Dow and Carbon-Based Monkey Breeding Guidelines

Chapter 996 Snail Horn (Part )

"I can answer your question," Li Li said, "but before that, I must explain my position to you."

Luo Binhan sighed: "You don't want to kill him, I know. And you can't let me kill him. I figured it out before I came here."

"Do you agree?"

"If I don't agree, you can't tell me his whereabouts, right?"

Li Li said in her gentlest tone, "I'm afraid so."

Luo Binhan smiled sadly. "I was thinking about this man last night." He asked, "Do you sympathize with him?"

"I am not asking this of you out of sympathy."

"You asked for this because you needed him." Luo Binhan said jokingly, "Li Li, you and Zhou Yu may be in the same group in terms of strategic goals, but don't you think that our working styles are more compatible? You are more cautious than me, but you will never give up action, so you went with me to kill Zhou Wenxing. When you see a better opportunity, you will try your best to fight for it instead of sitting and waiting to die. Now that Zhou Yu is gone, he helped you get rid of me, but left another problem: he may have just forgotten about what happened on the moon before he died, or he simply did it on purpose, that man can do anything-"

"Sir, this is a bit too much."

"He deliberately didn't deal with the matter on the moon," Luo Binhan continued, ignoring the words, "just so that you can say this to me now: I'm sorry, we can't kill Feng Chuxing, because we need him to provide Wuyuanren's contact information; the survival of this entire planet depends on him or Chilabin, so we can't take this risk."

"Mr. Zhou Yu will not use your life and the lives of most people to pity one person."

"Oh, you don't know him as well as I do."

"I can tell you haven't forgiven him yet." Li Li still spoke in a rare gentle tone, "There is a third possibility: Mr. Zhou Yu has already considered our moon problem, and he can indeed solve it, but we cannot verify it at the moment. Perhaps he can still influence the moon through dreams, even if he can no longer walk in front of us."

"Do you really think so? Can he still call the shots in that dream? After he clearly went against Zhou Wenxing?"

"We have never determined the true attitude of the Lord of Dreams towards Mr. Zhou Yu's series of actions. Sir, all the stories about Baihe we have heard so far seem to tell us only one thing: the logic of human affairs in that place cannot be measured by our common sense. Perhaps his death does not affect his influence in the dreamland."

Luo Binhan just shook his head. "I know you're trying to convince me." He still had a smile on his face. "You want me to believe that he just went to live in another place, just like telling a three-year-old that his parents are just going on a long trip. Thank you for your concern - but although I don't know Baihe, I still understand the logic in his head. If it was something he thought would turn out well, Zhou Yu wouldn't have done it so sneakily. But it doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter. None of us can prove his current state, so there's no point arguing about it. Let's spend our time on more meaningful things."

"I don't know what you consider meaningful."

"You're still doubting me. Let me get this straight: Zhou Yu is finished, and he won't give us any more help. Your third conjecture may be true, but can you afford the risk of something unexpected happening? Can you do nothing for the next month or two and just see if the trouble on the moon disappears on its own? Come on, Li Li, relying on others has never been your style. You must at least have your own backup plan, and in order to complete this plan, you need to capture both Feng Chuxing and Chi Labin to see which of them has a way to contact the outside world. I personally think Feng Chuxing has a better chance, because Chi Labin is not from here at all, and he can just leave. But Feng Chuxing is different, he was born here too. Maybe he doesn't want to see this land destroyed, although according to their great plan, all the ant nests have to be destroyed - but there's no point in destroying ours alone, right? Besides, he still lives in it himself."

He burst into laughter. Li Li waited quietly for his voice to die down, then said, "You didn't mention Zhou Wenxing."

"Why would I mention him? We can't catch him anyway." He said calmly, "Even if we catch him, what can you use to threaten him to cooperate with us to solve the problem on the moon? Torture? Threaten his life? Forget it, that guy can't be reasoned with, and we can only let him be."

"I didn't expect you to say that."

"Because you think I'll do whatever it takes to kill him, just like I killed Feng Chuxing regardless of the consequences?" He laughed again, "and then leave everyone on this planet to fend for themselves? Is that what you think of me? To get myself into a mess and then drag everyone else down with me?"

Li Li did not make any excuses. This guy did not care about his innocence as much as Yu Xiaorong did, so he would not be easily fooled by him in order to prove himself. She still said in that calm and gentle tone: "I understand your desire to avenge your friend."

"But I don't want to." Luo Binhan sighed loudly, letting the people on the high building see how impatient he was. "Li Li, how many times do I need to tell you before you believe me? I'm not too sad and insane, and I won't rush to kill Feng Chuxing like a madman and then go find Zhou Wenxing to die. I don't even know if that thing is still on this planet."

"Please forgive me, but I don't think you can still have no feelings towards Feng Chuxing after what happened yesterday."

"Yes, you must think I hate him. But I say it again: Zhou Yu already knew about him. It's like you know there's a manhole in front of you without a cover. Would a normal person fall in under such circumstances? Feng Chuxing is no match for him at all, otherwise he wouldn't have to wait so long, waiting for him to fall into the well himself before killing him."

He still had a smile on his face, but he could no longer hide the resentment in his voice: "If a grown man dies at the hands of a baby wielding a pistol, whose fault is it, Li Li? Who is stupid enough to walk into the shooting range with bare hands?"

"gentlemen……"

Li Li paused for a moment, and finally said: "You are too unwilling to forgive your mistakes."

"I said this is not self-blame."

"But you still haven't forgiven the person who caused you to make the mistake."

"Forgive? Just because he's dead? Don't you think it's a little too soon? It hasn't even been a day! But let's forget about it today. We'll have plenty of time to argue about this later."

He waved his right hand, curling his fingers tightly in the air, as if he was directing the rhythm of a chorus. "Let's not talk about this for now," he said calmly, "It doesn't matter what I think. The most important thing now is, Li Li, you and I have to clean up the mess."

"I can see that your right hand is healing very quickly."

"It's incredibly fast. And I haven't had much rest in the past two days. It may be due to my physical condition, or it may be that the medicine Zhou Yu gave me is really effective. But I am still far from being completely cured, because I can't exert much strength, and I can't run very fast. So, if your people insist on following me, I don't have any good way to get rid of them. Let them come with me to Snail Horn City."

"Are you planning to go to Snail Horn City?"

"I came back here just to make it easier to get to Snail City," he patted the marbles in his pocket, "Oh, and to recycle some small things. I won't throw away the things I brought in from outside. Whether you know it or not, Shi Qi is considering dumping me recently because I threw away alien souvenirs."

"I know a little bit from the electronic diary she kept."

Luo Binhan sighed: "Electronic diary... She really didn't listen to my words at all."

"Just want to make sure she's safe. The diary is pretty cryptic actually. Don't you want to know how she's doing?"

"I shouldn't know from her diary." Luo Binhan said self-deprecatingly, "Hey, Li Li, what was the result of my reading someone else's diary last time?"

"But you should at least be concerned about whether she is safe now?"

"She has you to look after her, and you are much more reliable than me. What is there to worry about?" "I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to change her mood."

"She can handle it, Li Li," Robinson said. "She's not the type to kill herself over such a small matter. The world can still turn around without me, and she doesn't necessarily have to choose me."

"Sir, a purely personal piece of advice: Don't give up what you still have for what you have already lost. This kind of self-punishment mentality will not only be of no help, but will also make people lose more."

Luo Binhan stared at the mall opposite thoughtfully. He felt that someone had been standing behind the top floor window for a long time. "You are right." He nodded, "I just... I am still a little dazed, that's all. I can't face her now, not before I have dealt with my own problems. Li Li, I must meet Feng Chuxing, otherwise this matter will never end for me."

"Unfortunately, I haven't found him yet."

"But you already have a clue, right? You couldn't find him before because his abilities and yours came from the same person, and 0206 had plenty of ways to cover up for him. He must have changed his name and identity, and probably even his appearance, and his previous network of relationships has all been cut off... Li Li, I remember that % of the content in your database is encrypted. Do you think Feng Chuxing's information is included in it?"

"There is a possibility."

"That can't even make up 5%." Luo Binhan laughed dryly. "I don't dare to think how many surprises that dead man has left for us... But Feng Chuxing is no longer a surprise. He exposed himself when he killed Zhou Yu. I don't know if the weapon he used is very eye-catching, but there wouldn't be many people entering and leaving the wetland at that time. You just need to check the traffic records and mobile phone signals in the surrounding areas. It won't be difficult to lock him. At the very least, you already have a list of suspects, right?"

"Have you ever considered that he might have killed Mr. Zhou Yu in a non-contact manner? We are not the only ones who can use drones."

"Have you ever hated someone, Li Li?" Luo Binhan said, "I guess you haven't. If someone completely changed your life - in the way you hate the most - and you have the opportunity to kill him face to face, how can you bear to sit thousands of miles away and stare at the screen to watch the live broadcast? You must make him look at your face, you must let him know who you are! So, Feng Chuxing must have been there. He will try his best to eliminate the traces, and maybe even fly a stealth plane or something, but he must have gone there in person, even if it would expose himself."

"Sir, are you talking about just Feng Chuxing?"

"Of course. Who do you think I'm talking about?" Robin Han smiled. "If I had something to hide, I wouldn't have to tell you so clearly, right?"

"You can wait here first. If we find him, I promise not to hide it from you."

"Oh, that won't do, Li Li. I said I must see him. If you won't give me any clues, I'll go to Snail Horn City to look for him myself."

It took Li Li only a short time to determine whether he was bluffing. "You seem to believe that Feng Chuxing is in Snail City."

"Do you dare to say that you don't think so?"

"I'm curious about the basis of your judgment."

"I just finally realized how many details I overlooked." Luo Binhan opened his arms towards the tall building opposite. He was almost certain that Li Li's eyes were hiding behind the row of French windows. "Look at me, Li Li. The weather today is not very cool, but I am still wearing such a thick long-sleeved coat. Why do you think this is?"

"I guess you don't want people to notice you're wearing a brace."

"Exactly. You see, I finally figured this out last night: Zhou Yu always wears a coat. There's nothing on him that needs a coat to hide, so I guess it's just a matter of habit. He must not be outdoors often, or he feels the temperature differently than normal people. Interestingly, Zhou Wenxing's clothes are very suitable for our season. Although I have only seen him wear one type of clothes, you wouldn't find him strange if you put him in a crowd, because there are many people like him wearing shirts in the summer... Li Li, you have always been on the right track. When I was still thinking about the box, you had already thought about the problem of the two coats."

Luo Binhan opened his phone and looked through the photos and reports that Li the Hairdresser had given him the night before. "Two sets of thin gray coats, one polyester jacquard and one blended plain. I've never seen him wear these two coats because they were only worn when the weather was a little colder. They are not afraid of the cold at all. The only reason he needs these two coats is to make himself look like the people around him - he has been here at least three months ago! But if he has been hiding during the day and going out at night like a sewer rat, or running around all over the world, then he doesn't need to disguise himself. There is only one reason why he doesn't want people around him to remember him: at some point three months ago, he lived in a place where he didn't want to be easily found later. You once asked me where his musical instruments went, and you already thought of it at that time - he gave the extra things to his accomplices for safekeeping. Their plan requires a delicate coordination, and there can't be even a little time difference. This is not something that can be done by telepathy, so they must have discussed it more or less. Is there any way that is safer than discussing it face to face and can avoid your subsequent investigation?"

He put down his phone. "My conclusion is this: Zhou Wenxing stayed at Fengchuxing's place of residence three months ago. That place is close enough to Lihai City, with a sparse population or little surveillance. You can easily buy all kinds of pirated books and low-end electronic devices with cash transactions, as well as daily necessities that you can't trace the source of sales. Oh, and of course, there is rosin. Li Li, what other place meets these conditions better than Wojiao City?"

"But he also worked in an office in Wojiao City in order to be close to you. You cannot conclude that he stayed in Wojiao City because of Feng Chuxing."

"That was already summer, Li Li. He sent himself to the office just to find an excuse to hang around in front of me all day and tempt me to kill him, but there was no need to apply for a job so early in the coat season - you have to know that if he joined too early, he might have to work on other projects for a while first."

Luo Binhan finally laughed out loud. The sparrows were scattered by him and hid in the tall treetops. "This is what I was thinking about last night." He said, "This is the only thing I can do. But you are different, Li Li. When I was still staring at the box and dreaming, you had already conjured up a detective team. Zhou Wenxing did not succeed in diverting your thoughts from the right path. Since even I can guess the Snail City now, you will only be ten times faster than me. You can calculate how many people have lived there over the years, every piece of online information related to the place, and even everyone's camera there... Isn't all this enough for you? Maybe you haven't found him yet, but you must have narrowed the scope. In fact, it's better if you don't find him. I don't want to miss the moment when he is caught."

"And then, sir? What are you going to do after he's caught?"

"I don't know. Would you object if I gave him a beating?"

"I hope you try not to do that."

"Like your people wouldn't stop me. Come on! I'm not going to do what you suspect me of doing. I'm just going to take a look. Hey, who wouldn't want to see what the Avenger who killed your best friend looks like?"

"What if I have to refuse you?"

"Then I have nothing to do." Luo Binhan raised his hands towards the tall building opposite. "You don't even let me participate in this matter. You must be ready to kick me away. Well, what do I have left now? Ah, there is still a corpse. Since I have nothing to do, studying the corpse resurrection technique is also a pastime - there are all kinds of secrets in this world, and Zhou Yu may not know all of them, right? I can slowly search and try slowly. Who knows one day I will meet another monster who is willing to lend a hand to help me? After all, we all know that in all stories of resurrection of the dead, the most important thing is that you have to have that corpse."

"I implore you to do the right thing, sir. Let me handle this."

"I'll try my best. But I don't think my request is excessive. I just want to see Feng Chuxing with my own eyes, preferably when you catch him. Is this a very inhumane request? Or do you not trust me at all now? Just because I took Zhou Yu away quietly? Hey, I may have been a little bit drunk last night, but now I'm very calm. Why don't we both make the right choice: you tell me the whereabouts of Feng Chuxing, let me see him with my own eyes - of course, I will definitely be accompanied by your people, anyway, I may not be able to deal with him alone - and then I will tell you the whereabouts of Zhou Yu. You send someone to take him away, so you don't have to worry about me secretly thinking about resurrecting the dead."

This time, Li Li was silent for a longer time than before. She was either thinking about how to persuade him to hand over the chips, or she was secretly mobilizing people to arrest him. But in the end, she didn't make things too ugly.

"You can leave now," she said. "Radumos hasn't found Feng yet, but I did give him a few areas to focus on. You can go with any of the teams, but I can't guarantee that you'll be there when we find Feng."

Luo Binhan stood up briskly. "Thank you." He whistled, "What about those people following me? Do you need me to give them a ride?"

"They have their own car to take. But I hope you don't mind tagging along."

"Li Li, your term 'surveillance on the go' is really original."

"Just worried about your driving safety. Are your eyes better?"

"Let's make do with it." Luo Binhan said as he put on his sunglasses and walked back to the underground parking lot. He didn't notice anyone nearby when he started the engine, but as soon as he drove onto the road, a car followed behind him. He looked in the rearview mirror and recognized that the driver was the man with headphones. This man looked very worried, and Luo Binhan wondered if he had a gun.

(End of this chapter)