long night fire

This is exactly what she expected.

Following Odick up to the second floor, after walking about ten meters, Jiang Baimian suddenly turned his head and looked at Shang Jianyao.

Seeing Yao looking back, Shang nodded after a few seconds.

At the end of the corridor, Odick stopped outside a room guarded by four armed men.

After communicating in low voices for a while, after handing over their guns, they were allowed to enter.

The room was large and well lit, making it quite bright.

There are large desks and two rows of bookcases inside, and several key places are guarded by heavily armed bodyguards.

Sitting behind the desk is a young man in his early 20s. He wears a rather old-fashioned black top and combs his hair neatly back, as if trying to make himself look more mature.

He is of medium build, with relatively deep facial features, and seems to have a little bit of Honghe blood.

"Master Xu, they are here." Odick stepped forward two steps.

Xu Liyan nodded slightly, pointed to the chairs opposite the desk and said:

"sit down."

Beside him stood a rather tall man.

The man was wearing a robe with a hood to cover himself tightly.

After asking, Jiang Baimian took Shang Jianyao and sat down quite naturally.

Xu Liyan glanced across their faces, and said thoughtfully:

"Are you guys with Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei?"

"We are investigating the reason for their disappearance." Jiang Baimian evaded the important point and asked instead, "Master Xu, what exactly did they want to ask when they came to you?"

Xu Liyan smiled and said:

"Something about 'Mechanical Paradise'.

"They don't know where they heard that there is a 'mastermind' in 'Mechanical Paradise', a 'mastermind' that was running before the destruction of the old world."

Chapter 47 Cooperation

"Mastermind"...Jiang Baimian has learned about this aspect and knows what it refers to.

"Master brain" means the brain of the city, the brain in the true sense.

This is an important goal of the old world on the road to smart cities.

The "Urban Smart Network Control Center" they saw at the Swamp No. 1 ruins before belonged to its prototype.

In the full version of the smart city, the mastermind controls all pipe networks, driverless cars, and non-proprietary intelligent robots. Through complex algorithms, corresponding resources are allocated, and correct routes are planned, so that all the stubborn diseases that the city had in the past can be eradicated.

At this time, from the corner of Jiang Baimian's eyes, he saw Shang Jianyao raised his right arm and wiped the corner of his mouth.

"..." She was speechless for a moment.

After a few seconds, she said with emotion:

"I didn't expect that before the destruction of the old world, there was already a 'Master Brain' in operation."

In this way, the "mastermind" who has experienced the destruction of the old world is likely to record some very critical situations.

Based on this, Jiang Baimian fully understood why Lei Yunsong, Lin Feifei and his "old tune group" wanted to visit Xu Liyan, the owner of Weed City.

"It's not important, is it? The old world has been destroyed." Xu Liyan couldn't understand his feelings for Jiang Baimian.

He went on to say:

"I told them at the time that I didn't know either. We and 'Mechanical Paradise' are just a pure partnership. They provide all kinds of electronic equipment, robots for different purposes, we sell petroleum products, high-performance batteries and all kinds of nuclear power plants. resource."

The latter are not produced by Weed City, but they are qualified middlemen.

"Then when you dealt with the people from 'Mechanical Paradise', did you find any details worth paying attention to?" Jiang Baimian broke out in his professional habits and asked.

"They are very business-like and never accept bribes, because they are all intelligent robots." Xu Liyan shook his head and smiled, "If you are really interested and help me solve the current problem, then they will come to Weed City to do it again During the transaction, I can introduce you to each other. After that, if you want to know anything, you can directly find the right owner."

Jiang Baimian thought for a few seconds, then asked seriously:

"Master Xu, is someone trying to assassinate you?"

Xu Liyan raised his eyebrows, momentarily surprised:

"Odick told you?"

"I didn't say that." Odick denied.

"Then how do you know?" Xu Liyan looked at Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao and asked doubtfully.

"Guess." Jiang Baimian laughed, "I guessed from what the 'priest' of the 'Anti-Intellectualism' has done. He was wanted in the original city for assassinating an elder of the Senate."

Xu Liyan was stunned for a moment, exhaled and said:

"To be honest, when I saw the two of you just now, I felt a little disdainful in my heart, thinking that it was a good-looking vase with no skills.

"I know it's a wild idea, but I can't help but think about it.

"Now, I won't underestimate you."

After he finished speaking, Shang Jianyao carefully analyzed:

"A high-ranking person like you must have a very inflated heart. When you see someone who surpasses you in a certain way, you will involuntarily belittle him. The beautiful one is headless, and the strong one is a barbarian, so as to maintain a sense of psychological superiority. ..."

Xu Liyan raised his hands and put them together in front of him:

"It makes sense.

"You're good at psychoanalysis."

"I often deal with psychiatrists." Shang Jianyao replied confidently.

If being treated is also called dealing with... Fortunately, he was not kicked out directly... Jiang Baimian slandered, and decided to bring the topic back on track:

"Master Xu, what you meant just now is that I guessed it right?"

"Yes." Xu Liyan didn't hide anything, "About two months ago, I received a message that someone was going to assassinate me. During the time after my father died, such things happened often, and I was used to it. They set up guards and sent out a large number of intelligence agents, hoping to find out who is the mastermind behind the scenes as soon as possible, and strive to eliminate hidden dangers."

Having said that, he looked at Odick:

"Mr. Odick is a helper I specially invited through the guild. He is very good at investigation and inquiry, and has nicknames like 'Tracker' and 'Lie Detector'.

"Who knows, the day after he arrived, Liu Dazhuang, my most important intelligence agent in the city, was shot dead in the street.

"I believe he must have been silenced because he found important clues."

After Jiang Baimian listened quietly, he told everything he could reveal.

This includes that they accepted the commission to investigate the disappearance of Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei, and finally found that they were still alive, but they seemed to be under control, and they were suspected to be related to the "priest" of the "anti-intellectual religion".

She concluded by saying:

"We have now located the victim who has seen 'Father' and she will be coming to post a mission shortly."

"Not bad." Xu Liyan praised, and said to Odick, "I hope the target can be tracked as soon as possible."

Regardless of whether the "priest" is the real mastermind behind the scenes, he definitely plays an important role in this matter.

"I'll go get the information right away." Odick stood up.

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao got up and left the president's office.

"I'll go see the victim first." Odick said, before waiting for a response, he walked quickly to the stairs.

Jiang Baimian knew that the follow-up was nothing to do with him, so he walked slowly behind, waiting for a large number of relic hunters to take the initiative to "serve".

Far away from the president's office, when she was approaching the stairs, she lowered her voice slightly and said:

"When you came up just now, did you understand my inquiry?"

She was referring to subconscious inquiries made with glances and gestures.

At that time, Shang Jian Yao gave an affirmative answer with a nod.

Looking back now, Jiang Baimian doubted whether this guy understood what he meant.

Frankly speaking, if she were herself, she would not be able to decipher the specific content from such a simple exchange of eyes.

Shang Jianyao replied without hesitation:

"Understood.

"We were walking on the road at that time, and we didn't meet anyone. If you suddenly looked at me, it must be related to the sensed content.

"As for the room where Xu Liyan was, there were a lot of people.

"This reminds me of the last time, when we were sitting below, there were many people passing by above our heads, and one of them had both human consciousness and the electrical signal of a robot.

"If all you sensed were human electrical signals, you wouldn't be looking at me for confirmation.

"So, the answer is simple, you're asking me if it's all about human consciousness."

Jiang Baimian was startled for a few seconds, opened his mouth and said:

"Complicated thinking, but I guessed it right..."

She had to admit that in some respects, Shang Jianyao was not stupid at all, he could even be said to be very smart, but he always made things simple or complicated.

Entering the stairs, Jiang Baimian glanced down and said in a low voice:

"The man in the robe next to Xu Liyan should be an 'eternal man'."

Whether it is a mechanical monk is still to be determined.

"I don't know if he knows Zen Master Jingfa." Shang Jianyao said suddenly.

"You really never forget Zen Master Jingfa." Jiang Baimian teased amusedly.

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

"Zhen Master Jingfa is chasing Qiao Chu. Qiao Chu took our exoskeleton device and ate a lot of our canned food, compressed biscuits and energy bars..."

"I understand." Jiang Baimian nodded heavily.

While talking, they walked up the stairs and returned to the hall.

At this time, the blond-haired and blue-eyed Vice President Kristina came in through the side door with four bodyguards in black.

After seeing Shang Jianyao, her eyes lit up, she walked a few steps quickly, and said with a smile:

"I'm in room 3 on the third floor today, you can come to me anytime."

After finishing speaking, she glanced at Jiang Baimian, and her eyes slowly swept across her face.

Christina's smile became more obvious, and she said to Shang Jianyao:

"Is this your companion?"

Before Shang Jianyao could respond, she turned to Jiang Baimian:

"You can come to me with him."

Jiang Baimian gave a perfunctory "hmm".

When the two passed by, she had already prepared to take a step sideways, avoiding Christina's hand that secretly patted her buttocks.

After watching the vice president and her bodyguard enter the stairs, Jiang Baimian let out a "tsk":

"Her hobbies are really wide-ranging."

"Maybe she just wants to play cards with others." Shang Jianyao thought about it.

"You are not a human being as her bodyguard?" Jiang Baimian cursed with a smile.

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

"Bodyguards have to do their job well."

While chatting, they walked to the edge of the hall, found a chair and sat down, waiting for new clues to appear.

Not long after, the mission was updated and the search for the sick man in the windbreaker began.

The sketched portrait was as lifelike as it was in the photograph.

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian did not move, because there would be a large number of relic hunters moving instead of them.

At about 10 am, new information appeared: