Chapter 65 Children’s Choir (3)

So on the first night, the six human players sang at the top of their lungs all night long.

On the way back, Gu Qiufeng couldn't help but press his throat, feeling a burning pain. He felt that his tonsils would definitely get inflamed tomorrow, and it would be impossible to continue singing like this.

When they arrived at the room, Feng He, who was on duty, pointed to a pot of tea on the table and said to Gu Qiufeng, "This was sent by the priest. He said it can clear away heat and relieve internal heat."

Gu Qiufeng: “…”

He's quite good at pleasing his superiors.

He took the cup on the table and poured two glasses, thought for a while, went to the corridor and knocked on Duan Jiangli's door.

Duan Jiangli breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was him. "Senior, why are you knocking on someone else's door in the middle of the night? You scared me to death."

Gu Qiufeng: "I thought you were not afraid of anything."

Duan Jiangli laughed when he heard this. He welcomed Gu Qiufeng into the house, closed the door, and then moved the table behind the door. He said, "In this kind of game world, the person knocking on the door is probably not a human, right? It's normal for me to be afraid."

Gu Qiufeng looked at his movements and asked unexpectedly, "Why are you betting so hard?"

Duan Jiangli swore: "Of course I'm afraid that something weird will come in."

Gu Qiufeng: "...but what if the room is haunted?"

You can't run away like this.

Duan Jiangli paused and stopped his action silently: "You are right."

Gu Qiufeng raised the herbal tea in his hand: "This is for you. It can clear away heat and relieve internal heat. Otherwise, your throat may get inflamed tomorrow."

Duan Jiangli was flattered: "Where did you get this good thing from, and you actually gave it back to me?"

He said, but he didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he blinked: "You want to ask me something?"

Gu Qiufeng thought to himself that Duan Jiangli was indeed very perceptive.

He said, “Let me talk to you about how to get through this level.”

Duan Jiangli then took the tea with confidence.

Gu Qiufeng said slowly: "I also want to ask you some news outside."

Duan Jiangli: "It's a trick! Senior, you are so cunning! I can't reveal certain information to ordinary people!"

"Ordinary people?" Gu Qiufeng was amused. "Who are you talking about? Or are you confident that you can get out of the game?"

"But I'm not asking you to tell me the information for nothing. How about we do an equal exchange?" Gu Qiufeng said, "You tell me the news I want to know, and I will tell you something about your sister."

Duan Jiangli: "Okay."

Gu Qiufeng thought to himself, Duan Jiangli was indeed sincere to his sister, and bringing up Duan Chouyu was indeed useful. This way he didn't have to worry about Duan Jiangli telling him some false news.

Unexpectedly, Duan Jiangli said, "But the conditions need to be changed."

He looked directly at Gu Qiufeng: "I know very well what kind of person my sister is. I can also infer most of the choices she will make and her current situation. So..."

"Why don't you tell me some secrets about you, Mr. Gu? I was very interested in you before I even entered the game."

Gu Qiufeng promised immediately: "Okay."

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Reality.

The bus stopped and the driver, who was wearing a police uniform, turned to his colleagues behind him and said, "Everyone get off the bus. The road ahead is a small road and the car may not be able to drive through. We have to walk for a while to reach the mission location."

Xie Xin was woken up from his sleep. He took the hat off his face and put it back on his head, revealing a handsome face that was very suitable for chatting and laughing on the screen.

The others got off the car with their equipment, but Xie Xin felt relaxed because he was not a professional. Duan Jiangli had planned to hire him as a temporary contract worker, which meant that he was Duan Jiangli's privately hired "logistics" and was not qualified to take any equipment.

The person sitting behind Xie Xin glanced at him. Seeing that Xie Xin was about to get off the car, he followed him and chased after him: "Hey, is this your first mission?"

Xie Xin raised his eyelids and glanced at him, recognizing that this was the man who had acted with Duan Jiangli at the entrance of the police station. He moved his lips and asked, "What's the matter?"

Duan Jiangli only promised Xie Xin that after completing the first task, he would take him to investigate the bus that Gu Qiufeng boarded.

So when Xie Xin's career was at its peak, he announced a long vacation, and then joined the field mission as arranged by Duan Jiangli.

The other person touched his nose and said, "Captain Duan asked me to take good care of you... But it's strange. He said he was delayed by something. How come he hasn't caught up with us after such a long delay?"

Xie Xin listened quietly. Not being packaged by the entertainment industry, he had an almost inhuman indifference under natural light.

"Ahem, I've strayed off topic. My name is Zheng Yuan," the man said, extending his hand. "I'm the deputy captain of the first team."

Xie Xin looked at his hand and nodded: "Yeah."

Then he put his hands in his pockets and walked forward, with no intention of shaking hands with Zheng Yuan.

Zheng Yuan had no choice but to withdraw his hand.

He had no intention of making friends with Xie Xin, but the captain had instructed him to keep a close eye on Xie Xin's behavior, so Zheng Yuan took the initiative to approach Xie Xin.

Although in Zheng Yuan's opinion, Xie Xin was at best a star with a bad temper, and even because of that face, his bad temper became a kind of arrogance. It was unknown why Duan Jiangli was so determined to believe that Xie Xin was related to the origin.

However, his intuition might not be so reliable, but Duan Jiangli must have his reasons for being so hostile towards Xie Xin.

Zheng Yuan restrained his expression, continued to catch up with Xie Xin, and said with a smile: "Did Captain Duan tell us the relevant information of the mission?"

"No." Xie Xin said, "He said I was in logistics and didn't need to go to the front line, so I didn't need to know."

Zheng Yuan’s first reaction was: ridiculous.

If Xie Xin was really an ordinary person and he was not informed of the existence of those origins, what would happen if Xie Xin died?

Death is not the most troublesome thing. What if Xie Xin sees too many things that go against common sense at once, and his mentality collapses, hindering their mission?

Zheng Yuan knew that every time the Protection Center went out on a field mission, everyone would write a suicide note to their families in advance, but this did not mean that he was willing to let his brothers sacrifice for no reason because of a small mistake.

But he soon understood Duan Jiangli's approach.

Duan Jiangli was still testing.

Test whether Xie Xin has the ability to protect himself.

If Xie Xin really had some connection with the origin, he would definitely be able to survive the field incident.

Duan Jiangli never believed that Xie Xin was just an ordinary person. His cold and ruthless plan could only prove one thing.

It would be good if we could find something suspicious about Xie Xin, and it would be even better if Xie Xin died.

Zheng Yuan said "Ah" for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, don't worry, we will definitely protect your logistics."

Just kidding, except for Xie Xin, a temporary worker who was squeezed in by Duan Jiangli through the back door, the protection center has not had a logistics position in all these years.

"Stop pretending." Xie Xin said coldly, "Have you forgotten what I do?"

Zheng Yuan's smile froze on his face.

He cursed under his breath.

Fuck, I forgot this guy’s mom is an actor, and an actor who won the Best Actor award last year.

His clumsy lies might not even be worth mentioning in front of Xie Xin!

Xie Xin no longer looked at him and strode forward.

Zheng Yuan rubbed his hands in regret, wondering why their captain hadn't come yet?

Zheng Yuan discovered that no matter whether Xie Xin was an ordinary person or not, he was not a good person after all.

At least he couldn't handle it.

It would be better to let General Duan go and deal with this guy.

However, when the first team arrived at the destination, Duan Jiangli had not yet arrived.

Zheng Yuan felt inexplicably uneasy, but they had already arrived at the location of the anomaly and there was no signal on their cell phones. No matter how uneasy he was, he could not contact Duan Jiangli, so he could only bite the bullet and command the team members to control the area.

"What is this place?" Xie Xin walked up to him and spoke.

Zheng Yuan said, "Chenxi Lake. Originally, this was a popular check-in spot in H Province. If you cross the lake and walk a few steps forward, you will reach the border of our province. But two days ago, when someone took a photo and posted it on a blog, they accidentally discovered a huge and strange human face in the lake. After the authorities discovered it, they immediately blocked the news and quickly controlled this area and have been blocking it ever since."

As he spoke, he looked at Xie Xin's reaction to the unusual news.

Unexpectedly, Xie Xin had a lack of response: "Oh, then what can I do?"

Zheng Yuan: "...You will work with our team members to deliver the captured anomalies to the storage facility in our protection center."

After Xie Xin got the answer, he put his hands in his pockets and went to the side, found a tree to sit down with his back against, and put his hat back on his face.

After sleeping for a long time, he was awakened by Zheng Yuan.

Xie Xin stood up and looked at Zheng Yuan: "Is it done?"

Zheng Yuan was cleaning his ears with a cotton swab, his expression not looking good: "It's done. A helicopter will come later, and those of you responsible for transportation can get on the helicopter directly."

Xie Xin: “Oh.”

"Wait," Zheng Yuan said, "Put this on first."

He handed Xie Xin a pair of disposable earplugs.

"This time, the origin will use singing to attack the human brain and mind." Zheng Yuan said, "People who are attacked will go crazy or even die. Be careful not to hear any singing."

Xie Xin took the earplugs and saw out of the corner of his eye several lifeless humans lying flat on stretchers.

Xie Xin even remembered some of the faces there. They were all members of the protection center who were on the same bus with him.

Zheng Yuan muttered, "Where on earth did Captain Duan go?"

Xie Xin saw several team members over there, and they waved at him.

It should be the one that Zheng Yuan mentioned was transported with him.

So Xie Xin walked over and saw some children locked up in something like a fish tank behind them.

Xie Xin paused and couldn't help asking, "Is this the origin?"

"Ah, not really." The team member said, "We can't solve the real origin with human power. The authorities should use some radiation to clean up this place later."

As he spoke, a trace of sadness flashed across his face: "These should be clones of the Origin's power that were transformed from real children."

The children are sealed in containers made of special materials that cannot be damaged no matter how they are attacked.

Xie Xin happened to meet the eyes of a child who was locked up inside.

Unlike normal children, his eyes are completely black, he has no lips, and there are sharp teeth under his skin.

Xie Xin looked at it and suddenly asked, "Where are you going to keep them?"

The author has something to say:

* Xie Xin said he could recognize acting skills - corresponding to the part in Chapter 33 where Duan Jiangli and Zheng Yuan deliberately acted in front of the police station