Chapter Twenty-Three: The Strange Squad
"Gone?" Zhao Lei was confused, and after tossing for a long time, there was a young girl and a black cat in this evil old store, Zhao Lei always felt that it was difficult for the little girl to make a living by herself, how could she have the money to pay her own salary.
Wait a minute...... Fei Xiaoliu...... Could it be that Senior Brother Fei San sold him to the family business to work as a day job, Zhao Lei looked pained, although he knew that there was no free lunch in the world, but he didn't expect it to be carried out in this way, and he really had to pay back.
"Of course, there are, but I'll introduce you when the store closes at six o'clock, so don't you rush. Fei Xiaoliu said.
"Not in a hurry. Zhao Lei was not in a hurry, but he was panicked in his heart.
"You were introduced by the third brother, since you have passed the assessment, then don't go through so many processes, just join my team. Fei Xiaoliu raised his eyebrows at Zhao Lei.
"Huh, team?" Zhao Lei didn't know the rules of this office.
Fei Xiaoliu looked at Zhao Lei with a confused expression, it should be that the third brother didn't tell him anything, but after thinking about it, the third brother was so busy, he really didn't have time to deal with these trivial things.
"That's right, our firm must have a captain, a partner, an assistant, and a scout to form a team to go out on a mission, and it just so happens that my team lacks a partner, what do you think?" Fei Xiaoliu looked at Zhao Lei with a smile, like a trafficker who abducted children, and Zhao Lei shuddered when he saw it.
"Why are you in such a hurry to form a team, and whose partner should I be?" Zhao Lei was a little puzzled, what can I do with this kind of little girl, can I pet the cat together?
"Oops-I haven't been out of the task for too long, I'm almost bored in the store, what's wrong with being my partner~ People are also a beauty!" Fei Xiaoliu jumped up, ran to Zhao Lei's side, puffed out his cheeks pitifully, and hugged Zhao Lei's arm to be coquettish.
"Okay, okay, it's okay for me to form a team, but I want to know the pay and mission specifics. "Zhao Lei really can't do anything about this little girl, it's even more shameless than him.
Seeing Zhao Lei's compromise, Fei Xiaoliu exposed the true nature of a female man again, and patted Zhao Lei's chest: "Don't worry Brother Zhao Lei, follow the sixth sister, starve nine times in three days, and don't get a stick." ”
Zhao Lei had a black question mark on his face: "???"
"Heck, I'm kidding you, why are you so serious. Four streets, east, east, west, and northwest, ask who is the father? Follow me to ensure that you eat and drink spicy food. Fei Xiaoliu gushed Zhao Lei's quotations about the spiritual sister, and Zhao Lei was cracked.
"It's dry, don't make trouble if I don't smile. Zhao Lei immediately went back.
"Yo~ You still understand, I thought that a high school bully was a high cold fan, but I didn't expect that the two of us smelled the same. Fei Xiaoliu immediately stood up, with the expression that had appeared on Han Xiaotian's face to recognize himself, as if he had found his long-lost brother.
Zhao Lei covered his head and felt a pain: "That's called like-mindedness, you can scold yourself, don't take me too." ”
"Hey, hey, it's all the same. Fei Xiaoliu scratched his head, how could there be a trace of the image of a woman, and there was no scum left of the character of the young girl in Zhao Lei's heart.
"Didn't you say there were four people in the squad? Why are there only two of us now? Zhao Lei didn't have time to talk to her, and asked straight to the point.
"Don't worry, let's explore ♂ in depth for a while, and I'll introduce you when we're all together." Fei Xiaoliu ran to the back room to bring Zhao Lei a Taishi chair, and the two sat awkwardly facing each other.
Zhao Lei was stared at by Fei Xiaoliu, and asked casually: "What tasks do we usually take, this is a detective agency, is it possible for us to solve the case?"
"The detective agency is an old signboard in the past, and we can also take it, but now the mainstream is to solve urban problems, that is, to deal with some low-level alien beasts, such as fierce beasts. ”
"Fierce beast level?" Zhao Lei only cared about looking at the peerless demon in the record of strange beasts in the mountains and seas, and forgot to look at the low-level strange beasts.
"Isn't it, Mr. Alien Beast, you can't tell the class of your own family?" Fei Xiaoliu looked at Zhao Lei speechlessly, this kind of common sense of junior high school students, you don't even know it?
"You won't die if you talk about it, you have to mock me......." Zhao Lei looked innocent.
"It's not a loss to Mr. Alien Beast, the level of pretending to be a human is first-class, listen to the fact that we are currently in the city at most, we can encounter fierce beast-level alien beasts, these alien beasts are almost equivalent to ordinary predatory animals, but they have very wisdom, a hundred times more dangerous than ordinary animals, blood beast-level and phantom beast-level, and they can only be encountered in the suburbs, and we encounter a dead end. ”
"According to what you say, what level of alien beast am I?" Zhao Lei pointed to himself.
"You, at best, are inferior beasts. Fei Xiaoliu suddenly frowned and stared at Zhao Lei.
"Hey...... Is there anything strange on my face? Don't stare at me like that, it's going to show the prototype. Zhao Lei avoided Fei Xiaoliu's gaze with a little headache.
"It stands to reason that the only thing that can transform into a human form is a divine beast-level alien beast, could it be that which divine beast are you disguised? There is only a unicorn in the Central Plains, and I heard that the meat of the unicorn is immortal and beautiful. Fei Xiaoliu was in reverie as he spoke, a trace of saliva overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and the frightened Zhao Lei took two steps back.
"Don't think about it, hey!!It's just a joke! Cannibalism is illegal!!" Zhao Lei actually saw a serious look in Fei Xiaoliu's eyes.
At this moment, a lazy boy in a black tracksuit and a hooded hat came out of the back room, looking like he had just woken up.
When this strange boy saw Zhao Lei for the first time, he immediately hid behind the counter, only revealing half of his head, and asked timidly in a hypnotic voice: "Little Liu..... This is the third brother...... Said teammates?"
"Ah, the fifth brother finally got off work, don't be so shy~"
Seeing this boy, Fei Xiaoliu hurriedly rushed to his side and pulled him in front of Zhao Lei.
Zhao Lei took a closer look at the boy, he should be about the same age as him, but he was unkempt in his beard, and he had two dark circles under his eyes, and he looked a little older than Senior Brother Fei.
"Hello, my name is Zhao Lei, and I will give me more advice in the future. Zhao Lei stretched out his hand in a friendly manner and greeted him with a smile.
The boy hid behind Fei Xiaoliu a little shyly, wanting to stretch out his hand, but he shrank back in fear.
"Fifth brother, you've been exercising at the front desk for so long and still haven't grown at all, what should you do if you find a girlfriend in the future. Fei Xiaoliu looked like he hated iron and steel, and threw the "fifth brother" in front of Zhao Lei.
"You..... Hello...... My name is Fei Wu......" Fei Wu introduced himself hesitantly, his eyes wandered, and he didn't dare to look at Zhao Lei.
"Waste ???" Zhao Lei was shocked, before he was still thinking that the family would not just use the name of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, but he didn't expect it to be true.
The name Fei Wu is something that normal parents should avoid! How big is the psychological shadow of naming a child! Look at the torture of the child, they are about to be autistic.
"I'll call you Fifth Brother in the future, I've worked hard all these years. ”
Zhao Lei's words seemed to touch the string that Fei Wu had buried in his heart for many years, making Fei Wu tremble, and a trace of tears flashed in his eyes.
Fei Wu suddenly choked up, startling Fei Xiaoliu, and hurriedly protected Fei Wu.
"The fifth brother is more afraid of life, and he is depressed and inferior, if you dare to bully the fifth brother, I will kill you. Fei Xiaoliu squinted and warned Zhao Lei.
"Do I look like that kind of person......." Zhao Lei muttered in a low voice.
"Like, you just bullied your classmates outside, but you didn't show any affection. Fei Xiaoliu said affirmatively.
Zhao Lei was also full of grievances: "It's obvious that they hit my hand with their faces, why did I bully them? ”
"I don't care! Anyway, you can't bully the fifth brother, you swear!"
"I know, I know, I'll send four. Zhao Lei reluctantly stretched out four fingers and said weakly.
Zhao Lei couldn't communicate normally with this nervous little sister, and he found that the team that Fei San introduced to him was full of problem children!
"Is this the price of eating a free lunch?" Zhao Lei felt bitter in his heart, but with the help of others, even if he was a drop of water, he had to repay him.
"Okay, all the team is here, let's start the meeting!" Fei Xiaoliu was full of energy.
"Didn't you say that there were four people in the team?" Zhao Lei looked at it, and there were only three people here.
"You, me, Fifth Brother, Xiao Qi, aren't there just four of you. Fei Xiaoliu pointed to the black cat in his arms.
"......." Zhao Lei has accepted the reality, anyway, even if there is one more person, it is still a problem child, it is better to have one more cat.
"What kind of eyes do you have, Xiao Qi is a beast-level cat, and being a scout is the perfect choice. Fei Xiaoliu stroked two more cats and said, "Besides, you are also a strange beast, why do you look down on my Xiaoqi." ”
"Strange beast??" Fei Wu, who had been disconnecting and hanging up, was startled, and hurriedly took a few steps back, no wonder Zhao Lei showed favor to him as soon as he came up, ordinary people laughed at him in every way, there must be a demon when things go wrong, is Zhao Lei a monster with a charming mind?
"I ......." Zhao Lei really had nothing to say, and the misunderstanding was getting deeper and deeper.
"Hey, hey, hey~ slightly" Fei Xiaoqi also knew that he had scared the fifth brother, so he stretched out his kitten tongue and made a grimace in an attempt to pass the test.
After that, it took half an hour for the three of them and one cat to solve the misunderstanding and reach a consensus.
The firm team stood up again to welcome new member Zhao Lei. Fei Xiaoqi cheered.
"Huan.... ......"Fei Wu was still a little scared, but it wasn't as serious as before.
"Meow~" The little black cat doesn't matter, just now Zhao Lei fed her dried fish, and now she has a good impression of this new member, and she was just about picking her hair before.
"I would like to ask, why did you stand in line again?"