Chapter 222 The invitation of the 200th Black Goat (5,000 words)
Walking through the bar where countless guests gathered, it felt like walking through a ghost gate where demons were dancing. The elevator going up was like a reincarnation path sinking into the netherworld. After getting out of the elevator, the long corridor leading to the office felt like...
It was as if he was walking through the dead and deserted Underworld Road. Finally, when he opened the office door, the man in the suit felt that he was facing the devil in hell.
The soft light in the office shone on his face, but the man in the suit felt cold all over.
The mental force field, as cold as scraping bones, submerged him in an instant, depriving him of all warmth as a living person.
He managed to raise his head and saw Xiao Xiao sitting on the sofa in the office, and Yang Jia beside him.
Both of them had extremely handsome appearances, holding wine glasses in their hands, with indifferent expressions and sharp eyes, as if they could see through all the secrets at a glance. The moment the man in the suit met their eyes, he fell into a trance, as if
Seeing the evil god at the end of the strange world and the legendary witch who has always been by his side, I felt like there were endless hallucinations and gibberings before my eyes.
It was a kind of superior gaze, looking down at a low-level life form like myself.
He tried his best to guard his mind, but he felt that he couldn't control it. His will and pretense were all gone.
"It turns out it's really you..."
When his mind went blank, Xiao Xiao, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly smiled and said:
"haven't seen you for a long time!"
"..."
"He remembers me?"
The man in the suit was suddenly startled, and his mind fell into boundless fear.
Does remembering himself mean that he intends to pollute himself?
Earlier, because of an ambiguous joke made by his female boss, the man in the suit was so worried that he couldn't sleep for several months and tested himself two or three times a day. He was deeply afraid that one day, the company would really send him here and let him go.
This guy pollutes.
Unexpectedly, after surviving that time and being under the new boss, he was immediately sent to deliver a message.
It’s not a good thing if the person you send the letter to remembers you...
Of course Xiao Xiao remembered this man in a suit. When his mother was so angry that she had a heart attack, and when he saw his father in the hospital, the intimidated father immediately called this man over. He was also the first one.
He brought an Aboriginal perspective to him, so I was quite impressed by him. Now that I see him again, I have to put a polite smile on my face...
Of course, I don't care whether this smile scares the other person.
I'm just being polite, it's your own fault if you're scared.
"Xiao...Mr. Xiao..."
The man in the suit tried his best to keep his voice steady and whispered: "I'm here to deliver the invitation."
"On behalf of Mr. Shepherd, I invite you to a party."
"..."
Xiao Xiao nodded and was not in a hurry to take it. Instead, he looked at him, tried his best to assume the perspective of the aborigines, and said with a smile:
"Are you from the Black Forest or from the Black Goat Club?"
"..."
If you look at it from the perspective of a foreigner, you will basically not have this idea.
In their view, the aborigines are the aborigines, and they are a large category, puppets controlled by the city.
In this case, what is the point of further classifying what type this puppet belongs to?
But Xiao Xiao is different. He has begun to try to accept the aboriginal side. Therefore, based on the analysis from the aboriginal perspective, he thought that the Black Forest Biological Laboratory and the Black Goat Club are different. According to what he got from the Rabbit BOSS
In terms of intelligence, the Black Forest Biological Laboratory is the origin of everything and is equivalent to the official, while the Black Goat Club is a private organization.
Asking more clearly will make you appear polite and show that you don't know anything about them.
"I……"
The man in the suit didn't expect Xiao Xiao to ask this, and his throat felt tight.
After a moment of silence, he replied hoarsely: "I was originally an investigator in the Black Forest."
"But now, he has been transferred to work under Mr. Shepherd."
"..."
"oh?"
Xiao Xiao said with a smile: "This means that the Black Forest and the Black Goat Club have merged?"
"Oh my god, he guessed it. Why does he seem to know everything? It's like he can see my thoughts..."
The man in the suit trembled all over, and he was sweating.
How can someone reveal so many secrets just by saying something casually?
Xiao Xiao could feel the nervousness of the man in the suit, but he didn't have any other thoughts in his mind. In fact, no one could tell who he was replacing. The man in the suit was transferred to the shepherd's staff, which meant that he was from the upper echelons of the Black Forest.
Agency orders.
The Black Forest wants to transfer people to the shepherds, which naturally means that they are now one.
At least it's an alliance.
This is a very trivial matter in the first place, but whenever people face someone in a high position or someone they particularly care about, they often feel extremely unconfident. A little trivial matter can make up for a lot of things.
He didn't even dare to guess the inner thoughts of those in high positions, so he exposed his cowardly side more and more, and made those in high positions appear to be unfathomable.
This is the intelligence-reducing instinct inherent in human nature, and it's not just men in suits who are like this.
Xiao Xiao was very relaxed. He didn't have any special purpose in asking these questions, he just asked casually:
"By the way, what's your name?"
"..."
The man in the suit was already extremely nervous. Hearing these words, he almost collapsed.
He asked himself his name because he wanted to pollute himself?
Do these monsters have to know their names when they pollute others?
He resisted instinctively and absolutely did not want to answer this question.
Just like all the high-level officials, they try their best to conceal their identities.
But he didn't dare not answer, or even tell a lie, because he knew that the man in front of him was the craziest monster in Black Gate City. He was powerful, mysterious, and neurotic. When he first met him, he clearly
He was just a harmless high school student, but he killed an innocent civilian without blinking an eye, showing no mercy or fear from a normal person.
And later, he had heard the news that his father had been killed by his own hands...
Would such a person mind killing himself?
Maybe if he told his name, he would pollute him, but what if he didn't tell her and he would just kill him?
Maybe he has a way to tell if he's lying?
With this thought in mind, he went through extremely fearful torment in his heart, and finally thought of an answer.
That's not his name, but his code name.
Or was he only given a mocking code name when he was sent to die as cannon fodder as a D-class investigator?
Originally he never wanted to hear this code name again, but now he is willing to say it:
"Wild Dog."
He replied in a low voice: "My code name is Wild Dog, you can call me that."
"Wild dog?"
Xiao Xiao couldn't help but be startled and said with a smile: "This name is quite interesting..."
He could actually feel the nervousness of the man in a suit. He originally wanted to chat a few more words in a friendly manner, but he was also worried that this guy would be scared to death if he chatted for a few more words. After all, this was his own office, and he was about to have a friendly conversation.
He was about to see the shepherd, so he was not in a hurry to ask anything from the messenger. He just smiled, took the invitation, and said, "I will go."
"……yes!"
The man in the suit, or Mr. Wild Dog, with a trembling voice, lowered his head and responded in a low voice.
"Um……"
Xiao Xiao glanced at the invitation and then at him. When he saw that he was not moving, he asked curiously: "Stay for dinner?"
"……Um?"
Mr. Wild Dog was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that he could leave.
He shook his head hastily and left quickly.
When I walked out of the room, I still tried to keep my pace, but when I entered the elevator, my legs were already weak.
When I got down to the first floor, I had already rushed out of the bar as if I was running away.
…
…
"Are the indigenous people so afraid of us?"
Xiao Xiao waited until Mr. Wild Dog left the bar, then turned to look at Yang Jia and smiled, waving the invitation in his hand.
"In their eyes, we are a group of lunatics living in fantasies, killing people or polluting them at every turn."
Yang Jiadao: "How can you not be afraid? What does this invitation say?"
"It's actually an invitation to a party."
Xiao Xiao smiled and handed the invitation letter to her. He had already read the content on it.
It was a carefully worded and respectful invitation to the party, signed Black Goat Club, and it looked quite upscale.
Yang Jia was very happy with Xiao Xiao's attitude of trusting her. After taking a look at the invitation letter, she nodded slightly with a look that seemed a little surprised: "The reason why you went to find the Unquenchable Heart was to investigate some secrets of Black Gate City.
But I didn’t expect that before the investigation started, these secret core figures came to my door. Why do these things feel so strange?”
Xiao Xiao knew why she said that.
In the eyes of Yang Jia and other foreigners, the shepherds are a greater threat than the Black Forest Biological Laboratory.
At one time, Yang Jia must have believed that the Shepherd was the biggest aberrant creature in the city. He had transcended the category of ordinary aboriginals and had a power powerful enough to fight against the Branded Ones. However, he was not constrained by the will of the city and focused on dealing with foreigners.
people.
No matter from which perspective, the shepherd is indeed the core of all secrets, at least it accounts for a large proportion.
He nodded and said, "You'll know it when you see it."
"must be careful."
Yang Jia looked at Xiao Xiao and said sternly: "First, you have completed the fourth stage of strengthening, but Black Gate City has not shown any rejection of you, and has even welcomed you. Second, the core figures in this city have actually taken the initiative to invite you.
You are so hard to figure out."
"I think there must be some deeper reason."
"..."
Xiao Xiao heard some of the meaning in her words and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Aren't you going?"
"yes."
Yang Jiadao: "I think it's best for you to go there by yourself when meeting the shepherd."
"There are some secrets that I cannot hear. After all, I am the Branded One."
"But don't worry, I will be free tomorrow. If necessary, I will rush over to help you."
"..."
"Why do you feel that Yang Jia is a little weird?"
Xiao Xiao glanced at Yang Jia, thought silently, and nodded slightly.
The two chatted for a few more words, and seeing that it was already late, they separated. Xiao Xiao took a look and saw Lin Bo and several of his team members holding fake wine and drinking very happily. It looked like they were going to sleep tonight.
At the bar, since the waiter was with them, they didn't have to worry about anything going wrong, so they walked straight out of the bar, took a taxi and walked towards their home, thinking about the same things on the way.
After getting the Unquenchable Heart, people from the Black Goat Club also took the initiative to contact me...
...Is it really time to solve all the mysteries?
But, is all this the result of the unquenchable heart, or is it the time for the shepherd to get in touch with himself?
The same thing, in the eyes of aborigines and strangers, is likely to have two different results. The strangers will think that they have really obtained a heart that can influence the will of the city. In the eyes of the aborigines, it is just that it has arrived.
When contacted.
Even now I can't give a precise explanation.
Then, I probably just have to take a look before talking.
The key point is, what abilities can this unquenchable heart bring to oneself?
Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao turned around from the taxi and took a look at this still prosperous and luxurious city. He felt that every street, every building, and every neon in this city seemed to be closer to him.
Much of it, the sense of familiarity and closeness I had when I just returned to the city has not disappeared, but seems to be getting stronger and stronger, as if I have returned home.
This can’t be the point of not extinguishing the heart, right?
To bring yourself closer to the city?
With these questions in mind, he returned to the alley in front of his home and walked slowly in, feeling solid and gentle.
The three thorn dogs looked at him and wagged their tails as usual.
Only Erha saw that there was nothing in his hand, so he just stood up, looked at it, and then lay down again.
At the end of the alley, in front of the butcher's butcher's shop, a light actually turned on.
This makes this dark alley seem less depressing and hopeless, making people feel a lot more at ease.
What surprised Xiao Xiao the most was the record player lady.
When he was in the bar, seeing the record player girl working so hard and seriously, Xiao Xiao did not disturb her. But at this time, he looked up at the second floor, and he immediately felt a spiritual connection. At the same time, a message appeared.
In mind:
[Special Item: Bewitching Record Player]
[Grade: B grade]
[Second strengthening points: 33 points]
[Note: When you are running around in confusion and struggling in flesh and blood, the wonderful girl is still waiting for you in the city]
【……】
"33 points?"
Xiao Xiao was surprised. Five thousand points would allow Ms. Record Player to complete her second enhancement.
Now, there are only 33 points left?
She herself earned 4967 points in such a short period of time?
While feeling shocked, Xiao Xiao quickly straightened his face: "Didn't you promise that the enhancement would be completed when I came back?"
"Why are there still so many missing?"
"...Last time I just needed to spend one point on you, but this time it's too much!"
"..."
Although I now have hundreds of thousands of points, and correspondingly, thirty-three points are not many, I still have to have an attitude. These hundreds of thousands of points are important. Living in such a world, why not
Need points?
The Noah plan alone requires millions of points!
Therefore, a few words of reprimand are still necessary.
But when Xiao Xiao expressed his dissatisfaction, the second floor with white curtains was silent.
Vaguely, I seemed to hear a gentle "ha"...
Xiao Xiao couldn't see the look of the record player lady, but he could feel her dissatisfaction from the uncertain sneer.
These employees, you can't be too kind to them.
I worked hard to help them strengthen and grow up along the way, but now they can talk back...
"keep it up."
He didn't feel like saying anything else, so he just gave a silent warning and returned home.
The sound of pushing the iron door open was a little loud. Before Xiao Xiao walked into the living room, the light in his mother's bedroom came on. No, his mother walked out with her clothes on, her hair was fluffy as she slept.
Looking at Xiao Xiao, he said: "It's just a business trip, why are you back so late? I don't sleep well, so I woke you up all of a sudden... Are you hungry? I'll cook a bowl of noodles for you."
Xiao Xiao couldn't stand it anymore.
You blame me for a while and then care for me, so should I be hungry or not?
Fortunately, my mother didn't care about his answer at all. She said dissatisfiedly and walked towards the kitchen.
Xiao Xiao had no choice but to sit down and wait.
I have to say that I really haven’t eaten anything. From the moment I got off the train to now, I have had a glass of wine with Yang Jia.
Seeing his mother clinking in the kitchen, Xiao Xiao also breathed out silently. If he ignored some of the strange and indescribable experiences he experienced outside, his current life was indeed the same as what he had been doing during those four years.
What I'm looking forward to is that I can go out like normal people, I can have a job that is not tiring and makes money, and my mother doesn't have to look at me with such hatred every day.
Now it seems that I got what I dreamed of, but in this way.
And thinking about this, he suddenly thought of something: "What would happen if my mother knew about my father's death?"
Will she accept the fact that her father died in front of her?
Will she believe that her father's death actually has nothing to do with her?
Such worry made his heart beat involuntarily and he thought of many worrying things.
But even he didn't expect that just when his heart beat like this, there seemed to be some kind of strange flame that suddenly flashed around him. This kind of flame could not be caught with the naked eye, even the spirit of the stranger
It was difficult to detect it, but at a certain level, it instantly ignited into the city where Xiao Xiao had lived for a long time, and as a result, the entire city was affected.
A certain logic quietly takes shape in the intertwined sea of human-based spirits.
A certain secret began to be buried, but it was buried by Mother Xiao alone.
She will begin to be permanently insulated from this news.
It's like, since Xiao Xiao doesn't want his mother to know about this, then she will never know about it.