Returning from the abyss

Chapter 196 Cowardice

There are not many lucky people like Han Qing. When the two walked into a waiting room, there were only six people sitting in it, and everyone's faces were full of tension and happiness, which was almost the same as the expression on Han Qing's face.

Lu Ning dragged Han Qing, who couldn't walk very well, to an empty sofa and sat down. Soon someone brought drinks and snacks, and told them that Cen Mujian would come over in person later.

"Is he coming now?"

Han Qing grabbed Lu Ning. Fortunately, she was wearing thick clothes today, so she didn't get pinched.

"I'll come over to meet you before the concert, and then we'll take a few of you to a special auditorium, and after the concert, you can come back here to meet Cen Mujian." The staff laughed explained.

"Yes, okay, we'll wait, no problem." Han Qing began to speak incoherently.

Lu Ning picked up a piece of mung bean cake from the table and took it apart, biting off a small piece, the powdery feeling filled her mouth, it seemed that a lot of honey had been used and the sweetness overwhelmed the natural taste of mung bean.

"Lu, Lu, Lu Ning."

"Why are you stuttering?"

Lu Ning, who is not a star-chaser, picked the pastries on the table, trying to find the one that suits her taste, and didn't care about the big star who appeared at the door.

"Most of the snacks here are packaged products, and the taste is only made according to the taste of the public. It's normal if you don't like it."

Cen Mujian, the much-anticipated singer is standing at the door now. He is tall and thin, but muscular. Through the shirt he is wearing today, it can still be seen that this is a person who has undergone long-term training.Cen Mujian himself is not outstanding in appearance, but he naturally has a gentle temperament, and now when he meets fans, he shows this feeling to the fullest.

"It's okay! We are just... hello! My name is Han Qing! I have liked you since I was a child!" Han Qing hurriedly stood up, bowed vigorously to Cen Mujian, and then hurriedly took out a painting from his bag The frame, on which is a hand-drawn sketch of Cen Mujian's characters.

At the same time, other fans gathered around one after another, greeted and introduced themselves nervously, and took out the prepared gifts at the same time.

"Ah... I accept everyone's enthusiasm, but why not wait for this part to come after the concert? I will be with you all after 10:30." Cen Mu held several things in his hands , and smiled a little embarrassedly, "After all, I'm going backstage to put on makeup now, and I can't take these."

"Okay, okay! No problem!"

"The concert is important! We will do our best to support you!"

"Come on!"

"Well, if you have any needs, tell the staff, I have already said hello. Someone will take you to the VIP seat in a while, be careful not to get separated. You can follow them when you come back. I have prepared a special The reception room."

Cen Mujian made a secret gesture to several people.

"But don't tell anyone before tonight, I don't want too many people to know that I have a fan meeting in private."

Naturally, Han Qing and the others hurriedly agreed.

After some exchange, Cen Mujian left.Not long after, two staff members took the people out of the guest room, went around to an elevator room, took the elevator upstairs, and soon came to a spacious small balcony.

Looking outside from here, you can see the front row of seats below, but more of it is the huge main stage that has been arranged for the concert.

Now at this time, there are already no empty seats downstairs, and the boiling shouts of people can still be heard upstairs, and countless dots of light sticks have been lit up.Before Lu Ning could fully react, Han Qing stuffed her hand.

"It's about to start!"

Han Qing roared excitedly.

As she said, not long after, the lights on the stage suddenly dimmed, leaving only a few beams of light hitting the center, and a movable board rose from below, and Cen Mujian, who had already changed into a stage costume, stood There, with his entrance, the loudest screams and cheers so far came from below, almost blowing the ceiling.

Lu Ning felt that she was quite out of place among these people.

She quite likes Cen Mujian's songs, but she can't reach the point of star chasing. If someone with her personality screams for someone, I'm afraid it won't even be the end of the world.

On the other hand, enjoying a cultural performance doesn't bother her either.

The concert time of about three hours actually cannot cover too many songs, at least Cen Mujian also spent a lot of time interacting with the audience - after all, it is impossible for him to sing continuously for three hours.

Han Qing on the side sang excitedly, and his voice became hoarse.Facts have proved that it is common to sing out of tune on such a large occasion. Since the second song, she has been out of the correct pitch. Lu Ning didn't bother to remind her, anyway, she couldn't change it.

Accompanied by the soothing melody of the last song "Melancholia", the concert finally came to an end. Even though the audience was still desperately shouting for another song, Cen Mujian still called the curtain call on time.

Han Qing was not disappointed.She knew better that there were more exciting things to come. When she turned her head, Lu Ning handed her a bottle of pear juice and pointed to her throat.

"Don't shout that you are dumb, and you can't speak when the time comes, drink two more sips."

"Thank you." Han Qing felt his voice hoarse at this moment, and quickly unscrewed the drink and took several sips.

Soon, someone came and took these lucky fans out of the small balcony, but instead of going downstairs, they walked along a corridor for a while, and entered a room like an apartment house, asking them to sit in the living room up.

"Lu Ning, how's my voice?" Han Qing asked, grabbing Lu Ning's hand nervously.

"It's too bad, I almost couldn't hear you clearly." Lu Ning replied truthfully, "I told you not to shout so excitedly."

"Then what should I do? I... have to talk to Cen Mu in a while!" Han Qing looked a little crazy, and the rest of them also realized that they were too excited just now, and now they all have a sore throat .

Lu Ning looked at the cabinet next to the TV, opened it, and found a tea bag from it.

"I'll go make tea. Anyway, it's more important for you to wait here, so I'm here to accompany you." She looked up and saw the expressions of the others, and shrugged, "Okay, everyone's share."

Everyone quickly thanked them, there is no doubt that these fans would not miss any time to meet Cen Mujian.

When Lu Ning approached the kitchen, she didn't find the electric kettle, but there was a copper kettle.She turned on the gas stove, filled a pot of water and started to boil, and then began to look for tea sets and cups suitable for making tea in various cabinets.

During this period, the outside suddenly became lively, and soon it became quiet again, probably Cen Mujian came over.After a while, fragmentary conversations sounded, but the sound insulation effect in the kitchen was good, so I couldn't hear what they were talking about.

Lu Ning finally found a brand new tea set in a cupboard below. She unceremoniously opened it and threw the tea bag into the pot. It happened that the water was already boiling at this moment. She turned off the flame and lifted the pot. Get up and start making tea.

When the fragrance spread, the door suddenly slammed.

"I heard that a friend made tea here. This is not my way of hospitality. Let me do it." Cen Mujian, still wearing the last costume, walked into the kitchen with a smile on his face , shut the kitchen door casually.

"Your fans won't let you come and be with me alone." Lu Ning glanced back at him, "I'm almost done here, you can just go back and wait."

"Then I would be too rude as the host." Cen Mu shook his head, "At least I should do things like serving tea, how about it?"

As he said that, he had already walked to the side, picked up the tea tray and began to put things like quilts on it.

"Aren't you my fan? Are you here with your friends?"

"Yes, are you unhappy?"

"No, no, no one can be liked by everyone, I'm quite aware of that. It's just that I think you don't like me a little bit?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Your attitude has never been very enthusiastic. I thought that even in order to take care of your friend's emotions, you would pretend to talk to me for a while. This time, you just hid in the kitchen." Cen Mu and from Lu Ning's hands He took the teapot, shook it a few times, and put it on the tea tray, "Is there anything I hate about you?"

Lu Ning glanced at the tea tray in his hand, then looked up at him again.

"I'm just being wary."

"Ah..." Cen Mu scratched his face in embarrassment, "I thought I was more popular."

"Because I'm always on the lookout for 'counterfeit' enemies, Raven."

Lu Ning raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose.

Cen Mujian was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud.

"What counterfeit?"

"If you really plan to help me prepare things, at least find out how many people are in the living room first?"

Lu Ning stepped back slightly, and pointed to the tea tray in Cen Mujian's hand.

One teapot, four teacups, this number is obviously not suitable for the large number of people in the living room.

"You talk about hospitality, but you don't even remember how many guests there are? If you don't care about the number of cups at all, I can only think that you are approaching me with some purpose. Now that my identity is no longer In such a secret situation, you can easily inquire about the relationship between me and Han Qing, and it is not difficult to just invite a few people who confuse their eyes to operate in a black box, right?"

"..." Cen Mujian let go of the tea tray, and put his hand into his trouser pocket.

"If you are looking for cooperation in general, you can do it clearly, but you choose to approach secretly and spend so much time. What is the reason for this? I judge that there is nothing wrong with you being hostile to me."

"You found out too late." Cen Mu raised his hand and touched his nose, "Since you thought I was hostile to you, did you notice some of my actions after I came in?"

Close the door, approach...

Lu Ning put her hands on the stove and began to tremble.

"Toxic breathing." Cen Mujian's hand rested on the tip of his nose, "This is an ability that takes effect slowly and causes death even more slowly, and can only be used in a closed environment. It can only deprive people of mobility in the early stage, and can make people fall into a deep sleep in the middle stage. , Only staying in a completely toxic environment for more than half an hour can cause death."

"you……"

"That's why I closed the door, approached you, and talked to you as much as possible to make it faster." Cen Mu put down his hands, "As you said, I am a crow. I can't afford to offend Jiang Shanhao and Zhao Xihua. For the team, we can only try our best to pick some soft persimmons to pinch. Although you have some exchanges with Cheng Yurun and the others, you are still alone most of the time, so I chose you."

"Choose... to kill?"

"Yes, I got a deal from Cheng Yurun about how to complete the second task. Although it is also a way to find someone who registered on that website, all tourists must have registered." Cen Mu stared at Lu Ning, " There is one thing I want to tell you, I directly set your ticket as a fan meeting, but as I expected, Han Qing changed the ticket to his own name."

"Aren't you ready to complete the task?"

"Remind you, the more you talk, the faster you will be poisoned. I don't mind... I've almost finished the task. There is one more time to avoid death. Cheng Yurun and I went to the victim's club together, only the serial killer. The task has not been settled yet."

"he……"

"He doesn't know too much about me. I was the one who told him about my current situation here. I'm not lying. You know who I am. Ever since I came here to organize a concert, I've been receiving overt and secret messages from some people from the upper echelons of Sin City. Threats, including some intimidation from the Council of Heaven, when I realized what kind of opponents these are, I planned to leave."

"You certainly didn't tell him about it."

"Then he will be alert. Of course I said in front of them that I would stay for 30 days, not to mention that I have been endowed with abilities, so it's not surprising that I have such confidence." Cen Mujian took out a folding bag from his pocket Knife, slowly pull it away.

"No one thought you were a coward."

"So I can't bear as much pressure as the original singer here...sometimes I admire the characters in these scenes. But I like to call it cautious, and only people who are always cautious in this world can live , For example, now, I have to confirm that you don't even have the strength to move your feet before you do it."

As Cen Mu spoke, he kicked Lu Ning's knee, but Lu Ning did not dodge, and immediately half-kneeled on the ground after taking the kick, panting heavily, shaking violently all over.

"it's time."

"Toxic breathing... Although you say so, the weakness is not so simple, is it?"

"Huh? Of course, the previous one was just a limitation of ability, but..."

"Loss of smell, eh?"

Lu Ning tugged on her clothes, and the paper money in her jacket pocket fell down. She didn't rush to move, but looked up at Cen Mujian.

"How do you know? Wait, don't you—"

Cen Mujian's face changed, and he turned his head to look at the stove that Lu Ning had been holding on before. The fire knob for boiling water was actually in the open position!
"When you closed the door casually, didn't you think about why I closed the door on purpose?"

Lu Ning's voice, to Cen Mujian's ears, was already like the urging voice of Nine Nether Hell.

Now he understood why he would rather be kicked, and Lu Ning didn't let go of his hand on the stove, because that hand was pressing the knob of another fire eye.

"before that--"

When Cen Mujian was speaking, the blade had already stabbed directly at Lu Ning, but his speed could not keep up with the speed at which Lu Ning pressed the knob with all his strength to make the gas stove spark!

"—How about thinking about your first mission before then?"

Lu Ning lowered her head and looked through the square hole of the money.

boom!
The natural gas that had already filled the entire kitchen exploded under the action of a little spark. The violent vibration shattered all the surrounding glass, and the fire wave rushed out, igniting the entire apartment, and awakened the person who had just fallen asleep because of Cen Mujian's ability. fans.When their lives were at stake, they didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly fled out the door. Han Qing was a little hesitant, but he still gave priority to getting out of the flames.

(End of this chapter)