Star County, Washington.
Tianyi's bookstore is still open in a remote street.
He had traveled to several cities before and done some things. May 23rd was his second day here.
A frustrating, disgusting, irritating, and maddening situation is taking place.
There were actually many customers in the bookstore...
Men, women, children, the elderly... it was all so terrifying and unexpected that Tianyi really wanted to set up a machine gun on his desk and shoot down the store.
"Boss, I want to borrow this book." A kind-looking old man came to Tianyi and said.
"This is not a library, you can buy it."
"How much is that?"
"Just watch and give it..."
The old man was stunned for a few seconds: "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
Tianyi took out a handful of change from his pocket and slapped it on the table, "Is it enough? That's all I have."
"Well... Boss... I'm buying books, not selling them..."
Tian put the money into the old man's hand and the book into the old man's hand. "The door is over there. I suggest you close it when you go out."
Just as the old man left, another aunt came with a little boy, "Boss, do you have any..."
"No." Tianyi interrupted before the other party could finish speaking.
"I haven't asked what it is yet."
"Nothing at all."
"I see there's a bastard sitting there." The aunt began to curse.
Tianyi drank coffee without looking at the other person: "You have a beautiful idea, but I won't give it to you if you ask for it."
The aunt took the child away angrily, and educated her son: "Chris, do you see, if you don't study hard, you will become like that kind of asshole when you grow up..."
Tianyi turned a deaf ear to this. At this moment, he just hoped that all the guys wandering in the bookstore would disappear from his eyes.
But the more annoying guys came. Several people who looked like gangsters walked into the bookstore, came to Tianyi's desk and said, "Hey, man, I don't think I've seen you on this street."
"Do you want to charge protection money?" Tianzhi asked bluntly.
The three people looked at each other, and then the man in the middle sneered: "Ha! Yes, you bastard, so you'd better be smarter, the police around here..." He was preparing to give a long speech, the content of which was how he could use various means to make people angry. Finished playing in Tianyi’s bookstore.
At this moment, Tianyi's left hand reached under the table. The three people were startled, thinking that Tianyi was going to take out a gun or something like that. Their hands touched the switchblade and pistol, and they were ready to take action. When the other customers in the store saw this, they quickly crouched and ran quietly outside the store.
Unexpectedly, Tianyi actually brought up a one-gallon barrel of gasoline from under the table.
Then, he opened the drawer with his right hand, and the three gangsters were shocked again, but this time, Tianyi took out a box of matches.
"All you need is... time, gasoline, and matches." Tianyi said: "In view of the serious rise in oil prices, this is all I have left. You go out and pour water around the shop to make it a little more even. Don't worry, everything is here. It's a book, it can definitely be burned." He continued to drink coffee as if nothing had happened: "Why are you standing there? Don't you understand what I mean? I just spent the last change in my pocket."
"Asshole, you dare to play tricks on us, huh?!" A gangster grabbed Tianyi's collar and lifted him up.
"Why do you do this... That's why my collar is always wrinkled..." Tianyi sighed helplessly: "Okay, okay... Do any of you know where the nearest pig farm is?"
"You know how to play." At this time, the consultant walked into the store from the outside, and the snake was following behind him. When the two of them saw this scene, they both looked as if nothing had happened.
"Everyone, please go back. I'm afraid today's business will be over." The consultant said this.
Most of the customers in the store had already fled, so when they saw this, they all disappeared.
"Hey! Hey! Look, look, he has helpers."
"Well... I'm really scared, hahahaha."
"This is the territory of our Skeleton Gang, you'd better be more understanding."
This is the habit of gangsters, bluffing and using power to bully others. In fact, they are often timid thieves at heart, and rarely dare to act alone. Only when there are many people and bring equipment, they have the courage to act as tough guys. Once alone, they may not be able to beat an ordinary office worker or student, and they will be beaten. Even if he was beaten, he could only say harsh words and gather his troops to take revenge. After working like this for a few years, someone who is ruthless will be able to rise to the top, and then he will recruit some guys like him as his younger brothers. Then he will leave the gangster industry and become the elder brother. This cycle repeats, forming The most basic group criminal network.
Tianyi doesn't hate these people, he just feels sad, that's all.
Seeing the listless look on his boss's part, Gambler knew that Tianyi was disdainful or too lazy to do it himself, so he could only do it for him.
Taking three steps at a time, he walked to a bookshelf, and he didn't know what kind of switch was triggered. The windows and door glass of the bookstore were sealed with steel plates, and the store became pitch black. But after just a second, The lights came on.
Gambling Snake said: "Is this the same old rule?"
Tianyi's collar had been loosened, and he slumped down in the sofa chair, yawning and saying, "It's only been a day since I arrived, and it's not easy to find the place where the body was abandoned. I'll just knock him out and throw it out."
Seeing the steel plate being lowered outside the house, the three gangsters felt that something was wrong. In this small dark room, under the pale light, and looking at the face of the snake gambler, the big brother looked like a killer from side to side...
"Don't... don't come here..." The gangster in the middle picked up his pistol and pointed it at the snake gambler. The other two also took out knives.
Gambling snake walked forward with steady steps, "You hold the gun sideways like this, even though you are like a street gangster, but the bullet casing that pops out after firing may burst your own eyes." As he spoke, suddenly, Taking a step forward, he was in front of the other party as if he were shrinking to the ground.
His shots were as fast as lightning. The gun-wielding gangster's eyes, brain, and body reaction speed could not keep up with Gambling Snake's movements. The next second, the gun appeared in Gambling Snake's hand.
He held up the gun and said calmly: "You should hold it like this, then remove the safety bolt, aim at the location where you want to shoot, and observe the target's eyes and subtle body movements..."
The two gangsters were already in a state of brain short-circuit and instinctively raised their hands: "Oh... man, hey, calm down, man, don't shoot."
But the third gangster with a knife obviously had the potential to be the boss. He crossed the desk in one stride, grabbed Tianyi on the sofa chair, blocked his body in front of him, and put the knife against Tianyi's neck: "Put the gun down! You bastard! Or I'll rip your friend's throat out."
"He is not my friend, but my boss." Gambler said, his tone still cold.
"Stop talking nonsense! You bastard! Put down the gun!" the knife-wielding gangster yelled.
Tianyi tilted his head and said, "Are you sick? It's only a few steps away, why are you screaming so loudly?"
"Shut up, bastard!" The knife-wielding gangster yelled at Tian Yi who was a few inches away: "Be honest!"
Gambler not only did not put down the gun, but also turned the gun in that direction and said: "He just secreted too much adrenaline and was a little out of control."
"I told you to put the gun down! You damn..."
boom!
The gun rang out, and the knife-wielding gangster froze on the spot. He choked back half of what he said, and his face was twisted in surprise. Half of his face and body were splattered with blood and brain matter.
The other two gangsters turned around and saw an incredible scene. Tianyi's head was blown open...
What's going on, this guy who looks like 007, after making all these high-pitched words and deeds, actually missed his shot and killed his boss
"Hahaha..." The consultant laughed from behind, ran to the desk easily, opened a partition on the outside of the desk, and found a small freezer inside. He took out a bottle of tomato juice, unscrewed the lid, and felt comfortable. He took a sip and said, "I'm curious if it hurts like this."
"I think you are really good at playing..." The moment Tianyi's voice came out, the door of the room behind his seat opened, and Tianyi came out of the door intact, still the same, with his shirt, suit, and mess. s hair.
He stepped over his "body", sat back in his old position, poured a cup of coffee, shook his head and said to the gambling snake: "Tom... Tom... Tom... you too... can you believe what the consultant said?"
"Judging from the results of this shot, what he said is true." Gambler replied.
"What if he deceives you?"
"Then he can take your place and become my new boss." Gambling Snake added: "If you die due to carelessness, coincidence, bad taste, etc., to some street gangsters, or to someone who can get close to you In the hands of the traitors around you, a boss like you is too fragile and not worthy of my service."
Tian Daodao: "Well... that makes sense." When he finished saying this, his own "corpse" and the clothes on the ground turned into a black smoke and dispersed very quickly.
"What the hell... is going on?!" Those gangsters went completely crazy: "Are you aliens? Or zombies?! Damn it, you are a secret organization of the government, and you want to catch us. Is the experiment right?! I'm warning you..."
Five seconds later, these three people were brought down by Gambling Snake. There was no need to use weapons at all. If he passed by the three of them like a phantom, he quickly and silently solved the problem.
"Oh? When did you master this technique?" Tianyi asked, knowing exactly what happened in front of him.
"Dr. Strange taught me some knowledge about meridians and acupuncture points, so I just want to try it on these people." Gambler replied.
The consultant looked sideways at Gambling Snake: "Oh? Acupuncture points?"
"I know what you are going to ask next, but I suggest you drag the people on the ground first, drive them and throw them elsewhere. When you come back, we will have almost finished talking about business. At that time, you can come back during the day **I don’t mind, either.” Tianyi interrupted.
"You are really good at predicting things. You know everything I want to ask you?"
"A dirty person, with dirty abilities, will naturally ask some dirty questions." Tianyi continued.
The consultant smiled, said nothing, and used his obscene ability to remotely disable the bookstore's defense system, and dragged the unconscious gangsters out.
Gambler came to Tianyi's table and started talking about business: "When I parted with the gunsmith, he asked me to bring you the upgraded version of destiny."
Tian Yi was stunned: "Didn't you come to Washington by plane?"
The consultant had just dragged the gangsters to the door and interjected: "Wouldn't he just pass the security check by playing a trick?"
Tianyi was right when he thought about it, but he didn't see Dushe carrying any big luggage at hand: "Where is that thing? In the car?"
Gambler rolled up the sleeve of his left arm and said, "Here it is."
"Huh... haha..." Tian Yi laughed twice: "Well, this is my fault. I should have expected that if the gunsmith, warlock, and marshal were put together, they would produce such a thing..."
At this moment, Gambling Snake's left forearm was wrapped with a thin ring of black metal. On the top of his arm facing him, there was a cross-shaped button. When he touched it, the black metal began to deform, and then a simple The operation panel and screen can be operated directly with your right hand as long as you raise your left arm in front of you. It seems this portable Destiny can be used even while walking.
"Is there any problem with it being made like this? I think it's very practical. It can be hidden in my sleeves and is easy to carry." Gambling Snake said, "But I usually have to hide a lot of things in my sleeves, so it's not suitable to wear one."
"Do you know Yu-Gi-Oh?" Tianyi asked.
"I don't know much about it." Gambling Snake replied.
"Then I have nothing to say to you..." Tianyi changed the subject: "Forget about fate, has the gunsmith told you about the progress of the project?"
"Aren't you going to ask about the assassination operation?"
Tianyi smiled and said: "I know the situation over there better than you do. I'll explain it to you later. If you want to discuss why the gunsmith can do such unjust sniping, I can only say, That’s the racial genius of an idiot.”
Gambling Snake thought for a while and answered the previous question: "He said that because he was away making sniper rifles and bullets, as well as the sniper mission the day before yesterday, the project will be delayed for a few more days, but it will be completed within May."
Tianyi picked up the coffee: "Very good, all actions are as planned." He took a sip and continued: "Then, let me explain the meaning of the assassination."
Gambling Snake said: "From your tone, it seems that the matter is far more than just killing one person. Can't we wait to discuss these situations until the consultant comes back?"
Tianyi replied: "The consultant is very clear about the series of impacts that the assassination of Tianwei will have. In fact, the assassination was his idea. I just adopted his strategy. It is really embarrassing to have such a poisonous person under my command." Don’t worry.”
He collected his thoughts and continued: "Originally when we were planning the prison escape plan, we didn't know that the empire would have Shenwu transportation operations until I received a call from an old friend and he sold me this information.
This is a very coincidental thing, but there are no coincidences in this world, right? If the blood owl had not been imprisoned, there would have been no supplies of Shenwu. These are all causally related. For me, the lucky thing is that after my old friend learned the information, he came to find him directly. I. "
Gambler calmly replied: "This can't be called luck or coincidence. I think he chose you because of the impression you left on him in the past. Your personality and various actions made him feel that this kind of information can only be sold. Give you a lunatic like this and no one else would dare take over.”
Tianyi smiled and said: "Yes, a very correct guess. In short, when I got this information, I got another information at the same time, that is... In just a few days, Jefferson, the warden of Tide Prison, discovered the blood. Xiao Xiao was different, so he immediately applied for supplies from Shenwu, because he needed more reserves to deal with certain 'emergency situations' that were likely to occur in the future.
I think Jefferson's instincts told him that the Blood Owl would bring disaster. But there is another person who does not rely on intuition, the Tea Fairy.
With Tea Fairy's ability, he had 100% guessed the escape plan. The arrest of the blood owl was obviously a conspiracy. A person like him would not be in jail if he was not willing to be arrested.
But the Tea Fairy has his dignity, and he must have specifically told Jefferson not to treat the Blood Owl specially, just like other vicious criminals.
Haha... He just wants to beat me, and he wants to win beautifully. Whether the Blood Owl can escape is another game between me and him. In order to make the game fair, he will not put the Blood Owl into solitary confinement. A special cell that is strictly guarded and never opened.
It's a pity that when we were in Longjun, Tea Fairy didn't do what I wanted. He refused to go into the basement, so I'm afraid he is no longer able to care about the situation in the prison at this moment.
The problem before us now is the Tea Fairy’s friend, Joseph Nolan, the deputy director of EA, also known as the Waiter.
After I discussed it with my advisor, he came up with an assassination plan that would not only exploit the residual value of what we did in Longjun, but also achieve several other goals. "
Gambling Snake said: "If you are targeting Shi Shi, why don't you let the gunsmith directly change the target to him?"
"Because we didn't know in advance that he would go to that dock in person." Tianyi replied: "According to the original idea, after killing the Tianwei, Xingtian's group can successfully plunder Shenwu and annihilate the six royal fleets. strength, and seize at least four armored shuttle ships that are still capable of navigation. As for us, we can just send out the reverse cross signal after completing the assassination. As long as there is an eyewitness in the city who sees this mark, then after the incident, when No matter where I am, I will definitely come to investigate this matter.
When the waiter saw Tosaka's body at that time, he would understand that it was not Xingtian who killed him, but us. From this moment on, the puzzle we give to the waiter begins to work. "
"But he appeared in that place that day." Gambling Snake added.
Tianyi took a sip of coffee: "That's right, but even if you contacted me and asked for instructions at that time, the target of the sniper would not change." He paused: "Because I think that if the bullet were shot at the waiter, it would be very difficult. It may not be possible to take his life.”
What he said was consistent with the judgment of Cao Shuo, who was at the scene at the time.
"Is he stronger than the Heavenly Guard?" Gambling Snake asked, his expression the same, but his tone obviously changed.
Tianyi smiled and said: "As far as I know, he was indeed invited to be among the Ten Heavenly Guards, but he refused."
Gambler asked: "Oh? Why?"
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