Chapter 28: The Book of the Dead Chapter 3
Now, the leader of the government, Feng Tao, said that he had sent additional troops to Suidu and was ready to obey the instructions of the Suidu government at any time. β
"According to reports, at 9:23 p.m. on March 4, a terrorist attack occurred in Beidi Prefecture at a supermarket, killing 20 people and injuring 42 people. β
"According to the Zeng News Agency, a mysterious death occurred on the outskirts of Gucheng, Beidi Prefecture......"
"The Voice of International reported that people in the slums of Pakistan have disappeared mysteriously, and local residents said that most of these missing people disappeared in the early hours of the past few days, and they did not report their disappearance until they could not be contacted......"
"In the countryside of Gendaya, I was attacked by black killer monsters......"
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This was reported a month ago.
However, in the waste oil refinery, Yu Xi woke up, and when he woke up, he saw Long Shuangshuang and Yuan Hong, who was dressed in fluff, wearing a military uniform and looking like a monkey, and Long Shuangshuang was kneeling next to Yu Xi, staring at him anxiously.
"What are you doing, the handsome guy is extinct, I haven't seen it. Yu Xi struggled to prop up his body, moved his muscles and bones, and saw that Long Shuangshuang was so nervous about his life, and he was secretly happy in his heart.
"There's something wrong, you're also called a handsome guy, don't lower my aesthetics. β
Long Shuangshuang hurriedly turned around, rolled his eyes, and was still unforgiving, playing with him.
"Don't say it, I'm just a name away from a handsome guy. Yu Xi smiled and boasted cheekily, and she turned her head with disgust.
"You cheeky, the highest peaks in the world are beyond your reach, I tell you the truth, seeing that you didn't move, I thought I was going to offer flowers, if you died, how can I explain to our leaders." Long put his hands in his hands and left the place without looking back.
"Anyway, thank you, it saved my life. β
Long Shuangshuang stopped walking suddenly, she was always embarrassed to turn back, her back to Yu Xi, he deliberately avoided Yu Xi's eyes, shy and shy, and his voice became smaller and smaller from the loud voice at the beginning, like a voice like a mosquito and a fly, and he didn't dare to say it in the end.
Long Shuangshuang didn't speak, but just turned his back to Yu Xi and made a smirk, pretending to be indifferent.
"I didn't do anything, don't get me wrong, it's Brother Yuan Hong who saved you. β
Yuan Hong immediately stopped them, otherwise the two of them would have condensed this place into an embarrassing ice field.
"Okay, you two stop and stop first, it's important to get down to business. β
Suddenly, the pair of happy enemies stopped and reined in.
"How is your health?" Yuan Hong held a long stick, sat on an iron plate with his legs crossed, his rugged and mighty posture did not reduce the style of a general back then, and his stunning black eyes did not leave Yu Xi's sight, he wanted to ask Yu Xi something.
"It's okay, you see, I'm in a bit of a desertion. Yu Xi patted his chest very confidently, showing that he was a hundred times more energetic, wanting to prove to others that he was still very strong.
"Actually, I've always wondered why you suddenly couldn't move, and what your dragon tattoo is all about. Yuan Hong still couldn't get around this problem from beginning to end, he always couldn't ignore the conspicuous and unique and mysterious dragon tattoo, glanced at Yu Xi's chest, and stared at it for a long time.
Yu Xi deliberately covered his chest with clothes, trying his best to hide the stain that he couldn't erase, and deliberately avoided Yuan Hong's gaze, he hesitated for a while, and squeezed out a few words in his mouth to respond to him.
"That's a long story. Yu Xi said such a sentence to prevaricate in the past, but Yuan Hong didn't buy it, he felt that Yu Xi was not an ordinary person, he hid himself very deeply, unfathomable, the more Yu Xi concealed Yuan Hong, the more energetic he became, which instantly aroused Yuan Hong's interest, and he kept updating the question.
"Why are you a thief?"
"With the fall apart of the Zeng country, conflicts have occurred year after year, the people are not living, and the people at the bottom are living a miserable life, in this world, there are thieves everywhere, but the things stolen are different, and when it comes to thieves, those upper classes are rampant thieves. β
"Anyway, you're just a thief, not a savior. Yuan Hong sneered, shook his head, looked at him with indifferent eyes, and said to him in a slightly mocking tone.
"Hey, Mr. Monkey, you have a lot of questions today. Yu Xi had already seen through Yuan Hong's intentions, and he was taking great pains to obtain information about him step by step, he just avoided Yuan Hong's eyes and put on a cold expression.
So Yu Xi clapped his hands on his knees and stood up very excitedly, he looked at Yuan Hong with sincere eyes, leaning on his body while pouring out his inner thoughts to Yuan Hong.
"Hmph, savior, I don't dare to be it, but a friend of mine once said: there is more than darkness in this world, as long as there is light, there will be a bright side. I have always kept this sentence in my heart, so I have to go the opposite way and fight against the darkness of the world, I will only go against the grain, and I will not obey. β
"Hey, the other side of the darkness, what a beautiful, luxurious, but elusive thing!" Yuan Hong sighed deeply after hearing this, and suddenly remembered his departed friends, as well as the unbearable past, and repeated this sentence with emotion, he knew that this kind of thing was impossible, after all, he felt empathy, a living example.
"I didn't expect that the monkey who has always left people cold-blooded and ruthless will be so sentimental. Yu Xi teased.
"People who have experienced stories will also have times when their hearts are fragile. Yuan Hong sat in place with a sigh, reminiscing about the hope that Yu Xi admired in his heart, looking blankly ahead, and remembering the good times of the Dachun Forest thousands of years ago, but the beautiful things were finally shattered by reality.
Yu Xi said something very meaningfully that many people would think of as naΓ―ve, but Yuan Hong didn't think he was naΓ―ve, but thought that he was very different, and he knew Feng Xuxi a little, but everyone knew that everything was always far away.
"The two leaders asked for a video conversation with the 'thief'. β
Woo Seok walked over to Long Shuangshuang, faced the computer connected to the video, and finally met Feng Wook Hee.
"Hello, Mr. 'Thief', my name is Feng Xuxi, and I am the supreme leader of the 'Separatist'. β
"Oh...... You're what they say you are, right, but I'm curious about why you know my identity, and I really want to see this man of God. β
Feng Xuxi on the other end of the video smiled happily, gently rubbed his fist, and said to Yu Xi very confidently.
"I can control everyone's brain, and of course, knowing everything about you, it's not hard for me to find you at all. β
"It is said that if you want to make a deal with me, according to the rules, pay with one hand and deliver with the other, what treasure, place, time, I must know. β
"I want to ask you, how sure are you of stealing? Feng Xuxi spoke straightforwardly, not dragging his feet, and wanted Yu Xi's reply.
"Hmph, you don't know, there is no theft in the world that I can't complete as a 'thief'. Yu Xi slapped his chest, and his arrogant attitude proudly made propaganda for himself.
"What about the Book of the Dead?" Feng Xuxi took a deep breath, and a few words came out, which was what he wanted the most.
Yu Xi was stunned when he heard Feng Xuxi say these four words, this name seems familiar, but he is very jealous and avoidant, as if he is thinking about something, and he can vaguely feel that he has some understanding of the Book of the Dead.
"Why did you steal the Book of the Dead?" asked Yu Xi, suspicious.
"You can't let the demon get it first, the secret in the Book of the Dead can change the future of the demon, the material world and the nine clans are in danger, not only that, but the lips and teeth are cold, and the underworld will also be hit hard, so we're the 'Dividers' to get the Book of the Dead first. β
"Wait a minute, I stick to my principles and don't want to ask the reason, but I make an exception this time, the logic you said doesn't make sense, is it necessary for the Book of the Dead World to invade the material world in a big way, and they don't sneak into the material world, but start a war, they also know that the dragon race, the Kua E tribe and the nuclear race are all very powerful races among the nine clans, and it is not easy to invade the material world, such a high-profile, it doesn't seem to be well thought-out. Yu Xi analyzed the head of the land, and even Long Shuangshuang next to him was dumbfounded, and Yu Xi deliberately buried such an insoluble suspense, he kept watching Feng Xuxi's expression.
"What you said, I've also thought about it, and I don't know very well, but I have a guess, that is, the demons want to find a hiding place in the physical world, and I found that the distribution area of the demons is almost all shrinking the place where the race lives, and the earth star is their primary target, because the Book of the Dead is in the earth star, followed by Fabre Star and Su Xuan two stars. Feng Xuxi naturally elaborated on his guess.
"No matter, I want to know where you said the Book of the Dead is?" Yu Xi asked Feng Xuxi rhetorically.
"Now there is a book of the dead in the hands of the government, by my fatherΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Ahem, with the protection of Feng Tao, the leader of the Zeng government. β
As soon as Feng Xuxi talked about his father, he suddenly paused, always deliberately avoiding it.
"They want to rob the Book of the Dead Realm, which means that they have a key that can be cracked, and once they are unlocked, they can change the fate of the demon, this kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable. Feng Xuxi said solemnly, his tone was heavy, and he emphasized the danger here.
When Yu Xi heard this situation, the bandit who was greedy for small profits and money-hungry suddenly became rash, and changed his words anxiously: "Well, Fengda, this deal is a little tricky, I need to double the money." β
Then Yu Xi pointed at Long Shuangshuang and complained: "Not only the money, but also this goods, you spent so much money on me to shop, should you reimburse me." β
Feng Xuxi didn't think about it for a long time, his face still didn't change, and he agreed to the greedy lion.
"No problem, you can as much as you want. Feng Xuxi speaks and behaves generously, a kind of courage and determination that a political leader should have.
"Well, I like people like you. Yu Xi happily accepted the deal, and he smiled from ear to ear.
However, Long Jiuling, who was eating melons next to him, suddenly heard Yu Xishi's big mouth, and immediately looked at Feng Xuxi with wide eyes.
"You just agree, that kid will give you a treat, at most you will pay back the cost of both of you. Long Jiuling was a little annoyed, and from the bottom of his heart, he didn't agree with Feng Xuxi's reckless actions.
Feng Xuxi gently patted Long Jiuling's thigh, with a calm expression, and nodded very sensibly, he wanted to reassure Long Jiuling.
"Hey, why are you like this, it's going to be the end of the world, and you still want to blackmail us, miser. Long Shuangshuang was a little indignant, with his hands on his waist, tilting his head and blackening his face all the way, and scolded Yu Xi with a condemning tone.
"Heh, this transaction is already more difficult, what kind of blackmail, what kind of mischief, can you speak, besides, your boss also agreed, and ah, you made me make a fool of myself in front of my colleagues, spent my money on shopping, and suffered mental and property losses, is it not very reasonable for me to ask for this first. Yu Xi crooked his mouth, opened his eyes angrily, frowned, burst out of his dissatisfaction in one breath, and scolded Long Shuangshuang in an accusatory tone.
Long Shuangshuang held back the fire, she couldn't say anything about Yu Xi, and directly stretched her face and was silent.
"This operation, we, the 'Fragmenter', will trade with you, and you are by your side our 'Fragment'' Long Shuangshuang and Yuan Hong. β
Woo-seok turned his head to look at the two of them and smiled at them reluctantly.
"Long Shuangshuang will tell you all the plans and act tomorrow. β
After saying that, Feng Xuxi also disconnected the video chat, and after half a ring, Yu Xi sat alone in the corner, and his mood was a little complicated, especially after hearing about the Book of the Dead and the demon.
"Hey, why are you sitting here?" Yuan Hong walked slowly to the vicinity of Yu Xi, holding the military kettle in his hand, drinking spirits to relieve boredom, every time he drank alcohol, he was bored in one sip, and he was too drunk like an old drunkard, which was also his free and easy spirit.
"It's okay, seeing the current situation reminds me of the past. β
"Now it's up to you to steal the Book of the Dead. Yuan Hong stood up, patted Yu Xi's shoulder with his hand, and comforted him.
"You believe me so much, don't be afraid that I will take something and leave. β
"No, because you're interested in the Book of the Dead. Yuan Hong said a word, and he was gulping down the wine, Chao Panlong was speechless when he said this, after all, he said the true thoughts of Yu Xi's heart, but he relaxed a lot.
"Awesome, you can see it, I like challenging thefts, this is to my taste, now that you know, and I want to open my eyes, what are the secrets of the Book of the Dead. β
"Even if you get it, you may not understand it, I just know that everyone covets this priceless treasure. Yuan Hong poured strong liquor while talking to Yu Xi unscrupulously.
Yu Xi stretched out his hand, pointed to the kettle in Yuan Hong's hand, and motioned for him to take it, Yuan Hong immediately understood, threw it over with one hand, Yu Xi quickly caught it, and spilled a few drops of wine, and Yu Xi also rudely gulped the wine.
"I was suspicious of you from the beginning, you are from the underworld. Yuan Hong unbuttoned the camouflage uniform while observing Yu Xi.
"Why are you so sure?" Yu Xi sneered, took a cigarette in his mouth after drinking, and asked Yuan Hong very casually.
"Because you are not afraid of demonic energy, you can shuttle freely in demonic energy, and the breath on your body is very turbid, it does not belong to the material world, it is very similar to the underworld, which makes me doubt even more that you are the Yama of the underworld. β
Yuan Hong put aside the military uniform and communication equipment, wearing only an army green vest, exposing the fluffy blonde hair on his arms and neck, he motioned to Yu Xi for the cigarettes in his trouser pocket, Yu Xi looked at the trouser pocket, and immediately understood, and threw the whole pack of cigarettes to him.
"Yuan Hong, how do you know so clearly, have you also been to the underworld?" Long Shuangshuang heard their conversation, ran over curiously, and looked at Yuan Hong in surprise.
Yuan Hong didn't respond positively, but just looked at Long Shuangshuang very calmly, presumably she already knew the answer.
"You've got a good insight, monkey, and I don't think I can hide it from you. Yu Xi folded his sleeves, and after brewing his emotions for a while, he told them the truth.
"It didn't matter what it used to be, now I'm a thief who robs the rich and helps the poor. β
"Then your dragon tattoo is ......," Yuan Hong pointed to Yu Xi's chest suspiciously.
"It's a dangerous person sealed inside me, don't say it. Yu Xi didn't say anything halfway through, deliberately making people unclear, and he didn't want to evoke memories.
"I can't believe you still have a story. Long Shuangshuang teased Woo Seok, and then looked at him with an incredulous expression.
"Oh, why don't you tell me about your past, too? Yu Xi originally wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but suddenly when she said this, the audience became quiet, and Long Shuangshuang lost the laughter just now, she silently lowered her head and kept silent, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
"Hey, you, what's wrong, was you okay just now?" Yu Xi touched Long Shuangshuang's arm, and Long Shuangshuang responded coldly.
"It's okay, it's too stuffy here, I'll go out and breathe. Long Shuangshuang lowered his head and turned to leave.
Yu Xi looked at Long Shuangshuang blankly, and then at Yuan Hong, with an innocent expression, and he didn't know how he provoked her.
"What's wrong with her? Did I say the wrong thing?" Woo Seok whispered.
"It's better not to talk about her past. β
"Why?"
And Yuan Hong's answer surprised Yu Xi.
"Their family was once wiped out, she and her brother, Long Jiuling, survived, and the person who killed their Long family is now the Suizeng government. β
"She and Long Jiuling are brother and sister?" Yu Xi looked at Yuan Hong with a surprised gaze.
Yuan Hong turned his head from time to time to look at Long Shuangshuang's back, and then continued to tell the story in a heavy tone.
"That's why she joined the 'Divider', so she never mentioned her past, it was a permanent pain for her, and she hasn't been able to let go of it yet. β
After hearing this, Yu Xi suddenly realized, looked at Long Shuangshuang's back, and felt a little uncomfortable, he knew that his joke was too much.
"I'm still angry. He walked up from behind her and sat down next to her, his tone less flirtatious than before.
"No, it's just ......," Long Shuangshuang was speechless for a moment.
"Just what?" asked Woo Seok curiously.
"Nothing, don't think too much. Long Shuangshuang swallowed back the words in his heart.
"Although I don't know about your past, but now, we are on the same front, so well, let go of our emotions first, we have more important things to do. β
"I live to this day with hatred, always thinking that one day, I can slaughter Feng Tao with my own hands, once I close my eyes, I will think of the picture of my family falling in a pool of blood......" Long Shuangshuang didn't dare to say any more, her heart was very entangled and angry, but she was afraid that she would not be able to pass that hurdle, that shadow that accompanied her life, and that hatred that she always remembered.
"I can understand the pain, but we need to look forward......"
"Actually, I know you're going to talk about chicken soup, I've heard it countless times from the wise and martial leader Feng, and I want to vomit a little, in fact, I don't blame you, and you don't have to compensate me for what you just said, but I still want to thank you. Long Shuangshuang deliberately interrupted him, smirked at Yu Xi, and then raised his head in annoyance, took a deep breath, and suddenly became quiet again.
Yu Xi suddenly rolled his eyes, and complained to himself, he actually wasted his tongue on her, made himself amorous, and wasted his hard work.
"Hey, didn't you say you had to discuss the plan, don't you get up yet?" Yu Xi patted his ass and stood up.
Yu Xi didn't say anything, in fact, he was still cheering for Long Shuangshuang, and he also wanted to distract her attention and devote his energy to this book stealing plan.
Long Shuangshuang snorted and laughed secretly.
"Hey, don't drop the chain at the critical moment. Ryushuang shook his legs and looked at the front with an innocent and active look.
"Don't worry, I'm not a first-day thief. Yu Xi took his mask as a "thief" and stretched out his fist, and Long Shuangshuang also stretched out his fist and collided together, which became their mutual agreement and friendship
Soon, Long Shuangshuang regained her strengths and turned back into the silly and intellectual she she was before, and the two and Yuan Hong formed a trio to discuss the plan to steal books two days later.