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Captain John was stunned for a moment, then slowly opened his eyes and looked at Xia Ren with an expression as if you were kidding me: "A-level, you?"

Qin Yun felt a little uncomfortable with his questioning of Xia Ren's attitude and replied, "Do you have any questions?"

Captain John's expression became even more exciting. He murmured for a long time before he stuttered and said: "No, it's just a bit unbelievable."

After all, Xia Ren looks to be about the same age as Tang Tangtang, no older than two years.

The surrounding logistics team members also looked amazed.

After confirming the identities of Xia Ren and Tang Tangtang, Captain John was already numb.

There was no shelter in the square. After standing in the sun for a while, John was already soaked through: "There is no point in staying here anymore. Why don't we go to that apartment and have a look. Maybe we can find some clues. I have already Let your men go to guard the apartment first."

"good."

Xia Ren also wanted to find out what happened to this melting person and whether it had anything to do with the Immortality Union.

Before leaving, Xia Ren took another look around the square to make sure nothing was missing. His eyes naturally fell on the three-meter-high statue not far from them.

It was obviously in Xizhou, and it was the city of Esela with a strong historical atmosphere, but there was a statue of a person with a face that was obviously from Dongzhou, which aroused Xia Ren's curiosity.

He asked casually: "When did this statue exist? Who is the person on it?"

John looked back and said, "The statue has been around for a long time. I heard it was around the time the Hoover Dam was built."

"When was the Hoover Dam built?" Xia Ren asked Qin Yun next to him in a low voice.

Although Qin Yun majored in science, she was still a top student. She said, "It was the Age of Discovery. I remember it was from 175 to 181."

Before the establishment of the Supreme Alliance Government, Blue Star experienced a period of coexistence of brilliance and darkness. At that time, the sparks of civilization on various continents collided with each other. Exchanges and trade promoted the rapid development of civilization and technology, but large-scale wars also followed. , the development of civilization can be fast or slow. Countries that seize the opportunity launched attacks and countless people were displaced. Human life was the least valuable thing in that era.

Because the source of everything comes from transoceanic ships, humans call that period of history a voyage.

The Age of Discovery lasted for 210 years and ended with the establishment of the Supreme Alliance Government, so the voyage calendar lasted for 210 years.

"As for the name..."

John pointed to the base of the statue: "That's what's engraved on it."

The surface of the square stone base has become uneven after years of erosion, but the characters carved by the mason's knife and ax thousands of years ago are still clear and legible.

But the problem is that this text is quite old and is not the unified text of the alliance government, so Xia Ren and the others do not know the meaning.

Seeing the awkward situation, John smiled and said: "Actually, I don't recognize it either, but this statue is quite famous and the locals know it. It seems to be a very powerful arms dealer named Joan Hekmadiya.

However, too much time has passed. No one knows what he did specifically and why a statue of him was erected here. "

"Arms dealer..."

It's quite strange.

But now that there is no army, this profession has long since disappeared and has completely become history.

Xia Ren was just curious, so he asked casually and didn't pay much attention.

"Let's go to the apartment."

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…

Morning, nine ten.

The sun has become dazzling and the temperature has gradually risen to over 30 degrees. Several members of the logistics department are observing the situation near the apartment building at any time, and two are responsible for guarding the entrance and exit.

Esela City is located in a high latitude area. Although the temperature does not seem to be high, when sitting in a car, the sun shines through the window glass and the person is still a little scorching. Even the cold air from the air conditioner cannot completely relieve it.

Captain John changed into an undershirt in the car. After getting off the car, he drank a bottle of water, then wiped the corners of his mouth and staggered to the front.

The men guarding the door of the apartment saw him coming and took the initiative to report the situation: "All the people entering and exiting the apartment have been recorded, and no abnormalities have been found for the time being. However, we have contacted the person in charge of the apartment and checked the area around the apartment, including in the corridor. All surveillance, noticed some clues. I have intercepted the screen."

"Huh? Let me take a look."

Captain John took a tablet handed over by his subordinates and watched it with Xia Ren and the others.

Displayed on the screen were several surveillance videos, which completely recorded the route from the apartment entrance to the elevator room and then into the corridor.

In the picture, a young man in his twenties wearing a suit walked into the apartment, and his figure also appeared in the elevator video.

Xia Ren looked at the young man's face and found that it was the same as the photo on the work permit found in the clothes of the melted corpse, and the suit was also the same as the suit left at the scene.

"Is this the victim?"

The surveillance could clearly record his figure, which meant that he had not been contaminated at this time.

After the young man stepped out of the elevator, he immediately appeared on the surveillance screen in the corridor.

He lowered his head, rubbed his eyes, walked to the door of a room, and then patted the door. Judging from his familiar movements, it was obviously not his first time here.

The logistics staff were explaining to everyone the information they had just investigated.

"His name is Thomas Jones, the project manager of Xingu Technology Company. He is 28 years old. He has no criminal record and no abnormalities in his past files. He should be an ordinary person.

The tenant of this room is named Jack Senman. He is an employee of the human resources department of Xingu Technology Company. He is also 28 years old. He had a close relationship with Thomas Jones, and they often talked over drinks. "

"Today is a working day, right? Why did Thomas come to Jack in the morning?" Qin Yun asked.

The logistics staff explained: "Jack Senman did not go to work at the company yesterday and took sick leave. Thomas should have come to visit him."

At this moment, in the surveillance video, Thomas knocked on the door but received no response, so he began to try to lean on the door. Judging from his movements, he probably wanted to see through the peephole to see if there was any light in the room.

However, at the next moment, he was suddenly struck by lightning. He took a few steps back and stood stiffly in the corridor, motionless.

Xia Ren frowned: "Wait, what just happened? Back up."

Captain John slowly slid the screen backwards and set slow playback.

The picture in the surveillance is not very clear, the frame rate is not enough, and the freeze is very serious after slow playback, but at least some details can be seen.

This time, everyone noticed that there was a slight distortion in the picture where Thomas came into contact with the door 0.5 seconds before the abnormality occurred.