Overturned Tower

"Sorry, I was rude."

Realizing that his well-intentioned inquiry had turned into harassment due to different customs and common sense among different islands, Russell immediately apologized politely: "I'm very sorry, but I didn't mean any harm... I hope you can forgive me." I."

"Ah, I understand, Mr. Ultramarine. You don't need to be so polite. We have received common sense lessons from other islands before traveling... I can understand the concern and kindness in your words."

Ringo said seriously, his ears twitched and his slender tail swayed slightly.

"But that's kind of bad."

Russell put the coat he had just taken off back on: "If you can't adapt to the clothes of normal people, it's not easy for you to investigate here. Except for Sun Island, no one should dress like this... When you walk on the street, you can easily People will find out.”

"I think so too."

Ringo complained softly: "Although the brand I endorse is called 'Psychic Agent,' you can't really let me do the work of an agent..."

"And Tongshen Island is so cold... there's no sunshine at all, and there are always inexplicable gusts of wind..."

Her tail and ears were drooped, and she was obviously not very interested: "Without sunlight to assist in energy supply, I feel hungry faster. I will grow a belly like this..."

Russell was keenly aware that Ringo's business trip must have been forcibly arranged.

……strangeness?

For a task like monitoring oneself, shouldn't a more mature, agent-type executive officer who is more loyal to the "company" generally be dispatched?

No matter how you look at it, Ringo is a very ordinary college student who has just graduated. The childishness of a student in her still hasn't dissipated...

To describe it in detail, it’s the kind of company that you just graduated from and signed a contract with in advance while you were in school. Therefore, you don’t have a mature understanding of the difficulty of finding a satisfactory job, and you don’t have children or a house to raise, so you can The stage where you fire your boss with a confident and fearless backhand.

At the same time, they have not completely turned into numb social animals. They can deal with the assigned work indifferently and efficiently, and have entered the stage of being proficient in distinguishing which tasks can be played and which tasks can be ignored.

Rather, they have a bright and confident understanding of their "future", are full of energy and enthusiasm, and will not hesitate to eat the cakes drawn by their bosses and be easily tricked into doing all kinds of troublesome and thankless jobs.

From any angle, it was impossible for her to look down on Russell.

I haven’t made any mistakes in the six months since I joined the company. I perfectly accepted all interviews from Tian’en Daily. I haven’t had any major publicity issues with any of the products I endorse. At the same time, I haven’t had any scandals or bad rumors myself…

Think about it and you will know that Russell, who does not have a professional agency and is an amateur, can achieve this level, and he cannot be a simple and harmless "pure hero".

Placing a young man like Ringo next to Russell will not serve as a surveillance function at all.

Russell could easily think of several ways to get rid of her, and even let her do hard work for him.

——Russell always felt that there were some details that he had overlooked.

On the other side, Ringo also sighed tiredly.

Coming to an empty island without sunshine and having to adapt to the feeling of wearing clothes... this made her very unhappy.

When she thought about this inexplicable mission, she felt that her mood became worse when she lost sight of the two seniors she valued.

Along with this displeasure, Ringo's psychic powers began to activate.

A pink halo burned from the bottom of her pupils, and her black pupils turned into bright and ambiguous pink at some point.

Looking at those who had been knocked down by her, her eyes began to become dangerous.

At this time, Russell also very clearly sensed murderous intent from the heart of the girl next to him.

With a thought in his mind, he acted first before Ringo.

"I said..."

Russell squatted down in front of the only man who was still awake, and showed a gentle smile to the man who was still a little dazed: "Can you tell me, who are you?

"Why are you blocking us? You're not here to rob us, are you?

"Because you didn't bring any threatening weapons...no sharp weapons or firearms, but steel pipes, baseball bats, swing sticks and other props that are easy to hide and discard.

"You don't want to cause trouble? Or, you don't want to attract the company's attention...but you want to cause trouble for us?"

Russell's turquoise eyes as calm as a lake stared at the other party.

In his eyes, there was a reflection of the man.

Without waiting for the other party to reply, Russell easily got the answer from the other party's eyes and subtle expression.

So Russell didn't wait for the other party's response at all, and just kept asking: "You don't just want to cause trouble for us...

"Do you want to beat us up? Or do you want us to come with you? Or do you want to expel us?

"If not... do you want others to notice our existence?

"Are you going to make things worse and let the news of our appearance spread?"

After hearing this, the man's expression finally changed.

Without hesitation, he spat in Russell's face.

Russell didn't blink, just stared at him.

The man was full of hatred and said: "Go to hell, company dogs from other places!

“Tongshen Island is not a place for mutts like you, you should be blown up in an airship!

"Kill me if you can, you are a coward who doesn't even dare to kill!"

The murderous intention on Ringo's body suddenly increased.

However, Russell did not get angry immediately. Instead, he stretched out his hand to stop Ringo.

He just calmly took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood-stained dirt on his face, but the smile on his face became gentler.

"I see... Now I have become a company dog ​​in the eyes of others."

Russell sighed softly and stood up from crouching to look at the other person.

The man who was kneeling on the ground seemed to be controlled by some force.

He knelt on the ground, and his upper body slowly stood upright in an awkward posture.

The strong man covered his throat with both hands, making a gurgling sound, as if his throat was being strangled by invisible hands, and his face turned purple from suffocation.

Russell lightly covered the face of the man who had wiped his face with the handkerchief.

"I say, Ringo."

"What's the matter, Mr. Ultramarine?"

"Have you...ever done a 'big thing'?"

"What is a big deal?"

"That is to say," Russell looked back at Ringo, but that gentle look made Ringo's heart suddenly palpitate for a moment, "Have you ever killed anyone?"

"...Not yet, sir."

Ringo hesitated for a while and then added: "But I killed him in simulation training."

"Want to try?"

Russell asked gently: "Punch him in the face, you can do it."

Ringo looked at the man, his breathing slowly becoming heavier.

The pink halo in her pupils vibrated violently... It was the thirst for revenge that had finally been released.

Without hesitation, she punched the man's head hard.

It was an unorganized punch. A fist with this kind of power would be enough to break the opponent's cervical spine...but her straight punch only broke the opponent's nose and knocked out the man's teeth.

But the handkerchief Russell just threw at his face seemed to be welded to the man's face by some invisible force. The dirty blood that the man spit out after being hit gradually soaked into the handkerchief, making it increasingly difficult for him to breathe.

He made a grunting sound and tried hard to grasp the handkerchief on his face with both hands, but he couldn't tear it off no matter what.

"——It seems that I should re-evaluate how to deal with the problem of Tongshen Island. The method I thought of before was still too mild... not suitable for you."

Russell bent over, tilted his head towards the man whose face was covered by the gradually red handkerchief, and showed a gentle and polite smile: "Since you think I am a company dog, then let me be a company dog ​​for once.

"To be honest, this kind of experience is quite rare."