"Sir, the Orthodox have already sent manpower to explore the Bronze City. I believe there will be gains soon." In the spacious hall of Li's Heavy Industry, Li Longyuan wore long-sleeved black pants, a white baseball cap, and an extended black baseball bag on his shoulders. The metal zipper zips tightly.
Zhou Chen and Si Yao reported to the young people respectfully. Li Longyuan nodded, smiled at them, turned around and waved goodbye.
"Sir..." The young man wearing a pair of square-rimmed glasses called him hesitantly. Li Longyuan tilted his head and looked at Si Yao with some confusion.
"That bronze city was really torn apart by your sword." The elegant young man asked hesitantly, with a hint of amazement in his tone.
"Yes." Li Longyuan didn't understand what he meant.
"According to the on-site survey, the interior of the bronze city may be a Nibelung." Si Yao's eyes under his glasses showed surprise.
The word Nibelungen originally originated from the Land of Mist in Norse mythology. Also known as the Kingdom of the Dead, as the name suggests, all matter in the space is dead and stagnant, including metals.
In orthodox records, the Nibelungen first appeared in the allusion about Lanke's chess relationship in "Shu Yi Ji" by Liang Renfang of the Southern Dynasty.
It roughly tells the story of Wang Zhi, a woodcutter from the Jin Dynasty, who went up the mountain to collect firewood and lost his way. When he turned around the mountain col, he came across a stone cave. After walking along the cave for an unknown amount of time, he discovered a new world.
He saw two boys playing Go and watched with interest. While watching chess, the boy invited him to eat dates and asked him to hold the date core in his mouth.
As a result, before the game of Go was finished, the boy told him that your ax handle was rotten, so go home quickly.
When Wang Zhi returned to the village, he found that the ax handle had rotted away. Decades had passed in a daze, and most of the people in the village who still remembered him had become decrepit.
According to orthodox analysis, it was the Nibelungs that Wang Zhi accidentally broke into. Because there is no concept of the passage of time in the Nibelungs, Wang Zhi could not feel the changes in heaven and earth.
The two boys may be suspected of being Dragon Kings. But there has never been any record in ancient books that someone or a weapon could directly destroy the Nibelungs.
That is a void space that does not exist in this world. But Li Longyuan's sword actually did it, cutting the huge Bronze City in half and the Nibelung roots hidden inside.
Li Longyuan pursed his lips, looking a little surprised. He didn't know how to explain it. After all, he had never entered the Bronze City in person, and he couldn't tell him that he was possessed by the guy in his mind.
"Maybe it was Tai'a sword's fault." So he could only blame all the reasons on Tai'a, and then turned around and left.
Si Yao and Zhou Chen watched the young man leave with subtle sighs in their hearts. Li Longyuan became more and more unfathomable in their hearts, and the distance between him and them became increasingly distant.
......... A young man dressed casually and comfortably in Changchang Internet Cafe and a boy wearing a white long-sleeved shirt walked out arm in arm, with big smiles on their faces.
After two interstellar games, the slightly unfamiliar offline relationship between the two netizens quickly became active.
"Old Tang, I know a very good barbecue restaurant. Let's go there to eat." Lu Mingfei raised his head and looked at the blazing sunshine near noon, and greeted the slightly happy-looking young man next to him.
With the pocket money he had saved recently, it was still enough to treat him to a barbecue.
"No, no, I'll treat you to this meal. Obviously, you are still a student." Old Tang shook his finger repeatedly and said in Chinese with a slightly American pronunciation.
The bus arrived at the stop on time, and Lu Mingfei took Old Tang on the bus. Old Tang, who was taking a domestic bus for the first time, looked curiously at the people and facilities on the bus. It was similar to the Greyhound bus, except that it seemed more crowded and lively, and the exchanges had a more special human touch.
It gave Old Tang a warm feeling of returning to his hometown. Just as the electric bus door was about to close, a slender hand held the door, and a tall young man boarded the bus.
Wearing a mask, a white baseball cap, and carrying a baseball bag, he silently passed through the passengers and sat at the back.
Lu Mingfei was sitting by the window, pointing at the street outside the glass window. He was introducing to Old Tang the things and buildings that had emerged in the country in recent years, and did not notice this little episode.
"Obviously, listen to me. Let's go to the Regent Hotel today. We have agreed before that I will treat you to a big dinner when I get rich." Old Tang sat on his seat and patted his chest boldly, not caring at all. Expensive fees.
He sincerely regarded Lu Mingfei as a friend he could make, or perhaps his only friend. Lu Mingfei no longer insisted on his own opinion, but kept talking to Old Tang about the changes in the country in recent years.
He said with a dry mouth. Along the way, the bus drove smoothly and slowly, but there were always two black cars following behind.
The young man sitting at the back of the car put his hands on his chest, closed his eyes tightly, and his extended baseball bag was placed across his knees.
"There are fish biting the bait, spread the net." The young man seemed to be pretending to be asleep, but in fact his lips were moving, and a mechanical male voice quickly replied from the black headset.
Then he opened his eyes, and a cluster of golden flames burst out from the black pupils, and the invisible dragon's power flashed away.
The visitor was Li Longyuan. He already knew the identity of Old Tang's bounty hunter from the information collected through orthodoxy, and he also knew that he had some kind of connection with the hybrid organization that had infiltrated from abroad.
But he really didn't expect that Lu Mingfei would be involved in this matter. How could an ordinary high school student, who has never even been abroad, have any contact with a Chinese-American overseas?
Also a bounty hunter.
"Prime Minister, check all the communications between Lu Mingfei and Ronald Tang for me, and find out why they know each other." Li Longyuan held down the earpiece and whispered.
"Roger, Your Highness." The Prime Minister sent a cold reply again. The bus was still moving slowly, but obviously the people following it had lost their patience.
At the bus stop, a man in a suit wearing black sunglasses boarded the bus. His fair and cold skin and deep facial features under the sunglasses revealed his identity as a foreigner.
When he passed by the passengers around him, he glanced at the young man who was having a heated conversation with the boy. His sinister gaze seemed to be transformed into reality through the lenses. For a moment, Old Tang forgot about his conversation with the little boy next to him, and a slight smile appeared on his face. Stagnated there.
A smile appeared on the corner of the suit man's mouth. He did not go to Ronald Tang directly to ask what happened in the Bronze City at the bottom of the river. Instead, he sat at the back of the car under Li Longyuan's slightly strange eyes. Next to him, a man He looked calm and confident of victory.
Sometimes, fate is so wonderful. Old Tang moved his eyes away without leaving a trace, focusing on the boy who was still introducing him to the situation around the city excitedly, but his mind was running at high speed.
As a bounty hunter's instinct, that guy must be targeting me. They should be the previous employers. As for the reason, it must be that they are not doing things well and want to teach themselves a profound lesson.
Tang, who has lived in the slums of Brooklyn since he was a child, is very familiar with the gang's methods of doing things. He immediately said to Lu Mingfei: "Mingming, I may have something to do today, so I'm afraid I can't treat you to dinner." The boy's eyes flashed with obvious disappointment, but he still nodded.
"Is it something urgent? Do you need my help?" Lu Mingfei asked enthusiastically.
"Well, I would like to know what fast means of transportation are nearby." Old Tang had already begun to plan an escape route.
"The next stop is the subway station. If you're in a hurry, Old Tang, you can take the subway. It's faster." The boy clearly saw the anxiety on Old Tang's face, and understood that he was really in a hurry and was not deliberately prevaricating, so he responded immediately.
"Obviously, when the bus arrives at the stop, no matter what happens, you don't care. Stay where you are, wait for the bus to arrive at the next stop before getting off, and then go home. Remember." Old Tang stared at him very solemnly. The boy lowered his eyes, leaned his back completely on the seat, tried not to turn his head around, and whispered.
"Don't move." Lu Mingfei was shocked by Old Tang's sudden warning. He immediately wanted to tilt his head at a loss, but was stopped by Old Tang in time.
He stood there like a quail for a moment, but countless exciting gunfight scenes from "The Matrix" flashed through his mind.
Could it be that Old Tang is a latent double agent and is now being arrested by the special agent team? Isn't it right? Then he should put the M1911 on his head and use himself as a hostage.
While shouting to retreat, someone prepared a Wuling Hongguang full of fuel and enough cash and food.
The bus slowly stopped at the stop, and various real estate sales advertisements scrolled horizontally on the bus stop sign.
Almost as soon as the car door opened, Old Tang stood up suddenly, quickly escaped from his seat, and ran wildly in the steel jungle like a frightened beast.
All the passengers behind him were shocked by his sudden acceleration, but a man in a black suit also ran out quickly and got off the bus in the blink of an eye.
The two cars behind the car opened their doors at the same time, and four or five men got out. They were all wearing suits. They were tall and sinister-looking. You could faintly see the ferocious tattoos on their necks and sides of their heads. They were rushing towards the subway station where Old Tang was. Chase in the direction.
Lu Mingfei stood up hurriedly in an instant, nervously holding the yellow-painted safety rod, and looked out the window through the glass, with hesitation and anxiety on his face.
He remembered Old Tang's advice, and this matter had nothing to do with him. Even if he caught up, he wouldn't be able to save Old Tang, and he might even get into unnecessary trouble.
It's just...Old Tang is his friend after all. For a time, the thoughts in Lu Mingfei's mind were changing.
Finally, he patted the seat, took his uncle's Sony camera and chased out of the car. It wasn't until everyone got out of the car that Li Longyuan stood up leisurely.
"Inform the bad guys to temporarily block the entrance of the subway station to prevent ordinary people from entering by mistake." The young man grabbed his baseball bag and informed the prime minister while slowly stepping out of the car.
"Copy that." He saw clearly the direction of Ronald Tang's escape, so he was basically sure of his plan. Binhai's subway station is newly built and was not officially opened to traffic until September. Currently, it only has lines 1, 2 and 3.
Ronald Tang got off the bus and ran all the way to the entrance of the subway station on the opposite side. The dark entrance was like a crawling beast with its bloody mouth open, waiting for its prey to fall into its trap.
He is not particular about which subway line he takes, he just needs to escape as soon as possible. Perhaps because he was too nervous and hurried to escape, he did not notice that there were not many passengers and service staff in the entire subway station.
As far as Old Tang took a quick glance, he could vaguely see a girl in a white skirt and a girl in a trendy jacket.
A new model train with golden lights had stopped in front of them and was about to start at any moment.
Therefore, he didn't have time to buy a ticket, so he quickly climbed over the ticket gate and stood next to the two girls.
The girl in the white cotton skirt looked at the sweaty girl. She looked extremely ordinary. Old Tang exhaled inconspicuously.
Finally saw a normal person. As for the pretty girl in a jacket and jeans, she just glanced at him briefly and asked with some uncertainty: "Do you really want to take this bus? Why don't you wait for the next one." The panting Old Tang Only then did I realize that the two girls seemed to have good looks, especially the one who was dressed in a young and trendy style. She had fair and delicate facial features, clear eyes, and a little bit of baby fat.
He looked around with a little doubt, and found that the dark subway station here was eerily quiet. Apart from the three of them, there seemed to be no one else.
But on the escalator behind him, thunderous footsteps were heard, and he knew it was his employer's group who were chasing him.
"It's too late, it's too late." Old Tang immediately got into the train and hid, and the moment he stepped onto the train, a voice sounded from the loudspeaker.
"The train is about to start. Passengers who have not yet boarded the train, please hurry up and get on the train." The girl in the white dress finally clenched her hands and stepped into the train.
The girl in the jacket just shook her head helplessly and then entered the subway door. Following closely were the men in black suits and Lu Mingfei.
As soon as they entered the station entrance and went down the escalator, they saw this new train that was about to start, and immediately chased it.
"Lu, Lu Mingfei?" The girl in the white dress asked with a little uncertainty when she saw the boy hiding in the corner with his camera hidden in front of his face.
The boy who was discovered suddenly showed a smile that was uglier than crying, and raised his head to look at the girl.
"Wenwen, what a coincidence, you are also taking the subway here." The man in a suit wearing sunglasses immediately recognized Lu Mingfei. He immediately rushed forward and grabbed his collar, asking in stiff and cold Chinese.
"Boy, where is Ronald Tang?" The fierce look on his face immediately made Lu Mingfei's legs weak, and he almost clasped his fists and said:
"It's unfair, uncle. I'm just a soy sauce guy. I really don't know where the Ronaldo candy you are talking about is. He and I are just friends who have been on the Internet together. We are friends!" But now Chen Wenwen is also on the train, and she is being Whether to beat him or keep his heroic spirit in front of the goddess, Lu Mingfei shouted loudly without hesitation: "I can't betray my friends!" Old Tang, who was hiding behind the car seat, couldn't help but cover his mouth to hold back. I made a sound, but I was secretly grateful in my heart: "Obviously this young man is really good at getting along. He is really helpful when something happens!" At this time, the train shook violently, and the pale golden overhead lights began to flicker on and off, and then went out one by one. Only the carriage they were in was still in the light.
Everyone in the car was shocked by this scene and immediately didn't understand what happened. When they looked out the window, they realized that there was only darkness around them. The high-speed train seemed to be traveling in a long, narrow and deep tunnel, with no direction, no end, no time.
They seemed to be on a death train, traveling on the unbuilt No. 4 line. Four, pass, die.
On the top of the streamlined train, a young man wearing a baseball cap pressed one hand on the surface of the train. He squatted down and held Tai'a in his right hand. The golden pupils under his black forehead were burning with bright flames, becoming the centerpiece of the darkness. The only light.
They are following the train to an unknown location, which may be the legendary country of the dead.
