N-M Chapter 58: Think before you act!
Chapter 58: Think before you act!
"Um."
A soft "hmm" came from the other end of the phone.
"Your Majesty, I do not understand why you must abandon Kui Mulang of the Twenty-Eight Constellations. He is utterly loyal; why send him to his death?"
The cloaked man's voice was a little lower than before, carrying a hint of barely perceptible doubt.
He took a step forward, his shoe leaving a shallow mark on the wet cement ground.
"Because this is an order, because Kui Mulang has a past role to play, and this game has reached a crucial juncture; it's time to place a move!"
The man on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Shogi! Place your piece!!"
The cloaked man shuddered upon hearing the word.
The hem of the cloak billowed high in the wind, revealing black boots underneath.
Rain lashed his face, but he didn't blink, staring intently into the distance, seemingly overwhelmed by the news.
This game of chess has been in the works for twelve years.
Whether it's the strange occurrences at the Chu family's residence or near the No. 1 Middle School, they are all part of a strategic plan, a way to perfect the game.
Those are all small pieces, while shogi is a big game.
Just like in the game of Chu-Han chess,
In order to achieve their goal, the chess player
Send away a horse or a cannon.
They deliberately gave it to the person opposite them to eat.
"Your Majesty, shall we provide Kui Mulang with weapons?" the cloaked man asked.
His gaze shifted from the sky back to the traffic below.
A red Ferrari sports car drove past on the road below, leaving a red afterimage.
He knew that the person sitting in the car was Kui Mulang.
"Need not."
The man on the other end of the phone spoke crisply, without the slightest hesitation.
"Your Majesty, what happened to those peripheral members who were detained and guarded by Bureau 749?" the cloaked man asked again.
"Since Kui Mulang has already given away the chess set, it wouldn't hurt to give away a few small pieces as well."
Words,
at the same time,
On the other side, at the entrance of the building.
The sharp screech of tires against the ground pierced the night sky.
A white BMW M4 sped across the intersection at near-out-of-control speed.
When the front of the car was only three or four centimeters away from the marble steps at the building entrance,
The front of the car jerked suddenly and came to a stop.
The four tires left four black skid marks on the ground.
"We're here! We're here!"
Inside the car, the short-haired man with an earring in the driver's seat pointed at the golden signboard at the entrance of the building, raising his voice by eight octaves.
"Do you want my help when you catch them cheating? Hehe, you're getting me all excited!" The boy in the back seat, dressed in strange clothes, rubbed his hands together and his knees bounced up and down rapidly.
He turned to look at Su Nan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and said with shining eyes.
"Yeah, it was so exciting! Damn, I thought it was a joke, but it actually happened!"
Another man in the back seat clenched his fist and couldn't help but say something.
"Brother, just go for it. We'll hold the adulterer back. All three of us are taekwondo practitioners, third-degree black belts. Don't worry, just go for it. You'd better slap him a few times first!"
The short-haired man with the earring also turned his head to look at Su Nan, pushed up his glasses without lenses, patted his chest, and said with a rather righteous and heroic air.
"..."
Su Nan gave an unnatural smile.
Just now, he told a white lie.
Ten minutes ago,
After Su Nan dealt with the two followers of the cult,
He went straight to the white BMW parked by the roadside.
The three men were either smoking or leaning against the car window scrolling through their phones.
Amidst their astonished gazes, Su Nan opened the passenger door and bent down to get in.
The three strangely dressed young men froze at the same time.
They spoke to Su Nan in a very aggressive tone, telling her that they weren't Didi drivers and that she should get off the bus immediately.
Su Nan merely moved his lips, speaking very softly, "Brother, I'm catching someone cheating, I'm in a hurry, could you give me a ride?"
Su Nan vaguely remembers that the air inside the car froze instantly.
Then the three of them urged Su Nan to fasten his seatbelt quickly.
That's how this beautiful misunderstanding came about.
"That feeling of being spied on just now must have come from the top floor of this building."
Su Nan got out of the car, closed the door, and glanced at the top of the building.
Previously, when Su Nan was dealing with those two worshippers in the corridor, he had sensed a spying gaze from afar.
If I'm not mistaken, the owner of that gaze is very likely a follower of the God Worshipping Cult.
Although it was only for a moment, Su Nan still managed to confirm his location.
"Click."
Su Nan turned to look at the flowerbed next to the steps of the building.
Holly bushes were planted in the flowerbed and trimmed neatly.
The edge of the flower bed is a cement flower bed, which has cracked, exposing the red bricks inside.
Su Nan walked over, squatted down, grabbed the edge of a brick, and dug his fingers into it.
Accompanied by the exertion of force and a cracking sound.
One by one, the bricks were pulled up by Su Nan, covered with a bit of brown soil.
Soon, twelve bricks were piled up at Su Nan's feet.
At this moment, the three young men also got out of the car. They stood next to the BMW and watched Su Nan's actions, then stopped in their tracks.
"Brother, use your fists, not bricks. Bricks can kill people!"
The short-haired man with the earring swallowed hard, took two steps forward, and began to persuade him.
He's an expert when it comes to fighting.
At most, fists are just a fight, but if you use bricks, the nature of the fight is completely different.
"Yeah, yeah, the three of us practice Taekwondo, holding him down is no problem, we really don't need to use any weapons."
Another man came over and tried to grab Su Nan's arm while trying to persuade him.
"Which of you three will back the car up a bit? Just five meters back is enough."
"Something might fall from this spot and damage your car, that wouldn't be good."
Su Nan's voice was calm, but these words turned the three young men pale instantly.
Something fell!
Smash the car!?
Could it be a person?
Is this guy going to push someone off a tall building?!
"Brother...brother, calm down, calm down!"
The short-haired man with the earring was trembling, his lips quivering, and he could barely speak.
"Yeah, brother, think twice before you act. It's not worth risking your life for someone like that...it's just not worth it!"
"Yes, yes, you're still so young, you can't do anything stupid! We'll help you beat him up to vent your anger, really, don't be impulsive."
The three people surrounded Su Nan, trying to persuade him all at once. Their voices were trembling, and their bodies were shaking slightly.
They looked at the twelve bricks at Su Nan's feet, then at the tall buildings, and felt a chill run from their feet to the top of their heads.
"..."
Su Nan ignored them, just smiled faintly, and then walked to the base of the building wall.
Twelve bricks were neatly stacked at his feet.
He bent down and picked up the top brick, tossed it in his hand, and flipped it up and down twice.
"I wonder if I can perfectly control the force with which this brick flies."
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
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