Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 344 Kiana: If I reveal my background, won't you all be furious?

How long has it been since I last heard this name? I think back to when I was a child, her father hurriedly left home with a bag of money in his hands, and soon after, news came that he had absconded with the money.

Kreta didn't understand. That person had always been so gentle and full of dreams. He would often carry her as a child on the construction site and enthusiastically introduce her to his projects and inventions—cavity-specific engineering machinery.

Yes, the core competitiveness of Baizhi Heavy Industry today is the legacy left by that man. Through Grace's deciphering and improvement, the current hollow special engineering machinery was completed. It is also one of the few pieces of evidence that Holes can still prove his existence.

With her head down and a gloomy look in her eyes, Kreta looked at the pile driver and said, "That name, why do you know that name?"

"This, this..."

It was clear that the pile driver was intimidated by Koleda's current momentum. At the same time, in order to ensure everyone's safety, Kiana suggested that they take the pile driver back first and then ask her questions when they got to a safe place.

Although the pile driver was in a hurry to reinforce the seal, the group clearly wouldn't let it leave obediently. After careful consideration, the pile driver decided to go back with the group first. Because its database still contained records of communication with Hols, as long as the people before it remained interested in Hols's affairs, they wouldn't reset its system.

Afterwards, once people have seen the information in its database, they will quickly believe what it says and will not ignore the great calamity that is about to be faced.

Afterwards, Grace began investigating the messages received by the pile driver at the construction site, and she actually found a message related to Hols.

However, the message was not sent by Hols himself, but was automatically sent by the prototype that disappeared with Hols at the time—the first generation of these hollow special engineering machines.

The location of the shipment was deep within the cavern. According to Fairy and Ai-chan's calculations, that was the last project site that White Heavy Industries under Hols' leadership had undertaken, namely the Pioneer Square construction project, where the Hols embezzled funds and absconded with the money scandal broke out.

"I never expected there would be a plaza inside this hollow. Come to think of it, the plaza's location was already very close to the subway station. They should have thought of that when they took on the subway station project," Kreta said sadly after reading the message.

If the information in this message is true, then her father, Holmes, did not choose to abscond with the money at all, but instead used the prototype to seal a monster in the tower of the landmark building in the center of Pioneer Square.

This also explains why Kreta accidentally stumbled upon Hols arguing heatedly on the phone with someone. Indeed, it happened late at night, and Kreta, who had gone to bed early, accidentally stumbled upon Hols making a phone call in the study when she got up to use the restroom.

Because Hols' tone was extremely angry and agitated, he hurriedly began packing up the money and some documents after hanging up.

In the instant he turned around, Hols spotted little Kreta standing at the door. After kneeling down and saying his last words to her, Hols resolutely left his home.

The following day, news reports on television revealed that Hols had absconded with the funds, and the Pioneer Square project was forced to halt, with all White Heavy Industries employees being summoned for questioning.

Since then, a large number of employees have left Shiroi Heavy Industries. Kreta herself grew up in a hostile environment and took over the Shiroi Heavy Industries, which was in dire need of rebuilding.

"Damn father, why did he have to leave me with such a mess after he died?!"

Kreta slammed her right hand into the steel bars beside her, the loud noise startling everyone present.

But no one dared to go up and comfort Kreta, after all, they knew exactly how Kreta was feeling.

Many of the employees who chose to stay at Baizhi Heavy Industry today are still employees who did so in the first place, and they also do not believe that Hols is the kind of greedy and despicable person.

Over the years, they had hoped that Holmes would appear and clarify everything, but the days have passed and the present has come to this.

Now, based on the intelligence extracted from inside the pile driver, Hols had already perished along with that unknown monster back then. Moreover, shortly after the project was halted and all employees were investigated, Pioneer Square, along with the prototype, was swept into the void. Even if Hols was still alive at that time, he would probably have been corrupted by the etheric energy by now.

"So what are your plans next?"

Kiana spoke up, which was somewhat inappropriate, but the nature of the matter changed after learning that there might be unknown monsters like the Skeletons inside the Void. Kiana originally had the right to take over the matter completely, but out of sympathy, she still asked Koleda for her opinion.

"What else can I do?" Koleda wiped away the tears welling up in her eyes and said bravely, "I finally got news about that bastard, how could I give up now! Although I know that what I'm about to do might be a bit overstepping my authority, please! Witnessing that guy's fate and understanding the truth of what happened back then is really important to me!"

After saying this, Koleda bowed deeply to Kiana. At the same time, the former employees of White Heavy Industries, represented by Grace, also came to Kiana and bowed.

“We’ve watched this child grow up. Although she’s kept these little thoughts to herself, how could we, her long-time employees, not know? We even share the same hopes. So, Miss Kiana, could you please take us to the place where all the truths are buried (Pioneer Square)?”

Seeing so many people bowing to her, Kiana felt a little uncomfortable. She awkwardly scratched her face and asked everyone to stand up first.

Seeing that everyone had stopped bowing, Kiana sighed and said, "To be honest, things have developed to a point where it's no longer something you can get involved in. But considering that this matter may involve the embezzlement case at Baizhi Heavy Industry many years ago, and that you were involved back then, I can't let you leave easily, both morally and logically. So don't worry, I will take you there to find the truth."

Before the people from Baizhi Heavy Industry could express their gratitude, Kiana reminded them again, "But I can only bring a few representatives in. That's enough for today. I hope you can select representatives tomorrow and bring these three pieces of construction machinery with me into the cavern."

After saying that, Kiana drove away with Ies, and along the way, Ies, who was sitting in the passenger seat, expressed his questions.

"Speaking of which, the Sixth Anti-Aircraft Section should have relatively strict rules and regulations regarding this kind of unauthorized action, right?"

Kiana was startled after she finished speaking. Her hands gripping the steering wheel stiffened slightly, and her tone lost its previous confidence.

"What are you talking about? I have no idea."

"Sigh, Miss Kiana, didn't anyone tell you that you make too many subtle movements when you lie? Your reaction gave you away perfectly."

“Okay, I admit that my previous actions were not in accordance with the rules,” Kiana admitted.

"Why? It can't be just as simple as fearing that the process will be too complicated and hindered by external forces, right?"

"Perhaps it's because she saw a reflection of my past self in Kleda," Kiana replied.

"A shadow of your past?"

"Yes, I used to wander alone for a period of time."

"?" Zhe asked Kiana with a puzzled look through Ies, "Isn't Miss Kiana a member of the Kaslana family? Why did you wander alone?"

“That happened a long time ago, as you probably know, right? It was when my mother, Cecilia Shaniat, sacrificed herself when the old capital fell.”

Zhe nodded to indicate that he knew, because this matter was known throughout the city at the time. Cecilia Shaniat, one of the strongest Void Hunters at the time, chose to venture into the Void alone to stop its expansion, and then disappeared completely into the depths of the Void.

By this time, the old capital had been sacrificed as a price to successfully contain the expansion of Void Zero, allowing the remaining people to build a new home on the ruins of the old capital.

But what does this have to do with Kiana's past solitary wandering? Tetsuya expressed his doubts.

"Actually, I have no memory of anything before I was nine years old," Kiana said softly. "From the time I can remember, I lived with my dad in the outer ring and didn't even know my own name. I only learned the name Kiana from my dad's sleep-talking when he was still immersed in grief at the time."

Because the amount of information was too large, Tetsuya and Rin didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing that Ies didn't react, Kiana continued to tell her about her background.

"After living in the outer ring for a few years, my dad gradually became more cheerful. I originally thought that I would live a simple and happy life with my dad in the outer ring, until one day an accident happened. When I woke up, my dad was no longer by my side, and I could not find out any specific news about him from the neighbors."

After that, I began wandering alone in the outer ring, searching for my father. One day, my sister Bianca Durandal came to the outer ring and found me. Through her explanation, I learned that I was her sister who had been missing for many years, and that my father had remained missing. According to the clues my sister had gathered, the last place he was seen was on the outskirts of Void Zero, and no one had seen him since.

For a long time, not a sound was heard in the car except for the radio playing music. Even after Kiana parked the car in the garage of the Tetsuya siblings' house, the two were still immersed in Kiana's story.

Finally, it was Ies who patted Zhe's trouser leg and brought the two of them back to their senses. They never expected that Kiana, who seemed so cheerful on the surface, had such a past hidden behind her.

“Miss Kiana…” Rin stepped forward, her expression somewhat downcast.

“That’s all in the past.” Kiana shook her head and refused their comfort. “However, I still hope that you two can keep this a secret for me. Very few people outside the family know about this. I think you should know what the consequences would be if it were revealed.”

"Why did Miss Kiana specifically tell us about your past?" Zhe asked.

Even though Zhe was slow to react, he could tell that Kiana had ulterior motives when she asked them to keep it a secret. After all, if it was a secret that really needed to be hidden, Kiana wouldn't have needed to reveal it.

From the moment they spoke, they were forced to become Kiana's "accomplices." If they didn't agree to Kiana's request, they would probably face handcuffs from the police department.

After all, the other party's sister is the current head of the Public Security Bureau, and given that Zhe and his group are rope craftsmen, there is a lot of room for manipulation behind them. Kiana and her group have plenty of ways to put them in jail for life.

Furthermore, the fact that the other party was willing to tell them this secret meant that they had at least some sincerity in coming. After all, if they were to fight Kiana to the death and post these things online before being completely shut down, they could still manage to do so, giving those who coveted the Kaslana family's position an opportunity.

Although such a matter wouldn't even be considered a scandal in the eyes of those families, it didn't stop them from using this past event to fabricate a series of baseless stories to slander the Kaslana family, such as Kiana being the product of the Kaslana family's secret and inhumane human experiments.

On the other side, Rin had also realized what was going on. Seeing that the two of them understood her meaning, Kiana smiled with relief.

"You guys seem to be quite good. I must say, no wonder you're her students."

"Wait! You know the teacher?!" Zhe asked excitedly.

He instinctively wanted to grab Kiana's shoulder, but was stopped by an unknown force.

"I regret that I do not know your teacher, but I do know some information about your teacher, or more precisely, the mayor knows."

"mayor?"

"Yes, the mayor knows your teacher Carlos, and he also believes that the fall of the old capital was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. However, given his position, he cannot publicly express his opinion, so he entrusted this matter to me to investigate secretly."

Hearing this, Zhe swallowed hard, exchanged a nervous glance with Rin, and asked, "Could you tell us the evidence you've collected over the years? Or could you let us meet the mayor? Please, Ms. Kiana! This is very important to us."

"I know this matter is very important to you, but I'm sorry I can't disclose this information without the mayor's permission, and now is not the time for you to contact the mayor. Trust me, the mayor will meet with you someday in the future, I promise!"

Hearing this, Tetsuya and Rin looked at each other, and finally asked Kiana again to confirm, "Really?"

"Really! Do I need to assure you in the name of the Kaslana family?"

"That won't be necessary," Zhe declined.

After all, a guarantee made in the name of the Kaslana family means that Kiana is making a guarantee on the honor of the Kaslana family. The Kaslana family values ​​the people and the family's honor the most. For these few words, the Kaslana family can do anything they have agreed to under the law, even at any cost.

This is enough to prove the value of those words, so after Kiana said those words, Tetsuya and Rin chose to trust her without hesitation.

"So, getting back to our previous topic, Ms. Kiana, can you tell us why you're willing to go to such lengths to win us over?"

"because……"