Chapter 109 Black Pupa: Mr. Li Qingping, you don’t miss your good friend either... (asking for monthly votes)
At dusk on July 18, at the Roppongi Hotel, the setting sun cast rows of window panes on the floor of the room, and the white curtains swayed in the wind.
Unit No. 1, Gu Wenyu, woke up from his bed, turned over drowsily, opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling, then took out his cell phone and looked at the incoming text messages.
【Li Qingping: Are you coming out? Are you coming out? While I’m still free. 】
[Li Qingping: I have something to do tonight. I am free for just a few days. Don't tell me you are dead again, right?]
Ji Minghuan raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, Li Qingping, you are really something. It’s obvious that you have neglected your duty and sneaked out while the second prince was sleeping.
He got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom while thinking: If the Second Prince was attacked during the time when Li Qingping sneaked out, then when Li Qingping returns to the Whale Box Garden, at best he will be dismissed from his position, and at worst his entire clan will be exterminated?
Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan decided to be a good person for once and sent a reply.
[Gu Wenyu: You are so busy, why don’t we forget it and get together after we return to China? We still have a long summer vacation anyway.]
[Li Qingping: It’s okay. It’s rare that we come to Japan together. It would be a pity if we didn’t see each other.]
Ji Minghuan wiped his face with a towel while reading the text message. His mind suddenly became alert and he complained in his heart: Either Li Qingping really treats him as a brother, or Li Qingping doesn't care about the affairs of the Strange News Envoy at all.
Taking time out to spend time with him during such an important mission is like a sports champion asking you out for a drink the night before he's leaving for a world championship final.
You say, forget it, what if I don't play well in tomorrow's game? He waved his hand and said: It's just the finals, it's not as important as drinking with my brothers, at worst I won't play.
【Gu Wenyu: Where to meet? 】
[Li Qingping: At the beach. I’ve sent you the address.]
Ji Minghuan casually summoned a restraint belt incarnation, then walked out of the hotel and took the tram to the seaside corner of the port area. After a while, he got off the tram and followed the navigation to walk for a while, stopping on the coastal road.
Turning around, I saw Li Qingping standing alone on the beach. He picked up a flat stone from the beach and threw it towards the rough sea.
The stone bounced rapidly on the sea surface, repeatedly crossed the waves, flew forward more than dozens of meters, splashing waves, until it sank into the depths of the sea and disappeared without a trace.
"You're not even going to pretend to be skipping stones on the rising tide..."
Staring at the stone that exploded on the sea like a bullet, Ji Minghuan felt ashamed for his best friend and thought speechlessly: It is not easy for Gu Wenyu, an AI, to not notice Li Qingping's weirdness for so many years.
Should we say, it is worthy of being called artificial intelligence?
But it is also possible that Li Qingping was in a bad mood and began to give up on himself - he didn't seem to like the world over in the strange box garden very much. He was forced to accompany the second prince to the auction these days, so it was hard not to develop a rebellious mentality.
Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan climbed over the fence of the coastal road and slid down the slope.
He stepped on the beach and walked towards Li Qingping who was still skipping stones on the seashore.
Li Qingping didn't even turn his head: "It's rare that you are so punctual."
He threw the stone, this time with much less force, and it was immediately swallowed up by the waves.
"So you asked me out just to see the sea?" Ji Minghuan walked over. "What have you been busy with recently? You look so nervous."
As he spoke, he stopped beside Li Qingping and looked out at the sea under the sunset with him.
Li Qingping behaved a little abnormally today. He wasn't as cheerful as he was before.
The sea breeze was very strong. Ji Minghuan squinted his eyes slightly and looked at one or two sails swaying on the horizon.
Li Qingping suddenly leaned over, picked up a flat stone from the beach, and said nonchalantly:
"Tell me...if there is something you really hate but you have to do it, what would you do?"
"Then don't do it." Ji Minghuan said, "We only live once, what's there to think about?"
"But it's not that simple, because this matter involves more than just you."
"Then tell me what exactly happened? Otherwise, how can I help you with your plans when you are so confused?"
Li Qingping was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and suddenly threw the flat stone in his hand towards the sea.
"Forget it."
"Just do whatever you want to do."
As Ji Minghuan spoke, he picked up a stone from the beach and threw it into the sea. "In any case, don't let yourself regret. After all, you only live for a short time. When you close your eyes in the coffin, you won't remember what you did right or wrong. You will only remember... what you didn't have time to do."
He watched the stones he threw being swallowed up by the white waves, and one or two snow-white gulls flew over the surging sea.
"Even if this will cost a lot?" Li Qingping looked at the ships coming and going, his trouser legs soaked by the sea water.
"Even if everyone in the world dies." Ji Minghuan put his hands in his pockets and added: "As long as you think it is right, it is worth it."
Li Qingping was silent for a moment, then he curled his lips, his braided black hair swaying in the wind, "You're right."
"So what's going on?" Ji Minghuan shrugged. "If you want to do something bad, then just ignore what I said just now. I don't want to be accused of instigating others."
"Come on, brother, do you look like that kind of person?" Li Qingping chuckled, "I have to go back soon. Thanks... I feel much better after chatting with you."
Ji Minghuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "No way, I came all the way here and only chatted with you for less than ten sentences, and then you ran away. I thought I could get a free meal."
"Isn't this just a revenge for you standing me up last time?" Li Qingping smiled and bumped his shoulder with his.
"Okay, okay, you're going to hold a grudge like this, eh?" Ji Minghuan said, and pushed back hard with his shoulder.
Li Qingping staggered back a few steps, leaving footprints on the beach. At this time, he was quite good at pretending, as if his acting skills suddenly returned to him.
Ji Minghuan looked at his absent-minded look and said, "If you have something urgent, go back. See you next time."
"Bye." Li Qingping smiled.
"Bye." Ji Minghuan said.
Li Qingping turned around, walked up the slope, crossed the fence and returned to the top of the coastal highway, turning back and waving to him as he walked.
Ji Minghuan stopped on the beach, watching Li Qingping's silhouette leave from afar, thinking to himself, "You kid must not die at the auction, because if I create a strange story envoy character later, I will have to let you protect me in the whale box garden."
Soon after, the dusk faded, the golden sea surface slowly darkened, and the setting sun lengthened the shadows of the children playing on the beach.
Li Qingping walked along the coastal highway with his hands in his trouser pockets, expressionless.
Suddenly, he slowly stopped and looked up, only to see a huge, pitch-black pupa hanging upside down under the ginkgo tree.
The next moment, he silently withdrew his gaze and passed by the giant pupa as if he saw nothing.
But at this moment, the giant cocoon slowly opened, and a mummy-like figure wrapped in black restraints and wearing sunglasses crawled out of it and hung upside down under the ginkgo tree.
"Mr. Li Qingping, I want to talk to you about something."
Hei Pupa held a book titled "The Correct Way to Use the Friendship Face-Breaking Fist" in his hand and spoke with his eyes lowered.
Li Qingping paused and asked without turning his head: "Why do you know my name?"
"Who knows?" Hei Pu said, "I also know that you have a good friend named Gu Wenyu."
At this moment, Li Qingping's face turned slightly cold. He took out his right hand from his pocket, and a card with complex patterns on it appeared in his hand.
"Octave Prism." He whispered to himself and crushed the card.
With a clear "click" sound, eight crystal prisms formed in midair and rushed towards the black pupa, forming a huge octagonal cage in an instant.
The body of the black pupa was tied into it.
The restraints above his head had burst, but his body was still suspended in the air with the octagonal cage. Each side of the cage was a prism, reflecting the last rays of sunlight before dusk, illuminating the road surface of the coastal highway.
"I see... This is how the Strange Stories Envoy fights. They are called Strange Stories Fragments, but in the end they appear as cards. What's the difference between this and the buyer and seller shows on Taobao?"
Black Pupa raised his sunglasses, quietly looked at the prism cage around him, and said slowly: "Uh... I mean, is there a possibility: you overestimate my strength. With your level, you just rushed over and pushed me lightly. I would have fallen to the ground and couldn't move. There is no need to use the power of the strange fragments. Isn't this too cautious? It's not suitable for someone of your level."
Li Qingping turned around and walked slowly towards the black pupa, his eyes as cold as ice.
He spoke word by word: "Tell me, why do you know the name 'Gu Wenyu'?"
"Why wouldn't I know?" Black Pupa asked, "Maybe he and I are good friends."
"I'll repeat it again," Li Qingping said, "Answer my question."
At this moment, each prism shrank inwards, squeezing the black pupa's living space. If it were an ordinary person, he would have screamed long ago. This was no less than a huge wall pressing down on him. Every backbone was under tremendous pressure, as if it would crack at any time.
But Hei Pupa's reaction was still calm, as if he couldn't feel the pain: "Oh... Mr. Li Qingping, is your father a ghost clock? How come he is as violent as a super criminal?"
Li Qingping put his hands in his pockets, tilted his head and replied:
"Your father is the ghost clock."
"Okay... no matter whose father Gui Zhong is, let's stop joking and talk about business." Hei Pupa said, raising a finger from the prism space, "Mr. Li Qingping... you are protecting the second prince, right?"
Li Qingping remained silent, staring calmly into his eyes, her braid swaying in the wind: "So what?"
Black Pupa said slowly, "I can help you. The battle at the auction will be very chaotic. Ghost Bell, Blue Arc, and even Lake Hunter may appear on the battlefield... Finally, with the addition of the White Crow Brigade, there will be nearly 10 Quasi-Disaster Grades participating in this chaotic war."
He paused and said, "If you bring along the burden of the Second Prince, you may not be able to protect yourself."
"Oh... then what?" Li Qingping still had no expression on his face.
"I can help you protect the second prince. I think the strange news messenger should also learn to integrate into human society and learn to buy a 'life insurance' like ordinary people, and I will be your insurance salesman... How about buying an insurance now?"
"boring."
Li Qingping turned around and walked forward without looking back.
Then, the octave prism behind him suddenly shrank inwards until it was the size of a palm. The body of the black pupa should have been squeezed into a pool of blood like a tomato encountering a steamroller, but at this moment it turned into a black restraint belt, flowing downwards.
"Why does he know my name... and also know about the Second Prince?"
Li Qingping lowered his head, put his hands in his pockets and thought silently. At this time, a name slowly emerged in his mind: "Wen Yu? No, it can't be him."
At this moment, Li Qingping was suddenly stunned.
He was not shocked by the black pupa behind him turning into a pile of strange restraints, but was surprised by a figure walking on the road right in front of him.
The man approached him while playing with his phone.
After a moment, Gu Wenyu in front of him slowly looked up from his phone.
He glanced at Li Qingping, then looked at the palm-sized octave prism behind Li Qingping, and the black restraint belt that was constantly flowing out from the gap in the prism.
Gu Wenyu was stunned for a moment, and finally his gaze stopped on Li Qingping's face.
Li Qingping also raised his head blankly and met Gu Wenyu's eyes with a look of surprise on his face.
"Li Qingping?"
Gu Wenyu spoke slowly, breaking the dead silence on the coastal highway.
(End of this chapter)
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