(Foreword)

It was as if there was no way in front of him, and the lights were burning at the end of the darkness. Follow the lights to find the way ahead, who knows the cliff ahead.

(Text)

March 5, 2022 at 10:05 a.m

There weren't many people in the dessert shop, but there were still all kinds of noisy noises that kept me from concentrating on the problem in front of me. To be honest, the problem in front of me is more difficult than the one I encountered in the 'odd array'.

I looked at the elementary school textbook in front of me, sweated profusely, and took a quick sip of coffee.

The title above the textbook seems very simple:

The 9 numbers from 1 to 9 are divided into 3 categories, namely 1378, 59 and 246, what is the principle of these 3 categories?

What principle? What principle?

Odd number? Prime number? Multiple?

No matter how much I think, it's always wrong......

……

I kept turning the ballpoint pen in my hand, and then looked at Xiaoyu, who was sitting opposite me eating dessert, and muttered in my heart: No, how can I not do this kind of elementary school student's problem!

I quickly searched for patterns on paper, but in the end I still failed, and there was no pattern to the problem!

Well, I really don't think there is an answer to the question, maybe it's just a boring joke.

I gave Xiaoyu an embarrassed look, Xiaoyu smiled at me, flipped the workbook to the back, and pointed to the answers in the back.

I looked at the answers in the workbook and my eyes widened: "What?!" Is this hilarious?! ”

I looked at the answer at the back of the exercise, which clearly read:

According to the pinyin one, two, three tones? 1378 is all one tone, 59 is three, and 246 is four......

I slapped my palm on the face and couldn't help but sneer three times. Is this the answer? You're sure you don't play tricks on me.

It's not a math problem at all, is it? It's a brain teaser!

To calm my mind, I raised my coffee cup again, and just as I was about to drink it, my phone suddenly rang, and I saw that it was Arthur.

"Arthur, what's wrong?"

I only heard Arthur's anxious voice on the other end of the phone: "Char, I found a clue, I found a clue!" I'm telling you there...... In that theft, I found his trace! ”

"What clue? Whose trails did you find? Arthur, you speak slowly. "I tried to calm Arthur so that I could get the whole thing going on carefully.

Arthur breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "That's right, recently I was following and investigating a serial theft, and the perpetrator was very cunning, leaving almost no clues. But while analyzing where he might be hiding, I stumbled upon a photograph of an abandoned warehouse by the sea, next to which a motorcycle was parked.

Do you remember the security system at the AEF Research Center? I once went to retrieve the information, but unfortunately the security system there did not capture the front of the 'mysterious man', but I did capture a scene of him speeding by on a motorcycle with his back to the camera. I took a screenshot of it, printed it out, and put it on my desk in my office.

I just carefully compared the motorcycles in the two photos and was surprised to see how similar the motorcycles in the two photos are. So I asked the gnome to make further confirmations, and it turned out..."

"What is the result of the gnomes?" I couldn't wait to ask, and because my voice suddenly became so loud, the people in the dessert shop focused their eyes on me.

As a result, the dwarfs came up with a similarity of more than 99 percent. In other words, the 'mysterious person' who appeared in the AEF research center was hiding there, in the warehouse by the sea. Arthur affirmed.

"Really? Arthur, are you telling the truth? Have you really found any trace of the 'mystery man'? I asked anxiously.

"Yes, if I'm right, he should be hiding there."

Arthur's discovery is a sudden gift, giving us a glimmer of light in the midst of this endless darkness.

"Okay, then I'll call the dwarf, let's go over together!" I said excitedly.

"Brother, why don't you submit the clues to the police uncle and let them arrest them? Just a few of you in the past, how dangerous is it? Xiaoyu overheard my conversation with Arthur and looked at me worriedly.

"Xiaoyu, it's not that we don't believe the police, but firstly, we don't have sufficient evidence, and secondly, it takes time for the police to go to the police, and the target is too big and easy to startle, which is likely to make the 'mysterious man' run away again." I explained to Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu lowered her head and didn't speak, then raised her head again and looked into my eyes: "Okay, I understand." I asked Uncle De to follow you, he is very powerful, and it is no problem to be your bodyguard. ”

I nodded and accepted Xiaoyu's kindness, and then she asked Li Wende, who was standing at the door of the dessert shop, to come in and give him some instructions, and let him follow me.

March 5, 2022 at 10:25 a.m

Xiaoyu made a phone call and asked other private cars to take her back, while Li Wende drove me to the door of the dwarf, and the dwarf quickly ran over as soon as he saw that it was me, still holding his special 'weapon' in his hand.

"Arthur told me that the 'mystery man' is not simple, and we must be prepared." The dwarf said as he threw one of the 'weapons' into my hand, and I looked to see if it was a gun or a sword.

"Don't worry, two young masters, I have this weapon." Uncle Li Wende said as he took out two pistols from the car and handed them to me and the dwarf.

"This ......," I looked at Li Wende in surprise. Uncle Li Wende just calmly explained: "Although I look like an ordinary driver, I am actually a bodyguard. "I can't tell that Xiaoyu's housekeeper and driver is really Xiaoyu's bodyguard, no wonder she sent him to my left and right to arrest the 'mysterious man' with me.

I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and realized that there seemed to be solid muscles in his bulging arms......

March 5, 2021 at 12:12 p.m

Li Wende drove all the way, racing against time for us as much as possible, and the car also played rhythmic music. The gnome and I each had a pistol, and our hearts were nervous.

The scenery changed rapidly around us, and soon we saw houses by the sea, and warehouses not far away.

My phone rang suddenly, and I looked at my phone to see if it was a message from Arthur: I was in the room opposite the warehouse, and there was a figure flashing in front of me, and there should be someone inside.

It seems that the 'mystery man' should be here.

I quickly replied: We'll be there soon, you hide first, and we'll rush in later.

Arthur replied with an "OK" emoji.

After a while, our car stopped two hundred meters away from the seaside warehouse, and we each took our pistols and slowly walked to the hut opposite the warehouse, where we met Arthur.

"What should we do now?" Arthur asked, looking at me.

I glanced at the warehouse across from me and said, "There is a door on the left and right sides of this warehouse, and we will go in on both sides." The gnomes and I went in on the left, and Li Wende on the right. So we've blocked all the routes he can get out of, and he'll have wings to escape! ”

March 5, 2021 at 13:01 p.m

I've laid out the battle plan. Arthur looked at me and asked, "What about me?" ”

"Arthur, you just wait for us here, it's too dangerous there, don't come here." I didn't want Arthur to take the risk with him, after all, I know the way the 'mystery man' behaves.

"Char, then you have to be very careful." Arthur looked at me worriedly, his eyes full of worry that he couldn't tell me.

"Arthur, you too, remember not to let the 'mystery man' find out." I was also worried about Arthur.

Arthur nodded.

"Okay, you two, don't nag here, it's important to catch the 'mystery man'!" The gnome looked at us and whispered.

At this moment, my phone rang suddenly, and I hurriedly pressed it.

"Why don't you adjust to mute or vibrate, what if the 'mystery person' on the other side finds out?" The dwarf reproached.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was negligent." I quickly bowed to the gnome, then took my pistol in my hand, and walked with the dwarf towards the left door of the warehouse; Li Wende also took a pistol and walked in the direction of the door on the right side of the warehouse.

We came to the left and right doors of the warehouse and groped our way in.

It was dark inside the warehouse, and the gnome and I crept forward slowly. There didn't seem to be anyone on the first floor, and only our footsteps could be heard quietly. We searched carefully, and finally came to the bottom of the staircase, and walked slowly up the old and broken staircase.

On the second floor, there are a lot of miscellaneous items, some large and some small, as if they can be hidden. The gnome and I walked side by side, looking for people as we walked forward. Just then, I heard a crisp voice not far away.

"Gnomes, there, there!" I shouted at the gnomes.

Suddenly, a dark shadow jumped out and fired a shot in the direction of the gnome, but fortunately the gnome reacted quickly enough not to be hit by the 'mystery man'.

The dwarf panicked, and although he immediately struck in the direction of the black shadow, he missed it. I was busy shooting in the direction of the shadow, but he quickly jumped up the stairs to the third floor.

I shouted, 'Li Wende!' The mystery man is on the third floor! “

Hearing my shout, Lee quickly ascended the third-floor stairs from the other side, while the gnome and I quickly ran up the third-floor stairs closest to us.

There are a variety of wooden boxes on the third floor, but they are not very large, so it is easy to see the 'mysterious person' at a glance.

Wearing a black cloak, he stood in the very center of the floor, retreating little by little in the direction of the window.

We outflanked from the left and right directions.

"I advise you to surrender obediently, there are three of us, and you are only one, you can't beat us anyway." I said to the 'mystery man' with a pistol in one hand.

"Oh, is it? Do you think you have too many of you to catch me? My mission is not complete, how can I be caught by you so easily? "The 'mystery man' appears to have deliberately used a voice changer as he slowly recedes in the direction of the window.

"Tick, tick." Suddenly, two car horns sounded from the window, and the 'mystery man' smirked, and then jumped out of the window and landed on top of the car.

Li Wende reacted quickly and fired a shot at the 'mystery man' the moment he fell, but only in the leg.

The 'mystery man' jumped out of the car and punched the window of the red car. And we hurried downstairs.

I saw him open the car door and grab a woman from inside, and the sound of the woman screaming made me feel extremely familiar.

"Cheng Yin, save ...... Help me......"

It's Li Ruina!

I quickly ran up to the 'mystery man', pointed a gun at him and said, "Let her go, quick!" ”

The 'mystery man' laughed, blocked Li Ruina in front of him, and ordered me: "What are you kidding, you should hurry up and throw away the pistol!" ”

I looked at Li Ruina, her eyes were full of horror, and I could only obediently put the pistol on the ground.

He shoved her against me, and then quickly got into her red car and drove off into the distance.

At this time, Li Wende and Cui Li also rushed over, although Li Wende immediately raised his pistol and hit the direction of the red car, but the 'mysterious man' still escaped from our sight and drove to a distance that we didn't know.

"Damn! It's just a little bit, just a little bit! Now it's okay, let him escape! The dwarf said resentfully, and his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of Li Ruina.

I saw him quickly walk to Li Ruina's side, look up and ask her, "Who are you?" How could you be so coincidental to be here? I think you're in league with that 'mystery man', right? ”

"I know her, she's Li Ruina, a person from AEF. Li Ruina, I'm sorry, my friend is a bit rushed, can you tell me how you ended up in such a place? I stopped the dwarf and asked Raina Lee.

Li Ruina looked at us and explained to us: "Cheng Yin, that's right, in order to expand the business of the company, Jack planned to build a new factory, so he bought this land. You see, this land is now owned by our company, and I am here to inspect it today. Li Ruina said and showed the land sale and purchase contract stored in her mobile phone in front of us, and then said: "Actually, I called you today, and I want you to watch it with me." ”

I looked at my phone, and it turned out that the person who called in front of me was Li Ruina.

Indeed, Li Ruina perfectly explained the cause and effect of everything, but is there really such a coincidence in the world? I couldn't help but have a question in my mind.

I don't know if Arthur and the dwarf believed Li Ruina's words, I only know that on the way back, the few of us remained silent, just looking at the scenery outside the window, thinking about our own thoughts.

(End of chapter)