After midnight

It was seven in the morning, the air was thin, and the clouds outside were low pressure. Yin looked at the weather outside and took out a sweater from the closet and put it on. After leaving the house, he planned to make a cup of warm tea first. But before he went downstairs, Ye's letter came.

Zero One is missing.

After receiving the letter, Yin rushed to the hotel where Lingyi had lived. The room where Lingyi lived in the hotel was messy, but no one was there.

"What's going on?" Yin asked. This man was sent in two nights ago.

"Lingyi went to see Song Nan the night before yesterday, but he didn't come back for a whole day and a night. This morning I went to consult the front desk, and the front desk said that he had checked out in the evening." said the man.

"No one is following him?"

"Yes, Lord Wu followed him to the outside of the Elders' Building, but no one came out again. We got news this morning that Lingyi was not in the Elders' Building either."

"Where is Wu now? Where is Ye?"

"Master Wu doesn't know. He hasn't been back for a day and a night. Master Ye came and left. He told me to wait for you here, and then he would tell you that he was going to look for Master Wu."

After hearing this, Yin stroked his chin and thought for a while, then instructed him: "Notify Ye and return quickly after finding the person. You should also evacuate here now and don't stay here."

When Yin finished speaking and walked out of the hotel, he glanced at the person sitting at the front desk. It was a little girl, who nodded and smiled at Yin, just like she would treat every guest.

Yin left the hotel and went straight to Qing. He was keenly aware that something must be happening.

When he arrived, Qing was not there.

The noise that could make Qing leave must be those people. Where would they go? Since Qing or Ye didn't write to him, he couldn't write to them rashly.

Yin stood at the corner of the street, feeling restless and agitated. This had never happened before. But soon, he received a letter from Ye, who said that he had found Wu in the northwest corner of Xidu and was bringing him back.

That’s great, Yin breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t know if it was Lingyi who lured Wu there, but now that Ye and Wu were together, he felt relieved. Next would be Qing.

Ye said that they would go to Baihe Park in the evening, but it was still morning. Yin stopped by the window of the small western-style building and thought again and again. Could their abnormality be related to Lingyi's disappearance? In any case, now he could only go and see. Yin turned and left. Baihe Park was not far from here.

Twenty minutes later, Yin just entered Baisha Park and ran into the four of them. Yin brushed past them calmly and saw Qing sitting on a bench fifty meters away. Qing nodded slightly at him and then stood up and left in the opposite direction.

At the entrance of Baisha Park, the four people walked in the direction of Yinlai.

Seeing this scene, Yin leisurely turned around and sat on the long bench where Qing had just sat, waiting.

In contrast to the morning, the weather at noon was not cold and the sun was still quite warm. Yin sat on a bench under the shade of a tree and relaxedly looked at the scenery in front of him. He didn't wait long before Qing returned to his sight.

"They went home, they didn't go anywhere, they were being watched."

"Zero One is missing. Did anything special happen in the park just now?"

Qing thought for a moment and said, "No, they rarely come out. Most of the time they come out in the evening when they receive a mission. When they come out, they always go out in groups of four and just wander around the park. They never talk to anyone or get close to anyone. If they want to sit down and rest, they sit together as a group of four on the same bench."

"Four people together?" Yin estimated the length of the bench under his buttocks, "Will it be a bit crowded for four people?"

"I felt it was crowded too, but I didn't notice anything unusual. Oh, they pushed a girl away today."

"girl?"

"Well, she was in the empty square in front. I didn't dare to get too close, so I couldn't see what she looked like. She was the only one sitting on the bench, and then after one of them sat down, she got up and left. Then the four of them all squeezed onto the bench."

"Yeah...it's normal. It's understandable for girls to behave like this. Is there anything else?"

"They walked faster than usual today and seemed to go straight to the bench. In total, they sat there for less than two minutes before leaving."

"Let's go and take a look." Yin said and let Qing lead the way in front of him.

White Sands Square is just five minutes away along the road they are walking on. There is nothing special about the bench, just like the other benches in the park, but perhaps because it is in a bad location, the paint is less peeling.

"Have they always been sitting on this bench?"

"No, I change positions frequently."

"Do they often push others away like they did just now?"

"No, not often. In fact, rarely."

"Well, why are we standing? Let's sit down."

After Yin sat down, he realized that this location was indeed not very good, with the sun hanging brightly overhead. He tilted his head to look at Qing, who sat down and just silently looked at the scenery in the park, which was no different from anywhere else.

"Am I wrong?" Yin murmured to himself.

But this was impossible. They must have obtained intelligence in this park in some way. The four of them came out together to monitor each other, or to be seen by someone of theirs at the same time. Changing positions frequently but always sitting together on the same bench could also be a way to obtain intelligence.

"That girl..." Yin asked, but when he turned around he suddenly found that Qing had tilted her head and fallen asleep.

Yin smiled helplessly and had to look back to the distance. Under a row of Luan trees in the distance, there were piles of yellow leaves. Looking at these, Yin somehow thought of An Yan. If it was An Yan, he would have come to the conclusion long ago. By the way, if the direct method doesn't work, let's try the reverse method.

The four of them had just been to this park and were now back home, which almost proved that they had obtained the latest intelligence. According to Qing, they had come straight to this place and were in a hurry. Not only that, they had only come into contact with one girl, so what was the probability that this girl was an accomplice?

She could see a strange man coming and running away, or she could see a reliable companion coming and leaving the things behind and leaving without worry. Yes, judging from the result alone, the possibility of the latter is far higher than the former. Moreover, this is an emergency, their actions are more urgent, and the possibility of being exposed will be higher.

Yes, why can't the sixth person be a girl? Is it because the first five are all men?

Yin slapped his head and quickly woke up Qing. "Come on, follow me to a place."

Yin dragged Qing back to the hostel where Lingyi had stayed. The front desk was empty and the girl had disappeared. Yin didn't have time to think about it and went straight inside to look for something. There was nothing on the table and only a stack of registration forms in the drawer. He flipped through the registration forms and tried to find some clues, but there was nothing.

At this moment, a door opened from the wall behind him, and a fat woman in uniform walked out. The man saw Yin and drove him away without any courtesy, "Who are you? What are you doing here? Get out and I will tell you something."

"Sister, I'm looking for my girlfriend. She ran away recently because she was angry with me. I heard that she is working as a receptionist here."

"You mean the new one?"

"Yes, it's her." Yin nodded hurriedly.

"You're late, young man. She just left today. She said she was quitting this morning. She left as soon as she said she would. Your girlfriend keeps her head down every day. Not only does she not like to talk to you, but she won't say anything no matter what you ask her..."

Yin sighed silently, and finally got out of the hostel. He recalled the quick glance he had in the morning, and only remembered that the woman had long hair and was young, but he couldn't remember anything else. The harder he tried to remember, the less he could remember. There was no trace of the woman's voice or smile in his mind.

Xu Shiyin's annoyance was too obvious, so Qing advised him, "If you can't remember, forget it. Are you sure it's her?"

"Sure." Yin nodded.

"Then I find it a little strange. There has been no news from Zero One for a whole day and night, but the four of them went out together last night. Since this woman went out to pass on information to them, they may have known about Zero One last night. Why did they go again at noon today?"

"You're right, it's a little strange. We must not underestimate them," Yin said.

"Did they not know last night that Lingyi suddenly disappeared this morning? When Lingyi disappeared, they were not anxious or hiding, but came out openly... Qing, inform Song Luo that the situation has changed. Don't say anything else, let him figure it out on his own."

"Also, let's withdraw from Xidu immediately." Yin said again.

In a deserted street outside the hostel, Yin gave orders based on his keen intuition. In fact, he didn't know what was going to happen in Xidu, but he knew that this time was different from the past. Fortunately, he didn't let Wuying and He follow him after they returned to Xindu, and Jing left early, so there was no way they would be exposed.

Soon, Yin realized that he was right.

Because those people took action that night. Lingyi's disappearance was a bait, aimed at the person who was secretly monitoring him, that is, Wu. But Wu was taken away by Ye halfway. Eleven and Wusi broke the door of the villa opposite, but Qing also retreated during the day.

Yin probably didn't expect that they were only a hair's breadth away from danger. After all, those people were the ones who grew up in the dark and were sensitive and attentive to the surrounding environment. They knew very early that someone was monitoring them, but after telling Song Yu, they waited for a while before confirming that it was the legendary "Dark Night".

How could Song Yu give up after knowing this? He planned to turn the tables and get rid of Dark Night, especially Yin. But unfortunately, he didn't know Yin well enough. He underestimated Yin. He never expected that Yin would retreat first at the slightest sign of trouble. Only Yin could retreat so decisively.

But now, his focus is not on Yin, so apart from some regrets, he quickly invested in his new plan. Yes, now that they have been exposed, Song Yu will not hide it anymore. He wants to tell the world that this is his era.

He wrote to Song Nan to ask how his preparations were going. Later, he received a reply from Song Nan, which contained only four words: "Ready".

Song Yu was sitting in the room and smiled with satisfaction when he saw the letter, then picked up the suitcase on his left.

On the night of November 5, when Song Luo was still locked in his study thinking about Yin's intentions, the housekeeper's footsteps sounded outside the house. Here it comes! Recently, every night has made Song Luo nervous. Although he has made some preparations according to Yin's advice, waiting is the most exhausting.

The butler pushed the door open with sweat all over his forehead and yelled, "Master! Something happened! Not just two people, but all of them. All the people on the list were attacked. The people we arranged..."

Song Luo stood up and rushed out the door. He actually guessed it right. Just in case, he had teamed up with other elders and informed them of all the people on the list in advance. Of course, they also made some arrangements in advance. But he would rather he didn't guess it right, because once this happened, the ending would only be tragic.

It was eleven o'clock at night, not yet the dead of night, but Song Luo could already imagine how the world would turn upside down after tomorrow. He was anxious and ran out without stopping. He wanted the chosen people to hide first, but no one could have imagined what those people would do, because this was simply an indiscriminate massacre.

When he arrived, the battle had already begun. The battle lasted all night and ended with Song Nan's overwhelming victory. This was an action to eliminate dissidents, and no one on the list would be left alive, just as he promised Song Yu.

After this night, the entire Song family will respect him, Song Nan. However, when he excitedly ran to the old house to tell Song Yu the good news, the old house was empty. He stood in Song Yu's monotonous house, his face, which was flushed with excitement due to the victory, quickly turned pale as if a basin of cold water was poured on it.

Outside the window, the pale sunlight tore through the sky, as if telling the whole world what had happened in Xidu last night.

After last night, the names of Zero-One and others were completely exposed to the world, and the fact that water abilities can be copied can no longer be concealed.