A journey of seven souls escaping from the basement

The architectural style of the houses, the stalls on the street and the stained signs standing beside them, the food stalls filled with various small stools and plastic chairs, the lights of various colors on the tall buildings and the words composed of those lights, None of them revealed a familiar feeling.

Oops, now I am no longer illiterate and can read.

When he came here, Yabu always felt that the name Longmen sounded very special. It turned out that he was deported from the Russian area back to the country.

"Well..." Lapland was not surprised or surprised by Yabu's remarks. After all, Yabu's notes were written in Yanguo's writing, so he had some relationship with Yanguo. As expected, "Have you recovered any memories?"

"That's not true, I just know it."

Although if you take a quick look, you will feel like you have traveled back in time, but in the final analysis, this place is just a likeness.

Pedestrians on the road have different looks, and they all have different ears and tails. No one is the same as himself.

Even if you don't count the fact that he turned into a ghost, Yabu is still incompatible with this place.

"Really? That's good. You don't have to teach you anything. It just saves me trouble."

"Um......"

Although he looked at Lapland's indifferent expression on the surface, Yabu was still slightly aware of the other party's emotions, so after thinking for a while, he allowed himself to act naturally and said to Lapland:

"Actually, there may be some places that I need to trouble Lapland to explain. After all, my familiarity with these things is just that I have similar things in my memory, but after all, they are just similar, and there are still differences."

In the end, Yabu showed a sincere attitude and asked again as if asking for confirmation: "Is it okay?"

"Hey... OK, anyway, I don't have anything else to do except talk now."

Although it sounds like he reluctantly accepted the matter of being a popular science student who has no common sense, the wagging of his tail still reveals his inner feelings at this moment.

"Tell me, what do you want to know?"

"For example, I have never seen the ingredients on the stall over there."

"Oh, that, that is..."

Looking in the direction that Yabu pointed, Lapland glanced casually and explained to Yabu while walking.

When communicating with Yabu, Lapland could feel that such communication was very relaxed, because Yabu did not mean to take care of Lapland, so he deliberately proposed some things that he knew but pretended not to understand. He would ask some questions that he really didn't understand here, listen carefully, and then give timely feedback to let Lapland know that he had listened.

"Overall, the relationship between currency and here is..."

"Lapland, please keep your voice down a little bit." Yabu signaled Lapland to stop for a moment, then pointed at the passerby who had just passed by and then turned to look at Lapland twice and said, "Others are If you can’t see it, they’ll think you’re weird.”

"It doesn't matter. They can watch it however they want. It has nothing to do with me. Just leave them alone."

Although Lapland's voice when she spoke was the normal volume for communicating with people traveling by her side, in the eyes of those who passed by her, this normal volume of voice seemed too harsh. After all, from the perspective of others, As if there was something wrong with her, she kept talking to the air alone.

But she didn't pay attention to the strange looks from others. Maybe it was because she didn't care what others thought, or maybe...she did it on purpose.

He deliberately spoke in front of the people around him and in an empty place.

She just wanted this, because this way she could show it and let herself feel it, and only she could see Yabu.

Of course, there may also be some other little ideas.

For example, in this way, Yao Bu understands that now only he can see him and only he can communicate with him.

"We're almost at the residence in Texas. What do we need to ask her later? She can't talk to you. Just tell me and I'll just ask her later."

Maybe... when taking the bus before, Lapland would insist on buying a ticket for Yabu and chat to the empty seats on the way. This was also out of this thought.

This is something that only Lapland and himself can do. After all, the only person with whom Yabu can communicate is himself.

Except for himself, no one would pay attention to him, no one could see him, and no one could hear him.

The only person he can rely on is himself. Without him, he can't survive at all, and he can't even move by himself.

So, there is nothing we can do about it, right?

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*He needs himself.

*...He can only need himself.

*After all, only you and him are partners.

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Chapter 57 A wonderful day ends with meeting Lapland

About a week ago, Texas received a commission.

The client is a doctor from Rhode Island. Because he has worked with Rhode Island, he knows a little bit about it.

The doctor told Texas roughly what he wanted her to do through a video call - go to the core area of ​​Chernobog to search for something, and bring it back if found.

"I will send you some letters later. Please do as they are written. Is there anything you want to ask?"

"There is a question. The requirement of the commission is that if it is found, it means that it may not be found, right?" Texas repeated the commission given by the strangely dressed man on the screen in front of him, and saw that the other party heard him clearly. After nodding his question, Texas continued, "What if not?"

"If not..."

Looking at the airtight clothes worn by the doctor on the other side of the screen, Texas couldn't tell for a moment whether the doctor was trying to protect his privacy or had some special physical reason. After all, the clothes looked so tight. Just like if you expose a trace of skin, you will die immediately. Even if you want to keep it secret, it is difficult to imagine that it needs to be done to this extent.

But I have to say that these clothes did play a certain role. After Texas asked his question, the doctor on the other end fell silent for a while, and the cover of the clothes made Texas unable to see that the other party was so The slightest change in expression, if it weren't for something moving in the background, Texas would have thought he was talking to a picture.

After being silent for a while, the other party finally said: "If it is indeed not the case, I will still pay the commission fee in accordance with the commission."

"Then I have no problem."

"Okay, the letter will be sent in a few days. Please be sure to follow the instructions above."

Although Texas still has some doubts, such as whether it is a bit too trusting to give the commission money even if it is not found. If it is embezzled and then deliberately says that there is no, then the other party has not got the thing and has to pay. A sum of money.

But this kind of doubt is just a thought. The other party hasn’t told me what I’m looking for. Maybe it’s pointless if it’s taken away, or there’s some other reason why the other party isn’t afraid of being taken away. After all, the other party can’t be a fool. , Texas knows very well that there is nothing like this in the world. Asking this kind of question will not only lower your professional quality in the eyes of the other party, but also if something happens, the first person the other party will suspect will be you. .

However, the confusion about what he was looking for did not last long. After the letter from the other party was delivered to his hand, Texas understood why the other party was not afraid that the things would be stolen.

Because there are only two things he is looking for. Apart from a pendant, the other thing he is looking for... is a person.

Moreover, it was emphatically marked that this person might be alive or a corpse.

Well, it certainly won’t be pocketed.

Who would have no time to devour a corpse? Whether it is regarded as a tomb robbery or a murder, it is a troublesome matter. She is an employee of a logistics company, and she also had trouble with the police because her logistics company sometimes does a little bit of extreme things. While dealing with each other, everyone there is familiar enough to know their faces. Do you want to hide the body secretly so that the police will come to your door and then go in to enlighten you?

And no matter how much you think about it, it’s better not to make any connection.

In that letter, in addition to the description of the body, the description of the pendant, and the route map to the core area of ​​Chernobog, there was also a very strange sentence at the end.

[Whether you find it or not, when it is delivered, you will still send the application to me as before, and then I will find time to have a video call with you. 】

[It must be noted that this is very important. Regardless of whether you find it or not, do not send it to Rhode Island, and do not send any form of paper letters or emails to notify me. If you find it, I will deposit it with you first. When we have a video call at the designated time in a few days, I will tell you where to send it. 】

Just... pretty weird.

If you want to say that Rhode Island is a pharmaceutical company, and this corpse may have some research value, then Texas can understand it.

But this warning made people feel as if the body itself was an attractive thing to the people on Rhode Island. If it was delivered to Rhode Island, it would be intercepted and snatched away by anyone who saw it. Same.

It's just... quite weird. Who would snatch a corpse without any trouble? Not everyone is a scientific researcher.

But from Texas' point of view, it has nothing to do with him.

Of course, Texas would not ask more questions about why the body was transported.

Texas cares about his current life.

She won't ask too much, and she won't care too much. For her, this commission is just to find something. Other than that, she doesn't do unnecessary things, and there is no need to make herself uncomfortable.

This is just a very profitable and easy commission. She travels far away, finds something, and delivers it. That's it. She doesn't need to think too much, and she will never do anything more.

This kind of life now, this feeling of home, is the most important thing.

And that's exactly what she did. She went to Chernobog as a business trip.

Following the extremely detailed requirements of the arrangement, we first entered the heavily marked core area and checked the status of the coffin.

If it is closed and running as the letter says, take photos and record it. If it is open, search the area and carefully search to see if there is anything in the sarcophagus. If so, no matter what Whatever it is, bring it all back.

The second step is to search the areas specified in the letter one by one.

The result was that, except for an unedged dagger placed in the corner of the coffin, which was found by Texas and stuffed into a bag to preserve items, during the entire trip, no matter whether it was a person, a corpse, or that She didn't even see the pendant.

It was a very easy task, and it could be said that there was no danger. She completed it in almost a day. Thinking about the amount of money entrusted by the other party, and then thinking about what she had done, she felt for a moment that the money was too much. Not practical.

But it only lasted for a moment, and then she brought some souvenirs to her colleagues and returned to Longmen.

It was a very mundane task. After a few days, I had a phone call with the other person at the designated time. Once I handed over the things to the designated place, and once I got the money, I had nothing to do. Even a wolf couldn't help but reveal the weight of the money bag. Smile, although it is already evening, it can still be said that a good day starts with planning how to spend the commission money in the future.

She thought so until she opened the door and looked at the people standing outside.

"Yo, Texas..."

boom!

"..." Texas closed the door and covered his forehead with a headache.

A good day is over.

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*Viewing the record of a doctor's video call requires the same level or higher permissions.

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Chapter 58 Look, this is my invisible and intangible imaginary friend

If there is anything that can make Texas feel like his brain is suddenly excited, except for the water glass tipped over on the computer and the slightly noisy colleagues, LaPland probably occupies the starting position.

It wasn't that Texas was tired of Lapland, it was that it was troubled.

Although Lapland didn't do anything too extreme to her, except for sometimes making strange comparisons with herself in some aspects, in most cases she was as distant as a shadow.

But on the contrary, many times she has no sense of distance from things related to herself.

For example, one time she approached her colleague.

This is not to say that she did anything extraordinary, nothing like threats, attacks, or verbal taunts and insults. She just went to talk to them and was very polite. You can even describe Lapland at that time as warm and cheerful.

Of course, in this harmonious and friendly atmosphere, there is a slight flaw.

That is because her colleagues didn't know her at all before that.

Well, it may not be easy to understand, so let’s give a proper example.

Get up early in the morning, wash up, have breakfast, and then go to work as usual.

You think this will be a normal day.

Then you walked into the company.

Then you saw your long-lost childhood friend in the company without warning, and he was chatting enthusiastically with your current colleagues.

And your colleagues have obviously begun to feel repulsed by this, but because this person seems to have a relationship with you and is very polite, they don't want to take the trouble to kick this person out directly. They can only say um and ah from time to time. Respond within this awkward chat atmosphere.

How awkward the atmosphere was, it was probably to the point where even the capable angels were speechless and could only nod in response.

Even this childhood friend who knows about your past may tell you something about your dark history, and after she leaves, your colleagues will ask you this and that.

Then I thought about it, even after she left, she would definitely appear somewhere else and cause the same thing as now.

Okay, okay... I really want to die and I'm starting to have a headache.

Just thinking about it is unbearable.

Destroy it, hurry up.

"What are you doing."

Really unable to stand the other party's constant knocking on the door, Texas stood in front of the door with a headache. He covered his forehead and closed his eyes for a while, then put the calm look on his face again, and then reached out to open the door. He opened the door and asked the other party's purpose straightforwardly.

"I came to ask you something." As if he couldn't see Texas's tail drooping there because of a headache, Lapland smiled and reached out to hook up with him.

"...just asking something?" Texas asked, looking at her in disbelief after bending down to hide from the other party's arm.

"hold head high."

"Leave after asking?"

"if not."

"..."