Embers Ad Infinitum

Jiang Baimian's expression gradually darkened.

She didn't say "Isn't this a coincidence?", but directly made a judgment:

There's something wrong with this!

It is completely understandable that two people would have similar dreams due to the same experience, but having them at about the same time and waking up at the same time is so coincidental that one cannot believe that there was no interference from external factors.

After pondering for a few seconds, Jiang Baimian looked at the door, considered and said:

"The boss did it?

"He is an awakener in the dream realm and wants to confirm what we discovered this afternoon?

"Well...if he is really the Awakened, then our disguise at that time will indeed have no effect. He can clearly sense that we are approaching the door and returning to the hall..."

Shang Jianyao nodded first, and then said with some confusion:

"He can come and ask us directly. I won't lie to him."

I would lie to you... Jiang Baimian did not refute Shang Jianyao, but just made a slander.

She thought for a while, covered her mouth and yawned:

"The boss should have believed by now that we only heard a strange sound and couldn't figure out what the problem was.

"Go to sleep and pretend nothing happened."

This is the "custom" of the Ugo Hotel: you don't ask anything, and I don't ask anything.

Shang Jianyao looked at the door and said a little eagerly:

"I'm wondering if the boss knows Odik?"

"Awakened people who are in the same dream realm may not necessarily believe in the same Zhi Sui. Even if they believe in the same Zhi Sui, they may not be in the same sect. And several sects that believe in the same Zhi Sui have different understandings of scriptures and books. It's not uncommon for dogs to have brains." Jiang Baimian replied a few words, lay down again, and began to feel sleepy.

Shang Jianyao thought for a moment, sighed, pulled up the quilt, and wrapped himself up.

Nothing happened again that night, no more strange dreams.

The next morning, after having a bread-based breakfast, Jiang Baimian briefly shared what happened last night to Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and Gnawa, and mentioned his guess.

Perhaps because he had encountered quite a few awakened people, and even a strong man with strange and terrifying abilities like Di Marco, Long Yuehong was not too surprised, nor did he feel too scared. He just sighed:

"As expected of the original city, any hotel owner might be an awakened person."

"So, we can't be arrogant, and we can't be arrogant just because we have accomplished so many things before." Jiang Baimian took the opportunity to educate the team members.

"What is drifting?" Gennava asked without understanding.

"It's the antonym of down-to-earth and cautious." Jiang Baimian helped the intelligent robot fill in its vocabulary.

Shang Jianyao then looked at Bai Chen and asked curiously:

"You said that the boss has a close relationship with the sheriff here. Do you know how they established their friendship?"

"I didn't ask." Bai Chen's answer was extremely concise, almost extending into the words "It's none of my business."

Shang Jianyao didn't expect the answer at all, and expressed his guess enthusiastically:

“Would he go to the sheriff’s dream every night, create various scenes, and enhance his friendship with him?

"The sheriff dreamed of him many times, and became friendly with him, and gradually became friends."

"Why does this sound a bit perverted..." The more Long Yuehong thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"This is probably adapted from some love story in old world entertainment materials."

"Even love is very perverted." Long Yuehong still insisted on her opinion.

"We can't generalize between people." Shang Jianyao educated him with "serious words and thoughtful words." "Some people like more perverted ways of falling in love."

Jiang Baimian didn't give him a chance to continue talking nonsense. He glanced at the time, stood up, walked to the table, and operated the group's radio transceiver.

She wanted to inform Zhao Zhengqi, the head of the Zhao family, about the results of yesterday's investigation and see what he wanted to do next and what he could do.

——In order to distinguish, the "old tune team" communicated with Zhao Zhengqi using the frequency band commonly used by the Zhao family and the password specially set for this investigation, and the time was also set from 8 to 9 am.

…………

Wild Grass City, in the Zhao family's study.

Zhao Zhengqi, who was drinking tea, saw his eldest son Zhao Yide walking in hurriedly.

He wanted to curse, "Why are you so anxious? You should be calm when faced with big things", but he instantly recalled something from before and forced his mouth shut.

After carefully placing the tea cup, Zhao Zhengqi asked:

"What happened?"

Zhao Yide held a piece of paper and said:

"Dad, Zhang Qubing's team sent back a telegram."

"So fast?" Zhao Zhengqi took the piece of paper in surprise.

He just received a telegram from Lanster last night, saying that investigators had just arrived in the First City and had contacted him.

At a glance, Zhao Zhengqi quickly read the brief telegram:

"It is suspected to be related to 'anti-intellectual religion' and involves 'hypnosis' and other awakened person abilities."

Jiang Baimian only told the results, not the specific investigation process. At the same time, she also concealed the item of "modifying memory" to avoid directly raising suspicions in the employer:

Why could they find that the memory had been modified?

"'Anti-Intellectual Cult'..." The previous assassination made all the nobles in Yecao City no strangers to this sect, and Zhao Zhengqi was no stranger to it.

As soon as he whispered the name, Zhao Yide said with some fear:

“Dad, haven’t we always been able to find out which company is cooperating with the ‘Anti-Intellectual Cult’? We can only suspect that the ‘First City’ wants to annex us in one fell swoop?

"Could it be, could it be a volunteer study..."

As the second direct son of the Zhao family, as long as Zhao Zhengqi and Zhao Yide are dead, he can inherit everything in the Zhao family.

At that time, taking advantage of the power vacancy caused by the murder of the city lord and other nobles, he has a great chance to unify Weed City with the support of the "Primary City".

Zhao Zhengqi had obviously thought of this, and his face became extremely ugly, as gloomy as if he could drip water.

After dozens of seconds, he slowly said:

"Yi Xue may have been hypnotized."

This was the most acceptable answer he could think of.

"Yes." Zhao Yide did not refute, "What should we do next?"

"Let Zhang Qubing and his team confirm whether they are really an 'anti-intellectual sect', and tell them that we will not be stingy with the remuneration. Even if we pay one or even two manors for this, there is no problem." Zhao Zhengqi now feels that only those who are "anti-intellectual sect" It's a nuisance.

If his second son keeps hanging out with those "anti-intellectual religion" people, the Zhao family will never have peace until everyone is dead and converted, without exception.

Even if the "Anti-Intellectual Cult" no longer looks down upon the rural nobles here in Weecao City and focuses all its energy on the First City, Zhao Yixue's involvement will also affect the entire Zhao family.

After a pause, Zhao Zhengqi said in a deep voice:

“Also, inform the city lord immediately.

"We will probably have to make use of his connections and power in the Prime City. I think he must be eager to kill the Anti-Intellectual Cult.

"Why……"

He weighed it again and again, and felt that the Zhao family's strength alone and their connections in the "Primary City", even with the addition of Zhang Qubing and Xue Yueyue's team, could not deal with such a large organization as the "Anti-Intellectual Cult".

Only by tying up all the forces that hate this sect in the "prime city" can we have enough chance of winning.

"Okay." Zhao Yide agreed hastily.

The younger brother has colluded with the "anti-intellectual religion", and he is likely to be the first target!

…………

"Haha, the Zhao family is quite generous." After Jiang Baimian translated the call back, he joked with a smile.

If they can really get two manors, the "Old Tune Team" can save another two or three thousand Orei and exchange them for military exoskeleton devices and robotic arms. There will be no problem.

Since the "Old Tune Team" thinks there is no problem and it's fair, then Lehman shouldn't feel there is a problem. After all, the profiteer played a trick in the first place, and the "Old Tune Team" will also give him Lars's details. intelligence.

"Then let's go to the southern suburbs now?" Bai Chen asked in confirmation.

Shang Jianyao is an activist and has already reached the door, followed closely by Gennava.

Jiang Baimian smiled and shook his head:

"Don't worry, I'll go in the afternoon.

"In the morning, we will go to the Golden Apple District to observe the situation around the main target. If we can discover the secret protector, we can formulate a targeted plan."

"How many cars are you driving?" Long Yuehong asked.

"One is enough, two are too conspicuous. Also, remember, you only pass by once and cannot go around repeatedly. Problems will be discovered." Jiang Baimian said as he hid the radio transceiver.

After leaving the Ugo Hotel, they chose the original military green jeep because this time their destination was the Golden Apple District, where the nobles of the First City lived, and the shabby and shabby cars were very conspicuous.

However, the issue of modification is not a problem in that area. I don’t know how many nobles’ vehicles have additional things added to the original bulletproof system.

While the vehicle was driving, Long Yuehong cast her gaze out the window, looking at the scenery on the roadside and the people on the street.

Suddenly, a female figure jumped over, her back hunched, her eyes cloudy and bloodshot.

"The fifth one..." Long Yuehong whispered blankly.

The fifth "apathy" patient.

These streets have the fifth "accidental" patient in recent times.

When the police officers in gray-blue uniforms chased by, Jiang Baimian slowed down the car, frowned and said:

"Is this frequency too high?"

Although it is normal for multiple cases to appear in the surrounding area within a certain period of time after an "accidental disease" outbreak, and there is often no connection between the patients, the frequency of the initial "epidemic" in the city was somewhat surprising.

However, Jiang Baimian also knew that from the statistical data, this should be within a reasonable range, but it felt different and more impactful.

"It's pretty normal. I've experienced it with higher frequency, also in the First City." Bai Chen expressed his thoughts.

"Also in the First City? Is there something wrong here?" Jiang Baimian glanced at the windshield and said thoughtfully, "It seems that we need to collect the case data this time to see if we can find anything. "

Investigating the source of "unintentional disease" is also the main task of the "Old Tune Team", because it is likely to be related to the cause of the destruction of the old world.

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao responded eagerly.