Alien Paradise.

Chapter 18
Chaoyang has not been idle for the past two days. He first went to No. 958, which is the Sinclair Grand Theater, to check the situation based on Zhang Zhang's deduction. Unfortunately, he didn't find anything unusual.

After some inquiries, he learned that there were three theaters in Fort Brilliance, and Sinclair was the largest of them. In addition to performing fixed programs every day, he also occasionally staged performances customized by dignitaries.It even took on the important task of receiving royal family members, and several opera troupes cooperated with it are also famous. It stands to reason that it would be difficult for such a place to cause trouble.If Interpol Zhang is not wrong in his judgment, there must be some reason for the murderer to choose this place, but it is a pity that he still does not know it yet.

Afterwards, Chaoyang also met with Judy and told her that the results are likely to come out in the next two days, and asked her to prepare in advance.

Although he didn't know what would happen in the theater, whether the missing reporter was dead or alive, but he had already buried a back door in the contract, and did not limit the missing person's life or death.Even if the found Kurt Dan is dead, it will not hinder the completion of the contract.

So he just needs to quietly watch the scene play out, and provide some "help" when the time is right.

……

The city traffic at night was obviously not convenient enough. After finding out that they couldn't find a carriage, they decided to run there. After all, the city was not big, and it took at most a quarter of an hour to travel from south to north.

At this time, Zhang Zhiyuan pulled the corner of Zhou Zhi's clothes, deliberately falling behind.

"Do you know them?" He glanced at Joe James and the others, "I'm asking about reality."

"Uh... met once, but not familiar. What's the matter?"

"Nothing, just ask. How did you join this game?"

"What else, just like you." Zhou Zhi said casually.

Zhang Zhiyuan knew that this was a defensive statement, and the other party didn't trust him enough.

"I received an invitation letter. How should I put it? Before I came, I thought the paradise was exaggerating. I didn't expect to find out after arriving... They said they were young." He immediately changed the subject and said in a relaxed tone, "This is not a simple game. If everyone can play it, I can guarantee that everyone in this city will be our own people."

Although everyone speaks Chinese, there is still a clear difference in the accent. Zhou Zhi glanced at him, "Brother, where are you from?"

"From the first city." Zhang Zhiyuan said with a smile, "How can you be sure that I am older than you? Maybe I should call you brother."

"I can still see this. Your way of speaking and doing things is better than my group of friends..." Zhou Zhi swallowed it halfway through, "Forget it, pretend I didn't say it."

"It's okay, I'll be the older brother." Zhang Zhiyuan waved his hand, "What about you? Where do you live?"

"Jiangcheng, maybe we can meet up later."

"I'm fine." He replied straight away, "By the way...have you entered the paradise once before? Or are you a pirate?"

"Hey, don't mention it." Zhou Zhi sighed again and again, "I played for less than 10 minutes, spent more than half of the time at sea, and finally landed, but was killed by a group of lunatics. I and those ghosts It’s hard to say, they find it extremely exciting to be killed, but I really don’t want to experience the feeling of being stabbed in the stomach again.”

"Then you still come? Tickets for this game are not cheap."

"You don't understand, what attracts me is something else..."

Zhang Zhiyuan noticed that when Zhou Zhi said this, he unconsciously looked up at Naruko Asahara's back.

"Really?" He didn't continue to ask, "Then you'd better enlarge your eyes later, and be careful, I can't guarantee that everyone can survive."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Zhi looked surprised, "Aren't we chasing the murderer? What's more, there is still equipment this time, so it can't be the same as last time, no matter how you look at it."

"I hope so too." Zhang Zhiyuan sighed lightly.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Zhi gradually slowed down, "Did you find any other problems?"

"I didn't realize until I was blown by the sea breeze when I came out. Do you think this serial murder puzzle is difficult?"

"Uh, this..." The other party paused, "Anyway, I can't see it. But you can find the hidden clues that day, so it shouldn't be too difficult a case, right? Of course, it may be Brother Zhang, your talent Extraordinary..."

"Don't brag, let me just say it, it's really not difficult, I'm definitely not the only one who can see it." Zhang Zhiyuan lowered his voice, "In fact, I suspect that the reporter also saw the clues, that's why he disappeared. "

Zhou Zhi couldn't help shivering, "This should be a setting..."

"But what if it wasn't?" Zhang Zhiyuan disapproved, "The gang of murderers committed crimes continuously and left notices of killing. The time span has been several months, but no one has been arrested so far. Don't you think this is a bit strange?"

"Brother, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"I'm just saying that the case is probably not as simple as it seems, so you must be more vigilant later."

Zhou Zhi was speechless for a moment.

After a while, he said in a low voice, "But even if you die, you're just quitting the game. If something happens to me later, please remember to give me a good time."

"What are you talking about, I don't want to start with my own people."

"Please, this is just a game..." Zhou Zhi emphasized again.

But how different is it from reality?
What's more, Zhang Zhiyuan didn't think a game could do this.

He thought so in his heart, but didn't say it out loud.

"By the way, this body is really good. I don't have much breath after running for so long. The theater shouldn't be far away, right?" Zhou Zhi suddenly changed his expression and slowed down a bit, "Hey, where are they?"

Only then did Zhang Zhiyuan notice that the few people running in front seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Brother Zhang, what should we do now—"

Before Zhou Zhi could finish speaking, a hand suddenly stretched out from the darkness and dragged him into the street!Just as he was about to yell, the other hand tightly covered his mouth.

"Shut up." A cold female voice said.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhi immediately relaxed, and he even wanted the other party to keep covering him for a while.

It was Naruko Asahara who pulled him.

Looking back, Zhang Zhiyuan was also pulled in, but it was Jason Taylor who pulled him, and his mouth was not covered.

"What happened?" Zhang Zhiyuan asked.

"There are people outside the theater, and you two are too far away from us. I can only turn back with Ms. Asahara to remind the two of you." Taylor explained, "Joe and the Russians are watching them."

"What are you guys talking about? You're so far behind." Naruko Asahara said with a hint of blame in her tone.

"Sorry, sorry, it's just nonsense." Zhang Zhiyuan laughed, "What do you mean there are people outside the theater?"

"You can see for yourself."

The four of them followed the shadow of the street and walked lightly to the end of the Golden Street.The outline of the Grand Theater is like a hill in the night, which seems to be darker than the surrounding block buildings.At this moment, almost no one was walking on the street, and occasionally the sound of carriage wheels rolling over the stone road could be heard in the distance, other than that, the city was completely silent.

Zhang Zhiyuan immediately discovered the reason why it was darker here: the street lights around the theater were not on.

The city's lighting is still an ancient oil lamp. Although it needs to be added artificially, it is more stable and reliable. If it is not deliberately caused by someone, it is unlikely to go out by itself at night.

In this dark night, there are still a few shadows around the theater. They gather together in twos and threes, seemingly loose, but they basically control a few street intersections. No matter which direction other people come from When approaching the theater, it is difficult not to be noticed by the other party.In other words, these people are not wandering homeless, but guarding the area with a purpose.

(End of this chapter)