Embers Ad Infinitum

Pulling the table over, Jiang Baimian jumped up lightly and used his left hand to remove the exit fence of the ventilation duct.

As expected, there was a man in black clothes "hidden" behind, a dead man.

She slowly pulled the body out and placed it on the table.

Long Yuehong glanced at it and saw the bald head, chubby face and wide-open dark green eyes.

"Herwig, it's really Herwig!" He compared the photos and blurted out.

"I have been dead for a while. The smell has dissipated, but it has not rotted yet." Jiang Baimian jumped off the table and made a calm judgment.

She sighed, glanced at Long Yuehong, laughed at herself and said:

"I knew this lucrative mission would never go smoothly."

As soon as it started, the employer turned into a corpse!

Of course, what Jiang Baimian originally wanted to lament was "Is this bad luck?" But considering Long Yuehong's mood, he forcibly changed his words.

In order to prevent Shang Jianyao from "talking nonsense", she gave an order:

"Go find the person responsible for the security of Hongshiji."

Although they had long heard that Red Stone Collection was chaotic than Weed Grass City, they still believed that there were armed personnel to maintain order here.

For such a market town to be able to survive, there must be a certain order and corresponding institutions.

"Where to look for it?" Long Yuehong remembered that most of the people here were hiding. Who knows where the people in charge of security are.

What a magical and helpless place!

There was no embarrassment in Shang Jianyao's expression. He smiled and said:

"Haven't you ever played hide and seek?"

After saying that, he rushed out of the store called "Gunhuo", came to the glass handrail, faced the front, and shouted loudly:

"Dead people! Dead people!

"Herwig of 'Gunfire' is dead!"

Shang Jianyao's voice was like rolling thunder, echoing throughout the underground building.

After Long Yuehong listened blankly, she muttered to herself blankly:

"What does this have to do with whether you've ever played hide and seek?"

"What did you say?" Jiang Baimian touched his cochlea.

Bai Chen replaced Long Yuehong and repeated it.

"I think what he means is," Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully, "When I was playing hide-and-seek as a child, I might shout, 'Eat, go home,' and then the people who were hiding would come out."

Long Yuehong's expression changed slightly as she recalled the past, feeling that she might have been deceived in a similar way.

Not long after Shang Jianyao finished shouting, behind the glass railing opposite, a metal box used to mark the layout of the store suddenly opened, and a man holding a "short neck" submachine gun came out.

"Is Herwig dead?" He walked around and asked Shang Jianyao.

"Maybe he can be saved." Shang Jianyao replied sincerely.

For example, seize the time, upload your consciousness, and become a mechanical monk.

The man looked at the body in the "gunfire" and took out his walkie-talkie:

"Team Han, something happened to Gunfire, and Herwig is dead."

…………

The lowest level of the Red Stone Collection, in the "Public Security Office" diagonally opposite the Hunter's Guild.

Jiang Baimian and others met the Sheriff of Hongshiji.

"Han Wanghuo." He introduced himself.

This is a tall and lanky man.

Of course, his height is relative to the average level of Huitu, and is actually about the same as Long Yuehong.

He has black hair, a short cut, messy eyebrows, and a fierce look. There are two horizontal and vertical scars on his face. The most eye-catching feature is his eyes - the whites of his eyes are a bit yellow, and his pupils are relatively pure black. , rather than dark brown.

After Jiang Baimian announced his name, he asked:

"There's nothing for us to do next, right?"

"Although no further autopsy has been done, it can be judged from the current situation that Herwig died before you entered the Red Stone Collection." Han Wanghuo had no intention of randomly finding a few people to be the murderers.

"How do you determine this?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

Han Wanghuo, who had two pistols tied to his waist, pointed at another man beside him:

"Weller, a doctor who also serves as the medical examiner for our police station."

Weller is a standard Red River race, about the same age as Han Wanghuo, in his thirties, with yellow hair and blue eyes, rough skin, deep-set eye sockets, and a full beard.

"You still insist on education? Are you still training doctors?" Jiang Baimian asked with interest.

Han Wanghuo shook his head:

"Weller is from United Industries."

Weller spread his hands and said in Gray dialect:

"I just saw that my boss never had children, so I enthusiastically helped him, but in the end he almost put him in jail and tortured him to death."

"The way you help is wrong." Shang Jianyao criticized seriously.

"Huh?" Weller was a little stunned.

Shang Jianyao gave the perfect solution:

"You should use biological organ transplantation, neural reconstruction and artificial womb to help him give birth to one yourself, so that not only will he not send you to prison, but he will also develop feelings for you."

"..." Although the words the other party spoke were relatively unfamiliar, as a medical student, Weller easily understood what they meant.

"I'm not, I'm..." He suddenly didn't know how to explain.

He was obviously just mocking himself in a joking way, but the other party turned out to be so serious.

And facing such a serious person, he was embarrassed to say that his real purpose was not to help his boss have a child, but to covet his boss's young wife.

Long Yuehong glanced at Weller sympathetically but said nothing.

Jiang Baimian suppressed a smile and nodded to Han Wanghuo:

"Then we can go?"

"Okay." Han Wanghui gave a positive answer.

Jiang Baimian then turned his wrist and looked at the electronic watch:

"Is there a hotel or something like this here?"

It was getting late, and they had to consider accommodation for the night before they went to take on another mission.

Han Wanghuo pointed to the ceiling and said:

“On the other side of the entrance, there are several rows of simple houses.

"You need to go to the 'Kasha Hotel' on the fourth floor first and exchange supplies for electronic cards before you can open the door.

"If you try to force your way in, you'll see me again soon."

Jiang Baimian nodded slightly, smiled and said:

"thank you."

Weller glanced at her and volunteered:

"I'll take you there.

"Have you not had dinner yet? I'll treat you to it. I'm not bragging. I'm very good at finding people to wait for at Red Rock Collection, so I won't keep you waiting for too long."

"No need for now." Jiang Baimian refused without hesitation.

At this time, Shang Jianyao asked enthusiastically:

"How good are you at hiding?"

Weller did not hide his regret and shook his head:

"I won't be as neurotic as them and hide when nothing happens."

"Aren't you a believer in the Vigilant Sect?" Jiang Baimian asked.

"No." Weller turned his head and looked at Han Wanghuo, "Nor is Team Han."

"The Sheriff is always hiding, which is not conducive to maintaining order, so Hongshiji specially asked me to do it." Han Wanghuo explained simply.

Jiang Baimian asked thoughtfully:

"Aren't you from Hongshiji?"

Han Wanghuo said "hmm":

"I was originally a wanderer in the wilderness, and I have been a relic hunter for many years."

Hearing these words, Jiang Baimian turned his head and looked at Bai Chen, as if he was saying with his eyes that he was almost like you.

The only difference is that Bai Chen finally joined the big force "Pangu Creatures", while Han Wanghuo could only become a member of the smuggling node "Red Stone Collection".

After bidding farewell to Han Wanghuo and Wei Le, and leaving the security station, Jiang Baimian took Shang Jianyao and the others into the Hunters Guild diagonally opposite again.

"If Herwig dies, does our mission automatically become invalid?" She was still asking the female clerk wearing a tiger mask.

After the task is invalid, there will be no restrictions on them taking on other tasks.

The clerk wearing a tiger mask said quickly:

"Do not worry.

"Herwig still has his family. The mission of retrieving the arms is likely to continue. Moreover, you may also receive a new task from the auxiliary police station to investigate the cause of Herwig's death. This can be taken on together."

"That's it...then when will there be a definite answer?" Of course Jiang Baimian was reluctant to give up this lucrative task.

Especially since they haven't officially entered the process yet, and they don't even know the general situation of the robbers.

The clerk wearing a tiger mask replied:

"Tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian waved his hand and prepared to leave.

At this time, the clerk wearing a tiger mask said with a slightly trembling voice:

"Guys, you should buy some masks. It's very dangerous for you to walk around with your true appearance. I feel scared just seeing you.

"Herwig must have been killed because he didn't hide well."

Although Herwig hid better so that the murderer could not find him, he would probably not die, but when you put it this way, there is always a feeling that those who fail in "hide and seek" will die silently... Jiang Baimian He slandered, "Follow the good and follow the flow" and nodded:

"Thanks."

"So, where can I buy a mask?" Shang Jianyao asked helpfully.

"Aren't you going to the 'Kasha Hotel'? When you change your electronic card, you can change some masks." The clerk wearing a tiger mask said quickly.

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao responded happily.

After leaving the Hunter Guild, Jiang Baimian glanced at him:

"You want to do as the Romans do?"

"Don't you think it's quite cool to play songs through the speakers while wearing a mask to deal with the enemy?" Shang Jianyao tried his best to describe the scene in his imagination.

"It's a bit like a masquerade party in the old world..." Jiang Baimian thought back for a moment, "As for how it feels, it depends on what song you play and what kind of mask you wear."

After the "dance" in the noble meeting hall of the city lord's palace, she confirmed that there were many strange songs in Shang Jianyao's speakers. She didn't know whether they were originally there or were exchanged from the "Rootless" business group. Come.

In short, she did not dare to recall those scenes at that time for fear of contaminating herself.

While talking, they first returned to the parking lot and picked up a carton of supplies, then went up to the fourth floor and found the "Kasha Hotel".

There is no doubt that there is no one here either.

There is a row of chairs at the entrance, which seems to be used for waiting. The room is not deep, with a wall at the bottom and a metal door like a window on the wall.

There are notices written in Huitu and Honghe dialects on both sides of the metal door:

"Please knock on the door."

Shang Jianyao jumped over, raised his fingers, and knocked on the metal window called the "door."

After a few seconds, the speaker high in the room rang, and a deliberately altered female voice came out:

"How many rooms do you want, and how many nights do you want?"

"Awesome." Shang Jianyao praised sincerely.

He could sense the hotel owner behind the wall, but there were at least three thick barriers in between.

In other words, except for the awakened ones, no one can attack the hotel owner in a short time.

This is a way of hiding.

Jiang Baimian shook his head:

“Rough.

"Switch some surveillance cameras to 'Mechanical Paradise', pull a few more wires, and operate them remotely from the Red Stone Collection. Wouldn't it be more concealed and safer?"

The speaker high in the room sounded again:

"Madam, this is your way of hiding if you have money. It requires the cooperation of a robot, which is responsible for collecting supplies and issuing electronic cards. If you don't have money, you can only be like me."