Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

Chapter 401 Chapter 398 The cold man at the party
The pale sunlight pierces through the smog that surrounds the city, and lands on the skin without warmth, giving Zhuang Xuteng the illusion of being under the light.He had reversed his sleep before, and spent a lot of effort memorizing the "Bone Finding Technique" in the 72 Stone Pillar Hall, which made him feel a little dazed.I thought I could shine on the sun to get warmer, but I couldn't find the warm feeling.

"The weather is really weird." Zhuang Xuteng yawned.He was in front of Morgana's house, parking the car and waiting for her to come out. Fifteen minutes ago, a servant had gone to report, but Morgana never showed up, and she didn't know how big her house was.Of course, there is also a possibility that Morgana has not finished dressing up, so no one can predict how long it will take.Zhuang Xuteng thought about it, and thought it would be better not to call her to urge her.

The surveillance camera turned around again and deliberately stayed on him for a few more seconds.Zhuang Xuteng had discovered this a long time ago. He knew that there must be someone watching from the other side of the camera, most likely Morgana's family.What's there to see?If you can see whether a person is good or bad through a camera, then society will not be complicated, and people's hearts will not be unpredictable.Zhuang Xuteng waved to the camera, smiled, and then leaned on the car door to continue standing.

"When you look crooked and can't stand up straight all the time, how can such a person reassure me?"

In the monitoring room, someone was expressing their dissatisfaction with Zhuang Xuteng, and Morgana was also expressing her dissatisfaction behind them: "How long do you have to watch? Why don't I let him take a photo and enlarge it and hang it in our living room? Or I'm looking for someone to make a 1:1 full-body statue of him? What pose do you like?"

"In short, I don't think this person is very good."

Morgana sighed and said, "Okay, mom, I'm not asking you to choose my stepdad here! You don't need to feel good about him. If you feel that way, it means you have a problem with your mind. Dad , You look after your wife, I have to go. The show starts at two o'clock, and you still let me give a speech at [-]:[-]. If you don't leave, it will be too late."

"Go, go! Anyway..."

"There are not so many conclusions!" Morgana rolled her eyes at her parents, and said as she walked out, "You can 'summary' after just looking at it for a while? How can it be so simple to be able to 'summarize'?"

Outside the door, Zhuang Xuteng only knew that he was being observed, but could not know that he was being summed up.He looked down at the time on his watch, and planned the route to the venue in his mind. He decided that if he couldn't come out for another 5 minutes, he had to make a phone call.While he was thinking this way, a familiar figure appeared on the edge of his field of vision, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth immediately.

Morgana wore a black dress today, a combination of velvet, silk and some kind of black gauze.From her side ribs along the waist, thighs down to the corner of the skirt, there are a pair of white lines that follow the curves of the body. They match with the white light decoration on Morgana's chest, imitating the old holy emblem of the Church of the Holy Light. Feel.

Although he doesn't know much about fashion design, he learned all the knowledge from listening to his sister's nagging, but Zhuang Xuteng can also see that the design language of Morgana's suit is called: Dawn Breaks Darkness.Everything is small before dawn, so she didn't wear any other accessories except for a pair of white star stone earrings, keeping the overall appearance very simple and clean.It's just that Morgana trotted over all the way holding the hem of her skirt, this action would detract from her image.But when she thought that she was doing this to see Zhuang Xuteng sooner, Zhuang Xuteng would have no other thoughts except joy.

"Slow down, there's still time." Zhuang Xuteng opened the car door casually, and then opened his arms to meet him, as if he was afraid that Morgana would fall and was always ready to support her.

"Don't come here, they're watching!" Morgana said in a low voice, and after a little deceleration, she passed Zhuang Xuteng's side, and at the same time said furtively, "You look handsome today."

"I think so too." Zhuang Xuteng smiled and helped Morgana get into the car, lifting her skirt to avoid being pressed by the car door. "Hey, I should drive a white beast. The car is tall, so it's easy to get on and off in a skirt."

"Are you laughing at me? I rarely wear skirts and I'm not good at getting in and out of cars like this. What's wrong? Come on, sit behind the wheel. How long do we have until we get to the venue?"

"I can't miss it, I have planned the route." Zhuang Xuteng stopped talking nonsense after that, went around to the other side and got into the car, taking the beauty to the scene.

After getting in the car, Morgana immediately took out a roll of paper from her small bag, spread it out, and said to Zhuang Xuteng in densely packed small characters: "Our task today is this: find a place to sit down after we go, keep smiling the whole time, Or it can be serious, avoiding great joy, great sorrow, or obvious disgust and impatience. It starts at two o'clock, and from 02:30 to [-]:[-], I will go up and give a speech..."

Zhuang Xuteng smiled and asked, "What theme are you going to talk about?"

"Although the gods have passed away, the virtues left by the gods still need to be maintained and carried forward - I have more than 40 sets of speeches of this type, and I have to memorize them from childhood."

"I didn't expect you to have such a skill."

"When I was a child, this was the show I would perform when I was caught out by my elders. Later... I should say that in the past ten years, I have never given such a speech. It was my parents or other people in the family. Today is a special situation. You must let me go. In order to save trouble, I had no choice but to agree."

"Is it because I'm coming?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"You are part of the reason... Well, you are basically the whole reason." Morgana patted Zhuang Xuteng's shoulder with a smile, and said, "You are my boyfriend and weakness, and they have a way to blackmail me... Actually, you don’t have to feel special. No matter who I introduce back, they will look like this!”

"Cut! You will not be treated like this if you are going to my house. My parents will love you very much and hold you in their palms."

"They won't threaten you to do this or that? I don't believe it!" Morgana smiled and waved her hands, and said, "They will definitely say: such a good girl, hurry up..."

"What are you going to do?" Zhuang Xuteng asked with a smile.

"I don't know, after all, you didn't take me there." Morgana pointed Zhuang Xuteng with her index finger, and Zhuang Xuteng also pointed her with her index finger.Both of them understood the evil idea in the other's mind, but they just didn't point it out tacitly.

"I'll take you there, are you okay tomorrow?" Zhuang Xuteng finally got his wish, admiring Morgana's shocked expression, and seeing her nodding slowly. "Then it's a deal. I'll take you to see it tomorrow. I won't even say anything in advance to give them a shock and let you see what my house looks like normally."

"Huh... why are you telling me this now?" Morgana shook the paper in her hand vigorously, and said, "It's been a long time since I spoke in public. I was already nervous, and now I'm even more nervous!"

"I'll raise the level of difficulty for you, otherwise it would be boring?" Zhuang Xuteng said with a smile, "What about after the speech? What else do we have to do?"

"Sit there and participate in the auction, and take a symbolic bid for a cheap item. You must not take a picture of your own home—this is my note." Morgana didn't lie, she was a little too nervous, and even said in a note out. "After the auction, I'm going to go on stage and take a photo with a check model with today's approximate amount written on it, and then it's time for the dance and afternoon tea."

Zhuang Xuteng said: "I can't dance, but I can definitely avoid stepping on your feet, so I really want to invite you to dance."

"Let's just hide in the corner and watch them play. You don't need to go down to dance. And the rules of the dance, if I dance with you, then others can come and invite me. As long as I keep sitting, I can always refuse, which is considered No one is to blame." Morgana paused for a moment, and then said: "Although I can dance, I was forced to learn it, and I don't like that sport—putting the initiative of the dance steps in the hands of the male dance partner. Not my style."

"If you dance, I will dance. If you want to escape, I will accompany you to escape." Zhuang Xuteng said while driving: "You said that the dance party also serves as an afternoon tea party? That is to say, do we have something to eat?"

"Yes, there will be some snacks. Generally speaking, the dinner is just a formality. If you don't have enough to eat, you can add some sugar with dessert in the afternoon, so that you can last until late at night."

Zhuang Xuteng frowned and asked, "Why aren't you full for dinner?"

"Uh... Maybe it's because you don't want everyone to eat too much and have to adjust their belts, or make the bellies bulge?" Morgana waved her hand and said, "Don't ask these weird questions! Let's talk about it first. It’s an itinerary! The dinner party also needs to give a speech and receive wine, which is easy to do, just stand up and say something with a glass of wine. I stand alone, you sit down, just look at me.”

"It's an easy job. What's next?"

"Probably just find a place where they won't be disturbed and continue to watch them greet and talk with each other until 11 o'clock in the evening, and then we can withdraw."

Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and said, "I don't think it's difficult at all. I saw that you were very repulsed by this activity before, and thought there would be some troublesome things..."

"Well, I mainly don't want to get along with them... Our family is from the church, so when people chat with us, they always choose topics such as gods and magic arts, which can not only show that they have extensive knowledge, but also set off our only Understand this." Morgana snorted, obviously she had something in her heart for a long time, and finally had a chance to say it. "I did research, so I know there are a lot of mistakes in what they say. If you point it out, it will definitely lead to more topics, which is very annoying; if you don't point it out, they feel complacent. I hate being with people like that Together!"

"Understood." Zhuang Xuteng pointed to the end of the road and said, "The last turning point is coming soon. Are you making final preparations?"

Morgana froze for a moment, and quickly took out the mirror to check it one last time, then scanned the "work plan" as fast as possible, and silently said "you're fine" three times in her heart.At this time, Zhuang Xuteng had already driven to the door, and the staff approached him politely and asked him for the invitation letter.

Since they are serious participants this time, they are not mercenaries trying to sneak in with disguised identities—all the procedures are real and complete, so there is no room for them to display their personal abilities.What Zhuang Xuteng can do is to squint his eyes to observe others, and then follow their example to take care of Morgana.This includes getting out of the car and making a quick detour to Morgana, standing in the right direction, holding out your arm for her to grab, while smiling the entire time.

Keep smiling... Zhuang Xuteng is glad that he specially practiced this skill.Because of his careful observation, exquisite imitation, complete control of his expression and body movements, and his inconspicuous appearance, he did not attract the attention of other participants.

That's fine, and being unobtrusive saves a lot of surprises.Zhuang Xuteng accompanied Morgana quietly and calmly. Don't look at him as the man holding Morgana's hand, in fact Morgana is the one who directs the way forward.With a slight shake, Zhuang Xuteng, who is sensitive to touch, can immediately understand where to go, as if his feet are controlled by Morgana.

Can't this dance yet?Just looking at their footsteps, the level of synchronization between the two of them is not much different from that of their tacit dancing partners for many years.

Before the auction, Morgana had to say hello to some prominent figures, and dragged Zhuang Xuteng there.Fortunately, Zhuang Xuteng has no intention of "mingling into the upper circle" at all, he does not introduce himself at all, his whole state is more bodyguard than bodyguard, more shadow than shadow.Morgana also doesn't like this kind of state where she still has warm greetings despite being unfamiliar, so she can omit it if she can, and the shorter the time, the better.

The two of them had a tacit understanding, and ended the "guide mission" in a state of quickly completing the mission, and quickly found their own seats and sat down.As soon as he sat down, Zhuang Xuteng scanned the surroundings with the attitude of a mercenary, where there are shadows, where he can sneak through, where there is a blind spot for monitoring, and where can be used as an emergency escape channel... He looked at it with his eyes and calculated it with his heart Many times, but it will not feel bored or bored.

Many people came to the conference before and after them.Since this is the first large-scale gathering after the PCPD was bombed, and it is in the name of charity, it is easy to get in and out, so there are more people participating in the auction than in previous years.The purpose of everyone coming here is not all for charity or auctions, but as long as there are enough people, the amount of money raised can be increased, and the organizers are also happy to see such a scene.

When there are too many people, it is inevitable that the good and the bad will be mixed; if you want to talk about business, you will not have the extra energy to take care of other chores.Not everyone is like Zhuang Xuteng, who sits still and wanders in the sky; nor is everyone like Morgana, who focuses on personal tasks and does not provoke others.There are always people who want to do their own thing at this time and place, after all some people can do nothing but their own way.

In fact, it was okay at the beginning, the two of them were quite low-key, hiding in the crowd and not being conspicuous.After Morgana gave a speech and appeared in front of everyone, more people followed her immediately.

Even Zhuang Xuteng, who was by her side, couldn't keep a low profile...

(End of this chapter)