Returning from the abyss

Chapter 882

Lu Ning opened the passage and left the harbor.

She also tried her best to search for it, but she didn't find the way to another seaport before, so she gave up and chose to walk out of the white seaport and return to the real world to see what happened there.

The out-of-synchronization of time was once again confirmed. It took about 5 minutes for Lu Ning to be convinced that he was still back at the film and television base after returning to reality, but the location was quite a bit off, and it fell on the edge of the 14th area near the inner side. No. 14 is also an ancient area, but there are very few tourists here. Lu Ning walked out from the alley where she appeared and saw two or three people wandering here.

Looks like... There doesn't seem to be any commotion at the press conference?She frowned, raised her head, and looked in the direction of the streetlight, where there was a camera.Soon, she received a call from Yin Xiu.

"Did you come out from there? Why did you leave such a long distance this time?" Yin Xiu asked directly after the call was connected.

"Yes, the situation is a bit complicated. Is there nothing wrong with the outside world? Doesn't the sudden disappearance of so many people cause panic?"

"No." Yin Xiu said, "Since the press conference started, we have pointed the camera directly at the rostrum. The lights under the stage are very dim, so it doesn't matter if a few people disappear. Not all of them entered the stage. Some are in the corridor, and some are even outside the venue. A few people disappeared in the crowd, and no one noticed."

"Is this caused by... extraditing people?"

"Yes, when the extradition person takes people away, it's like some legends about hidden gods, and no one will notice at all. Even if it's on such a large scale, as long as it doesn't involve those people whose eyes are gathered, it won't cause too much commotion But you were the first one to come out of those who went in... Oh, I have marked all the people who disappeared here, and we can solve these people in reality to complete the task."

"I'm afraid most of them can't be solved realistically."

Yin Xiu was obviously stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What's the situation? Isn't it impossible to die in the harbor? Even if there is a big scuffle, those who finally find the way can still come back."

"People can die now. There are almost gods fighting inside. Ordinary believers become cannon fodder when they go in. Several organizations have their own plans."

Lu Ning briefly talked about what she had experienced, and the few forces she had seen were enough for Yin Xiu to think carefully.

"Aurora and Ash of the World... Hey, this seems a bit difficult to deal with. I thought that if the ascetic monk didn't have the advantage, at least he had some control over the whole situation."

"It seems that you also have information about the ascetic monk?" Lu Ning asked.

Yin Xiu laughed: "I have a lot of information here. Ascetic monks... generally speaking, they are a group of compassionate guys. They sharpen their minds and achieve extraordinary postures purely with flesh and blood. , I have no doubt that in this scenario, the ascetics would consider completely separating the sea, the harbor, and the interior, each going its own way."

"Sounds like a good thing for the world."

Lu Ning was a little hesitant. After all, if the ascetic monk is really as Yin Xiu said, then it may not be a good ending.And although she is more inclined to stand on Jiguang's side emotionally, she still doesn't know what Jiguang, or Qisha's intentions are, and what is the ultimate goal in this scene.

"But now this press conference is coming to an end. Although we don't need to be responsible for covering up the disappearance of people, we still have to deal with it... Oh? Wait a minute, someone is knocking on the door."

"Usually, you don't answer casually to knocks like this, remember?" Lu Ning casually reminded.

"It's my intelligence officer. After all, Yin He is at the press conference, and other matters have to be dealt with... Wait a minute, I will call you in 5 minutes." Yin Xiu smiled and hung up the phone .

- No call back after 5 minutes, not even half an hour later.

Lu Ning, who had already returned to the conference venue in a tour bus, was sitting outside a roadside drink shop, holding a glass of juice, with serious eyes: "It seems that the weather is going to change..."

There weren't too many people outside the venue. Except for the media people, this kind of thing is actually very boring for ordinary people. There aren't even some celebrity gossips, so it's better to play around more.And those who are still around now seem a little suspicious to Lu Ning.

At this moment, she felt someone approaching from behind.This person's actions were not concealed, the target was her, Lu Ning turned her body slightly, and immediately saw the appearance of the person coming.

He looked similar to those melancholy literary youths, thin, with long hair that reached his shoulders, wearing loose casual clothes, carrying a shoulder bag, and looking like he had stayed up too late.Lu Ning never had this person in her memory, and she didn't know why the other person came straight towards her.

To be on the safe side, why not...

"Excuse me, are you Lu Ning?"

Before Lu Ning could make a move, the young man spoke, his voice was so flat that Lu Ning couldn't tell whether it was good intentions or malice.

The other party didn't wait for Lu Ning to answer, but pinched his temples, then nodded slightly and said, "It's the same as the photo. Fortunately, you didn't make any weird modifications, so it's easier to recognize."

The young man took out a crumpled envelope from his pocket, took a step forward, saw the alert look on Lu Ning's face, thought for a while, crumpled the envelope and threw it over.

While thinking about what was wrong with this person, Lu Ning checked the envelope and opened it after confirming that there was no problem.

Seeing the signature in the letter, Lu Ning was half relieved—it was written by Lan Tu.

The letter was short and direct.It probably means that this guy in front of him is another team sent over besides Aurora. Yes, there is only one person. Although this person looks young, he is about 50 or [-] years old. His name is Shire, and he is a free mission leader. People, but their personal strength is quite strong.

Then came the more troublesome part. Lan Tu said that he couldn't handle this guy, so he threw it to Lu Ning. Anyway, Lu Ning could solve even the king's troublesome goal before, so there was no reason why he couldn't solve this little difficulty.Of course, during this period of time, he will also be by Lu Ning's side as a thug and bodyguard to ensure Lu Ning's safety.

After talking a lot... isn't it just a sudden trouble?
Lu Ning, who had finished reading the letter, had turned into dead fish eyes. She looked at the uncle in youthful skin: "Xiare?"

"Yes, it seems that my name is mentioned in the letter. Are you Lu Ning? Lan Tu said that you can help me answer my doubts. As a reward, I will be a bodyguard by your side until they finish handling the affairs here. I If you think it’s reasonable, come here.”

This person does have some brain problems, but there are many more brain problems in the dead country, so the problem is not big.

"What questions do you want to ask me?" Lu Ning took out the lighter and lit the letter and burned it.

Charles walked to the seat opposite Lu Ning and sat down, looking at Lu Ning with gloomy eyes: "Please tell me... what is love!"

"..." Lu Ning wanted to ask Lan Tu to return the goods for a moment, she didn't need bodyguards at all.

The appeal of Charles is actually very simple. He just wants to feel and understand love. Relatives, friends, elders, juniors, anything is fine, but the simpler the things, the more troublesome they are.His daily life can be said to be completely normal, but Lu Ning feels that thinking about such philosophical issues is not her area of ​​expertise.

"I can't tell you that. You haven't asked anyone for help?"

"Of course, I have asked many people and tried to love and be loved, but in the end I didn't feel it." Charles replied bluntly, "I know that others treat me well, so I treat others well, but this is love. Is it? Some people say that love is giving without reciprocation, but I think it is for my own happiness, no matter what it is, it will eventually be rewarded."

"……Do you have a kid?"

"There is one, he is doing a stable job in the city, I raised him to 16 years old, taught him all the skills needed to survive and live, I can see that he loves and respects me, but I don't Love him." Charles whispered, "I've fulfilled my duties as a father, and I'm happy about it, but I don't feel the love... Or, I don't find the emotion in my son's eyes every time he sees me appearing in myself."

Lu Ning really wanted to say, what does that matter?
"You know this matter has nothing to do with me..." She changed the beginning to a more tactful one.

"I know that many people have noticed the difficulties. But Lan Tu... No, the foreign officer said, you actually have something you love deeply in your heart, otherwise you wouldn't be able to complete such a long road. I don't understand this What is the connection between the two, but I hope to watch you at a close distance, if I can't feel it now, after I collect enough samples, I may be able to detect it." Charles said seriously.

Other than Xixi Lu Ning, the foreign affairs officer couldn't think of anyone who would be so busy.When she left the scene, she knew that the seven nobles in the dead country had the ability to obtain some basic information from tourists, and the distribution center never tried to hide it.However, Xixi should not be the kind of person who tells secrets everywhere. Since she told this person specially, maybe there is something special about Shire?

She doesn't trust the unfamiliar Charles, and she doesn't need to trust Lan Tu, who is sometimes unreliable, but Xi Xi's words...she can still believe it.

"Will it be inconvenient for you to follow me?" Lu Ning suppressed those questions, and finally only asked this question.

"I have a lot of props on me to shield other people's cognition. If you need it, I can give you two. For example, no one notices that the two of us are sitting here now."

"That's great, come with me." Lu Ning stood up immediately.

Indeed, as Lan Tu said, Shire is a lone wolf with rich experience in tasks. Even if his strength is not as good as Aurora, Aurora can't help Lu Ning, so he might be more useful than Shire.

Relying on some cognitive impairment props, the two easily entered the auditorium where the press conference had just ended, without being noticed by anyone.Reporters who had nothing to do with the various mysterious abilities filed out. They didn't get any side-by-side news. Now they can only ponder how to write normal reports.The staff in the auditorium are cleaning up, and this place is also temporarily arranged, and the things that need to be cleaned up have to be put away.And the two of them just walked through the chaotic auditorium without being noticed by anyone.

No... someone noticed.

Shire's obstruction method is just an item selected from a certain technology tree, and it is normal to encounter some supernormal abilities that fail.Lu Ning has been paying attention to the reactions of the people here since she entered the auditorium. None of the busy workers noticed the two of them, but there were three people on the stage whose eyes stayed on Lu Ning, although it didn't take long.

Parker from Rufus Real Estate, Gui Yaoying from Snow Rabbit Electronics, and Yun Shu from Tianma Studio.

These three people noticed Lu Ning, and even met their eyes.She didn't hide her attitude of probing the other party. Since something happened to Yin Xiu, she didn't need to continue to whitewash the peace.

But the people in charge didn't do anything else other than notice her.

Lu Ning walked straight onto the stage, and walked towards the place where the extradited person appeared before.

In the conversation with the book, she did not ask questions related to the extradition person. Why can the extradition person bring people from the inland to the seaport?Where does he stand to do these things?Lu Ning is not going to ask directly, because she may get some misleading "truths" from the book when it comes to this issue, and she still has to study this key by herself.So far, there are only two ways to actively reach the harbor. One is to extradite people, and the other is to lure people with mantras far away in the ocean. It is hard not to think that there is a relationship between the two.

There are still some traces left.

Lu Ning had noticed it since the first time she was taken away abruptly by the extradited person.This strange way of smuggling is similar to punching a hole in space, and then swallowing people who are close to the hole.

"Xear, can you see the remnants of the space here?" Lu Ning has some feelings, but she still can't see the evidence of real existence here in her mortal body.

"There are some, as if the passage was blown up." Charles touched his temple, "I'm not good at restoring such things."

"No need to restore it, how big is it originally? Can you judge it?"

"That's relatively simple, the size...a circle with a diameter of about one meter."

A circle with a diameter of about one meter can swallow the entire auditorium plus the area outside to watch the crowd.Lu Ning didn't know how the space conversion ratio was, but she guessed that the passageway where she was teleported at that time was probably so small that she couldn't find it at all.

In that case... Lu Ning turned her head and glanced at the three people who had just noticed her.

A person seemed to have noticed something, turned his head back, and showed an inexplicable smile to Lu Ning, and then covered his mouth and coughed twice.That was the person in charge of Xuetu Electronics who seemed to be in poor health, Gui Yaoying.

Lu Ning frowned, instinctively feeling that something bad was about to happen.

(End of this chapter)