Esper X Family – Chapter 428 – Father Has the Potential to be a Great Emperor (10/36)

Ye Yao was genuinely a bit surprised that the Countermeasures Bureau had chosen to gradually whitewash Lou Wei’s identity in this way.

Although it sounded a bit strange, it was more than enough to handle a young girl.

That was Fu Qi’s reasoning.

First, use this method to subconsciously make Ye Yao equate Lou Wei with a member of the Countermeasures Bureau. Then, when the truth was eventually exposed, the impact would be lessened.

It was still somewhat effective.

They couldn’t keep Lou Wei’s identity and the Countermeasures Bureau in a state of mutual non-relation forever.

That would make many things inconvenient.

But now that Lou Wei’s identity had been legitimized in Ye Yao’s eyes through recruitment, many things could be done promptly.

After this, whenever Lou Wei appeared at Countermeasures Bureau headquarters, he would have a reasonable excuse, preventing Ye Yao from becoming too suspicious.

As for why not just reveal the truth…

Until the conflict between Ye Tong and Lou Wei was resolved, and until Ye Yao’s misunderstanding of the “Strongest of the Current Era” was cleared up, it was better to stick with a conservative strategy.

Ye Yao feigned a surprised expression.

“So, Father has already joined the Countermeasures Bureau? Has he been traveling for the Bureau recently?”

Fu Qi nodded. “Something like that.”

To protect that guy Lou Wei, he had to go against his conscience and lie to Ye Yao.

Never mind whether he would be held accountable later. He had truly done everything a brother could.

Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.

“That explains it. That explains it.

No wonder I’ve felt like Father has been hiding something from me lately, like he has another identity.

Turns out he secretly joined the Countermeasures Bureau without telling me.”

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Hearing this, Fu Qi couldn’t help but sweat a little.

He was certain that Ye Tong wouldn’t tell Ye Yao about Lou Wei’s true identity.

He could only say that Ye Tong’s influence on Ye Yao was growing stronger and stronger.

Even her subconscious could be subtly affected.

Who knew if this situation would worsen as time went on?

Resolving the misunderstanding couldn’t wait any longer. But it required Ye Tong’s cooperation.

And as for how to get Ye Tong to cooperate… that depended on Lou Wei’s efforts.

Fu Qi took a deep breath.

“I heard you’ve been having some conflicts with your father lately. Is there a misunderstanding?”

For the past three months, Fu Qi had been deliberately avoiding Ye Yao, immersing himself in work and developing new Form Skills.

Naturally, he hadn’t had a chance to talk with Ye Yao about Lou Wei.

But now that they had met, he couldn’t avoid the topic.

As Ye Yao’s uncle on the surface, he had every reason to ask about it and try to help resolve it.

Whether it could be successfully resolved, however, was none of his concern.

Ye Yao’s expression became hesitant, as if she knew very well that something was wrong, looking like a child who had made a mistake.

“I-I’m not really in conflict with Father… I just don’t feel like talking to him for some reason…”

Fu Qi felt a small part of himself die inside.

What good did it do to show him that expression?

He knew that it wasn’t Ye Yao’s fault, but rather Ye Tong’s resentment toward Lou Wei that indirectly affected Ye Yao.

That was why Ye Yao felt an inexplicable distance from her “father”.

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Fu Qi found this unsolvable.

Without fixing things on Ye Tong’s side, Ye Yao’s side might also be impossible to fix.

Seeing Ye Yao’s lost and bewildered little expression, Fu Qi felt an overwhelming sense of frustration.

It was so frustrating.

Like having no place to even start.

After asking that question, Fu Qi now wanted to punch his past self from one minute ago.

It was better to just pretend not to know and brush past it.

But since he had already asked, he couldn’t back down now.

“Maybe you two need to have a heart-to-heart talk. Perhaps that feeling might disappear after you communicate.”

“Mm… I’ll try. Next time I see Father, I’ll muster up the courage to try.”

Ye Yao paused.

“Uncle, how do you know about this? Did Father tell you?”

That was right.

Back then, Lou Wei had been as helpless as a malfunctioning robot hearing “You at least have to reach the first boss, right?”.

A contender for the saddest man in the world.

He had even swallowed his pride and asked for help.

If Fu Qi hadn’t given him some advice, Lou Wei might have ended up in a dead end.

Later, Fu Qi pointed him in a clear direction: to go meet the other members of Sequence Zero and teach them Form Skills to show his sincerity.

Unexpectedly, he had ended up recovering on his own.

Fu Qi chuckled softly and started badmouthing Lou Wei.

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“That’s right. He called me to complain, saying you weren’t talking to him and that he was too afraid to ask you why.

Lou Wei is undoubtedly a failure of a father, dragging his feet and still not taking the initiative to talk to you.

If you want, I can beat him up for you.”

Ye Yao’s cheeks puffed up slightly, as if she was a little angry.

“Father… isn’t a failure… It’s my fault… that I made him sad…”

Hearing Ye Yao defend Lou Wei like that, Fu Qi felt like dying again.

His desire to attack Lou Wei surged to unprecedented heights.

A daughter this sensible was wasted on Lou Wei.

Fortunately, he had brought Xiao Jing along to act as the mother.

If Lou Wei had been left alone to care for Ye Yao, he didn’t dare to imagine how disastrous the situation would become.

Fu Qi sighed lightly.

“I won’t say much more. Your father might be a bit busy lately. Maybe he’s taking on a heavy responsibility.”

He was preparing Ye Yao for what was to come.

When Lou Wei displayed a lofty status later, it would at least lessen the psychological impact on Ye Yao.

“So, is Father really that amazing? I thought his ability could only cosplay a hair dryer.”

Ye Yao exclaimed in surprise.

“I never thought Father truly has the potential to be a Great Emperor. He’ll definitely be able to beat up that Strongest of the Current Era with me!”

Beat himself up?

That’d be hilarious.

Fu Qi held back his laughter and prepared to change the subject.

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His main purpose for meeting Ye Yao this time wasn’t to ease the conflict between them, but to use Ye Yao to contact Ye Tong.

After all, Ye Yao had telepathy with Ye Tong.

However, Ye Yao didn’t know that others knew she had telepathy.

Fu Qi couldn’t find the hidden Ye Tong, and couldn’t reach her by phone, so he could only casually mention it in front of Ye Yao as if he didn’t mind.

That way, Ye Yao might naturally convey to Ye Tong that “Uncle wants to see you”.

Ye Tong probably wouldn’t give him the cold shoulder like she did to Lou Wei.

Fu Qi felt that there was a good chance of success.

Ye Yao glanced at Fu Qi’s thoughts and felt speechless.

That’s quite the inner monologue there.

If the current her was actually Ye Tong, wouldn’t he be in for a shock?

It seemed like Fu Qi had also given up on the game.

A Tier 0 Esper slacking off, no longer accepting pressure.

If she suddenly let out a “Heh heh”, she wondered if Fu Qi would freeze on the spot.

“Speaking of which, as your uncle, I haven’t met your older sister yet. I’d really like to have a few words with her.”

What a terrible hint.

Ye Yao barely suppressed the urge to call him out.

Author Note

I still need to update 26 more chapters. There are still 22 days left in this month. If I add one or two extra chapters a day, I can make up for it. It’s not a lot. The advantage is still mine!

Translator Note

I did NOT expect a Mr.Beast crossover at all…