There was a lazy festive atmosphere everywhere, but Deng Huailing and the others were so busy that they forgot to sleep and eat.Cesina has no official religion, the government abolishes Christmas, and only emphasizes the anniversary of the city's founding. Religious gatherings are strictly prohibited-but this does not prevent people from privately celebrating the anniversary of the city's founding as Christmas.

During this time when the whole city is smoking high, the crime rate has reached its peak of the year.On the dark web dedicated to hunters, bounties popped up frantically like fish spitting bubbles, changing rapidly, and the amount of bounty was dazzling.

Deng Huailing is far ahead in the rankings on the dark web. Although the original intention was not to show off, the total number of tasks he has completed this month has reached 215. On average, he has completed 7 tasks a day, with a completion rate of 98.9%, naturally ranking first.

The dark web is full of curses questioning cheating, but Rosie watched this man tossing and turning in the city without sleep, more energetic than him, more like a bionic person, and occasionally leaning on his shoulder for a nap, he looked closerHumanity.

Rosie tried to persuade him, but Deng Huailing had his own plan. Those innocuous things would be left to the bionic man, such as buying thick clothes. Rosie wanted him to dress warmly, so he endured clumsiness and inconvenience for a few days to carry out the task;But when Rosie suggested that he reduce his workload, he would throw his head on the android's shoulder and pretend to fall asleep.

Rosie had nothing to do with this domineering and rogue behavior, and couldn't bear to wake up the dozing Deng Huailing, so she had to accompany him to complete all the tasks.

They shot on the rose-colored spiral staircase of the casino, and the bionic girls with bunny ears screamed and ran past; they detonated the explosives and drove away from the scene in a hurry, and the car speakers played "Demons", and the fire roared; Overlooking the brightly lit streets and alleys from the height of the night market, Rosie chewed the octopus balls bought by Deng Huailing while waiting for the target to appear, her hair covered with snowflakes.

Until the last day before the new year, Rosie finally couldn't hold back and said, "Mr. Deng, I want to give you a commission."

At that time, they had just delivered Deng Huailing's last mission of the year. They came out of the Hunter's Guild and walked on the roadside of Luoxue.Near eight o'clock in the evening, the bustling area was crowded with people and it was very lively.On the plaza not far away, there is a huge holographic image of a certain blonde actress who is sitting in the studio interacting with fans through projections, which reminds them of the dead Mary Ellis.

Fireworks rise up in the night, they are electronic, and there will be no trace when they fall on the ground. The bell in the municipal center rang slowly, and the screens in the whole city began to change and flash at the same time, playing the mayor's New Year's message to the people.

"What entrustment?" Deng Huailing asked casually. The head of Robert Dylan was all over the street. This sight made him a little uncomfortable. "It's very expensive to find me. Be prepared to pay."

Knowing that the other party was joking, Rosie pointed to the chip on the side of her neck and said, "Mr. Deng, I have money. Is one million credits enough to buy you one hour?"

"Didn't I give you your money too..." Deng Huailing said helplessly, "Wait a minute, I gave you so much money?"

"To be precise, it's 1,533,600 credit points, including interest, and I haven't spent a cent." Rosie moved closer, looking into Deng Huailing's eyes, "So, these bounties are enough?"

Deng Huailing pretended to be silent for a moment, as if he was weighing the money or his time which was more precious."Almost. Then it's a deal. How about I accept your commission and give you another ten hours in addition to the next hour?"

Rosie was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she almost wanted to punch her: "Mr. Deng, didn't you arrange a task in the first place—"

"Yes, that's right. The task from now until seven o'clock tomorrow morning has been turned down long ago. It was originally free to celebrate the holiday with you." Deng Huailing couldn't hold it anymore, and a smile appeared on his lips, "But you insist on buying it.I wouldn't refuse my time—if it wasn't for this, I wouldn't know someone had saved so much private money."

Rosie was extremely annoyed, knowing that Deng Huailing couldn't get along with bickering, so she had to sulk aside.But Deng Huailing came over again and said in a joking tone: "Give money, and the bionic person must also have the spirit of contract."

"No." Rosie picked up a handful of snow and threw a snowball on the opponent, still controlling the strength, "This is a scam, Mr. Deng."

Deng Huailing brushed off the snow on his body: "I'll tell you something about me. If I don't want to do something, no matter how high the reward is, I won't give it a good face; if it's something I'm willing to do..."

"Can you still post back?" Rosie couldn't hold back.

"Yes." Deng Huailing said, "So you don't need to buy my time from now on, just ask."

He stopped the flower girl wandering by the side of the road, asked for a white eustoma, broke off a stem and stuck it in Rosie's jacket pocket: "Here, I'll post it to you."

Rosie stroked the flower that bloomed like layers of snow, and the faint fragrance came, causing a strange touch in her heart.Before he had time to understand what kind of emotion it was, Deng Huailing suddenly grabbed his wrist and slammed him aside. Rosie raised her eyes, only to see countless people whizzing by in front of them, and almost ran into the two of them head-on.

There are men, women and children in the crowd, the leader is a group of young people on graffiti skateboards, rushing across the road at an extremely fast speed, causing a gust of wind, followed by a large number of roller skating enthusiasts, with bicycles and motorcycles on both wings, everyone'sThe trajectories were disorderly and chaotic, making Rosie worry that they would collide with each other in the next second, but there was a sense of coordination in it, maintaining high speed and brushing across the street.

"New Year's parade?" Rosie was dragged by Deng Huailing to stand still in the corner and asked.

He knew that Cecina had this tradition. In order to attract attention, people from all walks of life wanted to seize the last day on the calendar to hold a parade. Everyone was arguing. Over time, the parade team was mixed together, and for the purpose of attracting attention, they would use skateboards., roller skating and a series of ways.

For example, the man closest to Rosie, he held up the "fucking android get out of Cecina" sign and slid past like a gust of wind, and his female partner had a relatively gentle cardboard letter, which read "WeThere is no need for false happiness", which is obviously aimed at the soaring market share of the Huanhai system in recent years.

Some of the slogans in the hands of people in the distance are about fertility, some are about marriage, and most of them are extremely harsh.The purpose of the New Year's Parade is not to celebrate the New Year, but to let more people see it on the busiest roads and put pressure on the government.

The scene, accompanied by Robert Dillane's New Year's greetings, was all the more sarcastic, with people shouting and pumping their fists at the mayor's face on the screen.

"This year's New Year's parade is more powerful than in previous years. If it continues, I don't know what troubles will be caused." Deng Huailing stared at the noisy crowd and said, "The government is probably going to take action. Robert will not let it go. He has always putCecina considers it her personal turf."

As if to confirm his words, the radio sounded on the road where they were, and it was the cold voice of artificial intelligence Rose:

"People from Avenue C on Mercer Street to the Central Plaza, please pay attention. In view of the hidden dangers caused by the large number of people gathered, please stop the assembly activities immediately and leave this place in an orderly manner. The government will send spider tanks to patrol. Any excessive behavior will be punished."For breaking the law, I wish you all a happy new year. Repeat..."

Deng Huailing immediately grabbed Rosie's arm: "Let's go. Don't hit the tank head-on—"

He stared blankly, there was nothing around him.The crowd was dispersing in panic. At the end of the street, you could see the faint red glow of the spider-shaped tank. There were marchers wearing roller skates and carrying slogans everywhere, but there was no sign of Rosie.

"Damn." With an ominous premonition in his heart, Deng Huailing walked against the flow of people towards the tank.He had to verify it with his own eyes, as long as Rosie didn't stray into the most dangerous place, it didn't matter where she was.

"Hey, you." A familiar voice came to Rosie's ears, and a girl skating quickly approached him, "Yes, don't be blind, I'm calling you."

Rosie stood on the spot and turned around. The parade team dispersed him and Deng Huailing. Just as Rosie was trying to find the figure of the administrator in the crowd, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder and stopped him.

The girl handed over a large bouquet of fresh roses, on which the snow melted into clear dew.The bouquet of roses was huge, fluttering in the wind, almost covering her face, Rosie hesitated for a moment, and refused: "Sorry, I don't buy flowers." He pointed to the eustoma in his pocket, "There is already one."

"Someone gave it to you." The girl shrugged and threw the rose into his arms, revealing her face—Tsukino Yukina, Rosie looked at her in amazement, and almost shouted, but then he shut up, realizing that the girl in front of him is not the Xue Nai he knew.

Although she looks exactly the same as Tsukino Yukina, the location of the tear mole is different. Her tear mole is under the left eye.The style of attire is quite different. The girl in front of her has short curly hair, dyed dark purple, and bright silver and diamond earrings flickering. The heavy makeup and leather clothing make her look out of her actual age.

"Kana Tsukino." The rebellious girl nodded her nose, and looked at him with calculating eyes, "Why, I'm interested? But it's not convenient now, someone wants to see you."

She blinked her eyes, "But you look exactly the way I like it. When you guys are over, I can buy you a drink."

"No, no, you got it wrong." Rosie quickly explained, not wanting to cause misunderstanding, "I'm staring at you because you look like someone I know..."

"Fuck." Kana Tsukino swears, she takes out a cigarette and lights it, takes a deep breath to calm herself down, and stares at him coldly, "I mean, so you know my hapless sister."

Rosie can smell the smoke sensitively. It is not ordinary tobacco, but the kind with added ingredients. One-third of the tasks he and Deng Huailing completed are related to drugs.He is already quite familiar with the taste.

Obviously, Kana Tsukino's addiction is not small, but he just picked up this kind of smoke during the conversation, which shows that it has become a habit.He couldn't help looking at her with some concern. This girl was Tsukino Yukina's sister, but she seemed to have lost contact with her original family and had acquired bad habits.

"Let's not talk about this, the spider tank will be here soon. First, go meet someone with me. If you don't trust me, just read the card he wrote to you." Kana Tsukino held a cigarette in one hand, and impatiently pressedRummaging among the rose bushes, he took out the handwritten card and threw it to him.

Rosie took the card, with two words scrawled on it: "Follow her."

Signatures are killers.