After two days of searching without results, Zhong Yirou was a little frustrated.
"How do I tell Wu Jiu?" She sighed in the co-pilot, and opened the interface of the altar in distress.
Soon, a beautifully crafted celebration animation appeared on the startup page.
[Since the launch of the altar, the daily active users of the game have exceeded 100 million users, a new breakthrough has been achieved in technology, and the physical game cabin will... ]
Before the animation finished, Zhong Yirou chose to skip it, and clicked on the [My] page, "Are there already so many people in the altar?"
She asked casually, "Didn't it mean that it was closed before and no new people were allowed in?"
Yang Erci frowned slightly, "Yes, there are so many people."
A kind of intuition that can't be called very good is always hovering in her heart like a vulture. Regarding the altar, she always believes that this game will use its methods to cover everyone in the real world, not just those players who have already entered the game to fight for their lives, and perhaps it will continue to absorb new players through other methods, until Completely control everyone there.
Although this sounds somewhat alarmist, Yang Erci always thinks so.
This game, or the unknown instigator behind this game, is by no means limited to the current scale.
What they want, perhaps just like the name of the game, is to turn the human world into a sacrificial altar.
Zhong Yirou found An Wujiu, sent him all the information collected during the search, and then called him again, wanting to ask if he would come back tonight.
But the call was never made, Zhong Yirou felt very strange.
Yang Erci reminded her, "You forgot, he has a chip now, you can contact him through the chip."
"Oh yes." Zhong Yirou just remembered, so she looked for An Wujiu in her built-in address book, but strangely, she didn't find it. Zhong Yirou suddenly thought, it might be because An Wujiu got the chip and hadn't covered all the data, so he kept the original owner's name.
So she rummaged around, only to find an unfamiliar contact named Abraham Cruise.
"What an old name." Zhong Yirou blurted out.
Yang Erci turned the aircraft in another direction, "What did you say?"
"Let me tell you the name of the original owner of this chip." Zhong Yirou read to her, "Abraham Cruz, does it smell like the Old Testament of the Bible?"
Yang Erci frowned suddenly, almost stopping the aircraft in mid-air.
"This is the name of my former colleague..."
Zhong Yirou was stunned, "Why? Then this chip..."
"He is already dead." Yang Erci said, "He died suddenly while working, but I had already left the job at that time, and a friend who was still in Chauvin told me about it."
Zhong Yirou thought of the daily operations of those who sell second-hand citizen chips, "So that makes sense."
"What's the meaning?"
"These chip sellers generally have two purchase channels: one is to buy those poor people who voluntarily sell them chips in exchange for money. This kind of money is only given out when they are desperate. Debt guys, so their chips are not worth much to be honest, and they can't be sold at a good price.
"
Zhong Yirou continued, "But there is another way, which is to pick up the chip from the dead. In fact, according to the law, the citizen chip after death must be confirmed and destroyed by the relevant department, otherwise the information of the deceased, such as cash account, work file , and things like family files can continue to be used.
However, some chip sellers have connections and can skip this link, allowing the chips that should have been destroyed to be recirculated on the market. These people either have connections with the government, or they have participated in the cremation and funeral process of the dead body. "
Yang Erci nodded, "No wonder people who sell chips are so careful."
"Yes, you will be found if you are not careful." Zhong Yirou couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that even Researcher Chauvin's chip can be obtained, no wonder it is so expensive."
As she said that, she tried to contact An Wujiu through the chip, but this time it still failed.
Zhong Yirou tried a few more times, "No, I didn't even hear a sound."
"It may be a signal problem." Yang Erci said, showing her the current navigation projection.
It was only then that Zhong Yirou discovered that the navigation was also intermittent, crashing constantly, and even unable to provide a complete route.
"Is the signal so bad here?" Zhong Yirou glanced out the window, the streets outside could be considered very bustling, not like a place where high-altitude signal coverage is not complete.
"It's okay," Yang Erci looked forward, "I have a spare route identification device, so I can go by myself."
They finally returned to the apartment safely, and they happened to meet Wu You and Nan Shan who were also returning at about the same time.
Knowing that they are the same as himself, and have nothing to gain from sister Wugui, Wu You was a little frustrated. He sat on the sofa and glanced at the electronic clock. The time displayed was [October 23rd, 10:45pm]
Turning his head to the side, Wu You saw Nanshan standing by the French window, he seemed to be looking at the stars, very lost in thought. So Wu You also walked towards him, "Taoist, what are you looking at?"
Nan Shan came back to her senses, smiled and shook her head, "It's nothing."
"Nothing so serious?" Wu You followed and glanced out, there was nothing special about it.
"It's just watching the sky at night." Nanshan looked up at the gray night sky, with a cold white full moon above, the smile on his face gradually faded, and his brows frowned slightly.
"Is there something wrong with the sky?" Wu You asked again.
Indeed there are.
"Today is Frost's Descent, the third day of the first lunar month, it should be a new moon."
Wu You frowned, and looked at the night sky. The moon was full and bright, no matter how cloudy the air was, it still exuded a clear brilliance.
It was indeed a strange thing, and he told the others about it.
Zhong Yirou just came out of the room and whispered to everyone: "Noah is still sleeping, she seems very tired."
Yang Erci warmed up something to eat, and gave Noah a portion, and they divided the rest into four to fill their stomachs. She took half a loaf of bread into the study, intending to check the mail and record the latest discovery by the way.
After starting the host, she found an anonymous encrypted email among her unread emails. Yang Erci felt strange, tried to open it, and found that he needed to enter a string of passwords, and the password prompt was [last day].
Yang Erci thought for a while, and a series of numbers appeared in his mind, corresponding to exactly the number of digits in the password box.
With some excitement, she entered the date of that day, which was the day when her father left without saying goodbye.
As expected, email encryption is lifted!
It's Dad's mail!
Yang Erci habitually copied and transferred the email to his chip cloud storage space first, and then quickly opened the email, but at this moment, the projection suddenly went out, the lights went out, and he couldn't see anything.
Not only in her room, but behind Yang Erci's workbench was a large piece of floor-to-ceiling glass. She could clearly see that the lights of the entire city were extinguished at the same time.
10:45 p.m.
An Wujiu felt that this place was not quite right, even if Lilith wasn't his sister, he still had to visit again, for her safety.
In retrospect, Lilith's behavior was also a little abnormal just now. It is normal to be afraid when seeing a man and the former boss appear at her door, but this time she was too indifferent and calm.
"What if she still doesn't admit it this time?" Gabriel didn't have much confidence. He is a person who is rarely rejected, so he is in a bad mood when he is rejected.
Shen Ti did not make a sound, and pressed the button of the elevator. The other elevator was the same as when it came, showing that it was under maintenance and could not be used. They could only use the one on the right.
"To be honest, I didn't think about these things." An Wujiu said.
The old elevator climbs up little by little, and the numbers continue to evolve.
"I just feel that someone is watching here, could it be..." He paused, "Is there someone else looking for her besides us?"
Shen Ti speculated, "In addition to you looking for your own sister, you may also be following her. It may be the perverted man from last time, or it may be Chauvin. It's hard to say."
"That means you're going to help her now?" Gabriel understood, and didn't object, "Alright, I'm just going to find the guy who helped me keep an eye on her last time and come over again. How easy is it to talk to someone?"
After he finished speaking, he started calling, but probably because the signal in the elevator was too weak, he couldn't get through.
"What the hell is this signal?" Gabriel cursed.
Coincidentally, the elevator door opened just at this time.
The three of them got out of the elevator, An Wujiu looked at the other end of the corridor shrouded in darkness, it was quiet.
They walked along the same road ten minutes ago, but when they came to Lilith's residence from the corner, they found that the door of her house was open.
An Wujiu frowned.
Sure enough, as he thought.
"Gabriel, you stay behind, don't follow too closely."
It was the first time Gabriel had seen An Wujiu like this. He had a shockingly beautiful face, and he walked in and out with this handsome green-eyed guy beside him. He was not known how eye-catching, but he usually had a very talkative temper. With a pure purpose and a pure heart, he is a gentle focal point.
But now he is like a skilled hunter, with extremely professional footsteps and figure, and it seems that he has undergone very systematic training.
Gabriel watched the two approaching the house, feeling a little apprehensive, and looked back, the dark and deep corridor was full of unknown fears, as if a dense black fog was entrenched, ready to rush out.
He turned his head immediately, only to realize that the two of them had already gone in, so he hurriedly followed.
The scene in front of him made Gabriel's already unhappy mood even more depressed. He swore that he had never had such a depressing night in his life.
The house was very dark, only the moonlight came in, illuminating part of the space. The inside is empty, there is no one, there are not many furnishings in the room, sofas, chairs, tables, a row of cups on the shelf, a uniform color tone, and various small items are neatly arranged on the coffee table.
An Wujiu squatted on the ground, holding a bag of cheap bread in his hand.
Other food and some daily necessities were scattered on the ground, as well as the shopping bag that Lilith was holding in her hand just now.
"There is no trace of struggle, and there is no blood." Shen Ti checked the small room on one side, and said to An Wujiu, "It doesn't seem to be hijacked. There is not even a scratch in such a small place."
An Wujiu also felt very strange, stared down at the floor, and said to himself, "The position of this carpet has not changed."
Gabriel didn't understand, "How do you know there is no change? Didn't you come in before?"
Shen Ti explained: "He meant that the carpet should change."
This explanation made Gabriel even more confused.
An Wujiu told him: "Lilith should be a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Everything in this room is very orderly, including this big carpet. She bought a very square style, and the pattern is also square. Quite upright, not the slightest slant."
"She was holding this bag in her hand before, but now all the contents in the bag are scattered on the ground. It stands to reason that if she is held hostage, it is impossible not to leave traces, especially this carpet." An Wujiu pressed her hand On the carpet, "As soon as you enter the door, you will definitely step on this carpet, so if someone is holding her hostage, they will definitely shift the position of the carpet when she is struggling."
Gabriel originally thought that Lilith was kidnapped by that perverted man for revenge, but now after listening to the analysis of the two, he felt terrified.
"You mean, no one held her hostage, she ran away by herself?"
An Wugui was not sure.
No matter how urgent it was, with her level of obsessive-compulsive disorder, she probably wouldn't throw these things on the ground.
Gabriel remembered, "There is only one exit from this building. We have been standing at the exit since we just went down, and came up again after a while. It is reasonable to say that she should not have left this building during that time. It is hard to say now. She could have watched us turn back, leave the house, and take another elevator down."
Shen Ti shook his head, "The other elevator is under maintenance, so I can't get on it."
Things just got weirder and weirder.
An Wujiu's intuition told him that Lilith was no longer in this building.
"I'm dizzy, I have to smoke another cigarette." Gabriel touched the pocket of his dark gray sweater jacket and found the pack of cigarettes, "Just one."
An Wujiu thought that he had helped him so much, so he made a special trip for them, and felt a little sorry, it was getting late, and he couldn't let Gabriel continue to spend time with him.
"Go back first."
Gabriel just lit a cigarette, he was a little confused, "Don't you want to look any more?"
"Let's talk about it tomorrow." Shen Ti smiled and hugged An Wujiu's shoulders, "It's okay, since the person has been locked, you don't have to worry about not being able to find it. Now it's a place full of surveillance, and you can find the property here in the daytime." If the system inquires, it should be clear."
Gabriel was persuaded, "Okay, then let's go back."
The three returned to the elevator, An Wujiu glanced again, the one on the left was indeed disabled.
As the elevator went down, the three of them had mixed feelings, so they didn't say much. An Wujiu stood at the front, facing the reflective elevator wall and thinking about something, when he was approaching the second floor, he heard Gabriel talking about supper, and asked if they needed a drink to relax.
"Thank you, but forget it." An Wujiu wanted to keep a clear head.
The elevator also goes to the first floor.
An Wujiu walked out, under the dim light, Lilith's denial appeared in front of his eyes again.
He wants to go back to Yang Erci tonight.
"Shen Ti, we..."
An Wujiu turned around, the elevator door was about to close, but there was no one inside.
He turned his head again, but there was no one in front of him.
Shen Ti and Gabriel disappeared in the elevator.
An Wujiu rushed to the elevator door before it was completely closed, but before it was too late, the faint light in the building disappeared in an instant.
He walked out step by step, and the whole city was plunged into darkness.
An ominous premonition welled up in my heart.
An Wujiu tried all the methods to contact Shen Ti, but nothing worked, even the player communication system inside the altar failed.
Just when he was about to fall into despair, a familiar sharp voice appeared.
Every screen in the entire dark city was instantly lit up. The facades of buildings, the large screens in the school playground, the display screens in the hospital, and the large and small advertising screens on the street all lit up at the same time.
And what appeared on the screen was the same image, the rabbit in the magician's costume.
"My dear friends, here comes the surprise!"