Chapter 355 Another Self

The basement of the mansion seems to be very deep.

After Kate led Li Qi down, it took at least half a minute to reach the level ground.

Li Qi briefly estimated the distance and judged that it was probably tens of meters deep from the ground, equivalent to the height of about three stories.

It was so deep underground that no one in the mansion was discovered?

Li Qi was very confused about this, and then thought that maybe someone from the mansion discovered this place, but after inspection, it was determined that there was no danger here, so he allowed Kate to come here to play.

But even though I say that...

Li Qi looked at the candles burning in the corridor and the gloomy environment here, and became a little more suspicious of Kate in front of him.

Would a normal child like to adventure in such a spooky place?

Anyway, based on Li Qi's child mentality in this life, if he hadn't recovered his past life memories, he would never dare to come to such a place to play.

But from the look of Kate, she seems to be used to this place.

Just as he was thinking this, Li Qi saw Kate in front of him suddenly running back and grabbing his hand, and then said seriously:

"Don't be afraid. Although it looks scary here, there is actually nothing to be afraid of."

As she spoke, she held Li Qi's hand tightly with her little hand and led her deeper into the underground passage.

Li Qi observed Kate's reaction and confirmed that Kate did not have any fear. He said curiously:

"Aren't you scared?"

"I was scared before, but... after seeing my friends here, I'm not scared anymore."

Kate answered truthfully.

Li Qi's eyes narrowed and his expression became more serious: "...friend?"

"Yes, friend, we have agreed to come here to play together every day, and today will be the same. I will introduce you to him then!"

Kate's tone was expectant.

Listening to her words that didn't sound like lies, Li Qi took a deep look at this little girl who was only ten years old.

He said nothing more, and just followed the little girl into the basement with vigilance.

The passage in the basement is not very complicated. After walking down the spiral staircase above, there is only one way leading to nowhere.

Candles hung on both sides of the wall that seemed to burn forever. There was no room or space, as if this was not a basement for storing things, but a secret passage leading somewhere.

Kate led Li Qi forward for five minutes. Li Qi estimated the distance and confirmed that he had left the mansion at this moment, and then asked Kate:

"Are we not there yet?"

There was no end in sight of the passage, and Li Qi couldn't feel anything at the other end of the passage. He was worried that he would encounter an accident if he continued walking, so he stopped and asked Kate.

Of course, looking at Kate's familiar appearance, you know that she must have been here more than once, and the probability of an accident is low.

But Li Qi also had reasons to worry.

Kate had come here alone before, but now she had Li Qi by her side. It would not be surprising if there was an accident.

Kate was grabbed by Li Qi's hand and stopped in place. Then she turned back and winked at Li Qi and said:

"We're almost there, listen."

Hearing what Kate said, Li Qi turned his ear to the other end of the passage. Suddenly, his pupils shrank slightly and he suddenly looked up ahead.

With Li Qi's extraordinary hearing, even if he was more than a hundred meters away, Li Qi could hear the man's whispers as long as he concentrated.

But in this empty, silent corridor, Li Qi had not heard any strange sounds before.

Only when Kate reminded him did he hear footsteps coming from the other end of the passage!

The footsteps were very light and rapid, as if two children were holding hands and running towards this side.

Li Qi looked forward. Under the flickering candlelight, a little girl in a white skirt led a little boy in a children's windbreaker and ran from a distance.

When he saw the appearance of the two children, Li Qi's eyes widened slightly.

The two children running from the other end of the passage were none other than another Kate, and...

Li Qi himself!

…

Li Qi and Kate went somewhere to play, while Sun Xiaoqing wandered around the edge of the town boredly, trying to find clues to leave here.

But she hadn't gone far when Vincent found her again and said that there was a new person in the town, and that the new person was still looking for her.

Out of curiosity, Sun Xiaoqing went to see the person Vincent mentioned.

Then she broke into cold sweat instantly. At that moment, she regretted that she had listened to Vincent and came here to meet an 'acquaintance'.

"Sun Xiaoqing, long time no see."

In a makeshift bar in the town, a tough man with short hair and a suit sat on the edge of the bar.

He looked at Sun Xiaoqing who walked in and stared at her with unkind eyes.

Sun Xiaoqing smiled mockingly when she heard this, raised her hand and responded to the other party:

"Well... long time no see, knight."

After saying that, she subconsciously put her hands on her waist. The invisible hand she collected from the dancer was hidden in the pocket on her waist. Once the knight made any move, she would immediately take out the invisible hand and wear it to defend herself. !

It’s no wonder that Sun Xiaoqing is so vigilant. After all, the man in front of her belongs to the ‘Jin Yiwei’ in the Monuments Society, who is responsible for dealing with traitors and certain insiders with shady behavior.

And now Sun Xiaoqing has betrayed the Ancient Monuments Society!

So even though Sun Xiaoqing and the knight were once good friends, she was now extremely nervous, fearing that the other party would pull out a gun and shoot her to death.

Even if she had a strange object in her hand, she was still an ordinary person and would die if she was shot!

Perhaps seeing Sun Xiaoqing's fear, the knight patted the table next to him, motioning for him to sit down, and then said:

"Don't be nervous, I'm not here to deal with you, the agent asked me to tell you a few words."

Seeing that the knight really had no intention of killing her immediately, Sun Xiaoqing dared to sit next to him.

"What words?"

"Stay away from the teacher's grandson, you will hurt him if you continue to stay with him."

The knight said seriously.

He came all the way to this town, even at the cost of being trapped in the pollution, just to tell Sun Xiaoqing this sentence.

Although the knight felt that he was wasting his efforts, after all, the pollution in this town was quite strange, and Sun Xiaoqing might not be able to leave the town alive.

Even the knight himself regretted taking the risk of going deep into the pollution for Sun Xiaoqing.

He now only hopes that after his death this time, he will not become a strange person after rebirth.

Sun Xiaoqing didn't know what expression to show for a moment when she heard the knight's instructions.

Now it's not a question of whether she can leave Li Qi, but whether Li Qi will let her leave.

But let's not talk about this for the time being. Looking at the knight in front of her who has no hostility towards her, Sun Xiaoqing finally sat closer to the knight.

She came over and asked:

"The agent only asked you to say this?"

"Why, do you still want the agent to help you eliminate the wanted notice in the club?"

The knight glanced at Sun Xiaoqing.

Sun Xiaoqing immediately shook her head: "Of course not, I am also an old man in the club, I understand the rules of the club, but... the situation of the agent is not good now, right? Does he have the leisure to pay attention to other things?"

The departure of the old Twelve Stars [Death Star] caused some turmoil in the Ancient Monument Club. As the next code member who is most likely to become the Twelve Stars, the agent is now being watched by many eyes, and any abnormality of his may cause hostility and scrutiny in the club.

Sun Xiaoqing didn't know the identity of the double agent, so she didn't know why he did this, so she was very surprised.

The knight didn't know the identity of the agent, but he could understand the agent's approach from another perspective.

"We are all students of the teacher." The knight said softly: "The teacher adopted us and taught us. Now she has an accident and only has a grandson in this world. As her students, we have the obligation to protect her grandson. The agent thinks so, and so do I."

"..."

Sun Xiaoqing wanted to say that she thought so too, but when she met 'Meng An' in person, she had a little accident...

However, this matter could not be told to the knight for the time being, so after thinking about it, she changed the topic to another aspect:

"...Okay, let's not talk about this first. What do you think of the 'pollution' of this town? Can you take us... me out?"

Sun Xiaoqing changed her words temporarily and did not reveal Li Qi's news for the time being.

The knight didn't think much about it. When he heard Sun Xiaoqing's question, he showed a bit of worry on his face:

"It's terrible. Anyway, I haven't found a way to deal with the pollution here. I don't even know if it's polluted here."

"...Then you dare to come here."

"Nonsense, you idiot, you run here without thinking at all. Of course I have to see if I can rescue you."

The knight said without disguising.

Sun Xiaoqing was stunned when she heard it. She looked up at the knight with unspeakable feelings in her eyes.

The relationship between her and the knight is not very good or bad. To be serious, it is equivalent to classmates in the same class.

The difference is that the relationship between the "classmates" in this class is relatively close.

So when she saw the knight, Sun Xiaoqing thought that he was coming for her, with the purpose of getting rid of her, a traitor of the Ancient Monuments Association.

After all, after "graduating" from Teacher Zhang, they had hardly seen each other. It was a bit unrealistic to expect that old classmates who had not seen each other for so many years would spare themselves when they met again.

Sun Xiaoqing thought that even if the other party didn't want to kill her, he probably wouldn't be nice to her.

But she didn't expect... the other party actually risked his life to save her.

Sun Xiaoqing didn't hide her expression, and the knight saw it clearly. Seeing Sun Xiaoqing's expression, he couldn't help but sigh and said:

"The number of students that Teacher Zhang brought out is getting smaller and smaller now. If possible... I don't want to see people die anymore."

This is why the knight took the risk to come to the town.

He didn't want to lose the "classmate" who was adopted by Teacher Zhang.