Chapter 97 Family (Free 6K, Starting Point)

"Ding! KP Tip: Congratulations on successfully obtaining the "Reverse Cross" logo of the toy house treasure!"

Amidst the joyful background sound, Quan Heng lowered his eyes and looked at the corpse in his arms quietly.

He slowly reached out to wipe away the tears from the child's eyes.

His body gradually dissipated, and in Quan Heng's arms, it turned into a silver-shining reverse cross, as bright as the stars in the night sky.

——Small, like a mirror of a special shape, and like a key.

Quan Heng held it in his palm and felt that it was warm.

KP Tip: Use the reverse cross key to open the door of the toy house and walk out of the toy house~

[Woo, woo, even though I'm a monster, I want to cry]

[It's really annoying. Monsters want to become family members with humans, but it can't be achieved by itself]

"Quan Heng! Quan Heng!"

Song Jingyun's voice came from above the sacrifice pit. In the light, he could be seen lying down, sticking his head out and shouting with his hands clasped together like a trumpet:

"Quan Heng! If you're not dead, squeak! Squeak, squeak, squeak--"

The deep pit echoed, and Song Jingyun opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Oh my god, is it so deep? Is it deep?--"

Song Jingyun said in surprise: "It's really fun hahahahahahaha..."

Quan Heng, who was shocked by the echo at the bottom of the pit: "..."

Taboo just walked down the stairs in high heels and heard this series of brain-twitching remarks: "..."

No wonder others think that this person's brain circuit is abnormal, and he does have some mental problems.

Quan Heng stood up, relying on the butterfly knife as a trekking pole to climb up quickly, and finally threw out the "Tianshu"!

Song Jingyun quickly grabbed Tianshu, retreated and pulled, and Quan Heng fell steadily.

"Tsk," Song Jingyun smacked his lips, watching Quan Heng retract Tianshu, "Whether others can catch your weapon or get electrocuted depends on your mood."

Quan Heng lowered his eyes and wiped the blood dripping from his fingertips, and said calmly:

"My weapon, shouldn't it be like this?"

Song Jingyun's eyes fell on her bloody hands, and then on the glass inverted cross, and paused: "You... solved it."

"Well," Quan Heng opened his eyelids and looked at him, "The monsters no longer attack you, isn't it a sign that the map BOSS has been killed?"

Song Jingyun: "Well... yes."

His tone was still calm, but the number of rhetorical questions increased, either the san value was messed up or he was in a bad mood.

"So he is a mirror," Song Jingyun whispered, "No wonder he can't be reflected in the Bagua mirror."

"Let's end the game." Taboo looked thoughtfully at the glass cross in Quan Heng's hand, "Since he has the identity of a connector, it proves that there is still a chance."

Quan Heng nodded.

Song Jingyun's pupils shrank suddenly, and he caught up with Quan Heng who had already set off: "Quan Heng, you want to use the death buffer period?!"

Death buffer period - the death interval inside and outside the restricted area.

[...What the hell? Death buffer period? ! ]

[Fuck, did I hear it right! ]

[Fuck! It's not what I thought, Quan Heng wants to change Mu Jing's fate? ! ]

"Yeah." Quan Heng responded lightly.

"Are you crazy?!"

Song Jingyun grabbed Quan Heng's arm and pulled him.

"Quan Heng," Song Jingyun took a deep breath, his expression more serious than ever before, "Do you know what the death buffer period means?"

"The connector who died in the restricted area will definitely be killed outside the border. This is a fixed cause and effect relationship. The buffer period is just a time interval to arrange a death method for the connector!"

Quan Heng said calmly: "I know."

"You know? You know shit!"

Song Jingyun laughed angrily, and his voice sank: "No one can forcibly intervene in the buffer period. The consequence of forced intervention is that it will affect your own destiny, and you will even have to die with him!"

Quan Heng said: "I..."

"Shut up and listen to me."

Song Jingyun interrupted in a deep voice:

"What do you want to change? Mu Jing He's already dead! He died on Christmas Eve in 2014, a full ten years ago! He can appear in the restricted area because he turned into a monster! "

"Song Jingyun, you also said he was a monster."

Quan Heng said: "The definition of death for monsters is different from that for humans. As long as his body is still there, I can revive him."

"...What do you mean?"

Song Jingyun was stunned, his expression changed: "What body? Do you know where Mu Jing's body is?"

"I know," Quan Heng tilted his head and looked into the void, his eyes becoming darker, "but I need help."

The Special Investigation Bureau can study and control pollution, so it also has a way to block the polluted area and prohibit the connector from jumping in-unless there is help from internal personnel.

...

Across the screen, Quan Heng was broadcasting the muted picture again, and he looked at Tang Junyi in the noisy sound of the connector's lamentation and irritability.

The members of the Special Investigation Bureau have all received special training in lip reading recognition, and Tang Junyi's mind matched the voice without distinction.

"Bone..."

Tang Junyi stood up with a swishing sound, and the sound of his arm rubbing against his windbreaker was urgent: "I'll go back, you contact the captain immediately, the bones on the cross in Longcheng Amusement Park must not be destroyed!"

He looked at Yan Su with a tense expression:

"——Otherwise, we can't repay the favor we owe Quan Heng this time."

Quan Heng may not remember this favor, but the Special Investigation Bureau cannot leave it without conscience.

...

Quan Heng inserted the reverse cross key into the door.

"Ding Dong! KP Tip: All maps have been opened this time"

[Ding! You have two messages from friends]

Almost the moment he entered the transfer station, a friend prompt sounded——

Quan Heng clicked on it, and the first thing that caught his eye was permission sharing.

"Tang Junyi": The connection anchor is shared, come quickly.

…

Dragon City Amusement Park-Dollhouse

"No more music, stop!"

The team members looked around.

"No more! Captain, there is no more singing."

Nie Cang listened carefully and felt a little relieved: "Fortunately, it's the Dawn Path."

"Captain! We dug something out!"

The team member suddenly shouted loudly and urgently:

"—It's a cross! A reverse cross!"

"Reverse Cross?!"

Nie Cang was startled, then quickly ran towards the sacrifice pit after realizing it——

Most of the reverse cross was exposed in the sacrifice pit. The remains that were nailed to the reverse cross by iron nails were somewhat damaged and looked like just a teenager.

"Detector!" Nie Cang shouted.

"Didi-di-di-di-"

Researchers wearing protective clothing immediately moved the detector and started an alarm the moment they approached.

"It's a foreign body." The researcher suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Nie Cang, who was nervously waiting.

"Contain these skeletons immediately!"

"yes."

"Wait! Wait-!!"

Tang Junyi's blocking voice came from afar, "Captain, this reverse cross skeleton cannot be moved!"

"Xiao Tang?" Nie Cang paused, then raised his hand to stop him, "Wait a minute."

The researchers holding the special containment equipment paused and looked at Tang Junyi together.

"What's wrong?"

Nie Cang walked towards Tang Junyi, who was running towards him, and frowned: "Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry."

"yes."

Tang Junyi took a deep breath, pushed up his glasses, breathed calmly and advised:

"Captain, the child on the reverse cross is still alive. Even if there is contamination, the skeleton of the reverse cross cannot be contained - if special methods are used to contain it, the child really will not survive!"

"Alive?"

Nie Cang frowned, glanced at the corroded bones on the reverse cross, and still asked seriously:

"Give me a reason."

"This map is not anchored because this child was sacrificed." Tang Junyi explained, "Quan Heng can save him. You just need to give her time. I have shared the coordinates with her."

"Did you share the coordinates with Quan Heng?"

Nie Cang was startled, then said in a solemn voice, "Vice Captain Tang, are you saying that even though you had doubts about Quan Heng's identity, you still gave her the coordinates of the alien body's control domain and the permission to unlock it, and you still want her to Quan Heng took away the alien body?"

"Yes." Tang Junyi nodded slowly but firmly.

"Tang Junyi! This violates the confidentiality regulations of the Special Investigation Bureau!"

Nie Cang said angrily, "How many people here are working hard to stop the pollution! Do you know that you are likely to make their efforts in vain! Or even allow the alien body to spread again?!"

Tang Junyi did not give in: "The director always said that people should trust their own intuition, their own judgment and their rebellion. I think Quan Heng is right."

"Okay, right."

Nie Cang exhaled to suppress his anger, "Then let me tell you, if the contamination of this remains is not removed, the alien body will remain active and have a lasting impact on hundreds of other children, even this sacrifice. Can’t the other remains in the pit be taken home by their families?

"You are now a cadre of the Special Investigation Bureau, why can't you understand the key points? You let your personal feelings affect your judgment, and you want a strange border connector to take away the alien body! What do you think?!"

"Just because I can distinguish the key points, I know how to do both." Tang Junyi said firmly, "Captain, just because I doubt Quan Heng doesn't mean I don't trust her ability."

Nie Cang tilted his head: "...I can't confirm what you said."

"team leader!"

"Vice Captain Tang, compared with the remains of a plane that has turned into an alien body, and countless children who are eager to be saved, what do you think I will choose? If I really let the alien body be taken away, those who are on the verge of death waiting to be saved will What would the desperate kids think? They were so close to being rescued!”

Nie Cang closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "And if this matter is really certain, then why doesn't Yan Su report this matter to me?"

Tang Junyi was stunned, his pupils trembling.

"It seems that he also chose not to retaliate."

Nie Cang observed his shock and sighed:

"I can't bet the safety of so many people on a stranger - this is not because of regulations, this is the responsibility of all investigators in our Special Investigation Bureau, and even all investigators."

Tang Junyi pursed his lips tightly, lowered his head and remained silent.

"We'll discuss your punishment later - take the remains into custody immediately."

Nie Cang turned around and ordered, "Clear the pollution."

…

"Oh, look at this situation, you are being reprimanded. This Tang Junyi is really cold-faced and warm-hearted."

Song Jingyun looked from a distance and saw Tang Junyi lowering his head. The researcher also began to rearrange the equipment to contain the contaminants.

I couldn't help but curl my lips and look at Quan Heng again, "If someone's career is ruined, it's all your fault!"

Quan Heng looked at him lightly.

"I'm telling the truth!"

Song Jingyun covered his face with a wine gourd, then realized something and suddenly regained his composure, "No, what am I trying to do? I haven't asked you about lying to me about my disabled leg!"

He pointed at Quan Heng's legs that were standing intact and wrinkled his nose: "And it's straighter than me."

"I'm not lying to you, it's just that my brand can load the physical state in the game."

Quan Heng looked back at the sacrifice pit in the dollhouse and said in a deep voice, "Taoist Master Song, do me a favor."

"Okay, stop being pretentious." Song Jingyun shook the gourd and said casually, "I'm just here to help, right?"

We can't stop him, and we can't really let the little bastard take risks alone.

"I want to take away the bones," Quan Heng kept his eyes on the bones on the reverse cross. "I need you to help me block their sight."

"No." Song Jingyun's gourd almost flew away, and he stretched out his hand to give Quan Heng a break.

"First, foreign objects cannot be brought into the Border Territory. Although this skeleton is contaminated, it is not essentially something from the Border Territory."

"Second, line of sight? Me?" Song Jingyun pointed at himself in confusion, "How can I block it? I don't have guns and ammunition! The relevant religious departments have policies. In modern society, it is absolutely forbidden to make waves and I will be expelled. Out of school!"

Quan Heng: "..." That's okay, I believe in science.

"You don't need to call the wind and rain," Quan Heng sighed, "use the 'dense fog barrier'."

Song Jingyun: "??"

"Quan Heng, are you crazy?" Song Jingyun was shocked, "That's a special item!"

"I got it last time I drew a card."

"No, is this a problem?" Song Jingyun wanted to put a sign on her to wake her up, "Are you still thinking in the border area? This is the human world!"

Quan Heng tightened his fingers on the beads and looked at him: "System, take out the 'Dense Fog Barrier'."

"Loading..."

"Ding! The 'Dense Fog Barrier' has been taken out!"

The card appears between your fingers like magic.

"Give."

Quan Heng handed the card in his hand to Song Jingyun and said calmly: "It's a one-time special item. Don't waste the opportunity."

"??!!!"

Song Jingyun looked blankly at Quan Heng and then at the card, shocked to the point of being incoherent:

"You, what's going on with you?!"

"My special brand."

Quan Heng said, patting Song Jingyun's shoulder and said softly: "Remove the shackles."

"The connector who detects the connection, Quan Heng, has used the exclusive brand "Release", and the connector, Song Jingyun, has released all the shackles!"

With the panel displayed in front of him, Song Jingyun was stunned. He raised his hand and tremblingly reached behind his shoulder, holding a familiar Tang Hengdao in his hand.

Song Jingyun: "——What the hell??!"

…

Day and night frontier - the first frontier

"His Majesty."

The protector wearing a thorn brooch bowed respectfully. Under the black hood was the same silver hair and blue eyes as Taboo.

The Forbidden Queen said "Hmm" and walked towards the organization's headquarters: "Have you watched the channel?"

"After receiving your news, I immediately watched it." The protector responded.

"Now that I've seen it, let's clear out the cancer in the tissue."

"Those who don't know better think that the empire is a stinking ditch that breeds maggots," the Forbidden Queen ordered indifferently, "it's just a joke."

"It's been taken care of."

The protector whispered: "Your Majesty, do we want to withdraw the reward that Liu Wu can announce to the seventh floor?"

"this……"

Ding dong!

Connector Quan Heng-data has been submitted!

[Ding dong! This time, a total of 181,660 emotional points were harvested, and a total of 286,988 game coins were obtained! ! Breaking the professional debut record in the S1-17 season! 】

Zhongxing Beidou's system made a brisk sound, interrupting the Forbidden Queen's words.

[Ding dong! Congratulations to connector Quan Heng for breaking the first gambling record for professional connectors, unlocking the "Money-attracting Stone" achievement, "Rare and Feather" hidden achievement, and receiving an additional reward of 6,666 game coins! ! 】

Countless connectors stopped to look at the "Stars of the Big Dipper" suspended over the border area——

[Ding dong! Congratulations to connector Quan Heng for winning the title of "New God Sequence·Preparatory Position"! Becoming the fifth connector in Asia to win this title! 】

"Fifth place? The first four are the Forbidden Queen, the Mad Hatter, the Night Watchman, and the Black Earl. These are all famous figures!"

"Quan Heng??! I saw her again! What's going on? Is she riding a rocket at this speed??"

"I'm stupid, Keneq! I haven't had a Keneq until now!"

Those who stopped to connect were talking a lot——

"What's the use of this! You don't know, right? Quan Heng has a soft heart and goes to save the monster! Use the 'death buffer period' to save it!"

…

"Your Majesty, I heard that Quan Heng wants to use the 'death buffer period' to save people."

The protector asked cautiously, "Is this person just..."

"Failure or death?" The Forbidden Queen chuckled, "I don't think so. The first time I saw her, I knew she was an amazing child."

"You mean..." The protector's heart moved slightly, "Quan Heng will definitely succeed?"

——

Dragon City Amusement Park-Dollhouse

"Hey, why is there a... puppy bone?"

The researcher responsible for the containment in front of the reverse cross lowered his head and suddenly wondered.

"Puppy?" Another researcher followed his partner's gaze.

"Really." the researcher said, reaching out to touch the concave skull of the puppy, and paused, "This seems to have been killed on a cross. And judging from the way it was buried, he probably hit it himself. of."

"Own……"

The researcher looked at the crucified corpse on the reverse cross again, feeling unbearable and sad that he could not bear to look directly at it:

"The person who is being sacrificed should be his master. That's the way dogs are. As long as they recognize you, they will never look back in the face of death."

"Too pitiful," the researcher whispered, "Why can these people do so many cruel things for money?"

Tang Junyi's heart moved slightly, he looked up at the remains on the cross, and thought of the young man crying desperately in Quan Heng's arms, his voice suppressed with sobs and trembling, thinking of himself in the past, and now he is warmed in the Special Investigation Bureau.

"Captain, this child now has a family - is there really no way, can't we really give it a try?"

"The admonition of the Special Investigation Bureau is to never act on empty feelings and illogical clues."

Nie Cang finally sighed deeply, deeply: "I want to make the best solution, minimize the risks and casualties, maybe it seems a little cruel to you - but this is also one of the meanings of our existence as captains."

He may trust Tang Junyi, but some things cannot be achieved by trust alone.

Tang Junyi pursed his lips.

He is not a very emotional person, but he still feels unfair.

"——Hey, don't cry, it's unlucky. It's better to hand the problem over to the right person."

The voice suddenly sounded, and everyone was instantly alert. Before they could see clearly, they saw a figure flashing by!

No! It seems to be several? !

Then something spun and shot into the air, instantly spewing out countless thick white mists.

As if it was solid, it condensed and suddenly "smashed" directly below it, covering the entire sacrifice pit!

-

Special item: Fog barrier

Usable times: once/three minutes (used)

Description: Also known as "Let me cover your eyes quietly", oh, the fog is everywhere, hiding secretly, I am floating everywhere in the fog~

How to obtain: draw cards

-

"Ahem........."

"What is this?! I can't see clearly!"

"Captain, we are surrounded! There are at least five of them!!"

"Five people?! Can you not use the word "surrounded" in our group? Ahem........."

Nie Cang couldn't even see his hands clearly in the fog. He suddenly thought of something and shouted loudly:

"Protect the heterogenous body first, don't-"

"Don't protect it."

The voice that was obviously changed suddenly approached, almost brushing past him:

"If you think it's risky, then let's change someone else to see it."

"They are armed, everyone be careful!"

"Where are they? I can't see them at all!"

The team members in the fog shouted, and only the robbers walked on flat ground.

"Captain! Someone is dismantling the cross! Ahem!!"

"Heterogeneous? Don't move! Who are you?!"

The researcher's voice was confused, and after a few exclamations, it suddenly returned to silence.

"Retreat." Another voice ordered.

"Got it." The answering voice rang out everywhere, and the next second the thick fog suddenly disappeared.

Nie Cang covered his nose and raised his head, his pupils shrinking sharply-

The researcher fainted at the edge of the pit, and the cross was empty!

The heterogeneous body was kidnapped by that group of arrogant lunatics! !

...

Three minutes later, Gujiang City-Hospital

"Hey, your ability is really buggy."

Song Jingyun sighed:

"You can remove the shackles in the human world, and you can also lift the restrictions to bring Mu Jing's remains into the day and night border, and then jump here... Others are all bearing their fate in the flesh, but you are the fantasy route."

It's really a double-edged sword, a knife of good and evil.

Quan Heng didn't care what Song Jingyun was thinking, just said "hmm" lightly, and gently placed the boy's damaged bones on the bed.

"Whose remains did you take away?" Song Jingyun watched Quan Heng put something down.

"Mu Xiaoliu's."

"His wolf dog," Song Jingyun looked at it, "It was so small in the human world, I didn't recognize it."

Quan Heng lowered his eyes and reached out to touch the puppy's sunken skull: "Because I want to protect the owner."

So he gained power from the pollution.

Song Jingyun was silent: "Then how do you want to revive them?"

"Yujing Beidou."

Quan Heng opened the [backpack] and took out the restored jade pendant.

"Recovered?" Song Jingyun was stunned, "What about Nian Gui? And the ring?"

"I don't know," Quan Heng shook his head, "Maybe he can only come back when everything is over and it is really safe."

Song Jingyun: "Then are you willing to give Yujing Beidou to others?"

"I am willing to," Quan Heng smiled, "Family love is always a pain, and you always have to sacrifice something for your family."

Song Jingyun was obviously stunned, then leaned back, seeming a little helpless and sighing: "Good deeds will be rewarded."

"I hope so." Quan Heng said, putting the dragon-shaped jade pendant into the young man's skeleton.

[Ding Dong! Detection connector Quan Heng uses the brand to unlock the special item "Yujing Beidou-Ju Men Tian Xuan"]

...

"Captain, what should we do?"

Everyone looked at the empty reverse cross, anxious and hesitant.

"Report to the director immediately," Nie Cang took a deep breath and said coldly, "Apply for special channels."

"Yes!"

"Captain Nie! Captain Nie!" The doctor in isolation suit ran over and took off the isolation mask panting.

"Doctor?" Nie Cang's heart tightened, "Are those children not well?!"

"No, no!" The doctor supported his knee with one hand and waved the other hand, raising his eyes full of joy, "The children are all fine!"

Nie Cang was shocked and said in a slightly anxious tone: "All right? You said they are all right?!"

"Yes! All traces of silver on their bodies have disappeared! And all physical data are recovering!"

Nie Cang was stunned and suddenly turned around to look at Tang Junyi.

The joy and luck in the other person's eyes hadn't dissipated yet, and he was suddenly noticed by the leader, and he quickly lowered his head and pretended to be busy.

…

"Talk about doctor, the children's data is being restored!"

In the isolation ward, the data of the testing equipment began to become normal, and the silvery gray on the child's body gradually faded, revealing a rosy and normal luster.

Doctor Tan slowly breathed out a sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"It's over." She wiped the sweat from her forehead, "It's fine."

Outside the emergency room, a nurse went out to deliver the good news.

Sang Ting nodded, took the information from Ah Cheng's hand, turned around and left.

…

"As expected of Yujing Beidou, is this really restored?"

Song Jingyun looked at the boy on the bed in surprise. He was clearly a mutilated skeleton just now, but now he was no different from the one in the game.

"He's breathing." Song Jingyun looked over, "But there is still a problem. Yujing Beidou has side effects. What should I do at night? Let him go back to the game? Children are probably afraid of the dark. How bad."

Quan Heng looked at him: "Listening to the Taoist Master's tone, there is a way."

"Here."

Song Jingyun spread his hands, and in his palm was a copper coin earring:

"The Qin Emperor's half tael of copper coins governs water, absorbs evil spirits and washes away filth, and can suppress pollution.

"I don't need it anyway. The elders of the clan gave it to me when I was a child to balance the Five Elements Qi that I lacked. Although I don't know whether the small mirror is for boys or girls, we don't care about it now. Even boys look good wearing earrings."

Quan Heng took it. This earring was extremely gorgeous. In addition to Emperor Qin's half a tael of copper coins, there was also a slender drop-shaped ruby ​​at the end of the pendant. It was really...

"I'm not telling you, what's that expression on your face? Who hasn't been rich?" Song Jingyun said angrily, "They are just little babies. Of course my mother thinks that the richer they dress, the better! I won't wear them anymore when I'm sixteen! "

Quan Heng smiled: "Thank you very much. I'll thank you for Xiao Wu."

"No, it's a gift from me. No extra money is needed." Song Jingyun said, "Why aren't you awake yet?"

"After all, it's a life-and-death disaster. How can I wake up so quickly?" Quan Heng helped Mu Jing tuck the quilt, "I guess I need to rest for a while."

"Yes." Song Jingyun nodded.

He took off the gourd from his waist and asked casually, "Oh, by the way, we have 3 to 6 starters, the most basic people are all here. You can slow down about adding people. Do you have any plans for organization?" "

"Yes." Quan Heng carefully wiped off the dust on the beads, "I..."

"Ding dong." The phone rang.

Song Jingyun took out his mobile phone while listening to Quan Heng's speech, secretly took a sip of wine and opened the forum message——

[The latest red-headed post: The club's "seventh floor" has put a bounty on Quan Heng, the linker, and the leader of the SS sequence will personally go out to kill him! 】

"puff--!!"

Song Jingyun spurted out a mouthful of wine!

"Cough cough cough——!!"

Song Jingyun choked so much that his face turned red after coughing and asked for the quintessence of Chinese culture: "Fuck!!"

Quan Heng looked back at him and raised his eyebrows: "What? Did you see the news about me being wanted on the seventh floor?"

"No," Song Jingyun wiped his mouth with his Taoist robe and frowned, "How did you know?"

"Bai Yi died at the hands of Mu Jing, so half of the blame will be placed on me."

Quan Heng’s analysis was in place, “I have achieved a lot. If you kill me now on the seventh floor, you will gain prestige and gain. The reward you will receive in the future can make up for the loss of a sequence A - if it were me, I would also offer a reward. ”

"Then you are quite self-aware." Song Jingyun had a headache, "How many sequence buffs did you gain this time?"

"Only more than 200 points," Quan Heng thought for a moment, "cannot be promoted."

Song Jingyun was heartbroken, "It's over, you have to carry SS with a Sequence B."

Quan Heng said softly: "That's fine, it's quite interesting to kill someone at a higher level."

"??!!"

Why don't you, a B-sequence person, calmly say that you want to kill SS? !

"You definitely deserve the reward."

Song Jingyun said at a loss for words: "If I were the chief of the seventh floor, I would also offer a reward to dispel your arrogance."

Quan Heng chuckled and said in a gentle tone: "My former competitors should think so too."

"so what?"

"Been annexed by me."

Song Jingyun: “…………”

Versailles, Versailles again! I shouldn't have asked!

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door.

"Boss, are you awake?" Sang Ting's voice came from outside.

"Let me go, it's your kid with a gun again?!"

Song Jingyun jumped up and stood up with a thunderclap, "I'm leaving, I'm leaving!"

"No……"

"Something happened backstage!" Song Jingyun didn't even listen and just left.

Quan Heng pinched his brows gently: "I just said you don't have to walk this time - Xiaoting, come in."

Sang Ting, who was still waiting when he heard the noise outside, paused and pushed the door open.

"Boss, the children are out of danger." Sang Ting closed the door gently, "I brought over all the information that A Cheng and the others found -"

His voice paused, his eyes fell on Mu Jing, and he asked with some confusion: "...Boss?"

"Mu Jing," Quan Heng introduced without hesitation, "because those children and I were seriously injured and are still in a coma."

"For you and the child?"

Sang Ting was stunned and looked at the thin young boy. His wrists resting on the white sheets were bruised and scarred.

"This kind of injury..." Sang Ting pursed his lips slightly and frowned, "It looks like a crucifixion in a concentration camp."

"You think so too?"

She rested her elbows on the wheelchair, looked a little far away, and spoke softly:

"When I see him, I always think of you when you were a child - you were covered in wounds and bleeding and you rushed to me in the heavy rain and asked me if I could take you away."

That was when Quan Heng brought the Wugang business to Taunggyi, dealt with the casino opponents who deliberately caused trouble, and dismantled the black boxing arena. Her plan was to arrange the children from the concentration camp on the spot.

The heavy rain made the sky dark, and the man stood beside her holding an umbrella.

Quan Heng watched the raindrops below the steps being dyed crimson without any hesitation, and he lowered his eyes and fiddled with the Buddhist beads with some boredom.

Rainwater poured into the eaves, tainting the fishy smell.

It was in that rainstorm that she saw the child holding the knife staggering towards her, his eyes shining like a wolf cub as he knelt in front of her. Wiping away the blood with thin arms covered with wounds, lonely and stubborn:

[I can be the sharpest and most obedient knife in your hand. Please take me away. 】

Sang Ting's pupils flickered slightly.

"Boss, can you take this child back to Lanzhuang?"

"You want me to take him back?"

Sang Ting stepped back and squatted down in front of Quan Heng, looking up at her with indulgent temptation and hope in his eyes: "Is it okay?"

"It's not about whether it's possible," Quan Heng said, "it's your reason."

"If you put him somewhere else, he will only be ostracized."

Sang Ting lowered his eyes and whispered: "You know, we are all aliens and incompatible with the crowd - if this child is like me, there will be no other place that can accept him."

"It's not you, it's us."

Quan Heng reached out and rubbed his hair, sighing softly, "We are the same, that's why we can become family."

"yes."

Sang Ting lowered his head and leaned lightly on Quan Heng's lap, murmuring in a low voice:

"So I will always be the knife in your hand, and my sheath will always be in your hand."

——

When it was already dark, Quan Heng finished reading the information at hand.

When Mu Jing woke up, he saw her wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, with a high nose bridge and just the right curvature.

A simple but exquisite mirror chain hangs on her cheek, and the right decoration makes her expensive and delicate, like white jade.

"elder sister……?"

Mu Jing moved her fingers and recognized Quan Heng in her increasingly clear vision.

"You're awake." Quan Heng raised his eyes and took off his glasses.

"Be careful." Quan Heng put down the information and reached out his hand to carefully help Mu Jing sit up.

"...Okay." Mu Jing seemed a little confused as if she had just woken up. She stood up following Quan Heng's movements, his eyes still fixed on her face.

"What's wrong?" Quan Heng sat beside the bed.

"Am I dead?" Mu Jing asked softly, "Why is there a sister here and no mirror yet?"

"Because you are still alive." Quan Heng was silent for a few seconds, and then spoke in a calm and sincere tone, "Xiao Wu, I'm sorry."

Mu Jing was stunned.

"...You don't have to apologize to me, sister."

Mu Jing forced a smile and shook her head, "I'm not stupid. I could vaguely guess the ending from the beginning."

He paused and whispered: "That is the best way to pass the customs."

"But I didn't expect to see my sister again. This is already very good!" Mu Jing quickly put aside her thoughts and smiled sincerely.

Quan Heng couldn't help but stretched out his hand and rubbed his head.

"By the way," she took the things off the bedside table, "your puppy."

"Xiao Liu!"

Mu Jing's eyes lit up, she took the stuffed puppy from Quan Heng's hand, and suddenly said curiously:

"Hey, Xiao Liu is not bald anymore?!"

"Well, I helped it recover."

Quan Heng touched Xiao Liu's head and said with a smile: "It deserves a good ending. Let it accompany you well."

Mu Jing was stunned, her gaze fixed on Quan Heng, her eyes seemed to be filled with a thin glimmer of water.

"Why are you crying?" Quan Heng said softly.

"No." Mu Jing shook her head and reached out to wipe away her tears.

"elder sister."

Mu Jing lowered her head and whispered, clenching her hands uneasily, opening her mouth and trying to speak clearly, but the sourness was stuck in her throat: "I can stay..."

Quan Heng stopped him.

"I know what you want to say, but this time, let me ask."

She smiled softly, her voice gentle and precious.

"Mu Jing, are you willing to be my family?"

Mu Jing couldn't help but open her eyes wide and looked at her in disbelief.

“Can I ask you to be my family?

"I will do everything I can to cherish you, I will accompany you to the end of my life, I will protect you to the loss of my soul - will you be my family?"

Mu Jing's lips trembled, her red eyelids blinked lightly, and tears filled her eyes and fell.

"I..." Mu Jing opened his mouth.

"I'm a little worried, how am I going to get along with my future family? Will she like me?"

The voice seemed to come from a long, long time ago. The young man was holding the stray puppy in his arms and asking anxious questions.

"Don't worry, she will like you, and you will definitely like her. As for how to get along with her..."

The memories that have long been erased only leave a faint sound.

"Kindness returns kindness, you just need to be good to her - as long as you are good to her, she will give it back a hundredfold. You don't need to care about ability, she is not a person who relies on external forces, as long as you are sincere to her, it will be fine"

"I... I have always been willing to do so."

Mu Jing choked up, and the tears that fell could not be wiped away. She cried hoarsely as if she wanted to shout, "I have been willing to go with you for a long time, sister."

"Are you looking forward to her coming?"

"Look forward to it!"

The little boy raised his lips and smiled. The crisp and joyful voice crossed the long time and the surging pain and pain, and miraculously merged with the crying and sobbing sound at the moment, like fate knocking on the broken soul, making a deafening sound -

"This is the most anticipated thing in my life."

"This is the most anticipated thing in my life."

How could the stray puppy not agree to be your family?

"Sister," Mu Jing clutched the corner of Quan Heng's clothes, "I want to go with you..."

It loves you so much, as long as it recognizes you, it will run to you without hesitation in the face of death.

"Take me away, sister..."

Mu Jing's voice was filled with tears, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances and bitterness in this life.

*The puppy's love for you is so warm and sincere, it will not hate you just because you locked it out of the room for ten minutes or two hours, the puppy only knows that you opened the door for it, and it will love you well.