Regarding the last question, Song Lan remained silent.
"Nothingness" also tacitly did not continue to ask questions. The two of them knew the basics, and silence represented the answer.
"Have a chance to visit the 'outside world'."
Before leaving, "Nothingness" added, "Those mechanical lumps don't like me staying in their territory for too long. When you come to the 'outside world', we can catch up on old times. A lot has happened there in recent years." Well, now that I think about it, that person called 'Rat' was created by your boy, right?"
To say that the person in the "outside world" has been in the limelight recently, it is none other than "Rat".
After escaping from District 17, "Rat"'s status in the Eschenweg Army has soared. He can be found in almost every major event. Now in the Eschenweg Army, he has become a popular figure. The second in command in the eyes.
Out of curiosity, "Nothingness" also went to join in the fun during the resistance gathering.
The result can only be described as a disappointment. He saw through the nature of the "rat" at a glance. The only thing worthy of praise was his way of dealing with both sides. When the leaders of the resistance army had disputes due to disagreements, he could often take advantage of them. Playing the role of peacemaker, his identity is more like a powerless civilian.
He really couldn't figure out how those people turned "Rat" into a peerless strong man.
But after meeting Song Lan, "Nothing" truly realized what was unusual about the "mouse".
Although he himself seems to be just an ordinary little character, once he is in trouble, luck will be on his side.
Incomparable luck can also be regarded as a kind of strength, and this is also very consistent with Song Lan's behavior. The champions of the cricket fighting competition eventually faded out of the sight of the church and the upper world in a way that made them incredible.
Facing the question of "Nihility", Song Lan nodded.
At least from the current point of view, "Rat" is a very good financial product. In less than a year, he has jumped from a small character with a bounty of less than one million watts to a wanted person with a bounty of tens of millions. Criminal, based on his experience of staying in the 17th District for such a long time, now all he needs is a wanted warrant for "Rat" to stop children from crying in the 17th District.
Calculated, that would at least be considered a "Shichibukai" level ruthless character.
Of course, in Song Lan's eyes, everyone's good friend Mr. Mouse is equivalent to high-end real estate in the prosperous area of District 17.
The rate of increase in their wages cannot keep up with the housing prices in District 17. Fortunately, the "rats" he invested in are very powerful, and the growth rate of the bounty is far behind the housing prices.
Another benefit of investing is that if they go to the "outside world" in the future, the "rat" should be able to entertain them well as a landlord.
"In that case, you should have heard a lot about the resistance."
"I heard they were having quite a row some time ago."
Before the prison fell and the imprisoned shadows escaped, the rebels were the coalition government's number one enemy. They once used many border cities, including the 17th District, as war fronts.
With the emergence of the Gene Lord, the Council was preoccupied with its own business, and the threats of border cities and the "outside" were put aside.
"The most fundamental reason is that they believe that the resistance has mastered the method of training psychic abilities."
"Nothing" has heard about the coalition government's practices to some extent. The denunciation and reward for the resistance were actually formed at the end of the gold rush. The resistance at that time was far from the scale it is today, and the reward order itself was actually It represents the attitude of the coalition government.
If the rebels do not take the initiative to provoke a war, they will not be willing to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to deal with "outside" disputes. Instead, they hope to guide the rebels and neutral countries or warlords to fight each other through bounties, until Essien The emergence of the leaders of the resistance represented by Vig made the Council gradually change its view of the resistance.
For many years, the coalition government has been researching ways to stimulate the potential of psychics. To this end, they have invested a lot of resources, but the returns they have received are far less than those of the "naturally awakened" psychics from the "outside world."
Therefore, the Council planned to repeat its old tricks and take these potential psychic resources as its own on the grounds of justice.
"But you should know that after you burn the house, unless a new bridge is built, there will be no more 'naturally awakened' psychics."
"Nothingness" stated, "Their 'natural awakening' has nothing to do with me. That's why I asked you just now...Besides you and me, there must be others left. As far as I know, those aberrant monsters Seems to be very interested in the source of the resistance leaders' power."
"So you're here to move reinforcements."
“There is strength in numbers, that’s the theory you proposed.”
"Nothingness" responded like a stream.
When he was still in the upper world, this guy was the one who was best at bringing in reinforcements. Even if it was just a trivial matter, he could not wait to call everyone over.
When everyone was busy doing something, this guy started to be blatantly lazy.
"When it comes to sending people, you are the most professional."
You always have to pay back when you come out to fool around. The "Nihility" that suffered so much in the past also learned the essence. Before Song Lan used the provocation method, he took the lead and said, "Just because I come to you doesn't mean that I am afraid of those aberrant monsters." , using your theory, as long as each of us contributes 50%, then everyone can easily complete the task, and don’t forget, you burned down my house.”
For a moment, Song Lan was speechless.
"Nothingness" is one of the most difficult opponents he has ever encountered, even more difficult than Lu Xiang.
After all, Lao Lu often uses the method of soft and hard work, which is a method that can only be obtained by getting along day and night, while "Nihility" fully studied his theory and used "Fishing Theory" to defeat him.
If you reject "nothingness", it will be equivalent to overturning your own "fishing theory".
For the founder of Moyu School, Song Lan would never let this happen.
"I see."
"Then let's meet in the 'outside world'."
After that, the blurry figures in the tunnel disappeared.
When the environment returned to silence, Song Lan felt more solemn than ever before, because he realized that there was a greater threat than the Gene Lord - someone had secretly learned his "Fishing Theory" and used it as a weapon against himself.
It seems...
I have to take some time to complete "The 2167th Anniversary Re-edited Edition of Moyu Theory".
First, he must prevent his theory from turning into a boomerang in his head.
When we returned to the temporary camp in front of the ruins of the Eden Hotel, it was completely dark outside. After most of the day's search and rescue work, the exhausted people set up simple tents. Some optimistic people joked that now The fourth area really has the look of a post-apocalyptic movie.
The supplies team headed by Zhuang Chi rescued some ingredients and condiments from the ruins of the Eden Hotel.
When they brought the rescued ingredients, seasonings and utensils to Song Lan, Veronica cast an expectant look.
During the time she spent with Zhuang Chi and others, she heard several people praise her section chief's skills more than once. Even Roger, who had always been taciturn, would speak highly of her from time to time. They all agreed that even the chefs of those high-end restaurants It may not be as good as their section chief.
Among them, Zhuang Chi even confessed that she originally insisted on being transferred to the Publicity Department because she had the idea of "first come first, first served".
Veronica had no interest in cooking. In the past, dining at high-end restaurants in District 1 was entirely due to family social needs. Deep down in her heart, she was very disgusted with such occasions. Everyone had a look on their face. With a false smile, he said one thing, but he didn't know what he was planning behind his back.
But my parents thought it was an essential experience.
In the future, when she enters the political arena, she will inevitably have to deal with those people every day, and those who will always be picked on are those who cannot hide their good moods and have their thoughts read through.
If there is no task assigned by her parents, Veronica always uses nutritional injections.
She felt that on that occasion, no matter how delicious the food was, it would not be able to taste it.
Until, Veronica heard about Mr. Rob Lucci's deeds in District 2. According to a maid of the Iris Consortium, Lucci was disguised as a chef from a neutral country and lurked into the Iris Consortium. Castle - Mr. Lucci's craftsmanship is genuine, and their head maid still misses the hot pot noodles he made.
It was then that Veronica began to observe these "side jobs" that she had once ignored.
An intelligence master can always perfectly integrate himself into the surrounding environment. According to the needs of the mission, they can become bartenders, chefs, doctors, and law enforcers at any time.
This was the part she had been missing.
Elite education also limits their horizons and keeps them in their own small circle, thus ignoring the outside world.
This is also what people often say is the biggest difference between the counterintelligence department and MI7.
Agents of MI7 often need to go deep into various places. If their disguises are discovered, only death awaits them. However, most of the elites of the counterintelligence department usually only need to stay in the office. , using cutting-edge technology from the joint government to handle intelligence issues.
Veronica calmed down, moved a chair, sat next to Song Lan, and watched the "master chef" as her friends prepared the ingredients.
Seeing the brilliance reflected by the blade in the moonlight, she was mesmerized for a moment.
Inexplicable emotions welled up in Veronica's mind.
This was her first official meeting with Song Lan, but she felt a vague sense of familiarity. Her mind couldn't help but recall Valian's sigh one day. Valian felt that their section chief would definitely be able to talk to Teacher Lu Qi. Come.
He has an easy-going personality and always rides a bicycle to work.
And now, they have one more thing in common: they are proficient in cooking.
The only difference is that their section chief is not good at fighting. In the past, when he encountered gang members on the streets of the 17th District, he never came forward. Instead, he called the police and called his colleagues from the special operations team to the scene. He usually worked in the section Section Chief Li also always warns them that when facing danger, they must learn to assess the situation and not act on impulse.
Valian came out and said that once after she was kidnapped, her show-off behavior resulted in her getting hit hard with a gun butt on the back of her head, and she was sent to the hospital and lay there for several days before she recovered.
Um?
A wonderful idea came to me.
Veronica squinted her eyes, and her eyes suddenly became sharp.
Teacher Lu Qi is a master of disguise. He can always perfectly integrate into the lives of ordinary people... So, is it possible that this section chief of the Publicity Section of the 17th District Law Enforcement Department is also one of his many disguises? one?
When she continued thinking along this line of thought, she was surprised to find that Teacher Lu Qi and Song Lan had never appeared at the same time!
Today, when they asked Director Guan about Mr. Lu Qi's whereabouts, the director said that in view of the suspension of "Rescuer Master", Mr. Lu Qi had returned to District 1. He was busy with business and did not have time to say goodbye to them.
But after that, the section chief showed up!
The more carefully Veronica observed, the more clues she could see - Song Lan seemed a little absent-minded throughout the night.
However, this also shows his superb knife skills from another angle. Even if his eyes and attention are not on the chopping board, he can cut the ingredients into crystal clear filaments. For him, this seems to have already become a muscle memory. Perhaps only through repeated practice can such skills be developed.
So,
How did Mr. Lu Qi hone the skills that the head maid of the Iris Consortium would never forget?
Veronica heard a commotion not far away.
People from the Abnormal Case Investigation Bureau arrived, and she found a familiar figure in the crowd.
According to Zhuang Chi, their section chief and supervisor are lovers. For this reason, they also published a journal called "Law Enforcement Department Love Story", which is very popular in the 17th District.
The answer to the question seems to be ready.
The secret to becoming the best cook is to meet a woman to whom you can wholeheartedly dedicate all of your cooking.
Perhaps, this is the practice of Teacher Lu Qi.
Thinking of this, Veronica suddenly felt like she could see the sun from the clouds.
"Zhuangchi."
She made a decision in her mind, "What are the recruitment criteria for your law enforcement department?"
She knew that she would face many obstacles if she wanted to realize this decision.
First, she had to avoid being sent to a mental health center when she told her parents that she was going to a border city to become a grassroots law enforcement officer.
This trip to District 4 made her grow a lot, and made her realize that there was a vast world outside District 1 waiting for her to explore.
While talking, Veronica saw Lu Xiang walking towards them.
She also saw that Song Lan, who had been absent-minded all night, suddenly had a bright look in her eyes.
Veronica did not put forward her conjecture, she just witnessed all this coming.
until……
She found that Song Lan's eyes became a little strange, and the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became suspenseful for some reason.
She saw Song Lan lowering his head and examining the ingredients that had been dropped on the table, especially the crystal clear potato shreds, which were displayed in the most conspicuous position like a work of art.
Veronica heard that Director Lu's favorite food was potatoes, so Song Lan always brought some snacks made from potatoes to Corey.
But now, Song Lan was not happy because he had completed the preparations. On the contrary, he looked solemn.
Cold sweat broke out from his forehead.
He had to ask the people around him for help, and raised the questions that shrouded his heart.
After his eyes wandered around the simple stove, he finally stopped at the glowing potato shreds.
"Where's Ginger? Why is Ginger missing?"
The small theater has two hundred and forty-eight:
A certain day of a certain year, a certain day, a Friday, early morning
After Lu Xiang spoke, the small conference room of the seminar fell silent.
In the end, it was Hannah who broke the deadlock and asked, "Lao Lu, let me confirm first, did Lao Song say something to you?"
"No, I'm thinking about my image."
In fact, Lu Xiang didn't think her usual behavior was very cruel. She really didn't know where the word "cold-blooded and cruel tyrant" came from.
She doesn't like this style because it was mentioned in "A Love Tip Every Day" that gentle and cute girls are more popular these days.
In this era of indifference, gentleness and cuteness have long become an extremely rare quality.
Lu Xiang also searched for keywords such as "cute girls" on the Internet. After a whole day of research, she felt that she was actually quite cute.
At least it's cute sometimes.
"It's so cute, especially you when it comes to scoring points."
After thinking over and over again, Hannah made a suggestion, "After all, this is not your usual style."
"Then what is my usual style?"
"Aloofness is almost the antonym of cute, so if you want to take the initiative against Lao Song, you must find a suitable time."
"What time."
"Well...for example, if you have differences of opinion, you can solve the problem by acting coquettishly."
"I see."
Lu Xiang thought thoughtfully. She had used this method of coquettishness more than once.
"You knew already?"
"Um."
She nodded, "Let me just say that I'm usually quite cute."
