End of Mystery

Xiao Xiao himself was not even aware of this change.

He just ate the noodles his mother cooked for him, including the poached egg, and then fell asleep in his bedroom. For some reason, he slept very deeply this night, as if even his dreams had disappeared. Just fell asleep deeply, like a baby living in the city's womb, sleeping for twelve hours in the most relaxed and secure position.

When he opened his eyes, he could feel the unprecedented comfort.

It seemed that the pain and torture of the previous four years had been greatly relieved by this unprecedented sleep.

When he opened his eyes, he even felt slightly confused.

Why do all the depression, anxiety, tension, and fear seem to go away from me overnight?

Why can the world suddenly settle down as if nothing had happened?

Probably because of the nostalgia for this beautiful sleep, Xiao Xiao lay on the bed for a while before slowly getting up.

Seeing the note and breakfast left by her mother, she has already returned to the supermarket to go to work. Xiao Xiao talked to her last night, and now she can already earn enough money for the family, and she does not need to go to work, but her mother He just smiled and said, if he doesn't go to work now, then his son won't stay at home so much every day, so who can he show off that he can make a lot of money?

...which makes sense.

Xiao Xiao didn't stop his mother anymore, but just thought about a question silently.

In order to prevent my mother from being unhappy at work, should I go back and buy the owner of the supermarket?

While thinking about these things, he finished his breakfast silently, then glanced at the time, it was time for lunch.

There was no important information in the message on the phone, only softly poking and poking at myself to ask about her experience in Night City. Xiao Xiao didn't know how she was so curious, so she didn't bother to answer. , he just planned for himself to attend the dinner party invited by the shepherd tonight, and his eyes gradually became a little deeper.

This meeting, I must go.

When I returned to Black Gate City, I wanted to investigate what the Black Forest had done to me before.

Now that he has the opportunity to take the initiative to come to the door, of course he will not miss it.

But, after meeting, what should I ask, and what preparations should I make?

On the surface, he just ate breakfast quietly, but Xiao Xiao thought about all these issues many times in his heart. Then he exhaled softly, got up and cleaned the dishes, and then watched TV at home for a while to pass the time. , When it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, I got up and packed up, took my pistol and red-handled fruit knife, and went out to take a taxi to the destination.

This meeting with the shepherd, the most mysterious fellow in Blackgate, is seemingly ordinary in the extreme.

According to the location on the invitation letter, Xiao Xiao came to the top of a luxury building in the city's business district. The decoration here is extremely luxurious and expensive. On the surface, it is a high-end hotel with independent meeting rooms, restaurants, and bars, but Xiao Xiao I understand that since the shepherd chose to meet him here, this hotel should be one of the secret strongholds of the Black Goat Club.

With the invitation letter in hand, Xiao Xiao entered the hotel very smoothly.

I took the elevator all the way to the 75th floor, transferred here again, took an elevator with a professional elevator operator, and continued to the top floor, where I met people in black protective clothing, with live ammunition, and scanned everyone. The guard post who checked, but saw the invitation letter in Xiao Xiao's hand, these people did not search or question Xiao Xiao, so they let him go directly.

Xiao Xiao walked into a door, where there was a waiter wearing a cheongsam who had been waiting for a long time. She took Xiao Xiao through a winding corridor covered with thick carpets. After the coding on the invitation letter, a thick iron door at the end of the corridor opened. Xiao Xiao finally came to this mysterious hotel and saw all kinds of people here.

There are bars, bowling alleys, young and graceful girls, and old men with gray beards.

"This is the Black Goat Club?"

With curiosity in his heart, Xiao Xiao observed everything in this place.

The ability of the clairvoyant can still be used here, but it seems to be somewhat hindered. Xiao Xiao understands that there must be some electromagnetic equipment that can affect the ability of foreigners. I have encountered it before, but I don’t know if it is my own. The ability is too strong, or when these equipments are maintained or replaced, they have little restraint on their own abilities.

From the perspective of the aborigines, this is the most high-end shelter that civilians can find.

It can even be said that this place is close to the entire Black Gate City and even the surrounding commercial centers. Back then, my father joined this club at his own expense, and easily got an opportunity here, which made his career take off again.

It can also be seen from this that everyone who can join this club is rich and powerful.

While thinking silently, Xiao Xiao walked forward calmly.

Under the influence of the insighter's ability, the layout of the entire bar and the crowd were clearly imprinted in his mind.

There were also many people who passed by Xiao Xiao and looked at him curiously, which seemed strange:

"How could such a young person come in this club?"

"..."

Wealth and status determine whether one is eligible to join this club, so most of the people who appear here, especially men, are over thirty or forty years old. At Xiao Xiao's age, without a rich woman holding his arm , It can be said to be extremely rare, especially the invitation letter he holds in his hand, which shows that he came in as the master, not as an decoration somewhere.

Perhaps the son of someone rich and powerful, or a rising star in business?

They guessed silently, but they would not come forward to ask rashly. They just smiled friendly when they made eye contact.

Until, a certain person beside the bar turned his head inadvertently and saw Xiao Xiao.

Suddenly his expression was slightly startled: "Why does the young man over there look so much like a person?"

The people around were curious: "Who?"

"Xiao Zhigong."

The person next to the bar whispered: "The one in the company who was killed by his own son before."

"?"

The two immediately turned their heads to look at Xiao Xiao, just in time to meet Xiao Xiao's eyes, and smiled and nodded at him.

The man's hair was about to explode, and his body trembled as if he had been electrocuted: "Isn't it?"

"Xiao Zhigong's son, isn't he one of those lunatics?"

"How could he appear in this club?"

"..."

In the midst of surprise, someone stood up between a group of sofas in the distance. He was wearing a suit and a pair of glasses with golden frames. His hair and beard were mixed with gray and white. A confident smile based on power and status. There is only one pair of eyes. Although they are partially covered by glasses, they still give people a feeling of being too sharp and aggressive.

He turned from between the sofas, and stretched out his hand towards Xiao Xiao from a distance: "Welcome, Mr. Xiao..."

"Or, President Xiao?"

"..."

"His last name is Xiao?"

And hearing this address, the two people beside the bar were already extremely nervous.

Staring at Xiao Xiao's face several times to confirm, suddenly his face changed drastically, and at the same time he left from the bar with hurried steps, as if seeing a ghost, and starting from the two of them, the whole quiet and elegant club gradually had Some suspicious eyes looked towards Xiao Xiao, and the commotion began to loom from there. Many rooms or behind the sofas, heads poked out in shock and fear.

Xiao Xiao ignored these strange eyes looking at him, and did not shake hands with the old man in a suit in front of him.

He had seen the shepherd once, but that time, with his hood on, he couldn't see his face.

But after all we talked, I remembered his voice, and what the observer observes is not only the face, but also the demeanor and temperament, so Xiao Xiao quickly checked the number, making sure that the one in front of him was the one who invited him over, Hei The most mysterious guy in Gate City.

shepherd.

So he said directly to the other party: "Why did you ask me to meet here?"

This is the stronghold of the Black Goat Club, and it even looks a bit like a stronghold.

In the Black Goat Club, there is another group of rich people who hid and accepted asylum because they were afraid of the "matrix".

Isn't he afraid that he will take over their lair?

"Because only here, you can see the most authentic side of ordinary people when they face the matrix."

Faced with this sudden question, the shepherd didn't seem surprised at all, and smiled directly: "The common people don't know the existence of the mother body, so even if they suddenly know that there is a type of foreigner, they won't feel afraid, but The Black Forest regards solving problems as the top priority, so the first lesson they need to learn is to keep calm and think when facing foreigners."

"Only here can you see the truest side."

"They know the existence of the mother body, and even know the horror of the mother body, but they are not willing to be deprived of all their wealth and power by a stranger one day, so they seek the protection of the Black Goat Club , to be honest, the black goat's promise to them is only to protect them, but they prefer to run here without incident..."

"The defensive measures and luxurious environment of this place were all built with their own money."

"After all, rich people should hide more comfortably..."

"Of course, you suddenly appeared here with a special status, how could they not be nervous?"

"..."

Xiao Xiao listened silently, nodded, looked at him suddenly, and said, "Aren't you nervous?"

"Why should I be nervous?"

The shepherd looked into Xiao Xiao's eyes and said with a smile, "You are one of us!"

Seeing his calm gaze, Xiao Xiao suddenly fell silent, reading many answers from his face.

The shepherd that my father mentioned at the beginning, and the pioneer plan that my father mentioned, so, the first time they met this time, the other party had already admitted this matter, and confirmed the answer he got from his father. This person, or the force represented by him, chose to enter into that ghost plan, and only then did he have four years of torture and the current madness?

There seems to be some kind of impulse in the heart.

But the ability to think explosively has deprived Xiao Xiao of impulsive power. He can always think of too many things in too short a time. Clarified my thoughts.

"Just because you made me yours."

Xiao Xiao replied softly: "And since I don't know anything, that's why you should be nervous, right?"

Looking into the eyes of the shepherd in front of him, he said slowly: "So, what I asked from my father before is true?"

"I could have lived a stable life as an ordinary person. It was you who made me go through four years of torment. It was you who made me fall into a huge hallucination. Even, it was you who finally caused me to only look at my father. die before me..."

"...until he died, he looked at me with fear in his eyes!"

"..."

He spoke these words very slowly, but inexplicably, the surrounding air began to become heavy, and the invisible tension enveloped the two of them.

Xiao Xiao is waiting for the answer, and he is very sure that no one can lie in front of him.

Neither can the shepherd, of course.

"yes!"

Facing Xiao Xiao's question, Shepherd just nodded slowly: "I am in charge of the Pioneer Project."

"You were my choice too."

"That's why I apologized to you when we first met."

"Of course, I didn't know at that time that we could officially meet so soon."

"..."

"Plop" "Plop"

Xiao Xiao saw him frankly admitting, his heart beat twice suddenly.

He closed his eyes slightly, and then slowly opened them. There was a vast void in his eyes.

"Then, I hope you can use thirty seconds to help me find a reason not to kill you now."

"..."

"It doesn't take that long!"

Facing Xiao Xiao's very serious expression and the depressing atmosphere that makes people uneasy, the shepherd suddenly laughed:

"One sentence is enough."

"Because only I can understand you and help you solve the problem you are most concerned about now."

"..."

Xiao Xiao listened to his words, but only looked at him silently.

And the shepherd looked at Xiao Xiao calmly, and really only said one sentence, without adding too many explanations or reasons.

So Xiao Xiao was silent, waited for thirty seconds, and suddenly took out a silver pistol.

"Boom!"

He fired a shot at the shepherd.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

As if it wasn't enough, he fired two more shots in a row, and finally even walked over to the shepherd, pulling the trigger one after another.

The surroundings became chaotic in an instant. Countless people shouted and ran away, and some even cried in fright. The chaotic crowd and footsteps filled the entire club. Armed men in black protective clothing rushed over with guns, shouting something , but just as they raised the guns in their hands, the shepherd lying on the ground suddenly yelled: "Everyone, don't move!"

"Bring the type III gene enhancer, right now!"

"..."

The shepherd's shoulders, chest, and thighs were all shot, and his body was bloody from Xiao Xiao's beating, except for his head.

So he yelled this sentence with his full mouth, and the people around were quiet for a moment. The armed personnel really put down the guns in their hands in extreme vigilance. Immediately afterwards, there were people in white protective clothing , Quickly bring the box ahead of time.

Xiao Xiao saw them take out a special injection, which was a bit similar to the violent factor he had used before.

It's just that different models should have different functions.

These people quickly injected the injection into the shepherd's body. Strange veins immediately appeared on the surface of the shepherd's body. He seemed to be in great pain, but a strange scene was in front of Xiao Xiao. It turned out that those wounds torn by bullets actually bloomed with granulation after the injection of these medicines, and quickly intertwined and healed.

Xiao Xiao didn't stop him, but felt a little surprised.

The gun must be fired, because I am really angry and want to vent.

But in fact, the shepherd once showed his strength not to lose to Yang Jia, so he should not be able to hurt him.

But he actually greeted these bullets calmly.

Moreover, he did not use any magical ability to heal himself, but used this unknown potion in front of his own face.

"Okay, you all leave!"

While the wound was healing rapidly, the shepherd sat up slowly, but his face was terribly pale.

He waved his hand and said to the people around him: "I need to have a good chat with President Xiao."

The people around them left as if fleeing for their lives, including those panicked club presidents and heavily armed guards, as well as these few doctors-like characters. The huge club instantly became empty, only Xiao Xiao and Xiao Xiao were left. There were two shepherds, but at the same time, suddenly there were cameras all around, with red lights on, as if they opened their eyes one by one.

"It's reasonable for you to vent your anger."

The shepherd sat back on the sofa again, and there were several big holes in the clothes that had just been shattered by the bullets. He smiled and said: "Although from my point of view, I am not wrong, because this world has been affected by this If we want to fight against the invasion of mysterious forces, we will inevitably choose some people to enter that force and bring back useful information for us... The only difference is who enters."

"Of course, I can't expect you to have such a high awareness, so I would rather take a few shots from you."

"..."

Xiao Xiao looked into his eyes and understood that this person was willing to take a few shots from him, so he was able to give him a few shots.

If he is not willing to die, he has no ability to let him die now.

So he also sat down on the sofa opposite him, and said softly, "Now you can tell me why you asked me to come here."

"My purpose is very simple."

The shepherd rubbed the place on his chest where he had just been shot, and it seemed that although the wound had healed, it was still in pain. At the same time, he said to Xiao Xiao: "You grow up so fast, I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, you You have already obtained the fourth-level authority in the mother body, so it is time for us to formally start cooperation, I know that you now need our help."

"You... help me?"

Xiao Xiao didn't know if this was the shepherd's words, but he couldn't help showing a sneer on his face.

"Yes, to help you."

The shepherd looked very serious at this moment, and said, "It's also helping those strangers."

"Noah's plan, it's not so easy to execute, right?"

"..."

"Shua!"

Xiao Xiao glanced at him in surprise, never expecting that the name of Project Noah would come out of this aborigine's mouth.

But his face still remained calm, but his face was slightly gloomy: "Why did you know about this plan?"

"of course I know."

The shepherd looked directly into Xiao Xiao's eyes, and said slowly, "Because Kuang Juemin and I have known each other for a long time, even as friends."

"And the Noah plan he created was originally designed with my participation."

"..."

"Kuang Juemin..."

Xiao Xiao knows that this is the name of the old president, but few people in Heimen City mention it, because everyone subconsciously regards the old president as an elder, a mentor, so they either call him a teacher or call him the old club. Long, no one would say his name directly, thinking that would lack respect... But now, the shepherd calls him by his name directly, saying it as a peer.

And what he said was even more shocking:

The Noah Project was designed by the aborigines?

"Is it weird?"

Seeing Xiao Xiao's slightly surprised expression, the shepherd suddenly laughed and said:

"The two of us should be the first to realize that foreigners and aborigines are not incompatible. Kuang Juemin is very proud. He neither joins the hell organization nor is he willing to attach to the Dante organization, but he chooses to believe I, probably because we all know that foreigners want to get rid of this strange perception, and ordinary people just want to eliminate the invasion of those mysterious forces..."

"The two sides should not be enemies, but the best collaborators!"

"But because both parties have been affected, it is difficult to achieve complete trust and unimpeded communication."

"then……"

"..."

He paused for a moment, looked straight into Xiao Xiao's eyes, and said, "You have appeared!"