Gu Tong felt that his situation couldn't get any worse.
I failed to fill in the website questionnaire several times, and finally failed to obtain a login qualification. The chain reaction of the failure of the mandatory task is that all task prompts are locked, and I am completely unable to obtain any information from the APP in the distribution center. There are no acquaintances in the entire scene, and my identity is an Internet cafe network administrator, which is difficult to investigate. In this way The scene score will definitely be negative if you go down.
And he was attacked by unknown people twice after finally going out, which made him more cautious. However, the more he did this, the more confused he became about understanding the outside world. It can be said that he made one wrong step and didn't even have the chance to regret it.
After finally finding a person who seemed to be a crow this weekend, Gu Tong took action immediately. No matter what, you have to contact other tourists to know how far the scene has progressed, so that you don't lose points.
"Um... girl, my name is Gu Tong, what do you call me?" Gu Tong poured coffee for the other party, and his expression became more respectful. After all, he had something to ask for.
"My surname is Lu. What do you want from me?" Lu Ning was convinced that she did not know the other person, so she asked, "Does it mean that there is no privacy in the room here?"
"Sorry, I'm in a hurry too... The box here has a communicator. I've adjusted it a little bit, and just... just wait and see." Gu Tong apologized hurriedly, for fear that the other party would have a bad temper.
"So you've been waiting here for a 'crow' to come? Why don't you dare to go out?"
"If I violate any taboos, I might die!" Gu Tong looked panicked, "You also know, those unpreventable people in the scene will die immediately, especially in such a dangerous urban scene, who knows who will come out to give them to you You stabbed me? Who knows if someone poisoned you?"
"Then how can you trust me?" Lu Ning smiled faintly, "What if I want to kill you?"
"No...it can't be right? This shouldn't be a confrontation?" Gu Tong subconsciously took a step back.
"I really don't know how you survived to the second level. Forget it, I won't hold you accountable for eavesdropping on me. You don't seem to have had any contact with other tourists? That's just right. You should still have a lot of clues. , some of the life dangers you encounter should be the investigation routes set for you by the scene, you can check it out a little. But don’t go too deep, there are supernatural forces behind the city. "
"oh oh."
"If you really don't feel at ease, there is a professor named Li Yanke at the university here, who is also a tourist. You can ask him for help. I'm... sorry, there is nothing I can do to help you." Lu Ning stood up. He opened the door of the box and said, "My suggestion is to first find ways to improve your own strength. It seems that some superpowers can be naturally produced here, but no one has found the way yet. If you have this talent, you might as well work on it."
"I know! I just don't know that website..."
"Don't worry about it. It's the best choice to leave on your own after fifteen days. I hope your score is enough." Lu Ning closed the door and walked to the front desk of the Internet cafe to pay.
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District 9 is known as a controlled residential area in the central area. Most of the people living here are repeat criminals and are not particularly free under high-pressure management regulations. However, there are many places like pedestrian streets around District 9. Small shops are lined up on both sides of the streets. There are always many people coming to hang out on weekends.
Lu Ning quickly found the convenience store.
As Sang Baiye said before, the boss installed a lot of surveillance cameras in the store. This blind-angle coverage method can capture a small area outside the store entrance. Lu Ning took a closer look and looked back at the photos he had seen. He found that the area captured by this lens was not particularly large, and was even smaller compared to the width of the entire street.
There are many high school students in the area where the cameras are filming. In other words, what should these people have been attracted to this side before?
Lu Ning thought about those photos. It seemed that all the marked people walked from right to left.
In that direction is...a clothing store, then the post office, then a bookstore.
Rather than guessing like this, it would be faster to just call me directly. Lu Ning dialed Han Qing's number, woke her up from bed, and asked her directly what she saw on the street that day.
"Oh my God, did you really go check that?"
"Well, tell me what you did that day?"
"What are you doing...I'm just going to buy a record..."
"Did you encounter anything that attracted you as you passed by on the street? For example, which store held an event, or where a fight broke out?"
"I don't remember it. Is it attractive? There were some busking performances on the street that day, but I was in a hurry to buy and didn't go to see it..." Han Qing was thinking hard on the other side, "There were no celebrity posters or anything like that... By the way. !”
"What?"
"There seemed to be a small stall offering free coffee tasting that day. Because it was free and the bottle was quite small, many people went there. It seemed that you could get double portions with your student ID..."
"You went to get it too?"
"Anyway, it was easy to take, so I just took it. However, there were only some trademark ingredients on the bottle. I didn't plan to drink it right away. I took it home later because I was afraid that my mother would find me out and throw it in the trash can." Han Qing said.
"Can you still find it?"
"It's probably not possible. The man downstairs is very diligent in collecting the garbage. He collected it all in one day. Is there something wrong with the coffee?"
"The coffee may be fine, but the bottle may not be. Isn't the double copy of the student ID a way to identify students? I'm afraid that's one of the methods used by the White Butterfly Killer to select targets."
After Lu Ning and Han Qing finished talking, they immediately called Sang Baiye and told the other party about the information they found here. Sang Baiye immediately yelled at her to wait here while he quickly found someone to investigate. Was there anyone else who received coffee that day?
Unable to rush the matter, Lu Ning walked into a nearby store and asked the boss about what happened that day.
It's not uncommon to see free coffee here. It's probably a marketing ploy for any store that's opened, and the bosses here are used to it. But because the time was so close, they all still remembered what the situation was like.
"That kind of delivery method only takes more than an hour to deliver everything. The person leaves immediately after delivering the goods. I don't know what the point is." The bookstore owner is an old antique and sneers at this kind of behavior.
"The business done in front of my store also attracted some customers, but unfortunately they didn't come later. I'm afraid something happened." The lady in the clothing store was very happy about this.
The post office staff gave Lu Ning a little surprise.
"I also went to get a bottle nearby. The coffee tastes average, but the bottle is just right for flower arrangements and decoration."
The other party pointed to a small bottle placed on the windowsill. The brown bottle had been cleaned and used as a vase. Lu Ning took a closer look at the trademark on the bottle. It was quite unfamiliar, and of course it was not the mark of White Butterfly.
Even so, Lu Ning still would not let go of this clue. He took a photo of the trademark pattern and searched it, and found that the pattern came from a certain plastic products company.
Now she was basically sure that this "coffee giveaway" event was arranged by the White Butterfly Killer.
The time is short, and the number of dispatches is concentrated during school hours, which can make the goal more unified. Coffee with average taste will not cause problems from subsequent customers, so the trademark will not attract much attention. Finally, the bottle in question should be the "second bottle" that was collected using the student ID card, so Lu Ning couldn't find many clues from the bottle here.
"Who organized the coffee giveaway event at that time?" Lu Ning asked the person at the post office.
"I remember they were two young people, a boy and a girl. They were young and enthusiastic. They were probably young people who had just started working."
Two people? That being said, it is unclear whether the White Butterfly Killer is among them, but this clue should have been locked.
Although the killer's targets were all minors, his methods of action were quite cautious. Judging from the thoughtfulness of this event, I am afraid that similar things have been done, which means that the other party is "worried about being noticed."
In order to ensure that the post office staff were not accomplices, Lu Ning checked the on-site information with two other stores. After the comparison was correct, Sang Baiye also arrived here panting with a man.
The boy was holding two bottles of coffee, which had begun to change color due to a few days. It was a pity that Sang Baiye could find him.
"I called and asked all the people in the photos. He is Zheng Long from Class 5. He received two bottles of drinks but didn't drink them." Sang Baiye didn't care about what happened before and after, and went straight to the point, "I'll give you the people and things. I brought it, what did you find?”
Lu Ning took the two bottles of coffee from Zheng Long, who looked confused.
"Are you dressed like this for a private investigation? Cool! Are we going to arrest the suspect?" Zheng Long is obviously very courageous. When he saw Lu Ning's dress, he immediately had a reasonable idea, and then started to let his thoughts go wild. .
"Please explain." Lu Ning threw the person directly to Sang Baiye, picked up the coffee and walked to a nearby drainage ditch. He unscrewed the bottle cap and poured out the coffee that had begun to smell disgusting, and observed carefully. After looking at the bottles and caps, I quickly noticed that the cap of one of the bottles was sandwiched.
Lu Ning popped out a sword tip and cut open the mezzanine. The sending device inside was exposed. It was a flat and compact metal piece. She threw away all the remaining things and walked out with the bottle cap.
"How's it going?" Sang Baiye finally persuaded Zheng Long, and when he saw Lu Ning coming out, he immediately ran closer.
"We found the transmitter, but we don't know if it's still working. We need someone who can crack this and counter-track it."
"This... you can find an electrical appliance store to crack it, and counter-track it..." Sang Baiye also encountered difficulties.
Lu Ning knew at a glance that this step would probably stump her, and it was expected. She hung up the phone to Si Fanle and asked a little about this matter. The other party thought for a while and replied:
"The person who is best at this in this scene should be Wei Wenyang from Jiangshan Hao's team. The previous incident at the bank was his work. If you can ask them for help..."
"Understood. Where did Cheng Yurun go today?"
"Then I can't reveal it to you. After all, we are teammates who have spent so many games together." Si Fanle laughed, "Just ask him directly. If you trade his sister's information with him, I guess he will Very happy."
"I will consider it." Lu Ning nodded and hung up the phone, then contacted Tan Xiao.
"Hey, it's good to hear you're okay."
Tan Xiao was still so excited.
"I'm fine. Now I need to crack a transmitter to track down a clue. I wonder if that person in your team can help with this?"
"What? Old Wei, he's a bit eccentric... I'll give you my contact information and you can tell him yourself?"
Why are these people all of the same virtue?
Lu Ning didn't care about taking another detour, took a number from Tan Xiao, and continued to call.
This phone call took a little longer.
"who--"
After the call was connected, an obviously processed and somewhat harsh voice came from the receiver, and Lu Ning had to hold the phone away.
"Hello, I'm Lu Ning. You should have heard about me from Tan Xiao. I have something to ask you for help."
"--What's up--"
"I have a transmitter that I want to crack and anti-track. Can you do it?"
"Sender--beep--why--want--to--help--"
"If there is anything you want me to do for you, I can help. I am not idle these days. In addition, we are still in a cooperative relationship. Jiang Shanluo and Jiang Shan Hao have also spoken to me."
"-Then-you put-things-at-the-address-"
The voice on the other side suddenly fell silent, and then turned into a standard artificial broadcast voice.
[No. 15 Colt Road, District 8, Box 209, first floor, Cabin Building No. 4. 】
Then, it changed back to Wei Wenyang's harsh electronic voice: "-Put it there-wait-I will-take-"
"Then how will I know the result later?" Lu Ning frowned.
"——Tan Xiao——fa——"
After saying that, the other party hung up the phone and seemed quite unwilling to extend the call time.
Lu Ning had no choice but to seek Sang Baiye's opinion, and then went to District 8 with her. As for Zheng Long, Sang Baiye found a way to send him home.
Sitting in the car, Sang Baiye was already blushing with excitement.
"Calm down, this road needs to be pursued for a while." Lu Ning warned her when she saw that her emotions were a little too much.
"Yes... you are right. I have to... be quiet."
Sang Baiye looked out the window.
"But I want to thank you, Lu Ning. I know that even if my friends are found, they may be dead, and even we will be involved in danger. However, you are still willing to help... thank you."
"It's not necessary. I just caught up with this matter." Lu Ning knew that she was not that great. She was chasing White Butterfly purely because the clues had been handed to her. It would be hard to make it clear. If she gave up, it would not be the style of a tourist at all.
"No, not everyone will be willing to help when they hear this." Sang Baiye pinched his fingers, "If you can kill the White Butterfly Killer this time, you will be my best friend for life."
There was a determination to move forward in her tone.
