Embers Ad Infinitum

A few minutes later, Murray exhaled and said heavily:

"It seems we are being controlled."

"But they didn't expect that the story on today's broadcast would make us realize something was wrong." Benito responded with a solemn expression.

Murray nodded:

"We're pretty lucky."

You know, they will leave Gerstberg the day after tomorrow, enter the ice field, and go to the agreed meeting place. If the story on the radio is told two days later, they will be equivalent to returning to the Eighth Research Institute with a time bomb.

"What now?" Benito asked.

Murray glanced at the radio transceiver placed in the corner of the room:

"Of course we will report the real situation immediately and see what the institute will tell us to do."

He found a pen and paper, quickly drafted a telegram, and recounted the whole thing in detail, including the reason for his sobriety.

After sending the telegram, Murray and Benito waited for nearly half an hour for a call back from the Eighth Research Institute:

"Still act according to the original plan and don't show that you are aware of the problem."

Murray stared at those words for a while, then smiled slightly and said:

"The institute is digging a trap for those people..."

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"The target has taken the bait and will proceed as planned."

In the "Fire and Iron" hotel, Ji Tisi's voice sounded in the ears of Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong at the same time.

Although this was something that she had known would happen for a long time, Long Yuehong couldn't help but look at her teammates:

"Did you hear that? How did you do it? The 'Bodhi' realm has the ability to transmit sounds across the air?"

He's getting closer to old world entertainment material in some of his diction.

"I heard it." Bai Chen was the first to answer.

"It should be to use the statue to give us the 'Tian Er Tong' in reverse, and then it can speak to us. If you think about it carefully, you will find that there is a lot of background noise coming from other rooms." Jiang Baimian laughed and said, "This is the same as what happened to us at Sikaluo Temple."

Long Yuehong thought for a while and indeed remembered many sounds, but they were all suppressed by Jitis' words.

"Your imagination is still not rich enough." Shang Jianyao hated the iron.

Then, he praised again:

"That Bodhi statue is truly a divine artifact."

At this time, Gnawa opened his mouth and asked:

"What did Gittes say?"

He was not affected and naturally did not hear the sound.

"It's said that the fish bit the hook." Jiang Baimian stood up and said, "Let's go find Jitis now. Some things must be communicated in person to be safer and more efficient."

The "old tune team" who already knew where Gitis lived came directly to the door and met the intelligence businessman.

"Where are uncle and aunt?" Shang Jianyao asked politely.

Gitis looked dazed for a while, then she smoothed her honey-colored hair and said:

"I asked them to visit my former colleagues' homes. There are some things that it would be better if they didn't know."

After using the special biological agent of the "Old Tune Group", Kitis's mother's health improved significantly. Although she was not in good health, it was really different from the previous situation when she had to go downstairs with great difficulty. language.

Of course, according to the joint judgment of Jiang Baimian and Gnawa, it is only to this extent. After all, it is not a very symptomatic medicine.

If Kittis's mother does not engage in heavy physical labor in the future and maintains adequate sleep, she should be able to maintain her current state until she enters old age and her physical condition inevitably declines.

As for Kittis's father, he mainly suffers from a cough. He has difficulty breathing when the weather is cold and he is used to panting heavily. The current climate is quite mild and his condition is not too bad and he can go out with Kittis's mother.

Jiang Baimian had compiled what could be said about the matter into a telegram yesterday and sent it to the company, focusing on the illness of Jitis's parents. So far, he has not received a reply.

"Can you tell me the details?" Jiang Baimian made a request.

Gittes regained the focus of her eyes and described the details she "saw" exactly.

"There is a trap!" Shang Jianyao was not only not afraid, but also extremely excited.

Bai Chen pursed his lips and said:

"The question now is, will the trap be at the meeting place, on the way to the meeting place, or will it be launched in the next two days, in Gerstburg?"

The latter possibility she raised refers to the fact that the Eighth Research Institute asked Murray and Benito to act according to the original plan. It was just a cover to paralyze the "Old Tune Team" on the surface, but in fact, it secretly sent strong people, When Jiang Baimian and others were most relaxed and unguarded, they suddenly launched an attack in Gerst Castle where they least expected it, taking them by surprise and taking them off guard.

"Insidious!" Shang Jianyao commented without conscious thought.

After all, he is not the vicious one now.

Jiang Baimian laughed:

"So, I brought you to visit Gitis. I plan to borrow her Bodhi statue to predict the good and bad times in the next few days."

She used the group conversation to pass the request to Kittis.

——The Bodhi Statue can currently only predict the future of the holder within a certain period of time. This is relatively rigid, and the "Old Tune Team" cannot ask Kittis to do it for him.

Gitis was silent for a moment and said:

"It can only be used in this room."

In this case, she still has some control over it.

"No problem." Jiang Baimian agreed without hesitation.

Gittes then opened her backpack and took out the wooden Bodhi statue with a grimace on its face.

Shang Jianyao reached out and took it, and suddenly said "Oops":

"No negative effects?"

"Yes." Kittis said in silence for a few seconds.

"What is it? Why don't I feel it?" Shang Jianyao looked stunned.

"You can't lie." Gitis answered truthfully, "So, when faced with questions that I don't want to answer, I either remain silent or tell the truth in a certain sense, which can cause certain misleading."

Jiang Baimian suddenly realized:

"As for the Bodhi Statue, you have been saying that you have not collected information that is different from the information related to the Hunter Guild. This is also true, because you do not need to collect additional information about your own affairs.

"Also, you said that you have to pay enough to pry open their mouths and get corresponding answers. The 'they' here actually refers to More and Smith, excluding Esther, Iman and Franz. .”

"That's right." Jitis nodded.

Bang, Shang Jianyao slapped his thigh with his free left hand:

"No wonder I don't feel anything, I'm always honest!

"I'm not even telling the truth in a sense, but the whole truth."

After speaking, he looked at Gitis and asked enthusiastically:

"So, what do you really think of us?"

Kittis closed her mouth and did not answer.

Shang Jianyao shook his head regretfully and held the Bodhi statue with both hands.

He then half-closed his eyes and muttered.

After a few seconds, he opened his eyes and said:

"This is wrong. Why is there no predicted result?"

Gittes took a breath and said:

"What period of time are you predicting?"

"What will happen in twenty-eight minutes." Shang Jianyao said with a "What's the problem with this" expression on his face, "I just want to experiment first."

Gitis's expression was no longer in a daze, and her eyes became sharper.

She was silent and said:

“You can’t use such a precise point in time.

"It needs to be a vague and broad description, for example, within today, within the next month."

"You should have told me earlier!" Shang Jianyao said confidently.

Jiang Baimian felt that his blood pressure had risen a bit while listening, so he looked at Ji Tisi sympathetically.

Gittes chose to remain silent.

Shang Jianyao closed his eyes again and muttered a few words.

After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and said excitedly:

"We will have a bloody disaster within three days!"

What's so happy about this? Long Yuehong's head went numb a little.

Although this was expected by the "Old Tune Team", "Blood Disaster" still doesn't sound so reassuring.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"Can you tell me about the time period?"

"At a later point in time, the preliminary judgment is that it is the day after tomorrow." Shang Jianyao answered truthfully.

"What is the specific content of the bloody disaster?" Bai Chen interrupted and asked.

Shang Jianyao shook his head:

"I saw blood.

"Well, let me predict what kind of bloody disaster it will be."

"The same thing can only be predicted once." Jitis reminded with a hint of helplessness.

Without giving Shang Jianyao a chance to speak, Jiang Baimian nodded and said:

"That day happened to be the day that Murray and Benito left Gerstburg to return to the Eighth Institute."

"This is a match." Long Yuehong breathed out.

At this time, Shang Jianyao looked at Jitis and asked doubtfully:

"We all know that there will be a bloody disaster, and we should be able to avoid it by then. Doesn't this mean that the prediction is wrong?"

"So far, all the predictions I've made have come true in some way." Gitis reminded her.

Shang Jianyao nodded slowly, looked at Long Yuehong, and said with a smile:

"Why don't I give you a knife first to satisfy the bloody disaster?"

If it weren't for outsiders, Long Yuehong would definitely let this guy stab her instead of staying silent.

Shang Jianyao immediately became excited:

"Since there will be a bloody disaster the day after tomorrow, let's have a good meal and relax in these two days!"