Gunfire, Punk and Necromancer

You cannot be afraid or worried without any reason. If you feel that worry and fear cannot be stopped, then think about their causes and endogenous sources. Infinite imagination will quickly hit the wall of limited thinking ability. As long as you can persist in rationality, sooner or later your thoughts will return to reality.

The words on the stone pillar aroused Zhuang Xuteng's thinking. Although he did not give a direct answer, it also pointed out the direction of his thinking, which calmed the fear in his heart caused by the execution of the puppet. Zhuang Xuteng fell asleep nervously in the dark night, and woke up calmly at dawn. He washed and tidied up as usual, and made himself a simple breakfast. At this time, he saw the execution puppet passing downstairs, taking nutrient powder from the warehouse, which should be diluted to feed the protein worms - he could already treat the scene in front of him with a normal mind.

After breakfast and cleaning, the staff from the house renovation and decoration company arrived. Zhuang Xuteng met with the foreman and told him that there was an execution puppet working in the greenhouse next door. "He won't bother you, and you don't need to pay attention to them. But those things belong to the company's assets. If you are too curious and break them, the company will ask for compensation." Zhuang Xuteng warned them: "Don't do that. , very inappropriate.”

"Do you use execution puppets here?"

"I didn't have this plan originally. I didn't expect that the contract could be played like this, so I fell into a trap. Do you believe it?"

"Trust! This happens all the time."

The foreman who brings people to work is an uncle in his fifties. He is very strong and has dark skin. He always looks like he is bitter and hateful. He politely handed Zhuang Xuteng a cigarette. Zhuang Xuteng shook his head, took out his pipe, and responded with cut tobacco and cigarette paper. The foreman was stunned for a moment, then happily accepted the hand-rolled cigarette, and then started chatting with Zhuang Xuteng.

"My boss also went to see the Execution Puppet a while ago. It seems that there is some kind of discount plan from Laoshizi. He thought this thing could be bought." The uncle foreman said: "It's a pity that he didn't take a fancy to it and thought it was impractical. .”

"Why?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"Although it can do any job you teach it, it can only do one kind of job at a time. Probably the feeling is: since he is a bricklayer, he can't lay the floor, and he can't pull the wires in the middle of the job. . If I just let him carry the big bags and mix the cement, but I don’t think there is any need to buy such a thing, it would be better to hire someone.”

"Well, this thing feels a bit stupid, and it needs someone to control it. It cannot replace people." Zhuang Xuteng said.

"Not necessarily. As long as there are more people controlling the remote control, this thing is essentially a pair of hands, which is still somewhat useful." The foreman smoked out a hand-rolled cigarette in a few puffs, and Zhuang Xuteng handed over a new one. He reasoned that it was his own The cigarettes are strong enough, but I am not used to smoking hand-rolled cigarettes.

Zhuang Xuteng took a "vigorous" sniff of one. He was about 70% confident that safety blue was added to it, but he didn't know if it came with the cigarette or if it was added manually by the foreman. He advised "use less safety blue", but the foreman disagreed and obviously didn't listen, but because the employment relationship was still there, he would not refute Zhuang Xuteng's face to his face. He quickly changed the topic and said:

"Boss, you may not know how difficult it is to recruit qualified workers now. I have to go to the market to grab them! In the past, renovation and decoration work for big bosses was very popular, and they all begged me to join. Now it's not It’s the other way around.”

"Why?" Zhuang Xuteng knew that he was trying to change the topic, but the topic he changed happened to arouse interest. "The gang explosions have been too fierce recently, so you don't dare to come out and start work?"

"There is also a part of this reason, but no matter whether the gang fights hard or not, you will still be hungry and you will always go out to work." The uncle foreman said with a puff of smoke: "Actually, the main reason is related to the execution of puppets. Now there are many The company is recruiting puppet operators, and the salary is quite high, and the entry requirements are quite low. Since they are working for the company, puppet execution is an emerging industry, and the future development prospects are very good, so it attracts many professionals. ”

"How much can I pay per month?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"As long as the average person can be obedient and don't cause trouble, the minimum guarantee is 2,000 euros! If you have some professional skills, such as cooking, painting walls, and wiring, then you can at least double it. I heard that the most profitable people are now It's not that the remote-controlled puppets come out to work, but the puppets are specially trained. Boss, I don't know the details. I didn't ask, I just know that hiring people is very troublesome now. Hey, boss, it seems that someone is here. "

Zhuang Xuteng had long heard the sound of a motorcycle approaching outside. The sound was very familiar. It was most likely Morgana's car. Zhuang Xuteng shook hands with the foreman, and then went to the door. Sure enough, he saw Morgana parked the car and took off her helmet. It was very cold, and the heat covered by the helmet suddenly escaped, forming a white cloud above her head.

"Don't freeze! It's cold outside!" Zhuang Xuteng hurriedly called her into the house, gave her a glass of warm water, and asked, "Why did you come here suddenly without telling her in advance?"

"After listening to your call last night, I wanted to see the execution puppet here. I haven't seen it before, so I'm curious!" Morgana drank some water, pressed a few times on the left shoulder of her motorcycle suit, and turned on the heating Turn off the function and switch to breathable mode. As a burst of hot air was discharged, her clothes deflated, and at the same time, her whole body breathed a long sigh of relief and relaxed.

"So that's what this dress is about. I've only seen the advertisement, not actually seen it. When I saw it for the first time just now, I thought why did you suddenly gain weight?"

"Stop talking nonsense, will you take me to see it?"

"Please come this way!" Zhuang Xuteng immediately took Morgana's hand and took her to visit the greenhouse.

Through the conversation with Morgana, Zhuang Xuteng realized that the "Pioneer VIP" he joined was a real "Pioneer"! The advertisements on the radio, television, and newspapers in Peicheng have only been out for a day, and this matter has not yet become a topic in restaurants and bars. He has already used execution puppets here! A while ago, during the few days when Zhuang Xuteng went to Summit City, several operating companies started large-scale recruitment operations. Everyone thought that it would take some time to use the products, but unexpectedly, it was earlier than expected.

As the successor family of the church, Morgana's family will definitely not use execution puppets. This thing will remind them of undead creatures such as skeletons and zombies, which are old opponents that the Church of Light has made great efforts to crack down on. Zhuang Xuteng also felt that this thing was the shadow follower version of necromancy, but the church was gone, and the "correctness and justice" of fighting the undead was gone. This theory of shadow follower of the undead was useless.

Neither of them likes to implement puppets, nor do they believe that the company promotes this thing to promote social progress. The question now is: there is no result in the investigation of Safe Blue, the gang is still running rampant, and the PCPD has not taken back its territory. How can the two young men deal with the new issue of puppet execution?

If you don’t have the ability to take care of it, it’s good to have the ability to do the things you are doing well. Let's leave our hometown in the town to the construction team and executive puppets. Zhuang Xuteng has his own work and can't always be there to watch. He and Morgana returned to Peicheng together, then one returned to the church manor and the other went to Lucy to report. Zhuang Xuteng just received the information that he was asked to take action on a commissioned task.

Before, I said, "If it's not a particularly important or difficult matter, I won't let him go out." But now he must have encountered something important or difficult. Zhuang Xuteng came to Lucy's office. First of all, he didn't see Ge Gongdao, and secondly, he didn't see Nightingale and Yanque.

"Where are those three guys?" Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head, looked at Lucy, and said, "In the message, you said you were here to call someone, didn't you just call me?"

"It's still the action of the four of you, this remains unchanged. I didn't bring you together, that's because I know you will definitely not refuse this task: the client is Ge Gongdao, more accurately, it was initiated by Moat Security Support Co., Ltd. Yes. Help Brother Dao solve the problem, do you understand?"

"That's it, I understand." Zhuang Xuteng sat down and asked, "Why didn't he tell me directly?"

"Because the moat company has to pay, because if he comes to you directly, you will probably not get a penny. He does things fairly and will not let the moat company take advantage of you. So the company pays and he comes forward, and the matter is settled. It’s clear and easy to do the work.”

"It makes sense. The current approach is indeed the most appropriate." Zhuang Xuteng nodded slowly and said, "What is the mission goal? By the way, where are Nightingale and Rock Bird?"

"The two of them have begun to collect information and establish an attack position. You can join the action channel later." Lucy took out a large brown paper envelope, pushed it to Zhuang Xuteng across the table, and said, "As before, the action target is inside."

"Okay, I don't even need to read the mission summary this time, it's really easy." Zhuang Xuteng opened the paper bag, took out the document, looked at it for a few times, then raised his head and asked: "Assassin Property Company? Are you going to get them? Does this have nothing to do with me?"

"Are you related to Assassin? Have you taken over private work for them?"

"No." Zhuang Xuteng frowned and thought for a while, then told Lucy about Abu Asan in Assassin Property Company. Lucy remained calm after hearing this. She crossed her arms and was silent for a while, then went through the commissioned task again.

"Well... it should be a deliberate coincidence." Lucy said: "Assassin has a big appetite. At first he found Moat in the name of cooperation, but later he wanted to become Mot's employer. This is Assassin's problem. It was not promoted secretly by Ge Gongdao."

Zhuang Xuteng swallowed, and he realized that he almost made Ge Gongdao a hypocrite.

"Don't be nervous. Moat uses Ge Gongdao's connections. Even if Ge Gongdao uses Moat Company's resources to do something, there is nothing wrong with it. Besides, this matter is indeed the company's interests first, and it is also Moat Company's collective decision. It's a problem." Lucy paused and added: "But, the best choice is if you don't mention this matter again."

"I understand, I promise to keep my mouth shut." Zhuang Xuteng continued to read the mission information.

The mission content is very simple, that is, on a specific day, sneak into a house in charge of security at Assassin Property in Taiping District to carry out sabotage. It's best to commit theft, or you can commit robbery. In short, the ability of Assassin Property will be questioned and its credibility will be discredited.

This particular day was the day when Moat Company, entrusted by the constitutional government, began to get involved in the security of urban infrastructure. Since they have just started working, Moat Company's employees will be sent out in large numbers to connect with various agencies of the Constitutional Government located in different locations in Peicheng. Since everyone has been sent out and has an "alibi", if there is a problem on Assassin's side, it is not easy to blame it on the moat side.

"The operation time is during the day? This is not easy." Zhuang Xuteng frowned.

The best cover for stealth is night, and broad daylight itself is the most difficult enemy. The target this time is Xinfeng No. 33, a 1,400-square-meter mansion whose owner is Camby James, a famous broker and investment expert.

This man is quite legendary. During his 30 years as an agent, he has signed a total of 12 top stars in their respective fields, spanning acting, sports and politics. Each of them eventually became a billionaire. . Yes, he has also worked as an agent for politicians, responsible for their image packaging and campaign activities. In recent years, with the continuous success of his investment business and his deteriorating health, the work of the agent has basically been handed over to the company, and he himself is in a state of semi-retirement.

Generally speaking, an agent earns at least half of that. With twelve billionaires just standing there, you can imagine how much money he has. It is said that the biggest failure of Camby James's life was to let Bai Moji get out of control. Otherwise, with Bai Moji's creative ability and acting skills, she would definitely become the thirteenth one.

Thinking from the perspective of commissioned tasks, this guy is indeed a good target for theft. There are various works of art and collections in his manor, and I believe there will also be a lot of jewelry. Cash or securities should also be in the safe. According to preliminary investigations, these items are most likely stored in the office on the third floor of the mansion, which is the most heavily defended and only Canby can get up there.

The intelligence also pointed out that Camby James often held parties in the mansion and caroused all night long. During the day, he slept and rested, so it was easier to target. Zhuang Xuteng disagrees with this view. It's true that there will be a lot of people at a party, but it will be chaotic, and with the cover of darkness, there will be many options for action. During the day, only the owner of the house rests. A messy gathering place needs to be cleaned, and the house will not be empty or accessible.

"For Moat Company, the time of this operation cannot be adjusted. It must be on that day and at that time." Seeing Zhuang Xuteng's expression of embarrassment, Lucy said, "Generally, I would not accept such a commission that specifies a time and place. I would think It is most likely a trap. But this time the commission comes from Ge Gongdao, who initiated it on behalf of Moat Company, so the trap is unlikely, so I will take the next step."

"I understand." Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said: "I will definitely do this job, I am just thinking about how to act. Fortunately, there is still a week to go out...I will go to investigate now, or Have a meeting with the three of them first?"

"I asked Meteor to build an encrypted channel for you. You can chat directly with the other three. You can decide for yourself whether you want to have a meeting. However, you mainly have to listen to Brother Dao on this matter. The main purpose of the mission is not to steal money. Instead, we cooperated with Moat Company to destroy Assassin’s prestige.”