Late at night, in a high-rise apartment in S city.
"Okay, I have received the note, I need a month." Chu Tianshu's reply popped up on the screen, "There are a few points to pay attention to."
"One, I will give you the result in person. If the person who came to get the result is not you, the content will be destroyed immediately by the built-in program."
"Second, I hope we can all control each other's mouths. This transaction cannot be known to people other than us."
The young man holding the screen picked up the water glass and typed a reply with his right finger.
"Now we are using an encrypted communication method. After the conversation, I will delete the chat history. Now you can rest assured?"
"Are there any other considerations?"
There was a pause on the other side of the screen, and the third paragraph was sent.
"Three, since the deciphering time will take at least one month, before delivery"
The young man with a soft face lowered his head and saw the last few words.
"Don't die."
He raised the corner of his mouth slightly. Even through the phone screen, he could still imagine Chu Tianshu's expression when he typed this sentence casually.
"Good guys don't last long in the game. Good luck with our deal, though."
"Take it as your blessing to yourself."
The conversation ended and the screen went black. Xia Xingye put the water glass in his hand on the table.
He carefully cleaned up all the traces in the computer - multiple encryptions, no one would know the conversation between him and Chu Tianshu just now. As the most famous black businessman in the high-level field, even in reality, he still has this ability.
After dealing with all this and double-checking to make sure he had removed all traces, he finally closed the computer.
The young man rested his hands on his forehead, closed his eyes and meditated for a while.
This is his usual habit. Every night, he recalls what happened that day—accurately down to the smallest details from his own perspective. The most taboo thing for a businessman is to have a sense of trust in others. He does not trust others, but only himself.
"There's nothing wrong with it," he whispered.
He washed the water glass and put it back in the glass window; then, like a most ordinary person, he packed his luggage for the next day—even had time to send a text message to his assistant to remind her that he had put away the activities of the next morning. It was changed to the next afternoon.
The assistant responded quickly, and he knew that this enthusiastic little girl liked him.
"Brother Xia, you are so kind, sometimes I feel that I am the one who is taken care of by you." The little girl sent him a message enthusiastically, "Then I will wait for you in the park tomorrow afternoon, remember Let's shoot!"
"fine."
After preparing all this, this young man, who looked like a nice man from any angle, was finally able to turn off all electronic devices and open a locked drawer.
A black invitation letter lay quietly in the drawer.
"Rose Gathering".
The drawer seems to be used to store some important items, the lock is complicated, but there are very few things inside. Except for the invitation letter, there were only two photo frames turned upside down, one newer and one older.
He looked at the invitation for a while. Just as he was about to close the drawer, his fingers brushed over another old picture frame.
There was no photo paper in that frame, just a postcard.
"I know you didn't join that organization to revive me." The man's voice sounded behind him, "You are just like my younger brother, you are a cute but selfish bastard."
Xia Xingye didn't look back, he knew that this was the phantom voice he would hear from the bottom of his heart every time he made an important decision.
"I'm not that bad, at least, I did consider the possibility of resurrecting you." He smiled and replied to the phantom in his heart.
"You are not interested in the power to control the world, why did you get involved in this muddy water in the first place?"
"It's just a precautionary measure. Being able to control and rewrite the world is indeed very attractive and a great business opportunity—however, compared to the good life promised by the foundation, the negative impact it will bring is greater?" He used to talk about homework Said in a general tone, "Stop what they do, that's what a hero should do. Persevere in carrying out their plan, that's what a supervillain would do. All I have to do is master more in the process." information, always knowing what’s coming, for the greater good. I’m not going to be the first to go overboard until either side of the boat capsizes — and stay on board.”
"The Advent Foundation is unreliable, and the opponents of the Advent Foundation may not have the possibility of victory. If necessary, I need to bet on both sides. Of course, I don't rule out myself—to master the secrets and be the last helm. Very Is it scary? This is a rational transaction that can protect itself."
Phantom smiled: "I thought your conscience found out, so it's speculation again?"
Xia Xingye smiled: "Good people don't live long...for example, you, didn't you die too?"
The phantom disappeared.
Xia Xingye's fingers left the photo frame. His mood was very peaceful, without fluctuations.
"Although I can't revive you, I can still avenge you." He suddenly said softly, "Even a businessman will occasionally give a gift."
He closed the drawer.
As for the second old photo frame in the drawer, he hasn't looked through it for a long time, and he will never look through it again. In the old photo facing the bottom, the shy and sweet boy stood next to the indifferent boy, looking at him longingly.
…
the next day.
Early in the morning, the two sat on the sofa.
Perhaps because of the notebook yesterday, the atmosphere between the two of them was still dull. Lin Huai took a bottle of milk from the refrigerator and was drinking. He glanced at Chu Tianshu's face from the corner of his eye, and found that the other person's face was very serious. .
He turned his eyeballs to the end of his eyes to look at him, and then turned them back after swallowing the milk.
Lin Huai did not tell Chu Tianshu about the acquaintance between Gu Youruo and him.
Because it was so long ago, the memory of that period is vague and unclear. Before being able to recall that period of memory clearly, instead of talking about it and making it messy, it is better to put it in my heart for the time being and prepare for the investigation later.
It is Lin Huai's original principle to never do things that only add to the chaos but are not sure.
He planned to go to "Wen County" after this dungeon.
He remembered the path of "Wen County".
Lin Huai put the cup back into the sink, and when he came back, he saw Chu Tianshu's expression still so sad from a distance.
Lin Huai: ...
... Alas, suddenly discovering that my own mother seems to be the ultimate boss is indeed a very shocking thing. Lin Huai tried to think from his point of view.
Well, if he finds out that his own mother is the ultimate boss...
Also, very exciting
Even a little bit proud... Our Lin family, villains for generations
Lin Huai: ...
... and I can't be blamed for having such thoughts. He repented silently and limitedly in his heart. After all, for him who had never experienced a normal family life and had a bit of logic, the warmth of family affection was indeed something that puzzled him.
Well, Chu Tianshu may need the approval of his parents to position himself and affirm himself. But he doesn't need to...
Lin Huai thought about it, and finally decided to comfort Chu Tianshu before entering the dungeon.
Thinking of this, he walked over and patted the other person on the head.
Chu Tianshu looked up at him: "?"
"Give way." Lin Huai said.
As soon as Chu Tianshu took his hand away, he unceremoniously sat on the opponent's lap face to face, and patted his head with both hands from the side.
Chu Tianshu: "???"
In Chu Tianshu's "???", Lin Huai coughed and said, "What are you thinking?"
Chu Tianshu was silent for a while, and said: "I'm thinking about a very worrying thing..."
"About the system and games?" Lin Huai said, "Or about your mother?"
Chu Tianshu: "No..."
"She is dead, you still have me." Lin Huai said seriously.
... Although after he finished saying this sentence, he suddenly realized that his sentence was a little too flat.
"No." Chu Tianshu shook his head dumbfounded, "It's not because of this."
Lin Huai: "Why is that?"
Chu Tianshu looked at him inscrutably for a while, and finally told the truth: "... women's clothing."
Lin Huai:? ?
"Is it that hard to accept?" He twitched the corners of his mouth and asked with vacant eyes.
Chu Tianshu: ...
In order to show that she does not have double standards, Lin Huai thought for a while and said, "I wear them all, and..."
He lifted Chu Tianshu's chin, and smiled charmingly: "I feel that you should be a very glamorous beauty when you dress up as a woman."
As he spoke, he whistled.
Chu Tianshu: ...
"You have indeed dressed as a woman before." Chu Tianshu said with eyes wide open, "But none of you..."
Lin Huai:
Chu Tianshu: "Sister who looks very similar to you."
Lin Huai: ...
Chu Tianshu: "I was misunderstood as a woman in a dungeon before... Can you imagine the pain and shock when you looked in the mirror and saw a face very similar to your sister's?! That was a It's like, the feeling of being caught secretly and plagiarized, and publicly punished. You walk on the road and find that you have become your sister... "
Lin Huai: "... I don't really understand your sibling relationship."
Chu Tianshu coughed, and after Lin Huai kept staring at him, he changed the phrase: "Let's put it this way..."
Chu Tianshu: "In the future, when I recall that I kissed you in the game, I will have a feeling that I was ntr."
Lin Huai: "..."
Chu Tianshu: "Although I was the one who kissed you physically... but from your perspective, I was ntr'd."
The time for the game transfer is getting closer, and the two are holding hands as usual. When it was only one minute before the time to settle in, Lin Huai suddenly said: "Speaking of which, the contents of this dungeon are the seven deadly sins?"
Chu Tianshu nodded.
At the moment when the white light flashed, Lin Huai heard Chu Tianshu's last words from the black invitation letter:
"This is an era that belongs to witches and fairy tales. Before the clock strikes twelve o'clock at midnight, the princesses are gathered in the paradise that belongs to witches."
"The only ones who can survive in the end are those who understand all the sins."