Chapter 126: Boiled Frogs in Warm Water
When Qu Xi returned home, it was already the night of the next day. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
She went to the bathroom and carefully washed her hands five times, and when the smell of blood on her hands finally became less obvious, she wiped it with a towel so-so, and then went to the living room, and lay down on the sofa in a daze.
"Host." Suddenly, the voice of System Jun sounded in my ears.
Qu Xi's eyes looked straight at the chandelier on the ceiling, and he didn't look away even if his eyes were a little blurred by the lights.
The voice of the "host ......" system hesitated.
Qu Xi smiled slowly. "It's not your style." She said.
The male voice of the system slowly breathed a sigh of relief. His voice became quieter, "What is the host thinking?" β
Qu Xi's voice couldn't hear any of her emotions: "Actually, I didn't think about anything." β
"We're worried about you."
"We?" Qu Xi was a little interested, "Is it the system and your master?" β
ββ¦β¦ So to speak. β
"Now, tell me about your master." Qu Xi turned over and sat up, crossed his legs, and looked like he was listening.
"According to the rules, the system is not allowed to talk about the affairs of the system owner......" the system gentleman euphemistically refused.
"Rules?" Qu Xi smiled again, "Isn't this kind of thing used to break?" β
After a brief silence in the system, he said in a muffled voice: "Sometimes there are some disagreements between me and the master. β
"Oh? Then you're pretty good. Qu Xi said. In her opinion, it was already quite surprising that a system that had always been absolutely obedient could still be at odds with its master.
Instead of going deeper, the system throws up a question again. "Host, have you ever thought about it...... How do I complete the main quest? β
The smile on Qu Xi's face was gone. She looked silently at her handsβa pair of hands that had been stained with blood just a few hours agoβand said in a dull voice, "Does the system know the story of boiling frogs in warm water?" β
Without waiting for the system to answer, she said to herself: "Put the frog in boiling water, the frog will quickly jump away from the danger and pain, but what if you put the frog in cold water and heat it slowly?" Dramatically, the frog did not feel the danger at first, and even during the long process of the water temperature slowly rising, it did not feel it. It is only at the last moment, when the water temperature reaches its extreme, that the frog suddenly realizes that danger is coming, but alas, even if it is aware by then, it will not be able to jump out and run for its life......"
She paused and said in a low voice, "And I'm the frog...... By the time I finally realized that I had been destroyed, I had no way of turning back. β
With that, she said no more, walked straight back to her room, and closed the door.
*
Yin Yiyang has been very satisfied with Qu Xi's performance recently.
In the past, Qu Xi always scoffed at his proposals, and even if she did, she would show dissatisfaction on her expression, but now, she just did her part in silence, carefully reading the case book he had quietly selected for her, with a calm expression and implied strength.
Compared to Xu Yang, who has disappeared recently...... It's still commendable.
When Qu Xi passed by the front desk with a pile of materials, he heard Li Jingjing's deliberately suppressed sobbing. Qu Xi didn't stop, nor did he look back, but walked directly into Yin Yiyang's office.
Yin Yiyang is putting his coat on his body. He wore a white shirt today, and the first button was unbuttoned, revealing a fair and elegant neck. When he saw Qu Xi coming in, he immediately burst into a smile full of warmth and said, "You came just in time, go out for a walk with me." β
"Working hours?" Qu Xi raised an eyebrow.
Ha, Yin Yiyang laughed a little. She was suddenly so dedicated, and he was really a little unaccustomed to it. "Spring is lacking, I have to go out and get some fresh air."
Qu Xi put down the information in his hand and no longer objected: "Let's go." β
Yin Yiyang's eyes narrowed with laughter.
walked out of the office building side by side, and the afternoon sun quietly sprinkled on the two of them, so comfortable that Yin Yiyang couldn't help but stretch his waist. They walked on the path near the river, and the pedestrians along the way were sparsely populated, and there was the fragrance of green grass and flowers on one side, but it was also quiet and leisurely.
"Do you think, among the patients I let you see......" Before Yin Yiyang finished speaking, he saw Qu Xi suddenly stop and look straight at a place on the side of the road.
Yin Yiyang tilted his head slightly and looked over.
It was a dog crouching on the side of the road. Dirty, earthy hair, eyes that can't be opened from eye droppings, and bloodied front paws that are clearly injured.
The dog was breathing, as if he was using all his strength, and he wanted to live for a long time.
Yin Yiyang quietly observed Qu Xi's reaction. Her face was solemn, her lower lip was bitten slightly, and her eyelashes fluttered slightly. But she just watched steadily, without further movement.
Yin Yiyang chuckled quietly.
"Pathetic, isn't it?" He asked softly.
Qu Xi did not speak.
"Want to save it?" He continued.
He keenly saw that Qu Xi's eyes blinked twice rapidly. Then, she quickly replied, "I don't want to." β
Yin Yiyang nodded. Seeing that no one around him noticed the two of them, he slowly leaned over and leaned into Qu Xi's ear.
His voice was gentle, with a male-specific magnetism, because he was too close, and his warm breath gently scratched Qu Xi's ears.
"Then kill it."
His vocal cords vibrate.
Qu Xi's upper body shook uncontrollably. As if she was stunned, she stared at the dog struggling on the death line, without saying a word.
"You see it, too, it's painful...... Life is meaningless to it now...... Why not let it be free? It's best for it to get it out of its pain, isn't it......"
Yin Yiyang's voice was like hypnosis.
The blood on Qu Xi's face slowly faded.
Yin Yiyang was closer, and he was just a little bit away from biting her small ear. "Isn't it also for you to be freed yourself...... It's a win-win thing......"
The sentence "let yourself be free" made Qu Xi's eyes widen.
"Hello ......" the dog was breathing heavily.
"Whoa......" Her breathing began to rapid.
Extrication...... Extrication...... Her head was buzzing.
No pedestrians saw her anomaly, and naturally no one saw the bright knife that she slowly took out of her bag.
"Go, let it be free, let you be free......" Yin Yiyang narrowed his eyes and dropped the last encouragement.
Qu Xi walked over.
She slowly raised the knife in her hand.
It was at this time that a piercing bell suddenly pierced the air. Almost at the same time, Yin Yiyang's face collapsed.
Qu Xi's deep eyes began to flicker.
She blankly pulled out her phone and looked at the two-word name flashing on it.
The bell came to an abrupt end.
A text message came in--
"Chen Jianjun has been found according to the portrait."