Li Liang vaguely remembered an old saying: Those who face difficulties in military battles should use detours to gain advantage.
What this sentence means is that the most difficult part of a "military war" is to reach the predetermined battlefield faster through a roundabout approach and turn seemingly unfavorable conditions into favorable conditions.
In the current situation of one cicada and two birds, the weaknesses of his "cicada" are obvious, with a small number of people, poor equipment, and weak strength, but this unfavorable condition can also be turned into an advantageous condition.
That is, they can easily blend into the sea of people and move quickly, making it difficult to track, and then accurately strike the enemy's core.
Zhongjing City is a huge city with tens of millions of people living here. Especially when the end of the show is approaching, enthusiastic movie fans from the other six cities flock in and it is already overcrowded.
It was close to ten o'clock in the evening.
First Street is still busy with traffic. Movie fan activities have spread from Xicheng District to part of Dongcheng District. Xicheng District has traffic restrictions. Many people can only park their vehicles and airships outside and walk to Yifan Street, causing half of the street on both sides of First Street to be blocked. They are all parked with motor vehicles.
More and more trade unions are organizing demonstrations, which not only meet the "holiday needs" of employees, but also take the opportunity to advertise.
In this era, trade unions are actually no different from gangs. They are only officially certified by the Joint Conference and can openly recruit members.
Demonstrations by numerous trade unions often "crash" into traffic, blocking the already narrow main street.
At this moment, the construction union's huge float team "collided" head-on with the Mining Committee's float, blocking the intersection of First Street and Shanyang Road.
Both sides were a fleet of pontoons towing caravans, and it was difficult for anyone to turn around. Workers from both sides gathered at the intersection noisily, pushing and shoving and swearing.
In one of the caravans, Li Liang frowned.
With the joint dispatching assistance of the Construction Union, Transportation Union, Sorge, Activision, and Wang Shan, the pontoon team carrying more than a thousand people arrived at First Street from Ex Machina smoothly, but unexpectedly, it was blocked at one step. Far away place.
In the past few hours, he had changed his route many times, avoiding the tracking of the spaceship and the psychic. Not only had Tam, the Absolution Master, been exhausted to death, but the others were also not relaxed due to their constant mental stress.
However, surprises always arrive late.
Suddenly, a figure came in, it was Mizuno.
"Mr. Li Liang," Mizuno wiped the sweat from his temples, "the representatives of the construction union are ready to communicate with the people leading the other team. If the stalemate continues like this, there will be trouble when the Order Bureau comes."
"Well," Li Liang thought for a moment, "tell the representative that when we talk, be a little more aggressive at the beginning and say we have to go over and let them make way. When the fight is about to start, give way and say we can turn into First Street and let them go." They give way."
"Okay." Mizuno quickly retreated without hesitation.
Not long after, there was a roar, the caravan swayed and began to move forward slowly.
Li Liang shook his head, sat down, fanned himself with cardboard, and said to Tam who was sitting on the drum kit: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Tam."
"Oh, it doesn't matter." Tam held the drumstick in one hand and held up the wand in the other. "You chose the time very well. In places with many humans, spiritual magic is easily interfered with, and the magical effects cast by human psychics Very crude.”
Li Liang smiled.
Not only psychics, but crowds also have many restrictive effects on invisible gunmen.
If an invisible gunman, who is tangible but invisible, suddenly squeezes into the crowded crowd, he will probably be punched to death as if he were a ghost.
Half an hour later.
The pontoon team crossed No. 189 and entered the meeting place announced in advance by the construction union.
The venue is a bar inside the building. Many construction workers who were unable to participate in the parade can directly attend the party here.
This is a valid reason for pontoons to enter the building's indoor parking lot.
Afterwards, Li Liang and Tam made sure that the surrounding area was safe, and the group of people dispersed in batches from the back of the building, walked through the dim back alley, and sneaked into No. 189.
During the transfer process, Tam was responsible for outdoor support, and Li Liang followed the last group of people to No. 189.
No. 189 is between two buildings. One is only a four-story building with obvious early architectural style. It is square and square with no sense of design. It is a private tavern that has been passed down for many generations.
There are many places like this in Beijing, mixed among the modern skyscrapers, which represent retro and heritage, and are mainly used to show the taste of a small group of people.
The tavern has long been occupied by agents sent by Wang Shan, but in order to hide it, it is still open for business, but the owner and his family have been controlled.
When Li Liang walked in from the back door, an agent wearing a beige windbreaker came up to him: "Mr. Li Liang."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Is there anything unusual?"
Li Liang smiled and felt that the person in front of him looked familiar.
"No, it's always been normal," the detective glanced around and whispered, "Don't remember me? I'm from the Fifth Street Neighborhood Committee."
After saying this, Li Liang reacted: "Hi, you, Zhang Chi?"
"Yes," the agent smiled.
Li Liang patted Zhang Chi on the shoulder. This person was one of the permanent agents of the Fifth Street Neighborhood Committee. His main job was to maintain order on the street and mediate conflicts between residents in the area. Unexpectedly, he also followed Wang Shan and got involved. Get into this life-threatening operation.
"Take me to the bottom."
"This way."
Zhang Chi led the way, and the group descended into the first floor of the tavern.
I didn’t expect that this place is also a wine cellar.
"Okay, you go up and stare at the front of the tavern," Li Liang stretched out his hand and shook Zhang Chi's hand.
After Zhang Chi left, he turned around and walked around the wine cellar little by little.
According to experience, drones are reserved for maintenance drone bases and weapons bases to open doors, while the subway entrance opens automatically when he approaches.
When he walked to the corner, he was suddenly stunned.
Then, his feet suddenly became empty.
Seeing Li Liang disappear in a flash, Shuiye, Lao Zhao, and the Mayfly members present all changed their expressions at the same time, and rushed to the edge of the pit to look down.
However, the expressions on their faces immediately changed to shock.
Below, it's like an abyss.
A series of orange flames flickered, and Li Liang staggered out of the last portal.
He looked up and saw that the entrance was like a small window hanging high in the darkness.
"this……"
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead instantly.
If he had come here instead of rescuing the consultant first, he would have fallen to his death.
The entrance to the Nanjiang Port and Order Bureau is only a few meters deep, and the height difference here is at least fifteen stories high.
A strong sense of unreality came to his heart, and Li Liang looked around.
He was standing at the top of a lonely staircase, surrounded by pitch-black abyss on three sides, with only the staircase leading to a brightly lit subway platform.
At this time, Tam fell to the side like a piece of feather, looked around, and said in a low voice: "Oh, this is..."
Li Liang swallowed, slowly turned his head and said, "This is the abyss under the private house."
next moment.
He looked in one direction blankly: "Listen to the sound."
A gust of wind came out of the darkness, carrying vague noises, like there was a lively market in the distance, with countless people talking loudly.
Tam shook his head: "Li Liang, I didn't hear anything."
"Or divine power?" Li Liang looked solemn.
Tam walked to the edge of the platform and waved his wand towards the abyss.
A tiny ball of light flew out from the tip of the wand, flew twice like a firefly, and then fell straight into the darkness below.
A few minutes later.
Tam whispered: "Seven hundred and forty-five meters."
"What's the meaning?"
"Li Liang, it's not magic or Taoism," Tam looked confused. "This is a real hole, 745 meters deep below."
"..."
Li Liang stared, slowly raised his head, and murmured: "It's impossible."
The location of No. 189 First Street is not an uninhabited wasteland or a remote slum, but an area close to the center of Zhongjing, surrounded by buildings and numerous residents.
It is common for buildings to be renovated or even reconstructed, not to mention such a large cavity. Where does the building's water supply and drainage pipes pass through?
He closed his eyes, and there was nothing unusual in his spiritual vision.
Due to the height difference, the pulsing heart at the entrance turned into some vague red shadows. Other than that, there was only Tam's Horcrux.
The spirit in the air is still thin, without any trace of magic or Taoism.
for a long time.
Li Liang came back to his senses and noticed that at some point, Tam walked onto the platform and was sitting on a bench in the middle, like a passenger waiting for the subway.
puff.
A ball of rope fell at his feet.
Li Liang raised his head and saw several figures descending along the rope.
Taking a deep breath, he walked down the stairs and came to the platform.
"Oh," Tam said lowly, "I remembered a rumor."
Li Liang sat down on the bench and listened quietly.
"There is a place called the Emerald Dream in the spiritual world. According to rumors, an ancient creature, N'Zoth, sleeps there. Normally, when you enter the Emerald Dream, you will find that it is no different from other places, and any magic or Taoism will The existence of N'Zoth cannot be sensed, but when you happen to be close to it unintentionally, you will immediately fall into a crazy and chaotic nightmare, and few creatures can survive.
A demigod once traveled here. After some research, he warned all living beings that N'Zoth exists in Belaya. His body is about the same size as the entire Emerald Dream in Aqi Road but cannot be sensed. When a creature happens to be close to it, When the thinking center of Belaya is the fusion point of Belaya and Aqilu, it will be pulled into Belaya. Those nightmares do not come from N'Zoth, but the creatures feel their own existence in Belaya. "
After listening to this story, Li Liang looked around: "So, the base, the abyss, and the subway do not exist in the real world, but in Belaya?"
"It's just a guess," Tam touched the plastic bar chair, "in an incomprehensible way."
Li Liang remained silent.
Recalling the four existences explained by Tam, Aqilu refers to the existence in the objective world, Jezila refers to the existence in the cognitive process, Belaiya refers to the existence in consciousness, and Ahiya refers to the indescribable, like the existence of God. existence in the field.
So, for the existence in their consciousness at this moment, to other people in Zhongjing, this place is just... solid ground?
What causes this place to appear on Aqi Road and become accessible?
Li Liang suddenly realized that he had opened the entrance to the base and the subway and led people in.
This was originally reasonable, because only he had the authority, but what if it wasn't because of the authority...
"It's me," he looked at Tam, "I open the entrance every time, and then..." He was stunned again.
its not right.
The group woke up in the abyss, and he was brought into the abyss by the group.
"Are you the key to entering Belaya?" Tam rubbed the beard on his lips, thinking about this possibility.
"No," Li Liang quickly recounted his encounter with the group, "...so, it was the group that brought me in."
"Oh, Li Liang, are you sure the group really exists?"
"..."
Li Liang opened his mouth and said in a daze, "I saw him transform with my own eyes."
"But..." Tam said solemnly, "From the beginning to the end, you are the only one who thinks that the group is a collection of multiple personalities, while everyone else thinks that Whisper, Sorge, and Li Yiyuan are three people, including Sorge himself. .”
"What's the meaning?"
Li Liang stood up and chuckled, "Am I a psycho? Did I imagine the group? In the Whisper House, was it actually me who took Whisper to the abyss?" There was a stiff smile on his face, and his chest heaved.
Tam said nothing and looked at him quietly.
At this time.
A series of footsteps sounded.
Mizuno walked down the stairs looking left and right, and said nervously: "Mr. Li Liang, what is this place? Is this... a subway? It's impossible..."
"Shui Ye," Li Liang asked expressionlessly: "Have you ever thought about, Sorge, whisper, who are Li Yiyuan and these people?"
Mizuno was a little surprised and looked hesitant.
"answer me."
"Whispering is a well-known intelligence broker with a network of connections all over the world," she said solemnly. "The Lord once bought information about psychics from him. At that time, Whispering claimed that psychics did not exist. I think he In fact, he already had a lot of information about psychics at that time, so he was willing to cooperate with you. However, his ability to convince Sorge and Li Yiyuan was a bit beyond my expectation... Uh, what's wrong?"
Mizuno looked concerned.
Because Li Liang's face was pale at this moment.
When he just returned to the pet hospital, he contacted Cain for the first time. Cain mentioned that he had spent 30 million to buy Yuan Zhen's information from Whisper. He still remembered that Cain said during the call that "a company Does an organization that no one even whispers about really exist?"
Whispers actually appeared very early...
"Li Liang," Tam said softly, still using magic to block Shui Ye's perception, "I think it is necessary for me to meet with the group."
Li Liang took a deep breath and nodded.
There was a flurry of footsteps, and another group of Mayfly members descended and approached quickly.
"Shui Ye," Li Liang tried to concentrate, "Tonight, um, maybe early in the morning, Sorge will find a way to send Cain's people here. Then you can take over, distribute the weapons to them, and then let Cain stays here, you move along the subway tunnel towards the Bureau of Order, do you know the route?"
"Well, I have a backup of the map."
"When we arrived at the Bureau of Order subway station, there were several drones there. I set them up on standby. If you don't take the initiative to attack them, they'll be fine."
"Okay, what about the luggage?"
"Don't worry about the baggage. I'll go back and discuss it with K. I'll find an opportunity to deliver it here tomorrow. Just leave a few people here waiting."
"Well," Mizuno took off his backpack, which contained bits and pieces unearthed from the weapons base, "Do you want to take these things back?"
Li Liang casually took the backpack and walked towards the stairs.
Shuiye said nothing, looking at Li Liang's back with worried eyes.
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Three and a half in the morning.
ASK Building, one of the floors occupied by the crew of "Hansel and Friends".
In a guest room.
Li Liang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking Zhongjing at night, silent.
Dr. Xisen, who had just arrived after hearing the news, the succubus Ya Laili, and K, who had just returned, were sitting around the desk, looking at each other.
"Mr. Tam," K whispered, "what happened?"
Tam shook her head.
Dr. Xisen was half asleep and still feeling dazed. He scratched his messy hair, casually opened the backpack on the table, took a look inside, and muttered: "What are these..."
He reached out and took out a stack of paper: "Molecular logic gate, oh, this paper is quite old."
Then, he seemed to see something. He was stunned for a moment, then reached out and took out another thing: "Oh, ibuprofen, for pain relief."
K frowned and said, "Old man, do you still know about medicine?"
"Nonsense," Dr. Sisson said dissatisfied. "Besides, you don't need to understand this. Anyone with some common sense knows about ibuprofen."
K snorted: "This was found at the weapons base. There should be an empty bottle inside."
Dr. Sisson rummaged through his backpack and took out an empty bottle: "Oh, this bottle is chlorpromazine."
"Cure something?"
Dr. Xisen put the medicine bottle on the table and said casually: "It is used to treat schizophrenia and can control symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions. However, this medicine was eliminated very early. It has serious side effects and can also cause delayed onset of symptoms." Sexual Movement Disorder.”
