Duan Qing is not an impulsive person, nor is he a person who likes to be emotional, even if he has developed some violent tempers in his past game career, he has gradually disappeared in the previous three years of polishing, and has become a standard social youth who has been crawling in the red dust for many years. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info This kind of mentality has not fluctuated too much even in a virtual game, no matter how real the new free world is, how amazing the scenes and stories in it are, he has not shown any excitement and sadness that has been shocked - he has experienced all kinds of painful experiences, and he can even let go of falling out of love, his mind should have become strong enough, so in his self-consciousness, there should be nothing in this world that can touch his heart, or make his mentality fluctuate.

It wasn't until he got out of the game pod and saw a large group of workers moving something under the command of a woman.

"You, you, you, you......" he asked, his fingers trembling, "what are you doing!" ”

"What? Moved, of course. ”

The woman, who seemed to be in a better mood again, replied with a smile and pointed upstairs to herself: "Your landlord here seems to like renting a house, so I went up and asked ......."

"Wait a minute!" Duan Qing hurriedly rushed out of the door: "This is my house!" I haven't agreed yet! ”

"It's my house now."

The woman's smile did not diminish in the slightest: "A house in District D...... I can still afford to pay for it, and although there seem to be some issues with the safety of the community, I can not only get away from the hustle and bustle of the city center for two days, but also feel the temperature from the bottom...... Yes. ”

She leaned on the side of her face and completely removed her previous cold expression: "The landlord is really a good person, so readily agreed." ”

"You're ...... I disagree! ”

Finally realizing the facts that happened in front of him, Duan Qing hurriedly stopped the workers who were still moving things inside: "You, you...... Even if you buy this house, at least you should have my approval, right? I'm a renter here and I have the right of first refusal to buy this house......"

"Two million eight thousand." The woman looked at Duan Qing with a smile in her eyes: "Can you afford it?" ”

"Poof—"

"You have two months of rent in arrears, although the term of the lease is indefinite, as stipulated in the contract...... If you owe another month, your landlord will have the right to evict you from the house. I'll take a look at ......."

The woman's gaze turned away from her extremely embarrassed face, and then she shook a certain crumpled page in her hand: "Your rent payment date is ...... ...... from the 10th to the 20th of each month"

"Looks like it's April now, right?" She raised her head, and the curvature of her eyebrows became larger: "You...... There are still ten days to go. ”

“…… Then you can't get rid of me right now! ”

As if he was choking on something, Duan Qing hurriedly raised his hands: "I still have ten days!" I'm still the host here! Even if you become a ...... Became a ...... But I still have the right to decide where I live! You can't just move in, can you? ”

"Oh, you don't agree?"

"Uh...... I disagree! ”

"Originally, I thought that you would use this reason to bargain with me."

The woman's eyes swirled around Duan Qing's body, and finally stopped on the page in her hand again: "It's okay to reduce the rent, or extend the deadline...... Isn't that what you're good at? ”

"Uh......"

"If you insist on your idea, then I can't help it." The woman looked at each other with a regretful gaze, then turned around gracefully and walked in the direction of the staircase: "Anyway, they have already moved over, so put the things here, I'll go back first today...... I'm waiting for news from you sweeping the floor. ”

"That's all my daily necessities, don't move around."

“…… Wait a minute. ”

In the narrow corridor, several workers who were still carrying things in their hands slowly withdrew from the door, then looked at Duan Qing's figure, and walked to the back of the woman step by step: "You, when you came before...... Doesn't seem to have brought anything, right? ”

“……”

"Have you already thought about moving here?"

“…… Have you forgotten my job? ”

The long black hair like a ribbon flew up in the space below the stairs with the woman's turning movement: "We are Tianxiang Company, our own job...... It's just moving things. ”

“…… It's very efficient. ”

After inspecting the surrounding people, the corners of Duan Qing's mouth tugged reluctantly: "The reaction to holding grudges is also very fast." ”

“…… You've said I'm a woman. The woman looked back disdainfully: "This reaction is also of course. ”

“…… All right. ”

The silent breath resounded several times between the two of them, and finally returned to the room with Duan Qing's movements: "You won." ”

“……”

"I wanted to continue to restore my life alone, but it seems that God doesn't agree with it......"

Ignoring the woman's Huo Ran's action of turning around, Duan Qing's figure disappeared into his room: "Since you are willing to take over this shift......"

"That's up to you."

Bang.

The door of the luxurious game pod closed hard again, cutting off the woman's gaze from looking there, and the corners of her mouth pulled out a smile again, and then returned to her usual coldness: "...... What are you still doing? ”

"Keep moving."

She waved her hand to the people around her, and then said lightly.

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"What's wrong with you, sir?"

“…… It's nothing. ”

“…… You seem to be angry, sir. ”

“…… Have it? Not really. ”

In Tania's adventure group station, Duan Qing, who was back online, had an iron-blue face, and reluctantly answered the question raised by Ning Lan in a whisper: "There is a landlord outside, and he wants to make trouble for me......"

“…… Landlord? ”

"No need to ask, it's none of your business anyway."

Duan Qing said with a cold face: "What is in reality...... I'll figure it out on my own. ”

He looked at the sky, collected his thoughts as calmly as he could, and then left the place under the watchful eye of the maid behind him. After some time, his figure appeared in front of the "Civilian Dignity" tavern, and then with a few deep breaths, he adjusted his mood again: "...... Hello there. ”

"I'm glad you're here."

Different from the previous scene, Wiesel, who was dressed in a black dress, was standing at the door of the empty tavern at this time, greeting Duan Qing's arrival with a smile on his face: "You should have become a busy person now, you can respond to my invitation so quickly......

"You're not going to put me on the watch list again, are you?" Duan Qing squinted his eyes and asked, "How did you know I was coming so quickly?" And specially here to greet me......"

"At this time and at that time, the status of the guests is different." Wiesel smiled and replied, "But allow me to brag about myself...... When I was in Fenghua Town, I already saw that Your Excellency was extraordinary. ”

"The current results only confirm my conjecture."

The two men were led by Wiesel to the same noble table, and then sat down in turn at the table that a gentleman had already prepared: "So...... What is the reason for the name of the person who came to me this time? ”

"I heard...... You've been on a mission to the Free City lately, right? ”

Wiesel picked up the wine glass in front of him and asked indifferently, "As a member of the Duchy, accompany the emissaries of the Free City?" ”

"It's worthy of the Shadow Society, the news is really well-informed." Duan Qing also raised his wine glass and gestured to the other side: "I received such a task...... Or rather, it's a commission, what, what do you have to explain? ”

"No, we don't have anything to say."

To Duan Qing's surprise, Wiesel answered his question with a smile: "It's just...... I think it's important for me to remind you of some of the things you need to be aware of during this trip. ”

"Be aware of the danger? I've already been reminded of this. ”

Duan Qing took a sip of the wine in the glass: "Although I still don't know what to be careful about, but ...... Thank you for your kindness. ”

"Very well, I like your attitude."

After looking at each other fixedly for a while, Wiesel patted his hand gently: "Not losing vigilance, but being graceful and confident, it is very in line with the style of a master like you, so I can rest assured." ”

“…… What do you know? ”

"We've investigated the root cause of this incident a little bit."

Wiesel's body leaned forward slightly, and his voice slowly deepened: "Since you are one of the important participants, this information will not take your money - the Restorers are indeed very involved in this incident, but what they did ...... There seems to be some deviation from their purpose. ”

"That's what I thought too." Duan Qing replied quietly, "This time...... There's something unnatural about how you think about it. ”

"Oh? Tell me about it? ”

"What do you think I am, the salted fish king of the Shadow Society?" Duan Qing responded with hanging eyes: "If there is any news, just say it, those conjectures of mine...... I don't mean to sell it to you. ”

“…… Okay, okay, then I'm not going to be abrupt. ”

Wiesel smiled and waved his hand, then pointed in the direction of the east: "Anyway, they should have been able to rule the city in a more peaceful and hidden way, but they ended up like this...... Either they are stupid themselves, or they do it on purpose. ”

"They couldn't be so stupid and finally came out to send so many people." Duan Qing shook his head and replied, "So...... What do you think is the other thing in this? ”

"We've seen some movement of people."

Waving his hand to the gentleman man next to him, Wiesel placed a map on the wine table in front of Duan Qing: "Here, here, and here...... The transfers they arrange and the sources they come from are from these places. ”

"Well, they're all from the East." Duan Qing looked at the locations that the other party was referring to for a while: "Except for Anderson Independent State, it seems that they are all the territory of Xifeng County...... And Windflower Town? ”

"Looks like you remember that place." Wiesel nodded in satisfaction: "Considering what the former mayor Rama did...... We can almost confirm that this is the birthplace, or base camp, of the Restorationists. ”

"Interesting." Duan Qing nodded and replied, "Then now...... Are they going to take the next step? ”

"If that's the end of things in Tania...... Then yes. Wiesel nodded faintly: "Other than that...... It's the City of Freedom. ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

"We've followed up on those adventurers as well."

Pointing in the direction of the parliament square, Wiesel said word for word: "They...... Seems to be from the city of freedom. ”

“…… That's why you're making me careful? ”

"The adventurer's affairs are handled by the adventurer himself."

Wiesel stood up with a smile: "This is a phrase that has been circulating in the Free Continent for a long time, both literally and practically...... We all think it makes a lot of sense. ”

"There is a high probability that there is a shadow hidden in that free place." He looked at Duan Qing's face: "So...... The likelihood that you will be in danger is also very high, and that's it. ”

"Shadows...... Hey, that sounds ironic. Duan Qing's body leaned back: "In this world, your shadow society should be the darkest force, right?" Why didn't you come out on top in that place? ”

“…… It seems that you do not yet have a full understanding of the free continent. ”

Wiesel looked at Duan Qing for a while, and then grinned a mysterious smile again: "We don't need to do this, because ......"

"That's where the Shadow Society came from." He said with a smile.

"It's also where the Shadow Society's headquarters are located."

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"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it...... Your shadow will come from there. ”

"The Shadow Society has been around for a long time, so it's not something hard to accept."

Outside the tavern, Duan Qing, who had a strange face, was still sent to the street by Kima, who was dressed as a nobleman: "Even from the information that can be studied, our Shadow Society has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there is no leader who rules everyone in a certain city...... It seems like an impossible thing to do. ”

"The place in Liberty City...... It's very similar to your style. Duan Qing shook his head and replied, "This result is really normal. ”

"We've already reported everything that happened here, so there's something hard to deal with...... Feel free to ask for help as much as you like. Kima said: "After the trip, our identity may not be suitable for farewell, so I will bless Your Excellency in advance......"

"May you have a smooth journey." He bowed slightly, "Fellow Fool Adventurers. ”

“…… Thank you. ”

As if sensing the other party's true intentions, Duan Qing also returned the salute neatly: "Don't be so polite, let's ......"

"Remember when we first met?"

Kima blinked, who straightened up, and suddenly asked a question: "The one who has always wanted a name?" ”

“…… Of course, that was when I had just come down from Falling Star Mountain. Duan Qing replied rather unexpectedly: "At that time, you were a horseman, and you knew about me somehow......"

“…… Very good, thank you. ”

With a satisfied smile on his face, Kima, who was dressed as a gentleman, suddenly took out a small box from his back, and then handed it to Duan Qing's hand in his increasingly surprised eyes: "So I'll rest assured." ”

“…… What does that mean? ”

"You've passed the test."

Looking at Duan Qing's puzzled face, the gentleman-like man showed a mysterious smile, then shook his cane and retreated back into the shadows inside the tavern.

"My friend...... Lord Aoyama. ”