Lu Ning opened the passage and left the harbor.
She also searched hard, but failed to find the previous road leading to another harbor. She simply gave up and chose to walk out of the white harbor and return to the real world to see what happened there.
The desynchronization of time was once again confirmed. It took Lu Ning about five minutes after returning to reality before he was convinced that he was still back at the film and television base, but his location was far off, landing on the inner edge of Area 14. No. 14 is also an ancient area, but there are very few tourists here. Lu Ning walked out of the alley where she appeared and saw two or three people wandering around here.
It seems like... there was no commotion at the press conference? She frowned, raised her head, and looked in the direction of the streetlight. There was a camera there. Soon, she received a call from Yin Xiu.
"Did you come out of there? Why did you leave so far this time?" Yin Xiu asked directly after the call was connected.
"Yes, the situation is a bit complicated. Isn't there any problem with the outside world? Doesn't it cause panic when so many people suddenly disappear?"
"No." Yin Xiu said, "Since the start of the press conference, we have pointed the camera directly at the rostrum. The lights under the stage are very dim, and it doesn't matter even if a few people disappear. Not all of those people have entered the venue. Some of them are in the corridor, and some are even outside the venue. Several people disappeared from the crowd, and no one noticed."
"Is this... caused by the extraditer?"
"Yes, when the extraditers take people away, it is like some mysterious legend, and no one will notice it at all. Even on such a large scale, as long as it does not involve those people whose eyes are gathered, there will not be much commotion . But you were the first one to come out among those who went in... Oh, I have marked all the disappeared people here. We can complete the task by solving these people in reality."
"I'm afraid most of them can't be solved realistically."
Yin Xiu was obviously stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What's the situation? Aren't there deaths in the harbor? Even if there is a big melee, those who finally find the way can still come back."
"Now people can die. There are almost gods fighting inside. Ordinary believers become cannon fodder when they go in. Several organizations have their own plans."
Lu Ning briefly talked about what she had experienced, and the few forces she had seen were enough for Yin Xiu to think carefully.
"Aurora and the Dust of the World...hiss, it seems a bit difficult to deal with this. I originally thought that the ascetic would at least have some control over the entire situation, if not the advantage."
"It seems you also have information about the ascetic?" Lu Ning asked.
Yin Xiu laughed: "I have a lot of information here. Ascetics... generally speaking, they are a group of compassionate guys. They sharpen their minds and achieve extraordinary status purely with flesh and blood. They pay attention to the end of fate. , I have no doubt that in this scenario the ascetics would have considered keeping the sea, harbor and hinterland completely separate, each going his own way.”
"Sounds like a good thing for the world."
Lu Ning was a little hesitant. After all, if the ascetic monk really did what Yin Xiu said, then it might not end well. And although she is more emotionally inclined to side with Aurora, she still doesn't know what Aurora or Qisha's intention is, and what is the ultimate goal in this scene.
"But now this press conference is coming to an end. Although we don't need to be responsible for covering up the problem of someone disappearing, we still have to deal with it... Oh? Wait a minute, there is a knock on the door."
"Usually you don't answer the door casually, remember?" Lu Ning reminded casually.
"He is my intelligence officer. After all, Yin He is at the press conference and has other matters to deal with... Wait a moment, I will call you again in five minutes." Yin Xiu said with a smile and hung up the phone. .
——No call back five minutes later, or even half an hour later.
Lu Ning, who had already returned to the conference venue in a tour bus, was now sitting outside a roadside beverage shop, holding a glass of juice and looking seriously: "It seems like things are going to change..."
There were not many people outside the venue. It would have been boring for ordinary people except the media people to watch this kind of thing. There was not even some celebrity gossip, so it was better to hang around more. But those who are still around now seem a little suspicious to Lu Ning.
At this moment, she felt someone approaching from behind. This person's actions were not secretive, and his target was her. Lu Ning turned her body slightly and immediately saw the person coming.
He looked similar to those melancholy literary youths. He was thin, with long hair that reached his shoulders. He was dressed in loose casual clothes, carrying a shoulder bag, and looked like he had stayed up too late. Lu Ning never had this person in her mind. She didn't know why he came straight towards her.
To be on the safe side, why not...
"Are you Lu Ning?"
Before Lu Ning could make a move, the young man spoke. His voice was so calm that Lu Ning couldn't tell whether it was kind or malicious.
The other party did not wait for Lu Ning to answer, but pinched his temples, then nodded slightly and said, "It's the same as the photo. Fortunately, you didn't do any weird modifications, so it will be easier to recognize."
The young man took out a crumpled envelope from his pocket and took a step forward. Seeing the alert look on Lu Ning's face, he thought for a moment, crumpled the envelope and threw it over.
While Lu Ning was thinking about what was wrong with this person, she checked the envelope and opened it after confirming that there was nothing wrong with it.
Lu Ning finally felt relieved when she saw the signature in the letter - it was written by Lan Tu.
The letter was short and direct. It probably means that the guy in front of me is another team sent here besides Aurora. There is only one person. Although this person looks young, he is about forty or fifty years old. His name is Charles, and he is a free agent. person, but his personal strength is quite strong.
Then came the more troublesome part. Lan Tu said that he couldn't deal with this guy, so he left it to Lu Ning. Anyway, Lu Ning had been able to solve even the king's troublesome goals before, so there was no reason why he couldn't solve this little difficulty. Of course, during this period, he will also be by Lu Ning's side as a thug and bodyguard to ensure Lu Ning's safety.
After talking a lot... isn't it just a sudden trouble?
After reading the letter, Lu Ning had turned into dead eyes. She looked at the uncle in youth skin: "Char?"
"Yes, it seems that my name was mentioned in the letter. Are you Lu Ning? Lan Tu said that you can help me answer my questions. In return, I will stay with you as a bodyguard until they finish handling the affairs here. I I thought it was reasonable, so I came over.”
There is indeed something wrong with this person's brain, but there are many more people with brain problems in the Kingdom of Death, so it's not a big problem.
"Do you have any questions to ask me?" Lu Ning took out a lighter and burned the letter on fire.
Charles walked to the seat opposite Lu Ning and sat down, looking at Lu Ning with gloomy eyes: "Please tell me... what is love!"
"..." Lu Ning wanted to ask Lan Tu to return the goods for a moment. She didn't need a bodyguard at all.
Ciel's request is actually very simple. He just wants to feel and understand something like love. Relatives, friends, elders, juniors, anything can be used, but the simpler the thing, the more troublesome it is. His daily life can be said to be completely normal, but Lu Ning feels that thinking about such philosophical issues is not her area of expertise.
"I can't tell you this. Have you ever asked anyone for help?"
"Of course, I asked many people and tried to love and be loved, but in the end I didn't feel it." Charles replied blankly, "I know that others are good to me, so I am also good to others, but this is love ? Some people say that love is given without return, but I think it is for your own happiness, and no matter what, it will be rewarded in the end."
"……Do you have a kid?"
"There is one who works a stable job in the city. I raised him until he was sixteen years old and taught him all the skills he needs to survive and live. I can see that he loves and respects me, but I I didn't love him." Charles whispered, "I fulfilled my duties as a father, and I was happy about it, but I didn't feel the love... In other words, I didn't notice the things in my son's eyes every time he saw me. Emotions arise within myself.”
Lu Ning wanted to say, what does that have to do with anything?
"You know this matter has nothing to do with me..." She started with a more tactful one.
"I know that many people have discovered the difficulties in this. But Lan Tu... No, the foreign affairs officer said, you actually have something you love deeply in your heart, otherwise you will not be able to walk such a long road. I don't understand this Is there any connection between the two, but I hope to be able to watch you at close range. If I can't feel it now, I may be able to detect it after I collect enough samples." Ciel said seriously.
Apart from Xixi and Lu Ning, the foreign affairs officer could not have imagined that anyone would be so troubled. When she left the scene, she knew that the seven nobles in the Dead Kingdom had the ability to obtain some basic information from tourists, and the distribution center never tried to hide this. But Xixi shouldn't be the kind of person who talks about secrets everywhere. Since she specifically told this person, maybe there really is something special about Charles?
She doesn't believe in the unfamiliar Xia Er, and she doesn't have to believe in Lan Tu, who is sometimes unreliable, but she can still believe Xi Qi's words...
"Will it cause inconvenience if you follow me?" Lu Ning suppressed those questions and finally asked this question.
"I have a lot of props on me that are used to block other people's perceptions. I can give you two if you need them. For example, no one will notice the two of us sitting here now."
"That's great, come with me." Lu Ning stood up immediately.
Indeed, as Lan Tu said, Ciel is an experienced lone wolf who does tasks. Even if he is not as strong as Aurora, Aurora cannot be an assistant to Lu Ning and is not as useful as Ciel.
Relying on some cognitive impairment props, the two easily entered the auditorium where the press conference had just ended without being noticed by anyone. Reporters who had nothing to do with various mysterious abilities filed out. They didn't get any circumstantial information, and now they could only figure out how to write a normal report. The staff in the auditorium are cleaning up. This place is also temporarily arranged, and the things that should be packed away must also be put away. And the two of them just walked through the chaotic auditorium without anyone noticing.
No...someone noticed.
The obstruction method of Charles is just an item selected from a certain technology tree. It is normal to encounter some long-term abilities that fail. Lu Ning had been paying attention to the reactions of the people here since she entered the auditorium. None of the busy workers noticed the two of them, but there were three people on the stage whose eyes stayed on Lu Ning, although the time was not long.
Parker from Rufus Real Estate, Gui Yaoying from Snow Rabbit Electronics, and Yun Shu from Tianma Studio.
These three people noticed Lu Ning and even made eye contact. She didn't hide her attitude of exploring the other party. Since something happened to Yin Xiu, there was no need for her to continue to whitewash the situation.
But other than paying attention to her, the people in charge didn't do anything extra.
Lu Ning walked straight onto the stage and walked towards the place where the extraditer had appeared.
During the conversation with Shu, she did not ask questions related to extradition. Why can extraditers bring people from inland to seaport? From what standpoint did he do these things? Lu Ning was not going to ask directly, because she was afraid that she might get some misleading "truths" from the book when it came to this aspect. She still had to study this key herself. So far, there are only two ways to actively reach the seaport. One is to extradite people, and the other is to lure people with mantras far away in the ocean. It is difficult not to think that there is a relationship between the two.
There are still some traces left here.
Lu Ning had noticed it since the first time he was suddenly taken away by the extraditer. This strange way of smuggling is similar to drilling a hole in space and then swallowing the people close to the hole.
"Char, can you see the traces of space here?" Lu Ning had some feelings, but she still couldn't see the real evidence of the physical existence here.
"Some of them look like the passages were blown up." Ciel touched his temple, "I'm not good at restoring this kind of thing."
"No need to restore it. How big was it originally? Can you tell?"
"It's relatively simple, the size is...a circle with a diameter of about one meter."
A circle with a diameter of about one meter can swallow the entire auditorium plus the area outside for the onlookers. Lu Ning didn't know what the space conversion ratio was, but she estimated that the passageway through which she was transported was so small that she couldn't even notice it.
In this case... Lu Ning turned around and glanced at the three people who had just noticed him.
One person seemed to be aware of it, and turned around, showing Lu Ning an unknown smile, and then covered his mouth and coughed twice. That was the person in charge of Xuetu Electronics, Gui Yaoying, who seemed to be in poor health.
Lu Ning frowned, instinctively feeling that something bad was about to happen.
