December 1, 2218, Golden Lion, London.

On a secluded side street, a small bookstore is quietly open.

The black signboard has the word "BOOKS" written in capital letters, and I don't know whether it is old or retro decoration gives people a sense of time and space.

No one knows when it opened, and almost no one visits it, but it's the kind of street shop that you pass by every day but never walk into, maintaining a subtle presence.

At noon, Zilin pushed open the wooden door of the store, and walked into the store with a creaking sound of the door shaft.

The bookstore is a one-story building, and when you enter the room, you will find that the space inside is much larger than it looks from the outside, but it still feels cramped because of the ...... It's full of books.

In this bookstore with a cross-shaped overall layout, whether it is on the shelves against the wall, on the table, on the floor, or in various corners...... As long as you glance at it, there must be piles of books in your sight.

These haphazard stacks of books form a chaotic and bizarre space, filled with the characteristic smell of paper and leather.

It was in the depths of such a dilapidated shop, where it was difficult to even stand and walk, that there was a desk with a sofa chair behind the table, and the sofa chair was ...... There was a man sitting.

He looked to be in his twenties and thirties, with messy hair, and was dressed in a black casual suit with an open neckline.

He is the boss here, surnamed Tian.

When Zilin walked in, Boss Tian didn't even raise his eyelids.

He just sat there lazily, reading with a book in one hand and slowly stirring a cup of coffee on the table with the other.

"I'm back." Zilin walked all the way to the desk and spoke.

"This is not your home, what are you coming back to?" Boss Tian still didn't look up.

"Then I'll have to say hello when I come into the house." Zilin Road.

"You see, I just hate you for that......" Boss Tian finally put down the book at this time, looked at the other party, shrugged his shoulders and said, "You are too educated." ”

"Heh......" Zilin laughed dryly and complained, "Sometimes I think about it...... In the past, all the people who came to you were swear or draw guns at each other as soon as they entered the door. ”

"That's the score...... Boss Tian scratched his hair, "There are polite young people like you, but we can talk about that topic later, what about ......" He suddenly paused for a second and asked a question, "How is it?" ”

"Let him run away." Zilin replied, "Why do you have to ask again when you know why?" ”

"And!" Boss Tian also laughed dryly, "I know that 'Faceless' ran away, I'm asking...... How are you feeling? ”

"You're asking me how I feel about 'failure'?" Zilin responded, "That's really a lot...... I think I can talk for hours, are you sure you want to listen? ”

"Not necessarily." Boss Tian continued, "You just need to tell me which part of this 'failure' you think is your own responsibility, which part is the objective factor, and which part is my problem...... That's it. ”

"Isn't this nonsense?" Zilin replied in a natural tone, "I am responsible for the action, and it must be my responsibility alone." ”

"Oh...... That's right. After hearing Zilin's answer, Boss Tian showed an expression that seemed to be smiling, muttered these words, and took another sip of coffee, taking the opportunity to restrain his emotions.

"Slow ......down" After a few seconds, Zilin seemed to realize something, "You said that I should do 'two things', one is to set up a test car Wuchen, and the other is to recruit faceless ...... Actually, you lied to me, right? He said in hindsight, "Did you run away from the beginning?" So the real second thing for you is to 'watch my reaction after I fail'? ”

"Hmm...... Now that you've thought of it yourself, memorize it and learn it. Boss Tian put down his coffee and continued, "Sometimes, the shortcut to the destination is not a straight line, and it is appropriate to take some detours...... Having multiple threads intertwined together will do more with less. ”

"Use strategy for potential, not limited to things...... I know, you told me. Zilin said.

"There's still a long way to go from 'knowing' to 'knowing'." Boss Tian said, "There is not much time left for you, keep working hard." ”

Hearing this, Zilin was silent for a moment.

After thinking for a while, he said, "That's right...... Before you act, you told me that there are two people who are active in this world and can imitate the appearance of others, so who is the other besides 'Faceless'? Can we consider recruiting him? ”

"Impossible." Boss Tian replied without thinking about it, "This kind of disguise ability is a sought-after item in the upcoming 'troubled times', and the other guy has already been pulled over by other organizations. ”

"Okay......" Zilin pouted, "Anyway, I also kept my back hand, and the judge will bring the 'doctor' during the 'trial', and the number of people is still enough." ”

"The number of people has never been an issue." Boss Tian added an accent to this sentence, "The key is...... There are a few people with special abilities whose abilities are 'necessary' and 'will play an irreplaceable role at some point', and whether or not there are enough people to participate in the 'judgment', these people, or these abilities, must be in the hands of the Counter Cross. ”

"So sooner or later I'll have to go back to 'Faceless'?" Zilin asked.

"Yes." Boss Tian said, "But the next time you go to him, you don't necessarily have to 'recruit' him, you can kill him." ”

"What do you mean?" Zi Lin said, "You are saying that his ability is 'necessary', and at the same time ......" When he said this, he suddenly thought of something, and after an abrupt pause for a few seconds, Zi Lin raised his eyes, "What did you not tell me?" ”

"There's more I didn't tell you." Boss Tian looked confident, "The reason is the same - the time has not come." At this point, he changed his words, "But now, since your operation to recruit Faceless has failed, then I can tell you about it......"

"Okay~good~ Listen up." Zilin tilted his head, looking helpless.

At this time, Boss Tian leaned forward, put on a mysterious expression, and lowered his voice and said, "I_kno_a_guy......"

Zilin didn't know why the other party suddenly opened English with him, but he was also very good at playing, so he immediately put on an expression similar to that of Boss Tian, and raised his eyebrows in response: "So? ”

"Before the trial begins, you have to set up a bureau and get him." Boss Tian replied.

"You still have to set up a bureau...... Zilin read weakly, "What kind of demons and monsters are you going to find this time?" ”

As a result, Boss Tian not only didn't answer his question, but also stared at the dead fish and asked in a contemptuous tone: "You forgot what I just asked you to learn?" ”

“OK，OK…… my_bad。 Zilin raised his hands, made a gesture similar to surrender, and responded with a smile.

"Of course...... You're going to go once. Unexpectedly, Boss Tian immediately changed his tone.

"Where are you going?" Zilin didn't bother to complain anymore, so he asked the point directly.

Smack-

In the next second, Boss Tian snapped his fingers and stretched out his hand to point to a world map hanging on the wall of the bookstore: "South America." ”