Chapter 28
The new friend Chu Cheng mentioned was actually the one he planned to set up a lab for. But the lab belonged to the top management of Bellit, so he didn't plan to change the ownership of the lab like he did before, he just planned to sneak in.
Chu Cheng returned to Senyi's residence and changed back to the magician's skin. He felt that it was really urgent to find Takla. He kept switching accounts back and forth, relying on a mask to cover up. His face was really easy to expose.
"Senyi"
"Huh? Brother, you're back. Is the matter done? How is it? Is there any problem?"
Senyi jumped up from the sofa immediately after hearing Chu Cheng's call, and ran over in two steps, with his tail shaking like a propeller. Facing Senyi with starry eyes, Chu Cheng symbolically stroked his hair. To be honest, he now feels more and more like he has raised a dog, and he feels like he has been sucked by the dog.
"Do you still remember the laboratory you were in? I want to see if I can find some clues."
Sen Yi scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, and his voice gradually weakened.
"Well, brother, we were actually blindfolded when we went there. I don't know the specific location of the laboratory."
Sen Yi's words were also within Chu Cheng's expectations. After all, the officials are not stupid. It is impossible for them to throw such a large smoke bomb openly. He asked this just to find a slim possibility.
"But... I feel like we passed by the central square on the way. I heard the music and bells in the central square."
"Central square?"
Chu Cheng originally thought that laboratories should be set up in some suburban areas, but on second thought, it is not impossible to set up laboratories in the city center. After all, it is another kind of darkness under the lamp.
"You stay at home for the next few days. It is best not to go out unless necessary. Even if you go out, remember to cover your face."
Although it is very likely that people from the laboratory will be transferred out by taking Sen Yi out for a walk, it is also easy to cause trouble to the magician. If the relationship between the magician and Lance is accidentally exposed, it will be a loss.
"Okay, you take a rest first, I'll go for a walk in the city center."
Chu Cheng bought a half-face mask, changed into light clothes, and walked towards the city center in the crowd. During the day, the temperature was not hot, but it was definitely not cool, which was not friendly to the wings of the flying race, so most of the people on the streets were tourists strolling or riding in winged carriages.
Chu Cheng walked around the city center four or five times, but he didn't feel that there was any place that looked like a laboratory. Could it be that Sen Yi's perception was wrong, and the laboratory was actually very far from the city center?
With the mentality that he was already here, Chu Cheng finally expanded the range by half and walked around the city center again, and found that there was really no trace at all. He even bought a superpower detector in the system store and searched like a minesweeper, but he didn't find any special superpowers or magic.
Chu Cheng, who had been wandering around until the afternoon, decided to stop for the time being. The weather was getting cooler in the afternoon, and there were more people on the street. If he continued to walk around like he did in the morning, it would really attract too much attention.
However, it was strange that Senyi was sure that he arrived at the laboratory shortly after the bell rang. Could it be that he used a teleportation superpower? But to teleport so many people in one breath, the level must be quite high, at least A level.
Chu Cheng heard the hawker's voice behind him. He turned around and made way for the hawker pushing the cart. When he looked up, he saw the fountain spraying water with a little light. Chu Cheng suddenly froze in his place.
Speaking of which...has he never checked the inside of the fountain? Entering the laboratory from the fountain, although it sounds a bit nonsense, it magically makes sense.
Chu Cheng did not go up by himself, but found a small shop, ordered a drink, mixed in with the tourists, and summoned a white pigeon to search. The white pigeon was inconspicuous in the pile of pigeons next to the fountain, blending in perfectly, and when the time was right, it dived into it.
The white pigeon was a special effect Chu Cheng bought for his identity as a magician. It did not have the function of switching perspectives like surveillance, so he could only wait for the pigeon to come back before he could know whether this operation was successful.
After about five minutes, the little white pigeon, which was wet all over and its feathers were stuck together, stumbled back. When it saw Chu Cheng, it fell into Chu Cheng's arms, and rubbed its head against Chu Cheng's palm with a wronged look. Chu Cheng scratched the pigeon's head with his fingers and listened to the pigeon's reply.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp (There is a big water curtain under the fountain. I can't get through and will be bounced back. I tried many times)"
The little pigeon chirped and made a lot of noise, attracting many pigeons to stand by the bed, and some even stood on Chu Cheng's shoulders. A female elf in an apron brought a drink to Chu Cheng with a smile, and gently stroked the wings of the pigeons.
"These guys like pure people the most. I have never seen anyone attract so many pigeons since I opened the store."
Chu Cheng said nothing, but smiled under the mask, revealing his crooked eyes. After the female elf left, Chu Cheng stayed in the store to play with the pigeons for a while before leaving and returning to the base where Sen Yi was.
"Brother, hey, you changed your clothes."
Chu Cheng's outfit was indeed very different from his previous image in front of Sen Yi. If the magician is elegant, crazy, and happy, then Chu Cheng, who is wearing a loose coat at this moment, looks much calmer and not so aggressive. At least he will not easily become the focus.
"Do you still remember what the people next to you said when you were on the way to the laboratory?"
"Hiss...this..."
Senyi's eyes turned and he fell into deep thought. But this happened too long ago, which is really a bit embarrassing for Senyi. But it really reminded him of something, and he dug out a sentence from his cerebral cortex.
"I remember someone seemed to say: The people below are very active recently, it seems to be something like this."
Chu Cheng kept this sentence in mind, and put the meal he had given to Senyi on the table on the way back. Hard means don't work, so he uses soft means. He has more than one way to deal with Senyi, and he almost forgot that there is another person who can be connected with the laboratory.
"Hey, sir, why are you here?"
Chu Cheng once again visited the small stall where he first heard about the laboratory. The stall owner obviously still remembered Chu Cheng's generosity. When he saw Chu Cheng coming, his old face smiled like an orange peel.
Chu Cheng didn't waste any more words with him. He took out a heavy bag of money and placed it on the peddler's table. The peddler's eyes widened immediately, and he grinned and was about to reach out to take it, but Chu Cheng hooked the bag back with one finger.
The peddler, whose hand was frozen in the air, coughed twice in a calming manner, then rubbed his palms together, and smiled to test Chu Cheng.
"I wonder what brings you here this time, sir."
"I remember that your brother is in charge of escorting those semi-finished products?"
As soon as Chu Cheng said this, the peddler had some idea in his heart. He looked around and confirmed that no one noticed this place, then he quickly packed up the stall and pushed the cart into the alley. Chu Cheng raised his eyebrows and sighed that Belllit was worthy of being called Brother Tan. The residents here were all very professional.
The peddler parked the stall in a place where boxes were piled up, then moved the boxes away. Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly called Chu Cheng to follow him in. Chu Cheng raised his eyebrows and followed the peddler into the wall, turning left and right in the dark, and finally entered a bright house.
[Lance, we have detected a lot of life signs in the house. We suggest you disguise yourself.]
[Okay, I got it.]
With the system's reminder, Chu Cheng walked behind the peddler, put his long hair into his clothes, covered his face with a loose robe, and stepped into the house with the peddler. The peddler turned around and saw Chu Cheng, who was wrapped tightly, so he didn't lead Chu Cheng to take the clothes on the wall
. "Guest, this is... Hey! You are really sensible. Then I don't need to help you. But you have to hand over your cell phone and other items. You know, the rules."
Chu Cheng took out the cell phone from his pocket and threw it into the basket without showing any dissatisfaction. Seeing that Chu Cheng was so sensible, the peddler became more enthusiastic.
Chu Cheng was also looking around. The place was built with bricks all around, leaving only a long corridor that was barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side. A simple wall lamp was hung on the wall every ten or so meters. There were rooms on both sides of the corridor, covered with tattered cloth. One could vaguely see a number of people talking inside, and there were fierce arguments and laughter.
"Guest, this is the Hu Zi Tou Bar, which is also an intelligence trading place of a certain scale. Although the intelligence here is not as accurate as that of many professionals, it is abundant and the price is much cheaper than that of those guys. I guarantee you will find what you want."
"Who are all the people here?"
Rather than calling it a bar, it might be more appropriate to describe this place as a tunnel. Not even a single bit of sunlight can get in, and it is completely closed. If the system had not proved that this place was indeed above ground, Chu Cheng felt that he would have to dig down at least several dozen meters.
"Here, there are all kinds of people, people with special abilities, illegal immigrants, smugglers, and even people from the third dimension. You say this place is not complete."
"Third dimension? There are people from the third dimension here?"
Chu Cheng really felt that in just a few days, he had heard the name of the third dimension over and over again. It was really hard not to pay attention. The peddler heard the strangeness in Chu Cheng's tone, but he thought Chu Cheng was surprised that the third dimension would come to such a place, and his tone was quite proud and sarcastic.
"Isn't it? Those lackeys of the gods who claim to save all sentient beings also come back to this kind of place to look for things. Isn't it interesting? They are so arrogant that they still maintain their demeanor in this kind of place, saying that they should not get too involved in the world. Ha, their actions have become more and more serious in recent years. I think they are not involved in the world, but they should turn the world upside down."
Chu Cheng thought that the third dimension should be a very secretive organization. How could anyone know about it? Chu Cheng suddenly doubted the authenticity of their identities.
The peddler led Chu Cheng to the end of the corridor, lifted the curtain, and greeted the people in the room skillfully.
"Hey, Bearded Man, it's me, Mole. I've brought a big client here. This is, uh..."
The vendor was about to open his arms to introduce Chu Cheng, but suddenly he got stuck. He then remembered that they hadn't exchanged names from the beginning. Chu Cheng pulled the brim of his hat down a little to cover his almost stifled face, and spoke out a code name in a low voice.
"Just call me The Fool."
The code name was to avoid recognition of the real identity, so Chu Cheng would naturally find a word that was as far away from his true self as possible. The Fool,
it was obvious at first glance that it had nothing to do with him, he was very smart. "Wow, that's an interesting name. Sit down. What are you asking?"
Chu Cheng didn't say anything, and the Mole next to him answered Bearded Man for him.
"The Fool comes to ask me about the laboratory. I think you are the one who knows it best."
The bearded man is the one who knows the laboratory best? Chu Cheng bit his back teeth slightly, stabilized the expression on his face, and directly asked the system to switch to standby mode to avoid showing any abnormal expression.
To be honest, it's not his fault. Who would have thought that this bearded man is actually an acquaintance, Oliver, the owner of the hotel where Carl and his friends are staying? Of course, Chu Cheng only knows this acquaintance, and Oliver has never met Chu Cheng.
And the Mole said that Oliver knows the laboratory best... Chu Cheng's brain was working rapidly, and he sat on the chair at the same time. Compared with Chu Cheng, Oliver did not disguise himself and showed it openly, perhaps out of confidence in his own strength.
Originally, Chu Cheng thought that Oliver and the pink apron gloves were a little weird, but in this scene, the sense of incongruity disappeared. Oliver raised the wine glass in front of him, drank the wine, and the glass fell heavily on the table.
"Laboratory... What do you want to know? If it's recent, I'm not sure."
From Oliver's tone, he seemed to know a lot about the laboratory. Before asking the question, Chu Cheng put a bag full of gold bars on the table.
"I want to know about the fountain."
Oliver knew what Chu Cheng was talking about when he heard the word fountain. He picked up the package and shook it, and couldn't help but click his tongue twice.
"Wow, you are so generous. I know the laboratory you are talking about. It is the only one near the fountain. Sky V2-1 Laboratory,"
Oliver poked the table with his sturdy fingers and grinned.
"Sky V2-1 Laboratory, although it is not a big laboratory, there are many secrets in it."