Chapter 1182 Facing fate
January 3, 2016, it was cloudy, the temperature was 8℃, slightly cold.
Ji Li stood on the bank of the moat, lit a cigarette, and stared at the scaly river water.
The cool breeze that came slowly blew the hair scattered around his temples, making his indifferent face look even colder.
Fang Shenyan leaned against the fence, looking at the clouds in the distance. His straight tunic suit was not stained by dust, and he stood opposite Ji Li.
He pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said calmly:
"I saw an unnamed grave in Tiannan, and there was a female ghost guarding it. I had a fight with it."
Ji Li blew out a round smoke ring, looked at the river through the ring, and said to himself:
"The evil spirit was pulled out of my eyes and became part of my ghost card, but I didn't take the fourth piece of the puzzle."
Fang Shenyan looked up at the sky. A black bird flew past the clouds, flying freely in the wind. He narrowed his eyes:
"I don't remember who Yu Guo is, but I know him very well. He should be an old friend who died in the Tiannan mission.
It seems that the ghost in Tiannan has erased my memory. It is a pity that this person can be remembered by me. ”
Ji Li lowered his head and looked at the river. There was something vaguely hidden under the gloomy water. As the undercurrent surged, he took another puff of cigarette:
"I killed Gu Xingjian and saw his body with my own eyes. There was nothing left.
He wanted Xiao Qian's Eye of Disaster, but failed and died.
This is true. ”
In the sky, the black bird swayed for some unknown reason, and suddenly slipped down and turned into a fallen corpse. It fell into the cold river water and was submerged until it disappeared.
Fang Shenyan frowned, put his hands in his pockets, lost interest in this place, and walked away.
The smoke exhaled by Ji Li left behind him. A gust of wind blew the smoke into chaos and choked his eyes, making him very uncomfortable.
The two people were talking to each other, without any verbal communication. They were standing very close to each other, but they seemed to be far away, and there was no sign of any involvement when they were separated.
Perhaps, after Yu Guo's death, the invisible bond between Ji Li and Fang Shenyan was broken.
"Sir, the new manager of the Ninth Branch is Milton Clyde."
The female voice quietly appeared after Fang Shenyan left. She was wearing a light blue and white cheongsam, just like when they first met. She held an umbrella to block the top of Ji Li's head. As she spoke, she suddenly turned back, stared at his side face, and then said: < br>
"Your commission ranking now moves up one spot to fifth in total commission ranking.
And...
The commission task will start in 12 hours, please be prepared. ”
Ji Li took a last puff of cigarette, exhaled a long stream of smoke, dropped the cigarette butt at his feet, and wrote lightly:
"Okay."
……
Holding the pen in his hand, Su Chenghe was unable to write. He could only watch the thick ink dripping on the rice paper, covering a large area.
Wang Dachui held a notebook in his hand and looked at it over and over. Finally he raised his head and said in a muffled voice:
"Store manager, our store is still far away from four stars. If we really try to win five stars, it is almost impossible.
Jigsaw puzzle may be our closest shortcut to the core of Tianhai..."
Su Chenghe let out a long sigh, finally put down the pen, and slumped down on the chair, his eyes vacant.
"Sledgehammer, do you really think I want to give away that puzzle piece?"
"No, no, no..."
"I want it more than anyone else, but I have to give it away."
Wang Dachui took a step forward, his generous figure almost blocking the entire bookcase, and said in a deep voice:
"Manager, what happened in the screen world?"
Su Chenghe leaned back on his chair and looked up at the ceiling. There seemed to be some impurities in his eyes, and he said in a lonely tone:
"I saw the death of Gu Xingjian..."
"Gu Xingjian is dead?!" Wang Dachui was shocked. He couldn't imagine who could do this.
He had always believed that no one except Tian Hai could kill a person like Gu Xingjian.
"Yes, he died. He died lightly and became a pile of loess.
I also saw Li Yi with a broken arm..."
When Su Chenghe talked about this, his voice trembled slightly. These two thunderous names left with such a shocking ending had a great impact on him.
Wang Dachui no longer dared to speak. He needed time to accept the news, and at the same time he also somewhat understood the meaning behind Su Chenghe's words.
"The last time we met, Ji Li was also lame in one leg.
Li Congrong and Chen Hansheng have also died in the past. These characters who left vigorous stories in Tianhai are all leaving in their own ways. Do you know what I am thinking as I hold the pieces of the puzzle? ”
"It's...what is it?"
Su Chenghe stood up from his chair, turned his head and looked at the crowded street through the window. He was lost in thought for a long time before he responded:
"Panic, desperate panic.
Even Gu Xingjian, Li Congrong, and Chen Hansheng couldn't survive, how could I survive?
If I steal this piece of the puzzle, cut ties with each other, and disintegrate the cooperation with Li Guanqi and Huangfu Jiajia, our second branch will really change from a weak one to a betrayal..."
The piece of the puzzle he got was a hot potato, but giving it away became a good gift to win over Li and Huangfu to join the group for warmth. Moreover, this thing should not have belonged to him in the first place, and he only briefly passed through his hands.
Ten million!
Never have the illusion that it belongs to you when you pass it, because you are not qualified to do so.
Perhaps, three people sharing the custody and ownership is the best way to resist the coveted prying eyes of other branches.
Su Chenghe is actually very smart.
Wang Dachui understood.
A relieved smile appeared on his honest face, he picked up the brush again, handed it to Su Chenghe and said:
"No matter what decision you make, I will support you."
"Su Chenghe, the manager of the second branch, ranks 7th in commission. The current commission task will start in 12 hours, please be prepared."
……
Tianmingshan Cemetery.
Xue Tingtao looked at the two stone tablets in front of him. The photos of his loving father and mother on them had already been eroded by wind and rain. The two bouquets of flowers in front of the mausoleum that had long since withered made him fall into deep thought.
He has never been a person who likes to think, because he is used to relying on others, but it does not mean that he really has a brain in vain.
For his sixth store manager assignment, Xue Tingtao can be said to have gained nothing, but it can also be said to have gained a lot.
Because he finally saw the back of the figure that often appeared in his dreams, and what kind of face it looked like.
A face that doesn’t look very similar to him, but has an inseparable sense of fit...
When the matter reached this point, Xue Tingtao could figure it out.
There was a ghost who used a power to erase that face and that person. This person was extremely important to Xue Tingtao and was suspected of being a blood relative!
"Who are you?"
There is someone who can give him the truth.
During the mission to become an immortal, he had told Xue Tingtao that he would give him an answer, but he had never been able to make an appointment. Maybe now is the time.
Xue Tingtao replaced the old flowers with new ones, and after sweeping the graves of his parents, decided to find that person.
The phone in his pocket started buzzing, and the caller was Wei Guang.
Xue Tingtao held the phone and looked at it for a while. After taking a few deep breaths to dispel the sadness on his face, he picked it up and asked calmly:
"Brother Wei, what's wrong?"
"Store manager, there is a notice about a new task. A "commission task" will arrive in 12 hours."
Xue Tingtao's heart sank slightly when he heard this, an ugly smile appeared on his pretty face, and he whispered:
"I know..."
"It's a pity the store manager, we still couldn't get the puzzle pieces in the end, and we also had friction with several branches."
Wei Guang still had some grudges about the failure on his first appearance, and was a little worried about whether he had acted too hastily.
Xue Tingtao held her mobile phone in the cold wind, her eyes fixed on the two withered bouquets, and said calmly and uncharacteristically:
"It doesn't matter, this result is good.
In this world, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
Now all of them know that the Fourth Branch is not a rat hiding in the gutter. Our strength can also affect the fate of many people. ”
Wei Guang on the other end of the phone was silent.
He was not denying it, but suddenly felt that these words did not seem to come from Xue Tingtao's mouth...
A store manager assignment seems to have changed the store manager who was once a cowardly evader.
But Xue Tingtao hung up the phone before giving him another chance to speak. He turned around and looked at the gloomy sky, taking a deep breath.
He knew it was time to face his fate.