Remaining calm in the face of crisis, or rather, not changing one's expression even when Mount Tai is collapsing in front of you, is usually a common characteristic of an excellent leader.
Although Otto did not consider himself the true leader of Fire Moth, this was his current duty after all. And for him, it was an effortless task, so why not do it?
And when Otto, who was on the sixth underground level, saw the gloomy-faced Shu walk in through the door, he knew that his real test had come.
Shu had come in without even knocking. This was the first time since Otto had known him.
In the past, no matter how anxious he was, Shu would always knock twice on the door before entering. But this time, Shu not only came in with a dark face but also closed the door behind him.
This clear sign of preparing to close the door and beat... close the door and beat someone up made Otto fall silent and start to quickly think about which of his actions had been exposed.
Was it the fact that he had made up a little history for Shu, or that he had not told Shu that he actually had a huge sum of money?
It was unlikely to be those major things, because if Shu knew about them, he would definitely not have such a gentle expression.
Otto looked up and at Shu, who had locked the door without a word and was walking towards him. A thought suddenly came to his mind.
As expected of Shu... even when he's angry, he looks so gentle.
So much better than those so-called high-class people he had seen in the past.
"Otto!" In Otto's lightning-fast thoughts, Shu had finally reached him. He raised his hand and slammed a clearly crumpled piece of paper on the table in front of Otto. "You'd better explain to me what the hell this means!!"
So this was the reason.
Otto raised an eyebrow, preparing to see what it was that had made Shu lose his composure.
Was it the history he had spread? Or the "Shu's Recruitment Poster" that was circulating among the members of Fire Moth?
No matter which one it was, he could perhaps turn the tables and mock this angry Shu...
So he looked down with anticipation, and six large characters came into view.
[Paternity Test Certificate]
Otto: "?"
Things seemed to be a little beyond his expectations... Whose paternity test was this?
"Explain to me why Kiana and I have an in-vitro baby?! Where did you get Kiana's sample?!"
"And—why is that child named Bianka?!"
Since his birth, Otto had experienced his fourth brief brain freeze.
The first was when he had first met Kallen. The second was the birth of Kiana. The third was the arrival of the Great Honkai.
And this was the fourth.
"What do you mean you and Kiana have a child?" Otto's entire body began to lean back, and his gaze turned to scrutinize the seemingly harmless Shu in front of him.
You two played that wild of a game in the two months you were out?!
Wait, you said your child's name is Bianka?
A flash of understanding instantly crossed Otto's eyes. But looking at Shu's furious expression, Otto suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth and decided to play dumb for once.
"Don't play dumb with me!" Shu poked the certificate forcefully with his finger, signaling for Otto to take a good look at it before speaking to him.
"I just met Bianka not long ago. How could she be my child?! Before this, you were the one taking care of her. I wouldn't believe it if you said you didn't do anything!"
"That's a stereotype," Otto retorted, but his body was very honest as he picked up the paternity report that was completely beyond his expectations.
As far as he knew, Shu shouldn't have taken the initiative to do this kind of thing... He was still doubting this matter even when he came to him. So... what had made Shu suddenly become suspicious of the relationship between him and Bianka?
Could it be...
Had Bianka shown some of Shu's unique characteristics?
Otto looked up and sized up Shu again. Forgive his poor eyesight, but he really couldn't see any common characteristics between Shu and Bianka.
Perhaps personality counted as one?
Then shouldn't Kiana and Bianka be more similar? Why would Shu suspect himself...
Oh~
Otto suddenly understood something. He looked down, and as expected, the paper that Shu had slammed on the table also had Kiana and Bianka's data.
Case solved. The one who was really suspicious was not Shu, but Kiana.
Out of her unique Kaslana super-action, Kiana must have taken Bianka for a paternity test, and had Shu tested along the way.
But how had they convinced Shu to provide his own test sample? Deception? Neither Kiana nor Bianka were capable of that.
And Shu didn't seem like the type to hold it in until now before coming to him.
So this test was done without Shu's knowledge... Did Shu shed hair? Or—
Kiana and Bianka had entered the thirteenth underground level and accessed the confidential information in the quantum cluster computer?
Bianka did have the authority to access the data, but since when did Kiana and Bianka know how to use this thing?
Hmm... Ai-chan? In Kiana's current network of contacts, besides Ai-chan, there didn't seem to be any other candidates.
Speaking of which, wasn't the toilet in Fire Moth lacking a smart AI? This one seems pretty good...
"Ahem..." After spending about ten seconds to figure out the whole story, Otto prepared to start fighting for his life.
"Isn't this good?" He habitually spread his hands, then instantly retracted them, but the words had already come out.
"You—!" Shu's face visibly turned ferocious. Seeing that his neck of fate was about to be choked in the next second, Otto quickly raised his hands to surrender.
"This is just a misunderstanding, my friend," Otto said, maintaining an elegant smile. "I can explain."
Bang—! Shu's hand almost grazed past Otto's face, sending the ends of his hair flying. Then came a silent, loud bang from behind Otto.
Otto's eyes narrowed slightly. He inconspicuously glanced behind him.
A clear gap had appeared on the wall behind him. Shu's excitement was far beyond Otto's expectations.
His gaze gradually turned cold in a blind spot Shu couldn't see. But it wasn't because of Shu's threatening action, but because...
Shu's condition seemed to be much more serious than he had imagined. The treatment he had prepared... would it really work on a Shu like this?
"You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation!" Shu said, enunciating each word. The moment Otto turned back, the expression on his face turned into an awkward but polite smile.
"Of course, I will explain every word in a way you can understand..."