69novels Chapter 503 Under the Abyss
Chapter 503 Under the Abyss
This winter, there is no sign of snow at all.
On the morning of his birthday, He Xiuyan still came to work like other investigators, but when assigning tasks to the investigators of class S2, he deliberately chose the most relaxed one, so as to save everyone from running around.
Rather than saying that he is the squad leader of S2, it is better to say that he is the search commander of S2, responsible for the completion indicators and performance of various tasks, and if there are casualties, he should also bear the primary responsibility.And the results of class S2 are all linked to his reputation in CCG, the better the results, the more recognition he gets.
It can be said that this is his last experience before taking office, and he has transformed from a special investigator to CCG leadership.
A member of S2 class who came to hand over the task is also the chief graduate of this year's Ghoul Investigator Training Academy.
The boy's face still had the innocence that hadn't faded away. Seeing that the task was so little, he was stunned and asked curiously, "Squad Leader Hexiu, is that all for today's task? It feels unbelievably simple."
This second-class investigator dared to ask such a question, and it also had something to do with He Xiuyan's more approachable temper in S2 class.
Although the outside rumors and training are as indifferent as ice, and he is worthy of being a disciple of the White Death God, but in the eyes of the people in S2 class, his class leader has a good voice and first-class professionalism, and he never orders others arrogantly. It also grabbed resources no less than other classes for the newly formed S2 class.
For example, He Xiuzhengzhun, a person who should have been at odds with the new squad leader, unexpectedly chose to be the deputy squad leader, lowered his arrogant head, and assisted and repaired the connections and power of S2 class with peace of mind.
The combination of rigidity and softness, with the style of a general, is the insider's evaluation of He Xiuyan.
He Xiuyan stopped writing, and asked amusedly: "Isn't it good? Let you have time to write the work summary for the end of the year in the headquarters with the air conditioner blowing after completing the tasks, or do you want to apply to go out to work?"
"...No...No!"
The other party's expression was awkward for a second, and he wanted to slap himself. Who wants to go out in a coat in winter to find traces of ghouls!
In CCG, there is a well-recognized saying by veterans: The more you charge forward, the higher the death rate.
Class S2 has been desperate to complete the accumulated tasks recently, and does not intend to become the number one death squad of CCG.
"Don't think too much, today is my 23rd birthday, so it's a holiday for everyone."
He Xiuyan didn't tease him anymore, his youth is the advantage of being integrated into the group, but the difference in status, if the other party is too serious, it will cause him to cause an unnecessary misunderstanding with a casual sentence.
The boy in the white uniform relaxed, and then he was surprised, "Squad leader Hexiu is 23!"
He Xiuyan raised his eyebrows: "Why, are you very old?"
The boy shook his head frantically, "No, no, it feels like you look younger than your actual age!"
He Xiuyan has a tender face, his facial features are not tough enough, and he doesn't have a beard on his lips. If he doesn't look like a superior, he might be able to pretend to be a boy by wearing casual clothes.
A 23-year-old can sit in the position of S2 class monitor, which is something other people can't imagine.
Since the establishment of CCG, only two people have broken the strict promotion system.
After finally getting permission from his boss to leave, the boy ran away like a panicked bunny.
Outside the door, He Xiuzheng, who was almost bumped into, took a step back, looked at the man with disdain, and said to himself: I told him not to add newcomers who graduated from school, and a group of rookies mixed into class S2.
When the boy saw his gaze, he wanted to cry, and hurriedly bowed and apologized and stayed away from this "dangerous zone".
Damn, He Xiuzheng, the vice squad leader, is still so cruel.
After entering He Xiuyan's office, He Xiuzheng picked up the task list with his name written on it, frowned, and thought about what day it was today, so he didn't say those unpleasant words.
He Xiuzheng took out a gift box from his pocket and put it on the oak wood desk.
"For you."
After speaking, he left neatly.
He Xiuyan didn't give him a chance to escape, his eyes lit up, "Stop."
He Xiuzheng turned his back to He Xiuyan, and his fingers tightened on the task list, "Please don't make things difficult for me."
He Xiuyan's voice was unhurried: "Zheng, don't take things too seriously."
Instead of looking at each other, Xiuyan picked up the gift box and smelled it, and guessed the gift, "This size and weight, with the fragrance of leaves on it, and perfume... Is it a herbarium or a bookmark?"
"...bookmark."
"I happen to be missing a bookmark for reading, thank you."
"..."
He Xiuzheng let go of his concern for him a little bit, but he still didn't want to go to the birthday party.
But then, He Xiuyan broke the news: "Are you sure you don't want to go? If you attend my birthday party, I won't allow those short-sighted guys outside to laugh at you. Uncle also wants to reunite with you." Okay... By the way, there is one more piece of news that I haven't told you, uncle is stuffed with a woman by grandpa, maybe you will have a younger brother in the future."
He Xiuzheng is sluggish, his father is over 50 years old, do you still want an old tree to bloom?
No, the point is not this!But if I don't go to the birthday party, I will be completely excluded from the family in the future, and I can only live as a quasi-heir of the former Hexiu family forever.
That's not the life he wants!
He Xiuyan continued to stimulate this stubborn man, "If you don't go, everyone will think that you are afraid of me. Do you want to live in my shadow for the rest of your life?"
"Who is afraid of you!"
Having been poked at his pride, He Xiuzheng turned his head angrily.
With Xiuyan's hands resting on his chin, he looked at him jokingly, "I'm waiting for you to challenge me."
Convincing a person does not necessarily break the opponent's back, but also accept the opponent's challenge openly, and achieve the ultimate goal after one or two times and countless victories.
After a month of psychological struggle, He Xiuzheng chose to accept the "challenge letter" given to him by the other party.
"Isn't it just a birthday party? I see how many people dare to laugh at me!"
In his heart, he cursed those guys who looked down on people with a dog's eyes, and walked out of the office angrily.
He Xiuyan put down his hands, and took a long breath: "What a tough guy, I finally completed my uncle's explanation." He didn't know what happened with Xiu Mansion before he lost his memory, but he learned from the mouths of those servants who changed a batch. ——Zheng was expelled and repaired the mansion.
This matter is a knot in Zheng's heart. If the knot is not resolved, Zheng will probably not be willing to work for him for the rest of his life.
Thinking of the upcoming birthday party tonight, He Xiuyan lowered his eyes.
"It's time to take responsibility."
After all the invitations have been sent out, it will be widely known that he is the orthodox heir of the Hexiu family.
From now on, wherever he goes, he can't get rid of the name of "Hexiu".
Obviously it was something he had figured out a long time ago, why at this moment, after making up his mind, his mind was empty, and he felt an indescribable loss, as if he had made a decision that should not have been made.
He Xiuyan looked aside, the floor-to-ceiling windows that had been wiped spotless reflected the outside world.
Among all living beings, who is willing to be truly mediocre?
He is the heir that Hexiu's family needs, and he is pinned on by his grandfather and uncle. Yue Shanxi is also willing to hold back for his future. As long as he thinks about those people's expectations of him, he feels that he can still go on.
He closed his eyes, not feeling how weird and twisted his thoughts were at all.
[Being needed by others. 】
[Isn't this the happiness I want? 】
Ruoyuuowu's words reverberated in his heart, and the warm current generated poured into the empty heart.
Behind He Xiuyan, the white-haired boy who existed like a phantom was very close, his dark gray eyes seemed a little ethereal.He watched He Xiuyan's every move, and he saw the other party's relieved smile in his eyes.
Finally, he whispered indifferently in the ear of the other party.
[Don't regret it. 】
There is no miracle of a second comeback in this world, if you choose, you have to go on.
"will not."
He Xiuyan suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils were curved, and he saw the white-haired boy who seemed to be refracted by light.
"If I regret it, then let my personality be buried with the Hexiu family."
He gently kissed the white-haired boy's left eye.
"We are Ghoul."
The human world can't accommodate them, and their parents can't raise them with disabilities, so they are tortured.
Ghoul, meaning ghoul.
In Japanese mythology, it is a ghost who picks up corpses and eats them. In foreign countries, the definition of ghoul is more evil. It is a person who takes pleasure in the suffering of others and is also a person who has a strong interest in cruel things.
Hearing what he said, the left eye of the white-haired boy turned scarlet, and his eyes looked a little sad.
[Yes, I am a ghoul. 】
The sea of flowers on the other side in the spiritual world is rustling by the ghostly wind at this moment, like a ghost crying.
Under the flower branches bent by the wind, the bones are covered with white bones, and the flesh and blood are rotting.
After a while.
The wind stopped.
In the flower sea of Bianhua, a dark abyss crack opened, and there was a "Styx" flowing.
He Xiuyan suddenly pressed his head, "It hurts..."
The white-haired boy sensed a change in the spiritual world and disappeared suddenly.
Appearing again, he came to the sea of flowers on the other side constructed by himself in the spiritual world of Xiuyan.The cracks in the abyss reminded him of Tartarus in Greek mythology, but the strange aura was very similar to the ominous terror in the Cthulhu mythology.
After a brief hesitation, the white-haired boy stepped into the abyss to search for and study the source of his mental abnormalities.
He hooked his hand and Hezi to the rugged rock wall, and after falling for an unknown amount of time——
He saw the completely dark river Styx.
The Styx River washed away for an unknown amount of time, making the bottom of the crack in the abyss extremely smooth. The white-haired boy could only stay a few tens of meters away from the Styx River, hanging in mid-air, carefully watching the situation below.
This is an extremely deep spiritual world, far beyond the world of the sea shrine where you can see the bottom at a glance.
The experience of training and research alone is not enough to produce such a profound state of mind.
The white-haired boy's face became heavy.
[Is it the body? 】
After thinking about this, when he looked at Styx, he found that the gray color had disappeared, and inside the dark Styx was shocking, and there was an extra "person" who was bound by chains and whose body was almost half-melted.
The age of that "person" is the same as that of Xiuyan.
He was lying on the bed of the River Styx, his body was mutilated, his black hair was dark and dull, buried in mud, filthy and filthy.
And his distorted, indifferent... world-weary gaze pierced Styx and met him.
seems to be laughing.
The white-haired boy was chilling uncontrollably.
With the other party separated by a distance, his lips opened and closed, and the words that did not make a sound were transmitted to his heart.
[Do you want...to be...my next personality? 】