Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

A few days later, New York's LaGuardia Airport.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the plane landed safely. Glenn went down the escalator alone with his travel bag and found the Q48 bus stop according to the strategy he had prepared long ago.

The bright green license plate hanging there was quite eye-catching. The rabbit fiddled with Glenn's coat pocket, changing from the scorpion that was more convenient for hiding back to his most accustomed rabbit state, and poked his head out to look around.

Glenn raised his hand and pushed him back gently, then boarded the bus that happened to be arriving at the stop. He swiped his card, found a seat near the door, pulled his bag to his chest and held it, and the car quickly drove away.

The car made a U-turn and drove towards Citi Field. The rabbit finally poked its head out again under the cover of the bag.

This time he was much more careful. He saw a black woman with dreadlocks and a fit body walking past them. She glanced at them casually and sat in the seat behind them.

Glenn didn't speak to him or the black man, and the bus quickly reached the food court stop. She picked up her bag and suddenly something fell down with a thud.

The black woman bent down and picked it up. It was a small handbag. She kindly reached out and handed it to him: "Is this your thing?"

There were not many people in the car. The few passengers glanced at the two ethnic minorities and looked away without interest.

"Yes, Thanks."

Glenn spoke relatively standard English with a slight Texas accent, took what Rum asked her men to give her, and got out of the car with Rabbit.

This is Flushing, the Chinese ghetto in New York City.

……

Rabbit came to New York for two reasons.

The first reason is that Glenn doesn't know how long he will be gone this time. If she is not here, it means Miyano Shiho will take care of him.

Rabbit likes Miyano Shiho very much, but he knows very well that this childhood goddess does not know that he is a human being, and treats him completely as a pet - giving him grass for three meals a day, and seeing that he refuses to urinate in the potty, he even thinks about it. Take him to the vet...

Moreover, he is an adult male after all, and it is okay if he is fondled at work. He should not be too close to an unsuspecting girl in his daily life.

This is said to be a Chinese area, but in fact there are many Koreans and Japanese here. When Rabbit looked up, he saw a Korean billboard. A police siren sounded in the distance.

He stared blankly at the scene in front of him.

There is a milk tea shop, KFC, spicy hotpot, pot sticker shop, and an electronic product repair shop down from the station. At first glance, it looks like a domestic urban village. Most of the passers-by have black hair and yellow skin...

That means it's English.

Previously in Japan, he had a Japanese translator provided by the system. When others spoke around him, they would automatically translate into his native language. As a result, in his ears, the original characters around him spoke fluent Mandarin (their voices remained unchanged).

At the same time, all the text has been changed to standard Song font square characters, so it is no problem to read magazines and watch TV.

But it was different now. People of different skin colors occasionally passed by in the crowd, and the language he could barely understand a few words in his ears gave Rabbit a more real feeling that he was in a foreign country.

——And it’s a foreign country in another world.

Rabbit couldn't express what he was feeling.

Glenn just got off the car and walked forward without staying too long.

They passed a department store, Glenn bought a newspaper from the newsstand at the corner of the street, and then came to a residential area.

There are many six- and seven-story apartments in the residential area. The streets here are much cleaner than before. The playground equipment in the park at the entrance is full of children, and there are many old people sitting on the green edges. The whole area looks particularly crowded.

Glenn passed by a square. Rabbit heard the music and his ears twitched. He turned his head and saw rows of old ladies lined up neatly and dancing to the familiar music.

The scene that he thought was noisy before but now only warmed him made him inexplicably excited, and when he saw Glenn picked up the phone, he quickly sent her a message.

[Lust: Do we live here? 】

He had been to Chinatown several times in Japan, but he had never seen anything like this!

Glenn also turned his head and glanced at the square dancers. He was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face as well.

But her reply was: [I'm afraid not. I'm just here to pick up the car. The safe house Rum arranged for me is near the target group. 】

[The United States is the territory of his mortal enemy. He really doesn’t have many houses and manpower at his disposal. I can’t just change places. ] She apologized to him.

The rabbit was a little wilted, but he didn't say anything more. After all, he was completely brought here by Glenn, and she should be given priority in everything and should not cause any trouble to her.

He reluctantly retracted his head and no longer looked at the familiar scene.

……

The car Rum arranged for Glenn was a dark gray Ford, which sold well in the United States and had a relatively low-key appearance.

The car stopped in the parking lot in front of an apartment building. She went up the stairs and took the key to the fourth floor.

As soon as Glenn opened the door, a cold, musty smell that had not been occupied for a long time hit his face. She put down her things and checked for bugs and cameras before taking out the rabbit and putting it on the ground to open all the windows in the room.

The circulation of air gradually dissipated the smell, and the rabbit turned back into a human form. Black mist floated around the broken part of his neck. He looked at the furniture in the living room in front of him and raised his hand to wipe the nearest tabletop.

This touch left a lot of dust on his hands.

On the other side, Glenn came out of one of the bedrooms. From the door, he could see that the windows inside were open, the curtains were blown up by the wind, and the quilt inside looked dirty.

She said helplessly: "He only asked them to bring weapons, but didn't let them clean it. I have to go to the supermarket to buy cleaning tools and clean sheets and bedding... I hope this money can be reimbursed."

Rabbit knew that Glenn was a sniper, his effective range was about 700 yards, and he most commonly used an SVD sniper rifle. He twirled the dust on his fingertips and said nothing.

Glenn noticed his silence: "What's wrong?"

[I remember when I first started the game, Aoyagi... I mean 'furious', he said that he had just started the game not long ago, and he took me to the residence arranged for him by the organization. 】

He recalled the situation at that time, with complicated emotions surging in his heart.

[That should be considered his safe house, right? But when he entered, there was no sign of anyone living in the room, but it was very clean. We bought some things and checked in. 】

Rabbit lowered his head. He didn't see Glenn's expression at this time.

He looked at the backpack placed on the sofa and the newspaper she had just bought.

His English was average, but he recognized the sinister-looking man on the front page and the egg-like device.

This is the holographic game "Cocoon" that he once told Aoyagi Binguang. It will be able to be used by so many second-generation users at once in two years. It has obviously been tested several times before, and now may be the time for the internal testing to begin.

If it was in the past, he would definitely be interested in this, but now, he can't get excited at all.

——Wanting to find the true identity and organizational experience of [Rage] was the second reason why he came to the United States.

The company has been quite busy recently, and my home has been renovated and I have to move back, so updates will be a bit slow_(:з」∠)_

Chapter 181 Collaborators

A year ago, after entering the game and getting the computer again, Rabbit immediately looked up the characteristics corresponding to the seven IDs.

His lust is literal.

Greed, taking more than what is due.

Gluttony not only refers to food, but also symbolizes indulgence in other things (alcoholism, gambling, etc.), greed for pleasure rather than progress.

Lazy, escaping from reality, irresponsible, not doing what should be done.

Jealousy, feeling irritated and dissatisfied because someone else has more.

Arrogance, the most serious sin, is disrespect for superiors, cruelty to others, and abuse of power.

And rage means hating others.

——Rage originates from the irritability, hatred and anger in the heart, leading to emotional out-of-control, and a strong desire for revenge. This is rage.

Rabbit doesn't understand why Aoyagi Binguang's ID is Fury. Because the system said that their IDs are the most suitable evil deeds for each.

He didn't know the other two passerby players, but he had encountered [Jealousy] and [Arrogance], and this description was relatively accurate.

During the more than two months of getting along, Rabbit saw Aoyagi Binguang wearing humiliating electronic shackles. He was repeatedly interrogated by the police who thought he was a suspect without finding clear evidence. His colleagues pretended to be seniors and pointed fingers at him...

When encountering these things, Aoyagi Binguang didn't get angry at all, and his mood was terrifyingly stable.

Is he so soft that he has no temper?

... Or are these things that can make ordinary people very unhappy, but based on his experience, they are just trivial things, and there is no need to worry about them?

Rabbit never understood. He once tried to ask Aoyagi Binguang, but at that time he always changed the subject lightly.

It would be nice if it could be clarified. If the goals of both parties are the same, or at least there is no conflict of interest, there is no need for conflict between players.

The system said that they had an accident in reality. Only when all players complete their tasks can they end the game and wake up in the real world.

Unless there are special circumstances (such as being unsatisfactory in reality, committing suicide, etc.), other players who have relatives, family and friends they miss in reality should want to end the game as soon as possible.

Rabbit just wants to end this game as soon as possible.

——Although he had no detailed memory before traveling, his intuition told him that there was a very important person waiting for him there.

He thought of this and looked at Glenn.

Glenn was looking at the translucent pop-up window floating around him. Her system ring is never worn on her finger, but is worn through a necklace around her neck.

Her demon is a two-headed crow, one of which holds its head high with a pop-up window in its mouth, while the other has its head lowered, motionless as if dead.

As if aware of his gaze, Glenn looked up at him. Just when she was about to say something, her cell phone suddenly rang. Rabbit recognized it as the one used by the organization to communicate. She had two cell phones.

"It's Rum who called..."

Glenn looked at the caller number and turned towards the bedroom: "I'll go pick it up. He may have something else to tell me. Please keep quiet."

Rabbit nodded quietly and sat on the sofa silently.

He did not touch Glenn's bag, and glanced at the newspaper without picking it up - he only recognized some of the words, and he could not understand the connected articles at all - his eyes moved around the room and fell on Glenn.

After being together for a year, he got to know her living habits.

As long as she has enough food and clothing, she has no interest in luxury goods. Even if she wants to drive a car every day, she finds the Dodge Viper recommended by Chianti too cool and only drives cars with ordinary appearances and interior modifications to improve performance.

The only non-necessities I like to buy are ornaments, some of which are cute-looking ceramics from roadside shops, and some of which are figurines. Although she always changes her place of residence, she always uses those things to decorate her "home" well.

Except for Aoyagi Binguang, he was also very surprised as to why she would be [greedy] like this.

But again, she never told him why.

……

In the room, Glenn quickly answered the phone.

Rum's electronic voice used for disguise came: "Are you here?"

"Yes."

Glenn said, walking around the bed and looking out the window.