You Have Already Decided to Die

Chapter 96 You've Already Decided to Die (4k)

Hu Tu had just ended the call and was looking at the sexy blonde woman with a very confused expression.

It's so big!

Oh no, it's really beautiful.

Moreover, it was a powerful fourth-order sublimation, yet it was extremely unfamiliar.

Even though he already has a girlfriend.

Who is Simon? A banquet? And he personally invited Qiao Yuan, what happened?

Wait a minute?

A thunderbolt suddenly struck Hu Tu's mind; he seemed to remember something!

I remember that after the curtain fell, he and Qiao Yuan lived in the artificial shallow sea area of ​​Haitang District. He once used Yu Jin's permissions to hack into a place called Black Moon Laboratory.

It is said to belong to the Twilight Group.

In the lab, there was an assistant researcher named Dwight who got into an argument with his colleagues over transporting Caesar because his daughter was still studying in the main city.

The colleague then mentioned the term "Supervisor Simon," dismissing all of Dwight's concerns and making the matter even more perplexing.

He was feeling somewhat unsettled and wasn't quite sure what was going on.

But Caesar was clearly dead—

What did Simon want with Qiao Yuan?

Or perhaps it's all just his speculation, and that Simon is just someone with the same name.

Qiao Yuan was initially a little surprised, thinking that Veronica would personally take action this time, but after hearing her invitation, he felt extremely relaxed.

Four days have passed since the other side last sent that young man with his hair tied up.

It seems Simon has indeed changed his approach. Constantly probing will only result in the loss of capable subordinates and create trouble, without any benefit.

This is exactly part of his plan!

Because he wanted to truly connect with Simon, rather than continue this endless, tedious battle that felt like a proxy fight.

only----

Simon crossed the line.

To openly mention this in front of Hu Tu is clearly telling him that the other party has a hundred ways to manipulate him, and can manipulate him however they want.

It was clearly Simon testing him, wanting to see his reaction, to see whether he would bring Hutu to the banquet or not.

Hmph, but that does fit Simon's style perfectly. He always has the confidence that he's all-powerful, scheming, and has everything under control.

He actually quite likes it.

He particularly enjoyed the moment when these high and mighty guys would finally break down.

But one thing is one thing.

By deliberately dragging his friend into this life-or-death game, Simon has already set himself up for death!

Qiao Yuan licked his lips and said casually, "What kind of nobody is Simon? Never heard of him. You've got the wrong person, sister."

Hu Tu, who was sitting to the side, was stunned.

Veronica was also taken aback, and her face turned slightly embarrassed. This brat was actually pretending to be stupid, even though he knew the answer to her question.

No, this is clearly an attempt to disgust her on purpose!

Unfortunately, Simon had already instructed her not to get involved with Qiao Yuan's affairs again.

Fuck! She couldn't help but curse Qiao Yuan in her heart, but on the surface, she still had to force a smile and politely invite him to the banquet.

Simon had emphasized that the formal meeting tonight should begin with the courtesy due to friends.

The more this happened, the more irritated she became.

Similar incidents have occurred in the past; Qiao Yuan was never Simon's first friend.

However, this brat was the first one who gave her such a headache that she gritted her teeth and felt utterly helpless.

This was also the first time that Lord Simon had treated a "friend" with unprecedented courtesy.

Veronica took a deep breath, biting her red lips seductively, and said, "I'll pretend I didn't hear that, otherwise Lord Simon will be angry."

"Let's go, Qiao Yuan."

Qiao Yuan was somewhat surprised that the other party wasn't angry and even pretended to give him face.

If he couldn't travel to the past or future, or if he genuinely believed that the other party was merely a beast of burden working for Simon, simply following orders.

But he had seen it before!

During Murphy's encounter, he had met Veronica face-to-face with her, and in the final quarter of an hour, he heard her complaints, fears, and a hint of disdain for the day's plans, all about him.

It was precisely because of the attempt to test him that the ghost incident led to him being driven to a dead end.

Qiao Yuan remembered clearly that Veronica complained that Simon was too cautious, that a brat had killed her sycophant, and that now she was in a passive position because of the brat, which brought a series of troubles.

They pinned everything on him and berated him relentlessly.

Finally, while fleeing, he cursed and said he would just catch him next time and get rid of him once and for all.

Perhaps it was really because of him that Veronica got into trouble and developed resentment.

But with Murphy's arrest, the failure of the young man with his hair tied up, and now Simon's desire to meet him in person, along with the other party's unusual behavior of not being angry, Qiao Yuan could roughly deduce what had happened.

Veronica must have been very unhappy with him, but she didn't lash out because of Simon's orders; otherwise, it's hard to explain her reaction.

In fact, he didn't have many clues about the timeline that time; most of it was just his guesswork.

Normally, if he insulted Simon, Veronica, as Simon's dog, would definitely be angry.

Leave it alone.

To Hu Tu's surprise, Qiao Yuan yawned again casually: "Beg me."

"What did you say?" Veronica's expression changed, as if she had misheard.

Qiao Yuan said with a half-smile, "I'll go if you beg me. Hurry up, my time is very valuable."

He now wanted to see how long Veronica's good temper would last.

Hey, it's just for fun.

Hu Tu was completely shocked. Although he knew that Qiao Yuan had been very confident these days, he still did not expect him to be this confident. It was simply—extremely arrogant and overbearing.

Although he didn't recognize the woman in front of him, she was still a fourth-level advanced cultivator.

Holy crap, this is a fourth-order problem—

At the same time, Veronica's face turned extremely ugly, but she finally calmed down and said, "Please invite Qiao Yuan to the banquet. Lord Simon would like to see you."

"It's a plea, not an invitation. It's not sincere at all. I'm not going," Qiao Yuan shook his head.

Seeing this, Veronica clenched her fingers slightly on her lap, and squeezed out half a sentence from the corner of her mouth: "I beg Qiao Yuan to attend the banquet—"

"I'm not telling you to beg, I'm telling you to show that you're begging me," Qiao Yuan said with a look of disappointment. "What use are you if I have to teach you everything step by step?"

Hu Tu was stunned. Jack was right at noon; this was truly a hidden master!

No wonder he was so confident after entering Galaxy University, looking down on all those so-called geniuses.

It must have been Yan Baobao who taught her —

Because from the first time he met Yan Baobao, she had always been so arrogant.

Veronica gritted her teeth, unable to hold back any longer, and shouted, "You brat, don't push your luck!"

"Ugh, this is so boring," Qiao Yuan clicked his tongue twice. "I thought you wouldn't get angry?"

"How dare you!" When Veronica realized she had been completely fooled, she was so angry that she wanted to beat Qiao Yuan up right away.

She was especially frustrated by the fact that she had failed three times, and the last time she had to sacrifice a sports car to escape the Ember Squad's pursuit.

"Don't be angry, ma'am. Your makeup is all caked up. I'll take pity on you since you were so obedient just now and go ahead with it, albeit reluctantly."

Veronica trembled with rage: "Bullshit! Shut up, you brat!"

Every time Qiao Yuan spoke, he was refreshing Hu Tu's understanding, giving him the illusion that the blonde woman was so angry that she wanted to slap the airship apart.

But now he's curious whether Qiao Yuan and Simon actually know each other, otherwise why would he go?

The next moment, he was stunned. He saw Qiao Yuan typing with one hand in the blind spot blocked by the car door, sending him a message very quickly.

"Simon is someone Baby and the others are investigating. He's supposedly connected to the Caesar case. Don't be afraid. If you want to go home, step on my left foot, and I'll take care of it for you. If you want to see how things go, step on my right foot."

Looking at the handwriting, Hu Tu took a deep breath and secretly typed back, "No, I want to go with you, but what do they want?"

"They probably want to win me over. After all, if they just wanted to get rid of me, any assassin could do it. There's no need to go through all this trouble."

"Play it by ear, don't say anything, and don't notify Yan Baobao, or we'll alert them."

Hu Tu suddenly understood and felt that Qiao Yuan's analysis made a lot of sense: "okok."

Veronica then sneered, "What are you two secretly discussing? Got scared?"

Qiao Yuan retorted directly, "Go ahead and lead the way, are you out of your mind?"

Veronica was furious. This brat's mouth was like it had a magic touch; every word he uttered was a vicious provocation and insult to her.

Hu Tu laughed so hard his face hurt.

"And what about him?" Veronica glanced at Hutu. "Do you dare bring him along?"

Hu Tu immediately spoke up: "What's there to be afraid of? Qiao Yuan's affairs are my affairs."

Veronica snorted coldly and ordered her bodyguards to turn the car around and speed towards the Second Ring Road to the east.

Qiao Yuan switched the taxi to follow mode and followed the other driver the whole way.

On the way, Hu Tu called Qin Xue again: "Ahem, sorry Xue, Jack's father invited us to dinner, so we'll be back a little late."

Qiao Yuan listened quietly from the side. After Hu Tu hung up the phone, he patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "Actually, you can go home. They won't make things difficult for you."

Hu Tu shook his head and said, "You won't let me call the police. What if something bad happens?"

"Thanks, brother, but don't worry, nothing will happen tonight," Qiao Yuan said with a smile.

Although he said Hutu could go back, he actually hoped that Hutu could come with him.

That way he can at least feel more at ease.

This allows for maximum control of the situation, preventing Hu Tu from calling the police or notifying Yan Baobao.

Moreover, since Simon deliberately wanted to involve Hutu, it didn't matter what choice he made.

It would be better to let Hutu see the world.

In addition, he plans to set anchor points once he arrives at his destination to look at the future, which is essential.

"Better safe than sorry" has been his personality and habit since childhood.

However, Simon's sudden desire to meet was slightly beyond his expectations.

According to the progress of the Night Project, it won't be that quick; we still need a lot of preparation time.

It's probably related to the attack on New London; he can't think of any other reason.

About twenty minutes later, they left the Sunset District, walked along the Garden District, and finally arrived at the Chang'an District, which dazzled him.

So beautiful.

It felt like stepping from the modern world into ancient times, surrounded by a sea of ​​ancient-style buildings.

Many of the floating structures resemble giant towers, with layers of standard eaves and brackets, all covered in dark green or light gold glazed tiles, blending seamlessly with the red walls or load-bearing columns.

The suspended pedestrian walkways that are in other urban areas have been transformed into quaint and antique corridors here.

There are also many lotus ponds and private gardens located on the top of ancient-style buildings.

New-era holographic red lanterns hang on the pavilions and eaves, and every now and then, a group of virtual goldfish swims out from behind the buildings, making it a very interesting sight.

Besides the mainstream tower-like buildings, there are also magnificent palace complexes floating in the air, and a wide variety of high-end mansions similar to villa areas.

Hu Tu muttered to himself, "If I were to buy a house in the main city in the future, this place seems pretty good."

"That's right," Qiao Yuan nodded.

Gradually, they followed Veronica's armed hovercar to a stop in front of a magnificent palace.

Not all the buildings here are in the Tang Dynasty style; many also incorporate modern design elements.

The building before us is called Silver Scale Palace.

Although it resembles a palace in appearance, it is much taller, and the walls are covered with silvery, translucent fish-scale patterns that reflect a brilliant orange-red afterglow in the twilight, as if a carp is leaping over the dragon gate, bringing the entire palace to life.

Hu Tu looked around at the group of top-of-the-line private hovercars and said with a slightly strange expression, "Are you here for a banquet?"

Qiao Yuan pushed open the door and got out of the car first. Looking at the holographic projection above the palace, he realized that it was Karen Francis, the famous philanthropist who lived in the Garden District. And tonight, the Silver Scale Palace was hosting her 100th birthday banquet.

He remembered that when he went through the future timeline, he saw a birthday banquet at the other person's house marked as the 31st, but the location was not marked.

Yes, this is a nice place.

Karen Francis is a cult member, Simon is probably a cult member as well, and there must be others as well.

He couldn't help but grin.

it's time.

[Anchor point: Simon's invitation.]

[Time: Seven minutes later.]

When Qiao Yuan reappeared, he was in a bright and magnificent crystal-like hall, the size of a standard professional football field.

He was surrounded by wealthy and elegant people, dressed in fine clothes and very polite.

It is clearly a high-end restaurant, seemingly members-only, very similar to the Si Hai Music Restaurant where I attended a class reunion in Huanxizhou, but even more extravagant.

There were more than a hundred guests around.

Simon, sitting by the window, was still wearing a casual plaid suit and was giving a faint smile to his future self.

He walked straight over and saw himself sitting in front of Simon, while Hutu was led by Veronica to a table to the side.

"Mr. Qiao Yuan is indeed a man of great talent and appearance."

"Seeing is believing."

Qiao Yuan sat quietly next to his future self, listening intently. Soon, he saw Simon press a button on the table, and instantly, a faint silvery-white light fell from the ceiling, completely enveloping the two of them.

Their voices could no longer be heard from the surroundings, including from Hutu next to them.

But they can still hear the sounds from the outside world.

Clearly, this action aroused Hu Tu's curiosity, and Qiao Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, gradually discerning Simon's purpose.

I'm afraid there will be plenty of attempts to sow discord in the future.

This is truly the ultimate way to court death!

"I have been completely frank with you today, but I wonder if Mr. Qiao Yuan will be able to open his heart as well?"

Hesitantly, he asked, "Mr. Simon, what evidence do you have of your so-called frankness?"

Simon's expression stiffened slightly upon hearing this, but he quickly recovered, his brows relaxed, and he chuckled, "Mr. Joe, what do you consider to be honest? Please speak freely."