Embers Ad Infinitum

Jiang Baimian's senses were extremely sharp and he immediately noticed that something was aroused in the building.

Then, she saw the little jade Buddha in Shang Jianyao's palm disappearing inch by inch just like it had been swallowed up by darkness in the vigilance church hall.

Jiang Baimian's heart moved, and he turned his head to look outside, and found that a thick white mist had risen from the window at some point, making Long Yuehong's figure lying nearby seem to be hundreds of meters away.

"There is a situation." Jiang Baimian turned around and informed Shang Jianyao in a deep voice.

As she spoke, her eyes gradually solidified, because behind Shang Jianyao, the wall that originally held the employee introduction column was no longer in tatters, but became very complete.

In the much dimmed light, there was a photo posted on it, and underneath the photo was a text introduction.

Jiang Baimian looked intently and quickly confirmed one thing:

Among the employees of the food company represented by those photos, there is one named Liu Lu, a sales manager.

This is completely consistent with what Shang Jianyao saw in the psychological shadow of the owner of room "522".

At this time, Shang Jianyao also turned around and said:

"Turned back time?"

Jiang Baimian did not respond to him, but looked at the four corners of the employee introduction column.

Her pupils dilated again.

There are no missing photos from those four locations!

Jiang Baimian calmed down and quickly asked Shang Jianyao:

"Where did you say the photo was missing?"

Because Shang Jianyao described it in words at the time and did not hand-draw the entire employee introduction column to confirm the situation, Jiang Baimian did not know whether the directional qualifier he used was relative to him, or whether it was based on the wall or bulletin board.

The lower left corner of the employee introduction column can be the lower left corner of the bulletin board itself, or it can be the left hand side of Shang Jianyao. The two are just the opposite.

Shang Jianyao sighed:

“It’s true that we have turned back time!”

He raised his hand and pointed to a place:

"There."

Jiang Baimian was about to look around and distinguish between images and words, when he suddenly felt a figure flashing at the door of this room.

She then sensed a certain electrical signal, but did not detect the presence of human consciousness.

While Jiang Baimian was getting ready for the "space illusion", he turned his attention to the door.

The next second, she saw a figure.

It was a woman with short black hair just above her ears, wearing a white shirt and a small blue suit. She was young and had a delicate appearance, exactly like the person in a certain photo.

"Liu Lu?" Jiang Baimian asked in a deep voice.

Of course, she was asking Shang Jianyao, not the woman at the door.

Shang Jianyao nodded:

"She's rejuvenated."

"Bah, can this be called a child?" Honest Shang Jianyao retorted to himself, "Returning to youth is more appropriate."

Jiang Baimian looked at Liu Lu's face carefully for a while, and found that she was indeed not as Shang Jianyao said before. Looking closer, she was in her thirties, or older. This was a person who had just been out of school for three or four years and was striving to achieve her goals. Young girls who show their maturity and professionalism with their hairstyle and clothing.

The conversation between Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian did not affect Liu Lu. The girl, who had bloodshot eyes but was quite sober, regarded them as nothing and walked step by step towards the employee introduction column.

Liu Lu stopped in front of the wall and looked at the photos and introductions on it carefully.

Shang Jianyao, who has a cheerful personality and is good at cooking, stood next to her and admired it with her.

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment, then walked over and took the lead in looking at the photo that was "originally" supposed to be missing.

The photo showed a young man, about 23 or 24 years old, younger than Liu Lu.

He has an upright appearance, with refreshing short hair, and has no physical features worth exploring.

Jiang Baimian's eyes moved down and landed on the corresponding introduction:

"Ge Junfei, sales manager, from Tieshan City..."

He's not from Changhe City... Jiang Baimian sighed in his heart.

Changhe City United Steel Plant is the original name of the ruins of the steel plant. It is the place where the original copy of Shang Jianyao's medical record was excavated and one of the five holy places in Buddhism.

The "old tune team" had previously speculated whether the missing photos corresponded to the sons of Fan Wensi and Li Jinlong who were in a car accident and became in a vegetative state.

Although Long Yuehong had effectively proved that this was impossible at the time, now that it was truly confirmed, Jiang Baimian was still disappointed.

She didn't waste time and turned her attention to other photos and text introductions, trying to remember them and make detailed analysis afterwards.

In the dim environment, Jiang Baimian just browsed through it once and discovered some details:

Although Tieshan City is a very large city with many outsiders looking for a living, nearly half of the employees in the food company's sales department are still locals.

"This means that the salary is stable, suitable for people who don't have too many pursuits?" Jiang Baimian muttered silently, and Liu Lu, who was standing next to Shang Jianyao, made a new move.

As her gaze moved to the side corner, the expression on her face gradually became a little distorted.

Liu Lu took a step forward, stretched out her right hand, and pulled off Ge Junfei's photo and the white sheet with a textual introduction.

Swishing, Liu Lu flew with her hands and tore the photo into pieces.

Shang Jianyao was "dumbfounded" and raised his hands but forgot to applaud.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Lu shattered the white sheet.

"Scumbag?" Shang Jianyao said excitedly.

Liu Lu turned a deaf ear and ignored him completely. She took the fragments and left the room.

Jiang Baimian's heart moved and he quickly followed.

The light in the corridor at this time was very dim. It was not like it was just after four o'clock in the afternoon, but closer to six or seven o'clock in the evening, when there was only a trace of the sun's afterglow.

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao followed Liu Lu, came to the middle of the corridor with her, and turned to the left.

Shang Jianyao glanced at the sign and stopped on his own initiative.

This is a public restroom, and Liu Lu entered the women's restroom.

Of course Shang Jianyao, a polite person, cannot trespass.

Jiang Baimian made no attempt to persuade him and entered on his own.

Then, she saw Liu Lu throwing the fragments in her hand into a squat toilet and stepping on the flusher with her foot.

With a splashing sound, all those things went into the sewer.

After the destruction of the old world, the power supply and water supply in the cities that were not attacked seemed to have remained normal for a period of time... Jiang Baimian was thinking casually while watching Liu Lu standing in front of the urinal, looking down, chest Violent ups and downs.

She was gasping for air.

"Why bother? The air here is not good." Jiang Baimian thought that he was polluted by Shang Jianyao, so he had this inexplicable thought, but found that this guy walked in at some time, stood next to him, and pointed Point and point.

"Where are the manners?" Jiang Baimian asked, tilting his head in an angry and funny tone.

Shang Jianyao glanced at her:

"pedantic!

"Do you still care about this kind of thing at this time?"

...Which Shang Jianyao is this? The cowardly but vicious one? Jiang Baimian grinded his teeth.

At this time, Liu Lu stabilized her breathing, turned and left the bathroom, and walked back to the employee introduction column.

When she passed by Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian, she didn't even look at them, as if they didn't exist at all.

Returning to the original room, Jiang Baimian looked around and planned to take a photo of the employee introduction column for archival purposes.

She could see that Shang Jianyao was already eager to test Liu Lu.

At this moment, Jiang Baimian discovered that Liu Lu's figure seemed a little more transparent.

"This..." Just as an idea flashed through Jiang Baimian's mind, the surrounding light quickly brightened, and Liu Lu's figure and complete employee introduction column melted away like thin snow in the scorching sun.

Jiang Baimian then looked at the window, and sure enough he saw the thick fog there dissipating.

She immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and asked aloud:

"Did something happen just now?"

Long Yuehong quickly answered:

"have.

"The room suddenly became very dark, and your figures became very blurry. I tried to contact you through the walkie-talkie, but it had no effect at all."

Bai Chen followed and said:

"The whole building seems a little darker."

"Where's Lao Ge? What's going on over there?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Gnawa's slightly synthetic voice sounded:

“I’m synthesizing the data.

"Okay, the preliminary conclusion is that there was a strong magnetic field change in the building just now."

"Why didn't I feel it..." Jiang Baimian's voice gradually became smaller.

I don't know which businessman Jian Yao laughed:

"It's just because I'm in this mountain."

At this moment, the little jade Buddha appeared in his hands again.

Jiang Baimian calmed down, looked out the window and said:

"It's almost five o'clock. Let's do one last search to see if there is anything else here. Then we can evacuate this ruins before dark and come back tomorrow."

"Yes, team leader!" Shang Jianyao answered very loudly, and he didn't know which nerve he had picked up.

After half an hour of hard work, the "old investigation team" confirmed that the situation inside the Second Food Company was no different from before Shang Jianyao used the Jade Buddha.

They got back in the car and headed toward the edge of the city.

On the way, a few people did not discuss it and planned to brainstorm after setting up camp.

Opening it, Bai Chen said sharply:

"The Salvation Army car."

The dark-colored vehicle driving from the other direction was the vehicle of Xu Datong and Li Shouyi.

Shang Jianyao pressed down the car window and waved his arms:

"You are finally here!"

From the passenger seat of the dark-colored vehicle, Xu Datong stuck his head out:

"We have already been to the Second Food Company and found nothing. We also encountered a strange 'high-level careless' attack and broke down the door of that building."

ah? Long Yuehong couldn't help but tilt her head.

He suspected that he had heard wrongly.

The "Old Adjustment Team" had just left Tieshan City No. 2 Food Company not long ago. Although the door there was open, it was intact!