Chapter 171 Family Meeting Week (Part )
Ke Mingye swallowed a mouthful of water, then slowly raised his head and met Ke Xiaomo's gaze.

Gazing at those eyes as deep as the night, Ke Mingye was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, looked away, and took a sip of Coke.

He could see that although Ke Xiaomo tried his best to remain calm, his tone and expression were very calm and gentle, just like when he was chatting casually.

But there was still a hint of anger and blame in Ke Xiaomo's eyes.

It was as if a volcano buried under the ice could erupt at any time and burn the seemingly solid and calm ice layer to ashes.

The two brothers sat on the public wooden chairs, looking away from each other, in silence for a long time. The only sounds they could hear were the chirping of cicadas in the trees and the whirring of fans in the supermarket.

Ke Xiaomo sat on a public wooden chair, hunched over. His hands were clasped together, and his eyes were slightly moving. The pale light from inside the supermarket enveloped his profile.

After a while, Ke Mingye put down the bottle of Coke on the chair and broke the silence with a low voice.

"Do you remember what we said in that breakfast shop?"

Ke Xiaomo remained silent and just nodded.

Ke Mingye lowered his eyes and continued, "You seemed to have said that if I really wanted to be a superhero, you would support me."

"No, I just hoped to trick you into telling me the truth, but you didn't."

"How can I say it?"

Ke Xiaomo's eyes twitched slightly. He stared at the ground, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "So... Blue Owl is you, right?"

Ke Mingye remained silent, then raised his right index finger.

He used up all the solar energy stored in the "Solar Punch" in a battle in Linjiang Business District. It will take some time to restore it to 100%, and currently only 3% is left.

But this 3% was enough to start a flame on the index finger of his right hand.

He pointed his fingertips toward the sky, and warm flames burst out from his fingertips. Scattered sparks flew everywhere like the hand-held fireworks he used to burn as a child.

Ke Xiaomo stared at the scene in a daze, watching the flickering flame rising from Ke Mingye's fingertips.

Then he looked away, his chest heaving violently.

In fact, Ke Xiaomo had already prepared himself mentally.

Whether it was the diary found under Ke Mingye's bed, the hints given by the dice monster, or even the sense of incongruity he felt from Mingye a few weeks ago, all clearly pointed to some changes in Ke Mingye.

But despite this, he still vaguely and stubbornly held on to an unrealistic expectation in his heart.

He hoped that Mingye could give a good reason to refute that the contents of the diary were not true.

To refute his conjecture is wrong.

But the result was not what he expected. In response to his questions, Ke Mingye's explanation was full of loopholes and almost nothing made sense. Instead, it further proved that the contents of the diary were true.

If after this, Ke Xiaomo still held on to the self-deceiving idea and refused to let it go, tightly grasping the last glimmer of hope in his heart, unwilling to give up.

Then, the moment he saw this scene, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was shattered.

He took a deep breath, the cold air piercing his lungs like a sharp knife, causing his brain to tremble and his clenched fingers to shake.

Ke Xiaomo lowered his head, his ink-black eyes were shrouded in the shadow of his hair, and a complex light flowed in his pupils.

His younger brother, Ke Mingye, is the superhero "Blue Owl".

That ignorant imitator of the Blue Crow.

That rookie who doesn't know his place...a superhero.

That one is likely to attract watch lovers... moths that fly into the fire.

Although he was extremely angry, Ke Xiaomo couldn't help but chuckle softly, with a hint of self-mockery.

"So what do you want to do? Tell my parents about my situation and let them stop me?" Ke Mingye said, "Or do you want to get my eldest brother to help persuade me?"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "But these are meaningless. I told you straight away, I can't give up." "Why?" Ke Xiaomo asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you think being a superhero is more important than your family? Is it just for your vanity... just to show off in front of your classmates, or to make those who look down on you look at you in a new light? Do you really think... these things are worth risking your life to become a hero?"

"No, I don't want to be a superhero for vanity."

Ke Mingye stared into Ke Xiaomo's eyes, shook his head gently, and spoke calmly.

"That's for the blue crow?"

"Not really. He's part of the reason why I became a hero."

"You have no idea how dangerous what you are doing is." Ke Xiaomo spoke word by word, "It is dangerous enough to kill you a thousand times, ten thousand times, or even far more..."

“Even if that’s the case, I’ll do it.”

"why?"

"No reason, I just want to do this." Ke Mingye said, "If I have the ability to do something but don't do it, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

He paused. "A long time ago, when I was still in that orphanage, I watched my only friend die at the hands of a superhuman criminal. I thought at that time that if I had the chance, I would never give up on becoming a hero."

"But you can't even protect yourself." Ke Xiaomo said in a deep voice.

"What makes you think so?"

"Do you know what happened to the last imitator of Green Crow?"

"I know."

"Gray Pigeon, he was cut into 24 pieces by the watch man and hung on the rooftop of the Chaoying Building."

"It's 23 yuan." Ke Mingye corrected him, "And it's not hanging on the roof of Chao Ying Building, it's hanging under the aerial work platform of Chao Ying Building."

His voice was as calm as well water, without any trace of fluctuation, let alone fear.

"Anyone who has anything to do with Qing Ya may be targeted by the Clock Man. This is why Qing Ya has been fighting alone for many years. He doesn't want the people around him to repeat the same mistake."

Ke Xiaomo paused for a moment and said as calmly as possible, "Since the watchmaker targeted the gray pigeon, he is very likely to target you."

"I know."

Ke Xiaomo's mouth twitched slightly, and then he turned his head and looked at him: "You know? Do you hope that Xiaoni, Xiaoling, Yongzhu and others can see your body being hung up high for people to admire?!"

"Nothing like that will happen."

"You are so naive."

"I have confidence."

Ke Xiaomo took a deep breath, and then his voice gradually became colder, no longer pretending to be gentle, "You know, the watchmaker only needs one finger to crush you to death... tear you into pieces, and then let the whole world see your end."

"so what."

"So, you still insist on doing this?"

"Because I want to be a hero, a real hero." Ke Mingye said, "Qing Ya will find me. If the Clock Man comes, I will defeat him together with him."

"It's simply... hopeless."

Ke Mingye let out a long sigh, his face still calm as he said, "You are my brother, and I hope you can support me. But this does not mean that I will let you influence my own ideas."

While the two were talking, the elevator on the first floor of the duplex apartment building opposite the supermarket suddenly opened, and then a clear figure walked out and walked slowly towards them.

Bai Qiuwu, who was wearing a hoodie, looked up from his mobile phone screen and cast a confused look at the two people sitting on the public wooden chairs.

"What are you guys talking about here? You look like you're constipated."

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)