning, allowing her to step onto the stage of history and stand at the forefront.However, in the deathmatch between her and RB-13, in the game between friends and foes who sympathize with RB-13, in getting along with the No. In the complicated entanglement, whether inheriting the surname Nitero brought her glory and opportunity, or responsibility and pressure, perhaps no one will ever really understand except Men Qi herself.

Knowing that Illumi is going back to Earth to attend Jeno's funeral, after Qiya left the venue with harsh words, the scene fell into chaos for a while.

After asking everyone not to disclose this information to the outside world, Jay dismissed the meeting.Since the plan to send an intelligence team to the RB-13 galaxy has been initially approved, the next step is to find suitable members to go there.As for how to deal with the incident of Illumi's return, there is no conclusion for the time being. Since the members of the association know something about the personal relationship between the [-]th generation president and the current Hakka owner who beat the enemy, quite a few people hope that Xiaojie will deal with it in private This tricky question.

However, in Qiduo's view, Xiaojie is only about 20 years old, and he is not capable of handling such a complicated situation alone.After the meeting ended, she stopped Jay who was walking out with Leori and Kurapika.

"Can we talk?" Kido said. "if you have time."

"Ah——Miss Qido! Of course." Xiaojie glanced at his friends and said. "Leori and Kurapika come too."

Qiduo hesitated for a while, and when she was hesitating, Men Qi came over and solved her problem.

"Mr. Kurapika? If I remember correctly, that's your name." Menqi stepped forward and patted the Kuruta youth on the shoulder. "Let's have dinner together at noon, I'll treat you." At the same time, he glanced at the remaining three people, "Kido, you want to find Xiaojie, right, then give them both to you, and Kurapika will follow me. OK ?”

Kido breathed a sigh of relief, she desperately wanted to agree, but still looked at Xiaojie and Leorio questioningly.

Kurapika thought briefly for a few seconds, and he maintained his usual politeness. "I remember that Ms. Menqi was the examiner when I took the hunter exam..."

"Ah? Is that so?" Men Qi said with her eyes wide open. "That's great, we'll definitely have a good chat. Let's go, kid... Kurapika, I have something very important to talk to you alone."

Before Kurapika could reply, Menqi had already dragged him away.Before leaving, he turned his head and gave the three people standing there a provocative bright smile.

Kido shook his head helplessly. "I can't change my temper..."

"So? He was alone with Beauty Hunter? Going on a date?" Leorio yelled.

"Uh, Leorio, Ms. Menki is looking for an important matter with Kurapika..." Xiaojie said.

"It's not fair—!" Leorio said. "Why didn't anyone invite me?!"

Kido coughed lightly. "Mr. Leorio, I'm sorry..."

Leorio waited with his mouth open.

"Can we have a light meal together?" Kido said.

"Of course, of course." Leorio said.

"It should be that we invite Miss Qiduo to dinner..." Xiaojie said.

"Yes, inviting a lady to dinner is the first key to showing a gentleman's demeanor." Leo pushed his glasses, "Miss Qido, where should we go for a good meal?"

"If possible," Qi Duo also pushed his glasses, "How about we order takeaway here?"

Leo Li's eyes widened.

"Eating is not the point," Kido said. "I would like to talk to you two about some important matters. As far as I know, you have a close relationship with Qiya, who beat the enemy family—"

"Please sit down." Xiaojie's expression also became serious. "I guess Miss Qido is going to tell me about Qiya, but I'm actually going to find you too."

"So—we just...?" Leorio said.

"Let's eat takeaway." Xiaojie tilted his head and smiled. "However, if you want to eat some takeaway, Leorio, you can just say hello, this work meal should be reimbursed..."

Kido also laughed. "The association just received a donation today."

"Hey, I was just joking." Leorio also sat down and resumed his serious expression, "The meeting just now was serious enough, everyone needs to relax. Xiaojie, I, and Kurapika, we will talk to Qi Ya has been close friends for many years, so we won't sit idly by this time, do you have any good ways to deal with it?"

Kido said. "That would be the best. In fact, I've always felt that going to war with the RB-13 in the current situation is actually very bad for us."

"But Miss Qiduo, those resolutions were all passed during your tenure as president..." Xiaojie said. "I thought you were advocating war."

A look of pain flashed across Qi Duo's face, she pondered for a few seconds, and said. "I don't want to hide it. There are many things that I have to do."

Gon and Leorio watched her.

"Every hunter will have all kinds of friends," Qi Duo smiled slightly. "As far as I know, the Beat Dike family is a family of killers, but you and Qi Ya are very good friends."

"Qi Ya doesn't like killing people," Xiaojie said. "Although they still accept business now, they will not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Qi Ya has made his family make changes. They now have a lot of legal investments. The rebuilt Sky Arena is the property of Qi Ya's family. "

"I understand," Qido's expression softened, "I'm not blaming him or you, because I also have many friends, you should know, Paris Stone and I are both members of the Twelve Branches. You guys have known Qiya much longer, even now, I am still willing to admit that I regard Pallistone as my friend."

Xiaojie and Leorio looked at each other.

Kido sighed. "Many people in the association know our friendship, and among the people who walked with Pariston this time, there are also some members of the Twelve Branches, so," Qi Duo smiled bitterly, "When I was the president, I couldn't stop it even more. Let's go to war."

"I understand, Miss Kido." Xiaojie said.

"Many people in the association hate Pallstone very much, and I think they are avenging their own personal revenge," Kido said. "There are also stubborn guys like Menqi. Hey, she is actually a good person, but many hunters are too proud. There are not a few people who think like her. They can't rub the sand in their eyes and like to use force to solve problems. I In that position, if I object to the use of force, they will immediately attack me and have a tendency to surrender, and because of my relationship with the twelve members, I may be labeled as a collaborator. If you wake up, you will be even more unable to speak and express your own views, and the association will soon be completely occupied by Men Qi's faction."

"Miss Kido, I understand your concerns," Leorio said. "But you really should have spoken out, the louder the better, and there would have been support for you, and at least a lot of people would have recognized that there were other ways to solve this problem."

Xiaojie nodded.

Qi Duo looked out the window, "I'm still too weak, I always think of protecting myself first, and then I can solve the problem." She shook her head dissatisfied, "At least I should resign immediately, so that someone who can look at this matter objectively, Just like Xiaojie, you came to serve as the president. But I am also too arrogant, thinking that as long as I have enough time, I will be able to control the situation. It is my responsibility, and I am willing to take responsibility, but now I only hope to have the opportunity to restore the greater Loss."

"Don't blame yourself too much. I believe that Miss Qiduo must have done a lot of work. But sometimes people are not strong enough. Personal strength is small in the face of strong pressure. I know this very well..." Xiaojie said.

"Besides, there's nothing wrong with going to war," Leorio said. "Palliston cooperates with people like the Phantom Troupe and Hisoka, and the RB-13 galaxy is controlled by them. If it is not the worst, it is bad enough."

"We don't know the real situation," Kido said. "People always like to judge another person and what he does by experience, but people may change, and things may not be what we imagined."

"Miss Kido, maybe Pallistone is really not a bad person, but we all know what kind of guys the Phantom Troupe and Hisoylumi are! Why did Palliston join them?" Leorie Said.

Kido pondered for a while. "I don't know, I can't guess what he's thinking. But... I don't want to draw conclusions so quickly. Besides," Kido said cautiously. "According to my observations on the front line, RB-13's combat preparations are much stronger than previously expected. They seem to have developed a large-scale weapon combined with the ability of mind, which is very lethal to our fleet. After all, Paris is in The association has served for many years, has extensive contacts, and has very detailed information about our weapons and equipment and personnel capabilities, but we know almost nothing about them. In this situation, frankly speaking, I have no confidence in winning.”

"I understand what you mean." Xiaojie said. "Before investigating the real situation, I also want to try my best to prevent the war from expanding."

Kido looked delighted. "That's great, and I think we have a chance right now."

Jay looked at her questioningly.

"Ilumi will go home this time, I hope the association will let him go and guarantee his safety," Qiduo said.

Xiaojie didn't speak for a while.

"Illumi... is Qiya's big brother." Leorio murmured. "Do you want Qi Ya to persuade him to cooperate with us..."

"Although it is not very clear now, I judge that Pariston and the RB-13 galaxy he wants to build seem to rely heavily on Illumi's operating system capabilities," Kido said. "The details of the night they left are still unclear. Members of the Beating Enemy family are unwilling to cooperate with the investigation, but it is still clear that Pariston has made many arrangements in advance to let Illumi join their plan. He put the original The experimental base is set up near the system of the Dadike family, which is probably related to the resources he hopes to obtain. According to the current combat information, the fighters of the opponent are obviously affected by a very strong mental control ability or a very special ability. The control of hypnotism, that kind of army is like coming from hell, they are extremely loyal, and they are not afraid of death at all... So, I think Illumi must be someone that Pariston values ​​very much. If he can be persuaded to cooperate with us, it may be possible Negotiations with RB-13 will begin soon..."

"Miss Kido," Xiaojie interrupted her suddenly, "you know about Pariston, but you don't know about the Beating Enemy family. Even if Illumi really has a major influence on Pariston's plan, I think Qiya The possibility of convincing Illumi to cooperate with us is almost non-existent."

"Oh?" Qi Duo looked at Xiao Jie curiously, "Why?"

"Why..." Xiaojie was momentarily at a loss for words.He frowned, seemingly full of words but unable to express them.

"To put it simply," Leo Li pushed his sunglasses, "Qi Ya's elder brother is not human at all."

Kido took off his glasses and said while wiping them. "I understand that killers are cold-blooded, but they are brothers after all..."

"Illumi doesn't treat Qi Ya as a younger brother at all," Leorie said angrily. "It should be said that he didn't treat him as a human being. That guy just used Qiya as a tool to kill people. Maybe he also treats himself that way!"

"Really?" Qi Duo looked at the table and pondered. "Xiaojie said just now that Qi Ya didn't want to kill people, so the relationship between their brothers is not good?"

"It's not just bad." Leorio said. "That's pretty—bad."

"It used to be like this." Xiaojie agreed. "Although they are brothers, their way of getting along is very strange, not like brothers at all——Illumi, ah, is a very unreasonable person, he likes to force Qiya to do things he doesn't want to do, Qiya I didn't want to mention him before, but now..."

"Did Qi Ya mention that to you after Illumi left? " Qi Duo asked vigilantly.

Xiaojie shook his head. "Not at all. Illumi has not been mentioned at all. But," Xiaojie rolled his black eyes, "I think that the people who beat up the enemy's family actually attach great importance to Qiya, but the way of expressing it is rather peculiar. We are different."

"Oh..." Qido fell into deep thought.

"Hmm..." Xiaojie thought for a long time and said. "I don't know much about their family either. Maybe it's possible for Qiya to persuade Illumi, but," Xiaojie stuck out his tongue, "just don't have any expectations for the result."

Chido nodded.After a long time, he spoke again. "I heard that Shiba is unconscious now, and Jeno has passed away, and the talents of the Killer family are withered... Tsk, although the blood of the Killer family is relatively cold, Qiya is also one of the few remaining relatives of Illumi, no matter what How is the relationship between their brothers, I hope Qi Ya can put the overall situation first."

Xiaojie nodded. "Understood. I will talk to Qiya."

"Please." Qi Duo seemed to have something hard to say. "Also, if Illumi does come back, I hope the association can send someone to maintain order and ensure his safety. There are not many opportunities to negotiate. I'm worried that someone will sabotage it."

"Don't worry, Miss Qiduo." Xiaojie said. "We'll all do our best."

"I've had enough!" Menki slammed the door shut, motioned for Kurapika to sit down, then walked to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of red wine, lifted the lid, and said while pouring the wine. "There have been enough meetings in the past few years, and nothing has been resolved at all."

"Now is not the time for a meeting at all. Discussions go on and on, just quarreling. Is it interesting?" Men Qi raised her head and took a sip. "Hawking and chirping, it's annoying to death."

Kurapika didn't speak.

Men Qi poured another glass of wine and handed it to him. "You should come too."

"I don't drink." Kurapika politely declined.

"No drinking?" Men Qi raised her eyebrows with a look of disdain. "This way." But she didn't force the guests any more, she carried the wine glass, went to sit behind the table, and rang the bell to call out. "Get me something to eat, and a guest, well, I'm starving."

Kurapika glanced around, the spacious floor-to-ceiling windows, the furnishings are not luxurious, but obviously of high grade. "I heard that you are the granddaughter of President Netero," he said.

"Haha, you know that too?" Men Qi laughed out loud, looking nonchalant. "Then do you also think I'm a moth who doesn't understand the sufferings of the world?"

"No." Kurapika shook his head slightly. "I don't judge a person by these things. And I met you when I took the hunter exam."

"Oh——I was an examiner, what's wrong with me?" Men Qi patted herself on the head. "I can't remember. OK, forget it, don't worry about such trivial things."

"You said you have something important to talk to me about?" Kurapika said.

"That's right." Men Qi stared at the Kuruta orphan with piercing eyes, she put down the wine glass in her hand, and said bluntly. "I want to kill Illumi."

Kurapika raised his eyes. Although he had expected it, Menki's straightforwardness still shocked him a little.

"You are the same person as me." Men Qi pointed to the blond young man with a calm appearance, "Have your own principles and believe in morality, ha, is it ridiculous to talk about morality these days? But I don't think it's ridiculous! Hypocritical people There have always been people who do dirty work in the name of morality everywhere, but I know people who have real beliefs."

"You may have misunderstood me," Kurapika said flatly. "I'm not a liberal fighter, I'm not noble, I just want revenge, that's all."

"You can give up," Men Qi smiled slightly. "Revenge will only make you miserable, and giving up will make your life very easy."

"A person can forgive his enemy, but he cannot forgive himself for forgiving his enemy." Kurapika said.

Men Qi didn't speak, she drank the wine in silence.The red wine looked bloody in the glass.

"I understand what you mean." After a while, Men Qi said. "I don't really understand. I haven't experienced your life. No one can understand your pain except yourself. However, I understand what you said 'I can't forgive myself who destroys precious things'."

Kurapika closed his eyes.

His eyes ached again.Burning pain.

Revenge, that is not a word on the lips, it has been a long time, a long time has passed, but he can still feel his eyes burning, it is not quiet because of the passage of time, on the contrary, it is because of loneliness I exist in the world, because I think of the black holes where my eyes have been gouged out, and because I can't fulfill the oath of returning things to their original owners, I feel pain in the depths of my skull.

The one who can never forgive?

That would only be my weak and incompetent self who could not fulfill the oath of revenge.

"I'm sorry to bring up your sadness." Men Qi said.

Kurapika waved his hand. "Do you believe in President Nitero's philosophy?" He said.It's an interrogative sentence, but it sounds certain.

"I'm willing to fight for it," Menqi said.When she said that, there was a decisive look on her face, which seemed familiar to Kurapika.

Treat it as a treasure.

Something more important than your own life.

Willing to give up everything and even go to hell to defend it.

Every time there is a drastic change or war, there will be such people among human beings.

People call them: martyrs.

"I understand." Kurapika nodded. "Our goals are not exactly the same, but for now, we have the same enemy."

"According to the current information, members of the Phantom Brigade play an important role in RB-13," Men Qi said coldly. "They are of the same species. I know that Qiduo and his gang are always fantasizing about compromising with Pariston. It's ridiculous!"

"Rather than making peace with the scum, it's better to fight to the death." Men Qi almost roared angrily. "That's why I hate sitting with them in meetings, talking loudly, each one is so calm that I want to hack them to death. A group of murderers went to aliens to establish a country, and dare to come back again and again to provoke Our system, what else is there to discuss about this kind of thing? Even before they defected, weren’t these people wanted criminals?”

Kurapika stuck his jaw, the chains creaking softly between his fingers.

"It's no use being angry," he began. "The enemy is strong, and we need to have a way to deal with it."

"That's right." Menqi said. "Now we must get rid of people who are valuable to RB-13 as much as possible. If Illumi dares to come back, kill him immediately."

"Wrong." Kurapika said. "I don't approve of killing Illumi."

"Why?" Men Qi asked a little annoyed.

"The most important thing right now is intelligence, we don't know anything about RB-13," Kurapika said. "From a long-term perspective, getting rid of Illumi now has limited meaning. What we need is to get information."

"Then arrest him," Men Qi said. "Ask for what we need."

"When necessary, he is also an important hostage." Kurapika said expressionlessly.

"OK, I will arrange it." Men Qi said. "I will let you know if I need your help."

"Do we have companions?" asked the blond youth.

"Of course. There are many." Men Qi smiled brightly.

after one day.

When Xiaojie asked the association again about how to deal with Illumi's going home to attend Jeno's funeral, the association suddenly reached an unexpected consensus.

——Send a message to RB-13: This matter is a private affair of the Dadike family.Officially no objection.