Clown Game
Chapter 340 - 327 Chaos

Chapter 340: Chapter 327 Chaos

"If I say there will be, there will definitely be."

Such a boast sounds as ridiculous as "Let there be light, and there was light." And coming from the mouth of such an ordinary cake-eating woman, it seemed even more ludicrous.

However, Chen Xiao didn’t find it absurd, he just nodded his head. After all, the other party was a big shot of ’The Splitters’ organization, so the credibility of such a statement was quite high.

"So... is this all that I need to do?" he asked, clearly feeling a bit unsatisfied.

"Not exactly, but right now I don’t want to tell you."

"Huh? Why?" Chen Xiao was not pleased with this. Things had come to a crunch, everything was ready, and suddenly you’re telling me you won’t tell me? Who could stand that?

"Hey, quiet down," Qiu Mujin waved her hand: "Before you head to the Pacific Division, I will have someone contact you and Bai Xiong specifically. I’m not telling you now because with your temperament, who knows what odd things could happen if you knew the plan in advance? I don’t want things to spiral too far out of control."

"Um... In fact, I would do nothing out of line, really," Chen Xiao blinked his "big" eyes, fluttering his eyelids, trying to appear as sincere as possible. But she just smiled, clearly with a look that said "I’d be crazy to believe you."

Chen Xiao sighed helplessly. It seemed that trying to charm or cajole her was definitely not going to work, and she was no fool either. Fantasizing about prying any information from her was just wishful thinking. "Alright, so you’re here just to tell me to ’just wait patiently’?"

"Of course not..." Qiu Mujin said, then pulled out a small syringe from her pocket. It looked like the kind of syringe you’d see anywhere in a hospital, just much smaller: "The main purpose of my visit is this."

Chen Xiao looked at the needle in front of him: "Um... don’t tell me you want me to inject this thing into myself."

"That’s exactly it."

Chen Xiao’s face fell: "You’re joking, right? Aside from what this stuff is for, just based on your understanding of me, do you think I would agree?"

"You will!"

"Huh? Stop kidding around. I’m never going to inject anything into my body in this lifetime, not even tap water."

"This is the antidote to the ’Gene Toxin,’" Qiu Mujin said flatly.

"Hmm..." All of a sudden, his indignant expression stiffened for a moment, and then he began to hesitate: "An antidote for the Gene Toxin... How do I know you’re not deceiving me? What if this injection gives me some other kind of toxin, how embarrassing would that be?"

Qiu Mujin spread her hands: "I have no reason to lie to you. If I wanted to inject you with something weird, I would have done it while you were unconscious; there’s no need for such elaborate pretenses."

"Hmm————"

Chen Xiao was still dragging out the note, hesitating. To be honest, this Gene Toxin was a real concern for him; although many things within the Foundation could attract him, the thought that there was something which, once activated, would instantly kill him even from miles away, always made whatever he was doing less enjoyable.

Seeing Chen Xiao’s reaction, Qiu Mujin continued: "Bai Xiong cleared the Gene Toxin from his system a long time ago. However, I won’t force anything on you. I’ll leave this antidote with you. Whenever you decide to trust me, then it won’t be too late to use it... Just make sure you don’t stir up too much trouble before that." After saying this, she pushed the antidote forward and stood up, heading towards the door.

"Uh, that’s it?" Chen Xiao was taken aback: "There’s nothing else you want to say?"

Qiu Mujin waved her hand: "Someone will naturally come to you in a week. As for me... I need to rest." With that, she walked out of the café.

...

The moment she stepped out, the Café owner Xiao Yu who had been secretly glancing over immediately "swooshed" out from behind the bar, heading straight for Chen Xiao. In a few brisk steps, he sat across from him.

"Wow~ with all that fat, how on earth did you move so fast?!" Chen Xiao exclaimed in utter amazement.

At this moment, Boss Xiao Yu definitely wasn’t in the mood to retort. He slammed the table and, full of suspicion, squinted his eyes at Chen Xiao: "You said there was nothing between you two!"

Chen Xiao nodded: "Yeah! Well... maybe there’s a little something now."

"What?!" Boss Xiao Yu was shocked: "You two slept together?"

"What the hell! Have you been corrupted that deeply by those hentai sites?"

"Cut the crap." Boss Xiao Yu barked sternly, "You, with your despicable character, who knows if one day you’ll be devoured by some supernatural creature and turned into poop, you can’t give her anything!"

Chen Xiao pondered for a while and actually nodded: "Yes, she needs things that no one can give."

Xiao Yu was stunned: "Er... what do you mean?"

"I don’t know how to explain it to you, but unless you become someone who can influence the world like the protagonist in comics, you’ll never intersect with her."

Boss Xiao Yu didn’t respond. His long years of otaku life made him quickly grasp the meaning of these words, and he accepted them in an instant.

"Is she like you?"

"Like me?"

"Yes, does she belong to that organization too and has to deal with those things beyond cognition every day?"

"Hmm... from your perspective, that sounds about right. It’s just that what she faces is much more than what I encounter."

"I figured as much." Boss Xiao Yu bowed his head slightly, seeming a bit melancholic: "...Then she’s quite pitiful."

Chen Xiao gave a wry smile: "What’s there to pity? Everyone has their own place, and there’s no such thing as being pitiable or not. Besides, you don’t even know her."

Xiao Yu turned his head, looking out the window in the direction where she had vanished, the crowd bustling as usual...

"Yes, I don’t even know her name, but... I can feel that she definitely doesn’t like her current self, she’s enduring too much... Maybe she just wants to enjoy a coffee, take a walk around..."

Chen Xiao fell silent for a moment. He hadn’t often seen the chubby otaku opposite him reveal such an expression, and was briefly at a loss for words. After a significant pause,

"Don’t think about it, you can’t help her." Chen Xiao waved his hand dismissively.

Xiao Yu nodded: "Alright then." He got up to leave.

"Oh, right, Qiu Mujin." Chen Xiao suddenly spoke up: "That’s her name."

Boss Xiao Yu didn’t turn back, but his steps hesitated slightly.

"I see... Thank you..."

(The other day I complained about Guā Sister’s room being messy. Yesterday she talked to me about it, and afterward, I had an epiphany. It wasn’t messy, because everything had its own place; it was organized chaos. The only thing that was messy was my mind...)