Ye Yao was actually a bit surprised that the Countermeasure Bureau would choose this method to slowly whitewash Lou Wei's identity.

Although it sounded a bit strange, it was indeed enough to deal with a little girl.

That was what Fu Qi thought.

By using this method to subconsciously make Ye Yao equate Lou Wei with members of the Countermeasure Bureau, the shock would be smaller when his identity was eventually exposed.

It would have some effect after all.

They couldn't let Lou Wei's identity and ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ the Countermeasure Bureau remain in a state of mutual non-interference forever.

That would make many things inconvenient.

But now, by rationalizing Lou Wei's identity to Ye Yao through the guise of recruitment, many things could be done in a timely manner.

After this, whenever Lou Wei appeared at the Countermeasure Bureau headquarters, there would be a reasonable excuse, preventing Ye Yao from becoming too suspicious.

As for why they didn't just announce the truth directly...

Before the conflict between Ye Tong and Lou Wei was eased, and before Ye Yao's misunderstanding regarding the "modern strongest" was cleared up, it was better to adopt a conservative strategy.

Ye Yao put on a surprised expression.

“So Father has already joined the Countermeasure Bureau? Is that why he's been on business trips for them lately?”

Fu Qi nodded: “Probably so.”

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

Regardless of whether he'd be held accountable later, he had done more than enough as a brother.

Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.

“Then it's not strange anymore, not strange at all.”

“No wonder I've felt like Father was hiding something from me lately, like he had another identity.”

“It turns out he secretly joined the Countermeasure Bureau behind my back.”

Hearing this, Fu Qi couldn't help but break into a slight sweat.

He believed Ye Tong wouldn't tell Ye Yao about Lou Wei's true identity.

It could only be said that Ye Tong's influence on Ye Yao was growing stronger and stronger.

Even the subconscious was being subtly affected.

God knows if this situation would worsen as time went on.

Resolving the misunderstanding was urgent, and it required Ye Tong's cooperation.

As for how to get Ye Tong to cooperate, that would depend on Lou Wei's efforts.

Fu Qi took a deep breath.

“I heard you and your father have been having some friction lately. Is there some misunderstanding?”

For the past three months, Fu Qi had been consciously avoiding Ye Yao, immersing himself in work and the development of new Form Techniques.

Naturally, he hadn't had the chance to talk to Ye Yao about these things regarding Lou Wei.

But now that they had met, he couldn't avoid these topics.

As Ye Yao's uncle on the surface, he had every reason to inquire about this matter and try to resolve it.

Whether it could be successfully resolved was not his concern.

Ye Yao's expression became hesitant, as if she also knew something was wrong, looking like she had done something bad.

“I... I didn't have any friction with Father... It's just that for some reason, I don't really want to talk to him...”

Fu Qi felt like a part of him had died.

What was the point of showing him that expression?

He knew it wasn't Ye Yao's fault, but rather Ye Tong's resentment toward Lou Wei indirectly affecting Ye Yao.

This led to Ye Yao's groundless distancing from her "father."

Fu Qi felt this was an unsolvable problem.

As long as things weren't settled on Ye Tong's side, Ye Yao's side probably wouldn't be settled either.

Seeing Ye Yao's confused and helpless little expression, Fu Qi felt an intense frustration in his chest.

This was just too much.

He felt like there was no way to start.

Fu Qi, who had asked the question, almost wanted to punch his one-minute-ago self.

It would have been better to just pretend he didn't know and muddle through.

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

“Maybe you two need to have a heart-to-heart talk. Perhaps after communicating, that feeling will disappear.”

“Mm... I'll try. The next time I see Father, I'll gather the courage to try.”

Ye Yao paused.

“Why does Uncle know about this? Did Father tell you?”

He actually did.

At that time, Lou Wei was as helpless as a malfunctioning robot hearing the prompt, "Shouldn't we at least see the first boss?"

He could compete for the title of the world's most melancholy man.

He had even set aside his pride to ask for help.

If Fu Qi hadn't given him some advice, he probably would have ended up in a dead end.

Later, Fu Qi pointed him toward a clear path, telling him to meet with other members of Sequence Zero to teach them Form Techniques as a show of sincerity.

He didn't expect him to return to normal in his own way.

Fu Qi chuckled and began to badmouth Lou Wei.

“Yes, he called me to complain, saying you weren't talking to him anymore, and he didn't dare ask you why.”

“Lou Wei is undoubtedly a failed father, dragging things out until now without taking the initiative to talk to you.”

“If you want, I can help you give him a beating.”

Ye Yao puffed out her cheeks slightly, appearing a little angry.

“Father... is not a failure. It's my fault... for making him sad...”

Hearing Ye Yao's defense of Lou Wei, Fu Qi felt like he had died yet again.

His desire to attack Lou Wei was higher than ever before.

Giving such a sensible daughter to Lou Wei was simply a waste.

Luckily, they had brought Xiao Jing along to act as a mother at the time.

If Lou Wei had been left to supervise Ye Yao alone, he couldn't imagine what kind of terrible situation it would have turned into.

Fu Qi sighed softly.

“I won't say more. Your father might be quite busy lately; he might be taking on very heavy responsibilities.”

He was giving Ye Yao a heads-up.

Once Lou Wei displayed his high status later on, it would somewhat reduce the shock to Ye Yao's mind.

“So Father is actually that amazing? I thought his Superpower could only cosplay as a hairdryer.”

Ye Yao let out a sound of amazement.

“I didn't expect my father to really have the Potential of a Great Emperor. In the future, he'll definitely be able to beat up that modern strongest with me!”

Beating up himself?

That would be hilarious.

Fu Qi stifled a laugh and prepared to change the subject.

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

After all, Ye Yao and Ye Tong shared a telepathic connection.

However, Ye Yao didn't know that others were aware of her telepathy.

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

This way, Ye Yao might naturally convey the message to Ye Tong that "Uncle wants to see you."

Ye Tong shouldn't subject him to the same cold treatment she gave Lou Wei.

Fu Qi felt there was a high chance of success.

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

He had quite a lot of internal monologue.

If her true nature were Ye Tong, wouldn't he just blow up?

It seemed Fu Qi had also given up on the mental games.

Fu Qi, the T0 Ability User, was just slacking off now, refusing to take on any more pressure.

If she suddenly let out a "hee-hee," she wondered if Fu Qi would freeze on the spot.

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

What a terrible hint.

Ye Yao suppressed the urge to complain.