Sentry booth (4)
Eyes shining?
I touched my face in embarrassment, thinking that I would definitely have to find a chance to run away, but that is a superpower.
And what exactly is in that huge pit? Since I could die at any time, it’s normal for me to want to know the answer before I die.
"Aren't you going to leave, ancestor? I have almost thought of the plan and roadmap. In fact, it is not necessary to learn or ask."
Damn, are you waiting here to catch me? Can I fall for this?
Xu You saw me glaring at him and let out a long "oh".
"--feeling a little lost?"
Haha, what a joke, why should I feel lost. I thought to myself that I can’t let him lead me astray anymore, it’s all fake, how can he be so kind.
So I picked up the tabby cat in my arms and warned him that if he kept talking nonsense, I would smear the cat on his face.
The tabby cat is eager to try.
Oh yes, the cat is still there. I dare not let it run away in this deep forest, so I feed it with cat food in stock in the store every day. It lives a comfortable life, scratching the wall when it has nothing to do, even more arrogant than me.
Sometimes when I woke up at night, I would see the cat sleeping soundly on the forehead of a random guy, and occasionally on Xu You's face. Fortunately, Xu You was not suffocated and continued to snore on the floor without any reaction.
After hearing what I said, Xu You looked at me quietly for a while.
I was frightened by his look and asked him what he was doing and told him not to act mysterious.
"I've wanted to ask this since the beginning." Xu You frowned. "You've been talking so much, I thought you were being cute. Are you hysterical? What cat?"
My smile froze on my face.
Stone, petrified? Am I paralyzed and unable to move?
The little fat cat chirped sweetly in my arms.
That’s not right. Brother Li also saw it, and so many people in the community also saw it. I’m definitely not crazy.
I grabbed the cat's paw and squeezed it. There was no problem with the touch of the entity, so I picked up the cat and placed it in Xu You's hands.
Xu You tensed up suddenly and was about to jump out, as if he was alert after being suddenly touched by something. Then he slowly focused his eyes and showed a hint of surprise.
"I couldn't feel this thing until you mentioned it."
Xu You touched the cat's belly and turned the little fat cat over. He was still a little puzzled when he heard the snoring.
"I've never heard of any awakening ability that can turn into a stupid cat. Oh, and it's a rural cat, so unsophisticated."
I said to myself that Xu You was wrong again. I don’t know how many people in the community have petted this fat cat, and I can’t even rank among the cat owners.
But it's rare that something unexpected happens to Xu You, and I'm not so honest as to tell everyone about it.
“It seems that it cannot be seen or felt until it is reminded of its existence.”
Xu You checked it out and said, "It's a bit interesting, but it's a stupid cat. What's his name?"
I just said "Dongzai" casually.
This Dongzai thing was an unexpected gain. Although it was useless, the only highlight was when he found something wrong and just beat me up.
But this undoubtedly gave Xu You great encouragement, and made him more convinced that I was hiding something from him.
I can actually tell that Dongzai is a little bit special and it has nothing to do with me. But for an independent cat who is a little bit special and out of control, I always feel that these psychos will turn hostile in an instant.
A cat’s life is also a life, so I hugged Dongzai tightly and acknowledged it with a lot of words.
The direct consequence of this incident was that the entire team sped up, eager to give me a chance to "take action" on the spot.
One time, I was almost pissed off. When the guys were having supper, they were chatting and talking about how they would win. It didn't matter what kind of monsters or demons, the young master would take action.
Xu You even urged me to memorize the information in my diary three times a day. His attitude was even more terrifying than the hundred days before the college entrance examination.
As for the escape plan, he actually wrote one for me.
Maps of nearby mountains and forests, clean water sources that might be useful, dry caves abandoned by wild animals, and some collection points for non-toxic mushrooms and fruits. There were also detailed notes to teach me how to find and troubleshoot errors on my own.
I read it carefully, memorized it, and the more I read, the more frightened I became.
The only time he could explore was the days when I tried to deliberately kick him out of the team.
But these things are so detailed and the map covers such a wide range that it would be too terrifying if he had not been prepared.
I had already prepared myself mentally that he might just give me a rough sketch to amuse me, to curb my rebelliousness and make me behave myself.
Anyway, we have been quarreling with each other for a while. No matter what young master ancestor he is, he may not really think highly of me.
This was so sudden and unexpected that I couldn't help but feel some complicated emotions.
“If you don’t know, just ask.” Xu You said, surprisingly sincerely.
"It's better to be prepared. If a meteorite suddenly hits you on the road, you can survive if you have the ability. This is what my brothers have taught me over the years. Today is the first lesson. Disciple, learn it well."
My throat was blocked and I was a little speechless. For a moment, I felt sorry for this psychopath. How could he be so obsessed and recognize the wrong person?
Next, Xu You calculated the distance and found that we still had to travel for four and a half days.
He said, if I didn’t want to escape, he could give me three days to let me run away, but whether I could succeed depended on myself.
As for the itinerary, he believed that he could track me, ambush me, knock me out, and bring me back to catch up with the main force without any delay.
"Look at the information yourself, memorize it, and think of the list of supplies you need. If the team doesn't have it, I'll have the helicopter above you rush it to you. You make the list and I'll approve it. You can start running tomorrow afternoon."
That night, Xu You left my grocery store for the first time, leaving me with complete personal space, with a cold look like an old wolf.
At night, I tossed and turned.
I didn't make a list, I just planned to wear something thick to protect against mosquitoes, because no matter how good the other things are, I can't bear the weight. And with Xu You's tracking ability, I can only run one kilometer at most.
It is impossible to become a special forces soldier in three days. I know this. I am thinking about how to learn more and get less beaten. If possible, I will get some external help.
After thinking it over, I went out with the fruit plate and sat down by a fire.
The team leader learned it all by himself, and said bitterly: "The leader won't let us help."
"I didn't ask you to do it." I said, "Help me think of a way to make a person more and more reluctant to kill another person who deceived him."
The team leader's eyes widened, his expression changing rapidly, as if he had a lot of weird ideas in his mind. After a while, he hesitated and said, "Increase, increase sunk costs?"
Telecom fraud, right? Really, he is indeed a professional gangster.
I held his hands earnestly and asked this Wolong, "Sir, is there anything else you can teach me?"
The captain's mouth and cheekbones were slightly raised: "Hehe... If the situation is too bleak, for example, if we encounter a tough guy who is difficult to deal with, we will usually try to bring in other external forces to join the fight, fish in troubled waters, and beat him up out of nowhere."
That makes sense, I thought, and coldly slapped away the captain's hand that was reaching for the fruit plate.
After a while, I called Xu You over and gave him the list I had made.
Xu You didn't expect something to go wrong after just a short while. Halfway through brushing his teeth, his mouth was full of foam. He put his hands on his hips and glanced at the list and was stunned. "What the hell?"
"I plan to brush up my resume first and do some practical work. By the way, I will recruit two foreign players." I used his previous words, "You almost got me into a trap again. Why should I play battle royale with you in person? Don't I have any dignity, young master? Let my men do it tomorrow."
Xu You wants to put pressure on me, but I don't need to be led by him. Battle Royale is fine, but I have to do it my way.
He rubbed the back of his head with his backhand without saying anything and just looked at me intently.
"Someone, help the young master set up the machine, turn up the helicopter antenna to the maximum, and contact the project. Let everyone who is still awake come to the meeting via video link."
"Well, just say I'm a consultant."
I had someone bring me a reclining chair and sat down, touching the notebook that I had read through. "I'm in a hurry, but I can still direct the work in advance and get to know new colleagues before I'm there. But I like to keep a low profile."
"Oh, a glass of hot milk."
Xu You: “…”
An hour and a half later, at 1:18 in the morning, a huge projection screen was placed in front of me.
There were many people gathered, but I noticed that the background was in the pit. It seemed that only the guys who were caught were called out. Xu You was quite aware of it and didn't intend to let me mess around.
The leader over there was a young man with white spots in his eyes. He was very handsome, but his eyebrows were fierce and his face looked a little tired.
This is a wild cat.
The microphone was not turned on yet, and Xu You's voice was a little cold: "Master, we have to go this time. I can afford any mess."
No more sentimentality this time, right?
I ignored him, opened the communication and asked Wildcat to synchronize the information over there for me again, and compare it with the information in the diary.
I'm not joking about matters involving human lives. I do have some ideas, but I have to discuss them with the person involved to confirm them. As for success or failure, my principle is to do it first and then talk about it.
Wildcat used a cold light source, his face turned even greener, and he told the story in detail without blinking. Then the others began to add to the story sporadically, and it was a bit noisy for a while.
"So during this period of time, except for those who died from blood loss due to being tied up and struggling to break free, the pit itself has not taken the initiative to hunt anyone, right?"
Wildcat nodded.
I felt a little more confident and arranged the photos that the team leader printed out for me one by one.
There are more than ten blurred photos of the ruthless man, and his appearance is not clear after being blurred. But the inner peace and tranquility on his face is very contagious, and it is still vivid through the photos, almost weird.
"You are all professional veterans, so I would like to ask you something. Is it possible that the pit was a pit, but his wound cannot heal itself, which is mainly his own problem?"
Everyone was silent.
No one interrupted me. Instead, they all waited for me to finish speaking, as if they were not at all annoyed by being bothered by strangers in the middle of the night.
I felt some strange and inexplicable emotions in my heart. I calmed myself down and continued:
"This...oh, Gao Liu, right? The information says he has the ability to heal himself."
"I'm a rookie, and I want to ask what the logic is for the use of his ability? To restore himself to a complete and healthy form in his concept? To protect himself when he's hurt? This logic must be correct, right?"
The wild cat suddenly raised its head, its eyes sparkling.
Some things are just a thin layer of window paper away, so I said it's okay and you can talk about it. He smiled unhappily, as if grateful.
"You mean, Gao Liu's abilities didn't disappear and she became a cripple. Her ability triggering mechanism was blocked."
"Yes." I nodded. "I have an idea: his peace of mind may be because he truly believes that his body shape after losing his limbs is normal. If it is normal, then his abilities have not been affected."
"But how can a person think that his appearance is normal?" someone asked, and then was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, the fetus."
I said, "The fetus is still developing in the mother's womb, and its limbs are not fully developed. It seems that the limbs are not fully developed until around 12 weeks, right?"
"Since it's not an injury and it's assumed to be reasonable, it won't trigger the self-preservation instinct. You're all companions, even if it's just out of taboo or to take care of the team's feelings, you probably won't try to hurt him."
"I really don't know what the pit is...but at least this will be useful in saving Gao Liu?"
The wild cat stood up suddenly.
He was very familiar with Gao Liu's situation, and he looked at me with red eyes, wanting to say something but stopping himself. I told him to go if he had anything to do, and I saw him rush out, yelling a few names.
Lights soon came on above the pit and a faint noise could be heard.
It seems to be useful, I breathed a sigh of relief and hoped that it was not just my random guess.
"Since we have an unexpected gain, let's stop here for now and talk later. Everyone should go to bed early."
I smiled sheepishly at the other end of the screen and said, "I'll sponsor ten boxes of beer for you guys. I'll have someone deliver it to your door in a few days. Free shipping."
The people on the other side of the screen also started laughing one after another.
Someone suddenly called out, "Counselor, what's your name?"
"ah?"
I was stunned, the projection flashed, and the signal was interrupted by our own people.
"Gao Liu is Wild Cat's biological sister." After turning off the machine, Xu You suddenly said, "This kid will work hard for you in the future."
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