Qin Rang: "Qi Jiu, is this ......?" ”

Qi Yan: "This is my younger brother, Qi Xiaonian." ”

"Xiao Nian, this is the first friend I met after entering the dungeon, Qin Rang." Qi Yan introduced them to each other.

"Huh?" Qin Rang was slightly stunned, and subconsciously said, "Is the younger brother you recognize in the copy?" Do you still have this hobby? ”

Qi Jiu: "......"

He glanced at Qin Rang coldly.

Qi Xiaonian shook his head with a smile: "Qi Zhen is my brother in reality, although he is not a few months older than me. ”

A surprised expression flashed across Qin Rang's face, and after a while, he said with a complicated expression: "I didn't expect you to have relatives in this world, it's really ......"

He swallowed it again in the middle of the words, after all, it is not a good thing to meet relatives in this world, who would want their loved ones to be sent in? They were all dead.

Qin Rang turned to Lu Zhi again: "So Lu Zhi is your ......"

Qi Yan looked at Shanglu Zhi and Qi Xiaonian's eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother's roommate." ”

Qi Xiaonian booked a place at the barbecue restaurant last time, and the group set off from the platform to the barbecue restaurant to eat.

Qin Rang breathed a sigh of relief with emotion: "The most relaxing and pleasant time in the 'Rule Illustrated Book' is the first meal that just came out of the copy, just like the afternoon when I was a child, the most tense and difficult exam has finally passed, and it will be a long vacation next, and there is no burden before the results come out." ”

Lu Zhi: "I have a treat today, and thanks to Brother Qi this time, I was able to come out of the dungeon smoothly and get this large amount of reward coins." ”

Qi studied the other party's personality clearly, and did not shirk, Qin Rang rubbed his hands on the side: "Then I can make a meal with peace of mind." ”

"Speaking of which, before the accident, I also had an older brother in reality," Qin Rang said in a nostalgic tone, "He is very different from me, he is responsible for the family's business, and he also entered the catering industry, he is a very powerful businessman... Unlike me, I only know that the restaurant chain he invested in tastes very good, and when I get back to the real world, I'll get you a lifetime free dining membership. ”

Lu Zhi sighed: "Come on, discussing the real world in the "Rules Illustrated" is more unreliable than a drunk person promising to treat the next day." ”

The four of them drank and chatted while eating barbecue, and the rain outside the window was dripping constantly, if it weren't for the non-stop rain all year round, Qi Jiu would have had the illusion that he was back in the real world, this was just a seemingly ordinary weekend night with friends eating and chatting.

After eating the barbecue, taking advantage of the interest of the four people, Qin Rang proposed to treat them to a drink.

As soon as the group reached the door of the tavern, they saw a drunken young man sitting among the empty wine bottles on the floor.

Lu Zhi's footsteps paused slightly, and he immediately exchanged glances with Qi Xiaonian beside him, it seemed that they were familiar with each other.

"Wait a minute, I'll help my friend." Lu Zhi explained, and immediately quickened his pace.

Qin Rang hurriedly asked, "Is that your friend?" ”

Qi Xiaonian nodded, and then sighed softly: "He is one of the founders of the Inquisition, a very senior traveler. ”

Qin Rang was a little surprised, and looked at the drunk man who was almost submerged by the empty wine bottle and said in a low "ah": "This..."

Qi Xiaonian: "He is the traveler I have ever seen in the "Rule Illustrated", and no one knows exactly how long he has lived here, but it is said that he has hoarded more than 100,000 survival coins in his account. ”

Qin Rang's eyes widened incredibly: "More than 100,000 survival coins?!" Sky... If you convert this into real-world time, you can live for at least ten years..."

"So he didn't choose to go out because there were people or things in the city that he couldn't reluctant, right?" Qin Rang remembered that on the subway that came back from the Rosefish copy, Ji Xiaoye said something like this-

Some people can't leave Dying City even if they have enough Survival Coins because they have already started a new life here.

Returning to reality is the same as forgetting, forgetting everything that has been experienced after death, forgetting these partners and lovers who have experienced life and death together.

The connection between them is sometimes deeper than the feelings of the real world.

Choosing to go out is tantamount to choosing to forget everything that the city has to offer.

Qi Zhen found the clue from the drunken man's depressed expression: "What happened to all this founder?" ”

Qi Xiaonian nodded: "He never chose to leave, because he and his lover met here, but his lover has not come out since half a year ago dungeon, it is said that the other party did not die of the rules, but died of the collapse of the copy caused by a system bug, that was the first time that a bug caused the copy to collapse, everyone was at a loss, his lover is still trapped in the dungeon, and there is no ...... news"

Lu Zhi helped up the drunk man who was sitting on the empty wine bottle, and whispered a few words of comfort, the drunk opened his eyes in a daze, and the drunken smiled at Lu Zhi and then looked away, but when the drunkard's gaze crossed Lu Zhi's shoulder and looked in the direction of Qi Zhi, the eyes that were originally out of focus changed instantly-

His scattered eyes quickly focused, and he looked in the direction of Qi Yan for a moment, and staggered up from an empty wine bottle.

Chapter 177: Boss Li

Because the alcohol has not completely subsided, the other party must hold on to the wall to stand firm, but Qi Ji can be sure that the moment the drunken man meets his gaze, the wine mist in the other party's eyes disappears, and he narrows his eyes slightly, and his gaze is nailed to Qi Zhen like a nail.

Qi Yan stood in place, quietly meeting the other party's gaze, he tried to get more information through the other party's gaze.

After a short look at each other, Qi Ji keenly caught the emotions of vigilance, doubt, and even disbelief from the other party's eyes, as if he was standing in front of him at the moment, an extremely dangerous existence.

- Obviously, the other party knows "him".

But the other party quickly cleared up the emotions surging in his eyes, and like a drunk man who drank too much, he staggered his arm on Lu Zhi's shoulder, and asked in a drunken tone: "Are they friends between you and Xiao Nian?" ”

Lu Zhi, who used to support his friends, didn't think much about it, and nodded: "Yes, they are all friends who have lived together, and they can be trusted." ”

Of course, this drunk young man knew Lu Zhi's ability to recognize people, but it did not prevent him from observing Qi Ji not far away with his spare eyes, and the emotions that flashed from his eyes just now had been completely wiped out, and he staggered towards this side, his movements and demeanor were no different from those of ordinary drunks.

"Then I'm going to say hello to everyone, since we're all friends." The young man deliberately spoke with his tongue wide open, so as not to arouse suspicion.

Lu Zhi hurriedly caught up and helped the crooked young man: "Brother Li, don't be reluctant, they are all very familiar friends, don't pay attention to this." ”

This Li Ge staggered and waved his hand, signaling that he was fine.

This is the most common posture of a drunkard, but Qi Zhen suspects that the staggering behavior at this moment was performed by the other party, and the other party had already woken up the moment he saw him.

Lu Zhi shrugged his shoulders towards Qi Xiaonian, showing an expression that he couldn't do anything about drunks, Lu Zhi was thoughtful, and then began to introduce each other: "Li Beizheng, we generally call him Brother Li, Senior Li, is the owner of this tavern, and he is also a senior senior who can definitely be trusted, although Brother Li often drinks like this in the tavern......"

It turned out that the young man was the owner of the tavern.

Qin Rang was still puzzled before, the young man put empty wine bottles all over the ground at the door of the tavern, it was a mess, wouldn't the boss drive him away? Since the other party is the boss himself, then it's okay......

"This is Xiao Nian's elder brother, Qi Yan, and Qin Rang, all of whom are companions who have lived together." Lu Zhi introduced Qi Yan and Qin Rangdao.

An awkward silence followed, but the silence was brief enough.

The strong smell of wine came to his face, and Qi Yan lowered his gaze politely, but he could clearly feel that Li Beizheng, who seemed to be drunk, was looking at himself with a sober gaze, this senior was obviously very cautious, he had no intention of "startling the snake", and his eyes were very restrained.

But Qi Zhen prefers a straightforward way of dealing with each other, and he asked directly with a calm face: "Senior Li, have we met?" ”

Li Beizheng was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect the other party to be so direct, he quickly raised his eyelids to look at Qi Jiu, his eyes were clear, but his face was still smiling drunkly, he looked at Qi Zheng casually for a moment: "You are very similar to the one I know... Friend, but I seem to have mistaken someone. ”

It's a pity that Li Beizheng is not used to dealing with people he meets for the first time in such a direct way, he seems to prefer a cautious and conservative way, and then take further action after finding out the details of the other party.

Qi Yan smiled slightly: "That's it..."

"I'm sorry," Li Beizheng shook his head, rubbed his temples and suggested to Lu Zhi, "If you don't mind, let's go into the tavern and sit down, you and Xiao Nian haven't been here for a long time, I'll have a drink tonight." ”

Lu Zhi hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, how embarrassing is this, we just pay for the wine ourselves..."

Li Beizheng smiled half-drunk and half-conscious: "It's okay, anyway, I didn't open this tavern to earn survival coins, you know." ”

As he spoke, he pursed his lips and shifted his gaze to the half-lit tavern sign, paused for a moment, and then drifted back to the endless rain curtain of the city.

Lu Zhi nodded quietly, and a brief silence spread outside the door of the drumming tavern, and after a long while, Lu Zhi confirmed again: "This... Brother Li, don't you really have to go to rest? ”

He expressed concern about the seniors who had drunk an empty wine bottle.

After all, their friends are very clear about what Li Beizheng has experienced.

But for Li Beizheng's choice, everyone tacitly kept silent, although they didn't understand, but they knew that they couldn't be persuaded.

Li Beizheng patted him on the shoulder and pulled the corners of his lips helplessly: "For me, what day is not rest?" I'm panicking after resting too much, I still want to mix and play, I haven't done it for a long time, and the craft has probably degraded, why don't you try my new wine? ”

"Since Senior Li has said so, then let's go in and have a drink." Qi Xiaonian gestured towards Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi nodded embarrassedly: "Then bother." ”

In fact, he was a little puzzled, Li Beizheng was not a very enthusiastic character, especially after the tragedy caused by the bug half a year ago, Li Beizheng's temper became eccentric, in order not to disturb his friends, he almost chose to close himself with wine, and rarely took the initiative to invite friends like now.

While feeling a little strange, Lu Zhi also breathed a sigh of relief, he took it for granted that Li Beizheng's abnormal performance tonight was probably a sign that he was gradually letting go of that incident, which was a good thing.

Qin Rang scratched his head, a little confused: "I just said that I had a treat, why did you suddenly save money for a drink..."

Qi Ji joked casually: "Haven't you adapted to your European Emperor physique?" ”

Qin Rang: "......" is a bit sudden, but to be honest, it's quite refreshing.

The group followed Li Beizheng into the tavern, which was quiet and empty except for the bartender at the bar.

The young bartender looked at his drunken boss and was obviously a little surprised.

Li Beizheng walked into the bar in person: "Don't worry, it's up to me whether I want to get drunk or not." ”

As he spoke, he took out the decanting soup from the freezer and dried it in one gulp.

The crowd hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down.

The tavern is not large, but the industrial style with dark gray concrete as the main color and the unsheltered space design make the bistro have a very wide view, with mottled cement walls and warm wood tones of the bar, and bright and dense greenery growing in the corners.

Qi Xiaonian lowered his voice and said: "This tavern was opened by Brother Li and his lover back then, and all the objects were designed by the other party, after the accident, Brother Li didn't let anyone touch anything in the tavern." ”

Qin Rang sighed on the side.

Li Beizheng washed his hands and began to make cocktails with skillful techniques: "Wait a while, I'll make different drinks for each of you." ”

Although the drunkenness on Li Beizheng's face did not completely dissipate, his bartending hand was very steady and fast, which showed his professionalism and proficiency.

Qin Rang: "Eh, is there a personal customization model?" The service is also too good. ”

Qi Xiaonian was a little puzzled, and whispered to Lu Zhi: "Why is Brother Li's interest so high today, it's so strange..."

Li Beizheng successively served wine to the guests, and the last glass of mint green wine was Qi Jiu, and Li Beizheng personally handed it to him: "I hope you like it." ”

Qi Jiu: "Thank you. ”

Through the light of the tavern, Li Beizheng looked at him again with an imperceptible gaze, and he turned to Qi Xiaonian and tried again: "Is this Mr. Qi Xiaonian's brother?" I hadn't heard of Xiao Nian having an older brother here. ”

Qi Xiaonian nodded: "Yes, I didn't expect to meet my brother here." ”

Qi Yan flattened his mouth: "It's very lucky, but it's also unfortunate." ”

Boss Li's eyes lingered between the two: "I thought you were about the same age, at least it seems." ”

Qi Xiaonian smiled bitterly: "Although I call him brother, in fact, we are the same year, and the age difference is very small." ”

Boss Li raised his eyebrows slightly: "So that's the case... If I'm not mistaken, you just had your eighteenth birthday when you came in, didn't you? ”

Qi Xiaonian suddenly talked about himself for some reason, but in the end he still politely answered the other party's question: "That's the case, everyone actually remembers." ”

"Then Lu Zhi threw you a birthday party, so I was impressed," Boss Li said, and the afterglow moved to Qi Yan again, "So your brother has just turned eighteen, right?" ”

Boss Li's curiosity about the Qi family brothers also puzzled Lu Zhi, who was a friend, and he guessed that it was because Li Beizheng didn't drink too much, so it was so abnormal tonight.