A man in a gray mask walked slowly down an alley to a door.

He lifted his finger and knocked on the door.

Inside the door, a voice came: "Answer today's code!" ”

The Grey Masked Man replied, "The dragon tore the horns of the phoenix." ”

However...... The door, but it was not opened.

The Gray Mask Man hurriedly said, "What's wrong?" ”

"Wrong answer! Where did the horn of the phoenix come from? Dragons have horns! ”

"No...... Isn't it, isn't that what you said? Just because the phoenix has no horns, this code is more difficult, why is it changed to another way now? ”

Then, the door opened slightly.

"Alright, come in."

The Grey Mask Man walked in and asked stunned, "What?" ”

The door was opened by a woman in a gray mask, she quickly closed the door, and said: "Don't you know, now in the slums, there have always been people peddling codes, and then there are people who buy codes, enter the house, and rob money and sex. The closer you get to the black wall, the worse the security. ”

"I see," the gray-masked man breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Anna, so what you just said was to test me?" ”

"Yes. If you bought a password, you will definitely think that you bought a fake password. ”

The gray masked man touched his head, sighed, and said, "No way, all of us have to wear masks since birth......"

"Carl," said the woman named Anna, "you're not going out again today, are you?" ”

"Well, I'm not going out."

"That's good, starting tomorrow, with twelve o'clock at noon as the dividing line, set two codes, you must remember. If you're mistaken, I won't open the door for you. ”

"The code?"

"I'll decide on the fly tomorrow morning. I'll think about the code in the morning, and you can think about the code in the afternoon. ”

Karl, the gray-masked man, scratched the back of his head and said, "However, I don't understand, who will leak the code?" I would never give away the code in front of outsiders. ”

"There are a lot of people like that." Anna walked to the kitchen to the side and continued to chop vegetables, "Some people will sell their own family or relatives' or neighbors' codes. The living environment within the entire black wall is getting worse day by day, and now in the slums, a loaf of bread is equivalent to a human life. ”

After cutting the vegetables halfway, she said: "This year's grain harvest is poor, so the pigs can't be fed, and the price of pork in the market has risen three or four times." Therefore, the next time our family eats meat, we will probably have to wait until Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

"It's all because there is so little land......"

Suddenly, Karl walked up behind Anna and took off her mask!

"You, what do you do?" Anna hurriedly snatched the mask and said, "Didn't you make an appointment to take off the mask only when we go to bed together at night?" ”

"I want to see my wife's face!" Karl looked at Anna's face carefully and said, "Anyway, the time to take off the mask in a day does not accumulate more than an hour. ”

"Nasty!" Anna smacked Karl hard in the chest, "By the way, I'm going to tell you something. I'm going to ...... your uncle."

"I'll talk about that later," Carl took off his mask as he took off his mask, "Come, kiss ...... first"

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

Anna hurriedly put on the mask and said, "Okay, someone is coming, I'll go open the door first." ”

Anna walked to the door, coughed lightly, and said, "Who are you looking for?" ”

A voice came from outside the door: "Hello, we are the tenants who called to prepare to rent a house. ”

Anna cleared her throat, turned her head, and watched her husband, Carl, who was also wearing a mask, come out of the kitchen, and said, "Well, excuse me, what is the code we agreed on the phone?" ”

"The Naga Siren devours the Sphinx."

After hearing the voice outside the door, she immediately said: "The code I obviously agreed on is that the Sphinx devours the Minotaur, you are wrong!" ”

"Huh?" The voice outside the door was visibly stunned, "Impossible, you didn't say anything about the Minotaur?" ”

At this time, another voice sounded: "You want to test us, the agreed code is indeed the Naga Siren devouring the Sphinx." ”

Anna nodded, and the door opened.

Outside the door stood five men in gray masks.

"Guys, please come in."

Carl said unexpectedly, "Wait...... Anna, where is renting a house? ”

"I wanted to tell you just now," Anna pointed out the window, "I want to rent out the house left to us in the south after your uncle's death, and earn a little rent." ”

"This ...... You didn't discuss it with me......"

"Didn't I tell you?"

Then, Anna hurriedly looked at the five gray masked people again, subconsciously grabbed her hair, and said, "Well, you guys sit down first, and let's discuss the details of cooperation." ”

Carl pulled Anna past him, walked to the kitchen door, and whispered, "You're too reckless, aren't you?" You also know that the security is not good now, so you can bring five people in at once? Aren't you afraid? ”

Anna pointed to a nearby cabinet and whispered, "There's a gun in that cupboard, my father's dowry." ”

"How much has the price of bullets on the market risen now, and can you afford it?"

"I can't afford it...... But they don't know? ”

At this time, the five gray-masked people had just sat down, and one of the men whispered to the other woman: "Mother Ziyi, Dong Xie, should someone be arranged to guard the door?" ”

"It doesn't have to be so much. Everything, do as promised. ”

"Well, Li Yin has also repeatedly said to me that the most important ...... in the blood word task"

Just then, Anna walked over.

"Hello guys, my name is Anna Smith."

Then she took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to them.

"Here's the floor plan of the house you're going to rent, the description of the room type, and the lease contract. Well, the type of our house is indeed average, and the location is not very good, but now it is not easy to have a shelter from the wind and rain, right? ”

Carl brought a few cups of brewed tea, then stepped aside, observing a few people, showing a slightly suspicious look.

Then, he walked to the side hallway, where a dial-tone telephone was placed on the coffee table in the middle of the hallway. He made a phone call, and then he was quickly connected.

"Fani, I'm sorry, I can't let you stay in my uncle's house."

"Huh? Cal? Didn't you say that before? Please, don't do that! The people of the Black Corps are looking for me now, I have been greedy for their money, and they will not let me go! I don't want to go outside the black wall, and I don't want to go outside if I die! I've been there once before and I'm going crazy! ”

"Fani...... My wife said that she wanted to rent out the house, and as you know, my wife has always had the final say in my house. ”

"Carl, where am I going? If I ever find me, I'll be finished! When the limelight is over, I'll be able to leave! Those people can't set up the level all the time and make everyone who passes by take off their masks! ”

"I ...... I'm embarrassed...... I can't change Anna's decision...... You're wearing a mask anyway, so let's stay outside for a while. ”

"Carl, can't you really save me?"

"I really can't help it...... So why are you greedy for the money of the Black Corps? ”

"I, I listened to what that guy in Weaver said and went to bet on dog fighting on the black market, and he said that he would definitely win, and I would be able to make enough money to pay it back...... As a result, all the money was exported! ”

"You're a guy who never gambles...... If you believe this kind of nonsense, that guy must have deliberately instigated you, otherwise who would share this kind of thing with you! ”

"Carl, I'm ......"

"Okay, you listen to me...... You leave tonight, and no matter what happens, don't take off your mask. ”

……

Dong Xie looked at the contract in front of him, then looked at Anna in front of him, nodded and said, "There is nothing wrong with the contract, but we want to go and actually see the house first." ”

"Yes, but that house is relatively remote and may not be easy to find, so I'll show you the house later."

At this time, suddenly Karl ran up.

"I," Carl patted his chest, "I'll take you!" ”

Anna said suspiciously, "Didn't you just say that you won't go out at night?" You have to get out, we have to change the code. ”

"Okay, change the code......"

"It's rare to see you so attentive to the affairs of your family," Anna looked at Carl and suddenly said, "You don't have anything to hide from me, do you?" ”

"I didn't ...... There is no ......"

Anna stared at Carl for a moment and said, "You come with me, I'll give you the key, and ...... I'll decide the code. ”