Chapter 24: Light and Darkness

In Shanghai, a city full of high-rise buildings, the dusk sky is not as beautiful as expected. There are no fiery red clouds, no so blue skies, and no such pure colors. The twilight of the day divides the city into two planes: light and shadow. Just like the people on earth, there is a bright side that is shown to people, and there is a dark side that is not known. In a big city like Shanghai, people's secrets are like shadows behind the light, cold and dark.

A black Bentley weaves between light and darkness before finally stopping at the garden gate beneath a single-family house. A neatly dressed staff member stood respectfully at the door, saw a car coming, hurriedly stepped forward, walked over, and carefully knocked on the window of the Bentley.

Soon, the windows were slowly lowered. In the passenger seat sat a man in an Armani handmade suit and sunglasses. covers most of his face, but judging from the man's voice and appearance, it is estimated that he is about 25 years old. I guess it's the son-in-law of which family is going to come here to hold a party. The staff weighed it in their hearts, but he wouldn't put these questions on his face, let alone say anything.

The more you want to know about secrets, the closer the Death's Scythe will get to you. A fool who doesn't know anything is always happy and lives a long life.

"Is it Mr. Lu?"

"Yes."

"This is your room key, the room has been cleaned before, I hope you can have a good time!" The staff handed over the room card with both hands, said politely with a professional smile on his face.

"Removed all the security staff, I like to be quiet. Thank you! โ€

The staff was slightly startled at first, then returned to normal, and said politely:

"Yes, as you wish, sir!" After speaking, the staff motioned to the security guard at the door to open the door, and then motioned for all the security personnel inside to retreat. After doing this, the staff politely bowed to the man in the passenger seat of the car, and then left with the person.

The car drove slowly into the garden and stopped in the parking lot. The two people walked out of the car, and saw the Bugatti Veyron parked on the side, and the man who was driving earlier smiled slightly, and then said:

"Looks like we're going to have to be separated for a while this time."

"Perhaps. How? Scared alone? โ€

"How so? I'm just afraid that my brother will forget about me. โ€

"If you die, then I promise I won't forget you."

"Brother, you're really ruthless......"

Before the conversation was over, the man known as his brother left the scene first. The man who was left behind had to say with a wry smile.

"It's still a little cold."

The two walked into the villa one after the other, and as soon as they entered the room, when the two closed the door, a female voice synthesized by a computer sounded in the room.

"ใŠๅธฐใ‚Šใชใ•ใ„ใพใ›!้‡‘ๅบ“ๅฎคใธๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ใŠๅพ…ใกใซใชใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„(Welcome back!) Please wait in the screening room on the second floor. The pronunciation of the female voice is Japanese, and it matches the surrounding environment, giving people the feeling of being trapped in a two-dimensional way. However, the expressions of the two looked a little unnatural, and the two looked at each other and went to the screening room to wait as instructed.

As a single-family villa party house in Pudong, Shanghai, this villa is the best choice for many rich children to hold parties. On the ground floor is a luxury pool table, dining room, kitchen, retro bar and bedroom, mainly casual living facilities. On the second floor is a karaoke room, a movie screening room, etc. On the third floor, there is a Japanese chess and card room, tatami mats, and a computer game room. Best of all is the rooftop, with English-style tables and chairs and swings, as well as fragrant flower beds. When night falls, the starry sky twinkles. Whisper softly with your lover here and take a few sips of red wine. Is there anything more romantic and pleasant?

Obviously, neither of the people who arrived was in the mood to stay on the rooftop and enjoy the quiet time of the night. At this moment, they walked with strange expressions on their faces, slowly approaching the door of the screening room. When they opened the door, the screen that had been pitch black suddenly lit up.

A pattern of an Ouroboros gradually appears on the screen. The so-called Ouroboros is a snake that coils its body in a circle, devours its body from its tail, and the blood that flows out gradually dyes its body blood-red. And the snake endured the pain while devouring its body for the sake of life until the moment of the end of life.

When the pattern was clear, a hoarse voice sounded, apparently processed through a voice changer, sounding like the voice of a middle-aged uncle performing a clown in a circus.

"Black Shadow, mission code CTB005.

Mission Objectives"

A photo of three people appeared on the screen, and the three people in the photo were Jiang Shaojie, Peng Yu, and Mu Qing.

"Mission: To protect their personal safety and prevent them from being taken away by other organizations.

All the information about your identity and goals is in the file bag on the desk on your right-hand side. During this mission, this is your residence. โ€

After speaking, the black shadow picked up the document bag on the side and flipped through a few pages at random.

"Lu Fei, this name is really not flattering." The dark shadow smiled to himself.

"White Shadow, you have other tasks. Downstairs in the parking garage in the Bugatti Veyron has your destination in the navigation. When you get there, someone will give you a task. With that, no more information appeared on the screen. There was no sound anymore.

The shadow tossed the bag on the couch beside him, grabbed a bottle of champagne, and took two more glasses. Watch the champagne pour into the glass little by little. Neither of them spoke, just enjoying the silence for a second.

"Let's have a drink after a long absence." Black Shadow handed White Shadow a glass of champagne and smiled.

"Well, it's been a long time." Bai Ying took the cup, and there was a smile on his face. The air was filled with the scent of champagne and the crisp sound of glasses clashing. After drinking champagne, Bai Ying went downstairs alone, drove the Bugatti Veyron out of the villa area, leaving Hei Ying alone in the villa.

The black shadow sat on the windowsill alone shaking his wine glass, watching the car gradually move away, his eyes a little hollow. After a few seconds of froze, he slowly closed his eyes, sniffed the champagne gently, and then drank the champagne in one gulp. Turning his head to look at the wine glass that Bai Ying put down before, he said with some meaning:

"Every time you drink, you have to leave half a glass, is there really a next time?"

With that, he put the wine glass on the table and left the room as well. At this moment, the only remaining warm in the room were these two glasses, a glass with half a glass of champagne and an empty glass. Other than that, everything else feels so cold, without a bit of temperature.