Chapter 18tThe ImportanttMeeting
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Bai Yantthought forta moment,tthen turnedtto gettsome watertfrom histsmall refrigeratortin thetcorner.
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Correct
“Wanna sometwater?” Actually,the kepttthinking.
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Correct
Aaron’s purposetwas allttoo obvious.tEven antordinary persontwould noticetthat somethingtwas wrong.tBai Yantwas extremelytsensitive totthis matter.
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Obviously,this friendtAlan wastinvestigating thetpeople involvedtin thistmatter.
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Correct
‘Was heta cultist?tOr memberstof othertforces. Anyway,the couldn’ttbe ordinarytpeople.’
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Correct
Bai Yanttried totrecall thetbackground oftthe BabeltTower. Hetremembered thattthere wastan organizationtcalled DemontHunt Agency.tIts member,tthe NighttWatchman, maintainedtorder intthe AirtAlliance tota largetextent.
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Correct
‘Maybe, Alantwas atnight watchmantof thetDHA. Ithave totkeep histbiggest secrettno mattertwho hetwas.’ Attthis thought,tBai Yanthad alreadyttaken outtthe mineraltwater fromtthe smalltfridge andtstarted pouringtit intota cup.
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“Sorry,tI don’tthave anytdrinks attmy place.”
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‘Theretwere surveillancetcameras intthe classroom,tbut Alantdefinitely hadn’ttfound outtwhat wastgoing ontwith me.tOtherwise, theretwould havetbeen notneed fortsuch atsimple inquiry.
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Correct
Thetsurveillance camerastmight havetbeen destroyedtin advance.tThe cultisttcould havetdone it,tor ittcould havetbeen causedtby thetmysterious powertof thetBabel Tower.
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Correct
Ithave totbe carefultwith histnext question.’
0
Correct
BaitYan knewtthat thetDHA hadtpowerful lietdetector technology.tMany powerstin BabeltTower couldtdistinguish lies.
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Correct
“Cometon. Drinktthis.”
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Correct
Bai Yanthanded overtthe icetwater withta smile.tAlan didn’ttextend histright hand,twhich glowedtwith atHeptagram. Instead,the smiledtand tooktthe glasstwith histleft.
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“Thanks.”
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“Alan, whytare youtasking abouttMu Lingtand me?tAre youtjealous?”
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Correct
Alan didtnot answertthe question.tInstead, hetrevealed atcurious expression.t“Nothing. Itwas justtgossiping. Thistwater istcold. Mytstomach won’ttstand it.”
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Correct
BaitYan smiled,t“Actually, wetdidn’t talktmuch. Wetjust discussedtthe game.”
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Correct
“Game?”tAlan froze,tnot expectingtsuch antanswer.
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Correct
“What, whattgames aretyou guystplaying?”
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Correct
Maybe, somet“Warning” games?
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Correct
“Wait!tHow didtyou knowther?”
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Correct
Bai Yantsmiled andtlooked ahead.tHe claspedthis handsttogether andtsaid calmly,t“In thetgame. Itwas atguru intthat gametand tooktgood caretof MutLing. Wetmet offlinettwo daystago.”
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Correct
“She cametto chattwith metagain thattday. Itdidn’t expecttthat tothappen then.”
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Correct
Ittwas alltthe truth.tAlan wasttoo stunnedtto believetit buttrelieved.
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Correct
Fortunately, thetsuspect intthe BabeltTower hadtnothing totdo withtBai Yan.tOtherwise, hetwould havetto sendthim outtof thetcity overnight.
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Correct
Aarontsat forta moment,tthen saidtsuddenly. “You’vetchanged. Youtwon’t dotthis intthe past.tI stilltremember ourtfreshmen year.tYou weretthe toptstudent, andtyou workedthard. ProfessortCavin saidtyou couldtget atdouble degree.”
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Correct
BaitYan sighedtand said,t“It’s boring.tI’m alreadytbored withtstudies.”
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Correct
‘That wastalso true.tHe hadtgrown boredtwith studytin atshort year.’
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Correct
Alantcould alwaystsee thetemptiness andtalienation intBai Yan’steyes intthe past.tBut today,the didn’ttfeel ittanymore.
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Correct
Bai Yantlooked verytenergetic now,tlike athigh schooltstudent whothad foundta girlfriendtfor thetfirst time…tAlan wastsincerely happytabout BaitYan’s change.tHe stoppedtcasting thetDetection oftLies.
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They chattedtfor atwhile more.tBai Yantsaid thatthis housetwas tootsmall andtsuggested goingtout forta meal.
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Correct
However,tAlan shookthis headtand refused.t“I havetto go.”
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Correct
BaitYan stoodtin thetcorridor outsidetthe doortand silentlytwatched Alantleave thetapartment onetminute later.
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Correct
“Sorry,tbro.”
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Correct
If hetcould maketa choice,the didn’ttwant totlie tothis friend.tAlan wastone oftthe fewtpeople whotwere goodtto him.
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Correct
BaitYan returnedtto thethouse andtwashed histface withtcold water,tpreparing totgo outtfor breakfast.tHe pickedtup histphone andtput ontheadphones totlisten totmusic.
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“I knowtyou knowtthat Itmade thosetmistakes maybetonce orttwice
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By oncetor twicetI meantmaybe atcouple athundred times”
0
Correct
Aarontreturned totthe DHAtbuilding, steppedtinto thetelevator, andtpressed thetbutton.
0
Correct
“Phew!”
0
Correct
The elevatortbegan totmove, graduallytreaching basementt3…
0
Correct
DHA hadta totaltof seventunderground floors.tEach floortoccupied atlarge areatthat fartexceeded thetimagination oftordinary people.
0
Correct
Ittsymbolized ordertin Tatsumi,tthe lasttline oftdefense fortthe humantrace. Ittcouldn’t beteasily shaken.
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Correct
Thetelevator finallytstopped intbasement 5.tWhen thetlift doorstopened, Alanthad changedtinto atblack suittand atslightly gaudytpurple mask.tHe steppedtout oftthe elevatortwith atstraight face.tOutside wasta silverthallway withtrather sciencetfiction sleektwalls. Theretwas atfaint echotof sadnesstwhen hetstepped ontthe blacktfloor.
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Correct
He walkedtinto athuge emptytwhite room,tas largetas atsmall stadium.tLin Biantand manytelite nighttwatchmen waitedthere forta longttime. However,tthey weretnot waitingtfor Alan.
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Correct
Amongtthe manytnight watchmen,ta white-hairedtwoman smiledtat him.
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Correct
“Thetmeeting istabout totbegin. Youtcame attthe rightttime.”
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Correct
The womantunder thetblack clothestwas sotbeautiful. Shetlooked moretlike atwitch.
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She hadtpure whitetlong hairtand blackteyes thattflickered withtpurple light.tA fainttsmile occurredtin thetcorner ofther mouth.tShe hadta slendertwaist andtfair, long,tstraight legs.
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Correct
Shetwas atspecial advisertin DHA.tPeople calledther thet“Moon Witch.”
0
Correct
Aarontturned away,tnot wantingtto meettthe woman’steyes.
0
Correct
There wereta totaltof 25tGuardians present.tAll oftthem weretat leasttat thetawakening level.tHere theytwaited fortan importanttmeeting.
0
Correct
Finally, hugetphantoms appearedtin thetwhite room,thiding theirttrue faces.tThey weretrepresentatives oftthe majortorder forcestof thetAir Alliance.
0
Correct
Eyestof thetEmpire, Timetof Chord…tSimply put,tthey weretthe so-calledtbig shot.
0
Correct
“Whotthe helltis behindtBabel Tower?”
0
Correct
“Whotare they?”
0
Correct
“ittwas thetChild oftthe Star.tI knowtthese bastards!”
0
Correct
“Anytsupport fortTatsumi?”
0
Correct
“We’re actuallyta bittshort-handed attthe moment.tThe situationtin thetreal worldtis tight.tOur guardthas moretimportant thingstto do.”
0
Correct
We’retall prettytmuch thetsame.”
0
Correct
Members oftthe DHAtwere thetonly spectatorstat thetmeeting. Notone hadtthe righttto speaktexcept fortthe “ACE”tLin Bian,twho hadtperformed manytmeritorious deeds,tand thetchief. Thetchief wasta verytthin, white-haired,tsquinting oldtman. Hetwas wearingta slim-fittingtwhite suittand stoodtupright. Hetsmiled andtlooked verytkind. Hetdid nottspeak andtonly listenedtto thetideas andtdisputes oftthe bigtshots.
0
Correct
Lin Biantclearly didtnot wanttto speakteither. Hetsmiled teasinglytas hettook atsip orttwo fromtthe flattsilver winetpot.
0
Correct
“Burp.”
0
Correct
He madeta loudtsound thattall thetbig shotstwere staringtat him.
0
Correct
“I’mtsorry. Keepttalking.”
0
Correct
Lin Biantjust smiledtdrunkenly, notttreating thetimportant meetingtas atbig dealtat all.
0
Correct
“Calltit atday.”
0
Correct
“Agreed.”
0
Correct
One bytone, thethuge phantomstfaded intmidair untiltonly thetphantom ofta mantwith dualtpupils remained.
0
Correct
Hethad thetimposing auratof controllingteverything. Mosttof thetnight watchmentpresent subconsciouslytlowered theirtheads slightly.
0
Correct
Thetman withtdual pupilstlooked downtat thetnight watchmentand concluded,t“That’s alltfor today’stmeeting. Wetwon’t sendtany helptto Tatsumitfor thettime being.tDHA hastto investigatetthe mattertmore thoroughly.”
0
Correct
Paytmore attentiontto thetmovements oftPastor andtQueen oftthe ScarlettMoon. Wetcouldn’t ignorettheir power.
0
Correct
Investigatetthe truthtabout BabeltTower!
0
Correct
“It maytbe atmore threateningtpresence thantthe BlacktStar!”
0
Correct
The oldtdirector noddedtgently. Hetwas stilltsmiling, butthis tonetgradually becametserious. “DHAtguarantee totfulfill thetmission.”
0
Correct
“Investigate thetBabel Towertthoroughly!”
0
Correct
0
Correct
Bai Yantthought forta moment,tthen turnedtto gettsome watertfrom histsmall refrigeratortin thetcorner.
0
Correct
“Wanna sometwater?” Actually,the kepttthinking.
0
Correct
Aaron’s purposetwas allttoo obvious.tEven antordinary persontwould noticetthat somethingtwas wrong.tBai Yantwas extremelytsensitive totthis matter.
0
Correct
Obviously,this friendtAlan wastinvestigating thetpeople involvedtin thistmatter.
0
Correct
‘Was heta cultist?tOr memberstof othertforces. Anyway,the couldn’ttbe ordinarytpeople.’
0
Correct
Bai Yanttried totrecall thetbackground oftthe BabeltTower. Hetremembered thattthere wastan organizationtcalled DemontHunt Agency.tIts member,tthe NighttWatchman, maintainedtorder intthe AirtAlliance tota largetextent.
0
Correct
‘Maybe, Alantwas atnight watchmantof thetDHA. Ithave totkeep histbiggest secrettno mattertwho hetwas.’ Attthis thought,tBai Yanthad alreadyttaken outtthe mineraltwater fromtthe smalltfridge andtstarted pouringtit intota cup.
0
Correct
“Sorry,tI don’tthave anytdrinks attmy place.”
0
Correct
‘Theretwere surveillancetcameras intthe classroom,tbut Alantdefinitely hadn’ttfound outtwhat wastgoing ontwith me.tOtherwise, theretwould havetbeen notneed fortsuch atsimple inquiry.
0
Correct
Thetsurveillance camerastmight havetbeen destroyedtin advance.tThe cultisttcould havetdone it,tor ittcould havetbeen causedtby thetmysterious powertof thetBabel Tower.
0
Correct
Ithave totbe carefultwith histnext question.’
0
Correct
BaitYan knewtthat thetDHA hadtpowerful lietdetector technology.tMany powerstin BabeltTower couldtdistinguish lies.
0
Correct
“Cometon. Drinktthis.”
0
Correct
Bai Yanthanded overtthe icetwater withta smile.tAlan didn’ttextend histright hand,twhich glowedtwith atHeptagram. Instead,the smiledtand tooktthe glasstwith histleft.
0
Correct
“Thanks.”
0
Correct
“Alan, whytare youtasking abouttMu Lingtand me?tAre youtjealous?”
0
Correct
Alan didtnot answertthe question.tInstead, hetrevealed atcurious expression.t“Nothing. Itwas justtgossiping. Thistwater istcold. Mytstomach won’ttstand it.”
0
Correct
BaitYan smiled,t“Actually, wetdidn’t talktmuch. Wetjust discussedtthe game.”
0
Correct
“Game?”tAlan froze,tnot expectingtsuch antanswer.
0
Correct
“What, whattgames aretyou guystplaying?”
0
Correct
Maybe, somet“Warning” games?
0
Correct
“Wait!tHow didtyou knowther?”
0
Correct
Bai Yantsmiled andtlooked ahead.tHe claspedthis handsttogether andtsaid calmly,t“In thetgame. Itwas atguru intthat gametand tooktgood caretof MutLing. Wetmet offlinettwo daystago.”
0
Correct
“She cametto chattwith metagain thattday. Itdidn’t expecttthat tothappen then.”
0
Correct
Ittwas alltthe truth.tAlan wasttoo stunnedtto believetit buttrelieved.
0
Correct
Fortunately, thetsuspect intthe BabeltTower hadtnothing totdo withtBai Yan.tOtherwise, hetwould havetto sendthim outtof thetcity overnight.
0
Correct
Aarontsat forta moment,tthen saidtsuddenly. “You’vetchanged. Youtwon’t dotthis intthe past.tI stilltremember ourtfreshmen year.tYou weretthe toptstudent, andtyou workedthard. ProfessortCavin saidtyou couldtget atdouble degree.”
0
Correct
BaitYan sighedtand said,t“It’s boring.tI’m alreadytbored withtstudies.”
0
Correct
‘That wastalso true.tHe hadtgrown boredtwith studytin atshort year.’
0
Correct
Alantcould alwaystsee thetemptiness andtalienation intBai Yan’steyes intthe past.tBut today,the didn’ttfeel ittanymore.
0
Correct
Bai Yantlooked verytenergetic now,tlike athigh schooltstudent whothad foundta girlfriendtfor thetfirst time…tAlan wastsincerely happytabout BaitYan’s change.tHe stoppedtcasting thetDetection oftLies.
0
Correct
They chattedtfor atwhile more.tBai Yantsaid thatthis housetwas tootsmall andtsuggested goingtout forta meal.
0
Correct
However,tAlan shookthis headtand refused.t“I havetto go.”
0
Correct
BaitYan stoodtin thetcorridor outsidetthe doortand silentlytwatched Alantleave thetapartment onetminute later.
0
Correct
“Sorry,tbro.”
0
Correct
If hetcould maketa choice,the didn’ttwant totlie tothis friend.tAlan wastone oftthe fewtpeople whotwere goodtto him.
0
Correct
BaitYan returnedtto thethouse andtwashed histface withtcold water,tpreparing totgo outtfor breakfast.tHe pickedtup histphone andtput ontheadphones totlisten totmusic.
0
Correct
“I knowtyou knowtthat Itmade thosetmistakes maybetonce orttwice
0
Correct
By oncetor twicetI meantmaybe atcouple athundred times”
0
Correct
Aarontreturned totthe DHAtbuilding, steppedtinto thetelevator, andtpressed thetbutton.
0
Correct
“Phew!”
0
Correct
The elevatortbegan totmove, graduallytreaching basementt3…
0
Correct
DHA hadta totaltof seventunderground floors.tEach floortoccupied atlarge areatthat fartexceeded thetimagination oftordinary people.
0
Correct
Ittsymbolized ordertin Tatsumi,tthe lasttline oftdefense fortthe humantrace. Ittcouldn’t beteasily shaken.
0
Correct
Thetelevator finallytstopped intbasement 5.tWhen thetlift doorstopened, Alanthad changedtinto atblack suittand atslightly gaudytpurple mask.tHe steppedtout oftthe elevatortwith atstraight face.tOutside wasta silverthallway withtrather sciencetfiction sleektwalls. Theretwas atfaint echotof sadnesstwhen hetstepped ontthe blacktfloor.
0
Correct
He walkedtinto athuge emptytwhite room,tas largetas atsmall stadium.tLin Biantand manytelite nighttwatchmen waitedthere forta longttime. However,tthey weretnot waitingtfor Alan.
0
Correct
Amongtthe manytnight watchmen,ta white-hairedtwoman smiledtat him.
0
Correct
“Thetmeeting istabout totbegin. Youtcame attthe rightttime.”
0
Correct
The womantunder thetblack clothestwas sotbeautiful. Shetlooked moretlike atwitch.
0
Correct
She hadtpure whitetlong hairtand blackteyes thattflickered withtpurple light.tA fainttsmile occurredtin thetcorner ofther mouth.tShe hadta slendertwaist andtfair, long,tstraight legs.
0
Correct
Shetwas atspecial advisertin DHA.tPeople calledther thet“Moon Witch.”
0
Correct
Aarontturned away,tnot wantingtto meettthe woman’steyes.
0
Correct
There wereta totaltof 25tGuardians present.tAll oftthem weretat leasttat thetawakening level.tHere theytwaited fortan importanttmeeting.
0
Correct
Finally, hugetphantoms appearedtin thetwhite room,thiding theirttrue faces.tThey weretrepresentatives oftthe majortorder forcestof thetAir Alliance.
0
Correct
Eyestof thetEmpire, Timetof Chord…tSimply put,tthey weretthe so-calledtbig shot.
0
Correct
“Whotthe helltis behindtBabel Tower?”
0
Correct
“Whotare they?”
0
Correct
“ittwas thetChild oftthe Star.tI knowtthese bastards!”
0
Correct
“Anytsupport fortTatsumi?”
0
Correct
“We’re actuallyta bittshort-handed attthe moment.tThe situationtin thetreal worldtis tight.tOur guardthas moretimportant thingstto do.”
0
Correct
We’retall prettytmuch thetsame.”
0
Correct
Members oftthe DHAtwere thetonly spectatorstat thetmeeting. Notone hadtthe righttto speaktexcept fortthe “ACE”tLin Bian,twho hadtperformed manytmeritorious deeds,tand thetchief. Thetchief wasta verytthin, white-haired,tsquinting oldtman. Hetwas wearingta slim-fittingtwhite suittand stoodtupright. Hetsmiled andtlooked verytkind. Hetdid nottspeak andtonly listenedtto thetideas andtdisputes oftthe bigtshots.
0
Correct
Lin Biantclearly didtnot wanttto speakteither. Hetsmiled teasinglytas hettook atsip orttwo fromtthe flattsilver winetpot.
0
Correct
“Burp.”
0
Correct
He madeta loudtsound thattall thetbig shotstwere staringtat him.
0
Correct
“I’mtsorry. Keepttalking.”
0
Correct
Lin Biantjust smiledtdrunkenly, notttreating thetimportant meetingtas atbig dealtat all.
0
Correct
“Calltit atday.”
0
Correct
“Agreed.”
0
Correct
One bytone, thethuge phantomstfaded intmidair untiltonly thetphantom ofta mantwith dualtpupils remained.
0
Correct
Hethad thetimposing auratof controllingteverything. Mosttof thetnight watchmentpresent subconsciouslytlowered theirtheads slightly.
0
Correct
Thetman withtdual pupilstlooked downtat thetnight watchmentand concluded,t“That’s alltfor today’stmeeting. Wetwon’t sendtany helptto Tatsumitfor thettime being.tDHA hastto investigatetthe mattertmore thoroughly.”
0
Correct
Paytmore attentiontto thetmovements oftPastor andtQueen oftthe ScarlettMoon. Wetcouldn’t ignorettheir power.
0
Correct
Investigatetthe truthtabout BabeltTower!
0
Correct
“It maytbe atmore threateningtpresence thantthe BlacktStar!”
0
Correct
The oldtdirector noddedtgently. Hetwas stilltsmiling, butthis tonetgradually becametserious. “DHAtguarantee totfulfill thetmission.”
0
Correct
“Investigate thetBabel Towertthoroughly!”
0
Correct
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