Chapter 15 Totem

Bai Yue's face was almost frozen with laughter. She stood aside like a transparent person and watched Chu Yu and Nephthys discussing the religious culture of the ancient Egyptian gods.

As for herself, she could only smile along. Nephthys' attention was all on Chu Yu, and she selectively ignored her.

The most peculiar thing is that during the conversation, Chu Yu had been belittling ancient Egypt, a once great country, and forcibly attributed all of its achievements to the gods, like a religious madman.

"Although the Nile is the longest river, there are so many mother rivers in this world. The fresh water resources that the Nile can provide are very limited, so this is the credit of the gods!"

"In ancient Egypt, production technology was extremely low. Why was ancient Egypt able to become the first in ancient times to get rid of primitive tribal surnames, and why was it the first to establish slavery? It is precisely because the gods spread wisdom to the world!"

"Osiris, the god of the underworld, made agriculture more abundant..."

"Sirius used magic to make women pregnant and create newborns..."

"Seth can make the wars launched by the ancient Egypt invincible..."

Chu Yu chattered incessantly, as if he had received sponsorship fees, to advertise and brag about the ancient Egyptian gods, and he spoke very logically and did not hesitate to use words of praise.

What surprised Bai Yue was that Nephthys really fell for it. From the looks of it, she wanted to get a room right away and have a long talk with Chu Yu all night long.

In the end, in just one hour, Nephthys and Chu Yu became "close friends". They agreed to have dinner at Fang Musheng's villa the next day to discuss the belief in "the gods" again.

When leaving, Nephthys and Chu Yu both looked reluctant to leave.

The former was reluctant because she believed that Chu Yu was a devout believer of the ancient Egyptian gods.

The latter was reluctant because he knew that after leaving he would not be able to hug Bai Yue openly.

Although Nephthys didn't say as much as Chu Yu, she still revealed a lot of information.

According to her, Fang Musheng, who originally believed in Buddhism, has become a devout believer in the ancient Egyptian gods, and invited Chu Yu to visit Fang Musheng's villa the next day, saying that they must have a lot of common topics.

Bai Yue also felt sad.

It is such a waste of talent that Chu Yu does not become an actor but instead comes to work as a clerk in the Public Affairs and Safety Supervision Bureau.

After leaving the exhibition hall, Bai Yue returned to the Bentley and told Chu Yu to go back and have a good rest. He didn't need to come to work the next day. He should collect more information about the ancient Egyptian gods at home so as not to reveal his true identity when he went to Fang Musheng's villa.

Looking at the Bentley speeding away, Chu Yu's face was full of helplessness.

This woman is really ungrateful and just leaves when she wants to. She should at least let the Bentley take her there.

After taking a taxi, Chu Yu returned home and went to bed early.

Because he still hoped to have a nightmare again, and wanted to know whether the future doomsday in the nightmare would change.

When Chu Yu woke up the next day, he was full of disappointment because he had also slept very soundly.

He hasn't had a nightmare for two days in a row, and it looks like he won't have this kind of nightmare again in the future.

Thinking of the "task" he still had in the evening, Chu Yu turned on his laptop and began to look up relevant knowledge about the ancient Egyptian gods culture.

At night, as it was getting dark, Chu Yu washed up and left home.

Arriving at the Maple Leaf Villa District by car, Chu Yu saw Bai Yue, who was still dressed in her best.

Unlike last night, Bai Yue was carrying a ladies' bag, but the bag was a bit big and looked a bit out of place when paired with the dress.

Seeing Chu Yu coming, Bai Yue walked forward and handed over the bag.

After Chu Yu took it over, he found that it was heavy, as if several bricks were placed inside.

Bai Yue, dressed in gorgeous attire, naturally held Chu Yu's arm, just like a real couple.

Walking to the door of Fang Musheng's villa, Chu Yu seemed to remember something and asked in a low voice, "You didn't come alone, did the tactical support team come?"

"Of course I'm here."

"Why did not I see."

"If you can see it, what are they supporting?"

Chu Yu felt relieved, "That's right."

Bai Yue nodded the bell and whispered, "Watch my instructions and act accordingly. You just need to fool Nephthys."

After the doorbell rang a few times, the mahogany door was pushed open and Nephthys, wearing a black robe, appeared in front of the two.

Nephthys looked very happy when she saw Chu Yu, but when she glanced at Bai Yue out of the corner of her eye, a hint of annoyance inadvertently flashed across her face.

After a few polite words, everyone walked into the villa.

Walking all the way to the living room, Chu Yu kept looking around, feeling a strange feeling in his heart.

He has never eaten pork but has seen pigs run. He has never been to anyone's villa, but he knows that a decent person's villa would definitely not be decorated like this.

The walls all around were covered with reliefs, most of which were patterns of human heads and animal bodies or animal heads and human bodies. Apart from that, there was very little light in the house. There were some thick red candles along the walls, and some kind of incense gave off a drowsy smell.

What is even more puzzling is that this is clearly Fang Musheng's villa, but Nephthys treated him warmly like a hospitable hostess, which made Chu Yu very puzzled.

After arriving at the living room, Chu Yu met the owner of the villa, Fang Musheng, the big boss of Leke Drinks.

Fang Musheng, dressed in casual home clothes, stood up from the sofa and said welcome.

Fang Musheng, who is over 70 years old, looks a little haggard. Although his laughter is hearty, it cannot hide the fatigue and some inexplicable emotions in his eyes.

Chu Yu always felt that Fang Musheng's eyes were filled with guilt when he looked at him. This guilt was inexplicable and had no reason.

After a while of greeting, a white-haired old woman came out, holding a strangely shaped copper kettle in her hand.

Chu Yu's pupils shrank slightly.

He recognized the old woman; she was Fang Musheng's lover, Li Sumei.

The hostess Li Sumei served tea and water with an expressionless face, while Nephthys sat on the sofa and was very intimate with Fang Musheng beside her. This scene made Chu Yu feel extremely weird.

Putting the copper kettle on the coffee table, Li Sumei turned and left the living room.

Nephthys picked up the copper pot and filled it with pale yellow liquid for Chu Yu and Bai Yue.

Bai Yue, who was extremely alert, frowned slightly, "Isn't this tea?"

Nephthys smiled slightly, "No, it's beer."

Bai Yue picked up the cup and took a sip. "Why does it smell like this?"

Before Nephthys could speak, Chu Yu took a sip and then explained with a smile, "The dough is fermented, then lightly baked, filtered through a mesh, special yeast is added after brewing, and finally put into a round cylinder for fermentation again. This is the method of making ancient Egyptian beer. Of course, I don't know many of the details very well."

Bai Yue was full of suspicion, "Was there beer in ancient Egypt?"

Nephthys interrupted, "Ancient Egyptian beer is different from modern beer. Because they didn't master the purification technology, there are many impurities that affect the taste. In ancient Egypt, people would use a small wooden stick as a straw when drinking beer."

Bai Yue said "oh", sniffed it again and put the teacup down, looking as if she was politely declining the offer.

A trace of disgust flashed across Nephthys' face, of course, it was still directed at Bai Yue.

This look of disgust was keenly caught by Bai Yue.

In fact, Bai Yue had already realized yesterday that Nephthys hated her very much. As for the reason, her words were only part of it, and there were other reasons that she was not yet aware of.

Seeing Chu Yu drink up the "beer", Nephthys waved her hand, and Li Sumei came over again, but this time she brought a plate with three bottles on it, and each bottle had a sign on it.

Chu Yu looked at it carefully and frowned.

The size and shape of the bottle are similar to those of several beverages under Leco, but the pattern and logo on it have changed.

You should know that the logo of Lecoke products used to be very low-end. It was just a big-headed doll with the three big words "Lecoke" written next to it. It was very recognizable, but the quality was very low.

The logos on the three beverage bottles in front of us are a cat, a hyena and a hippopotamus, and the patterns are very abstract. They are not cute at all and even look a little weird.

It is more like a totem than a logo. It looks abrupt and awkward when printed on a beverage bottle.

Chu Yu had seen these three totem images in some overseas forums and databases, and they were related to ancient Egyptian religious beliefs.

The logos of these three drinks are exactly the three major gods in ancient Egyptian religious culture.

"Pain, sadness, and happiness!" Nephthys pointed at three bottles of drinks and said with a smile, "This is a new product that Loco will launch soon. After drinking it, you can have different emotions and feelings."

Chu Yu's face changed drastically when he heard that. He glanced at Fang Musheng in the distance and shouted in his heart, "Oh my god!"

The tunnel bodies, the hypothalamus, dopamine, the drinks, everything is connected.

Suddenly, he thought of the beverage processing factory in his nightmare that used live people to extract dopamine from the hypothalamus.

Bai Yue, who was sitting next to him, chuckled and said, "You can feel different after drinking it? This is the first time I've heard of this."

But fortunately, Bai Yue was not stupid and did not reach out to take it.

Seeing Chu Yu remained silent, Nephthys asked, "Mr. Sun, don't you want to try it?"

How could Chu Yu dare to taste it? Not to mention whether it could produce different emotions, just the thought of it containing dopamine secreted by the hypothalamus made him feel nauseous.

Bai Yue seemed to have noticed Chu Yu's abnormality and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No." Chu Yu turned his head and winked at Bai Yue repeatedly, "Well, well, honey, do you remember when we were experiencing life before and had a bowl of beef noodles?"

"Beef noodles?" Bai Yue was confused. "What's wrong?"

"What I told you at that time was that current science is not enough to make a device similar to the human body that can make a certain organ secrete a certain substance."

"You mean..." Bai Yue's pupils shrank slightly, and she couldn't help but glance at the drinks on the table, then frowned tightly.

Chu Yu swallowed his saliva, "You said I had a wild imagination, but I feel like this might actually be true."

"Oh, really?" Bai Yue smiled again, looked at Nephthys, and suddenly asked for no reason, "Miss Nephthys, you seem to be quite hostile to me?"

After finishing speaking, Bai Yue sat up straight, looking directly at Nephthys with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

Chu Yu turned his head and suddenly found that Bai Yue's aura was very strong.

The confident look, strong attitude, special behavioral characteristics, etc., all make Bai Yue exude a very powerful aura.

This kind of aura cannot be seen or touched, but it does exist. Chu Yu is very clear about this.

He didn't know whether Bai Yue understood his "hint". He only knew that at this moment, Bai Yue gave him the feeling that she was going to turn against him at any time.

Nephthys also stopped smiling, and their eyes met. Unconsciously, there was a sense of tension in the living room.

"You're an atheist, aren't you?"

Bai Yue smiled, "God? Of course that's nonsense."

Just like yesterday, as soon as Bai Yue finished speaking, a strange red light flashed in Nephthys' eyes again.

Yesterday, Chu Yu thought it was an illusion, but now he is sure that it was not an illusion at all. This woman's eyes really shine.

Apart from Superman, what other decent person's eyes would glow red?

Nephthys stood up and said, "Only devout believers are welcome here, not atheists."

These words were clearly an order to expel the guest.

But Bai Yue didn't move at all, just looked at the other person with a smile.

Nephthys's face was cold. "When the ancient Egyptian gods put an end to the false gods, if the gods had mercy on them, the false gods' followers would have a chance to return to the glory of the gods. But there is only one kind of people who have no chance of believing in the gods. Their only fate is to be eaten by scarabs in the Styx forever. Do you know who this kind of people are?"

Bai Yue shrugged, "Patrick?"

"You're the kind of person, an atheist!"

Seeing that the hostility between the two women was becoming more and more obvious, and Bai Yue did not follow the script at all, Chu Yu just smiled bitterly and did not interrupt to smooth things over.

In fact, according to Chu Yu's plan, he still has to conduct many tests. Once he is sure that Fang Musheng and Nephthys are really problematic, the rest can be left to Bai Yue.

For this kind of thing, you don't need too much evidence. Just arrest the person and interrogate him slowly, and you will eventually find out something.

The most difficult part in handling supernatural incidents is to identify the target. Once identified, you can simply arrest the person or deal with the case.

Chu Yu was very clear about this, and Bai Yue was also very clear about this.

After entering the villa, I saw too many abnormal things.

The first one was Fang Musheng's wife Li Sumei, who was like a servant, silent, serving tea and water, and turning a blind eye to her husband and Nephthys cuddling shamelessly together.

Secondly, the red light flashing in Nephthys' eyes made it even more certain that there was definitely something wrong with this woman.

Now that it has been confirmed, there is no need to pretend to be polite.