Embers Ad Infinitum

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and Gennava heard this and turned around at the same time. They saw a room on the second floor open and a man in his mid-twenties or eighty-year-old came out.

He has black hair and blue eyes, a thin face, messy short hair, a pair of round black-rimmed glasses on his nose, and a dark shirt and trousers. He is Lehman's highly paid bodyguard Richardson.

He also comes from "United Industries" and was said to be an engineer before. He has cooperated with Lehman many times and has always had a good reputation.

"Who are you?" Richardson asked in a deep voice, looking at Shang Jianyao and others.

Rondal enthusiastically helped to answer:

"They are the boss's friends and business partners. Part of our purpose of coming to the First City this time is to trade with them."

On Richardson's thin face, blue eyes looked at Jiang Baimian and others through slightly thick lenses:

"Who told you about this apartment?"

"Lehman." Jiang Baimian replied with a half-smile, "As a boss, doesn't he have the qualifications?"

Richardson was silent for two seconds, then turned to look at Rondahl and other Lehman's men:

"Although they are partners, we cannot allow them to go upstairs. Safety is the most important thing."

"But..." Longdal was embarrassed, "They have already gone upstairs."

When Richardson's eyes suddenly widened, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian were already rushing towards him.

The next second, the two of them suddenly felt lazy. They didn't want to do anything, they just wanted to lie down and let time pass by.

It's so troublesome. We have to fight, draw guns, threaten, investigate, and a lot of things later. It's better to be lazy and hide aside and wait for Lao Ge to deal with it... Jiang Baimian felt that all the laziness he had accumulated over the years was there. The moment exploded.

Shang Jianyao lay down on the spot and resolutely implemented the principle of "don't stand if you can sit, don't sit if you can lie down".

Richardson was a little stunned by this performance, and then an iron fist as big as a sand bowl appeared in his eyes.

Pong!

Richardson fainted.

Jiang Baimian immediately got rid of his laziness and became lively.

"So his ability is like this..." Jiang Baimian recalled the feeling just now.

Her rush was actually intentional, relying on Gnawa to hold the battle, and chose to personally experience the different abilities of different awakened people, so as to accumulate experience for future decision-making.

——Although Lehman doesn’t know much about Richardson’s specific abilities, he can still roughly judge the opponent’s level from several cooperations.

As for why Shang Jianyao rushed out in the first place without using his own abilities, Jiang Baimian could not speculate according to conventional thinking.

At this time, seeing three people from the "old tune team" attacking Richardson, Rondal and others subconsciously raised their guns.

Shang Jianyao on the ground jumped up and said solemnly:

“He is the traitor, the one who wants to murder Lehman!

"Safety first, he must be dealt with immediately."

Hearing the phrase "safety first", Longdal and others all showed expressions of sudden realization.

They don't care whether there is any evidence or not. It seems that as long as it has something to do with security, they choose to believe it without reservation.

What kind of thinking is this? The logical structure of Shang Jianyao's statement just now is not like using a "reasoning clown"... Jiang Baimian's eyes moved back and forth on Long Dahl and others.

She immediately looked at the stairs leading to the third floor, slightly amplified her voice, and shouted:

"You can come down now."

After about ten seconds, Lehman, who looked like a simple and honest old farmer, quietly walked down the stairs to the second floor.

"Boss, you shouldn't come out." Longdal and others started to dissuade him.

Shang Jianyao answered with a serious look on his face:

"This is to deal with the traitor, safety is the most important thing!"

Although there was no necessary connection between the first and second sentences, Rondahl and others still "understood" and supported Lehman's decision.

Tsk, Shang Jianyao seems to have found the key to success... Seeing this, Jiang Baimian laughed in his heart.

The key word is "safety".

This is somewhat different from the "reasoning clown". The "reasoning clown" only leads to a conclusion and makes the people who draw the conclusion believe it. In subsequent experiences, if those people encounter something that is opposite or contradictory to the conclusion, Details, it is not possible to maintain the effect or achieve other goals by repeating the conclusion.

In Jiang Baimian's view, this is more like "hypnosis", a "hypnosis" triggered by keywords. Once you hear the keywords, you will unconditionally believe in the speaker's "hypnosis".

But if it's "hypnosis", there is a better way... Moreover, everyone around Lehman has been "hypnotized", why not him too? While Jiang Baimian was thinking, Gnawa followed the process and asked Lehman:

"He is your highly paid bodyguard. Why doesn't he live on the same floor as you?"

Lehman looked at Longdal and others, feeling much more relaxed than before:

"Originally, he had been living in the room next to mine, but after he suddenly became a stranger, he moved to the second floor. It was like deliberately turning the third floor into a prison."

Shang Jianyao then looked at the unconscious Richardson and said eagerly:

"Then let us reveal the answer."

"Don't rush yet, be careful." Jiang Baimian knew that Shang Jianyao wanted to use the "Destiny Pearl" to look through Richardson's memory.

——Londar’s previous performance shows that their encounters can avoid the “reasoning clown” to a certain extent.

This is not to say that "reasoning clowns" will not be effective, but that they think everything is normal. Even if they become friends with Shang Jianyao, they cannot tell what is wrong.

After stopping Shang Jianyao, Jiang Baimian pointed to Richardson's room and said:

"Go in and search for any clues."

She immediately turned around and said to Longdal and others:

"Stay outside, safety first!"

Longdal and others immediately responded solemnly:

"Safety first!"

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and Lehman walked to Richardson's room. Gnawa dragged Richardson behind him.

The room was as messy as its owner's hair, piled with wires, switches, magnets and other items, as well as radios and other items.

While Shang Jianyao's eyes were shining, Lehman introduced:

"This is Richardson's hobby. He likes to play with mechanical and electronic products. He also learned this himself and has strong hands-on ability."

Jiang Baimian nodded gently, put on gloves, and checked every item in the room.

Shang Jianyao also made a similar attempt, but he went straight to the radio.

"Richardson also likes to listen to the radio. He said that in addition to the official frequency band, there are some small radio stations in the original city, which are very interesting." Lehman glanced at the radio and explained casually, "But I don't like this very much, and I don't pay much attention to it. .”

While Jiang Baimian and Gnawa nodded slightly, Shang Jianyao turned on the radio.

There was a rustling noise inside soon.

"Look for the records later to see which small radio stations Richardson likes to listen to. There may be clues hidden in them." Jiang Baimian ordered.

Seeing no other sound, Shang Jianyao patted the upper part of the radio with a little disappointment, and checked the things on the table that might contain words.

After a lot of work, the three members of the "Old Tune Team" found no useful clues.

It seems that he can only go to the "Destiny Pearl"... Jiang Baimian sighed secretly.

At this moment, a rather magnetic male voice sounded from the rustling radio:

"Welcome everyone to listen to the 119.2 frequency band, Daoyu Electrical Repair Radio. I am your friend, Wu Meng, who likes to talk about truth."

This is in Honghe dialect, which Wu Meng directly transliterated.

Road and electrical repair? Jiang Baimian couldn't help but glance at the radio.

Wu Meng's voice continued to sound:

“Love is reciprocal, blindly giving and asking will only yield bad results.

“Fairness is important, but on dirt, having the ability to be fair is even more important.

"The emphasis on safety will never go out of style. To protect a person, you must put him in an environment without outsiders so that danger cannot reach him..."

The magnetic voice gradually deepened and reverberated throughout the room.

This... Jiang Baimian's mind suddenly became a little confused.

Shang Jianyao suddenly walked towards the door and said as he walked:

"I have to lock up Xiaohong and keep him away from danger, and you also..."

Before he finished speaking, his voice suddenly became deeper and he refuted himself:

"Just scare him back to the company."

Shang Jianyao immediately stopped, nodded and said:

"Why should I believe this broadcast?

"He didn't even give any specific examples!"