Chapter 350: Ring Monsters can never become humans.
When Lin Xi arrived at Jin's place, the young man was arguing with the bodyguard.
"You can't do this!" He waved his arms, his movements neither rough nor threatening. The bodyguards stood a few steps away from him, like a wall, silent and pretending not to see.
Until Lin Xi appeared.
The bodyguard wearing sunglasses stopped pretending to be deaf and blind and turned around in surprise: "Ms. Lin."
Lin Xi gave the bodyguard a cold look.
The bodyguard was shocked by the look.
They all knew their employer was overly concerned about Miss Lin. Although the orders to monitor Miss Lin and report every detail to him were perverse, they were all employees and the dirty deeds of the rich were beyond their control. Most of them were paid to do their jobs.
Lin Xi never made things difficult for them and let them follow behind.
This is the first time I've shown my unhappiness on my face like today.
"Lin Xi!" Jin Xiang saw his savior. "Help! They're even watching me shower!"
It was truly terrifying! He had originally thought that a few people monitoring him entering the house was the limit. He had been prepared to open the door in the morning to see bodyguards in black sitting on the sofa in the living room. He had never expected them to even enter the bathroom!
They said it was for his safety—could he possibly commit suicide in the bathroom?!
He couldn't stand being watched as several large men stripped him, so he waved his arms and told them to go away. He didn't send a message to Lin Xi, but he wasn't afraid of getting to Clark. After all, there was no such thing as hospitality in this world, and if it got out of hand, Clark would be in the wrong.
Seeing his friend coming over, he immediately complained about his grievances, but he regretted what he said as soon as he said it: If the fight with the bodyguard gets too ugly, it won’t embarrass his friend, right?
Lin Xi patted his arm soothingly.
"It's okay. Go to the bathroom with your thing, I'll talk to them."
"oh oh……"
Lin Xi watched him go into the bedroom to get something, then into the bathroom, where he turned on the shower, seemingly adjusting the temperature.
Letting the water run, Lin Xi came out of the bathroom and motioned for the bodyguards to come out and talk.
After reaching downstairs, the bodyguard spoke up, "Ms. Lin, we are also following orders..."
"Really?" Lin Xi smiled warmly, "Your line of work must be pretty hard, right?"
What does it mean that the bodyguard couldn't hold her? "It's not hard at all. The boss treats us very well. He never delays paying us commissions, and we even take turns to rest."
"That's indeed a good job." Lin Xi nodded and stretched out his hand to punch.
The bodyguard's sunglasses were knocked off, revealing a confused face: "Miss?"
"He bought insurance for you." Lin Xi didn't hit the bodyguard hard, only leaving a bruise on his face, which happened to be hidden by his sunglasses. "There's compensation for work-related disability. The amount varies from level 10 to level 1 - what level do you want?"
Her smile didn't seem threatening, but the bodyguards didn't dare ignore it.
Because he didn't react in time just now. He knew that if Lin Xi had thought that this fist had hit the eye socket instead of the cheekbone, and if it had hit a little harder, he might have had to go to the hospital today.
And if she said the wrong thing, it seemed like she would really get beaten - she turned the shower in the bathroom so loud just to prevent the guest upstairs from hearing the screams downstairs!
"You're joking." The bodyguard's brain raced as he picked up his sunglasses from the ground - one leg of the sunglasses was crooked, and the bodyguard used the action of picking them up to organize his thoughts.
He is the leader of these bodyguards. Now that he is polite, the other bodyguards are naturally more polite as well, standing by with their heads down and not saying a word.
"Get lost." Lin Xi didn't bother to be polite with him. "I've already told your boss that you don't need to watch over this place anymore."
The bodyguard just wanted a reason. After hearing what she said, he agreed and waved goodbye to take the others away.
The two on the left and right are both bosses, just one big boss and one small boss. They are just employees and can't afford to offend either of them. If you have a reason, just report it and give the big boss a headache.
Before leaving, the bodyguard took a sneak peek at the villa.
There was another reason why he retreated so quickly.
Lin Xi's smile just now was so much like their employer's. That chilling smile with a hidden dagger in it was exactly the same. Could these two really be related?
If Lin Xi knew what he was thinking, she would definitely shudder with disgust.
After sending the bodyguard away, she searched the house thoroughly again, removed all the eavesdropping devices and surveillance cameras hidden in the corners, then took off her shoes and sat on the sofa upstairs.
Jin hadn't finished showering yet, and the damp air from the bathroom was drifting straight into the living room. Lin Xi reached out and turned up the air conditioner two degrees.
The sofa in the living room faces the bathroom, with the left side leading to the bedroom and the right side leading to the balcony.
She turned her face to the right.
It was morning when they boarded the plane, and it was still light when they got off. They were practically chasing jet lag.
When you first arrive in Japan, you should get a good night's sleep.
However, even if she were allowed to sleep now, she probably wouldn't be able to.
After deciding what I wanted to do, the anxiety disappeared, replaced by excitement that rose like a blazing flame in my heart.
It's the same excitement as nine years ago.
Lin Xi knew that this state would continue until her hatred was manifested in the flames of revenge. Only then could her tortured soul stop its painful spasms and find true peace.
She looked at the sky in the distance, trying to depict the appearance of her hometown from the depths of her dilapidated memories. However, no matter how hard she tried, all that came to her mind were weird things pieced together from buildings in other places.
She felt bored and looked away.
Just at this moment, Jin came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe and slippers.
The ends of his hair, which had just been blow-dried, were still a little wet, and his blue eyes were round and smiling. Compared with Lin Xi, he looked the younger one.
"Why are you here?" He wiped his hair. "I thought I wouldn't see you for a few days."
Lin Xi's expression relaxed, and the pain between his eyebrows finally eased.
"I've negotiated a deal with him. I'll move my things to your place and paint during this time," she said. "Didn't you make a travel guide? If it's convenient, we can pack up and go to the attractions."
Jin's eyes widened.
He looked even younger when he made this expression. Although he was thin, there was still some baby fat on his cheeks.
Looking at him like this, you really can't tell that he is already 26 years old this year, he is almost 27.
It was also his fault that everyone around him treated him like a child—whether it was his parents, his brother, or Lin Xi, they all liked to tease him like a child. Actually, he was quite mature to the outside world, and only acted like that in front of his friends and family.
"Really?" the child said happily. "Will the sea monster scold me if I can't keep up with the drawing progress?"
He keenly sensed that something had changed about Lin Xi, that she was different from before. She seemed gentler to him, more cheerful than before, and no longer corrected him by calling him "Krok the Sea Monster."
"No." Lin Xi said, "I'm just combining work and rest. He has no reason to criticize me."
"That's good," Kim Bonnar said as he drew aside the curtains.
The flickering light spots fell on Lin Xi's eyelids, making her squint involuntarily.
The shadows of the trees are swaying outside the window, and the afternoon sun is shining brightly.
.
Painting days are always boring and quick.
August was fast approaching, and the exhibition venue was already being set up in the art gallery east of the University of Tokyo's undergraduate campus.
Lin Xi's mentor was the dean of the undergraduate school, Ando Hui. He was too young and gave Lin Xi a strange and uncomfortable feeling, as if another Karasuma Renya was standing in front of her.
Lin Xi confirmed that something was wrong with him when she heard that the dean suddenly went crazy after taking office and pulled out all the well-growing green belts, erected trellises and built corridors, and planted wisteria instead.
Wisteria is Karasuma Ren'ye's favorite flower. He has a large number of wisteria trees planted in his villa in Hong Kong, and in spring and summer the flowers cover the supports.
Lin Xi also likes wisteria, but when she thinks that Uramaru Renya likes the same thing as her, she feels unlucky.
Moreover, Ando Kei took over the position not long after her first oil painting was altered for exhibition. She had some associations with this, and the art reviews she collected from the Internet also confirmed this.
There are many positive reviews, but just like only looking at negative reviews when shopping online, Lin Xi also only looks at those special reviews.
She divided the negative reviews into several categories. One category said that her paintings were disgusting, one category said that her paintings were not good and did not make sense, and one category directly attacked her as a person, saying that she was mysterious, backed by capital, and it was all hype.
Lin Xi skipped over the last two categories and looked at the first. He realized that the "disgust" these people described wasn't just an adjective; they were genuinely nauseated after seeing the paintings. Some even went to the hospital. One post was particularly interesting. It was posted on a student art forum, asking for help. The poster said that after seeing the paintings, he felt anxious, short of breath, and had nightmares.
The comments below suggested that he relax. The poster initially responded to every comment, but later the time interval between replies gradually became longer. Finally, he posted a document confirming his diagnosis of bipolar disorder at the end of the post.
There are several similar posts.
Lin Xi knew that Karasuma Renya was adept at manipulating people's minds. She believed that forcing others to look at his paintings was a form of control, but simply destroying their minds seemed ineffective.
Thinking that Ando Hui gave her the same feeling as Karasuma Renya, Lin Xi felt that Ando Hui should also be one of the victims.
Soon she thought of Karasuma Renya's two fake deaths. Both times, his appearance changed, which reminded her of the clone technique - no, possession.
Lin Xi had a reason for this connection; "Beauty and Treasure" also has a similar plot. A deep-sea monster possesses anthropomorphic abilities. After killing someone, it transforms into that person's appearance, taking over their identity. Even more terrifying, the monster can sever its tentacles to create clones, controlling multiple bodies simultaneously.
At the end of the story, the heroine Chrissie Wynyard led the protagonist team to deprive the sea monster Smincke of its ability to transform, killed it when it turned into a human, and used the potion developed by scientists to resurrect all the people killed by the sea monster, wrapping dumplings in an illogical way.
What impressed Lin Xi most was the line Chris said when she killed Schmink:
"A monster can never become human. No matter how it disguises itself, it cannot possess human memories, simulate human emotions, or form a bond with humans. Those memories and emotions will become the anchors of humans, allowing them to safely navigate the turbulent sea."
Anchor. What a coincidence that this word is mentioned here as well.
Looking back on the entire plot, the most illogical part was the dumplings at the end. Because of this overly fairytale ending, Chris Wynyard was even criticized - the famous actress also served as director in this film.
But Lin Xi always felt that the whole movie was hinting at something.
She thought for a moment, opened the browser, and searched for all the works of Chris Wynyard.
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