In just a short moment, Gu Bei imagined countless things that might happen next.
It could be that the strange man became frightened and turned around and ran away; it could also be that the opponent rushed towards him with a dagger, and he had a hand-to-hand fight with the opponent; if he was lucky, it could be that other members of the family rushed in and subdued the strange man directly. …
Looking at the shining blade, Gu Bei clearly understood this man's intention of sneaking in.
Having bad intentions is more than just having bad intentions
Murder and arson are pretty much the same!
In this brief moment that seemed to be frozen, Gu Bei's mind suddenly started spinning rapidly. what to do? Fight with him? Forget it, with the small body that I have traveled through time and space, it is tantamount to committing suicide to stand upright.
Shout for help? It seems to be a feasible method, at least it is better than hitting the opponent with water balloons, but I don’t know how efficient the guards nearby are and whether they can be rescued in time...
However, just when he was about to cry out for help, the stranger with the dagger did something completely beyond his imagination.
The other party answered Gu Bei's words.
"No, I sleep very well, and I don't like walking. This is not a fruit knife, it is a dagger. I have never used it to cut fruit. It should be very inconvenient to use it to cut fruit."
“…”
What do you want to do
Is this person chatting with him? Do you want to discuss with him which fruit knife is better to use
Gu Bei was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
"Then why did you stay up late at night and come here?"
It was the system, Gu Bei asked in his mind. Gu Bei, who was confused for a moment, didn't react, so he subconsciously followed up and asked this to the strange man in reality.
The strange man’s answer was simple and direct:
"I'm an assassin. Assassins only come out to kill people at night."
“…”
Gu Bei choked on the other party's words again.
Yes, assassins do come out to kill people at night. What you said makes sense, I choose death.
"Ah, he's great, I like this kind of straightforward and straightforward person the most!" The system suddenly appeared, and the gratuitous sigh made Gu Bei want to vomit blood, and he wished he could launch 360 to forcefully uninstall it.
Gu Bei felt that the current situation was a bit strange. Bai Huahua's dagger was still pointed at him. Although the other party was not ready to take action yet, who knew what would happen next? The other party's brain circuit is obviously not understandable by ordinary people.
Now how to do? Looking at the eyes of this Mr. Assassin, he seemed to be... waiting for me to continue the topic
In order to prevent the other party from attacking immediately after the cold start, he could only bite the bullet and continue the conversation:
"Then...who are you going to kill?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Gu Bei immediately wanted to beat himself to death.
His ability to find something to say when he has nothing to say is also extremely bad.
If the other party then replies: "I'm here to kill you." He can only say: "Then why don't you do it?" Then the other party will definitely say: "Oh, then I will do it." Then there is a flash of swords, Victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs. Let's try it again, heroes.
Once again, Gu Bei found that his ability to commit suicide by tricks was perfect.
Once again he was ready to call for help.
What he should have realized, however, was that he would never have expected the assassin's answer.
"I'm here to kill Benjamin Reese."
Gu Bei was stunned, and the "help" that rushed to his lips was swallowed back.
Benjamin Reese…
Who
At this moment, he suddenly found that the whole incident had taken a big turn again and began to develop in a direction he knew nothing about.
"I'm not Benjamin Reese, I'm Grant Reese." Gu Bei was confused and answered cautiously.
After hearing this, the assassin seemed a little confused. He put down the hand holding the dagger high, frowned, scratched his head with the other hand, and looked at the ceiling, as if he had gotten stuck halfway through reciting the "Departure Watch".
Gu Bei felt very strange and confused, so he didn't say anything and just stared at the other party blankly.
The other party thought for a long time, and finally put down the hand scratching his head and said:
"Oh, I'm sorry, I seem to have gone to the wrong place."
“…”
What the hell
At that moment, Gu Bei began to suspect that he had not actually suffered from insomnia, but had fallen asleep, and that everything in front of him was just a dream? If it was really a dream, then this was definitely the most absurd dream he had ever had, even more ridiculous than his boss's "Balara Energy"!
God, or some other god, are you kidding me
"Then do you know which room Benjamin Grant is in?"
Mr. Assassin asked sincerely.
"… have no idea."
"That's it. I'm leaving then. Sorry, goodbye."
"… Bon Voyage."
The assassin put away the dagger, waved to Gu Bei, turned around, and left the room.
he's gone.
He left as gently as he came.
Although he had no sleeves to wave, you could tell from his bent eyes that when he said goodbye, there must be a simple and sincere smile underneath the mask. Not to mention that he also closed the door smoothly...
Gu Bei just felt that there were too many flaws and he didn't know where to start.
"Ah, he is such a kind and good man." The system said.
"...You can be his system." Gu Bei said.
To be honest, if this Mr. Assassin and this stupid system could chat, they would definitely get along very well.
"No, this man's IQ is still not very good. He can't even figure out who he wants to assassinate. If I use his system, it won't be a waste of my talents."
Gu Bei didn't want to pay attention to the system that kept getting sick.
After getting rid of that ridiculous feeling, he suddenly felt a little more worried. Although it seems that the inexplicable danger has passed, there is an assassin here. Although this assassin is not very reliable, do you want to pretend that nothing happened? Does this so-called big family still have any security guarantee
And what about the guy named "Benjamin Reese"? It can be seen from the surname that this person is not just a cat or a dog. What if this assassin really finds the right way to kill someone
"We have to stop him."
Thinking of this, Gu Bei suddenly said this to the system.
"He's gone. In fact, you really don't need to join in and cause trouble for yourself." The system advised.
"I'm not causing trouble for myself. What if he really kills the man named 'Benjamin Reese'? I can't pretend that I don't know anything." Gu Bei explained, "There is a death in the family. People, they will definitely investigate carefully. If they find that the assassin has come to my place, then I won’t be able to wash him away by jumping into the Yellow River."
Therefore, although he had just arrived at the Riise family and did not want to cause more trouble, he could only meddle in other matters.
What's more, when an assassin is discovered, wouldn't it be a normal reaction to wake everyone up? You can't just because this assassin is not normal and forcefully chats with you for a while, you can't become abnormal too!
"You don't have to worry about this, no one else will be killed by him." The system said extremely confidently.
"Why, how can you be sure?" Gu Bei frowned.
"Because you are Benjamin Reese. If he wants to kill, he will kill you. How could he kill others?"
"That's true..."
Because the system seemed to make sense, Gu Bei nodded subconsciously.
However, he soon realized something was wrong.
"What does this mean? When did I become Benjamin Reese? Is your hard drive filled with Xiang?" Gu Bei was speechless.
The system paused for a moment and spoke, with a sense of intellectual superiority in its tone:
"Believe me, you are Benjamin Reese."
Although Gu Bei didn't want to pay attention to it, he couldn't say anything, so he asked instead: "If what you said is true, then why did Michelle say that I am Grant Reese?"
The system said firmly: "She made a mistake."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Only based on the memory of the original owner of your body."
The system paused for a moment as if to show off, and then continued in a very determined tone: "According to memory, you are the eldest son in the family. When you were born, your parents named you 'Benjamin', which means The most beloved child. In the sixteen years you were growing up, everyone called you by this name. You never changed any other names, let alone any other pseudonyms or nicknames. In the final analysis, you are Benjamin Lee. Se, the person that the assassin wants to kill is you."
"… you sure?"
"Definitely and definitely."
“…”
Gu Bei was a little dumbfounded.
What are you doing? He still thought that his name in time was Grant Reese, but now he was told that his name was Benjamin Reese? It was hard to remember those messy Western names, and it made his head even bigger.
He didn't doubt the system's words anymore. After all, the system is described in such detail, and it is guaranteed by the memory of the original owner. Even if it is not very reliable, it will definitely not make such a low-level mistake in this matter.
He really is Benjamin Reese.
However, a new question also arises: Why did Michelle change her name to Grant again? She's such a shrewd person, she can't get everyone's names wrong, right
Very strange.
"Then who is Grant Reese?" After thinking about it, Gu Bei's intuition made him ask this question.
"That's your biological brother." The system replied.
Hearing this, Gu Bei raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
The system continued to introduce: "One year after you were born, your younger brother was also born. Your parents named him Grant Reese. You and your younger brother grew up together here, and your relationship is not bad. .”
younger brother…
Gu Bei suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart.
"Don't tell me that what's going on here is the kind of drama where the genius brother is the useless brother, and then I travel back to the brother." Gu Bei was a little uneasy. He had read many novels with similar settings, so he could only pray for his own. Traveling through time is not that bloody.
"You are not hopelessly stupid." The voice of the system was so cheerful that it was a bit unbeatable. "You are right. On the day your brother was born, the holy light rose from the roof of the Lise family and penetrated most of the A royal capital falls on the fingertips of the statue in the center of the church square. Seven bells rang out from the cathedral in the early morning, symbolizing the beginning of a new era. During the hundred days of baptism, your brother was detected to have extremely high blood pressure. With his magical talent, he is hailed as the future archbishop and even the successor of the pope."
"...What about me?" Gu Bei asked, holding on to the little bit of hope that hadn't been dashed yet.
"During your 100-day baptism, you were found to have no talent for magic, which greatly disappointed the entire family. Not only that, in the following days, you slowly showed your physical fragility and was riddled with diseases. , even thinner than your brother who is one year younger, and even the hope of becoming a knight has been extinguished. Therefore, in the aristocratic circle of the royal capital, you have become the biggest laughing stock of the Riise family." The system's voice rarely sounds so objective. rigorous.
“…”
Gu Bei wished he could hit him to death.
Although he was mentally prepared, he was still quite helpless when he actually heard the answer. After listening to Michelle's words, he thought that his time-travel identity was some kind of genius. Unexpectedly, the world was still as malicious to him as ever.
The good-for-nothing brother who lives in the shadow of his genius brother must have a difficult life in this family. Especially after listening to the introduction of the system, as the laughing stock of the family, my status may not be much better.
Michelle was probably dazzled for a moment and kidnapped him thinking he was his younger brother, which is why he caused such unreasonable disasters. This Benjamin Reese himself was really unlucky. Of course, he was beaten to death by Annie, and this misfortune was left to himself.
As promised, all the hardships will be rewarded? This is a scam!
However, Gu Bei did not let the disappointment linger for long.
"Forget it, never mind it."
He was going to be a great magician, so to hell with his magical talents and all that. As for his physical weakness, since the formation of the triangular character in the conscious world, he has felt a moist breath constantly moisturizing his body, and the breathless feeling has been much better. Therefore, he does not need to worry about this. As for other people's contempt, let them despise you. Why care about what those people think.
A loser is a loser. Which novel has a protagonist who is not a loser
Hmm... Thinking about it this way, I am really optimistic.
Gu Bei found that he was indeed surprisingly optimistic. Perhaps due to the influence of the Mr. Assassin, his brain circuit became abnormal. In just a moment, he forgot the impact of those bad news.
There was a joyful feeling of hitting my head.
… get high
"Don't be too optimistic, okay? What are you going to do about that assassin?" The system once again activated its passive skills to pour cold water on him.
oh…
That was his assassin, not his happy little friend.
After calming down again, Gu Bei quickly realized the crisis. Although the other party is not a reliable guy, the existence of this assassin has proved the fact that someone wants to kill him.
Who could it be
He is just a useless nobleman with no status or ability. Even if he is looked down upon by others, no one will specifically want to kill him. On the contrary, the genius brother is more likely to be targeted by interested people.
Very strange.
Who on earth would be so malicious to the laughingstock of his family? He had to find this person quickly. He didn't want to live on tenterhooks in the future, always worrying about whether someone would stab him in the back.
"You should have gotten that simplified version of memory, right?" Thinking of this, Gu Bei asked the system.
If you want to find out who is behind the scenes, you can only start from the memory of the original owner of this body.
Who has this Lord Benjamin offended before? What enemies are there? Who would benefit the most if I died? Just find out the answers to these few questions. The person behind the assassin naturally came to light.
"It's been sorted out," the system replied.
Hearing this, Gu Bei nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Then let's get started."
It's time to completely transform into Benjamin Reese.