You are my wife, don't doubt it!

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A few hours ago.

Shen Jie said goodbye to Xiao Yao and left her daughter's room.

Going to the Bluebird meeting is indeed important, but it’s actually not that important.

What Shen Jie actually needs is to pull herself out of this dreamlike indulgence, re-examine herself, and re-examine the situation she should face at the moment.

The woman got up from the toilet and checked her makeup in the mirror beside the sink.

The fully computer-controlled toilet was working quietly beside her, making her feel a little embarrassed.

This apartment building, which was converted from old public housing, underwent a comprehensive modern renovation more than ten years ago, but the original structure remains and there is no way to accommodate a larger toilet or bathroom.

As for why this old building can still stand tall in this land-scarce area in Shanghai - it does the demolition itself and is also a nail house owner. Who could have thought of this, right?

Shen Jie took the elevator downstairs, walked out of the building and came to the car.

In the sunlight, the shadow of the wide-brimmed hat covered Shen Jie's face, making her face look a little dark and unclear.

The woman glanced at the window of Shen Tianyun's room.

There seemed to be no one there, the room seemed empty.

However, Shen Jie knew clearly that Xiao Yao's face, which was too young and even seemed a little immature, was behind the glass window, looking in her direction with wide eyes and waving goodbye to her.

However, he couldn't see anything either.

"Madam." A driver in a black suit came down from the driver's seat, respectfully opened the back door for Shen Jie, then bowed and made a "please" gesture.

Shen Jie didn't move, so the driver remained in this position.

The woman sighed, turned her back to the driver, and murmured to herself in a voice that only she could hear: "She is still a child after all, so gentle and polite. She doesn't have the courage to personally send Yu Luying to meet her God in the future."

I said yesterday that my fever has subsided, so there should be no problem with the update later.

I thought I was fine, I thought I was okay.

Then at three in the morning it started burning again.

But since I said I would review it today, I have to review it today.

I will try to update every day in the future, as long as the situation does not continue to deteriorate.

Just tell everyone.

Chapter 247 Above the Tower

2023-06-27

According to Comrade Yu Bo's instructions, we gathered in the hall at 4:30 p.m. and headed to the western suburbs.

Yu Luying was also eager to try and was willing to help no matter what.

Xiao Yao returned home, said hello to Shen Tianyun, spent a little time with her, packed some things, and then went out to take a taxi to "Xijiao Garden".

I'm sorry, Brother Bo, and I'm sorry, Sister Ping, for standing you two up.

This is my own business. I really can't put you or more unrelated people in danger.

Xiao Yao ordered the car to stop about three to five hundred meters away from the entrance of the community, got out of the car, put on his mask, and walked around Xijiao Garden from a distance.

Everything was exactly as Yu Luying reported.

But... it was indeed incredibly big, especially since Xiao Yao was walking around it surrounded by foreigners. After walking a circle, he felt a dull pain in the soles of his feet.

What made Xiao Yao feel extremely depressed was that there were almost no shops or stores around this community, let alone business districts.

There wasn't even a hotel or restaurant to be seen. After walking for so long, I only saw two convenience stores.

Damn it, don’t you damn rich people have to live? Xiao Yao cursed in his heart.

……

……

Finally, Xiao Yao found the clothing store he had planned, which was in a business district two or three kilometers away from the community.

Let's give it a try.

Xiao Yao pushed the door and entered the store. He walked around twice with his hands behind his back, picked up two sweatshirts and cardigans that he thought looked good, and asked the waitress where the fitting room was.

"Sir, this is women's." The beautiful woman in a black suit, a hip-hugging skirt, flesh-colored stockings and black high heels reminded.

Xiao Yao: "..."

As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.

Xiao Yao changed into two new sets of large-sized clothes, went into the fitting room, and carefully turned around to bolt the door.

After trying it, he put his right hand into the fitting mirror.

Yes, the road is clear.

He put the clothes in his hand on the small leather stool, took a deep breath, and looked into the mirror.

The world on the other side of the mirror looked no different from the real world, except that it was covered with a faint green filter, just like the mirror under the bridge that I used to visit every day.

Xiao Yao pulled open the latch of the fitting room door and stepped out carefully.

No one was moving in the entire clothing store.

Whether it was the girls wearing black suits with their work badges on or the people who looked like customers, they all stood straight and motionless.

Each of them has no face or facial features. Simply put, there is a spherical plastic object, either round or oval, on their neck, just like the plastic models in clothing stores.

...Plastic model?

Xiao Yao bent his fingers curiously and tapped a shop assistant with the back of his hand, and the other party really made a "dong dong" sound.

He is really a plastic man, Xiao Yao thought.

He strode out of the clothing store with big strides - after pushing open the door, he immediately looked in the direction of Xijiao Garden.

Although he was mentally prepared, Xiao Yao was still shocked by what he saw.

Although it is 3 kilometers away, the Xijiao Garden - no, it should be called Xijiao Tower of Babel - is still visible at a glance and is extremely eye-catching.

The skyscraper pierced the clouds, and silver-shining aircraft kept flying across the sky, like a flock of crows flying at dusk, tearing the tranquility apart.

The shadows cast by skyscrapers covered the earth, and groups of plastic office workers passed by at the intersection. They had no faces, and their behavior was dull and sluggish. These wonderful but gloomy scenes were reflected in Xiao Yao's eyes, like a black and white movie, silent but full of shouts.

A gust of wind blew past, and he shivered involuntarily. At the same time, a high-speed train came from the huge viaduct above his head. The friction sound between the rails and the carriages passed through the cold air and entered his ears.

Although Xiao Yao had heard Shen Jie introduce the scenery of this hall over the phone a long time ago, this thing... it's really "seeing is worse than hearing".

This building, with its magnificent posture and unparalleled height... and of course width, permanently separates the bright sunshine and dazzling lights. This world of steel and concrete reminds people of tombstones in a cemetery, giving people a sense of suffocation and horror.

Yes, that's right, a sense of terror.

As Xiao Yao walked towards the tower, he was thinking to himself, could it be that this palace didn't belong to Shen Jie's father? Didn't he go abroad? Or was it that he didn't make any mistakes, and the public relations of Miwei Group gave the wrong information that day, or did the situation change in the end?

It was only afternoon when Xiao Yao arrived at Xijiao Garden, and it was also daytime when he first entered the mirror. However, when he had only walked halfway through the three-kilometer journey, the sky suddenly became dark.

The boy knew that the world inside was never reasonable in this regard, but the darkness still intensified people's sense of terror - especially when the people walking on the street around you were all plastic models.

But he still has a very rigorous plan: go to the door of the building, kick it open, and let Don Quixote do the rest. Then the boss appears, fights with all his strength, the earth shakes, the tower collapses, there is chaos, screams everywhere, rescues Shen Jie, escapes, and ends.

...Okay, stop talking nonsense.

……

As you get closer to the building, it appears even more majestic.

However, Xiao Yao had no time to sigh. He was only thinking about Shen Jie who was trapped inside. He quickened his pace and headed straight for the main entrance of the building.

Xiao Yao was not surprised that the gate was tightly guarded. What surprised him was that there were so many strange-looking people gathered outside the gate.

Some of them carried long swords like himself, some wore uniforms, some wore astronaut helmets, and some wore their underwear outside - the only thing they had in common seemed to be that they all looked young.

Shen Jie had never mentioned these weirdos, and these people didn't seem to be hostile for the time being, so Xiao Yao decided to try to gather some information first.

He struck up a conversation with the one in the group who looked a little lonely.

The boy was wearing an ordinary school uniform with only a greasy apron around his waist. He stood out among the weirdos.

"Oh, we are waiting here for the entrance exam to start. It's almost time."

"..."

"Yes, there are exams every day. You can get in if you pass the exams. Don't you know?"

"..."

"I don't know if it's difficult or not. This is my first time here. We say that half of the people can pass this kind of exam."

"..."

"Registration has started. I won't talk to you anymore."

When Xiao Yao heard about the exam, he remembered the first time he met the on-duty teacher Seker in Teacher Yao's hall, and a chill ran down his spine.

But on second thought, if he could sneak in successfully, his chances of finding and rescuing Shen Jie would be greater.

At least, it won’t cause trouble for Shen Jie.

Since this place looks so civilized, I might as well be a little more civilized and see what the test questions are.

He signed up among these people. There were ten of them in total. The exam started immediately and several rows of tables and chairs were set up outside the building.

When Xiao Yao received the test paper that was solemnly handed to him, he almost laughed out loud.

It turned out to be a comprehensive test question at the junior high school level. Not to mention that I have been taking extra lessons with Yu Luying recently, even if I took the test without preparation, these things would not be difficult for me.

So he began to concentrate on doing the questions.

The only problem was that there were a little too many questions, and when the bell rang to end the exam, there was still one question left to complete the 100 questions.

Xiao Yao wanted to finish the last question, but Yu Luying’s warning that “delayed submission of the paper will result in cancellation of the score” rang in his mind, so he chose to stop writing and hand in the paper.

After a while, the results came out. Xiao Yao scored 99 points. As expected, he only lost one point on the last question.

Xiao Yao went to collect the admission qualification quite proudly. They took out everyone's transcripts. Eight out of ten people got full marks, Xiao Yao got 8, and there was a fool who failed.

Then, they told Xiao Yao that the mandatory minimum elimination rate for the exam was 20%, and he was eliminated.

Just as Xiao Yao was looking at the results in confusion, the gatekeepers had already packed up their things and closed the door to visitors.

Xiao Yao clenched his hands into fists, raised them above his head, and jumped on the spot: "I see, you filthy people are just making fun of me!"

The young man drew his sword and chopped at the door, but, just like when he used an axe to chop at the door in Teacher Yao's hall, it was doomed to be futile.

"If you care so much, you can take the test again next week." The person who spoke behind me was the boy wearing an apron just now. It seems that he is the only one who failed... idiot.

Xiao Yao can't wait until next week.

"I don't care. I didn't expect to pass. I know I'm not cut out for studying." The boy wiped his hands on his apron.

"..."

"If you must go in a hurry, you can go in through the sewage outlet of the river. There is a way to enter the building there."

"..."

"It's not a secret, everyone knows it. But that road is very unsafe, and few people are willing to take the risk."

Xiao Yao said goodbye to the boy in the apron and successfully found the so-called sewage outlet in the direction he pointed. He drew his sword, pried open the fence and walked in.

He was mentally prepared to crawl in a narrow and dirty pipe, but when he walked in, he found that this was not a sewage pipe but an underground city.

There is indeed a channel for sewage discharge under the arched corridor, which is not tall but wide enough, but there is also enough high ground space that is not contaminated by sewage for the "residents" here to live.

These residents were not limited to humanoid creatures, there were also some beast-like creatures. They lurked in the dark corners without lighting, watching Xiao Yao who had just arrived. Xiao Yao felt that if he had not been wearing armor and holding a sword, they would have pounced on him long ago.

Following the twists and turns of the terrain all the way up, Xiao Yao found a steel ladder that he could climb up. The top of the ladder looked like a manhole cover.

Of course, the journey was not all smooth sailing. As Xiao Yao went deeper, those hostile shadows were no longer satisfied with moving in the dark, but ambushed and attacked him many times.

However, his daily leveling during this period was not in vain.

These reckless attacks only left some blood on Xiao Yao's body.

After Xiao Yao defeated them, he picked up a few copper coins and kept them on his body.

What a bunch of poor bastards. If gold coins can’t be dropped, how about silver coins?