bayedsolid Chapter 232: Refusing to be a Tool Starts with Me
Chapter 232: Refusing to be a Tool Starts with Me
As the train shook in a familiar way, a familiar voice came from the train's broadcast.
[Dear passengers, the train has stopped at the Black Tower Space Station. Please get off the train in an orderly manner if you need to.]
Really fast...
Xing yawned. Although he wouldn't feel very tired after not sleeping for a few days, he would still feel sleepy as soon as he got on the bed.
"Don't sleep! Get up! It's time to go meet Ruan Mei! I heard from Heita that she is right next to the platform right now."
Just when Xing was about to take a nap for another five minutes, a voice came from below.
Xing couldn't help but open his eyes and saw Qiong's big face facing him. He climbed onto the bed with his limbs supported at his sides and looked at him.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm calling you to get up."
"Don't you usually knock on the door?"
"I don't want to knock now, no?"
Seeing this, Qiong puffed up his cheeks and spoke righteously.
"Stop, but can you take a nap for five more minutes?"
Xing yawned. The bed was so comfortable that he habitually wanted to lie down for a while.
"Then I'll squint too."
As Qiong spoke, he loosened his hands and fell on Xing's chest.
"puff..."
"What do you mean! Do you think I'm heavy?!"
five minutes later--
The two walked out of the train and looked around.
There were not many people on the platform. I only saw a beautiful figure standing at the other end of the platform. She was looking up at the starry sky with a dessert in her hand.
"Qiong, wait a minute, take a good look at this person."
Xing pointed at the figure.
"What are you looking at? Is that Ruan Mei?"
Qiong looked in the direction of the star's finger at the figure in the distance and couldn't help but ask.
"From a universal point of view, beautiful people are definitely not ordinary people."
"Who told you to judge whether she is pretty or not?"
The voices of the two seemed to be heard by a figure in the distance. He turned his head to look at the two people and waved to them to come over.
"It seems so."
Seeing Ruan Mei waving her hand like that, Qiong was very sure that this was the person Black Tower asked him to find.
The two men walked up to him, and Qiong was just about to observe Ruan Mei carefully, but Ruan Mei suddenly stretched out her fingers and placed them on his neck, and then stroked them a few times seemingly casually.
Just when Ruan Mei was about to do the same to Xing's neck, Xing couldn't help but take a step back and then looked like a gentleman.
"Men and women should not touch each other, Ms. Ruan Mei."
Listening to Xing's words, Qiong couldn't help but feel a little happy.
Ruan Mei couldn't help but pursed her lips when she heard that. A hint of doubt flashed across her eyes, and then she looked at Qiong again.
"Hello, I hope I didn't scare you. This is my work habit. I open my senses through touch and let the details about life flow into my mind. This can help me understand your biological structure."
"You scared me, pay me!"
Qiong touched his neck and couldn't help saying that he almost thought he was being ambushed.
"I'm sorry, how much do you want?"
Ruan Mei didn't seem to think Qiong was joking, so she opened her mouth and asked.
"Ah? Really? Never mind, I was just kidding."
Upon hearing this, Qiong quickly waved his hands. Although it was great to get something for free, he was not shameless enough to be so shameless.
"Well, if my work habits scare you, maybe I can make it up to you in other ways later."
Seeing that Qiong didn't want compensation, Ruan Mei nodded.
"Working right after meeting? Isn't that too much?"
"For you, work may be a way of life, but for me, work is as common as breathing. I just checked, you are very healthy and a perfect experimental specimen. I like perfect experimental specimens."
While Ruan Mei was speaking, Qiong kept staring at the corner of her mouth.
There was a bit of pink food residue there, probably from the plate of pink pastries in his hand.
Seeing that Qiong was staring at her hands, Ruan Mei couldn't help but lower her head. When she saw that Qiong was looking at her plum blossom cake, she handed him the cake.
"Want to eat it? This dessert is delicious. I'll give you half."
"Then I'm welcome."
Qiong picked up the small fork from the plate and prepared to cut a little to taste it.
"You're eating it now?"
Xing couldn't help but ask, although it wouldn't have much impact if eaten.
"Ah? What's wrong?"
Qiong opened her mouth, and when she heard Xing's words, she stopped when she was about to put the food in her mouth.
However, Xing didn't say anything, but just looked at Qiong helplessly.
"Oh, you saw this is what someone else had eaten? It doesn't matter, she looks good."
Qiong didn't dislike it at all and put it into her mouth without any care.
The sweet taste with floral aroma fills the mouth, giving people a refreshing feeling.
"Sweet pastries always remind me of flowers blooming. Take one bite at a time, and the fragrance will remain between your lips and teeth. Do you want to try some?"
As Ruan Mei spoke, she handed the plate back to Xing.
Xing casually glanced at the pastries on the plate, then looked at Ruan Mei.
"Excellent pastry. Ten grams of sugar cubes and a dried salted plum blossom. The baking and cooking techniques are also very sophisticated... If there weren't a little bit of truth-regurgitating agent in it, I would definitely be happy to taste this exquisite pastry."
When she heard about the anti-regurgitation agent, Ruan Mei's eyes moved slightly.
I don't really understand how the person in front of me knew that I had added the truth-removing agent. This thing is colorless and odorless, just like water, so even if it is added to the pastries, it will not affect its taste.
"What is Veritaserum?"
Qiong looked confused and couldn't help scratching his head.
"Do you like me standing next to Ruan Mei?"
Seeing Qiong ask this, Xing asked Qiong a question.
The reason why Ruan Mei was included is naturally because this anti-emetic is very special. It will only be effective when it involves things related to Ruan Mei.
"Hate it, as soon as I see your face I want to hide away and never get close to you again..."
After saying this, Qiong quickly covered her mouth, her eyes full of horror. How could she say such a thing?
Just as I was about to explain, another sentence came out of my mouth as if it wasn't my own.
"I just said that on purpose. I don't like you at all."
Qiong suddenly jumped up in anxiety, looking at Xing with worried eyes.
Xing smiled and said lightly.
"Well, anti-Veritaserum."
Only then did Qiong understand what this anti-vomiting potion was.
Just when I was about to ask Ruan Mei why she gave me this thing to eat, another sentence popped up.
"The cakes are delicious. I want to have some more."
Qiong suddenly felt speechless, there was nothing he could say.
But even though language is no longer effective, Qiong's somewhat dissatisfied look can still explain everything.
I was deceived by a bad woman!
"It seems... you are angry, right? I'm sorry, I have nothing to say for myself, I did that."
Seeing this, Ruan Mei admitted it openly, but her expression remained indifferent.
"There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Because of some past events that I don't want to talk about, it's hard for me to trust people other than myself... But I do need your help, so I have to do it."
"It's okay. I don't mind at all."
After saying this, Qiong angrily slapped her cheeks a few times. It was obvious that this was not what she wanted to say.
"You'd better stop talking."
Xing couldn't help but smile at the sight, it looked quite adorable.
"I won't take the truth-regurgitating potion. If you need our help, then we need your sincerity. For someone who wants to plot against us the moment we meet, even if you are great in the simulated universe and even if you were introduced by the Black Tower, I'm afraid we can only say no to you, because we don't want to be a tool."
Xing looked at Ruan Mei and said lightly.
Ruan Mei shook her head gently.
"I have no hostility. I intentionally mentioned you to the Black Tower, hoping that you could temporarily become my assistants. In the few contacts we have had in the simulated universe, I am very sure that you are the best candidates. Any error in the data during the meticulous research will cause problems. I hate uncontrolled problems."
"And the anti-truth potion only prevents you from speaking your true thoughts when answering questions about me. This is also a form of protection for you. Once the problem is solved, I will give you the antidote... In return for being my assistant, I will also give you rewards. I can satisfy any request you have."
The conditions proposed by Ruan Mei were actually very tempting, and it would be a lie to say that I wasn't tempted.
It’s a pity that this so-called "any" has great limitations.
"No, I hate doing things at other people's pace."
Xing put his hands on his chest and shook his head.
Qiong felt that this sentence sounded familiar.
"I can give you more rewards."
Ruan Mei raised her price.
"No need to discuss, Ms. Ruan Mei. Either you trust us and sincerely hire us as your assistants, or... we will not get involved in your affairs with Ruan Mei's creation in the closed compartment."
Xing didn't hesitate, shook his head and rejected Ruan Mei's proposal.
When she heard about the closed compartment and the research device, Ruan Mei's calm eyes finally revealed a hint of surprise.
After a long silence, Ruan Mei sighed slightly.
"What a shame. Perhaps I should talk to Qiong alone."
"Then you should also know that I won't let Qiong see you alone."
"Well, although I hate problems that are out of control...but judging from the current situation, it is indeed a little out of my control."
Ruan Mei raised her head again, looked at the two of them, and then said something softly.
"It's too noisy here. Please walk with me. It'll be a suitable entertainment after eating delicious snacks."
Qiong and Xing looked at each other, then followed Ruan Mei.