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Chapter 197 The Disappearing Note

The reason why Liu Yonglu taught Diaoqiao'er Chundian (diao, a slang used in the underworld with the fourth tone) was that he thought it was convenient to use a set of secret codes in the team. He had wanted to use it when he was in the troupe before, but the old gentleman thought that he entered the industry late and had little experience, so he always treated him like a child and didn't like to play with him.

Besides, there is really nothing to teach Liu Yonglu. Even if he were asked to analyze the intelligence line by line like Millie Tang, he would not be able to figure it out.

So this is what Liu Yonglu taught in the second half of the class.

Today, when standing at the entrance of the shelter department, Liu Yonglu first gave a warning, which meant that this mission was not easy, and if we really encountered danger, we should not fight desperately, but dodge when necessary.

Millie Tang understood everything. She rolled her eyes at him from behind and thought to herself, if you don't agree, we don't even have to come. What's the point of talking about this now?

Lin Brown understood half of what was said. He did not refute it but had an idea in his mind: if you want to retreat, then you can retreat. I will stay behind to cover your retreat so that we can perish together with the evil forces.

The two little geniuses rubbed their hands together. What is this that Mr. Richie taught? Did the saint teach him, and then he taught us? Rounding it off, this can be considered as an oracle.

The five of them walked into the reception department with their heads held high. The director knew they were coming in advance. She glanced at the five of them and felt a little worried. Is Shi Weitian okay? The number of people looked small enough. But she couldn't show it on her face. She still welcomed the five warriors into the reception department with her usual gloomy expression.

Although the matter was urgent, she still had to give a few instructions before they went in, so she welcomed them into the lounge for a cup of tea, while she went to the door of room 1408 to find the staff on duty to get the observation report of the past three days.

As soon as the minister's wife went out, she saw an old man coming in with a tea tray. On the tray was a white shell porcelain tea set with a painted pattern of dolphins chasing the waves. There was also a small dessert stand with seven or eight kinds of cakes and snacks, which looked very exquisite.

"Old Nodans? When did you come back?"

The old man had long gray hair that looked dull like dead grass, and he tied his hair casually at the back of his head. His short white beard was uneven and did not look like he was normally well-groomed. He had an ebony harmonica hanging around his neck, and sometimes I heard him play it, but his skill was not good and he could not play in tune, which was unpleasant to listen to.

He was usually a handyman in the Reception Department, doing all kinds of work. He had been here before the director joined, and I heard that he had been here for some time, so he was considered an old hand. He was a bit lazy, but he could do all kinds of work, such as mopping the floor and cooking, and he usually lived in the cleaning room.

I heard a few days ago that he went back to the countryside to take care of some personal matters, so how come he suddenly came back today?

"Ms. Minister, I came back last week. Did you forget? The bucket in the second-floor toilet fell over and little Barnes fell."

"Oh, yes, yes, I remember now."

The minister patted her head, thinking that perhaps she had been too tired from work recently and had forgotten some trivial matters.

"This tea?"

"You asked me to prepare it this morning. It's at the corner of the stairs on the third floor. You just entered the containment department with the documents in your hand."

"Well...that's what happened."

The minister picked up a cookie from the dessert table and stuffed it into her mouth.

"After all, he is an investigator from the Investigation Department who came to help. We are old friends. It's only right, only right."

Notros held the tea tray in one hand and picked up the harmonica with the other and played a sharp note.

After the minister's wife left, he carried the tea tray into the lounge. Liu Yonglu was standing at the window looking at the scenery. Behind the shelter was a low cliff, and from a distance one could see the grassland and sheep below the cliff.

He turned around and saw that there was breakfast, so he sat there quickly. Nodans didn't look at him. After entering the house, the old man glanced at the five people and finally set his eyes on Millie Tang. His eyes were like looking at an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Dear investigators, please have a cup of tea and something to eat."

"The saint's compassion shines on the earth, thank you."

The two little geniuses were really good at being civilized and polite. They quickly performed a polite manner and took the tea tray.

“I didn’t expect there would be two more judges involved.” The old man glanced at the crossed flails on the little genius’ white robe and nodded. When he moved his eyes up again, he found that there were only a few desserts left on the dessert shelf.

"Old man, Jiesachima...did you do this?"

Liu Yonglu had one piece of cake in his mouth and two pieces in his hands. He looked so useless. He came out early today and didn't even have two bites of breakfast.

This old man's pastries are really something special. Take the one in my mouth for example. The texture is a bit like sachima. It is golden and crispy on the outside but has air holes in the middle. It makes a crunchy sound when chewed and has a salty and sweet taste. It is not as choking as sachima, and tastes a bit like a tongue biscuit.

"Yes, I did. Are you all going to room 1408 later?"

"Yes, 1408, have you heard any rumors?"

While Lin Brown was speaking, he also turned his head to look out the window. This was his habit when talking to strangers, for fear of scaring them.

"There are rumors to some extent. I have been cleaning the containment department for such a long time that I have forgotten who said many things and I don't know..."

"Old man, is this baked in the oven or fried in a pan?"

"First fry and then bake. Where were we just now? Oh, Room 1408 was originally just an office. One day, a secretary who had just joined the containment department found a stone tablet..."

"Where does the salty taste come from? I see only honey on the surface."

"Sea salt, with sea salt."

The old man was not angry when Liu Yonglu interrupted him. He chatted with everyone while tidying up the tables and chairs in the reception room. After finishing the last sentence, the old man took out a note from his pocket, wrote a sentence on it, and left the room with the tableware they had used.

"South of Beiluo Shimen, the stone slab is slanted westward in the sunny place." What was written on it was exactly what he had just mentioned, the words on the rumored stone slab.

Several people took turns to look at the note. Liu Yonglu also read it several times, muttering:

"Wow, wow, east, west, south, north, where are you flying to?"

Millie Tang felt that the old man was a little unfathomable, and she had a strange feeling that this man seemed to be somewhat similar to several descriptions in a book.

Not long after, the minister came in with a stack of documents and told everyone that there had been no unusual changes in room 1408 in the past three days and that they could enter at any time.

Liu Yonglu and his companions each took their luggage and followed the minister upstairs.

It was still that ordinary wooden office door with a dark green doorplate that read "1408". From the outside, there was nothing special about it.

As the team leader, Liu Yonglu stood first. He took a deep breath and opened the door. What came into view was an ordinary office with beige carpet. There was no furniture inside. There was only a closed wooden door on the opposite wall, and no one knew where it led to.

He didn't say much, just waved behind him, and five people walked in one after another.

Just as the door of 1408 behind her closed, the piece of paper in Milly Tang's pocket that read "South of Beiluoshimen, the sunny stone slabs are slanted westward." suddenly began to melt from the four sides toward the center and disappeared without a trace a few seconds later.

I was really going to have a seizure today. I had just come back from sending my daughter to the nursery and had been writing for less than two hours when the teacher called and said she had vomited.

I was taken to the hospital to queue up and see a doctor. They said it was nothing serious, just a bad cold. I was so sleepy when I got home.

Liuliu has been coughing for a month. I hope you get better soon, little ancestor.

Hey, there are fewer proofreadings today, so please don’t be picky, and I will officially enter room 1408.

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(End of this chapter)