The last piece of safety insurance prepared by the station for the newcomers must be delivered personally by BOSS.
The lobby manager took Xueming to the main hall of the Five Kings Council. From under the five oil paintings in the main hall to the quiet and busy director's counter, he found a path leading to the cabinet.
At the end of the arched stone corridor, I knocked on the door of BOSS's office.
Immediately afterwards, the manager stood beside the door, bowed solemnly to Jiang Xueming, stretched out his hand to lead the way, and asked Xueming to go alone to meet the boss.
That kind of focused and pious look made Jiang Xueming feel uneasy.
He stepped through the door, stepped on the soft fur carpet, and saw a spacious quiet room.
A whiskey was warming by the fireplace. It was cheap but delicious. The drink was called [Iron Knight].
The magazines and newspapers on the sofa were scattered all the way to the floor, as if the servants hadn't had time to clean them up.
Bookcases stand on both sides of the large office table, like the knights of the owner of the room, fair, tidy and organized.
On the right side of the big office table, the cold and solemn woman Xiao Ran, the "cat climbing frame" in the boss's mouth, was sitting there.
She rested her hands on the armrests of the chair casually and naturally, her expression was like a serious bulldog, her cheeks drooped unnaturally, and she looked down at the visitors.
The cat in her arms was lying on soft lap pillows and fine fleece blankets.
The big black cat opened one eye and closed the other, as if it was being disturbed by a guest while taking a nap, but it was winking calmly.
The blinds behind them shed bright white moonlight, and the firewood in the fireplace was filled with moisture and made a crackling sound.
The woman snapped her fingers.
The gramophone also started working, and the theme music of [Love Theme] came out.
That scene made Jiang Xueming feel numb.
It's like the scene in an old video room with snowflakes on it, where the godfather from Sicily is sitting in the mansion and is about to meet the guests.
——Whether it’s the cat climbing frame or the BOSS, they are all drama queens. They are completely involved in the drama, following the melodious flute and piano sounds, waiting for the passengers to respond with a sense of ritual.
Jiang Xueming took a deep breath.
Walk forward quickly——
——Unplugged the gramophone.
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The lady raised her hand: "NO!"
BOSS waved his claws: "NO!"
Jiang Xueming plugged in the phonograph again.
The cat climbing frame nodded: "YES!"
BOSS nodded: "YES!"
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Although Xueming didn't understand at all why the BOSS would do this.
But he is the owner of the station, and this is his territory.
In the sound of music, everything returns to that weird yellowing filter.
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Jiang Xueming hesitated in his heart and turned on his mobile phone, as if solving a puzzle of some kind of role-playing game - he opened the old script written by [Mario Puzo] fifty years ago.
He chanted the lines patiently, as if chanting a mantra.
"I trust the station."
When these words are spoken——
——Boss and the cat climbing frame are very, very happy.
Mr. Xueming was very patient and continued to recite the spell.
"Half a month ago, I found a job at the station."
"I entrusted my sister to the hospital. I taught her never to give up the idea of survival. She had a doctor who was not able to treat Vita brand. She had to take desensitization injections every day, and she could not go to bed until very late during the treatment."
"Until I was desperate and came to the station to ask you for medicine, you arranged a companion for me. His name is Bu Liuxing."
"We set off to Fangfeng Village and met a widow. Everything that happened after that was written in the diary. Anyway, Ah Xing and you were the ones who saved my sister's life."
"I told Bu Liuxing that this journey was obviously so dangerous, but a week later, he wanted to return to the station and continue to risk his life."
"Oh my gosh... I was standing at his shooting range transfixed. That little rascal, he was just grinning at me."
"The lobby manager told me that if I want to protect myself and this daredevil, I can only come and beg you, my BOSS."
In the first half, Jiang Xueming was still reading expressionlessly into his mobile phone.
In the second half, he had memorized all his lines and his expression became more vivid, for fear of upsetting the living king of hell.
BOSS sat up and moved his butt on the knees of the cat climbing frame. He looked impatient, but his tail did not lie. His tail stood straight up, as if he was extremely happy.
"Mr. Jiang Xueming, although we have only met twice, this is the first time you have turned to me for help so respectfully and humbly."
BOSS raised his toes and thought hard about his lines.
"When was the last time you had coffee with me? I can't remember exactly... Our waiter is an old acquaintance."
Jiang Xueming immediately replied: "July 5th. Seat B12 in the ninth carriage. You didn't drink coffee. What was brought was tea."
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The cat climbing frame showed an unhappy expression.
The BOSS's tail began to wag uneasily.
Jiang Xueming shrugged, looking innocent and meaningless.
"Okay, you continue."
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"What is your request?" BOSS continued the story.
Jiang Xueming then said: "I hope you can hand over the last safety insurance of the station to me, and I will agree to your conditions."
Then he added another one.
"If I could, I'd like to get a certificate as an armed employee to evade armadillo hunters."
BOSS shook his head: "This is too much."
Jiang Xueming nodded: "I just want peace of mind."
BOSS: "There are only so many things that passengers can get. The certificate of armed employees cannot be given to you in vain."
Jiang Xueming "I want to protect my friends and my family."
BOSS: "But your sister is still alive, and your friends are also alive and kicking."
Jiang Xueming: "If I have to spend every day in fear, I will also want these hunters to suffer the same pain! What should I pay you?"
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Suddenly, the little black cat was stunned for a moment.
It was discussing with the cat climbing frame.
"Was this kid serious just now? He wants a certificate of armed employee? This condition is too outrageous for a newcomer..."
Mao Climbing's expression was indifferent, "Maybe I'm joking? Don't pretend to be real. It's time to pick up the lines."
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"Ahem..." BOSS cleared his throat and changed back to his hoarse accent: "So - I told you that at the station, sincerity and trust are the most precious things. You have already hurt me. "Return, you took away the guns of the armed employees, and you even wanted to sneak into their ranks, you hurt your own body, and wasted my care for you - but now you want to come and join me for justice."
Jiang Xueming had already begun to steal the show: "You clearly handed over the panacea to me in front of everyone in the Five Kings Council, in full view, and in the eyes of the hunters—let's be frank."
He walked up to the little black cat and lowered his body.
"You never wanted my friendship, BOSS."
Boss Nunuzui's trick came back, "That's because you're afraid of owing me a favor. I have to do something to make you change your mind and come back to this station."
"I'm not afraid of trouble." Jiang Xueming mentioned the important point: "I'm afraid of unnecessary trouble, especially you. The waiter you arranged for me still has an unbearable past."
BOSS's expression was frivolous and wanton, a bit mocking, and he nodded and responded: "I understand... you think the station is a terrifying abyss - but you made a fortune here, and your sister also recovered. You don't Do you need a friend like me? Can you protect yourself?"
"Okay, that's enough, that's almost it..." Jiang Xueming reminded: "The first act is almost over, let's do some business."
"You really don't have any respect for me." BOSS said with disgust on his face: "Give me your jewelry."
"What do you want it for?" Jiang Xueming was confused, with an extra layer of worry in his heart.
"Come to witness our friendship. You give me the jewelry and the most important life amulet." BOSS patiently explained: "I will write a simple instruction manual for it. Trust me, Kiss me, we should have a [love theme], and as long as we trust each other, you will be my new family."
Mr. Xueming was doubtful, so he took out the ring from his pocket and handed it to the cat climbing frame lady.
BOSS stretched out a front paw and made an artificial and exaggerated expression.
Jiang Xueming lowered his head, held the little black cat's paw, and kissed the fur on its mouth.
"Hee hee hee! Hee hee hee hee!" The BOSS's smile reminded Jiang Xueming of the old witch in fairy tales.
He asked impatiently: "Write an instruction manual for my ring quickly."
"Don't worry, I will personally inspect the jewelry I get from Ling Weng." BOSS clapped his paws, and the ambient lights and music in the background stopped.
After having fun, it started to get down to business.
"The amulet is a lucky accessory that helps you turn misfortune into good luck. Its radiance can drive away spirits. The spirit garment is purchased by our station from another unit to deal with spiritual disasters, protect your mental power, and protect your brain. , these are gifts from the station to you."
I saw it jumping up to the big bookshelf, pulling out a book, and putting it back again.
The bookshelf immediately turned over. The bookshelves that were originally filled with thick books were now turned into weapon cabinets, but there were no weapons in the weapon cabinets - only various sticks.
BOSS jumped back to his desk and explained to Mr. Xueming.
"As the BOSS of the station, the things I give you are of course the most practical and useful."
“These sticks of different lengths and functions are an indispensable part of human civilization. The earliest primitive people used sticks and ropes to remember things, made slingshots, flying stones, and ropes for hunting, and used them to make houses and fishing rods. Used to remember things and to drive away wild beasts.”
The more it talked, the more excited it became, and its expression became more ferocious.
"Used to beat each other in fights, used to kill people, used to make pens to draw territories on maps, used to start the first war. Like the stick itself, it knows nothing."
The cat climbing frame lady coughed lightly.
BOSS calmed down a bit and took back his less "majestic" attitude.
"Choose your stick."
Jiang Xueming watched while walking——
——The grooved buckles for placing rifles in the weapons cabinet were now turned into sticks.
There are trekking poles, walking sticks, Zen staffs, ceremonial staffs or batons and pointers.
Different types of sticks have completely different styles and materials. Xueming even saw a broad-headed sword without an edge, standing like a club in a huge weapons cabinet. There was also a line of writing on the sword.
[I am really a magic wand - you believe me, I am really a magic wand]
Jiang Xueming wandered in front of these cabinet doors, trying to see everything clearly, but there were so many of them and they were too complicated that he might not be able to see the whole thing clearly for a while.
So he asked, "What should I do?"
"You can choose by yourself." BOSS became energetic and reminded him seriously: "But you are not allowed to touch it. Whatever you choose, just point at it and take it away. You can't regret it halfway, and there is no way to replace it. Even this stick If you break it, I won’t give you another one—it will follow you and accompany you throughout your life.”
To be on the safe side, Jiang Xueming still got to the bottom of things to find out.
"BOSS, what are these sticks for?"
BOSS was confused: "Didn't I explain everything clearly?"
Jiang Xueming: "You don't speak human language at all, do you?"
The atmosphere became awkward.
But BOSS can't continue to be so embarrassed.
It flexed its body, raised its butt and stretched on the table, as if it had met someone who was extremely boring, not romantic at all, and wanted to kill all the mystery.
"Well, they can more or less deal with spirits or drive away dangerous monsters in the underground world. As for other functions, for example, if you choose a trekking pole, of course you can use it to climb mountains, and if you choose a pointer, it can also teach people Teach your little waiter the correct multiplication tables—that’s all.”
"Thank you for your answer. You are so considerate." Jiang Xueming asked one more question: "Is there such a thing as a shooting speed of 3,600 per minute..."
"That's enough! Is that a stick?!" Before Jiang Xueming could finish speaking, the entire BOSS cat arched up in shock and roared.
"Is there a possibility..." Jiang Xueming persisted: "Is there a possibility... First of all, what I'm talking about is definitely not a gun, but it can shoot 3,600 shots a minute..."
The BOSS was very indifferent: "No, please go back. If you don't want to choose, you don't have to choose."
"Okay..." Jiang Xueming sighed in disappointment, turned around in a big circle, and finally pointed to the broad-headed sword in the huge weapons cabinet: "I want that, that's the one."
BOSS raised his toes and looked ambiguously: "Think about it, every stick has its own special features. Just like the example I mentioned to you just now, someone once got a fishing rod - from then on The guy got really good at fishing and these things are extremely functional, they’re very special.”
"You don't have to give it if you don't want to give it." Jiang Xueming thought to himself, why do you need so many fancy things that can be used to blow the enemy's head off?
Weapons are weapons——
——Sturdy, durable, simple and effective.
Moreover, BOSS also said that this thing will be with him for the rest of his life.
After all, steel products are the best choice. If they are broken, they can be sent to a steel-making furnace for recasting.
Moreover, he was about to set off, and other sticks that were not suitable for his hand had to be modified. On the contrary, this broad-headed sword looked so reliable - it was strange that it had not been selected yet.
When Jiang Xueming returned to the big sword.
The words on the sword changed again.
[Were you looking at other sticks just now? ]
Although it feels weird——
——But Jiang Xueming remained persistent and pointed at the big sword.
"This is it."
The BOSS turned around and ordered the cat climbing lady to take out the heavy sword from the weapon cabinet. Then he looked at Jiang Xueming with the eyes of a curious baby.
"Quick, quick! Touch it! Quick! Let me see what it can do?"
"Uh..." Jiang Xueming grasped the hilt of the sword uneasily.
It's almost a piece of pig iron.
There are many trachoma on the rough hilt, which are bubbles left by insufficient temperature during processing.
The blade of the sword is really like a solid stick, without any balance at all.
There is no spine or straight beam, no leather or wooden handle wrapping the stem.
The blade and tip of the sword are like a round lump of iron. I use the word sword to describe it, just because it has a relatively straight sword shape, and you can see the slope and ridge. The rounded head and weight block of the stem root can be seen.
There is also a little anti-slip pattern on the reins, which means that this iron rod was once a sword.
It is about three and a half feet long and very heavy. When Jiang Xueming lifts it with one hand, his whole torso will tremble - it can be swung naturally when held with both hands. It weighs about more than 20 kilograms.
When Mr. Xueming held it, the words on the sword disappeared——
——Silence followed.
BOSS broke the silence: "Why is it... unresponsive? Didn't it still display words just now?"
Jiang Xueming didn't really care. It was enough to use this thing as a weapon.
He asked: "This is your thing, you don't know what it is used for?"
BOSS explained helplessly: "Of course, you are a beef offal seller. Can you remember the lines on every piece of beef offal sold every day? Although I made this thing, My memory also has its limits!"
Jiang Xueming thought for a while: "Just now it was written on the sword - it is a magic wand."
"Oh! He should be able to do magic, right?!" BOSS reminded: "Concentrate and pour all your attention on this piece of scrap metal."
The adjective of scrap metal comes out of my mouth.
Without waiting for Jiang Xueming to do anything——
——The big sword in his hand suddenly lit up.
Almost 800 lumens of bright light instantly illuminated the entire office.
Jiang Xueming covered his eyes, feeling his pupils hurt so much that he couldn't see anything clearly almost instantly.
The same goes for BOSS. He covered his eyes and rolled over on the table: "Fuck! My eyes!"
Only the cat climbing frame lady is very natural——
——She prepared a pair of sunglasses for herself in advance.
When the light went out, Jiang Xueming looked at the weapon and stick in his hand, his eyes full of enthusiasm.
The BOSS looked at the waiter with a look of blame on his face as if nothing had happened.
"Why don't you prepare one for me?"
The cat climbing frame woman pouted and took out another cat sunglasses used for acting from her jacket pocket: "I didn't have time..."
"Uh... forget it, I don't blame you." The BOSS also cared about this, and when he saw the waiter's aggrieved look, he suddenly softened his heart.
It turned to Jiang Xueming and shouted: "It seems that your wand can do this kind of magic. It will shine. Don't be discouraged. I have made a lot of waste in the past. This one is not bad. There are others with worse luck. I chose with my eyes closed and I chose a toilet plug.”
"Strong!" Jiang Xueming roared in a low voice, as if he had obtained a rare treasure: "Simply strong! Invincible!"
BOSS also wanted to say something: "Uh... what..."
Jiang Xueming wiped the magic weapon in his hand and stroked the edgeless iron blade of the epee in a very erotic way.
"This combination of blinding and blunt weapons is really powerful, and I'm very satisfied with it. It's heavy and difficult to swing. That's not its problem, it's my problem."
"Okay... As long as you like it." BOSS had nothing to say, and then continued to talk: "Take your life amulet first. I have already checked it. The instructions for the corundum ring will be handed in before departure. for you."
After that, Ms. Cat Climber prepared two gift boxes for the rings, stuffed the rings in them, and handed them back to Jiang Xueming.
It also comes with a brocade box to store the heavy sword.
"As for your request for the certificate of armed employee..." BOSS twisted his white eyebrows and felt very difficult to deal with: "I advise you to think about it more. You and I are already family members. I can't let someone just When family members come in, they run to see the nursing home, are you right? I don’t know what you are capable of. After all, before becoming an armed employee, you only need to hide from armadillo hunters under the protection of waiters - but you I’m afraid that after becoming an armed employee, I will be in more trouble?”
"I understand." Jiang Xueming bowed to thank him, picked up the heavy brocade box, and put away the ring, "Go ahead, Boss, I have to prepare for the ride."
BOSS waved a small handkerchief, and his expression was similar to that of TOM, looking like he was about to cry without tears.
"Come here often!~"
These three words made Jiang Xueming laugh, and he suddenly felt that this little black cat was really cute.
Last time, he said to the black cat, "Come here often!"
That means the same as "I know, get out of here."
It remembers this revenge and is always preparing to avenge it.
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Mr. Xueming just walked out of the door and didn't see the manager.
I went out to look for it, but I couldn't find it in the Council of Five Kings.
——He thought to himself, I'm afraid the manager has gone to pick up Ah Xing.
So he walked to the customer service department again, preparing to wait for Xiao Qi to come out in the customer service department on the fourth floor.
Walking outside the restroom door of the customer service department, a long corridor leads directly to the employee lounge, next to the small table in the lounge.
Xiao Qi and Ms. Zhao Yangchun were talking.
Ms. Zhao Yangchun is the leader of Brother Seven, and she is constantly educating Brother Seven.
"Did you know that this time you went out to hunt for a man, you took more than half a month's leave. Are you his only waiter?"
"Sorry."
"What is the job of a waiter? Do you know it in your mind? Work is work, and life is life. If there is an emergency summons bell and you are missing from the post, what should you do when other passengers are in danger?"
"Sorry."
"Hey...you are out of luck, Xiaoqi. I am not telling you, if you can be more professional, you will definitely become better."
"Hey, hold on, sister Yangchun. I know I'm in love every day and want to find a partner, but there's nothing I can do...Xue Ming is better than Louis Koo and Nicholas Tse. I can't stand it."
"Stop speaking Cantonese, okay? I can't understand you!"
"OK."
"You! You know how to act cute every day! What's the use of acting coquettishly with me?"
"I know, good sister! I must be careful, I must be reserved! I must be a lady! I must be..."
Jiang Xueming walked up to Xiao Qi.
——Hand the ring gift box.
Xiaoqi fainted.
The process was so fast that I didn’t even have time to add any adjectives in the middle.
Just like a sudden death.
Yangchun didn't even come, remember to help.
There was a "plop" sound, very sudden.
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Before BOSS was about to take a nap, he and the stage manager cat, Ms. Climbing, packed up the props for the theater scene. He held the vinyl record and asked one more question.
"I almost forgot, what is the full version of the music called?"
The cat climbing frame lady explained patiently.
"This is the theme of love. The Godfather Love Theme."
