In the year 6993 of the human calendar, due to the emergence of Yaojing, almost all science and technology have made unprecedented progress, and it can be said that human beings have everything except the stars and the sea.

But also due to the scarcity of Yaojing, this kind of "everything" only exists in the hands of a few countries that monopolize a continent, or even only belong to certain people.

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In a large, cluttered office, a middle-aged man was puffing deep smoke behind a desk made of mahogany slabs, and he quietly looked at the young man in front of him, and did not speak for a long time.

Finally, the young man broke the silence: "Uncle Li, I don't want to do it anymore." ”

His name is Lu Yuansheng, and the only name he calls Uncle Li is his adoptive father and master, and he is also the head of the secret official organization of the Central Continent Special Incident Countermeasures Bureau.

Li Si's eyes were sharp, and his slightly silver-white sideburns did not make him look old, but instead made his face more serious, giving people a sense of oppression.

He and Lu Yuansheng looked at each other for a long time, but they still didn't speak, and they didn't continue to smoke, letting the fireworks burn slowly, as if they wanted to see what else he wanted to say.

"Uncle Li, I really want to retire, this year ......" Lu Yuansheng paused, leaned against the table, lowered his voice and continued, "Who is still a killer." ”

The scientific and technological progress brought by Yaojing has greatly improved the daily life of human beings. But some restricted-level technologies can wreak havoc even in the hands of ordinary people, and may even cause nasty incidents involving superpowers and strange mutated creatures.

In order to control the misuse of technology and unusual things, Dongzhou has established a Special Incident Countermeasures Bureau. If there is something out of your control in a particular event, some operational specialists will be dispatched to address the "clean-up mission".

Lu Yuansheng relied on Li Si's relationship to also rub off on the position of a small examiner, usually responsible for supervising the tasks of the action commissioners.

But he is actually still a killer behind his back, a killer who can be ranked number one in the dark world, but only Li Si and a few people know about this matter.

Li Si simply spit out two words: "Reason." ”

"Uncle Li, times have changed, now it's the era of science and technology, and I still rely on my fists and knives to carry out assassination, isn't this looking for death?"

"Nowadays, as long as there are more developed cities, there are cameras and biometric systems everywhere, and there are intelligent AI all-weather vigilance in some important places, and it is difficult for me to even get close to the target."

"Ordinary people can wear Atlanta's new battle armor, and they can be as fierce as a superman after two weeks of training, or if they have a little money, they can use Yaosu and genetic enhancement, which is a top one that can fight, not to mention those natural freaks."

"Listen to my advice, you can also retreat bravely in the rapids as soon as possible, and take Xiao Bai Ge with you by the way, let's find a countryside to live in by the mountains and rivers, and we can also nest and fish together, isn't this better than being hob meat?"

"Besides, I don't have the talent of Brother Xiaobai, I really can't inherit the inheritance of the master, you see that I have practiced for so many years, and I am still a registered disciple."

Lu Yuansheng pretended to be miserable, looking like he had been greatly wronged.

Yes, this is the age of technology, and even the ancient profession of killer, which has existed since human civilization, is not easy to mix, and it is already too difficult and difficult to assassinate others without being prepared. There are several ways to defend against long-range sniper thermal weapons, and it is even more difficult to kill in close quarters.

Li Si's big palm slammed the tabletop, making a heavy sound, and all the big and small things on the table bounced, but they fell steadily back on the table.

He said angrily: ", if you don't want to do it, don't do it, what are you talking about." ”

Lu Yuansheng's face changed back to a serious appearance in a second, and he became honest.

The two sides were silent, and after a few seconds of silence, Li Sicai continued: "What are your real thoughts? ”

"I'm afraid of death."

Without hesitation, Lu Yuansheng replied very decisively.

Li Si didn't seem surprised by this answer, he sighed, sat up straight and opened the drawers of the desk one by one, rummaged through, and finally took out a document from underneath, and flipped left and right to turn to the page that belonged to Lu Yuansheng.

There is not much content, only the basic information of Lu Yuansheng, marked with "Chrysanthemum Group C-level", and more specific resume files are also stored in a special archive room.

Songzhu, Meijuhe, and Crane are five departmental groups under the Special Incident Countermeasures Bureau managed by Li Si, which are divided into logistics, garrison, attack, review, and investigation.

The chrysanthemum group is a very special group, with few people, often in a single team, usually performing tasks with other teams, and the most important task is to keep yourself alive and bring the mission situation back.

"Okay, according to the secrecy regulations, you have to go to work for three years first, have you figured out what to do?" Li Si picked up the pen and waited for Lu Yuansheng's answer.

"It's that simple?" Lu Yuansheng asked.

The corners of Li Si's mouth twitched: "Otherwise? If you say you're kidding me, I'll beat you up until you don't remember how to get home. ”

Lu Yuansheng hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no, I really want to retire, I want to experience ordinary life." ”

"To experience ordinary life, how about finding a clerical job close to daily life for you, arranging a staff member of a small subordinate company or something?" Li thought for a moment and said.

"I want to go to school."

"What?"

Li Si was obviously a little incredulous.

Lu Yuansheng continued: "I want to go to the academy to study. ”

"You're really not playing with me on purpose, are you? How old are you? What have you learned? You said you wanted to go to school and I could still sign you up for a class, but now it's August, do you know? Li Si asked a series of rhetorical questions.

Lu Yuansheng was not shy and said: "I'm not only 22, you also know that I am clever, learn quickly, and I can always learn with a little more effort, I believe you must have a way, I don't have high requirements, and it's not a first-class college, just take a second-class college." ”

"Just a second-class one! You really think that the academy is run by my family! There are only ten first-class colleges that are world-class, and second-class colleges can be squeezed out of the country and get you in, so the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Supervision will not find me the next day? Li Si slapped the pen on the table.

Lu Yuansheng hurriedly smiled and said, "You have to think of a way." ”

Li Si touched his chin and thought, "What's the way...... It's not without ......"

"In this way, you can help me do a private job again, a commission on the secret network, and I have some relationship with an old friend of mine, so that I have a reason to arrange a better retirement errand for you."

As he spoke, Li Si's index finger tapped the desktop twice, and the originally dark desktop showed a light blue virtual interface, and with a swipe of his finger, a document that had obviously been prepared long ago turned into a stereoscopic projection and displayed in front of Lu Yuansheng.

"Nasha Spader, Vice President of the Red Spider Society."

The picture is a candid perspective, but you can already see a woman with blonde hair and big waves, wearing bright red lipstick, I don't know if it's a shooting problem, her face looks very pale.

Lu Yuansheng frowned slightly, and said, "Arild's gang again?" I don't want to go to that place anymore. ”

But Li Si didn't seem to hear it, and then said: "Recently, they are not very honest, and they have moved their minds to us about human trafficking, and the protest negotiations on the official face are useless, and they will try to investigate what they say, which is also, who doesn't know that the gangsters are what Arild is really in charge of?" ”

"It's a bit of a mess on my old friend's face, and in that case, we're going to have to teach them a lesson."

"It just so happens that the bounty for a task in the secret web has almost accumulated, and it is worth your attack as the 'judge' of the ninth killer, so let's take a knife with their vice president first."

In addition to having a small position in the Countermeasures Bureau, Lu Yuansheng also worked part-time as a top killer in the underground world, but Li Si and a few of them knew about it.

During Li Si's speech, he wanted to interject several times, but looking at Li Si's fierce gaze, he swallowed it back again.

After Li Si finished speaking, he finally had the opportunity to point to the mission description and said, "Uncle Li, how can this be written that other killers have failed to assassinate them five times?" Still haven't even come back. ”

"Oh, I didn't pay much attention, it's just a little girl, what are you nervous about the ninth killer, anyway, it's okay for you to run away."

With a snap, this time it was Lu Yuansheng's turn to slap the table, but the force was obviously much smaller.

"Little girl? Can the little girl get mixed up with the deputy of Arild's second largest gang? What does Arild know about that place, you don't know? Who knows what the hell that man is. ”

Li Si slowly took out a cigarette, held it and said, "Isn't that just right, which of the tasks I helped you take is not a heinous and damned person?" Besides, this person relied on her brother to become the vice president, and many people in their gang alone are eyeing her. ”

"But I ......"

Lu Yuansheng was still thinking about how to prevaricate, but Li Si interrupted him with another sentence: "Second-class college, the best." ”

“…… It's definitely a deal! ”

Lu Yuansheng turned his head and responded neatly.

"Hehehe, you kid, don't you just want me to come down, why do you bend so much?" Li Si laughed, lit his cigarette, and took a puff before he comfortably continued: "Go, Madoka has already started to make plans." ”

"Yes yes yes ......"

Lu Yuansheng responded with satisfaction on the surface, but secretly scolded the old fox in his heart, everything was arranged, so he thought about squeezing his cheap labor and not bargaining.

But before leaving, he still added: "You and Brother Bai should also retire early, so as not to have any mistakes, and enjoy the era of science and technology more, isn't it?" Otherwise, after a while, after the opening of the lunar tourism project, there will not even be a chance to jump up. ”

Li Siyan exhaled and said angrily: "Stinky boy, how can you speak?" Xiaobai is still on a mission, you crow mouth can be shut for me. ”

"I mean you're ......"

As Lu Yuansheng was about to leave, a pen flew by his ear and slammed it into the door beside him, probably not half of which he had entered.

“…… You must be in good health. ”