Chapter 008 Thief Simulator

The rain is getting heavier.

The long-brewing thunderstorm finally struck, and even the best-sealed buildings were echoing with the sound of muffled thunder. Ji Xu withdrew his gaze and looked at the countdown on the base of his index finger.

I don’t know if the people in Anxia can see the numbers. In the early stage, Ji Xu ran away when he saw people. In the later stage, he kept bandages and kept his hands in his pockets to avoid scratches and blisters that would expose his identity. After a battle of wits and courage, less than nine hours had passed.

If only time could take so long normally, Ji Xu licked his lips, feeling a little thirsty.

He didn't stop and pushed open a new door, using his instinct as a detector. He would go in the direction he felt most uncomfortable. The slight resistance produced by his body made Ji Xu feel a little dizzy.

He slowly realized that he seemed to have a fever.

The cracked wound and the fact that he had been rained on several times reminded Ji Xu that his body urgently needed to cool down and replenish water, not to duel with anyone. But when he thought of Er's seemingly polite but actually provocative words, Ji Xu lowered his head and slowly wiped his gun - they were both good at hiding their true intentions, did they really think Ji Xu couldn't tell the difference?

He hated to see grudges go unpunished, just as he admired the security captain's methods.

Passing by an ice machine prepared for whiskey, Ji Xu opened the lid, pinched a piece of ice and threw it into his mouth. He was sobered up by the cold. Holding the ice in his mouth, he pushed the door open with the muzzle of a gun and met El who was standing in front of the window admiring the rainstorm.

He raised his hand and fired the first shot.

The bullet penetrated the outer layer of glass next to El, leaving a crack and a shallow dent in the second layer. Ji Xu put down the gun and apologized insincerely: "I'm sorry, my shooting is not very accurate. I wanted to send you to sleep."

Ji Xu did not lie, he was aiming at El's heart, but Ji Xu was more confident in his marksmanship. As an ordinary person who had never touched a gun in more than 20 years, he would definitely not hit where he was aiming.

El stood on his head with fur, swallowing all the opening remarks.

Of course he could see that Ji Xu's posture was very novice, but his intuition from dealing with dangerous objects for many years was telling him that as soon as Ji Xu entered the door, he decisively pulled the trigger towards his heart. This kind of ruthlessness and disregard for everything could not deceive anyone.

El forced himself to relax. "Welcome to my company, Thief." He sat down at his desk, and the opening words he had rehearsed many times in his mind turned into a few words of welcome. "Please take a seat."

Ji Xu didn't move, his eyes swept across the room for any place where things could be hidden.

No, nothing. His sight finally stopped on the drawer of the desk in front of El. Ji Xu thought that if there was nothing here either, he would definitely not be able to control his desire to shoot El first.

El followed his gaze and pulled out a brown light-proof bottle from a drawer.

"Bai Dao, this is what you've been dreaming of." He unscrewed the container, took out a graduated dropper, and carefully squeezed a few drops onto the lacquered wooden table. The fluorescent blue potion seemed to have gold foil fragments, and it was particularly gorgeous under the light.

Ji Xu bit his teeth unconsciously, and the ice cube made a crunching sound in his mouth.

In fact, he was hesitant for a moment, thinking that it would be more reasonable to say that the bottle contained children's toys rather than potion, but Ji Xu felt that anything was possible in the game.

Before, Joyce was very sure that Ji Xu knew about this bottle of medicine, and even knew the researchers' private name for it. As a director, Joyce's views would be more or less similar to El's. Thinking of this, "Blue Rose" really lived up to the researchers' expectations and was so beautiful that it seemed fake.

"What a pity." Ji Xu swallowed the ice chips.

Unfortunately, Ansia will not be afraid of someone who acts alone, just as El will not easily give him the real thing.

El didn't understand, "What?"

Ji Xu took a few steps forward. He had just been drenched by the rain again. The cloth stuck to the inflamed wound. He always walked with imperceptible pauses, and a water mark was left on the floor. Ji Xu sat down at the table, picked up the light-proof bottle, and aimed it at the light on the ceiling.

“No matter how similar it is, it’s not real.” He threw away the bottle and looked at her. “A violent organization is like a wild animal. It is always thinking about how to defeat the enemy, because the beast knows that violence is not just a means, but the foundation of its survival.”

Ji Xu: "Don't think that just because you set up a company, you are civilized human beings."

The sound of the medicine bottle rolling on the ground was particularly harsh. El put away the smile on his face and looked at Ji Xu very seriously for the first time.

This uninvited guest was thin, about 1.87 meters tall, with short bangs that stuck wetly to his forehead and did not cover his dark eyes.

He was wearing an Anxia pullover and casual pants, looking like a college student who had not left school. His skin was bloodless, but his cheeks and lips were red. In addition, his eyes were sometimes dazed and sometimes excited, which made people see at a glance that he was almost feverish to the point of losing consciousness. I'm afraid this is the time when he is most likely to be emotionally aroused.

El decided to slow down his tone. He said, "Let's make a deal."

"Bai Dao, since you know us so well, you should understand that Anxia can't donate for free. You have to exchange it with us. What you just threw away is the deposit. It is a failed product of 'Blue Enchantress' and looks the same as the original one."

Okay, it’s not fake, but it’s not his mission target.

Even if Ji Xu was really burned into a fool, he would not believe Elxu's superficial invitation to cooperation, but he really didn't have the energy to determine the location of the authentic one - his mind was almost a mess.

Fighting is fine, we can talk about using your IQ later.

After making up his mind, Ji Xu sat down on the sofa, refusing to even get up. He rested his arms on the armrests, with the muzzle of the Glo/K 17 still pointed at El's heart.

He made a request without hesitation: "I need a set of clean clothes, a hemostatic bandage and anti-inflammatory medicine. Put the things in front of the door, hurry up."

El picked up the phone and gave instructions one by one. Soon, Ji Xu asked to leave all the things outside the door.

The delivery person outside asked worriedly: "Boss, are you okay?"

Ji Xu held up half of his head. Although he was a wounded invader, he was quite interested in listening to the gang leader reporting his safety to his subordinates.

While signaling Ji Xu with his eyes not to get nervous, El shouted, "Go down. I'll be fine."

The footsteps outside the door faded away. Ji Xu judged instinctively that there was no uncomfortable feeling of being watched from behind - the person who had just left was indeed gone.

He played with his pistol, trying to cheer himself up. "Your people care about you and don't even consider the idea of ​​taking over after the boss dies," Ji Xu joked. "In that case, what did you say to them? There are only two of us left on this floor."

El asked back, "Don't you see?"

He realized that his tone was too harsh just now, so he coughed a few times, turned on his computer, and replaced his habitual ridicule with a calmer statement, "If you are not curious, don't ask anymore - Baidao, to be honest, I have only met you a few times and I have noticed that every time you agree with other people's questions, you are very perfunctory because you know the general answer in your heart."

Ji Xu thought about it and realized it was true: "I won't do that next time."

El was skimming through the report sent by the security captain. He was surprised to hear this. He had never thought that Baidao's true character was like this. So after closing the computer, he asked, "Since you know this, you don't care what I do?"

"Isn't it just that the person just now used concern as an excuse to secretly remind you to read the email?" Ji Xu also asked, "What else? Oh, I remember, and even if your subordinates left because you know that I am elusive, no matter how many guards you put, I can walk up to you and shoot you."

"But you can't leave, El. You didn't think I was so difficult at first."

He seemed to be catching up with an old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years.

Ji Xu stood up from the sofa, stood for a moment, and made sure that he would not step too far before walking steadily to the door. He said slowly, "I have proved too many things to you. The elevator was blown up, the helicopter is not safe, and no matter how many guards there are, it is useless. The multiple blockades are like entering my home for me."

El stared at Ji Xu's slow but steady back.

He didn't seem to be afraid of El's attack and was too lazy to even look back. Or perhaps it was Baidao's magical and sharp body memory that ensured that he could immediately sense the danger the moment El attacked.

A few minutes ago, El had told the security captain that people like Baidao only care about the target in their sights and don't care about Anxia Company and the boss who controls it.

Everyone believed it, so they left the boss alone with a worried look on their face. But Ji Xu hit upon El's deeper concerns, the reason he gave the order was that even if there were guards, it would be useless.

That's right, the security team members are loyal, and one of them can kill hundreds of thieves with one gun. Before that, the thieves will try their best to kill him before closing their eyes.

Ji Xu bent down to pick up his clothes and medicine, and said vaguely: "I received your kindness. I hope that when I wake up, we can continue to get along well, um... not the kind of friendship that will end in a fight to the death."

Look, as expected, the two of them agreed to draw a border line.

The person outside the door paused, then suddenly said, "By the way, my name is Ji Xu. This is a small reward for your bottle of failed product."

El: “……???”

He was full of doubts and looked at him with strange eyes. The young man was breathing rapidly and staggering. Perhaps he didn't even realize what he said. He left with his clothes in his arms, regardless of El's stunned expression behind him.

Ji Xu randomly picked a room with a high security level, not forgetting to clear his footprints. He pried open the lock, closed the door with his backhand, took a deep breath, suppressed his tiredness, and began to turn around and destroy the security system, ensuring that even if the landlord came, he would have to use a rocket launcher to open the door.

After changing his wet clothes, Ji Xu fell on the bed and sighed comfortably.

After struggling for several minutes, he finally got up with difficulty.

I forgot to take my medicine.

Anxia was afraid that Ji Xu would kill his boss in a fit of impulse, so she didn't even dare to take out the products produced by her own company.

The medicine was bought from a nearby pharmacy. A helicopter was used as a delivery vehicle in a thunderstorm. There was a wet receipt in the cheap plastic bag. Ji Xu poured out a few pills and took a bite at random. It tasted like an ordinary antibiotic, so he swallowed them all.

Ji Xu closed his eyes and rested, waiting for the antibiotics to slowly take effect in his body. He and Anxia both knew that this was an interlude before the next confrontation.