The puppets' stage play

Chapter 159 ‘Prototype’ ‘Event’ ‘Test’

On the way back.

It’s still the same environment as a ‘no man’s land’.

Qi Xiu walked on the road as if there was no one else around, followed by Yan Wudao who sighed helplessly.

Previously, Qi Xiu was shaken awake after class, and both of them were punished by a smiling instructor Han who deducted 30 points.

He didn't care about this score. The tasks he performed on weekdays had already accumulated a lot of wealth for him. Plus the allowance from his position as captain, not to mention 30 points, even 100 points, he didn't bother to take a look.

Although Yan Wudao looked gloomy on the side, he was actually very wealthy. After all, he used to be one of the middle-level cadres of the Discipline Team under the Student Union.

Qi Xiu's face was calm, and he walked quietly. When he arrived near the dormitory area, his heartbeat counted a hundred times silently, and then he turned to look at the people beside him.

"What are you looking for me for?"

"that......"

Yan Wudao looked a little embarrassed and hesitant.

Qi Xiu shook his head, looked straight ahead, silently quickened his pace, and said in a calm voice.

"You wasted some of my time. I will only listen to your request on the last leg of the return journey and will not wait for it."

These cold words made Yan Wudao's face change several times, and then a look of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Lin Dao has been missing for five days. I want to ask you if you know the situation. After all, you..." Yan Wudao paused and looked at Qi Xiu intently.

Qi Xiu's eyes moved and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Why do you think I know? Logically speaking, I'm just an ordinary student." He turned his gaze to the other person, with scrutiny in his eyes. "How much do you know? Why don't you let me listen if you tell me?"

Yan Wudao swallowed his saliva. Somehow, he always felt that the other person's eyes were a little dangerous, and even his smile had some malicious intent, and he immediately wanted to run away.

His feet didn't move, his body trembled with a familiar feeling, and he suddenly remembered the man's warning to him.

'Wudao, I know that you are always escaping subconsciously. You are afraid of violence, so you will face everyone with a smile, hoping that others will be friendly to you. However, the world is not so beautiful. One day you will encounter the need to face it. right difficulty'

'At that time, I hope you don't run away and face it bravely, because...' The man turned around and showed a bright smile, 'You are my best friend.'

Yan Wudao lowered his head and a deep voice slowly sounded.

"You have heard what I said before. It can be said that in my description, I seem to be extremely important. In fact, this is not the case. I just subconsciously beautified myself."

"My father had a conflict with the Bai family. I turned a blind eye and played with Yiyi and the others as usual. I didn't look at the growing worry in Yiyi's eyes. I was escaping."

"My father overthrew the Bai family and became the mayor of Haizhou City. On the surface, I comforted Yiyi in every possible way. In fact, I was secretly proud. I was proud of my father. I was complacent."

"When Yiyi left silently, the Bailian family was affected and had to leave in tears, and Shoucheng and others were taken away separately, I didn't feel too sad. In my opinion, they are all weak, and I disdain them."

"Then I was finally alone. I ran and jumped freely. I could go wherever I wanted. I could no longer see the contempt in other people's eyes. There were words of praise around me. I was ecstatic."

"I am the child of the most noble person in this city. I should stand in the clouds and enjoy all the praises. This is what I think and what I do. Those people think that they are the ones who have contacted me, but they don't know... ..."

"I took the initiative to approach them!" Yan Wudao raised his face. It was a smiling face with a strange expression, full of ridicule and pride. His gaze seemed to be high above, overlooking everything underground.

But it's not his usual humble and gentle face.

Qi Xiu's expression was indifferent, not surprised by this.

"I know, it's obvious at first glance that you are just imitating Gong Shoucheng in a poor way, and you yourself -" Qi Xiu showed a mocking look, "you are just an incompetent guy!"

Yan Wudao's eyes were stunned, and he looked at Qi Xiu blankly. A bitter smile appeared on his face, and the strange smile disappeared.

"As expected of the captain of the Secret Guard, I can't hide it from you. Yes, I am an incompetent person."

"I'm just chasing other people's shadows, longing for the light to shine on myself, because I don't know how to shine..."

Qi Xiu waved his hand, looked at his house in front of him, and asked coldly.

"So, what does this have to do with you coming to me this time?"

"Yes, it's very relevant!" Yan Wudao paused and said seriously.

"People will always grow up. When I was young, I may have been cruel and indifferent, but I think I must have been saved by some wanton guy." He couldn't help but have a warm smile on his face, thinking of a certain guy in his mind. .

"So no matter what difficulties that guy encounters, I think I will drop everything in my hands to help him. I think the light must be contagious, and he must also..."

"I see, Mayor Yan probably told you, it's really obvious." Facing Yan Wudao's deep words, Qi Xiu looked a little tired and interrupted without hesitation.

"First of all, the mission is always kept secret from outsiders, and sometimes it takes more than three days."

"Besides, I'm not in the same system as him, so how could I possibly know?"

"Okay, so far, I'm tired of hearing about you. I'll give you one last piece of advice, stay away from 'this' side. Hyenas don't care about your identity."

Qi Xiu opened the door and blocked Yan Wudao, who looked shocked, from the door.

"Master, do you need me to 'handle' it?" A Shou stood aside quietly, with a calm expression and a cold look in his eyes.

Qi Xiu shook his head and reached out to ruffle A Mamoru's hair, causing him to look flustered and blush.

"It's better for us to just wait and see what happens. This drama has just begun."

His eyes looked towards the door, as if he saw the turbulent clouds under the calm water.

Yan Wudao looked struggling, glanced firmly at Qi Xiu's home, turned around and strode out.

"No matter what...!" His unfinished words were full of high-pitched meaning.

Just as Qi Xiu expected, ‘incidents’ kept happening.

On December 12th, during Qi Xiu, Lin Dao found the first corpse. The head of the Liu family died. His children came to the college to seek explanation, but disappeared after leaving. The Liu family declined.

On December 12st, three corpses appeared simultaneously on 21th, 6th, and 7th streets in Fuguang District. They were all middle-level family heads who resisted the college's policies. Subsequently, the resistance alliance disappeared.

On December 12, the calm yesterday made people feel relieved and thought that the incident was over. Then, news broke out that Councilors Chen and Wang died at home, and the entire Liu and Guan family were killed, with no one surviving.

The first two had privately denounced the academy, and the latter two were families closely related to the Resistance Alliance.

Everyone was in an uproar, and the citizens who were immersed in the game had ugly expressions. They rushed to the mayor's building angrily and demanded an explanation from the college as to why the people who had some entanglements with the college died.

Kang Tainian appeared in several light screens in the sky and solemnly announced that the investigation process had been launched and the murderer would never be allowed to go unpunished.

The college door is open.

The bluish-white Phantom Light Brigade, the pale yellow Soul Bell Brigade, and the dark-black Glimpse Brigade jumped out, tracking down clues in every corner of the city.

December 12th passed safely.

On December 12th, the citizens returned home with faces full of fear, immersed in games to ease the fear in their hearts. Except for the members of the middle- and lower-class families in Haizhou City who happened to be present at the college troops, all other members died and were bleeding. Canal, broken into pieces.

Only half of the 25 members were left, and Yan Wudao suddenly realized that there had been no news from Lin Dao for a long time.

Qingjing College announced the closure of the school, and the guards began to prohibit students from going out. The excited students had violent conflicts with them, and finally had to return to the dormitory unwillingly and never go out again.

At the same time, strange things are happening everywhere.

Haizhou City, Mayor’s Building.

Li Jiang looked at the strange man in front of him with an ugly expression and couldn't help but sneered.

"I didn't know that you had become someone else's dog. Where is that guy who worked so hard for his ideals without caring about his own life? Lao Yang?!"

Yang Zitao looked at the roaring Li Jiang indifferently, followed by groups of ink clothes. His eyes moved to look at someone watching at the table.

"Mayor Yan, we meet again." A mocking smile appeared on his face, and his eyes were indescribably cold.

There were streaks of silver on Yan Sheng's hair that used to be as thick as ink, and his face, which had been maintained to be extremely young, also showed a bit of old age. He looked at Yang Zitao silently, his eyes deep.

"Yan Sheng, now do you regret testing me?" Yang Zitao's attitude was casual and he called the mayor by his first name with an arrogant expression.

"Zitao, it's still too late to look back now, don't make the same mistake again and again." Yan Sheng spoke in a deep voice, warning the other party as before.

"Haha, you still look so condescending. What are you relying on? Is it your position as mayor or your status as a graduate? You should also understand the origins of these people behind me."

"Even now, you still want to preach to me, don't you think... you are being sentimental?" Yang Zitao's tone was calm, but he didn't pay attention to Yan Sheng's movements. He looked at Li Jiang again.

The other person's eyes were sad, and his face was full of incomprehension.

"Li Jiang, just consider it a friend, and I will answer your question."

"Ideals are just illusory things, worthless, and now I..." Yang Zitao looked around and nodded with satisfaction, "This is the real power and something worth pursuing for me."

"Besides, I don't know how much you know. What do you think the so-called test is?" Li Jiang's pupils couldn't help but trembled, and his expression was a little awkward. Yang Zitao looked at the other party quietly.

"It seems you know, then I won't be nostalgic anymore." There was no emotion in his eyes.