Nightmare Despair

Chapter 113 Making Friends
"Brother Zhou Kai! All members of my Broken Wings Sect are brothers throughout the four seas!"

"I'm actually here to make friends with you!"

Shen Hui took the initiative and rushed up to Zhou Kai with an exaggerated smile as soon as he saw him: "I was impulsive and confused before, and offended everyone in Falcon Wing."

"Even after paying the money, I still felt guilty, so I swallowed my pride and came here to beg for forgiveness again..."

He deliberately didn't treat his injured hand, and now the skin and flesh are taut and shiny, the purplish-black swelling bulging high like a ripe eggplant.

However, the presentation was indeed quite good.

Zhou Kai wasn't really angry to begin with, and seeing his miserable state, he had even less desire to argue with him.

“You’re quite a character.” He waved his hand. “Don’t worry, nobody cares.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Hui's prepared explanations, along with the bitter smile on his face, froze.

Nobody cares?

What a convenient excuse that nobody cares.

Should I be happy or sad?

The fact that Zhou Kai is happy shows that he is a magnanimous person who doesn't hold grudges, and this feud has been put behind him.

sad……

Ugh, am I really that bad in your eyes? Not even worthy of being an opponent, you just ignore me completely.

Shen Hui's eyes were almost overflowing with resentment: "Okay, then I'm relieved... We Crane Stork and Falcon Wing are both brother martial arts schools. When we're out and about, we're still good brothers to each other."

"I'm glad I didn't make any enemies because of my recklessness this time!"

"Well then, I'll go treat my injuries first. I'll definitely ask for your guidance again another day, Senior Brother!"

Haha, so this is the good brother who took down more than a dozen ordinary students as soon as he arrived?
They're such brothers.

He raised his hand, stopping Shen Hui who was about to turn around.

"Look, he's in a hurry."

"You haven't finished speaking, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Shen Hui's tense shoulders slumped down, and she felt a sense of relief.

It seems they're trying to take this opportunity to ask for something in return.

This is a good thing!
No one is perfect. As long as Zhou Kai isn't a flawless egg, their "brotherly" relationship can only be truly stable once there are mutual benefits involved.

He immediately switched back to his honest and simple demeanor, pretending not to understand, and asked, "Senior brother, do you mean... there's something I can do for you?"

Zhou Kai's indifferent gaze swept across Shen Hui's face.

He clearly caught the fleeting glimpse of calculation and smugness in those eyes, proving that this kid was far from being as naive and honest as he appeared on the surface.

This little scheme of hers was as obvious to Zhou Kai as being naked under the scorching sun in the sweltering heat of summer – there was nowhere to hide.

Zhou Kai shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

"Let me leave you my contact information. I can easily reach you if I need your help..."

"Since they are brother martial arts schools, it's only natural for them to help each other, right?"

Shen Hui: "Yes, yes..."

He responded, stiffly took out his phone, and exchanged contact information with Zhou Kai.

Sometimes, it is these uncertain, undetermined agreements that are the most troublesome.

Who knows, Zhou Kai might use this as an excuse to make exorbitant demands later.

But... if you want to ease tensions, you have to put up with it.

Shortly after, Shen hurriedly took a taxi to the hospital to treat his injuries, cursing Zhou Kai a hundred times in his heart: "Damn it, if he had just extorted money from me, this matter would have been settled!"

"Let's keep him hanging on for now, and hopefully he won't go too far when he asks for help later..."

He made up his mind that he would go back and thoroughly investigate this person's background.

He doesn't believe it anymore.

A true master at the peak of strength, a formidable expert, could suddenly spring out from a crack in a rock.

……

Tonight at 7 PM is the day the closure of Metro Line 1 will be lifted.

After a final inspection by the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs and the public security system, no major problems were found, and normal operations were permitted to resume.

Just then, Captain Li and his team finished their work and the subway staff began to move in, turning on various switches in different corners.

Inside the monitoring room. The painful days have begun again.

In front of them was a screen wall divided into nearly a hundred sections, shimmering with a dim light, while behind them were cameras from the security monitoring center watching their work.

The work I do is neither fulfilling nor valuable; I have to time it perfectly even if I want to slack off.

The veteran employees often complained: "You should change this lousy job as soon as possible. If you continue doing this, you'll end up like us, useless."

Liu Xiaoyuan hadn't taken it seriously before, but after working there for a few months, he learned some amazing workplace skills.

"Line 1 is so long, did those uncles in hats really check it all meticulously? I don't believe it."

Liu Xiaoyuan complained about the police officers he encountered before starting his shift; each one had a solemn and serious look in their eyes, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

After taking his seat, he immediately sat up straight. Before officially slacking off, he planned to do his job properly for a while.

Liu Xiaoyuan checked this and adjusted the equipment there, his eyes wandering aimlessly across the screen wall, looking like he was very busy.

However, in the midst of his frantic activity, he actually discovered a problem.

"Oh dear, why are all the surveillance cameras at Exit B of Wanggang black? It's probably a line fault."

Liu Xiaoyuan didn't take it seriously, treating it as a common malfunction. He opened a Word document, wrote a malfunction report, submitted it to his supervisor for record-keeping, copied it to the equipment department, and then ignored it.

Before long, it got completely dark. Liu Xiaoyuan yawned contentedly, adjusted himself into a comfortable position, and sank into the chair.

Just as he was conserving his energy, the surveillance footage from Wanggang B would occasionally flash back for a moment.

The scene switches wildly between three modes.

It's either a snowflake effect with countless noisy specks; or a pure black screen that swallows up even the faint light of the screen; or a blue screen marked with strange gibberish.

……

popping.

"It's only the middle of the month, and we've already seen two more off."

"It's a pity there's no burial place left... The higher-ups messed things up, and the special operations team got caught up in it too."

Ye Zi, with a lollipop in her mouth, brushed the fresh soil off her hands. She had just finished burying the receptionist and the boy in high school.

She was used to life and death, or rather, she had never really felt the reality of this kind of thing since she was a child.

Rather than wallowing in sadness, Yezi prefers to find enjoyment in these kinds of moments.

Even though this kind of fun is completely out of place.

Sure enough, her mocking tone towards the dead made Huang Zhang's face darken, and he felt a little nauseous.

"Shh," Ding San said.

Ye Zi mouthed "OK" and quietly closed her mouth.

A while ago, taking advantage of the opportunity to bury the two nightmare patients who had been treated by Wumeng, Ding San informed everyone of the bureau's new arrangements.

Everyone got promoted.

From now on, they will no longer be semi-official and semi-civilian, but proper staff members of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs.

But no one was happy about it.

Because the Bureau of Extraordinary Events no longer allows Dreamless to practice their beliefs.

As employees within the system, they must obey arrangements.

Furthermore, from any perspective, Xishan City, which was already struggling to maintain its balance on a tightrope, has begun to show unusual tilting, swaying, and even staggering...

A nightmare of reality that occurs out of nowhere, a mirage that keeps causing casualties despite its elusive nature...

Park Hyo-yoon couldn't help but say, "Third sister, you should have taken us with you that night. With our help, we could definitely have dealt with that [Overlooking Mirage]!"

Because of the incident at Xinhui Industrial Park, Ding San's primary goal was to save people, and she didn't have time to confirm whether Shen was completely dead.

Last night, another fatal fall proved Ding San's mistake.

"Everyone says we're family, but is it just wishful thinking on my part?"

Ding San remained silent, unsure how to respond.

Mirages are never something ordinary people can handle. Real-life nightmares are especially so.

To put it bluntly, this group of people is not qualified to get involved in that level of dangerous events.

"Hmm..." She paused for a long time before slowly speaking:
"Next time, I'll bring you all along."

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