"Night Owl": After retiring, soldier king Luo Hongyun suffered from severe post-war psychological syndrome. He was out of tune with the entire city. He was unwilling to engage in combat-related occupations and was unable to adapt to normal work. After screwing up several jobs in a row, his life became a mess.
Until one day, a little girl who claimed to be his daughter suddenly appeared in his home...
"Oh, I knew it would be like this. Here comes another ellipsis at the critical moment."
Xia Xu sighed.
The special ability of attribute checking is perfect in all aspects, except for this one point that makes him very helpless.
And judging from the basic introduction of the plot at the beginning, it is extremely difficult to find this tough guy to be a bodyguard, and it may not even be possible at all.
Post-war syndrome, a type of post-traumatic stress disorder, is abbreviated as PTSD. This disease is a frequent visitor in various war and soldier-related movies because its characteristic is that it is commonly seen in soldiers who have been on the battlefield.
Insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, irritability, and hypervigilance are all basic symptoms.
In more serious cases, some will constantly repeat war scenes in their thoughts, dreams, and memories, and may even have hallucinations and mistakenly think they are still on the battlefield. Some will try their best to avoid related people and things, refuse to participate in related activities, and have selective amnesia.
Judging from the plot summary, Luo Hongyun is now deeply trapped in this situation. On the one hand, he is completely tired of and resists fighting, and on the other hand, he only knows this. Coupled with other symptoms of PTSD, he is always restless and cannot adapt to normal work and city life at all.
This almost clearly shows that he is 'unrecruitable'.
"Unless the plot begins, there may be a twist..."
Xia Xu's gaze finally fell on the last sentence of the introduction.
The protagonist is a soldier suffering from PTSD and a daughter appears in his chaotic life. This is a very obvious plot twist, and it will also be a turning point in his life and mental state.
There isn't much we know about the plot of "Night Owl" right now, but he can still infer some things.
First of all, the name of the plot. Night Owl is obviously a nickname. Perhaps it was Luo Hongyun’s code name before he retired, or it might be a title created during the course of the plot. It might also be the name of the main villain, but the probability is relatively small.
He had two five-star talents, and they were both in combat and armed fighting. This simply maxed out his combat effectiveness in a domestic urban environment. Plus, Luo Hongyun was a soldier king himself, and he had definitely developed these two terrifying talents to the extreme, making him a true humanoid beast.
Non-plot characters may not be able to discover their own talents or have abilities but no place to use them, but plot characters are supposed to participate in the plot, and their abilities and talents must be related to the plot and serve the plot.
With such a human-shaped beast-like template, Luo Hongyun couldn't possibly use it to live a daily life with his daughter who fell from the sky, right? If this was the case, there would be no need for such an exaggerated configuration, and a purely peaceful life would not become a "movie".
From this, it is not difficult to infer that the appearance of his daughter will be a turning point in Luo Hongyun's life, but it will only be a short-term "normal" at most, and there will inevitably be a new round of turning points, or plot advancement, such as his daughter's disappearance or kidnapping.
If we speculate along this line of thought, "Night Owl" should be a story about the return of a soldier king or a strong father protecting his children.
It could even be the plot of a superhero movie, similar to the Punisher, Green Arrow, and Batman, who have no supernatural powers but have combat capabilities that are at the limit of mortals.
This is not impossible. After all, there are suspected supernatural creatures in the Hunter plot, so it is normal to see a "superhero" with this setting.
With two five-star talents in fighting and weapon combat, if there is someone whose melee ability can reach the human limit, that person is definitely Luo Hongyun.
"Hello, can we talk?"
Luo Hongyun just happened to pass by the entrance of the amusement park. Xia Xu didn't have time to think about it. After hesitating for a moment, he chased after him and called him.
"What's up?"
Luo Hongyun's face was cold, and he obviously frowned when he turned around. His body seemed to tense up for a moment, and he relaxed a little after seeing Xia Xu's appearance.
A boy who looks like a high school student. It may not be certain whether he has any malicious intentions, but he definitely does not pose a threat.
"Hello, uncle. Are you interested in being a bodyguard? I would like to hire someone to protect my safety. When I saw you the first time, I felt that you must be very powerful."
Xia Xu also understood his own advantages, so he simply pretended to be younger. Or maybe it wasn't really pretending to be younger, as he just spoke in the tone of a normal high school student.
Even though he had almost guessed the answer, he still felt unwilling to give it a try. Moreover, it was a good starting point to approach the topic.
"Not interested."
Luo Hongyun's expression did not change after hearing this. He said it stiffly, turned around and continued walking forward.
Favorability: 5
The number on Xia Xu's still open attribute panel jumped, and the number changed from 0 to 5.
This made Xia Xu a little surprised and also a little happy.
Usually, there will be a small amount of favorable impression after the initial acquaintance, but favorable impression is always based on behavior, so if it increases, there must be a reason.
And the only thing that could increase my favorability from the brief exchange of words just now was probably "I can tell at first glance that you're very capable."
I thought this humanoid beast was a tough, cold and macho man, but it turns out he has the vanity and repressed personality of a normal person.
In the vast crowd, a passerby can tell at a glance that he is a master. Perhaps many people are strong-willed and unmoved, but as long as they are normal people, they will always feel a little secretly happy.
Perhaps this tough guy is still thinking that the young man has good taste
"Hey, wait, can you tell me why you're not interested? We can discuss the conditions and salary."
Xia Xu continued to ask while the iron was hot.
"Not interested, that's the reason."
Luo Hongyun stopped again, turned and stared at Xia Xu, still with a cold face, and continued walking forward after he finished speaking.
"Boss, what's going on?"
At this time, Yang Bowen and others also came to the door to meet up.
"It's okay, Lao Yang, you guys go back first. Also, please send Youxin home."
Xia Xu hurriedly explained to Yang Bowen, and then said to Tang Youxin apologetically: "I need to talk to that person about something now. I can't take you back. Sorry."
"It's okay, I can go back by myself."
Tang Youxin nodded obediently.
"Don't worry, boss. We'll take a taxi back later and drop Youxin off at her doorstep on the way."
Yang Bowen also nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I'll go first then."
Xia Xu trotted a few steps and chased after Luo Hongyun again.
"I'm not a bodyguard, nor am I an expert. Stop following me."
Seeing that Xia Xu had followed him again, Luo Hongyun could not help but frown slightly, and this time he simply did not even stop.
"You just said you weren't interested, and that this was the reason, so isn't this indirectly admitting that you're good at fighting..."
Xia Xu followed him without getting discouraged, as if he would not give up until he convinced him.
Unfortunately, Luo Hongyun remained unmoved and stopped talking, just like many people who simply chose to ignore uninterested sales promoters they met on the street.
After struggling for about five or six minutes, Luo Hongyun arrived at an old residential building that didn't even have an elevator, and walked directly into a room on the second floor.
Bang!
With a bang, the dark green security door was slammed shut by Luo Hongyun, completely locking Xia Xu out.
However, Xia Xu didn't care about it, instead he smiled.