Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 585 Investigation Under the Rain
Lin Yilin took a picture of Niu Qianliu's letter and sent it to Luo Ye and Hong Yijia respectively.

Hong Yijia didn't respond for a while, while Luo Ye replied with a question mark.

Luo Ye: [What happened? Did Big Nose run away?]

Lin Yilin replied to Luo Ye, and also relayed the information about Fan Zhonghong and Li Miaosheng.

Luo Ye: ?
She sent another question mark.

Then he added, "I'll go over there too."

Lin Yilin looked up: "Sister Ye is coming too."

Inside the Zero One Agency, Zheng Zheng was playing a two-player board game with Fan Zhonghong. Hearing this, Fan Zhonghong looked up: "Huh? Is it really that serious?"

It's clear that he doesn't really want to see Luo Ye.

"To deal with the Pure White Society, the more people the better, or at the very least, treat it as an old classmates' reunion."

"The first thing to do at an old classmates' reunion is to go to a designated academic research institution, right?" Fan Zhonghong complained.

"You have to find something to do, right?"

“I think it’s fine, it’s good.” Zheng Fan casually agreed. “Should we call Luo Bo and Rabi over? They’re resting in Dadu right now.”

"Of course, you can if you'd like, but I don't really want to disturb their rest," Lin Yilin replied to Luo Ye on her phone.

"It doesn't matter. If they knew it was someone coming to take down the Wave Army's superior, they'd be more than happy." He put down the cards in his hand. "And while you're at it, go and remind Little Sheep to be careful."

After saying that, he stood up and disappeared from the spot.

Fan Zhonghong breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. He wasn't very good at this kind of board game, and Zheng Fan had dragged him into it purely to be a punching bag and make up the numbers. He even got told things like "not as good as toast," which was completely baffling.

"By the way, we've found Li Miaosheng's whereabouts," Lin Yilin suddenly said.

"Where?" Fan Zhonghong immediately looked up.

"The Pure White Society Research Institute on Lumière Street didn't take any shortcuts by choosing some remote location; instead, it chose the safest and most secure place—its own territory." Lin Yilin showed Fan Zhonghong the clues on the computer.

After Fan Zhonghong confirmed that Li Miaosheng's face had flashed by in what appeared to be a pure white school vehicle somewhere on Lumière Street, Lin Yilin pulled up another clue.

"Also, while investigating Miaosheng's location, we discovered that someone there is tracking your movements," Lin Yilin said.

Without much hesitation, Fan Zhonghong replied, "When they took Miaosheng away, they also put me under surveillance. I escaped from their surveillance."

“Now they probably know you’re in Xixi Keke.” Lin Yilin said directly, “The Pure White Society’s attempt to capture Hong Yijia failed. Although the two sides are probably not the same group, your actions still attracted some attention. Even without going through the Bureau of Investigation, it wouldn’t be difficult for the Pure White Society to investigate the street’s surveillance records if they wanted to.”

Fan Zhonghong nodded: "I know that. But if they're still thinking of arresting me, it means Miaosheng's wedding hasn't even started yet. They see me as a variable and an obstacle, and they'll definitely do their best to catch me before the wedding begins."

"So you were deliberately making such a high profile before. I was thinking that with your abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for you to come all this way without leaving a trace." Lin Yilin understood.

"Then we can set off once the permits are issued. Sister Ye said to meet us at the destination."

……

It was raining heavily on Stanley Street.

Several people were sitting in an ordinary car.

If someone who is very familiar with the "Young Geniuses Ranking" sees them, it will not be difficult to recognize that these are all characters on the list.

The highest-ranked person, currently third on the list, is Shen Baitong, the system owner. He possesses a powerful system called the "Life Check-in System," which allows him to earn various rewards, large and small, by checking in on countless "firsts" in his life.

The intensity of the reward varies depending on the difficulty of this "first time".

It appears unstable, but the main reason is that the system developed too quickly in its early stages. Shen Baitong relied on this to quickly accumulate initial strength and start snowballing.

Furthermore, the check-in process itself has virtually no barriers; often, simply arriving at a certain place or meeting someone is enough to count as a successful check-in. Thanks to this, his development speed has far surpassed that of most system owners in the capital.

His killing of other system owners was also a way of checking off his list, and the snowball kept getting bigger and bigger.

However, he was not satisfied with this. It was because of the system's check-in process that he traveled all over the city, saw many things, and realized his own insignificance.

For an average person, reaching this level would probably be considered incredibly ambitious, but in reality, it's still far from enough.

Although he may already be powerful enough to dominate the gray district, he would not be enough to penetrate deeper into the capital.

Therefore, he did not join the stable Bureau of Processing for protection, so that he could not hunt down other system owners at will. Of course, the main reason was that he had already looked down on the Bureau of Processing.

He wants to learn how to do things for Chunbai, or even for someone of higher status and greater strength, so that he can become stronger.

He also had contact with Metro Line 0, and through Metro Line 0, he returned to the past after the earthquake and arrived at Jiangwen Station.

I was almost killed by a huge jumble of garbled text...

Since then, a deeper longing has filled his heart, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he thinks about it day and night.

It was raining heavily outside, and everyone inside waited silently. Then, a person emerged from behind an alley in the distance, braved the rain, quickly walked to the car, opened the door, and got in.

"How is it?" Shen Baitong asked as soon as the other person sat in the back seat.

"There's something going on here. There are quite a few people watching the Monastery Band, I wonder how many paparazzi they're hiding. The person who just made contact is from a rival company to the Monastery Band's management company, and they've been trying to dig up dirt on the Monastery Band."

"After all, they're one of the most popular bands right now, and I really like their songs," another person in the car said with a smile.

"So, are there any valuable clues?"

"Yes, the Monastery band and their group arrived a few months ago. There have been spies investigating their past since they became famous, but they can't find any clues at all."

Shen Baitong pondered for a moment: "This in itself is a clue. Their origins must be extraordinary, otherwise why would they have hidden themselves so well?"

"Then their residence on the mountain was originally the property of a local loan shark gang, but it was later transferred to them. The gang said they moved to Jiangwen Street and then all died in the earthquake."

"What's their connection to that gang?"

"Based on the information I found, there's no connection. Moreover, the speed at which the gang's family transferred the property and left was suspiciously fast. Although the information says they moved their businesses to other streets, I'm more inclined to believe they were all wiped out."

“It does look like there’s a serious problem. Is this why the school sent us here to test them?” someone in the car said.

Shen Baitong said, "The higher-ups said that they detected some reactions that looked like Seeds of Light in the Monastery Band. Although it can't be confirmed, we didn't originally intend to pay too much attention to a popular band, since everyone is very sensitive after an earthquake, and they are too popular and involve a lot of interests. But recently the higher-ups have encountered some problems, and they want to find as many possible escapees as possible."

"Aren't the Seeds of Light all specially cultivated by the Pure White Lighthouse? How could they be scattered outside?" A woman dressed in a gothic style, with her top revealing her waist, asked languidly while leaning on Shen Baitong.

"That's why I didn't care at first, but... who knows? Anything is possible in this world, isn't it? Since there's a need, then let's investigate." Shen Baitong's lips curled slightly.

"Has the spy who was the contact been dealt with?" he asked.

"It's been resolved without leaving a trace."

Shen Baitong nodded: "You got some of the band's schedule from their die-hard fans on Stanley Street, right? What's on today?"

"The guy in the band named Gao Song has a rabbit. Today is supposed to be the day he brings the rabbit to get rid of pests, but with the rain so heavy, it might not come out."

"Why don't we just go to their mansion on the mountain and find them?"

"Let's go check it out first. Although we are confident in our abilities, the Monastery Band is no pushover either. Otherwise, do you think they could still hold their kind of performance? To avoid alerting them, let's catch the lone ones first."

After Shen Baitong finished speaking, he told the person in the driver's seat to start the car.

The vehicle drove out in the heavy rain.

(End of this chapter)