Hidden Corner

Chapter 55 Chapter 055 Pursuit Three

Li Chengyi was somewhat concerned about the inexplicable surge of evil thoughts last time at home.

Although the evil thoughts disappeared in the end, he also absorbed them. The danger should have been lifted.

 But the phenomenon of suddenly appearing and disappearing made him feel very uneasy.

He has tested the absorption of evil thoughts. It must be within a certain range and cannot be more than thirty meters away from you.

In other words, in the home at that time, with him as the center and within a radius of thirty meters, there must be someone who had extremely terrifying evil thoughts towards him in an instant, and then the evil thoughts disappeared inexplicably.

This kind of emotional ups and downs is not something ordinary people can do.

 Such a mental state made Li Chengyi once wonder if this mysterious man had a mental problem.

He had always wanted to ask this question before, but he had been busy with a lot of things and had forgotten about it. Only now did he think of it.

"Your sister? We have indeed noticed that she has been in contact with some relatively complicated people recently. She failed the omnic exam and lost her registration fee. She also had a conflict with someone at school and beat her up. . Then, he suddenly came into contact with several people with relatively complicated backgrounds," Sindela replied. He was still very concerned about Li Chengyi, a talent with high mental strength and the ability to flash memories easily.

"People with complicated backgrounds? Can we find out their identity and origin?" Li Chengyi asked aloud with his heart moving.

"We can't help it. Our main focus is on you. Because your sister is a senior military academy, there is a lot of information blockade. Many times we cannot inquire about the internal situation of the military academy that is isolated from the network. We are not even allowed to get close there. The inquiry cost is high. " Syndra explained.

"Of course, if you feel worried, we can send someone to check. But there is no guarantee that the results will be obtained." He glanced at Li Chengyi and said sincerely.

“If possible, I hope to check it out.” Li Chengyi nodded and affirmed.

"Well. Your sister is indeed a bit hard to describe. Are you worried about your parents?" Song Ran asked aloud from the side.

 “Well, a little bit.” Li Chengyi nodded.

He didn't care about Li Chengjiu. His predecessor knew him very well. That woman was ruthless and selfish, and everything she did was normal.

What he is worried about is that his parents in his previous life were both honest and good-natured people, so if they encounter danger. It would be troublesome if Li Chengjiu was implicated and his life was threatened because of the bad people he came into contact with.

 So he wanted to check it out, and if possible, it would be best to completely solve this hidden danger.

“I don’t want to have something happen to me behind the scenes while I’m investigating to get out of a dead end. If it’s not too difficult, I hope to completely eliminate the potential threat.” This is what Li Chengyi thought and said.

 The atmosphere in the car suddenly turned cold because of his words.

Sindra was slightly startled. He remembered that not long ago, Li Chengyi was just an ordinary and simple newcomer, and now...

 He shouldn't have said such a thing

 At least not now.

“It seems that you have experienced a lot in blind spots.” Sima Gui raised his eyebrows.

"Well, the first blind spot I encountered was also the only one. It was much more difficult than the Fog Street. Of the three people who entered it, I was the only one who survived. I only survived by trying my luck after entering for the third time." Li Chengyi replied.

“Then you are ruthless enough. Most of the blind spots are actually not that dangerous. Generally, there are many that you will never be able to get out of.” Sima Gui gave a thumbs up.

　　嗗.

 The car brakes quickly.

“Okay, it’s time to get off the car, we’ve arrived.” Song Ran, who was driving, interrupted the chat between the two.

"I'm thirsty. Let's go buy something to drink. What do you want?" Sima Gui opened the door and turned around to ask.

 “Sparkling water.” Zhong Ying.

 “Bean.” Syndra.

 “Tataduo.” Song Ran.

Li Chengyi shook his head, indicating that he didn't need it.

Bean is a drink similar to cola, while tartarado is a sweet drink with a little stimulant added. He doesn't like any of this.

Everyone got out of the car one after another. Li Chengyi put on AR, and his glasses automatically superimposed and positioned the virtual shadow of the Xuezhong Road topographic map from more than a hundred years ago.

 The car stopped at an old street called Tianxing Road.

As soon as we stopped, an old man in dark green wrinkled camouflage uniform came forward and took a ticket to collect the parking fee.

 Song Ran paid him some money in advance and got a bill.

Li Chengyi, Zhong Ying, and Xindra looked around at their surroundings.

This is an old neighborhood with small squares of white bricks on the ground.

 The houses on both sides are about the same height, about ten meters, and they are all gray-white in appearance, with a somewhat Western-style style.

Each house has a small arc-shaped balcony, and most of the windows are round arches.

 Downstairs of the building are all shops.

Some of these shops are still open with rectangular signs hanging on them, while some have closed.

Li Chengyi looked around and saw many dark traces of smoke remaining on the facade of the building and even on the walls.

 He walked under the signboard of a store called "Blue Ocean Pearl".

  The signboard is hung on a load-bearing column at the bottom of the building and fixed with three black metal clips.

Li Chengyi reached out and gently rubbed the back of the signboard with his fingertips.

 When I took it out, I saw that there was already a layer of black dust on the pads of my fingers.

He followed the sign and looked at the shop. The shop was closed. The sales phone number of the shop was vaguely written in red letters on the metal rolling shutter door. The number could no longer be seen clearly.

“There was a fire in this place before.” Song Ran walked to him and whispered. "I can see it, the traces of smoke and fire are obvious." Li Chengyi nodded.

“Don’t worry about anything else, we just need to find Wu Ji Grocery Store. That slot machine probably belongs to Wu Ji Grocery Store.” Song Ran reminded.

"Understood. I'm waiting for the memory to flash." Li Chengyi replied.

If there is a blind spot near here, then as a blind spot person with high mental strength, he will have a high probability of encountering memory flashes.

 This is also one of the most important ways for them to investigate blind spots.

 “Okay, be careful.” Song Ran understood.

"By the way, when we are doing memory flash, what do you think I look like to people outside?" Li Chengyi suddenly asked, what was his state like when outsiders saw him when he was in the blind spot? Somewhat curious.

"Disappeared." Song Ran said solemnly, "Disappear suddenly and inexplicably, and then when your memory flash ends, you will suddenly and inexplicably appear again. The most uncomfortable thing is that no matter what state you are in when you appear, we outsiders will take it for granted. This This naturally leads to an extremely serious sense of conflict in our hearts, which is very uncomfortable.”

 “Is that so?” Li Chengyi understood.

 “Let’s go and look around.” Song Ran patted him on the shoulder and took the lead in looking at the surrounding stores one by one.

 He went to the left, Sima Gui went to the right, and Sindra and Zhong Ying were in the opposite row.

Li Chengyi checked that there were people in several directions, and simply walked slowly in the middle of the street, glancing left and right.

There are very few street vehicles on Tianxing Road, so you only need to give way occasionally.

Li Chengyi wears AR glasses and constantly compares the restored maps from more than a hundred years ago.

　Several people can communicate with each other through AR, confirming the common map from more than a hundred years ago.

As the marked points on the map were lit up one by one, the fact that Tianxing Road Old Street was the former Xuezhong Road became more and more believed by several people.

Li Chengyi saw from a distance that Zhong Ying was taking advantage of her plastic surgery face to talk to an old man who was sitting in front of a street shop to enjoy the cool weather and asked about the situation.

Syndra was talking to the young women passing by. The two have a clear division of labor.

“According to the map, my place should be near Wuji Grocery Store.” Soon, Sima Gui’s voice came from the AR.

“I have bought water and drinks. According to the map, where I am standing should be Wu Ji Grocery Store.”

 He paused.

 “But there’s something wrong with this place.”

 In AR, everyone shares the communication, so everyone can hear what he says.

"What's wrong? It's normal if it's not a grocery store. After so many years, it must have been changed to another store." Syndra said.

“No.” Sima Gui hesitated. "You'll know just by looking at it."

There was a crisp click, and he quickly took a photo and uploaded it to AR.

 In an instant, everyone’s AR question popped up asking whether they want to view the transferred photos.

 Li Chengyi clicks yes.

　　唰.

 A clear photo popped up directly in front of his eyes.

"Is this!?" Li Chengyi was slightly stunned, stopped and leaned to the side to avoid being too late to avoid passing vehicles.

"Isn't that right? According to the map, this should be a grocery store?" Zhong Ying's voice revealed a hint of incomprehensible anxiety.

"According to the map from more than a hundred years ago, this is indeed the case. But maybe times have changed." Before Sindelar could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zhong Ying.

“No matter what, it’s unlikely that the original store will become like this.” Zhong Ying said sharply.

“Yes, it is impossible for a place like this to change so much in more than a hundred years.” Li Chengyi also echoed in a deep voice.

 The photos that appeared before his eyes were not of shops, buildings, or even streets.

Rather, it is a broad, gloomy small lake with blue-green ripples.

On the left side of the lake, you can vaguely see the corners of the old buildings on Tianxing Street. On the right is the deserted white stone arch bridge.

“Could it have been demolished? Exposing the lake behind it?” Song Ran guessed.

"I asked the old people here. No buildings have ever been built in this place. It used to be a desolate mass grave with nothing. Later, the government launched a large-scale development of wasteland, and the Xuezhong Road was slowly built, which is now Tianxing Street. ." Sindra said in AR.

“Could there be an error in the map?” Zhong Ying became suspicious.

“The map we got from the local chronicle has also been compared with the National Geographic Database. It is consistent in several aspects, so there is unlikely to be a problem.” Song Ran replied.

“Then where is this Wuji Grocery Store!?” Zhong Ying asked anxiously.

No one said anything. The current situation is that the map is completely meaningless and nothing matches. I found clues before, but now I don’t know where to start.

"Sima, do you have any memory flashes over there?" Syndra asked aloud.

 “I haven’t encountered it.” Sima replied.

 “It’s the same here.” Li Chengyi said.

"It seems that there are no dead ends nearby. The foggy street dead ends may have nothing to do with this place," Syndra concluded.

 (End of this chapter)