I feel that there is something strange in tonight's events, and Er Li put on a posture of retreating bravely to coax us to return, but the follow-up things have not been explained at all. Is this retreat a delaying tactic when the general trend has passed, and will we be greeted by a comeback attack?

On the way back, I was worried about this question and didn't come up with an answer until we returned safely.

We got in touch with Lu Yan, we entered the door of the safe house, at this time it was just four hours since we left, it was not yet dawn, Wang Shanqi and Wang Dake had already fallen asleep, Lu Yan was standing against the wall as if he was asleep, Xiao Kan was waiting for me without sleep, and Virus Zhang was still talking to Xiao Ying with great interest, but the content was monotonous.

Seeing us come in, Xiao Kan immediately rushed to my side, moving his arms and legs to see if I was injured, Lu Yan's reaction was very flat, nodded and sat down.

My injuries are already healed, and I can't see anything when I am covered by blood scabs, and I explain to Xiao Kan that my body is full of other people's blood, which can be regarded as covering up the past.

Virus Zhang finally let go of Xiao Ying and walked over, "How is it?" ”

I was a little suspicious of him, so I didn't tell him the truth, pointed to the clothes on his body and said, "His strength is quite strong, we have suffered a loss!" ”

"It's okay not to die, do you see him?" Virus asked, rolling his eyes around us.

"I saw it, a white-haired old man, but unfortunately I didn't catch him!" I spoke with a tone of regret.

"Didn't catch him!" Virus Zhang's expression was a little strange, "Do you need me to arrange for you to run out?" ”

"Why run?" I asked rhetorically, "Er Li doesn't admit that tonight's incident has anything to do with him, and I don't think he looks like a liar, and after a few words of chat, it's a reconciliation, I think it should be fine!" ”

"That's ......" Virus Zhang frowned, "That's not bad, Er Li is not a person who goes back on his word, since he reconciles, he shouldn't deal with you again......"

I carefully observed his expression, trying to find out what was wrong, but Zhang was still as cold and annoying as usual, and there were no clues on his face.

Just as I was about to test him further, the phone rang, and I took it from Xiao Kan's hand and saw that it was Xiang Ci. Pick it up or not? I hesitated for a moment or pressed the answer button, something so big, if she doesn't answer the phone, she will come to the door, it is better to pick up the phone and listen, and buy a reaction time.

"Si'an, I know what happened tonight!" Xiang Ci's tone was a little tired, and this tiredness didn't seem to have anything to do with the early hours of the morning, "Where are you?" ”

"I'm in my office." I replied, not mentioning anyone else.

"I'll be there soon!" Xiang Ci hung up the phone, and I didn't hear anything else from her tone.

"Is it to the mayor?" Virus Zhang guessed from my face.

I nodded.

"I've got to go, try not to mention me if possible!" virus Zhang said.

"Okay, but I think she probably already knows!" I say.

"Try your best!" Virus Zhang picked up his bag, "Can Xiao Ying come with me?" ”

Of course I won't agree, but Xiao Ying no longer has the outfit to hide his appearance at this time, and I have no place to hide him, and the appearance of an inhuman child is something I have always had to pay attention to hide in front of Xiang Ci.

"Xiaoyi, would you like to go with him?" In desperation, I asked.

"He's funny......" Ea looked at him and then at me, "I don't want to go with him......"

Xiao Yi is now speaking very fluently, and the logical relationship is very clear, but I can't figure out where the virus Zhang is interesting.

"You go with him first!" I decided, "Let him contact me tomorrow, and if you can, let him send you back, and if he doesn't say yes or treats you badly, you'll kill him!" ”

Xiao Ying nodded and repeated, "If he doesn't agree to send me back, I'll kill him!" ”

Virus Zhang was a little embarrassed, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to him, after all, he is also our future!" ”

"Don't talk too much!" I looked at Virus Zhang, "You'd better not think otherwise!" ”

Virus Zhang avoided answering, and put a hat on E, "See you tomorrow, if Mayor Xiang has any unfavorable thoughts for you, call me!" ”

"Why do you think that? I'm one of her people! ”

"A disobedient knife is not a good knife!" Virus Zhang put down this sentence with a smile, and led the door open.

Standing in front of the window, I watched Virus Zhang's car drive away from the office building, and I was still thinking about what he said just now, at first I thought that Er Li was gone, and I became Er Li, and then I thought that I had fallen into Er Li's delaying tactic, and Virus Zhang classified me as a disobedient knife. No matter what kind of identity Xiang Ci is, there is no need for Xiang Ci to be polite to me, what will she say to me when she comes, and how should I deal with it?

I picked up the phone and called Jiang Quan, the situation at the hotel has been stable, no one has approached the hotel since we left, and no one has entered our room. Judging from his performance, I am still the mayor's assistant a few hours ago, and Xiang Ci has not relieved me of my powers, at least for the time being, whether this is a signal or not, I don't know very well.

However, in his report, there was an important piece of information that no one had entered since we left, which meant that the attacker had already mastered our whereabouts, and that our counterattack must have been one of his aims. From the reaction of Er Li's side during the attack, I can know that they don't know our plan, not to mention Xiang Ci's side, only Virus Zhang himself knows our plan and participates in the whole process, is this troublemaker he? If it were him, what would be his motivation? The openness of the struggle between Erli and Xiang Ci will not bring him any benefits, and the cranes and mussels will compete for the benefit of the fisherman, will Zhang be the fisherman?

My mind was a little confused, and for a moment I would even think that this virus Zhang was the spokesperson of Gega, but this idea was too nonsense after all, and I shook my head and felt myself getting ridiculous.

Anyway, Er Li should have an insight into this situation, no matter whether it was a real rapid retreat tonight or a plan to delay the army, this person's conspiracy was brought to the empty place, I don't know if Xiang Ming understands this. I watched Xiang Ci's car drive towards me and thought to myself.

"It's not hurt!" Xiang Ci glanced at the door and asked.

"It's okay, a little injury!" I said lightly, "Mayor Xiang, do these friends of mine need to be recused?" ”

Xiang Ci looked at them, "Let them be here, let's go out and talk!" ”

I nodded, and followed her out, Liu Shixi was standing by the door, and I felt a movement in my hand, and a gun full of bullets was stuffed into my hand.

There was no one else in the office building except us, it was dark everywhere, only the lights of the factory not far away shone in through the windows, and in the black and white corridor, it was deserted.

Xiang Ci led the way in front of me, and I stared at her back and asked, "Mayor Xiang, do you know everything tonight?" ”

"Come to my office!" Xiang Ci didn't look back.

Maybe there are too many things in my heart, and I suddenly feel that Xiang Ci's sultry back in the past is not so attractive, but it exudes a taste of alienation.

Xiang Ci's office was on the same floor, and the furnishings were basically the same as mine, except that there was a cubicle next to it, with a lot of books and experimental instruments, and I sat down on the sofa and stared at a group of small knick-knacks on the desk.

This group of small ornaments is four monkeys, which should be carved from some kind of hardwood, and the four monkeys have different postures, one covers their eyes, one covers their mouths, one blocks their ears, and only one hand hangs down, and their expressions are free.

"Like?" Xiang Ci sat on the corner of the table and asked, "This was given by a friend of mine, and he said that the self-cultivation posture of these four monkeys means not listening, watching, not talking, and then finally being at ease." ”

"Oh? It's interesting! I smiled, of course I know the meaning of these four monkeys, some time ago cultural games were popular, if you don't know a little bit about going out, you are embarrassed to say hello to others.

"Do you find it interesting?" Xiang Ci asked.

"It's okay!" I didn't know what to say, so I had to change my words according to the leader's meaning, and said in my heart Why do you think it's boring to put it here? Don't get down to business, you're telling me this?

"It seems interesting, but I don't think so." Xiang Ci stretched out his hand and picked up the monkey, "They are dead things, they can not listen, do not look and do not say that they do not want to, but people cannot, so what I give them means that they cannot not listen, do not look, do not speak, and do not want to." ”

I nodded, and my heart said you mean a tongue twister.

"So I've been trying to watch, listen, and think, but in terms of speaking, I've done very little!"

"A gentleman is quick to say what he says and quick to do." I owe it and pat myself on the back, but suddenly it occurred to me that Xiang Ci is a woman.

"I'm a woman, not a gentleman." Sure enough, Xiang Ci said, "I believe you have seen and heard a lot during this time, and you have thought a lot, now it's time to talk about it." ”

"Say? I don't know what you're trying to tell me to say. "I thought about it and said.

"Let's start with tonight!" Xiang Ci looked at his watch and corrected, "It was last night." ”

"I was attacked last night, you already know about it!" I said.

"Yes, and I also know what happened later, I also know what made you make this decision, you met Er Li, what did he say to you?" Xiang Ci asked.

I wasn't sure how much Xiang Ci knew about me, and I didn't dare to say more, so I had to work what happened, and I told the matter back and forth, just hiding what Er Li was looking for in me.

Xiang Ci listened to me quietly, and after thinking for a long time, I looked at her sitting on the corner of the table, and felt a little apprehensive in my heart.

Finally opened his mouth to Ci, "I'm curious, why would Virus Zhang help you like this!" ”

I felt a little surprised, I wasn't surprised that Xiang Ci knew about the virus Zhang, but any normal person in this situation should care about why Er Li handed over this mess to me and not anything else, and her focus was here!