In an area full of geniuses and lunatics, Lu Ning was glad that she didn't need to enter a university campus and could just look for vocational colleges around her.
Of course, the research institutes in District 2 and District 1 are closely connected. From time to time when walking on the road here, you can see a heavily armed team transporting an armed escort vehicle passing by on the road. People like Remington and Pfister are usually willing to serve as professors in universities, and their teaching reputation is quite good. And some who come here because of academic plagiarism or academic frame-up can only work as odd jobs in the research institute.
When passing by the entrance of the university, Lu Ning could still see a huge stone tablet with the faces of a large number of historical celebrities engraved on it. The base of the stone tablet had the school motto here written in red fonts and in five languages:
"We are willing to pay our insignificant lives for knowledge."
Bypassing the university campus and walking about two hundred meters away, you will find the school where Jiangshan Network teaches. There were no students coming to the dance studio here on weekends, so they rented it out to coaches like her to teach. When Lu Ning followed the classroom number given to her by Tan Xiao, Jiang Shanluo was practicing rope exercises, and rhythmic gymnastics equipment such as hoops and sticks were also placed in the corner of the classroom.
"You are really taking your role seriously." Lu Ning walked into the classroom, just as Jiang Shanluo also finished with an action.
"Are you here? I'm just warming up, at least it has to be like that."
"We have one hour." Lu Ning glanced at the clock, "The official class time is half past ten, right? You know I'm not interested in actually taking this class."
"That's quite disappointing. I also have professional skills." Jiang Shanluo put down the rope and kicked two balls from the corner. "There are no seats, so just sit here. By the way, the clothes are good. They look better than before. She will be much prettier when she comes to you.”
"Thank you." Lu Ning held down a ball and sat on it, and then Jiang Shanluo also sat not far in front of her.
"Since we are the ones who made the invitation, let's start with me. This week we have conducted a certain level of investigation on personal identity and background, and we have also visited some important places in the city." Jiang Shanluo pointed. Pointing to the outside, "District 2 is undoubtedly of great importance as an educational institution in the city. The real principal of this university has never shown up, and the acting principal usually appears, but the people here have never cared about this. "
"So you tracked down the president of the university here?"
"No, we encountered some obstacles during the investigation. Although it is not particularly strong at the moment, it is obviously a warning." Jiang Shanluo shook his head, "Do you have any clues over there?"
"One thing..." Lu Ning thought about it and said, "This city is divided into ten districts. If each district has a manager, then this university president is obviously not the only one with such a mysterious person. . Also, have you discovered the location distribution of these ten districts?"
"My brother and Zhao Xihua talked on the phone - do you know her? She already knew the layout used here a few days ago, and she doesn't know how much information is exclusive to their team." Jiang Shanluo's expression changed when he said this A little unhappy, "Now my brother is always thinking about how to exchange more information from the other party, so that our team is completely passive."
"Then you can go find the 'opener'." Lu Ning said.
"who?"
"I heard about a tourist with a special identity from Cheng Yurun. But I only know that the other person's identity is the person who opened the door. I don't know the rest. It seems that he can't tell me easily. Cheng Yurun didn't tell me much relevant information. , I plan to go look for it, why don’t I come and tell you?”
"Special status? Tourists actually have different identities... But where can I find it based on just one name?"
"I have a bit of a guess."
Lu Ning described the process of Jumonmony Yena going to her home to receive the mission last night, omitting some details, and just talked about what Jumonmony Yena said.
"She's a little weird. The words 'I'll be scolded if I go back' mean that she at least has teammates, but her way of acting seems to be completely aimless and trying her luck. In other words, for her, that teammate can't do anything for her at all. To provide any assistance in their own tasks, even to the extent that they don’t understand each other.”
"What you mean is that her teammate's mission may be completely different from hers. The two of them cannot confirm whether the other's mission is secret and can only maintain a superficial cooperative relationship. Without contact with outsiders, they dare not Inform each other of the mission content?”
"Yes, this is something I think is possible. Unless Jumonji even counts the people she knows at the distribution center, and is sure that she will survive, then what she said must mean that she met someone at the scene."
"Maybe it's an NPC? If her identity is to work for an organization..."
"Then there's no way she would give up on the mission just because I'm a tourist. She has considerable freedom in her mission operations."
Jiang Shanluo nodded and agreed with Lu Ning's words.
"I would like to ask if you have heard anything about the White Butterfly Killer?" This time it was Lu Ning's turn to ask again.
"No, not everything about serial killers seems to count. My brother has killed a serial killer who was low on the list before, but the task did not show that it was completed. I think the judgment conditions must be more than that simple. question."
"Well……"
"But on the other hand, our people have found clues to the Sacrifice Club."
"real?"
"Electronic communication cannot be avoided in a modern city, and the Sacrifice Club is no exception." Jiang Shanluo laughed, "We found some very interesting news. Although it was well hidden, we still found it."
"Is there any result?"
"They don't have a fixed gathering place. All notifications are issued by a few people with long-distance communication capabilities, but there are only a few people with such abilities. When others send messages to each other, they inevitably use some network messages. The only person here who can serve as The fixed location is the home of the club leader, but they never mention that address directly, always referring to it as 'the leader's residence'."
"This kind of difficulty will not trouble you in the future."
"That's right, we locked the identities of some ordinary members and retrieved their traffic movement routes within a month, and found six concentrated passing areas. This task has just been completed. I think you probably need this Information?" Jiang Shanluo curled his lips.
"Yes." Lu Ning nodded, "In exchange, you can try to investigate behind the attack you encountered. During my investigation in the tenth district, I also triggered a subsequent pursuit. That should be from District 10 Administrator, I think I have begun to get close to the identity of the other party. Since I can find clues from this, it should have the same effect on you."
"Really? I noted it down."
"I have some scattered lists of 'crows' here that I met by chance. I don't know if you are familiar with these people." Lu Ning called up her notes from her phone, "First of all, the building we met There is a chef named Kobayakawa Yuichi."
"Oh? He's here too? Kobayakawa Yuichi and Kashiwagi Kazuki are very proficient in assassins. We heard that Kashiwagi Kazuki is one of the external teachers of your high school. He will probably be there next week. Class has officially started. If you have nothing to do, don’t mess with them, my brother is on the same level as any of them."
"Okay. Next is a young man named Luke, who should have a noble background."
Jiang Shanluo could only shake his head and express his ignorance.
"There is also Shang Chi, a member of the Assassination Department from the Doll Party."
Jiang Shanluo's expression suddenly darkened slightly when he heard this.
"Puppet party? Are their people mixed in with this scene?"
"Yes."
"The Assassination Department... that's really bad. Although according to legend, the Assassination Department's characters are not as perverted as the others in the Puppet Party, but these people know how to kill people, and some even believe in the aesthetics of death. We really lacked some vigilance."
"It's not too late. At least there has been no change from the other party this week."
"I have to tell them a few things to be careful about...Thank you for the reminder. Let me give you a piece of information in return. Go to No. 19 Huaiyin Street in District 5 to find Zhou Li. He is also a 'crow'. This time he is a detective. Although He can’t find his past, but he can help us find out the secrets about our past.”
"Have you found it?"
"Well, although it's not a big deal to me personally, it would be very troublesome if exposed... That's the thing." Jiang Shanluo looked away, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
"No. Are you going to try the optional mission?"
"Yes, if you don't challenge, you will never improve your score."
"Wish ya'll good luck."
After Lu Ning finished speaking, she stood up and walked out of the classroom.
People began to feel it one after another. Lu Ning raised her sunglasses and quickly walked out of the building. It was still early when she returned to the street. She found a breakfast shop and ordered two breakfasts. She also asked if there were any Internet cafes nearby.
The boss was very enthusiastic in giving directions.
There are a lot of Internet cafes in District 2. After all, as a school district, there are mostly college students and vocational high schools. This kind of business is quite common. Lu Ning quickly found a large Internet cafe, opened a private room on the second floor, and entered the HELLSPEED forum.
A large number of new bounties released yesterday have not yet been collected. After Lu Ning selected three that were more suitable for her to collect now, she searched for the news in the recent period. Not long after, an email was sent to her personal mailbox. The sender was Tan Xiao. There was only a map with six places marked in red, and nothing more.
She saved the map to her phone, deleted the email, and then found the location of No. 19 Huaiyin Street, District 5. It was a private detective agency called Fengxin Office. It worked seven days a week. It was small and took on Various businesses. After Lu Ning found the other party's phone number, she called them.
"Hello?"
A timid girl's voice came from the phone.
"Fengxin Office?" Lu Ning was a little surprised at the other party's unprofessionalism.
"Ah, yes, yes, this is Fengxin Office, and I am a detective assistant. Do you have anything to ask?" the other party said in a panic.
"I'm looking for Zhou Li." Lu Ning said directly.
The girl was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Mr. Detective is working now... Can you tell me your general requirements? I can help you ask..."
"You tell him that Crow needs to know who he is, and that's it."
"Is that all? Please wait a moment..."
Then the sound of a chair being pulled out came from the microphone, and then the sound of opening and closing the door. About half a minute later, there were footsteps approaching again, the microphone was picked up, and a deep male voice came from inside.
"Crow? Which one are you?"
"I got your news from Jiang Shanluo. My name is Lu Ning. You probably don't know me."
"Well, you want to know your identity?"
"She said you could help with the investigation."
"Well..." The man on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment before replying, "I need a lead, a clue, anything. Do you have it?"
"Someone in District 10 is buying my organs at a high price because my blood type seems to be relatively rare."
"Okay, as a fee for entrusting me to find your identity and background, you need to do one thing for me. I want a list of all the employees in Building 8 of the District 1 Research Institute. Come to my office with the list in three days. I'll exchange what you want, and you can postpone it for a day." Zhou Li's voice was calm but very confident.
"All employees in Building 8, okay, it's settled." Lu Ning immediately agreed to this condition.
"Very good." Zhou Li whispered and hung up the phone.
Lu Ning leaned on the computer chair and narrowed her eyes slightly. The Internet cafe cubicle could also be used to rest, but she would really be hungry if she didn't earn some money to spend.
At this moment, someone knocked on the cubicle door.
"Hello, the coffee you wanted."
Outside the door was a man in his thirties, who seemed to be wearing a security guard's uniform, standing at the door with a can of coffee in his hand.
"When did I ask for coffee?" Lu Ning pressed her toes against the door and asked with a frown.
"I don't know. The front desk said they brought coffee here. They said someone ordered the service here. Private room No. 8 on the second floor. Is that right?" The security guard looked up at the sign.
Lu Ning lowered her head and glanced at the security guard's hand.
There is a piece of paper like a napkin placed under the coffee can. Only a corner of the paper is exposed, and a lifelike crow is drawn with a simple brush on it.
There was already a look of anxiety on this person's face, and he deliberately extended his hand forward.
"Come in and help me pour it."
Lu Ning turned around and walked back into the room with a straight face. The security guard outside the door breathed a sigh of relief, nodded hurriedly and walked into the private room.
