In the blink of an eye, it was almost the end of the year, and the atmosphere on the streets was getting stronger.
During the coldest time of the year, it was normal for friends to invite you out for hot pot.
However, that night, Feng Bujue, who was invited to a private room in a restaurant by Xiao Tan, felt that something was amiss …
Gurgle gurgle …
There were three people in the private room, but no one spoke … The only sound that could be heard was the boiling of the hot pot soup.
"It seems that … I have to speak first …" In the end, it was Feng Bujue who broke the silence.
"Why are you so serious?" Bao Qing turned to look at him and asked, "You didn't bring any money?"
"You don't have to act anymore." Feng Bujue's tone was still serious. "I could tell the moment I walked in … This is a trap."
"Brother Bujue …" Xiao Tan's mouth twitched, and he continued, "This meal is really not expensive, and the room fee is not bad … Besides, I was planning to treat you to this meal anyway."
"Humph …" Hearing that, Feng Bujue scoffed. "Xiao Tan, Master Bao …" His eyes scanned the two separately. "Your various habits, little actions, and subconscious micro-expressions … I know them better than anyone else …" He ignored the conversation between the two about the money and continued on his own. "Since I walked in, the two of you have spoken less than ten sentences in total, and you have exchanged glances less than three times. Xiao Tan, who rarely crosses his legs, crossed his legs twice and even played with his fingers three times … And Master Bao, as someone who places great importance on table etiquette, lowered his head to look at his phone five times …" Feng Bujue was surprised.
He finished all of this in one breath, then looked at the two people who were confused and asked in a low voice, "Both of you … received orders from Section Chief Gu to arrest me, right?"
"No," Bao Qing answered very decisively.
"Oh?" Feng Bujue raised his eyebrows. "Are you … here to kill me?"
"Hehe …" Bao Qing laughed dryly again. "I can't kill you. You've also practiced the Heavenly Book of Dun Jia and have special abilities. I can't kill you alone without any equipment."
"Isn't there still Xiao Tan?" Feng Bujue glanced at Xiao Tan. "I've heard that your family has been practicing immortal cultivation for generations, right?"
"Erm …" Xiao Tan did not know how to reply. "Actually …" So he decided to avoid this ridiculous question and went straight to the point. "I invited all of you here today to send out the wedding invitations …" As he spoke, he took out a red envelope from his pocket and placed it in front of Brother Jue. "As Master Bao arrived earlier than you, and he has something to do later, I have already given him his letter."
Silence descended once more.
After a brief exchange, Feng Bujue's reasoning was refuted. He did not speak for a long time, and the atmosphere became a little awkward. It was just like the lyrics of the song, "What scares people the most is silence."
"Hmm …" After a while, Brother Jue's serious tone returned to his usual lazy state. "Then … why didn't you talk much after I came in?"
Bao Qing replied calmly, "You're a person who arrived half an hour late without informing us. What do you want to hear when you come in? Do you want us to say, 'It's fine, we just arrived'? "
"Then why do you keep looking at your phone?" Brother Jue asked again.
"Didn't Xiao Tan say that I have something to do later? I have something to do later, "Bao Qing replied.
"Something to do with work?" Feng Bujue asked.
"No comment," Bao Qing said without thinking.
"Oh … Then it's work." Brother Jue nodded and then looked at Xiao Tan. "Hey, then why do you look so uneasy, as if you have something to hide?"
"Hmm …" Xiao Tan thought for a while. "On one hand … it's because you didn't talk to us just now, and the atmosphere was very tense. I thought you had something on your mind, so I didn't say anything. On the other hand …" He stood up. "Actually, I've been eating too much hotpot for the past two days, and my stomach is hurting. Since there's nothing to do now, I'll go to the bathroom first."
After saying that, he clutched his stomach and ran out like a wisp of smoke.
"Damn, you can't not eat when you have a stomachache?" Feng Bujue rolled his eyes and shouted at Xiao Tan's back.
In the end, it wasn't that he had something to hide, but that he had sh * t in his stomach.
"There are two kinds of people in this world …" Bao Qing looked down at his phone and complained, "The first kind is the people who like eating tacos, but once they eat them, they get bloody stool, so they don't eat them anymore. The second kind is the people who eat tacos and get bloody stool, so they keep buying new underwear …"
"Ho ~" Feng Bujue carefully understood the meaning of his words. "Although I think it's more appropriate to use masturbation as an example, you …"
"Hey, hey! You're missing the point, right? "Bao Qing put down his phone and interrupted Brother Jue." Is this your reaction after seeing the 'wedding invitation'? Our buddies are about to get married, and all you care about is the example I used to complain? "
"You said 'about to' is a bit inaccurate." Feng Bujue said, "Technically … he's already married. According to the Civil Affairs Bureau's records, he and Xiao Ling have already registered."
"Huh?" Bao Qing was dumbfounded. "How did you know?" After two seconds, he seemed to have thought of something. "Xiao Tan told you? Hey, but he didn't tell me. "
"No, no … except for him and Xiao Ling, as well as their families, he didn't tell anyone." Feng Bujue said, "I found out myself." He spread his hands. "You know me. I like to look through the database of government agencies as a pastime. But since last year, Chief Gu has strictly forbidden me from wandering around the public security, procuratorial, and legal systems. I have no choice … I can only shift my target to the Civil Affairs Bureau and those semi-bureaucratic organizations … By the way, do you want to hear a few toilet jokes about the Chinese Football Association and the Writers' Association? I've been inspired recently, and I've written dozens of jokes while I'm taking a dump. I'm thinking of using my sockpuppet account to submit them online to earn some extra money. Why don't you be my listener and try the joke?"
"I'll pretend I didn't hear the last part of your sentence …" Bao Qing narrowed his eyes. "The point is … you already knew that Xiao Tan and Xiao Ling have already registered, but you didn't tell me?"
"Respect his privacy. Wouldn't it be better to let him tell us himself?" Feng Bujue replied without batting an eyelid.
"Right now, you're the epitome of 'shameless' with your words and actions, do you know that?" Bao Qing said.
"I'm very respectful of her privacy." Feng Bujue shrugged. "You see … before he took out the wedding invitation, did I say a word about his marriage?"
Bao Qing listened and thought for a long time. For the time being, he couldn't think of a way to refute Zhao Yu's words …
"But then again … you two really gave me a fright just now," Feng Bujue said. "I really thought Section Chief Gu sent the two of you to deal with me." As he spoke, he took out his phone and stood up. "Anyway … as long as you're fine, I'm going out to make a call."
"Huh?" Bao Qing looked back at him. "There's only the two of us here. What kind of call are you going out to make?"
"It's nothing. I thought I was ambushed, so when you weren't paying attention, I put my hand in my pocket and blindly sent some messages, informed some people, and arranged some backup plans …" Feng Bujue said as he walked. "Since everything is fine now, I'd better cancel those plans as soon as possible. Of course … they have to hear my voice first …"
"Okay, okay, that's enough." Bao Qing held her forehead and shook her head, interrupting Brother Jue again. "Pretend I didn't ask …"
In fact, Bao Qing had experienced something similar once before. That was when the three of them were in high school …
One day, there was a guy from a powerful family who had a conflict with Feng Bujue. He wanted to challenge Feng Bujue to a one-on-one fight. Brother Jue thought that the guy would set up an ambush, but he didn't expect the guy to come alone. After the fight, he accepted the challenge without any complaints.
At that time, Bao Qing and Xiao Tan, who were hiding in the dark as a "backup plan," heard Brother Jue say to the guy, "How many people know that you're here today?" and "Hmm … you'd better wait for me to make a few calls before you go home."
After a while, when Bao Qing understood the meaning of those two sentences … she was also scared.
No one knew how many "backup plans" Feng Bujue had, and no one knew … what he would do, and to what extent.
But everyone had a consensus — if the end of the world suddenly came one day, and they needed to find someone with emergency response measures, he would be the best choice. Of course, they couldn't rule out the possibility that he would be used as emergency food.
"Hello?" Brother Jue didn't go too far. The soundproofing of the walls of the hotel was relatively good, so he picked up the phone directly in the corridor. "Is this Snow? Ah … It's me … False alarm. Your people don't need to come over. "
"You're so heartless." Snow's slightly joking voice came from the phone. "Am I the kind of friend that you only contact when you need me?"
"Don't say it like we have some kind of physical relationship." Feng Bujue said, "Just say that we're friends who make use of each other, or you can omit the word 'friend.' I don't mind."
"Haha …" Snow laughed. "Okay, as long as you're happy." He paused. "But since we're making use of each other … My men have made a wasted trip tonight, and they've spent a lot of manpower and money …"
"Two scripts." Feng Bujue knew what Snow was going to say, so he didn't talk nonsense with him and went straight to the point.
"Three." Snow immediately began to bargain.
"Two." Feng Bujue repeated firmly.
"Then they have to be in sleep mode," Snow said again.
"Deal." Brother Jue set the terms and was ready to hang up. "If there's nothing else, I …"
"Hey …" Snow raised his voice and said, "Right, just now, I saw a big piece of news on the game forum, and it's related to you."
"Oh?" Feng Bujue said, "What is it?"
"'This evening, Red Cherry Studio released an announcement on their official website, announcing that the super popular player Xu Huai Shang had terminated her contract with the studio half a month ago. When the news came out, the entire gaming circle was in an uproar. According to sources, in the contract of a superstar player of this level, there are very detailed provisions regarding the termination of the contract. The news of the termination of the contract can only be released by the studio after the termination of the contract has been dealt with by both parties. If the player announces the relevant information before the studio, even if the contract period is up, she will still bear the corresponding liability for breach of contract. And the longest termination process is usually fifteen working days … It seems that the loss of a star has been a huge blow to Red Cherry, so they delayed the announcement until the last moment before releasing it to the public. '"Snow read the press release according to the original text.
"So … what does this have to do with me?" Feng Bujue replied calmly.
Even though he looked calm on the surface, in reality … when he asked this question, Brother Jue had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Hehe..." Snow had been waiting for this question. He smiled sinisterly and replied, "Our reporter interviewed the person involved, Xu Huai Shang, via online chat. When asked which studio she would be joining next, Xu Huai Shang said that due to the restriction of the non-compete clause, she would not be able to join any other game studio for the next six months. The reporter then asked if she would use this opportunity to enter the entertainment industry, and Xu Huai Shang said that she would not leave the gaming world, and even if she did, she would not enter the entertainment industry. Finally, when the reporter asked her about her plans for the next six months, she said that she was considering joining a powerful non-professional player's guild. When asked which guild was her top priority, Xu Huai Shang's answer was — Underworld Frontline. '"
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