Chapter 351 Unexpected
"You mean you built yourself a room for safety?"
“It’s not difficult to prepare the materials in advance.” Velvet gestured towards the disguise house. “What do you think?”
Chu Hengkong looked up and down at the old wooden house and nodded, "There are no flaws at all."
Velvet tapped her cane, sending a signal. Chu Hengkong witnessed the room being folded up like origami. The walls of the old building became as thin as paper, folding inward along predetermined lines, eventually becoming a small, palm-sized box.
The person in the room ran out hurriedly holding the small box. She was a young and beautiful woman in a professional suit. Her blonde hair was tied up in a high bun, and her high heels made a clicking sound on the ground.
"Congratulations, Boss!" she said happily, and then greeted Chu Hengkong, "Hello, I'm Hill Winster. Miss Velvet...your current...secretary and assistant."
“Ciel and I met on the first Dust Island,” Velvet added.
Chu Hengkong understood what he said and stepped forward to shake hands with the secretary.
"I'm Chu Hengkong, her killer." He smiled and said, "Does she often ask you to work overtime?"
Hill was a little embarrassed: "Not very often..."
"Do you often get those unreasonable requests suddenly thrown at you, without any explanation, asking you to do it as soon as possible?"
Hill glanced at his boss quietly: "Well... occasionally..."
"I think it happens every day. This job is very difficult." Chu Hengkong let go of her hand. "After all, her personality is really bad. She needs someone to take care of her all the time. Thank you for your willingness to help her."
"No way!" Hill said hurriedly, "I almost turned into a glowing corpse before, and it was the boss who saved me from that hell. It's only natural for me to work for her!"
"Just be careful not to stop asking for a raise because of this."
“When did I ask you to be in charge of HR?” Velvet glanced at him.
"I can learn. If we're short-staffed, I don't mind helping out in the office."
He smiled and walked in front of Velvet. Hill breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this Mr. Chu was a 100% pure fighter. As a civilian employee, she probably didn't have to worry about losing her job.
Out of her earshot, the killers and gangsters whispered, "Your aesthetic really hasn't changed in a thousand years: blonde hair, high heels, office lady outfit."
"Beauty is one of the means to maintain appearances. Office uniforms are always much better looking than the same old brass masks and fluorescent prostheses."
"Wouldn't it be more impressive if you wore an evening gown for that kind of occasion?"
"You're still making fun of me."
Chu Hengkong said earnestly, "I've told you a thousand times that your aesthetic taste has been poisoned by Western pop culture. Please take your eyes off those fashion magazines. Not all men like big-breasted blondes!"
Velvet gave him a cold stare in response, "Really?"
Chu Hengkong was completely unaware of it. He was still in the pleasant atmosphere of teaching the girl about aesthetics: "As for you, you should be confident in your own temperament. Slenderness is another elegant style. For example, I like this type very much."
“I see.” Velvet nodded. “Then perhaps you could explain Ms. Ji’s situation?”
Chu Hengkong was dumbfounded.
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Meanwhile, a typical blonde with big boobs was circling the bookstore. Gulibo followed her around and around, until after the 37th lap, she finally felt dizzy and fell headfirst into the pool.
"You're dizzy..."
"Gulibo, stop disturbing me, I'm thinking!" The blonde lady turned around and shouted.
"Are you still worried about him?" Vander twisted his tentacles with emotion. "As a brother, you are so loyal!"
"Loyalty is a bummer! My intuition tells me they've definitely met, and now I've done my duty as a buddy, and I'm feeling anxious as someone's girlfriend!"
Vander clapped his tentacles. "That's pretty insightful. This is the first time I've seen someone start reviewing one minute before an exam."
"Is this a fucking exam? This is a challenge! This is an invader!" Ji Huaisu raged. "My stable relationship is about to welcome a fifth person tonight!"
Rico, sipping hot chocolate nearby, spitted it all over the animals' faces. She ducked to avoid the cup thrown by the Crucian Carp manager and screamed, "What the hell? The Fifth Person?!"
Dudu Otter started looking through the dictionary: "This word is really new. Hey, in all the years I've been running the shop, this is the first time I've seen words arranged and combined like this."
Ji Huaisu held his head and cried out: "Shut up! I'm so nervous and you're still laughing!"
"I really wanted to comfort you, but from the moment that word appeared, my sympathy completely turned into a smile..." Rico patted her shoulder, "So how did you do it?"
Fander and Gulibo exchanged a glance. "To be specific, it's about these people who have gone through life and death together many times and fought their way out of hell together. Their relationship couldn't be any closer..."
"It's a coincidence that we both have feelings for someone at the same time..." Gulibo chimed in.
"But their relationship was too good to cause friction over such a trivial matter..." Vander concluded, "and then it became like this."
"Didn't the man at the center of this strange relationship take any action?"
Vander thought for a moment: "From what I know, his approach is neither to initiate nor to refuse."
Li Ke exclaimed, "What a scumbag! Such a scumbag! I never thought Chu was such a scumbag!!"
"My patience and generosity have their limits!" Ji Huaisu said passionately, "This is the limit of the family I can imagine! Adding a fifth person who suddenly fell from the sky is simply outrageous!"
"Is it possible that they arrived ten years earlier than you?" Vander reminded, "In Velvet's eyes, you are the newcomer."
"Absolutely impossible! We'll have to start all over again when we get to New Dust Island!"
"You're starting to make excuses."
"I've made up my mind!" Ji Huaisu stood in the middle of the hall with a fierce look, like a powerful door god. "Reason is reason, status is status, but the love battle line has been narrowed to the lowest point, and I won't give in any further. I'm going to give her a warning so she'll realize my resolve!"
"Oh oh." Vander stick read.
"What a great momentum." Guli Bobang read.
At that moment, the wind chimes at the bookstore entrance rang, and the large seal, who had been watching the excitement, immediately dove to the bottom of the pool, disguising itself as a harmless mass of black stone. The small animals ran or jumped, while those who couldn't move followed the store manager's steps and pretended to be stone statues.
A second later, Chu Hengkong walked into the bookstore with a cheerful smile on his face that could sweep away all his worries.
He stepped aside and said, "Let me introduce everyone, this is Miss Velvet Velus, my former employer!"
Velvet walked in, leaning on her cane, nodding and smiling at everyone. Her calm demeanor and graceful demeanor made Ji Huaisu even more nervous. This person's beauty was enough to rival his own, and she appeared in such an outfit that looked like a perfect match for someone else. It was obvious that this person had no good intentions!
Besides, she looks smart, so ordinary methods might be useless. If she doesn't take ruthless measures, she will be underestimated!
Ji Huaisu coughed heavily, stepped forward and said straight to the point, "We finally meet in real life, Miss Velvet. I'm Ji Huaisu, his girlfriend!"
"It's been a pleasure working with you, Miss Ji." Velvet shook her hand. "Sora has always been a person who never grows up. He is powerful but also arrogant and eccentric, which makes it difficult for people to stand on his equal footing. I never thought he would ever fall in love like an ordinary person. I'm glad you're willing to stay by his side."
(Fuck, she’s such a nice person, what should I do!!!)
Miss Ji's full resistance vanished in the first second after contact. She subconsciously touched the back of her head and smiled, "Not really...Akong is still..."
She sorted out her words: "He's still quite excessive."
"I understand."
"It's really terrible. When encountering things, I tend to dwell on them. If I'm not careful, I'll end up in some dangerous place and come back injured."
“I understand.” Velvet nodded repeatedly, “Besides, he never asks for your opinion.”
"Right!" Ji Huaisu clenched his fist. "He's so old, but he doesn't even have common sense. His ability to take care of himself is so poor that he can't even survive!"
Velvet sighed, “Does his room still look like a ‘nest’ now…?”
"It was horrible, you know! I almost broke down the first time I went to his dorm!"
"I can imagine and understand how you feel. But now he is much better than before. At least he has stopped smoking."
"Oh my god, could he have been any worse?"
"It's far beyond your imagination..."
Two seconds after meeting, the two girls eagerly listed someone's misdeeds, nodding or sighing from time to time because of their shared feelings. The heated discussion and harmonious atmosphere made Miss Ji completely forget her original purpose and immersed herself in the criticism meeting of Chu Hengkong.
The main target of the criticism ignored him completely, took a glass of iced tea and listened cheerfully. He said to Vander, "I was a little nervous at first, but then I thought, what does my boss have to do with my girlfriend?"
"Hey there," said Vander.
Chu Hengkong said happily: "After understanding this, I am not worried at all. It's great that they can get along well."
"Brother, if I were you, I'd hurry up and have some fun." Vander said sincerely, "If one of them comes to his senses tomorrow, your good days will probably be completely over."
Chu Hengkong was very carefree: "After this trip to the Jinghua Festival, we are all comrades-in-arms. We are all loyal people, so how can there be any conflicts?"
"I didn't say them. I said you, you."
"Anyway, Chu Hengkong has found his boss safely, right?" Gulibo interrupted. "Can we celebrate now?"
"Of course we should celebrate!" Chu Hengkong disappeared from the bookstore. "I'll go buy some wine—it's my treat today!"
In just three seconds, he returned with a full case of whiskey and various non-alcoholic fruit drinks. The animals cheered and rushed over, popping paper firecrackers and using the celebration as an excuse to drink. Chu Hengkong walked over with a smile, endured a scolding from the girls, and introduced his friends to Velvet one by one.
Velvet wasn't used to this kind of scene—these heartless people and their overflowing kindness made her feel like she was in a Disney fairy tale world. But she quickly became familiar with everyone. She was good at speaking, and dealing with these people was much easier than dealing with terrorists and gangsters.
Soon, jazz music began playing in the bookstore, and everyone settled into couches or chairs, flipping through the newly arrived books. They turned on the water screen projection as background music for their conversation, skipping all the mainstream channels in favor of a niche station that consistently broadcast sitcoms.
Ji Huaisu and Velvet occupied either end of the couch, trapping someone in the middle. This dangerous situation didn't alert Mr. Killer in the slightest. His nerves and intuition had long been overwhelmed by happiness. In this world filled with joy and sorrow, he was undoubtedly the happiest person in the world at this moment.
"There's no better day than this," he said lazily. Ji Huaisu rolled his eyes at him, stepped over him, and asked, "Why is your token in Jingsha?"
“Because I have work to do,” Velvet said, “I was planning to go to the city-state of Jingsha.”
Work. Chu Hengkong's nerves were irritated by the word. Of course, she wouldn't be idle. The boss probably had some serious work to do. I'd have to talk to her tomorrow... or maybe tonight...
At that moment, the old sitcom projected on the water screen froze. A prominent notification popped up above the still image, announcing the start of a temporary broadcast. Before anyone could react, the scene had switched, revealing a blond man in a white military uniform occupying the center of the water screen.
Chu Hengkong picked up the remote and changed the channel. But the picture didn't change. Every channel he could reach was broadcasting the same scene. The blond man's voice reached every corner of Jingsha, every ear.
"To all citizens of the Jingsha City-State, the inhabitants of Jingsha Root City and its surrounding jurisdictions, and all those from Outer Dust Island currently residing within the city-state. Today is July 29th, 3001 Candlelight Calendar. I am Zan Van Parriman.
As the Speaker of the Senate of the Jingsha City-State, I would like to inform you of the following:
Under the witness of the Jingsha Sacred Tree and the oversight of the Mansha Star Fort Supreme Procuratorate, the results of this year's Jingsha Citizen Referendum and the Jingsha City-State Senate vote have been tallied. Bill No. 368 passed by a large majority in both votes. According to the Jingsha City-State Constitution, the bill will officially take effect 30 calendar days later.
Pariman raised his head slightly, conveying their final choice to hundreds of millions of creatures.
"Thirty days from today, the Jingsha City-State will no longer be responsible for defending the Desperate Frontier. The Jingsha Sacred Tree and all territories under the city-state's rule will be separated from the Senluo Secret Realm and become independent islands with their own boundaries."
(End of this chapter)
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