As night fell, the killers who had just finished their dinner moved their positions and came to the branch's auditorium.
The auditorium is a huge circular space with stepped seats built around it and a platform in the middle. The whole thing looks like an opera house.
When Xu Cheng came in, the killers along the way pointed at him, but they didn't look at monsters like they did in the afternoon, but with an aura of gossip.
Xu Cheng didn't know that there were rumors that he and Qiu Gongyue had already given birth to a litter of children in their room.
He has no one to communicate with except Qiu Gongyue, so naturally he doesn't know these gossips.
He learned from Qiu Gongyue that tonight was a meeting involving all branch killers, called a recommendation meeting, at which candidates would be elected.
The candidate is the best killer in the branch and can go to the headquarters for three years of training while learning the fourth level of breathing techniques.
The candidate who returns after three years and performs best at the headquarters will become the successor of Arakawa Buntais, the branch chief, and the leader of all branch killers.
In previous years, there were usually three competitors for the recommended candidates, but in recent years, Shinji Tsugumo's performance has been outstanding. No one can compete with him. I am afraid that two accompanies will be arranged to appear on the stage together.
Xu Cheng quickly found his own numbered position, seat 59.
Qiu Gongyue's serial number is No. 8, which represents the No. 8 in the same class, but she is not in the No. 8 position, nor does she come with Xu Cheng. Instead, she separated midway and didn't know what to do.
This number 8 made Xu Cheng thoughtful. He still remembered that his tenant had received a courier signed with number 8. Her expression at that time was intriguing.
Very good, there is another layer of evidence. Now the probability of Qiugong Moon being the new moon has reached 95%.
As soon as Xu Cheng sat down at his seat, he felt a look of awe and curiosity from the side.
He turned around and saw a handsome young man who looked a little shy, probably only in his early eighteen years.
Seeing Xu Cheng looking over, he hurriedly sat upright without squinting.
Starting from this afternoon, Xu Cheng had long been accustomed to this kind of gaze and ignored him.
Soon, the entire branch's killers had arrived, and five people appeared on the rostrum in the auditorium.
There were three old men, two men and one woman, wearing expensive robes embroidered with patterns. They seemed to be of high status. They were the elders of the branch and held the position of advisor.
There are two people left, one is Arakawa Buntaishi, and the other is Akimiya Yue.
Xu Cheng almost stared out of his eyes when Qiu Gongyue actually ran to the podium.
The young man next to him was still peeking over, so Xu Cheng simply grabbed him and said, "Little friend, what's your name?"
The young man was startled and replied in a panic: "My name is Basi Yishui, no, my name is Hachiro. This is my code name."
Xu Cheng pointed to the rostrum: "Baby, right? Can you tell me why the new moon is on it?"
Basi Jishui was shocked. You and she even had children, but you still don’t know her identity?
Also, my name is Balang, not Lao Ba.
Seeing that Xu Cheng didn't seem to be joking, Basi Jishui could only explain in a low voice: "Because Senior Xinyue is a descendant of the Moon Clan, and the Moon Clan and three other families jointly founded the branch of Giving the Dead, so Only then can she appear on it.”
He whispered in his heart that this knowledge was taught during training. Could this scary guy be bullying me?
"Founder of the Moon Clan?"
Xu Cheng thought that Qiu Gongyue, the younger brother who was shunned by everyone among the deceased, was not worthy of such a prominent status.
He put his arm around Basi Jishui's shoulders: "Old Ba, why does everyone here seem to be afraid of getting too close to Xinyue? Can you tell me?"
Being held by Xu Cheng with one hand, Basi Jishui stiffened and his whole face became hot.
He wanted to push Xu Cheng away but didn't dare. He could only lower his head and whisper.
And I became more and more certain in my heart that this hateful guy must be bullying me, otherwise how could he not even know about the Moon Clan.
At this time, three figures appeared on the stage below.
The person standing in the middle C position is undoubtedly Tsugumo Shinji. As soon as he appeared, the entire audience immediately burst into amazing cheers, and many people chanted his killer code name.
"Kagotsuchi!" "Kagotsuchi!" "Kagotsuchi!"
Tsugumo Shinji's killer codename is Kagutsuchi, who is the god of fire in Japanese mythology.
This code name is very consistent with the Japanese middle-class character, but to Xu Cheng's ears, it is just like someone using Zhu Rong as their code name, which is awkward and awkward.
However, Tsugumo Shinji's popularity among killers still shocked him. He was simply more popular than the beautiful girl idol.
The other two killers who were accompanying him were just like minions. They stood aside in such embarrassment that they had to tap their toes on the ground to open up three rooms and one living room.
On the rostrum, Arakawa Buntai watched this scene with cold eyes.
Tsugumo Shinji is usually very low-key and rarely shows his influence on other killers, but now...
Is this a counterattack against his partiality for Xu Cheng? Not even pretending.
"Young man, it's better not to be too arrogant."
An elder next to him made a sigh of relief, and there was no discernable emotion in his tone.
Another elder laughed and said: "Young man, how can you be called a young man if you are not young and energetic?"
Arakawa Buntais was not interested in listening to the two elders fighting each other. He stood up to stop the cheers of the killers and announced the start of the election meeting.
There will be two links in the selection. The first is an anonymous vote by the killers on the following three contenders. The person with the highest votes will win.
The voting ended soon. As expected, Shinji Tsugumo won with the highest number of votes. The two killers who didn't even have names next to him could only roll off the stage in despair, leaving the stage to Shinji Tsugumo.
Applause erupted like a storm, and Shinji Tsugumo was bathed in earth-shattering cheers.
At this moment, he is the only protagonist.
Shinji Tsugumo smiled, waved and thanked the supporters in the audience, and stopped when he looked at Yuki Akimiya sitting on the podium.
He was very confident before, thinking that Qiu Gongyue would definitely come to him to make a deal and exchange his votes for the Heart-Cleaning Curse.
But until the recommendation meeting started, she never showed up.
Could it be that she would rather give up the Pure Heart Spell than go against herself?
Tsugumo Shinji showed a confident smile. He had already arranged countermeasures in advance to ensure that Akimiya Tsuki would vote in agreement.
In the second session, Arakawa Buntais, the current branch director, voted together with the four family elders who founded the Japanese branch.
Because the Moon Clan is not here, Akimiya Yue, the only descendant, votes on behalf of the Moon Clan.
This round of voting was not anonymous. Under the spotlight, according to the order of voting, Arakawa Buntais and another elder abstained, indicating that they neither agreed nor opposed.
Of the other two elders, one voted in agreement and the other voted against.
Finally, in the auditorium, everyone's eyes were focused on Qiu Gongyue.
Her vote will determine whether Tsugumo Shinji can become a candidate.
"agree!"
I don’t know who was the first to shout, but soon, the voices almost became one.
Japanese people have a serious herd mentality, even killers are no exception. When the majority of the crowd is shouting, the rest, even if they do not agree psychologically, will subconsciously follow suit to avoid becoming a minority.
Under the influence of this mentality, all the killers screamed in unison, and the spatial structure of the auditorium amplified everyone's volume.
The gathering sounds seemed to overturn the entire ceiling, rushing toward Qiugong Yue like a tsunami.
"agree!"
"agree!"
"agree!"
The expressions of Arakawa Buntai and the three elders changed slightly.
But at this time, no one stood up to stop it, but waited for Qiugong Yue to vote.
Amidst the deafening shouts, Qiu Gongyue felt unprecedented pressure. She pressed her lips tightly, trying to stay calm, but her fingers began to tremble.
"agree!"
"agree!"
"agree!"
The shouting continued, but it was not a request, but a coercion, the bullying of one person by more than two hundred people.
