Kivotos, I was deeply shocked!

Si Wang's steps of leaving suddenly stopped. He narrowed his eyes and looked back at the man in black from top to bottom.

Is the focus of your curiosity a little off?

Seeing Si Wang's gaze, Hei Fu still maintained a decent smile, decent posture, and decent movements, showing just the right amount of curiosity within the scope allowed by etiquette norms, which neither made people feel offended nor made people feel that he was just looking for trouble.

He looks like a typical gentleman who walked out of an oil painting.

“It’s complicated to explain, but it’s pretty simple to do.”

Si Wang looked left and right, and finally his eyes fell on the gift box he brought with him. "How about I just demonstrate it to you directly?"

Heifu's eyes followed Si Wang's and fell on the gift box. "Do you want to use the gift you brought?"

"It's more or less the same. After all, this thing was originally a farewell gift I prepared for Hoshino Kotori, but then something happened and I didn't want to say goodbye to them too soon, so it just sat there."

Si Wang explained as he untied the bandage on the gift box, "Then I thought, I spent so much effort on this thing, I can't just leave it in a corner to collect dust, right? And then I just happened to remember that I haven't prepared a gift for meeting you today, so I temporarily fixed it up, modified it a little and brought it to you as a gift."

As Si Wang untied the last strap and opened the lid of the box, he saw a digital display screen with a continuous countdown installed on a long square.

Although the standard red, blue and yellow wires were missing and the detonators were bundled up with tape.

But there is no doubt that this is a time bomb that has already been activated.

"teacher……"

Looking at the red number [00:13:45] on the display, Heifu couldn't help but ask, "You don't want to tell me that blowing me up is what you want to tell Hoshino-san that [the heart of faith is your magic]?"

"Besides..." Black Suit shook his head, "If it's just a simple explosive, this amount of explosives probably won't be enough to hurt me."

"Who said this thing is going to kill you?"

Si Wang looked at Heifu with a puzzled expression and pointed at his nose. "Didn't I say that this was a farewell gift that I prepared for Hoshino Kotori? Of course, I was the one who was going to be blown up."

"what?!"

An interjection that was very ungentlemanly came out of his mouth. Heifu looked at Si Wang in shock and for a moment he even forgot what to say.

"Black clothes."

Si Wang stroked the numbers on the screen that kept going backwards and asked, "Do you think it's a miracle that Kotori Yui Hoshino has persisted despite the coercion of you and Caesar Group for three years with a debt of 9 million and five students?"

"...From a conventional perspective - probably."

After hearing what Si Wang said, Heifu immediately recovered from his previous shock. After thinking for a while, he shook his head, "But even if it can be considered a miracle, this miracle is only conditional. If it weren't for your appearance, even without waiting for the appearance of [Convenience House 68], the Caesar Group would have been able to complete the occupation of Abydos by itself, and Xingye-san would have fallen into our hands earlier."

"I never thought that a guy like you with a dark face and a black heart could be a fan of personal heroism?"

Si Wang couldn't help laughing and asked, "The sandstorm in Abydos has been going on for decades, right? Your plan to target Abydos has not been just one or two days, right? More than a decade ago, I hadn't even finished school, and I was still secretly glancing at the girl I had a crush on in school without daring to say anything. Could it be that there was a teacher who came from nowhere to stand in front of you and save Abydos?"

"..."

The man in black remained silent.

"Judging from your expression, I think he's gone."

Si Wang nodded. "Then why didn't you take Abydos back then? You just thought it was natural. Then why didn't you take Abydos now? Just because there's an extra me, why didn't you take it? You think it's my credit and my help, instead of the [nobleness] and [mystery] of Hoshino Kotori and the others who created their [conditional miracle]?"

Si Wang tilted his head in confusion, "Is the [nobleness] you are pursuing just to be able to take on larger caliber bullets and deliver heavier punches?"

"..."

Yes, why can't this be [sublime]? Can't this be [mysterious]? !

This is creating possibilities out of the impossible, creating miracles out of despair, is there anything that can better embody the existence of the [sublime] than this? !

Thousands of thoughts conflicted and roared in my mind. All the experience accumulated in the past was overturned in this instant, splashing thoughts all over the sky.

Why didn't I realize this before...

Heifu couldn't help but lower his head and rubbed his aching temple with his thumb.

Chapter 179 Meeting Gift

A [Noble] that may have existed...

No.

One after another, the "noble" that may have existed had been showing its brilliance for more than a decade right under his nose, but he turned a blind eye to it, wasting all that precious time and energy on arguing with the Caesar Group...

Of course, when I realized this, even with Hei Fu's years of self-cultivation, I couldn't help but feel a wave of annoyance in my heart.

But fortunately it's not too late.

Heifu suddenly felt a little relieved.

A brand new perspective, a brand new way of thinking, and a proof that can be compared with the research path of one's own half a lifetime.

And all of this was easily obtained in just a ten-minute conversation...

Is there anyone luckier than me?

Heifu sighed to himself as if he didn't notice the ticking time bomb in Si Wang's hand.

“Because of his love for the younger generation, his deep love for the school, and his respect for his seniors, even under the siege of your [Numerology], Caesar Group, and Sandstorm, Hoshino Kotori still persisted for three years with scars all over his body, and never wavered.

"To create this miracle, or to use your words, something sublime, I think it is love."

Si Wang's thumb unconsciously rubbed the time bomb in his arms. The gentle force was as if he was touching not cold metal, but the soft pink long hair of Kotori Yui.

He shook his head with regret. "Unfortunately... the dawn brought by my appearance seemed too ethereal. Hoshino Kotori seemed to think that I was a fleeting phantom, a fine grain of sand that slipped through her fingers. So she had to force herself to use the most drastic means to finish all the things that should and shouldn't be done as quickly as possible before my dawn disappeared."

"[Love]?"

Heifu repeatedly chewed over this word which was both extremely familiar and extremely unfamiliar to him, and had a vague understanding of it.

"Yes, it is [love]!"

Si Wang snapped his fingers. "Although it's a bit abstract and even more idealistic, I do think that apart from this abstract and idealistic term, there is no way to explain why someone would be willing to give up everything for a place where she only stayed for three years - less than one thirtieth of her life."

"..."

Regarding the unfamiliar areas, Heifu maintained cautious silence.

He neither agreed nor disagreed, but just leaned forward slightly and tilted his ear to show that he was listening carefully.

"so--"

Si Wang held up a time bomb with only five minutes left in his hand. The shark doll tied to his wrist swayed with his movements. "If I'm torn into pieces in the roar, if I'm reduced to charcoal in the flames, when Hoshino Kotori gets the news and rushes over, all he'll see is me turned into pieces of flesh and blood on the floor, walls and ceiling, and the doll in a pool of blood. I will try my best to keep the doll intact..."

As if thinking of some interesting scene, a short snicker escaped from behind his upturned mouth, "Aren't you curious... Can Hoshino Kotori once again create her [miracle] in Abydos and show her [greatness]?"

The man in black immediately looked at Si Wang with astonished eyes.

A completely different posture from the current one of Hoshino Kotori had almost clearly emerged in his mind - a cruel, cold, and ruthless posture standing above blood, fire, and ruins.

And herself, who was lying at her feet, shattered into pieces just like Si Wang.

"Teacher..." Heifu blurted out words of praise and couldn't help but applaud, "You are really an incredible genius."

"Then the genius should prepare to pick up Hoshino Kotori and take him home."

Si Wang shrugged indifferently. "Once you leave this door, whether it's due to Xia Lai's duties or my personal emotions, I will definitely keep bothering you whenever I have free time. If you still want to continue to advance your weird plans and conduct your research in peace, now may be the best opportunity to get rid of me."

"Teacher, please don't make such jokes."

Heifu quickly shook his head and advised, "Today is a rare and pleasant conversation that will be memorable. Let's put aside those actions that ruin the mood and end it with the same joyful mood!"

The man in black quickened his pace and walked to Si Wang, stretched out his hand to help Si Wang push open the office door, and made a "please" gesture, "Whether it is your cold sense of humor full of dark meanings or your wonderful perspective on the world, it makes me astonished and eye-opening! Let us say goodbye happily and look forward to meeting again next time!"

"Well, then you should prepare yourself for the expectation."

Although he didn't understand why the man in black was so attentive, Si Wang was too lazy to figure out a man's mental activities and walked out directly.

When he passed by Heifu, he paused, stuffed the time bomb in his hand, whose timer had already started flashing, into Heifu's arms, and said with a smile, "Next time we meet, it won't be such a vulgar gift as a time bomb."

"No problem, teacher."

The black suit seemed to be blind to the crazy red light on the time bomb display screen. He took it with a smile on his face and bowed slightly, "I will look forward to it."

Si Wang gave the man in black a meaningful smile, but did not explain anything and walked out of the office door without looking back.

What does that smile mean?

Watching the elevator rolling down the floors one by one, Hei Fu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Could it be related to this time bomb?

The man in black held the time bomb in his hand and placed it in front of his eyes, examining it carefully.

Silver-white shell, touch-controlled display, and the "Millennium Science Academy" logo printed on the back...

Seeing this, Heifu carefully searched his memory for information about the Millennium Science Academy. That academy with the most advanced science and technology and concepts in all of Kivotos did have something that could hurt him, but it shouldn't be something that Si Wang, who had only been in Kivotos for less than a month, could get.

Even if it was possible, with the current technological capabilities of the Millennium Science Academy, it cannot be compressed into a small time bomb.

Since this is the gift that the teacher prepared specifically for me, I will take it back and study it carefully.

Thinking of this, the black suit slid the time bomb display screen and pressed the [II] button which indicated pause.

The next second, the countdown [00:03:11] on the screen accelerated wildly, and before the black server could react, it instantly changed to [00:00:00], and then a [grinning] soybean emoticon popped up.

"!"

A chill suddenly ran up the man in black clothes' spine and went straight to the top of his head.

Chapter 180 Gift

will die!

He will definitely die!

The man in black couldn't help but widen his eyes, subconsciously raised his head, and threw the time bomb in his hand out.

The world seemed to be pressed in slow motion at this moment. Even if he had put all his strength into it, the time bomb seemed to be stuck to his palm. Black Suit could only watch it deform and twist little by little, swell up, turn red, and then explode with boiling flames and scorching heat.

The orange-red flames rushed onto the man in black's face like a stream of water and jumped into his collar.

The clean, white, and neat collar curled up into several visible wrinkles under the licking of the flames and high temperature, and then the tips of the edges of the wrinkles turned burnt yellow and charcoal black and quickly spread.

The man in black ignored the high temperature that could burn a person to a crisp in an instant, and stared at the center of the flame, as if he was concentrating on something other than the flame.

As the time bomb fragments shattered, a black shadow broke through the surging flames, drawing a blurry line like a phantom in the air, and rushed straight to the face of the man in black.

The omen of death has never been as strong and sharp as it is at this moment, as if the god of death was stretching out his hand, which was without any flesh and blood and only had bones, slowly penetrating through the skin, into the chest, and squeezing the heart.

The man in black could finally see clearly what the black shadow that was shooting straight at his forehead was.

A bullet that was as black as a black hole, without even a hint of luster under the reflection of the flame.

Before leaving, Si Wang deliberately showed the souvenir he left as a joke, which deeply proved that Si Wang was not a person who liked to joke.

If I say I’m going to take your life, I’m going to take your life.

There was no time to regret his belated realization. All the backup plans he had prepared did not have time to be used in the face of this fatal gift that was so close.

The man in black could only instinctively twist himself and raise his neck with all his strength.

Click!

The crisp sound of bones being dislocated came clearly from the back of his head. The man in black stared intently at the black bullet that was already close to his nose, and swung it to the left as if he was going to break his neck.

puff-

It was like the sound of a paper cutter tearing cloth, and the severe pain almost simultaneously penetrated through the bones and flesh and entered the black-suited man's brain.

The skin that was intact under the high temperature and explosion seemed to be non-existent in front of the black bullet.

It easily broke through the black suit's skin made of an unknown material, entered from the corner of the mouth, scratched the cheek, shaved off the flesh, crushed the bones, and then flew towards the ceiling along the temple.

boom!

The explosion of the time bomb came late, and along with it came the heat and impact that distorted and roasted the air.

Bang!

It was like being hit head-on by an out-of-control truck. The man in black flew up from the ground and crashed into a load-bearing column made of reinforced concrete and soil, becoming firmly embedded in it.

Only a strip of muscle remained connecting the chin and cheek, and transparent blood gushed out from the gaping wound, pouring out like a waterfall and flowing into the blazing flames.

"Ahem... ahem... steaming food Xiao... be careful Yan, Laoshi."

The man in black held up his drooping chin and pulled out his hands and feet that were embedded in the cement while coughing up blood.

He didn't care about the fact that half of his clothes were on fire, or the blood on the ground. He just recalled that Si Wang had managed to make him relax his guard subconsciously with just some words and tone of voice. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "This is really an eye-opening gift for me."

Heifu was not arrogant enough to think that no one among the Kivotos present could hurt him, he just felt a little emotional.