After hanging up the phone, Sakaki didn't rush out of the room.

He first opened his luggage, changed into a coat of different colors, put on a peaked cap, and put a paper travel guide in his hotel room in his pocket. Then, he opened a crack in the door to check if there was any surveillance or ambush in the hallway. Then he walked out the door, bypassed the elevator, and descended the stairs all the way to the first floor.

After reaching the first floor, he did not go straight to the front desk, but slipped down an inconspicuous route into the hotel lobby under the cover of passers-by, and came to an inconspicuous corner to sit down.

He looked down and pretended to be looking at the guidebook while observing the situation in the lobby; After watching for about fifteen minutes, and basically making sure that no one was watching, he walked to the front desk.

Sakaki showed his room card to the lady at the front desk and identified himself, who quickly gave him the envelope.

He asked again about the sender's characteristics, such as the color of his clothes, hairstyle, etc., but unfortunately ...... Didn't get much useful information.

A few minutes later, Sakaki took the envelope and went to the cafeteria on the first floor.

He found a place where no one else sat down within a radius of five meters, and prepared to take it apart to see what was inside.

The reason why he chose to open the envelope in such a public place was because he was afraid that there would be something like a mechanism in it; In the unlikely event that he is injured by a miniature bomb or some kind of poisonous gas as soon as he opens it, people nearby will soon find out and take him to the hospital.

"Hmm...... Nothing seems to be a problem......" Sakaki sat there, shook the envelope, sniffed, listened, and looked through the light...... Didn't notice anything suspicious.

So, he opened the envelope.

There was nothing unusual in it, just a piece of paper.

On one side of the paper is a map with coordinates marked with a reverse cross, and on the other side is a sentence written - "At eight o'clock tonight, all the answers, all the sources, will be gathered and revealed here." ”

Sakaki could tell at a glance that this map was the same as the map that appeared on his card, except that the map was larger and more detailed, and it also gave specific road names and coordinates.

"Eight o'clock...... Sakaki took out his phone and looked at the time, "this distance...... Considering the traffic in the magic capital, I have to leave soon. ”

He could understand why the other party only handed over the specific coordinates to him when time was running out, because it would prevent him from running to the target location in advance.

But he was still skeptical...... What if you don't see the contents of the envelope in time and miss the time? Could it be that the other party is so sure that he will definitely pick up the envelope and open it for inspection within half an hour?

I am afraid that questions such as these cannot be concluded until more information is available; Maybe it's exactly what the card says – all the answers are there, and you can't know until you go.

…………

By the time Sakaki walked out of the hotel, the sun had completely set.

The magic capital is a city where the night is more vibrant than the day, and the moment of night is when it wakes up.

And Sakaki is also a person who is accustomed to going out by day and night; As a gambler living in a dark world, he has a high level of compatibility with the city.

Just by taking a breath of the night air of the Demon Capital, he felt like a fish in water.

It is very easy to take a taxi in front of the hotel, you don't need to use mobile phone software, just stop the sign. So, Sakaki casually flagged down a taxi, gave the map to the driver to look at, and hit the road.

After about an hour, the car came to a place in the southwest of the city.

The city is very large, and although Sakaki's destination is not considered a suburb, it is relatively remote compared to the city center.

At 7:40 p.m., the driver parked the car on a deserted and somewhat weird side street and parked at the ...... In front of a bookstore.

"Here we are." The driver parked the car and said.

"Okay, I'll pay in cash." Sakaki didn't ask the nonsense of "how much", he glanced at the meter and told the payment method directly.

Unexpectedly......

"No need." When the driver replied to this sentence, he turned off the engine and pulled out the key (except for some high-end taxis, most public transportation vehicles in this era still use the traditional key unlocking method; Because drivers often have to change shifts, it is also common to change routes and even units, it will be troublesome to repeatedly register and modify fingerprint records) and light a cigar for yourself.

Not to mention Sakaki, anyone who comes can see that something is wrong.

"No need...... Sakaki said as she repeated these three words, her whole body tensed, as if her seat was going to explode at any moment...... What is the meaning? ”

"I was supposed to be here, but I just picked you up along the way." The driver smoked a cigar and replied in a calm tone.

"That's not right...... Sakaki continued, "I took the initiative to stop you, and I gave you the map......

Tick –

At this moment, there was a soft sound in the driver's hand.

Sakaki thought that the other party had pulled out some kind of automatic weapon and was about to throw it over, but he followed the prestige, only to find that the other party just pressed the touch screen in front of the driver's seat.

Seconds later, an audio recording from the rental company's communication channel, narrated in an electronic synthesized voice, came out: "In five minutes, a man in a dark coat and a cap will walk out of the hotel across the street." You drive over, and he will stop you and show you a map with the coordinates of the map where you went to your appointment. ”

"Look, I didn't lie to you." After the recording ended, the driver picked up again.

Sakaki wasn't a fool, and it was likely that the driver's accomplice had recorded and transmitted it while they were driving, and he wouldn't easily believe it: "Hmm...... Let me ask you more, what are you here for? ”

Hearing this, the driver changed the cigar to his left hand, took out a card from his bosom with his right hand, and held it up to the right (the taxi driver's seat in Ryujun is on the left, and there is a glass baffle barrier, so he can only hand things to the right, and it is inconvenient to pass it with his left hand), and show Sakaki.

"I want to ask you." The card that the driver showed Sakaki was, no doubt, a black Reverse Cross invitation card, and the number on his card was - "3".

"Heh......" I don't know why, seeing this scene, Sakaki couldn't help laughing, "I guess...... You're not a serious driver, are you? ”

"'Ferryman'...... Meng Yuhan. Meng Yuhan introduced himself, took off the hat on his head, and turned his head to look at Sakaki.

Since Sakaki was sitting in the back seat, he didn't care much about the driver's appearance after getting into the car, and he didn't see it clearly until this time...... The driver's appearance is quite special: under his hat, he hides a head of black hair that is above the shoulder, and he also wears a headband to tie his bangs into a back to prevent the hair on his forehead from showing out from under the brim of his hat; His face is also quite delicate, and he looks a little feminine, if it weren't for the obvious Adam's apple and male voice, I'm afraid Sakaki would have doubted the gender of the other party.

"'Woe to Sakaki'...... Sakaki no illusion. When Sakaki replied, he also took out his card and shook the number "13" in the other party's sight.

"Fortunately~Fortunately~"

"You're kind ~ You're kind ~"

"Dare to ask my brother in which boat to beg for a living?" After the politeness, Meng Yuhan asked first.

"Well, the treasure case (black language, that is, the gambling table) is a mess of food, brother, what about you?" After Sakaki answered, he also asked.

"It's good to say, the nineteenth line sings the phoenix (the thirty-sixth line starts with 'one ploughing, two readings, and three dozen irons', and the nineteenth line is 'nineteen Taoist priests sing the phoenix')." Meng Yuhan continued.

The two of them tested each other with jargon like that; After confirming the eyes, they are all people who came out to mix...... Only then did they both breathe a sigh of relief.

In these years, I am not afraid of encountering black and black peers, but I am afraid that I will not be able to figure out what road on the other side; Now that everyone has revealed their identities and knows that they are all out of the trap and abducted, there is nothing to be afraid of.

After chatting a few more words, seeing that the time was almost eight o'clock, the two got out of the car together.

"Please."

"Please."

After pretending to exchange a "please", the two cunning guys pushed open the door on their left hand side and got out of the car almost at the same second.

"Please."

"Please."

When they walked to the front of the bookstore, they came again.

But this time...... Because the door of this bookstore is relatively narrow, it can only be reached by one person at a time, and neither of them takes the lead.

"Why don't you ......" Sakaki looked at Meng Yuhan with a smile, "...... Let's take a gamble, who loses first? ”

"No, no, time is pressing, I see ......," Meng Yuhan said, and put his hand into his arms and began to dig out things, "...... It's up to me to do the math and see who is more suitable first. ”

"No, no, no...... It won't take long to gamble. Sakaki also quickly began to collect local materials, looking around, looking for something to use; I really can't find it, so it's okay to bet on whether the next person who appears on the street will be a man or a woman.

But he was not as fast as Meng Yuhan after all, and the guy who called himself a Taoist priest had already taken a small octagonal compass in his hand before he could say anything, and began to pinch and chant the mantra.

After a few seconds, Meng Yuhan's eyes widened, and he shouted softly: "Okay!" Pregnant. ”

Sakaki looked up helplessly, ready to listen to this god's nonsense, and then say a few lines that fooled him into going in first.

I didn't expect ......

"The hexagram is clear, here must be me first!" Meng Yuhan actually came to such a sentence.

"Huh?" Sakaki was stunned for two seconds, "Are you really counting?" ”

"Isn't that true?" Meng Yuhan replied in a natural tone.

"No...... I mean......" Sakaki shook her head, "do you really believe it when you're done?" ”

"Nonsense, don't you admit it after you finish gambling?" Meng Yuhan asked rhetorically.

"Uh......" Sakaki was momentarily speechless, although he thought that gambling and fortune-telling were two different things, but the question at the moment seemed to be about professional ethics rather than the nature of business.

"Isn't that all there is to it?" Meng Kuhan said, "I'm also a professional, believe me, I should come first here." ”

After that, he didn't wait for Sakaki to reply, and stepped forward to push the door and enter.

Seeing this, Sakaki hesitated for a second, quickly thought about the question in his mind, "Is this guy the person who sent me the card to ask for a childcare", then shrugged his shoulders, and while the door was not completely closed, he blocked it with his hand and followed in.

However, immediately afterward, anomalies appeared.

The moment Sakaki stepped through the door, the scene in front of him changed abruptly.

Meng Yuhan's back disappeared, and the bookshelves, stacks of books, walls, and other things that could still be seen outside the door also disappeared.

In Sakaki's line of sight, all that remained was a vast darkness, and the only thing that made him feel a sense of space was a little light shining in from outside the door behind him.

"Not good!" Surprised, Sakaki turned around suddenly, trying to escape from the door.

But when he turned around, he found that the distance between the door and him had become farther away, as if it were ...... Beneath the door grew two rows of wheels that he couldn't see, and drove away at speeds of more than 100 kilometers per hour.

After a few seconds, even the last glimmer of light was gone......

In Sakaki's eyes, nothing he sees is darkness; In my ears, all I hear is silence; Slowly, he couldn't even hear his own breathing and heartbeat; The sense of touch seems to be blurry.

A peculiar feeling visited Sakaki and made him feel ...... The "existence" of Sakaki Muji seems to be being erased from this world.