Five minutes later, the command center ......

"Sir!" The same agent, in a frenzy, ran to his officer's side and reported, "According to the footage from B1......"

"Alright." The Chief interrupted him, "I see ......" he stared at the large screen in front of him, his gaze fixed on a black area, "He destroyed all video and audio capture devices within SCP-738's containment procedures, right?" ”

"Do you want to detonate a cone bomb? Sir. The agent answered.

"What's the point?" Without looking back, the chief asked, "Since he knew that all the surveillance equipment was going to be destroyed, it means that he was prepared." How could he possibly move something to the area where the conical bomb was located to operate? ”

"This ......," the agent was momentarily speechless.

"This incident reminds us of ...... For the containment of 738, there is a need for improvement. "It's not enough to just have a conone bomb in the middle of the room, we don't take into account the situation where a room without security personnel is invaded when the facility is in a serious crisis...... Obviously, it's impossible for an intruder to have an explosive collar......" he paused, "hum...... Speaking of which, the behavior of this D-class today is a wake-up call for us on many levels. In the future, we should add a set of 'in the event of a full-blown out-of-control crisis at their base' that could be used as a last resort to protect all SCPs. ”

"That'...... What do we do now? Sir. The agent then asked.

"Aren't the men who went to capture him already on their way...... "the commander continued, "and one can only hope for ...... Before they arrived, the D-class hadn't completed some sort of 'deal' that threatened us. ”

"That shouldn't be a problem, sir." The agent replied, "Generally speaking, the most D-class would choose to trade would be 'get free' or something. ”

"Heh......" the chief smiled, he straightened his suit, "Steven, what do you think of this D-class's IQ?" ”

It turned out that the agent's name was Steven.

"Uh...... I've already retrieved his information, sir. Steven said, pulling a form out of his pocket, looking down at it, and reading, "This D-class is codenamed 00250, and his original name is Rudy. Austin, 25 years old; After dropping out of high school, his criminal record remained virtually uninterrupted until last year, when he was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder...... He was tested to have an IQ of 83 and a slight tendency to violence. ”

“83？” The chief looked back at Steven, reached for the form, and "......Huh," he snorted, "That's not right." ”

"What's wrong? Sir. Steven asked.

"Do you think a person with an under-average IQ (even by American standards) would think of using SCP-294 against SCP-173?" The chief replied sharply, "Before that...... he looked at the form again, "where did he hear about SCP-294's properties?" ”

"This ......" Steven's face changed color and became more and more ugly, "Could it be that he ......"

"That's right......," the chief replied in a deep voice, "I suspect he's someone the Chaos Insurgency (Cactus_Insurgent) has planted in some way. He shoved the form back into Steven's hand, "If that's the case, this information is meaningless......

The more Steven thought about it, the more he felt that the chief had a point: "That's right...... The average D-class may not even be aware of the SCP they are operating, let alone the other SCPs. And this man ...... The first use of SCP-294 resulted in the subject's failure to generate input', suggesting that he was not aware of SCP-294's properties...... And as soon as it came up, it was testing its bottom line. ”

"All in all...... The capture/elimination of this man must be carried out as much as possible, as the potential threat to his activities in the base is too great. The Commander continued, "We'll have to arrest or kill him before he comes into contact with more Keter-class objects, or the consequences will be dire......"

…………

At the same time, SCP-738's containment procedures are within the same time.

Due to the current state of the base, the security personnel who were supposed to guard the site are long gone. They've either taken refuge in an underground emergency shelter or they've died somewhere else...... Anyway, Brother Jue was not hindered along the way.

The door to the containment procedure is to be opened by a console in the outer chamber, and no access card is required.

After coming to this real area, Feng Bujue carefully destroyed all the monitoring probes and radio equipment in the room and the real yàn room, and then began to carry the three-piece furniture set. He knew very well that when moving tables and chairs, he only had to be careful to avoid the conical bomb in the middle of the room.

To make a long story short, after a long period of work, Jue Ge finally sat down in SCP-738-2, the high-backed chair. In front of him is the table labeled SCP-738-1, and the "throne" SCP-738-3 is located behind him.

"Huh...... I really didn't expect that we would meet in such a format. ”

After a while, a gentle, mysterious voice sounded behind him.

Feng Bujue turned around and saw a black-haired man.

It is a man with an outstanding temperament, he can express the youthful vigor of a twenty-year-old, and he can also reveal the maturity and humor of a forty-year-old. But how old he actually looks, no one can say......

Secondly, this is also a very attractive man, although objectively speaking, he is not a beautiful man......

"Listen to this...... Do you know me? Feng replied quietly.

"yes, you're a big celebrity...... the man replied with a smile, "...... Seal unconsciously. ”

"......I see," Brother Jue smiled.

"Yes, that's right." The other party replied.

"I haven't asked your Excellency for your name." Feng Bujue immediately said again.

"Vincent." Vincent replied indifferently.

"Oh?" Feng Bujue's eyes changed slightly, and he immediately looked the other party up and down again, "Hehe...... Long admiration...... Long admiration ......"

These two "long admiration" do not carry any irony or hypocrisy, Brother Jue has really admired his name for a long time.

"Huh...... Woody has said a lot of bad things about me here, hasn't he? Vincent rested his right elbow on the armrest of the throne, rested his cheek with one hand, and looked at Jue Ge Dao condescendingly in a dashing posture.

"If you're really Vincent, there's no need to ask this question." Feng Bujue tapped his temple with his hand, "Why don't you just go inside and find the answer yourself?" ”

"My dear friend......" Vincent smiled, "you know, a lot of times, the 'answer' is not the most important thing. He paused for half a second and continued, "Whether it is the limit of mortal wisdom or the strongest wisdom of deification...... After all, it all stops at the level of 'answers'. But what's the point? The former was asked what one plus one equals and instantly came up with the answer 'two', while the latter knew the question and knew that the final answer was 'two' before someone asked how much one plus one equals. ”

Speaking of this, he stared at Feng Buju, and waited for a moment: "Hehe...... But you, I...... Why bother? ”

"You're the same." Feng Bujue said, grabbed the chair and turned around, and turned into a state of sitting face to face with the other party, "You said a bunch of specious nonsense, not only did you not give me the 'answer', but even denied my 'question'." ”

"Hahaha......" Vincent shook his head slightly and laughed heartily, "Your reaction is very 'shrewd', I don't know it...... The first thing you said to me was a temptation. When I call you by your real name, the temptation comes to fruition, and you enter another state...... I'll call it a 'state of unconsciousness'. In this state, your thinking speed and way of thinking have been significantly improved, as if you have reached an 'extradimensional perspective'. ”

He pursed his lips, and looked at Brother Jue's eyes a little more complicated: "Observe yourself from your own perspective, observe yourself from the perspective of a bystander, and at the same time observe this bystander with a personality as vast as the universe...... In this way, we can solve a difficult problem in time, space, subjective consciousness, and objective reality......"

As he spoke, Feng Bujue's expression also changed, and a rare and real solemnity appeared on his face.

"There are only a handful of people in the human world who can reach this realm...... Vincent continued with a smile, "You deserve to be 'chosen' by Woody, hehe...... It doesn't look like his deal with 'that person' is a loss......"

"Who is he trading with? What is the deal? What does it have to do with me? Feng Bujue asked three questions in a row.

"Don't worry...... Vincent raised his left hand and waved his fingers, "There are some things, when the time comes...... You'll know, I promise. ”

"Can you respond to my question with something other than nonsense?" Feng Bujue said coldly.

"Yes." Vincent replied with a very short two words, and then stopped talking.

"Hey, hey......" Brother Jue was also silent for two seconds, and then complained, "You shouldn't sue me, this 'can' is even a 'not nonsense' answer, right?" ”

"That's right." Vincent laughed, "That's right." ”

Bang -

The next second, the gun went off.

"Why are you doing this?" Vincent looked down at the bullet hole in his heart, and although the bullet had gotten in, there was no blood coming out at all, "I thought you and I had a similar sense of humor?" ”

"yes, I'm using that sense of humor." Feng Bu said unconsciously, picked up the assault rifle again, and aimed it at Vincent's crotch.

"Alright, alright...... Let's talk. Vincent leaned over and cocked his legs, "Don't do these superfluous things. ”

"Then I won't beat around the bush with you." Feng didn't know that the wisdom of the devil in front of him was on the same level as Woody. Smart people can speak to each other very profoundly, or they can be very direct, "You can be conscious, tell me everything you can sue me." ”

"Don't do this~" At this moment, Vincent's tone suddenly changed, and it can't be said that he is maliciously selling cuteness, but it does mean a little bit, "You're on SCP-738 now...... The_Devils_Deal, as the name suggests...... We're going to make a deal. He leaned back on the throne and spread his hands, "You won't get anything substantial in return if you don't pay the price, ...... There's nothing I can do about it. ”

"Yes......" Feng Bujue said, "Then next, are we going to stage a 'devil luring mortals to take the bait' drama?" ”

"If you don't mind, I'll start now." Vincent tilted his head slightly, and looked at Jue Gedao with a very sincere gaze.

"Okay~ You come." Feng replied weakly.

"Ah~ fame, power, wealth...... A qiē in this world...... Just here with me......" Vincent chanted impassionedly as if reciting a poem, "Mortal~ what you want, say it!" ”

"Is that how you lure people into making deals?" Feng Bujue stared blankly, and responded to Vincent with a disdainful look, "I can't help but ask...... How did you get into Satan's henchman? ”

"Hehe......" Vincent smiled, "Okay, I'll be serious. He cleared his throat, "How about I give you Li Ruoyu?" ”

"What did you say?" When Feng Bu Jue heard those three words, his expression immediately changed, becoming cold and intimidating.

"Look~" Vincent replied triumphantly, "Someone is angry...... Why is that? Because I touched the most unguarded part of his incomparably strong heart. As he spoke, his face seemed to be covered with an invisible shadow, "This is a 'mortal', I don't realize it, and I can appreciate my vulnerability...... It is because of this that the human soul is beautiful and bright. Relative...... We, the 'deified' beings, are all ugly scoundrels, lackeys, speculators, and saboteurs...... I hated myself and didn't realize it, but at the same time, I didn't care...... Can you understand this contradiction? ”

"Forgive me for not being able to." Feng Bujue replied coldly.

"yes......" Vincent replied abruptly, "I know you can't...... But just want you to think about it. ”

"What if you think about it? Will it be closer to what you call deification? Feng Bujue said.

"Huh...... Who knows? Vincent dodged the poignant question, "Let's get down to business...... You saw it too, I ...... Know how to tempt you or threaten you...... In this respect, Woody and I are no different. "But don't get me wrong, you're not 'acting according to our will'. I'm not saying this to take care of your self-esteem...... This is a fact, and you yourself understand it. ”

As he spoke, he shook his fingers, and as he moved, a piece of parchment, a quill, and a bottle of ink flew out of the drawer next to the throne.

"Let me ask again, how about I give you Li Ruoyu?"

"What do you mean by 'giving'?" Feng Bujue didn't give an answer, but asked further.

Since it was the substance of the transaction, Vincent had to tell the truth: "As long as you say yes, she is yours, from the mind to the body, her one qiē ......"

"You mean...... Control her thoughts? Feng Bujue continued.

"Of course not." Vincent said, "With the strength of her soul, I can't control or change her consciousness. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Brother Jue said again.

"It's easy...... Vincent said, "just break her seal." ”

Hearing this, Feng Buyi's expression changed: "Can you unlock the seal under Woody?" ”

"Who sues you...... That 'seal' was given by Woody? Vincent asked rhetorically.

At this moment, countless fragments flashed through Feng Bujue's mind: "It turned out to be your ......"

"Yes." Vincent said, "That's me." He paused for a second and continued, "Li Ruoyu is also in this 'gambling game', and I am her bettor." He had already taken the quill in his hand, dipped it in ink, and said to the parchment floating in the air, "I can tell you unequivocally that if I break the seal, she will find that she is already in love with you, how about it?" That way, you don't have to be blackmailed by Woody anymore, do you want to trade? ”

"What about the conditions?" Feng Bujue asked immediately.

"Huh...... Very simple. Vincent said, "In a few years' time, at the end of your life......"

Boom -

A bang interrupted Vincent's words.

The door that was sealed unconsciously was destroyed by the fixed-point blasting outside, and in the smoke and dust, a group of black shadows rushed in, and one of them shouted at Feng Buyun, who was still ringing in his ears: "Don't move!" ”

Frequent footsteps and the sound of guns being loaded quickly surrounded him.

"Alas...... It's a pity. Vincent sighed, "Maybe it's providence......"

"Slow down ......," Feng Bujue said, "Even if you can't trade now, it's ...... in reality."

"That can't be." Vincent knew what he was going to say, so he simply denied, "I don't have the right to offer this level of trading on any other occasion." Only when you're sitting on this SCP-738 is the exception, and ...... This is the only chance, and the next time you sit on this chair, the devil may not be me. ”

"Hmph......" Feng Bujue also snorted, "Okay...... Maybe it's providence. ”

"Don't speak! Drop your weapons on the ground, stand up, and raise your hands! "The heavily armed security guards were yelling at Juego, they couldn't see or hear Vincent, only faintly heard a distorted voice echoing around the throne.

"I'm sorry, let's meet again." As he spoke, Vincent vanished from his throne. And the parchment, quill, and ink floating in mid-air also flew back into the long drawer on their own at lightning speed.

"Hurry up and do it! Otherwise, shoot! "The security guards gave an ultimatum.

Feng Bujue was helpless, so he had to put down the firearm in his hand, raise his hands high, and stand up. He knows...... The SCP Foundation guys aren't police officers, and this group of people really doesn't mind "executing" their targets, let alone D-class personnel, who kill their own people without blinking.

Three seconds later, several strong men swarmed up, subdued Feng Bujue to the ground, and handcuffed his hands again.

The security team member who had just shouted picked up the communicator and reported, "Sir, the target has been charged, request further instructions...... R1152