Embers Ad Infinitum

Almost a second before Jiang Baimian turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone, Shang Jianyao threw the bead that had lost the power of "Destiny" into a trash can in the bathroom.

As soon as Long Yuehong made the conclusion that "the whole place had a power outage", she saw several nobles walking towards the men's bathroom and heard a slightly older male voice coming from the walkie-talkie held by one of Marcus' bodyguards:

"Open the bathroom door."

"It has been opened. It was opened by the entourage of other nobles." Marcus's bodyguard answered briefly.

At this time, Marcus and Shang Jianyao were not the only ones in the bathroom, there were also other nobles and their entourage and bodyguards.

This was exactly the environment Jiang Baimian expected: not many people, so they would not interfere with the operation, but not many, and there would be other "suspects."

After an instant, Long Yuehong had an inexplicable feeling that the world around her had changed.

Of course, he didn't know whether this was his own psychological effect or whether he had a corresponding experience. After all, after hearing the conversation, he guessed that the "virtual world" was about to cover this area again.

If you think something, you may feel something.

What happened just now made him believe that even if he didn't open the door, the closed and dark environment would not last long - the owner of the "virtual world" could not only give orders to Marcus's bodyguards through the intercom, but also borrow words from others. Drive other nobles and their entourage, one inside and one outside, and one of them will always succeed.

Therefore, the key to this operation is to beat the time difference and make good use of the "Destiny Pearl"... Long Yuehong nodded invisibly, as if confirming his judgment on the power outage situation.

"Really, how long has it been since the circuits in the arena were inspected?" Jiang Baimian complained.

She also read the book that Shang Jianyao bought back from the transaction - "The Actor's Self-cultivation".

"Who knows?" She was answered by another nobleman in the bathroom, "I almost fell down."

This was not intended to strike up a conversation. In the dark, he couldn't see clearly what Jiang Baimian looked like. He just spoke out of emotion.

Jiang Baimian then shined the flashlight of his mobile phone on Shang Jianyao and said softly:

"Get out, it's dark and scary."

Hearing Jiang Baimian speak in such a tone, the scene in which the team leader hit the Black Swamp Iron Snake with the "Thunder Spear" appeared in Long Yuehong's mind.

The aberrant creature was so huge and terrifying.

Shang Jianyao smiled:

"This kind of environment is exciting."

"Bah." Jiang Baimian spat, "Go on your own."

She broke free from the other party's hand and walked outside the bathroom.

Shang Jianyao shrugged his shoulders, not caring at all that the "virtual world" had returned. He walked into a cubicle, pulled off the zipper, and actually went to the toilet.

At this time, whoever is younger is embarrassed.

Jiang Baimian did not go far, waiting for Shang Jianyao outside the men's bathroom.

She pretended to be nonchalant and observed the nobles passing by, but found no one that matched the characteristics of the voice on the intercom.

One of the nobles entered the bathroom and looked at Marcus, who had just washed his hands.

Marcus shook his head slowly.

What he meant was that nothing happened.

It can't be said that he seems to be afraid of a closed and dark environment, so much so that he feels a little dizzy, but this is not a problem at all. Telling others will only attract ridicule, and he is back to normal now.

After Marcus and his four bodyguards left the bathroom, Shang Jianyao also solved his personal problems and took Long Yuehong out to meet Jiang Baimian.

They returned to the noble box again and entered their own room.

Putting away the portable radio recorder, Shang Jianyao adjusted his sitting posture and looked into the arena, waiting for the game to start.

Jiang Baimian's attention seemed to be focused here.

But in fact, the various thoughts in her mind have not calmed down at all:

"Although there is nothing wrong with Marcus and everything seems normal, the owner of the "virtual world" will still be more or less suspicious. After all, coincidences always make people uneasy. For experienced and strong people, Said, cannot be ignored...

"However, since nothing seems to have happened on the surface, his response will not be so drastic...

"If I were him, I would instruct the security personnel of the arena to stop the nobles and their entourage and bodyguards who were in the bathroom with Marcus after the game, in the name of assisting the investigation...

"Whoever leaves early will be more questionable...

"In addition, while waiting for the exit, I will also ask the relevant departments of "First City" to cooperate and investigate two things:

"First, the origins and origins of those people who were in the bathroom at that time; second, the real reason for the power outage...

"The former will take longer and requires asking many people. After all, the way we obtained the tickets is not very formal. We went through the smuggler Lehman, who is no longer in the First City...

"The latter is not complicated. It would not take more than a quarter of an hour for the city's power department to locate the fault point and find out the specific cause...

"That is to say, we must evacuate the arena within a quarter of an hour, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous..."

They who have already recalled Marcus's memory may not be able to be redeemed easily, and they may be silenced.

…………

After confirming that there was a power outage in the arena, Bai Chen followed the instructions and waited for several minutes before taking out another mobile phone.

She immediately dialed Jiang Baimian's number.

…………

Jingle Bell.

Jiang Baimian, who was watching the gladiatorial match, picked up his cell phone and called him a few times.

Because there were constant slaps and shouts, and the environment was very noisy, she seemed not to be able to hear clearly what the other party was saying, or on the contrary, she could only stand up and walk towards the exit passage of the noble box.

She finished the phone call at the edge of the passage. The content was that a friend was in an emergency and needed their help.

Jiang Baimian immediately raised his hand and waved at Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao came over with Long Yuehong.

After briefly explaining the matter, Jiang Baimian said anxiously:

"let's go."

"It's just the beginning..." Shang Jianyao showed his reluctance.

Long Yuehong's only emotion about this is:

Fortunately, I don’t have many lines or clips, otherwise, my acting skills would probably be the biggest flaw.

Jiang Baimian begged twice more, and Shang Jianyao finally reluctantly agreed.

After Long Yuehong returned to the room and picked up her bag, the group of three people walked through the passage and headed for the exit.

Seeing the scene outside the arena, two men dressed as security guards suddenly came over from the side and stopped them.

"You two, there is a matter that requires your assistance in investigating." One of the middle-aged men with dark green eyes said in a deep voice.

Obviously, in their eyes, Long Yuehong as a bodyguard is ignored and is just an accessory.

"We still have something to do." Jiang Baimian frowned.

"What's going on?" Shang Jianyao turned his wrist and looked at his watch, "I'll give you ten minutes."

The man with dark green eyes who spoke just now said with a straight face:

"What are your names, who do you belong to, and where do you live?"

"My name is Sangri Drase." Shang Jianyao replied with pride.

De Lacey was one of the giants who founded the "Prime City", and his name became a currency unit like Olay.

He is the nobleman with the most descendants and made his name the family surname.

Anticipating that they might be interrogated, the "Old Investigation Team" had already combined the intelligence provided by the company and information collected from other channels to create a noble status for each of Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian.

This is definitely fake, but the point is that it sounds real, and it’s extremely difficult to find out if it’s actually the person.

After Jiang Baimian also reported his name, Shang Jianyao told him an address that was indeed there but did not belong to them and was relatively remote and difficult to find.

As soon as they finished answering each other's questions, another "security officer" smiled:

"Okay, you two can leave. If there is anything that needs to be investigated later, we will visit you."

He has an ordinary appearance. Apart from flaxen hair and eyes of the same color, he has almost no features and is completely unattractive.

"Ah?" Shang Jianyao expressed his surprise appropriately.

"Nobles like you are trustworthy." The "security officer" replied with a smile.

Of course Jiang Baimian could guess why.

The other party had just tested his lie, using some kind of awakened person ability.

However, the "Old Adjustment Team" has developed several sets of plans, one of which is for similar people:

They used the "reasoning clown" to make themselves believe that they were the two nobles.

However, there is no contradiction between whether he is a noble and whether he is a "Pangu creature" and whether he did something to test Marcus.

Jiang Baimian felt that the other party's mentality was:

This kind of person with clear origins who is indeed a noble can run away from a monk but not a temple. The follow-up can be done slowly without directly breaking the relationship.

In the plans of the "Old Tune Group", what they are most afraid of encountering is the awakened person in the "last man" realm or the "Bodhi" realm. The way to deal with it is to shout immediately when they notice:

"'Anti-intellectual religion' people!

"The 'anti-intellectual religion' is wreaking havoc again!"

Shang Jianyao was quite approving of the "security officer"'s answer, nodded and said:

"good."

Without hesitation, he led Jiang Baimian and Long Yuehong through the exit.

Just when the sky was just right outside and Long Yuehong wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, another person suddenly came over.

The man had thick shoulders and a wide body, standing there like a wall, which was impressive.

Jiang Baimian knew him. He was a certain sheriff in the Red Giant Wolf District, named Wall, and he was also a descendant of a certain noble family.

She and Shang Jianyao once met this sheriff when they rescued "Garibaldi", the "Pangu creature" intelligence agent.

In other words, the three people had met and talked to each other before.

Wall complained:

"Why is there a power outage here? Did something happen? I'm still trying to find a place to charge the car..."

As he spoke, he cast his eyes on Shang Jianyao, Jiang Baimian and Long Yuehong.