webnovelfull Chapter 367: That Morbid and Paranoid Game Development Character (6)
Chapter 367: That Morbid and Paranoid Game Development Character (6)
[The special event is over, good boy's mood +30. ]
【Out-of-office function unlocked. 】
【The good boy is in place. 】
【Guaizi decided to go out for an adventure. 】
【The one-day itinerary begins. 】
A series of prompt sounds brought Bai Yichen back to his senses from the excitement of the good boy stretching out his paws to interact with him. He withdrew his gaze from the baby's pink paw pads with difficulty and rubbed his thumb and index finger against each other.
I can’t imagine how soft and elastic it would feel if I could really get my hands on it.
The graphics of this game are exquisite, but the interface and some settings are too simple. For example, the unlocking conditions of some items in the mall are not clearly stated.
There isn't even any customer service, and there's nowhere to give feedback.
With a sigh, Bai Yichen cheered himself up and decided to see what this [going out] was all about.
The cute kid in the picture is standing in front of the dark gate with his back to the screen, holding something in his mouth. His furry tail is wagging from time to time, and his little paws occasionally touch his triangular ears.
You can see its impatience from its back.
The newly appeared [Go Out] option stood prominently next to him, enlarging and shrinking to entice him to click on it.
It just so happened that Bai Yichen was also curious about what [Going Out] was, and his finger touched it and let go.
The wooden door creaked open, and a bright white light shone forth.
……
Mo You hid the dagger in his arms, wrapped his coat tightly, and pushed open the door.
The surrounding houses were old but at least intact, and his place of residence was just a narrow and cramped wooden house, a place to store sundries.
Since he was driven here, the sundries inside were naturally gone, and the couple thought he was not worthy of using these "good things".
Life in downtown is tough, and that refers to him.
He walked along the less crowded places until a school appeared in his sight. He bent over, walked along the wall, and knocked twice at an abandoned small door.
A muffled voice came from inside.
"I thought you weren't coming. Wait a minute, I'll open the door for you."
The friction sound between the lock and the iron door was very harsh. Soon, the door opened. Mo You slipped and slid in. The small door closed again.
The boy who opened the door for him wiped his nose, his eyes darted around, ready to slip away at any time if anything went wrong, and was surprised to see Mo You.
"Are you okay?"
"I heard that you had a conflict with the people at the North District garbage dump and were beaten up by them. Now it seems that it is not that serious."
Mo You pursed his lips and smiled, saying in a gentle tone, "I ran fast, so they didn't catch up with me, and I was a little luckier."
Liu Qi asked again, "What happened? How did you get into trouble with those people?"
There are four garbage dumps in the east, south, west and north, and each one is occupied by a group of people. Anyone who wants to pick up things from them to sell for money must let them check them before they can take the things out.
They are four local tyrants.
There are many people living in poverty and orphans in the outer city, and the garbage dump is one of their sources of survival.
Facing Liu Qi's question, Mo You paused and shook his head, confused, "I don't know... maybe they don't like me."
“Thank you for taking risks every day to open the door for me.”
Liu Qi just asked casually and was easily diverted to another topic. "That's nothing. If you hadn't taken me out of the alley that day, I might have died there."
Besides, it’s just opening a door, it’s not a big deal.
Mo You asked worriedly, "Wang Chong and the others didn't cause you any more trouble, did they?"
Liu Qi squeezed his hands and laughed at himself, "You know him, too. He's the son of Wang Lai from the Money Gang. He's used to being domineering. He often forms gangs in school to collect protection fees. There are few people who haven't been punished by him."
The teachers in the school don't care. They are only responsible for teaching the class and don't care about what happens after class. After a class, if there are a few fewer people in the next class, they just pretend not to notice.
The downtown area has its own rules.
The principal also has a background, so parents don’t dare to make trouble.
Mo You, who came to learn secretly, was helpless about this. The silent atmosphere lasted until the bell rang. Liu Qi had to go back to class, so he waved goodbye to him.
Mo You, standing in the shadow of the corner, quietly watched his back as he walked away, the shy and gentle smile on his face disappearing without a trace.
A useful tool, I hope it doesn't become obsolete too soon.
The school only has surveillance cameras at the main gate and the office, which is convenient for him.
Mo You walked into an abandoned room with ease, closed and locked the door in one go, moved among the shelves of various sundries and equipment, came to the corner, groped the wall in the dark with his fingers, and climbed down when he touched an irregular and uneven place.
I took out the cloth, and a faint light came through the gap. The sound from across the wall was particularly clear. This position was very close to the podium, and I could hear the teacher's voice clearly.
Mo You has a very good memory. He can remember most of what he has heard once, and can even simulate scenes in his mind based on what the teacher says.
Mo You accidentally heard an old man say that the only way to succeed is to study hard.
Mo You didn't care whether he had a way out or not. He came here to learn secretly just to know more, become smarter, and live a better life.
Can also better...
Thinking of the couple and Mo Yaoan, Mo You's eyes darkened and his mood sank, and in the next second, a sudden chill on his back made him shiver.
Almost instantly, he knew.
The monster is coming.
The monster was caressing him.
Mo You turned his head and met a pair of white eyes. They were so crude that no emotion could be seen in them, but he could feel the monster's worry about him.
It was soothing him.
When you turn around and see an inhuman creature appear, a normal person would be scared and scream.
Mo You took the initiative to hug the monster's arms, and pressed his fair cheek against the monster's black skin - if it could be called skin.
He lip-synced.
'Don't worry.'
'I am fine. ’
Being stared at by those inhuman eyes, Mo You felt a strange sense of joy in his heart.
"A monster that only looks at me."
'A monster that will keep an eye on me.'
'Feed my...monster.'
Chewing on two of the words, Mo You curled the corners of his lips and smiled happily.
The bell for the end of get out of class had already rung, but for the first time he was distracted and stopped listening to the noise on the other side of the wall. In this abandoned room, he hugged the monster.
The monster considerately enlarged its paw and let him sit on it, and protected his back with its other palm, allowing the boy to hug its neck and stick close to its face.
It couldn't understand or hear what Mo You said.
"Mr. Monster, you'll always stand behind me, right?"
"I was raised by you, so you have to keep an eye on me all the time."
For a monster without hearing, these words naturally would not reach its ears.
After getting used to the temperature of the monster, Mo You actually felt very safe. As long as the monster was here, he had nothing to fear.
That's scary, Mr. Monster.
You are corrupting me with your silent indulgence.
……
"Kang Dang"
The door was kicked open with great force, sending dust all over the floor. The boy with a crew cut who was leading the group pushed Liu Qi, and the followers behind him slammed the door shut.
“You’re so capable! You dare to play tricks under my nose.” Wang Chong said and pushed Liu Qi’s shoulder until he fell to the ground. Several people behind him came forward to help hold him down.
"I've been keeping an eye on you for a long time. Tell me, where have you been every time at this time recently?" His prominent eyebrows knitted together, looking unreasonably fierce. "Did you tell your parents?"
Liu Qi seemed to have been beaten before he came. His face was bruised and swollen, and he took a breath from time to time. "I, I didn't..."
He clenched his hands that were supporting him on the ground, and as he felt powerless, he lowered his head to hide the hidden hatred in his eyes.
A boy with shifty eyes laughed loudly, "Boss, he is so cowardly that he dare not say anything."
Wang Chong sneered and crossed his arms over his chest, "So what if you complain? Why don't you ask who my father is?"
He raised his foot and kicked twice in a very insulting manner, and felt disappointed to see Liu Qi gritting his teeth and saying nothing. He even liked the way these people dared not speak out against him and could only kneel down obediently.
"Be careful. If you dare to tell others about what happened here, I will teach you a lesson!"
Then he laughed again, "I'm not afraid even if your parents come. Maybe when they see me, they will kneel down and thank me for teaching you, hahahaha——"
"That's right, it's only natural for a father to take care of his son!"
"Come on, son, call me daddy twice? Hahaha!"
"Well, that's not certain. Who knows, his grandmother, who is lying half-dead on the bed, might kneel down tremblingly and kowtow to the eldest brother and beg for mercy, don't you think? Good son."
"You--" Liu Qi looked up suddenly and met the disdainful eyes around him. Wang Chong looked at him with his chin raised and raised his eyebrows.
The henchman who understood his intention slapped him in the face, "Why are you staring at me? Don't you want your eyes anymore?"
The one who took action was the one who spoke the most unpleasantly.
Liu Qi's cheeks were bruised and swollen, burning with pain, and his chest heaved violently. Finally, he swallowed his anger and squeezed out a word from his throat.
"Yes."
This caused the crowd to laugh even more arrogantly. Not only that, they took the money from Liu Qi and handed it to Wang Chong. Wang Chong didn't even look at it and just waved his hand.
"Tomorrow, your protection fee will be doubled, or I will break your legs."
Pulling Liu Qi's hair, patting his cheek, he smiled coldly, "Go home tonight, you know what to say."
"If you're smart, you'd better not cause me any trouble."
"Ah, it's because I just don't like you."
With a father who was a gangster, Wang Chong was not afraid of having his parents called to court. It was just that his father spoiled him and did not like him to cause trouble.
After all, it takes some time to deal with those people's parents. Instead of that time, Wang Lai would rather make money, more money.
"What are you looking at? If you keep looking, I'll dig out your eyes!"
With a shout, the heads that were sticking out from the windows and the end of the corridor were retracted with a whoosh, for fear that they would be the next Liu Qi.
Wang Chong waved his hand, and the boy with shifty eyes nodded and came over. "How's he, Mouse? Do you know what he's been doing lately?"
The boy who was called Mouse smiled and said, "No, you didn't know that because you came late, there are many small paths and dark roads in this school. If you lose your focus, you will lose them. That Liu Qi stayed for a long time. We only know that he came back from the east."
"Useless thing, I think your nickname is for nothing." Wang Chong snorted, patted the boy's cheek, and raised the corners of his mouth, but what he said was not a good thing.
"Keep following me. If you can't find the reason, he will be you tomorrow."
The boy shuddered. His skinny and small body was not as tough as Liu Qi's, and he could not withstand a few kicks. He felt bitter in his heart, but he could only nod his head repeatedly and pat his chest to promise that he would dig out Liu Qi's secret.
"Cough cough..."
In the equipment room, Liu Qi stared at Wang Chong's back, the resentment in his eyes only showing at this moment. His teeth bit through the tip of his tongue, the smell of blood spread in his mouth, he hated it to death.
"what happened to you?"
Liu Qi was so absorbed in his thoughts that when he looked up, he found that Mo You had approached him without him noticing, looking at him worriedly.
"I'm fine." He pulled the corner of his mouth, causing the pain on his face, and took a breath intermittently. Liu Qi tried his best to keep his voice steady, "Why are you here? Did Wang Chong find you?"
Every time he just brought Mo You in, he didn't know where the other party went afterwards. At first he was worried that Mo You would bump into others and be bullied, but as time went by, nothing happened, so he felt relieved.
After all, he was the one who brought the person in, and he didn't want anything to happen to Mo You.
Mo You observed his expression, not missing a single detail, and replied quietly, "Don't worry, no one saw us. I sneaked over here and saw you being taken away by Wang Chong. I was a little worried, so I came to check on you."
He calmly changed the subject to the other person, "You still haven't told me what happened?"
Liu Qi didn't say that Wang Chong was beaten because he discovered his whereabouts, but he didn't want to expose Mo You's existence and get beaten, and he didn't want to scare Mo You.
He laughed it off, "Nothing, it's just that Wang Chong is not satisfied with the protection fee I paid and wants more.
"Oh, by the way, be careful when you leave. I guess Wang Chong will definitely be guarding the gate recently. You must not run into him."
The technique of changing the subject was too clumsy. Mo You, who heard the entire conversation and saw it clearly, just smiled and said nothing.
"Okay, thanks for reminding me."
"Why are you so polite to me?"
Liu Qi vaguely knew something about Mo You's family situation, but after just a few contacts, he began to regard the well-behaved and sensible boy as a younger brother who needed protection. He really couldn't understand why such a well-behaved and lovely younger brother was unwanted by anyone.
Just as he was thinking about it, he felt a coolness on his face, which relieved the burning pain a lot. Liu Qi was startled and saw Mo You squatting in front of him, looking worried.
"Brother Qi, this is not a solution. If Wang Chong complains about the small amount you give him today, he will definitely go even further tomorrow. You will only gradually whet his appetite."
Liu Qi smiled bitterly, "I know, and he was just looking for an excuse to beat me up. It's okay, he wouldn't dare to go too far."
"At worst, I can just endure these two years and never come again."
A faint voice came.
"Is this enough?"
Liu Qi met a pair of quiet eyes and found that Mo You's eyes were blacker and darker than those of ordinary people.
"Are you willing?"