Chapter 223 The Shepherd’s Confession (5,700 words)
Xiao Xiao himself was not even aware of this change.
He just ate the noodles his mother cooked for him with peace of mind, including the poached egg, and then fell asleep in his bedroom. For some reason, he slept very deeply that night, as if even his dreams had disappeared.
Just sleeping deeply, like a baby living in the womb of the city, in the most relaxed and secure position, sleeping for twelve hours.
When he opened his eyes, he could feel the unprecedented comfort.
It was as if the pain and torture of the previous four years had been greatly relieved by this unprecedented sleep.
When he opened his eyes, he even felt slightly confused.
Why do all the depression, anxiety, tension, and panic seem to disappear overnight?
Why can this world suddenly become so peaceful that it seems like nothing has happened?
Probably because he was nostalgic for this wonderful sleep, Xiao Xiao lay on the bed for a while before slowly getting up.
Seeing the note and breakfast left by her mother, she had already returned to the supermarket to go to work. Xiao Xiao had talked to her last night. Now that she could earn enough money for the family, she did not need her to go to work, but her mother did.
He just smiled and said, if he doesn't go to work now, then his son no longer stays at home every day, who can he show off to who can still make a lot of money?
...This is reasonable.
Xiao Xiao did not stop his mother, but silently considered a question.
In order to prevent my mother from being unhappy at work, should I go back and buy out the supermarket owner?
While thinking about all this, he finished his breakfast in silence, then looked at the time, it was time to have lunch.
There was no important information in the messages on her phone. She only asked him secretly about her experiences in Ye Di City. Xiao Xiao didn't know why she was so curious at such a small height and was too lazy to answer.
, he just made his own plans to attend the dinner party invited by the shepherd tonight, and his eyes gradually became a little deeper.
I must go to this meeting.
When I returned to Black Gate City, I originally wanted to investigate what the Black Forest had done to me before.
Now that he had the opportunity to come to you, of course he wouldn't miss it.
However, after meeting, what should you ask and what preparations should you make?
On the surface, he just had breakfast quietly, but in his heart, Xiao Xiao thought about these issues many times. Then he breathed out softly, got up, washed the dishes, and then watched TV at home for a while to pass the time.
, when it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, I got up and packed up, took my pistol and a red-handled fruit knife, and went out to take a taxi to my destination.
This meeting with the most mysterious guy in Black Gate City, the Shepherd, seemed extremely ordinary on the surface.
Xiao Xiao followed the location on the invitation letter and came to the top of a luxurious building in the city's business district. The decoration here was extremely luxurious and expensive. On the surface, it was a high-end hotel with independent conference rooms, restaurants, and bars, but Xiao Xiao
I understand that since the shepherd has chosen to meet me here, I think this hotel should also be one of the secret strongholds of the Black Goat Club.
With the invitation letter in hand, Xiao Xiao entered the hotel very smoothly.
I took the elevator all the way to the 75th floor, then transferred here, got on an elevator with a professional elevator attendant, and continued to the top floor, where I met a man wearing black protective clothing and armed with live ammunition, scanning and scanning everyone.
The inspection sentry saw the invitation letter in Xiao Xiao's hand. These people did not search or question Xiao Xiao, and just let him pass.
Xiao Xiao walked into a door. There was a waiter in a cheongsam who had been waiting here for a long time. She led Xiao Xiao through a zigzag corridor covered with thick carpets. Finally, after the electronic equipment confirmed
After reading the code on the invitation letter, a thick iron door at the end of the corridor opened. Xiao Xiao finally arrived at this mysterious hotel and saw all kinds of people here.
There is a bar, bowling, young and graceful girls, and old men with gray beards.
"Is this the Black Goat Club?"
Xiao Xiao observed everything in this place with curiosity in his heart.
The ability of the clairvoyant can still be used here, but it seems to be slightly hindered. Xiao Xiao understands that there must be some electromagnetic equipment here that can affect the abilities of strangers. He has encountered it before, but he didn't know it was his own.
The ability is too strong, or when it comes time for their equipment to be maintained or replaced, they have very little restraint on their abilities.
From an Aboriginal perspective, this is the highest-end shelter that civilians can find.
It can even be said that this place is close to the entire Black Gate City and even the surrounding commercial centers. My father joined this club at his own expense and easily got opportunities here, which made his career take off again.
It can also be seen that everyone who can join this club is rich and has a high position.
While thinking silently, Xiao Xiao walked forward calmly.
Under the influence of the ability of the discerner, the layout of the entire bar and the crowd were clearly imprinted in his mind.
There were also many people who looked at Xiao Xiao curiously when they passed by him, which seemed strange:
"How could such a young person come into this club?"
"..."
Wealth and status determine whether you are qualified to join this club, so most of the people who appear here, especially men, are already over thirty or forty years old. At Xiao Xiao's age, without a rich woman holding his arm,
, it can be said to be extremely rare, especially the invitation letter he is holding in his hand, which shows that he is coming in as a host, not as an ornament.
Perhaps he is the son of a powerful man or a rising business star?
They guessed silently, but would not come forward to ask rashly. They would just make eye contact with a friendly smile.
Until, someone at the bar accidentally turned his head and saw Xiao Xiao.
Suddenly his expression was slightly startled: "Why do the young people over there look so similar to the same person?"
People around me were curious: "Who?"
"Xiao Zhigong."
The person next to the bar whispered: "The one who was killed by his own son in the company before."
"?"
The two immediately turned to look at Xiao Xiao, and when they met Xiao Xiao's eyes, they smiled and nodded towards him.
The man's hair almost exploded, and his body trembled as if he was electrocuted: "No way?"
"Isn't Xiao Zhigong's son one of those lunatics?"
"How could he be in this club?"
"..."
Just as he was in a state of surprise and confusion, someone stood up from a set of sofas in the distance. He was wearing a suit and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. His hair and beard were gray and white, and he had a look on his face.
A confident smile emboldened by power and status, and only one pair of eyes. Although they were partially covered by glasses, they still gave people a feeling of being too sharp and aggressive.
He turned around from the sofa and stretched out his hand towards Xiao Xiao: "Welcome, Mr. Xiao..."
"Or should I say, President Xiao?"
"..."
"His last name is Xiao?"
After hearing this address, the two people next to the bar became extremely nervous.
After staring at Xiao Xiao's face for a few times, his face suddenly changed. At the same time, he left the bar and left in a hurry, as if he had seen a ghost. Starting from the two of them, there were gradually people in the quiet and elegant club.
Some suspicious eyes looked at Xiao Xiao, and the commotion began to appear faintly. In many rooms or from behind the sofa, heads of frightened and frightened people poked their heads out.
Xiao Xiao ignored these strange looks at him and did not shake hands with the old man in a suit in front of him.
He met the shepherd once, but that time he was wearing a hood and could not see his face.
But after all, they had talked with each other and remembered his voice. In addition, the observer observed not only the face, but also the expression and temperament, so Xiao Xiao quickly checked the number and confirmed that the person in front of him was the one who invited him.
The most mysterious guy in Mencheng.
shepherd.
So he said directly to the other party: "Why did you ask me to meet here?"
This is the stronghold of the Black Goat Club, and it even looks a bit like a base camp.
In the Black Goat Club, there is another group of wealthy people who hid and took shelter because they were afraid of the "mother body".
Isn't he afraid that he will destroy their home?
"Because only here can you see the most real side of ordinary people facing the mother body."
Facing this sudden question, the shepherd didn't seem surprised at all, and said with a smile: "The common people don't know the existence of the mother body, so even if they suddenly know that there are people like strangers, they won't feel scared, and
The Black Forest takes problem solving as its top priority, so the first lesson they need to learn is to stay calm and think clearly when facing strangers."
"Only here can you see the truest side."
"They know the existence of the mother's body, and even know the horror of the mother's body, but they are not willing to accept that one day they may be suddenly deprived of all their wealth and power by a stranger just by looking at each other, so they seek the asylum of the Black Goat Club.
, To be honest, the promise the Black Goat made to them was just to protect them, but they prefer to just run here when nothing happens..."
"The defensive measures and luxurious environment of this place were built with their own money."
"After all, rich people should be more comfortable hiding..."
"Of course, you suddenly appeared here and your identity is special. How could they not be nervous?"
"..."
Xiao Xiao listened silently, nodded, and suddenly looked at him and said, "Aren't you nervous?"
"Why should I be nervous?"
The shepherd looked into Xiao Xiao's eyes and said with a smile, "You are one of ours!"
Looking at his calm eyes, Xiao Xiao suddenly fell silent and read many answers from his face.
The shepherd that his father mentioned at the beginning, the pioneer plan that his father mentioned, so the other party already admitted this matter at the first moment of this meeting, confirming the answer he got from his father, that he was indeed the one being targeted in front of him.
This person, or rather the force he represents, chose to enter that damn plan, which resulted in four years of torture and current madness?
There seems to be some kind of impulse in my heart.
But the ability to think explosively deprived Xiao Xiao of the power to be impulsive. He could always think of too many things in too short a time. This led to the fact that he almost never had the habit of doing anything on impulse, but just did it in an instant.
Clarified my thinking.
"Just because you made me yours."
Xiao Xiao replied softly: "And I don't know anything about it, so you should be nervous, right?"
Looking into the eyes of the shepherd in front of him, he slowly said: "So, what I asked from my father before is true?"
"I could have lived a stable life as an ordinary person, but it was you who made me go through four years of painful torture. It was you who made me fall into a huge hallucination. It was even you who ultimately led me to look at my father.
Die in front of me..."
"...until he died, his eyes were full of fear when he looked at me!"
"..."
He spoke these words very slowly, but inexplicably, the surrounding air began to become heavy, and an invisible tension enveloped the two of them.
Xiao Xiao is waiting for the answer, and he is very confident that no one can lie in front of him.
Of course neither can the shepherd.
"yes!"
Faced with Xiao Xiao's inquiry, Shepherd just nodded slowly: "I am in charge of the Pioneer Project."
"You are also my chosen one."
"That's why I apologized to you when we first met."
"Of course, I didn't know at that time that we could actually meet officially so soon."
"..."
"Plop" "Plop"
Xiao Xiao looked at his frank admission, and his heart suddenly beat hard twice.
He closed his eyes slightly, and then slowly opened them. There was a vast void in his eyes.
"Then, I hope you can use thirty seconds to help me find a reason not to kill you now."
"..."
"It won't take that long!"
Facing Xiao Xiao's very serious expression and the depressing and disturbing atmosphere, the shepherd suddenly laughed:
"One sentence is enough."
"Because only I can understand you and help you solve the problem you are most concerned about now."
"..."
Xiao Xiao listened to his words and just looked at him silently.
The shepherd looked at Xiao Xiao calmly and really only said one sentence without adding too many explanations or reasons.
So Xiao Xiao remained silent, waited for thirty seconds, and suddenly took out a silver pistol.
"Boom!"
He fired at the shepherd.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
As if he was not satisfied, he fired two more shots in succession, and finally even walked over to the shepherd and pulled the trigger one after another.
The surrounding area instantly became chaotic. Countless people were shouting and running away. Some were even frightened and cried. The chaotic crowd and footsteps filled the entire club. Armed men in black protective clothing rushed over with guns in their hands, shouting something.
, but just as they picked up the guns in their hands, the shepherd lying on the ground suddenly shouted: "No one moves!"
"Bring the type III gene enhancer, now!"
"..."
The shepherd's shoulders, chest, and thighs were all shot. He was beaten to a bloody pulp by Xiao Xiao, but his head was not shattered.
So he shouted this sentence with his full mouth, and the people around him were quiet for a moment. The armed men really put down their guns with extreme vigilance. Then, there were people wearing white protective clothing.
, quickly bring the box in advance.
Xiao Xiao saw them taking out a special injection, which was somewhat similar to the violent factor he had used.
It's just that different models should have different functions.
These people quickly injected the injection into the shepherd's body. Strange veins immediately appeared on the surface of the shepherd's body. He seemed to be in great pain. However, a strange scene appeared in front of Xiao Xiao.
It appeared that the wounds torn by bullets actually bloomed with traces of granulation after being injected with these medicines, and quickly intertwined and healed.
Xiao Xiao didn't stop him, but felt a little surprised.
The gun must be fired because I am really angry and want to vent.
But in fact, Shepherd has shown that he is as strong as Yang Jia, so he should not be able to hurt him.
But he actually received these bullets calmly.
Moreover, he did not use any magical ability to heal himself, but used this unknown medicine in front of himself.
"Okay, you all leave!"
While the wound healed quickly, the shepherd slowly sat up, but his face was horribly pale.
He waved his hand and said to the people around him: "I need to have a good chat with President Xiao."
The people around him seemed to be running for their lives, including the panicked club president and the heavily armed guards, as well as these doctors-like characters. The huge club instantly became empty, with only Xiao Xiao and Xiao Xiao left.
There were two shepherds, but at the same time, suddenly there were cameras all around, with red lights on, as if their eyes were opened one by one.
"It's reasonable to let you vent your anger."
The shepherd sat back on the sofa, with several big holes still exposed in the clothes that had just been shattered by bullets. He smiled and said: "Although from my point of view, I am not wrong, because the world has been affected by this kind of damage."
If we want to fight against the invasion of mysterious power, we will inevitably choose some people to enter that power and bring us useful information... The only difference lies in who enters."
"Of course, I can't expect you to have such a high level of awareness, so I'd rather take a few shots from you."
"..."
Xiao Xiao looked into his eyes and understood that this man was willing to take a few shots from him, so he could give him a few shots.
If he doesn't want to die, I don't have the power to let him die now.
So I sat down on the sofa opposite him and said softly: "Now you can tell me the purpose of inviting me here."
"My purpose is very simple."
The shepherd rubbed the place on his chest where he had just been shot. It seemed that although the wound was healed, it was still painful. At the same time, he said to Xiao Xiao: "You have grown up so fast. I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, you have grown up.
We have already obtained the fourth level authority in the mother body, so it is time for us to officially start cooperation. I know that you need our help now."
"You...help me?"
Xiao Xiao didn't know if this was the shepherd's words, but he couldn't help but sneer on his face when he heard this.
"Yes, just to help you."
The shepherd looked very serious at this time and said: "We are also helping those strangers."
"The Noah plan is not that easy to implement, right?"
"..."
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Xiao glanced at him in surprise, not expecting that the name of Project Noah would come out of this aborigine's mouth.
But his face still remained calm, but his face darkened slightly: "Why did you know about this plan?"
"of course I know."
The shepherd looked directly into Xiao Xiao's eyes and said slowly: "Because Kuang Juemin and I have known each other for a long time, and we are even considered friends."
"And the Noah plan he created was originally designed with my participation."
"..."
"Kuang Juemin..."
Xiao Xiao knew that this was the name of the old president, but few people mentioned it in Black Gate City, because everyone subconsciously regarded the old president as their elder and mentor, so they either called him teacher or Lao Hui.
Long, no one would say his name directly, thinking that would lack respect... But now, the shepherd calls him by his name, saying it as a common person.
And the content of his words is even more shocking:
Was Project Noah designed by indigenous people?
"Is it weird?"
Looking at Xiao Xiao's slightly surprised expression, the shepherd suddenly laughed and said:
"The two of us should be the first to realize that the relationship between strangers and aborigines is not incompatible. Kuang Juemin is very proud and neither joins the Hell Organization nor is he willing to be attached to the Dante Organization, but he chose to believe
I, probably because we all know that strangers want to get rid of the harassment of this weird perception, while ordinary people just want to eliminate the invasion of those mysterious forces..."
"Both parties, not only should not be enemies, but the best collaborators!"
"But because both parties have been affected in some ways, it is difficult to achieve complete trust and barrier-free communication."
"then……"
"..."
He paused, looked directly into Xiao Xiao's eyes, and said, "You showed up!"
