There is something wrong with the school atmosphere today.
Originally, as a day like Friday when they could go out again, most of the students should be overjoyed, but Lu Ning found that the students gathered in small groups in the corridor didn't seem to be in high spirits.
"Han Qing, what happened yesterday?"
After talking to Cheng Yurun, Lu Ning stayed quiet for a day and checked some important places in the city privately, without going out casually. But such a lone ranger approach would always miss some news, so Lu Ning turned around and asked her friends behind her.
"Several girls from Class 3 went to sing together yesterday, but they didn't come to class this morning. I searched at home and in the karaoke hall, but no one had seen them." Han Qing was also very familiar with the gossip in the school and immediately said, " Fortunately, we went to the Queen's Golden Crown. If we had gone to a wild restaurant like them, I don't know if we would have encountered the same thing."
"Can this kind of thing still make people panic?"
"Hush - White Butterfly Killer." Han Qing hurriedly raised his finger to signal her to whisper, "The people killed by that guy die in weird ways, and we don't want to end up like that."
"So sure?"
"Inseparable, the people who were killed by White Butterfly also disappeared in this way. Speaking of which, Lu Ning, where did you move to? I called your home but no one answered."
"Oh, I moved to a safer place. You also know that the place where I used to live was mixed."
Lu Ning's original apartment was near the main road from District 9 to District 6. The transportation was convenient, but judging from the experiences in the first few days, the safety was really worrying. Now, although I live in District 1, which is a bit on the edge, it is at least close to the scientific research base, and I can at least receive some care.
At this moment, there was a noise outside the door, and a thin boy was pushed directly into the classroom from the door, fell to the ground, and screamed in pain.
"Who is Han Qing!"
A girl shouted at the door. Lu Ning looked up and saw that she recognized the tall girl who had fought in the toilet that day. She was blocking the door of the classroom with two or three people.
"How can I find you?" Lu Ning turned around and asked Han Qing.
Han Qing was also a little confused and walked not far from the door. The tall girl nodded as soon as she saw her and took out a few printed photos from her pocket: "Did you pass by here yesterday?"
"Who are you? Why do you come to me and ask me questions?" Han Qing didn't even look at the photo, but stared at the tall man and started yelling.
As a result, she was grabbed by the collar as soon as she finished saying this.
"Answer my question seriously!" The tall girl pulled her in front of her with one hand and held the photo in front of Han Qing's eyes with the other hand. "The camera has captured the entrance of the Banyue Dance Hall on Baihua Park Pedestrian Street in District 9. You passed there at that time, don’t think that I can’t recognize you because the resolution is not high.”
"What nonsense? Where did the camera come from in that place?" Han Qing reached out and opened the tall girl's hand and said angrily, "What is this crappy photo? Is it a composite?"
"Synthetic?" the tall girl sneered, "I'm afraid you don't know that the owner of a convenience store on that street installed cameras all over the store out of fear of others stealing things. The one facing the door happened to capture you! At six o'clock in the afternoon Thirty-one minutes, have you been there?"
"Can't I go shopping?" Although Han Qing still had a tough attitude, her tone was slightly weak.
At this time, Lu Ning also came over.
"What's going on? Did you go out to play again yesterday?"
"Yesterday I went to buy CDs and practice at home. I heard someone said it was cheaper to rent CDs on that street, so I went there. Who knows what happened there!"
"Then why are you hesitating?" The tall man couldn't help but curled his lips after hearing Han Qing's words.
"I stole my mother's wallet and ran away! Damn it - you don't think I have anything to do with the disappearance, do you?"
Lu Ning raised her head and glanced at the tall girl. She had heavy dark circles under her eyes and a lot of bloodshot eyes. It seemed that she hadn't rested for a while. Now that Han Qing had cleared the relationship, the energy she had just lifted quickly disappeared. Declined.
"You...have been checking this?"
She scratched her hair, nodded and said, "I've asked seven or eight questions, but they all happened by chance. Why don't I believe that so many people are just by chance..."
"Can I see those photos?"
"Well, are you willing to help?" The corners of the tall man's mouth began to rise immediately after hearing this. She seemed to have no memory of yelling at Lu Ning in the toilet a few days ago.
"I'll try my best. By the way, I don't know your name yet, my name is Lu Ning."
"Mulberry leaves."
Lu Ning nodded in agreement, scanning the photos in her hand one by one.
The pixels of the camera are not very high. Sang Baiye has tried his best to use color printing to print large pictures to restore the image, but it is still only blurry enough to see the face. In a total of nine photos, eleven people are circled in red pen. These people all passed in front of the camera between 5:30 and 6:50 last night.
In addition, there are four girls walking together circled in blue pen. I am afraid they are the girls who disappeared last night.
"They are your friends?"
"Sisters." Sang Baiye pointed to the photo, "This is the latest image record I can find. They passed here at 6:24 yesterday, which is very close to Han Qing's time."
"Have you asked all these eleven people?" Lu Ning asked again.
"Well, everyone has a reason..."
"But why do you suspect it's someone from the school?"
"Because they sent me messages saying that they met their classmates and went to have a meal and practice singing together, but they never heard from them again!" Sang Baiye said through gritted teeth, "It must be someone they know who deceived them! "
"Wait a minute, you are friends with them, but you don't even know their social circle?" Han Qing was a little unbelievable.
"Do you need to care about each other's social circle when you are friends? Do you know who your friends know?" Sang Baiye gestured to Lu Ning, and Han Qing was immediately speechless.
"But if the kidnapper didn't pass by the front of the store, you wouldn't know either, right? In addition, if a gang of multiple people committed the crime, it would be more difficult to find the suspect using this method." Lu Ning had already read all the pictures and handed them back. In Sang Baiye's hand, "Are there any other clues?"
"There's nothing useful... Damn it! If only I'd been more alert..."
"It's not your responsibility."
"We have been looking for it all night, and we are trying our best."
Several people around her tried to persuade her.
At this time, the school bell rang.
"Hurry up! There must be some clues that we haven't found yet. We won't have class anymore!" Sang Baiye greeted, and several girls ran downstairs quickly.
"What a strange bunch of guys."
"That's understandable."
Lu Ning pulled Han Qing around and happened to see a map of Sin City posted at the back of the classroom.
"Han Qing, when was Vice City established? Has the entire urban area been planned?"
"It's unclear when it was established. After all, many things in a place like this are best kept vague. I heard my dad talk about urban planning. At first, it was just some relatively hidden small places, such as the black market in District 10 and the red light district in District 7. It used to be all underground operations, and the overall planning and connectivity was carried out later. Anyway, it has been like this since I can remember. Several outer districts have been expanding. Now, in addition to District 1, which is close to the mountain, Districts 6 and 9 have fixed locations. , other districts have a lot more area than before."
"Go back to your seats, it's time for class." The teacher walked into the classroom and ended the conversation.
After school on Friday, Lu Ning went straight to where her previous apartment was. After finding the shopping mall, she called Jiang Shanluo.
"Hello?" Jiang Shanluo's breathless voice came from the phone.
"What are you doing? Why are you breathing heavily?"
"Exercise, do you think athletes are so good? Is something wrong?"
"I'll keep it short. I need two 'clues' to confirm something."
"You want clues?" Jiang Shanluo hesitated, "What did you find?"
"Point, I just need to point. Tell me where the clue you triggered now points to?" Lu Ning walked into the elevator, pressed the floor button, and soon reached the tenth floor, following the direction in his memory and found it. "Longfu Fitness" office.
Knocking on the door, he rushed in when there was a response from inside.
"Ahem...Lu Ning?"
Tan Xiao quickly put the thermos cup aside, then put away the newspaper in front of him, and hurriedly reached out to gesture to the seat next to him.
"How many clues have you triggered now? I'm here with Tan Xiao." Lu Ning turned her ear to Jiang Shanluo and sat down on the chair. At this moment, a male voice came from the phone.
"Hello, my name is Jiang Shanhao. Among the killing attempts we have encountered in the past few days, two came from the ninth district, two from the second district, one from the third district, and one from the first district. I will not tell you the specific situation. Is this enough?"
"The number is wrong." Lu Ning said, "There are five of you, and six positions are too few. Are there any positions that are uncertain?"
"Yes, we are still investigating. What? Is there something important that must be resolved now?"
"That's not true. What is the total number of murderous attempts you have encountered so far?"
"Nine times, three of the missions have been completed."
"Okay, I understand. I saw you in Yang Qingyu's live broadcast room. How is your martial arts level?"
"No problem dealing with regular criminals."
"Thanks, I will call you tomorrow. There are some things I need to verify." Lu Ning hung up the phone and looked at Tan Xiao.
"Haha... do you want tea?" Tan Xiao awkwardly wanted to change the subject.
"I have spoken to your captain. This is a secret scene, but it is also about survival, even if the conditions are not so strict. We each have a few clues now, and these clues cannot be broken." Lu Ning took the note. I wrote two notes, folded them and handed them to him, "If I don't go to class tomorrow, I will give these two notes to your captain. After so many days, you have probably figured out the identities of the main tourists here. It’s better to come in time.”
"Are you in time? What can you do in time?" Tan Xiao was stunned for a moment.
"Avoid death."
Lu Ning raised her phone and waved it, turned and walked out of the office, heading upstairs to the store without a sign.
This time, the boss was sitting in front of the TV by the wall, holding a controller and playing a game. When Lu Ning came in to say hello, the attentive boss's hand shook, and he was immediately hit by the BOSS on the screen with three punches, and was taken away with one execution.
"Oh oh oh oh oh!" The boss screamed like an evil spirit. He turned around and saw that it was Lu Ning. He immediately stood up and put on his lazy posture, "It's you again? Come and buy something. ?”
"You have poison, knives and other things here, right?"
"Did I warn you? The sword chariot is not suitable for poisoning."
"I didn't want to poison it." Lu Ning waved his arm, "By the way, are there any gloves inlaid with metal? I don't want to keep cutting the back of my hand."
"Huh? Come here." The boss walked to the warehouse door and pushed the door open a crack.
Lu Ning walked over and followed the boss into the storage room.
As the boss said, he does not have gunpowder weapons here, but there are things like compound bows, and more of them are exquisite combination weapons. These weapons are placed in glass showcases, illuminated by white lights, giving them a cold light, but they are particularly exciting to see.
"Here, you want this?"
The boss uncovered a canvas in the corner, and underneath it was piled with various small weapons. Throwing knives, daggers, caltrops, darts, hidden swords, and steel claws were all piled together haphazardly. It seemed that the makers didn't even bother to distinguish them.
"Yes, flying knives are the best." Lu Ning picked up a flying knife. It was only about the length of a palm. The overall shape was slightly curved, and the blade was slender and flat. For Lu Ning, who was used to blades, it was It is also very useful as a melee weapon.
"The price list is on the wall. This room is full of products. After you select the products, go to the front to check out. I'm going to play games." After the boss finished speaking, he walked out of the room impatiently.
Lu Ning has never seen anyone so careless about business.
However, the things in this house are indeed of high quality. If she had seen these before buying the house, she would have made a big purchase, but now... she has no money.
Those transformed and reorganized weapons do look powerful and beautiful, but each one costs more than 10,000 yuan, and Lu Ning doesn't have that much spare money to spend on them at the moment.
The biggest difference between this scene and the previous experience is that a lot of information comes to the door proactively.
Lu Ning read from it the meaning of a scene urging you to act as soon as possible. He has now been involved in the organ trafficking in District 10 and the disappearance of high school students in District 8, and others may also be related to some problems in various districts. These things are normal in Vice City, but no matter how dull the tourists are, they can still feel that this is a mission prompt.
According to past experience, after the scene gives a prompt, the crisis will come.
