"Master, are you sure you still want to leave the escort task to her?"
The atmosphere in the restaurant returned to calm, and Su Lin, who was off guard, asked softly.
"What's wrong with leaving it to her?"
Xu Shi smiled and asked, "There is no more suitable candidate than her."
In fact, he knew it was safe when he caught Xia Wuyou's inner vacillation.
Not to mention that the other party couldn't refuse the conditions he offered. The most important thing was that Xia Wuyou's only weakness was already firmly grasped by him.
Under such circumstances, how could she not be obedient?
But having said that, Xia Wuyou's psychological quality is indeed very strong. Even after being dragged away for so long, his first reaction is still not to give in, but to fight to the death with him.
This was within Xu Shi's expectation - he suffered a tragic accident when he was young, and watched his relatives die before his eyes, and then had to learn to shoulder the burden of life alone on his young shoulders.
After joining the "Snake Ring", she has been engaged in dangerous work on the frontline of life and death in the field department... This kind of experience is really not something that a brat like Gu Yi can compare with.
Fortunately, he was well prepared and easily defeated her last defense with "Entropy of Evil Thoughts" and completely took control of the situation.
Otherwise it would be really troublesome... Xu Shi glanced around the restaurant while thinking. Everyone who was still dining was silent. They didn't have any opinions at all and didn't dare to have any opinions on the turmoil just now.
Hey, this is how normal people should react when facing a villain like themselves.
Su Lin didn't think about it. From her perspective, there were too many uncertainties in powers, and there was no such thing as "because I know what my powers are, so I'm in a hurry to awaken them."
It was probably a coincidence, just the icing on the cake.
But she was still very surprised, because she had no idea when Xu Shi knew the details of Xia Wuyou.
The same goes for Gu Yi last time... I've never seen him say this before!
Is this the same young man from before who only knew how to spend time, drink, drive cars and party?
If she had doubts before, after what happened this time, she was completely sure that she was hiding her clumsiness before.
"Master, how do you know Xia Wuyou's true identity?"
She was still a little unable to hold back and asked cautiously.
"As a group director, isn't it normal for you to know the situation of your employees?"
Of course Xu Shi would not answer directly, but calmly drank the tea in front of him.
"...It was my subordinate who made an oversight."
Su Lin paused after hearing this, and then lowered her eyes in fear, "Young Master, please punish me."
It could be seen that although she thought it was a good thing from the bottom of her heart, Xu Shi's suddenly exposed wrist still made her a little uneasy.
The words used to deal with her were also regarded by her as a slap on her as the human resources director.
After all, this should be her responsibility... If it really causes a catastrophe, she will not be able to escape the involvement.
"What are you doing?"
Xu Shi was a little surprised by her reaction, "I'm not blaming you, there's no need to be so... uh..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt dizzy.
His heart rate rose instantly, a tearing feeling spread in his mind, and the surrounding sounds became distorted and blurred in his ears.
When he looked at Su Lin again, he suddenly had a strange idea.
Speaking of which, although it is not mentioned in the original work, is she really that trustworthy?
He knew very well what his original virtues were. Would anyone really follow that kind of playboy wholeheartedly?
Does she have other thoughts? Do you want to investigate...
Thinking like this, Xu Shi suddenly felt that his thoughts were a little confused and his breathing became faster unconsciously.
"Master?"
Su Lin was a little panicked when she saw this, but soon she knew what happened. She hurriedly took out a medicine bottle and fed him the capsules.
The medicine took effect quickly, and he woke up in less than a minute, and the distracting thoughts in his mind faded away like a tide.
"call……"
After calming down for a while, he was still frightened, "I just..."
"I'm sorry, Master, I didn't think well."
Su Lin said worriedly, "It should be a complication caused by the superpower. Because this is your first time, your reaction is even stronger."
"I should have warned you earlier. Fortunately, I always carry inhibitors..."
"...It's okay, you have your heart."
After a while, I came back to my senses, and it turned out to be this.
He knew the plot, and in addition to his own powers, of course he also knew what the complications were.
Suspicious.
A more technical term is persecution paranoia.
However, the original person didn't care about this at all. Coupled with his irritating operations that constantly refreshed the lower limit, this complication eventually left him with no one available, and the whole person fell into severe madness.
This can be regarded as one of the key factors leading to his failure.
The blockers Su Lin gave herself were targeted drugs used to alleviate symptoms.
Of course, this thing is only effective for mental illnesses, and physical illnesses cannot be alleviated by it.
"...If I remember correctly, Su Lin, you must also have mental complications?"
Speaking of this, he suddenly became curious, "And since you are an A-level upgrader, your symptoms should be more serious... but I don't think I have seen you taking medicine?"
"Yes, after using the ability, I will fall into an extremely manic state."
Su Lin nodded and did not hide her weakness from him, "But I have been trained, and now I can control it on my own without taking medicine."
Xu Shi became even more curious, "On your own? How do you control it?"
"...listening to music, soothing songs can help calm your mood."
Su Lin pointed to the earphone on her left ear, "If the young master is willing, I can also share my experience with you... But this will take time. For now, you'd better take the blocker in time after using the superpower, so as to Avoid unnecessary encroachment.”
"Okay, got it."
Xu Wen took the medicine bottle, smiled and sighed.
There is really no need to doubt her... The fact is that Su Lin has been in the Xu family since she was seven years old, and has been following her conscientiously all these years.
From a domestic servant to a bodyguard, and now the right-hand man in the group... Even in the original book, no matter how much Shen He tried to win over her, she still followed him firmly until she gave up her life.
Her loyalty is unquestionable. It can be said that if he can't trust her, there will be no one in the world worthy of his trust.
But having said that, I really didn't know her well before, and I was just acting as a servant.
Thinking of this, Xu Shi secretly rolled his eyes. No wonder the original body was covered with gauze. Can this be entirely blamed on others...
"Are you ready? Do you want me to order you another cup of black coffee?"
Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, and then looked at his childhood sweetheart with a smile.
Why?
Su Lin looked a little surprised when she heard this.
Does the young master actually know his preferences?
He had never said anything like this before... This really flattered her.
After a brief silence, Su Lin smiled unconsciously.
"Um."
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"Snake Ring" Heavy Industry, 18:00 pm
Xia Wuyou always got off work on time, without delaying even a minute, just like a precision machine.
Today was no exception, but she looked even more in a hurry than usual, as if she wanted to escape from here.
However, she usually lives alone, so her colleagues in the field department didn't notice anything strange.
After anxiously taking the subway back to his residence, Xia Wuyou followed "Xinghuo"'s instructions, turned on the computer, downloaded and started a game.
"God's presence"
The high pressure of the Night City makes many migrant workers rely on video games as a cheap and effective way to relax.
"God's Arrival" is the most popular MMORPG large-scale game nowadays. You can see hundreds of thousands of people online at the same time when you log in.
However, Xia Wuyou was not very interested in it, so she simply created a character and then controlled the character to the agreed place.
In the dark alley, there were people waiting for her arrival.
[Yinhe: You are here. Have you brought what I need? 】
[ahsiaoshd: Well, the staffing for tomorrow’s operation is...]
Halfway through typing, Xia Wuyou inevitably got stuck.
She was still hesitant in her heart...but after a moment of silence, she finally forced her eyes away from the inhibitor on the table, and then picked up the note Xu Shi gave her.
[ahsiaoshd: Three IV combat teams, forty TC-II tactical drones, and the cargo is divided into four heavy trucks. I personally lead the team. 】
As she typed this sentence, Xia Wuyou felt as if her fingers were filled with lead, and every key pressed took away all her strength.
However, the person she contacted would not know this.
【Galaxy: (´▽`)ﾉGreat! As I expected, the "Snake Ring" has really strengthened the defense... Thank you very much, otherwise we would definitely suffer a big loss. 】
[ahsiaoshd:...Hmm. 】
[Yinhe: I will say hello to the operations staff, but you have to be careful yourself, otherwise I'm afraid you will be in danger... By the way, speaking of which, after the matter is done, can I treat you to a meal?
In fact, I still miss it. When I was a child, Uncle Xia always sent you to "Tianhe" to play. At that time, we didn't have to think about anything, and you always grabbed snacks with me...]
[ahsiaoshd: Yeah, let’s talk about it then. I’m going to take a shower, and you should also… rest early. 】
After saying this, Xia Wuyou hurriedly logged off and turned off the screen.
Her haste did not arouse Shen He's suspicion. Immediately after logging out of the game, he hurriedly found the man in the sweatshirt from before.
"Snake Ring has strengthened its staffing. Is there any problem with you, Old Chen? Do you want me to bring Lei Song back and join you..."
"No, I can still handle this situation."
The man in a sweatshirt named Chen Fang clapped his chest and shook his head, "Believe me, Chief Shen, I will fight the first battle to overthrow the consortium!"
"...Okay, then come on!"
Shen He paused, then fist-bumped with him.
It can be seen that he is very happy now.
However, what he didn't know was that in the rental house, Xia Wuyou fell weakly on a chair, closed his eyes in despair, and tears fell uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes.
Why, why do you need to bring up those past events...
sorry……
But I...can't go back anymore...
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PS:
"Snake Ring" internal files
[Name: Su Lin]
[Identity: Human Resources Director of "Snake Ring" Group]
[Ability: Displacement - can lock on any object within fifty meters and appear behind the target instantly]
[Ability rating: A]
