Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 22 Companion Demon

Although Duan Mingyuan had prepared himself mentally in advance, he was still shocked when he heard that one of his only two colleagues was a high school student.

He couldn't help but suspect that this organization had problems with laws and discipline, as it even recruited high school students.

Another colleague was very suitable for this job. He completed the resignation procedures in one day and officially started his life as a vagrant.

But come to think of it, which decent person would choose such a career?
This was the reason why he and Jiu Yue took a taxi to the opposite side of the No. 1 Middle School in the city after leaving Dajiang. Fortunately, the organization at least reimbursed the travel expenses.

It was just after four o'clock and there was still some time before school was over, and the street across the street was unusually quiet.

When Duan Mingyuan was still in high school, the students of the No. 1 Middle School in the city were superior to others and were the living example of "other people's children".

September lay on the plastic dining table with her pointed ears drooping.

Perhaps because she was tired, she looked listless after coming out of Dajiang's house.

Duan Mingyuan ordered a fried chicken family meal for her, which finally helped her replenish some energy. The table was piled with leftover chicken bones. The little fox ate all the meat on them with gratitude, leaving dense teeth marks on the bones. He observed that Jiu Yue had the fangs of a fox, and it must be very painful for her to bite people.

"Mr. Mingyuan, is school fun?"

I don’t know how long it took, but September broke the silence, and there seemed to be some longing in her eyes.

"Means nothing."

The answer came without hesitation. At least for Duan Mingyuan, high school life did not leave him with any good impressions. However, this was also related to the fact that he devoted all his energy to entrepreneurship at that time. His classmates regarded him as a weirdo and he did not make many friends.

"But I heard that I can make a lot of friends here and play together every day."

"rumor."

In recent years, the population of Yunlong City has quadrupled. The increasing population has caused a shortage of educational resources and competition among students has become more intense. According to young people recruited later by the company, the test questions for high school students are several times more difficult than in the past. The test questions they used to take back then would be given to junior high school students now.

As more and more people get on the bridge, naturally many people will be squeezed into the water.

Based on Duan Mingyuan's understanding of Jiu Yue, this little fox should be one of the ones that will fall into the water.

"I think so too." Jiu Yue believed Duan Mingyuan unconditionally, and the last bit of longing in her heart disappeared. "What are they doing? How come there is no one in sight?"

“It’s all in that building.”

Duan Mingyuan pointed to the red building in the distance. No. 1 Middle School in the city has a long history and countless legendary figures were born there.

It was so legendary that they heard it more than three times a day when they were in school.

"What are you doing in the building?"

"Do the questions."

"What question?"

"Student Jiuyue, please listen to the questions."

Duan Mingyuan thought for a moment and said, "Which of the following options is the founder of modern life energy science? A. Lu Yi; B. Lu Er; C. Lu San; D. Chai Ke."

"C, this is too easy."

"Then increase the difficulty..."

"Wait a moment!"

Jiu Yue raised her hand to interrupt Duan Mingyuan's question. The back-and-forth conversation successfully aroused her interest. "I heard from others that there are rewards for answering the questions correctly."

"What reward do you want?"

"that!"

Jiuyue pointed to the store’s most eye-catching signature dish—crispy chicken drumsticks stuffed with green peppercorns, which were priced at 7 taels for a limited time.

She had been observing the sign for a long time. The fried chicken that Mr. Mingyuan ordered just now did not include this new product that was sold for a limited time. Worried that Duan Mingyuan would refuse, she gave a legitimate reason, "Just now when I went to pick up the food, I heard it calling me, saying that it had been waiting for me here all the time."

Nothing can stop a person from responding to a friend's call.

Seeing Jiu Yue's hopeful eyes and her pointed ears that had regained their vitality, Duan Mingyuan temporarily changed the test question and replaced the "Life Energy Calculation Formula" he was thinking about with a simpler question, "What does the Sichuan pepper crispy chicken thigh taste like?" "It tastes like Sichuan pepper."

"That's right, go buy it."

He handed a ten-shell note to Jiu Yue, who immediately beamed with joy and skipped towards the counter, wagging his tail.

Duan Mingyuan learned some things about the companion monster from Dajiang. What was contained in the glass bottle was a part of the latter's life energy, which also contained some of Dajiang's memories.

This was an idea proposed by the top management. They believed that instead of using MLM-style brainwashing, it would be better to let real monsters appear in front of the targets. Jiu Yue was brought to the mountain by the organization for this reason.

The original plan for the companion monster was different from what it is now.

The first batch of monsters who received training were more like servants than guides and partners. The purpose of the training was to make them obey the orders of humans.

Companion monsters can only be bound to one person. Once the contract is established, they will always stay with the person they are bound to. The companion monster cannot tear up the contract unilaterally. To this day, the initiative to terminate the contract is still in the hands of the person they are bound to.

It was not until a turmoil a few years ago that the training of companion monsters became a little more "humanistic".

Most of the organization's top leaders were killed or injured, and the few who survived also fell apart. The leaders of various cities barely maintained the normal operation of the organization, but this could not be maintained for long.

Since the organization fell apart, Dajiang has taken out almost all of his personal savings, but this still cannot prevent the number of members in Yunlong City from decreasing, and the number of contact stations has been reduced from four to one.

This company...will go bankrupt earlier than Duan Mingyuan imagined.

"Mr. Mingyuan."

September came back with a lunch box and an oversized chicken drumstick on the plate.

"you eat first."

Even though she was a little reluctant, she still tore off the skin and flesh from the chicken leg with her hands.

When picking up the food, Jiu Yue asked the waiter for an extra lunch box, as half of the chicken leg was for Mr. Ming Yuan.

"I'm not hungry."

"That won't work. Good things should be shared by everyone."

Jiu Yue pushed the chicken lunch box to Duan Mingyuan without hesitation and urged him, "Try it quickly, it's delicious."

Duan Mingyuan no longer refused and put the torn chicken leg meat into his mouth.

The numbing and spicy taste of Sichuan pepper spread over his taste buds, but he started thinking about other things.

Jiu Yue's favorite food is chicken. In order to show that she is easy to feed, she claims that eating a chicken every three days is enough. However, this is far from enough for either an adult or a monster.

The importance of a varied diet has been highlighted in medical journals.

He made a decision. It seemed that he had to look up some information after returning home tonight. He wondered if he could find information such as "Guide to Breeding Rui Fox" on the Internet.

As for the agreement to stay at his house for three days... forget it for now.

The company was on the verge of bankruptcy, and Dajiang had spent most of his savings. He probably wouldn't be able to reimburse the monsters for their activities anymore.

"September."

"Ok?"

"Eat slowly, it's all over your mouth."

"Well……"

September didn't wipe the corners of her mouth because she was now holding the bones with both hands.

But then, she suddenly thought of something, stood up, bent down, and put her face towards Duan Mingyuan, "Help me wipe it."

Eyes curved into crescent shapes, and mouth corners slightly upturned.

Duan Mingyuan suddenly felt that the healing smiles mentioned in those fictional works probably referred to situations like this.

Currently accumulated number of days on the shelf: 20
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(End of this chapter)