Ji Xiaoye hesitated when manipulating the No. 5 employee to get rid of him, but compared to the hidden danger of No. 6, sacrificing a place is obviously more controllable and cost-effective.

After all, rules are fixed, and people's hearts are unpredictable.

Besides, she was ready to synchronize with Gu Zhenzhen's efficiency in the last two days.

Either accept the punishment together, or try to avoid the punishment with "efficiency average".

If there really is a way to directly kill the last punishment system...... She was moved.

"If you think it's too risky, I can put 150 coins as a deposit and I'll get it back." Qi Zhen proposed.

Ji Xiaoye squinted his eyes slightly and looked at him, and thought for a while: "Since it is cooperation, then the risk is taken together, you only need to pay a 75 deposit." ”

"If it succeeds, I'll give you something good." Ji Ono has always liked fair trade.

"Okay, nice to work with." The eyes behind the lenses were bent, and Qi studied how this face looked harmless to humans and animals.

"Speaking of which, I actually don't understand it," Ji Xiaoye looked at the unpredictable young man, "Whether it is your operation or way of thinking, there is no doubt that you are an experienced boss, but your prop reserves and common sense sometimes look like a newcomer." ”

Qi Yan pushed his glasses with a smile, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Probably, I'm really a newcomer." ”

Ji Xiaoye shrugged his shoulders and also joked: "In principle, I don't cooperate with newcomers. ”

*

Taking advantage of the free time after dinner, Qi Yan took Qin Rang to Building 3 in the North District.

Office 109 was locked, and Qi Zheng tentatively knocked on the door a few times to make sure that no one answered, and then used the special lock-picking prop.

The moment the door opened, a rich scent of roses greeted me.

The smell of nature is refreshing, in stark contrast to the fishy smell that is ubiquitous in the factory.

Qi Yan took a few deep breaths, and his pleasure value instantly rose slightly.

"This ...... Is it Mrs. Bates's office? Qin Rang looked at the dazzling portraits hanging around the walls and said with some shock.

"No, this is Miss Rossetti's office." Qi Ji looked thoughtfully at the gallery-like office.

It is no wonder that Qin Rang misunderstood that the adult woman with flax and gold curly hair and a gentle and melancholy temperament in the portrait was the Mrs. Bates they had seen in the cultural center.

Mrs. Bates is the subject of all portraits.

"Eh, I thought girls of this age liked to hang pictures of their idols, bands or anime, and my sister was about that age, and if she was asked to hang a picture of her mother in her room, she would have to die of disgust." Qin Rang complained.

With the exception of Mrs. Bates's portraits, every corner of the office is filled with specimens of roses, a stark warm hue that is at odds with the dark winter evenings of the factory.

He remembered that Mr. Lord had said that the Rosefish was the name given to Miss Rossetti.

Does the rose have any special meaning to her?

"Big guy, what tools do we need to find this time?" Qin Rang, who had already practiced his hands, rolled up his sleeves and was eager to try.

"Information," said Qi Jiu, "I want to make a deal with Miss Rossetti, but I don't know much about her right now, and I need more information about her." ”

Only by knowing each other well enough can the success rate of the transaction be greatly improved.

Qin Rang has a talent for being a thief, and after just two days of practice, he has mastered the technique of quickly restoring his original appearance while rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and he has not missed important information in the process.

"The business reports of some factories here show that the factories have been facing the crisis of closure two years ago, and the business conditions have only improved since the winter of last year......

"There's also a stack of diaries, which should be Miss Rossetti's, but she's written a lot, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish reading them in a while, do we need to take them back and find useful information slowly?" Qin Rang sought Qi Yan's advice, after all, searching for so-called useful information in thousands of diaries was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"It's too risky to bring it back, unlike Mr. Lorde's office, no one counts the amount of inventory in the locker every day, but the diary is missing, and the other party must be aware of it......"

Qi Ji, who was flipping through the desk calendar, stared slightly, and found that the date of December 24 last year had been heavily scribbled with the tip of a pen.

"We looked for any important information in Miss Rossetti's diary on December 24 last year." Qi Yan said immediately.

"Okay," the sound of a quick flip through the paper echoed in the dead silence, the waiting time was infinitely extended, and the two of them unconsciously held their breath - "Found it!" ”

Qi Yan immediately leaned over with a flashlight, the handwriting on the paper was beautiful but very sloppy, and only two lines of words were simply recorded-

"Mom didn't decorate the Christmas tree, didn't prepare Christmas Eve dinner, didn't give me New Year's presents, she didn't even give me a Christmas Eve goodnight kiss, she never, never forgets that...... She vanished. She's gone!"

The short words and the misty way of expression convey a heartbreaking uneasiness and helplessness.

The two glanced at each other, and Qin Rang continued to flip back-

"She's gone."

"She's gone."

……

Since last year's Christmas Eve, Miss Rossetti's diary has repeated this phrase in a scribbled to legible, even penetrating the back of the paper, and it is clear that the person concerned has accepted this fact.

Mrs. Bates disappeared on Christmas Eve last year, and according to the instructions given by the little gray cat, she had been buried in the sea north of the factory.

However, "Lady and the Cat" only completes 75% of the progress bar, indicating that Madame's death is not the end of the side quest.

Time passed minute by minute, and seeing that it was soon time to turn off the lights, Qin Rang sped up the search.

Until he found a letter from the pile of papers, his brows furrowed deeply: "Big man, here is an investigation application letter, which was left by Mr. Bates's assistant, and he asked the police to intervene in the investigation of Mr. Bates's disappearance." ”

"Mr. Bates is missing too?" Qi Zhen took the letter and looked at it.

"Looks like so." Qin Rang replied.

But for some reason, the assistant did not deliver the letter to the local police station, and now the letter is sealed in Miss Rossetti's papers, and if they had not unearthed it, the letter would probably never see the light of day.

It is preliminarily certain that Mr. Bates is also missing, but for some reason the news is blocked by Miss Rossetti, who seems to be reluctant to let outsiders know, and makes up a reason why Mr. Bates is seriously ill and needs to be quarantined.

The assistant who tried to call the police didn't know what happened in the end.

[Congratulations on successfully promoting the side quest "Miss Rossetti's Secret", which is currently unlocked by 25%]

[Unlock Progress Rewards: Congratulations on getting an additional item option, according to the next plot, the system has carefully prepared the following items for you, you can choose one of them as a reward:

Damage Void Shield*1 (Item description: Perfectly resistant to a critical damage from NPCs)

B. Mr. Bates's Blessing*1 (Item description: Assistant's message, important information about Mr. Bates' disappearance)

C. Gorgeous Rose Necklace*1 (Item Description: A well-made, valuable rose necklace loved by female NPCs)

Qi Ji stared thoughtfully at the reward page for a few seconds, and suddenly asked, "Teacher System, can I view the item detail map?" ”

Obviously, the written description could not satisfy him.

The system is very generous [no problem]

The corresponding display map of the reward item appeared on the selection page, and after only scribbling at the two options of AB, Qi Jiu locked his eyes on the "gorgeous rose necklace".

Qi pondered for a moment: "I choose C." ”

His unconventional choice caused the system to freeze for two seconds again [Congratulations on getting the "Gorgeous Rose Necklace*1", I hope it will bring you luck]

Tonight's trip to Miss Rossetti's office was very fruitful, and she received two important pieces of information that drove the branch: 1. Mrs. Bates disappeared on Christmas Eve last year, and she probably died on that day, and 2. Mr. Bates disappeared last year, and Miss Rossetti is currently blocking the news.

What is even more satisfying is that he seems to have gained a weight that will allow him to reverse his disadvantage.

"It's almost time, let's hurry back to the dormitory."

But just as Qi Yan and Qin Rang were about to leave the office as it was, there was a sudden sound of turning the doorknob at the entrance of the office-

"Who's there?"

For a moment, Qin Rang's eyes widened in fright, and his thumping heart almost blocked his throat.

He froze in place, unable to move.

"Squeak" - The office door is pushed open from the outside in.

"I don't like people breaking into my office without permission."

The lights in the corridor were not turned off, and the sudden light made the two unable to open their eyes for a while.

Against the light, a young girl held a pistol, and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at Qi Jiu's direction-

Chapter 21: Canned Rosefish (21)

In the dead silence, the sound of bullets loading was particularly harsh.

Qin Rang shuddered suddenly, at this moment, even more terrifying than the night the monster first appeared.

He keenly smelled absolute "danger" from the red-haired girl.

Qi Jiu, who was also pointed at gunpoint, did not change his face, and he raised his hand to indicate that he was not aggressive: "Sorry, Miss Rossetti, we meet again." ”

Miss Rossetti held her gun and unhurriedly locked the office door with her other hand, and turned on the light.

Some dazzling lights instantly filled the office.

She tilted her head slightly, and looked at Qi Yan with an unclear look: "It's you again, the lost new employee." ”

"I hope you didn't get into my office because you got lost." Miss Rossetti took a step forward, stared at Qi Yan closer, and glanced at Qin Rang with her spare eyes.

Qin Rang immediately wanted to take a step back, but his already limp leg didn't obey at all, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his voice, so he hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand with a trembling hand.

"Of course not," Qi Jiu's glasses reflected the light, so that the other party could not see his expression clearly, "You told me the address of the office yesterday, so I want to come to you while the lights go out in the dormitory." ”

Miss Rossetti raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Did you see the cat?" ”

Her exact words yesterday were that if the other party has news of a cat, they can contact her directly in the office.

The air fell into a tense silence for a moment.

"You'd better see it, or ......"

Qi Ji stared at the other party quietly, staring at the muzzle of his gun.

At this moment he is faced with two choices, either betray the little gray cat and tell what he has seen and heard, or be shot in the head by Miss Rossetti.

Of course, you can also choose none of them -

"Unfortunately, there is no information about the cat for the time being, but my companion has picked up something, I guess it should be lost by you, Miss, it looks valuable,"

As he spoke, Qi Yan exchanged the "Rose Necklace" he had just obtained from the prop box, and held it in his hand in the light, "It just so happens that I have your office address, so we want to hand it over to you personally." ”

This rose necklace is Qi Jiu's biggest gain tonight, and it is also his bet.

In the multiple-choice questions given by the system just now, although the AB options seem to be very practical and straightforward, since he wants to trade with Miss Rossetti, there is no more appropriate way than to go for it.