Chapter 74
Ye Feng put on his headphones as soon as he left the room and dialed Vice Captain Wang's contact number.
"..." The other party made a barely audible sound, which sounded like a signal failure against the backdrop of the noisy Weiming City.
Ye Feng frowned. "Deputy Captain Wang?"
"Young Master, it's me." The voice was breathy, but at least some of it could be heard.
Ye Feng realized that it might be inconvenient for Deputy Captain Wang to speak, so he hung up the call and asked the other party to type.
Sure enough, Deputy Captain Wang quickly typed: Young Master, tonight is the hunting season on the basement floor. Anyone not wearing a uniform brooch on their chest is a target.
Ye Feng: Did you get the brooch?
Deputy Captain Wang: Hehe, young master, don't you trust me? I took care of a small fry and stole his weapon. I was wearing it when you called me.
Ye Feng: How are Anna and Lin Xiang doing?
Deputy Captain Wang: I went down at about the same time as Lin Xiang. I followed Lin Xiang, and he was very anxious because he couldn't find Anna. I kept close to him.
Ye Feng: Chi Xia and Xin Ran have also gone down to the basement level. Contact them if necessary. Be careful and report back immediately if anything happens.
Deputy Captain Wang: (The other party is typing...)
After that input, nothing happened.
"boom!"
"ah!"
The bumper cars collided again in mid-air, accompanied by screams from people climbing the stairs on the building's exterior. Sparks flew as debris rained down from above, some even landing on the stairs and making a clanging sound as metal collided.
From a distance, the entire exterior of Weiming City appears bright, but upon closer inspection, these luminous materials are also covered in dust, with an unidentified substance adhering to them, causing the walls to be uneven and the light to appear mottled. The metal staircases that climb like vines on the building's exterior walls are not wide to begin with; two people can barely walk side by side.
Feng Xiao hid inside Ye Feng's room. Looking closely at the things attached to the wall, he felt nauseous again. He simply hugged Ye Feng's arm and pressed his whole body against Ye Feng. "Brother Feng, do you think these people know that their lives are in danger? Why do they still go and ride these reckless roller coasters?"
Ye Feng watched the roller coasters chasing each other in the air. Now that he was at a higher vantage point, he could roughly see their flight paths. "What seems like a chaotic competition actually has a set route. Only vehicles that deviate from the course will be hit."
Feng Xiao leaned forward and looked up, "Really? To me, it looks like a chaotic free-for-all."
Cheng Mo followed closely behind the two, walking alone. "If I'm not mistaken, it's a series of nested Möbius strips. Just like Lao Ye said, the intention wasn't for them to collide. Only those who are bad at the game and love to play around would do something reckless. They probably overestimated their abilities."
Tong Yue and Feng Xu walked a distance apart behind the three. Feng Xu told Tong Yue to go inside, but he insisted on going outside, looking around curiously. This place was an extreme test of his talent for him.
His ability to perceive and observe single objects is already quite proficient. The layered and complex design of Weiming City is far more captivating than the repetitive Möbius strip.
"Brother, the main buildings of Weiming City are actually built to resemble mountains. Behind each door is like a cave carved out of a mountain. Some are enclosed single rooms, and some are connected. The structure in the middle is the real maze. I'll try to draw it when we get back."
"Okay." Feng Xu sent a message to Chi Xia, asking how she was doing. Not receiving a reply, he became somewhat uneasy and absentmindedly replied to Tong Yue.
"drop!"
Deputy Captain Wang sent a new message: Young Master, something terrible has happened! I was thirsty when I came down, so I bought a cup of water from someone. They must have added something to it, because now I'm dizzy and my vision is blurry. I even saw two…
While Deputy Captain Wang was still sending messages, a hand swiftly covered his mouth from behind, before he could resist or struggle. The person precisely restrained him and whispered "Shh!" in his ear.
At the same time, "Bang!" Lin Xiang was kicked away by someone in the shadows and crashed into the pillar where Deputy Captain Wang had just been hiding.
“Brother, she’s just a pretty face. How could she possibly go back down to the basement? She’s probably been dealt with by now. Don’t get in the way. Put on the brooch and hurry upstairs. Let’s leave Weiming City now.”
The person lying on the ground was not Lin Xiang, but looked exactly like him. He was clenching his teeth, blood gushing from his crown, as if he was trying to persuade his brother to give up Anna.
When Deputy Captain Wang's restrained hand was freed, he touched the warm leather jacket of the person behind him. Knowing who was controlling him, he stopped struggling and watched intently as the two men in the corridor fought, their strength clearly distinguished.
At this moment, the real Lin Xiang emerged from the shadows, wearing the same warm leather team uniform as the others. He walked up to the person who looked exactly like him and said, "Lin Yi, if you hadn't interfered, I would have found her by now."
The person lying on the ground clutched their chest and laughed. Lin Xiang frowned. "What are you laughing at?"
Lin Yi gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with ferocity. "Tonight, our mission is to kill everyone from the Demon Fishing Academy to the Nameless City, including your Anna. Just a minute ago, the Nameless City was surrounded. Thirty thousand elite assassins are ready to go. Tonight, not even a fly can get out. Where are you going to find her, the underworld?"
Lin Xiang panicked and immediately squatted down, grabbing Lin Yi by the collar. "What do you mean?"
Blood dripped from Lin Yi's mouth down his jaw onto Lin Xiang's hand. "Brother, I really didn't expect you to come to the basement for a woman. Do you really think that woman likes you? Only someone who wants you dead would send you down to the basement of this nameless city where there is no return."
Lin Xiang stared at Lin Yi's cold and mocking eyes, his face slowly stiffening. He knew that Anna was playing with fire, which was very dangerous, and as Lin Yi said, Anna might even want to kill him.
But he felt there was some misunderstanding between them that made Anna think he was a bad person, and he wanted to take this opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding and be honest with Anna.
Lin Yi thought Lin Xiang had been persuaded and continued, "Brother, why are you associating with these people? At least two of them are assassins from the Dawn Organization. You know we are sworn enemies with Dawn, and we would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free. I am your own brother, why are you standing against me?"
Lin Xiang looked at his younger brother with a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes, his own eyes blazing with fury. He gripped Lin Yi's collar tightly. "But tonight, it's not just the teachers from the Demon Fishing Academy who's here, but also the young masters from the Yu, Cheng, and Feng families. Once their backers unite, how long can you remain arrogant in Xinshi? Do you really dare to offend them all at once? And do you think the organization you're working for will protect you from being wiped out by these forces?"
Lin Yi turned his head and spat out the blood in his mouth. "But brother, this is the old capital, Weiming City. It wouldn't be surprising if anyone died here!"
Knowing that no strategy would work, Lin Xiang panicked completely. He tried to get up, but in his haste, he didn't notice Lin Yi's little action. Lin Yi pulled out a syringe from his back pocket and quickly injected it into Lin Xiang's leg.
"you……"
"Bang!"
The drug took effect quickly, and Lin Xiang collapsed.
Lin Yi exhaled, stood up, patted the dust off his body, and then squatted down and painstakingly took off Lin Xiang's thermal leather jacket and put it on himself. While adjusting his cuffs, he touched his own bracelet, took it off and put it in his pocket, and then took off Lin Xiang's bracelet and put it on his own wrist.
"Brother, for your sake, I'll make sure that woman dies a quick death later."
Lin Yi glanced around to make sure no one was there, then got up and dragged his brother under the stairs to hide him. The corridor was already dimly lit, and under the stairs it was pitch black. Lin Yi was busy hiding his brother and didn't notice that in the most secluded corner, three pairs of eyes were watching the entire switch.
After Lin Yi left, Xin Ran released Deputy Captain Wang, and Chi Xia dragged the unconscious Lin Xiang out from under the stairs.
Deputy Captain Wang recognized Xin Ran and Chi Xia and breathed a deep sigh of relief. "Thank goodness it's the two of you."
Chi Xia: "You take Lin Xiang up first, we'll go find Anna."
At times like these, the more you talk, the faster you die. Deputy Captain Wang nodded, picked up Lin Xiang, and quickly slipped away down the dimly lit corridor.
"drop!"
Group message: Anna has gone missing, her fate is unknown. Please come and help search for her immediately.
From: Anna's Little Xiangxiang.
After reading the message, Chi Xia and Xin Ran exchanged a glance. One of them informed Xun Jiang, while the other replied to Feng Xu, trying to stop them from going down to the basement.
Xin Ran: "At first I didn't quite understand why Anna insisted on sending Lin Xiang down to the basement level. Now I'm going to make a bold guess that Anna is a Dawn assassin. She might suspect that Lin Xiang is a member of Twilight and wants to interrogate and eliminate him here."
Chi Xia looked in the direction Lin Yi had disappeared, "Let's go verify."
Upstairs, when Xin Ran and Chi Xia left, everyone was in the room. The two of them didn't know that they had separated. The group message had been sent beforehand, and Cheng Yang and Lin Keli in the room received it at the same time.
Lin Keli's eyes widened as she stood up. "Cheng Yang, I can't sit still either. I'm going downstairs to take a look. You wait here."
Cheng Yang pulled Lin Keli back, "I suggest we don't act rashly. It would be better to send a message to Chi Xia and the others first to confirm the situation."
Lin Keli pushed Cheng Yang's hand away. "I was already worried about Chi Xia, and now Anna is also missing. I have to go down and lend them a hand. You stay here and wait."
After saying that, Lin Keli pressed the elevator button, and with a "ding," the elevator doors opened quickly, and Lin Keli stepped inside.
The moment the elevator doors closed, Feng Xu rushed in with three teenagers. All four of them looked surprised as they saw Cheng Yang sitting alone on the wooden bed in the room.
Cheng Mo: "Uncle, where are the others?"
Cheng Yang looked at the elevator. "They've gone down."
Feng Xu strode over and showed Cheng Yang the latest message Chi Xia had sent on his bracelet. After reading it, Cheng Yang jumped up, looking anxious. "What do we do now?"
Feng Xu took a deep breath. "I'll go down and find them."
Tong Yue stepped forward, "Brother, I'll go with you, I..."
“No.” Feng Xu’s expression was more serious than ever before. He interrupted Tong Yue before she could finish speaking. “You stay here. You keep an eye on Cheng Yang for me.”
Cheng Yang nodded and pulled Tong Yue to his side, "Listen to your brother, don't cause trouble."
Ye Feng: "Brother Feng and I will go. I just received news that the real Lin Xiang has been picked up by Deputy Captain Wang. You guys wait for them here. We'll find him and come up to meet you soon."
Feng Xu pressed the elevator button and walked in with Ye Feng.
"Brother!" Tong Yue's eyes welled up with tears. "I'll wait for you."
Feng Xu nodded, and the elevator doors closed.
Cheng Mo looked at the few people in the room and said, "Uncle, don't you think something's wrong? Didn't we agree not to go to the basement?"
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