While the federal government's secret team was "looking at the river and sighing", Shang Chong had already boarded a passenger ship bound for the fourth district and fled away.
This is one of the back roads he prepared for himself.
Knowing well that the identity of the awakened person cannot be exposed, Shang Chong has secretly prepared many ways for himself, just to guard against what will happen to him one day. Perhaps it was the caution that came into play, and now his preparation really paid off.
The waves on the surface of the river are slightly rippling, and the water and the sky form a line in the far distance. The huge passenger ship moves forward on the river, separating heavy? Heavy? Snow-white waves, like a huge and flexible southern whale swimming in the ocean.
On the deck, dressed in gray, with a large beard on his face, watching the man with the temperament of a tramp and a pirate silently looking back at the direction he came from, he fell into a state of bewilderment, nostalgia, and regret.
This makes his relaxed temperament more obvious.
Anyone who sees his current appearance will probably not believe that this person is actually that businessman? owner? owner? wealthy? helmsman who is always in a suit, that evil villain boss who is said to be in charge of a terrorist organization.
If the time had been half a month earlier, no one would have imagined that he would be in such a mess and in such a disgraceful time.
However, this unimaginable thing just happened. The former rich man at the helm became the leader of a deeply hidden terrorist organization overnight, and had to abandon everything and escape alone under the pursuit of the federal government.
How did everything happen? How did it get to this point
Shang Chong looked in the direction of the third area, recalled the experience during this period, and couldn't help asking himself.
… It was obviously just a small thing in the beginning.
Before the development of the situation was too fast, one thing after another, he was caught off guard, so that he lost his previous sensitivity to many details, but now when he thinks about it again, Shang Chong seems to have found it. A thread connects the beads scattered on the ground one by one.
Everything seems to be because "Shang Han" accidentally found out that he had contributed to Xie Huaying's escape, and he directly said it in front of the reporter.
Perhaps this son was just aggrieved because of his behavior of helping Xie Huaying get rid of the crime. He must not have known that this was actually a secret related to his identity as an awakened person. It was just a grotesque complaint, but it made Xie Huaying guess her identity... These coincidences and Who can blame
... It can't be said that "Shang Han" had expected everything a long time ago, just to trick his old father and let him and Xie Huaying hurt each other, right? ? ? What is that? Hatred? Resentment? What's more, what about his ordinary son? It doesn't look like this? Smart Yazi.
After thinking about it, it seems that I can only blame myself for being too unlucky
Shang Chong was in a very bad mood, and his face was also very ugly.
Anyone who lost the base camp that had been in business for many years and had to flee alone, and found out that his own son cheated on his father, would not be happy
"This time the federal government is really efficient, and I was almost blocked in the imperial capital. Fortunately, I got out quickly enough..." Recalling the exciting days of these days, Shang Chong couldn't help but murmured to himself, "It's a pity, if it was changed to In the past, it was not impossible to sit down and discuss cooperation.”
After all, the merchant? This is the top wealthy family in the third district? With extraordinary connections and power, coupled with the bargaining chip of the monster
Anyway, the awakened person can "advance, attack, retreat, and defend", so what's the point? He can still hide in the inner world in time.
Regrettably, ever since the mysterious organization of the Yongning Church came into existence, it hunted the awakened everywhere. The inner world, which was once regarded as a safe haven by many awakened people, has become a dragon's den and a tiger's den. At least for this period of time, Shang Chong has never heard of an awakened person who can return after entering.
This means that unknown dangers have appeared in the other world. Before he knew the situation, he didn't dare to enter rashly.
Without the escape route of the Inner World, Shang Chong would not dare to sit down and discuss cooperation with the federal government.
His ability tends to control people's hearts and affect all things? His body is only slightly stronger than ordinary people, but its strength is limited, which is the biggest weakness.
If he can rest assured to stay in the imperial capital and cooperate with it, once the federal government has evil intentions, there are many ways to solve him easily. And he who couldn't escape to the other world at a critical moment became a fish on the chopping board.
Based on this consideration, Shang Chong could only choose to leave.
After confirming that he was free from tracking and completely safe, Shang Chong took out a brand new mobile phone from his pocket, and logged into the Monster Guild chat group that he hadn't logged in for a long time.
This chat group itself is very special. It is linked to the ability of a dead guild member. It cannot be traced by technological means. New members can only accept invitations to join and actively search for the number of the chat group It will be displayed as blank. After Xie Huaying was kicked out by him, there was no way for the federal government to find him through the chat group.
Therefore, the chat group seems to be safe at present, assuming that the members in the group have no problems.
Shang Chong was not in a hurry to speak, and first took a peek at the screen in the group.
He still has some doubts about the "Illusionist". He doesn't understand why with the opponent's strength? He didn't even kill a little Xie Huaying, and let him survive.
If he hadn't believed too much in the strength and loyalty of the "Illusionist", he would not have been caught off guard when Xie Huaying survived and counterattacked.
This made Shang Chong a little suspicious, was the illusionist careless for a while, or did something go wrong, and he deliberately tricked him
The monster? The chat group in the guild was very lively.
The arrest warrant spread throughout the federation successfully blasted out all the members, even the usually silent diving party.
In fact, during the past few days when Shang Chong and the federal government were playing hide-and-seek, the guild had already exploded. To this day, the boiling water-like high temperature has not calmed down.
The sudden exposure of the identity of the guild president? is one of them. The monster guild was classified as a terrorist organization by the federation. The second is that all members are likely to be arrested once their identities are revealed.
Black Cat: What happened this time? I think it's all the president's fault! Our monster? The guild is already low-key enough, and it doesn't provoke the government like a madman at a carnival party. Why? It has become a terrorist organization that is wanted worldwide? I was stunned when I saw the arrest warrant, and almost thought that the cat food stolen from the entire neighborhood had been exposed a few days ago. It turned out that he was implicated by the president. It was like sitting at home and sitting in the sky. Chairman? Shouldn't you give me an explanation? Or find a way? Solve this thing.
Lingdie: Why? Can you do this? You can justly say that you stole all the cat food in the community... and the cat food doesn't taste good at all. I think you should steal the dog food.
Mouth organ: So? Have you ever eaten cat food? Bah, bah, you led me astray. Now is not the time to discuss? Which is better, cat food or dog food? Crazy can pick a different time? Seriously? One point, president? What exactly? The situation? Everyone doesn't know, and we don't know if it's safe now. Let's find a way first? It's best to contact him. After discussing it anyway, what should we do
Nightmare: I know what to do. The first step is to find the president? The second step is to sell him to the Federation for a reward. Now it will be long? It is worth a lot of money, and there is a huge room for appreciation. How about waiting for a while to sell it at a higher price.
Mouth organ: ? ?
Illusionist: Alright, stop talking nonsense, the most important thing now is to keep calm and don't mess yourself up. If we don't reveal our identities, the Federation won't find us. I believe that with the strength of the president, you can definitely escape safely. We just need to wait quietly for him to contact us. There is no need to do superfluous things, and there is no need to think about it. I believe it will be long? Naturally, there will be his arrangements.
Wu? Hitomi: Illusionist, it’s rare for you to be so calm today. It’s like a different person. Could it be because you went crazy at the wrong time last time, pursuing what? Perfect? Art, perfect? script, which delayed the president?s plan and caused the president? up? As I said earlier, a perfect painting is the only art.
Illusionist: Bastard imitators shut up. I have explained the cause and effect of this matter clearly to everyone, it was indeed because I pursued perfection? The script negligence indulged Xie Huaying's last breath, even so, only the president? Can blame me. This just proves that my script is not perfect enough? Next time, next time it will definitely not be.
Puppeteer: Stop arguing! You people, why? Don't you always learn to be as quiet as my well-behaved puppets? How about discussing it as soon as possible? Find the president? Well, waiting is consuming my patience.
Black Cat: President? What? When is the time? I ran out of the cat food I stole last time. Why don't we just usurp the throne!
Shang Chong watched the screen silently, looking all the way down, but he didn't seem to find anything unusual.
Everything is a familiar style of painting, these guild members are still so? Abnormal, and this is the most normal.
"So it's like this..." After finding the previous explanation of the illusionist in the guild, Shang Chong was even more stunned, "This is indeed something he can do."
At this time, he was already half relieved.
Shang Chong began to think about what to do in the fourth district.
Almost all of his foundations are in the third district, and the fourth district only has a very small amount of assets as a backup. After all, he has always regarded the inner world as the most dangerous escape route before, and the retreat in the outer world is only an option, so naturally he will not spend too much time and energy on it.
Now the world has become a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, and he will not easily enter it if he is not fully prepared or forced to a dead end. The outside world is not peaceful either. On the surface, there are wanted by the federal government, and secretly, the Yongning Church, which is arresting awakened people everywhere, is making trouble.
Shang Chong felt a deep sense of crisis.
He secretly made up his mind: "It's time to integrate the loose monsters? Guilds!"
The previous monster? The guild itself was not like an organization with the same goal. It was more like a group of awakened people with different goals gathered together by him. On weekdays, they would exchange resources to a limited extent, issue tasks to each other, or go to the guild together. There are some Jedi adventures in the world, but they have reservations and precautions against each other. Even he, the guild leader?, can't force the guild members to do things.
In the past, Shang Chong wanted to build up his majesty step by step, and then find a suitable time to completely unify the monster guild.
It now appears that it cannot be delayed any longer.
This is the most dangerous time, but also the best time.
Stronger than the carnival party, it also disappeared. It is said that something happened to the Qingshan Hospital Mutual Aid Association, and the Yongning Church made troubles. Some are not enough. Only by integrating them into a fist can they have the confidence to compete with Yongning Church and other forces.
Therefore, even though he still had some doubts about the illusionist in his heart, he still popped up in the chat group.
President?: @all members. I've successfully left Sector 3 and am safe now. Five days later, I will hold a party. The meeting place is not in the Inner World, but in the Outer World. I will send the address to everyone later. I hope all members can come to attend.
The bubbling of "President?" made the chat group lively again, and many members reacted differently.
The "Illusionist" even sent a private message to Shang Chong at the first time, pleading guilty to him. What can Shangchong do? Of course I chose to forgive him!
It's not over yet, but the "Illusionist" actually reminded me mysteriously: [President?, I think there is an inner ghost in our guild, you must pay attention. ]
Shang Chong issued three question marks.
Illusionist: Actually, I think this incident is strange. Although I was a little careless, I am confident in my illusion. My art is absolutely flawless. Someone must have secretly interfered with my judgment! The most suspicious thing is Wu? Hitomi? He also has some abilities similar to illusion. Maybe he followed me secretly. It's too hateful. He wants to find out the president secretly? Your identity is not bad. It's a good thing for the president!
Seeing this, Shang Chong laughed for a moment.
... Just because of others? I mocked you not long ago, so you turned around and filed a criminal complaint, is it really okay? Do you think I don't know? I peeked at the screen on purpose!
Before he could reply, "Wu? Hitomi" turned around and sent him another private message: [President? Be careful with that illusionist guy, I suspect he is an undercover agent specially sent by the carnival party. ...]
Before finishing watching, Shang Chong laughed again.
... Well, there is also a lawsuit here? It's a black case. What about the undercover agents at the carnival, do those lunatics have such a brain? Qingshan Hospital Mutual Aid Association is more reliable than them.
Being entangled in such a nonsense by these two people, the suspicion in his heart dissipated unknowingly, replaced by a feeling of dumbfounding.
This style of accusing each other and instigating him to deal with other people behind the scenes, well, there is nothing wrong with it.
After confirming that his guild members were all normal and there was no abnormality, Shang Chong arrived at the residence he had arranged in the fourth district with the false identity he had prepared long ago.
At this time, there were still three days before the appointed time for the meeting, and the meeting place was very secret. He secretly bought it a long time ago, and it was later said to be haunted.
The risk of gathering in the surface world is much greater than that in the inner world, because the monster in the inner world? The guild headquarters is a relic discovered by everyone. It itself has a summoning formation? Everyone can descend in the form of projection through tokens.
But the watch world can't do it.
This means that all guild members must come in person.
However, this so-called risk is actually only aimed at a group of guild members. Everyone? It is safest not to know each other. Once you meet, there is a possibility that others will follow the traces to find out your true identity. Don't think that the awakened members of the same organization won't secretly fight against each other? As long as there is a chance, this is very likely to happen.
As a monster? The guild leader? Shang Chong doesn't have to worry about risks. Because he holds the true identity of every member in his hands, all of them have been approved by him before they can join the monster guild.
Under this premise, other people don't worry about what he will do to them, they really want to do it long ago. Shang Chong was also not worried that the members of the guild would deliberately not come, or report him to the federation, so as to attract the federation to encircle and suppress him.
—Most of the members of the monster guild are not clean. To provoke an awakened person who knows his true identity, knows all his details, is powerful, and has many cards. It is a tempo of death. Whether it's Shang Chong's backhand? Reporting their crimes to the Federation, or secretly inflicting revenge, it's enough for them to drink a pot!
Most importantly, Shang Chong has another big hole card.
He met every member of the guild when he joined the guild. At that time, most of these people were newcomers who had never seen the world. With Shang Chong's ability, it was natural for them to be recruited without even noticing. In this way, Shang Chong added "stuff" to each member when he met for the first time.
It is a shadow that lurks in the depths of everyone's heart, and occasionally amplifies their malice. The members of the guild who were already full of evil thoughts didn't notice this.
However, once they meet Shang Chong, they will be able to ignite the shadow deep in their hearts by Shang Chong in minutes, and become puppets manipulated by him.
This is Shang Chong's biggest trump card for not being afraid to meet with guild members. Even if all the members including the illusionist rebel on the spot, he can easily suppress them.
— No, even if they are not going to rebel, but are respectful, Shang Chong is going to beat them up. He wants all the members to completely submit to him, instead of being dissatisfied or having other small calculations.
A few days before the party, Shang Chong spent the rest of the time carefully planning, except for the normal meal and rest, how to shock everyone with the fastest speed, and what kind of rhetoric he used for every expression and every movement after the meeting. Everyone obeyed him willingly... He didn't let go of all the details, and finally formulated a plan that he thought was perfect
The appointed time is coming soon.
The abandoned shopping mall chosen by Shang Chong is located in a chaotic area where no one cares. The neighborhood is remote, dilapidated, and chaotic. The roads have been covered with cracks due to years of disrepair. In the darkness, there was only a faint moonlight shining down, which made the atmosphere even more gloomy.
There was a rustling sound in the night.
From the grass on the side of the road, the sewer shaft without a manhole cover, and the potholes not far away, little mice poked their heads out one after another. They walked quietly in the night without a sound. spread out.
Although Shang Chong can't observe the surroundings through the manipulated animals like the puppeteer controls the puppets, he can use them to spread malicious pollution, and then manipulate ordinary people whose minds are polluted.
Although the possibility is very small, if any guild member really goes crazy and cooperates with the federal government and wants to ambush him, then at least he can threaten the city full of hostages and create a chance to escape.
After doing this, Shang Chong thought that he had made all the preparations. If the guild members stood on the first floor, then he was standing on the fifth floor, and it was absolutely impossible for him to be killed by a little accident like in the third district. Overturned.
The moonlight shone faintly, and there were still traces of fire in the abandoned shopping mall, and it was scorched and black everywhere.
A fire that year killed thirteen people and turned this abandoned shopping mall into a ghost house.
Shang Chong silently entered through a gap in a burnt wall, bypassed a large area of ruins, and soon came to the only warehouse door that was still intact. His whole body was like a nocturnal bat. Just as sensitive.
The surroundings were quiet, so quiet that it was almost depressing.
He pushed open the door of the warehouse and walked in, only to find that there was no one there. The entire warehouse was shrouded in empty darkness, and there were large pieces of burnt materials in the depths.
Shang Chong couldn't help frowning his eyebrows.
"...What? No one has come yet?"
Although there was still a quarter of an hour before the agreed time, these guild members were so undisciplined that none of them came early, obviously they didn't take him seriously.
This challenged the majesty of the self-conscious chairman Shang Chong.
"Looks like it's time to really bang them up later..."
Shang Chong took out his mobile phone and urged him in the chat group, and other guild members responded quickly.
[President? I'll be right there. ]
[Maximum? Three minutes. ]
[I have?seen the gate of the warehouse?. ]
…
Replies were quickly refreshed in the chat group, everyone's attitude was very positive, Shang Chong's complexion improved a bit, and his brows slightly relaxed.
At this moment, a gust of cold wind suddenly blows, and the door of the warehouse closes with a bang!
Something is wrong!
Shang Chong suddenly raised his head, his gaze slowly swept around.
The dense darkness spread in the warehouse, and it seemed that there were countless ashes flying up from the residue of the flames. One after another, illusory ghosts crawled out of it, and he vaguely heard strange whispers.
Imposing, gigantic, and indescribable horror and malice permeated the darkness, making Shang Chong's scalp tingle for a moment, as if he had returned to the night when he had just come into contact with the inner world many years ago, and he had changed back to that night. Fragile, useless, ordinary people with no half strength.
"What's going on? What's going on?" He was puzzled and trembling again, and he couldn't restrain his desire for powerful power. "Is it an illusion, or..."
At this moment, there was an electric light in the distance.
The dark warehouse was illuminated for a moment, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, it was extremely transparent for a moment.
What? Something brushed Shang Chong's hair lightly, years of experience made him lean back immediately, dodging backwards in an incomparably flexible way.
But in the process of dodging, his eyes inevitably looked to the top of his head, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
Above the head, human figures were hung on the top of the warehouse, like large pieces of dried bacon, with terrified and strange expressions remaining on their pale faces.
The corpse is not scary, nor is this terrifying scene. Shang Chong has seen more? More terrifying scenes in the other world. What is scary is that he knows everyone here, and they are all members of the Monster? Guild.
In the surging darkness, they were silent without a sound.
Shang Chong subconsciously looked at the chat group, and sent a sentence: "What are you guys? Is it time?"
Everyone in the group replied almost in unison:
[President? We have already arrived :)]