In the hallway of Building 78, Qingxiang Road, a man timidly emerged from his apartment, glancing back at the imposing figure in the small living room. Rodney hesitated slightly but still asked... ♙♕ 😲✌
"Are you really not going? I want to spend time with you today."
The woman, hands on her hips, shouted, "But I don't want to stay with you! And come back right away after you've got your stuff. Are you planning to skip business today? What am I going to eat then?!"
Rodney lowered his gaze and asked softly, "Did you make plans with Melken? Could you please not meet at home?"
"What's it to you? And who are you to call Melken? Get out of here, I don't want to see you."
"If you don't want to leave, then I'll leave. I'll never come back!"
The woman angrily pulled a suitcase from under the bed, Rodney quickly said, "No, no, no, Kitty, I'm leaving now, I'm leaving right away."
He closed the door, tightened his clothes, and walked out of the building with his head down.
As soon as he stepped onto the street, a stone was thrown at his leg, followed by a blond boy with a missing front tooth running up to him and making faces at him.
"Cowardly Rodney, cowardly Rodney. His wife is having an affair, and he turns a blind eye, turns a blind eye."
"Useless Rodney, unlucky Rodney. He's always being wronged and bullied, and he doesn't dare to fight back, he doesn't dare to fight back."
A group of children surrounded him, singing their own improvised songs. Passersby pointed and whispered about him, but Rodney seemed oblivious, continuing to walk with his head down. 🐳♔ 👺♬
Finding it uninteresting, the blond-haired boy with no front teeth waved his hand and led a group of kids like the wind rushing towards the middle of the road.
He was suddenly pressed down by a large hand, then pushed, and fell to the ground.
"Get out of my way, kid!"
The little boy looked up and saw a burly man with a fierce face, wearing ill-fitting clothes and a black bow tie.
It was a bizarre and ridiculous sight, but the little boy dared not laugh.
Because it's Black Tie!
The biggest gang on Qingxiang Road!
Sure enough, one after another, Black Tie passed by him, and the little boy even saw a short, stout man. He was dressed in a smart suit, wearing a black bow tie, and smoking a cigar, looking like a big shot in high society.
He looked at the little boy, but quickly looked away.
Doug withdrew his gaze from the mischievous children on the ground and grumbled, "There are too many people on this road! Can't you guys put in a little more effort and get rid of these bastards in front of you?!"
The bearded bodyguard walking beside him said, "They're all going to the church to collect something, boss. Shall we go too?"
Doug immediately kicked him. "Is your head full of straw? Who do you think I am? Do you think I have to go get food with these lowly bastards?"
He tugged at his bow tie, loosening it slightly so it wouldn't feel too tight around his neck. "Listen carefully, we're going to do something big today."
"I received word that this morning, besides the church distributing supplies, the mayor and Bison will also draft a ' Municipal Construction Fund ' and raise funds from the town's merchants."
"This is a great opportunity! My real chance to climb into high society has arrived, you idiot!"
The bearded man nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Doug snorted, then noticed one of his men carrying a gun and immediately shouted, "Didn't I tell you, no weapons allowed!"
"Today, we are all gentlemen. Anyone carrying weapons, get out!"
For a moment, his men looked at each other in bewilderment, and then four or five of them slunk away from the group.
"Idiots, a bunch of idiots!"
Upon arriving at the Memorial Square, Doug spotted Chief Kaoxi from afar. He quickly walked over, took out his cigar, pressed his hand to his chest, and shouted.
Good morning, Chief Kaoxi.
Today, Kaoxi brought in all the police officers from the department to maintain order at the Memorial Square, but even then, they were still short-handed.
Just as he was busy and overwhelmed, seeing that it was Doug, Kaoxi's face darkened. He said to a sheriff, "Get him out of here. And warn him not to cause any trouble today, or I won't be so polite!"
The sheriff nodded and went to deal with Doug, when a policeman jogged over to report, "The mayor and Baron Baisen are here."
Kaoxi immediately put on a smiling face and hurried to greet them. The policeman was about to follow when he suddenly noticed that the street in the distance was somewhat blurry.
It seems to be fogging up.
Awwabergen Mountain.
Martha, who had been maintaining the same posture, suddenly took a deep breath. The blackness in her eyes faded, the whites of her eyes appeared, and her pupils returned to normal.
She seemed to be greatly frightened; her legs went weak, and she almost knelt on the ground.
Fortunately, Jeffrey, who was standing nearby, caught her in time and helped her to sit down.
Martha was panting heavily, drenched in sweat. After a moment, she exclaimed, "Quick, we have to get back to town!"
"The problem we were wary of still happened."
She pointed to the wolf carcasses on the ground. "These beasts were driven by Gorey. That thing deliberately made them attack just now, while it went to Enqi Town itself."
"Its purpose should be to complete the final step of the ritual, to fully become the conduit, the medium!"
A buzzing sound went through Sifa's mind, and he exclaimed, "Oh no! There's an event in town today, and most of the residents will be gathered at the Memorial Square!"
They will become "sacrifices" in the ritual!
Sifa dared not think any further. Once Gorey completed the final step of the ritual, the evil god could descend directly into reality through it.
No matter what kind of evil God it is, once it descends, Enqi Town will surely be doomed!
We should be able to catch up.
Sifa hurriedly said, "Even if it goes first, the journey to town isn't short. We still have a chance to intercept it halfway!"
"There's nothing we can do." Jeffrey, whose skin was already pale, now looked even worse. He shook his head and said, "That thing called Gorey exists in both the Spirit World and the real world."
"It should be able to reach Enqi Town quickly by using the Spirit World."
Sifa's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm and said in a deep voice, "Then how can we stop it?"
Martha stood up and emphasized, "It's us. It's up to us to stop this. This isn't something ordinary people can interfere with."
She added, "We anticipated this and took precautions. That's one of the reasons why the captain and Warren weren't involved in the search; they're in town now and will try to stop it."
Jeffrey nodded and said, "We'll head back now. Once we're back in town, Mr. Sifa, the three of you must find a safe place. We'll handle the rest."
Sifa nodded without objecting, but he had other thoughts in mind, though he didn't express them, nor was it convenient for him to.
Time was of the essence, and without packing their belongings or dealing with the wolf carcass, they hurriedly left to return to the town.
Meanwhile, the fog in the town grew thicker and thicker.