However, Chen Nuo had not come into contact with an alien matrix in his previous life, so he did not have any doubts about this octopus monster website at that time.
When Chen Nuo recalled it now, he seemed to think that there was something fishy about that mission!
·
Of course, it's impossible to actually wash in the shower.
The disguise technique that I finally mastered will really be ruined if it is soaked in water.
Chen Nuo just sat on the sofa in the room, browsing the octopus monster's website with his computer...
Half an hour later, exactly on time, the phone in the room rang again.
When I picked up the phone receiver, Varnell's voice came from inside.
"I'm here, right in front of the hotel."
"OK."
·
Chen Nuo put on a baseball cap and carried a backpack and went downstairs. When he walked to the hotel lobby, he saw Varnell at the door.
Varnell stood on the roadside with a thick cigar in his mouth, leaning against an expensive-looking black car.
This guy was just as he remembered from his previous life, with short hair, a tall and burly figure, nearly two meters tall, like a humanoid brown bear! He wore a pair of sunglasses on his face, a gray shirt on his upper body, and the sleeves were rolled up.
Revealing muscular arms.
He was wearing a pair of tactical pants and military boots underneath.
This guy saw Chen Nuo coming out from a distance, then quickly threw away his cigar, took off his sunglasses, and already stretched out his arms when he walked towards Chen Nuo.
"Harvey! I'm so happy to finally meet the famous Mr. Bigfoot!"
Chen Nuo's face remained calm, and then he and Vanel had a bear hug between men.
"You are taller than I thought." Vanel smiled: "Actually, we have met once before, but I'm afraid you don't remember."
"...Oh?" Chen Nuo answered cautiously, feeling a little surprised.
"Three years ago, in Johannesburg, South Africa. You completed the client's task, and the client threw you a grand rave party to express his gratitude. I was also at that party."
"I don't remember you." Chen Nuo shook his head.
"Of course you don't remember, you were the center of attention at the party that night." Vanel laughed loudly: "I was going to do other things and happened to attend the party. The host of the party is an old customer of our organization."
Chen Nuo knew nothing about this matter, so naturally he didn't want to talk about it in depth to avoid being exposed, so he said calmly: "Okay, then we can get to know each other well this time. By the way, is the reward really 200 million?
"
"Of course." Vanel said with a serious expression as he talked about the content of the mission: "The reputation of our organization has always been very good, and we will never break our promise this time.
However, you need to share the 200 million with the other seven trustees, and the distribution ratio is calculated based on the contribution."
“Who evaluates the size of the contribution?”
"I."
"..." Chen Nuo looked at Vanel, a warm and sincere smile immediately appeared on his face, and then he hugged him again and gave Vanel a warm bear hug: "My brother! We can be friends for a long time.
Well, it has been three years since that time in South Africa! We will definitely be able to cooperate happily this time!"
Vanel silently accepted Chen Nuo's hug, but in his heart he made his first assessment of the person in front of him.
Greedy for money!
Sure enough, it is exactly the same as the reputation in the "Bigfoot" rumors.
However, people who are greedy for money are easy to deal with.
"Okay, let's set off now."
"Where to go? Go directly to the mission location?"
"No, no, no, friend." Vanel shook his head and smiled: "We need to gather with other entrustees first, and then we need to introduce the mission and make preparations."
Chen Nuo rolled his eyes appropriately: "Okay, then what are we waiting for? Let's go."
As he said that, he glanced at the black car behind Varnell: "Is it this one?"
"No, no, no, how can this kind of car be worthy of my friend!" Vanel laughed loudly: "I have prepared a better one."
As he spoke, the guy grinned, showing his white teeth.
·
"Is this the fucking 'better' car you're talking about?"
A few minutes later, Chen Nuo, who was sitting in the car, looked at Vanel speechlessly and struggled to squeeze out a sentence from his throat.
Well, this car, how can I say it, can't be said to be too bad.
At least four of the windlass are fully functioning.
Just when driving, except for the glass, everything else in the car seemed to be vibrating. The seat under the buttocks was as hard as a wooden board, and the leather cover on it was very worn.
As for the car air conditioner... I have turned it on for ten minutes, and the air in the air outlet is very warm when I touch it with my hands!
"My friend, this car is definitely a treasure." Wearing sunglasses, Vanel drove this tattered off-road vehicle almost like a Ferrari, racing through the streets of Rio de Janeiro without stopping.
He honked his horn to drive away passers-by, and at the same time grinned and said: "The money I spent on this car is enough to buy several of the latest Maybachs."
How many Maybachs?
Then you might as well install a new air conditioner!
Chen Nuo sighed and simply pulled down the window to let the outside wind blow in, which dissipated the sultry heat.
·
The city of Rio de Janeiro, how should I say it, has a famous nickname called "City of God". If you look at this city from the city tourism promotional video, you will be surprised and amazed.
But when you actually come here, your first impression is: dilapidated, old and crowded!
The city is huge, but the slums of this city are truly world-famous...
One fifth of a city’s population lives in slums!
From the highlands to the flatlands, the houses in the slums are built next to the hillside, one on top of another. At first glance, it looks like the iron houses from the 1980s and 1990s in China are piled together.
The densely packed layers are definitely a hell for people with trypophobia!
The streets are narrow and chaotic, and there are all kinds of children in rags running back and forth, screaming, and playing. On some streets, a group of children kick a football back and forth, and when they encounter a car, they disperse and the car drives away.
After leaving, I ran back to the road.
In various deep alleys, people with suspicious faces are conducting various illegal transactions...
The government of this country is also rampant in all kinds of corruption, and its efficiency is so low that people are speechless.
This city is filled with all kinds of violent crimes, corrupt transactions, drug dealing, and various gangs...
Robbery cases may occur at any time in the streets and alleys...
Chen Nuo knew that in his previous life, when this city hosted the Olympics, it almost became the laughing stock of the whole world, and the various infrastructures were appallingly bad.
The biggest headache for the local government is that during the Olympic Games, athletes and tourists from various countries were robbed or kidnapped by criminals in this city. They also wanted to rectify it before the conference, but they could not implement it after several actions...
·
Chen Nuo sat in this car, which was more like a tractor than a car, for nearly an hour.
During this period, Varnell, who was driving, actually took out a bottle of vodka from the passenger cabinet. He grabbed the steering wheel with one hand and the bottle in the other. He bit open the bottle cap with his teeth, took two sips, and said something.
Chen Nuo gestured: "Would you like a bite?"
"No." Chen Nuo shook his head.
I forgot to mention that Vanel is from the country of furry bears.
Finally, when the sun was about to go down, the car drove out of the city, came to a cheaper hillside, and followed the road all the way up the mountain.
Finally, we arrived in front of an old-looking manor.
The metal fence door slowly opened. Before the door could be fully opened, Vanel stepped on the accelerator. The car rushed in crazily and stopped in the square inside.
Chen Nuo clearly felt that when the car was parking, the car made a flicking movement, and the car body shook obviously. It was obvious that the rear of the car hit the fountain in the square yard.
"Here we are, this is where we will be before departure."
Varnell smiled, kicked open the car door and jumped out first.
Chen Nuo then got out of the car muttering curse words and looked up at the manor.
It looks like the architectural style of a hundred years ago, with a bit of religious overtones.
The shape is very beautiful and quite impressive.
Chen Nuo whistled: "It's a good place. In Rio de Janeiro, you actually got such a good house."
"You are right, this is indeed a good place." Vanel laughed and introduced: "This place has a history of more than two hundred years.
After the defeat of the plantation owners in the South during the Civil War in Country M, many people moved south to South America, continued to build plantations and slave farms, and took root here.
This place was built by a large slave plantation owner more than two hundred years ago.
But then, this place changed several owners throughout its history, and finally fell into the hands of a big local drug dealer."
"How come it fell into your hands?"
"I killed that drug dealer and broke his neck with my own hands." Vanel laughed.
·
Chen Nuo carefully observed this place. It was different from the historical appearance on the outside. Along the way, from the door to here, he found many places equipped with various surveillance probes that were rarely seen in this era.
And the moment Chen Nuo got out of the car, he sensed that there were people snooping from at least four directions.
Secret whistle?
Chen Nuo smiled and withdrew his mental power.
·
When I walked into the main building hall of the manor, someone came out to greet me.
There were several servants dressed in period maid uniforms, two of whom were black.
Chen Nuo waved his hand: "I have no luggage."
"Then I will take you to see your room first. Your room is on the third floor, and the dining place is in the restaurant on the first floor. The chef here is good, the barbecue is great, and there is some good wine."
Vanel smiled and said to Chen Nuo.
Just as he was talking, a man came down the stairs and laughed heartily from a distance.
"Vanelle, let me see who else you brought?"
On the steps was a strong man whose stature was comparable to Vanel's.
He had blond hair, his face was not shaved thoroughly, and there was stubble remaining on his skin.
Wearing a tactical vest and tactical pants, there is a saber in the leather holster on his thigh, and a pistol in the holster under his left armpit.
This man came over from afar, glanced at Chen Nuo, and smiled: "Vanel, please introduce me."
"Luke, nicknamed Lion." Vanel smiled at Chen Nuo and said, "You should have heard of it."
Then, he nodded to the blond man and pointed at Chen Nuo: "Harvey, nicknamed Bigfoot."
Chen Nuo and Luke looked at each other, without any excessive enthusiasm, and just nodded.
Luke's eyes were obviously wary, but the smile on his face did not diminish: "I've heard of your name, my friend. You are very powerful."
"Same for you." Chen Nuo's expression didn't change much.
Luke, nicknamed Lion. Chen Nuo has heard of this guy.
A well-known figure in the underground world, a master of physical arts. I heard that he worked as a mercenary when he was young and spent several years in Africa. Somehow, after awakening his powers, he became a strong man in the underground world.
The specific strength is unknown, but he should not be weak.
However... for physical masters like Luke, their natural nemesis is the master of telekinesis.
Therefore, when standing in front of Chen Nuo, facing the famous telekinesis master "Bigfoot" Harvey, Luke's enthusiasm obviously faded a bit.
"I just had dinner from the restaurant and am going back to the room." Luke nodded to Varnell: "So, what are your plans for the evening?"
"Not at night." Vanel said with a smile: "You can move around freely as you like, but it's best not to leave the manor."
"This damn place is so boring." Luke shook his head: "Can't we go to Rio to have some fun?"
"Of course, as long as you don't cause too much trouble." Vanel thought for a moment: "But I personally suggest you not to go out tonight, because we may have to gather together tomorrow morning to discuss this mission.
of detailed content.
Luke, I don’t want to see you drunk in the conference room."
"Okay." Luke sighed a little regretfully: "Why do we have to wait until tomorrow?"
"Because our people haven't arrived yet." Vanel said with a smile: "There is also a big shot who will not arrive in Rio de Janeiro until tomorrow."
Luke shrugged his shoulders, obviously a little dissatisfied and disapproving, but this guy was not reckless. He simply nodded to Chen Nuo and left.
"What about you? My friend, should I take you to the room to rest first? Or go to the restaurant to have something to eat first?"
"I don't have any luggage, so I don't need to go back to the room to pack it. Let's go directly to the restaurant." Chen Nuo said with a smile.
"That's fine."
·
The restaurant is on the left side of the first floor. It is very large and can accommodate dozens of people dining at the same time.
The place has been arranged like a buffet, with two rows of tables filled with various South American-style foods, and an open stall where chefs are cutting grilled meats.
When I came in, there were already people in the restaurant.
Farthest from the window, there is a long dining table in the corner of the room, with five people in combat uniforms sitting there, four men and one woman.
These people were all armed with live ammunition, and the holsters on their bodies were all loaded with real weapons.
When Chen Nuo and Vanel came in, these people were the first to look over with caution.
But after seeing Vanel, these people withdrew their gaze.
The woman among them nodded with Vanel.
"The mercenaries from Steel Fire Company are participating in our operation." Vanel briefly introduced Chen Nuo: "These people are very good, very professional, and have a good reputation in their work."
Chen Nuo didn't say much. He nodded and understood what he meant.
However, Chen Nuo took a second look at the woman among the five mercenaries who nodded and greeted Vanel.
She has very capable short hair, a very tall figure, and a strong air. Her facial features are very deep and beautiful, especially the high bridge of her nose.
This woman is Caucasian, but her skin is wheat-colored, obviously the result of years of sun exposure, and she looks very healthy.
Even though I was sitting there, I could clearly feel the toned body curves.
Like a beautiful female leopard.
Vanel noticed Chen Nuo's eyes, leaned into his ear and laughed softly: "Are you looking at Selena? She is a rose with thorns, not easy to mess with."
Chen Nuo frowned and glanced at Vanel.
Vanel laughed: "I have known her for almost three years. The last guy who had an idea for her was the captain of another mercenary group. Three ribs were broken by her, leaving hidden dangers and he retired directly. Now he is here
Opening a ranch to raise cattle in Texas.
This woman is not someone ordinary people can afford to mess with."
After a pause, Varnell changed his tone, as if it was a bit encouraging: "But, my friend, if it's you, I think you can give it a try. Anyway... you are not an ordinary person.
You can pluck out the thorns of this beautiful rose and enjoy it."
Chen Nuo sighed: "Do I look so lustful?"
Vanel smiled and patted Chen Nuo on the shoulder.
Damn it, what are you pretending to be?
Bigfoot Harvey's reputation for lechery is as resounding in the industry as his reputation for being greedy for money!
In addition to the table of mercenaries, there was another table with people in the restaurant.
After Vanel glanced around, he simply led Chen Nuo to the table.
There is only one person at this table.
When Chen Nuo and Vanel entered the door, the man just looked up at them, then continued to lower his head and gnawed hard on a piece of barbecue ribs in his hand.
"Hello, Miss Liangzi."
When he reached the table, Varnell smiled and said hello: "Can we sit down?"
Sitting in front of the dining table was a young woman.
He is a yellow man with long hair, wearing a sweatshirt and a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his face. The lenses look very thick.
He shouldn't be old, and his appearance...
Well, it's not really about appearance.
The round face, the round body, even the greasy hands holding the ribs are round.
However, this fat woman raised her head and looked at the two people with blank eyes. Her eyes should be very big, but unfortunately, there were only two slits left because of the flesh on her face.
Looking at her blank expression, Chen Nuo understood the meaning.
Obviously...she didn't understand.
Vanel didn't seem surprised, so he slowed down his speaking speed and spoke slowly in English again: "Can we sit down?"
"Ah, yes." Sato Ryoko understood this time, and immediately stood up in RB style, quickly rubbed his greasy hands on his sweatshirt, leaned forward and said: "Please sit down!
"
Varnell smiled and pulled Chen Nuo to sit down, and then introduced Chen Nuo: "This is Sato Ryoko, from RB."
Looking at Chen Nuo's blank eyes, Varnell was not surprised and said with a smile: "Miss Liangzi is a newcomer to the underground world. Her level on our website is also Black Iron level. Mr. Harvey has never heard of it and has not heard of it."
Not surprising.
but……"
When Varnell said this, his tone changed and he said sternly: "However, Miss Liangzi is also a psychic. Although she is a newcomer and not well-known, her strength has been recognized by our evaluators!"
Chen Nuo raised his eyebrows.
A master of telekinesis?
Although he was a little curious, Chen Nuo did not use his mental power to spy on the other party in the underground world. When two telekinesis masters were together, it would be a very hostile and unfriendly act to use their mental power to spy on each other.
Varnell then turned to look at Sato Ryoko.
Sato Ryoko blinked her little eyes and looked at the two of them.
Varnell thought for a while, then simply changed the language and introduced in very blunt Japanese with a clear accent: "This is Mr. Harvey, our companion in this operation, and he is also a very famous expert."
Varnell's Japanese was obviously not very good, but he spoke slowly and used key words correctly, so Sato Ryoko's eyes were a little confused at first, and then she nodded in understanding.
Got it.
The chubby woman stood up again and bowed to Chen Nuo in RB style.
"はじめまして,どうぞよろしくおねがいします!" (This is our first meeting, so please take care of me.)
Well, this woman's voice is a bit shrill, but her voice is quite pleasant.
Although Chen Nuo was a little curious, according to his understanding, RB did not really have any particularly outstanding ability users in the underground world. Occasionally, there were a few, and he had heard of them.
But this Sato Ryoko is really a complete stranger.
Where did it come from?
But of course it didn't show on the face.
Chen Nuo smiled, nodded and said: "はじめまして."
Turning to look at Vanel, Chen Nuo said calmly: "I actually know a little Japanese."
Varnell nodded.
This is not surprising.
Mental masters usually have strong mental abilities and strong learning and memory skills. It is very common to master multiple languages.
In the underground world, people with telekinesis abilities are often like this.
The premise is that you just need to work hard and be willing to learn.
But this Sato Ryoko in front of me...
Although she greeted the two of them just now, she was obviously a little distracted, and her eyes were constantly glancing at the table full of delicious food in front of her.
However, after Chen Nuo greeted him in Japanese, Sato Ryoko's attention obviously shifted from the food to Chen Nuo.
"Ah! You speak Japanese very well."
The woman clasped her hands together happily: "Great! Finally someone can talk to me!"
She looked at Harvey twice, and then took the initiative to pick up a crab leg from a plate on the table and put it in front of Chen Nuo: "Please enjoy it!"
This woman is definitely a foodie!
He looked at the table in front of him.
Several plates are filled with crab legs, ribs, smoked fish, barbecue...
As for Sato Ryoko's face, her mouth was still oily, and there was still meat residue on her face. The sweatshirt she was wearing was also dirty, with oil stains on the sleeves and both sides of the clothes.
As if seeing Chen Nuo's doubtful eyes, Vanel smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, I am actually a little confused about someone like her participating in our operation, but the people in the evaluation team told me that her strength has definitely reached
standard."
"That's good." Chen Nuo nodded, picked up the crab leg in front of him and started to chew on it.
Varnell got up and left, went to the counter, and brought back a bottle of wine.
"We have seven members now, and one more will arrive tomorrow morning. At that time, we can discuss the content of this operation together. Some specific key information will not be announced until the meeting.
I hope Mr. Harvey can understand this."
Chen Nuo chewed the crab meat in his mouth and said in a nonchalant tone: "Although this kind of thing is very troublesome, but... considering the amount of money given by the octopus monster, I can understand it."
"..." Vanel hesitated for a moment, then said seriously: "Please call us 'Magical World Company'! Please don't mention the name Octopus Monster again when you sit face to face with our company members!"
"Okay." Chen Nuo shrugged: "The seven members who have arrived now, in addition to me and Miss Sato, ah, there is also the Luke we just met.
Who are the other ones? Can you tell me this?"
Varnell nodded: "Of course, this is information that can be announced first."
As he said that, he glanced at Sato Ryoko.
But he found that Sato Ryoko didn't pay attention to the conversation between the two. The fat woman was entirely focused on the delicious food in front of her.
While eating, my face showed the exaggerated and happy expression unique to RB girls.
"おいしいおいしい!!!!!!" (so delicious)
Well, Vanel simply gave up communicating with Sato Ryoko and looked at Chen Nuo directly:
"In addition to you, Luke and Sato Ryoko, there are four other participants who have arrived.
Gray cat, Black, telekinesis..."
Chen Nuo nodded, he had heard of this name.
"...Professor, I think you must have heard of this name, Mr. Juncker. He is a veteran among the famous explorers."
Chen Nuo also nodded. This name is more famous than the previous one, but... the so-called explorer is actually a tomb robber.
Yes, there are people doing this in foreign countries as well.
"Order, Bonfre..."
Chen Nuo raised his eyebrows!
This name made Chen Nuo frown.
Because... this orderer, Bonfrey... is one of the members of the wizard's monastic order, and he is also a key member, a very senior one.
Although his strength is not at the level of a wizard, I heard that he is one of the top figures among the monks.
"The last one...the golden bird, the beautiful Ms. Elisa, I think this name should be familiar to you..."
Just when Vanel finally announced his name with a somewhat showy tone...
suddenly!
boom!!!!
A loud bang!!
The whole room seemed to shake violently!
Chen Nuo immediately flew to the ground, and in an instant, a ball of telekinesis wrapped his whole body in it!
At the same time, next to Chen Nuo, Ryoko Sato had burrowed under the table at some point, huddled up in a ball, but still holding a cow bone in his hand.
The same goes for Vanel. He immediately fell to the ground, but at the same time he had already taken out the saber on his body and held it in his hand.
The mercenaries at the table not far away also reacted very quickly. They quickly threw away the tableware and pulled out their guns. They immediately formed a faint tactical circle...
The glass on the wall in the restaurant was also shattered in several places!
After Varnell lay on the ground and waited for a few seconds, he found that there was no new movement. Then he turned to Chen Nuo and others and shouted: "Stay here and don't move!"
Then he turned around and greeted the mercenaries at the table, jumped up quickly and rushed out of the restaurant.
The mercenaries on the table were also very professional and immediately ran out with Varnel without hesitation.
Chen Nuo slowly got up from the ground, squinted his eyes and looked around,
In the restaurant, apart from myself and Sato Ryoko, there were only a few trembling service staff left.
Chen Nuo hesitated for a moment and looked at Sato Ryoko who was sitting under the table: "Do you want to come out?"
"...No, it's better for me to stay here." Sato Ryoko's voice was obviously nervous.
Then, she brought the beef bone with meat to her mouth and took a hard bite.
There seemed to be a commotion outside the restaurant, and there was the sound of footsteps coming and going.
Chen Nuo carefully released some mental power and sensed that many heavily armed mercenaries were running around quickly to check and search...
After a while, Varnell slowly walked back to the restaurant with a livid expression on his face.
He returned to Chen Nuo's table and sat down. He first picked up his own bottle of wine on the table and drank a sip of wine at the mouth of the bottle.
Putting down the bottle, Varnell looked a little helpless.
"What happened? Was there an attack?" Chen Nuo was a little curious.
"No, no one attacked." Vanel sighed, his tone was a little depressed, and he cursed in a low voice.
"What happened!" Chen Nuo said angrily: "I am a participant you invited! If something happens, I have the right to know!"
"Of course!" Vanel sighed, but his tone became more and more weird: "Two news, one good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
"...bad news."
"The bad news is that the list I just introduced to you has changed."
"Huh?" Chen Nuo raised his eyebrows.
"Just now, Miss Eliza, the golden bird, and Luke, the lion, had a fight... Damn it, how did we know that these two people actually have a grudge!"
"Then what?"
"And then unfortunately, we went from seven people to six people.
Luke the Lion is dead."
Damn it?
One person died?
I even said hello to that Luke a while ago.
"Furthermore, Golden Bird Elisa herself was injured, and the medical team is handling it. However, the situation is not objective. She may not be able to recover for the time being, nor can she continue this operation.
In other words, there are only five of us here now, and even if we include the big shot who is coming tomorrow, there are only six of us in total."
Chen Nuo blinked: "Then...what's the good news?"
Varnell cheered up and said quickly: "The good news is that I have just reported the news to the company as soon as possible. The company's emergency team has said that they will use the fastest time to invite some masters to fill the position.
Participate in this action.
Because it is an emergency, we cannot carefully review the members for evaluation. The company means that we can only select and invite people from the database with experts with reliable backgrounds.
Harvey, have you heard of... the 'Senior Security Advisory Group'?"
Chen Nuo was stunned for a moment...
No way...
"Colleagues from the emergency team just said that they will send out invitations to those senior security consultants as soon as possible and will increase their remuneration... Don't worry, this is good news for you! Because the remuneration of senior security consultants will not increase from
This time, the 200 million remuneration will be distributed! Instead, it will go to the account of the security consultant.
In other words, killing Luke and injuring a golden bird is good news for you.
It’s like two cents short of a person.”
Chen Nuo looked calm: "Then who are you planning to invite? That senior security consultant..."
"...We are sifting through the list. After all, those big guys are not always available. But my colleagues in the affairs team told me that they are already contacting one of the big guys.
Hmm... I think everyone in the underground world will know this name.
The famous...Queen of the Starry Sky!"
……Grass!
In Chen Nuo's mind, ten thousand cute little alpacas were whizzing past in a queue...