Chapter 1112 Tracking

The subway passed through the tunnel at extremely fast speeds, causing a weird scream. The two-meter-high and wide carriage is not spacious. It is like an infinitely extended red paper box. Standing in the carriage with the hanging ring, the surrounding space seems a bit cramped. It is a compression of the space. Occasionally, there is a flash outside the window. The faint white light of the passing advertising light was compressed into a flowing line by speed, and the cold feeling made people feel a little claustrophobic.

The subway gradually slowed down, and Lu Mingfei tightened the lifting ring. Due to the inertia, his body shape shifted slightly. Ling in front of him was holding the iron pole with one hand, motionless as if there were roots under his feet. It seemed that he had practiced his stance well. Compared with The way she was distracted, Lu Mingfei seemed a little unsteady and almost hit Ling, but the subway was crowded with people, so it wasn't offensive at all.

The subway stopped with a squeaking sound, the access control light flashed red, the door opened with a pleasant ticking sound, the old people hurriedly got off, and the new people came up hurriedly, and the car closed with a "bang" sound as the door closed. With a sound, the rumble in the subway gradually increased, accompanied by an obvious wind, which lifted one side of the Russian girl's hair, and her ears were filled with whine, as if some monster was venting its emotions in the tunnel.

Riding the subway is always so boring. Standing in the carriage, Lu Mingfei felt that his consciousness was about to be withdrawn into the darkness of the tunnel along with the sound of wind and whistling. It is an unchanging scenery, and there is also unchanging darkness and occasional flashes of white light outside the window. The subway stops and moves forward, and the people around it change one after another, with different genders and different appearances, but strangers are still strangers, there is no difference, they are all the same, which makes people tired and trapped.

He was indeed a little sleepy, and it took him nearly two hours. He and Zero staggered through the entire Line 1 and Line 4 on the subway. This process was more boring and tedious than he imagined, and he missed it. Forget one thing.

He originally thought that each of the three subway lines would take an average of forty minutes, and could be completed in two hours at most. However, when he actually sat on the subway and faced the complicated route map, he suddenly realized that completing the task in two hours was simply a luxury. .

The subway lines in Beigen, or in other words, the subway lines in every city are criss-crossed like a spider web. This means that if you take a subway line, you may need to go back and take it again if you want to board another line. Repeat the route until you return to the change station at another station.

He forgot to calculate the time wasted by repeated routes. Now it seems that it will take far longer than expected to ride the three subway lines. I am afraid that he will have to ride on them all afternoon. People seem to lose the concept of time in the subway. All The concept of the passage of time is condensed into the green light at that station. One stop lasts for four or five minutes, and the next stop takes another four or five minutes. Never before has people felt so clearly that this long dark tunnel is at one point. A little bit of your time will eat up your life which is neither much nor exciting.

So what is Lin Nian doing at this time? Do you want to visit the Forbidden City with the orthodox ‘S’-level lady who has an amazing aura? I'm so envious. Looking for the Dragon King in the Forbidden City is much more exciting than looking for the Dragon King in the subway.

The voice station announcement reminded me that the next stop is Xuanwumen, which is also the transfer point for Line 2.

"Transfer to the next stop." Zero said.

Lu Mingfei didn't hear it and was in a daze. It wasn't until Ling tugged on his sleeve that he reacted belatedly and said a bunch of oh oh oh.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Zero noticed that something seemed wrong about Lu Mingfei's condition.

"No, maybe it's because the whole day has been too exciting, and now I feel a little sleepy after relaxing." Lu Mingfei rubbed his temples. He didn't know why, but he had been feeling tired since getting on the subway, but he still had to be strong. He sat there for one stop after another, and at each stop he had to poke his head out to see if there was any hauntings on the platform. Until the end, he felt a little sluggish, and he felt that he might faint at any time.

I think I had this feeling when I was taking politics class in high school. The teacher kept repeating the key points that need to be memorized on the political question sheet. After listening too much, people would become numb after listening to it, and their eyes would start to straighten, until the chalk tip was thrown to their forehead. When he realized it, he had closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"I've been on two lines, and I don't seem to have noticed anything." Lu Mingfei looked at the platform outside, but didn't see anything strange. Even if there was a specious grimace reflected on the car glass, he could still see it. Send text messages to chat with other companions who are still wandering on the subway line.

The cell phone in his pocket has not rang since he got on the subway. This means that other groups have not discovered anything. Everyone seems to be running around like headless flies on the subway, or in other words, wasting time.

The process of gathering intelligence is always so boring. I heard that there are buddies in the executive department who spent three years in a Sarajevo brewery to cover up beer for a secret that might be related to dragons. It was not until the end that the news was discovered to be false. It is said that three years of wasted youth almost made him depressed. Now he is just spending time on the subway. He is lucky. There is no need to feel sorry for himself.

"After changing stations, you can find a seat to sit down and sleep for a while. Line 2 is a circular line. We can wait until you feel better before continuing." After staring at Lu Mingfei for a while, Ling said calmly.

"It's okay, I'm just a little sleepy, not to the point where I can't open my eyes. I refreshed myself after checking my phone for a while." On the contrary, Lu Mingfei felt embarrassed by Ling's considerateness, and felt a little small. move.

The wind was howling, and the subway soon entered the station. Xuanwumen, the transfer station for Line 2, happened to be the station where the office worker in the ghost story transferred.

Lu Mingfei looked outside and saw that the platform was still the same, with a few stone pillars. People waiting for the subway on the platform were either pacing back and forth or playing with their phones with their heads down. Two staff members wearing orange vests Carrying a ladder and squatting next to a stone pillar, chatting, it didn't look like it was haunted.

He was both thankful and disappointed to get on the platform with Zero, and sat on the escalator all the way up, preparing to change lines and continue riding.

Due to planning problems, the Beigan Metro line requires a long way to change lines. It is winding and winding, sometimes going up and sometimes down, and you have to go through artificial passages that look like air raid shelters. There are paved roads under your feet that look like The speed bumps are actually convex iron sheets of flood control covers. When you step on them, they will make a clicking sound that echoes in the passage.

"Is the Dragon King really hiding in the subway? The platform and the carriages don't look like places where people can hide. Although it is said to be hidden in the city, the dragon hiding in the subway will always make people feel like it is What kind of American beggar is sleepy at night and sleeps on the subway instead of in a room?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"It may be hidden in the tunnel. The length and area of ​​the Beigai subway tunnel are enough to hide a large beast. Once, a news article in Beigai mentioned that the zoo beast hid in the subway tunnel, causing many lines to be suspended until Firefighters anesthetized and captured the beasts before operating normally, which means that subway tunnels can hide some large creatures," Zero said.

"Really? The subway tunnel is so noisy. What kind of beast would crawl in there?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"A lion, dark places always bring a sense of security to beasts, especially cats. The tunnels of the subway are not always so noisy. The only noise is the train carrying people. It takes a long time for the train to go from one station to the next. Five minutes, and most of the time the tunnel was silent and dead, quiet," Zero said.

"Then those people who disappeared in the subway were all captured by the Dragon King. The Dragon King also has to eat, so the train is like a carousel in a revolving sushi restaurant? From time to time, the Dragon King in the tunnel takes two chopsticks as snacks Eat." Lu Mingfei asked.

"Maybe." Zero said.

He and Zero were talking about something related to the mission as they walked. If the two of them were together for a long time, they would always be unable to help but say something. Even Chu Zihang and Caesar, two powerful enemies of the academy party, were After being together for a long time, they would occasionally gossip about the weather or the overall quality of freshmen students had declined.

People are adaptable creatures. Although for some reasons Lu Mingfei responded to Ling with strange emotions, he sat down firmly on the two subway lines and he gradually began to adapt to this kind of Russian that was not good at words. The feeling of getting along with girls.

Zero is actually not difficult to get along with. Just because she doesn't speak doesn't mean she hates you, but simply because you didn't ask her questions. If there are no questions, she won't talk to you. If she encounters a problem, she usually doesn't ask others for help, but looks for a solution herself.

The only way you can establish communication with her is to actively share your problems with her. At this time, you will find that she will always give you comprehensive and concise answers. This is the beginning of establishing a normal communication bridge.

As they walked and talked, Lu Mingfei said whatever came to his mind, trying his best to relieve some of his sleepiness. He couldn't leave all the work to Ling. After all, he was also a team leader, and a team leader should have a team leader. Even if you are pretending, you still have to pretend. Lin Nian told him that if you just lack ability, others will look down on you. If you don't even fight for it, then others will just ignore you.

It took about four or five minutes to get from Line 4 to the platform of Line 2. The subway platforms in Bei'an are all in the same shape, with huge stone pillars, smooth floors, and towering domes, full of the atmosphere of the times. Lu Mingfei felt like he was going back and forth in a complex underground tunnel.

The last Line 2 they are going to take is just like Ling said, it is a loop line. It is in the center of Beigancheng District and forms a circle. It has no starting point and no end point. It is just a rectangle on the subway map. Take this You can probably worry less by taking the subway line. If you get to the station you want, you can just sit on the subway and go around in a big circle until you get back to that station.

Lu Mingfei stood behind the yellow line waiting for the bus, surrounded by passengers waiting for the bus. He couldn't help but moved a few steps forward and looked into the tunnel. All he saw was darkness and nothing. Can a dragon king really be hidden in a place like this? Or is there a cave in the tunnel, an unknown dragon's nest? After all, dragons are reptiles, and snakes are also reptiles, and they are particularly good at digging holes. Tunnels seem to be places where slippery creatures can be hidden.

Just when Lu Mingfei was lost in thought, he suddenly found that his clothes were being pulled gently. He turned around and saw Ling looking at him, and then pointed to the ground. He looked down and noticed the movement of Ling's right foot. The shoelaces came apart. Huh?

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment before he realized what zero meant. Then he was even more stunned, what?

He pointed at himself, looked at Zero tentatively, and found that Zero nodded, realizing that what he thought was consistent with what Zero wanted to express.

Lu Mingfei squatted down in a daze, and then helped the beautiful blond girl tie her shoelaces.

At the waiting area of ​​Line 2, a boy squatted on the ground with his head lowered to tie the shoelaces of the blonde girl in front of him. He really didn’t understand why Ling wanted to tie her shoelaces himself, but he had no reason either emotionally or rationally. Refuse. It is considered a simple task for the team leader to tie the shoelaces of the team members, right? The Queen of Vacuum has never asked for help, so now it’s reasonable to sign for her to tie the Queen’s shoelaces, right?

When Lu Mingfei squatted down and picked up Ling's shoelaces with both hands, thinking about whether to tie a Chinese knot or a sailor's knot, he found that Ling leaned forward and got closer to him. In an instant, their distance and movements seemed a bit "ambiguous" , he didn’t even dare to think about what the scene between them looked like now, he just silently said that I have to concentrate on tying my shoelaces, maybe my waist was bent when I took the subway and it was inconvenient to bend down.

"Don't move, don't raise your head, use your peripheral vision to pay attention to your four o'clock direction, which is also the position behind and to the right of me."

Lu Mingfei suddenly heard Ling's whisper in his ear. He paused, and then while tying his shoelaces, he followed Ling's instructions and looked over. He saw something not far away on the right side of the platform. Two staff members working together to carry a ladder, wearing orange work vests and hats, were walking towards this side while chatting with each other.

Lu Mingfei helped Ling tie his shoelaces and stood up. He stood next to Ling and looked forward and asked softly, "What's going on?"

"We are being followed." Zero said calmly.

Lu Mingfei was slightly shocked and almost turned around to take another look, but Ling stopped him with his eyes and told him not to alert the enemy.

"Those two staff members, they are not from the subway team, they have problems."

"Could it be a coincidence?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Ling didn't say anything. She just raised her hand and grabbed Lu Mingfei's arm. Like a couple, she led him to the entrance on the other side where there were fewer people. After walking about seven or eight steps, she raised her hand. He glanced at the time on the black watch on his wrist, and at the same time whispered, "Look back, and then turn back right away."

Lu Mingfei turned his head and glanced hastily, and then he was shocked to find that the two staff members who had been chatting far behind were also looking down at the time!

He remembered this technique. It was taught in the anti-tracking course of the Executive Department. When he suspected that he was being followed, he should take a few steps and take a look at the watch on his wrist. It didn’t matter whether you were wearing a watch or not. The key thing was to do it in public. Make this action below. Then quickly look back. If you find someone behind you suddenly checking the time like you, then your suspicion is basically correct. At this time, you should be ready for a fight.

He immediately turned back and looked at the expressionless Zero with a somewhat horrified expression, "When did it start?"

"After getting off the train at the transfer station of Line 4, the two of them followed us," Zero said. "The motive is unknown."

"What are you going to do next?" Lu Mingfei's original sleepiness disappeared, and instead his heartbeat accelerated because he realized what would happen next.

"Catch as many people alive as possible and ask them about their intentions." Zero's purpose is always so straightforward.

"Do it at the subway station?" Lu Mingfei glanced at the passengers waiting around him out of the corner of his eye. It was not a peak period, but there was still a large number of passengers.

"No." Zero glanced at the deep tunnel where the subway had not yet entered the station. "There is always a suitable place. It depends on whether they dare to follow."