MC Bookstore Chapter 69 He knew
Chapter 69 He knew
After the meeting, Lin Chen said goodbye to Li Zhanyi and went alone to the medical floor to find Professor Jürgen to take over.
The plan has been finalized: all preparations will be completed by tomorrow, and deployment will begin.
Jiang Zhengge will go find the lobby manager, while Lin Chen is preparing to contact Brother Hao to see if he is willing to be an informant.
The day after tomorrow, Yi Ke will storm into the Waldorf Hotel and steal the key to the "ideal world" from director Zuo Xia's hand.
However, Lin Chen really didn't expect Hao Ge to appear on the hotel's staff list.
He hasn't seen Brother Hao since that incident. Brother Hao even helped Huihui when she was taken away by the Second Division.
Even if Brother Hao doesn't want to be an informant, let's take this opportunity to thank him.
It would be best if we could also collude with each other.
"Thank you for your hard work, Kobayashi."
Professor Jürgen said goodbye to Lin Chen in a hurry and rushed out of the room while putting on his white coat.
Lin Chen sat down by the bed and quietly looked at the sleeping girl on the bed.
Her little wings, like blankets, wrapped around her shoulders, looking soft and delicate.
Lin Chen felt that the world was truly amazing.
When the meeting ended, Lin Chen specifically asked Li Zhanyi if she knew about the wings on Liti's back, and the girl nodded quickly:
"I know, she's a symbiote."
"A symbiote?"
"It is a combination of humans and abnormal entities, a mutation phenomenon of erosion that gives people many characteristics of entities."
"Oswald is also a symbiote, so he can steal other people's appearances at will, which is quite terrifying."
"But to be honest, these symbiotes are quite pitiful," Li Zhanyi sighed softly.
"Why?" Lin Chen asked.
"Generally speaking, symbiotes have some strange illnesses or mental problems... In short, they have some unpleasant side effects. Litty is very self-conscious about her wings and rarely shows them to people."
"But now that you've seen it, you need to take care of the child's feelings and not let her feel inferior."
"..."
Looking at the sleeping Litty on the bed, Lin Chen sighed softly.
Insomnia, a condition that requires medication to fall asleep, sounds terrifying.
No one in the world cares about her. Even the foundation, which claims to be the "light of humanity," will not arrange drug development for this extremely rare case.
So Professor Jürgen gave up his prestigious position and came to the Bureau of Investigation as a research consultant, all for the sake of his poor daughter.
Litty is treated as a freak at school, and now it's unclear whether she can even continue attending school.
"..."
The instruments beeped, sounding like the chirping of cicadas in the quiet ward area after nightfall.
Listening to the echoes of nurses' footsteps in the distant corridor, a strong sense of loneliness washed over Lin Chen, turning into a feeling of unease in his chest.
"ha..."
Lin Chen took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and entered the "Mirage City".
He didn't plan to rest; during his time on duty, he wanted to re-examine the clues in the bunker incident.
Jiang Zhengge said that even Alpha demigods have flaws.
Professor Jürgen even told him that as long as the "Whale Cry Bullet" was fired into the heart of a demigod, he would either die or be maimed.
So, what Lin Chen needs to do is to find the weaknesses of "Euclid" in the limited scenarios.
"..."
Lin Chen wandered through the corridors of history, watching himself fight, watching Li Zhanyi press his temples and continue his "prophecy" with a pained expression, and watching the British captain kneel on the ground.
Then, he saw a silvery-white geometric shape tear a rift in space, and a demigod in silver armor stood in the darkness.
After observing for half a day, Lin Chen made a discovery:
Before Euclid tears space apart, the brightness of that space will noticeably dim, followed by the appearance of the silver rift.
The darkness lasts only about 0.5 seconds, even under extreme conditions...
It's not that they can't react.
Lin Chen tentatively refers to this phenomenon as the "hidden thread".
I need to tell Zhanyi about this when I get back. If she can predict the "hidden clues," then the success rate of avoiding the rift will be very high...
However, strictly speaking, this discovery can only counter Euclid's ideas and cannot be considered a weakness.
After all, this Alpha-level demigod can tear open a large number of cracks at once. Even if Lin Chen can react and dodge, what if the other party tears cracks all around?
It still needs to be made into minced meat sauce.
"..."
Lin Chen walked to the crevice. At this moment, Euclid was holding Captain England, preparing to rescue him.
Lin Chen walked directly through the crevice, wanting to see what was on the other side and look for clues.
However, after passing through the crack...
Lin Chen discovered that the surrounding area was just an ordinary, unremarkable wilderness.
There are no landmarks nearby, and it can only be vaguely seen that this place seems to be located in the southern development zone.
Did Euclid rescue someone in the wilderness?
Lin Chen thought the opposite side might be a medical facility of the foundation or something similar.
He watched as Euclid pulled the English captain over, threw him to the ground, and then stood motionless on the wasteland.
You have to leave eventually... Lin Chen stared at Euclid, silently counting in his mind.
He can still glimpse history up to seven seconds in advance, and with Captain England so badly injured, Euclid will definitely have to take him to a medical facility.
Knowing the location of that medical facility will provide further clues...
The next second, Lin Chen's pupils contracted slightly.
He heard Euclid suddenly speak, counting in that deep, metallic voice:
"One...two...three...four..."
"Five...six..."
"seven..."
When he counted to seven, Euclid waved his hand gently, as if saying goodbye.
Time and space shattered, and Lin Chen returned to the pure white city center.
"..."
He stared blankly at the white expanse before him, his heart pounding faster and faster.
Euclid... knew of his existence...
He even knew that Lin Chen could only see for seven seconds.
He rescued Captain England in the wasteland, then silently counted to seven before leaving, all to avoid Lin Chen's observation.
To be precise...
What he wanted to avoid was "the ghost of history".
"..."
Lin Chen opened his eyes, a slight throbbing pain in his temples.
He suddenly gained a concrete understanding of the power of an Alpha-level demigod.
The eldest brother had also warned Qingtian to be wary of "the ghosts of history," suggesting that this reputation had been circulating among them for a long time...
But Lin Chen didn't understand what this title meant.
"Depend on..."
Lin Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, his breathing gradually calming down.
He was no longer the college graduate who panicked at the first sign of trouble. His time at the Investigation Bureau was short, but it allowed him to quickly adapt to his new role.
Putting ourselves in Euclid's shoes, if he was so afraid of the "ghosts of history" that he didn't even dare to reveal his own whereabouts...
That means he must have a weakness that the "Mirage City" is targeting.
This weakness means that even if his whereabouts are discovered, he will be plunged into an irreparable crisis.
Lin Chen raised his head, preparing to take a sip of water to calm down.
Just then, a pair of deep blue eyes lit up in the darkness—
Sometime later, Litty sat up in her hospital bed and was calmly watching Lin Chen.
"You have... a white ghost on you..." the girl said softly.
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