"If I suddenly ask you to find Zhang Jianmin now, are you sure you can find him quickly?"
After peeking around the corner for a while, Xia Xu turned his head to look at Yang Bowen.
Yang Bowen laughed proudly and said, "Of course I have. I know his address, and I even got his cell phone number from the property management. If it doesn't work, I can just call him and trick him."
"That's all right. Go home early and continue following me tomorrow. Try not to go out at night during this period, and don't go to remote places where there are few people."
Xia Xu nodded slightly and also reminded Yang Bowen.
"Why?"
Yang Bowen felt a little nervous when he heard this: "Boss, are we in any trouble?"
"Today, a murder occurred at Xingcheng No. 3 Middle School. One of my classmates was killed by a ferocious beast. The police are now searching for the beast. I told you not to go out because I was worried that you would run into one. I don't want you, my capable classmate, to be killed by an animal for no apparent reason."
Xia Xu glanced at him unhappily.
Tang Hao’s death is no secret, many people know about it and there is nothing to hide.
"Oh, hey, that's something to be careful of."
Yang Bowen touched the back of his head and laughed dryly twice.
"Okay, let's go back now."
Xia Xu raised his hand.
"Boss, you're not leaving? Oh... I understand, I understand."
Yang Bowen asked subconsciously at first, then smiled a smile that all men understand.
"Don't think I'm as dirty as you. I'm still a pure high school student, a budding flower of the motherland..."
As Xia Xu explained, Yang Bowen left with a smile.
And Xia Xu, who stayed behind... actually booked a room in the hotel next to the KTV.
Of course, don't get the wrong idea. He didn't do anything unspeakable. He just did it purely for safety reasons, which was also an important reason why he came to find Zhang Jianmin.
The monsters in "Hunter" appear near the school. Tang Hao's home and his home are also nearby. It can be said that the area is most likely the scene where the Hunter plot unfolds.
The school itself can actually be ruled out, because Tang Hao died outside the school, and there were only two supporting characters in the school, him and Tang Hao, and no one else was "involved", so the probability of unknown creatures attacking the school is relatively low.
According to this logic, if he also appeared in the original plot, it must be in a place where he or his original body often appeared. The most likely suspect is near his home, so he does not plan to stay at home during this period of time.
Zhang Jianmin is the protagonist of "The Dying Man". In theory, the areas around him are also plot scenes, and they are plot scenes unique to the Dying Man.
As a basically nonsensical comedy, its style is completely different from that of "Hunter". If the plot proceeds normally, it should be unlikely to have any intersections or intrusions. In other words, there is a high probability that the area near Zhang Jianmin is a safe zone.
Although it cannot be confirmed and the probability is not high, it is always a direction that can be tried, which is much better than sitting and waiting for death.
Just like Xiao Baihua said, you can't just rely on luck to 'cure the disease'.
If you don’t have money to hire a bodyguard, then earn some money. If you can’t find a suitable bodyguard, then try to find one. If it’s difficult to avoid monster attacks, then try to avoid them as much as possible. You must always do your best and leave the rest to fate.
And as his mind opened up, Xia Xu found that he was not completely unable to do anything. He just needed to break out of the limitations of the "Hunter" plot. He actually had ways to prevent or even resolve the hunter's crisis.
After all, Aquamarine is a real world, and even a world with many "plots". Since there are "hunters" and "prey", can there also be other powerful people and high-powered plots
Like... another of the same 'biological mutation' stories
Or stories about awakening of superpowers, king of special forces, dragon king's son-in-law, gang fights, etc.
If he could find a plot and characters of this kind that also possessed sufficient military power, wouldn't he be able to find a way to introduce these people into the hunter's plot and let them hunt and kill monsters
This seems to be the real way to "rely on external forces".
…
In the next two days, Xia Xu still attended classes as usual during the day, and stayed in a hotel next to the Golden Sun KTV in the afternoons - Zhang Jianmin's so-called life of debauchery seemed to be just drinking and singing here.
Because he wanted to try to find other plots or talented people, Xia Xu liked to observe the attribute panels of people in crowded places such as Golden Sun KTV before going to bed at night. Therefore, he witnessed Zhang Jianmin's gradual transformation with his own eyes in the past two days.
From being alone in the hustle and bustle of the crowd at the beginning, to gradually letting go and joining in, and then to being surrounded by women, drinking and having fun, howling like a madman, it is hard to imagine that this is just a change in a person in just two days.
"Maybe soon..."
On Thursday, Xia Xu was sitting in class, thinking absentmindedly.
As expected, a cell phone rang from his desk.
"Whose phone is this? Turn it off!"
Liu Xiulan, who was sitting on the podium, looked instantly cold because her lecture was interrupted.
"Teacher, can I take a call? It's very important, really."
Xia Xu raised his hand.
Liu Xiulan was quite reasonable. Her expression improved a little after hearing this. She nodded and said, "Go out and pick it up. Don't disturb other students."
Xia Xu thanked him, trotted out of the classroom, and then answered the phone.
"Boss, the old man from the construction site you mentioned is here!"
Yang Bowen's excited and loud voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Okay, got it."
Xia Xu was somewhat happy, but also somewhat expected.
The plot of The Dying Man describes the old man Zhang Jianmin encountered at the construction site after he had been living a life of debauchery for a while.
Regardless of whether Zhang Jianmin is still acting according to the plot, he is doing these things and has passed this period of time. Calculating the time, the old man at the construction site should almost come out to "work". He was actually thinking about this just now.
It’s a pity that this time it didn’t happen to catch the weekend like the gambling scene.
It would not be impossible to go later, but he was worried that there would be complications. What if the old man at the construction site just showed up this time, or if Zhang Jianmin went over to pick up the spoils of the plot as soon as he appeared, then all his work would be in vain.
"Got it, Lao Yang, can you please come to our school?"
Xia Xu suddenly had an idea.
It is inconvenient to ask for leave by himself, but it does not prevent relatives and parents from asking for leave for him!
Yang Bowen is originally a middle-aged man. He doesn't need to pretend to be like this. People will believe him if he says he is a relative. It's hard to say if he is older, but it's not a problem to ask the class teacher for half a day or a day off.