Chapter 40 Bai Ye: Why isn’t the option simulator working? This doesn't look like it? I really put in some effort.
"There is no file related to Plague Huangquan Town or the Demon God here. It is underground."
Blood Butterfly pointed the direction for them while biting a spoon. The Leatherta Archives and the library of the Night Island branch were built together. The Archives and the ordinary book and ancient book room were all mixed together. The people from the Squid Detective Agency looked up and found that there was a classification notice of "disturbers" hanging in front of the special archive room in front of them.
"Here, it's not about demons, but some special criminals, such as the recently appeared Phantom Thief Wonder, and so on."
Xuedie gestured with her hands, thought for a moment, and came up with a metaphor that would be most easily understood by the "law enforcement partners" from Night City.
Bai Ye: ...For some unknown reason, I felt like my vest was stabbed.
You Yu covered his chest in pain: ...I felt like I was stabbed too.
At the Night City Jewelry Exhibition where the Squid Detective Agency and Red Heart were present, the previously unknown thief Wonder successfully stole the symbol of Night City - the Night Heart. Yu Yu has seen a lot of doubts about their abilities on the Internet in recent days.
Because they trusted the neutral player organization Squid Detective Agency too much, there were actually many voices in the bureau who opposed Red Heart's "nepotism". However, because the Squid Detective Agency had always successfully helped the Law Enforcement Bureau to deduce the real culprit of the demon incident, they could not find a chance to act.
The Wonder incident obviously gave those people the best opportunity. The Squid Detective Agency clashed with Wonder twice, but not only failed to catch Wonder, but also allowed the Phantom Thief to steal the Heart of Night and then returned it ironically. Not only did some of the excited netizens question: [Is the Detective Agency really serious about hunting down the Phantom Thief? ! The demon hunters under the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau were even more annoyed with a neutral player organization being so prominent, so they made provocative remarks online: "This is really too funny. The school established by the law enforcers can be invaded by demons, and even the Heart of Night can be stolen by a thief. Is it because those detectives are too weak?"
Xuedie, who is also a demon hunter from Yedao, suddenly brought up this matter. Although Youyu knew that the other party did not do it on purpose, he still felt unwilling.
"Thank you very much, Miss Blood Butterfly."
Bai Ye noticed the sudden low pressure around the other three people. Combined with some comments he saw on the forum recently, he roughly guessed what all the members of the Squid Detective Agency were depressed about. The gnashing of teeth and determination to win Wonder in the eyes of the three people in the detective agency could not be more obvious.
"No need to thank me. There's nothing to thank me for. We are all helping the Law Enforcement Bureau."
The cell phone on Xuedie's waist lit up and made a prompt sound similar to the sound of a drum. She lowered her head to take a look, then made a gesture to indicate that she had a task to do next.
"Sister Lily of the Valley, I will return the cake to you."
Before the blood butterfly turned around, it seemed to remember something and looked at the lily of the valley very seriously. Then, just like when it came, it turned into countless translucent blood-red butterflies and dispersed.
"What a weird little ninja sister, but I don't hate her... I wish all demon hunters were such polite kids."
Linglan even looked a little reluctant. She thought of those annoying demon hunters on the Internet and in Night City again, and gritted her teeth: "It's obvious that they didn't get our business before, so they took advantage of the Wonder incident to add insult to injury!"
Shuise was obviously also aroused to fight. His temperament was completely different from usual. He went straight into a state of extreme anger: "I must, must catch Wonder and bring him to justice personally. At most, I can help him appeal for a reduced sentence with Yechao—"
Only You Yu noticed that Bai Ye silently took a few steps back. He looked at Bai Ye strangely: "Hey? Bai Ye, why are you so far away from us?"
white night:……
Bai Ye had a hard time expressing his suffering. Could he say that he was afraid of being torn to pieces by these guys in their extreme anger?
As Xuedie said, the special archives room of the Leather Tower Archives is located on the basement floor of the building that combines the Night Island Library and the Archives Bureau. Youyu swiped the red heart card and passed through at least dozens of doors before finally entering the special archives room.
"brush--"
As the heavy automatic door opened, the dim lights in the huge archive room automatically lit up. In the slightly dark environment, countless bookcases so tall that the tops could not be seen were displayed in the hall whose ceiling was unknown. Densely packed blue file folders covered the entire room. The intelligent file query system automatically locked the location of the files. The blue related file folders were illuminated by the high-tech fluorescent light. Several high school students wandered around on the stairs for a long time before they found the passage leading to the lit file folder location between the complex and intertwined stairs.
Bai Ye's impression of his idol was refreshed. Looking at the members of the Squid Detective Agency who were huddled together and playing with each other on the stairs, he sincerely asked himself what on earth he was a fan of.
Is it intentional? Deliberately spinning around on the stairs with a sense of extreme relaxation?
It can't be that under the influence of the virus, all three of them got lost on the stairs, right?
While the three people from the Squid Detective Agency were still circling the stairs, Bai Ye had already climbed up the ladder at the bottom and taken out the file folder related to the keyword "Corruption and Plague Yellow Spring Town" from the bookshelf.
He sighed. The matter was done. He was now a member of the Squid Detective Agency. He had to do what he promised even if he had to kneel down. Bai Ye reluctantly opened the folder, but was surprised to find that the files inside... were all empty.
"The folder is empty!! What does that mean?"
You Yu also got another folder with a fluorescent mark. He carefully flipped through it for a long time to make sure that the blank folder in front of him was not an illusion.
"It is indeed empty..."
Mizuiro's serious voice came from the other direction, and Linglan also spoke in disbelief.
"What on earth is going on? The DM system can't even block the files? Or—"
Bai Ye looked down at the smart electronic file folders. All the archives of the Lasetta Archives were unified into a database through the most advanced intelligent electronic technology, and then presented in order on the electronic data screen in the form of file folders according to the classification in the database. This was also the reason why they were able to instantly lock the location of the file by entering keywords just now, which was very convenient.
But now, there was nothing on the display screen of the file in his hand, not even the error code of the Leather Tower system. It was just a blank, as if no data had ever been output from the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau's super artificial intelligence computer "Sun Brain".
Linglan's whisper connected with Youyu's firm conclusion. The brown-haired boy raised his head and looked at his companion, his pair of black pupils shining in the dark archive room.
"Someone deliberately destroyed this data."
"Who would deliberately destroy this data? Could it be someone like Phantom Thief Wonder who is chasing after the Ten Commandments? Or a demon apostle...?"
Shuise loves the Phantom Thief Wonder deeply. He has a serious face, but the topic unknowingly turns to the Phantom Thief Wonder.
The real wonder didn't dare to say a word and could only pretend to be thinking while sweating.
"Haha, I didn't expect that the reunion game would actually allow us to discover the lurking termites in this city circle."
You Yu sneered, he clambered down the stairs and threw four data folders into the air. Then they automatically returned to their correct positions, fitting together so perfectly that it was almost like magic.
“Ouch—!”
However, You Yu's handsomeness did not last long. Soon, he was too focused on looking cool and tripped over the stairs. He fell to the ground, completely losing the spirit he had just vowed to "find the corrupt officials in the Leather Tower Archives in Yedao and uphold the justice that the detective agency upholds."
"It seems that we can only think of other ways..."
Shuise picked up his president by the collar, and Youyu smiled shyly: "Maybe we can go and ask the locals what they say."
After leaving the Leather Tower Archives, the sunset of Night Island had dyed the horizon red. The sky gradually transitioned to a velvety silk deep blue. The neon lights lit up, like the reflection of stars in the night sky, reflecting a huge steel jungle that was famous all over the world.
Colorful advertising billboards occupied everything within sight on the street. Tall iron frames were erected in the seaside park. Youyu asked passers-by curiously and received enthusiastic answers.
"Ah, those are preparations for the fireworks display, the most spectacular celebration on Night Island, to celebrate the birthday of the mountain god of Tang Hongshan. Are you here for tourism? The fireworks display will last for seven days, and each day will be more spectacular than the day before! Don't miss the fireworks on the seventh day!"
The young man who was randomly stopped by Youyu was wearing a school uniform and seemed to be a student of a nearby school. He pulled Youyu and excitedly promoted the fireworks festival on Yedao Island to him.
Tanghong Mountain is the most famous sacred mountain located in the core area of Yedao city circle. It is tall and straight, with the world's most famous maple leaves and hot spring resources. It is one of the attractions that all Yedao tourists must check in and post on social software friends circle.
Huangquan Town also has rich hot spring resources, and its location can be roughly confirmed to be within the Tanghongshan Mountain area. However, the Tanghongshan Mountain area is extremely large, and it is quite difficult to find a small town that you don’t know whether it really exists or is a metaphor made up by the DM.
and……
Bai Ye, who was standing aside and quietly watching You Yu's conversation with the Yedao student, took a deep breath and focused his gaze unnoticeably on the option simulator panel that suddenly appeared in front of him.
[The plot anchor point has been detected. Next, please make a choice, dear host:]
[1. Go to Yamaguchi-cho, two streets away, and steal the sword sheath that the local □□ Yamagumi is transporting. 】【2. Sneak into the Lacerta Archives and find the culprit who caused the disappearance of the data in Huangquan Town in the Archives. 】【3. Open the forum live broadcast with real name. 】
Bai Ye clenched his fists unconsciously: ...Isn't this already giving him a direct choice?
It is impossible to find the culprit in such a short time, and live streaming on the forum is also impossible. So what about the rest...
Bai Ye glanced at the three members of the detective agency around him and sighed.
I can only find a way to get out of the detective agency's sight and switch identities to face that group of □□.
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