"Tuk tuk tuk..."
There was a slightly hasty knock on the door. In the office of the leader of the investigation team of the General Administration of Monster Countermeasures, Wu Qing, who was reviewing documents, frowned slightly, but he still glanced at the table and confirmed that there were no confidential documents before he said:
"Come in."
"Click..."
The door lock turned, and a familiar face walked into the office. Wu Qing was slightly startled when he saw the person, and then said unexpectedly:
"Captain Zhou, why are you here here?"
"Lao Wu, for an urgent mission, we need to use your department's channels in Dongguo!" Captain Zhou said quickly. Wu Qing was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing, and his expression immediately became very serious.
"What mission? What do we need to do?"
"There is a person who was trapped in Dongguo by the Dongguo Ghost Story Organization. We are trying to bring him back. This is the director's approval." Captain Zhou put the complete documents on the table. Wu Qing picked up the approval and checked it. At the same time, some Puzzled:
"Just go through the formal procedures for this kind of task. Why did you send the documents?"
After hearing his words, Captain Zhou turned his head to confirm that the door was closed, took out a small thing like a power bank and pressed the button, and then said seriously:
"The identity of the target needs to be kept strictly confidential. The fewer people handling the matter, the better. Moreover, this mission must be completed at all costs!"
After hearing the words "at all costs", Wu Qing closed the formalities again with a solemn expression: "I need to know the identity of the target to decide on personnel arrangements. Otherwise, I must issue an approval document from a higher department leader. This is the rule."
Captain Zhou didn't say much about this, he just whispered two words.
After hearing Captain Zhou's words, Wu Qing's eyes immediately opened wide. After a brief silence, he pinched the bridge of his nose hard, took a deep breath and said:
"I understand, I promise to complete the task."
...On February 3, 2015, the test launch of Dongguo's new rocket failed. The rocket disintegrated after flying for a period of time, and the wreckage fell into the sea. Yanguo issued a stern protest against this...
"Found it! Here!"
Listening to Yan Guoyu coming from outside the warehouse, Feng Xue, who had a dark face, couldn't help but stand up. After a moment, with the sound of shaking and iron sheets, the shell of the missile was pried open, and Feng Xue saw the light of day again.
"Hello sir, I am Li Zhen who is responsible for picking up your boat this time. The identification number is July 4. Our current identity is that of a nearby fishing boat. Please go to the cabin to rest first. We will be able to return home soon."
Looking at the unsmiling middle-aged man in front of her, Feng Xue nodded. Although the stowaway method of "putting people into a rocket warhead and launching them into the sea" was a bit simple and crude, it had to be said that the effect was really good.
……after one day……
"Mr. Feng, is this our first face-to-face communication?" Mr. Wang, who looked like he was in his early forties because of his health-preserving skills at the headquarters of the Weitan Countermeasures Bureau, said as he looked at Feng Xue in front of him.
"Well, actually I don't really want to have such a face-to-face conversation, but I'm afraid I won't be able to negotiate the next deal through Chen Xiyao."
Feng Xue said with a helpless expression, but Mr. Wang said with a gentle expression:
"You said you wanted to exchange a Kaidan? Which one specifically?"
"Any one is fine. My own door is targeted by the Hundred Monogatari of the East Kingdom, so I need a door that can be used to go back. You can put forward your own price, but I must explain that my choice of Yan Kingdom is Because our previous cooperation was quite pleasant, but if the quotation exceeds my estimate, I don’t have no other options.”
Feng Xue knew very well that he was not good at negotiating with others, so his strategy was to directly quote the lowest price and adopt the attitude of making a deal if it worked, and forgetting if it didn't work.
Feng Xue's words did not exceed Mr. Wang's expectations. He thought for a moment and said:
"Is it your handiwork that the Kamen Riders are spreading widely in the East Kingdom?"
"It's me. The belt is the same as the paper I gave you before. It was made with my authority. If you want to trade the belt, I can provide you with twenty pieces." Feng Xue admitted without any scruples that this had basically been done. After hearing the confirmed news, Mr. Wang shook his head and said:
"We have no demand in this area for the time being. If you can, I hope you can help us grab a door."
"..." Feng Xue narrowed her eyes slightly when she heard this request, "You guys came prepared!"
"It's just a coincidence." Mr. Wang didn't intend to hide anything in this regard and answered directly:
"The person who pushed the door was a soldier. He disappeared three months ago. After that, there were a lot of strange stories in his barracks. He is currently in detention. We originally planned to let them learn Chinese and find ways to communicate. But now 60% of those strange stories have disappeared, but the learning progress is still slow."
"That's it." Feng Xue nodded and said:
"This aspect is actually not difficult. Even if you are not the door pusher, you only need to have physical contact with him when you return. However, only people who have direct contact can go back with him. People who come into contact with him through contact cannot They were taken away together."
As he spoke, he thought for a moment and then continued:
"I can help you reach a deal with those weird people, and I will also ensure that these people can gain a firm foothold. As for what happens after that, it has nothing to do with me."
"that's it."
…
"Let me out, my time is almost running out!"
“Damn it, I’m really going to get out of my head!”
"I want to go back to Infinite City..."
Entering the cell where Guaitan was held, Feng Xue heard bursts of ghostly cries and howls in different languages. Judging from these words, these people should all be gambling for their lives.
At this time, there were only 7 people in the cell. This number should not be the number of people rented out. If you think about it this way, these should be cannon fodder pushed out by the organization that controls the door to test the water.
Thinking of this, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looked for the one who was crying the most, walked up to him, and said in the other person's language:
"How much [knowledge] do you have left?"
"???"
Suddenly hearing the familiar hometown dialect, Na Wu's eyes almost stared like frogs. He rushed to the cell door, knocked hard on the iron fence and said:
"I only have two days left. I will die after two days. If you keep locking me up, you will get nothing! Let me go, and I will do anything! Really!"
"Calm down." Feng Xue said with a steady smile, "I can make the decision to let you go, but I have something I want to ask you about."
"You said, as long as I know, I will tell you!" Na Wu said very obediently, as if grasping a life-saving straw, Feng Xue nodded and said:
"Where did you come in from?"
"The seventh floor of Beishan District is the door controlled by the Mummy Organization. I heard that it was just opened to call for land reclamation, so I came..."
As for why you don’t rent someone else’s door, it’s simply because you don’t dare.
First of all, only the door of the Tower of Babel is meaningful. The other doors are also based on reality and are restrained by items, so those doors belonging to hostile organizations in Hyakumonogatari cannot be rented.
Secondly, not everyone rents a door in the Tower of Babel. After all, a door is equivalent to a private plot. Why share when you can have the world to yourself? And referring to Lao Li's situation, after you enter, the door will be closed. If you don't make weird stories there, you won't be able to come back, because if you come back, your previous investment will be in vain.
Even if you come back, they have been operating there for a long time, and it will be easy to destroy your weird stories.
At the same time, there are risks in renting a house, and there are often pitfalls. Maybe people rent a house just to find cannon fodder to stomp on mines. Otherwise, why would Lao Li not rent a house, but insist on cultivating new people by himself? Those who go to the Tower of Babel to rent a door are the kind of people who just need a last resort, are unorganized, and don't have enough money.
Secondly, you don’t know the identity of the door holder. As mentioned before, there is a time difference between the other world and the current world. After you pass there, the rules of the current world cannot be used to escape. If someone uses the door to ambush you, It's much more dangerous than being ambushed in this world.
At least you still have room in this world, and the other world is their home field.
Just imagine, if a senior cadre of Hyakumonogatari rents a door, you don’t know what a dangerous situation it would be to find a group of Hyakumonogatari squatting there waiting for a long time after renting the door.
