Chapter 163 Kill Him
"I am just an ordinary person, and I don't have the ability to lead a team. I appreciate the kindness of the dean. Please thank him for his appreciation on my behalf."
The huge office was so empty that it could echo. The cold-toned decoration and lines looked a little inhuman. The man in black was unmoved by the sky-high chips offered by He Zhu. Although his eyes were smiling under the brim of his hat, they were like a sharp sword. Anyone who tried to grasp it would be cut bloody.
He Zhuan was a shrewd man. He knew at a glance that Lu Yan was unhappy about them forcibly taking Lu Xiaozhao away. He secretly regretted making a wrong move: "Mr. Lu, you don't have to rush to refuse. Think about it first. After all, we are in danger now. I believe you are willing to contribute to the elimination of vagrants."
Lu Yan hummed nonchalantly: "Of course, even if I don't join the Special Power Zone, I will take the initiative to eliminate wanderers."
The implication is that whether or not he joins Sky City has no effect on him.
He Zhu's expression froze slightly. "Mr. Lu, I still say the same thing. I hope you can think about it carefully. After all, we invite you sincerely. The situation in Devil City is not optimistic now. Your brother is not safe at home alone. How about this? I will arrange a temporary residence for the two of you in Sky City first, so that you don't have to travel..."
Lu Yan interrupted calmly: "Thank you, but I don't like to trouble others. Xiao Zhao caused you trouble yesterday. It's getting late, so we'll take our leave now."
He ignored He Zhu's hesitant look, pulled out a chair, stood up and left. Seeing this, Lu Xiaozhao hurriedly followed him and turned back to make a face at He Zhu before leaving.
He Zhuan's face froze: "..."
This brat, as soon as I brought him home last night, he started clamoring for delicacies from land and sea. His stomach is like a bottomless pit. He ate half a month's salary in one meal. He didn't even help or speak up at the critical moment. It really makes me angry!
Lu Yan led Lu Xiaozhao out of the executive building quickly. Seeing that no one was paying attention, Lu Yan couldn't help but slap him on the back of the head and asked through gritted teeth, "How did they capture you?!"
Lu Xiaozhao covered his head and said aggrievedly: "I was lying on the sofa eating potato chips yesterday. They took me away wearing only slippers. There were so many people and they all had guns. I didn't dare to fight them."
Lu Yan's teeth itched with hatred, and he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Other wanderers can eat three people in one bite, why are you so useless?!"
Lu Xiaozhao asked tentatively: "So I'm going to eat people now?"
Lu Yan suddenly raised his hand: "Do you believe I will beat you to death?!"
Seeing this, Lu Xiaozhao ran away with a sizzle, and after a while he came back hesitantly: "Brother, shall we go home?"
Lu Yan had gone to great lengths to get two temporary residence permits, so of course he wasn't going back to Devil City: "Not for now, I'll find you a hotel to stay in for two days first, you just stay there and don't go out and cause trouble."
Lu Xiaozhao thought that he had not caused any trouble. In the Devil City, one should not leave the main gate or the second gate. It was the bad guys who came to him. However, he knew his place and did not argue with Lu Yan. He followed him into the silver-gray sports car. The faint scent of roses in the air had not yet dissipated.
Lu Xiaozhao looked left and right, like a bumpkin, and exclaimed: "Brother, where did you get such a beautiful car?"
Lu Yan started the car: "It was stolen."
Lu Xiaozhao was surprised and asked, "Can the Sky City be robbed?"
Lu Yan: "Not only can he rob people, he can also kill people. If you keep talking nonsense, I will strangle you to death right now."
Lu Xiaozhao instantly became quiet as a chicken, but after trying to hold back, he couldn't help but whisper, "Brother, I'm hungry."
Hearing this, Lu Yan looked down at the watch on his wrist and realized that it was already afternoon. The weather has been strange recently. The sky is scarlet red no matter morning or night. It has made people lose all sense of time. He frowned and said, "Let's find a place to eat first."
He was not familiar with the area nearby, so he could only follow the navigation to find a random restaurant. Because there were too many people at the defense wall that day who recognized Lu Yan's outfit, he changed into ordinary clothes before getting off the bus.
It was the first time for Lu Xiaozhao to come to such a place. He followed Lu Yan closely until the waiter led them to sit at the table downstairs. Only then did he relax a little.
Lu Yan's eyelids twitched as he looked through the menu. He didn't feel anything when he had dinner with Xing Yuan last night, but now he realized that the prices in Sky City were extremely expensive. It took fifteen days to buy a glass of lemonade, not to mention the other main dishes.
Who would trade fifteen days of their life for a glass of lemonade?
This wasn't a pace that would bankrupt him, it was a pace that would kill him. Fortunately, Lu Yan had saved a lot of time fighting monsters and rescuing people during this period, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to afford it.
The more Lu Yan looked at the menu, the more he felt pained. Finally, he handed the menu to Lu Xiaozhao, closed his eyes and waved his hand: "You order."
Lu Xiaozhao was also shocked by the prices on the menu. To put it bluntly, the prices of some of the dishes on the menu might be longer than his life. He searched over and over but couldn't find anything cheap. Finally, under the waiter's contemptuous gaze, he raised his hand weakly: "Well... give me two bowls of egg fried rice, thank you."
Waiter: "Are you sure you don't want to order anything else?"
Lu Xiaozhao shook his head firmly: "No! No!"
Where did these two poor guys come from!
The waiter tucked the menu under his armpit, cursed in his heart, said "Please wait a moment" and turned away, his attitude was quite cold and arrogant. Little did he know that just across the ceiling, Xing Yuan and his team were dining in a private room upstairs. In addition to the members of the first team, there were also the captain of the second team, Chong Yuan, and the captain of the third team, Nie Zhuguang, at the round table.
"No matter what order the chief dean gave, it is absolutely impossible for that newcomer to directly step over our heads. The brothers have reached the position today with blood, sweat and military exploits. So what if he is a thunder system? Even if he is a galaxy system, he cannot break the rules!"
The second captain, Chong Yuan, was a reckless person. He had been suppressed by Xing Yuan for so many years and was already very suffocated. Now, another person was parachuted in for no reason. No one could tolerate it. They each had their own connections. By the evening, the news had spread like wildfire in the circle. Otherwise, they would not have been able to get together for dinner today.
Nie Zhuguang calmly advised: "Now we are just hearing about it, and it may not be finalized. There is no need for us to panic. I saw him on the defensive wall that day. He is indeed very powerful. The director will definitely recruit him. It is useless for us to stop him."
They were talking at once, but Xing Yuan didn't say a word from beginning to end. He closed his eyes, looked up, and slumped lazily in his chair. It was obvious that he was not interested in the issues those people were discussing.
Or maybe it’s not that I’m not interested, but I think it’s all nonsense. After talking for a long time without finding a solution, I know it’s not going to work.
"You guys chat, I'm going to go out and smoke a cigarette."
Xing Yuan opened his eyes, took the cigarette box from the table, and walked out of the private room. His thin eyebrows wrinkled unconsciously, thinking that it was a trivial matter and he was arguing about it. In this world, it is not easy to let a person live, and it is not easy to let a person die.
In the smoking room, his scarlet eyes flashed in the swirling smoke, as if he was considering whether to take action. The man's strength was indeed difficult to deal with, but if he was more mediocre, he wouldn't be so fearful...
It only took a few minutes for Xing Yuan to finish smoking a cigarette. He put out the cigarette butt and finally walked out of the smoking room and prepared to return to the private room. However, he glanced down inadvertently and saw a familiar figure sitting downstairs. He suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Lu Yan?!
He left without saying goodbye early in the morning. Xing Yuan was already furious, and now he even dared to eat with others. He was really disgusted. He narrowed his eyes dangerously, and the cigarette box in his hand burst with a click.
Lu Xiaozhao was having a good meal when he suddenly noticed a stern-looking man walking towards him from upstairs. He finally stopped slowly behind Lu Yan. However, there were people coming and going around him and Lu Yan didn't notice him. He was supporting his head with one hand and yawning out of boredom.
Lu Xiaozhao trembled as he scooped up a mouthful of rice and asked in a low voice, "Brother, um, have you offended any enemies in Sky City?"
Lu Yan glanced at him and asked, "What do you think?"
This morning, I offended Secretary He Zhuo because of that damn Lu Xiaozhao.
Lu Xiaozhao glanced behind him quietly. He felt like a small animal encountering a natural enemy. He was frightened by the pressure from the other party and his hair stood on end. He wanted to run away. "I... I'm full. Let's settle the bill and leave."
Seeing that he had only taken two bites of the egg fried rice on his plate, Lu Yan frowned and asked, "Are you full now?"
Lu Xiaozhao nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice: "I'm full, I'm full."
Lu Yan thought that if he had known, he would have starved this guy to death. It was a waste of food if he was alive. He looked down at the time and said, "Let's go. I'll take you back to the hotel."
A cold and emotionless voice suddenly sounded behind him:
"Go back to the hotel? Lu Yan, you seem to be living a pretty good life."
Hearing this familiar voice, Lu Yan's body suddenly froze. He subconsciously turned around slowly, only to see Xing Yuan standing behind him at some point. The curve of his lips was cold and his smile was creepy no matter how he looked at it.
Lu Yan was stunned for a moment: "Xing Yuan, why are you here?"
Xing Yuan put his hands in his pockets and kicked the leg of the chair next to him, making a dull buzzing sound that made people tremble. He sat down leisurely, and a certain unspeakable place behind him was still aching. He stared at the frightened Lu Xiaozhao opposite him and asked with a sneer: "Why don't you introduce me to it?"
Lu Yan dared to guarantee that Xing Yuan had already thought of a thousand ways to cut him into pieces. He dragged his chair closer to him, pointed at Lu Xiaozhao and explained: "This is my brother, Xiaozhao. He just came into the city today. I took him out for dinner."
He finished speaking and winked at Lu Xiaozhao: "Call me brother."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaozhao immediately pulled out his chair and stood up, bowed 90 degrees to Xing Yuan, and said loudly, "Hello, brother!"
The head hit the table with a thud.
Lu Yan closed his eyes and turned his head away, feeling it was horrible to watch, wondering where this idiot came from.
When Xing Yuan heard that Lu Xiaozhao was Lu Yan's younger brother, his frown relaxed slightly, and he said with a hint of sarcasm: "Your younger brother? How come he doesn't look like you at all?"
Lu Yan leaned close to his ear and whispered, "He might have been picked up from the trash by my parents. He may not be their biological child."
Otherwise, how come Lu Xiaozhao is a wanderer and I am an individual?
Xing Yuan was not so easy to fool: "You left without saying goodbye this morning just because of him?"
Lu Yan played dumb and said, "I did sue, who said I left without saying goodbye? Didn't I leave you a note?"
If the occasion hadn't been wrong, Xing Yuan would have kicked him. Lu Yan, this bastard, actually dared to play word games with him. He lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Yan, are you so bold? Who let you go without my permission?!"
How is this different from a scumbag who cheats people and their money? !
Lu Yan pulled his hand off his collar without leaving a trace and said with a smile: "So you planned to let me stay overnight. I thought you only wanted me to stay for one night."
Xing Yuan choked. His and Lu Yan's relationship had indeed not yet progressed to the point of living together: "When did I ever tell you to stay over?"
Lu Yan: "Then you still won't let me go?"
Xing Yuan: “You!”
Although Lu Xiaozhao was usually silly, he was very shrewd at critical moments. He knew what the relationship between Lu Yan and Xing Yuan was with just a glance. He sat across from them at a loss: "I'm sorry, brother. This is my first time in Sky City today. I don't know the way. You are so busy, but I still disturb you. Am I causing trouble for you and your friends?"
He still looked like a silly college student, with a plate of shabby egg fried rice in front of him, fully illustrating what it meant to be a poor relative who moved to the city from the countryside.
Seeing this, Xing Yuan was forced to calm down even if he was angry. He knew that Lu Yan's family was not well off and he also knew that he had a younger brother to raise. Today, they had finally managed to go to the city and he must have someone to accompany him. If he lost his temper, it would probably make both parties embarrassed.
Xing Yuan frowned and glanced at the egg fried rice on the table: "Your brother finally came over once, and you take him to eat this?"
Lu Yan coughed softly and said, "Be frugal."
Xing Yuan always had a bad memory for irrelevant people and had long forgotten that he had met the two brothers in that dilapidated house. At most, he felt that the handsome Lu Yan looked somewhat familiar, but the man's dress now was much better than before. It took Lu Xiaozhao a long time to recognize him when they met, let alone Xing Yuan.
Xing Yuan frowned and suppressed the vague sense of familiarity. He remembered that the private room upstairs had not yet started, so he simply pulled out a chair, stood up and said to Lu Yan, "Let's go. My friend and I have reserved a table upstairs. You guys can go eat together."
Friends? Aren’t they the people from Luoyang?
Lu Yan was about to open his mouth to refuse, but Lu Xiaozhao said with a smile, "Okay, okay, it's more lively when there are more people."
What's so delicious about egg fried rice? This man is so rich, the food upstairs must be a feast, it would be a waste not to eat it.
Lu Yan said politely, "You are having dinner with your friends, so it's not convenient for us to go, right?"
Xing Yuan glanced at him sideways, and said with a fake smile: "Just focus on eating, don't use your eyes or ears, no one will care about you."
He doesn't know what's good for him. If it wasn't for the fact that Lu Xiaozhao is his younger brother, he wouldn't care about such trivial matters.
Xing Yuanyu turned around and walked upstairs. Seeing this, Lu Yan had no choice but to follow with Lu Xiaozhao. He and Xing Yuan walked into the magnificent box and found that there were quite a few people sitting inside, all wearing black uniforms. They were obviously people from the Special Ability Zone.
Someone saw two unfamiliar people behind Xing Yuan: "Captain Xing, why did you bring two people with you when you went out for a cigarette?"
Xing Yuan said casually: "Friend, bring him up to eat with us, and you can chat about your own things."
He walked straight to the main seat and sat down. The people next to him immediately made room for two people. Lu Xiaozhao sat next to Lu Yan, and Lu Yan sat next to Xing Yuan. Luoyang and the others looked at each other and recognized that Lu Yan was the netizen who met Xing Yuan yesterday. Their expressions were somewhat meaningful.
Chong Yuan was originally chatting with Nie Zhuguang. When he saw Xing Yuan bringing two strangers back, he paused for a moment. But he thought that since the other party brought people in, they were most likely his own people, so he spoke without hesitation, crossing his legs and said, "Xing Yuan, tell me straight, what are you going to do with that thunder system?"
Hearing the word "thunder element", Lu Yan was somewhat sensitive, even Lu Xiaozhao paused. There were only two thunder element users in Sky City, and Xing Yuan was already sitting next to them, so it was self-evident who Chong Yuan was talking about.
Xing Yuan frowned, thinking that he was making as much noise as a duck: "Eat first, and we can talk after you finish eating."
Chongyuan's eyebrows and eyes were long and thin, and his face was feminine, as pretty as a girl. He adjusted the watch strap on his wrist and said viciously, "I don't care how powerful he is. He has been in the second team for so many years and is still a K3. How can he be a K1 right after he arrives? It's hard for one person to kill him, but a group of people can kill him, right?"
The atmosphere in the box suddenly fell into silence because of his words.
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