When Ah Xiu woke up, he found himself fixed to a chair.

The device that held him and the chair itself were made of metal, and Ah Xiu didn't know if it was a net alloy or not, he only knew that he couldn't break it away after a few hard struggles.

He looked around and saw that it was a room of about fifty square meters, with only one door except for the four walls, no windows at all, and not even a single vent in sight.

The room was divided into two parts, and on the side near him there were only two metal chairs fixed to the ground, locking him and Yan unharmed; The other side of the room looks like a simple operating room, with a lot of special medical equipment and an operating table.

At this moment, Yan Wuxian's head was naturally hanging downward, and his eyes were closed, and he still looked like he was still asleep.

Ah Xiu tried to call him a few times, but Yan Wuxian did not respond.

Just then, the door to the room was opened.

A "monster" walked in.

At least in Ah Xiu's opinion, this guy is definitely not human, if you have to say what it looks like, it is probably a Predator.

"Hello, Mr. Tsukishitabe." Unexpectedly, as soon as the other party entered the room, he opened his mouth to speak, and greeted Ah Xiu in very standard Chinese.

"You...... Who is it? Ah Xiu pondered for a while, but finally didn't say something that was not very polite as "what are you".

"You can call me Nini." Nini replied, "Also, I can see that you're curious about me, so I'll tell you by the way, I'm an alien." ”

"Heh......" Ah Xiu smiled, "I see." He quickly embraced the premise, which was nothing to struggle with for an open-minded person like him.

After a few more seconds, Ah Xiu continued: "In other words...... Are there even aliens in the Reverse Cross? ”

"Yes." Nini knew that the other party was spying on which force he was arrested, but he didn't need to hide it, "You should be able to guess a thing or two about the reason why the higher authorities sent me to negotiate with you, right?" ”

"Is it because you're not affected by my ability to 'modify cognition'?" Ah Xiu did guess it immediately.

"Well, that's one of the reasons." "Of course, if you don't believe me, I don't mind if you try it out. ”

"No need, I'll try it as soon as you come in." Ah Xiu said, "So when you said you were an alien, I knew you weren't foolish. ”

"Okay." Nini nodded, "So, let's have a conversation?" ”

"Won't you wait for the person next to me to wake up before talking?" Ah Xiu said, glancing at Yan Wuxian, who was one meter away from his left.

Nini replied, "But I don't know when he'll wake up." He paused and explained, "Because Yan's harmless deity system can quickly metabolize all kinds of chemicals, including but not limited to alcohol, hallucinogens, narcotics, and all kinds of poisons...... So, we don't stun him the same way we do to you. ”

Hearing this, Ah Xiu seemed to understand why Yan Wuxian couldn't wake up no matter how he screamed.

"Huh...... Okay, let's talk. Although he has become a prisoner, Ah Xiu still seems unhurried, neither humble nor arrogant, "Since you choose to capture me alive, it must be an appeal to me, and I am also a self-aware person, I understand...... There are only two things in me that you are interested in: one is information about Lord Juzun, and the other is my ability. And if you want to get both at the same time, the way is very simple, which is to directly draw me to the side of the reverse cross. ”

"Well, well-founded." Nini looked at him and replied with a slight change in expression.

Another advantage of sending Nini to negotiate with Ah Xiu is that even if this alien has any emotional ups and downs and any changes in the expression on his face, Ah Xiu can't see what it means.

"Actually...... This is something to talk about. Ah Xiu said, "As a 'winner and loser', I just need to ensure that I am the last ...... I'm still a winner, so if you can prove that the Reverse Cross side is more worthy of my allegiance than the Zun side, then I don't mind 'going to the Lord' for another one." ”

"So what do you think we can do to convince you?" Nini said again.

"This topic can be ......put aside for a while," Ah Xiu said, "Before that, in order to show sincerity, don't you feel obliged to explain to me what happened in the hotel first?" ”

He is very good at negotiating.

Some of them are even too good at it.

There is no doubt that Mitsuhide under the moon can get the name of "Winner and Loser", not only because of his ability, but also because of his eloquence and resourcefulness.

From the very beginning, he calculated his own chips and the other party's general bottom line, and then turned against the customer, and guided the conversation by himself, without throwing out any useful information, he instead wanted to take the other party's intelligence.

So, will Ah Xiu really betray Juzun?

The answer is no.

Ah Xiu's loyalty to Juzun is firm because he is a man of faith.

Most of us shout slogans, stand in line, shout some that we don't know all about, and some of us are particularly stupid, and we will climax again and again in the illusion that we are fighters for justice.

However, this kind of low-cost huddles, suppression, and venting ...... It doesn't mean how noble you are.

After stripping away layers of camouflage, people's final bottom line is nothing more than personal interests.

When you need to pay a real money or time cost for what you stand for, when you need to stand out from the crowd to show your privacy and put yourself at risk, when you need to "take action" and "sacrifice", are you still the fighter?

No, you'll be silent, or you'll act like you've won and think you're cleverly getting out, and you're not even as stupid as the stupid fools; You are not noble at all, on the contrary, you are mean and feel that your meanness is a kind of wisdom, because the whole world is full of people who are just as despicable as you.

The world is made up of a large group of such people and a very small number of real fighters, and we are all the former.

But Mitsuhide under the moon is the latter, and what he says to Nini is just for the sake of circumstance and temptation; The moment he found out that he had been caught, Ah Xiu was ready to become an undercover agent if necessary, but as soon as he had the opportunity, Ah Xiu would immediately run away and bring all the information he had obtained back to Juezun.

Even if he is destined to die in the end, then he has to do something more for Juzun and his faith before he swallows his last breath, even if it is to leave a piece of information and a sentence, it can be regarded as a contribution.

"You're wondering who brought you under control, right?" After a moment's thought, Nini continued, "Or...... Do you still have doubts about Sakaki's death? Or do you think Masako's whereabouts and Sanada's ambush confuse you more? ”

"I want to know all of that, if I can." Ah Xiu's answer was also expected, after all, the more detailed the intelligence, the better.

"Well...... "Nini," Nini muttered, "and that would have to start from two years ago." ”

"Oh? Need to start talking about it all this time ago? Ah Xiu doubted.

"Don't worry, although time has been rewinded a lot, there is not much to talk about." Nini replied, "Simply put...... At that time, Yan Wuxian was already working for the reverse cross. ”

This sentence was like a hammer, hitting Ah Xiu's temple, making him feel dizzy.

A terrible, ominous feeling gradually creeped over in his mind......

"Yan Wuxian, Kai Jiu, the Gun Ghost, and the Drifter were all already working for the Reverse Cross before the trial." Nini's words continued, "They have done a lot of preliminary preparation and layout work for the 'trial', and when these tasks are almost completed, Yan Wuxian will receive the next task...... And in order to accomplish this task, he volunteered to have the Drifter wash away all memories of the Reverse Cross from his mind. ”

When Ah Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yan Wuxian, who was still sleeping.

After that, Boss Tian let Yan Wuxian return to his original mercenary life, and he moved outside on his own for a year and a half; And this period of time is obviously enough to organize the erasure of all kinds of traces of Yan Wuxian's actions left when he was working for the anti-cross. "And so, in the blink of an eye, last fall, the show in Kitchener City took place......

"At that time, Lance deliberately used the false code name 'Smoke Club', which was used by the Reverse Cross many years ago, to sell a flaw, so that you could find a clue about the connection between the organization and Yan Wuxian, and you also arrested Yan Wushu as the organization expected. Of course, there are also surprising circumstances, that is, you even replaced him with Sui Chang to participate in the 'trial'.

"But that's okay, because it's a good trick to go against the cross......

"Later events, such as what Yan Wuxian experienced on your side, most of them are clear to you, even better than me. As for the things in the hotel......"

When Nini said this, he also shifted his gaze sideways and glanced in the direction of Yan Wuxian: "He can't pretend anymore, why don't you ask him directly." ”

When Ah Xiu heard this, he turned his head a little dumbfounded.

At this time, Yan Wuxian had already "woken up", or rather, he no longer "pretended to be unconscious"; And the metal shelves on Yan Wuxian's body seemed to be unlocked, and he easily opened them.

"You're awake all the time?" Ah Xiu looked at Yan Wuxian, who was smiling all over his face, and asked coldly.

"yes." Yan Wuxian replied, "I'm pretending to be good, right?" You can't even hear your heartbeat or breathing, right? ”

"Isn't it fun?" Ah Xiu said.

"It's okay, mainly to test how far Nini can lie to you." Yan Wuxian replied, "Judging from the results, it's really good...... Sure enough, I can't understand the alien's expression. ”

"When did you regain your memory?" Ah Xiu didn't want to talk to him about those irrelevant things, so he asked the point.

"Heh......" Yan Wuxian chuckled, "Do you remember that taxi driver?" ”

A Xiu's face flashed with obvious surprise, which showed that he instantly understood the meaning of Yan Wuxian's words: "That driver uncle is a 'drifter'?" ”

This was indeed beyond Ah Xiu's expectations, because he couldn't feel any energy from that uncle's body, and he didn't feel anything abnormal when he used his abilities on the other party; The most important thing is...... Ah Xiu also didn't notice when that uncle used his ability on Yan Wuxian.

"Yes, that's him." Yan Wuxian continued, "From the perspective of ability, Uncle Lang's 'Verbal Unguarded' is a high-level ability that completely destroys your 'cognitive correction' in all aspects, and your ability is at most a small part of his ability. All he needs to do is 'override the correction' with his ability and it will make your ability useless without you dismantling it yourself. Sum up...... When I was in the taxi, I already remembered that I was a member of the Counter Cross. ”

Ah Xiu's eyes flickered, he thought for a few seconds, and then said, "So...... When I was in the hotel room, it was you who attacked me; Before that, you didn't even hit Sakaki with six shots, and it wasn't because Sakaki used a certain ability, but because you deliberately missed ......"

"What? Are you so sure that person is 'Sakaki'? Yan asked rhetorically.

"What?" Ah Xiu, fell into chaos.

At this moment, he was like being swept into the whirlpool of the deep sea, and a strong sense of suffocation and powerlessness rushed towards him; He began to question everything, because he realized a possibility - maybe it was not only Yan Wushu who was used by the ronin in the taxi, but also himself.

"No need to think about it, it's not that complicated." It was Yan Wuxian's voice that pulled Ah Xiu back from his distraction, and as if he had seen through Ah Xiu's thoughts, he smiled and continued, "The person in the hotel who was shot by you 'missed' is Sui Bian. ”

As soon as these words came out, Ah Xiu's eyes immediately flashed with the "Sakaki" dead eyes and the state of wanting to speak and stopping......

At this time, Nini spoke again and explained: "This morning, Sui became an order and took the form of Sakaki, and then he was modified by the drifter to his memory and cognition, and he also regarded himself as Sakaki Wuxian from the level of consciousness. It wasn't until a moment before he died that he was freed from the brainwashing, but unfortunately he didn't have time to say anything more to you......

"As for the real Sakaki and Masako, they left Ise last night accompanied by Solide, and you just stepped into a trap from the beginning."

After he finished speaking, Yan Wuxian took over the conversation again and said to Ah Xiu: "By the way...... It's no accident that your gun will go off, Uncle Lang not only restored my memory and covered your correction in the taxi, but also implanted the plan of this operation in my brain, so I have already done something to your gun in the car, and you ...... It's true that I used so little of a gun that I was like a layman, and I didn't notice what I had done. ”

The two of them sang and harmonized, shattering Ah Xiu's calmness and confidence.

But Ah Xiu calmed down after all, and it didn't take too long.

"So what are you doing all this for? Just to capture me alive? And let me kill Sui Bian with my own hands? Ah Xiu said, "To do these two things, does it take so many twists and turns?" What is the significance of the latter in particular? ”

"The outcome of the death of the Sui Revolution is not important, what matters is the process and the form." Yan Wuxian replied, "Right now, all kinds of surveillance in the hotel and the surrounding area have captured you and me entering the room together, and the weapon that killed Sui Chang still has your fingerprints...... This information will definitely be found out. ”

"Do you think that this will mean that Lord Juzun will recognize me as a betrayal?" "The more you go out of your way to create evidence of my rebellion, the more Lord Juzun will believe in me and perceive the importance you attach to me. ”

"yes, that's what we want." Unexpectedly, Nini continued, "We just want Juzun to think that you ...... Mitsuhide under the moon didn't betray him, but after being designed by us, he became an undercover agent lurking in the reverse cross. ”

"And then you're going to pass on false information to Lord Juzun in my name?" Ah Xiu followed the other party's words and asked, "Huh...... Do you think he's going to be fooled? ”

"He will." Yan Wu said hurtfully, "Because when the time comes, it will be you who will help us deceive him." ”

"Do you want to brainwash me with the drifter as you did with Sui Chang, and use false memories to make me die for you?" When Ah Xiu said this, his face was already fierce.

"No, you can't do that." Yan Wuxian replied, "Although your ability is not as good as Uncle Lang, you are the same type after all, so the abilities of the two of you cannot be effective against each other; When you were in the car before, in fact, you didn't succeed in rewriting Uncle Lang's cognition, he just simply ignored our words and deeds. ”

"And what do you want?" Ah Xiu said this, and sneered, "Huh...... You can't be trying to convince me with reason, right? ”

They didn't answer his question.

After a breath, Yan Wuxian suddenly moved on to another topic: "Ah Xiu, have you checked the genealogy of your ancestors?" ”

"What do you mean?" Ah Xiu didn't understand the meaning of this abrupt question.

"The history of this place in Sakurafufu is still quite long, and if you look at your appearance, there doesn't seem to be any mixed race in the family, which means that you are very likely to be a descendant of the authentic Yamato people...... Don't you wonder if your family has had any celebrities, or royal relatives in the past 1,000 years? Yan Wuxian said leisurely.

"So what?" Ah Xiu looked a little annoyed, because he felt that Yan Wuxian was making fun of himself, "Does anyone still care about those these days?" ”

"Yes." Yan Wuxian raised his voice and said, "What you don't care about, some people may think that it is more important than life." ”

"So what? Are you trying to tell me that I have royal blood from the ancient Sakura no Fu? Ah Xiu said in a nonchalant tone, "And then?" ”

"Hah!" Yan Wuxian laughed dryly and glanced at Nini.

At this time, Ah Xiu realized that the change in Nini's expression before was also laughing, and it was mocking.

"Well......" Yan Wuxian said this, and the door to the room opened again.

Outside the door, two people came, one was in a wheelchair, with a bunch of portable medical instruments on his body, and they all looked so haggard that they were not human; And the other person who pushes a wheelchair is Sanada.

“…… Anyway, have you ever seen an old movie called "Get Out"? Yan Wuxian continued what he had just said, and asked another inconsequential question.

But this question made Ah Xiu's cold sweat come down.

Because Ah Xiu really watched that movie.

"Judging by your expression, I should have seen it, so it's easy to explain." Yan Wuxian said as he pointed to the old man in the wheelchair, "This His Majesty Chonggong Lianren is a person who has a habit of cleanliness. The organization had already made a deal with him half a year ago to give him a 'brain transplant' so that he could get a young, at least fertile body; And he has an additional requirement for the body, and that is ...... This new body must have a little blood relationship with the Sakura Mansion royal family. ”

Ah Xiu began to panic, he immediately released his continuous ability, and re-applied cognitive corrections to Yan Wuxian, Sanada, and Chonggong Lianren who were present.

"It's useless." But in the next second, in the corridor, that is, in the blind spot outside the gate, there was a voice, this voice, Ah Xiu had heard in a taxi, "As long as I am here, no matter how many times you use it, it will be instantly resolved by me." ”

The feeling of despair finally came.

"Yan is unharmed, save me! It should be no problem to kill all the people here with your combat power! So, Ah Xiu made a final attempt, "Think about who made you grow into a fierce ability!" Besides, aren't you a mercenary? As a neutral person, what is the difference between the Gang Rebel Cross and the Gang Zun? As long as you're willing to help me......"

"Ah~ah~" Yan Wushu interrupted his words, and said in a slightly disappointed tone, "Mitsuhide under the moon, please don't do such an unseemly thing to make me look down on you." He paused, squatted in front of Ah Xiu, looked him in the eye and said, "Remember, that strategic, merciless, murderous self...... How attractive are you like that...... And now, it's just a role reversal, why do you have to show the same ugliness as those mediocre people? ”

Silent.

Because there are no words.

After about a minute of silence......

"Huh...... Hehe...... Hahahaha......" Ah Xiu finally laughed, because he gave up, and after giving up, it was really relaxed, "Ah ......" He immediately let out a long breath, "Give me a cigarette?" ”

"That's right." Yan Wuxian took out a cigarette, put it in Ah Xiu's mouth, and lit it himself.

"Uh-you're right......" Ah Xiu spat out a cigarette and smiled, "Don't let such a trivial matter as death ruin your dignity." ”

Yan Wuxian followed his words: "Don't believe it...... There are 'neutral people' in this world. ”

When his words fell, Ah Xiu had been numbed again by the medicine in the cigarette and lost consciousness.

…………

Ten minutes later.

In a certain room, Drifter and Yan Wushu were sitting on the sofa, chatting without saying a word.

Yan Wuxian was smoking, and he was smoking the kind of cigarette that was handed to Ah Xiu just now; Anyway, anesthetics didn't work for him at all, so he didn't care.

"The next task is easier." "The one called the 'Apothecary' may be a little difficult to send someone else to catch it, but it's easy for you to go." ”

"Hmm." Yan Wuxian dusted off his cigarette ash and nodded, "It's a trivial ......" He looked unimpressed.

The Rogue looked at him for a few seconds, and then, in a strange, slightly pitying tone, "I've read your memories many times, but I really don't understand you......," he shook his head and sighed, "You don't seem to care about anything...... You don't care who wins, who loses, who is in power in the end...... It doesn't matter if the person you help or betray really regards you as a friend. ”

"Why should I care?" Yan Wuxian took another puff of cigarette, "Uh-it's good for people to recognize themselves, where is the spare energy to care about others?" It is enough for me to be sure that after the new empire is formed, I will be able to live a life like Nakanvo. ”

"Heh......" Rogue thought for a moment, let out a sneer, and then said, "I found that what you just said was wrong. ”

"Which one?" Yan said without injury.

"'Don't trust any neutral people in this world.'" The rogue replied.

"How so?" Yan asked again, but his tone was noncommittal.

"Because I just realized that a bastard like you who doesn't care about anything is the real neutral in the tide of our time." ”