The traffic conditions in the capital were well-deserved. It took a taxi more than an hour to get Gu Bei to his destination.
To be honest, if he had known that it was such a waste of time, Gu Bei might as well have just used the eight-door transportation technique to teleport back. Although it was a bit further, the number of jumps and energy consumed were a bit more, but the total time added up was still too much. Less than half an hour.
After getting off the car to pay, Gu Bei took the elevator back to the floor where his room was, carrying his silver-white alloy suitcase.
Swiping the card to open the door, Gu Bei noticed something wrong the moment the room door opened.
There's no one in the room?
Gu Bei's Liuku Immortal Thief passively detected the smell of independence, but there was no smell of living things in the room, let alone Old Tang's powerful smell unique to the Dragon King.
Pushing the door open, Gu Bei carried a box and looked at the two beds.
empty.
The sheets on the bed were spread evenly without any dents, and the quilts were folded neatly, as if they had never been spread out at all.
Both beds are like this.
This is a room cleaning service that every hotel has. When the guest is not in the room and the guest is allowed to enter, the service staff should clean the room as soon as possible, replace the bed with clean sheets and quilts, and replenish the used ones. Sex products, restore the entire room to its best reception condition.
Except for small hotels on the roadside, generally hotels with stars will have corresponding regulations.
Gu Bei also asked related questions before checking in. The hotel's customer service staff responded: unified cleaning is done at two o'clock every afternoon. If there is an emergency cleaning situation, you can also use the internal dedicated line to call the service staff.
The time to clean the room is two o'clock every afternoon, and the error will not exceed one hour. It is now seven thirty in the morning. From the time Gu Bei left yesterday morning to the time he returns now, it has been almost a day and a night, close to twenty-four hours. The bed was cleared as a matter of course.
But Old Tang's bed was in the same situation.
This shows that at least after two o'clock yesterday morning, Old Tang did not return to the room.
The indistinguishable thin smell remaining in the air also kept stating a fact.
As the majestic King of Bronze and Fire, Old Tang...is missing? !
Could it be that he was kidnapped?
In Gu Bei's mind, he pictured Old Tang being tied to a chair, surrounded by several men in black with unclear faces but fierce looks. Norton's soul was floating aside to watch the fun, and Old Tang was crying with that happy face and shouting: "Lao Gu, come and save me!"
Gu Bei shuddered: "No, it's impossible."
Not to mention whether Norton would watch Old Tang being arrested, but Old Tang himself would not be able to fight back when facing several or even a dozen ordinary people.
After all, Old Tang's physical fitness is not much different from that of a standard Dragon King. Although he holds power rather than strength on the throne of the twins, it is not comparable to that of the next generation of hybrids.
And after a year of training, with Gu Bei's advice and Norton's guidance from the side, although Old Tang still can't release those world-destroying super-dangerous word spirits at will, he can rely on his powerful bloodline to use "words" It can still be done by mobilizing part of the "spirit".
To compare with actual examples, the current Old Tang is a version of Chu Zihang with no combat experience but with plus combat effectiveness.
Moreover, Old Tang also carried a nuclear-level killer weapon like Norton with him.
To say that this kind of thing will be kidnapped...
It would be better to say that Lu Mingze was kidnapped by Lu Mingfei.
After all, if Lu Ming insists on kidnapping Lu Mingze, Lu Mingze probably won't fight back, so the probability of success is still very high.
If it wasn't kidnapping, where would Old Tang be?
Could it be that he danced all night last night and hasn't come back yet?
No, Old Tang doesn't play disco. The money this guy has is enough for food at most. Disco...he can't afford it.
Could it be that you got up early and went to buy breakfast?
It's impossible. When he's not working, Old Tang always sleeps until noon. And if Old Tang spent the night in a hotel last night, there's no way to explain this neat bed. After all, Old Tang never makes his bed.
Could it be that he checked out and left?
It's even more impossible, this guy's luggage is still in the room, and Old Tang is going to the United States with Gu Bei and Chu Zihang this time, so there is no reason for him to leave early.
As for why we returned to the United States together...
Because Gu Bei felt that as an express delivery company, Kuaidutong should not just limit its sights to the domestic market, nor should it only look at the current petty profits, but should also look internationally and look forward to the future.
Therefore, Lao Tang was appointed as the director of NADTO's North American branch, responsible for establishing NADTO's first overseas base.
This time, the North American branch of Di Na Du Tong was Gu Bei's attempt, because Di Na Du Tong's purpose was to balance out the special characteristics of hybrids and allow humans to have a promotion channel.
Therefore, unlike being confined to one corner under one person, the World of Dragons is destined to be an international organization that will spread to places with humans and hybrids all over the world.
Therefore, the task Gu Bei gave to Old Tang this time was very heavy, and Old Tang was a good brother who valued loyalty, so it was naturally impossible for him to escape in this situation.
Various thoughts kept popping up in Gu Bei's mind, and then he strangled himself to death. As his thoughts were whirling over and over again, he suddenly thought of something: "This guy... couldn't have gotten lost after going out. Bar?"
Gu Bei's eyelids twitched. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this seemingly impossible guess might be the truth.
After all, anyone who knows Old Tang knows that he is a road fool.
Old Tang, who was once a hunter, relied on his road-crazy attributes to move around crazily during the mission. Not only did he successfully avoid many plot killing plots, but he was also able to find the hidden mission target in a blur. The hunter website has mixed up the nickname "Lucky Man".
Gu Bei once conducted a more detailed examination of Old Tang and found that Old Tang's attribute of being a road idiot was not accidental, but was caused by two reasons.
The first aspect is that Old Tang himself, as the King of Bronze and Fire, under the influence of his high bloodline, would subconsciously make some uncontrollable behaviors, or be attracted by nearby alchemical products or high-concentration "spirits" , causing Lao Tang to deviate from the subjective route without being aware of it, and thus get lost.
On the other hand...
Because Old Tang himself is a big road addict, the kind of person who can't find the original route once he deviates from the established track.
Under the influence of these two aspects, they jointly constituted Lao Tang's attribute of being a road idiot.
Therefore, Old Tang's road-crazy is different from ordinary people's road-crazy who completely don't know the road. His road-crazy can be divided into two steps.
When he first recognized the road, his subconscious mind led him to deviate from the route. Then Old Tang, who deviated from the route, was very self-righteous and followed the established route, and then disappeared as he walked.
But there is a big problem.
Those who want to interfere with Old Tang, attract the Dragon King's inner subconscious in Old Tang, and prompt him to deviate from his path are definitely not ordinary beings.
According to records, items that could achieve similar effects include alchemical corpses buried in mausoleums, alchemical items containing living things, and even the eggs of a sleeping second-generation species.
So...what attracted him this time.
Gu Bei felt a chill in his heart. He always had a bad feeling. After working all day and night, he returned to the hotel without even sitting down. He turned around and left the hotel with a silver-white metal box.
He had to go get this thing back quickly.
——Time goes back to one day ago——
August 21, 12:27 pm.
At this time, Gu Bei had just sent away his brother Du Feng, leaving 100,000 yuan to Ruan Yun's family, and then walked away, hiding his merit and fame.
At this time, Old Tang had just woken up.
Needless to say, the two of them have been traveling together all over the world for almost a year. Gu Bei can be said to be the person who knows Old Tang best in the world. He said that Old Tang slept until twelve o'clock, so Old Tang must not be able to sleep until eleven o'clock. Click to get up.
Even if I fainted in the hot spring pool the night before, I still had to sleep until midnight today.
Looking at the unfamiliar ceiling, Old Tang lay on the soft big bed and spent nearly an hour calming down before he came to his senses.
This is no longer a tropical rainforest, and the thing above our heads is naturally no longer a tent.
Life in the city is still comfortable, whether it is my small rental house in the United States, the big hotel where I live now, or the apartment that is connected to the headquarters.
Technology really changes life.
He turned around and glanced at the bed next door, and as expected, he didn't see Gu Bei.
Old Tang was used to it.
In the early years, Gu Bei still insisted on the habit of running in the morning, so he always maintained a good schedule. Later, he became a master of Liuku Immortal Thief and physical training, although he no longer needed to exercise his body. But the work and rest habits were retained.
At this time, it should be time to have lunch?
Old Tang had put on his clothes, washed up, and was brushing his teeth when there was a knock on the door.
"coming!"
Old Tang rinsed his mouth, thinking that Gu Bei ate very quickly today. I wonder if he brought me something to eat... No, Gu Bei has a room card, so he doesn't need to ring the doorbell when he comes back.
When he opened the door, it turned out not to be Gu Bei, but a woman wearing work clothes.
It's hotel room cleaning.
Old Tang took out his phone and looked at the time: 14:04.
It’s already this time.
The housekeeper pushed the trolley and asked very politely: "Hello, do you need room cleaning?"
"okay."
Old Tang made way for the other party to enter the room.
In fact, there was nothing to tidy up in the room.
Gu Bei's bed was neatly made by himself, and there was no rubbish on the floor. The only thing he needed was to replace the disposable toiletries that were used in the bathroom, and the bed that was turned into a doghouse by Old Tang overnight. .
Because Old Tang was extremely dishonest when sleeping, his bed was never very tidy. At first, Old Tang would make it diligently, but over time, he stopped making it very much.
After all, there's always going to be chaos.
This results in a sharp contrast between the two beds in the room.
Gu Bei's on the left: clean and wrinkle-free, bedding neatly folded, and pillows placed in the right place.
The one on the right from Old Tang: One word, chaos.
Old Tang watched the housekeeper busy in the room, put on his shoes and prepared to go out for something to eat. Before leaving, he said, "Just lock the door after you finish packing."
"OK."
Old Tang left the hotel and was going to find something to eat around.
This is also a fixed item. You must know that Old Tang only has four labels in Gu Bei: eat, sleep, good brother, and acting Dragon King.
Good brother refers to the relationship between two people, Acting Dragon King refers to Old Tang's identity in this embarrassing situation, and sleeping refers to sleeping like a dead pig until midnight every day.
As for eating...
To be honest, the big mouth of a lion is an exaggerated adjective by others, but it is an accurate and realistic description by Old Tang.
During this year's journey, whenever he arrived at a new place, Gu Bei's first task was to help the souls in the sea of consciousness fulfill their wishes, while Old Tang's first task was to find out what good things there were in this city. food.
After Gu Bei finishes his business, the two of them will celebrate by eating all kinds of delicacies in the city, and then leave the city for the next location.
This trip to Beijing is naturally no exception.
Old Tang waved his hand to stop a taxi. After getting into the car, the driver glanced in the rearview mirror with surprise in his eyes: "Young man, foreign friends? Do you speak Chinese?"
Although Old Tang is of Chinese descent, he has lived in North America all year round, and because the appearance of the Dragon King will grow according to his inner thoughts, over time, in addition to the softness of the Easterners, he has also acquired a bit of the stiffness of the Westerners.
Old Tang shook his head cheerfully: "I am Chinese, Chinese American."
The driver understood: "Oh, I understand, green card."
Old Tang opened his mouth to explain that a green card is not a nationality, but thought about it and closed it again.
The explanation is not clear, and it may become more confusing as it goes on, which is unnecessary.
The driver didn't say much: "Where are you going?"
Old Tang did not pretend to take out his mobile phone to look at the map, but simply asked: "Are there any special delicacies around?"
This year's traveling around the country also allowed Old Tang to sum up his experience. In a city, when looking for places like companies and schools, ask for express delivery, when looking for people's residences, ask for takeaways, and when looking for special attractions, ask for rentals.
Find the right one.
The driver said cheerfully: "Brother, are you traveling back to China? Do you want to try the game? Or Quanjude? Fang Brick Factory? Or Four Seasons Minfu? You people from other places like to eat, and they are all very close to here. But we locals don’t eat much.”
Old Tang didn't think much about it: "Let's go to the nearest one."
"Okay, fasten your seat belt."
The car started and poured into the rolling traffic, as if it had merged into a long dragon. This dragon has no head or tail, but the end can't be seen at a glance.
Old Tang was sitting in the back seat, looking through the car window at the rapidly moving scenery on both sides of the road.
Tall buildings stand tall, traffic is busy, and people come and go.
This city has some indescribable charm, like a knowledgeable and elderly benevolent man, but also like a young man full of vitality.
The wind brought a familiar smell. Old Tang felt that the smell was familiar, like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.
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