Outside the underground garage, in the secluded and dimly lit alley.

Five minutes ago, at 16:16, Misda had just left.

Bugarati, Fogg and others, who had been crowded in the back seat for a long time, stepped out of the car one after another, leaning or leaning against the shadow of the wall, moving their bodies slightly.

Li Qing, on the other hand, knelt down and put his ear to the ground regardless of his own image, listening intently to the movement coming from the direction of the underground garage.

After all, Misda is a rookie who doesn't know anything, and although the probability of an accident is very low, Bugarati is still a little uncomfortable and lets him act alone.

Therefore, Bugarati specially asked Li Qing to play the role of a humanoid radar and remotely monitor the movements on Misda's side.

If there is any suspicious noise, and they hear that Misda may be in danger, they will rush to the rescue as soon as possible.

Li Qing also agreed to be this nanny.

After all, if Misda is really in danger, it means that their tracks have been exposed to the enemy.

At that time, it is pointless to shrink here and hide from the sight of those shopping mall guards, it is better to rush up and fight with real knives and guns.

However...

Unexpectedly, there was no abnormal sound from Misda's side, and Li Qing heard some bad movements from his side first:

"Someone!"

"There are about a dozen people, in groups, rushing straight down this alley."

"What?"

"I—Our tracks have been exposed?"

Fuge's face immediately turned pale:

A battle of life and death did not seem to cure his old problems of fearing the organization.

"It's over... As soon as you go out, you will be discovered, and this alley is another dead end... We have nowhere to run! ”

"Don't panic."

Bugarati soothed his companion with his calm and powerful voice:

"The stand-in emissaries in the organization have always liked to fight alone, and it is unheard of for more than a dozen people to shoot at the same time."

"It's not necessarily a stand-in messenger chasing us, maybe it's an unrelated passerby."

"Anyway, let's find a place to hide first."

He looked around and looked at the alley, which was empty except for a car.

Obviously, there is nothing to hide here.

But this is not difficult for Bugarati at all.

He immediately summoned his steel chain fingers and casually threw "Ali Ali" on the wall, and a one-person-high zipper was instantly opened on the wall.

Bugarati was the first to walk into the narrow space where the zipper was opened, and then turned to Li Qing and the others and said:

"Come on, hide in!"

"Yes."

Without hesitation, Fogg, Naranga, and Apaki slipped into that "zippered space", and Giorno squeezed in right behind.

Li Qing was left without entering.

"Hide in, Li Qing!"

Bugarati and the others, who had already hidden in the other space, urged in unison.

“.......”

Looking at the exposed muscular men who were crowded in this narrow space like canned sardines, wearing open-chested clothes, crop tops, and tights, the corners of Li Qing's mouth twitched uncontrollably:

"Damn... I won't set up a flag again next time. ”

He cursed hatefully, and finally squeezed in.

Immediately after, the steel chain fingers pulled the zipper from the inside of the other dimension.

The traces of Li Qing and the others were quickly hidden behind the "healed" wall, leaving only an undetectable gap to observe the outside world.

And then...

The dozen or so uninvited guests arrived in this alley.

They were all armed with sticks, their faces were fierce, and a thick evil aura was surging all over their bodies.

However, this evil anger was not directed at Li Qing and others.

Surrounded by these fierce burly men was a young man with a thin body, a rickety back, and a pale face, who looked like a frightened wild monkey cowering.

He didn't walk into this alley by himself, but was carried all the way here by the dozen or so fierce men like dead pigs.

"Willy, coward Willy!"

They threw the thin man named Willie to the ground and surrounded him in the dark and secluded alley with a sneer on their faces:

"Let's have some fun here!"

The thin and weak Willy was trembling with horror, but Li Qing, who was hiding in the other space, immediately breathed a sigh of relief:

At a glance, you can see that the dozen or so strong men are not killers sent by the organization.

It's just a bunch of street thugs who bully the weak, and it's not worth worrying about at all.

However...

Bugarati, Fuge, and Naranga frowned in unison: "Willy? ”

"Huh?"

Li Qing asked with some curiosity, "You... Do you know this guy? ”

"That's right."

Fogg pouted, "It's a useless guy." ”

Naranga was also disgusted: "It's a guy with a bad brain. ”

Bugarati's tone was the most restrained, but there was also something faintly strange in it:

"Indeed, people we know."

"It's not just him, I know everyone else."

He looked at the group of fierce men outside and explained:

"These people are all minions on the periphery of the organization, and a large area near this mall is the territory they are responsible for."

"I just let Misda pick up the car alone to avoid the eyes of these minions."

"It's just..."

"I didn't expect them to come here unexpectedly."

Bugarati first explained the identities of the dozen or so big men, and then set his eyes on the thin man who was surrounded by more than a dozen gangsters:

"This guy's name is Willie Coward, and I have a relationship:"

"He was accidentally involved in my battle with another stand-in messenger, and then he came to me and begged me to introduce him to the organization."

Saying that, Bugarati also specially added:

"And, what he wants is to be a core member of the organization."

"What?"

Li Qing heard something special: "Core members..."

"I remember when you told me about the science popularization organization before, those who are eligible to be absorbed as core members are basically stand-in messengers, right?"

"And you have to go through the 99 percent death test."

"That's right."

Bugarati nodded and said:

"He didn't take Mr. Porpo's test, but..."

"Willie Coward, indeed, is indeed a stand-in."

"Huh?"

Li Qing was slightly stunned.

He glanced at the skinny man in the alley who was being kicked around like a ball by a dozen minions:

"This guy is a stand-in messenger?"

"It's so weak... Nope..."

Li Qing focused on Willy's personal performance:

In the humiliating moment of being kicked as a ball, stepped on as a stone, and pointed at his nose to greet his mother and grandmother, this guy named Willie had no intention of resisting at all.

He held his head timidly and cowered and begged for mercy.

"Is there such a cowardly stand-in messenger?"

Li Qing was so surprised that he couldn't speak:

The stand-in messengers he met today were all tough guys who didn't want to die in a fight, and they couldn't breathe when they were injured, and he now subconsciously thought that the stand-in messengers had some passive skills of "unyielding will".

Suddenly seeing such a coward, who didn't even dare to breathe after being beaten, Li Qing couldn't connect him with the words "stand-in messenger" at all.

"No way."

Fogg said disdainfully:

"This guy is a hopeless coward himself, and everyone calls him 'Willie the Coward.'"

"Moreover, his stand-in ability is also very useless."

"Useless?" Li Qing asked curiously, "Why is it useless?" ”

"His stand-in ability is:"

Fogg thought for a moment, and replied carefully:

"As long as the ontology comes into contact with others, his stand-in will automatically become the most 'feared' thing in the other person's subconscious."

"Huh?"

Li Qing pondered for a moment: "Doesn't this sound very strong?" ”

"What a fart!"

"The mere fact that the body needs to be in direct contact with the opponent is already a huge weakness."

"Moreover, his stand-in can't become a fantasy creature in a movie, only something that actually exists on Earth—"

"It sounds pretty good, but when it comes to practical use, you will find that the last ones are basically school bullies, hooligans, parents... Even such non-lethal things as wild cats and wild dogs! ”

"What's even more ridiculous..."

"He doesn't even have control over his ability to be a stand-in."

"As long as he accidentally touches someone, his stand-in will change uncontrollably."

As she spoke, Fogg seemed to recall some unpleasant memory:

"That time Willy accidentally touched my body, and as a result..."

"The result?"

Li Qing and the others are looking forward to the following.

"Haha..."

Fogg said with some embarrassment:

"His stand-in automatically became my college professor."

"I didn't control my temper and accidentally put him in intensive care."