Chapter 370: City That Never Sleeps
The night in Pingjing City is like a dazzling painting, showcasing endless prosperity and vitality. Golden neon lights flicker among the skyscrapers, like stars falling to earth, weaving a golden sky.
Purple lights sprinkled on the streets and alleys, dyeing the ancient cobblestone roads with a dreamy color. Orange lights shone through the windows, and the stories of every household were quietly played out in this warm tone.
Each color represents an emotion, a life, and a unique charm, which together constitute the sleepless night of this bustling city.
And today, there will be a kind of madness called carnival that will embellish this night with the brightest stars.
"......Director, I, I understand. I will go back to the company right away..." The office worker just came out of the company and received another call to work overtime.
“…I, I really can’t drink any more…”
"If you can't drink, I won't sign this contract!" People who are busy working for a living are also among them.
"Brother! Where are we going next?"
"Honey, I'm really busy with socializing. I'll be home soon. Wait for me."
"It's only what time! Why are you going home?"
People of all kinds splashed their emotions on the painting. At this moment, the 12 o'clock bell rang out, and along with the solemn bell of the Pingjing City Bell and Drum Tower, a meteor flying backwards appeared.
"Huh?" The office worker hung up the phone, sighed, and then he was attracted by the voice and raised his head.
"Are you going to drink or not? Are you going to drink or not... huh?"
The person who was trying hard to persuade others to drink also put down his glass and went to the window of the tavern to look at the sky outside.
"Honey, please believe me, I really...Honey, please...please look out the window!"
Travelers who were not in a hurry to go home also looked up at the half-moon starry sky.
And at that moment everyone stopped.
boom--
Fireworks exploded, stars twinkled, and then a Prajna mask was formed. However, under the night sky, the originally terrifying mask seemed so exciting.
"Fuck, it's the middle of the night and they're still setting off fireworks."
"That's right."
Oriental Times Square, the largest commercial district in Pingjing City, although it is already 12 o'clock and the shopping mall is closed, the surrounding business districts are bustling with activity.
At this moment, the whole world seemed to have pressed the pause button. Everyone was attracted by the meteor that streaked across the night sky. Their eyes all looked upwards, forgetting the wine glasses and skewers in their hands.
The starlight was like silk, and the fireworks formed a mask that illuminated the surprise and confusion on everyone's face.
In the bar, a man who was enjoying a drink suddenly lost control of the foamy beer in his mouth and sprayed it all over the woman sitting opposite him, ruining her delicate makeup.
The man's eyes widened, and for a moment he forgot to apologize, and just pointed behind her in panic.
"Damn it! What's wrong with you? If you can't drink, don't try to be so stubborn!" The woman screamed in surprise, but was interrupted by the man's sudden reaction.
"No, no, no, that's not it!! Look quickly!! Look over there!" the man explained anxiously, not caring about the wine stains on his hands, and pulled the woman up and asked her to turn around.
"Look at your mother!? What on earth do you want me to see... Shit... What... What is that... What is..."
"Oh shit!! Elephant!! It's an elephant!!"
"No, that's not right! There are lions! And tigers! Oh my god! Are these animals escaping from the zoo?!"
The people around also began to exclaim, and the sound echoed in the air of the bar, forming a sharp contrast with the tranquility outside the window.
As they watched in astonishment, a dazzling neon light suddenly lit up at the end of a quiet street, like a guiding light in the night sky, leading an enormous elephant, a majestic lion and an agile tiger to slowly appear in people's sight.
These animals, which should be roaming in the jungle or zoo, are now walking openly on the streets of the quiet city, leaving everyone dumbfounded and at a loss.
"ladies and gentlemen!"
A man dressed as a magician suddenly appeared, sitting on the head of an elephant. He was wearing a smiling mask and had a high-pitched and loud voice.
"The Masked Gang will present a grand performance for the entire night of Pingjing City! Now! The carnival begins! Come! Follow us! Light up the night sky together!"
As the magician finished speaking, passionate music seemed to instantly cover the entire night sky of Pingjing City.
Led by the magician, the herd of beasts slowly passed through the bustling night market. The people in the tavern just stared at it in amazement. Of course, some people took out their mobile phones and started filming, but no one responded to the magician's call.
"Ms. Nightingale! It's time for your show!"
The magician suddenly raised his cane above his head, a spotlight suddenly hit the sky, and then a beautiful white giant bird flew over the sky. At the same time, a mesmerizing song reached everyone's ears.
People seemed to be attracted by the singing, their emotions suddenly changed, and an inexplicable excitement and joy ran through their bodies.
"Okay!! Let's get excited!!!"
The man yelled and rushed out of the tavern.
"Hahahahaha! Add me in!!"
Another person rushed out.
"Come on!! Join our carnival!" The magician opened his arms, welcoming more and more people to join their team. Accompanied by the singing and the giant white bird in the sky, people danced to the rhythm and strolled towards the center of the city.
The members of the Special Management Bureau who had been watching all this secretly frowned. They had received a secret mission from Deputy Director Shuo Bai tonight, and it was to get rid of those people from the Mask Gang without making any noise.
But in this situation, they obviously couldn't take action and could only quietly follow behind the increasingly large parade and wait for an opportunity.
At the same time, there was also unrest on Xishan Shengtai Road in Pingjing City. Fireworks kept exploding overhead, and various mask patterns had occupied the night sky of Pingjing City.
Elizabeth sat in the car, a cigarette in her mouth, her feet directly on the steering wheel.
"This is really exaggerated. It would be fine if these idiots didn't just hide, but they actually showed off so ostentatiously. I wonder how cruel that old woman is?"
Dozens of members of the Special Management Bureau's executive force are also conducting searches in the vicinity.
They were also troops directly under Shuo Bai, and this time the order was strange and was carried out in secret.
If those masked men were really guilty, they should have been sent to the Arbitration Hall instead of being dealt with secretly like this. However, this was an order from the Deputy Director of the General Administration, and they were all troops trained by Shuo Bai himself, so they had no choice but to carry out the order.
"Hmm...?" At this moment, Elizabeth suddenly seemed to feel something. Her cold eyes looked slightly to the side, at the dark alley, and then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful smile.
"Oh, seriously, I'm going to go pee, you guys search around here."
After saying that, she kicked open the car door and walked towards the alley.
"...Ms. Elizabeth, Director Shuo said not to act alone. These masked gang members have very strange powers, so I..."
A member of the enforcement team wanted to follow, but Elizabeth grabbed him by the collar and pushed him against the wall. "You want to follow me while I'm peeing? Are you sane? Or are you a pervert? Do you really like watching me pee?"
"No, no, no, I...Okay, then please do as you please."
The member of the execution team could only sigh helplessly in the end, unable to understand why the Shuo Bureau wanted them to cooperate with the actions of this crazy woman.
Elizabeth then sneered and threw the Special Management Bureau member aside, walking towards the alley. "Whoever dares to come in, I will kill him tonight."
After saying this, her figure gradually disappeared into the depths of darkness.
"What a fucking lunatic." A member of the Special Management Bureau cursed.
"Who says she isn't? She's just a dog kept outside by the Shuo Bureau. If the Shuo Bureau hadn't adopted her, based on her record, she would have been taken into custody in the Forbidden Magic Prison long ago."
Elizabeth heard every word of these discussions, but she only responded with a disdainful sneer.
Because all her attention was now focused on the deepest part of the alley.
At the end, Elizabeth raised her hand and gently scratched the air with her bright red nails, and then a crack gradually appeared in the air.
"Little cutie, sister is already here, why don't you show up? Aren't you waiting for me? Otherwise, let sister teach you something...interesting?"
A sinister smile appeared on Elizabeth's face.
And at the moment the crack was torn open, a pair of equally blood-red eyes looked at her from the other side of the crack.
"Dear sister, I've been waiting for you. Come... teach me some... interesting things."
The eyes of both men revealed the same madness as they stared at each other.
Elizabeth's hand suddenly tore open the crack and grabbed Liu Yuan's neck. At the same time, Liu Yuan's hand stretched out from the crack and grabbed Elizabeth's neck. Finally, their foreheads collided and they said the words almost at the same time: "I got you."
When the Special Management Bureau members heard the commotion and rushed to the back of the alley, they saw Elizabeth's phone lying alone on the ground, the screen still lit, as if telling her everything that had just happened. "Damn it! I warned her not to act alone!" one member cursed angrily.
"Don't panic, this madman is at least a disaster-level anomaly, we should be able to handle it. Quickly report to the Shuo Bureau, traces of the Masked Gang have appeared on Xishan Shengtai Road, and Elizabeth has already made direct contact with the enemy!"
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