Enforcer's Handbook

Hogg felt that Trian did not intend to give him a chance to refuse. Although he did not say so clearly, the vines had already blocked the way he came, and the piranha flowers dripping with corrosive liquid poked their heads out from the stone pillars, staring at him eagerly. .

"how should I do?"

He quickly judged his situation - if he did not follow the other party's advice, he would become a nutrient for these piranha flowers. Jock specifically reminded him when he came that because the last sacrificial ceremony was interrupted, Their "god" is in a state of hunger.

"You don't have to do anything, just stand in front of it."

Hogg resignedly walked towards the blood-red flower. He emptied his mind, tried not to think about anything, and touched the petals with his hand.

A soft touch came from between his fingers, and then his index finger seemed to be pricked by a thorn. The petals were adsorbed on the wound, as if sucking his blood. At almost the same time, Hogg's consciousness drifted away. Toward the distance.

When he came back to his senses, he was already in a desolate world, and he was looking down at everything in this world from God's perspective. Everything he saw was accelerating. In just a few seconds, the sun completed its rise in the east and set in the west. In the process, I don’t know how long it took, but a flower grew in this endless wilderness.

As time flies by, this ever-growing flower brings something different to the world. Its rhizomes continue to spread around, and under its influence, more and more plants appear. The green shade gradually turned into a forest.

Hogg didn't know why he saw this, but it was a rather strange process.

For the first time, he looked at the world through the eyes of an observer.

Until, the harmonious scene in front of him was broken. He saw blood seeping into the world. The unknown blood was absorbed by the plants, allowing them to grow daunting eating organs, and also made them become Fierce and brutal.

Hogg saw other creatures.

First it was animals, insects, then people who wandered in here by mistake.

The way they appeared was very weird. Some were spat out from the mouth of a man-eating plant, while others were suddenly teleported to high altitudes and were already dying when they fell. Most of them were in suits and leather shoes, and they looked like Staff.

But no matter what, those people cannot stay in this world for too long.

Hogg seemed to understand the reason why they were sent alive - those man-eating plants kept them in this world as food reserves, just like the farms that existed before the Third War.

Plants are the masters of this world, and all interlopers are pigs in captivity.

They gain strength from eating, and eventually all the nutrients flow to a tree. Constant eating makes it grow rapidly until the branches and leaves pass through the clouds and cover the world like an umbrella.

This is the sacrifice that Jock mentioned.

Hogg witnessed the complete process of the sacrifice with his own eyes, and with a little thought, it was not difficult to understand why those company people were sent to this world.

In recent years, the missing people rate in District 1 has been higher than in border cities.

"You're feeding it with other people."

When Hogg recovered from his strange state, he looked at Jock in shock.

It was unimaginable for him to use living people as tools for sacrifice.

He originally thought that these people just gathered together to discuss how to influence the decisions of the Senate by controlling the number of votes, or to sideline or even get rid of the Speaker who had veto power, but what they did Much more evil than he imagined.

Hogg could immediately think of more than five crimes that could directly sentence Jock and others to death.

"Not 'you', but 'us'."

Jock said, "Although you became a member later, you can still catch up with the gift of becoming a god."

Another term I don’t understand.

Now Jock looks like a religious fanatic, and it is no longer possible to tell that he is a shrewd politician.

"It's just that if you want to complete the gift of becoming a god, you still need to pass an important step."

"You mean that I have passed the assessment?"

Hogg asked.

He doesn't seem to know what the content of the assessment is until now. He just watched a documentary about alien plants, during which he was unable to make any judgments or choices. Then he came back here. When he spoke, Jock seemed to regard him as a companion.

This made him a little panicked.

Could it be said that some unknown changes have been completed?

Hogg sorted out his thoughts almost reflexively. He came here today to find out the details of the Fishing Boat Club, and now he was sure that using living people as sacrifices alone was enough to shoot them several times. As long as enough evidence is collected...

His thoughts stopped abruptly.

When these thoughts poured into his mind like a tide, he suddenly recalled that the girl named Trian seemed to be able to see through other people's hearts, and when he looked at the girl, he found that the other girl was also looking at him. .

"You have been approved and can leave."

After a long time, she suddenly spoke.

Jock patted his old friend on the shoulder just like before, "Hogg, I have to apologize to you. It seems that I was overly worried. No one can hide their thoughts from Trian. You are indeed sincere." Come."

Then, Hogg discovered a sight that made him even more horrified.

He saw "concerned citizens."

The nightmare who was wearing a black windbreaker and a mask, and who had been executing him in all sorts of strange ways in nightmares, now appeared in the real world!

"There!"

He pointed behind the two of them, to the edge of the blood-red flower. At this moment, the "enthusiastic citizen" reached out to the petals just like he had just done.

"What's wrong?"

Jock was startled by Hogg. He looked in the direction of Hogg's finger but found nothing, "Are you okay today?"

The actions of Jock and Trian quickly made Hogg realize that they were not aware of the existence of "enthusiastic citizens" at all. He rubbed his eyes, braced himself, and said, "I haven't had a good rest these days. I think it's It’s dazzling.”

"Let me guess, it's 'concerned citizens'?"

This is not the first time Hogg has been "ill". Since more than a month ago, he has been seeing non-existent "evil spirits" in his daily life from time to time. At first, it was in entertainment venues such as bars and clubs, and later in entertainment venues such as bars and clubs. It was so severe that I would hallucinate during the meeting.

When Hogg jumped up convulsively in the middle of an important meeting and called the security guard, even fellow conservatives couldn't stand it anymore.

The reformists publicized his various behaviors and thought he was a clown, but in fact everyone knew that Hogg was just suffering from a serious mental illness, and he and Richard had also suggested that his old friend receive treatment. , they would invite the best psychiatrists from the coalition government, but in the end they were rejected by the shameless Hogg.

It stands to reason that the judicial system controlled by the Foster family is an important part of the coalition government. The Fishing Boat Club had long planned to invite him to become a member, but due to Hogg's ongoing mental problems, it had to be temporarily shelved.

They are not afraid of strong-willed people, but they are afraid of crazy people.

Who can guarantee that one day when Hogg is in a crazy state, he will not suddenly publicize what they did in the fishing boat club?

Feeling Trian's suspicious eyes, Jock explained, "It's okay, this is his old problem, we will cure him."

After that, he began to calm down his old friend, "Don't worry, at least I can guarantee that 'enthusiastic citizens' will never appear in this place... But after the party is over, you have to listen to me, I will find you a psychiatrist you can trust and ensure that Qi He and the others will not know about it and will not make a big fuss out of it."

Now they are all in the same boat.

Even for their future plans, Hogg must be cured first.

"Um."

This time, Hogg didn't refuse.

His spirit was reaching its limit. No one could endure a murderous maniac who would appear in his dreams every time he fell asleep.

This is indeed his old problem, but this time the "enthusiastic citizen" has been around for much longer than in the past.

In the past, the way the other party appeared was more like he was dazzled and mistook someone dressed in a similar age or as a "carousel citizen". The hallucination usually did not last too long.

"Let's go, don't affect the party just because of me."

Hogg said drowsily that this series of things had put his brain into an overload state, and he still hadn't figured out what the membership assessment was and how he passed the assessment - he clearly harbored evil intentions. A tell-tale secret came, but Trian, who claimed to be able to see through the heart, found nothing.

He could only pretend to be cooperative so that Jock would believe that their "brainwashing" work was going very smoothly.

As for "concerned citizens," he agrees with Jock.

There is absolutely no way he would appear in a place like this.

It must be because I haven't slept well these past few days, which caused the hallucinations to worsen.

In front of Jock, he took out the anti-fatigue medicine from his pocket and doubled the dose for himself. This should be enough to stop the "enthusiastic citizens" from bothering him in a short time.

When Hogg entered the banquet hall, all the familiar faces were already there, and he now finally understood why Richard and Jock were so keen on partying.

The layout of the banquet hall seems to have returned to before the Middle Ages. They have recreated the scene of aristocratic banquets - for a long time in the past, various families have been committed to restoring the glory of the aristocratic system.

He felt that the designer must have done a lot of research on the architectural styles of that period. Jock had arranged for Hogg, and everyone present was a familiar face, so the newcomers would not be isolated. As one of the initiators of the party, he Need to prepare for some more important work.

Watching Jock go away, Hogg did not immediately blend into the crowd.

Because he found that the double dose of anti-fatigue drugs did not seem to have an effect, the troublesome "evil spirit" followed and broke into the grand banquet.

“Concerned citizens” do not exist.

All this was an illusion he had seen.

Hogg kept repeating these in his mind. He picked up a goblet and wanted to relax his mood with a glass of wine.

The sweet and mellow aroma calmed his emotions a little, but then, unprecedented panic struck him again.

If the "evil spirit" does not exist here...

Who poured him wine just now?