Chapter 2: Shadow Arts

Shuiyue Palace is located in the western college area of Shuiyue County, as the largest college in Shuiyue County, the number of students is thousands, and it has also achieved the development of surrounding commerce, all kinds of entertainment and leisure places are readily available, except for the students of the junior department who are closed and managed by age restrictions and cannot go out, the outside school is basically the paradise of the students of the intermediate and senior departments of the Shuiyue Palace, and the fun enjoyment is not even inferior to the Wangfu District in the center of Shuiyue County, and the small island bar in the area is very popular with those who like to "have a drink" because of the variety of alcohol and many entertainment facilities After Lin Rui left the classroom, he planned to go straight to the island bar for a drink.

After coming to the island bar, Lin Rui found a position in the front row of the stage in the public area, ordered three bottles of wine, sat down comfortably, and planned to watch the performance while drinking. Lin Rui muttered in his heart, knowing that he had to be busy again.

Teacher Samir is Lin Rui's math teacher, and is also a good friend of Lin Rui's father Lin Tiannan, one day when Lin Rui was a child in the primary department, Lin Rui's parents went out to run errands and never came back, Lin Rui was basically raised by Samir, because Samir himself has no children, so the care of Lin Rui can be said to be his own and meticulous. It is precisely because of this that although Lin Rui is at the end of the class and even the grade in terms of learning and physical fitness, he can still be successfully promoted from the primary department of the Water Moon Palace to the intermediate department. But for Lin Rui, everything he got from outsiders has always made him feel uncomfortable, and he is not good at all aspects of his ability, even if he can graduate from the intermediate department at the end of the crane, he will not be able to be admitted to the senior department to continue his studies, it is better to enter the society as soon as possible to support himself, but what Lin Rui can't figure out is that Samir has never let himself leave the Water Moon Palace, and as the bitter days in the Water Moon Palace pass day by day, Lin Rui is gradually dissatisfied with Samir. In order to allow Lin Rui to go to school in the Water Moon Palace with peace of mind, Samir and Lin Rui finally reached a plan, Lin Rui continued to go to school in the Water Moon Palace, and went to Samir's laboratory to help in his spare time to earn funds for his daily activities, and if Lin Rui could not be admitted to the senior department of the Water Moon Palace in the promotion exam a year later, Lin Rui would decide the future exit route, so that Lin Rui could stay in the Water Moon Palace with peace of mind.

Pressing the answer button, Samir's voice rang out, "Xiao Rui, you're out of school now, I'm in Lab 1 now, you come over quickly, I have something to look for you, don't make me wait too long." After saying that, he hung up, with a feeling that he was not negotiable, Lin Rui frowned, he originally wanted to find an excuse to prevaricate, but now it seems that it will not work, and Samir's tone is completely different from when he usually asks himself to work, he feels very anxious, could it be that something happened?

Thinking of this, Lin Rui got up and was about to leave the bar, but as soon as he turned around, he heard the sound of the start of the show on the stage, and at the same time, the door of the bar was also closed directly, and the two big men stood on both sides of the door like door gods, Lin Rui secretly screamed badly, it seems that today is the monthly carnival of the bar, at this time, there are often some mysterious and identity drinkers, in order to ensure the effect of the performance and the atmosphere of the reception, as well as to protect the ** of these mysterious drinkers, Bars tend to temporarily close all exits and are guarded by tough thugs. This makes it impossible for people inside the bar to go out, and people from outside to get in. If this is usual, Lin Rui is too late to be happy, after all, this is a good time to indulge at will, and he can watch high-quality performances, but now he is secretly complaining, it seems that he can't go out from the main entrance, thinking about the layout of the bar, Lin Rui suddenly remembered that there is a drainage pipe outside the window of the boss's office on the third floor, which can be used to reach the platform outside the second floor through the drainage pipe. Although the boss and bodyguards are usually present in the boss's office, but at this time, the boss will definitely accompany and entertain those mysterious guests who come to the bar, and maybe there will be a chance to leave the bar from there!

Coincidentally, when Lin Rui was thinking so, he heard a burst of movement on the second floor, looked up, and saw the owner of the island bar, the fat man nicknamed "Black Bear", walking down with a few bodyguards, among them, the "Black Bear" whispered to a hooded person while walking, it seems that the person with the hood should be the mysterious guest of the bar tonight, Lin Rui waited for them to leave the staircase, and he quickly left the public area of the bar, and quickly went up to the third floor while the crowd focused on the stage performance. What made Lin Rui feel strange in this process was that no matter whether it was the private room on the second floor or the office area on the third floor, not only was there no bodyguard guarding it, but even the waiter didn't see anyone, which seemed a little abnormal, but because the top priority was to leave the bar, Lin Rui didn't think much about it, and walked directly to the boss's office after going up to the third floor.

After coming to the boss's office, Lin Rui stretched out his hand and twisted the doorknob, the door was not closed, Lin Rui couldn't help but smile, it seems that this time he is lucky, otherwise he would have to go down and wait until the carnival is over, now it seems that he is right to take the risk, and then just slide down the water pipe outside the window to the platform on the second floor, and then jump down to leave the bar!

But the next scene was greatly unexpected by Lin Rui, I saw that there was actually a person lying on the wide sofa against the wall in the boss's office, and I couldn't help but startle Lin Rui who slipped in, and the boat capsized! Damn, Lin Rui thought in his heart, and was about to find an excuse to perfunctory a few words, when the people on the sofa saw Lin Rui come in, but did not get up, but twisted his body and made a whining sound, Lin Rui looked at it, only to find that it was actually a girl who was tied up with a rope and lying on the sofa, and her mouth was sealed with adhesive tape. With a pair of big eyes open, he looked at himself with horror.

Damn, the owner of the island bar is still involved in kidnapping? Lin Rui muttered in his heart, but he was relieved, at least he didn't have to worry about being exposed when he slipped into the "Black Bear" office, the girl's mouth was sealed and tied up, and she looked at her expression with a frightened look, she must have regarded herself as a member of the "Black Bear" group, which also shows that she doesn't know herself, and it seems that her plan to escape from the window is still safe.

Lin Rui came directly to the window, opened the window and was about to turn out, but unexpectedly, after the girl saw Lin Rui preparing to leave from the window pipe, she made a louder whining sound from her throat, her body writhed even more, and she rolled directly from the sofa to the ground, watching Lin Rui's eyes change from frightened to anxious, Lin Rui's heart was also moved, remembering that when he was a child, his father Lin Tiannan often taught him to be a husband who was not afraid of the weak, and now when he encounters such a thing as kidnapping a weak woman, wouldn't he live up to his father's teachings when he left?

Thinking of his father's teaching, Lin Rui sighed and said in his heart: "It just so happened that you met me, a fate, God wants me to help you, and you can be considered lucky today." Turned around and came to the sofa to help the girl up, and tore off the tape on her mouth, because of the hard tearing, the pain couldn't help but make the girl groan, but what she said next made Lin Rui stunned, "Don't jump out of the window, there is a mechanism on the platform on the second floor!" ”

This situation greatly surprised Lin Rui, but saving others with feelings saved himself? Seeing the suspicion on Lin Rui's face, the girl snorted and said, don't you believe it? Untie the rope from me first, and I'll prove it to you.

Looking at the girl's confident face, I thought that I would tear the tape for you anyway, and save people to the end. Lin Rui came to the desk of "Black Bear" and rummaged for a while, took a small fruit knife and untied the girl. After the girl was untied, she quickly stood up and moved, which also allowed Lin Rui to take a good look at the girl in front of her, only to find that this girl was very good in both figure and appearance, although her appearance was slightly not as bewitching as the Yue Ling'er she saw today, but a pair of smart eyes made the girl very aura and cute.

The girl came to the window with a small fruit knife, beckoned Lin Rui to come over, and said, "You can take a good look", and threw the fruit knife on the only platform on the outer wall of the second floor. Turning to the girl, how do you know that there is a mechanism in this place?

The girl smiled slightly, pointed to the "black bear" room, and said: "There are a lot of organs in this room, you look at the shape of the table, it shrinks towards the side of the person who sits, and the center position is facing the side of the sofa, and at the same time, the floor under the boss's seat position is slightly raised at the right foot, which is obviously designed for the person sitting to launch hidden weapons." At the same time, the bookcase is very large, and the books in each compartment are full and neat, which should be very heavy, but there is no dust collection in the corners of the cabinet, and the instruction cabinet is often dragged, and the bookcase itself may also be a mechanism", she said that she reached out and pulled the bookcase, which can be opened, it seems that the books on the bookcase are also fake, and a locked secret door appeared behind the bookcase. Closing the bookcase, the girl turned her head to Lin Rui and said, "Slowly observing can actually find some other mechanisms, I just think, in such a place where there are many mechanisms, there is a water pipe that can climb outside the window, and the platform on the second floor is also designed just enough for one person to settle down, and the windows do not have any anti-intrusion design, such a layout often has ulterior motives, so I think there must be a mechanism for the water pipe or platform." ”

"I didn't expect you to be so observant," Lin Rui said with a smile, "That is, if you go through the window so recklessly, a few more lives will not be enough, hum." Seeing the girl's smug look, Lin Rui snorted and said, "You are so careful, the result is not in the hands of the black bear." The girl stuck out her tongue at Lin Rui, made a grimace, and said: "These simple traps can only deal with ordinary people who have no combat ability, and they are of little use to me, they missed somewhere else, but they were not caught by the black bear guy, besides, this guy himself doesn't have the guts to catch me." After finishing speaking, the girl stretched out her hand to Lin Rui, "Thank you for saving me this time, I owe you a favor, my name is Ouyang Ziwei, what's your name?" Lin Rui stretched out his hand and shook Ouyang Ziwei's hand and said, "My name is Lin Rui."

Ouyang Ziwei nodded and said, "If there is a chance, we may meet again, but now we have to leave quickly, they may come back at any time, then it will be troublesome, with that guy here, I can't beat them now." Lin Rui also felt that it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time, although he didn't know who Ouyang Ziwei was talking about, but just the bar owner "Black Bear" and his bodyguards could make Lin Rui unable to eat and walk around, but now there is no way to go down to the platform on the second floor, so he can't jump directly from the third floor, right?

"You haven't practiced physical arts?" Seeing Lin Rui's helpless look, Ouyang Ziwei couldn't help asking, "Looking at your age and the badge on your chest, you should be a student of the Intermediate Department of the Water Moon Palace, you should have started to contact physical arts, although the practice time is short and there is no combat effectiveness, but jumping from the third floor will not hurt you", saying this, she suddenly thought that Lin Rui himself was planning to go out by climbing the water pipe just now, it seems that the young man in front of him should have a problem with his physique, thinking of this, Ouyang Ziwei smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll take you down."

"You?" , Lin Rui was a little unconvinced, seeing that the girl in front of him was about the same age as himself, she looked weak and cute, she didn't look like the kind of physical skill master who could jump off the third floor with a person, especially since he was still a man and his weight was not light. Seeing Lin Rui's doubts, Ouyang Ziwei smiled and said, "Jumping off the third floor is not just relying on brute force!" As she spoke, she took out a very thin silk thread from her boots, and the end of the silk thread was faintly shining with silver light, and I saw Ouyang Ziwei flick the silk thread towards the opposite building with her fingers, and the silk thread flew out and was connected to the wall of the opposite building, Ouyang Ziwei held one end of the silk thread in her right hand, pulled Lin Rui with her left hand, and said, "Come on!" Without waiting for Lin Rui to reflect, he felt that his body was light, and he left the office on the third floor like a cloud, and came to the opposite downstairs in a moment, seeing Ouyang Ziwei's amazing hand, Lin Rui couldn't help but shout: "You actually know how to do shadow arts!" Who the hell are you?! ”