After raising the oil lamp in his hand to drive away the darkness, Jiang Chenchuan saw a scene that he had never imagined.
"The whole thing was poached by...?"
Looking at the scene in front of him, and then thinking about Reina's experience, the most likely possibility was that it was what he had speculated.
"You mean... the archive room I saw in the Polnia Museum was originally here?"
"That's a good explanation."
Otherwise, any inference will not make sense.
All traces indicate that the source of the fire started here. The fire slowly spread and finally burned down the entire hotel.
Then, the Polnia Museum took away the entire archive and placed it on the seventh underground floor.
"Contain..."
Jiang Chenchuan murmured unconsciously.
"What did you say?"
Lena, who was still in a daze, did not react.
A bold idea gradually formed in my mind. Looking at the emptiness in front of me, this might be the best outcome.
"Commission completed."
There was no need to continue the investigation, Jiang Chenchuan breathed a sigh of relief and said in a relaxed tone.
"I didn't get anything. I feel like I lost a lot."
Rena's face dropped and she pouted unhappily.
"It's not a good thing to know everything. Gray Gloves and the Crow Guild value money, but they never buy or sell any information related to the Polnia Museum. Perhaps there is a reason."
Not to be touched.
Ignorance is also a kind of protection.
"Information related to the museum can be sold for high prices on the black market..."
Reina muttered softly, which was why she was willing to take risks.
Once successful, fame and fortune will be yours.
"rustle--"
A slight sound sounded from the entrance. Jiang Chenchuan raised his head keenly and looked upwards. He saw nothing, but seemed to be able to feel a dark figure standing there.
"Shh!"
Now was not a good time to talk. Jiang Chenchuan immediately interrupted Reina and directed her to hide in the cave. At the same time, he extinguished the oil lamp.
There seemed to be some malicious intent on him.
The more you understand, the more you are exposed, the more you come into contact with, the more you cannot escape.
"I'll go up first, you stay here and leave in ten minutes."
Reina was squatting on the ground with a confused look on her face. Jiang Chenchuan came up and gave instructions. He patted Reina on the head and threw the ring into her pocket. The little girl looked confused until Jiang Chenchuan turned around and left. Don't understand what happened.
"correct."
Jiang Chenchuan's head popped out from the corner where he disappeared.
"Remember to pay the commission fee."
After saying that, he quickly disappeared.
Lena was left alone and messy underground.
Thick gray fog blocked the sun, making the entire city look gloomy. Tall buildings stood like giants. When patrol airships flew over the sky, there would be a deafening roar.
Jiang Chenchuan would never forget that feeling that was so familiar to his bones, nor would he admit his mistake. He thought that time travel represented a new life, and that he could completely get rid of that terrible life. Unexpectedly, the same thing appeared again.
It seems that the world has become rotten to the point where it remains the same in every era.
His eyes swept across the entrance to the basement coldly, and there seemed to be signs that someone had been there, but he checked carefully and couldn't find even a mosquito.
The familiar feeling gradually faded away, and the fingers that clenched the skull cane relaxed. But just for a second, someone seemed to be whispering something in a low voice, and the obscure words were like an ancient curse.
He saw it.
A twisted figure.
and……
Look him straight in the eye.
seems to be saying,
I found you.
There is something really weird in this world. No matter how much you argue and deceive, what exists exists and cannot be easily erased.
"Then come!"
Jiang Chenchuan showed no fear and walked directly towards the figure, facing the vicious eyes with hatred.
The moment that broke through the darkness.
The bright King Street appeared in front of him, and all the weirdness disappeared. The city was still peaceful and calm.
In the eyes of other passers-by, they only saw Jiang Chenchuan walking out of No. 124.
Nothing happened,
Nothing exists.
"Rubbish."
Jiang Chenchuan whispered, with burning anger and arrogant contempt.
Memories rolled in his mind. On that stormy night, he single-handedly caused the rainy-night serial murders that shocked the whole of Bornia. It was the fifth year since he came to Beir, England. Also, he had a native face. The last five years.
Still remember... that was his first time traveling.
From the modern era of smart technology, we have come to this world of steel and steam.
At that time, he had encountered all the problems that could be encountered in time travel, such as language barriers and cultural barriers. He was even more impoverished than he is now. Because of his black hair and black eyes, he was called a "strange Xia Jingren" by the people around him.
Xia Jing, a mysterious and distant eastern country, is inaccessible across the New Orchid Ocean, making it covered with a vague veil. It can only be known from the mouths of sailors who have sailed across the sea that it is as powerful as a giant dragon. The presence.
Although some people treated him kindly out of curiosity about Xia Jingguo, most of them did not like his existence due to xenophobia. For a long time, they could not even find a serious job.
It wasn't until he was taken in by the Decavo family that his wandering life ended.
A peaceful life passed like this for a long time.
until one day,
When I got home and opened the door, that familiar feeling came over me.
Fearful, weird, twisted, and full of rotten stench that lingers.
"Do you know what my previous working environment was like?"
That was the only time Jiang Chenchuan came to Yinglan Beier and talked about his past, opening his heart to tell the bright side.
“You rise at night and return by day, forever walking in darkness.”
That night, he talked a lot.
"We must set off after receiving a mission. Before each departure, we must write a suicide note and store it in a cabinet. If we cannot come back, our superiors will send the letter to our families, and then bring the medals and remains to meet them. The last one."
Unfortunately,
"If we die, our bodies cannot be cremated casually. They must be recovered after seeing them for the last time and then disposed of in a unified manner."
Those who listened to him talk about the past,
"They call us cleaners. In fact, we can also be called... demon hunters. We are responsible for dealing with various strange events and sources of pollution. It can also be said that we are a group of victims who work hard to let ordinary people live a happy life. It is destined to die in the mission."
All died.
"However, there should be no such scary things here. I can finally live a good life. Thank you Aunt Anna for finding me a new job."
all……
"Don't worry, Yulia, I will bring you sweets when you come back tomorrow. Remember to study hard. You are an adult. Don't always think about being lazy..."
All died in his hands.
