CH 81

No matter how much Yang Xi's heart wants to jump up and bury Xiao Lan on the spot, he has no choice but to be patient in front of his boss and the powerful Mr. Zhang, who is just a social animal.

Old Liu Board said a few more words, but Zhang still looked unmoved. He could only reluctantly take Yang Xi and say goodbye to the other side, and the two left in silence.

When he left, he looked at Xiao Lan, who was laughing with Master Zhang, and when he looked at his subordinate, his eyes were full of dislike, probably regretting that he had rehired such a guy who could not do anything.

In the face of Old Liu's disgusted stare, Yang Xi smiles ingratiatingly, but secretly, she is so angry that her head is going bald.

He understood that this time he would be lowered in the boss's mind, and he would even be angry with the boss for his unsuccessful visit to Mr. Zhang. He was afraid that he would have to work to keep his position, because the boss liked to sneak around, so there were a lot of people in the company who were good at manipulating, and those groups of people wanted him to fall down so they could move up.

As she passed Xiao Lan, Yang Xi shot him a hateful glance.

Xiao Lan returned his smile with an indifferent "Goodbye".

Xiao Lan's heart was filled with sympathy for the social animal when he saw Yang Xi's face turn vivid purple.

When the uninvited guests finally left, Master Zhang gave Xiao Lan a shout and ran off happily to tidy up the vegetable patch in his garden.

The vegetable patch had withered away again with the naked eye after a few days' absence, and the fresh teeth marks were obvious at a glance.

Xiao Lan was in no hurry to go back as it was still early. He looked around the yard and saw no sign of the energetic Erha, so he asked, "Grandpa Zhang, why haven't you seen Tie Hanhan?"

While picking up rotten vegetable leaves, Zhang said, " Tie Hanhan has fallen in love with the Samoyed in the back of the house for the past two days and has been waiting for him in the backyard every day, singing love songs to him."

As if to corroborate Master Zhang's words, Tie Hanhan's howl rang out from across the yard.

"Ow~ ow~ ow~ ow~ ow~"

"Listen, it's this song, you say it sings so badly, how will people look at it ......" moncler outlet online, "Recently that Samoyed ran away when it saw Tie Hanhan, I guess it will soon I think he's going to fall out of love soon."

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Although Xiao Lan agrees that Tie Hanhan is probably not very artistic and will probably have a rocky road, he reassures Zhang, "Relationships make people grow up, even if Tie Hanhan loses his love, he will definitely mature."

Zhang nodded: "Failure is not terrible, failure that you can learn from is part of success."

This is said with the style of a big brother who was a businessman back in the day, even if he is now squatting in a vegetable patch with a handful of pitted and chewed leaves in his hand, he still has the feeling of a sweeper.

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After bidding farewell to Master Zhang, Xiao Lan and Luo returned home.

The interior is very quiet, and by the moonlight from the window one can faintly see the layout of the house.

Xiao Lan, however, did not put his hand to the light switch.

The moment he entered the door, Xiao Lan had a feeling that something was wrong, an instinct honed by many battles, an instinct that told him that someone in the house was watching him.

Xiao Lan looks down at Luo, who nods at him, obviously noticing that something is wrong.

The two walked carefully towards the house. In the real world, Luo's powers were constrained and they could not directly probe the house, so they had to rely on their five senses to be alert.

Everything looked normal in the house, there were no signs that it had been tampered with and the person in hiding did not appear to be aiming to burglarise or rob the house.

"Whoosh..."

The sound of breaking air came from the shadows.

Xiao Lan rolled to the ground and ducked behind the sofa with incredible speed, and the bullet that was aimed at Xiao Lan landed on the wall.

Xiao Lan was shocked to learn that this man had a gun! The gun was even fitted with a silencer at the muzzle.

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Then there were a few more whooshes as bullets struck the sofa where they were hiding.

At this point Xiao Lan realised that the gun did not seem to be as powerful as he thought it would be, the interior of the sofa was a wooden structure and the bullet did not penetrate the sofa.

Luo picks up a fallen bullet and hands it to Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan looked towards Luo's hand and saw that the inside of the bullet was something powdery and the shape of the bullet was different from the normal ones, apparently specially made.

Luo said softly, "It shouldn't be fatal if you get hit, but it's not clear what exactly the powder is for."

Xiao Lan frowned, who the hell were these people? What was the purpose?

He threw a cushion to attract the other man's attention, then the two took advantage of the gap to simultaneously dash out from behind the couch where they were hiding and towards the intruder's position.

There were two men attacking them, both wearing uniformed combat uniforms and goggles that also covered their faces.

The two men were clearly surprised by the sudden approach of their target, but with their professional training they quickly adjusted and fought with both Xiao Lan.

The advantage of the gun in close combat was gone and they switched to tactical, daggers.

However, as soon as Xiao Lan fought, he realised that his opponent was a very strong fighter, who must have honed his skills in real combat, and that his moves were so precise that he would not have been able to win against him.

After several exchanges of blows, Xiao Lan dodges the dagger coming at his neck and raises his leg and kicks him in the side of the waist.

His opponent was quick to react and quickly changed his stance in an attempt to avoid the blow, however his speed was still no match for Xiao Lan and he was kicked out violently, hitting the wall hard.

On the other side, the man who tried to stab Luo in the chest was also backhanded, snatched off his weapon and knocked to the ground again.

Seeing the situation, one of the intruders pulled a palm-sized object out of his pocket and hurled it at the two men.

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It looks like a hand and a mine.

Xiao Lan saw this and lunged straight to one side.

Luo rushes over and hugs Xiao Lan tightly, putting his body between Xiao Lan and the unknown attacker.

Then a thick smoke rose up, a white mist instantly filled the whole living room, obscuring all vision, surprisingly it was a smoke bomb.

When the smoke cleared and Xiao Lan poked his head over Luo's shoulder, the invaders were long gone.

Xiao Lan was left speechless by this sudden and inexplicable attack that disappeared. What the hell are you doing? It's not like those professional killers or agents in the movies who never stop fighting.

It gives Xiao Lan a sense of "has it started yet?" "It's over".

The two were so close together that Luo's flawless skin was right in front of Xiao Lan's eyes, like a piece of the finest white porcelain. Luo's hands were clasped around his waist, and with the worried look on Luo's perfect face, the image was a bit charming.

However, Luo's hands are so tight that Xiao Lan feels like he is being murdered.

"Ahem ...... let go, I'm going to break ......" he struggled and slapped Luo's hand.

This guy is getting more and more inhuman these days, his hands are so strong that he could kill a cow with one punch. Luckily, it was Xiao Lan, who is also physically strong, but if someone else was hugged by him like that, he would probably have squeezed out the stuffing.

When it comes to not dying from the attack, but from the protection of teammates is simply tragic.

"I'm sorry, sir." Luo hurriedly withdrew his hand, and in his haste he did not control the force.

Xiao Lan rubbed his back and stood up, feeling more tired than he had in the previous fight with his attacker. As a human being, he was just so weak, pathetic and helpless.

"Knock, knock, knock."

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At that moment there was a knock on the door outside.

Luo steps forward to open the door.

Outside was a nervous and enthusiastic neighbour, Master Zhang, with a vegetable in his hand, "Are you all right? I was in the yard and heard a noise on your side so I came to take a look."

He looks indoors with some apprehension and sees Xiao Lan standing by the sofa rubbing his back, his clothes still a little dishevelled. Turning his eyes to the sofa, he saw that it was also a mess.

He took a closer look at Luo, who was not as neatly dressed as before, and something dawned on him.

He was not surprised, but said, "Young people should be careful about moderation, as health is more important than anything else."

Luo nodded steadily, "Thank you for the reminder, we'll take care of it."

Xiao Lan: "......"

Why do you know so much!!! However compared to the truth of being attacked by an unknown person, it is probably easier to accept the current less than wonderful misunderstanding.

"Go on, you guys, I'll leave you to it." Master Zhang waved the fresh, watery greens in his hand and said goodbye to the two men as they left.

Luo closes the door and is met with Xiao Lan's depressed face.

Xiao Lan's face was black: "You cleared my name!"

Luo's eyes had a little smile in them: "I'll take care of it, sir."

Xiao Lan: "......"

It's oddly meaty dialogue, and full of an old-fashioned flavour.

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Xiao Lan thought it would be better not to continue. It's just a case of being treated as if you're doing it. It's not the first time anyway, Xiao Lan said to herself.

After that, the two men started checking the room for any bugging or surveillance devices that had been installed, and by the way, double-checking that nothing was missing.

But they don't usually live here either, and there aren't really many traces that can be left, apart from some electronics and household items.

As a result, after checking the whole house, the only thing that ended up missing was a book that Xiao Lan had previously placed on his bed - a limited edition hardcover of Du Du's Sister's Guide to Drawing.

It was intended for Luo by Xiao Lan, who felt that Luo would prefer a physical book to a video tutorial.

So the purpose of the people behind ...... is this book?

Xiao Lan was so confused, are Du Du's fans so crazy? If they can't buy the limited edition, they just hire people to rob it?

Or maybe it was the guy from ...... who tried him out earlier.

Today's attack may seem absurd, but neither did it use the power of the players, nor did it have an impact on reality, and even the end result was inconsequential, stepping right on the edge of the Advent world's tolerance range.

It seems that the other person is someone who knows the rules of the game well.

And often the more you know about the rules, the more keen you are to exploit their loopholes.

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Inside a private clubhouse that is only accessible to members.

The young man sits by the window, a glass of crystal clear amber wine in his hand as he leisurely sips his wine and casually admires the night scene outside. This is the perfect spot in the city for a night view, the lights are as bright as stars and have enchanted countless photographers, but he looks a little careless.

A woman in a fine gown pushed her way in, bowed respectfully to the man and held up the Sister Du Du's Guide to Painting in a fine box: " Mr. Cheng, you have what you asked for."

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Although incredulous at having gone to the trouble of obtaining the contents of the box, she did not show the slightest sign of it in either her expression or her movements, remaining respectful and composed.

The man known as Mr. Cheng did not share a single glance at the flowery book in her hand, nor did he share it with the exquisitely beautiful woman.

Mr. Cheng took a gentle sip of his quilted wine and asked with a soft smile, "What did they say?"

The woman replied, "Not a bad fighter, they are no match."

"That would be worth seeing." Mr. Cheng put down his glass and reached out to scratch the snowy white shaggy cat that had jumped into his lap, then waved his hand without looking up to signal the woman to stand down.

Silence returned to the room, with only the sound of the cat's comfortable purring remaining.

" Xiao Chengyan's son ...... huh." The man curled his lips, a few haughty moments in his smile as he lazily teased the cat on his lap and said to it, "Do you want to see him too? Xue Li ."

"Mee-ooh~"