For the last question, Song Lan remained silent.

"Nothingness" tacitly did not continue to ask, the two of them knew each other, and silence represented the answer.

"There is a chance to come to the 'outside world'."

Before leaving, Nothingness added, "Those mechanical bumps don't like me to stay in their territory for too long, and when you come to the 'outside world', we'll catch up on the old days, a lot has happened there in recent years, and now that I think about it, the person called 'Mouse' was made up by your kid, right?" ”

If you want to say that the person who has been in the limelight in the "outside world" recently, it is none other than "rats".

After escaping from the 17th district, "Rat" has soared in the Eschinwig army, and he can be found in almost every major event, and now he has become the second-in-command in the eyes of the Eschenwig army.

Out of curiosity, Nothingness also went to join in the fun during the rebels' rally.

The result can only be described as a great disappointment, he saw through the essence of the "rat" at a glance, and the only thing worthy of praise is his way of doing things left and right, when the leaders of the rebels disagreed, he often played the role of a peacemaker, and his identity was more like a helpless civilian officer.

He really couldn't understand how those people passed on the "rat" to become a peerless powerhouse.

But after seeing Song Lan, Nothingness really realized the unusualness of the "mouse".

Although he himself seems to be just an ordinary small character, once he is in trouble, fortune will be on his side.

Unparalleled luck can also be counted as a kind of strength, and this is also very much in line with Song Lan's style of acting, the champions of the cricket fighting competition at the beginning finally faded out of the sight of the church and the upper world in a way that made them unbelievable.

Facing the question of 'nothingness', Song Lan nodded.

At least from the current point of view, "rat" is a pretty good financial product, it took less than a year to make himself from a small role with a reward of no more than one million watts, to a wanted criminal with a reward of tens of millions, with his experience in the seventeenth district for so long, now only one "mouse" wanted warrant, can play a role in the seventeenth district to stop crying.

In other words, it can at least be regarded as a ruthless character at the level of the "Seven Martial Seas".

Of course, in Song Lan's eyes, everyone's good friend Mr. "Mouse" is equivalent to a high-end real estate in the prosperous area of the 17th district.

The rate of increase in their wages is not as fast as the housing prices in the 17th district, but fortunately, the "rats" he invested in are very powerful, and the bounty increases far behind the housing prices.

Another advantage of investing is that if they go to the "outside world" in the future, the "rats" should be able to entertain them as landlords.

"In that case, you've probably heard a lot about the Resistance."

"I heard that they had a lot of trouble some time ago."

Before the fall of the prison and the escape of the imprisoned shadows, the rebels were the coalition's number one enemy, and at one point they used many border cities, including the 17th arrondissement, as the front line of the war.

With the advent of the Gene Master, the Council is left to its own devices, and the threats of the border cities and the "outside world" are put aside.

"The most fundamental reason for this is that they believe that the rebels have mastered the way to train psionic powers."

"Nothingness" has heard more or less about the coalition government's approach, and the condemnation and bounty for the rebels were actually formed as early as the end of the gold rush, when the rebels were far from developing to the scale they are today, and the bounty order itself actually represents the attitude of the coalition government.

If the rebels do not take the initiative to provoke the war, they are not willing to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to deal with the disputes between the "outside world", but prefer to lead the rebels to fight each other with neutral countries or warlords through bounties, until the emergence of the leader of the rebels represented by Eschinweg makes the council gradually change its view of the rebels.

For many years, the coalition government has been researching ways to unleash the potential of psionics, and they have invested a lot of resources in this regard, but the rewards have been far less than those of the "outside" who have "naturally awakened" psionic abilities.

As a result, the Council contemplated repeating the old trick and appropriating these potential psionic resources for itself on the grounds of justice.

"But you should know that after you burn down the house, unless a new bridge is built, there will be no more 'naturally awakened' psionic beings."

"Their 'natural awakening' has nothing to do with me, that's why I asked you...... There must have been others left besides you and me, and as far as I can tell, the aberrant monsters seem to be interested in the source of the power of the rebel leaders. ”

"So you're here to move the rescuers."

"There is power in numbers, that's the theory you proposed."

"Nothingness" responds like a stream.

When he was still in the upper world before, this guy was the one who could move rescuers the most, and it was just some trivial things, so he couldn't wait to call everyone over.

When everyone is busy, this guy starts to blatantly lazy.

"When it comes to sending people, you are the most professional."

The 'nothingness' that has suffered greatly in the past has also learned the essence, and before Song Lan used the radical method, he took the first step and said, "I came to you doesn't mean that I'm afraid of those aberrant monsters, in your theory, as long as each of us gives 50% of our strength, then everyone can easily complete the task, and don't forget, you burned my house." ”

For a while, Song Lan was speechless.

Nothingness was one of the most tricky opponents he had ever encountered, even more tricky than Lu Xiang.

After all, Lao Lu often uses the method of soft grinding and hard bubbles, which is a means that can only be possessed by getting along day and night, and "Nothingness" fully learns his theory and uses "Touching Fish Theory" to defeat him.

If you reject "nothingness", it is equivalent to overturning your "Fishing Theory".

For the founder of the Touching Fish School, Song Lan must not let this happen.

"I see."

"Let's meet in the 'outside world', then."

With that, the vague figure in the tunnel dissipated.

When the environment fell silent, Song Lan's mood was more solemn than ever, because he realized that there was a greater threat than the master of genes - someone had secretly learned his "Theory of Touching Fish" and used it as a weapon against himself.

Seemingly......

I'll have to take some time to complete the 2167th Anniversary Remastered Edition of Touching the Fish Theory.

First of all, it is necessary to avoid the theory he proposes to end up with a boomerang stuck in his head.

By the time we returned to the makeshift camp in front of the ruins of the Eden Hotel, it was already completely dark outside, and after most of the day's search and rescue work, exhausted people set up improvised tents, and some optimists joked that the current Fourth District really had the appearance of a post-apocalyptic movie.

The supply team led by Zhuang Chi rescued some ingredients and condiments from the ruins of the Eden Hotel.

When they brought the salvaged ingredients, seasonings, and utensils to Song Lan, Veronica cast an expectant look.

During the time she spent with Zhuang Chi and others, she heard several people praise her section chief's skills more than once, and even Roger, who has always been taciturn, would speak highly of them from time to time, and they agreed that even the chefs of those high-end restaurants may not be as good as their section chiefs.

Among them, Zhuang Chi even confessed that she insisted on being transferred to the Propaganda Department at the beginning, just with the idea of "the building near the water will get the moon first".

Veronica had no interest in cooking, and in the past, she used to go to high-end restaurants in the First District purely out of family social needs, and she was very disgusted with such occasions in her heart, everyone had a false smile on their faces, and they talked about a thing, but they didn't know what they were thinking behind their backs.

But my parents thought it was an essential experience.

In the future, when she enters the political arena, she will inevitably deal with those people every day, and the people who are always pinched are those who can't hide their emotions and are seen through their minds.

When she wasn't assigned by her parents, Veronica was on nutrition injections.

She felt that on that occasion, no matter how delicious the food was, it would not taste good.

Until, Veronica heard about Mr. Rob Lucci's deeds in the Second District, and according to a maid of the Iris Consortium, Lucci disguised himself as a chef from a neutral country and infiltrated the castle of the Iris Consortium - Mr. Lucci's craftsmanship is genuine, and their head maid still remembers the pot noodles he made.

It was from then on that Veronica began to observe these "side hustles" that she had neglected.

A master of intelligence will always be able to blend perfectly into their surroundings, and depending on the mission, they can become bartenders, cooks, doctors, and law enforcers at any time.

It's something she's been missing.

Elite education also limits their horizons, keeping them in their own small circle forever, thus ignoring the outside world.

This is also the biggest difference between the counterintelligence service and MI7, which is often said.

MI7 operatives often need to go deep into all kinds of places, and if their disguise is revealed, they will only die, while the elite of the counterintelligence department usually only need to stay in the office and deal with intelligence problems through the sophisticated technology of the coalition government.

Veronica calmed down, brought a chair, and sat beside Song Lan, observing what her friends called "master chefs" cooking ingredients.

Looking at the light of the blade refracted in the moonlight, she was fascinated for a moment.

An inexplicable emotion welled up in Veronica's mind.

This was the first time she had officially met Song Lan, but she had a hazy sense of familiarity, and she couldn't help but think of Valen's sigh one day, and Valen felt that their section chief would definitely be able to talk to Teacher Lu Qi.

Easy-going, and always ride a bicycle to work.

And now, they have more in common the skill of cooking.

The only difference is that their section chief is not good at fighting and fighting, in the past, when he encountered gang members on the streets of the 17th district, he never came forward, but called the police to call his colleagues from the special operations team to the scene.

Valentine said that after she was kidnapped, her behavior caused her to hit the back of the head with a gun butt, and she was taken to the hospital for several days to recover.

Well?

A wonderful idea came flooding back.

Veronica's eyes narrowed, and suddenly their eyes became sharp.

Mr. Lu Qi is a master of disguise, and he always blends perfectly into the lives of ordinary people...... So, is it possible that this section chief of the Propaganda Section of the Law Enforcement Department of the Seventeenth District is also one of his many disguises?

When she thought about it along this line, she was surprised to find that Teacher Lu Qi and Song Lan had never appeared at the same time!

Today, when they asked Director Guan about Mr. Luqi's whereabouts, the superintendent said that in view of the shutdown of "Master Rescuer", Mr. Luqi had already returned to the first district, and he was on business and could not say goodbye to them.

But after that, the section chief appeared!

The more closely Veronica observed, the more she could see the clues—Song Lan seemed a little absent-minded throughout the night.

However, this also shows his superb knife skills from another angle, even if his eyes and attention are not on the cutting board, he can cut ingredients into crystal clear filaments, which seems to have long become muscle memory for him, and perhaps only through a thousand tempering can he practice such a skill.

so

Mr. Luqi, how did he hone a skill that could make the head maid of the Iris Foundation unforgettable?

Veronica heard a commotion not far away.

Someone from the Bureau of Anomalous Investigation arrived, and she found a familiar figure in the crowd.

According to Zhuang Chi, their section chief and supervisor are lovers, and for this reason they also published a special journal called "Love Story of the Law Enforcement Department", which is very popular in the 17th district.

The answer to the question seems to be on the horizon.

The secret to being the best chef is to meet a woman who can give her all of her dishes from the bottom of her heart.

Perhaps, this is the practice of Teacher Lu Qi.

Thinking of this, Veronica suddenly had a feeling of seeing the light of day.

"Zhuang Chi."

She made a mental decision, "What are the recruitment criteria for your law enforcement department there?" ”

She knew that she would face many obstacles in order to make this decision happen.

First, she had to avoid being sent to a mental health center when she told her parents about "going to a border city to become a grassroots law enforcer."

This trip to District 4 has made her grow a lot, and it has made her realize that there is a vast world waiting to be explored beyond District 1.

As she spoke, Veronica saw Lu Xiang walking towards them.

She also saw Song Lan, who had been absent-minded all night, suddenly have a sparkle in her eyes.

Veronica didn't make her own guesses, she just watched from the sidelines.

Until......

She found that Song Lan's eyes became a little strange, and the atmosphere around her suddenly became suspenseful for some reason.

She saw Song Lan lower her head, examining the ingredients on the table, especially the crystal clear shredded potatoes, which were displayed in the most conspicuous position like a work of art.

Veronica heard that Director Lu's favorite food was potatoes, so Song Lan usually brought some snacks made from potatoes to Cory.

But now, Song Lan was not happy that he had completed the preparations, on the contrary, his face was solemn.

Cold sweat seeped from between his foreheads.

He had to turn to the people around him for help, and the questions that hung deep in his heart were raised.

His gaze wandered around the improvised stove before finally resting on the glittering shredded potatoes.

"What about ginger? Why is the ginger gone? ”

The small theater of its two hundred and forty-eight:

Friday, early in the morning

After Lu Xiang spoke, there was a sudden silence in the small conference room of the seminar.

In the end, it was Hannah who broke the deadlock and asked, "Lao Lu, let me confirm first, did Lao Song say something to you?" ”

"No, I'm thinking about my image."

In fact, Lu Xiang didn't feel how brutal her usual style of acting was, she really didn't know where the "cold-blooded and cruel tyrant" came from.

She doesn't like this style, because "A Love Tip Every Day" said that gentle and cute girls have become more popular recently.

In this era of indifference, gentleness and cuteness have long become an extremely rare quality.

Lu Xiang also searched the Internet for keywords such as "cute girl", and after a whole day of research, she felt that she was actually quite cute.

At least sometimes it's cute.

"Cute thing, score occasions, especially you."

Hannah thought about it for a long time and then suggested, "After all, this is not the style you usually walk. ”

"And what is my usual style?"

"Gao Leng, almost the opposite of cute, so if you want to take the initiative against Lao Song, you must find a suitable time."

"What timing."

"Hmm...... For example, if you have a disagreement, you can solve it by being coquettish. ”

"I see."

Lu Xiang was thoughtful, she had already used this method more than once.

"You got it?"

"Hmm."

She nodded, "I'll just say I'm usually cute, too." ”