Chapter Eighty-Six: Behind the Scenes
The message in the vinyl record stopped as the gramophone rotated, and the voice that made it impossible to distinguish the real from the fake stopped abruptly, but Ye Qi, who was sitting on the only chair in the room, shook his head with a wry smile, he picked up the vinyl record he had bought before putting it aside, and sighed softly.
Careless!
Ye Qi never thought that the other party would doubt his identity because of a vinyl record, and at the same time, he didn't expect that the two stalkers who were commented by him as unqualified would be so 'meticulous' - whether it was a coincidence or a real ability, Ye Qi would not hide his mistakes; To know that an opportunity to know a mistake and be able to correct it is definitely to be cherished, after all, in the dark world, a mistake is often the price of death.
"This guy is the Thousand Faces? What a big breath! ”
Jacob, who was standing in front of the gramophone, immediately said after the sound of the gramophone stopped—after being discovered by the Thousand Faces Monster, Ye Qi used the witchers patrolling the streets to deliver a message to Jacob on the way back; Jacob, who had been waiting, entered the soundproof room of the shop almost not long after the phonograph began to play.
"This is the attitude of the 'winner', and we can only accept it at this moment!"
Hearing Jacob's dissatisfied, Ye Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly twice; Then he raised his hand to adjust the gramophone and replayed the vinyl record; And Jacob, who was just about to speak, swallowed back the words and listened intently—
"Mr. Finger, the first time I spoke to you, it was in this way! I'm so sorry; But. You don't have to worry. The shadow has not betrayed you; Everything he tells you is true. And I chose to work with Shadow because he is honest and trustworthy in some aspects, which is enough to make people feel reassured! So, my cooperation with Shadow needs to continue......"
"Of course, your disguise is perfect, and this time it's just my luck; You can tell that you're not good at music; Maybe you don't think a vinyl record is anything special, but the one you have is a ...... that many people are after."
There aren't a lot of messages on vinyl. A few minutes later, Arch and Jacob listened to it a second time; And Ye Qi, who learned how he was discovered last time, focused his attention on other places this time, and a keyword appeared in this message-
His collaboration with Shadow......
Kill the boss of the sand fox?!
Ye Qi groaned, his fingers slightly tapping on the armrest next to the chair - through the shadow's self-confession, the target of the two cooperation was naturally the boss of the sand fox, and the sand fox himself was undoubtedly there; However, after the other party lured himself away and took away the shadow, he still wanted to continue? And told him so openly. Didn't they shoot to kill the boss of the sand fox, and they were followed by their own praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finch?
This situation made Ye Qi feel a little puzzled - maybe the Thousand Faces didn't have much contact. But the shadow, a killer-born person, although he has his own bottom line, will never risk his own life!
This is the most intuitive feeling that Ye Qi got after a short time with the other party; may be a little inappropriate, but whether the other party shows vigilance or strain, it is based on fear of death - such a person can have a chance to escape his clutches, the first time should be to go away and fly high; As for fulfilling your own commission? Maybe the shadow thinks very much, but once his life is in danger, the killer knows exactly what to do.
And the Thousand Faces can convince such a shadow that there must be a complete way.
Or is the shadow reluctantly kidnapped by the Thousand Faces?
This idea appeared in Ye Qi's mind, and then, in the next moment, it was denied by Ye Qi; Before, the shadow was staying in this shop, and there were many customers coming and going, and if he wanted to kidnap the shadow in such a way, it was impossible unless it was made by an existence at or above the solar level - and at this moment, the streets of Landenburgh were full of military police and witchers, and the ability of the military police was subject to negotiation, but the ability of the witchers was certain; Maybe they can't find the existence above the sun, but the power that the solar level carries with them is definitely like an incandescent lamp at night, and it can't escape the eyes of these demon hunters.
When arranging the search mission, Jacob specially ordered these demon hunters to pay attention to the existence of the Solar class, not even the Solar class, but even the Moonlight class; However, compared to the former, the latter is not so easy to spot—and Jacob did not deliberately remind him today; So, obviously, the shadow left with the other party on his own initiative; Ye Qi was not surprised by this choice, after all, if it were him, I am afraid that there would be such a choice.
The Thousand-Faced Monster, although dangerous, is still in the same camp; And his side is not only dangerous, but also the opposing camp; Even with active cooperation, the best outcome in the end is to be imprisoned - the Tower of Thorns in the Witcher's Headquarters has a reputation for being absolutely not small.
How did the Thousand Faces convince Shadow?
In Ye Qi's mind, the question began to spin non-stop; However, there were not many clues—although he now knew that the existence of the Thousand Faces could not have been pretended by his ally; After all, if it was his ally who pretended to be, after 'tricking' him like this before, he would naturally show himself proudly and despise him.
However, apart from being able to affirm this, there is not much information left, and it is still some description of this person from the quail and the shadow—
"Did the dark mercenary catch it?"
Ye Qi stood up, walked to Jacob beside him, and motioned to the other party to sit down first, and then continued to ask-Jacob at this time, adjusting the phonograph, obviously, planning to listen to it a third time, and find more clues from it.
"Caught, already locked up in your bar for the time being, by Tate they began a surprise interrogation!"
Jacob replied. While adjusting the chair. Bring yourself closer to the gramophone - watch Jacob listen intently again. Ye Qi did not speak again to disturb the other party; Instead, he walked to the other end of the room, leaning against the wall, and continued to think about his question.
"I know!"
Suddenly, Jacob suddenly shouted, which woke up Ye Qi, who was thinking; Looking at Ye Qi, who was looking at him in surprise, Jacob immediately explained: "I know where this guy recorded this passage!" ”
"What?!"
Ye Qi looked at Jacob in surprise.
"You listen to his background sound, put aside all the guy's words, and concentrate on the background sound! Is it a little noisy? Jacob said. And, he immediately stopped the gramophone, then pointed around: "The place where the vinyl record is recorded, in order to ensure the quality of the sound, must be done in such a room; And here is silent, apparently this monster with a thousand faces, was not recorded here! ”
"Instead, he picked a place that was convenient for him; That's why there are subtle noises in his comments — subtle noises, even though he speaks with a shift in tone that deliberately draws the attention of those who hear the vinyl record. It's not so easy to cover up! ”
"It's very regular, it seems to be ...... Printshop? ”
After hearing Jacob's words, Yedge heard. He listened quietly, and after a moment, he said with speculation.
"Not a printing house, but a newspaper! Only newspapers that distribute these vinyl records in passing can meet this request! Jacob corrected the error in Ye Qi's words, and immediately chuckled: "Of the three newspapers in Landingburgh, I seem to know that one prints a newspaper and publishes vinyl records!" ”
"If that guy hadn't transferred! I think we can surprise him! ”
"I prefer to give the other person a scare!"
Ye Qi replied with a smile.
……
"I think it's stupid to stay here!"
The shadow looked at the Thousand Faces in front of him, who was looking leisurely and complacent, flipping through a book, and continued to emphasize his opinion - although he had to admit that it was the other party who 'saved' him once before, it didn't mean that the shadow would allow the other party to push himself into another abyss just because he was rescued once!
"You don't know how terrible that guy is, that guy is like a half-old child compared to that guy!" The shadow looked at the thousand-faced monster and didn't pay attention to it, and his voice couldn't help but rise: "In front of the sand fox, although I am suppressed, I still have the determination to fight with the other party for life and death; But in front of that guy, I didn't even dare to move, as if I had returned to the time when I was targeted by that fierce beast! ”
"We should leave immediately!"
The shadow slapped the table in front of the Thousand-Faced Monster hard, and his voice was basically a roar.
"Don't worry, I have a way to get us out safely!"
The Thousand Faces didn't feel any anger in the face of such a seemingly rude shadow, but instead smiled - for a person's sincere dissuasion, or intentional trouble, the Thousand Faces Monster can still distinguish clearly; Just like the message he left to Ye Qi before, the reason why the Thousand Faces Monster chose to choose the shadow in front of him was because the other party was still a person with a bottom line and kept his promises; Otherwise, in the sand fox, there are several people who are stronger than the shadow, and he can cooperate with the other party.
Moreover, the Thousand Faces were sure to make these people obey him; However, he had to keep an eye out for the opponent's counterattack at all times - it was obvious that what he was going to do would not make him have the extra mind to pay attention to it; Therefore, Shadow became the best person to work with.
And from before to now, his choice is very correct - since leaving the shop he likes, the other party has been persuading him like this, this performance is nothing more than to remind him of the other party's strength and terror, and use it as a reward for his 'life-saving' kindness.
My kindness is not so easy to repay!
With such a thought in his heart, the eyes of the monster with a thousand faces retracted again and put them on the book in front of him; And the shadow who saw all this shouted in a muffled voice: "Do you think you can really use such a strategy to make that guy a murderous knife?" Haven't you thought about what will happen to us if that guy finds out? Do you really think that guy is just an ordinary witcher! ”
"Of course. No! Can an ordinary witcher scare our shadow like this? The Thousand-Faced Monster's eyes didn't take their eyes off the books. As he flipped through the pages, he said, "But. That was after that; We're totally ready to figure it out when the time comes! ”
"You guy's crazy!"
The shadow glared at her red eyes and gasped.
"Thank you, thank you for your compliment! My teacher once said that a good scholar always starts with madness! ”
The Thousand-Faced Monster smiled slightly, and said indifferently; However, before his smile could be retracted, his whole person froze, and he closed the book in his hand almost instantly. pinched under the armpit; A vertical leap jumped out from behind the table.
"What's wrong?!"
The performance of the Thousand Faces made the shadow ask extremely nervously.
"The one you spoke of is coming! Two blocks away, one of my magic guards was blasted by powerful energy and exploded! A serious look that had never appeared on the face of the thousand-faced monster, he did not hesitate, and said to the shadow: "Go, we are exposed!" ”
With that, the Thousand Faces jumped up towards the window of the room where he was, and jumped straight out; And the shadow did not hesitate. Tighter in the back—
"This is what you call a foolproof plan?!"
When you get to the ground, look at the Thousand-Faced Monster. After throwing a crystal ball that looked like an astrologer on the ground, Shadow couldn't help but ask.
"Any plan will have a loophole, and the backup plan is to fill this loophole!"
After watching all the crystals of the crystal ball turn into a puddle of liquid and begin to evaporate rapidly, the Thousand Faces replied, and then, he said straight, "Now we are heading directly towards the lair where the sand fox is!" ”
"This is what you call a backup plan? What's the difference with your previous plan? ”
Although it was with such a question, the shadow ran non-stop.
"My previous plan will be more detailed and perfect, and the chance of success in the end is more than 90%; And because of the hurry, the backup plan can only reach 50% at most! ”
The Thousand Faces Monster said truthfully, but such words made the shadow lament in his heart for a while—he had seen that strength, and he didn't think that this so-called backup plan had the same high success rate as the Thousand Faces Monster said; Thinking about that person's speed, Shadow felt more and more in the bottom of his heart that his life was once again in grave danger.
Unlike the last time, if he was caught this time, Shadow couldn't think that he would be lucky enough to escape again; After all, no matter how merciful the existence is, there will be no mercy for the escaped captives; What's more, judging from the behavior of that person, that person is not a benevolent being; Maybe it's because he has his own bottom line or rules, and he won't kill innocents indiscriminately, but for those who violate his own rules and touch his bottom line, that person is absolutely cruel - and obviously, he has touched that person's bottom line now.
"Don't worry, what I smashed just now was the goblin mist, even if it is keenly perceived, it is useless in the goblin mist!" Apparently seeing the shadow's concern, the Thousand Faces said in a reassuring tone: "This is something I got from a rebel druid at a considerable cost, and it was because of the fog of these goblins that the Holy See had no choice but to end the hunt for the druid!" ”
"At that time, the druids were in Hailin, and they occupied the right place and people, and we are now in Landingburg; Not only during the day, but also the opponent's home field, and the number of people is even worse than the opponent's road I don't know how many times! Looking at the military police and demon hunters who had already noticed the two of them because of the rapid running, the voice of the shadow almost carried despair.
"These are things that can be created!"
With these words, the Thousand Faces reached into his arms, took out a handful of Kimpton, and threw it straight into the sky.
Ding, ding, ding......
The crisp sound, combined with the dazzling golden light, almost instantaneously attracted everyone's attention in the slightly quaint streets of Rantingburg.
"Kimpton?!"
Countless people rushed towards the golden glitter on the ground with such a cry; The military police and witchers who had noticed the shadow and the Thousand Faces were immediately intercepted and blocked by more people, and when they came back to their senses, the two guys who seemed to have suspicious signs had already disappeared without a trace.
However, the more troublesome thing for them has just begun, because of the ownership of a Kimpton, a 'duel' broke out in the crowd, and it is very obvious that when a local 'duel' begins, it is like a domino, triggering a chain effect, and countless people are stimulated to make a big move - in order to pick up one more Kimpton.
And when more people who heard the news joined in, the whole scene was even more chaotic, even if it was the uniforms of the military and police, at this time, there was a lack of corresponding deterrence; People who are dazzled by the golden light don't pay attention to the existence that is usually full of shock, especially when they feel that 'their own people' are several times more than the other party.
"I'll leave it to me!"
After breaking out of the goblin mist, Jacob gestured to Yeck; After Ye Qi continued to catch up, he took out his gun without hesitation and fired several shots straight into the sky.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At the sound of gunfire, the crowd froze.
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