As he said this, he laughed self-deprecatingly, stretched out his hand to rub his face, and said with a smile:

"But it's all over."

"..."

"It's passed?"

Yang Jia's eyes suddenly looked a little unbelievable.

Just after listening to what Mr. Ye told her, she immediately called Xiao Xiao, but she didn't expect that as soon as the call was connected, she heard that Xiao Xiao said that he was quarreling with his father and that his father had died...

...Normally Yang Jia wouldn't care about these things. Even if Xiao Xiao really killed his father, Yang Jia's sense of him would only stay at a strange level.

For example, a person who can destroy a toy that looks like his father.

But the key point is that, according to Mr. Ye, Xiao Xiao is from an aborigine, and he lives in the cracks.

He is different from abnormal people in his attitude towards certain things.

Then he...

With this idea in mind, she rushed over as quickly as possible, but she only saw Xiao Xiao sitting on a bench on the street in an extremely depressed manner, letting an old man holding a dog next to him scold him without saying a word.

She said a word without any reaction. The depression and desolation on his body at that moment almost made her feel frightened. Then she didn't even care about his image and wanted to ask the uncle to leave quickly and let Xiao Xiao be quiet for a while.

But she never expected that Xiao Xiao would act so calmly when he woke up.

It seems like that happened a long time ago.

Time can dilute everything, leaving only a little desolation in the eyes.

She didn't know how to describe this weird feeling for a moment, so she slowly sat down next to Xiao Xiao and didn't take the initiative to ask anything.

Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, suddenly asked after sitting quietly for a while: "Is there any cigarette?"

Yang Jia was stunned for a moment, looking a little embarrassed. She was no longer used to carrying cigarettes with her.

What's the use of bringing it?

How many can you put into your mouth?

But just as he was struggling for a few seconds, suddenly there was a slight noise in the sewer pipe not far away. Xiaosi pushed open the sewer cover with his head, got out of it, and silently took out a box of unopened menthol-flavored cigarettes and a

He put the lighter next to Xiao Xiao, then took two steps back and whispered: "Brother Xiao, don't worry, I just taught that old man a lesson..."

"I picked up the poop that his dog pooped on the road and threw it into his bed..."

"..."

Xiao Xiao's reaction was half a beat too slow and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Looking at the mint-flavored cigarette in his hand, he thought silently: "Did Xiaosi wash his hands before buying cigarettes?"

It's already picked up anyway, so it doesn't matter.

He silently tore open the package, took one in his mouth, lit it, and let the refreshing feeling flow into his mouth.

Then he said to Yang Jia: "You, as well as Mr. Ye, know everything about Black Gate City very well."

"But, about the Black Forest Biological Research Laboratory in Black Gate City, and the Black Goat Club among the aborigines..."

"……understood?"

"..."

Yang Jia concentrated slightly and realized that Xiao Xiao already knew a lot of things.

She pondered for a moment and whispered: "I know their existence and their operating logic, but I don't know much about it."

After a pause, she added an explanation and said: "As strangers, we can do many things, but there is one principle that can never be ignored: we are not the masters of the city, the will of the city is the black door.

We are the true masters of the city. We are only existences that serve the will of this city. Everything we can do is only possible with the permission of this city."

"So, there are always some things in this city that we cannot get involved with."

"Just like the native... people in this city, the price we exchange for them will be different due to their own influence and different functions on the city's operation. And all the secrets in this city, some

They can be easily displayed in front of us, but some are hidden deep in the city. If we investigate and understand them, it will cause dissatisfaction or even rejection in the city."

"..."

Xiao Xiao listened carefully and suddenly said: "Then what will happen if I forcefully break into the black forest and see all their secrets?"

Yang Jia was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "No one has done this before."

"Similarly, I don't recommend you do this either."

"..."

She seemed to be organizing her own words, and after a while, she continued: "In this city, I have fought against the guy codenamed Shepherd. His power is hard to understand, but I can also understand it."

We know how dangerous he is, but even so, until the city gives us clear instructions, we can't pay him bystanders, and it will even be difficult to even investigate him."

"Because whether you are dealing with him or investigating him, it is an act that goes against the will of the city."

"Investigation means peeping. For the will of the city, or the mysterious source, peeping is a crime."

"It is a blasphemy against high-ranking existence."

"..."

"Is peeping a sin?"

Xiao Xiao suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart after listening to Yang Jia's words.

The ability of the clairvoyant is to see all the secrets of the city without being bound by rules.

Doesn’t that mean that this is an innate ability to blaspheme?

Although this was the first time he talked about Yang Jia's words, he actually knew something about it before. He just didn't think about going against the will of the city. Of course, it didn't matter anything else. But now, he has developed a strong feeling for the Black Forest and the Black Goat Club.

Interest, or in other words, this is not an interest, but a responsibility, a responsibility that you are responsible for yourself, so you must understand it...

So what should you do?

Will you be punished for investigating these matters without authorization?

With a slight movement in his heart, he suddenly raised his head and looked at one place.

The Black Forest Biological Laboratory, as a landmark building in the city, may be very mysterious in the eyes of many ordinary people, but in the eyes of strangers, at least their location and nature are not secret at all. Xiao Xiao knew that he was located in the city

Which location.

The eye of the clairvoyant appeared, and the city in front of him began to become deeper.

The buildings between the Black Forest Biological Laboratory and himself became blurred or even disappeared in an instant.

I can directly see this huge building complex, and even seem to be able to see directly through and get a glimpse of everything inside.

[Warning: You are touching the core of a taboo]

[Points are being deducted...]

【……】

But Xiao Xiao just looked at this black building. Just when he tried to look into it, he suddenly received a strong signal. At the same time, he felt a splitting headache, and his eyes seemed to see a bright light.

Feeling generally unwell, at the same time, my points were like a stopwatch that was accelerating. The points fell rapidly in an instant, until my eyes completely moved away from the black forest.

In just one glance, more than three hundred points were lost.

"So strict?"

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but feel slightly shocked, realizing that there was nothing wrong with what Yang Jia said.

Not to mention forcing your way into the Black Forest, even if you just peek into the Black Forest, you will be severely punished.

How long can these 100,000 points last?

He temporarily gave up the idea, looked at Yang Jia, and said, "But what if I do have something that I want to know?"

"Not a stranger..."

"..."

He tried to explain: "It refers to the indigenous people and some things that happened among these indigenous people."

"You really want to know this?"

Yang Jia's face turned a little serious at some point.

She stretched out her palm, held Xiao Xiao's hand, and whispered: "This is not the first time you have such doubts. Maybe this is a side effect of the insight route. You will always doubt something.

, but when you had doubts before, I took you to see the edge of the city and dispelled your doubts, but for your doubts this time..."

After a slight pause, she looked into Xiao Xiao's eyes and said, "Our world is an abyss."

"If you look too deeply, you will be in pain."

"..."

"It turns out she already knew..."

Xiao Xiao looked at Yang Jia's eyes and suddenly understood.
To be continued...