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"..."
In the rental house, Li Qing stood there in a lively manner, looking at the dust, garbage, take-out boxes that she had no time to clean, and the three people in front of her who were nervous and trying to get in touch with their superiors. She felt a little complicated and guilty.
It turns out that there are many people working so hard secretly...
It’s all Zhou Qi’s fault.
She glanced at Zhou Qi quietly.
The other party was standing in front of the balcony window, opening a corner of the curtain, holding a telescope and looking at the outside world, looking very lost in thought.
The two of them had just arrived here a few minutes ago. Zhou Qi only said hello to these three people and told them to contact their superiors, and then ran away without knowing what to do. She was left to chat with them politely.
At this time, watching the three people reporting to their superiors step by step, waiting, there was no time to pay attention to her, so she walked to Zhou Qi lightly and asked: "What are you looking at?"
"..." Zhou Qi said nothing and handed the binoculars to Li Qing with a very serious expression.
Li Qing took it suspiciously, and then tried to look in the direction Zhou Qi was looking at before.
"There's nothing?" She looked at it for a few times and asked curiously, "What did you see before?"
Zhou Qi said seriously: "I didn't see anything. I'm waiting for you to come over and ask me what I'm looking at."
"??"
Li Qing was stunned for a moment.
What a strange answer.
Before she could react, Zhou Qi showed an embarrassed expression and said, "You're just kidding, I'm actually helping them check the situation. Didn't we come here and delay their work?"
"…That guy is so polite."
A hint of helplessness appeared on Li Qing's face.
But after saying that, her face turned slightly red, and she quickly turned away her eyes in a cover-up manner, pulled her hair back, and returned to her serious look.
Something is wrong.
She had been with Zhou Qi like this for a long time, and she actually started to learn to complain.
But Zhou Qi didn't seem to notice this. He looked out the window again and said, "Then, I'll go talk to them, and you can help them keep an eye on them for a while... This way you will become polite."
"..."
Li Qing gave him a blank look.
Do you think he is treating me like a child?
But she didn't refuse, and actually picked up the telescope and looked at it.
At this time, Zhou Qi turned around and walked towards Liu Qing and the others: "Old Liu, have you contacted me? Let me tell you, the location you chose here is not very good? Although the view is okay, the sun is too bright and it easily tires the eyes. , let me recommend a place to you, the building next door, unit x, xxx... The house there is also vacant..."
"..."
Several people were quite speechless.
With your identity, don’t you think it’s inappropriate to say such words on such an occasion and at such a time?
But they didn't ask that either.
Liu Qing took a deep look at Zhou Qi and handed him a tablet: "Because we have to report step by step, we have been contacted now. What you want... Zhonghai City Supreme Command Center."
"OK."
Zhou Qi nodded.
I took the phone and found that it was a video.
There is a large conference room over there, and there are some acquaintances, both men and women, with serious expressions.
"Zhou Qi, what do you want from us?" someone asked with a frown.
Zhou Qi blinked: "Aren't you looking for me?"
"..."
The atmosphere suddenly became solid.
It was quiet for a while, and then someone said in a deep voice: "So, what explanation are you going to give? For the fact that you released the monster and allowed it to kill dozens of people?"
"Ah...wait for me to make it up."
Zhou Qi raised his chin and fell into deep thought.
"!!"
Liu Qing and the other three people on the side reacted and their pupils trembled.
The news was so sudden that people had no time to react. They stayed there for several seconds. The two young men wanted to ask something, but Liu Qing stopped them and looked at each other for a few times before stiffly exiting the living room.
Zhou Qi was the only one left in the living room.
He sat on the sofa very naturally.
At this time, someone on the tablet said: "Zhou Qi, we know that you have abilities that we and modern science cannot explain. We can't do anything to you, and we can't even stop you from going anywhere, but don't go too far... You What do you want?"
The voice sounded helpless.
To be able to allow these high-ranking people to speak in this tone shows how strong Zhou Qi's ability is in manipulating people's mentality.
"Oh, oh," Zhou Qi finished his thinking, pondered for a moment and said, "This is what I want."
"...?"
Everyone in the conference room was a little unresponsive.
This is what we asked, do you really dare to mention it?
But no one had time to speak. Zhou Qi had already spoken:
“First, hold the national unified college entrance examination on time and exaggerate the atmosphere through various channels and the Internet to shift everyone’s attention to the college entrance examination.
“Second, in the coming days, Zhonghai must be strictly blocked and no relevant personnel or information will be allowed in or out.
"Third, don't disturb me. I will go back in a few days. But if you disturb me in advance and do anything to me or the people around me, then whatever happens next in Zhonghai will happen to the world."
"..."
"..."
There was silence in the conference room for a long time.
Everyone was confused by Zhou Qi's requests.
When Zhou Qi said these words, their expressions changed from calm to more and more solemn.
Because, based on the information they have learned so far, as well as the analysis of various experts and professors, they thought they had a certain understanding of Zhou Qi, and no matter what request he made, they would have a way to deal with it... But now they are confused.
The first requirement is to hold the college entrance examination on time. Whether Zhou Qi is hiding a trace of nostalgia in human emotions and wants to participate in his sister's college entrance examination; or he has some arrangements and deliberately asks the officials to help him clean up the country's network in advance. It is not difficult to understand that it is isolated from the outside world.
But the second one…
He released a monster himself, escaped, and then asked them to blockade the city?
Is this something a human can do?
Oh, Zhou Qi is not a human, so that’s okay.
The third one echoes the first two. Simply put, it gives them a threat.
But...what happens in Zhonghai, what will happen to the world?
What will happen to Zhonghai?
All in all, Zhou Qi's three requests were difficult to understand, but they also made everyone realize that Zhou Qi did have his own plans and arrangements.
Someone tried to ask: "What do you mean by these requirements? What is your purpose?"
Well, through recent analysis, it seems that Zhou Qi doesn't hide things. As long as someone asks, he will answer.
The premise is that someone can think of that question and have a way to determine whether his answer is a joke.
Sure enough, Zhou Qi answered without hesitation:
"Is such that……"
He said seriously:
"You know, I have been reborn in the doomsday many, many times, hundreds of times, thousands of times, I can't remember. In short, I am used to the doomsday and monsters. Although the current world is very friendly to humans, I cannot adapt to it. ...So, my purpose is to build myself a city-wide doomsday place, and then go there to live, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep..."
As he spoke, he even pointed at his eyes: "Look, they are all bloodshot."
"...!!!"
Faced with the dramatic changes in the expressions of the people on the other side of the video, Zhou Qi continued to mind his own business and said:
"But don't worry, as long as you take good protection, the doomsday will only be concentrated in the middle sea and will not spread..."
Hearing this, the people in the conference room could no longer restrain their emotions.
They spoke angrily one after another:
"You beast!!"
"Don't you have any human emotions at all? Do you know the consequences of this?"
"How could you kill the entire Zhonghai population with tens of millions of people?"
"..."
Zhou Qi showed doubts: "Wait a minute, who said that just now? Tens of millions of people...don't you also want to be isolated and cleared? You can do it, why can't I do it?"
"..."
"..."
People in the conference room froze.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became quiet again.
They began to calm down.
No, no.
They realized that their emotions were a bit excessive and were easily controlled by Zhou Qi.
But after all, what Zhou Qi said was too shocking and beyond the control of ordinary people, and even if they calm down now, they still feel angry and ridiculous.
Is he serious? Or are you kidding?
What would they do if that scene really happened?
The world...should it run according to his ideas?
"..."
There is no answer.
Someone replied coldly: "That proposal will not be implemented. We will not do such a cold-blooded thing."
Zhou Qi asked: "Isn't it because I came out?"
"..."
Silence again.
This time it took longer. Finally, during the long silence, someone took a deep breath and spoke: "Let's not mention these things for now, Zhou Qi, let me ask you, where did the monster go?"
Zhou Qi pondered slightly: "You should go find his parents."
"???"
There was another pause in the conference room.
Is this answer...serious?
"Just kidding, this kind of monster will instinctively approach people with similar desires. The higher the emotions of those people, the more determined the monster's goal will be. You can go and find out where there are drug addicts in Zhonghai, underground places and the like." Zhou Qi said again.
"..."
"Understood."
The conference room became a little more serious, and someone started to send out notices and convey orders.
Zhou Qi asked cautiously: "If I say now, my second sentence was also a joke, and I don't know where the monster has gone, what will you do? Do you want to revoke the order?"
Everyone: "???"
Zhou Qi: "No, no, I'm not kidding, it's true."
Everyone: "..."
Everyone in the conference room was numb.
Angry, I can't even feel angry anymore.
They only felt deep numbness and helplessness.
Let's not talk about whether Zhou Qi has wisdom beyond ordinary people. He has at least shown the terrifying ability to play with people's hearts. He does not give people the feeling of being seen through like those psychologists, hypnosis masters, etc., just because of himself. There are too many things involved, and every word he says will affect people's emotions uncontrollably.
However, if their mentality was easily shaken, they would not be where they are today.
Someone thought deeply for a while and asked:
"Okay, Zhou Qi, we agree to your request, but can you tell us what the monsters are about? You have never told the country about their situation, so how can we prevent them?"
This sentence is also a kind of temptation.
Testing which side Zhou Qi is on.
And Zhou Qi's next answer finally made everyone breathe a sigh of relief...
"It's true that I haven't talked to you properly yet...then remember, I will only say it once..."
He cleared his throat and said seriously:
"Monsters are generally divided into four categories: 'Desire', 'Obsession', 'Belief', and 'Impression'.
"The first three difficulties of understanding are arranged in order. The first one, desire, is the best to understand - they become monsters because of their own desires or the greatest influence of something. Their characteristics are also closely related to those things. For example, if Cheng Yu loves to take drugs, his characteristics and keywords must include hallucinations, addiction, mental poisons, chemical molecules, etc...
"The reason for the transformation of this kind of monster can be physical or ideological. For example, people who are addicted to carnal desires and mentally fantasize about those things every day will also become genital-related monsters...
"But this kind of monster is relatively easy to kill, because their form is relatively weak and their structure is very fragmented. They will get close to people who have similar desires to them and are in high spirits, so they are easy to target and it is recommended to use them to deal with them. Chemical weapons are the best, just seize them with anesthetics and study them... Physical means are also possible, energy weapons, firearms, cold weapons are all acceptable, but if you are not trained, it will be dangerous. If you are close to them, too intense emotions will To be caught, as in, 'scared'...
"Afterwards, obsession seems to be the only thing in these people's lives, some of which are similar to desires. For example, people who have lost limbs want to recover, mothers who have lost their children, or in order to make a lot of money and live with their loved ones. On a good day... they will also turn into monsters with similar appearances and move closer to those things, but the difference is that they have an indestructible shell, unique and dedicated abilities, and therefore have a single Logic, only by finding loopholes in their logic can they open their shells and then eliminate them. Those weapons have little effect on them.
"Belief... this kind of monster was better than ordinary people before they changed. They can control their emotions and desires, and have higher pursuits. They believe in everything in the world, the universe, nature, the past and the future, and they also believe in themselves... After the change, they will have an independent set of behavioral logic and even thoughts. They can live in groups, cooperate, deploy tactics, and control desires and obsessions...
"Coupled with their own strength as monsters, all human means and tools cannot solve them. In the end of the world, the only way for humans to solve them is to rely on wisdom and use the inherent dangers such as the doomsday dungeon mechanism to fight against them. , but you don’t have to be afraid, they won’t appear for a while, because the process of becoming a monster is prolonged by human rationality and willpower.
"And the fourth...impression...
"It's nothing. They change based on other people's usual impressions of them. They are strong or weak, nothing special. They may have desires or obsessions, but these are weaker in comparison. They There is no logic in their behavior, or almost no behavior. They are more entangled and confused, not firm enough, and more often they just become whatever they usually look like, and then stay there quietly..."
Finally, Zhou Qi took a deep breath: "Okay, that's it, I'll tell you all."
"..."
The conference room was deathly silent.
Zhou Qi felt that it was not enough, so he added: "Comrades, come on."
? ? ?
come on!
God, come on!
Someone on the other end of the video was so angry that his veins popped out: "Zhou Qi, we agree to your request, but you must also be calm. The country's patience is limited!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, chief." Zhou Qi smiled: "You should also pay attention to your health and safety. Zhonghai is quite dangerous, and the end is coming."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
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(End of chapter)
