nightmare exec

Chapter 136 Mithril's Past

In the afternoon of the next day, Song Yin changed into a new black suit she bought from the mall, and followed Qi Zhengnan, who was also dressed in black, out the door.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the snow that fell on New Year’s Eve has not completely melted, and lanterns and Chinese knots are still hanging high on both sides of the road in public areas.However, in their eyes, all these can no longer bring the slightest sense of joy.

Two o'clock sharp, Executive Club.

Nearly half a year ago, when Song Yin sneaked in here for the first time, it happened to coincide with the farewell party for the Persian Leopard's retirement.The conflict between him and Qi Zhengnan almost stirred up the farewell atmosphere.

But now, he and Qi Zhengnan no longer conflicted, but the farewell party turned into a memorial service for the same person.

After a morning of adjusting the layout, the senior executive bar on the fourth floor has become solemn and solemn.Surrounded by white flowers and candles, the memorial table is full of souvenirs left by the Persian leopard in purgatory during its lifetime - advanced equipment donated to the team, photos and videos with the team brothers, wine stored in the bar...

And at the center of all these relics is a large-scale black-and-white photograph.

The middle-aged man in the photo was unfamiliar to all the participants.Because the Persian leopard has never taken off his leopard headgear in front of people.

But they were very familiar with the man in the photo—he was their comrade in arms fighting side by side, his heart-to-heart brother, and it could also be said...it was themselves.

Song Yin followed Qi Zhengnan to the memorial platform, bowed to the portrait of the Persian leopard, and placed the white flowers he brought under the stage.

Beside the commemorative stand, the former comrades-in-arms of the Persian Leopard returned as "family members".Of course, it also includes the current captain of the Longxiang team - the female captain honored as "Big Sister".

Song Yin still clearly remembers that at the farewell party half a year ago, she was extremely strong and cheerful, like a natural leader.However, at this moment, her face was ashen, and she exuded a terrifying aura that could kill the evil spirits.

In fact, it wasn't just her. Song Yin had every reason to believe that if Long Xiang's people were given a chance to meet those behind-the-scenes masterminds who killed the Persian leopard.They will rush forward desperately and tear all the culprits into pieces.

Ashamed to say, Song Yin was secretly worried at first, doubting whether Long Xiang’s people would blame Yu Gutai’s team members for the death of the Persian leopard, questioning that they hadn’t done their best—but that’s not the case, and everyone agreed The work of the executive officer is well known, not to mention that the whole process of the dungeon is broadcast live publicly. Everyone silently watched Yu Gutai's efforts.

Just doomed, powerless.

After the silent mourning, Qi Zhengnan whispered a few words to the "big sister", nothing more than simple words of comfort.Taking advantage of this time, Song Yin looked around for a while, and found other Yugutai team members standing in the corner.

"Are you all okay?" He walked towards them and asked in a low voice.

"How could it be all right!"

The pika's eyes were swollen like walnuts, "Old Leopard has only been out for a few months, just...he hasn't seen his daughter's graduation ceremony yet..."

Having said this, the young man who valued love and righteousness choked up again.

Zhen Zhe was beside him, sighing in a low voice, but more angry: "The attacks on retired executive officers have become more and more aggressive these days. If this continues, who will dare to retire?"

"Yeah..." Song Yin was immediately reminded of these words. He looked at Mithril, who was rarely seen in black men's clothing, and asked in a low voice of concern: "Zhen Zhe makes sense, should you also consider postponing it for a few days?"

Before Mithril could reply, the pika over there had already widened its eyes in astonishment: "Huh?! Little Mithril is leaving?!"

His voice has always been quite loud, and coupled with the solemn and quiet atmosphere in the venue, many people nearby immediately cast their eyes in astonishment.

Oh open!

Song Yin took a deep breath in his heart, and he already understood that he had caused trouble - Mithril probably hadn't announced his retirement yet, so it's all right now, it's not his turn to announce it anyway, that's it I was stabbed out by myself.

"I...not...that..." He looked at the stunned crowd speechlessly, and then turned his apologetic eyes to Mithril, "I'm sorry..."

"What's the matter?" Qi Zhengnan walked over with great carelessness, saw the team members' distraught expressions like "Scream", and then looked at his remorseful face, who was about to cry, and immediately made a guess Not far from ten.

"You kid got into trouble again?" He blamed so much, but he naturally stood between Song Yin and the other team members.

Fortunately, Mithril also spoke at this time: "You can't blame Morpho, if you want to blame it, you can blame me for being too procrastinated. On New Year's Eve, I clearly promised that the captain will tell everyone as soon as possible, but I have been hesitating. Okay... but it's not appropriate to talk here, let's change places."

Indeed, with Mithril's popularity, his retirement must be a major event that would cause a stir in Purgatory.It is really inappropriate to take it out on this occasion to overwhelm the host.

Fortunately, there is a smoking room next to the venue.Yu Gutai's team members plus Song Yin hid in under the stunned attention of everyone.

"So little Mithril, you're fine, why on earth are you leaving?!" The pika's eyes were red, as if it could burst into tears at any time.

"I have enough work points, so I have to leave." Mithril, who looked cold on the outside, was quite gentle when he treated his own people: "Little rabbit, don't you think the same?"

Zhen Zhe also joined the questioning team: "But haven't you been exchanging your work points for money all the time? Why did you choose this time to leave? What if Sisyphus and those people stare at you and make you become like Persia?" What about a leopard?"

"That's right." Even Bison, the most eager to return among all the people, stood on the side of everyone this time, "The situation is a bit weird recently, why should you rush for a while..."

Everyone is anxiously opposing and arguing.Mithril didn't reply, he watched everyone's expressions carefully, as if he wanted to imprint all his concerns into the depths of his memory.

He didn't speak until everyone was tired and quieted down.

"Thank you for your concern. In fact, you are all right. Going back now does need to take some risks. But I do have a reason to go... If you give me a little time, I would like to tell my own story. "

The side of the smoking room facing the courtyard also has large floor-to-ceiling windows, and there is a small balcony outside the window, covered with thick jacarandas.There were no seats in the room, and under Mithril's gesture, everyone sat on the ground with their backs against the balcony.

Occasionally, one or two people who wanted to come in to smoke were stared out by everyone's unanimous attention. Qi Zhengnan simply walked over and locked the door behind him.

Looking at the eternally brilliant jacaranda tree outside the window, Mithril began to recall his memories in a quiet environment.

"My family is in a small third-tier town in the south. One of my parents is a teacher and the other is an office clerk. The family's economic level is average, but life is very stable. But two years before I came to Purgatory, a friend's family took advantage of my parents The car went to the city. Unexpectedly, there was a car accident on the way. My father was killed on the spot, and my mother was paraplegic. One of my friend’s family was killed and two were injured. The responsibility for the accident was determined to be on my father’s side. The expenses far exceeded the insurance limit. I sold my house and pawned all the valuables to make up for the shortfall.

"After the car accident, my mother stayed in Icu for more than a month, costing nearly 30 yuan. Not to mention the cost of follow-up treatment and rehabilitation. And I also have an eight-year-old younger sister who was only in junior high school. And I still in college...

"In order to repay the debt, we have already borrowed from relatives and friends. I am really embarrassed to extend my hand again. Although I have applied for loans and subsistence allowances, my mother's medical expenses are still a big problem. And considering that my mother also needs Taking care, so I took a leave of absence from school and went back to my hometown to work while taking care of the family. But many times, the money is still not enough...

"Later, a platform took the initiative to ask someone to come to lobby and say that they could give us a little donation. Afterwards, I found out that they were engaged in online crowdfunding and got a commission from it. I gave all the information they asked for, and I didn't hide anything. When it was published, it only publicized the looks of my sister and I and how poor we were. Soon, netizens picked up the car accident that year and accused our family of not being worthy of sympathy. Seeing that the marketing failed, the platform changed its name and said it was me The review was lax and was taken advantage of. After many years, the anger of the outside world poured down again. Even my younger sister was bullied at school... I never knew that people living in this world have so tough."

Having said that, Mithril finally stopped and took a heavy breath.

It can be seen that even after many years, that memory still weighs heavily on his heart like a lead.

There was silence in the smoking room, and the same weight seemed to rest on every listener.Song Yin even felt a little suffocated, and stretched out his hand to tug at his collar.

At this time, Mithril said again: "About that time, some strange people found me. Some wanted to provide loan sharks, some said they wanted to package me as an Internet celebrity, and some even wanted to buy Send me and my sister to work in the shady underground industry."

Having said that, he smiled bitterly: "However, I really found a good part-time job among them."

"How can you find a part-time job in the garbage dump?!" The pika cried, "What is it?"

"Private detective assistant." Mithril announced a very suspicious name: "Simply put, it is wearing accessories such as glasses with a camera, tracking some specific people, and then handing over the memory card to others in exchange for reward. "

"Caught having an affair?" Pika was puzzled.

"No, those who were stalked were not all adults—of course, the stalking was in a public place, and there was absolutely no obscenity in it. I heard that it was some people who were in prison. The family caused trouble, and wanted to see what the family looked like, so this strange property was created. It was only later that I learned that the so-called prison is here.”

"So when you were in the world, you were already working for the gambling boat?" The pika suddenly realized, and then muttered again: "So, it's possible that Lao Sha was after you at that time? After all, he was..."

It’s true that which pot is not opened and which pot is to be lifted, the pika only spoke half of it, and Zhen Zhe slammed it back: "Why do you care so much, can't you just make money?"

After a pause, Zhen Zhe tried to change the subject again: "So, you stayed in purgatory all this time to make money."

"That's right." Mithril nodded frankly: "You all know the relationship between Shaffley and the gambling boat. He has channels and can regularly convert the money I earned in purgatory into human currency, and then use the insurance and charity to my family. With this money, our family paid off all our foreign debts. My mom got good care and treatment. My sister left the crap school and went to a private school in the city. Continue to study. But if I leave purgatory and return to the real world, at best, I will be a weird man who likes to wear women's clothes, what else can I do to bring them happiness?"

Unknowingly, the mood in the smoking room seemed to have reversed—Zhen Zhe, who had objected to his leaving just now, was obviously shaken: "No, for your mother and sister, as long as you can wake up, It should be the greatest happiness! Besides, you should have saved a lot of money over the years, and you can live a lifetime without worry just by depositing interest in the bank."

"But at least you can't leave now." The pika still insisted on his own thoughts, "Aksha must have been thinking of a way to solve the problem, even if you wait another ten days and a half months..."

"I can't wait, my mother can't wait."

Mithril interrupted him, with a wry smile, but his eyes became moist: "Drug-induced cancer is at an advanced stage...God knows she has suffered too much, so I want to take her away. I have been dragging her for four days, But it must not be delayed for another ten days or 20 days. I have no choice, I have to go."

"My God..." Song Yin gasped silently, and at the same time felt that Qi Zhengnan's hand was also tightened.

Based on the irreversible reality, Qi Zhengnan put forward a practical suggestion: "As far as I know, the system will send human executive agencies to take care of their bodies for all senior executives higher than level four. Maybe I can let Aksha Make an exception and continue tracking protection for a period of time after you resign. Maybe this can prevent people with ulterior motives from getting it. But I am not sure whether the system will accept this special request, and I will apply for it in a while."

As soon as I said this, I only heard a hasty knock on the door of the smoking room. It was not difficult to hear that the people outside were feeling restless and even a little anxious.

Song Yin was about to walk over and tell the other party to move to another smoking room not far away.But the knocking on the door stopped, followed by the voice of a man who was not unfamiliar.

"It's me, Tsavorite. Let me in!"

The eyes of everyone in Yu Gutai immediately focused on the gate, and then turned to Mithril.

Song Yin finally got his EQ online this time, and he also looked at Mithril, asking for advice.

Perhaps because he felt that the timing was just right, and with the support of his already convinced teammates, Mithril took a deep breath and nodded.

So Song Yin walked over quickly - he originally thought he was just letting in a surprised, lost and worried man.But he never expected that the door was knocked open by a brutal force just after opening a gap.

Fortunately, Song Yin was careful and avoided it in time, so that he didn't get a big gash on his forehead.

Only then did he realize that the person he let in was simply a ferocious lion.