"Are you sure?"
"The guy who came to negotiate with you that day is indeed dead." Shen Mo stretched his arms and legs on the sofa in the reception room, his posture relaxed. "It's a pity that they fought too fiercely, and I could only watch from a distance. If I were closer, I might be able to see more."
"… "
Wei Huaqian's face darkened.
"Can you fight against those guys? When did Shi An have such a trump card..."
Seeing Wei Huaqian thinking solemnly, Shen Mo chuckled. He poured himself a cup of hot tea: "It's already this time, and you're still worrying about whether Shi An has a trump card or not? No wonder Shen Mo is getting worse year by year. Xiao Wei, I think if you don't want to be Charon, you'd be more suitable to run a black workshop."
Wei Huaqian took a few deep breaths and graciously suppressed his anger: "What do you think?"
Shen Mo waved his hand casually, and one of his arms disappeared neatly in the air, leaving bottomless darkness in the cross section.
"The more pollution we release, the easier it is for us to reach the other side. Even if it's half Charon, you must be aware of it."
By the way, the two are in love and living together, and their relationship is relatively stable.
Good news, two fears.
"Now that we've come to this point, you won't still not understand. Xiao Wei, our interests are the same."
Wei Huaqian moved his lips.
Just like the legendary great master Zhong Yi.
Yes, he had known for a long time that Shen Mo would never be satisfied with the current Shenming Society. When Shen Mo obtained Charon's ability in the God's Descent, not long after, he betrayed Shi An without warning and assisted the Shenming Society in stealing a large amount of Shi An's secret information and precious spiritual weapons.
"We do have common interests," he said. "It's up to you. I don't care."
In a time when evil is rampant and the world is in chaos, a person like Shen Mo is enough to become a mythical being that towers over hundreds of millions of people.
"So I say, you are more suitable to be the boss of a black workshop. The other side is similar to the Internet in nature. Do you think there is a need for the Internet to 'merge the two worlds into one'?"
Just recently, Minister Li Nian of Shian formally introduced the two of them.
Shen Mo pulled his hand back, with undisguised interest on his face.
"Those people on the other side want to unite the two worlds and control the human world?" There was a hint of impatience in Wei Huaqian's answer.
After Yin Ren was awakened by Zhong Cheng, his spinal cord skipped over his brain and gave an automatic response directly.
Seeing Qi Xin's face getting uglier and uglier, Zhong Cheng said he shook Yin Ren awake. Yin Ren's first reaction was not to check on Qi Xin, but to look at his companions.
Ge Tingting had a serious expression, and she looked calm as if "as expected, everyone is very powerful". Lu Xiaohe looked at Zhong Chengshuo with a very complicated expression, but there was no hidden anger on her face. Huang Jin - Huang Jin was covering her face with both hands, exuding a sense of hopelessness, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Bad news, looks like total crap.
Wei Huaqian: “…”
"You want to help the other side and completely destroy the existing order."
At that time, Shen Mo's level in the consciousness and security was not low. He even got the "Evil Fruit" dagger that was sealed by the consciousness and security.
"Ah? It's up to you guys. I don't care."
“… you want the situation to be a mess.”
As Shen Mo spoke, he pulled back the hand that had disappeared into the void. His movements were slow, and the muscles in his arm were tense, as if he had caught something heavy.
Facing Wei Huaqian's guess, Shen Mo did not answer. He just pulled the corners of his mouth, his eyes were hot and pure, as if he was asking back -
Then, with a thud, a naked body covered in blood fell onto the carpet. Xiang Jiang's eyes were tightly closed, and his breathing was shallow, as if he was unconscious or asleep. Xiang Hai lay tightly beside his brother, and the fierce ghost was so weak that only a faint shadow remained. Even so, it still opened its huge mouth and sprayed the ghost vigilantly.
Such a person could use his ability to escape abroad and sell everything. He would live a richer life than anyone in the Sinking Society. However, Shen Mo chose to join the Sinking Society and put all his energy into exploring the other side.
Zhong Cheng said that the fear of taking office that was kicked out of the other side nursing home is now deeply integrated with the human body. The advantage is that you can't die no matter what you do, but the disadvantage is that apart from this advantage, the combat power that can be exerted is really limited. A master's degree, currently keen on scientific research and looking for his sister, and if possible, he would like to publish a paper.
Shen Mo shrugged.
"Controlling the human world... This statement is somewhat relevant. I think Shi An will find out sooner or later that our partners on the other side can't always rely on the Shenming Society to diligently spread the source of pollution. Do you think that group of powerful people will give the initiative to the useless Shenming Society?"
So Wei Huaqian gave his own answer.
Is it not possible
Wei Huaqian's biggest ambition is to become Charon, and from then on gain superhuman life and powerful abilities. Shen Mo wants something even crazier.
There is no ideological suppression, no police control. Strong practitioners do not need to walk in the dark side of society, they can let the strong prey on the weak and vent their nature and desires. Under pollution, more people will see evil things because of pollution, and even awaken their abilities, and then fall into further madness.
You can't blame him for falling asleep - the meeting was about to last six hours, and Professor Li and Fu Xingchuan had no less than ten internal disputes. Of course, the focus was mainly on the handling of the subsequent situation, and the method of handling the situation could not be separated from Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng's opinions.
Fu Tianyi beside Huang Jin is in a coma.
"In order to influence the human world, the other side must have other means, so I specially invited you here."
He looked up and down at the handsome man in front of him who was smiling.
"Okay, stop beating around the bush. You don't have any sense of crisis about the survival of mankind." Wei Huaqian didn't even look at Xiang Jiang on the ground, "Since you know that the other side has a trick up its sleeve, be careful. The more you know, the faster you will die."
For a moment, the conference room was silent, even Qi Xin was silent. She looked at Zhong Cheng with a very complicated expression, her facial features were almost out of place.
Zhong Chengshuo looked at her innocently, just short of having a sign with "pure" written on his chest. Beside Zhong Chengshuo, Yin Ren couldn't stand the long meeting, so he leaned his head on Zhong Chengshuo's shoulder and took a nap openly.
Yin Ren, the master of Zhong Yi, the great master from thousands of years ago, and the original founder of Shi'an. Mr. Yin is a senior evil creature with thousands of years of experience. He was recently forced to transform into a "fear" elemental creature cub. He can fight, very well, but he doesn't seem to want to fight.
"If we are willing to help them at all costs, they won't be stupid enough to kill us."
So that's how it is. Yin Ren calmly withdrew his gaze. It seemed that Shi An had said everything he needed to say while he was dozing off.
"I really don't care. I can cooperate with all the work." Facing colleagues with different expressions, Yin Ren quickly patted his cheeks and corrected his attitude.
“… it’s not that simple.”
Li Nian pinched her brows, not trying to hide the fatigue in her tone at all.
"There is widespread pollution outside now. Xiang Jiang betrayed me and Fu Xingchuan defeated him personally. I can ask him to reinstate his position. But whether it's your identity and Zhong Cheng's, or Qi Xin's matter, it's difficult to coordinate in a short time."
"Yeah, this time the opponent has learned his lesson."
Fu Xingchuan fills in for the old partner.
"If the gods had descended upon us more than 20 years ago, the situation would have been critical and a decision would have been made quickly. Now the pollution is mild and seems to be relatively controllable. If your situation were to be reported, who knows how long it would take."
Yin Ren rubbed his temples: "So?"
Li Nian was silent for a moment, then spoke with some difficulty: "My suggestion is to fight a protracted war. Since love wants to continue to impact the gap and interfere with the human world... we use the power of Yin Ren and Qi Xin to reinforce all the weak points and seal love on the other side. During this period, mobilize the power of the Ministry of Consciousness and Security to destroy all the pollution sources."
"Love is stuck in the gap. It either retreats to the other side or decays in the gap. As long as we persevere from generation to generation, we will always find a better way to deal with it."
It's just like a seal, Yin Ren thought. He accepted Hua Jisi's request to seal the six evil spirits because he couldn't completely destroy them. After so many years, Shi An's style of doing things really hasn't changed much.
The peaceful and gentle golden mean.
"But I don't agree. Love obviously has other intentions, and it will change in time."
Fu Xingchuan took a sip of tea and cleared his throat.
"According to Ms. Qi, new happiness and hatred will be born, and love can still convince them to make a comeback. I suggest fully supporting Yin Ren to become stronger and resolve the love issue in one go."
The leader of the Human Harvest Plan is gone, and the next Aike will not have the halo of "hero of killing terrorism". It is hard to say what will happen on the other side. If the Yuanwu continue to cause chaos for tens of thousands of years, humans may disappear in the long river of history.
"But if Yin Ren is made the main force, the higher-ups will definitely be concerned about Yin Ren as a 'new threat'." Li Nian said helplessly, "His life will be seriously affected."
Fu Xingchuan smiled calmly: "Anyway, we can't beat Yin Ren now. When the time comes, we can use the title of Grand Master to scare those people in charge - there are tough solutions for tough situations."
"You can do whatever you want. I have only one request." Qi Xin also interrupted, turning her head gracefully, "When things here are over, I want the fear cub to be willing to go back with me so that order can be restored on the other side."
You and I were talking back and forth, and Yin Ren's head was filled with the chatter of a parent meeting. He stood up straight, and the chair creaked sharply. The arguing in the conference room stopped instantly.
Zhong Cheng said: "Yin Ren?"
"Eat, I'm hungry." Yin Ren said in a deep voice, "Team Nine's mission is to find the missing, and investigating campus pollution is just a side job. Now that Mr. Le, who planned the campus pollution, is dead, the mission here is over."
Lu Xiaohe suddenly raised his head, and Li Nian was also stunned for a rare moment: "You..."
"Team Nine still has work to do. The missing person case has not been investigated yet, and hasn't the passage to the other side been built?"
Yin Ren waved his hands.
"As for the arrangement of subsequent tasks, you can argue about it later. Anyway, I will definitely continue to search for missing persons. Once the arrangement is finalized, the work will be assigned and the bonus will be calculated. I will cooperate."
His tone was not much different from that of any other employee at Shian, except that it was a little more sad, as if this was just an ordinary work briefing.
"Sir Yin... This is a decision that affects the future of humanity. In the worst case scenario, the whole world may fall into turmoil! How can you—"
Fu Tianyi finally recovered his breath and cried out in disbelief.
His hair was still flying because he was "fortunate enough to participate in an important operation to protect the world."
"I have never been interested in the overall situation, and I don't remember when I became a superhero. Human affairs should be resolved by humans themselves."
Yin Ren wiped his face vigorously.
"But I promised to cross Lu Xiaohe to rescue her mother. Now, do you have anything else to say?"
"The supermarket is having a sale tonight, so I need to get off work early." Zhong Cheng said, standing up. "Now that I've explained the situation, can you return my 'relic' phone to me?"
After saying this, he nodded solemnly to his partners in Group 9 and said sincerely, "This is a special matter, and I'm sorry for keeping it a secret for so long."
However, only Ge Tingting was able to respond calmly. Lu Xiaohe covered his mouth, his eyes turning red in the firelight.
As soon as the two men reached the door, the willow tree roots trembled and got out of the way, as if they were afraid of being burned by the fire. No one in the conference room spoke again until they left the room.
"Haha, let me tell you!" Fu Xingchuan punched Li Nian and laughed out loud, "Do you think that guy is the type who cares about the world?"
Li Nian's expression was somewhat complicated. There was a mixture of surprise and confusion on his face, and he looked a little indescribably sad.
"It looks like we can't come to a conclusion yet."
"Anyway, there's no rush for one or two days. Let's take it one step at a time." Fu Xingchuan moved his shoulders for a while. "Yin Ren is right. The case of the missing pollution source has not been closed yet."
It gets dark early in autumn and winter, and by dusk, there are already faint stars in the sky.
In the Shi'an cafeteria, Yin Ren ordered himself six pan-fried duck breasts. The six pieces of meat were piled up on the plate like a small mountain, still sizzling with fat and aroma. Next to the duck breasts were steaming shredded pork with fish flavor, spring onion eggs, and bean curd greens. Served with hot mixed grain rice and stewed Tremella soup, it was another hearty work meal.
"What do you think?"
Yin Ren took a bite of the duck. The crispy duck skin exuded the flavor of spices, and the tender duck meat was juicy. He squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
"What do you think?"
Zhong Cheng said that the garlic and vegetable boiled eggs were still in front of him, but now there was a hot dish of stewed beef with potatoes. At this moment, he was using a spoon to mix mashed potatoes and broth into the rice, and his expression was as serious as if he was doing an experiment.
"What happened next." Yin Ren puffed out his cheeks, his voice a little unclear. "Fu Xingchuan and Li Nian want to maintain the overall situation, Qi Xin wants to save the other side in his own way, they both have their own standpoints."
Zhong Cheng stopped chewing, raised his eyes and looked at Yin Ren seriously.
Yin Ren picked up a piece of bean curd with chopsticks and said, "The problem is, you are the real person involved. This is a murder case involving you. Now that the matter is almost clear, as a victim, what do you think?"
The "fear" of the other side, no thoughts, just relying on instinct to survive. Since the beginning of the other side, it ate and slept, and lived a regular and happy life. As a result, one day it was suddenly put in a sack and beaten, its body was torn into pieces, and its remains were trapped in the transition space waiting to die.
It may not have thoughts at first, but it feels pain. The messy rabbit climbed up the cliff to fight against the endless pain, which was probably one of the motivations.
If the two had not met by chance, fear would have disappeared in confusion thousands of years ago.
"To be honest, I just don't like everyone going crazy. But I don't think I have an obligation to prevent all disasters."
Yin Ren lowered his voice.
"But my target was tried for murder, and now that the murderer has been found, I want to ask him what he thinks."
“… I don’t really have any particular ideas.”
Zhong Cheng said biting the tip of his chopsticks thoughtfully.
"When I was surrounded by them, I had no thoughts, and no hatred. Even if I did, it is only natural for the prey to fight back against the predator. If you want to avenge me, I personally don't think it is necessary."
"Hmm." Yin Ren played with the ends of his hair.
"But I do have some ideas about the other side. No matter what decision you make, it would not be wise without careful investigation."
Zhong Cheng fiddled with the vegetables on the plate as a little light flashed in his black eyes.
"You want to fulfill Lu Xiaohe's wish, and I want to do an ecological survey. Yin Ren, let's go to the other side together."
Yin Ren was slightly stunned.
Familiar place, familiar people. The only difference is that now there are fallen leaves and withered branches outside the window, while back then there were green trees and bright sunshine. Compared to when Zhong Cheng first met him, the person in front of him has a more indescribable lively aura.
Just like now, Zhong Chengshuo still looked at him seriously. But there was more expectation and a little bit of uneasiness on his face. To this guy, the human crisis and the Yuanwu war, probably put together, are not as important as "finding Zhong Chengfeng and giving an explanation to the two elders".
She is indeed the lovable accomplice he handpicked.
"That's right, we must go together."
Yin Ren bit the last piece of duck breast to suppress the sudden smile.
"Without the scientific post, I can't go out on field work."
Haigu People's Hospital.
Sun Qi'an opened her eyes, and the snow-white ceiling of the hospital hit her curtains. She moved her head subconsciously, and then she gasped - just a slight movement, and her head was in excruciating pain.
The memory from before was vague, and she tried to recall it for a long time but couldn't make sense of it.
She was working normally when suddenly there was a commotion in Zhang Hejun's ward. She went to check... checked... and then what happened
By the way, how is Zhang Hejun? The little girl has been in poor health since she was rescued. Dad investigated her case before and said that the main culprit is particularly troublesome... Main culprit? What main culprit
His memories became increasingly confused and his head hurt more and more. Sun Qi'an clenched his teeth and groaned.
Maybe the tumor in her brain had worsened. She endured the severe pain and reached for the nurse bell.
A hand pressed it for her.
Yes, a hand, connected to a lone arm floating in the air.
The hand was white and rosy, with a soft and beautiful shape. The arm it was connected to also had extremely beautiful curves, and the end of the overly slender arm gradually became transparent and disappeared into the void. However, when she wanted to observe it carefully, the hand seemed to be shrouded in mist, making it difficult for her to see the details.
Should I scream
Sun Qi'an froze in place, forgetting even about his headache.
The hand seemed to sense her nervousness. Its fingertips slowly left the nurse bell and gently stroked Sun Qi'an's head. The latter shrank back into the quilt stiffly, and the hand tucked the quilt for her again, with extremely gentle movements.
It is this movement of tucking in the quilt, exactly the same as her mother's.
Sun Qi closed her eyes tightly, feeling a chill on her back. Just when she didn't know what to do, the door creaked open and the nurse walked in quickly.
Hearing the footsteps of a living person, Dr. Sun finally opened his eyelids and looked around carefully.
The arm disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The nurse seemed to be completely unaware of it, only a black cat looked over from the door quietly and stayed there for a long time.
Volume 10: Fetal Movement on the Other Shore
(End of this chapter)