"Qin Yan is the head of the monitoring department of the institute."

"Lu Yao, the lucky guy who just survived the dungeon."

As if she thought the girl in front of her was interesting, Tan Yan smiled and said, "This is the first time we have encountered a situation where we cannot read the dungeon memory."

"So you plan to lock me up for research?" Lu Yao looked at the person in charge in front of him.

Tan Yan looks like she is only in her twenties. She looks gentle and decent, and her voice is clear and crisp, as if it can make people subconsciously lower their guard.

She had just arrived, so there was no reason to be aggressive with an unfamiliar organization, not to mention that she was actually a little curious about what the so-called Abyss Research Institute actually existed.

"We are not an illegal organization, and of course we will not do this. I will take you to the testing center to re-read the memory later, and then I can send you home."

"What if your machine still can't read my memory?" Lu Yao sat on the chair and raised his head. Looking innocent and curious.

"I believe the machines at the research center will not let us down."

Tan Yan stretched out her hand, "Let's go, let's go to the testing center first."

The testing center is located on the north side of the institute.

When Lu Yao was brought in, he saw the huge instrument placed in the center.

Qin Yan put a magnetic chip on Lu Yao's forehead, and the instrument started running.

Ten minutes later, Tan Yan frowned as she looked at Lu Yao's data reports that were full of garbled codes.

"Why is this happening?" It was also the first time that Tan Yan saw such a strange data report.

The instrument in front of me is the most sophisticated in the entire institute.

But even it couldn't read the memory of the copy in Lu Yao's mind, which was really... too strange.

"Sister Yan, is there something wrong with that girl?" The assistant looked over from the side. She had been following Tan Yan for so long and had never seen such a situation.

Tan Yan frowned, "We can't be sure yet."

Because the test results could not be obtained, Tan Yan could only ask verbally about the situation in the ancient town dungeon.

Lu Yao said everything he could, and finally kindly provided some clues.

The institute had no reason to force Lu Yao to stay, so it sent him back after making a record.

Before leaving, Tan Yan exchanged contact information with Lu Yao, saying that Lu Yao could contact her if he had any needs or questions.

Lu Yao felt that this was more like a disguised surveillance behavior by the research institute.

After all, he is the first survivor they have encountered who cannot read the memory in the copy.

It was already dark when Lu Yao was sent out of the research institute.

She got into the car and the driver smiled and greeted Lu Yao, "Are I going to take you back to Ji's home in Ning City?"

The people at the research institute had indeed investigated him, otherwise they would not have mentioned the Ji family.

Lu Yao shook his head and gave an address casually.

She will not return to Ji's house. But she didn't plan to let the people from the institute send her directly back to the incense and candle shop.

The incense and candle shop opened in the countryside, and she planned to prepare some things to take back with her before going back.

Four hours later, Lu Yao returned to Ningcheng.

She waved goodbye to the driver and walked into the alley opposite in the night.

……

At the same time, the Ji family.

Ji's father looked at Ji's mother who kept dialing the phone, "Have you not been contacted yet?"

In the past, no matter where Ji Ran went to play, he would send them regular messages to ensure their safety, but now three days have passed, and Ji Ran has no news at all.

Ji's mother looked anxious, "I don't know what happened, but Ranran's cell phone has been unable to make calls, even the classmates who went out with her."

"The abyss thing has been such a big deal recently. I said that Ranran shouldn't be allowed to run around, but you didn't listen. It's fine now. No one can be found. What if he is really involved in that game? ..." Ji's father had a gloomy face and sat down next to Ji's mother.

"Where's Lu Yao? Call her. Didn't she go out with Ranran?"

"Why don't you fight?" Seeing Ji's mother sitting still, Ji's father simply reached out to grab Ji's mother's cell phone.

Ji's mother was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "I don't have Lu Yao's contact information."

Although Lu Yao has been found for some time, Ji's mother does not like her biological daughter.

In addition, Lu Yao had been staying at home quietly, so she never asked for the other party's number. Anyway, Lu Yao would appear in front of her at any time whenever she wanted to see him.

"How did you become a mother?" Ji's father said with anger on his face. Ji's mother immediately broke down and shouted, "Jilang, just tell me, I don't have Lu Yao's contact information, do you have it?"

"Why didn't you speak? Are you feeling guilty?" Seeing Ji's father sitting still, Ji's mother slapped him and pushed him over.

Father Ji slowly turned his head.

He grabbed Ji's mother and suddenly raised his finger and pointed out the window.

"Ayuan, look, is there anyone outside the window?"

Ji's mother snorted coldly and looked in the direction pointed by Ji's father, "Why is there someone there? It must be because you are blind..."

The next second, the expression on Ji's mother's face changed.

"Ranran...ranran is back!"

……

At nine o'clock in the morning, Lu Yao got on the bus bound for Tongxiang Town.

It takes about an hour and a half from downtown Ningcheng to Tongxiang Town, where Grandma Lu’s incense and candle shop is located.

Since Lu Yao was taken back to Ji's house, the incense and candle shop has been closed.

No one paid attention to it for more than half a year, and I don't know if anyone can live in it.

If it didn't work, she would have to find a way to fix it first, at least to give herself a convenient place to stay.

Lu Yao got off the bus at the stop and walked to the incense and candle shop, dragging two boxes of luggage.

The incense and candle shop sells funeral supplies, and its location is relatively remote.

Lu Yao walked for ten minutes based on his memory before finally finding the store.

The key to the store was still at Ji's house. Looking at the locked store door in front of him, Lu Yao thought about it and let go of the box in his hand, turned around and walked to the corner to pick up half a brick.

After two "bang bangs", Lu Yao successfully broke the door lock.

Just as she turned around to pull her suitcase, the store door next to her was suddenly pushed open, and a tall woman rushed out quickly.

"Why would a little thief dare to steal in broad daylight..." The woman suddenly stopped in the middle of her scolding.

She looked at Lu Yao standing in front of the door and patted her forehead for a long time.

"Lu Yao, it must be Lu Yao, why are you kid back?"

Lu Yao looked at the woman and recognized her as her neighbor Aunt Yu.

Aunt Yu has a bold personality and is warm-hearted. When Lu Yao and Grandpa Lu lived here before, she took good care of them.

"Aunt Yu, I'll come back and stay for a while." Lu Yao said and smiled.

Aunt Yu looked at the two suitcases at Lu Yao's hand and the door lock that Lu Yao had broken open, with an angry expression on her face, "Did someone named Ji bully you? I know those couple don't look like good people. If you have any grievances, tell Aunt Yu and I will help you!"

Lu Yao explained that he just came back to stay for a few days after taking the exam.

"It's good that I'm not bullied." Aunt Yu breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to help Lu Yao clean up the house, but Lu Yao politely refused.

The incense and candle shop is not large, but it has two floors. The first floor is the store, and the second floor is the living area.

No one has lived in it for a long time, the shop is full of dust, and the air smells of decay and dampness.

Lu Yao put away the things, spent most of the day cleaning the house, and then replaced the door locks with new ones.

After doing this, Lu Yao washed his hands and went to the second floor.

There are three rooms on the second floor. The Lu family's bedroom is in the middle, and Lu Yao's is on the right. At this time, Lu Yao pushed open the one on the left and walked in.

The room was empty except for a Buddhist altar and statue in the middle.

Lu Yao took out the incense candle and lit it, then respectfully offered the incense.

"I hope Lu Yao can live a happier life in his next life." Lu Yao whispered.

The original person was unlucky. If she hadn't accidentally passed through it, there wouldn't even be anyone to collect her body after the dungeon came out.

After the incense candle burned out, Lu Yao planned to go back to the bedroom to rest.

"Ring ring ring..."

Suddenly, there was a crisp ringing from downstairs.

Lu Yao pushed the door open, and the brass bell she hung downstairs rang.


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