Chapter 258 Winning Over

"Okay, since you're making it sound so mystical... then what exactly are we doing in this remote corner?"

As Evan spoke, he pulled up relevant local economic indices and the increase in crime rates in recent years, which puzzled him even more. After all, Brownville is not a golden area suitable for industrial development. Apart from selling medicine or smuggling weapons, there really isn't any other way to make money here.

“Naturally, we need to find that lucky person who breaks the fourth wall before He Yu does.” Gu Heng’s riddle-like tone came naturally. “If nothing unexpected happens, his clones will only arrive here after we’ve gathered that person together.”

"Of course, this is only the outcome under the macro-future scenario."

"Hmm..." Evan felt that the topic was getting more and more confusing, so he simply stopped asking. "Anyway, you're the action planner, so I'll just do whatever you say."

As the two chatted, the car sped towards the museum on Central Street in Brownville.

As a tourist attraction that doesn't usually see many visitors, the museum naturally closes much earlier than usual. At this point, all the viewing entrances are closed. As for the staff and the "exploration groups" that regularly take photos of the museum every day, they had already left before dinner time and had gone to nearby staff hotels or home.

Therefore, they had a smooth journey and arrived at their destination half an hour earlier than originally predicted.

After getting out of the car, Gu Heng first asked Ai Wen to wait in the passenger seat, then grabbed a suitcase and went to the entrance of the museum.

As mentioned earlier, the ticket windows and automatic ticket machines here are closed at this moment, and only the lights are on in a very small guardhouse next to the gate.

Gu Heng walked to the window of the gatehouse, stood quietly for a while, and then raised his hand to gently tap the glass a few times.

A full minute passed before an elderly man in casual clothes slowly poked his head out and replied irritably, "Who is it? We're off work. Didn't you see I even took off my uniform?"

“I’m looking for Segiel Renatal.” As Gu Heng said this, he opened his briefcase, took out a PKM, and pointed it at the man’s head.

"Huh?" To his surprise, the gatekeeper looked at him like he was an idiot and replied without any fear, "What kind of ancient gadgets are you trying to scare people with? Young man, you don't watch many sci-fi movies, do you? These days, we're into laser-based weaponry and heat-ray sniping. Don't cause me any trouble. Go back to where you came from. There's no one like that here."

As he spoke, he pointed to an exit at the back of the museum and continued, "If you just want to rob it, all the valuable items in the museum are in the warehouse in the back street. Take them if you want."

Having explained things to this extent, most people would probably have gone back, but Gu Heng... was no ordinary person, and he was also very clear that the person acting as the gatekeeper in front of him was no ordinary person either.

"Hey, old sir." He tossed the PKM aside, then took out a bottle of potion from his briefcase and said, "Don't be in such a hurry to send him away. Look... what I'm holding in my hand."

"I'll ask you one more time."

"I'm looking for Sergio Renatal."

Then, the gatekeeper suddenly went from a lazy and leisurely state to being so energetic that he was trembling.

Two seconds later, his blank face disappeared from the glass window, and then Gu Heng heard a sound like someone rolling off a chair and tripping.

A few seconds later, the door on the other side of the guardhouse opened, and the old man cautiously stepped out, leaning against the wall. He gave Gu Heng a very forced smile and said, "Actually... actually, this person... he's already..."

"Is he dead or off work?" Gu Heng finished his lines for him.

Upon hearing those words, the gatekeeper immediately fell silent.

According to the rules, he should indeed say that there is no such person, that he has finished get off work, or that the person is already dead—these are all very official excuses. But what this person is holding is a contaminated sample of the blood source of all things. What if the other party takes the opportunity to say, "Sergio and I are brothers. If he dies, I don't want to live anymore. Destroy the world!" and smashes the sample? Who would be held responsible for that?

"Please wait a moment, let me report to my supervisor first."

Thinking of this, the gatekeeper calmed down a bit. He then immediately ran back to the gatehouse, picked up the phone on the table with his still trembling hand, glanced at Gu Heng from time to time, and lowered his voice to report the situation to the "leader" he had mentioned.

In less than two minutes.

The museum doors opened.

Behind the gate stood two solemn men. Gu Heng didn't even need to use his future vision to know that these two men had at least five EDS-level forbidden substances implanted in their bodies and had also undergone modification surgery—but that was beside the point, because they were undoubtedly there to greet him.

Gu Heng didn't say anything more, turned around and waved to Ai Wen, signaling him to come over.

In just over ten seconds, the two of them, led by them, quietly entered the interior of the Brownville Museum.

Before long, the group stopped in front of a very spacious exhibition area.

Things seemed to be going quite smoothly. Gu Heng used only a bottle of mimicry sample to walk with Evan into the top-secret area where Sergio, the operative, was hidden, and the conflict he had predicted did not even occur.

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