Chapter 107 106. Underground Train (2-in-1)
The early morning sunlight shone into the room through the curtains, and the alarm clock rang. Chu Yuan stretched out a hand from the bed to snuff out the alarm clock, and got up from the bed.
While brushing his teeth, text messages kept coming to him on his cell phone. Chu Yuan saw the message at a casual glance:
[Call 10,000 before five o'clock this afternoon, or you guys will want to look good on you. ]
He scratched his head irritably and left his phone on the sink.
The room was very shabby and he rented it from someone else's basement. It was already difficult for him to study as a graduate student. In addition, their school did not provide accommodation, which made Chu Yuan very tight in a big city.
What was even more frightening was that the gangsters who had been robbing him and stealing his money since middle and high school came back after he went to graduate school.
"Chu Yuan, right? I heard that you are now a graduate student and have money. Why don't you give me some money?" The
attached photo shows his mother cooking at home.
He was anxious, and after repeated inquiries, he learned that these people pretended to be his old classmates and went to their house for dinner.
"Your mother is a good person. She heard that we were short of money and lent us a thousand dollars. You'd better learn a lesson!"
Chu Yuan should have called the police, but after six years of bullying from junior high school to high school, he was introverted. , shy, silent, and not socializing with others. I thought that if I went to college and took the exam in another place, I would be fine.
result.
A year ago, he called the gangster with trembling hands and confirmed that the other party was at his home. After hanging up the phone, he cried all night. When he went to the laboratory the next day, his hands were shaking. The instructor asked him what was wrong, and he didn't. Dare to speak.
Chu Yuan had no friends in these years and was taciturn. His only hobby was studying and he did not participate in any competitions or internships. He was admitted to the best 985 college in the big city by ranking first in the preliminary examination and second in the re-examination, but he could not laugh.
His tuition depends entirely on working part-time, his mother works, he works part-time, the state subsidizes it, and finally gives it to the little gangster for free.
Maybe he has PTSD, he sometimes thinks.
Chu Yuan wiped his face and put on his glasses. A sallow face appeared in the mirror, with acne on his face, severe dark circles under his eyes, and thin cheeks.
The only advantage may be the so-called tear nevus, a small black spot under his right eyelid, but it's so ugly, what's the use. In all these years, he has never taken the initiative to talk to a girl.
He hasn't had a good sleep or a good meal for a long time.
Putting his schoolbag on his back, Chu Yuan walked out of the door silently. He walked very quickly all the way, avoiding looking directly at others and staring directly at the soles of his feet.
When he arrived at the Textile City subway station, he silently squeezed into the crowd and started queuing at the security checkpoint.
"-Bang!"
Gunshots rang out in front of him. Chu Yuan looked up when he heard the sound and saw two men in black taking out guns and killing the staff.
[Ah, it turns out that nowhere is safe. ]
This was his first thought.
But when the people in front and behind started screaming, the two lunatics started a shootout with the security guards and fled into the subway station. The broadcast started to sound and everyone started to run away. Chu Yuan looked at the unguarded security checkpoint and walked in silently. .
[Ten o’clock topic defense, no lateness. ]
When he was standing at the entrance of the downgoing elevator, there were several security guards standing next to him. Chu Yuan looked at the elevator in silence and stepped on it.
[It would be nice if I could kill him. 】
You don’t have to be so tired.
Chu Yuan had such an idea, but he soon discovered that the people at the subway entrance had no idea what was going on, and everyone was waiting for the subway to arrive.
He silently squeezed into the crowd, and soon the staff and security began to shout to drive people away. He didn't want to leave, but the subway came unexpectedly.
Everything seemed to be inviting him to get on the subway. Chu Yuan coughed twice and followed the crowd into the subway in silence, ignoring the roars of the staff.
None of it matters.
[Nothing is important except his research and his mother. 】
Chu Yuan walked into the subway silently. When he crossed the gap, he was pushed by someone behind him. He stumbled a few times and bumped into someone. He quickly apologized embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it... "
The man Chu Yuan bumped into wore glasses like him, but he looked much more energetic than him.
He is tall and thin, wears glasses, has a handsome appearance, and has a cold temperament. At first glance, he looks like the aloof male god that girls call him.
Chu Yuan lowered his head unconsciously, apologized a few times and ran away.
And... it was very strange that this person kept staring at him, looking very uncomfortable at him. What was even more strange was that Chu Yuan had never met this person before, but he felt that he looked familiar.
Including the handsome guy drinking Coke next to him, he also looks familiar.
When Chu Yuan saw the man looking over, he unconsciously buried his head lower. He quickly found a seat in the carriage at entrance 4.
He had to take the subway to the terminal station before getting off, which took more than an hour. He had no data on his mobile phone and could not surf the Internet. He had no friends, so he could only stare at the floor in a daze.
In order to prevent the test tube in the backpack from being crushed, Chu Yuan silently took off the backpack and put it in his arms.
He studied biological sciences, but he had no interest in this course. It was purely because his mother wanted him to study it. He wanted to learn computer science because he heard he could make a lot of money.
Chu Yuan buried his head in his backpack. "What's wrong with you? What did you find?" You Qi found that Qin Xing had been staring at one place. Although he said it was fine, his expression and actions clearly indicated that something was going on
. Although he still had a cold face, You Qi always felt that his expression was colder than usual. "I saw an acquaintance." Qin Xing was silent for a while, and finally decided to tell You Qi, "He shouldn't be here. He might look exactly the same." An NPC with the same face? You Qi was a little curious. If they were both players, they would have come up to say hello if they were familiar with each other, but no one spoke to them, and Qin Xing's expression clearly showed that this person did not know him. If you don’t know someone, it can only be an NPC. But will there be a situation where the NPC's face is the same as the player's? You Qi was stunned for a moment and realized something. Qin Xing looked over, the emotions in his eyes kept surging. "Your friend... died?" Only by dying, turning into a soul, and being assimilated into the game itself can he become an NPC in the game. Qin Xing shook his head: "I don't know." Chu Yuan...can't die. He can't die in the game. Absolutely impossible. If even Chu Yuan died... You Qi felt Qin Xing's mood was a little irritable: "Calm down." Qin Xing breathed lightly, "I'm fine." He could still tell the time and place clearly.
You Qi thought he was sad because his friend died in the game unknowingly but he didn't know about it, so he immediately comforted him with a few words: "People have to look forward. Look, don't you have me as your teammate now? "
Qin Xing glanced at You Qi indifferently: "Yeah."
You Qi changed the subject, intending to make him forget this sad thing for a while: "Have you seen who the players are?"
Qin Xing nodded. "Hmm."
"Oh? Then let's see if your guess is correct, right?" You Qi raised his eyebrows. He was still very interested in this kind of little puzzle thing.
"The two teenagers in Car No. 4, the two men in black who caused the riot in Car No. 6..." You raised his eyes and scanned all the places he could see in the whole car, "The one in Car No. 7, the one in the sailor uniform." Girl."
"As soon as I came in, I scanned the car, walked around, and looked very alert. The woman in Car No. 8, which was a bit far away, came in with a big bag. As soon as she came in, she sat down calmly. For a short while I have already seen her chatting with three people around her, and she is still looking for someone to talk to. Normal people would either look at their phones or sleep."
"There is one more..." You Qi continued to scan, but the subway had already started to announce the arrival of the second station. , a group of people crowded in. It was already blocking the view quite a lot, but now it is even more blocked.
A man wearing a sweatshirt and a hat got on the bus. He looked a little panicked. He even tripped because of the gap between the subway and the platform. He fell in front of You Qi. It took him a long time to get up, and then stood aside. , his behavior is sneaky, and he doesn’t look like a good person.
A few men came up on Car No. 2, wearing thick clothes. They carried a silver box and squeezed into the car. Then the subway closed the door and continued moving forward.
"Shall we play a game?" Fei Zhengli chatted with Shi Ziping. He squeezed in the crowd at the door and held on to the pole next to him.
"What game?" Shi Ziping asked.
Fei Zhengli's smile looked warm, although he looked like a player. But Shi Ziping is not easy to judge. What if it is an NPC?
Just talk for a while.
"Guessing game." Fei Zhengli said with a smile, "I bet you to come up with scissors."
Shi Ziping was amused by this childish game, "How did you know I would come out with scissors?"
"I really bet you to come out with scissors. If I guessed wrong, I immediately——" Fei Zhengli patted his chest and said, "Leave it to you."
His expression was serious and determined, like a childish primary school student playing a game. Shi Ziping immediately felt that this person was a fool.
"Okay, come on. I will never use scissors." He smiled and shook his head, and the two of them raised their hands.
At this time, the second station arrived, and the crowd began to crowd. You Qi glanced at the carriage several times.
"The last player..."
He looked behind Shi Ziping. There was a group of people standing in front of him, and squeezed in the middle was the man with dyed blond hair.
"Three, two, one!"
Both of them stretched out their hands, Shi Ziping pulled out the cloth, and Fei Zhengli pulled out the scissors.
Shi Ziping's smile instantly froze on his face.
Fei Zhengli slowly approached him, and under the cover of the crowd, whispered in his ear, like a devil's whisper.
"Your soul... belongs to me."
"It's - him." You Qi pointed at the blond man.
"This man behaved strangely and erratically. He left halfway in line and bumped into Shi Ziping at the door of a store. Before entering the subway, he was standing at the door of Car No. 8. After entering, he appeared in Car No. 5 and talked to Shi Ziping. Like—" His words caught, as he suddenly realized something.
"...The prey has been spotted."
You Qi hurriedly rushed forward: "Shi Ziping!"
Fei Zhengli had already squeezed out of the crowd. Shi Ziping's body fell limply. You Qi held him up, Shi Ziping looked pale. He turned white and his eyes were closed. He raised his head and saw a pair of peach blossom eyes smiling at him among the crowd.
"Qin Xing!" He said in a low voice, and Qin Xing next to him had already rushed out.
However, the crowd was too crowded, and Fei Zhengli quickly disappeared into the crowd. The third stop soon arrived, and more people crowded in. Six more people in black entered the No. 5 carriage, all wearing black sunglasses. It looked like a gangster, and each carriage was quickly filled with people, making it difficult to walk.
Before swimming, he knelt on the chair with one leg and took up a seat. Now he directly placed Shi Ziping on it. His eyes were closed and he had no expression. He looked like he was asleep, but no matter how he was called, he would Unconscious, You Qi tested his breathing and heartbeat and found that Shi Ziping had no signs of life.
He left so easily.
You raised your throat and suddenly sank.
"Fei Zhengli, codenamed 'Joker', is rumored to live for madness, has skills and abilities related to souls, and likes to collect souls. He is neither a good person nor a bad person; he is not a bad person because he does not kill, only takes away People's souls, and more often than not, he is more inclined to take away the souls of players with bad records; he is not a good person because he behaves erratically, often abuses players in the same group, and hurts countless people."
The crisp young man The sound came from the side. You Qi turned his head and saw Bai Xuzhe wearing a white shirt.
Not far behind Bai Xuzhe, stood a black-clad skateboard boy, who was looking at them with an unkind expression.
"Just kidding, that's my teammate, he has a bad temper." Seeing You Qi looking at Cheng Zicheng, Bai Xuzhe explained briefly.
"You said, just taking away people's souls?" You Qi frowned.
"Yes, it just takes away the person's soul." Bai Xuzhe said with a smile, "As long as the soul is taken back, the person can be awakened. But if it cannot be taken back... the system will still force the player to enter the game, and the player who has lost his soul cannot If he moves, he will soon die in the game because he cannot complete the task, unless there is a teammate willing to carry him with him." "
By the way, we have a grudge against Fei Zhengli, and the two who started the gunfight at the subway entrance also They have a grudge against Fei Zheng and Li. I don’t know their goal. Our goal is—"
Bai Xuzhe smiled obediently, with a hint of natural evilness in his eyes.
"——Kill him."
You Qi looked at him quietly, "You want to cooperate with us?"
"It's convenient to talk to smart people."
Bai Xuzhe said softly, "My teammates and I belong to the Dark Night Organization , the boss has a grudge against Fei Zhengli. All organization members enter the game to search if they are in the same game as Fei Zhengli. Fortunately, my teammates and I met him." "
Then why do you want to cooperate with us?" You Qi asked again. .
"Because we... may not be able to defeat him." Bai Xuzhe was happy to find someone to cooperate with, although he and Cheng Zicheng were indeed stronger. But Fei Zhengli was one of several famous lunatics after all, and they did not dare to underestimate the enemy.
And You Qi's teammate had just had his soul taken away by Fei Zhengli, and...
"We heard you call your teammate Qin Xing."
Bai Xuzhe smiled slightly.
(End of chapter)