Pollution throughout the territory

Under the building, there is a three-meter-high metal gate. On the surface of the metal gate, there is a strange sign.

It is like a gear with only three teeth on the outside. The inside of the gear is a circle, with three prongs passing through the circle and pointing towards the center.

Below the logo, there is a line of small words:

We shelter, we protect!

Building interior, first floor.

In a metal-isolated room, two men sat facing each other.

Zhu Youqian took out a transparent glass bottle the size of a thumb's belly from his arms and handed it to the other side.

There are three drops of green liquid in the bottle, which emits fluorescence.

"Real estate agent, help me identify the grade of this bottle of hell water."

Before he could finish speaking, the man named the real estate agent couldn't wait to take the glass bottle, looking up and down at the green liquid inside like a treasure.

After a while, his eyes became surprised, and he said with a smile: "High quality! The purity of the undiluted Hades Water is about the same as that freshly extracted from the spring water in the Caddis Mountains, and maybe the concentration is even higher. high!"

He reluctantly returned the glass bottle and asked at the same time: "Where did you get it from? Did you rob the Elderly Society?"

"This is a confidential matter."

Zhu Youqian tapped his fingers on the metal table, thinking of the glass bottle with a stronger green light that Xia Ren took out for the first time.

This bottle is of high quality, so what grade should the bottle he left behind be?

After coming back to his senses from the chaotic thoughts, he saw that the real estate agent was still staring at the Ming Shui in his hand and refused to move away. Zhu Youqian asked casually: "After so many years, you should have been promoted to Grade A."

The real estate agent chuckled: "The more you know, the greater the danger you will encounter. I can deceive you with just my mouth. If you want me to confront those 'ghosts' and contained objects head-on, you might as well let me go around the desert outside." Run two laps.

And I don’t have such a strong physique to resist pollution. No matter how hard I try, I will never reach your level. "

Zhu Youqian knew his character, so he didn't say more.

"By the way, the doctor said he wants you to come back and see him." the real estate agent reminded.

Zhu Youqian responded, opened the heavy metal door, and walked deeper underground.

The real estate agent put his arms on the table and looked at the direction he left, wondering what he was thinking.

"Zhu Youqian... When the world is about to perish, this kind of person will be at the forefront."

He shook his head and remembered the foundation's major power outage three years ago. They chased the 'ghost' all the way to the edge of the Moka Desert.

One of the 'ghosts' with space-related abilities actually stole the [DATA EXPUNGED] on the 18th floor and almost escaped to the outside world.

"Fortunately, he was not amnesticized back then."

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This is the headquarters of the Salvation Foundation, a place known as the Eighteen Purgatory.

‘Ghosts’ and objects collected from all over the world will be transported here confidentially and held in different levels according to their risk categories.

Foundation personnel are divided into five levels, namely S, A, B, C, and D.

D-class personnel are only allowed to move on the first floor, C-class personnel are allowed to enter floors one to fifteen, B-class personnel are allowed to enter the sixteenth floor, and A-class personnel are allowed to enter the seventeenth floor.

Among them, A-class personnel are allowed to enter the 18th floor accompanied by at least one S-class personnel.

Only S-level personnel can enter and leave all levels freely without restrictions.

After several safety measures, Zhu Youqian reached the deepest part of the eighteenth floor.

This is a huge room made of special materials, covering an area of ​​300 square meters. In the center of the room stands a transparent cylindrical glass jar. A handsome boy who looks to be only fifteen or sixteen years old is soaking in the radiant green water. Inside the liquid, there was a silver key hanging around his neck.

One of the three founders of the Salvation Foundation, the one who travels through time and space and the gate of truth, the controller of [DATA EXPUNGED], Doctor.

Zhu Youqian did not dare to get too close, because even with the suppression of the dark water, time and space were distorted within a ten-meter diameter range around the doctor.

The boy opened his eyes, and his voice was old and hoarse, as if coming from a very far away place:

"Have you seen him?"

"Um."

Zhu Youqian responded from a distance.

Even if he can see projections of the past and future worlds, the doctor will still personally confirm certain extremely important events.

He seemed to have fallen asleep and did not speak again for a long time. Zhu Youqian was waiting patiently.

"Stop actively interfering in anything involving him until you inevitably come into contact again."

"yes."

"Let's go back."

Zhu Youqian turned around and left without asking any more questions.

When he returned to the ground, he recalled the doctor's appearance just now, and couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart.

Compared with two years ago, the other party is much younger. [DATA EXPUNGED] gives him the ability to travel through time and space, but it also inevitably devours his own time.

"How long can the Doctor exist?"

This is a problem that all their S-class members and the other two founders have been worried about.

We are getting closer and closer to the catastrophe that will cover the entire Blue Star.

"Xia Ren, is he really reliable?"

If it doesn't work, I have to do it...

Zhu Youqian recalled in his mind that eighteen years ago, his father walked up to him covered in blood after a bloodbath in the house of the majority council member who betrayed him.

Facing his son, whom he had not seen for half a year, Zhu Dashan just stretched out his hand and gently stroked his cheek.

"You have money, but you have to remember that in this world, we are the only two people who can rely on each other.

Never reveal all your strength in front of others. No matter who you face, you must save a little and a little more! "

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The weather has been cooler recently. Uncle Qin had dinner early and was about to go out for a walk with his family's wealth in hand.

As soon as he walked out of the corridor, he saw a man pulling a suitcase and seemingly carrying a schoolbag behind him, walking straight towards him.

Uncle Qin is old and his eyesight is a little bad. He just looked at the person's outline, which looked a bit familiar. When the person walked in, he could see the other person's face clearly.

"this is not……"

He stopped this young man who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old and had short shoulder-length hair and looked at him carefully. He was a little surprised: "Aren't you the grandson of the old Liu family?"

The young man who was recognized shyly raised his head. When he saw Uncle Qin, he didn't know where to put his hands for a moment: "You, you..."

"I'm your Uncle Qin. I live on the second floor. When you were a child, you came back with your parents. I wanted to hug you, but you wanted to hide in a hurry and accidentally fell into the dog poop. Did you forget? Your name is Liu Xiuxiu. I still remember it. Woolen cloth."

"Ah? Um... Qin, hello, Uncle Qin." The young man named Liu Xiuxiu blushed and hesitated. He was not good at communicating with others and just wanted to leave this old man as soon as possible.

"Hey!"

Uncle Qin suddenly sighed heavily, "Where are your parents? Why didn't they come back with you?"

Mentioning this, Liu Xiuxiu's eyes darkened: "They have passed away a long time ago. I only rushed back when I heard the news of grandma's death."

Uncle Qin suddenly realized that he had made a mistake, "Well, look at how stupid the uncle is, I didn't expect it to be like this. He died a long time ago..."

So who did Mrs. Liu call before?

Uncle Qin changed the subject and said, "You are going upstairs, right? Come on, uncle, help you."

As he spoke, he snatched the box from Liu Xiuxiu's hand, held Wangcai in his other hand, and took the initiative to walk upstairs.

"You don't know that the neighborhood has changed a lot since I haven't been back for so many years. Settling in tomorrow, I will take you around..."

He kept chattering, but Liu Xiuxiu didn't listen to a word.

When we reached the corner on the fourth floor, Wangcai suddenly refused to leave, no matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't move.

Uncle Qin suddenly remembered the fear that once dominated the mysterious resident on the fifth floor.

"I give you good food and drink every day, but it's so useless at the critical moment."

After scolding Wangcai and emboldening himself, Uncle Qin smiled at Liu Xiuxiu, let go of the dog leash, and continued to go upstairs.

Having someone with you now is better than nothing.

Liu Xiuxiu took out her key and opened the door. She didn't let Uncle Qin in, but just took her suitcase.

"Then, I'll leave first."

Uncle Qin was not willing to stay here longer, but before leaving, he still said something uneasy: "The house opposite you is a bit weird. Try not to go out at night. Even if you go out, if you see someone at the opposite door, If someone comes out, you must pretend not to see it, you know?"

He said it mysteriously, and Liu Xiuxiu also became nervous: "What happened to the door opposite?"

Uncle Qin lowered his voice, as if to guard against others, and whispered: "There is an empty house opposite your door, and no one lives in it, so it is full of..."

"ah?"

Liu Xiuxiu was suddenly startled and pulled the black box at the back.

Uncle Qin didn't expect him to be so timid, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, just be careful and you'll be fine. Just do what I say."

"Thank you sir."

After the other party closed the door, Uncle Qin went downstairs and took Wangcai who was waiting there. He thought to himself that the plan to find someone to exorcise evil spirits on the fifth floor should be carried out quickly. The child could not be frightened.

At this moment, he heard a soft sound of "squeak~".

Looking up, I saw that the door of the unoccupied house on the fifth floor was open through a gap, and light came out of the gap, but no one could be seen.

Uncle Qin's legs trembled, and he ran downstairs holding Wangcai in hand.

Qin Yun stretched her head to look in the corridor and said to Xia Ren: "The door on the other side is closed. Why don't you wait until tomorrow and take a look again?"

Opposite, on the other side of the door.

"It's so hard for me..."

Liu Xiuxiu was panicked. He took out the necklace around his neck and touched the round pendant.

The touch of the five-pointed star pattern on it finally made his heartbeat calmer.

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At two o'clock in the morning, with a soft "click", a thin long-haired figure opened the door of Xia Ren's house.

Liu Xiuxiu carried a black box on her back and quietly walked in with a pair of blind eyes.