Embers Ad Infinitum

Jiang Baimian was a little stunned when he heard Shang Jianyao's question.

She hesitated and said:

"Probably not..."

The more she spoke, the lower her voice became, because she had little understanding of the situation in the "New World". She had no way of confirming whether the powerful people there knew each other, nor did she know whether the "Doctor" had spread the information about his group to anyone familiar with it. people.

After a short pause, Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"Even if the doctor knew that we were in Wubei, he wouldn't be able to get here in a while.

"Let's not mention the luck-based thing that the 'Assassin' happens to be nearby. Even if it is such a coincidence, 'Doctor' probably won't be able to return completely. His body is still in the Eighth Research Institute, separated from Wubei. He has traveled thousands of miles, and unless he can teleport, I don't think he can make it in time."

The "old tune team" will be inspected after dawn and leave Wubei.

"But our understanding of the strong men in the 'New World' is limited to what Wu Meng said." Honest Shang Jian Yao argued hard.

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"Be careful and you won't make any mistakes. Please make sure first whether we have fallen into a dream."

Her understanding of "Doctor" is that he is a minion of "Nightmare", mastering a series of abilities in the dream field.

And because she was not prepared and did not set the status of the auxiliary chip, she had no way to monitor whether she had entered deep sleep.

Shang Jianyao suddenly became excited:

"good!"

Having been pushed to the window seat, he turned around and looked outside where the lights were not so bright.

His figure then appeared on the glass.

Looking at himself in the "darkness", Shang Jianyao said in a deep voice:

“I was dreaming about this time yesterday;

“There is no essential difference or big change between today and yesterday;

"so……"

His vision suddenly became trance-like, his eyes slowly lost focus, and he seemed to have entered a state of sleepwalking.

It seems that we haven't been affected by the dream yet... Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief, jumped up, and landed next to the window.

Seizing this opportunity, she slapped Shang Jianyao "wake up".

Shang Jianyao suddenly came back to his senses, glanced left and right and said:

"The 'Doctor' probably hasn't arrived yet..."

If Xiaohong were here, she would definitely say not to have such a strong paranoia of being persecuted... Jiang Baimian cursed, nodded gently and said:

"I set the instructions for the auxiliary chip.

"Then, wait until dawn and report the matter to the Salvation Army.

"I think they won't just watch a strong man from the 'New World' come to Wubei. Moreover, their relationship with the Eighth Research Institute is not harmonious at all."

In other words, it is basically ruled out that the "Doctor" and the high-level officials of the "Salvation Army" know each other and secretly reach a certain tacit understanding.

Under such circumstances, with such a big force as the "Salvation Army" to rely on, Jiang Baimian would definitely not want to let it go.

She often said that a gentleman's life is not different, and he is good and fake.

"Okay." The sinister and cowardly but timid and cautious Shang Jianyao was very satisfied with this solution.

He and Jiang Baimian quickly packed up their belongings, put on their tactical backpacks, walked out of the room, and came to the living room.

At this time, Gnawa was charging while looking at the darkness and street lights outside the window, seeming to be deep in thought.

"Lao Ge, what are you thinking about?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

He seemed to have forgotten that the "Doctor" might attack.

This Shang Jian Yao is different from that Shang Jian Yao.

Gnawa turned his metal neck and said:

"I was thinking, everyone has selfish motives, so what are my selfish motives..."

"Do you understand? If you don't understand, let Dabai make one up for you on the spot." Shang Jianyao asked with concern.

Hey, what are you talking about? Jiang Baimian expressed his dissatisfaction with the slander against his image.

Of course, she expressed this injustice with her eyes rather than her words.

Gnawa "sighed", and the wind made a strange sound in the metal mouth:

“My selfish intention should be to pursue the definition of human beings and prove the meaning of my existence. For this reason, I have always restrained myself from returning to the ‘mechanical paradise’ to rescue my wife and daughter.

"Now, their related memories may have been completely formatted..."

"Hey..." Shang Jianyao sighed, "Just treat them as if they have encountered an awakened person from the 'last man' realm, and then cultivate their relationship again after they are rescued."

"Without the memories of the past, and even their personalities and accessories have completely changed, are they still my wife and daughter..." Gnawa fell into deep thought again.

Shang Jianyao was unable to answer this philosophical question for the time being, so he could only solemnly promise:

"When we figure out the origin of the 'Wuxin Disease' and the reason for the destruction of the 'Old World', we will accompany you back to the 'Mechanical Paradise' and rescue your wife and daughter!

"At that time, no matter what problems there are, we can try to solve them."

In this world, not all problems have answers, or solutions... Jiang Baimian muttered, but did not interrupt.

At this time, Gnawa realized that they had gotten up a little early:

"What's wrong? Did you find anything unusual again?"

"It's okay." Shang Jianyao looked indifferent, "I just thought that the 'Doctor' might attack."

Even as an intelligent person, Gnawa was almost confused by the logic of this sentence.

"The possibility of 'Doctor' attacking is not a trivial matter." Gennava said, "Why do you suddenly think of him?"

The honest Shang Jianyao quickly stated his guess.

After careful analysis, Gnawa made a slightly synthetic voice:

"Although the possibility is relatively low, certain precautions do need to be taken."

The exchange between the three woke up Bai Chen and Long Yuehong, and they went out one after another to find out what happened.

In this way, the "Old Tune Team" waited for more than an hour, and finally waited until the sky was completely lit.

Ding Ling also came over and knocked on their door as agreed in advance.

Seeing that Jiang Baimian and others had serious faces, the experienced "Salvation Army" border post captain frowned slightly:

"Did anyone bother you last night?"

After getting rid of the guest in room 214, she didn't think there was anything else inside the "Huitu Hotel" that could make Xue Shiyue's team look like this.

Jiang Baimian had already thought about his words:

"That's right. Didn't we say last night that when we touched the badge, we were invaded by a strange black shadow? Fortunately, the robot Gnawa was there and released high-voltage current to prevent this incident?"

"Yes, what's the problem?" Ding Ling was quite confused.

This was clearly explained and confirmed last night.

Jiang Baimian glanced around, cleared his throat and said:

"We suspect that the black shadow originated from the 'New World'."

"New world"... Ding Ling's brows jumped.

Jiang Baimian continued, with an innocent look on his face:

"When we were being hunted by people from the Eighth Research Institute, we were targeted by a strong man from the 'New World'.

"Last night when we slept until midnight, we suddenly thought: If the dark shadow that may originate from the 'New World' knows the strong man who is targeting us and knows our characteristics, wouldn't that mean that the strong man may come over at any time? Return to reality and take action personally?”

Being targeted by a strong man from the "New World"... rushing over at any time, returning to reality, and taking action personally... Ding Ling felt that she should be numb on the one hand, but on the other hand, the muscles on her face twitched uncontrollably.

Who are these people? They are always associated with the "New World"!

You know, before accompanying this team to Wubei, she didn't even know that the "New World" represented a level of awakened people. She only thought that it was another world that human beings were struggling to pursue, symbolizing good hope and a bright future. No. Then there is the world of "unintentional disease", famine, cold, distortion, and pollution.

Only after the "old investigation team" shared the information with the "Salvation Army" through her did she get the corresponding authority and learn about this information.

As a result, in just a few days, she actually encountered something related to the "New World", and it was related to the nuclear warhead theft case!

Xue Yueyue and the others should have been targeted by the strong men of the "New World" before they came to our "Salvation Army", but they have always behaved normally without any anxiety... Ding Ling didn't know for a moment how to praise the "Old Tune Team" "You are really big-hearted, but you are still well-informed, and you don't have to worry about too many debts.

Seeing that the captain of the border post was silent, Jiang Baimian added:

"If a strong man from the 'New World' returns to reality in Wubei, I'm worried that something unpredictable will happen, so I'll report it to you in advance."

Ding Ling finally came to her senses and said slightly hastily:

"Okay, I'll report to Commissioner Huang immediately."

Without delay, she turned around and left the room with a brief gesture.

…………

In less than fifteen minutes, several members of the "old tune team" were led to a room on the first floor of the hotel.

Commissioner Huang was the only one in the room.

He was still wearing his black Salvation Army uniform, without the epaulettes.

Seeing Jiang Baimian and others, he was not angry and said:

"You guys will give me a 'surprise'!

"If the people of the 'New World' really want to return completely and take action personally, you will not have any chance of winning. Most of the people in Wubei may be buried with you."

"Why do you say that?" Shang Jianyao asked if he had any questions.

Commissioner Huang was silent for a moment:

"That's the horror you've never seen from the returnees of the 'New World'."

He paused and said:

"People in the 'New World' can actively spread 'Wuxin Disease' to their surroundings."