Lu Mingfei disappeared, and Bai Ze could not find any trace of him.
Gu Bei hung up the phone and slowly digested the news that had just arrived.
There are still more than ten hours, which is the time for action at midnight, but at this juncture, Lu Mingfei has disappeared!
It's not that without Lu Mingfei, tonight's operation cannot be carried out. After all, Lu Mingfei and Gu Bei's high-end combat capabilities are actually reserve members, just in case. If the five major families If you have any hidden feelings, then this group of people will come in handy.
Chu Zihang, Xia Mi and Fenrir also had the same job.
Therefore, even if Lu Mingfei is not here, tonight's operations will continue as usual.
The Shen family is not a family with a deep foundation like the Chen family and the Su family, so the possibility of accidents is almost zero.
Gu Bei didn't really care about the Shen family's actions.
In comparison, he cared more about the significance of Lu Mingfei's disappearance at this point in time.
Why did you choose this time to attack the five major families immediately?
And even Bai Ze can't be found...
There are two possibilities for this situation.
First, Lu Mingfei was taken away by someone, and the person who took him away had some kind of electronic jamming device on him.
Second, Lu Mingfei left on his own, and he consciously avoided various electronic devices to prevent himself from being discovered by Bai Ze.
Of these two possibilities, Gu Bei prefers the second one.
After all, with Lu Mingfei's current strength, being able to take him away would require some technical skills.
And according to the information provided by Hua Yishi, Lu Mingfei did not board the high-speed train heading to the province where the Shen family was located.
In other words, Lu Mingfei still stayed in Huicheng.
What did he want to do by staying there?
I can’t figure it out, there’s no answer.
Gu Bei made several calls to Lu Mingfei, but all of them were undoubtedly unreachable, which made Gu Bei a little irritated.
Messy thoughts kept tumbling in my mind.
The disappearance of Lu Mingfei, the actions against the five major families, the information about the five major families, the presence of foreigners all over the capital...
And Chu Zihang’s phone call just now didn’t feel right either.
Are these things related to him?
Gu Bei took out his mobile phone and called Chu Zihang.
It actually got connected.
"Hello?" Chu Zihang's voice sounded from the opposite side.
Gu Bei took a deep breath and lowered his voice: "Brother, Lu Mingfei is missing."
After he finished speaking, he shut his mouth and listened carefully to the voice on the other side of the phone.
"Missing?"
Chu Zihang's voice sounded a little surprised.
Doesn't he know?
"Well, he's missing. He didn't go to the Shen family... If you find anything, remember to contact him at any time."
"good."
hang up the phone.
Gu Bei sat on the worn-out gaming chair, always feeling restless. Even if he found time to practice at this time, he would probably become obsessed accidentally.
Go and relax.
He ordered Bai Ze to continue searching for Lu Mingfei's traces, then went to the front desk and paid an additional twenty yuan, reserved a seat, and left the Internet cafe.
After wandering outside for a while, Gu Bei stopped when he passed the forty-third foreign mixed race.
By the way, there are too many foreigners.
Are these really Italians?
It seems that the list compiled by Bai Ze also includes some German and British mixed breeds.
What do so many mixed races want to do when they gather in the capital?
It can't be slaying a dragon, right?
If they came here to slay dragons a few years ago, maybe there would really be a dragon for them to kill, but that can't be done now. Now the dragon here is ready to go back to his hometown to get married.
The purpose of this group of foreigners is not clear either... Should we arrest a few people and question them?
Gu Beikan
Looking at the forty-fourth white mixed-race person walking past, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
Then he gave up again.
If this were the United States, Gu Bei would definitely do this. But this is not possible in China, where it is illegal to do so.
He is a good and law-abiding person.
Well...a good person who only abides by the "Laws of the Republic of China".
Gu Bei let go of the mixed-race creature who looked like a water tank and turned to look at the surrounding scenery.
Where... is this?
The scenery here is like an alley in the old capital. The sun shines on the stone pavement of the street. On both sides are retro blue brick two-story buildings. In front of each building are hanging signs such as "Baocui Hall" and "Chongwen Mansion". Signboard with gold letters on black background.
There are few pedestrians on both sides, this place is quite remote.
Gu Bei completely forgot how he got to this place.
After all, he never looked at the road when he went out to relax.
Relaxation for others: Go to some places with beautiful scenery or fun places to relieve tension.
Gu Bei's perception of relaxation: let yourself go, choose the direction and intersection according to your feelings, walk casually, it doesn't matter if you cross the road, anyway, a semi-trailer with full insurance cannot hit him to death.
Others' distraction: walking.
Gu Bei's relaxation: true relaxation.
So...where is this T?
Gu Bei raised his head and saw a sign.
"Fenglong Hall".
This signboard looks a bit shabby, hanging on the lintel of the small shop, with a royal blue cotton curtain hanging at the door.
This is almost the deepest part of the alley. People who are interested in antiques will never choose to open a shop in such a remote place.
Gu Bei has always been a happy-go-lucky character. Now that he's here, he has to go in and take a look no matter what... This is just an excuse.
More importantly, he smelled dragon's blood here.
Moreover, the taste is much stronger than that of ordinary dragon blood.
It's not like an ordinary mixed race... at least it's at the level of Angers.
Are there still people like this in the capital?
Gu Bei opened the cotton curtain, and the bell on the door rang.
The bell rang several times, but no one came to greet me. The counter was empty.
Gu Bei walked into the store and looked around.
This shop still has old paper windows. The warm winter sunshine dimly filters in, and there are countless dusts suspended in the air.
There are large and small tables and wooden boxes around the lobby, and some old things are displayed on them.
Thread-bound books, Tang Sancai, stone inkstone and brush wash...
It looks like this store sells everything, like a grocery store.
But everything in the room seemed to be covered in fine dust.
This is an old house sealed by dust. No one has stepped into it for decades. Only the dust elves are dancing in the air.
They are the lords here.
Gu Bei slowly walked around the room, smelling the rich fragrance of sandalwood in the air, and mixed with the sandalwood, the smell of dragon's blood that could not be ignored, and... Qi! ?
There is actually Qi in this room! ?
Gu Bei frowned and took a closer look, and found that there was indeed a stream of Yuan Qi in this room, but this Yuan Qi seemed to be attached to something. It was not solid, but just floating in the room.
If Gu Bei wasn't sensitive enough to Yuan Qi, he would almost not be aware of its existence.
No, it's not that I can't notice it, it's that I ignore it subconsciously.
He can detect it himself. To put it very clearly, it is in the state of emptying that the body is attracted by this energy!
What on earth is...
Gu Bei walked around the room and finally found an unopened box in a corner.
An old wide lock hung on it.
Well, it's unethical to break into other people's stores and open other people's boxes without permission.
...By the way, do I have such a thing as morality?
Well, no.
After a not so fierce ideological struggle, Gu Bei reached out and pulled off the lock.
The box was opened, and a surge of Yuan Qi surged out, filling the entire Fenglong Hall in an instant.
Perhaps ordinary people would just feel that the air is a lot fresher when they stand here, but Gu Bei knows that this is because the space is filled with a lot of Yuan Qi.
Only then did he notice the box.
The wooden box looks very old. The joints are not metal parts, but mortise and tenon joints. It is not opened, but unfolded to both sides.
More importantly, this box actually has the effect of blocking Yuan Qi.
What kind of special material is it? Or craftsmanship?
Gu Bei didn't know, but now was not the time to explore this point.
Because he saw clearly what was in the box.
A roll of... bamboo slips?
The clean one doesn't match this dusty room at all. It doesn't even look like an old object, but a modern handicraft. However, Gu Bei knew that all of this was the effect of Qi.
This bamboo slip is wrapped with two colors of Qi.
Mingguang color and black color.
For some reason, Gu Bei suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
The picture in front of me seemed like I had seen it before.
"That bamboo slip is said to be the handwriting of Confucius." The voice came from behind, but Gu Bei was not surprised. He had noticed someone entering the room just now.
The voice continued: "Later, the Kong family was demoted and divided into South Kong and Beikong. As a result, the things left by Master Kong gradually disappeared in the displacement."
"This thing was sold to me when I was in Shuzhong when I was young. A man who claimed to be a descendant of the Kong family sold it to me, together with the box. I thought this thing was very interesting, so I bought it and put it in the store."
Gu Bei smiled: "Then you have pretty good taste."
He looked at the bamboo slips in the box and finally understood where this sense of déjà vu came from.
When he was in New York before, he found that the ancient books handed down by Lao Tzu had a similar scene - but the difference was that Lao Tzu's autobiography had not been maintained for many years, and there was not much Yuan Qi left in it, while this volume was said to be a bamboo slip of Confucius' work. , and it is quite well preserved.
I just don’t know what is written on it.
But there's no rush in this matter.
Gu Bei straightened up and turned to look at the person behind him.
He was a little surprised when he suddenly saw the boss.
This old man who speaks authentic Beijing movies is actually a white-skinned European!
With gray hair and iron-grey eyes, his youthful handsomeness can still be seen on his thin cheeks. He is wearing an ordinary bamboo shirt, with a pair of iron eggs in his hand and two in the other hand. A plastic bag with a set of pancakes, fruits and... bean juice?
"The old man Lin Fenglong is the boss of Fenglong Hall."
As he spoke, a strong fishy smell hit his face. For a moment, Gu Bei even thought that the person standing in front of him was not an old man, but a dragon king.
This sense of coercion is even stronger than Xia Mi.
But although the taste of dragon blood is rich, it is not pure, and there is still the human part.
Mixed race?
But can mixed-race blood actually reach this level?
Wouldn't it be that if the blood concentration exceeds 50%, he will go berserk?
Gu Bei didn't quite understand.
Just as he was thinking, Lin Fenglong spoke: "My little friend is..."
"Oh, I was just wandering around, and then I felt that this place was very attractive to me, so I came over." Out of caution, Gu Bei did not give his name.
Lin Fenglong did not ask further questions, but simply nodded: "It turns out we are destined to be together."
Damn it!
If Lin Fenglong hadn't been standing in front of him, Gu Bei would have thought that the person who said these words was a hairless monk or an old man with a white beard and an immortal spirit, instead of a
A handsome old handsome guy with fair skin.
TD, the cultural drain is too serious!
But it wasn't over yet. Lin Fenglong raised his hand towards Gu Bei, smiled slightly, and said, "We went out to buy breakfast. Let's eat something together?"
"no!"
Gu Bei had already experienced bean juice the last time he came to the capital. The taste... Gu Bei could only say that this thing could be used directly as a biochemical weapon to slay a dragon.
"We are a guest, so let's have some tea. I have Tieguanyin's autumn tea here, which is picked from old tea trees."
Lin Fenglong led Gu Bei to the corner. There was an old tea table cut out of tree roots with a full set of celadon tea sets.
Two people sit opposite each other.
Lin Fenglong quickly boiled water and made tea.
Pour, soak, rinse, wash...
The celadon tea set flew in the hands of this old European man, and it naturally had a sense of beauty that made people indulge in it just by looking at it.
The lingering aroma of tea floated, and finally a small cup of steaming tea was delivered to Gu Bei.
Gu Bei smelled the fragrance of the tea and couldn't help but ask: "How many years has the old gentleman been in the Celestial Dynasty?"
"How many years?" Lin Fenglong looked determined, "I am a native of Yuzhou, from Pingdingshan."
Gu Bei frowned: "Can you first look at your face with the word 'Aryan' written on it in the mirror before you tell such a lie?"
"My parents were Germans who stayed in China during the Second World War. Unfortunately, they both died, so I was raised by a Yuzhou couple."
"...My condolences."
"There's nothing to mourn. After all, it's a war era. I'm glad that I can survive until now. As for their death... I couldn't do anything at the time."
Although this guy said this, Gu Bei felt that this sentence was full of contradiction as he felt the strong vitality and the overwhelming sense of power in the other person's body.
Gu Bei seriously doubted that if this guy made a move, he might be able to slap that old guy from Angers away.
But that's right, this guy is so strong now, but he was just a child at the time and might not be able to save them.
However, Gu Bei always felt that something was wrong.
Before he could think about it, Lin Fenglong on the opposite side spoke first: "My little friend, have you taken a liking to that scroll of bamboo slips?"
Gu Bei inadvertently turned his neck, controlled his movement of turning his head to look at the bamboo slips, and nodded: "I feel like I am quite destined to that thing. If the price is right, I will consider buying it."
Yes, buy it if the price is right.
Don't let the other party feel that you are bound to win. You have to push and pull bit by bit. This is the way to bargain.
As for the unsuitable price...then I can only blame Gu Snitch Bei for being ruthless.
