Lord of the Mysteries

After finding the project team and gaining an understanding of the situation, I spend quite a bit of time organizing the information. I also leave the company at three in the afternoon, preparing myself to head towards the city’s police station to visit the staff in charge.

After leaving my company’s building, I take out my phone, open my ride-sharing app, and submit my destination.

Since it’s not the evening rush hour, I get a driver in just a few seconds.

He’s in the vicinity, one minute… I glance at the notification and am very pleased that I don’t need to wait too long.

One minute passes quickly, but as I look left and right, I don’t see the license plate that I remember.

Suspecting that I’ve misremembered, I hurriedly unlock my phone to confirm the situation.

At this moment, I heard the chiming of a bicycle bell.

Uh… I subconsciously look up and see a green-orange bicycle.

Sitting on the bicycle is a young man wearing a dark baseball cap and a thin black coat.

Ring! Ring! Ring!

The bicycle stops in front of me as the man extends his right foot to support the bicycle against the ground.

His forehead is wide and his face is thin. His short black hair is slightly curled, and his eyes are darker than an ordinary person’s—close to pure black.

His biggest characteristic was that, like a cosplayer, he wore a crystal monocle on his right eye.

Holding the bicycle’s handle with one hand, the man adjusts his monocle with the other. He smiles at me and says, “You were the one who requested a ride?”

…

I did, but I requested a car, not a bicycle…

I open my mouth, unsure if I should answer.

At that moment, I even underwent existential questions: Who I am. Where am I? Where am I going?

“You’re going to the police station, right?” The young man with the monocle didn’t care that I didn’t respond as he asked with a smile.

…No way? Is there really an option for getting a bicycle? And I selected it somehow? I slowly nod.

At this moment, there are only two clear thoughts in my mind:

Should I take a photo or video to post on my Moments?

call the customer

the young man wearing the monocle points to the side of the building and says, “Wait another minute, my car is

he speaks, he takes out his phone and

still don’t understand what’s

edge of his monocle

drive through, and the distance to

please wait a

I’m not in a rush. I politely reply,

puts away his phone and rode his bicycle to the side of

drives over and

it now.” The car window rolls down, revealing

I’m about to open the car door, I

on

to the back to look at the car

“I have two cars.

driving this car today, but I bound

phone is

that, he

problem, and considering how I’ve encountered similar situations before, I’m relieved. I open the car door and get

a bustling city. What is

undertaken by the platform are

a monocle looks ahead

“Want a cigarette?”

banned?” I

The thin driver smiles

I instinctively

with one hand, not really paying attention to

you don’t smoke. I don’t smoke

why do you have cigarettes…” I

the driver uses his

need to

“That’s true.” I nod.

I recall Vice President Wu from the company next door. Although he smokes, his appearance is definitely not ghastly. However, there’s no need to say it out loud. I’m

at the obviously expensive cigarettes, and glance around the

driver replies with a smile. “Is my

You look like you come from a rich family.” I give

way, I

It allows me to experience a completely different life from my past, and being able to see all kinds of unique people is a form of entertainment. Don’t you find it interesting?” the driver says with

say, “That may be the case, but I think you occasionally only take a few ride orders and are

The driver looks at the rearview mirror again, and his smile makes me feel