Chapter 71 Black House
In the small box, the two sat opposite each other.
The so-called dinner was very simple, with stir-fried pork with green peppers, tomato and egg soup, and some fried cabbage, that was all.
Zhong Buli looked at Chu Ge with a slightly resentful look. Was this what he imagined the dinner party would be like?
Chu Ge drank his soup and said casually, "Why, you're so picky when someone treats you to a meal? My money doesn't fall from the sky."
Zhong Buli sighed: "My real name is Zhong Yi, those are just online names, or code names... Hello, Mr. Chu."
"As expected, you recognized me. You were talking to Chu Da just now because you were talking to me." Chu Ge said with a smile, "Were you with that fat guy and the writer yesterday? I didn't pay much attention to you because the writer took up all my attention."
Zhong Yi was heartbroken: "Even if you only look at the surface, my handsomeness is outstanding. It is unworthy for me to be distracted by a boring ability."
Chu Ge silently activated the mirror on his phone and handed it to him: "Take a look."
Zhong Yi: "..."
He silently pushed the phone back and changed the subject: "I saw Mr. Chu involved in the nightclub yesterday, and I thought you would come to us again today. You should be able to judge that this is one of our hideouts, so I am waiting for you here."
Chu Ge: "I don't know what kind of place this is. I just came here to eat."
Zhong Yi: "?"
Did I overestimate you?
Chu Ge said, "I have a lot to say, but I don't think it's appropriate to ask Lin Wuyang or Zhang Qiren. You are the person my mother introduced me to... Now that we meet, I won't dwell on it. I want to ask you something."
Zhong Yi picked up a piece of fried meat and ate it: "They said you don't have any special abilities - and I don't think you have any until now. It seems that you have practiced martial arts. So your parents think you should live a normal life. Writing books is good. You can make money doing a job you like. Many people envy you."
“When something you love becomes a profession, that love is ruined.”
"Like when the woman you love becomes your wife?"
Chu Ge: “…”
Zhong Yi said: "I see that you not only still like it, but you like it even more. You update it every day and you look full of energy."
Of course Chugo liked it more because it was no longer just a hobby or a career.
It has become love.
"I don't think I'm here to discuss careers with you." Chu Ge said speechlessly: "No matter if I have superpowers or not - does practicing martial arts count as a muscle superpower with great strength? Anyway, it should be okay for me to ask about things here, right?"
"Of course you can..." Zhong Yi smiled and said, "In fact, the origin of superpowers is very old. It is not something that has happened in recent years. The movies and TV shows that explore this aspect can be traced back to decades ago. However, the abilities at that time were very rare. Occasionally, they appeared and did not have any impact. They could only exist as superhero stories, and some were simply forgotten."
Chugo nodded: "So it's been a spurt in the past few years?"
"Yes, can it be called the revival of spiritual energy? We believe that spiritual energy, or immortal energy, vitality, magic power... various names referring to similar things existed on Earth a long time ago, and legends of gods or immortals have been left in countries around the world. Of course, it can be said that the ancients were once ignorant and had imaginations and sustenance about the incomprehensible nature. This is not important. Various theories have been torn apart for so many years, and this is not the focus of our discussion - even if there was no spiritual energy before, it exists now anyway."
Chu Ge said "hmm". Qiu Wuji could feel that the spiritual energy was thicker than the last time, which showed that the spiritual energy was becoming thicker. Although the total amount was still thin for Qiu Wuji, it seemed that it would not be a problem to create some ability mutations. As for whether there was such a thing in ancient times, it was not important.
Zhong Yi said: "It has become more and more obvious in the past few years, and the changes have become greater and greater. So your father and mother went to get off work and came home normally in the early years, and raised the baby to such an age, but in recent years they have been so busy that you can hardly see them."
I see... Chu Ge stroked his forehead and said, "Do you know the reason for this change?"
"It's under study, but no conclusion has been reached yet. This has been a key topic in recent years, and all countries are paying great attention to it. The only thing that can be concluded is that with the speed at which the spiritual energy is so dense, it's impossible to revive supernatural powers all over the streets. At least, only a few will exist for a few hundred years."
Chu Ge complained: "Why do I see them wherever I go? My roommates, neighbors, classmates, and even my readers are like this."
"There is something called the law of gathering of extraordinary people, and there is also something called the protagonist's halo. Which one do you think it is?"
“…”
"It's not that mysterious actually. If you were an ordinary person, you wouldn't follow us to the nightclub to watch the show, so you wouldn't see anything, not to mention personally participating in the conflict. So it's not that you can see everything just by going out, but you are special, so you can see things that others can't see."
Chu Ge thought about it and it made sense. If there was nothing special about him and Zhang Qiren, they would have always believed that Yueying was a hostess. The world of underground black boxing would never appear before him.
"But what about that fat guy punching me through the Internet?"
"If you are an ordinary person, you will just think that you have been online for too long and have hallucinations... Just like when others see Ajun writing the word handsome on his face, they will just scold him for being a show-off and an idiot. Of course, their blind exposure behavior is not desirable, and we generally do not support it."
"Are they also non-staff members like you?"
"No, in fact, I may not even be considered one. Gu Ruoyan wanted to recruit us, but we refused." Zhong Yi smiled and said, "We are just a group of people... who don't want to live a serious public service life, don't want to be lackeys for the rich, don't want to use our abilities to do bad things, but are unwilling to be ordinary and think that our useless abilities must be of some use... a group of funny people."
Chu Ge: “Emmmm…”
Why does it feel a bit like me...
"We are a group of similar people who got together by chance. We entertained ourselves and kept each other warm. We tried to take on some interesting orders and helped the police catch wanted criminals. So we became a little famous. People outside called us the 'Black House'. It feels like we are some mysterious organization, hahaha!"
Chu Ge said woodenly: "Outsiders would not give such a nickname. If you guys hadn't called it that, I would have twisted my head off and used it as a urinal."
Zhong Yi: "...I called myself that. We voted and argued for a long time. In the end, I thought this name was more mysterious. In fact, it was just because someone was locked up in a small black room for 24 hours after a photo of a naked car was posted in a book club."
Chu Ge lowered his head to eat, secretly recalling when he had ever locked someone up for so long.
"It's not your book, forget it."
“…”
"Do you really think that all your book friends are supernatural beings? It's because you've become quite popular recently that a few book lovers went to read your books and joined the group."
Somehow, this embarrassing "truth" made Chu Ge breathe a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Zhong Yi said: "I have more contact with the authorities, submitted my files, and accepted the assessment, so I am considered a non-staff member. I am not afraid to tell you the truth, it is just to make our black room have less work and save us some worries. If the authorities really need us to do something, we will cooperate, which is what we should do."
"Then why didn't Lin Wuyang look for you? He thinks there aren't enough people. Doesn't he know who you are?"
Zhong Yi laughed: "I know, Gu Ruoyan has told him. Isn't it a lack of trust? He is not the one who is in contact with us. Lin Wuyang is under a lot of pressure. He is afraid that everyone is a traitor and he is still a fool. If something goes wrong, he will lose his job."
He paused and said seriously, "Trust needs to be cultivated. If he knew that it was us who called the police, he would probably feel much better. He now knows that it was you who stopped the man in the end, so he trusts you. You can tell him that it was us who called the police, and if he needs anything in the future, he can come to us and we will help him."
Chugo nodded: "Okay."
"In fact, the country's supernatural people are very strong, but they are stretched to the limit when it comes to the local areas. There is nothing we can do about it. It will take some time. For example, if we are really absorbed, then... um..." Zhong Yi suddenly raised his head and thought for a while: "That's useless. Our supernatural powers are all stupid."
Background transition chapter. The main purpose of supernatural powers is to add some main plot to the dog food, otherwise it will be boring... Actually, I can't write much if I really want to. I don't believe that the previous chapter was predicted to come true. I really need to revise it. It has been revised now...
(End of this chapter)
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