The soul pawnshop is still the soul pawnshop of the year, but there is one less person and one more scar.

No one questioned Li Tang, not because he didn't dare, but because he couldn't, because he was afraid that what he heard would be a more bloody fact.

So, the thorn was stalked between the three of them, and one stalk was another ten years, no one mentioned it again, but no one could forget it.

"Brother Sheng, I'm out."

Mo Nianning was wearing a smoky gray cheongsam, embroidered with indigo delicate patterns, her graceful figure was outlined just right, but she was less angry, and as soon as her voice fell, she didn't care if anyone answered, so she lightly held an oil-paper umbrella and walked out of the door of the pawnshop.

Clouds gathered together, enveloping the entire Night City in an inextricable oppression, and the lightning pierced the silent sky, leaving a blinding afterglow that made people shudder.

In the dirty alley at the end of the street, Mo Nianning looked condescendingly at the trembling figure in the corner, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Do you want to exchange?" ”

The ragged beggar, hearing the voice, slowly removed the broken cardboard box above his head, trembling and raising his head slightly, hunger and cold tortured him to the point that he was not human, his cheeks and eye sockets were deeply sunken, and although he had long been an adult, he was as thin as a child.

Is he dreaming?

Otherwise, how could you see such a glamorous woman in such a dirty place?

He must have died, that's why he hallucinated......

"Do you want to make a swap?" Mo Nianning repeated, the smile on his face remained unchanged, but his eyes were trembling cold.

The beggar opened his mouth wide, and one staggered and fell into the muddy pool, and the broken cardboard box fell to the side, and was immediately wet by the rain: "Hungry...... I'm so hungry......"

"I will let you have no worries about food and clothing, and let you have that dreamy and luxurious life." Mo Nianning squatted down, spoke without hurry or slowness, staring at the beggar struggling in the mud in front of him, with bewitchment in his words, "But the price is your soul." Would you like to? ”

"Hungry...... I'm so hungry......"

The beggar's mouth kept repeating the same words, but the hot gaze was full of longing for life.

"Okay, then I'll take your soul." Mo Nianning muttered in his mouth, his left hand gently stroked the beggar's forehead, and almost in an instant, the beggar felt unprecedented tranquility, his body gradually relaxed, and he fell into the mud.

The rain kept falling, as if the whole world was gray, and even the shadows reflected in the pond were distorted black.

Right...... Money......

Mo Nianning stopped, removed the umbrella on one side, and looked up at the sky, the black rain fell densely, wetting her face.

Is it the material that pollutes the human heart, or is it the human heart that destroys the world?

Can this world, this world full of desires and hurts, see the light of day?

But at that time, how will the devastated heart be healed?

Mo Nianning, who came back, lay on the sofa, staring at the locust flowers in the yard that were knocked down by the rain, unconsciously stroking the cat in his arms, and the nostalgic singing of a woman came out of the gramophone, and his mood was inexplicably heavy.

"If you're tired, go and rest."

Du Sheng was wearing a gray robe, holding a potted plant that had been "rescued" from the outside in his arms, his back was wet from the rain, and when he came in, he caught a glimpse of Mo Nianning nesting listlessly in the sofa, so he said hello.

It's been ten years, but the years haven't left any traces on him, it's just that the smiling eyebrows and eyes are completely gone.

The glass bottle placed on the coffee table shimmered with a soft white light - this is the sign of the contract, and after seven days, the beggar's soul will be collected in this glass bottle.

"The storm is coming." The manic wind swept through the rain and hit the window intensively, and the cat in her arms was frightened for some reason, and suddenly hissed and ran down, "Brother Sheng, I have a bad premonition." ”

Du Sheng wiped his wet clothes, and Mo Nianning's words reminded him that the giant beast of Night City has been running tirelessly for hundreds of years, and now, it is full of abscesses and beginning to rot, and the only thing that can give it a chance to be reborn is change, and change is often accompanied by bloody rain.

Thinking so in his heart, he still smiled and comforted: "It's going to be fine, go and rest." ”

As soon as Mo Nianning walked with his front feet, a noisy figure ran in.

"Ouch, it's raining heavily!"

The man was wearing a brown coat and a hat on his head, and he was completely wet, and as soon as he came in, he screamed and screamed loudly.

Du Sheng walked over with a smile and threw a dry towel to the person who spoke: "Wipe it quickly, don't freeze out of it." ”

Bai Chen jumped on the spot a few times, shook off the water on his body, sneezed a few times in a row, and caught a glimpse of the empty store: "Brother Sheng, why are you the only one?" ”

"Ah Ning will rest first, you can go up and change your clothes quickly."

Bai Chen was in the shop ten years ago, that is, not long after Su Xuan's death.

I didn't know where he came from, but I found out about the way to the soul pawnshop, and in order to stay here, I knelt at the door of the pawnshop for seven days, and Du Sheng couldn't bear it, so he left him.

As for the reason why he is obsessed with this, perhaps only Du Sheng knows.

"What about that kid in Litang? You haven't come back yet, have you? Bai Chen's voice was so loud that Mo Nianning could vaguely hear it in the room, "It's been more than ten days, and there's no news outside!" ……”

"There should be something delayed, you don't have to worry about him."

"Who's worried about him? Brother Sheng, you are used to him, you can't do it, his stinky temper that loves to ignore people, I get angry when I think about it. ”

…………

At the same time, the person who had been away for more than ten days and did not return was in an abandoned factory not far away.

"Don't kill me! I'll give you whatever you want! ”

The middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes scurried around the dimly lit abandoned factory in horror, stumbling and stumbling, while behind him was Li Tang, who was as indifferent as the god of death, approaching him step by step, methodically.

"What do you want? Money? Woman? Or power? I can give it to you! I'll give you as much as you want! Don't kill me! ”

The middle-aged man was already exhausted, his mouth was panting, his face was full of fear, and even his shouts were trembling. As soon as he was not careful, he tripped under his feet, and one stumbled out, hitting his forehead on the machine, and immediately burst out of blood, and the man rolled on the ground a few times before stopping at the base of the wall.

Li Tang was dressed in a black Tang suit, his short black hair was stuck to his face because it was soaked by the rain, and in the dark, he couldn't see his expression clearly, but he could feel the coolness, the chilling slaughter that made people chill down his spine......

He gave the man plenty of time, but the man was just not satisfied.

Man, that's it, insatiable greed is nature, and desire is always like a bottomless pit that cannot be filled by any means.

"No...... No...... No......! ”

The middle-aged man's fear was magnified to the limit, his wide eyes could almost bleed, his body curled up, hiding in the corner, shaking his head and looking at Li Tang, who was approaching him a little bit, he didn't want to die...... Don't want to die ......!

"Ah!!h

The terrible screams echoed throughout the abandoned factory, startling the wild crows that roosted outside, and the man's soul was finally taken away.

The storm intensified, Li Tang held the glass bottle in his hand, and the tear mole under the corner of his eye, like tears falling because of sorrow, finally disappeared into the night with that terrible scream. Thunder flashed, leaving only a blood-soaked body, lying in a dark corner, unattended.

It is said that there are gains and losses, and when you are delusional about what you have, you must be prepared to lose.