"Working overtime again? You must be hungry. I asked Auntie to make you your favorite old turtle rib soup."
The beautiful woman immediately helped her husband carry his backpack and handed him slippers. She looked like a virtuous and good wife who cared about her family.
When the man was about to take the envelope in his hand, he turned his hand, avoided the beautiful woman's hand, and walked into the living room in his slippers.
The beautiful woman was a little surprised, but she didn't ask too many questions. She had been warned since the first slap she received after getting married. From then on, no matter what the man did, how late he came home, or even if he didn't come home all night, she didn't dare to ask too many questions.
After all, the life she has today is all because of the man in front of her.
"I won't drink the soup. Come with me." The man took off his coat and loosened the tie at the collar of his shirt.
Then he walked towards the room on the second floor.
The beautiful woman was a little confused, and vaguely felt that something was wrong. She quickly followed and asked tentatively: "What's wrong? You don't seem to be in a good mood?"
The man said nothing, but went back to the bedroom.
The woman followed him in.
The door was closed.
"Come here." The man sat at the desk in the room with a cold tone.
The woman's face changed slightly and she slowly walked over.
"explain?"
The man threw the envelope over, and the photos inside fell like snowflakes. The woman's face changed slightly, and she bent down to pick them up. The one her fingers touched happened to be the one with her head bent in front of a pair of legs.
Her face suddenly turned pale and her whole body couldn't stop shaking.
She hurriedly grabbed the photo, and then saw the others ... one by one, they were all hers.
However, the male protagonist in the film only reveals part of his body.
But even so, she recognized instantly that this was what had happened in the afternoon.
He...why?
The woman's mind went blank and she was completely confused.
"No, it's not what you think!"
The woman hurriedly looked up, hugged the man's legs, and couldn't stop tears from falling.
Not regret, but fear.
The man sat on the chair, looking down at his wife who was kneeling in front of him. He looked gentle and polite, just like he was in the hospital, being peeped at and secretly loved by all the unmarried nurses in the hospital. Even some married nurses couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
Elegant, gentlemanly, quiet and handsome.
This is the side of men that they usually show.
now.
The man quietly looked down at his wife, looking at her tearful face, which was as beautiful as a delicate rose.
He pinched his wife's chin with his fingers, slowly lifted it up, and stared at her: "Do you think your current life is not good?"
"well……"
The woman cried, feeling fear and regret in her heart...Why did she take the photo? Why did she let him take the photo? !
"Do you know why I married you?" the man whispered.
"Because, because I'm pretty and obedient?"
"That's right."
The man smiled.
Then he suddenly grabbed the woman's throat.
The woman grabbed the man's hand as if she was suffocating and tried to pull it hard, but the man was so strong that she couldn't breathe. She slapped him hurriedly, and her face gradually became distorted and blue.
The man saw that she seemed to have something to say, and relaxed a little.
"What do you want to say?" The man looked at her quietly, his eyes as if he were looking at a dead object.
The woman's face was filled with fear. She knew she couldn't resist, so she cried and begged, "I was wrong. You can kill me, but I hope you can take good care of Xiao Hao. He really treats you as his brother-in-law..."
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
With a click.
The man's palm suddenly twisted, and the woman's neck twisted 180 degrees and drooped down limply, with her cervical vertebrae broken.
The man looked at her still face, which was stained with tears, and murmured to himself: "Sure enough, beautiful things are only suitable for collection, not for display..."
…
…
At dawn, Huang Hao climbed up from the woman beside him, finished his breakfast, and looked at the time.
Calculating the time when my brother-in-law leaves for work.
His brother-in-law is a little different. He lives a very careful and regular life. He is humble, gentlemanly and elegant. Anyone who has come into contact with his brother-in-law can't help but praise him.
His brother-in-law has extremely good connections and is also very outstanding. At a young age, in his early 30s, he is already the director of a three-star hospital. Many powerful people have to queue up or use their connections to see his brother-in-law for treatment.
"about there."
Huang Hao called his sister.
Not long after the beep, the call was answered: "Sister..."
"it's me."
My brother-in-law's voice sounded, calm and peaceful.
"Uh...brother-in-law?"
"Well, something happened to your sister. She accidentally fell down the stairs last night and died." My brother-in-law's voice was unusually calm, as if it was no different from usual.
“Fall down and die…?!”
Huang Hao was a little confused, his mind was blank as if it had been struck by lightning.
When I woke up, my sister was dead?
Moreover, his death was so absurd?!
Huang Hao couldn't help but ask, "How is that possible? Are you saying that my sister fell to death at home?!"
"Um."
"Brother-in-law, is this a mistake? My sister wasn't murdered, was she? Brother-in-law, you know a lot of people, so you must ask the inspection office to conduct a thorough investigation!"
"It was an accident. I saw it with my own eyes when I went home last night." My brother-in-law said indifferently, "Well, I still have to deal with your sister's affairs. Now that your sister is gone, you should contact me less in the future."
Huang Hao's heart skipped a beat and he said hurriedly, "Sister, brother-in-law, what do you mean by that? You are my brother-in-law for one day and you will be my brother-in-law for the rest of your life! Although my sister unfortunately died, you will always be my brother-in-law, and this will never change. I will not recognize another person as my brother-in-law..."
"I'll say it again, your sister is dead, and we have nothing to do with each other from now on. Don't contact me anymore!" My brother-in-law's voice was still calm, but with a hint of coldness.
Although it was just a communication, Huang Hao felt as if his brother-in-law was standing in front of him and talking to him, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"Sister, brother-in-law..."
Beep.
The communication was disconnected.
Huang Hao stared at the call blankly, but ultimately he didn't have the courage to call again.
He had seen another side of his brother-in-law.
In addition to calmness and elegance, there is also a cold and cruel side!
“Damn it!”
Huang Hao was so angry that he threw the communicator out. "You can fall to death just walking up the stairs. Why are you so useless?!"
"I am so unlucky to have a sister like you!"
…
…
"Rescuers failed, dead?"
Xu Shen read the news in the newspaper. The wife of the director of Taikang Hospital had an accident late at night and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. The director performed the operation himself, but the rescue failed and she unfortunately died...
Xu Shen was a little surprised. He just gave some photos as a gift and thought the other party would quarrel and divorce, but he didn't expect... to be killed?
Accidentally killed someone during an argument?
"After my sister did something like this, will this brother-in-law still protect his brother-in-law?"
Xu Shen's lips curled up slightly, and he felt that the water in his hands became sweeter.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t have time to deal with Huang Hao now.
Tomorrow he will be the director's bodyguard, so Xu Shen has to prepare in advance.
What's more, if we deal with Huang Hao immediately at this time, it will make the brother-in-law worried.
Don't worry...it's all a matter of time.
Xu Shen became more patient. He put away the newspaper, took out the purifier from the cabinet, and injected himself with a tube.
The hot breath flowed along the arms into the body, like drinking a bowl of hot soup.
"It seems to be saturated, about 106 tubes..." Xu Shen muttered to himself.
Everyone's physique is different, so the saturation level is around 100 tubes, with an error of no more than 10.
Xu Shen felt the feeling of saturation again.
His eyes flickered slightly. He was going to be a bodyguard tomorrow. Should he take the opportunity to break through today?
But if the attack fails... he will die on the spot.
The director was waiting for his bodyguard, but the bodyguard killed himself at home first...
Xu Shen thought about it and decided to calm down for a while.
The more proficient you are in controlling the power of the village, the greater your chance of success.
After all, it’s a life-and-death challenge, who wouldn’t want to have bigger hopes before taking the challenge?
Xu Shen still endured it. After all, he just had to make a charge before going to the ruins cave. Just like Zhou Yuanyuan said, he would not complete the mission but come back and die suddenly during the charge, which would be a waste of his efforts.
Let the club get it for free.
Time flies.
The next day.
Xu Shen arrived at the agreed place at the agreed time. This was not the Xumi Bureau, but an old factory building in the eastern suburbs of the Heiguang District.
Xu Shen was a little surprised why the director chose this location.
Soon, he met Liu Jichuan.
Besides him, there are two familiar faces.
Mu Xue and Chu Bai.
Chu Bai is the captain of Team 1 and the person who rescued Xu Shen from his home.
There is no need to mention Mu Xue. There are two other people. One of them wears a mask to cover his face. He has a well-proportioned and strong body and looks smart and capable.
The other person had a slender and graceful figure, with a waist as slender as a water snake, and was wearing a tight black combat uniform, which further highlighted her proud curves and posture.
At this moment, she was wearing a mask and black sunglasses, covering her face tightly.
When she saw Xu Shen, a hint of surprise flashed across Mu Xue's eyes. Obviously, she didn't expect the director to bring Xu Shen in as well.
"Who is he?" Chu Bai was puzzled. He had long forgotten what Xu Shen looked like.
"Is this the natural born strongman you mentioned?" the graceful woman next to him said coldly.
Xu Shen felt that the voice was somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where. He first greeted Liu Jichuan, who was wearing a dark velvet suit next to him: "Director."
"Well, it's good to be here."
Liu Jichuan sat on a cement slab, but he felt like he was sitting on a luxurious sofa chair. His temperament was still unique and he had a sense of leadership. He smiled and said, "The only one missing is Lao Wang."
"Director, is it okay to let a newbie in for such an important matter?"
Another young man wearing a mask said in a gloomier voice.
"No problem. I've told you about Xiao Xu's profile. He's very outstanding. Captain Mu knows that, right?" Liu Jichuan said with a smile.
Mu Xue glanced at Xu Shen and nodded slightly: "It's okay, it's barely enough."
"A person born with Xu power?" Chu Bai was a little confused. He looked at Xu Shen and found him more and more familiar. "Have I seen you somewhere before?"
"It was you who killed that Xu and saved me." Xu Shen whispered.
"oh……"
Chu Bai suddenly realized, and immediately looked Xu Shen up and down, a little surprised: "In such a short time, you have reached the initial limit?"
"Yeah." Xu Shen nodded.
Chu Bai had a strange expression on his face. It had only been a short time, and he seemed to have rescued a little monster...
"Xiao Xu, come here, I'll tell you about this mission."
Liu Jichuan greeted with a smile.
Xu Shen nodded and walked over.
"We're going out of town this time."
Liu Jichuan's first sentence stunned Xu Shen.
Out of town?
Any fog dweller in the bottom city knows that there are only two ways out of the city, either the road to the inner city or a dead end!
"I have a deal with the outer city, and this time I'm going to connect with it."
Liu Jichuan smiled and said, "Because the things we bought are a little unpopular, we can't be too ostentatious. The main purpose of this connection is to prevent the other party from taking our money. By the way, you also know that there are some dangers outside the city, but fortunately you already have the ability to move outside the city."
It turns out they are not going to the inner city... Xu Shen felt a little regretful, and also understood the purpose of the director inviting them here.
"Be smart on the road and learn well. This is also an exercise for you." Liu Jichuan smiled.
Xu Shen nodded.
Obviously, this is an extremely risky transaction. I just don't know what kind of transaction it is that requires Director Liu Jichuan to personally take action and lead several captains?
"Why hasn't Lao Wang come yet?"
The graceful woman looked around, a little impatient.
He is not... Xu Shen saw Lao Wang's figure, who had just walked over from a distance and stood beside Liu Jichuan without saying a word.
"I'm old, my legs are slow, young man, please don't mind."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, Lao Wang's voice rang out, and then his figure walked forward, appearing in the eyes of others as if descending from thin air.
He was still wearing that strange armor and carrying a machete on his back.
At this moment, there was some blood on his body and he was holding a head in his hand.
Seeing the head in Lao Wang's hand, several people's faces changed slightly. Only Xu Shen was relatively calm. After all, he had just seen it and reacted immediately, but he restrained himself.
"Old Wang, what is this?"
Chu Bai couldn't help but look around.
"I was just strolling nearby and met a little guy." Lao Wang smiled and casually threw the head on the ground in front of him, and it rolled in front of Liu Jichuan's feet.
Liu Jichuan saw the face in the head facing him and recognized it as one of his subordinates in the bureau.
"You shouldn't have killed him." Liu Jichuan sighed, as if he was regretting the loss of this young life, but he said something chilling: "Let him go back and pass the message, so that we can kill him all at once."
"Fine then."
Lao Wang wiped the blood on his body and glanced at him: "I'm old now. I'm not as murderous as I was when I was young, and I'm too lazy to use my brain."
Liu Jichuan nodded slightly, stood up and said, "Everyone is here, let's go."
"You little brat are here too." Old Wang saw Xu Shen, glanced at him, and snorted, "Why do you have a part in everything?"
These words seem to have a deeper meaning.
Xu Shen was speechless and didn't know how to respond.
"Old Wang knows him?" The masked young man was surprised.
"I know him." Lao Wang snorted, "He may not be good at anything else, but his taste is as good as mine."
“…”
Xu Shen opened his mouth, unable to refute.
Mu Xue raised her eyebrows slightly, with contempt in her eyes.
"Xiao Xu."
Liu Jichuan threw a black box to Xu Shen: "This is your share, keep the money inside safe."
Xu Shen took it and found it quite heavy. There was a combination lock on it and it was obvious that only Liu Jichuan knew the combination.
"Meiya, this is yours." Liu Jichuan threw another black box to the graceful woman.
Meiya? When Xu Shen heard this name, he immediately thought of why he felt the other person's voice was familiar. He thought of Li Meina, the female assistant beside the director.
The voices were extremely similar, except one was soft and easy-going, while the other was cold and distant.
"Could it be twins?"
Xu Shen's eyes flickered, the name also had that flavor.
While he was looking at her, the graceful woman took the box, noticed his gaze, glanced at Xu Shen, and snorted coldly.
"Chu Bai, yours."
"Mu Xue, pick it up."
"Ono."
Liu Jichuan handed the remaining three boxes to the three of them and said, "Divide the money into five parts. You must keep them safe. Not a single part can be missing."
"Um."
The masked young man named Ono nodded.
"Let's go."
Liu Jichuan clapped his hands, stood up, jumped off the concrete slab, and led the way.
There were two black vehicles parked behind the factory building, but they were not the armored vehicles of the Xumi Bureau. They looked like ordinary black vehicles and were inconspicuous.
Lao Wang and Liu Jichuan took one car, and let Ono and Miya sit in the back.
Xu Shen was in the same car with Mu Xue, Chu Bai and the others.
The two cars set off one after another.
Chu Bai was driving, Mu Xue was sitting in the passenger seat, and Xu Shen was sitting alone in the back seat.
None of the three people in the car spoke, it was extremely quiet.
The three of them all looked self-absorbed. No one thought there was anything wrong with the silence, nor was there any awkwardness. It was as relaxing as if they were alone.
Xu Shen looked at Maeve sitting next to him and felt a little relieved.
But his eyes were somewhat empty, as if he was staring out the window in a daze.
Maeve looked at Xu Shen looking at her for a long time, laughing and making strange expressions, as if trying to attract Xu Shen's attention.
Xu Shen saw it all, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were still empty, as if he was lost in thought and thinking about something fun and interesting.
The scenery outside the window was speeding by. It was quiet all the way, but Xu Shen didn't feel lonely.
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…
West of the Black Light District, passing through the Fog City District and the Daozhong District, we arrived at the outskirts of the Daozhong District.
In the suburbs are stretches of small towns, and further out from the small towns are remote and backward villages. It is sparsely populated and is inhabited by only elderly people, most of whom are fog dwellers.
Occasionally, there were some villagers who were open-minded and moved away, and the fate of their descendants changed from then on.
In these backward villages, the guide ropes are densely tangled and rusty, and some are already damaged, but no one has repaired them for years.
The Inspection Office has no jurisdiction over this area.
It’s not because there is no ability to manage, but because there is no value in management.
The vehicle drove in, shaking on the muddy and bumpy road.
Beyond these villages, the uninhabited polar region is like a high wall.
The entire city is surrounded by high walls, but there are passages leading out of the city on the east and west sides.
The passage passes through the high walls, like a dark tunnel, with railroad tracks extending along it, but they have long been rusted. It is rumored that hundreds of years ago, the Undercity cities were connected by railroad tracks, allowing people to easily cross the city to travel to other Undercity cities.
It was a prosperous and open era.
But then something seemed to happen and the trains between the cities stopped.
The connection between the cities gradually broke down and was no longer so close.
However, to this day, there are still secret contacts and interactions between the eight major cities.
For example, Liu Jichuan’s out-of-city transaction this time.
Two black vehicles were speeding towards us from a distance, and this scene appeared through a telescopic telescope.
The telescope gradually moved, and could see an old man with his hands drooping on the window in the passenger seat of the car in front. It then moved to the car behind, where it could see a cold woman in the passenger seat and a young man in the rear driver's seat.
"It's our candidate for leader!"
The telescope was immediately put down, and the person looking through the telescope was a charming woman. If Xu Shen were here, he would recognize her as one of the leaders of the gang.
"Director Liu is really insidious. Did he deliberately test the consul's position and ask him to come here?"
"The Consul's strength has reached its limit, but it is still not enough to participate in such a dangerous thing, right?"
The person who was talking next to her was Da Lili. She was also a little surprised. She didn't expect Xu Shen to be here too.
"Sir, do we still need to take action now?" asked another young man nearby.
The charming woman's eyes flickered, and she was hesitating and thinking.
If they took action, Xu Shen would definitely be in a dilemma, which meant that Xu Shen would have to make a choice right now: to completely turn against the Xu Secret Bureau and join them, or to continue to stand on the side of the Xu Secret Bureau...
"Chief, there's someone over there!"
Suddenly, another scout said suddenly.
Just as the charming woman was about to look through the telescope, she saw with her naked eyes a cannonball drawing an arc and flying down from the hillside in front, apparently aiming at the two cars.
With a bang, the vehicle in front quickly turned to avoid the shell, but the fragments splashed by the shell directly shattered the car window glass.
"Hide!"
Chu Bai in the back seat also braked quickly, his face changed, and he hurriedly picked up the black box and jumped out of the car.
The second shell also came at this time.
Xu Shen and Mu Xue rushed out of the vehicle at high speed, the shells fell and the car exploded.
Xu Shen looked back at the flames rising into the sky and was a little stunned. He encountered danger before even leaving the city?
"It seems that someone doesn't want to see us complete this transaction." Mu Xue held the black cash box in her hand while holding the ruins-destroying device in her other hand, her face cold.
At the same time, several things like cannonballs flew over again.
Some rolled to the ground, emitting thick smoke that was as pungent as poison gas and affected the vision.
Others exploded directly, sending out many pieces of broken iron.
"Quick, enter the world!"
Chu Bai's face changed slightly, and he quickly activated the ruins-breaking device.
The enemy's firepower was too strong, so we could only take refuge in the ruins.
"quick!"
Mu Xue said something to Xu Shen and then stepped into the world of ruins.
Seeing this, Xu Shen did not delay and took a step forward. The reality around him suddenly became illusory, but Chu Bai and Mu Xue in front of him disappeared, and he appeared in a cave in a ruined world.
"here it is?"
Xu Shen was stunned. The world corresponding to this reality was actually a cave.
They are not far apart in reality, Chu Bai and Mu Xue should be in adjacent passages.
"Team Mu!"
Xu Shen called out loudly.
The sound came from the cave and echoed for a long time.
Suddenly, two laughs were heard.
"It seems that we are lucky."
"I've seen this guy's profile. He's the newest captain trained by the Ruins Secret Bureau. It's a great achievement for them to lose a candidate captain."
Two figures stepped out from the shadows of the cave.