My Endless Life.

Chapter 364: The Core of the Wonder
Abnormal Events Management Bureau.

Li Qi had heard from Sun Xiaoqing that this was a department within the United States Federation that was specifically responsible for managing strange objects and pollution.

That is the legendary mysterious department.

Li Qi thought that Lisa's identity might not be simple, not just a police officer, but he did not expect that Lisa was actually a member of the Abnormal Control Bureau.

"Unusual events…Administration?"

Lin Hui was not very clear about the existence of this department. He was stunned when he heard Lisa say that.

Li Qi thought for a while and asked:

"What do you need us to do?"

"You are indeed not an ordinary child."

Seeing that Li Qi quickly understood the current situation and took the initiative to ask questions, Lisa smiled.

She did not hide it and said to Li Qi:
"Since you are familiar with the people of the Ancient Monuments Society, you should know what a 'strange object' is, right?"

"know."

"Then it's easy to explain. The town we are in now is a 'scene' created by a special object. If we want to leave here and obtain this object, we must find the core of this object.

"I found something that can touch the core..." Lisa paused here, as if she was thinking about what words to use. After pausing for more than ten seconds, she continued:

“…I found the ‘path’ to the core, but I can’t enter this path. Only children can enter.”

"That's why you found me." Li Qi suddenly realized, and then asked: "Then why didn't you find Kate?"

Lisa spread her hands helplessly after hearing this:

"Because Kate is just a normal kid."

Normal children have not yet formed a complete world view and thinking circuit when they are nine years old.

Their ideas are mostly wild and their way of thinking is completely different from that of adults.

Because they think differently from adults, it is difficult for them to understand what adults want them to do. They may obey adults, but such "obedience" is only to gain the attention and care of adults. In fact, they may not understand why adults ask them to do so.

Because of this, children are likely to suddenly run to do something else while in the middle of doing one thing.

Because they cannot understand what makes them do that thing, after the initial novelty wears off, they will easily be attracted to something they are more interested in.

That's what Kate is like.

If Lisa asked her to do something, Kate might listen, but if she encountered something more interesting along the way, Kate would definitely explore that more interesting thing first.

This is what is called 'inattention' and 'lack of concentration'.

If you want your children to have the same concentration and focus as adults when they are nine or ten years old, they need to be trained.

At least it takes training since I can remember.

But in a small town like this, Lisa couldn't find any trained children until Li Qi came here.

Through observation over the past few days, Lisa can be sure that Li Qi's thinking is closer to that of an adult, even though he disguises himself well.

Lisa said this, paused for a moment and continued:

"Besides, Kate's mother is a little bit off, and I don't want to see her go crazy."

Kate's mother is the red-haired woman in the mansion who seems to be unsociable and a little introverted.

The reason why she is introverted is that she basically doesn't communicate with outsiders. Except for taking care of Kate once or twice when she goes out to play, she spends most of the rest of the time hiding in her room alone.

Lisa said Kate's mother might have some kind of mental illness, and if her daughter Kate was away from her for a long time, she would most likely go crazy.

Lisa and Li Qi were talking excitedly, but Lin Hui couldn't help himself. He knew nothing about this and asked anxiously:
"Wait a minute, could you please tell me what the 'Abnormal Events Management Bureau' is? What are 'strange objects'?! And what do you want me to do!"

Lin Hui looked at Lisa.

Lisa just said that she not only needs Li Qi's help, but also Lin Hui's help.

But Lin Hui didn't think he could help Lisa in any way. After all, compared to Lin Hui, the knight could obviously play a greater role.

"You are the deputy mayor of the town. After Vincent's death, you are the only one who can control the townspeople. What I want you to do is to restrain others from acting arbitrarily while An and I are looking for the rare items."

Lisa explained, and then said: "As for what the strange object is... after this matter is over, if you still want to know, I can lead you to the Abnormal Management Bureau. Now... let's go back to the town first."

Lisa said as she looked up at the sky.

After solving the water monster, the time in the town seemed to speed up again. What was originally afternoon time has now become close to evening.

If they stayed outside any longer, they might not be able to get back to the town before dark, and by then, they would be in real danger.

……

The time in the dream is accelerating.

Li Qi, who was watching the sky outside gradually sinking into darkness on the other side, confirmed this by comparing the time on both sides.

After staring at the darkening sky for a while, Li Qi turned around and looked into the room.

At this moment, Sun Xiaoqing and Xiake were locked up in Lisa's room and handcuffed.

After confirming that the two men had no ability to break free, Lisa closed the door tightly, took all the weapons on the two men, and then looked at Li Qi and said, "An, if you don't want them to get into trouble, then you have to help me do something later."

"what's up?"

Although he already knew what Lisa was going to do from her on the other side, Li Qi still asked Lisa one more question.

What surprised Li Qi a little was that the answer Lisa gave was not what he expected.

Lisa said meaningfully:
"Replace Kate for me."

"?"

Li Qi was stunned, and slowly looked up at Lisa, his eyes full of confusion.

Lisa laughed and said:
"I think you should know what a strange object is, so I won't waste my words. This town is a strange object, and the core of this strange object is in Kate, so I want to take Kate away."

"!?"

Kate is a wonder?
Lisa's words surprised Li Qi. He didn't expect that Lisa on the other side had not yet found the core of the rare object, but Lisa on this side already knew the location and identity of the core.

I don’t know what Lisa has been through here.

When Li Qi was thinking about this, he heard Lisa continue to instruct him:

"You don't need to think too much. I will give you a magical object. You can use this magical object to get close to Kate's mother. Kate's mother will then regard you as Kate..."

"And you'll take Kate away while you can?"

"Yes, that's the plan. As long as you can do it successfully, I will let the two people in the room go."

Lisa was very sincere when she spoke.

But Li Qi thought of the question Lisa had asked the knight before.

Lisa had previously asked the knight how to leave here, which proved that Lisa herself had no means or methods to leave the town.

If that’s the case, then what’s the point of Lisa getting the rare item?

While Li Qi was thinking, Lisa had already brought Li Qi to the lobby of the mansion.

The night here is the beginning of life here. Most people have gathered in the mansion hall waiting for dinner, including Kate and her mother.

When walking down from the second floor and before reaching the lobby, Lisa handed an earring to Li Qi and whispered:

"Put on the earrings and go get close to Kate's mother. You don't have to worry about what happens next."

Lisa said as she put the earrings into Li Qi's hand.

Li Qi stopped and said seriously: "First tell me what this strange object is and what its price is, otherwise I won't help you."

Li Qi was not sure whether he was immune to the costs of the magic item, as he had not tested it.

Li Qi had used the invisible hands obtained from Sun Xiaoqing to conduct experiments before. However, perhaps because the body used in the experiment was a puppet, the price paid by the invisible hands did not fall on Li Qi's puppet body.

There was nothing wrong with the original body, which meant that Li Qi could use the puppet's body to be immune to the costs of some strange objects.

But the spiritual body is different.

Spiritual will is the most important thing to Li Qi. If there is a problem with his spiritual will, he cannot guarantee that he can solve the problem. Therefore, to be on the safe side, Li Qi must inquire clearly about the ability and price of that strange object.

Even if this is a dream, he must do this.

“The name of this item is [Replacement Earrings], and its ability is to allow you to exchange your identity with someone else for a short period of time. During this period, you will both become your own appearances, and people around you will not notice anything unusual.

"The price is that if the earrings are used for too long, the substitute and the replaced will not be able to switch back. The time limit is thirty minutes, and thirty minutes is enough for me to take Kate away."

Lisa did not hide the power and price of the magic item from Li Qi.

Li Qi nodded slightly.

If this is true, it is not unacceptable.

After the plan was quickly finalized, Li Qi put the earrings on his earlobes as Lisa had instructed.

The earrings are simple aqua blue teardrop-shaped earrings with clips that hold the earlobes, so they can be worn on the ears without piercing them.

After putting on the earrings, Li Qi used the power of the earrings on Kate.

After using the power of the earrings, Li Qi did not feel any changes in his body. At least in his eyes, he was still himself.

But when he looked at the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the lobby of the mansion, he discovered that the person inside had changed from 'Meng An' to Kate.

Similarly, Kate in the distance also turned into Meng An's image.

And during this change, no one around could even notice that anything was wrong.

When the change was complete, Lisa immediately stepped forward to take Kate away, and Li Qi came to Kate's mother.

Kate's mother, the beautiful woman with long red hair, was still expressionless as always, sitting motionless in the corner.

Even when Li Qi came to her side, she didn't react much.

(End of this chapter)