Chapter 192

Si Zhaohua and Qi Huang were grouped together not because they were unfamiliar with each other, after all, they were both originally in Class A, so they were definitely familiar with each other. The reason for this grouping was mainly because both of them could fly. If there were fewer people, the danger level would increase, but if it was just the two of them, they could fly and escape, reducing the risk of accidents.

As for the map, Meng Huai first let everyone look at it, and then handed it to Zhao Xiaoyu's group. First of all, Zhao Xiaoyu was more reliable, and her abilities were not targeted at humans, so she was more likely to encounter danger. Holding the map would help her find the escape or pursuit route in time.

Secondly, Meng Huai knew that Feng Lan in her team was a directionless person, so it would be better to give a map to the team with a directionless person. In case they accidentally got separated, Feng Lan could still find her way back with the map.

"It's 11 o'clock now. You should have brought food with you. You can have lunch while you're looking for the housekeeper's assistant. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, whether you've found the assistant or not, gather here. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" Everyone answered in unison, and then left the workshop in groups of three according to Meng Huai's request.

From the map just now, we can see that the processing plant not only has several production workshops, but also a warehouse for storing parts, employee dormitories, an employee cafeteria, an office and two public toilets.

The workshop and canteen are on the first floor, the office and staff dormitory are on the second floor, and there is a toilet on each of the two floors. Although it sounds simple, the terrain here is quite complicated.

The rooms upstairs were not arranged in rows, but in circles. The staff dormitories surrounded the toilets, and on the outer floor were several offices and hallways. The workshops on the lower floor were arranged in a normal straight line, and the cafeteria was next to all the workshops.

After Su Bei and the others had a brief discussion, they went straight to the second floor. It was not because they felt there was anything wrong with the second floor, but mainly because there was someone in the staff dormitory who did not need to be checked, so the workload on the second floor was much smaller than that on the first floor.

Wu Mingdao was actually a little reluctant about his slacking off. He hoped to find a housekeeper assistant by himself. It happened that he was separated from the other two friends this time. If he could find a housekeeper assistant first before Jiang Tianming and Lan Subing, he could brag about it for a month.

However, Su Bei convinced him with one sentence: "If you were the housekeeper's assistant, would you choose to hide on the first floor where you could hear the whistle at any time, or on the second floor where no one pays attention?"

Of course Wu Mingbai was not a fool. He knew that although Su Bei had some truth in what he said, it could not cover up the fact that he went to the second floor just to slack off. If he wanted to find the housekeeper assistant first, the help of his teammates was indispensable. Su Bei felt that he could not convince him, so he could only convince Li Shu, who was also not interested in finding a housekeeper assistant.

"If we can find the housekeeper's assistant first, Jiang will have to admire us." Wu Mingbai said casually, "But who cares about his admiration? It doesn't matter if we take our time to find him."

The next second, Li Shu's pink eyes suddenly lit up, as if a pink flame was ignited in them, and his steps quickened a lot: "Hurry up, I can't wait."

Su Bei, who saw through everything, smiled without saying anything. He followed the two men slowly with his hands in his pockets. It looked like he was here for tourism instead of looking for anyone!

But he really had no interest in finding the butler's assistant. Su Bei knew that no matter whether he was interested or not, the team that would eventually find the butler's assistant would definitely be Jiang Tianming's team.

Jiang Tianming + Wooden Iron Man, in this event, the buffs are completely stacked, okay?

Since it was impossible to find a housekeeper assistant anyway, he naturally didn't care. As for whether he would care about this if he was in Jiang Tianming's team, that was also impossible. Since he could find a housekeeper assistant anyway, why would he care so much?

When he got to the second floor, the corridor was very empty because the staff were hiding in the dormitory. Looking at the empty corridor, Wu Mingbai noticed something wrong and stopped.

"Why did it stop?" Li Shu was still anxious to find the housekeeper's assistant, but he did not lose his mind. "Did you see what the problem was?"

Wu Mingbai showed a suspicious expression: "I wonder why the workers in the processing plant are hiding in the dormitory."

Li Shu and Su Bei did not reply, because the superficial answer to this question was too obvious - they were afraid that the housekeeper's assistant would harm the employees. But Wu knew that he could not be confused by this answer, and he must be confused about something deeper.

Sure enough, Wu Mingbai didn't care whether they said anything or not, and answered himself: "It can only be because they are afraid that the housekeeper's assistant will hurt them, but why should they be afraid? The housekeeper's assistant just wants to go out and play, and he is not out of control. There is no reason for him to hurt them."

It was indeed the case, and Li Shu was also confused. Following this line of thought, he soon discovered another suspicious point: "From their performance just now, it is obvious that the housekeeper's assistant is missing and it is a very tense matter. 'Life Science and Technology Machinery Co., Ltd.' should be very anxious to find it. This corridor is empty, which shows that the processing plant is very short of manpower. Since there is a shortage of manpower, why don't they let those employees join in the search?"

The two looked at each other, and thought they would speak in unison, but they ended up giving completely opposite answers.

"Ask Director Zhang!"

“Ask the staff!!”

The air was frozen for a moment, and the two rolled their eyes in tacit understanding. Wu Mingbai smiled sincerely, but his words were full of sarcasm: "Oh, Li Shu, you have a big imagination, I wish I had such a big imagination as yours!"

Li Shu naturally understood his weird tone and immediately replied with a smile: "Don't envy me, your ideas are really wild and unrestrained."

After a while of bickering, the two men finally started to argue about the real business. Wu Mingbai spoke first: "No matter how you think about it, the company must have lied somewhere. Director Zhang, as the workshop manager, must know a lot of inside information. Who else can we ask if not him?"

"What's the point of knowing so much? Speaking out is the real use!" Li Shu also has his own reasoning, "He lied to us before. Do you think he will tell the truth if you find him later?"

"We can use superpowers, Ah Bing... She is not in this team, so let's not talk about her. Even if it is your superpower, it can make people tell the truth." Wu Mingbai gave his own solution.

However, Li Shu still disagreed: "Director Zhang is also a supernatural being. Who says I will definitely succeed? If I fail, I will definitely be scared. It is better to find those ordinary employees who may know only a little about the matter and piece together the truth from the clues they say."

The two of them were deadlocked, and suddenly they remembered that there was another person in the team, so they turned their heads and looked at Su Bei who was watching the show. This time they said in unison: "Su Bei, what do you think?"

Su Bei: "..."

"I think you may have forgotten one thing." Su Bei, a bystander, saw it clearly, "Neither Director Zhang nor those employees will talk to you now."

There is no need to talk about Director Zhang. He was responsible for planning and coordinating the entire processing plant, but he had disappeared long ago. It was very difficult to find him, let alone ask him questions.

As for the workers in the processing plant, Director Zhang had made it clear that they should stay in their rooms and not come out unless there was a message from the company. Since they didn't leave their rooms or open the door, there was no way to ask them.

Wu understood that both of them were silent. They had never considered this problem before. It was not until he heard Su Bei talk about it that he realized that it was simply impossible to cook without rice. No matter what kind of tricks they came up with, it would be useless if they couldn't see the person.

The air fell silent again. After a moment, Wu understood and gave up decisively: "Forget it, we can find out the truth later. What we need to do now is to find the housekeeper's assistant."

Li Shu rarely agreed with him: "Yes, it's their business if others want to find it. I don't care what the secret is. Finding the housekeeper's assistant is my goal."

Their words gave Su Bei a new idea. He had previously thought that it would be Jiang Tianming's team that would find the housekeeper's assistant. But now it seems that this may not be the case.

Finding the housekeeper's assistant and finding the truth hidden by "Life Technology Machinery Co., Ltd." are two different things, and these two things may not be solved by the same team.

In comparison, Su Bei felt that the truth was more important. So it was very likely that Jiang Tianming's team found the truth, while the housekeeper's assistant would be found by another team. As for which team this was, it was unknown.

In this way, the team that Wu Mingbai, one of the protagonists, is in has a high chance of finding the assistant housekeeper. It seems that what he said before was not wrong, and the assistant housekeeper may really be on the second floor. However, it may not be the case. God knows how the author arranged it.

"I'll use my superpowers to look for it first." Wu Mingbai said, kneeling on one knee, placing his palm completely in contact with the ground, and activating his superpowers.

It is difficult to sense supernatural powers, but with his advanced mental power, Su Bei could feel a huge amount of energy sweeping in. This energy flowed along Wu Mingbai's palm and spread across the entire second floor at an extremely fast speed.

Wu understood that doing this was to check whether the butler's assistant was hiding in the gap between the second and first floors. Moreover, if the butler's assistant was standing on the ground, he would most likely be sensed by him.

It must be said that after the crisis of the "Superpower Job Base" being kidnapped, Wu Mingbai's superpower [Earth Element] has made great progress. If it were in the past, his superpower would not have such a wide coverage.

This is still the second floor. If it were the first floor, where he could directly touch the ground, the coverage of his ability would only become larger. It is not visible at ordinary times, but only at this time can you truly feel the changes in his ability.

I really envy them. The authors of these comic characters will take the initiative to arrange opportunities for them to improve. Unlike him, he can only rack his brains to find ways to increase his abilities.

But Su Bei is actually very satisfied with this method. If he can find a way to increase his abilities by himself, then that must be what he wants.

It has been a while since he has improved his abilities through comic forums, so this might be a good opportunity for him to take a step forward before the three-school competition.

What abilities does he need to improve?

Defense attack

【Destiny Gear】, there are two elements in it. Su Bei has been increasing the concentration of the "destiny" element in his supernatural power, but he has never touched the "gear" element except at the beginning.

Until now, his main attack method is still to attack with gears. This is fine in itself, but it is a bit too weak compared to other students. Gears are easy to dodge after all, but he always seizes the opportunity well, which creates the illusion that he never misses.

Soon Wu Mingbai stood up and shook his head: "No, I didn't see the pink robot."

Su Bei and Li Shu were not surprised by this result. If he could find it so easily, then "Life Technology Machinery Co., Ltd." would not be so nervous.

"Su Bei, you guys are upstairs! I was wondering why I didn't see you just now. Did you find anything?" Before the three of them began the formal search, three people came up from the stairs. They were Lan Subing, Wu Jin, and Mo Xiaotian.

Wu Mingbai shook his head: "We didn't find anything, but we think this matter is a bit strange."

Then he told Lan Subing and the others what they had discovered and his own thoughts. Sure enough, Lan Subing and the others also felt that something was wrong.

After thinking for a while, she took out her walkie-talkie and waved it to signal them: "Why don't I tell these things to other people and pool their wisdom? Maybe someone can find the truth."

No one else has an opinion on this. Whether the so-called truth exists or not is a mystery. Even if it does exist, it won’t be good to find, and it may not even be a good thing. There is no problem with the announcement of the news.

After talking on the intercom, the six of them began to explore the second floor. It was easier to slack off when there were only three of them, but now there are six of them, the chances of running into someone are higher, and it would be easy to be discovered if they slack off.

But Su Bei was very content. You know, there were 14 of them plus two teachers. There were only 6 people on the second floor, which was already a minority. If the number of people was changed, he would be really honest.

Because the staff dormitory could not be searched for the time being, their main targets on the second floor were the offices and toilets. Su Bei naturally could not go to the toilet, so he decisively went straight to the first office without any intention of going inside.

Lan Subing blinked and walked into another office with a bit of embarrassment. She had to admit that she didn't want to go to the toilet either, so she should leave this task to someone more responsible!

The last people to go to the restroom were Mo Xiaotian who was stupid and thoughtless, Wu Mingbai who was forced to be considerate of his teammates, and Wu Jin who was really honest. Li Shu also did not go to the restroom, saying that there were several corridors that needed to be searched, and two people would be enough in the restroom.

The office I went to in Subei was a multi-person office with six workstations. However, because the office was very large, even though there were many workstations, it didn't seem crowded.

However, such a large office made his search more difficult, especially in an office with such a strong atmosphere of life. Su Bei first simply used his supernatural powers and mental power to carefully inspect the entire office.

If the housekeeper's assistant is in the open, he will be able to see the destiny compass directly. After all, mechanical life is also life, as long as it is life, it has destiny.

Mental power can also be used to find some items hidden in shallow places. With the two skills complementing each other, generally nothing can escape his eyes.

After walking around and finding nothing, Su Bei just sat on the sofa and slacked off. No, he wasn't slacking off. He had already searched everything he was supposed to, which was called completing the task ahead of schedule.

Nodding with satisfaction at the words he had prepared for himself, Su Bei began to close his eyes and rest his mind. However, he did not do nothing while closing his eyes and resting his mind. He quietly used his mental power to spread outward. On the one hand, he wanted to see what other people were doing, and on the other hand, he could be prepared in advance when others came in.

"ah!"

Suddenly, Su Bei heard a scream coming from the staff dormitory.

He raised his eyebrows, wondering what happened, and stood up to leave the office. As soon as he walked out the door, he bumped into Lan Subing, who also heard the sound and walked out. Lan Subing looked worried: "Could the housekeeper's assistant be hiding in the staff dormitory?"

If that's the case, then the screams just now might have been the employee being killed.

"That makes things even more interesting." Su Bei said with a smile, "Why would the housekeeper's assistant rather expose himself than kill this employee?"

His words gave Lan Subing a new idea. Lan Subing's expression changed from worry to solemnity: "In this case, maybe its escape is related to that employee. Forget it, let's go and take a look first, just in case it's not the one."

The two of them quickly rushed to the direction where the sound came from. Wu Mingbai and Wu Jin, who were close to the toilet, had already rushed over and tried to open the door. Because the door was made of iron, Wu Mingbai's [Earth Element] had no effect at all. Mo Xiaotian's [Air] could only detect that someone had fallen in the room, and it had no effect on opening the door. Forget about Wu Jin, this one was more involved.

The door of the staff dormitory is made of very strong metal. It was designed to prevent people with special abilities from breaking in, so it is much stronger than common security doors. They couldn't open it with brute force.

But just because they couldn't open it doesn't mean no one else could. When Li Shu came over, Wu knew that he had given up on opening the door by himself and chose to use the intercom to call his teammates.

After a while, Meng Huai came up with a few students, but not all of them. He specially arranged for Jiang Tianming's group and Si Zhaohua's group to stay on the first floor to guard, in order to prevent the housekeeper's assistant from escaping from the first floor by making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

"Is it this dormitory?" Meng Huai walked to the door of the dormitory, turned his wrist, and black dragon scales suddenly grew on his hand. In less than a second, the dragon scales covered his entire hand, turning it into a dragon claw.

This kind of operation is not uncommon. People with transformation abilities can perform similar operations, such as creating a wolf head or a snake tail for themselves.

Meng Huai, who possessed the dragon claw, was incredibly strong. He put his hand on the door handle and crushed it easily, along with the lock inside, as if he was pinching a piece of tofu.

When they pushed the door open, they saw a person lying on the bed in the dormitory, with bright red blood soaking the sheets. The murder weapon was the dagger in his chest. Without checking, they knew that the person was dead.

Meng Huai's face darkened, and he walked over to check: "There are no signs of struggle. It seems that he was killed while sleeping. Everyone check around to see if the murderer has left."

"Let's take some pictures of the crime scene first." Wu Mingming, who had similar experience in investigating a case in the first season, reminded, "We will definitely destroy the scene when we search for clues."

This reminder was indeed very detailed. Meng Huai nodded and arranged for him to start taking pictures. He left the room and contacted Director Zhang. Since someone was dead, it was no longer an internal matter of "Life Technology Machinery Co., Ltd." and had to be reported to the supernatural government no matter what.

After taking the photos of the room, everyone started searching. As expected, nothing was found. It would be strange if they found anything. Since the other party dared to kill someone under such circumstances, he must have been ready to surrender or had already found a way out.

If it was the former, they should have seen the murderer when they entered the room. Although they didn't see the murderer, it was obvious that he had found a safe hiding place, so it was normal that they couldn't find him.

"We should have nothing to do now," Zhao Xiaoyu scratched his head, "With the superpower government stepping in, it should be easy to solve the problem. Can we just take a rest?"

As soon as these words came out, Mo Xiaotian immediately opened his backpack in disappointment, and said as he moved: "Why is this happening? I wanted to be the first to find the housekeeper's assistant."

After saying that, he took out the meat bun he had prepared in advance from his backpack: "I'm hungry, so I'll have lunch first to adjust my mood."

Seeing what he had in his hand, Ai Baozhu twitched her lips and said, "No, you did a pretty fast job of seamlessly joining it."

But she was indeed hungry. It was almost one o'clock and she hadn't had lunch yet. Ai Baozhu turned her head to look at the dead man bleeding profusely on the bed, then looked at Mo Xiaotian who was feasting heartily, revealing an expression that was difficult to describe: "Let's go out to eat. You don't mind eating here."

Everyone went out to have lunch together. Zhao Xiaoyu continued the topic that Mo Xiaotian had just talked about: "The government is only responsible for finding the murderer. If the housekeeper's assistant is not the murderer, we may be able to continue the task of finding the housekeeper's assistant."

Unless it is absolutely necessary, "Life Technology Machinery Co., Ltd." will not disclose the fact that the housekeeper's assistant escaped. And it is easy for a superpower to solve the case. All it takes is a backtracking superpower to directly identify the murderer. Therefore, it is entirely possible to find the murderer without revealing any specific content.

Once the government arrests the murderer, they can continue with their mission.

"It's a little strange." Wu Mingzhi was more interested in the murder case. "The victim was killed in his sleep, which means he was very relaxed during his last period of life."

Seeing everyone nodding in agreement, he continued, "In that case, the murderer is most likely not the assistant housekeeper. After all, the deceased knew that the assistant housekeeper had escaped. If the two of them had a grudge, then he shouldn't be so careless as to sleep soundly."

"No, there is another possibility." Li Shu shook his head. He liked to refute others. "What if the deceased didn't know that he had a grudge against the housekeeper's assistant? Sometimes you can offend someone unintentionally."

This is true. Many times, a casual word, a random action, or even a gift that does not suit the other person's taste, may offend the other person.

Zhao Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, there is no reason for the housekeeper's assistant to take revenge on the dead. It is a robot. Even if it is given life, it has no sense of pain. How can the dead offend it?"

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