It could have been morning, and the Blood Owl was in a room in Reflection City, where it was hard to feel the passage of time.

The place now resembles a place to live. Although the lighting is still the overhead light channel, some furniture and household items distinguish this room from the other square boxes. Of course, the overall layout is still very weird, because the space in this room is very large, and the distance between the furniture is too far and inconvenient, so the living area of the blood owl only occupies about one-third of the area.

He was sitting on the couch at the moment, opposite a flat-screen TV hanging on the wall, with a few messy wires on the back of the TV that connected to the floor behind a flat black rectangular box that was the legendary VCR.

Blood Slash put a tape into the machine, then turned around and sat down on his old couch again, pressing the play button on the remote.

This is the fifth day after he and the paper man have been fighting, since the day before yesterday, Zuo Dao has completed the delivery one after another, as a middleman, he has done a really good job, all kinds of equipment, chemicals, legal cash, and even furniture of unknown origin, are very satisfying.

After completing all the handovers, go their separate ways, like strangers, until the next cooperation is best to be in a state of old and dead, this cooperation is considered perfect.

But unexpectedly, Zuo Dao also gave the blood lord a videotape.

The blood lord also asked Zuo Dao some questions, but the information he got was only two names that didn't sound like real names at all, "Accountant" and "Tianyi".

Zuo Dao originally thought that the other party would question or simply punish him, but the blood lord did not do so, as if he could tell when others were telling the truth.

The footage begins with a snowflake at the beginning, and a few seconds later, a strange beep sounds like the ringing of some kind of electronic alarm clock. After another ten seconds or so, a scene appears on the screen, which is a room full of bookshelves and stacks of books, and the camera appears to be on a desk, but there is no one in the chair in front of the desk.

Then the sound of the toilet flushing can be heard outside the frame, and then, a man wearing a black shirt and suit with a drooping neckline walks into the camera, he glances at the camera, and says, "Oh, Mr. Bloodlord, hello." ”

The blood owl looked at the TV screen, his expression was numb, and when Tianyi in the picture asked that sentence, the blood owl directly pressed the stop button on the remote control, and scolded in his mouth: "Idiot." ”

As a result, the video did not stop, Tianyi in the TV slowly walked to the sofa chair behind the desk and sat down, cleared his throat and said: "First of all, this is not some kind of prank film that wants to trick you into talking to yourself on TV, so the conclusion of 'idiot' is obviously incorrect, even if I really want to make a film of that nature, it is definitely a master." ”

The blood lord thought that he had not aligned when he pressed the remote control, so he pressed it a few more times, but the video continued.

"The VCR was brought to you by Zuo Dao, and he wanted to peek at the contents of the tape a few days ago, but he was scared half to death. He seemed to think I was going to crawl out of the screen, so he unplugged it. Tianyi picked up the coffee and said: "Mr. Blood Owl, you don't have to press the remote control of the VCR anymore, this is not an ordinary videotape, but a communication medium, as long as someone plays this videotape, the computer on my desk will have a prompt tone, and then automatically connect to your TV screen." So you're actually on a video call right now. He showed an unhappy expression: "It's a little different from my estimated time, Mr. Blood Lord, I haven't slept well in the past few days, for fear of missing the communication due to jet lag." ”

"I've never heard of a 20th-century audiovisual with a television to make a video call to someone else's computer. Although the blood lord said this, he finally spoke to the picture.

"Ah, it is true, but you must know that the man who made this tape was arguably the best craftsman of his time, and if he had been born a hundred years earlier, he would have led the design of the capital. "Tianyi said.

The Blood Owl sneered, "Are you referring to yourself?"

"No, no, I don't know how this thing works, I'm just in charge of placing orders. And what I said just now, I didn't mean to praise it at all, the best craftsman of this era is a complete idiot, if you have a chance to meet him, don't forget to help me stab him a few times, chop it up and feed the pigs. ”

The blood lord said: "So, I already know enough about this videotape, can you get to the point? ”

Tianyi also replied bluntly: "I want to cooperate with you." ”

The Blood Owl snorted coldly, "What do I think, this sentence sounds like 'I want you to be my subordinate' or 'I want to use you'. ”

Tianyi smiled and said: "Cooperation, Mr. Blood Lord, it means to use each other until the other party is worthless, and then break up, and then if you feel that the collaborator is very eye-catching, you can kill it." ”

"Oh, it seems that you have a pretty good view of things, but since you found me first......

Before the blood lord finished speaking, Tianyi already knew what the other party needed, and he replied directly: "No problem, I can tell you." After pouring half a cup of coffee, Tian Qi said: "It all started on the night of the San Marco tragedy ten years ago, and you may not know that a month or so before that, a gang of professional thieves hired me to offer them a plan to steal St. Mark's Basilica. This group of people has good skills, their brains are not stupid, and some of them have a military background. I thought the deal could be done, so I took it.

It took me half a day to draw up the plan, but intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, preparation, and training and exercises took up most of the time, so unfortunately, they met you the night they started.

Communication with them was quickly interrupted, and when I arrived at the scene, I saw a very interesting crime scene, without planning, without hesitation, without mercy, without ...... Alive.

That's when I've been interested in you. ”

The blood owl grabbed the snack at hand: "Oh, speaking of which, there was indeed a strange group of people in the cathedral that night, and it wasn't like a security guard. ”

Tianyi continued: "I think there are two paths to the perfect crime, the first, careful planning, precise execution, and proper aftercare, and the second, the second is to talk about it later.

For many years, I peddled planned criminal activities for a living, and I knew the first way to go. But you, Mr. Bloodlord, have created what appears to be an impulsive crime scene. Walking into the church, packing up the artwork, taking it out, killing everyone who tries to stop you until there is no one left, and then quickly leaving, no matter how many times I repeat it in my head, no matter how many traces and flaws it seems, it is actually perfect.

Countless detective novelists take the elaborate layout as the main story line, but they can never touch the second way, which is the simplest and most direct crime, such as traffic hit-and-run, armed robbery at night, pickpockets on the bus, if these criminals can escape for a while and never commit it again, they can often get away with it, and no matter how shrewd people can find out. ”

The blood lord said, "Are you indirectly showing off that you have a way to contact me?"

Tianyi pouted: "No, there's nothing to show off, I haven't been able to find your whereabouts for ten years, it's really a very failure, and I didn't have a clue until you killed someone in the Copper Parrot Bar." So let's talk about the part you want to hear the most, how I found you. He drank all the coffee in his cup and pointed to the bookshelf behind him: "In this bookstore of mine, there is a kind of book of the heart, each of which represents a person, I can see the voices of all ordinary people below the paper level, this is my source of information." ”

The blood lord looked disdainful, and didn't seem to believe the other party's words at all: "You mean that your bookstore has more than 10 billion books?"

Tian Yi replied: "Mr. Blood Lord, why do you want to be like those laymen, limited by space and quantity? Just now you thought that you put yourself in the video recorder as a 20th century video recording carrier, but now you are talking to me, aren't you?" He glanced back at the books on the shelves: "From the outside, the books are no different, they are all wrapped in black covers. He casually took down a copy and said, "So, when I opened the book I took down, the name inside could be Zhang San or Li Si." And when you turn your attention to me, have you noticed that the place where I took a book just now is full, and there is no gap. ”

The blood lord seemed to understand, and he said, "Is this your ability?"

Tianyi: "Oh oh oh...... Dude, this question is crossing the line. ”

"Hmph...... It doesn't matter, I don't really want to ask. ”

"The rest should be easier to explain. Tianyi filled himself with another cup: "Naturally, all of them in HL cannot be capable or transformed, and it is very difficult for ordinary people without special abilities to exercise their physical bodies to above the paper level."

But your file is very special, it has hardly passed through the hands of a few mortals since ten years ago, and even if it did, they were not qualified to read it, so I didn't even know your code name in HL recently. In the vast sea of people, I can't spy on everyone, of course, now that I have confirmed your appearance and identity, I can check some information into the table and know some things that may have been done by you in the past.

I'm ashamed to say that I don't know anything about what you did in Piazza San Marco. Fortunately, the policeman named Paper Man linked the murder case of the other day with you, and some civilian personnel in the Northern Second Division of the HL of Guanzhi County handled your case, so I had a goal and clues, and then I began to investigate the voices of some people in Venice, in fact, it didn't take too long, I wrapped those messy clues together like braids, and pieced together what was happening in the city. ”

The Blood Owl asked, "So, the Iron Commandment, the Left Dao, HL, and the Paper Man, you have mastered everyone's whereabouts." ”

Tianyi: "Ah...... Actually, it's not too much trouble, living in this world always has to come into contact with people, countless passers-by on the street, ordinary members of the Iron Commandment, police officers in the police station, each of them can provide me with information, they can be my eyes and ears, and they will never lie. With such an intelligence network, combined with some simple reasoning, it is not difficult to guess how things are going.

Judging by your whereabouts in the past few years, I guess your habit is to use art as currency, which is the most clever way to do it. Cheques need to be exchanged at the bank, and cash cannot be carried in large quantities from region to region. Those paintings, on the other hand, can easily pass through airport security, can be exchanged for money without the need for a bank, and can give you enough money to squander for a while. Ten years ago, you would have robbed museums for this reason. ”

The blood owl took over the conversation: "So you know through various intelligence, and if you find the middleman of Zuo Dao, you can contact me." ”

"That's right, revealing the above information is my sincere cooperation. ”

"Hehehe......" The blood lord's smile revealed a murderous aura: "Why do I think that you said such a terrible thing casually, with a rather intimidating component." ”

Tianyi also replied with a smile: "Oh? This statement is very novel, after hearing this, ordinary people will never use horror to describe my ability to do things, Mr. Blood Lord, your understanding is far beyond my estimates." ”

The blood owl suddenly changed his words and sneered, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Only Tianyi knew how to answer this inexplicable question: "It's not time to say what I'm going to do, but Mr. Bloodlord, you are a very important part of it." ”

"How important?"

"I've selected a few collaborators, a few have reached an agreement with me, and a few haven't. Some of them have abilities that are not inferior to that Mr. Paper Man, some are people with special talents like Zuo Dao, and of course some are just simple perverted madmen. And you, the blood lord, ......" Tianyi's expression seemed to be savoring an unpalatable side dish: "You are more important than any of them, because you are the most perverted madman I have ever seen, which can be described as unprecedented, and it is difficult to find anyone in the future." ”

"Hahaha......" The blood lord looked up to the sky and laughed, laughed for a while, stood up, and walked towards the TV screen.

"You want to smash the TV, do you?" asked Tianyi.

The Blood Owl had already clenched his fists and was ready to swing down.

Tianyi shrugged helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, just let the negotiations break down...... Oh, and out of kindness, I'll give you a free piece of information, just a word......"

The blood lord punched the TV screen, and the last five words Tianyi said in the picture were: "You have ...... in the game"