Playing Pig to Eat Feed: [Xiao Yi, we're back from abroad. Do you have time to meet up?]
Sexy Big Octopus: [When you're on vacation, or whenever you have time, should we set a place to meet?]
The former was a guy, the latter a girl.
They had all met through a game. When they first met, the two seemed to be middle school dropouts, and now they should both be around twenty.
Shen Yi was only seven at the time. Being young, she had solemnly promised Shen Ruxu that she would absolutely never meet up with online friends in real life.
But now she had grown up.
She could go and meet the online friends she had known for eight or nine years.
Thinking this, Shen Yi clicked on the address to take a look, swiping her finger across the map a couple of times to confirm the general location.
Sugar-Coated Bullet: [Sure, then I'll come find you guys in a week.]
After typing this, Shen Yi exited the chat interface, clicked into the internal system of the Archive, and started rummaging through the mission order database.
The intelligence team updated mission information from all over daily, categorized by region and graded by difficulty. She entered the address and hit search.
The loading circle spun for two seconds, and she found that there was actually a mission near her online friends.
Thrilled, Shen Yi accepted this assassination mission.
Before setting off for the meet-up.
She told her mom about it on WeChat, saying she was about to take a ride to meet her online friends.
Before long.
Wen Ya shared a bunch of videos with her.
Shen Yi looked down and saw that they were all clickbait videos, each title more terrifying than the last:
Teenage Girl Meets Stranger Online, The Result is Heartbreaking!
Tell Your Daughter Quickly: How to Protect Yourself and Stay Away from Internet Traps
Young Girl Goes Missing After Meeting Online Friend, Parents Cry for Clues
Never Meet Online Friends Privately! The Consequences Are Truly Terrifying!
Another True Case! A Girl's Tragic Experience After Meeting an Online Friend
Shen Yi: ...
She stared at the long list of videos, silent for a long time.
Even so.
When meeting her, the ones who really needed to pay attention to their safety were the online friends, right?
...
"Xiao Yi agreed."
The blond man's eyes curved, a smile washing over his outstanding features, his tone full of anticipation.
The woman beside him had falling black hair, clear dark eyes, and gentle, elegant features. Hearing this, she also gently curled her lips, "The Archive has accepted the order too. An assassin from the Ninth Group, and a minor at that."
It was hard to tell if she was criticizing or teasing: "Their organization really loves employing child labor as always."
The man wasn't very interested in the assassin; his mind was entirely focused on how to meet their online friend.
He said with expectation, "We're going to meet Xiao Yi in a week. This girl's social media photos don't even show her face. Her sense of confidentiality is too good. Aren't you really looking forward to meeting her, Sasa?"
"Of course, we've known each other for so many years. Calculating her age, she must be fifteen by now, right?" The woman named Sasa smiled slightly. "We are mature adults. When meeting a minor, we should be careful not to scare her."
"By the way, Chen Yu, don't just think about the meet-up. Before that, we have to go catch someone." Sasa reminded him not to forget their real business.
The two had been partners for many years.
No matter how important their online friend was, they had to finish the task given by their teacher first.
Otherwise, she didn't even dare to imagine how the teacher would punish the two of them.
"Chen Yu, you know about this mission, right?"
"I know, entrapment," he smiled enigmatically. "The teacher placed an order with the Archive and gave them our information. A little assassin from the organization will come looking for us. Our main job is to capture her alive."
Honestly speaking.
Capturing an assassin alive is much harder than killing one.
Especially an assassin trained by the Archive.
"Coming out to be an assassin at such a young age, her family must be very unfortunate." Sasa was quite sympathetic. "That little assassin is about the same age as Xiao Yi, both minors. Go easy on her when the time comes."
"Your comparison is wrong. Yiyi is a good child."
He had always liked this little online friend, leaning more towards treating her like a younger sister. Chen Yu's tone gradually softened, carrying a hint of coldness. "How can good children and bad children be mentioned in the same breath?"
Sasa remained noncommittal.
The boundary between good and bad children wasn't for them to define.
They were not good people.
They had no hatred for the Archive's assassins; the one with a grudge against the Archive was their teacher.
However, the teacher was somewhat more lenient towards children. Anyone who could be recruited would be recruited, it was just that they would be brainwashed prior to recruitment.
She didn't know what fate awaited this underage assassin if she fell into the teacher's hands.
"Forget it, forget it. Chen Yu, Chen Yu, help me see if this outfit is suitable for the meet-up?"
Sasa turned and brought out the clothes she had bought in advance. "Do I look like an ordinary person? Will Xiao Yi suspect us?"
Both sides were very much looking forward to this meet-up.
Shen Yi arrived at the target city with plenty of time to spare.
There was no rush regarding the order; the priority was to meet her online friends first.
After putting her suitcase away, she grabbed a backpack, unable to wait to meet her two friends for a meal.
The location was a restaurant with a very nice environment, and the two were easy to spot.
A man and a woman. The guy had blond hair with obvious mixed-race features and a very cheerful personality. The girl was more composed, with beautiful features and a quiet demeanor.
Shen Yi looked around the restaurant, locked onto her targets, and walked up to their table.
"Hello, are you waiting for someone?" she asked tentatively.
Chen Yu had been staring at Shen Yi the moment she walked in.
He smiled, getting straight to the point, and enthusiastically called her name: "Xiao Yi?"
Shen Yi immediately nodded.
"Chen Yu? Sasa?" She pointed at the guy, then at the girl, her tone instantly becoming cheerful as they exchanged names.
During the meal, the three of them talked about their respective lives. Having known each other online for years, aside from a bit of initial unfamiliarity upon meeting, the atmosphere gradually became lively and warm in the latter half.
It was a highly enjoyable meet-up experience.
It wasn't as terrifying and fraught with danger as her mother had said.
"You look like a doll." After finishing the meal, Sasa rested her chin on her hands and smiled. "When you were little, plenty of people must have loved pinching your cheeks."
Shen Yi touched her face: "No."
Her face easily turned red when pinched, and once it turned red, the other person was prone to being kicked flying by Wen Ya.
Very few people would pinch her.
"Xiao Yi, how many days are you staying in this city?" Chen Yu asked with a smile. "Would you consider coming to work at our company in the future? We offer a full benefits package."
Shen Yi refused; her company also provided a full benefits package.
"I should be leaving the day after tomorrow. I have things to do tomorrow."
Chen Yu was a bit reluctant to part, staring at her. "Can we meet again in the future? Can't you stay a little longer?"
Sasa immediately kicked him quietly.
They also had a mission tomorrow!!
