3.04 Gu Tie felt very frightened.

He had just done something very unbelievable to himself, something that he thought would be absolutely impossible to do in this life, and something that was infinitely close to completely subverting his entire outlook on life.

-- Terrible things.

Since he was born, he has been a somewhat withdrawn child, since the days when he lived with his adoptive father, Dr. Brandon Barthorommew, in the big house with white walls and red roof on the outskirts of Salzburg, the young Oriental man has shown a unique lonely character, he always stands alone by the pond and watches the fallen leaves float to the water, no child wants to approach this strange person who is always frowning, as if there is a cold invisible force field around Xiao Gu Tie, bounce away all those who try to approach him. The only thing he could get close to him was his adoptive father, a Belgian shepherd named "Sparky", whose best friend was his only friend.

Now Gu Tie can't remember what he was always thinking about when he was a child, but that lonely thinking ended that afternoon at the age of nine and seven months, at the GTC headquarters in Salzburg, the boy who accidentally walked into his father's office inadvertently opened a door to the endless illusory world. The subsequent train ride across Eurasia to China was a distant dream, with his adoptive father leaving him with only a pale explanation, enough money to survive, a housekeeper, Lao Zhao, and a small courtyard house in the middle of nowhere, and he wondered why he had gone from being an autistic Austrian student to a newcomer to the strange and mysterious country of China, despite his own standard oriental face.

But he didn't care. Behind the slowly opening door lies countless treasures, and at the end of the glittering golden path is the kingdom of heaven that belongs to him alone. At some point, he used the "Genesis" quantum network authority that came out of nowhere to construct a dark, silent, and eternal "Pure Land", where he was the first, final, and eternal king.

From this time on, he also learned to put a mask on his face. A gifted teenager with an IQ of more than 170 watched the expressions of his elementary school classmates with cold eyes, secretly learning the joy, joy, grief and sorrow of an ordinary Chinese teenager. Just three months later, after a school transfer, no one can recognize his foreign identity in terms of accent and living habits, and everyone around him is infected by this handsome young man with rich personality: no matter what era it is, the smart, laughing, and a little bad boy will always be popular with the public.

Of course, all the qualities that are welcomed are illusions, only by hiding under the protection of the mask can Xiao Gu Tie feel safe, and only when he returns to the west wing of the courtyard every night, inserts the latch, hides in the quilt, and uses the laptop terminal to log in to the quantum network, can the young man completely let go of his defense, curl up in the empty but warm embrace of "Genesis", and sleep peacefully with his thumb like a baby. At that time, the "Pure Land" was just a rough three-dimensional model on the LCD screen, Gu Tie first created the sky with thunderclouds rolling, which represented his eternal thinking on the ultimate question, and then created the endless stretch of the earth, the solid ground represented the strongest line of defense at the bottom of consciousness, standing between the sky and the earth, he had everything.

Gu Tie has never noticed how similar he was to Terry the Clown in the past, the clown is more sensitive than him, and once he is hurt, he will hide in the protective shell of the virtual world like a snail, but in the twenty-nine years of growth, Gu Tie's mask has been firmly embedded in his face and can no longer be removed, and the smart, laughing, and slightly bad man walks in the world instead of the fragile self, leaving the little soul hidden in the depths of the body, secretly watching the dangerous world through distant senses.

Over the years, only two people have pierced through the hard mask and pierced the poison ivy called "emotion" deep into Gu Tie's heart, the first person is named Xiao Liping, Lao Xiao is his other self that he can't become, calm, meticulous, gloomy and cruel self, and the second person is named Aqiwei, the flower of the rainforest is the broken soul he has been looking for in his subconscious, representing the soul of optimism, health, frankness and innocence. Outside of these two people, even a partner like Balvindra who was born and died could not invade his smooth and mirror-like mask, Gu Tie could lend a helping hand to Lao Ba anytime and anywhere, but for the sake of Lao Xiao and Aqiwei, he could not hesitate to give his life.

Gu Tie has always been accustomed to such a life, when the mask and face are integrated, he has long forgotten the method of giving feelings, all kinds of men and women come and go in life, and the Chinese understand that he is just a hurried passerby walking in the forest of people.

But today, just today, he did a very strange thing.

A few minutes ago, Eva woke him up directly from the wonderful experience of the "world" with a simple and rough thrashing, "Here we are, Tie, can you be more vigilant, even if you are in Beijing, it is difficult to keep the existence of the Brotherhood?

"I feel like I'm having a good dream. Gu Tie's brain was still on the "Lame Henry" airship, and the smiling faces of the Pitchfork Squad companions flashed in front of him one by one, and a warm feeling filled his heart. He sat up and patted his face, recovering his senses, "Okay, okay, it's time to get to the Foundation? ”

Xiao Liping turned back from the driver's seat: "When I got to the fourth ring road, I used a little privilege to open the way." Although I am only a petty official in the capital, I am in a special position, and the old men will turn a blind eye to me. ”

Gu Tie raised his thumb: "If you want to be twenty years old, you will definitely be able to be on an equal footing with them in the next session, no one can climb as fast as you, but there is no way to die, you have to survive until you are old." ”

"Who knows. Nothing cannot be changed - as long as we live. Lao Xiao pushed his tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses and said thoughtfully.

Eva got out of the car to confirm that there was no danger, Gu Tie pushed open the door of the Audi car and walked to the building on the side of the road, this thirty-five-story building is a property belonging to the "Quantum Angel" fund, the lower thirty floors are for rent, the upper five floors house all the functional departments of the fund, and the top floor also has a helipad and the planned "ladder" system general connection. The "Sky Ladder" is a plan to build a rapid commuter system at a height of 100 meters in the city, which has been put into trial operation in several developed cities, and Beijing is introducing this technology, so it requires all buildings that meet the requirements to be equipped with connections to facilitate the system architecture. Although the cost of installation is borne by the owner of the building, it can also be used to offset the tax of enterprises or individuals, which is also the best of both worlds.

"The little girl came back to show you the door honestly after making a big fuss in the courtyard to no avail, I haven't told her the news of your return, please respect yourself. Xiao Li said lightly, "--I am wearing a black suit today, and I am not afraid of splashing blood." ”

Gu Tiejie shuddered. This girl who ordered his nemesis to master all women's natural weapons, coupled with his superior IQ and EQ, is simply a single tactical weapon that the devil fears, and no man can survive her compound offensive of crying, making trouble and hanging. But now, I can only walk to the hall with a hard head.

The automatic doors opened to both sides, and the sharp-eyed receptionist immediately recognized the legendary chairman, and bowed with a smile on his face: "Gu Dong, hello!"

"Good, good. Gu Tie waved his hand absentmindedly, "Can the elevator work?"

"Of course, Gu Dong, that is your exclusive elevator, which is maintained at the best condition at any time. The front desk stepped out from behind the desk with long legs, staggered to the rightmost one of the six elevators, bent down and entered the password on the control panel. Despite his heavy heart, Gu Tie still squinted his eyes and admired the beautiful curves formed by the woman's waist and hips, this woman knows very well what kind of posture can arouse a man's desire, and does not miss any opportunity to show her sexiness.

An evil smile appeared at the corner of Gu Tie's mouth, and he reached out and patted the shoulder of the beautiful woman at the front desk: "What time do you get off work?"

"Gu Dong, you have the final say. The front desk stood upright, bowed deeply, and fully presented the deep rugous.

"Good. Gu Tie laughed and walked through the slowly opening elevator door, Xiao Liping shook his head and followed behind, Aiwa snorted fiercely from her nostrils, walked into the elevator with her head held high, and left her disdainful back to the woman outside. The beauty at the front desk looked at this beautiful little girl with some puzzlement, but a prickly look did not affect her excitement, the suave young master Gu is one of the most important celebrities in the capital's circle, how can this sudden encounter not make people ecstatic?

The interior of the elevator looks plain, with only a few posters of the fund, and although it has not been used for a long time, the hygiene is well maintained. Before reaching the thirty-fifth floor, the three of them were thinking about their own thoughts, and none of them spoke.

"Ding. The elevator doors slowly opened, and a huge ellipsoidal office appeared in front of me, a canopy of 3,800 pieces of controllable transparent glass was pale green, regulating the sunlight as soft as silk, a pink carpet spread throughout the space, and along the glass curtain wall were piled up with plush cushions, pillows and inflatable toys, and a small white desk stood in the middle of the room, behind which stood a girl with a stunned face.

"Iron, you...... Dead back?!" The girl let out a roar of surprise and anger.

"Little girl. ”

Before the brain could react, sweet, scorching, and trembling emotions were pumped into every vein along with hormones, and Gu Tie's body ran forward on his own, opening his arms, and holding the girl tightly in his arms.

"I miss you. ”

Gu Tie said.

A second later, he was terrified.