At 7 o'clock in the evening, Lu Zexuan, who had changed into casual clothes, drove to a private restaurant in the suburbs on time.
This store is in a hidden location, and the manager and waiters are ordinary humans who have not evolved. You don't have to worry about being eavesdropped when talking here.
After Lu Zexuan parked the car, he quickly walked towards one of the private rooms.
After a while, a young man with golden curly hair pushed the door open and came in. Seeing Lu Zexuan, he narrowed his eyes, walked over to him and sat down, smiling and teasing, "You're such a busy man, it's been a whole year since we last met, right?"
Lu Zexuan poured a cup of tea and gently pushed it in front of Medis: "It happens to be the annual holiday recently."
Medis took a sip of tea and asked, "How many days?"
"Seven days."
"That's not bad. You can go back and reunite with your parents."
A majestic golden lion lay at Medis' feet, looking at the white eagle on Lu Zexuan's shoulder, shaking its head excitedly.
Medis chuckled and patted its head: "Go ahead, have fun by yourselves, don't go out and scare others."
Lu Zexuan and Medis grew up together and had a brotherly relationship. Their spirits were also very familiar to each other, and whenever their masters met, the lion and the white eagle would play together.
The white falcon spread its wings and flew around the house. The lion chased it on the ground. The two owners turned a blind eye to this strange scene.
The waiter who brought the dishes into the room was an ordinary unevolved person and could not see these spiritual beings.
"Gentlemen, please enjoy your meal." Lu Zexuan had ordered the dishes in advance. The waiter served the dishes very quickly. After the dishes were served, she stepped out and closed the door considerately.
Medis ate and praised: "The food in this restaurant is still so delicious... Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Lu Zexuan was not polite: "I asked you out today because I do have something I want to ask you."
Medis had a look of "as expected" on his face: "I guessed that you invited me out for more than just a meal. However, you know my identity, there are some questions that you shouldn't ask..."
Lu Zexuan said, "Don't worry, I won't ask you any confidential questions that would embarrass you. Today's chat is limited to personal matters, and the questions are also private. Once you leave this door, just pretend that nothing has been said."
Seeing the serious look on his friend's face, Medis couldn't help but wonder, "What's so important? Could it be related to the dance information you asked me to look up earlier?"
Lu Zexuan nodded: "Yes. I didn't find anything suspicious in the information you gave me, but I trust my intuition more. Five years ago, at the college graduation dance, I once passed by a guide and smelled the scent of guide element on him. Recently, I smelled this smell on someone again, but that person was only 18 years old."
Medis pondered his words carefully and analyzed: "The guides who attended the dance must be college graduates. A freak like you who graduated from the sanctuary in three months and then went to college would be 19 years old after graduating from college. If you were 19 five years ago, you should be 24 now." He paused: "The age of the person you met is fake, right?"
Lu Zexuan frowned and said, "It's not that simple. He is indeed 18 years old. His identity background, family members, and household registration information are all complete. Moreover, he is a newly awakened guide and only went to the Guide Association to register yesterday."
Medis stroked his chin and said, "Maybe you remembered it wrongly? Some guide essences smell very similar. They smell similar, but they are not the same person."
Lu Zexuan was very sure: "I won't remember it wrong, because his guide element and I have a 98% match."
Medis: “…”
98%? Is that so exaggerated
As a sentinel, he certainly knew what a 98% guide element match meant - this meant that the guide element of that person was absolutely attractive to Lu Zexuan and could have a very big impact on him. Even if Lu Zexuan was on the verge of mental collapse or even on the verge of frenzy, the guide element of that person could save his life.
Medis concluded: "In other words, the adult guide you met at the dance five years ago now appears next to you, but has become another person, an 18-year-old who has just awakened?"
Lu Zexuan: "Yes, and it's C-level mental power."
Medis's face also turned serious. "Those attending the graduation ball are elite students from various universities. Only sentinels and guides above level A can get tickets. Level C guides cannot enter the ball. This person's age, appearance, identity background, and even mental strength are all different. Only the guide element is the same?"
Lu Zexuan looked solemn: "I also think it's ridiculous. But, his guide Su, I believe I won't make a mistake."
This sounds incredible.
Most people who heard Lu Zexuan's description would just think that he had remembered it wrong, and the guide back then and the guide who appeared recently were definitely not the same person.
But Medis knew this good friend very well. Lu Zexuan was an extremely calm and cautious Sentinel, and one of the few S-level Sentinels in the Federation.
The sensory acuity of an S-class sentinel is sometimes more accurate than those high-tech instruments, not to mention the guide element with a 98% match - he can't smell it wrong.
What went wrong
How is it possible that a person's guiding element remains the same while his other identity, background, appearance, figure, and even age have changed
Lu Zexuan looked at Medis and asked seriously, "I came to you to find out if there is a possibility that his guide element data was deleted, his identity chip was taken out, and his facial features were completely changed - someone helped him forge a new identity to facilitate him to do something secretly."
Medis frowned, as if he had thought of a possibility, looked at Lu Zexuan, and hesitated to speak.
Lu Zexuan: "Tell me, what did you think of?"
Medis lowered his voice and leaned close to Lu Zexuan's ear: "Have you heard of... the Dark Guide?"
—Dark Guides, the most terrifying group of guides, have extremely strong mental powers and can invade other people's mental worlds at will, control other people's actions, and even turn them into their own puppets. They are the best "animal trainers". And all humans may become "puppets" under their mental control.
Leonard committed suicide by jumping off a building at the B73 base, and Celtic and Mark killed each other on the spacecraft...
And Yu Ran who accidentally passed by the crime scene.
Thinking of all this, Lu Zexuan felt a chill down his spine: "Will the Dark Guide completely eliminate all traces of his existence?"
Medis nodded. "Yes. Their existence has always been mysterious. Dark Guides are not subject to the jurisdiction and constraints of the Federal Guide Association. Their philosophy is inconsistent with the association, so when they leave the association, they will completely break with the association and erase all traces of themselves to avoid being hunted down by the Guide Association."
Guide element is important information for tracking guides.
If it was a dark guide who betrayed the association, it would make sense that his guide element information could not be found in the association.
Lu Zexuan continued to ask: "Where is the identity chip? How do I take it out? As far as I know, the identity chip of the Guide Association is made of special materials. Once implanted, it will automatically merge with the surrounding muscle tissue and cannot be removed even by surgery."
Madison paused and whispered, "Regeneration of broken limbs."
Lu Zexuan: “…”
The moment he heard the answer, Lu Zexuan felt a sharp pain in his heart.
If what he analyzed was true, then Yu Ran once cut off his arm with a chip implanted in order to leave the Guide Association, and then used an advanced "treatment cabin" to slowly grow a new arm...
How painful would that be
I still remember the girl at B73 base whose legs were bitten off by a monster. She was in so much pain that her face was covered with tears and she almost fainted. At this time, even anesthetics were not very effective. The process of growing new limbs was also a long and painful process.
What on earth did Yu Ran go through? !
Lu Zexuan didn't dare to imagine the scene of Yu Ran cutting off his arm, nor did he dare to believe that the seemingly innocent boy would be a member of the Dark Guides who were against the Federation. He hoped that all these conjectures were just conjectures, but the lingering haze in his mind still made him clench his fists.
Medis looked at his friend's face and said worriedly, "If you really find the Dark Guide, you'd better hand him over to Chief Zhu of the Investigation Department. He has ways to deal with these people."
Lu Zexuan shook his head: "I don't have any evidence, everything is just speculation. I can't put someone in the investigation department and let him undergo the most terrible interrogation just because of my speculation."
Medis shrugged and advised, "Then get out of here in time and don't contact him again, lest you be dragged into this by him."
Lu Zexuan frowned and said, "Don't worry, I know my limits."
***
3 a.m., Capital Star Sanctuary.
Due to the recent holidays, the school was deserted with only a few guards patrolling back and forth.
In the dead of night, a thin figure in black sportswear suddenly and quietly climbed out of the dormitory window and quickly climbed downstairs along the air-conditioning duct outside the balcony.
He nimbly avoided all surveillance, walked quickly in the shadows cast by the buildings, and slipped out of the Guide Academy.
Obviously, he knew the terrain, routes and even the surveillance coverage here very well.
Not far from the Guide Academy, under a big tree, there was a private car parked, the body of which almost blended into the thick night. The car was completely black, with no signs on it, and even the license plate number was hidden.
The man in black opened the door and got in the car.
There was a gray-haired old man sitting in the back seat of the car. He said in a deep voice, "You shouldn't have asked me out at this time. If someone finds out, wouldn't all our efforts be wasted?"
The man in black said calmly, "I've encountered some tricky things and need your help."
The old man sighed and said, "Go ahead."
"The Sanctuary will open in a few days. I hope you can send someone to attend the opening ceremony of Sentinel Academy and gather most of the students and teachers in the auditorium to facilitate my actions. It would be best if Lu Zexuan came as well. He has been suspicious of me, and I am worried that he will ruin my plan."
The old man was silent for a moment, then nodded: "No problem, I'll arrange it."
The man in black didn't say anything else, he simply opened the door and jumped out of the car.
The moment I got off the car, a voice suddenly came from behind me: "Of course."
The man in black stopped.
The old man's voice was a little hoarse: "Protect yourself."
The sky above was full of stars. Yu Ran nodded calmly, and his thin figure soon disappeared into the night.
(End of this chapter)