Non-Human Seeking Re-employment

The secretary was very fast, and booked the ticket to Europe in one go, just the next morning.

But at night, Zhou Wenyan received a cross-border call from Zhou's father.

"I heard from the secretary that you booked a plane ticket to Europe?" The voice from the mobile phone could be heard as a pampered middle-aged man, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Wenyan's fingers unconsciously rubbed the case of the phone, and he replied nonchalantly: "I happen to have something to go to Europe, so I'll come and see you."

Father Zhou smiled heartily: "That's no need, we are going to go back to China now."

Zhou Wenyan's eyes dimmed, and there was no fluctuation in his tone: "Didn't you say that you will play for another two months?"

Zhou's father said: "Hey, there was an unexpected situation. Your mother was a little uncomfortable, so she came back first. We will come back by the plane the day after tomorrow, so we don't have to pick it up."

After finishing speaking, Father Zhou was about to hang up the phone, Zhou Wenyan stopped him: "I want to ask you something."

Father Zhou: "What's the matter?"

Zhou Wenyan: "Do you still remember the master who treated me back then?"

Father Zhou hesitated for a moment: "I remember, what's wrong?"

Zhou Wenyan: "Then what is the background of the master?"

Father Zhou: "It was introduced by others. At that time, I also had the mentality of giving it a try. I didn't expect it to be cured. Later, the master went to travel. I haven't heard any news since then."

Zhou Wenyan got to the bottom of it: "Who introduced it?"

"It's been so long, I've long forgotten..." Father Zhou laughed, "Let's talk about it when I come back."

Father Zhou seemed afraid that Zhou Wenyan would ask any more questions, so he hung up the phone very quickly, and the screen went dark all of a sudden.

Zhou Wenyan put down his phone.

Shen Dongqing was playing a game with a controller, when she heard Zhou Wenyan's movement, she paused the game and turned to look at him.

Zhou Wenyan: "It's okay."

He sat cross-legged beside Shen Dongqing.

Shen Dongqing stuffed him with a handle.

Zhou Wenyan was a little absent-minded, and made two small mistakes twice in a row, and died in front of the boss. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and said in a low voice, "I'm not in shape, I didn't play well."

Shen Dongqing: "It's okay." He started over skillfully, not forgetting to care about the people around him, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Wenyan: "I always find it strange."

boom--

After some operations, the boss fell to the ground, and the words "clearance" were displayed on the screen.

Only then did Shen Dongqing take the time to reply: "What's so strange?"

Zhou Wenyan put his hands on his knees, lowered his head and pondered for a moment: "I can't say it, but I just feel..." He couldn't say this feeling, and various words swirled around on his tongue, and finally said, " Let's go back to the old house and have a look."

He wanted to look at the game body again.

Shen Dongqing was surprised: "Why go back?"

Zhou Wenyan: "Go to the basement." He has strong mobility and has already got up to drive.

Shen Dongqing raised her hand and grabbed the hem of Zhou Wenyan's shirt, pulled him back and looked up at him: "You want to see the main body of the game?" He tilted his head, "But I can't get in."

Zhou Wenyan was a little surprised: "Can't you get in?"

"Yes." Shen Dongqing pursed her lips and pointed to the jade gourd on her wrist, "The controller can only be used once, and now no one can enter the core of the game."

Zhou Wenyan looked down.

The jade gourd, which was originally transparent and moist, became dull, and a dent was cracked on the surface, as if it would crack if touched lightly.

Shen Dongqing: "It's useless to go there, and only the basement will be left."

Zhou Wenyan stared at the jade gourd without saying a word.Hearing Shen Dongqing's explanation, he seemed to have caught something, but he was vague, and didn't know how to connect it all together.

Let's wait for Zhou's father and Zhou's mother to come back. If there is any conspiracy, you will know when you see them.

Two days later.

Although Zhou's father said that there is no need to pick him up, Zhou Wenyan calculated the time and arrived at the airport early.

Shen Dongqing sat next to Zhou Wenyan, rubbed her eyes, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes.After solving the game, he has nothing to do and has become an out-and-out Internet addict. He played games until late at night last night, and now he is still sleepy.

Zhou Wenyan put his hand on his shoulder: "Shut up for a while."

Shen Dongqing opened her red eyes and asked vaguely, "Is it almost there?"

Zhou Wenyan looked at the electronic screen and said, "There is still a while."

Shen Dongqing let out an "um", leaned on his shoulder, and closed her eyes.

And Zhou Wenyan was sitting there, staring at the electronic screen directly opposite, and the news of various flights was scrolling on the screen, among which happened to be Zhou's father's flight.

It may be an international flight, and the time it was supposed to arrive has been delayed a lot.Zhou Wenyan looked at the time that was getting further and further behind, and suddenly a red light flashed, and the arrival time of that line became "emergency landing due to weather changes, flight arrival time delayed".

As soon as he heard the news, Zhou Wenyan received a call from his secretary.

"Young Master Zhou, Mr. Zhou's plane couldn't land, and now it's forced to land elsewhere." The secretary said, "Mr. Zhou told you not to wait."

Zhou Wenyan: "Where did you make the forced landing?"

The secretary gave him an address.

Zhou Wenyan: "Understood."

This action woke Shen Dongqing up, and he half-opened his eyes and looked over.

Zhou Wenyan: "I'm going to buy two air tickets, have you brought your ID card?"

Shen Dongqing: "...I don't have one." He is a person without an ID card. Even if he has one, he still owns this body. He doesn't know how to occupy this body, and he doesn't even know his original name or identity.

You can't fly without an ID.

Zhou Wenyan pressed his temple: "Can you be here alone?"

Shen Dongqing blinked her eyes, and said hesitantly, "...All right." He hasn't been separated from Zhou Wenyan for too long.

Zhou Wenyan was also reluctant to leave Shen Dongqing, but he had no other choice, he had to meet Zhou's father and Zhou mother with his own eyes.

The two went to the place where they bought the air tickets and asked when was the fastest flight to that city, but they were told that due to the weather, the flight during this period might be delayed or even cancelled.

Zhou Wenyan asked, "How long is the delay?"

The conductor smiled sheepishly: "The weather is unpredictable."

Which means you don't know when it will be good.

Zhou Wenyan was anxious to dare to go to that city, and calculated that it would only take a few hours to drive. Compared with the plane that would be delayed, driving must be faster, so he immediately changed his plan and prepared to drive there.

The two hurried to the underground parking lot and drove the car out.

When I got outside, I found that the sky was gloomy, with heavy rain accompanied by lightning and thunder.

Shen Dongqing hugged the pillow and leaned against the glass window, looked at the glass that had been hit by the rain, and said in a low voice, "I don't think there's anything wrong."

Zhou Wenyan stopped the car, leaned over to help him fasten his seat belt, kissed his cheek again, and said, "No matter what happens, I'm here."

Shen Dongqing was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "I forgot to bring my power bank."

The atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

Zhou Wenyan laughed, and took Shen Dongqing's mobile phone forcefully: "You are not allowed to play with your mobile phone in the car."

Shen Dongqing felt wronged.

Zhou Wenyan pretended not to see it, and looked straight ahead.

Shen Dongqing asked for it twice but failed, snorted, turned her head and closed her eyes, but fell asleep after closing her eyes, and slept until the car bumped, only then was she awakened.

He opened his eyes in a daze, and found that the glass of the front window of the car seemed to be splashed with water, and he could vaguely see a sign that read "No Passing on High Speed" in front of it.

"Can't you open it?" He asked.

Zhou Wenyan: "Yes." He put on a reverse gear, reversed the car, and drove back slowly.

Shen Dongqing yawned: "It's quite difficult."

Zhou Wenyan said: "I think there is a force that keeps us from leaving here."

Shen Dongqing: "What power?"

Holding the steering wheel, Zhou Wenyan slowly uttered two words: "Game."

Shen Dongqing regained her spirits all of a sudden: "But—"

But halfway through, he couldn't speak again.

It happened that there was a red light at the intersection ahead, Zhou Wenyan stepped on the brakes and stopped, and turned to look at Shen Dongqing.

"Don't you think it's very similar to a copy of the game?"

The same is true for the game copy, which traps the player in a fixed place, and the player cannot leave this area.

Shen Dongqing pondered for a while: "But no ghosts appeared."

Not only are there no ghosts, there are no puzzles either.

No matter what copy it is, the first element is decryption, which is mixed with ghosts and the like.But this city...is too quiet, not even a shadow of ghosts.

Shen Dongqing moved closer to the window, and pressed the tip of her nose against it: "Also, we're not the only ones in this city."

There are other people, real people, different from those in the game.

He likes it here.

It may be that the vicinity of the expressway is too remote, they are the only car waiting for the traffic light, separated by the rain curtain, it seems that there are only two of them in this world.

Shen Dongqing was a little uncertain again.

Zhou Wenyan: "Just wait until the rain stops and try again."

The countdown to the red light ended and it changed to a green light.

The car drove out slowly.

Because of the heavy rain and something on his mind, Zhou Wenyan drove very slowly, and it took twice as long as usual to get back to his apartment in the city center.

The two took the elevator up from the underground garage.

drop--

The elevator stopped on the first floor, and as soon as the door opened, a familiar face was seen.

The little kid stared at the two people, put his hips on his hips and shouted: "You all forgot about me!"

Shen Dongqing suddenly realized.

No wonder he always felt like something was missing, it turned out to be this little kid.

The little kid walked into the elevator with big strides.

Shen Dongqing looked at him.

The little kid has been living on the street for the past few days, helpless, and seems to have suffered a little bit. His little face is covered with dust, dirty, and very pitiful.

Shen Dongqing gave a "tsk", stretched out a little finger and pushed, "Stay away from me."

Little Kid:? ? ?

Shen Dongqing said coldly, "It's too dirty."

The little kid cried out with a "wow", tears filled his chubby eyes, if anyone else saw it, they would feel distressed to death.

It's a pity that the two standing in front of him are not others.

Shen Dongqing: "Stop pretending, you are half my age."

The little kid is at least a hundred years old, and he still pretends to be young, so he is really shameless.

After being told this, the little kid could only hold tears in his eyes, and followed Shen Dongqing out of the elevator.

After entering the room, Shen Dongqing remembered something, lowered her head and asked, "Did you notice anything wrong after you've been here for so many days?"

The little boy looked at him blankly: "I have no money."

Shen Dongqing: "What's wrong with this?"

Little boy: "If you don't have money, you can't buy food."

Shen Dongqing:?

The little brat jumped up in anger: "Isn't this something wrong? Do you know that I'm drooling when I watch other people eat!"

Zhou Wenyan let out a muffled laugh.

Shen Dongqing: "What are you laughing at?"

Zhou Wenyan: "Like you."

I have to say that the little kid is quite cute sometimes, especially with that face that is somewhat similar to Shen Dongqing, which made him wonder if Shen Dongqing was like this when he was a child.

The little boy said proudly: "He is my father, of course I look like him!"

Shen Dongqing: "Who cares that you look like me?"

The two had a quarrel, and the little boy said, "But there are some things that are wrong."

Shen Dongqing asked: "Let's listen."

The little boy smiled slyly, and dared to die: "Don't tell me, unless you ask me."

Shen Dongqing slowly rolled up her sleeves, a dimple appeared on her cheek: "You deserve a beating."

The little boy shivered, and hurriedly ran to the sofa farthest from Shen Dongqing, and shrank back. After a while, he poked out half of his head carefully, and began to bargain: "I'm hungry, I want to eat!"

Fortunately, Shen Dongqing didn't chase after him and beat him up, but echoed: "I'm hungry too."

Two people, one big and one small, looked at Zhou Wenyan at the same time, and the two faces were exactly the same, which made Zhou Wenyan have a subtle feeling of raising two sons.

Zhou Wenyan pointed to the little kid: "Wash it first." Then he looked at Shen Dongqing, "What do you want to eat? I'll order a takeaway."

Shen Dongqing fluently reported a series of dish names.

When the little brat washed himself up, the takeaway had already arrived. He had been coveting these human foods for a long time, but he was too shy and was taught by Shen Dongqing, so he didn't dare to steal or snatch them, so he could only watch and drool.Now I finally bumped into a free one, ran over in two or three steps, jumped on it and ate it desperately.

It may be that the food that they are rushing to eat is more delicious, Shen Dongqing also competed with the little kid, eating more than anyone else.Zhou Wenyan then ordered two more takeaways to feed the two people.

After eating and drinking enough, the little boy fell down on the sofa with a greasy mouth.

With the help of Zhou Wenyan, Shen Dongqing wiped the food residue from the corner of her mouth, and glanced at the little boy: "If you can't say anything, hehe—"

All threats are silent.

The little brat was startled, and turned over quickly: "I said, I said." He raised his hands and surrendered, "I have been outside for a few days and found that at a certain period of time, the city will stand still."

"Stop?" Shen Dongqing didn't understand.

The little boy said quickly: "It's because when you are not around, everyone else stays still, so I can find you."

This sentence contains a lot of information, Zhou Wenyan interrupted him: "Speak slowly."

The little boy took a sip of the happy water and said, "That's it. When you see it, the city is running, and when you can't see it, the city is still."

Zhou Wenyan walked to the window.

The apartment they lived in was on the seventeenth floor, and they could see the flickering lights of the opposite building when they looked down. There were people standing in front of the window smoking, some housewives doing housework, some young people crying and howling...everything was so normal.

The little kid hiccupped: "I told you it was when you saw it."