On the rewards for successfully defeating a boss

"No, why are you so careful? Let me open it for you." Yu Wangxi was a little confused as to whether his heart was pounding because of fear or curiosity.

But Chen Qian's speed was astonishingly slow, no different from the lightning in Zootopia, which made him anxious. He secretly put a reminder subtitle in his mind to himself - it was not a still picture.

"Okay." Chen Qian responded as if he had been waiting for this sentence. He threw away the knife and quickly stepped back, leaving Yu Wangxi with ample space to unpack.

With a hiss, the tape was pulled to the end by the knife, and the lid of the box was freed and popped open a little.

"I opened it." Yu Wangxi gave a preview and quickly opened the lid of the box.

There was no strange limbs or bombs inside as Chen Qian had imagined. There was only a thin paper bag from a photo studio placed horizontally in the box.

"Photo?" Sun Cheng stood at the outermost edge, leaning on Ke Wu to shield himself. He came out from behind him only after seeing that the thing in Yu Wangxi's hand was not dangerous.

Chen Qian picked up the paper bag and took out the photo paper inside.

There are five photos in total, all of which have pictures and are landscape photos.

He looked at them one by one, and his pupils couldn't help shrinking.

The wind from the balcony made Chen Qian's hair fly in all directions. He didn't stop for a moment. He unconsciously stroked a corner of the photo paper, his face gloomy, and the phone in his hand kept ringing.

"Hello? What's wrong, Chihiro?"

"Hey, brother."

"Why are you calling me suddenly at this time?"

"No, I just called to check on you. Have you contacted your uncle recently? Mom doesn't call me much. Did everyone see the Eiffel Tower?"

"How did you know? They just arrived in France two days ago. Yesterday they told me that the restaurant on the Eiffel Tower was pretty good and that they would take us there to try it next time."

"Well, as long as they have fun."

Chen Qianliao was absent-minded, his gaze shifting from the sky to the photo.

There are five people standing together in the picture, posing intimately, and facing them is a little girl holding a mobile phone.

That's his family, standing under the Eiffel Tower and asking passersby to help take a photo with them...

There were only five photos in the paper bag.

Five different locations, five identical models, with numbers 1-5 marked on their backs.

In this photo of the Eiffel Tower, the number 5 is marked on the back.

Chen Qian originally guessed that the photos should be arranged in chronological order.

Looking at it now, it is indeed the case.

According to Chen Tian, ​​they had just landed in France two days ago and went sightseeing under the Eiffel Tower yesterday.

It seems that in less than a day, the photos were sorted and packed and put where he would definitely see them.

Chen Tian's tone on the phone was relaxed, so it was difficult for Chen Qian to tell whether he already knew about this.

He hoped Chen Tian didn't know.

If possible, he hopes to protect his family by himself instead of adding more burden to Chen Tian.

After all, if something like this is only delivered to him, it means that the other party is just dealing with him.

Chen Qian pinched the phone case with his fingers to open it, and took out the piece of paper hidden behind the phone.

Enter the numbers one by one according to the above and dial the number.

……

After saying goodbye to Chen Qian and hanging up the phone, Chen Tian threw the phone on the table and rubbed his eyebrows gently with his fingers.

"What did Xiao Qian say?" Chi Mu asked him nonchalantly, holding the blue and white covered bowl in one hand, with his index finger on the lid, and filling the two teacups in front of him with eight-tenths of the liquid.

One cup was brought to Chen Tian, ​​and the other was brought to his lips.

"Nothing. I was just checking in on things at home, and something wasn't right."

"why?"

"It seems like he received some new information, so he made a few tentative attempts."

"Haven't you been intercepting his emails?" Chi Mu was a little surprised and looked up at Chen Tian.

"I can intercept it online, but not offline. I can intercept it even if it's meant to be delivered to him." Chen Tian said calmly.

"I'll call attention to it."

"How is the situation at the Chi family? The old man called you back yesterday."

"It's not good. Chi Yuyuan has been in a coma for a while. I heard that all indicators have been declining recently."

"Where's Chi Yuxing?"

"We were planning to let him take over that guy's job, but Chi Yuyuan got into trouble and he was dragged into this."

"It's quite interesting that none of you three brothers managed to escape." As if he had just caught a funny joke, Chen Tian raised the corners of his mouth and laughed.

……

The coffee shop was filled with the rich aroma of coffee and milk. It was getting late and there were many empty seats in the shop.

Chen Qian sat by the window, the photo in his hand slightly deformed by his grip. He paid attention to the ringing of the doorbell and noticed everyone who came in.

He tapped his finger on the phone screen. Dozens of minutes had passed since the agreed time, but the person he had an appointment with still hadn't arrived.

Just as I was thinking about it, the phone that had just gone dark lit up again and a notification popped up.

Messages from unknown numbers with no notes.

—I have something to do, so I will be there late.

—How long will it take?

-soon.

Chen Qian picked up the cup and drank the remaining lemon tea in one gulp, forcing himself to calm down.

The clock above the front desk rotates round and round, and the pointer keeps moving towards the next new number.

Chen Qian didn't know how long he waited. Perhaps it was because the air conditioning in the coffee shop was just the right temperature, or perhaps it was some other reason. Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep with his head covered.

until……

"Chen Qian?" The person sitting opposite him pushed his arm and pulled him out of his sleep.

"Hmm?" Chen Qian rubbed his eyes and climbed up from the table in a daze. "What time is it?"

"It's a little past six... I dealt with some things, so I was a little delayed." Chi Yuxing scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"We agreed to meet at 3:30."

"I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, that..." Chen Qian tapped a spot on his neck with his finger, "Here, blood."

"Thank you, I didn't notice." Chi Yuxing then reached out and wiped the area around his neck.

"Look at this. I wonder who sent it to our dormitory." Chen Qian waved his hand and gently put the wrinkled corner of the photo in front of Chi Yuxing with his fingertips.

"Hmm? The Eiffel Tower." Chi Yuxing pushed the photo back, a little confused. "Travel agency advertisement? If you want to go and tell Chi Mu no, just go."

"Is there something wrong with your eyes or your brain?" The photo returned to the center of the table. Chen Qian knocked heavily on the family members several times, "My family."

"Oh, I see. Sorry, I've been doing so much manual labor lately that my brain isn't working properly anymore.

"Are they trying to tell you that you've caught up with them? It's really not easy." Chi Yuxing rubbed his hands, looking as innocent as a newbie in the industry.

If Chen Qian insisted on ignoring the bloodstains he had just seen and the faint smell of blood wafting from the black shirt of the man opposite him.

Comparing the imagined gangster legends with Chi Yuxing, Chen Qian glanced at him, his mouth shut, his eyes brimming with silliness. "Are you... like this when you do things? You look like a college student?"

"That's why you're wearing an uncomfortable black shirt, or maybe because you're trying to show off." His matter-of-fact attitude was somewhat abstract. "So you're looking for me because of the photos. Your family will be fine for now, so you can rest assured."

"So sure?"

"Why attack someone who's already abroad for no reason? Do you know how complicated this will make things?"

"How can someone who didn't even bring down the Chen family say this?" Chen Qian was a little amused.

"Is it a good thing that your family's company was ruined?" Chi Yuxing lowered his eyes and said in a deeper voice, "Anyway, your brother and his gang are making a big move. I will help, so you'll be fine for now."

"Your stance is quite strange, helping your target survive."