Who is Tang Zhiyuan?
He is a professional killer, and dozens if not hundreds of people have died in his hands over the years. It is conceivable that this kind of person is far more vigilant and prepared than ordinary people, especially Tang Zhiyuan's caution The level is even higher than that of most of his colleagues. The most obvious example is his actions when he first boarded the car. Although he did intend to directly seize control of the team by force at the beginning, when he learned that there was someone in the other team who was stronger than his own, After going with the killer, Tang Zhiyuan decisively changed his plan. Of course, even though he had already decided to wait until the mission was over before taking action, he was still worried about whether the other party would notice it. Yes, although he thought that he and Xu Zhen had always been The cover-up was good, but after all, he was worried about Cheng Ying and whether the other party would join forces with others to attack first.
As the saying goes, he is not magnanimous in his heart, because he has been making calculations in his mind. When he found that the man with glasses seemed to be approaching intentionally, Tang Zhiyuan immediately became alert. Unexpectedly, what puzzled him was...
After several verbal conversations, I couldn’t find out at all! ?
(What's going on? Am I overthinking it? Are you saying that this guy named Zhao Ping has no purpose? In fact, he is just a good old guy without any scheming?)
There is a saying that everything is relative. If the man in the suit had a hidden purpose in the earlier conversation, then how could Zhao Ping be innocent? After several exchanges, Zhao Ping gained a lot. So, as the conversation came to an end and there was a moment of silence, the man with glasses smiled, showed a kind smile, and continued to say to the two of them in an easy-going tone: "Oh, by the way, still. There is something I forgot to tell you two..."
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Since the location where the executioner appeared was close to the downtown area, not long after driving, the three taxis quickly entered the city and stopped in front of a four-star hotel. They casually handed the driver a few red tickets and handed them over. After no more searching, the group of people left the car with the driver's gratitude. After getting out of the car, everyone headed straight to the hotel with He Fei taking the lead.
Entering the lobby, although he knew that the hotel had a presidential suite that could accommodate multiple people, it was strange that He Fei did not choose to do so. Instead, he opened 5 ordinary rooms at the front desk. They were located on the third floor and were consecutively numbered rooms. After a brief After discussion, it was finally decided that the 10 people would be divided into five groups and stay in 5 rooms respectively.
The personnel are: Zhao Ping and Gao Jikun live in 301, Chen Xiaoyao and Yao Fujiang live in 302, He Fei and Peng Hu live in 303, Cheng Ying and Qian Xueling live in 304, and the two newcomers Tang Zhiyuan and Xu Zhen live in 305.
Everyone basically had no objections to He Fei's distribution decision. However, during this period, Tang Zhiyuan glanced at He Fei and Cheng Ying with strange eyes, frowning slightly, as if he wanted to speak, but in the end he said nothing.
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The first day of the supernatural mission, 13:45 pm, room 303 on the 3rd floor of the hotel.
After having lunch in the restaurant on the first floor, according to the old rules, everyone gathered in He Fei's room, and at this moment, the 10 executors in the living room were indeed here.
The atmosphere was quiet and silent, and the crowd was speechless to each other.
Seeing this, He Fei knew what everyone was waiting for. Sure enough, after scanning the crowd around him with a solemn gaze, He Fei calmed down. As the team leader, the college student spoke first and went straight to the topic: "Everyone, I This mission is an ordinary level. Everyone knows this. The curse has never been tampered with in the mission information. It has always been 100% true. Of course, on the surface, the ordinary level supernatural mission does not seem to be a big threat to us, but there is one thing. We still need to be clear that there are often hidden traps in missions, which are often difficult to detect. Therefore, I think the team must not take it lightly. After all, this mission has a long duration, with a time limit of up to 10 days."
Even though He Fei’s words above seem to be insignificant and seem to be nonsense at first glance, they are actually full of reminders and warnings. After listening to these words, most people nodded slightly unconsciously. Undoubtedly, as mentioned at the beginning, whether before entering the mission or in the mission world at this moment, the young man was reminding and warning everyone from beginning to end. The reason is very simple. After all, everyone present is human. When facing monsters, humans will It has always been fragile, which means that all supernatural tasks will pose a threat to the executor, not to mention how many supernatural tasks are not beyond the scope of human understanding? There is a saying that goes well, be careful with the Ten Thousand Year Ship. He Fei's original intention is to remind everyone not to relax their vigilance because they think the difficulty is not high, and mission traps often cannot be measured by difficulty level.
Seeing everyone nodding, He Fei stopped talking nonsense, reached into his pocket and took out the ticket, put it on the coffee table, pointed at the ticket and continued to everyone: "To facilitate the search, this is the map of Akiye City prepared by the curse for us. , there are 5 blue light dots in the picture. As expected, everyone must have determined the meaning of the light dots before coming to the hotel. Yes, each light dot represents a protected person."
Having said this, he raised his head and looked around, seeing that everyone was silent. After a pause, He Fei changed the topic and continued: "It is true that the meaning of the light spots is now known, but I personally still have other opinions, that is, the blue light spots In addition to representing the location of the characters in the plot, there are also some special details inside.”
Any other details?
Sure enough, as soon as the young man finished speaking, except for Cheng Ying, Peng Hu and Zhao Ping, everyone else at the scene showed puzzled expressions. Yes, they did not expect that the blue light spots could have other meanings or even hidden elements. Could it be the light spots? In addition to the flashing blue light, did He Fei notice other things? "
The result was predictable. Thinking of this and out of curiosity, Yao Fujiang took the lead in speaking for others, and hurriedly asked He Fei, who was sitting opposite, "Oh? What is it? Tell me quickly?"
"These blue light spots will most likely change color!"
"Um? Color change? You mean color change? Do the light spots change color?"
Noticing the suspicious expressions on Yao Fujiang and the others' faces after hearing the above remarks, He Fei nodded. He Fei did not show off, knocked on the ticket on the table and explained: "Since you all boarded the train at different times, some of the supernatural missions are indeed I have never experienced this before, and I personally understand this. Well, here's the thing. In fact, the phenomenon of ticket being converted into a map or light spots appearing on the map has happened before, and our team has indeed experienced a similar event in the past. A supernatural mission, but that was a long time ago. That mission was a mid-level and upper-level mission. The mode was very similar to this time. The executor also needed to protect the plot characters and the tickets were collectively transformed into a map during the mission. That mission was the third mission after I boarded the car. Time has passed and now only me, Brother Peng, Cheng Ying and Zhao Ping know about it, and you all joined later so you don’t know. Ahem , getting back to the topic, the reason why I said that the light spot is very likely to change color is based on the reference of that mission. As for the color change, it is roughly divided into three types, namely blue, yellow, red and..."
"Wait, pause, pause, you don't have to say anything, I seem to understand what you mean."
The college student originally wanted to finish speaking in one breath, but unexpectedly he was interrupted by others, including Chen Xiaoyao who had been listening attentively across from him. After the interruption, the young Taoist priest touched his hair and started to answer as if he understood something. , under the gaze of all the seniors, he said with enlightenment: "The different colors you just mentioned should represent different levels of danger, right? Blue represents normal safety, yellow represents approaching danger, and red represents physical danger. It's in danger, and in the end... I guess it either turns black or the light disappears, right?"
I don’t know if he got to the point. Although Taoist Chen’s response was abrupt, his remarks really caused quite a stir in the crowd. Most people looked shocked. Even Yao Fujiang, who always liked to argue with him, was frozen and still for a while. , in order to confirm what the other party said, everyone turned their heads in shock and looked towards the middle of the sofa.
As a result, He Fei nodded in approval: "Yes, you guessed it right. Blue represents safety, yellow represents approaching danger, and red represents that you are in danger. Next, the light spots will completely turn into black. Disappear, once the light point disappears, it means the complete death of the plot character. "
As soon as these words came out, everyone present except He Fei and four other people were shocked!
Yes, Chen Xiaoyao has always been smart. With his ability to understand, he could guess the answer in a moment, which was already expected by most people. Because of this, what really surprised everyone was not Taoist Chen himself, but the blip on the map. Thinking that in addition to being able to use the map to know the location of plot characters, this ticket has other hidden functions. Thinking of this, some people were secretly frightened and at the same time, they became even more afraid of the curse and the unknown existence that trapped them. Full of fear, the curse is too powerful, what on earth is the other party! ?
It's a pity that shock is meaningless and fear is meaningless. Now that you are in it, the executor can only bite the bullet and go on step by step.
"Ahem."
While most people were silent and shocked, on the right side of the sofa, Zhao Ping secretly glanced at Tang Zhiyuan and Xu Zhen, who were listening attentively, and suddenly coughed twice. The cough brought everyone back from their thoughts. In reality, after coughing slightly, the man with glasses deliberately glanced at Qian Xueling to one side. Sure enough, since he always paid attention to Zhao Ping during the mission, as soon as the man with glasses cast his gaze, Qian Xueling immediately caught his eye and said To be honest, the beautiful woman wanted to say something to Zhao Ping at this moment, but the strange thing is...
The moment they met her eyes, Qian Xueling recalled something, a strange incident that happened not long ago, the night before the mission started.
For some reason, Zhao Ping knocked on the door the night before the mission was released and made a special trip to Qian Xueling's residence.
You must know that this was the first time that a man with glasses took the initiative to knock on a woman's door. The result was predictable. The moment the door opened, he saw Zhao Ping. At that moment, Qian Xueling was not to mention how happy she was. Unexpectedly, it made her extremely different. The is...
Although the door was opened, the man with glasses had no intention of going in. He just said something incomprehensible to her expressionlessly:
"Remember, from now on, keep a distance between you and me. You can't get close to me as before during the mission, and you should try to talk to me as little as possible."
After saying something, the man with glasses turned and left.
Her thoughts returned to reality. At this moment, when she saw the man with glasses just looking at her and immediately looking away, Qian Xueling was both suspicious and uncomfortable. She was suspicious that the other party was inexplicable, and felt uncomfortable because the other party was intentional. It was true, but fortunately Qian Xueling was a Yes, she is a woman who understands the general situation. Although she still doesn't understand why the other party gave such an order that night, she still knows clearly in her heart that there must be a reason why the other party deliberately ordered her. As for what the reason is...
Through the brief exchange of glances just now, she seemed to have a vague understanding.
Putting aside what Qian Xueling was thinking, in the living room, after Zhao Ping coughed unconsciously, everyone present came back to their senses, and then focused their energy on the current task again. Perhaps they thought of something else from their deep thoughts just now. Or maybe he was too obsessed with that side mission. In order to get massive rewards, Gao Jikun was so excited that he broke the silence first. With an expectant look on his face, Chao Hefei asked a question that mattered to him and everyone: "Since the ticket So, then...when do we set off? When do we protect the five plot characters?"
right! Protection, must be protected, the rewards given by side missions are too generous, but it is difficult for anyone who performs them to refuse!
That is true, and it is also true.
After Gao Jikun deliberately mentioned it, sure enough, most people also had similar thoughts in their minds. Regarding the protection plan that must be implemented as soon as possible no matter what, some people may ask after seeing this, even if the executor is greedy for the side mission rewards belong to people. It's normal, so are they afraid of hawks? You must know that this is a world of supernatural missions, and the mission information has clearly stated that the locusts will definitely attack five plot characters. Once the executor protects the plot characters, there is a high probability that they will be implicated. After all, locusts have always been cruel and murderous, killing It doesn't matter whether you are a plot character or an executor.
I don’t deny that the above remarks are correct on the surface, but please don’t forget another thing, that is...
According to the executor's experience in many missions, there is often a certain law in supernatural missions, that is, no matter what the situation, as long as the executor is in the mission world, the danger is destined to be unavoidable. Unless a way out can be found in the end, otherwise there will be no danger in the mission. He will never let go of the executor! The opponent will keep attacking and raiding until all the living people are slaughtered!
Yes, it is unavoidable and unavoidable. In this way, everyone's thoughts and ideas can be best explained. Of course the executor is afraid of the wolf, but the question is, what if you don't provoke the wolf? Even if you don't take the initiative, will Zhao Rao let the executor go? The answer is obviously impossible. In this case, since the locusts will not let them go sooner or later, it is better to act immediately and take the initiative, find the plot characters in advance and protect them before the locusts attack them. While ensuring that you are not dead, you can also save the characters in the plot, so you can get additional rewards.
The above are the true thoughts of most people at present. It is conceivable that others understand that He Fei, as the captain, cannot not understand this truth, so it is natural that after listening to Gao Jikun's words, He Fei remained silent for a long time. He nodded directly and immediately started chatting, telling everyone about the personal plan he had already formed.
"My plan is group protection."
Hearing this, Cheng Ying, Peng Hu and Zhao Ping, who had also experienced the mission in Hoi An City, all instinctively froze. In the memories of the three of them, Ye Wei seemed to have arranged this way at that time, but it was a pity that all the plots in the end The characters were still dead, and no one was left alive. Unexpectedly, this time He Fei still designated a group protection plan as before. Of course, this is not to say that group protection is not good, but after a similar experience...
Or is this group protection really good? Is it really perfect? .
Because of his doubts, the college student trailed off. Cheng Ying looked hesitant. After a slight hesitation, she raised her head and reminded, "Have you forgotten that back then..."
Xu Shi had long expected that Cheng Ying, Peng Hu or Zhao Ping would have different ideas. Before the other party could finish what he said, He Fei raised his hand to stop him, waved his hand to interrupt, and then talked about the key points to explain the reasons under the watchful eyes of everyone. .
The atmosphere was silent. First, he silently glanced at everyone present, and finally explained to Cheng Ying and everyone in a solemn tone: "I know that there are shortcomings in group protection. The shortcoming is that there are a large number of protected people. Once we spread out the protection, it will inevitably As a result, people are dispersed, and the scattered forces cannot be concentrated. The resistance to the attacks of locusts will naturally be weaker. As we all know, locusts often like to attack lone people first, but..."
Speaking of this, He Fei paused for a moment, and his original solemn face was inadvertently replaced by entanglement. He was silent for a moment, and then changed the subject and revealed the whole story: "Everything has its relative nature. If there is no group protection, then There are only two ways left for us, either the executors gather together to protect the plot characters one by one, or the five people are found and gathered together for unified protection. However, everyone should not forget that this is a city, a very large city. , everyone and I just learned the location of the five people through the map. The locations are quite scattered, and the attacks of the tigers are always very fast. Once we seriously adopt the non-dispersion plan, we will definitely not have enough time."
Yes, He Fei's explanation has made it quite clear, that is, if the executors gather together without grouping or decide who to save based only on the changes in the light spots on the map, the final result will undoubtedly be that no one can be saved, even if they try to save all the people in advance. Strictly speaking, when the protected people gather together in one place, doesn't the executor have to disperse and search first? It’s too late to not spread out the search time. Yes, if you look at the matter purely from the perspective of saving people, then there is no doubt that grouping is the best choice. Of course, the disadvantages of grouping have just been mentioned, but in order to obtain a large number of branch lines Reward, even if there are risks, the executor must do this. According to past experience, it is unlikely that the executor will be let go.
To put it simply, it can be understood that according to past mission experience, whether you protect it or not, the tiger will definitely change its target after killing all the plot characters, and transfer the attack target to the executor.
Peng Hu has never been the kind of person who likes to complicate simple things. For him, there is no need to complicate things that can be simplified. As expected, after hearing He Fei's explanation, the bald man immediately slapped his thigh and said, "I will , after all that, is it not about protection? Since protecting the plot characters is a unanimous decision of everyone, let’s stop talking nonsense. Brother, just tell us how to group them next. Brother Peng, I will follow your arrangements. .”
The bald man's first statement took the lead. After expressing his statement, everyone present also expressed their acceptance after a short discussion. Accepted, agreed, and agreed. However, the questions that followed also came. The next thing that popped into my mind came straight to my heart, and that was...
How to group?
How to group? How many groups are they divided into? Who is even grouped with whom?
Since everyone knows that this kind of issue cannot be decided quickly through discussion, it is natural that when they think of this and look at each other for a moment, everyone's vision changes and their eyes focus on He Fei.
There is no doubt that, as described above, in order to implement the protection plan as soon as possible, the fastest way to arrange it is for the captain to arrange it under such circumstances.
Sensing the gaze, He Fei immediately felt troubled. Furthermore, knowing that the personnel arrangement must be carefully considered, the college student fell into deep thought. While thinking, his eyes began to move and scan, and his eyes passed over everyone's faces one by one.
but……
During the scanning process, the moment his vision swept over Chen Xiaoyao and just arrived at Zhao Ping's face, he discovered something. He detected a special charm and an unusual hint in the eyes from the other person's eyes hidden under the lenses. .
(Huh? Could it be...)
Who is He Fei? He is both a senior and a smart person, and both parties have known each other for a long time. Sometimes seniors communicate with seniors without deliberately using language. Often a movement or even a look can let the other party understand what they mean. Just like at this moment, his vision is sweeping. When he passed Zhao Ping, although there was only a simple eye contact, he still vaguely sensed the general meaning from the glasses man's eyes.
The truth is indeed correct, but somehow, seeing the other person's eyes, he became more and more uneasy, as if something inevitable and big was about to happen...
(No? How is it possible? Is this guy crazy? Does he know what he is about to do? Or does he really think he is invincible?)
After scanning the crowd and thinking for nearly a minute, He Fei finally made up his mind and spoke first: "Currently, we have 10 people, and there are 5 plot characters. Based on this, I decided to divide the people into 5 groups. Each team has two members, each protecting one plot character, that is, every two people protect one person, is that okay?”
The response was a unanimous nod.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, He Fei took a long breath and continued: "Well, well, since everyone has no objections, then... let's start grouping people."
