"From the beginning, we were not optimistic about everything about you, and even during my attention to you, I thought countless times, and even expected you to die in obscurity, but it turned out that you are indeed very different...... I can't say exactly how powerful you are, but in the end, you're still standing here.? Follow? Dream?. Lā" Amin continued.

Chen Xiao shrugged: "Well, it sounds like some kind of glory." ”

"If only that were the case, I spent a lot of time digging for things that could coerce and lure you, but in the end I didn't find anything, I mean, you may not have the concept of 'glory' at all, you are completely unaffected by the outside world, and you follow your ideas 100% ......" Armin hesitated for a moment, "Actually, I still don't like you until now. ”

"Oh, that's normal, almost no one likes me." Chen Xiao waved his hand, indicating that he should not take it to heart.

"You probably didn't understand what I meant...... I don't have a psychology of liking or disliking myself, because I'm used to calculating, and it just so happens that everything has its own rules....... And you...... I didn't have a single successful calculation. ”

"Huh?"

"As long as there is enough data, a lot of things can be calculated." Amin said: "For example, coin toss, wind speed, gravity, angle, force, weight difference between front and back, etc., as long as the data is enough, I can't guess wrong if I guess 10,000 times in a row." The same is true for other things, and the calculation of data flows over time can give almost perfect answers, such as predicting the weather, geology, and even the grain harvest in half a year....... These are extremely simple things, and people are a little more difficult to calculate because of the difference in subjective intentions, but even so, I can still guess that the nurse gets up at about 8:05 in the morning, goes to the bathroom, brushes her teeth, but does not wash her face, takes a beer on the left side of the third floor of the refrigerator, and sleeps on the sofa in front of you. There are times when there are mistakes, but even if the answer is wrong, it is within the scope of calculation. I hope you understand what that means. ”

Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Hmm...... It sounds like something somewhere between metaphysics and probability, but of course, if your calculations about that woman are all correct, then I have no reason not to believe you...... But since that's the case......"

"Yes, I can't count you, for example, when I ask you to flip a coin, you may just swallow the coin......"

"Huh? Can I really do such a thing? ”

"Yes!"

"Hmm...... All right...... Hey, hey, hey. ”..

"That's why I don't like you...... But the guardian must have her own reasons....... Okay, with all that said, let's talk about the topic of this time, the plan for the Pacific Division of the Order Foundation. ”

"Huh? So soon, I still have a lot of questions. Chen Xiao muttered a little regretfully.

"I'll have a chance to answer the question later, and in fact, depending on your personality, even what I've just said, you won't be completely convinced...... And if you continue to talk about it, it will take a long time, you know, you have been missing since the first B-class mission, so to avoid unnecessary trouble......"

"Ahh He replied impatiently.

Armin nodded politely, opened the door in front of him with the key, and made a "please" gesture.

A corridor, the light at the end outlined the outline of another door, Chen Xiao looked at Ah Ming with curiosity, then at the dark corridor, and walked in.

......

The corridor, there is nothing here, in fact, Chen Xiao can't even feel the ground under his feet, it seems to be floating, everything is pitch black, except for the door in front of him, and he has to drive his legs, step by step, approaching ...... Curious...... Expect...... Pushed......

subsequently

"Jingle Bell~"

A remarkably familiar sound.

Chen Xiao was stunned, not only because of the wonderful feeling of walking through this corridor, but also because of the familiar scene in front of him...... and fragrance.

The sunshine, the coffee, the cakes, the customers, the liveliness, but not the noise.

Boss Xiaoyu's café......

Everything was as usual, without any difference, and this abrupt change made Chen Xiao feel a slight trance.

Quietly passing by the door, she glanced at Chen Xiao coldly, not showing any abnormality, it seemed that in her eyes, Chen Xiao just pushed open the door of the coffee shop very usually, on the other side, Xiao Nan held the coffee and gestured to the bar counter with her eyes, Chen Xiao looked in that direction, and saw that Boss Xiao Yu was pretending to wipe the cup, but at the same time he stretched his neck and peeked hard into a corner.

Chen Xiao turned his head again with his gaze......

In that corner, Qiu Mujin sits.

It's still the curly hair, the clothes that can be seen everywhere, and the indifference to everything around him, just focusing on the ugly cake in front of him, seems to be enjoying it very much.

......

Chen Xiao pouted helplessly, the matter had come to this, and he had to go with the flow

So he walked over and sat down across from her: "Hi~"

Qiu Mujin swallowed the cake in his mouth: "Hmm...... Throwing away the shape, this cake tastes really good. ”

Chen Xiao nodded, "Yes, I felt the same way when I ate it for the first time." So...... Let's get down to business. ”

"You can't wait." Qiu Mujin smiled and said, "I remember the first time we met, you were impatient with me. ”

"You can't blame me for that, I didn't know a woman like you could be the leader of the Insurgency."

"It's the 'guardian'!" She corrected.

"Whatever, you shouldn't mind, right?" Chen Xiao laughed and haha: "Hmm...... Honestly, I know the day will come when I'll sit across from you and you'll be really, as an 'Insurgency', you know what that means? means I'm becoming a traitor to the Foundation......"

"Haven't you been waiting for this day?" She shrugged her shoulders indifferently.

"Uh...... That being said, isn't the process too ...... It's simple. Chen Xiao gestured around: "You see, you have worked hard for this day, and now you have finally reached the last step, but ...... But it's just such a place, a cup of coffee, a piece of cake. It's also shabby. ”

"Haha, what are you going to do?"

"Of course it has to be a little grandiose, if this is the case, this moment is undoubtedly a turning point in the story, right, it should be a rainy night, a mountain top, the remains of an inaccessible monument or an unknown mysterious place, I went alone, to meet the call of fate, to abandon my previous beliefs and become a betrayer, this is like words."

Qiu Mujin listened, then took another bite of the cake and nodded, not knowing whether he agreed with Chen Xiao's words or affirmed the taste of the cake.

"Well, the atmosphere you envisioned is good, but IMHO,...... What to abandon honor, betrayal, the call of fate...... Do you really deserve these words? ”

"Of course......." Chen Xiao spread his hands and said without hesitation.

"Well, that's ......," Qiu Mujin said with satisfaction, "That's part of the reason why I chose you...... Oh, by the way, that fat guy behind you is the owner of the coffee shop...... Why does he keep an eye on me. ”