Chapter 18 18. Simple and crude method
Coming upstairs, Xu Zhi knocked on Shen Jinwen's door. They had simply agreed on a small code for knocking on each other's door when they went to see each other: four tones, three fast and one slow. It was not something particularly rigorous or complicated.
Soon, Shen Jinwen came over and opened the door. When he saw the big gray dog following Xu Zhi, he subconsciously took a step back. Then he realized that it might be the same as the snake. ".Is this your new pet?"
"Yes." Xu Zhi nodded, and after Shen Jinwen made way, he brought the dog into the house.
After Xu Zhi sat down on the sofa, Shen Jinwen poured him a glass of mineral water in a clean paper cup, just like last time.
Now that the water supply has been cut off, Shen Jinwen goes out almost every morning to look for supplies. Fortunately, most of the people in the city have left, and there is no way to take the supplies away temporarily, so there is no shortage of supplies for the time being. For example, there are at least three small shops in the community.
But unlike last time, Xu Zhi took a sip of the water after taking it, even though she was not thirsty at the moment.
Seeing Xu Zhi drink the water, Shen Jinwen's expression relaxed a little. She sat down opposite Xu Zhi and asked, "What do you want to see me for?"
Xu Zhi put down his water cup and nodded: "Yes, there is a very troublesome matter."
"You should have heard the broadcast as well. What do you think?" Xu Zhixian asked Shen Jinwen for his opinion.
"It's a trap." Shen Jinwen said affirmatively.
Although she seemed to have realized something, she looked at Xu Zhi and whispered, "Is this what you are looking for me for?"
Seeing that she understood, Xu Zhi stopped laying the groundwork and asked directly, "I plan to kill them and need your help. I won't let you take risks alone. In exchange, I will tell you the information you want to know and let my pet help you hunt for the three cores you need."
"I think you also know that keeping them is not a good idea. You are not just working for me. If you want to survive in this city, you will have to face them sooner or later. Now that we are working together, at least you will have a strong teammate."
Shen Jinwen understood this principle, but she knew in her heart that there was a gap in strength between her and that group of lunatics. To be honest, although she was a superhuman, her superhuman abilities were not that strong, and did not even allow her combat effectiveness to surpass that of ordinary humans. She really couldn't think of what help she could provide to Xu Zhi?
"What do you need from me?" she asked directly.
"Bait."
Xu Zhi didn't hide it from her either.
"I need you to lure those lunatics away from the attached middle school."
"You know, those guys have low IQs. Someone must be directing them. You lure a group of them out of the attached middle school, and I'll deal with the intelligent one among them."
"My dog will assist you. It fights well and runs fast."
It was a very simple and crude plan. Xu Zhi originally thought it would be more complicated, but Xiaoyi's upgrade made her feel that things could be simplified.
"Then how can I be sure that you succeeded?" Shen Jinwen asked.
Xu Zhi shook his head: "We don't have any way to contact each other when we are apart. I'm not sure if the other lunatics will change after that wise guy dies."
"But I can always tell where my dog is. After we get rid of the guys in the attached middle school, you've seen my snake before. It will come find you and help you kill the remaining lunatics."
"So I can only wait and make sure I don't die before your help arrives." Shen Jinwen concluded.
"Yes." Xu Zhi nodded.
She knew that this was a somewhat "harsh" deal, because Shen Jinwen needed to work hard, and Xu Zhi didn't mind her bargaining, so she could increase the number of cores.
But she didn't expect that Shen Jinwen agreed without much hesitation.
"When will it start? How am I going to lure them? What if we're intercepted along the way?"
Shen Jinwen asked a few questions.
"My two pets will be with you. They can make sure you don't get stopped. Just go to the entrance of the affiliated high school and make some noise to attract those crazy people out. The dogs are pretty loud."
"If only one or two come out, kill them or injure them so they can tip off. In short, wait until enough people come out, and then you will just have to escape with the dog."
"If that's alright, we'll leave in two hours. Before then, I can tell you the information you need to know."
"Okay." Shen Jinwen nodded.
"Before that, can I ask why you agreed so decisively? Even if they threaten the vicinity, you are alone and can leave here and find a safe place. There is no need to risk your life like this." Xu Zhi leaned forward slightly and looked at Shen Jinwen curiously.
Shen Jinwen lowered his eyes and hesitated for a moment, "I just don't want to leave here."
She didn't say anything more, but it was enough for Xu Zhi to know this.
It seems that this is a special place for Shen Jinwen. Perhaps this is also the reason why she chose not to leave Yuncheng?
"Okay, what do you want to know?"
"Information about my attributes, the purpose of the core, and my extraordinary abilities."
Shen Jinwen was not polite and asked three very crucial questions in one breath.
Xu Zhi blinked and asked her, "Close your eyes. You can open them only when I tell you to."
Although Shen Jinwen was a little confused, she had now established a preliminary relationship of trust with Xu Zhi, so it was okay for her to close her eyes for now.
After she closed her eyes, Xu Zhi used his [Eye of Prying Eyes] to confirm that the flame in Shen Jinwen's heart was indeed light blue.
"alright."
When Shen Jinwen opened her eyes, Xu Zhi told her everything about [Winter] in an affirmative tone. After he finished speaking, he saw a look of realization on Shen Jinwen's face.
"So, the attributes are actually like this?"
Xu Zhi looked at her: "What did you think it was like?"
Shen Jinwen said: "Wind, fire, water, wood, thunder?"
".So rustic! Uh, no, so traditional!"
Even after being criticized, Shen Jinwen didn't get angry, he just smiled.
"Anyway, that's your attribute. As for the core's purpose, I only know one: eat it."
"But eating the core is quite dangerous. As for how dangerous it is..."
"I've already told you some very crucial information. This is considered an advance payment. The remaining payment will be made after our cooperation is completed."
Xu Zhi kept it a secret. She felt that she had done her best by providing so much information in advance. She would have to wait and see how Shen Jinwen's cooperative attitude would turn out before deciding how much to tell him.
She was not worried at all that Shen Jinwen would get the information for free. After all, it would be easy for her to kill the other party.
Gou Zi followed Shen Jinwen, both to protect and assist, but also to monitor and threaten.
(End of this chapter)
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