Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

Hiiragi Jing's words just now surprised Heng Cang next to him. It was hard to tell that this girl had such an understanding of crystal nuclei. She must have received education in this area.

While thinking about closing the position, he quietly glanced behind him. Just as he thought, someone seemed to be secretly observing their every move.

It should be the spy of the local gang, so it doesn't matter if you ignore it. However, in order to prevent these two eldest ladies from being disturbed by some blind guy, it is necessary to find an opportunity to explain to them.

No.17 Inexplicable Attack

Follow the alleyway to the recycling market and continue deeper into the next area. Along the way, you can clearly see that the types and quantities of goods sold by the vendors along the way are higher than those in the Scavenger Market in the New Life City, and this is only the many in Changming City. Just one of the recycling markets.

After all, judging from the geographical location alone, Changming City itself was built on the ruins of the ruined city left before the war. There are countless valuable pre-war relics buried under the large ruins outside the city wall, and the location of the Newborn City was originally For safety reasons, you can avoid the larger ruins of the abandoned city. Apart from the JD abandoned city, there are only a few small ruins such as villages and towns, and the resources available for exploration are very limited.

However, in Changming City, it is obviously difficult to earn enough income from scavenging to meet daily needs, unless you are lucky enough to unearth high-value items and acquire them officially or privately, or make them into a larger scale...

These are all...books? !

The entire wall in front of you is occupied by stacked bookcases. The densely arranged book spines of different shapes occupy every floor of the bookcases. Looking around, there are still books in this room that has not been separated by removing the walls. There are several large identical bookcases.

There are no extra items or other cluttered stalls. Other than that, there is only a registration desk at the door and an old man sitting there to register people entering and leaving.

"This is the bookstore set up in the recycling market. Textual items such as books, notes, flyers and other items found in the ruins are usually sent to the bookstore for identification. If there is no duplication between the textual information and the discovered database, then the bookstore Someone will be arranged to extract it and rebind it into a book. What you see is the result of the restoration. In addition to selling it to the outside world, important information will also be bought to the government at a high price." As he said this, his eyes swept across the neatly With a uniform spine, “In addition to text, a variety of information carriers such as CDs, tapes, films, and other electronic mobile devices are also objects of recycling.”

"It is said that the bookstore itself is also an institution with an official background. Behind it is the support of the Central Ministry of Science. Many important and frivolous related pre-war technologies were obtained from here."

Hiiragi doesn't believe that such an organization that has mastered so much information has no official background. A large number of data management personnel are not competent enough to be recognized simply by literacy. From identifying information to confirming the value of information, they lack a large amount of knowledge reserves and knowledge. This is not something professionals can do easily.

However, compared with the operating structure behind the bookstore, these dazzling collections of books and the contents they contain that are difficult to see in the Newborn City are what interests Hiiragi the most.

"Can I read these books?" Hiiragi stretched her neck eagerly. If she hadn't been concerned about possible local prohibitions, she would have reached out to the bookcase.

"Of course. Since the information can be displayed, I don't have to worry about others reading it. However, if you want to buy it, I don't recommend it. In fact, such publicly available information can be read at any time in the library of the Changming City Museum. Not only is the price cheap, but there are no errors such as typos or unclear printing.”

As soon as Hengcang's words came out and she got the reply of approval, she couldn't wait to step in front of these bookcases to browse for content that she was interested in. Lingjiu nodded slightly to Hengcang and quickly followed Hiiragi Jing.

"Take it easy, you two. I have some matters that need to be dealt with here." Seeing Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiu being attracted to the bookcase in front of them for a while and not being able to enjoy themselves for a while, isn't this just the period of solitude that I need? time?Heng Cang immediately told the two people's backs, while Hiiragi Jing waved her hands without looking back to show that she heard what he said.

Hengcang walked out of the bookstore with confidence. Just as he expected, the peeping figures followed them from the moment they entered the recycling market. This made him feel a little lucky. Fortunately, he decided to take action in advance just in case. If so, something troublesome might happen.

Thinking of closing my position here, I turned into an extremely narrow alley. In a place like the recycling market that has been renovated without authorization, there are uninhabited and hidden alleys like this everywhere. It is a dirty and humid environment with few people unless they get lost. will come, and this kind of place happens to provide a good environment for the ensuing conversation.

Not long after Ping Cang entered the trail, two young men also stepped into it one after another. However, their appearance was somewhat different from Ping Cang's imagination. Their flat hair did not look like the sloppy and exaggerated hairstyle that gangsters often have. The gray and neat clothes showed no signs of damage or stains, and the thick leather boots under his feet were finely made. From the perspective of closing positions, the price was definitely not low.

When did gang members become so particular?

"Since you have followed me, you must be aware of my duties." He gestured towards the two young men and pointed to the red armband with the word 'tour guide' written on his arm. This armband represents The meaning is self-evident, "The Administration has no intention of conflict with your gang. I am only here to fulfill my duties as a tour guide..."

"Are you from the Changming City Coordinating Committee?" But before he could finish speaking, one of the young men impatiently interrupted his explanation and walked towards him slowly, while the other Then they tacitly acted as a lookout at the entrance to the alley.

"Huh?" The unexpected attitude of the situation made Ping Cang puzzled. The local gangs and the Changming City government had always been at peace with each other. The latter acquiesced in the former's low-level management of the gray area, and the former also tried hard to avoid friction and conflicts with the latter, but In the face of his statement, the two people's behavior was obviously not good. Is it the attitude of the gang leader here or their spontaneous behavior?

And this accent...he had never heard it before.

"I don't want to remind you a second time that those two are extremely important guests outside..." Perhaps the other party didn't quite understand the key. The attempt to close the position once again showed that the other party had already taken action on its own.

"It seems so. I should be able to pry out a lot of useful things from your mouth." The young man approaching him muttered to himself inexplicably, then suddenly accelerated his pace and rushed towards him quickly.

Their target is not Hiiragi Jing and Reijiu, but him? !

Until now, when closing the position, my mistake has been reflected, but why?Hei Cang couldn't figure it out: Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiucai were obviously more valuable than his ordinary temporary employees. Why was he the one being targeted?If they are not a gang then what kind of force are they?

There was no time to think about these issues anymore. Faced with the young man rushing towards him, he quickly rolled on the spot and passed through the opponent's space. When he was young, his experience of sneaking around due to the pressure of life made him flexible, and he was beaten by others. This skill of escaping has saved him countless times during chases, and it is not unfamiliar at all after so many years.

The other party obviously did not expect the skill of closing the position. There was still room for escape in such a narrow alley. However, after escaping No. 1's arrest, the other person standing at the door also noticed the alley. He noticed his companion's mistakes and took a stance when he saw Heng Cang running towards the exit where he was.

Oops!

Heng Cang stopped in a hurry. He had managed to escape because of the other party's contempt for his age before, but now that the other party was ready, he would not be so lucky again. Faced with the two men surrounding him one after another, Heng Cang The situation was extremely unfavorable. In a flash of thought, he immediately stretched out his hands and feet, supported the left and right walls and climbed upward bit by bit.

Above this is the window of the resident on the second floor. Although I had to break into someone else's house, I managed to escape...

However, as he saw the window getting closer and closer to him, a hole suddenly exploded in the wall at hand. The flying gravel hit the skin, causing needle-like pain, and the scratches on the broken skin secreted tiny drops of blood. .

This is...the crater of the bullet!

Ping Cang was startled and looked down, only to see a young man pointing a pistol at him. The tubular sound suppressor installed at the muzzle was emitting a trace of gunpowder smoke after firing the gunpowder.

They have guns? !

The development of the current situation has made Ping Cang completely desperate. He knew that the shot just now was just a threatening warning. They could kill him without any cover at any time if they wanted. His escape was in vain. Just struggling.

Following the instructions of the opponent's hand gestures, he slipped to the ground. Facing the gun pointed directly at him, he could only raise his hands in a gesture of surrender. There were too many mysteries about these two people, their identities, and the reasons for focusing on him. And how did that pistol pass the check and be brought into Changming City?

"You brat, you can still run." The young man with the gun sneered as he walked up to him and pressed the barrel of the pistol hard on his forehead. "Be smart, if you want to survive, Answer my questions obediently!"

The next second, the young man's arrogant expression suddenly became distorted and weird, and at the end of the question, he suddenly changed his tone like a high-pitched song. The reason why he performed this funny performance was very clear to Ping Cang, and the force came from below. A sharp kick on the young man's calf revealed all the truth.

"Oh...ah...ah..." The young man, with his mouth wide open and his eyes white, covered his crotch that was hit so hard. He fell to the ground like a curled up prawn, and his breath was squeezed out of his throat as if it was difficult to breathe. He groaned in pain, and behind his fallen figure, Hiiragi Jing, who was supposed to be in the bookstore, was looking at him with a rather proud smile.

"Close the position, are you okay?"

"I..." The scene in front of him happened so suddenly that he didn't have time to realize what happened until Hiiragi Jing came into view. Looking past Hiiragi Jing, he noticed Ling Jiu at the entrance of the alley, lying at her feet. Next to him was another attacker.

These two were...defeated?And it's still so neat and tidy?The stunned Hengcang couldn't believe the scene in front of him.

Chapter 18 Expectations for closing positions

"I'm very sorry. I really didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen and disturbed the interest of the two of you. It's really..." Hengcang subconsciously wanted to apologize with a big bow, but suddenly recalled that he and Hiiragi Jing This statement when they first met in the assembly area seemed to make the other party express discomfort.

He was about to bend down and stopped. After a moment of thinking, the repeated apology in the second half of the sentence was promptly replaced: "...very...thank you." He sincerely thanked his service recipients. Such an experience made him feel a little... It's unfamiliar, but it takes a lot less effort than bending down to apologize.

"Why are you so polite? By the way, are you okay?" Hiiragi leaned down and pulled off the attacker's belt, tying his hands behind his back to prevent him from having any room to resist, and asked Ping Cang with concern.

"It's nothing, just a few scratches." The scratches on his arms were still burning, but in comparison, Heng Cang was even more grateful that he was not injured by the ricochet produced by that shot. In such a narrow space, The unscrupulous use of firearms in the environment shows that one's own life safety is not taken seriously. If Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu failed to support him in time, one can imagine his fate.

He didn't even expect that Hiiragi Reijiu had such a high skill. He could solve the problem of two people in three strokes, five divided by two. Even if these two people were distracted by paying attention to him, they would not be easily defeated by ordinary teenage girls. Throw it down...could it be said that they are really mercenaries?

"And how did you find me here?"

The location here should be quite hidden. Even a local who often hangs out at this recycling market would have a hard time finding it. Otherwise, he would not have chosen this place as a place for negotiation. Moreover, Hiiragi Shizuo and Reijiu arrived very quickly. In time, could it be said that they also noticed it early on?

"It did take a lot of effort to find this place. Fortunately, Lingjiu is still very sensitive to aura." Hiiragi patted Lingjiu on the shoulder to indicate that this one was more helpful, but her vague reply did not directly answer the question of closing the position. The problem.

breath?what is that?

"By the way, do you know these two people? Are they your enemies?"

Hiiragi's question immediately drew his attention back to the two attackers. This was what puzzled Hengcang. He didn't recognize these two people, and there were no signs of their origins in their clothing. , what puzzled Hengcang even more was the strange accents of these two people. He had been working in the assembly area for nearly a year, and he was basically familiar with the accents from all over the Southern Commonwealth, but he had never heard the accents of these two people. .

"I don't know them, but they were probably attracted by my armband." As soon as the other party came up, he asked if he was from the Changming City Coordinating Committee. He also mentioned that he wanted to know more about Changming City through himself. government intentions.

"Perhaps they are people who are dissatisfied with the Southern Federal Government..." After some thought, this was the most reasonable explanation that Heng Cang could think of. "They blended into the large number of people who entered Changming City recently and waited for an opportunity to launch attacks against the government. Attacks by officers or employees, and my armband happened to make me a target for them.”

"Attack? Why?"

"There are various reasons for the attack. Some are angry at not being able to get a quota to move into Changming City, some are exploited and oppressed by soldiers in the surrounding settlements, or they can't stand the oppression and corruption of the upper class..." Ping Cang's voice gradually became lower. , he suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Hiiragi, "I'm sorry, you two. I'm afraid I won't be able to provide tour guide services for you two anymore."

Hiiragi was stunned for a moment, but soon she understood the reason for closing the position.

"Judging from the coordination of these attackers, we cannot rule out the possibility of a gang committing the crime. It is more likely that my appearance has been recorded by other people who were hidden in the crowd just now. If I continue to provide tour guide services for the two of them, it is very likely that Involving the two of them in possible retaliation against me." Ping Cang shrugged helplessly, "I will report the matter as soon as possible. In the future, the administration should also suspend the tour guide, and I may be able to If you want to continue the tour, you can contact a private tour guide agency to try, but my suggestion is that it is best to stay in a safe place during this period."

"What about these two people..." Hiiragi worriedly kicked the unconscious attacker at her feet.

"If you two ladies don't worry, I will contact the nearest colleagues to help escort them to the patrol hall for interrogation."

……

Since the proportion of outsiders in Changming City has gradually increased, similar attacks have occurred from time to time. At least from the "Attack Incident Report" printed on the "Attack Incident Report" received from the company, the required information from location to time was printed. Judging from various projects, it seems that the Administration has already predicted such an attack.

That’s fine, you don’t need to organize your own language to describe it, otherwise, I’m afraid it will be rewritten because the details are not in place.

'Location of incident: No. [-] Recycling Market. '

'Time: June 134, 6, around ten o'clock in the morning. '

'Number of attackers: Two people witnessed, remaining accomplices unknown. ''

'Are you armed with a firearm: Yes'

'The attacker's current situation...' The pen tip in Hirancang's hand paused for a moment on the blank column of this item and then wrote the word 'at large'.

Next, there are only some unnecessary details left to add. As long as I submit them, I will be officially on vacation. Before, I was worried about whether I could catch Ruoxiang's concert, but now it seems that being attacked is a good thing. Thanks to Got them...

Thinking of closing the position here, the image of Hiroyuki stepping on the attacker and smiling triumphantly flashed through his mind. He slowly put down the pen in his hand, and then carefully took out a folded evaluation form from his pocket. The handwriting on it The scrawled and twisted word 'come on' makes people smile.

"Close the position!"

Just as Hengcang was staring at the evaluation form in his hand in a daze, a call suddenly came from outside the room. Hengcang was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly put the evaluation form back into his pocket when the outsider entered the room.

"Captain? Are you back?"

It was a middle-aged man with a beard on his face who looked to be in his thirties. Although they had known each other for less than a year, he was the person that Heimai admired the most.

But why did the captain, who was usually very busy, suddenly come to him?Could it be that……

"Captain, did you ask anything from those two people?" Ping Cang asked. He had always been curious about the identities of the two attackers.

"..."

The captain shook his head silently, and the silent atmosphere made Hengcang feel a little strange. : "Is it because you are too tough-mouthed and don't want to reveal anything?"

"They are dead."

"Wha, what?!" The captain's next words made Ping Cang a little unbelievable, "It's the interrogator..."

"It's suicide." The captain sighed, and the look on his face gradually became solemn and complicated. "After checking the corpses, we found that they had small containers filled with highly toxic substances installed in their back tanks. They should have been on their way to interrogation. Pick it up with your tongue..."

Is that so? !But they clearly expressed their intention not to kill them, so why did they go to this step?

"It must be a dead soldier of a certain force. It was originally intended to deal with the Coordinating Management Committee, but accidentally fell into our hands." The captain shook his head helplessly. This unexpected situation is the most troublesome, but Fortunately, they are still hiding in the dark. Even if they leave any trace, they will be swallowed up by the large number of people pouring into Changming City.

"By the way, how is your work at the Administration? I heard that the official employee evaluation is coming soon. Have you not received good reviews yet?"

"Hug, I'm sorry." Pingcang pressed the position of his pocket calmly, "Actually, it should be fine after the tour guide's work is completed this time..."

"It's not your fault. Who would have thought that something like this would happen?" The captain waved his hand to interrupt Hengsang's words and signaled him to relax, "I'll find a solution over at the administration. There's one more thing: About The team leader already knows your intention to join..."

As he spoke, the captain had already stretched out his hand in front of Pingcang. This simple action gave Pingcang a premonition of what was about to happen next. This made his heart suddenly beat. He quickly stretched out his hands to hold the captain's hand, excited. The emotion caused his arms to tremble slightly.

"Welcome to join... Heng Cang." As he finished speaking, a metal piece strung up by a rope fell into Ping Cang's hands. The rough wear marks on the metal piece together formed the skull and sheep head symbol he most dreamed of. .

Chapter 19 Dinner in Changming City

Two days have passed since arriving in Changming City. The two-day tour time is obviously not enough to visit the entire Changming City. However, leaving aside the highly repetitive and only commercial buildings around Epoch Square. After the mall, there weren't many places that Hiiragi really thought were worth seeing.

Although today's journey lacked the assistance of local tour guides like Ping Cang due to special reasons yesterday, fortunately, except for a few times where they got lost a few times, the journey went smoothly. The freely planned route actually allowed them to see a lot. More novel scenery.

After arriving at a place called a cinema and watching an interesting movie, the last arrangement of the day was completed.When we returned to the hotel, it was just getting dark. There was no one else in the rather deserted hotel except for the service staff arranged by the Newborn City Office in front of the counter and the two team members who stayed in the lobby.

It was still early at this time, and the team members would only return to the hotel one after another when it was almost time for dinner. The two researchers, Han Nianling and Cheng Fang, who were almost invisible, returned even later. In Changming During the two nights she spent in Chengdu, she didn't see Han Nianling returning to the hotel before falling asleep.

This was the case in the Firstborn City, and it was the same in the Changming City... A researcher is really a very busy profession.Her employer was away from home, and she and Lingjiu, as employees, were having fun in Changming City. This made Hiiragi feel a little bit uncomfortable, and she didn't know when Han Nianling would be able to have some free time.

"Thanks for your hard work……"

After a brief greeting, the two of them went up the stairs and returned to their apartment. As soon as Ling Jiu entered the door, he glanced at the wall clock on the wall. After confirming the time, he immediately ran to the radio on the bedside and turned it on. Switch to adjust channels in one go.

The next thing to do is to lie on the bed, hold your face in your hands and wait patiently for the broadcast you are looking forward to.

Lingjiu has shown great interest in the radio broadcast of Ruoxiang singing since he first heard it. The same happened yesterday. He stayed in front of the radio as soon as he came back and seemed to have become a loyal little fan of Ruoxiang.

However, what makes Hiiragi feel strange is that Lingjiu obviously likes to listen to Ruoxiang singing so much, but he has no interest at all in the many tapes and records containing Ruoxiang's songs on the display shelves in the hotel.

When she asked Lingjiu why, she always got a "bad" answer.

Not nice?

The song Ruoxiang sang on the radio was not a new song. It had to be included on both tapes and records. Since it was the same song sung by the same person, how could there be a distinction between good and bad songs?

Could it be that because of Zero-Nine's keen perception, the noise produced in the tape and record player had a great impact on her?However, the sound quality of the radio was much worse than that, and the listening process was occasionally intermittent due to signal problems, but this did not prevent Ling Jiu from listening with gusto.

Or is it because of psychological problems?Isn’t it true that Ruoxiang’s direct singing on the radio is a blessing of faith compared to the tape recording?But no matter how you look at Ling Jiu, he doesn’t look like such a person...

So far Hiiragi Jing can only explain it this way. No matter how hard it is for Lingjiu to find his own hobby, it is always a good thing. Han Nianling also said that this will help Lingjiu quickly return to a normal life.

Hiiragi took down the "Changming City Travel Guide" from the bookshelf and sat down at the desk. Today's tour plan was based on this book she made independently last night, and now she is preparing to make one for tomorrow. New schedule.

But after reading it several times, Hiiragi's hand was still unable to start writing. Excluding the areas he had already visited, the remaining recommended places were only high-end shopping places. After all, it was an official manual published by Changming City, promoting Tourists’ consumption intentions can be known at a glance.