Text-savvy, explore the copy

Chapter 150 Scattered

The next day.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, Zhuang Cai woke up in a daze.

Although they went to bed very late last night, after all, they were already well rested before entering the dungeon.

While waiting in the train carriage, I was resting with my eyes half closed.

It was not a tiring journey.

I stood up and took a look at the book on the table. The book was not very thick, and the thick cover did not protect much content.

The reason why Zhuang Cai cares about it is because the cover of this book has the same logo as the one on their identity certificate.

A hand covering the eyes sign.

This kind of logo obviously has a strong correlation with the organization they work for.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early, Zhuang Cai leaned beside the table and read slowly in the early morning light.

There is no title on the cover of the book except for the logo. When you open the cover, you can see the light yellow paper on the first page.

"Prying Eyes"

That should be the name of this book.

How can I put it, if you just looked at the name, you would think it was some kind of horror story.

The outer cover of the book is also a bit similar.

I also saw a name written with a pen on the bottom. From this handwriting, I can roughly judge that this name has been written on it for a long time.

Amissa Clay.

Amissa? Looking at the name, Zhuang Cai frowned slightly.

Somewhat familiar, I've heard it somewhere.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Zhuang Cai recalled it because he had just heard such a name last night.

Although she was only mentioned briefly, this name seemed to be that of Tommy's wife.

So this is Tommy’s wife’s book? Well, that makes sense.

Both husband and wife belong to the same organization, which sounds classic.

With this thought in mind, Zhuang Cai opened the page and came to the official page.

There was a paragraph written on it in an elegant calligraphy that resembled an artistic style.

“Boundless darkness, all beings holding torches high.

The fire shines, dispelling the darkness without darkness, all living beings gather, and civilization brings light.

Darkness looks around, corruption lingers, and depravity invades.

We are the eyes that pry into secrets, we are the pupils that see through. We will open our eyes at the edge of light, and we will be alert to the surrounding darkness.

We will - gaze upon dark secrets. "

This poem-like story is written in the preface of this book.

On the paper with the preface printed on it, there is the symbol covering the eyes. The symbol is dim like a watermark, and the preface is printed on top of the symbol.

Zhuang Cai looked at the preface and found that it matched the symbol quite well.

So their organization is the eye that peers into the darkness?

Or the voyeuristic eye?

Zhuang Cai felt that this name was inseparable.

Continuing to scroll backwards, there is no table of contents.

There are only simple records on it, like a story.

With the dawn outside the window, golden light shines through the glass on the pages of the book.

Zhuang Cai just leaned on the table and watched slowly.

Turning the pages of the book from time to time.

This book is very thick and perfectly protects the pages inside. There are not many pages inside.

It wasn't until Zhuang turned to the last page that he saw that there were only about 20 pictures at most.

The thickness comes entirely from the book cover, so it is.

There was a knock on the door.

"Brother, are you awake?"

Put down the book and go over to open the door. Nan Su Bei was standing outside the door.

Looking at Zhuang Cai who was neatly dressed and looking energetic.

"Why don't you come down when you wake up."

"Read books and collect information."

I glanced at the door opposite.

It was a double room, which was a pity.

Now Nan Subei sleeps next door to him.

Walking down, Nan and Su Bei came to the tavern.

The drunken man who had been lying by the fire last night had disappeared.

In the tavern early in the morning, although the wooden door was opened, no customer came in.

It is still difficult to see people who come to the pub to drink early in the morning.

At least it would be closer to noon before the tavern would slowly become lively.

On a table near the stove, Rainbow Tong and Yang Rongrong were sitting there.

The two leaned together, the warm firelight shining on their backs.

The two walked over and sat at the table.

At this time Zhuang Cai looked at his watch, 9:32.

"Are we waiting here now? Waiting for that Tommy to wake up?" Nan Subei asked.

Zhuang Cai nodded: "Since he said that he has arranged our identities, we don't have to worry and wait until he wakes up.

There is no need to be anxious for a while. "

"Have you read the two books I picked up yesterday? I saw one book with the kind of logo on our ID card." Rainbow Eyes leaned on the wheelchair, with the fireplace behind her.

The sound of the pipa's fire and the warmth of the crowd dispelled the coldness of the morning.

Zhuang Cai nodded and placed the book he had taken when he came out on the table.

At this time, the logo on the paper was printed clearly.

"This book is to introduce the background of the organization we belong to, a relatively large mysterious organization that obviously has extraordinary power."

After speaking, he suddenly pondered for a moment, and then said: "It's not a mysterious organization, it should be connected with high-level officials in many countries.

If you want to make an analogy, you can think of it as an organization like the secret international police in the otherworld. "

He made a rather vivid metaphor.

The metaphor was very good, and the three of them instantly understood what the background of their organization was.

Easy to understand.

"If nothing else, the four of us are the secret peepers of this organization. You can think of us as special police or something like that.

The scope of responsibilities is probably to investigate the cult groups hidden in the shadows among the forces of various countries, various evil organizations that can have a huge impact.

In most cases, the action should be assisted by the governments of various countries. The situation we had on the train may have been similar to this. "

In the words of Nansubei, when they were on the train, unreasonable people thought that they had a more distinguished status, so they were very respectful.

But it was obvious that the people in the upper echelons nodded politely when they saw them, showing no good or evil.

The train conductor, on the other hand, had a hint of fear.

Tommy, who picked them up after getting off the bus, was just a tavern owner but didn't care about their identities at all. From this, we can learn something about the situation.

After listening to Zhuang Cai's simple statement.

Rainbow Eyes nodded and said: "According to what we heard last night about the background of this city.

That can probably be summed up as follows: this city is located on the edge, and its people are ignorant and extremely xenophobic, and reject industrialization.

It's obvious that even the government has difficulty exercising their rights here. Plus the city definitely doesn't have much resources, so they just let it go and ignore them. "

After all, it can be inferred from the information seen in Zhuangcai's newspaper yesterday.

Their background belongs to the time period of the European Industrial Revolution. Every government is trying its best to develop, and how can it be in the mood to care about these remote small cities.

“Such a situation has caused this city to become a breeding ground for cults, and now it is definitely known that cult groups in this city have begun to take action.

Our mission is basically determined to be related to these cult groups. It should be to destroy their conspiracy or even directly eradicate them. "

At this moment, the door of the tavern was pushed open.

A tall, fat man wearing a heavy coat walked in.

Surround yourself tightly.

After coming in, he took off his hat and scarf and hung them next to him, obviously not looking like a guest. After hanging it up, he turned around and saw four people standing by the stove.

The eyes of several people looked at each other like this.

"A strange guest that I have never seen before came to the tavern so early?"

From the appearance, the speaker is a tall and strong old man, also a little chubby, but his skin is white and his expression looks kind and approachable.

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to react and patted his head.

"I remember, you should be the four important guests that old Tommy mentioned, right?"

Zhuang Cai nodded: "Yes, excuse me."

"Oh, no wonder, I just said why would someone come to the pub to drink so early in the morning? You don't look like those old drunkards.

He doesn't even look like someone who would stay in a tavern.

Hahaha, it looks like you guys haven't had breakfast yet? Do you need me to prepare something for you? "

Without waiting for Zhuang Cai and the others to answer, he patted his belly again and added with a smile: "I forgot to introduce you. My name is Tok, and I am the chef of this tavern."

After a brief introduction, he walked into the kitchen from the side door and started making preparations.

At the same time, there was a creaking sound from the stairs.

Tommy Sr.'s daughter Mia is wearing a coat. As he walked down, he was wearing a slightly dirty apron.

Seeing Zhuang Cai and others beside the fire, they were also stunned for a moment, and then they seemed to remember that they had met yesterday.

His expression was obviously unhappy: "You outsiders are really diligent, you woke up so early."

Of course, it's not too early now, but Zhuang Cai and the others arrived here very late last night after all.

After saying that, he ignored a few people and went to the bar contentedly.

"She seems to be very unhappy with us?" Nan Subei tilted his head slightly and looked at Mia's back on the bar.

"It's obvious, and she doesn't hide it either." Zhuang Cai said quietly.

"why?"

Regarding the issue of southern Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu, Yang Rongrong thought for a while next to him and said: "Maybe it's because our appearance represents danger?

After all, the city seems peaceful except for being stagnant and a bit ignorant as we know it. "

Rainbow Tong also nodded beside him and added: "Old Tommy has been here for more than twenty years. His daughter looks like she is only in her twenties. She may be eighteen or nineteen. .

The old father is a peripheral member of an organization and has lived quietly for most of his life. However, now because of some crises in the city and some dangers that have nothing to do with him, he has been dragged into it.

Whether it's out of worry or something else, it's all understandable, so how can you have a good attitude toward us? "

"It's true what you said." Nan Subei brought some agreement.

They just sat by the fire and chatted.

It's obviously in the dungeon, and it should be the beginning of tension.

But they seemed a little too leisurely, as if they were traveling to a foreign country.

After a while, Tok's voice came from the kitchen.

"Xiao Miya, help me bring the dishes...well, it's okay, I'll do it myself."

Halfway through his words, he silently changed his words because of Mia's eyes.

Dragging the dinner plate in his hand, he came to the side of everyone.

There were four pairs of knives and forks placed on it, and the thing was a huge fruit pie made of unknown fruits.

There are 4 cups of hot milk next to it.

"Pimento pie, our specialty fruit here. You may not have heard of Sozsk. But you must have eaten pimento, and that place is from here."

With that, he put the food on the table and left with a smile.

After eating, not long after, some guests came in one after another in the tavern.

However, Zhuang Cai and others seemed to be a little out of tune with them, no matter how they dressed or looked. Everyone who comes in looks at them.

Obviously, their temperament is not suitable for this tavern.

It was not until noon that customers started ordering food.

Old Tommy walked down from the top in a daze.

Looking at Zhuang Cai and others who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, they came over and said, "I'm sorry, but please forgive me as an old man. Yesterday's small run was really too strenuous for me, an old man.

Alas, you must know that when I was young, I was also a..."

"Okay, let's get down to business." Nan Subei couldn't help interrupting from the side.

They had seen it last night. If they didn't interrupt him, the old man could talk to them all day long.

For the sake of both parties, it's better to interrupt.

"Ahem, okay, let's get down to business."

After saying that, in the tavern, in such a noisy environment, he lightly knocked on the table.

He opened his mouth and muttered something very softly.

There was an inexplicable wound on the fingertip, and a few drops of blood fell on the table.

The moment the blood dripped, it seemed to turn into gas when it hit the table.

An invisible gas that Zhuang could only feel spread out.

The gas seemed to turn into an egg and envelope them.

In this way, I always feel that Zhuang Cai is somewhat familiar, and South and North Jiangsu are naturally more familiar.

A little trick for blocking out sounds.

"I have prepared 4 positions here, which can help you integrate well into this city, and also help you quickly detect secret information.

Our Lady of Kermel Orphanage in the city was short of two staff in the first half of the year, so we went here to ask for a boy and a girl.

There is a tailor shop in the center of the city, and Aunt Sonas inside is looking for an apprentice. She used to be a peripheral member, but later retired.

Then here is my place, where you can have a chef apprentice. The tavern is also a very good place to collect information, and it also allows me to quickly contact you. "

After saying that, he shut his mouth and looked at the few people waiting for their assignments.

"Then I'll stay in the tavern. I'm more suitable to inquire about information in this place." Nan Subei raised his hand and said.

Zhuang Cai glanced at him, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Then Yang Rongrong, you go to the tailor shop, and Rainbow Tong and I will go to the orphanage."

After the arrangements were made, everyone nodded without any meaning.

Now that the decision was made, Old Tommy stood up and patted Nan Subei on the shoulder, indicating that he would wait here.

Then he led Zhuang Cai and the other two people towards the outside of the tavern.

You can feel the cold wind as soon as you come out. Although the sun shines down from the sky at noon, bringing warmth, it cannot dispel the cold at this time.

There were pedestrians and some carriages coming and going on the street. It couldn't be called deserted, but it couldn't be said to be lively either.

Old Tommy walked in front and led them, and they soon arrived at the center of the city.

The center of the city is a circular square, and the most conspicuous building is a statue, a statue of a bronze tree about seven or eight meters high.

There are many children playing around under the statue.

It's a little livelier here than on the street. You can see a lot of people walking here, and there are also a lot of shops open here.

He led the three of them to a double-story building.

The decoration of the small building is somewhat elegant and simple from the outside, at least much better than his tavern.

Pushing the door open, a clear bell rang.

There were densely packed clothes hanging on both sides, and there were many pieces of cloth.

An old woman sitting by the stove lowered her head slightly and looked through the gap above her glasses toward the door.

"Old Tom?" Then she saw Zhuang Cai and the other three following Old Tom.

He couldn't help but say: "I can only pick up one person here, there are too many people, it's unsafe, and it's easy to make people suspicious.

I'm just a small shop. "

"Of course, of course. This elegant and beautiful lady is the person you will take care of later."

As he said this, he turned sideways, and Yang Rongrong took two steps forward and smiled at the old woman.

Grandma looked at Yang Rongrong and nodded with satisfaction and waved to her.

She took Yang Rongrong's hand very enthusiastically: "You have become a spy at such a young age and can do it better than I did when I was young. You must be very talented and have suffered a lot."

Yang Rongrong just smiled, but it could be felt that her smile was a little forced and stiff.

This grandma was a little too enthusiastic, but it was obvious that her kindness was difficult to refuse.

Fortunately, Yang Rongrong once worked as a volunteer in a nursing home, and at that time she won the title of the best granddaughter-in-law in the hearts of the elderly.

After adjusting for a while, I started to communicate with this grandma naturally.

Seeing this scene, Old Tom quietly waved to the two people behind him, and the three of them left quietly.

(End of this chapter)