"I'm out."

In the real world, in a hospital above the city, where the cold wind was still blowing, a young girl wrapped in a cold-proof winter coat pushed open the door of the observation room in one of the intensive care units, and greeted a certain nurse standing by the outer observation window with a white air and a cold white face: "How is my eldest brother?" ”

"The situation is relatively stable at the moment, after all, his spirit has always been active." Nodding her head with a smile, the nurse in a red and white medical uniform gestured to the other party with the observation record board in her arms: "Today's rehabilitation treatment has been carried out by 60 percent, and it should be over soon." ”

“……”

"Don't worry, Miss Chen He, your eldest brother will definitely be able to recover as before."

Looking at the side face of the girl who was lying motionless on the monitoring window, the nurse immediately showed a loving smile: "Although the process may be slower, with current science and technology, a disease like Mr. Chen Qianguang is not incurable, but because of the treatment plan, the time and cycle will become a little longer......

"No, I don't mean to worry."

Slightly retracting her gaze, the girl's voice lowered her head in a low voice: "It's our fault, we don't have so much money, and the hard-earned money that my eldest brother earned in the company before has already been spent almost now...... Ah, right. ”

"This is the amount I owe in the last few days." She rubbed her hands, and then carefully took out a crystal clear bank card from her arms: "Although I don't know how much, it should be enough to pay for the medical bills owed during this time, right?" ”

"Yes, of course." After taking the small card like a light board in the other party's hand, Miss Nurse's smile became significantly brighter: "Miss Chen is really a game master, she can make so much money so quickly." ”

"Everywhere, it's all hard work." The girl known as Chen He hurriedly waved her hand and replied: "And there is also my eldest brother's share, he has recently robbed - the funds raised by running the guild recently are also quite a manifestation of that guy's efforts to save himself." ”

"Thankfully, virtual reality technology is still giving people like your big brother the opportunity to continue playing the game world." Glancing at the figure still lying motionless inside the intensive care room, the nurse smiled and shook the crystal card in her hand: "Even if you don't have fun, at least it's much better than suffering from illness all the time here." ”

"yes, he's having a lot of fun in there." A few small bruises jumped out of her face, and the girl who kept smiling secretly sharpened her teeth: "Not only has it become a lot more violent, but it always likes to use my name to pull the flag...... Yes. ”

"Has anyone been in contact with the perpetrator recently?" Her voice paused for a moment, and then looked at the back of the nurse who turned around and wanted to leave: "How's the police searching?" ”

"There's been no new news." The nurse lady showed a look of embarrassment: "I heard that I encountered something very difficult, so there has been no progress." ”

“……”

"Miss Chen, it's better not to put your hope over there." Looking at the other party's face that became silent again, the nurse couldn't help but whisper: "I have encountered several such things in the past year, usually related to those local gangster forces, I don't know if it's because they are good at escaping or because they have some backers behind them, in short, the police always can't catch them...... I'm sorry. ”

"Then I'll take care of the fees." As if realizing that she was talking too much, she stopped talking and then nodded and walked towards the door: "Please Miss Chen wait here for a while, there are ...... Don't overdo it in this matter. ”

“…… Alas. ”

The sound of the door closing softly was heard in her ears, and the girl who remained in place kept her head down for a long time, until the silence had occupied the place for too long, and then she let out a faint sigh that was not easy to detect: "Not to mention revenge, even survival has become a problem." ”

"Can we go back to our old lives?"

She raised her head, and her eyes fell on Chen Qianguang behind the glass window in front of her, but what came to her mind was not only the life of herself and her eldest brother before, but also the thrilling and precious adventure pictures in the free world: "Mengzhu, Sister Liuzhen, Sister Ning Lan, and Xiao Hongchen......"

What are you doing now?

Now I have only heard that black corn is still active occasionally, and everyone else has no news of themselves...... Isn't it true that since that withdrawal was disbanded, everyone really hasn't had the determination to continue the adventure together?

Or is it because everyone knows about my current predicament, so they deliberately avoided me......

Or is it because of ...... That man......

The mood became heavier and heavier with the confusion of her thoughts, and the girl's hands in front of the window began to clench more and more tightly, and the pain caused by the nails embedded in her palms did not seem to let her break free from this heaviness, but instead became more and more cold eyes: "I won't give up, even if it's for the sake of my uncle...... I'm not going to give up. ”

"Hmph."

She let out a cold snort, and then several lists of candidates for potential murderers and names that might know the inside information appeared in her mind, and the white-haired figure belonging to Xue Lingphantom Ice also became particularly clear in this process at this time, accompanied by the face of another gray-robed magician who was with her at this time: "Sure enough, it's a flowery guy, I was still crazy about my uncle some time ago, and now I'm already empathetic......"

"What is Miss Chen thinking?" The smiling figure belonging to the nurse lady then reappeared beside her, accompanied by her slightly puzzled expression and movements: "Although her face is better than the previous cold and hard, it still seems to be a little troubled." ”

"It's nothing, it's just an annoying thing." Waving her hand, the girl who took her bank card turned around and walked towards the door: "It's always a shameless way to come and get me into trouble every day, if it weren't for the fact that he upgraded my weapon inexplicably, I would have been- no." ”

"We're not done yet."

The corners of her mouth pulled up and she smiled involuntarily, and she nodded at the nurse, then pushed the door and walked towards the outside of the hospital: "Wait and see." ”

"Sooner or later I'm going to take off his mask and give him and that crazy woman a little color."

********************************

"Ahh

“…… What's wrong? ”

"No, nothing."

Rubbing his nose, Duan Qing, who had just sneezed a lot, said in a low voice, "Maybe it's been a busy day today, so my body is a little weak." ”

"As long as no one is cursing you." Xue Lingphantom Bing pursed her lips in disbelief: "With such a big signboard on your body, it's hard to keep people from eyeing us." ”

"Isn't that figuring out a way for our future?"

Pointing to the walls of the large living room and the neatly arranged aristocratic tables and chairs around him, Duan Qing replied with a somewhat helpless smile: "If we want to gain a firm foothold in the intricate imperial capital, we must first find a force to rely on." ”

"So you're going to choose the Date family?" Quietly glancing at the empty surroundings, Xue Lingphantom replied in a low voice, "This family hasn't come out to entertain us for half an hour since welcoming us here?" ”

"Don't worry, maybe they're busy with something else." Duan Qing waved his hand indifferently: "And judging from the situation, the Date family is our best choice now." ”

"Oh? How do you say that? ”

Then it was not Xue Lingphantom Bing who was sitting next to him who asked this question, but a handsome middle-aged man with black hair who suddenly walked out of the corner of this living room, and gradually walked in front of the two players, he first combed his equally handsome hair, and then fell on Duan Qing's head with a smile: "I'm listening." ”

"Uh......"

After hesitating for a while again, Duan Qing, who glanced at the white-haired woman, scratched his cheek: "Because, because...... Because during the previous debate in the main hall, only that Friedman was really exonerating Volavos, and the rest of the people either spoke out against it or wavered, and did not really want to discern whether Volavos was the real criminal or not. ”

"Friedman and Volavos are at least friends, and Volavos is our patron." Looking at the smile that became more and more obvious in the middle-aged man's eyes, Duan Qing let out two dry laughs: "So, so...... If we were on the side of the Date family, we could have at least two real comrades-in-arms, right? ”

"What about the others?" The middle-aged man stretched out his hand as if he was indicating: "How many of those others who have visited you in the tavern before are sincere?" ”

"Probably not one." Duan Qing, who hesitated for a moment, replied cautiously: "If everything they said in front of the emperor in the morning is still acting, then I really have nothing to say." ”

"Yes, your consciousness is high enough."

Clapping his hands, the middle-aged man who had already sat on another wooden chair opposite the living room commented with a smile: "Don't trust anyone easily - this is the most common phrase that the nobles from the imperial capital hear from their elders when they leave their families and go to the aristocratic world to experience, because if you can't even do this, you will often die a miserable death." ”

"But even if the younger generations don't take this sentence as a deaf ear, they often don't know how they died." As soon as he changed his words, his originally relaxed tone became heavy: "Because they always remember this sentence, but they don't understand what makes sense in this sentence." ”

“…… I would like to hear from you. ”

"I can't talk about the details, because the reason is very simple."

Facing Duan Qing's humble gesture of bowing his head, the handsome middle-aged man once again showed a kind smile: "The situation where you have to make a choice for various reasons, the speed of rotation in the imperial capital is too fast. ”

“…… Yes? ”

"Don't you understand?"

Let out two smug laughs, and the middle-aged nobleman once again pointed to the two puzzled faces of Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Bing: "Nobles are impermanent, there are no eternal friends and enemies, only eternal interests. For all sorts of interests and reasons, the nobles of the empire could easily give up some and acquire everything, some for more power and wealth, and some just for self-preservation......"

"You should be able to understand this feeling, right?" Speaking of this, he winked at Duan Qing: "For example...... Well, I mean, for example, you accepted Friedman's kindness in the temple today, but who knows that he didn't help you for your gratitude, but for Steele's favor? ”

"S, Steele?" Duan Qing's mouth opened slightly: "Is it that Steele general from the castle of Thebilisi?" But how is this possible-"

"Don't jump to conclusions, it's just because you don't know so much information right now."

With a word, Duan Qing's doubts about wanting to stand up were suppressed, and the middle-aged nobleman combed his hair again: "Redkar, who has stood for thousands of years without falling, has made it difficult to put violence into action, so everyone often uses various means such as intrigue and trickery, you know too little, so it is understandable to underjudge when showing attitude in the face of most people......"

"For the sake of your sincere desire to save my son 'now', I can give you some time to prepare and adapt." He patted his thigh and stood up, and for the first time there was a scrutinizing expression in his eyes: "I'm Tririk, Tririk Ida, the current master of the Date family, and after you really think about it, it's not too late to decide to join me." ”

"You can do whatever you want here, time ...... Until tomorrow morning. He waved his hand and turned to walk in the direction he came: "Anything else, please forgive me for not saying more." ”

"How much time will you give us to think about it?" Duan Qing asked involuntarily.

"You'll understand."

The footsteps paused for a moment at the edge of the living room, and the middle-aged nobleman who claimed to be the head of the Date family slowly showed a turned side face above the figure with his hands behind his back: "Ah, by the way, I forgot to remind you. ”

"Don't forget to take a walk around the Sky Garden, it should be helpful for you to learn more about it."