Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 39 Foggy Night

"Where has Jiang Si been recently?" Lin Yilin asked when she had time.

"I don't know. She runs around everywhere every day and has no fixed place to live. It's a wonder she can live such a comfortable life. But this is also her way of survival. Recently, it seems that she has temporarily left Xixikeke Street to hang out in other places. She wants to avoid the limelight." Zheng Fan said incoherently, holding a coffee spoon in his mouth.

Lin Yilin thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because of the Mellen family."

"What exactly does this Mellen family do? Where did this gang come from?" Zheng asked back.

"They are not an underground gang, but in a sense they are more troublesome than underground gangs. They are a legitimate merchant family, mainly operating in the white world. Their main business is luxury cosmetics. The products of the Mellon Group are quite famous in the white world. I also bought their products when I was in college."

Zheng Fan immediately stood up and looked at Lin Yilin.

Before he could speak, Lin Yilin took the lead and said, "I just bought it as a gift, not for my own use."

Zheng Fan suddenly felt bored and lay back down.

"How could a business family from the white world be related to a murderer from the red world?"

"If you want to expand your business, it will more or less be related to the gray area. With such a large market here, even if there are risks, it can't stop those businessmen." Lin Yilin said as a matter of course.

"That's true."

Lin Yilin continued: "Then, Jiang Si destroyed their factory in Xixikeke Street before, causing them huge losses."

"Oh ho?"

"There is a hidden story behind this incident. First of all, according to my intelligence, Jiang Si was not the only one involved that day, but in the end, only Jiang Si was exposed and became famous for a while. And then I can't understand Jiang Si's motives."

Zheng Fan thought about the girl's simple mind and said, "Maybe she was fooled."

"That's not hard to guess. What I'm curious about is how she was fooled." Lin Yilin tapped the phone on her desk with her fingernails. "Jiang Si's behavior pattern is not much different from my stereotype of a killer. She kills for various reasons, but she is not stupid. It's better to say that she is wise but foolish. The fact that a killer can thrive in Dadu for so long is very telling. It shouldn't be the case that she would be fooled into dealing with such a behemoth under such circumstances."

Zheng Fan was surprised: "You think so highly of her? I haven't seen other murderers so I don't have any feelings."

"Murderers are all geniuses in some areas, but their tempers are mostly the same, and Jiang Si is a little special." Lin Yilin said, looking at Zheng Fan thoughtfully, "But the fact that he can attract you, Mr. Illusion, is indeed very special."

Zheng Fan waved his hand: "It's just that I was attracted by her black lace underwear."

"…There's no need to say this so bluntly."

Lin Yilin sighed softly: "Forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

It really has nothing to do with Lin Yilin.

But it may be related to Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan thought for a moment and thought that if Jiang Si might do something that was inconsistent with her normal logic of action, it was probably related to the friend she mentioned who was abducted by another illusion.

The office was silent for a long time.

Lin Yilin raised her head from the book and glanced out the window: "The fog is getting thicker. For safety reasons, I'm leaving get off work early today."

"You are the boss of the firm, you have the final say." Zheng Fan turned over on the sofa.

Lin Yilin came closer and took the black card from Zheng Fan's pocket.

"Ah!" Zheng Fan turned around quickly.

"In order to prevent Mr. Hallucination from 'buying' too many weird things without my knowledge, I'll take the card with me." Lin Yilin put away the bank card.

A coffee machine costs 70,000 yuan. She didn't dare to imagine what would happen if she left the bank card in Zheng Fan's hand for one night.

No matter how rich she is, she is only living off the inheritance from her adoptive father, plus her occasional investments and financial management to accumulate much more wealth than ordinary people, but she is not as wealthy as those business groups and tycoons at the center of the white world.

Lin Yilin suspected that even if a business tycoon handed over his treasury to Zheng Fan, Zheng Fan could easily evaporate it.

After all, there is no known upper limit to Zheng Fan’s financial ability for shopping.

What if he used it to make something like the Gundam he mentioned, or got a few batches of advanced military weapons, a few nuclear warheads, bombers, aircraft carriers, etc.... that would be really outrageous.

The power of "property" is indeed like Pandora's box. Once it is opened, the future seems to be crumbling.

"Tsk, whatever." Zheng turned his head away, looking nonchalant.

Lin Yilin didn't say much: "See you tomorrow, Mr. Illusion."

The door of the office closed gently.

It was foggy and humid, and Zheng Fan didn't want to go out to play. It didn't get any better until it got dark. Finally, he took out a set of cards - secretly bought with Lin Yilin's money - the same pure cards without any weirdness, of course, they just looked a little more luxurious.

Then he asked Toast to play cards with him.

What? Toast can play cards?

What are you questioning?
It was perfect toast, even if it was limp from the damp weather and looked like it was going moldy, it was still perfect toast.

It's just playing cards, it can't be difficult for it.

Toast is also quietly upgrading. Lin Yilin eats the "red elixir" produced by the violent world relatively slowly. Toast does not have so many taboos. With the accumulation of time, it is no longer the same as before.

For example, now it can pinch its forelimbs into a pair of chubby little hands and play cards with Zheng Fan.

What a powerful ability! It is indeed the perfect toast, and it can easily do things that other toasts cannot do!

"Fuck, you can calculate blackjack faster than me, are you really a piece of toast?"

"Ouch!"

"Good boy, I've met my match."

"Ouch!"

"Come again."

"Ouch!"

"Tsk, mistake, mistake..."

When you think you have failed, please remember that there is an illusion that you cannot beat a piece of toast at blackjack.

So Zheng Fan changed his plan and switched from playing blackjack to playing "Regicide". If you can't beat them, join them.

"Regslayer" is a board game that can be played with a deck of cards. JQK is regarded as the object to be defeated, and the other cards are used for attack, defense and other special effects to fight against each other. The game is of equal difficulty and can be played by one person or multiple people can form a team to fight together.

Zheng Fan takes Toast with him to challenge the evil poker monarchs.

They played until it was completely dark, then Zheng Fan went to make a cup of coffee, broke off a piece of toast and dipped it in the coffee before eating.

not bad.

While talking about what to play next, Zheng Fan suddenly looked out the window.

There were furtive footsteps approaching the office. In the foggy night, the street lights outside could only provide dim light.

Several figures appeared outside the window.

Who would come to the office so late?
……

"Damn, do you have to come in this kind of weather? I almost bumped into you while walking. I couldn't even see your faces from such a close distance." Outside the door, several thugs from the Banmu Office gathered together, cursing from time to time.

"It's only good to do things in this kind of weather. That woman is very cunning. If you're not careful, you'll be discovered."

"So what if she was discovered? How dare she cause trouble for our class? Humph, I'll kill her!"

"Okay, that's what Sister Yuan meant." The one who spoke at this time was Cheng Fei, who had lost several teeth after being punched by Zheng's counter-possession Lin Yilin. He has now recovered and said, "Boss Qingye is soft on that woman, so Sister Yuan wants to kill her. She wants us to harass her office more and drive her out of Xiding Road as soon as possible. It would be best if she can't even stay in Xixikeke Street!"

"I know, I know. We are best at smashing things in the middle of the night. That's what we do. We were severely scolded by Boss Qingye for not doing our job well a few times before. They don't want us anymore, so now we can only follow Sister Yuan."

"Stop talking and do it."

As they were talking, a man stepped forward and tried to pry the door open.

But before I could pry it open, I just touched the door and found that it was pushed lightly inwards.

The door is unlocked?
No, it’s not that the door is unlocked. It seems like the door... opened by itself?
They were stunned for a moment, feeling inexplicably creepy.

"What are you standing there for? That woman is so bold. Come on, let's go in!" Cheng Fei's teeth ached as he looked at the brand new door of exactly the same style, and he urged.

They pushed open the door and entered.

Entered the silent Zero One Office.

I found a cup of hot coffee on the office's reception table.

(End of this chapter)