Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

Zhuang Xuteng put away his phone and looked up at the camera.While the camera was still moving slowly, it was clear to regulars and residents that it was only connected to power, not data.

The cameras at the gate of Heishi are all decorations.Having a camera is a requirement for opening a market, and not having a camera is a requirement for a black market, and both can be satisfied at the same time.Zhuang Xuteng glanced around, but couldn't find out how Boss Qian observed him, just like he didn't know how the Baiqi grocery store worked.

According to the prompt, Zhuang Xuteng sneaked into the fire escape, ignoring the signs of maintenance and prohibition of passage.It's pitch dark here, and even the indicator light indicating the direction is not on. Probably this is a problem that needs repair.Zhuang Xuteng lit himself with a lighter, and counted the steps to climb up.

The secret door on the wall was so weird that Zhuang Xuteng couldn't see it even when he was lying on the wall, but he could touch it with his hands.He pushed hard, and a "channel" ten centimeters wide and two meters high appeared on the wall.Zhuang Xuteng believes that no human being can get into such a gap, at most he can insert his palm...

He put his palm in and walked through the gap.He had absolutely no idea how this happened or why.In the blink of an eye—not even the Super Calculation Martial Skill Five Flashes could react—he came to a small shop.

This is a wooden house with wooden pillars, beams, roof and wall panels, exuding the smell of old wood.The shop looks old, the tabletops and stools are very smooth, and the scorching marks and stains caused by the unknown year and month have penetrated into the wood grain and become a seamless one.

Judging from the arrangement of the cabinets and shelves, it was a general store, but it was empty now.A few bouquets of dried flowers that cannot be named are placed in the cupboard, and next to them lie some kind of cosmetics in a pie-shaped metal box.There are two compasses and a spotting telescope on the shelf, already covered with a thin layer of dust.They are the epitome of the whole shop, because there are gaps between the wooden boards that make up the walls, and the hot wind and sand are slowly entering through the gaps, accumulating bit by bit, and will eventually bury it slowly.

Boss Qian had lost his former demeanor, he was wearing a tattered old linen clothes, sitting decadently behind the counter.Seeing Zhuang Xuteng coming in, he beckoned to sit down, and then took out a porcelain bottle and two clay cups from under the counter. "Nike, come and have a drink with me, and then we shall say goodbye."

"What happened?" Zhuang Xuteng looked around suspiciously, especially behind him.He found no way in, nor did he find the door out.This is the strangest part of the whole store: there are no doors and windows, and the walls are surrounded by wooden boards.

"The investment failed, and Baiqi Grocery Store had to withdraw from this world." Boss Qian said, "To put it simply, the Bentu Automobile Factory was robbed, and I was likely to be exposed, threatening the safety of the store. This triggered a security protection mechanism." , I will be forcibly taken out of this world, so this may be the last time we meet."

Zhuang Xuteng took a deep breath, he had already got the answer he most wanted to know. "Which company is targeting my brother's car factory? Who killed him?"

"Being targeted by all companies, I don't know who did it, and I don't know how to do it. I'm just a shopkeeper. To put it bluntly, I'm a senior clerk, and I don't have the ability to solve crimes." Boss Qian said: " By the way, the me you see is not the real me, but a distant projection. My main body has left, and I can only use this remote communication method to contact you."

"You slipped really fast. If you had warned me of the danger in advance, I might have saved my brother's life."

"If I had given an early warning, I would have saved his life without your help." Boss Qian covered his forehead and said, "I know that compared to your loss of a loved one, the loss I suffered in this failure is nothing. What, but I'm a victim too, make no mistake."

"You slipped away."

"I was forced to leave! Or do you want me to stay and die there? No, I will not die. I will be arrested and studied slowly. Even thinking about death may be a luxury!" Boss Qian He smashed it hard on the counter, his hand pierced through the table like a phantom, without causing any impact.

Zhuang Xuteng squinted his eyes to see this scene, and said, "The one in front of me is indeed a shadow... What did you call me to say? Do you want to get comfort from me?"

"Farewell is always more difficult than meeting." Boss Qian smiled wryly, and said, "Baiqi Grocery's withdrawal does not mean that it will renege on its debts. The relevant debts and equity will be converted and returned to you. I met you just to discuss what to do. proceed in such a manner.”

"Can you bring my brother back to life?"

"A person cannot be resurrected after death, at most one can be recreated. If you know the principle inside, you will understand that at most one copy can be obtained. And in this world, Bai Qi can't recreate another person." Boss Qian said: " You once asked me to help you recreate a skeleton body, that was a special case, not resurrection."

"If I can't be resurrected, then I don't have anything in particular. Money? Equity? Magical weapons and equipment? I'm not interested right now."

"Well... I understand your feeling. It is really difficult for you to ask for it now, so I have two suggestions." Boss Qian said: "One is a security guarantee, so that the company can get what they want, so that the company can get what they want. Zhuang Teng's relatives can be safe and will not be chased any longer..."

"That's it." Zhuang Xuteng didn't want to hear the second option. "Personally, what I want most is revenge, but you can't keep yourself, and you certainly don't have the ability to take revenge. Besides, I don't want to continue losing loved ones, which can be regarded as the best thing right now. As for what the company gets... who gets it?" In the best interests, whoever is the one to attack, this saves the effort of investigation."

Boss Qian smiled wryly, and said, "Okay, then I'll save the company some trouble, and then clear up some follow-up problems for you, so that this matter will come to an end here. But there are conditions: Li, don’t continue to investigate, lest you continue the traces that I swept away. If you follow the terminology of mercenaries, this is to avoid the limelight, do you understand?”

"how much time is required?"

"One to two years, depending on the situation. When the company feels that the matter has been resolved, they will take action." Boss Qian shook his head, he was almost lying on the table, and seemed to be more uncomfortable than Zhuang Xuteng. "It's a bullshit rule. Why do you do as Romans do? Why can those guys do it, but I can't, so I can only be bullied by them? Naike, they told me to get out, and the solution I gave was to get out? I don't accept it! I Dissatisfied!"

Zhuang Xuteng snorted and said, "Not being convinced can't solve the problem. The problem now is that we don't even know how they do it. This shows that we have no defense against the company's methods, let alone the ability to fight back. You said we must protect In fact, you don’t know how to protect the safety of my family. You are just begging for perfection, betraying benefits, and asking the murderer to give you a high hand. If I had a better choice, I would not be like this. But the reality will not change with my thoughts, and the reality is I have no better choice."

"Not now, maybe in the future. Swallow this breath, not to pass it as a fart, but to hold this breath, and sooner or later, one day dry them out, and then spit it out comfortably!"

Zhuang Xuteng looked at Boss Qian, nodded slowly, and said, "With your words, I don't blame you."

Boss Qian waved his hand with a wry smile, pushed the clay wine glass in front of him, and said, "Thank you for your understanding, but I'm very experienced. If I leave the stage in such a disheveled way, you don't blame me Impossible. I was supposed to work with you to make the two of you brothers live a rich life, and then I was successful in it. Now these three possibilities are gone, and this is what I owe you."

"You only owe me a third."

"Well... then it will be considered that I owe the fate of two people! Two fate gold coins, what do you want?"

"The power to protect and avenge."

"This request is too general... Wait, I know what to give you. Naike, you asked me to provide you with services as compensation, worth two destiny gold coins."

"I ask you to provide services as compensation, worth two destiny gold coins."

"Very good!" Boss Qian raised the wine bottle and shook it, the liquid inside disappeared, but there was a clanging sound.He casually poured out the wine in Zhuang Xuteng's glass, and then poured three capsules that looked like metal shells from the bottle.

Boss Qian quickly pushed the cup to Zhuang Xuteng, and said, "Let the person you want to protect eat it. The capsule can save lives in an emergency until its energy is exhausted. Its protection is invisible, a bit like distorting reality. It seems very lucky to avoid disaster. This is the power of protection."

Zhuang Xuteng immediately opened his pocket and poured three capsules into it - he knew exactly who they should be given to.

Just after he took the capsule, Boss Qian's figure became blurred.Starting from the ends of his limbs, Boss Qian's body gradually collapsed into sand, which seemed to be a sign that he was leaving the current world. "Time is running out, listen to me carefully. The power of revenge is in the front pocket of my heart. I can't touch it, you take it yourself. It shouldn't exist in this world, but your situation is special, you have a place Store it. Quick! I'm almost gone!"

Zhuang Xuteng didn't dare to waste time, he quickly groped for Boss Qian's pocket, and took out a small book wrapped in red metal.The book began to crumble as soon as it entered his hands, and soon turned into sand, which was carried away by the wind blowing through the crack of the door. "What does this mean?" Zhuang Xuteng felt puzzled, but he didn't wait for an answer, only saw the smile on Boss Qian's face before he disappeared.

"What are you laughing at? If you have anything to say...how do I get out of here?" Zhuang Xuteng found that the entire grocery store hut had started to turn into sand, and he couldn't help feeling a little flustered.But just after he blinked, he found that he was still standing in the corridor, holding a lighter for lighting in his hand.

"It's like a dream." Zhuang Xuteng was stunned for a moment, and immediately took out his pocket in the next second, and there were three metal capsules inside, which proved to him that what happened just now was not a dream.

"Where did that notebook go?" He searched every pocket on his body, but found nothing.He was puzzled, but he felt that Boss Qian was not lying to himself "before he died". "Maybe he wants to express revenge in this way like quicksand of the past, and it is impossible to succeed at all? Forget it, I am just thinking wildly. Don't worry about anything else, just send the capsule back first."

After leaving the black market, Zhuang Xuteng immediately set off to go home. He thought carefully about his brother.After he got on the expressway, he called Lucy and told her that there was no need to continue the investigation, and the answer would come out by itself.

Lucy was very surprised and asked him why he changed his attitude so suddenly.Zhuang Xuteng smiled, saying that he had already figured it out, and there was no need to waste energy on things that already knew the result, let alone take meaningless risks because of it.If this matter is not done by the company, because other people do not have the ability to organize and act, the car accident can only be an accident.If it is done by the company, things will be simple.

Revenge is a very personal matter, it has nothing to do with public order and virtue, and it has nothing to do with whether others are trying to investigate.Zhuang Xuteng has figured out a truth: no matter how much evidence Lucy presents and what conclusions he draws, he will only act according to his own heart.Just like the relationship between him and his brother, this is all a personal emotional matter, nothing else is involved at all - except strength.

Revenge requires strength, and the growth of strength takes time.For the enemy, it is best to deal with the potential enemy who is exposed immediately. Only an opponent who has not been exposed at all, whose strength is increasing, and has a firm attitude towards revenge will be a real threat.

His master once taught him: Even if you have mastered Qishan, don't fight with the senior manager of the company's business development department.Being defeated and having to flee doesn't solve the problem at all, and it's unwise to expose your vulnerable back to the enemy.The correct way is to continue to improve martial skills, try to reach the level that the master has not been able to break through, and at the same time cleanly kill all the enemies weaker than you along the way.

Zhuang Xuteng used to only understand the first half of the sentence, but now he understands the second half.Any enemy who has seen him make a move must be killed, and don't expose himself in front of the real enemy—the top company—with strength similar to that of the senior manager of the development department.The death of his brother taught Zhuang Xuteng a truth: the company will always eradicate potential threats, the way to survive is to have no threats, and the way to win is to stay hidden.There is no room for compromise here, even if Zhuang Teng fully adopts an open and cooperative attitude, the outcome will not change.

Because if a company wants to eradicate a person, it is not necessarily a matter of rationality, but it may be an emotional issue.

"Sister Lucy, if you continue to investigate, there will be no harm but no benefit. That's why it's stopped. I'm still too weak at this point. Only by letting go and not getting entangled can I really hope to achieve my goal." Zhuang Xuteng He drove and said, "I'll go home first, and then I'll ask Brother Dao to find you together to see what options there are for implants."

Lucy thought for a while, and replied: "Okay, I will stop the investigation, but the internal investigation will continue. If my mercenaries are caught inside and out, I still need to continue to deal with him; if they neglect their duties and do not properly entrust , I also need to punish them. This is an internal matter of our industry, so don’t worry about it causing an outreach.”

"Thank you, Miss Lucy."