Returning from the abyss

Chapter 187 Information Exchange
In an area where there are many geniuses and lunatics, Lu Ning is glad that she doesn't need to enter the university campus, she just needs to find vocational colleges around.

Of course, the research institutes in District [-] and District [-] are closely connected. From time to time, when walking on the road here, you can see a heavily armed team transporting an armed escort vehicle passing by the road.People like Remington and Pfister are usually willing to serve as professors in universities, and their teaching reputation is quite good.And some who come here because of academic plagiarism or academic frame-up can only go to the research institute to do odd jobs.

When passing by the gate of the university, Lu Ning could still see a huge stone tablet with the faces of many historical celebrities engraved on it, and the school motto here was written in red fonts and five languages ​​on the base of the stone tablet:
"We are willing to pay our insignificant life for knowledge."

Bypassing the university campus and walking about 200 meters away is the school where Jiangshan Network teaches.There are no students in the dance studio here on weekends, so they are rented out to coaches like her to teach.When Lu Ning looked for her according to the classroom number that Tan Xiao sent her, Jiang Shanluo was practicing rope exercises, and rhythmic gymnastics equipment such as hoop sticks were also placed in the corner of the classroom.

"You are really playing this role seriously." Lu Ning walked into the classroom, just as Jiang Shanluo was also finishing up with an action.

"You're here? I'm just warming up, at least it's really like that."

"We have an hour." Lu Ning glanced at her watch, "The official class time is 10:30, right? You know I'm not interested in taking this class."

"That's quite disappointing. I also have professional skills." Jiang Shanluo put down the rope and kicked two balls from the corner. Much prettier when it comes to you."

"Thank you." Lu Ning held a ball and sat on it, and then Jiang Shanluo sat not far in front of her.

"Since we are the ones who made the invitation, let's start with me. This week we have conducted a certain degree of investigation on our personal identity and background, and we have also visited some important places in this city." Jiang Shanluo pointed out Referring to the outside world, "As an educational institution in the second district, it undoubtedly has a very important weight in the city. The real principal of this university has never shown up, and the acting principal usually appears, but the people here have never cared about this. "

"So you tracked down the president of the university here?"

"No, we have encountered some obstacles during the investigation. Although it is not particularly strong at present, it is obviously a warning." Jiang Shanluo shook his head, "Do you have any clues over there?"

"One thing..." Lu Ning pondered for a while, and said, "This city is divided into ten districts, and if each district has a manager, then the university president is obviously not the only one with such a mysterious person. .In addition, have you found the location distribution of these ten districts?"

"My brother and Zhao Xihua talked on the phone—do you know her? She already knew the layout of this place a few days ago, and she doesn't know how much information is exclusive to their team." Jiang Shanluo's expression changed here. A little unhappy, "Now my brother is always thinking about how to exchange more information from the other party, so our team is completely passive."

"Then you can find the 'door opener'." Lu Ning said.

"Who?"

"A tourist with a special identity. I heard about it from Cheng Yurun. But I only know that the other party's identity is the person who opened the door. I don't know the rest. It seems that I can't tell it easily. Cheng Yurun didn't tell me much about it. , I’m going to look for it, so it’s okay if I want to tell you?”

"Special identity? Tourists actually have different identities... But where can I find it based on just a name?"

"I'm kind of speculating."

Lu Ning talked about the process of Shimoni Ye Nai receiving the task and going to her home last night, omitting some details, just talking about what Shimoni Ye Nai said.

"She's a bit weird. Saying 'I'll be scolded if I go back' means that she at least has a teammate, but her way of acting is like trying her luck aimlessly. That is to say, for her, that teammate can't do anything for her." To provide any help in their own tasks, even to the extent that they don’t know each other.”

"You mean, her teammates' tasks may be completely different from hers, and the two cannot confirm whether the content of each other's tasks is secret, and can only maintain a superficial cooperative relationship. Without contact with outsiders, they dare not Inform each other of the task content?"

"Yes, this is something I think is possible. Unless Shi Wenwen counts all the people she knew at the distribution center, and she is sure that she can survive, her words must have met someone on the scene."

"It could also be an NPC? If her identity is to work for a certain organization..."

"Then it is impossible for her to give up the mission because I am a tourist. She has a lot of freedom in the mission."

Jiang Shanluo nodded and agreed with Lu Ning's words.

"I want to ask if you have heard anything about the white butterfly killer?" This time it was Lu Ning's turn to ask again.

"No, serial killers don't seem to count for everything. My brother has already killed a serial killer who was at the bottom of the list before, but the task didn't show that it was completed. I think the judgment criteria must be more than that simple. question."

"Well……"

"But on the other hand, our people have found clues to the Victims' Club."

"Really?"

"Electronic communication cannot be avoided in any modern city, and the Victims' Club is no exception." Jiang Shanluo laughed, "I found some very interesting news. Although it was well hidden, we still found it."

"Is there a result?"

"They don't have a fixed meeting place. All the notifications are issued by a few people with long-distance communication capabilities, but there are only a few capable people. When others send messages to each other, it is inevitable to use some network information. The only thing that can be used here The one that exists in a fixed location is the home of the club leader, but they never directly refer to that address, they always refer to it as 'the residence of the leader'."

"This kind of difficulty will not bother you in the first place."

"That's right, after locking down the identities of some ordinary members, we retrieved their traffic routes within a month, and found six concentrated passing areas. This task has just been completed. I think you probably need this Information?" Jiang Shanluo curled his lips.

"Yes." Lu Ning nodded, "Then in exchange, you can try to investigate behind the attack you encountered. During my investigation in the tenth district, I also triggered a follow-up chase. It should be from Administrator of the tenth district, I think I have begun to get close to the identity of the other party. Since I can find clues from this, it should have the same effect on you."

"Really? I made a note of it."

"I have some scattered list of 'crows' here. I met them by accident. I don't know if you are familiar with these people." Lu Ning called up her notes from her mobile phone, "First of all, the building we met I have a chef named Yuichi Kobayakawa."

"Oh? He's here too? Kobayakawa Yuichi and Kashiwagi Kazuki are quite proficient in assassin methods. We heard that Kashiwagi Kazuki is one of the external teachers of your high school, and it will be around next week. The class has officially started. If you have nothing to do, don't mess with them, my brother and any of them are on the same level."

"Okay. Next is a young man named Luke, who should have an aristocratic background."

Jiang Shanluo could only shake his head to express that he didn't know.

"And Shang Chi, a member of the Assassination Department from the puppet party."

Hearing this Jiang Shanluo's expression suddenly turned slightly dark.

"Puppet party? This scene is still mixed with their people?"

"Yes."

"The Assassination Department...that's really bad. Although it is said that the character of the Assassination Department is not as perverted as the other people in the Doll Party, these people know how to kill people, and some even believe in the aesthetics of death. We are really less vigilant."

"It's not too late now, at least the other party hasn't changed anything this week."

"I have to tell them to be careful... Thank you for reminding me. Let me give you a message in return. Go to No. 19 Huaiyin Street in District [-] to find Zhou Li. He is also a 'crow'. This time his identity is a detective, although He can't find his past, but he can help us find out the secrets about his past."

"Have you found it?"

"Well, although it's not a big deal to me personally, it would be very troublesome to expose... that's what it is." Jiang Shanluo looked away, "Is there anything else to say?"

"No more. Are you going to try the optional mission?"

"Yes, if you don't challenge your score, you will never go up."

"Wish you guys good luck."

After Lu Ning finished speaking, she stood up and walked out of the classroom.

People have started to feel it one after another. Lu Ning lifted up her sunglasses and quickly walked out of the building.It was still early when she returned to the street, so she found an early shop and ordered two breakfasts, and asked if there was any Internet cafe nearby.

The boss is very enthusiastic to guide the way.

There are a lot of Internet cafes in the second district. After all, as a school district, there are mostly college students and vocational high schools, so such businesses are quite common.Lu Ning quickly found a large Internet cafe, opened a private room on the second floor, and went in to log in to the HELLSPEED forum.

The large number of new rewards released yesterday have not been claimed yet. After Lu Ning selected three that are more suitable for her to do now, she searched for the latest news.Not long after, an email was sent to her personal mailbox. The sender was Tan Xiao. There was only a map in it. The six places on it were marked with red marks, and there was nothing more.

She saved the map to her phone, deleted the email, and then found the location of No. 19 Huaiyin Street, District [-]. It was a private detective firm called Fengxin Office, which was working seven days a week. various businesses.After Lu Ning found the phone number of the other party, she called them.

"Hey?"

A timid girl's voice came from the microphone.

"Fengxin Office?" Lu Ning was a little surprised at the other party's unprofessionalism.

"Ah, yes, yes, this is Fengxin Office, and I'm an assistant detective. Do you have anything to ask?" The other party said in a panic.

"I'm looking for Zhou Li." Lu Ning said directly.

The girl was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Detective is working now... Can you tell me about your general requirements? I can ask for you..."

"You tell him that the crow needs to know his identity, and that's all."

"Just this sentence? Please wait a moment..."

Then there was the sound of a chair being pulled away from the microphone, and then the sound of the door opening and closing. About half a minute later, there were footsteps approaching again. The microphone was picked up, and a deep male voice came from inside.

"Crow? Which are you?"

"I got your news from Jiang Shanluo. My name is Lu Ning. You probably don't know me."

"Well, you want to know your identity?"

"She said you could help with the investigation."

"Hmm..." The man on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment before replying, "I need an introduction, a clue, anything, do you have it?"

"Someone in the tenth district bought my organs at a high price, because my blood type seems to be relatively rare."

"Okay, as the fee for entrusting me to find out your identity and background, you need to do one thing for me. I want a list of all the employees in Building [-] of the Research Institute in District [-]. Come to my office with the list in three days. I can exchange what you want, and I can postpone it for a day." Zhou Li's voice was flat but quite confident.

"All the staff in Building No. [-], okay, then it's settled." Lu Ning immediately agreed to the condition.

"Very good." Zhou Li whispered, and hung up the phone.

Lu Ning leaned on the computer chair and narrowed her eyes slightly. The cubicle of the Internet cafe can also be used to rest, but if she doesn't earn some money, she will really go hungry.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the compartment.

"Hello, coffee you want."

Outside the door was a man in his 30s, who seemed to be wearing a security uniform, standing at the door with a can of coffee in his hand.

"When did I order coffee?" Lu Ning pressed her toes against the door and asked with a frown.

"I don't know. The front desk said that the coffee was delivered. They said that someone called the service here, private room No. [-] on the second floor, right?" The security guard looked up at the sign.

Lu Ning lowered her head and glanced at the security guard's hand.

There was a piece of napkin-like paper under the coffee can, only a corner of the paper was exposed, and a lifelike crow was drawn on it with stick figures.

This person already had a look of anxiety on his face, and he deliberately moved his hand forward.

"Come in and help me."

With a stern face, Lu Ning turned around and walked back into the room. The security guard outside the door was relieved, and hurriedly nodded and walked into the private room.

(End of this chapter)