Chapter 178

In a blink of an eye, two weeks later.

Fang Xueqing, who finally recovered, had been waiting at the designated location of the demolition office. Behind her was a large abandoned office building that was being demolished, and in front of her was a wide road.

According to the agreement, she would enter a strange story with a "door" today to verify whether the key she made could have the ability to close the door directly under the blessing of the "idiot" characteristic.

Next to her, was standing the colleague who accompanied her this time, but it was not Ling Guang, who had always been her partner in the past, but another slightly older woman.

This colleague also had a rule book, and her ability was more focused on healing - after all, Fang Xueqing's key was often accompanied by a physical cost when it took effect, and bringing a doctor with her would always make people feel more at ease.

On the other hand, this colleague also had experience dealing with the Demolition Office:

when she was out investigating before, she was unfortunately trapped in a strange story and couldn't find the exit. Her cognition was on the verge of collapse, and she only relied on her companion's "yellow fish brain" to barely keep her sanity. And it was this little remaining sanity that supported her to find the "specially made Demolition and Relocation Office distress badge" that she had brought with her when she entered the ghost story, and asked for help from the Demolition

and Relocation Office, so that she was able to escape... "Come to think of it, the little brother who saved me at that time was quite good-looking." During the waiting period, a colleague mentioned this casually, because he knew that Fang Xueqing had relatively more contact with the Demolition and Relocation Office, and asked specifically, "I've seen his badge, and he's a mid-level salesperson. His name is also very realistic, it seems to be 'Chongming'... Have you seen him?"

"Hmm... I don't remember." Fang Xueqing thought about it seriously, shook her head, and looked bored at the heavy trucks passing by in front of her, "Chongming of Chongming Bird? It doesn't seem to be his real name."

"That's right." My colleague thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. Just as she was about to speak again, another earth-moving vehicle drove past. She was afraid of being covered in dust, so she hurriedly shut up. After the vehicle completely passed, she didn't care to say anything more.

——On the other side of the road, two people appeared without knowing when.

To be more precise, they were two translucent figures.

One man and one woman, with no expression on their faces. The moment their eyes met, they both showed a stiff smile, and then quietly floated to Fang Xueqing and the other person.

"Hello." The man in a suit spoke softly, with a handsome face, but he spoke a little haltingly, "We are here to pick you up."

"?" Fang Xueqing and her colleague exchanged a glance, and her eyes immediately fell on the other's work badge, "Are you from the demolition office?"

"Yes." The woman next to her said, still with an unskilled smile on her face, "We have met before, we are acquaintances."

Fang Xueqing was even more confused. She scanned the faces of the two again, but she couldn't remember where she had seen them before.

The man's smile became more obvious, and he introduced himself again in a discontinuous manner, as if he was having a hard time speaking: "We used to be... black, burnt..."

Oh -

Fang Xueqing suddenly realized. It was just in time that she remembered the pile of burnt corpses she had seen in the Butterfly Building and the Haunted Building.

I have to say, they are indeed quite familiar.

But this makes people even more strange...

Frowning slightly, Fang Xueqing's eyes can't help but sweep across the face in front of her again. As if seeing her doubts, the man pointed to the work badge on his chest, and his tone was slightly proud: "Work benefits."

Fang Xueqing: "..."

Huh?

What do you mean? Working in the demolition office and helping with plastic surgery?

She and her colleague looked at each other, and they saw the obvious astonishment in each other's eyes.

Soon, the two of them had a basic guess.

"...I remember Shi Mian said that the demolition office borrowed the stepmother a while ago in order to find an identity and face for the dead people taken in by their unit."

Following the two guides, Fang Xueqing whispered to her colleague in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I guess it's to give them a facelift."

At this moment, the two of them, led by the guide, turned around and walked into the dilapidated office behind them. The sound of footsteps echoed in the empty corridor. As the few people went deeper, the office building, which was originally empty, gradually began to echo with rustling voices and conversations.

This meant that they had already stepped into the strange story under the guidance of the two dead people.

Because she knew that this place had been cleaned up by the demolition office, the colleague's sister was not very panicked. She only looked around vigilantly, approached Fang Xueqing, and whispered: "I am more curious about how the demolition office did it?

"Did it rely on special roots? Or..."

Relying on idiocy?

The same answer came to their minds at the same time, and they looked at each other in astonishment again.

——Gu Ming had already sent the upgraded effects of the idiot trait to Shi Mian’s mailbox two weeks ago. The two had read it before they set out and knew that the greatest ability of this upgraded trait was to "modify the external features existing in the monster story."

And the timing was too coincidental. Ajiao and the others had already appeared in the Butterfly Building, but the Demolition and Relocation Office did not collect relevant information until two weeks ago, when the upgrade wave of the distortion trait appeared. Judging from the time, it is hard not to associate it with Gu Ming's "idiot" trait.

Realizing this, the two people's eyes couldn't help but become subtle again. After a few seconds of pause, Fang Xueqing couldn't help but speak again: "Then the people in their unit, won't it be very happy in the future? They can change any face they want..."

"That's not necessary. "

Before she finished her words, a voice suddenly rang out from behind.

The two turned their heads in surprise, only to find that there was someone behind them out of nowhere - she looked cute, with a fluffy jellyfish hair that reminded them of the non-mainstream style that was popular in junior high school. But her eyes were cold, and her blue pupils were like frozen lakes.

Fang Xueqing and her colleagues were both startled. They glanced down and saw the familiar work badges on each other. The next second, they heard the person say, "Sorry, I scared you."

She stretched out her hand to Fang Xueqing: "Strange Talk Demolition Office, intermediate sales clerk, Wuming. It's our first meeting, thank you for your guidance."

"..." Fang Xueqing shook hands with her dazedly, and watched her move her hand towards her colleagues. It took her a while to find her voice again, "Is your company... very popular with the pronunciation of 'ming'? "

She originally wanted to directly say "Your Demolition Office", but the person in front of her was a bit too imposing, and it was their first time meeting, so she couldn't help but change to a respectful title.

The mid-level salesperson in front of her didn't seem to want to answer this question. After shaking hands with the two, he raised his chin indifferently towards the two guides in front of him. The two guides understood and left, and she continued:

"This closed-door test is of great importance. That's why I accompanied Gu Ming and discussed the rectification with the person in charge here. I just met you when I came back from a short meeting.

"Since it's on the way, let me take you there next."

"...Okay, thank you."

Realizing that the other party was not as easy to get along with as Gu Ming and others she had met before, Fang Xueqing's attitude suddenly became much more reserved. She exchanged a glance with her colleague's sister and hurriedly followed the footsteps led by Wuming.

Compared with Fang Xueqing, who was a little embarrassed when she touched a nail, the colleague's sister was obviously much more experienced and was still trying to talk to Wuming on the way.

"I'm so sorry to discuss your company's business in private." The colleague's sister tentatively asked, "but can I ask one more question? What did you mean by 'not necessary' just now..." "

Literally." This time, the mid-level salesperson did not pretend not to hear, "Gu Ming's ability should not be used in this area, she has greater use."

"...Huh?" The colleague's sister turned her eyes slightly and exchanged glances with Fang Xueqing, "Then those two just now..."

"They did rely on Gu Ming's ability to change their appearance. But this is a special treatment only for a few employees, and it was Gu Ming's own request." Wuming said indifferently, "They have a good relationship with Gu Ming, and they saved her. So Gu Ming would specially apply for the relevant application after her ability was improved-but speaking only for myself, I don’t think this is a smart move."

"..." The colleague's sister paused, "What do you mean? "

I told you, Gu Ming's abilities can be put to greater use. We didn't recruit her into the demolition office to be a plastic surgeon." Wuming said, stopping and raising his chin towards the closed door in front of him, "We're here. "

After saying this, he raised his hand and knocked on the door. He was unaware that behind him, the two people from Anxin Gardening were having an intense eye contact.

So that's it - both of them had similar understanding in their eyes.

They had always wondered why it was Gu Ming?

Why did the mysterious unit of the Demolition Office, which had been hiding in the shadows, suddenly appear in front of them and recruit a human intern.

They had made a lot of speculations about this, and the most tenable one was that the Demolition Office needed to operate in reality for some reason, and Gu Ming was the window they had specially found to connect with reality.

But this was not the only reason. Is it impossible to explain the most fundamental question, why Gu Ming?

Is it just because of her psychic physique? But Qiu Yufei, who also has a psychic physique, is obviously not valued equally, and her ties with the Demolition Office are far less deep than Gu Ming.

So why Gu Ming?

This question has been bothering the two human organizations, including Fang Xueqing - until now.

It is known that Gu Ming had already revealed extremely rare idiotic characteristics before the distortion characteristic upgrade wave appeared; after the upgrade wave appeared, he was the first person to complete the upgrade in the idiocy field.

It is also known that the Demolition Office called them here this time. The purpose is to test whether the upgraded idiot characteristics can be used to close the dangerous "door".

Coupled with the foresight and positivity that the Demolition and Relocation Office has always shown in matters related to the door, as well as the clear message in the words of the mid-level salesperson just now...

the answer seems to be very clear.

The purpose of the Demolition and Relocation Office has always been to deal with the "door" and the things behind the door.

They had long foreseen the arrival of the distortion characteristic upgrade wave and the results after the "idiot" characteristic upgrade. They even foresaw the fact that Gu Ming would be the first person to upgrade to an idiot.

That's why they recruited Gu Ming so early. , give her an important position...

well, although it doesn't seem to be that important. After all, it's just a window to the outside world... It feels more like after recruiting her, based on the principle of not wasting her, she will be found a suitable job for her to shine.

In any case, it is not just a coincidence that Gu Ming appears in the Demolition and Relocation Office. This point could not be clearer.

Fang Xueqing looked at Wuming's back in front of her, and was a little dazed for a moment - what about her own arrival at this moment? Was it expected by the Demolition and Relocation Office?

Before she could figure out the answer, the door was opened. Gu Ming in the room poked his head out, and after seeing the few people outside the door, he was obviously relieved.

"That's great, I was worried that you couldn't find a place." She said, making way for a few people to enter the door, "Is the Wuming teacher meeting over?"

"Yeah. I met them on the way back, so I brought them here." Wuming said, motioning the other two to go in first. Fang Xueqing looked inside curiously, feeling a little surprised, "Is this where the 'door' is? I don't see any 'door'."

"The 'door' is in the next room, I'll take you there later. You can take a rest on the sofa first, and please be sure to abide by the rules listed on the wall." Wuming said, and raised his chin to Gu Ming, "You come out. The director has something else to say about the 'closing the door' ceremony, and asked me to tell you."

"...Oh. "Gu Ming seemed a little surprised, and smiled embarrassedly at Fang Xueqing and the others, then he slipped out of the door and closed it with his backhand.

Fang Xueqing and the other person were left sitting on the chairs, looking at each other, their eyes scanning the "Safety Code for Operations in High-Risk Areas - General Edition" posted on the wall, and their eyes became more and more uneasy.

On the other side -

Wuming took Gu Ming out of the room, but did not stop in the corridor, but walked quickly into the vacant office on the other side of the corridor.

The office was empty. Wuming turned around and closed the door, then he exhaled heavily, turned around and looked at Xu Ming: "Are you really sure this is okay?"

"What do you mean? Closing the door, or this? "Xu Ming poked the work badge on the other person's chest, only to see the word "Anonymous" clearly written in the name column of the work badge.

But both of them knew that before they entered this strange story, she was wearing another work badge with the name "Gu Yunshu" written on it.

"... Both." Gu Yunshu pursed her lips and exhaled again, "I'm a little nervous because of the sudden promotion."

"It's okay." Xu Ming patted her shoulder soothingly, "Just get used to it. "

It was Xu Ming's spur-of-the-moment idea to let Gu Yunshu play another identity. After she and Fang Xueqing agreed on a meeting time yesterday, she suddenly realized that this seemed to be a great opportunity to expand the number of middle and senior executives in the Demolition and Relocation Office

. Until now, there has only been one middle and senior executive of the Demolition and Relocation Office who has appeared in public. Director Xu, who is most often mentioned, has never shown up. Gu Yunshu, Lu Yueling and others who have been active in the recent gossip did not report a high level of work at the time...

In other words, the current Demolition and Relocation Office lacks well-known middle and senior executives.

In that case , why not just make a few more. It's best to keep the top management mysterious, so let's use the middle-level ones to keep up appearances. Anyway, the rulebook can still be upgraded, and it's good to gain more reputation.

Moreover, for such a major event as "closing down", only one intern and one low-level employee showed up, which is strange no matter how you think about it. And Xu Ming himself can't split into two identities of "Gu Ming" and "Ra Ming" at the same time...

Of course, it's possible to do it. It's just too troublesome, and you have to run around.

It's better to directly pull in Gu Yunshu, who has two faces, to hold up the facade. It just so happens that she can handle the situation.

"But I don't quite understand." Gu Yunshu frowned, "In that case, why do we have to let them know about the idiot first?"

"We are going to cooperate this time, how can we hide it." Xu Ming shrugged, "And even if I don't say it, they will know it sooner or later."

She is the number one idiot, but that doesn't mean she is the only idiot. After her, there will definitely be other idiots who will complete the upgrade one after another. The real effect cannot be hidden.

And as long as you know the effect, and then connect it with my previous collection of Ajiao's appearance, you will naturally think of face replacement.

In this case, let her make it clear first, and then demonstrate the effect. A lie that is half true and half false will always last longer than a complete lie.

Gu Yunshu nodded thoughtfully and responded softly. Xu Ming looked around and asked about the current situation in the Ghost Story. After confirming that everything was stable, he nodded and took a deep breath.

"Okay, I'll go then." She walked towards the door, "You ask A Jiao to guard outside the Ghost Story, but don't let anyone in."

"Okay." Gu Yunshu nodded slightly, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and hurriedly called Xu Ming who was about to open the door.

"?" Xu Ming turned around in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Well..." Gu Yunshu choked for a rare moment, paused, and whispered, "I just want to ask, why do many of your names contain 'ming'?"

This question was reminded to her by Fang Xueqing before. Because she didn't know how to answer, she simply pretended to be dead - of course, it was not difficult to answer casually, but she was afraid that Xu Ming's name, "襲明" and "無名", really had some deep meaning. If the tone of voice didn't match, it would be awkward.

Xu Ming was stunned when he heard this.

"Ah? Is there? No..." She said uncertainly, her eyes swept over Gu Yunshu's new work badge, and she swallowed her words silently.

After a second's pause, she raised her hands to cover her face: "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it. I'll be more careful next time."

"No, no, no, no need. And I like this name too." Gu Yunshu said immediately, and then hesitated, "Then if someone asks about this next time..."

Xu Ming: "..."

Xu Ming: "Then give them an ambiguous answer, and then give a mysterious smile." As

she spoke, her hand pressed the doorknob again:

"Remember, the Demolition Office can have nothing to the outside world, but it must not lose its momentum."

After that, she decisively opened the door and walked out.

What happened afterwards was basically carried out smoothly according to the plan.

When Xu Ming returned to the room again, Fang Xueqing was taking pictures of the rules on the wall with her mobile phone. She greeted the two of them, and explained the test process to Fang Xueqing again in detail. After confirming that there was no problem, Fang took Fang Xueqing out of the room and went to the "door".

The "door" was at the end of the corridor where they were. The weirdo Hu Yangs tried their best to find something to block it, but unfortunately the effect was not very good. Whenever they got a little closer, a strong chill would surge over them, like a surging tide, making it difficult for people to stand steadily.

For safety reasons, the colleague's sister was left in the corridor, farthest away from the door. A rope made of Lu Yueling's hair was tied between her and Fang Xueqing to ensure that in extreme cases, she could directly drag Fang Xueqing out and run away.

Fang Xueqing stood where she could see the "door" but was still some distance away. This was to prevent her rule book from being affected by the "door". Xu Ming stood next to her so that he could directly take the key - Fang Xueqing had never touched the door or the things behind it, and if she got too close, an accident might happen. Therefore, it was best to leave the matter of closing the door to Xu Ming, who had relatively rich experience.

Gu Yunshu's actions were synchronized with Xu Ming's, and a black rope was also tied between the two of them. Xu Ming pulled the rope to confirm that it was tied tightly, then nodded at Fang Xueqing, turned around and closed his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Xueqing's vague whispers rang behind her head, which sounded like some kind of obscure trigger spell.

She had never seen Fang Xueqing create a key before, and her curiosity surged almost instantly. However, she soon suppressed this emotion and only engraved the same thing in her mind over and over again -

that key can close the door.

That key can close the door.

That key can close the door...but what if it can't...roll, roll, it must be able to close, it can close, I say it can close and it can close...

repeatedly, as if self-hypnosis. Perhaps the experience of memorizing thirty photos in a row a while ago played a role. Although she was extremely nervous, her brain became more and more focused.

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Xueqing's vague whispers finally stopped.

Xu Ming turned around and saw the other party opening and closing his hands towards him - the moment the fingers opened, he heard the other party let out a low "eh".

"What?" Xu Ming tensed up, "Didn't it work?" "

...No, that's not the case..." Fang Xueqing raised the bird-head key in her hand with a delicate expression, "Well, have you been watching "Cardcaptor Sakura" recently?"

Xu Ming: "..."

I don't know, maybe my subconscious mind thinks this shape is cooler.

By the way, is there a corresponding keyhole on that door?

Xu Ming thought uncertainly, responded casually, then stepped forward, took the bird-head key from the other party, touched the rope around his waist, and took a deep breath again. Then he

turned around, and under the nervous gazes of several people, he walked towards the open door step by step.

The appearance of the door looked no different from a common anti-theft door. The rough door frame even had spider webs growing on it because no one took care of it.

The door opened outwards, but no one could push it except the key and the person holding the key. So it could only remain open like this; there was a pile of debris at the door, through which one could see the surging darkness and chaotic light inside the door. If one got closer, one could hear low, vague mumblings.

But perhaps because this door was not high up in the lighthouse, the pressure felt when standing in front of it was far less intense than when standing in the unit building or the haunted building.

With the help of Gu Yunshu, Xu Ming moved the things blocking the door little by little, trying not to look at the shadow flashing behind the door. After the things were moved quickly, Gu Yunshu immediately turned around and ran away, leaving Xu Ming alone. With his eyes closed, he relied on the impression left by his previous quick glance to grab the door handle and pushed it forward hastily -

the old hinge made a creaking sound, and the heavy door was pushed. Xu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and without thinking too much, he continued to push the door forward until he heard a "bang". Then he opened his eyes, tried to steady his fingers, and pushed the bird-head key in his hand forward with all his strength. It was not

until this moment that she discovered one thing - there was no keyhole on the door panel of this door.

However, the moment the bird-head key was pressed

against the door, there was another one. The strangely shaped keyhole was dark and looked like a resentful eye. Xu Ming continued to push the bird-head key in, and the key fit perfectly into the keyhole. There were banging sounds coming from behind the door, like a belated struggle.

Xu Ming did not hesitate and turned it hard -

she heard a "click".

That was the sound of the door lock turning.

Fang Xueqing screamed "Ah" from outside the door.

That was the cry of pain after the payment was completed.

Then came the anxious concerns of her colleagues, the flipping of the rule book, and the questioning of Gu Yunshu...

Xu Ming did not respond, but just stared at the "door" in front of her.

I watched it swell up after being beaten, and then I watched it disappear bit by bit. The whispers in my ears turned into screams and stopped abruptly, leaving only my strong heartbeat, beating so violently that it seemed to burst out of my body at any time.

It was like a period, and finally fell heavily to the ground.

This extra chapter is finally over~ The next chapter will be the "Reunion Chapter" [Parasit]

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