As a player, can you be normal?

The girl hid the pencil in her sleeve, but Cha Bai had already noticed it.

She knew that even if she didn't use the hammer, the girl could pierce the robber's throat with the tip of the pen in the blink of an eye.

A student's dress can hide the fact that he doesn't care about blood on his hands, but his muscle lines, breathing, and eyes cannot hide these things. Often when you meet someone face to face, those who understand him will know what that person is like.

Cha Bai could detect that the girl in front of him was very powerful, at least she couldn't be killed with a hammer.

There were messy footsteps outside the public restroom.

Both women's ears twitched.

Thanks.

Half of the girl's face was still stained with scarlet, warm blood. But he thanked Cha Bai in the gentlest tone.

The girl opened the window and jumped out.

He nimbly landed on the building steel bars below, looked back at the window, and stopped stopping, hiding in the shadow of the city together with the red earrings.

Cha Bai took back the hammer and put it into the magic element grid.

The intrusion of the police, the fact that she had just killed someone, and the girl's gratitude and quick departure all caused her to miss the best opportunity to continue the branch line she had just triggered.

What the hell...

Two policemen broke in, holding guns tightly in their hands, and stepped past the kind-hearted aunt who gave the tea-white sanitary napkin the first to fall, but she refused to die.

Just as they were calling for reinforcements, one of them heard a voice behind them.

But looking back, there was nothing.

If I had to say something, only the stubborn aunt closed her eyes.

Cha Bai had already walked out of the public bathroom. Because of the shooting, the surrounding pedestrians were evacuated.

After waiting outside and passing the belatedly arriving police car, she took out her mobile phone and typed the information obtained from the Chamber of Commerce Organization into a text message and sent it to Li Nuo.

Then I touched the earrings.

And opened the branch line of [Caged Bird].

Li Nuo, have you received the new branch?

Well... I'm waiting for you to come back.

When she received the news, she was looking at a clothing store and touched her handbag. The money in it was all the surplus food she had collected at home. She originally planned to buy some food on the way back.

But now I have changed my mind.

“Can I spend money blindly?”

ah?

Li Nuo, who was at home, was dumbfounded, and then thought of a certain nature of women... so he agreed casually.

He turned to look at Marger and Victor.

They were in the basement they found last night.

It was now noon, which was theoretically the time when Lockhart and his team originally planned to kill several of them, but the outcome was reversed.

The sun is lazy.

The weather is calm and sunny.

Warm air blew into the basement along the hole above. Marger and Victor gathered around what looked like a slot machine and played with the cables.

How's it going? Li Nuo asked, squatting next to him.

Fortunately, it wasn't damaged. Marger said, The terminal is a computer specially used to receive tasks.

Well, the technology in this world is so weird. Victor held a cigarette in his mouth and said while tapping the keyboard to decompose the data: Obviously, there is already bionic human technology, but it is still using a heavy desktop computer, and the working method of the terminal is also different. It’s old and shows no characteristics of the development of the times.”

Li Nuo said: This is the vaporwave world. Without the humanism of the cyber world, there would be chaos under the stability.

Victor was curious: Compared to Night City, which one is better?

It depends on what you think. Li Nuo thought about it and said, For example, the people in Night City are all criminals. Everyone is forced to become criminals by the rule of big companies, but this society. He pointed. At his feet, his pupils turned to the air, and he said: Criminals are criminals. The reason for committing crimes is often not just for money, but out of interest.

Victor nodded lightly: So it's worse than Night City.

Li Nuo shrugged his shoulders: At least it looks good on the surface, not so naked, just a little extreme.

Two hours later.

Marger finished typing the final code.

Opening the terminal requires the verification password of the agent before you can start accepting tasks issued by various parts of the country.

Through Cha Bai's research on the Chamber of Commerce Organization and Lockhart's assassination mission, Li Nuo roughly understood the so-called professional mission route of players participating in the Contest for Hegemony.

You need to complete the prelude to entering the 'professional organization' first, and then obtain the qualifications before you can take over the task.

Li Nuo sat in front of the terminal, drinking tea and thinking.

Due to Sauron, the duration of the 'Contest for Hegemony' has been extended. As a result, participating players must join and complete at least one 'Professional Organization' task within half a year. Looking at the task panel prompts, it seems to be very difficult.

He drank all the tea in the teapot and licked his lips.

Marger had a bad premonition: You don't want to do all the professions again, do you?

What are you thinking about? According to the system's judgment, at least it must be that players cannot wear multiple hats. Li Nuo said with a smile, Just do two.

Marjie took a deep breath: I knew...

Li Nuo stared at Kazilan's big eyes and said with an innocent look: According to the rules, each participating team is assigned an initial professional function. From joining the professional camp to completing the required tasks, it takes a total of five months. Those who complete the requirements within the scope will receive large rewards, and those who do not complete the tasks will be counted as eliminated, and it does not say that they cannot do more.

What's more. Li Nuo said a very dangerous thing: A scumbag who doesn't have both feet is not considered a good man.

Marjie looked hard behind Li Nuo and reminded: There seems to be an engine sound above.

Li Nuo's body shook.

He immediately crawled out of the basement hole.

Wang Chabai got out of a taxi, carrying a big bag, and awkwardly took out the money to pay the driver.

Marger wondered: How did she get the driver to drive the car to the junkyard?

That's not what's important... Li Nuo crawled out from underneath and strode over.

Cha Bai turned around and was about to say something when Li Nuo stretched out his hand and gently touched the red, swollen and bruised area on her lips that was not easily noticeable.

Who did it?

Oh...it's nothing. He was a robber. The impact caused the swelling when I caught the bullet with my mouth. Guns in this world are more powerful than imagined. She added: Kill them already.

Li Nuo's expression returned to that lazy look in an instant.

Marger and Victor also came out.

Cha Bai took out a casual suit from the paper bag and said, Marjie, do me a favor... help me change this suit so that it can blend in with Li Nuo's priest clothes.

Li Nuoxu raised his eyes and said, Are you asking me if I can spend money blindly? Do you mean buying me clothes?

Cha Bai frowned and said: The weapon box is okay. As long as it is wrapped with a layer of black cloth, it will be fine when walking on the street, but your clothes are too targeted.

Li Nuo was speechless, she was right...

Marjie's clothing and equipment is a doctor's white coat, so it doesn't matter if he walks on the street.

There are a bunch of clothes in Chabai, each with a different entry, so you can wear whatever you want.

The only thing that meets his personal best needs is the black outer attire of a priest, which does not look like something worn by people of this era.

Cha Bai: Sorry... Marjie, and Victor, we don't have much money left, so I didn't buy it for you.

Miss Chabai, this is not a big deal, but... Brother Ma took the clothes and said, I have to remind you two of something.

The two of them looked over, rarely seeing his sudden seriousness.

Marger: The house in space is extremely hard. In reality, your abilities are not much different from ordinary people. But here, one of you is a demon hunter who has killed demons, and the other is a sorceress with a mechanical body. Understand?

Cha Bai shook his head: No, I understand.

Marjie shouted: Be gentle when you do it! This is not a problem of disturbing the residents! You have now developed to the point of demolishing houses!

He pointed to the half-collapsed first floor and said: Several cables of that terminal were broken. What if I don't know how to repair them? There are a lot of unnecessary problems that cannot be influenced by emotions, understand?

Li Nuo was dumbfounded: Um...oh, I'm sorry.

Cha Bai also said: We were wrong...

Marjie felt that he was showing off, and he took out a cigarette with satisfaction and held it in his mouth under the sunlight. A mechanical life form came over and lit the cigarette for him.

Leader, calm down.

Leader, how about we take advantage of tonight to kill the demon hunter secretly, so that you can feel happy?

Li Nuo was shocked: Hey...what do you, the leader, usually teach?

The mechanical life form answered honestly: We have a training institution specifically designed to hunt down damned demon hunters.

Li Nuo narrowed his eyes: Marjie...

Marjie immediately changed the subject: Let's get down to business.

The three of them don't have any big crisis in front of them now. They just need to summarize and obtain information and decide on the next work.

Things are simple.

Lockhart and his team initially received the commission to kill the three of them from Akai.

The location of the vase that sealed Sauron has appeared, and it is most likely in the hands of Akai, the hidden leader of the killer organization.

Through conversations at the Chamber of Commerce, we can know that Akai is a mysterious person. Everyone knows where he works, but they don’t know who he is. In other words, this guy has some kind of skill to protect his true identity.

There are only two ways to find him.

1. According to the phone card found in Lockhart, the middleman of the serial killer organization Red Hair.

2. The [Caged Bird] mission triggered by Chabai made it clear that the girl with red pupils is related to Akai. Find the girl and follow her.

The conclusion is that, whether it is the line of saving Sauron and defeating [Critical One], or the line of the Contest professional mission that he may participate in, the top priority is to contact Akai.

About that girl... I didn't have time to catch her... Cha Bai blamed himself.

Victor then spoke up: Sister Cha, I mean, can't you just use the [Shuttle Gate] to find the person you're looking for?

No. Cha Bai said: The location where the door goes is the area where we need to go, not the exact location after locking a single target. We are already in the correct area and don't need it.

Marger continued: And when you open that door, the fortress will appear. There is no need to be so reckless before exploring all the dangers here.

Li Nuo asked: How about using the bag-retrieval function of [Shuttle Gate]? Just pull her out.

Impossible. Cha Bai shook his head: The principle of using 'Fetching Bag' is that you must have a very deep understanding of a thing. For example, the function we have used so far is nothing more than teleporting to each other. The most outrageous one is Was it Li Nuo who dragged Chunli out...?

Cha Bai was stunned. A question suddenly appeared in her brain. On the premise that one must have a deep understanding of the thing to find it, why could he... be able to pull out Chun Li?

Li Nuo instantly understood the meaning in her eyes and immediately said: When I was in financial difficulty, I would also draw some without clothes... so for many...

I... don't particularly care. Cha Bai returned to the topic: There is no way, Li Nuo, you draw a rune, I will put the seal of the portal into it, and as long as I can find the girl, I will give her the rune Post it, since the girl has a relationship with Akai, there will always be a time when they meet. When they meet, they can go directly through the portal on the girl and catch Akai.

This girl is very important. In addition to the line of Akai, it is also related to the clues of Kasim.

In other words, Akai alone accounted for the traces of two members of Sauron's team.

Chabai recorded the girl's appearance and used the player in his free hand to send the recorded information to Marjie. The video was a little blurry, but he could generally see the girl's appearance clearly.

This girl looks familiar... Li Nuo thought of Marjie who was distracted while driving last night because of this girl, whose characteristic was red earrings.

Marjie was in a daze: Umezu Yasumi...a kite?

Li Nuo walked over and snapped his fingers: What kind of fool are you doing?

When Marjie came back to his senses, Cha Bai and Li Nuo were leaning against him. Cha Bai felt strange and Li Nuo found it interesting.

Marjie, what's wrong with you? Chabai asked.

Maybe your taste has changed. Are you scared by a fifty-year-old mature woman? Li Nuo replied.

What do you two think about the 'Contest'? Marger changed the subject.

Li Nuo followed him and said: Simple, anyway, I have tied up Lance and another guy in Lockhart's team. After finding Sauron's vase, if you want to participate, just kill them and replace them. The team will participate. But the first step is to see what happens with Akai’s killer career line and the Chamber of Commerce’s agent career line.”

Marjie picked up the clothes, turned around and walked into the house. He said at the same time: It's settled, I'll change the clothes for you. I'll have a day of free time. Tomorrow you go find that 'red hair' and I'll sort it out. Ammunition to use.”

Li Nuo took out the one-carat diamond left by Lockhart from his pocket and handed it to Chabai.

The diamond that popped out of Lockhart after you killed him, how about that?

Cha Bai took it and was not happy. Instead, his eyebrows formed into splayed figures and he wrinkled in grievance.

Li Nuo...even if I usually follow you...you can't...

Huh? Li Nuo didn't understand.

At this time, Marjie told him through the headset: Hmph~ You give a diamond that was taken out of a man's body to a woman who has no idea about money but values ​​you very much. Do you think she will be very happy?

I didn't think about it... I'm sorry. Li Nuo quickly reached out to grab the diamond.

Cha Bai, however, hid a little stubbornly, holding the diamond tightly, and walked towards the house.

Marjie, can you make a ring deposit for me?

Marjie was stunned: Huh?

Cha Bai looked back at Li Nuo and asked, Ring finger?

Li Nuo: Yeah.

Nodding: Yes... ring finger.

…

The next day, early morning.

Rainy.

Police search teams surrounded a building.

The broken openings on the ground display point to the underground square.

The upper floors of the building were badly damaged.

This is the building where Li Nuo and Lockhart fought yesterday.

Black leather shoes stepped on the ruins. Mr. Nanno from the identification department walked through the area and picked up a piece of dirt on the ground.

Why is there so much shit?

Nanye turned around and said to the person behind him: There is a high probability that there will be another gang war. Hmm... I need to go back and investigate this matter carefully.

Behind him, fellow police officers were counting property damage.

It's really difficult... That unprovoked terrorist attack half a month ago destroyed an entire city. It was also the scene you were investigating at that time, Mr. Nanye, right?

Yes, it is a very serious attack case. It is said that someone saw the appearance of Guanyin as big as a building.

Huh...where did the superpower war come from? a fellow police officer asked, Are there any similarities between what happened back then and now?

No.

By the way, is there any evidence or anything like that in that case? My colleague said, What I mean is, is there anything similar that can connect the two cases together, so that we can easily give a reason to close the case? .”

Nanno: The evidence...

In the room, a white vase with glasses patterns is placed on the table.

Nanye returned to the room, finished his work, and pushed the vase inside.

Sitting on the bed, his face twisted, and the honest man turned into a middle-aged man with long pale hair, and his eyes were extremely cold.

Looking at the vase, he murmured to himself: This is the evidence from that time...but I have no reason to hand it over.

At this time, the phone rang, and the number showed that it was a guy named Red Hair calling.

He picked up the phone.

A voice came from over there: Mr. Akai, we have found out that the guys who died in the so-called 'terrorist attack' were the 'killers' I introduced to you a while ago to join the organization.

Is it intentional?

I don't know. But could it be that the Chamber of Commerce has started to take action against us? You understand, I am referring to those resource issues.

Hongmao, tell the bastard who calls himself 'Final Yan' to simulate the appearance of the mastermind who killed those people through traces.

Hang up the phone and throw it on the bed.

He is called Nanye outside, but his actual name is Akai.

Are you in trouble again?

The girl's voice came from the window.

Akai raised his head, looked at the girl's red pupils, smiled and said, Maybe it's someone from the Chamber of Commerce, or maybe it's my enemy.

What are you going to do?

Recently, I recruited an outstanding guy who can restore the appearance of certain people through smell.

Akai stared at the girl.

Shayu, take action when the time comes. There are not many people I can trust.

Sand Yu crossed her legs and looked out the window, her red earrings reflecting the rain.

The TV is broadcasting news: Regarding the robber attack in the department store yesterday, the robber was shot dead on the spot. The police did not give the number of casualties. We will continue...

Akai looked at the TV and asked, I remember you went to that department store yesterday. Were you the one who killed the robber?

Sha Yu: No.

Akai: What are you doing there?

I will take the exam tomorrow. Shayu paused, looked at Akai, and said with a smile: There is a library there. I will go there to buy books.

Have you not forgotten your college dream?

Sunaba smiled: Compared to holding a gun, I am more suitable to hold a pencil.

The rain outside the window is getting heavier and heavier.

Raindrops fell on the roof of the building, making a splashing sound.

Akai stared at Sha Yu and said, Come here.

The girl touched her hanging hair, looked over, and said, I'll take the exam tomorrow and I'm not in the mood today.

…

[The Limalu Street train has arrived at the station, please prepare to board the train]

station.

The bustling crowd surged in and out at the sound of a broadcast.

Sandha wore her school uniform and walked into the train.

The train started and entered the dark tunnel.

Sha Yu stood in front of the car door, looking at herself printed on the car window.

The red earrings exuded the smell of blood that only she could smell, and her eyes on the car window seemed to be stained red by drops of blood.

The unbearable stories replayed on the car window like a revolving lantern, imprinted in my mind.

Everything is like a dream, it is a dream when you open your eyes, and it is also a dream when you close your eyes.

Finally he closed his eyes, took out his headphones and put them on.

Dip~

The tape was swallowed into the player, and the picture in his mind went black and white. After a burst of fast-paced trumpet sound mixed with drums and bass, a woman's brisk voice came out from the headphones.

(君たちキウイパパイアマンゴーだね, also known as You are kiwi, papaya, mango)

I'm a little attracted to this rich white wine

Like the pre-dinner drink of love

A shy look from someone who is sincere or hypocritical

This damn libertine made me fall in love

If the solar energy hangs a rainbow

It doesn’t matter if I’m hugged by you

Zhi——

Sand Yu frowned slightly and took out the player from his pocket.

Broken again?

Beside her, a hand reached over, pulled out the earphones from her ears, and inserted a new one.

Sand Yu looked over.

A man who was handsome as long as he didn't open his mouth to speak stood next to her, wearing the same headphones, and his lazy black pupils turned over.

The moment the red and black eyes collided, Marjie didn't hum like usual.

Sand Yu didn't know whether it was a coincidence or a design, or the song just now continued the melody and lyrics.

If you can't wait, give me the first kiss

Make your whole body feel hot

You are kiwi, papaya and mango

A midsummer legend of joy mixed with shyness

You are kiwi, papaya and mango

Get moving

Talk about a fruitful love

I light up a menthol cigarette just to lend you a light

If I could meet you in my dream while taking a nap

Sand Yu did not reject the voice, but asked in the melody: Who are you?

Marger was silent for a few seconds. Suddenly, he laughed, and it didn't look like him.

Marger.

Sandha.

Miss Sunaba, you remind me of a game.

what game?

my world.