"narrow."
The voice of rebuttal sounded along with some heavy footsteps on the stairs. There were more than one footsteps, and the title Duan Ye used before was also "you". There was more than one enemy.
"Tree... tree man?" Deng Zhiyi was the first to scream.
Much like a tree man, the first "man" that appeared was covered with a large amount of skin that had formed stacked vertical stripes...or something similar to skin. Moss and mushrooms grow on the outside of these skins. Except for the limbs, the entire body has become almost cylindrical. The facial features can be barely recognized near the head, and there is a cauliflower-like shape higher than the head. of the crown.
With every step she took, green powder fell from her crown. Behind this giant tree man, there are some small saplings coming out. Some have the bodies of young people and some have the bodies of children. These "people" walked down the stairs together, looking like a forest moving slowly.
"Everyone, come down!" Xin Mi said loudly, and Lu Ning and others slowly stepped back, leaving space for Duan Ye.
The tree man continued to speak: "We have reached the end of our road. Bali Gong provides a way for those of us who are at the end of the road. Although we cannot move proudly in the world, we can still live in a corner. What is the misfortune of living here?"
"It's really ridiculous. Do you still feel happy when you are so sneaky? What exactly did Bali Gong promise to you to make you so loyal?" Duan Ye sneered.
"The eyes of outsiders are just like this. You are not a fish, and you know the happiness of fish." The tree man raised his arm and followed her movements. The tree men behind also raised their hands, and more powder fell from these tree men. Drifting away, for a moment, it seemed as if there was really a sound of wind blowing in the woods.
"Xun!"
The corresponding strong wind blew up, and Lu Ning raised his arm to cover his face slightly. The strong wind blew in the stairwell and violently smashed open the window there. The green powder was picked up by the wind and thrown out of the window. But while Duan Ye was casting the spell, the big tree jumped and jumped directly down the stairs. Its huge body pressed towards Duan Ye.
"Oh!"
Duan Ye rolled on the spot and ran downstairs in embarrassment. Deng Zhiyi shouted in disappointment: "Brother! Isn't that too inferior? Why can't you beat me?"
"I hate physical combat." Duan Ye patted his clothes and turned to stare at the top of the stairs. The flames were gradually extinguishing, but the tree people were really standing there and refused to go downstairs.
Lu Ning thought for a while and asked, "Do you have restrictions that prevent you from going downstairs?"
"We will not do unnecessary things." Jumu spoke again, "You are not allowed to go upstairs. This is the only request. No matter what you do downstairs, it has nothing to do with us. We have a promise, and we will not do it. You put yourself at risk by committing to something more than you promised.”
"But based on what you just said, your project has been cancelled." Lu Ning's mind flashed through some of the plan files he had read downstairs, "Jasper Forest Sea?"
After about a few seconds of silence, the tree spoke: "Your memory is admirable, little girl."
"It's just some shorthand skills. It seems that your project has been stopped by Bali Gong before. I remember the time, and you are not the only one who was abolished. Could it be that people like you are assigned to guard these fake projects? building?"
"It is neither false nor true. Bali Gong has a big plan, but it has nothing to do with us. Before the project was cancelled, we had already achieved what we wanted."
"——As long as you are saved, it doesn't matter to others?" Lu Ning said immediately.
What was Shuren's experience? Lu Ning could figure it out with a little speculation. It was nothing more than being harmed by society, and then he was unlucky enough to meet a bunch of bad people like Bali Gong. Of course, these people would not provide any good self-rescue methods, but also used the tree people to complete the so-called "Jasper Forest Sea" project. These tree people will certainly not be unclear about the true content of the project, but out of revenge, they will also not ask what will happen to those who are unfamiliar with it - in the final analysis, it is just selfish.
It's okay to be selfish, and Lu Ning is also a selfish person, but it's disgraceful to involve unrelated people.
"So?" the tree man asked.
"I don't sympathize with you." Lu Ning laughed, "Very good, not going to the fourth floor, right? I agree."
"Very good." Shuren didn't care about Lu Ning's attitude, "If you step on the stairs again, you will die."
"Of course... of course..." Lu Ning took two steps back, "I'm afraid of splashing on myself."
This sentence made everyone stunned.
"What... did it happen to me?" The tree man frowned slightly.
"They came very quickly."
Lu Ning took another step back. This act of staying away made Shuren instantly feel that something was wrong, but her reaction was still a beat slower. The flashy light had already shone in from the open window, and what followed the light was a The rusty knight's sword was nailed to the crown of the tree just above the head of a little tree man.
"you……"
"OHHHIIIIII! POOOOKERRRR!"
A clown appeared behind the giant twisted body of the tree man. It let out a strange sharp laugh, raised a pair of hands covered with large gloves, and stabbed into the tree man's back as sharply as a blade.
"Uh-huh! What is that? You damn-"
"light fireworks!"
The giant tree man exploded.
It exploded from the inside, as if it was stuffed with explosives, and split into pieces along the bark-like surface. The green powder in her body flew away with the explosion, but flew towards the window as if guided by something. A chubby gentleman was lying on the small window holding a top hat, absorbing all the green powder.
"Mommy!"
The little tree people screamed, but a figure covered in armor appeared next to the rusty sword. The Rusty Knight appeared. It clenched the hilt of its sword and exerted force, with a click, splitting the tree man in half from head to toe.
Even Duan Ye was stunned.
"Everyone~Start the show~"
Amidst the high-pitched singing, silver daggers shuttled among the crowd, accurately piercing into the bodies of the other two larger tree men. Silver chains were quickly produced between the several daggers, and the two tree men had not opened their mouths yet. Cut into several pieces by the chain.
They're all ghosts - ghosts from the poker circus. The tree people have quickly organized a front to try to counterattack, but they have only dealt with people who were traded here, but they have never really faced the evil ghosts.
As Lu Ning expected, Bali Gong did not give these tree people a way to deal with ghosts in the project. There may be someone else responsible for this. These tree people's skills are very useful against humans, even Taoist priests, but when faced with ghosts and monsters, they are just meat on the chopping board.
"Li Wenyue...these ghosts..." Duan Ye immediately looked at Lu Ning.
"I called you here. To be precise, I just called a friend. The green mist you rolled out of the window became her mark to lock us here." Lu Ning said.
The tree people soon began to fade upstairs, but the colorful lights continued to follow, and the figures of several beasts also appeared on the stairs, roaring and rushing towards the top of the floor.
An abandoned project is now really about to be completely stopped.
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On the fourth floor of another Bali Gong building, slime-like human bodies were piled on the ground and could no longer be restored to their original state. Ye Qin walked out of the office that was supposed to be the general manager's office, holding a sticky document in her hand.
"The Hot Spring Villa... is also a useless project. Although various problems outside are related to Baligong, I haven't even entered the running travel agency headquarters yet..."
She was distressed. I thought that this travel agency should be the culprit of everything, but I still didn't find any useful evidence. And the most annoying thing is that every floor is the same, or every floor is occupied by Bali Gong. Obviously in the real world, Bali Gong only occupies one floor of this office building, but here the whole building is filled with them. of. At the same time, this does not mean that if you find the Bali Gong in reality, you will have found the ontology, because judging from the behavior of this strange company, the mistakes of the ontology will not be exposed so easily.
How many fake Baligong are there?
Ye Qin didn't have any good expectations for this. After all, there were close to a hundred terminated projects just from downstairs. Judging from the time, this company was already doing this before it started operating under this name. Something happened.
Another bad news is that the strength given to her by the Distribution Center has almost reached its limit. Although this is expected, it also means that her role as a detective is not an important person who can make the final decision.
"Is it really the worst possibility..." She sighed, threw the document in her hand to the ground, and lightly snapped her fingers.
The "murderer" has not yet revealed his ferocious appearance, but by now, he has probably been pulled here by some strange attraction. This is indeed the guidance of some kind of will, which further confirms the bad premonition of Ye Qin, that is, Shui Qingyao.
At this time, she heard the sound of an explosion coming from outside the window. You don't need to think about it to know that a certain constructed floor was raided again. The "residues" of the project that remained after the abolition have pretty good power, but as long as tourists are willing to work hard and accumulate before, it is not possible to break through. Extremely difficult.
She returned to the stairs, where stood a man with short hair covered in blood. If it weren't for the blood stains, he would look more like a social elite.
"Mr. Yan Xuying, I think we should have a good talk."
"You...don't...think that I will...say anything..." the man said tremblingly.
"Before coming here, I have already been to your home. I'm afraid you have neglected to take care of your daughter because you are busy making a living, right?"
The man's eyes widened in horror.
"The benefits offered by Baligong are very tempting, aren't they? If you change jobs without telling your family, you can get higher income and better living conditions... Sir, I don't think this idea is wrong. It's just that , your vision in choosing a company is too poor."
"What did you say! My family, what happened to my family?"
"The Chinese New Year is almost here, haven't you ever thought about going home and taking a look? Your poor daughter... I'm afraid she has died in the Red Prison." Shui Qingyao smiled slightly, "My name is Ye Qin. But I’m not very familiar with Yan Meng, and she probably won’t mention my name at home. But through the information registered in the school, I can still find some kinship with her, Mr. Yan.”
The man panicked and took out his cell phone, but naturally he couldn't make a call from this place.
"You have the money but you are alone. Mr. Yan, is it worth it?"
"Shut up! Shut up!" The man threw the phone aside, then took out an old-style flip phone from his arms with trembling hands, and started making calls again, and this time, the call was connected.
The man immediately began to roar: "The surname is Lin! What's going on? I work for the company, even those...I can't bear it! But why is it my daughter's turn? Are you—"
(Vice Minister Yan, it seems that you were really moved by what others said. Family affection is always a threshold that is difficult for us to cross.)
The voice echoed, not even on the phone, but in the middle of the entire building in Baligong.
Lu Ning and others in another place also heard the sound, and the clown's always smiling face showed panic for the first time.
(I am Lin Yuan.)
This voice was calm and powerful, and it was indeed a voice worthy of being the mastermind behind the scenes. However, as if sensing everyone's thoughts, Lin Yuan immediately denied it.
(Do you think this is something I did alone? No, this is our thoughts and our actions. Don’t misunderstand me. My voice should be conveyed to everyone who wants to know the truth at this time. Our company is represented by a smile. The purpose should naturally be to meet the needs of all guests, even uninvited guests.)
"Hmm... Is this guy the general manager of Bali Gong?"
A somewhat casual voice came from behind Lu Ning. Duan Ye turned around instantly and looked behind Lu Ning - Zhang Xinqing was still wearing the dark red suit, holding a cane in her hand, with a subtle smile on her face.
"when--"
"Master Captain! How terrible! This, this is not a guest we can receive! He, there is no laughter in him!" The clown screamed violently.
"Be quiet, and learn how others treat guests, clown, you still have time to learn." Zhang Xinqing said softly, and the clown immediately closed his mouth.
(I'm sorry that we can't invite you to the headquarters of Bali Gong. It's not that I'm being negligent. It's just that a lot of manpower and material resources have already been invested in our four ongoing projects. However, I can be considered a half-master, and I have the right to play my role as a landlord here. Yi. Mr. Yan, it is undeniable that our project has involved your daughter. Before the 13:6 turn mark, the observer had reported your daughter's death. We did not notify you because we were worried that this matter would affect you. decision. Facts have proved that our behavior was correct.)
Lu Ning didn't know how the Mr. Yan in Lin Yuan's mouth responded, but he probably cursed loudly.
(Mr. Yan, I understand your emotional excitement. It's just that what we did was "just the right time" for your daughter, and it is exactly the same reason as the behavior you planned for some of your client targets.)
