Chapter 229 Photos, Clues, Conflicts (asking for monthly tickets)
Gu Wenyu used his mobile phone to hail a car near the port, sat on a public wooden chair, and played Spider Solitaire on his mobile phone while waiting for the car.
When I got off the bus and returned to my home, it was already very late at night.
The cicadas' chirping gradually faded, and the streets and alleys were dark, with only a billboard overhead flickering. The supermarket owner closed the gate at the door, turned his head and greeted him, saying, "Why did you come back so late?"
Gu Wenyu turned around and said, "Night running. My idol is Blue Arc, so I like running."
The boss nodded and said that young people are full of energy. Then he put on a helmet and rode away on his electric scooter.
Gu Wenyu inserted the key into the hole to open the door. After returning to the room, he collapsed on the bed.
He raised his head and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
At this moment, Gu Wenyu was looking at a dark ceiling. It was so quiet that the whole city seemed to be dead, with only the faint sound of cicadas reminding him that it was late at night.
But the other two bodies are different. The world in their eyes is noisy and colorful.
At this moment, Xia Pingzhou was staying in a private underground tavern in Bergen.
The leader knew the owner of this place, so he made a reservation a few days in advance and booked the entire place on the day the mission was over. So at this moment, except for the leader, the other nine members of the White Crow Brigade all gathered here, holding a celebration banquet while discussing the Whale Court War.
They began by collectively criticizing Robert.
After all, this robot brain did nothing during the entire battle. It opened a door and left the box garden, then sat on a public wooden chair at the dock and drank leisurely.
While others were fighting to the death in the sandbox world, he was outside sighing at the beauty of the night.
Everyone was talking about it, and Tong Zizhu and others were more curious about how Bernardo died - this unlucky guy passed away quietly out of everyone's sight, as if he had never existed.
The only sign of its presence was the Black Death fragments left behind that killed a member of the Royal Court team.
Fortunately, Bernardo was a new member and had only been in the group for about a week. No one had any impression of him and naturally had any feelings for him. Even if his death was sudden, no one would be moved.
So they quickly changed the subject and began to look forward to what kind of monster the next new member would be.
Now the captain has greatly raised the threshold for joining the group. Unless one is a functional talent with special abilities, one must at least have quasi-disaster-level strength to be allowed to join the group and fill the remaining gap.
But in this way, Xia Pingzhou would have to deal with more troubles on the day of betrayal. However, he was confident that he could convince the members with the intelligence at hand and successfully use them to go to the Salvation Society base.
But...it was hard for him to imagine how Ayase Origami would view him when that day came.
Just as Xia Pingzhou was thinking this, the kimono girl next to him suddenly manipulated a piece of paper and gently scratched his cheek.
"Dazing off again," she said.
"I don't drink, so what's the point of accompanying them in going crazy here?" Xia Pingzhou asked calmly.
"I don't drink either. Who would like to go crazy with a drunkard? Even a smoker can sit at the same table with a drunkard." The hacker muttered.
He stood with his back against the wall, eyes lowered, playing with his phone silently.
Xia Pingzhou scolded him expressionlessly: "You are a little brat, it is normal for you not to smoke and drink; I am an adult, it is a virtue for me not to drink and smoke, don't compare you with me."
"What about me?"
Ayase Origami raised her eyes and looked at him.
"You are also a child, it's normal for you not to drink... I am three years older than you and I don't drink." Xia Pingzhou said, silently pouring a glass of orange juice for Ayase Origami with the wine glass on the table, taking the lead, "Now that things have come to this, let's drink orange juice."
"oh."
The girl in kimono took the cup and toasted with him;
The hacker also wanted to toast, but no one paid attention to him when he raised his glass. Then the three of them drank the celebratory orange juice in silence.
"When are we going to take the cable car?" She drank orange juice while writing on a piece of paper in front of Xia Pingzhou.
Xia Pingzhou looked at the words on the paper, then put down the cup. "It's already late today, let's talk about it tomorrow. We'll go back to the hotel to rest tonight."
"Don't forget."
"Of course not."
Xia Pingzhou looked up and saw Bloody, Ripper, Andrew and An Lance drinking and playing cards with a smile on their faces.
Tong Zizhu stood beside An Luns with his shoulders folded and his brows furrowed, watching the tactics of Britain's number one gambler attentively, mainly to find out if he was cheating.
Bai Tanlang and Robert sat on the ground, with their backs against the wall, drinking and chatting in a serious manner.
The atmosphere of this melancholy middle-aged man almost made the Orange Juice trio faint, and they quietly moved away.
Bai Tanlang was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "I may have to go back to China in a few days."
Robert turned his head and looked at him: "China?"
When he drank, he did not take off the robot box, but instead made a hole in the philtrum of the robot's head.
Bai Tanlang nodded: "Something has happened with the demons in China, and the brigade will be disbanded for a while. I can't just sit there and watch. They may go to war with the Exorcist Association."
"Isn't it Lake Hunter?" Robert scratched the robot's head, and a sound with mechanical magnetism came out of it.
"Yes, there is a high probability that Hu Lie will come to attack the demon army led by the Nian Beast Lord..."
"Do you have a chance of winning? The Lake Hunters are four monsters." Robert sighed.
"There is still a chance of winning. The Nian Beast Lord has summoned powerful demons from all over the world, which seems to include the 'Seven Deadly Sins' from Europe." Bai Tanlang said, "But I think... it's still a long way to go to completely defeat those exorcists."
"Should we call someone?"
"If necessary... I do want the captain to help, but Lord Nian will not allow me to do that."
"Why?"
"They won't allow me to use human power. This is a war between demons and humans... They don't want to live on the top of the mountain anymore, so they must fight for their own living space."
"Hey, demons also have their own rules. I used to think demons were mindless until I met you."
"Only low-level demons have no mind." Bai Tanlang explained, "High-level demons like me generally don't wander around the human world to avoid getting into trouble, so you don't see them."
"Got it, high-ranking demon... Let's drink. Don't tell Andrew about this, or he will definitely accompany you to the mountain with a sniper rifle to ambush the lake hunters."
Robert teased, raising his glass to toast him.
"Is Bai Tanlang going back to China in a few days?" Xia Pingzhou listened to the conversation between the two quietly and thought to himself. He was a little curious about how strong the "Nian Beast" that Bai Tanlang mentioned had to be to require the four monsters from the Lake Hunter to appear in person.
The hacker lowered his head to play with his phone for a while, then suddenly seemed to remember something and walked towards the two of them: "Oh, right, Bai Tanlang."
"What's wrong, kid?" Bai Tanlang looked up at him.
"I forgot to mention it to you. The leader asked me to tell you something." The hacker shrugged. "When we gathered the day before yesterday, I told you about those kids in hospital gowns in the underground bar in London. Do you remember?"
"I remember..." Bai Tanlang pondered, "The Monkey King, right? The team leader was quite concerned about that incident. The newcomer was involved and was beaten by them."
The hacker rubbed his dark circles. "Among those kids in hospital gowns, there is a boy with a wolf tail and wolf ears. He looks a bit like you."
Bai Tanlang was startled, and suddenly raised his head and stared at him: "What did you say?"
The hacker was silent for a while: "I'm not sure, but the leader said it might be related to you."
Bai Tanlang frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What color is his hair?"
"black."
"A tail and ears?"
"White. Hey... I downloaded the photos from that time. You can take a look for yourself. The surveillance camera in the underground bar was destroyed, so this is the only photo left. Don't ask me about the rest. If you ask, I don't have any."
The hacker sighed and turned the phone screen towards Bai Tanlang as he spoke. Bai Tanlang opened his eyes, which were covered with white film, and stared at the photo motionlessly.
He frowned and moved his eyes among the five children in hospital gowns in the photo, finally stopping on a black-haired boy with wolf ears and a wolf tail.
Bai Tanlang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly jumped up from the ground, and his roar spread in all directions.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
The hacker was stunned and quickly put the phone back into the pocket of his jumpsuit: "I didn't think of it for a while, why are you so anxious, is he really your son?"
He lied. In fact, the regiment commander took a look at the photo and told him to wait until the operation was over before telling Bai Tanlang about it, otherwise it might affect his performance in the battle.
Bai Tanlang panted and glared at the hacker, asking hoarsely: "Where did he go? Where did they all go... Who took him away?!"
"I don't know. I haven't found anything. But I'm sure the organization behind them is not simple." The hacker was shocked. "Can you not be so anxious? I shouldn't have told you earlier."
At this moment, the whole tavern fell silent, and the five people at the card table turned their eyes over.
"Well... what's the situation now?" The blood descendant raised his eyebrows and looked at Bai Tanlang with his red eyes.
She had been in the group for so long but had never seen such a gloomy and impatient expression on Bai Tanlang's face, so she stood up and walked over.
The hacker shrugged. "The newcomer, the Ripper, and the eldest lady seemed to have run into the son of the White Wolf in London. What a coincidence, isn't it?"
"It's not like, he is my son..." Bai Tanlang lowered his voice.
"Are you sure?"
"That's my son!"
Bai Tanlang spoke word by word, almost growling. He was breathing heavily, his pupils dilated like a wild animal, and every pore on his body was emitting scorching steam.
The hacker raised his hands to cover his ears and looked at him with a painful expression.
Andrew spread his hands, and while the other three people at the table were distracted, he quickly threw away his bad cards, acting as if his interest had been disturbed and he didn't want to play anymore.
He turned his head to look at Bai Tanlang and said unhappily, "It's a rare celebration banquet, Old Wolf, why are you so mad all of a sudden? If you haven't fought enough in the small garden, then let the Ripper sister go out to fight with you... fight with you?"
At this point, he was already drowsy from the alcohol, so he fell on the card table.
"Ah... I really don't like being interrupted in the middle of gambling." An Lunsi shrugged, raised the corners of his lips helplessly, and put his hands in the pockets of his British suit. "I'm going to go to a nearby casino to have some fun first. Call me if you need anything."
As he walked out of the tavern, he added, "Oh, by the way, infighting among members is prohibited, so don't go too far."
After saying that, An Luns walked out of the tavern without looking back.
"Oh, now that you mention it, I remember it now." Yan Molin thought for a moment, "At that time in that tavern, I did think there was a child who looked a lot like the White Wolf."
Bai Tanlang turned his head and looked at her: "And you kept it a secret from me for so long?"
"I just forgot to say it." Yan Molin said.
"Okay, stop arguing. Little brat, show me the photo." The Blood Descendant said as he walked towards the hacker.
"I sent it to you via my phone. It's so annoying." The hacker muttered, "Why are you going crazy all of a sudden? It's like it's my fault that they let me get away."
Bai Tanlang gradually calmed down at this moment, but his breathing was still heavy and his muscles rose and fell like waves.
The Blood Descendant picked up the phone on the gaming table and looked expressionlessly at the five boys in hospital gowns in the photo.
Then she suddenly froze in place, her red pupils contracted, and she stared motionlessly at the boy in hospital gown in the middle of the photo, who was holding a thin, white-haired girl in his arms.
"1001..."
The blood descendant opened his mouth slightly and softly read out a line of familiar yet unfamiliar numbers.
After a moment, she suddenly raised her head in silence, staring at the hacker expressionlessly, her light golden hair drooping on her pale cheeks.
"Where did the child in the middle of the photo and the girl with white hair go?"
The hacker was stunned: "No way, old woman, you are here too?" He didn't understand why a small photo could make these two people suddenly change their temperaments, as if they had a rabies attack.
If I had known, I would not have taken out this photo in front of them. It ruined the atmosphere of the celebration party and got yelled at, he thought.
Xia Pingzhou was also stunned. After a while, he looked up at the blood descendant:
"You don't want to say that the boy in the photo is 1001?"
The blood descendant was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"I won't admit my mistake," she said softly.
Although her temperament was the product of a hundred years of age, at this moment her eyebrows and eyes were still as clear as those of a young girl, and her tone of voice was firm and resolute.
"You're definitely mistaken. The photo is so blurry."
The Bloodborn looked up and stared into his eyes, "Then how do you explain the girl with white hair? Is this also a coincidence?"
Xia Pingzhou was slightly startled.
Did the Bloodline mistake me for 1001 in the photo? He wondered, does 1001 look very similar to me? Or is there some connection between me and 1001? Did the Savior Society capture me because I look similar to 1001?
The girl in kimono was silent for a while, looked at Xia Pingzhou, and then looked at the blood descendant.
"Tell me." The Blood Descendant said slowly, "What happened there? Where did the children in the photos go in the end?"
"Why..." Bai Tanlang also raised his head and said with suppressed anger, "You happened to run into them there. I don't believe this is just a coincidence."
Xia Pingzhou stared at the two of them expressionlessly: "Do I need to answer you?"
The film in Bai Tanlang's right eye cracked, his teeth became sharp, and his body was slowly covered with a layer of fur. His pupil stood up like a wild animal, and white light flowed. He was completely furious, angrier than ever before.
"You do need to answer," the Blood Descendant said, "otherwise I won't let you go."
"If you want to ask, this isn't the right attitude. Don't make it seem like I owe you something..." Xia Pingzhou remained calm, "If you want to fight, I'll accompany you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he released his Sky Drive, and black and white light gushed out from his body, enveloping his entire body.
"What's going on?" Tong Zizhu was stunned. "Why is there such a strong smell of gunpowder all of a sudden?"
The hacker turned his head and looked at Tong Zizhu, saying disdainfully: "Hey... so many people are calling you mom, it's finally time for you to use your 'mom' abilities, can you quickly lighten the atmosphere?"
He understood the personalities of Bai Tanlang and Xueyi. The former would easily explode when his son was mentioned, while the latter seemed like a different person when the number 1001 was mentioned.
However, Xia Pingzhou did the opposite at this time, looking as if he was too lazy to respond, which obviously angered the two of them.
However, the hacker understood that this was not Xia Pingzhou's problem, but his problem. If he had not asked Xia Pingzhou to go to that underground pub to drink, the current series of conflicts would not have happened.
"Forget it... Even if I really am your mother, I should run away." Tong Zizhu smacked his lips and said unhappily.
After she put on the fox mask, she disappeared.
Seeing that things were getting worse, the hacker took the initiative to speak:
"Well, the new guy was in a bad mood and wanted to drink, so I just randomly recommended a bar to him, and then he had bad luck with the red light and the kids you two were looking for."
He shrugged. "How could we have known that those kids were related to the person you were looking for? What's the point of getting angry at him?"
Robert, who was sitting on the ground, sighed and said, "Wolf, I know you want to find your son, but don't be too impulsive. We don't know the specific situation at that time, so don't blame the newcomer."
Bai Tanlang disagreed and just glared at Xia Pingzhou.
Yan Molin suddenly drew out his katana, and the clear sound of the sword echoed throughout the underground tavern in an instant.
She sat silently at the card table between Bai Tanlang and Xia Pingzhou, holding her sword horizontally and letting the hem of her school uniform droop on the table.
"Don't move, no fighting among the members," she said. "If you have anything to say, talk it out nicely, or... I'll cut out all your intestines."
A brief silence enveloped the tavern, but the atmosphere was still tense. If the Ripper hadn't stepped in to protect Xia Pingzhou, a fight would have broken out between the few of them.
Suddenly, the girl in kimono stood up from the sofa.
She raised her hand, grabbed Xia Pingzhou's sleeve, and then led him step by step towards the exit of the underground tavern.
The moment the two men crossed the threshold, pages of paper fluttered up from their ochre-red cuffs, forming a paper curtain that covered the exit of the tavern, blocking the view of the people behind them.
"Don't follow me." Her voice penetrated the paper curtain and fell into the ears of several people. Then Ayase Origami took Xia Pingzhou away without looking back.
Soon, their figures merged into the brightly lit fjord streets.
(End of this chapter)
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