Night’s Nomenclature - Chapter 227
[Two hundred and twenty-five, increase the stakes for the game]
“I really want to know what secret Mr. Shadow can tell me, but I’m not very fond of weighing my life on a scale,” Qingchen said in the dark.
In this small room, Qing’s contemporary shadow and shadow candidate are sitting opposite each other in the living room. There is no light, and each other’s faces are shrouded in shadows.
The sitting postures of the two sides are so similar that they appear to be tit-for-tat in this room.
It was as if on a silent throne, two kings sitting opposite each other were scrutinizing each other.
But things are strange here, because one of them is the king who really holds the power and holds the power behind the scenes of the Qing family, while the other is just a nameless person.
Shadow suddenly laughed: “It’s strange, you are obviously rejecting me, but I’m still not angry. Over the years, not many people dare to reject me.”
Qingchen thought for a while and said, “Mr. I have killed a lot of people, so I no longer have any reverence for life. A life for a secret may not seem like a big game in your eyes, but in my opinion, it is unnecessary.”
“When a shadow, you naturally want to kill A lot of people,” Shadow laughed: “Otherwise, what do you think the shadow is?”
Qing Chen calmly explained: “In the eyes of the outside world, I have successfully suspended animation, and at this time I can hide in the dark and slowly draw it and wait for it. The other candidates kill each other, and then take advantage of the fisherman, right?”
Shadow said with a smile: “Yes.”
“But you don’t seem to see my peace, so you personally came to increase the bargaining chip in this shadow battle,” Qingchen said: “You don’t want me to be too easy in this shadow battle?”
Before that, even if Qingchen planned to exonerate Liu Dezhu, he was just adding some chips to protect himself.
In case there is a chance of picking up leaks, a C-level can be around to complete the harvest.
However, he did not intend to take the initiative to set up a situation for the shadow candidates, because it was too dangerous and unnecessary.
The most important thing is the three words ‘no need’.
Now, the shadow seems to be aware of this problem, so he made a special trip to solve this problem.
“Since you killed Qinghuai, then I’ll tell you the first secret. If there is no external intervention, a battle between shadows will often take years,” Shadow said slowly: “During these years, various The factions will keep testing each other, and then choose the most prudent time to shoot. But I can’t wait that long, because I don’t have time.”
After that, the shadow coughed violently again in the dark.
In the darkness, Qing Chen vaguely saw that the other party took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, and then, a strange bloody smell filled the air.
Qing Chen suddenly realized what the other party meant when he said there was no time.
“Mr. Shadow,” Qing Chen said, “Is it worth it to suffer such a serious injury for the battle of shadows? Is power really that important?
” I will be the foundation under this mountain. Only when you truly stand in front of this mountain will you understand that personal honor and disgrace are no longer a problem worth thinking about. Power, it is just a product that comes after taking on a mission That’s all
.”
Qingchen shook his head: “If you want me to take the initiative to participate in the shadow war, you should tell me how great the temptation of power is. I can use power to sit on wealth and high positions, instead of telling me anything strange. I don’t have a strong sense of mission like yours, so I can’t understand it.”
“It’s okay, you will understand one day,” Shadow thought for a while and said, “I don’t have time to wait for years, and I can’t see it. Those people are slowly fighting for a championship, so I reasonably hope that someone can speed up the process. At present, you are the most suitable one.”
“Mr. Shadow just play this game with me, or Have you played this game with all shadow candidates?” Qingchen asked.
Shadow laughed: “That’s another secret. If you want to ask me the truth, just kill a candidate. This world is very cruel. If you don’t kill people, someone will want to kill you. Be the Qing family. You have to be accustomed to life and death. You have blood on your body, but the smell of blood is not enough. I haven’t seen you for so many years, and you are still as smart and simple as before, but this is your advantage and it is also your disadvantage.”
Qing Chen didn’t ask any more questions. In this situation of information asymmetry, asking one more question would only increase the other party’s sense of superiority.
At this moment, Shadow stood up and said with a smile: “The game between us will always be effective.” As
he spoke, he saw that he suddenly took out a mirror the size of a palm, and then a mirror appeared out of thin air on the opposite side of the mirror. Shadow Gate.
Qing Chen’s pupils narrowed suddenly, and he realized that the mirror in the opponent’s hand might be some hidden taboo that could allow the Qing’s shadow to travel freely in space.
This surprised him, because the ability to travel through space was far more shocking to a physics god than when he got a marionette.
Taboo is more mysterious than he imagined.
And this method wants to go in and out at will, other people are hard to guard against!
However, this taboo should only be able to go to the “known place”, otherwise why would the shadow come in through the main entrance?
The shadow seemed to have noticed Qingchen’s reaction: “Or add another bargaining chip. If you become a shadow one day, I will give you this taboo.”
Before the shadow walked into the door, Qingchen asked: “Actually, Mr. Shadow was worried that I was really on the side of the knights, so he made this trip. Are you worried that I will leave the Qing family?”
“I’m just worried that you and Uncle Li are too close together, so that Forget your identity of the Qing family,” Shadow smiled.
Qing Chen was silent for two seconds and said: “Li Shutong has already given me a taboo, you haven’t.”
Shadow laughed: “It’s interesting.”
After speaking, he didn’t respond, turned and disappeared in the shadows. in the door.
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Qing Chen was still sitting quietly on the sofa, until the door of shadow disappeared, he was slightly relieved.
The shadow gave him a sense of oppression far beyond his imagination, and he was not as calm as he imagined.
The other party just sat on the opposite side, making him feel like he was talking to a fierce tiger. The air in the room seemed to be pulled by some kind of force, which made Qing Chen’s spirit tense all the time.
In the next second, the warm orange light in the room lit up.
Qingchen asked curiously: “Why didn’t you turn on the light just now, so that I can see his face clearly.”
Yi said, “I don’t want to provoke such a person easily.”
Qingchen was stunned for a moment, what kind of person To make Yi even want to provoke it easily?
He said angrily: “Why didn’t you warn me in advance and tell me there was someone in the house?”
“He won’t kill you,” Yi said slowly: “Your master asks me that if you are in danger I’ll warn you in advance, but aren’t you in danger?”
“So, my master’s transaction partner is him?” Qing Chen thought about it and asked.
“I don’t know, don’t ask me,” Yi replied, “but…I’m curious, will you kill other candidates as he said?”
Qingchen thought for a moment: “No, I don’t even believe it at the moment. His words.”
“Huh,” Yi seemed to be relieved: “If your master knows that you can think this way, he must be very happy.”
“Why?” Qingchen asked curiously.
“Because this shadow has never spoken the truth,” Yi said in a relaxed tone: “It may be nonsense to say that you are invited to participate in the shadow war, and it may be nonsense to give you taboos when you become a shadow. I once even suspected him. I have never been seriously injured, and I often cough because of the containment conditions of a certain taboo!”
“Then why does he want me to kill other shadow candidates? What good is this for the Qing family?” Qingchen wondered.
“He only cares about what’s fun and what’s interesting!” Yi said, “You can achieve your goals by playing often.”
“Then why didn’t you say it earlier,” Qingchen wondered, “you have to wait. Did I deny him this afterthought?”
“Didn’t I trust your analytical ability, I knew you wouldn’t trust him,” Yi said.
Qing Chen thought for a while: “If he just gave me a taboo before he left, I might believe him first.”
Yi was silent for a few seconds: “You are really a real human being. ”
In fact, Qingchen wasn’t very interested in the secrets mentioned by the shadow.
Because of many things, he had already figured it out in the two minutes he stood outside the door.
First, on the day the divine scepter fell from space, Qing Chen knew that Li Shutong must have made some kind of deal with the Qing family, otherwise the master would never know the exact time when the tungsten rod fell.
Second, Master’s friend was jointly detained by Chen and Qing. Li Shutong searched for so many years and could not find the place where his friend was secretly detained. However, as long as he completed the transaction with Qing, the secret would no longer be a secret. .
The third point is that the taboo ACE-002 was extracted from an ancestor of the Qing family. That ancestor was an ordinary person, not an extraordinary person. Therefore, no one expected that the other party would be able to extract the taboo.
This is a top secret among top secrets. If it hadn’t been informed by Qing Shi, Li Shutong would have no reason to know this information, let alone the conditions for containing the taboos.
Qingchen pondered: When did this transaction start?
He believes that the deal should have started long ago, even before he entered Prison 18.
Because Li Shutong began to “collect” prisoners who died before he entered Prison No. 18, which is a condition for containing ACE-002.
At this time, one of the most marginal figures in the Qing clan suddenly participated in the shadow battle, and was then assigned the task to go to Prison No. 18.
Qing Chen had to doubt that he was actually part of the transaction!
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[End of this Chapter]
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