After Lu Ning and Xia Er intercepted and killed someone again, Yin Xiu's message was also delivered at this moment.
Xia Er skillfully collected the loot, while Lu Ning turned on her phone to read the incoming messages. Yin Xiu first reported that it was safe, and then told Lu Ning what he had noticed.
"Although we don't know who it is yet, some of the tourists are already hostile, right? It's normal... Now that Yin Xiu has been targeted, the possibility of us encountering plots from tourists in the future is also very high. In order to avoid this situation , it’s better to take the initiative.”
[Lu Ning, if you believe in our covenant, then please go to the following three places and check the traces left by an organization called "Snake Meerkat" in these places. I inferred the approximate scope of activities based on their previous conversations, but now neither I nor my person in charge have time to deal with this matter. It may not be that important, but it may become a useful chess piece for us later. In addition, I know that you have met Gui Yaoying, and she has a certain cooperative relationship with us, but I cannot completely believe it. This is the position I can provide. 】
"This guy is quite reliable..." Lu Ning scrolled down the information and saw three addresses. She was able to agree to continue to cooperate with Yin Xiu because she thought that although this person was a bit arrogant, he did have his own meticulousness in doing things. I don't know if I was lucky or if I escaped the assassination by being kidnapped this time or if he had some plans.
"Char, have you packed your things?"
"No problem, has our goal changed again?"
"Yeah, adapt? Our goals will change frequently."
"Before, you were planning to do things here first."
"Because when there is nothing else to do, pick the important things to do first. As for such an opportunity, I can create one myself in the future." Lu Ning flicked the light in front of her eyes, "In Area 4 of the base, near the entrance , there is a building similar to an art gallery. The building itself was only built as an exterior location. The interior is currently only lightly decorated, and in the future it should be decorated according to the requirements of the filming party. But..."
"Is there someone there now? But it's a long way to go. It's like we have to go back to the hotel." Charles said.
"Run more errands. It's already raining anyway. Do some exercise to strengthen your body." Lu Ning smiled.
For the two of them now, this battlefield might not be easy to get involved in, but leaving would be much easier. But before she left completely, she felt several birdsong in her ears.
Have you been targeted by something? That's something I'm used to.
Area 4 is located at the back of Areas 1 and 2. The gate on the west side can directly enter this area. In terms of design, compared to Areas 1 and 2, which are much more modern, this area tends to be more artistic and has a collection of various special modern buildings, so the area is actually not small. When she arrived here during the heavy rain, Lu Ning's whole body was already soaked by the rain - she did it on purpose, and this coldness was her partner at the moment.
"Heat source?"
"Except for some staff inside the post, I didn't see any heat sources in human form. Of course, if they are the teams you call carrying out various assassination operations, they will definitely not be lacking in basic self-concealment methods." Er said, "We can go around here a lot, but I think most of it will be in vain."
"It doesn't matter, we have the detailed address anyway."
Lu Ning glanced at her phone: "Char, you don't need to be responsible for the investigation then. You can just be responsible for the fighting. Leave the investigation task to me. Do you understand?"
"sure."
The two of them rushed towards the art museum. Lu Ning's eyes were already looking around through the light rays in front of her eyes. The cracks that gradually expanded and disappeared seemed to have some kind of rhythm. When they danced, within the field of vision Almost all of it is occupied by pure light and darkness, but you can still see everything around you.
Can see the "shape".
The overly complex configuration made it impossible for Lu Ning to understand what these figures that looked like messy threads were. But she soon discovered certain properties, coherent properties. So Lu Ning almost subconsciously cut off such connections in her mind - and then they formed a picture.
Although it was only for a moment, Lu Ning was convinced that she had captured the "light of the past."
Can the Light Mantra transcend time? But... for light, it would be weird if it had no connection with time, right? In comparison, the time-related things "贴" mastered were like fragments. Fortunately, Lu Ning was able to adapt to the incongruity caused by this huge sense of time, which reminded her of that shocking glimpse from the past. between the birth and death of the observed universe.
"I saw it." Lu Ning whispered to Charles, "When I pointed it out, I released the attack directly."
"good."
Lu Ning rushed into the art gallery. A composition of pure light appeared in front of her eyes like a strobe. This made her feel a little uncomfortable, but it was worth it compared to the information she obtained.
In those past clips, she finally saw a human-like configuration. Humans should be holding some instruments in their hands, or something else? She couldn't see too clearly from footage like this, but as long as she caught the signal, she knew which direction to follow.
Go to the right, bypass a corridor, go upstairs, empty exhibition area, small exhibition hall, pass through two blocks...
In an instant, Lu Ning finally found the abnormal line. A line of light seemed to be broken and came into contact with the wall.
Is it the wall? But no, there are windows in this exhibition hall. It can be clearly seen that there is no hidden space between the wall and the outside. If you attack the wall, it will probably only open a big hole leading to the outside.
But there must be someone hidden within the wall. "Snake Meerkat"... In this regard, Yin Xiu failed to provide what kind of abilities and characteristics the other party has, so Lu Ning can actually make a guess.
She looked around, then took off her wet robe and shook it vigorously. A large number of water droplets splashed on the wall in front of her, and some dark water stains immediately appeared on the white wall. Lu Ning turned her gaze to the wall where she saw the overlapping light. The water droplets formed an outline on the wall, but the focus was not on the wall - Lu Ning immediately reached out and pointed. She was sure that Charles had just seen it, his Dynamic vision is definitely better than mine!
Ciel had also immediately pulled out a gun shaped like a trumpet. This was obviously not a conventional weapon. The moment Ciel pulled the trigger, the surrounding space immediately began to shake erratically, followed by In front of Lu Ning's eyes, a "house" suddenly expanded from the floor and walls.
"The method of hiding in space is not particularly clever." Charles dragged Lu Ning to avoid the expanded house, and then kicked open the door. Behind the door was a staircase going down.
“…and the design is pretty poor.”
"Be careful, there should be three to four people here." Lu Ning squinted her eyes, and the light in front of her eyes suddenly decreased. In this specially created space, there seemed to be a lot less interfering information, but she could no longer Judging by extracting the past light from it, because the traces of human activities inside are much denser than outside, there is no accuracy in judging.
"I don't see anyone, do you want to attack with incapacitating bullets first?"
"They must also know that we have broken in. The space concealment method has failed, so it is impossible not to notice." Lu Ning looked around and saw that there were no strange lights on both sides of the stairs. Charles casually slashed in with an axe, and then struck. Walking down the stairs, of course there was no one on both sides.
It is very troublesome to make such a space, and its area will not be very large. The two walked down the stairs about two meters and soon arrived at the real hiding place downstairs. But unexpectedly, there was no ambush here. Five people wearing green camouflage were already sitting in the small hall, with weapons on hand, waiting for the two people to come down with unhappy expressions.
Ciel took half a step forward, the ax lying in front of the two of them.
The man sitting on a sofa in the center was holding a pipe and staring at Ciel with a pair of triangular eyes. There is a very obvious shield-shaped badge on his chest, with a creature like a snake meerkat painted on it.
"Uninvited guests... the way you came in was very barbaric. If you hadn't been more capable, I would have put the barrel of a gun in your mouth." The man looked unhappy, "Tell me, what are you doing here?"
"I didn't expect that you are really here, so it will be easier. Let's make it clear. I am here on behalf of Mr. Yin Xiu." Lu Ning tried his best to show a friendly smile, "Meerkat fellows, actually Are you employed?"
"You can tell it with your eyes, or is our style not obvious enough?" the man said sarcastically, and then pointed to the stool opposite him, "Sit there, our last order has ended , I am worried about placing an order. Since you are here, you still represent the rich man, so I hope you can give us a satisfactory price."
"The price is the best thing to say." Lu Ning had no intention of saving money for Yin Xiu.
In an unfriendly atmosphere, the conversation finally began.
The meerkat fits the characteristics of those mercenary groups that have no sense of morality at all. Their ability to travel through the world is rented because it is not their area of expertise. They are greedy, only pursue money, and are obsessed with power, but they also abide by their own mercenary rules - because if they didn't abide by anything in this profession, they would have been destroyed long ago.
As for their leader, he simply calls himself "Snake Meerkat".
"It's impossible to get information about other employers from us." Snake Meerkat sneered, "You should also know that if we don't abide by this rule, we will probably be wiped out by our employer."
Some people hire this kind of team not because they are not strong enough, but because there are some things they cannot do well on their own. It seems that snake meerkats are inevitably in this situation.
"We don't need to know who your employer is. We will investigate this kind of thing ourselves. I just want to ask... are you really able to take on any task? As long as it is in your professional field?"
"Are you trying to provoke me?" Snake Meerkat sneered, "We are not just working on our own... What is your goal? Tell me and I can give you an estimate on the spot."
"Earthly dust..."
"Ahem." The snake meerkat coughed immediately, "If you don't want to talk sincerely, we don't mind sending you away with bullets."
Lu Ning smiled: "You should be aware of Chenshi Ai's previous actions in Shen Yuan City?"
"It's easy to find out about such a big thing."
"At that time, the Earthly Aegis easily dealt with some forces, but there were some other forces lurking in Shenyuan City that were not excluded. You should also know that."
"So what? Do you have a problem with them?"
"Of course." Lu Ning sneered, "Although I wasn't injured, I still hold a grudge. And I don't have much time to deal with them right now, and it happens to be very convenient for you."
"oh?"
"If you only have appearance, can you find the target?" Lu Ning asked with a smile.
The meerkat turned his head and gestured to his little brother: "Give her a warning."
The younger brother took out a piece of wood with paper on it from the cabinet next to it and handed it to Lu Ning. Such a retro thing was really not related to the technological means they showed.
"Whether you use writing or drawing, try to write down the characteristics and we can do it. Of course, if you find the target, we will discuss the price with you. We charge for the service, 30% beforehand and 70% afterward. No default.”
"Two people, if you find anyone else who is very close to these two people, then I will add money to kill those people. Is this a good deal? Let's also discuss by the way, the 'money' you accepted is What?"
The meerkat's eyes suddenly turned sinister: "Actually, you two are rich men in my eyes."
No matter how traditional the Snake Meerkat seems to be on the surface, such an organization that can conduct business across the world will not be simple. The greed in the meerkat captain's eyes almost regarded the two of them as rare treasures. Lu Ning even felt that he was seeing his relatives.
When walking out of that space, Lu Ning thought about it and called Yin Xiu.
"Lu Ning? You move very quickly."
"You're pretty fast too. Now that you know my whereabouts, it seems I've returned to the base safely?"
"Hahaha, okay, what should I say? Information about the meerkats?"
"I found it. The Snake Meerkat is a second-rate dealer and can also do some business. I'm not sure how strong they are, so I threw a bait to see how close their relationship network is."
"Sounds good. By the way, what should they be paid for? I can pay them whatever I can provide."
"That's not necessary. I will report to you after there is a follow-up. The reward they want is exactly what we lack the most."
"What is it?"
"The killing experience is best filled with blood and violence." Lu Ning raised the corner of his mouth, "It is in line with the style of their mercenary group."
Yin Xiu's laughter came from the other side of the phone. After about a minute, he stopped and said, "I understand. Anyway, I'll restore contact. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. By the way... Lu Ning, I have news here from Wei Jia, and I think it is necessary to share it with you."
"What?"
"At first, Wei Jia and the other two people in the base team didn't like this kind of random team formation, so they just broke up. I originally thought that was the case. But today, Wei Jia contacted those two people and found that they couldn't be contacted... I The body of one of the people named Tian Kun was found here." There was some slight sound of button pressing on the other end of the phone, which was the sound of Yin Xiu adjusting the monitoring.
"Another tourist died?"
"I don't know this person, so whether he dies or not has nothing to do with me. But in this case, the suspicion will fall on the other person. Lu Ning, you have to pay attention to this person named Zuo Xiaobi."
