Chapter 111 Future, Revolution, List (asking for monthly ticket)
Dusk was about to pass, and the background color of the sky gradually changed between dark blue and dim yellow.
The afterglow of the setting sun enveloped the streets of Tokyo. In the dim light, two figures leaned against a vending machine, lowered their heads and remained silent.
Li Qingping slowly raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance, with some confusion in his eyes.
"What was that thing just now?" Gu Wenyu asked. He had calmed down, but his voice was still trembling as he spoke.
"Do I have to ask?" Li Qingping whispered.
"Are you crazy? I've seen this kind of thing. If I don't ask you clearly, how can I sleep at night?" Gu Wenyu said.
"The man just now should be... 'Black Pupa'." Li Qingping said expressionlessly.
Gu Wenyu nodded: "Oh, that makes sense... I was so startled that I didn't react. In fact, it was only when I was running that I saw clearly that the black mud man was made of a pile of restraints."
He shrugged, "I was wondering why he looked so familiar. My sister really likes him and praises him to me every day."
Seeing that Li Qingping didn't say anything, Gu Wenyu thought for a moment: "Why would Black Pupa pester you? Doesn't he only deal with those strange people?"
"I have no idea."
"You really don't know?"
"Gu Wenyu...don't ask anymore. This is very dangerous for you."
Li Qingping changed his tone of voice and seemed like a completely different person from usual.
"It's dangerous?" Gu Wenyu was stunned. "You are not really an alien, are you?"
Li Qingping shook his head: "I'm not."
"Then what are you?" Gu Wenyu said suspiciously, "I don't believe that big moth will entangle an ordinary person."
Li Qingping looked up at the sky. Some children nearby let go of the kites they were holding. The kites flew over the neon signs, through the cables and tall buildings, and swayed up into the twilight sky, like a lonely martyr.
"Gu Wenyu, actually I am Qiwen..."
At this point, the cell phone in Li Qingping's pocket suddenly rang, interrupting his words.
"Strange news?" Ji Minghuan muttered, narrowing his eyes, thinking to himself, could the timing of your phone call be any worse?
Li Qingping took out his cell phone, glanced at the name on it, was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, smiled and said, "I'll tell you next time."
Ji Minghuan was slightly stunned, and then controlled Gu Wenyu's body and asked, "When is the next time?"
Li Qingping thought for a moment and said, "Didn't I just tell you at the beach that I had something I wanted to do?"
"What's up?"
"I'll tell you next time." Li Qingping smiled, "By the way, there's something I haven't told you yet... I might have to transfer to another school after this summer vacation."
"Transfer to another school?" Ji Minghuan frowned. "So sudden? Is this the second generation of the rich? Could it be that your parents changed jobs?"
"Yes, I have to go to a very far place, and we may not see each other for a long time." Li Qingping said in a low voice.
"Then don't do it next time. Just tell me this time. What do you want to say?"
Li Qingping was silent for a moment: "I... Actually, I don't know what will happen next. I told you before that I don't understand how much I have to pay for what I want to do, but..." He paused, "I think this is the right thing to do, so I want to do it. I have been running away for a long, long time, but now I want to face it."
Ji Minghuan was full of thoughts for a moment.
My good friend, what are you going to do... Are you going to start a revolution and overthrow the royal family of the Qiwen Little Garden?
I wouldn't just say a few inspiring words and let him throw himself into the fire, would I?
The more Ji Minghuan thought about it, the more horrified he became. He wondered why his good friend had been acting as a riddler all day long. The scariest thing was that this guy was setting up a death flag while acting as a riddler.
He changed his mind and thought: "Forget it... As long as I create a character related to the Strange News Envoy later, I will know what Li Qingping is planning."
If necessary... he could indeed reveal his identity to Li Qingping here.
But Ji Minghuan still insisted that if his identity was exposed, the people around him would never cooperate with him fairly and efficiently - even if they agreed verbally, when it came to actions they would only find ways to protect him and would not even let him get involved in any dangerous matters, let alone give him the trust of a collaborator.
But from Ji Minghuan's perspective, this was obviously not good news.
In order to escape from the clutches of the Salvation Society, Ji Minghuan could choose to sacrifice the body of "Gu Wenyu", because to him it was just a game body;
But it’s different in the eyes of his eldest brother, younger sister, father and even his best friends: they would save Gu Wenyu even if they died.
This was at odds with Ji Minghuan's ideas, and even went against them. To him, Gu Wenyu was a tool, but to the people around him, Gu Wenyu was the most important person...
But if it is the "Black Pupa", it is different. They can cooperate with the Black Pupa normally without worrying about what will happen to the Black Pupa. It doesn't matter if they give up the Black Pupa if necessary, because to them, the Black Pupa is just a collaborator from beginning to end.
A collaborator who can be discarded at any time.
This is exactly the ideal cooperative relationship that Ji Minghuan has in mind: if he wants to take the initiative in action, he can only hide his identity from the people around him;
Once his identity is exposed, it would be like putting shackles on himself and the people around him, which would only limit his actions to the maximum - this is definitely not good news for Ji Minghuan himself or them.
Actually, Ji Minghuan's previous test was to categorize Li Qingping. He now understood that Li Qingping was the same person as Gu Zhuo'an, who was soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If he wanted to cooperate with them, he couldn't do it like he did with Gu Qiye. Of course... only Gu Qiye would compromise to that extent for the people around him.
"Wen Yu, I want to save someone." Li Qingping suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
"Save someone?"
Ji Minghuan turned his head and looked at him. The dim light from the vending machine illuminated Li Qingping's calm expression.
Li Qingping said intermittently: "Well... he is still a child, a very kind person. Because of albinism, he rarely goes out and often stays at home. He has a lot of small animals. Even when facing people who are far inferior to him in status, he will respect them... but the people around him are very bad... especially his two brothers."
Albinism?
Ji Minghuan was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and asked:
"What's that man's name?"
"I can't tell you." Li Qingping shook his head, "I can only tell you this."
After a long silence, Ji Minghuan slowly raised his head.
He didn't look at Li Qingping, but raised his hand and patted his shoulders twice. This man's shoulders were as hard as iron.
He said, "I don't know what's wrong with you... but no matter what you want to do, be smart. Back off when it's time to back off, don't be stubborn."
When saying this, Ji Minghuan suddenly remembered that when he was in junior high school, no matter who was bullied in school, Li Qingping was always the first person to stand up.
This kid really has an excessive sense of justice, and I don't know what stupid thing he is going to do;
On the other hand, Li Qingping doesn't care what others think of him, he only cares about what is right.
Li Qingping nodded gently: "I know. I will leave Japan in two days, and I should be very busy these two days... If you call me, I won't be able to spare the time."
"It's okay, come find me when you're free."
"Well... I have something else to do today, so I have to leave first." Li Qingping thought for a moment, then looked up at Gu Wenyu, "Just forget about what happened just now. That black pupa came for me, so he shouldn't bother you."
"Okay, go ahead."
Li Qingping was silent for a while, raised his somewhat cold face, and curled his lips at him: "Gu Wenyu, you are my best friend."
During rush hour, the train carriages are filled with the unpleasant smell of sweat and mothballs. Most Japanese office workers look listless, hunched over with their heads against the wall, or taking a nap with their heads drooping, their bodies swaying slightly with the movement of the carriage.
Ji Minghuan leaned his head against the car window, staring blankly at the city shrouded in the afterglow. A ray of blood-red setting sun was reflected on the glass curtain wall, and the setting sun was about to fall below the horizon.
"Li Qingping had been hiding in the human world before. It turned out that he was trying to escape from something dangerous... This incident should also be related to his unwillingness to return to the whale's box garden."
He recalled Li Qingping's words, albinism, child, brother, people around him wanted to kill this child... It sounded like this, could it be some kind of power struggle in the royal family?
"Two brothers?"
"So, the person Li Qingping wants to save is the third prince. The third prince's two elder brothers are the eldest prince and the second prince. Does he want to save the third prince from these two people?"
"If you think about it this way, it is indeed a very dangerous thing. It sounds like the royal family should be the highest authority in the Whale Box Garden. Besides, Li Qingping has to fight against two princes."
"If one thing goes wrong... Li Qingping might end up going against the entire country, right?"
Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan shrugged his shoulders and moved his head away from the slightly vibrating car window.
"If there is a chance, try to choose a game machine that has something to do with the Whale Garden as the next one... I want to see what Li Qingping is going to do. His tone makes it sound like he is determined to die."
"This guy is like a fool, he only has strength but no brains. If I don't help him, he will definitely fail."
The carriage was shaking. Ji Minghuan withdrew his gaze from the city at dusk and lowered his eyes.
He recalled the scene of chatting with Kong Youling and Firio in the prison cell this afternoon.
Firio said that if he had the chance in the future, he would like to appear in the city like a normal person and see the vast world.
He also said, after meeting you two, I suddenly don’t want to curl up here like a monster anymore. I want to make more friends and meet more people.
Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan looked up at the long street with bright lights. He felt that Firio's wish was probably impossible to realize.
When he leads his men to attack the Salvation Society in the future, Firion will either choose to stand on the mentor's side or on his side...
But this poor kid has been brainwashed by his mentor for so many years, and there is no cure. In his eyes, the idea that "the mentor is the best person in the world" has been deeply rooted.
Maybe even...his father Bai Tanlang can't make him wake up.
If necessary, Ji Minghuan might send this little werewolf to hell himself. But he would definitely kill more than just Firion, there must be many similar children locked up in the laboratory.
He thought of Kong Youling's face. In fact, he had also thought about this: if he really wanted to destroy the world, would it be because she was gone?
What if one day he really goes crazy and loses control as predicted? What will happen to those innocent people he knows? Gu Qiye, Su Zimai, Li Qingping, will they all be destroyed by him?
Yes, the mentor said that he was a high and mighty restricted psychic, as if the whole world had to depend on him, but in fact he didn't have much ambition. He just wanted to... protect the few people around him.
Ji Minghuan leaned against the car window and took a short nap. The sky gradually darkened, and the night covered his face like a curtain.
Meanwhile, an underground bar in Roppongi.
Gu Zhuoan walked through a group of black-clad bodyguards and entered the bar. Under the gazes of the gangsters around him, he walked to the bar counter and looked up at the proprietress in a red dress - Chihiro Amamiya.
"The person you asked me to investigate last time." Chihiro Amemiya held her pipe in her mouth without raising her head.
"He is just a victim." said Gu Zhuo'an.
Chihiro Amemiya said teasingly, "I know, that man called 'Black Pupa' is really bold. He actually dared to attack the gangsters and sneaked in here openly to provoke our Mr. Ghost Bell."
"Give me a list." Gu Zhuoan sat down at the bar, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice.
"A list?"
"It would be best if you could tell me the list of the White Crow Brigade...what abilities they have and what they look like."
Chihiro Amamiya was stunned for a moment, then she smiled like a beautiful girl: "Have you changed your mind?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
Chihiro Amamiya said: "Of course you can, but even we don't have a comprehensive understanding of the White Crow Brigade. We only know the abilities and levels of five of their members."
"That's enough." Gu Zhuoan paused, "But I won't join the bodyguard team. I've said... I don't want to have anything to do with the Japanese mafia. I will act alone."
"You are such a contradictory person." Chihiro Amamiya laughed, "Since you don't want to get involved with the underworld, then you are just doing me a favor?"
"No..." Gu Zhuoan said, "I also have my own things to do at this auction."
Gu Qinye’s face flashed through his mind.
"Your own business?" Chihiro Amamiya was holding her pipe, a little confused. "But no matter what, I'm very happy that you are willing to come... Even if you just show up, I can take credit for it with the people above."
She raised her lips and said, "I will send you the list of known members of the White Crow Brigade tonight."
Gu Zhuoan nodded.
"Also, Blue Arc has joined the bodyguard team this time." Chihiro Amamiya paused, "But this time, you are all on the same front, and your goal is to drive away the White Crow Brigade."
She hesitated, "So, you probably won't..."
Gu Zhuoan did not answer, but stood up from the bar in silence and left quickly under the gaze of Chihiro Amemiya.
(End of this chapter)
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