Embers Ad Infinitum

"The first seven..." Shang Jianyao repeated this slightly weird term and asked curiously, "Where does this word come from?"

Xiong Ming curled his lips slightly and said:

"It is said to be a part of the old world's rebirth or funeral ceremony.

"This is the area controlled by my Lord, Commander."

Shang Jianyao seemed to find this very interesting and quickly asked:

“Besides the ‘First Seven’, what else is there?

"Which ones are vacant? When I become a Saint Master, I can choose one for myself."

"The ambition is not small, yes, this is the courage that our new humanity should have." Xiong Ming nodded lightly and expressed his approval.

He seemed to have thought about this problem for a long time, and his wooden eyes shone slightly:

"The currently known ones include 'full moon', 'hundred days', 'encoffinment', 'wake', 'funeral', 'May 7th', 'wailing in mourning'..."

"Among them, 'Entombment', 'Mourning', 'Hundred Days', and 'Funeral' are still available. You can consider one of these four, or you can find a way to take the title of other Saint Master."

Shang Jianyao seriously discussed with Xiong Ming which name sounded better, and then asked:

"Which department does the first seven holy masters belong to?"

Xiong Ming looked at Shang Jianyao for a few seconds with his eyes that seemed unable to move, then chuckled and said:

“You should ask the Guardian Saint Master about this kind of thing.

"I should not and cannot overstep my authority."

Saint Guardian... Shang Jianyao wrote down the name without making a sound.

This should be the most mysterious one among the Saint Masters.

"Then I'll ask again when I get back." Shang Jianyao didn't force it.

He glanced at the fluorescent lamp on the ceiling and asked casually:

"How did Shen Du die?

"Who made him suffer from 'Wuxin disease', or in other words, he looked like 'Wuxin disease'?"

"Who is Shen Du?" Xiong Ming asked with a frown.

"Ah...then it's okay." Shang Jianyao smiled.

Xiong Ming thought for a while:

"So far, I have not seen any awakened person with the ability to make others become 'unintentional', and there is no one who looks like it."

Shang Jianyao nodded and said without wasting time:

"I have to go now."

He was worried that the more questions he asked, the more he would reveal his flaws and the effect of the "reasoning clown" would be destroyed.

At such a close distance, "cardiac arrest" can directly kill someone.

Moreover, he also got the most critical information, so there was no need to stay any longer.

Xiong Ming, who was wearing a black woolen shirt, smiled and raised his hand and waved:

"goodbye."

"Goodbye." Shang Jianyao's smile was bright and sunny, and his palms waved enthusiastically and vigorously.

Saying goodbye to Xiong Ming, he entered the corresponding elevator, swiped his card and pressed the number "647".

…………

Because this was only the second round of courage training, Jiang Baimian was still hiding in the next door in a masochistic manner. If anything went wrong, he would appear immediately to comfort the team members.

However, it was not yet 8 o'clock, and it was still early for lights out. Jiang Baimian was lying on a sofa quite relaxedly, looking through the information he had brought in advance.

"I just like to worry too much." Jiang Baimian muttered loudly when he saw Shang Jianyao coming in.

She immediately put away her randomly placed legs and sat upright:

"How was it? Did you gain anything?"

She knew that Shang Jianyao would go to Xiong Ming to make friends tonight.

This was one of the reasons why she stayed on the 647th floor tonight.

If not, if Shang Jianyao gets important, critical and urgent information, he will not be able to submit it as soon as possible.

Sometimes, the opportunity is fleeting.

"He admitted that he was the one who killed Wang Yafei." Shang Jianyao said the key points first.

Then, he sat on the chair opposite the sofa and repeated Xiong Ming's words as completely as possible.

Jiang Baimian originally listened with a serious face, but the words "First Seven Saint Masters" seemed to have some kind of magic power, which instantly broke her psychological defense and made her laugh uncontrollably:

“Haha, your religious order, haha, the name is really genius!

"I have read descriptions of funerals in some books in the old world. Who knew that someone would use a link in it as his own title? Haha, it's so funny. Haha, don't you think this is full of violation?"

After laughing for a while, Jiang Baimian covered his stomach and said seriously:

"Xiong Ming still doesn't know enough about funerals. I think there is a title that you will definitely like.

"The Holy Singing Master specializes in singing scriptures for funerals."

After listening attentively, Shang Jianyao shook his head:

"Team leader, this is a very serious matter."

At this moment, Jiang Baimian seemed to have the feeling that both parties had gotten the wrong script again.

"Ah? What did you say?" She touched her ears out of habit, "Well, this matter involves two lives, and we can't deviate from the point."

Shang Jianyao responded seriously:

"Taking a title is very serious."

"..." Jiang Baimian took a sharp breath and looked at Shang Jianyao up and down several times, as if looking for where to start.

After a few seconds, she exhaled and said seriously:

"Now that Xiong Ming has admitted and our suspicions have been confirmed, and he is obviously unwilling to reveal the true identity of the Saint Master behind him, we should report the matter as soon as possible.

"If we continue the investigation, the risk will be great and it will be easily exposed. There is no need."

Shang Jianyao did not insist:

"good."

Jiang Baimian leaned back slightly, put his right fist between his mouth and nose, and assumed a thinking posture:

“The question now is how to report it and to whom.

"I don't want to become a 'careless person'."

Shendu is a lesson learned from the past.

Before Shang Jianyao could speak, she laughed at herself and said:

"The other party is like shrouded in fog, hidden in darkness. We have no way of knowing who is their member and who is not."

"I am." Shang Jianyao replied very definitely.

"..." Jiang Baimian was at a loss for words, "I mean, now I'm not even sure that there are no members of the 'Life Sacrifice' among the senior management of the Security Department or members of the board of directors. If the report is reported to them, it will be a big trouble. "

Shang Jianyao thought for a moment and said confidently:

"I have a solution."

"What method?" Jiang Baimian was prepared to get a weird answer.

She didn't stop it because she thought it might bring inspiration. After all, Shang Jianyao's perspective on thinking about problems was indeed different from that of normal people.

Shang Jianyao said eagerly:

"Sneak into the radio station, control Hou Yi, and insert this news during the hourly news.

"At that time, everyone can hear it, and those senior officials who are not the 'Life Sacrifice' will take action immediately!"

Jiang Baimian listened carefully, thought about it carefully, and blurted out:

"Hey, this method is quite decent.

“This idea is really good, not bad.

"Since the 'Life Sacrifice' has not yet taken control of the company, and dare not openly preach, it means that they are a minority. Even if there are high-level people who are from them, there are definitely not many. As long as we make this news public, let the majority of high-level people Knowing this will make it more difficult for them to cause trouble, and they may even have to dock their tails to survive.”

Shang Jianyao stood up immediately:

"I'll go now!"

"Stop!" Jiang Baimian called out to this guy in time.

She said angrily:

"I just said that the idea is good, but I didn't say that the method is feasible!"

"I can easily sneak into the radio station." Shang Jianyao said that the feasibility of the plan is very high.

"I know, you have 'reasoning clown'. If there are no other uses, you can really rename this ability to 'make friends'." Jiang Baimian exhaled helplessly, "The problem is that doing so will What are the consequences?"

She raised her fingers and analyzed Shang Jianyao one by one:

"This can indeed solve the 'life ritual' issue.

"But if it is broadcast like this and everyone knows it, the company will not be able to pick up the lower-level cult members and put them down gently. Aren't they the people you want to protect?

“Moreover, how do you ask them to withstand the strange looks from the employees around them?

"This is a big aspect. On a smaller scale, do you think the company will not investigate the radio station afterwards? By then, they will easily be able to confirm that you are an awakened person.

"Isn't this what you have been trying to hide? Then, I, who helped you hide the secret of the Awakened, will definitely be punished, or I will be rated as 'unrecognizable'."

Shang Jianyao was silent for a few seconds and sat down again.

"Now I'm not too afraid of the company finding out that I'm an awakener. I'm just worried about being transferred from the 'Old Tune Team'." He stated his current thoughts.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

“Don’t worry, you don’t need to be exposed for the time being.

"Your ideas gave me a simpler and more complete method."

"What?" Shang Jianyao asked cooperatively.

Jiang Baimian smiled:

"That is to send an email to every board member and every senior security officer telling the whole story."

"E-mail?" Shang Jianyao learned this term in textbooks and practiced it in college.

"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded, "I will say that my team member Shang Jianyao woke up because of Wang Yafei's death and reported the 'Life Sacrifice' cult to me. Then, I based on the routine investigation report and Medical statistics inferred that there were awakened people involved and that they were on the 478th floor. Then, Shang Jianyao determined that the suspect was Xiong Ming by questioning the parties and conducting on-site visits."

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian sighed:

“That’s the email I’m going to send out.

"But if Xiong Ming is caught and tells you, your identity as an awakener will also be exposed. Fortunately, you don't mind too much."

Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"I didn't tell Xiong Ming that I was an awakened person.

“I only said that he has special abilities, and I also have special abilities.

"His special ability is that his eyes cannot move, and my special ability is that he has mental problems."

"...Do you think the company will believe that Xiong Ming has a heart-to-heart relationship with you so easily?" Jiang Baimian covered his forehead.

She stood up immediately:

“I’ll go back and send the email now.

"Be prepared to be questioned tonight."

Shang Jianyao nodded, said nothing more, and took the elevator back to the 495th floor.

Under the light of the street lights, he arrived at No. 196, Area B, as if taking a stroll.

He was about to take out his keys and walk towards the door when he suddenly saw a figure out of the corner of his eye.

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