I have to say that most of the purpose of the abyss has been achieved.

After the phone was connected, Bai Yanliang got in touch with Li Mu as soon as possible, but ...... The person who answered the phone was not Li Mu.

"Hello?"

This voice is no stranger to Bai Yanliang.

"Mr. Ren, where is Li Mu?"

"Dead."

Ren Wudao's tone did not have any waves, in fact, he did not have any friendship with Li Mu.

Bai Yanliang was silent for a moment and hung up the phone.

Xu Zhifei glanced at him and didn't speak.

Soon, news came out of the survivors of all three groups, and it was confirmed that the number of deaths this time was ...... There were six of them, and one was seriously wounded, and an arm was broken from the shoulder - Duchamp.

Fifteen people set out, and only nine returned alive.

Li Mu, Ling Tao, Jiang Li, Lu Guo, Li Yuejun, Jiang Zhijie...... Ling Tao and Jiang Zhijie and Bai Yanliang have not been in contact, but they are not newcomers anymore.

The rest of the four, each of them had a relationship with Bai Yanliang.

Among them, Li Mu's death is undoubtedly the most suffocating.

He doesn't give a damn ......

But Li Mu's death, Bai Yanliang actually expected it, and the moment he confirmed that this mission was a ghost made by the people of the abyss, Bai Yanliang knew that Li Mu was in danger this time.

The abyss used to be active in Li Mu's city, and during this period, he was overwhelmed by Li Mu, who was a policeman, and formed a lot of grievances.

Even the curse on Li Mu's body was given by the people of the abyss.

This time this kind of opportunity, there is no reason why they will let Li Mu go.

But......

Bai Yanliang looked down at his phone, but he thought of something else.

If the Abyss had really been able to easily hack into the fog set and post a fake mission, they would have done so a long time ago, and in fact they never did.

And this time, they did, and they succeeded.

Bai Yanliang had to suspect that this matter was related to that person - Ren Wudao.

No...... Perhaps it should be said that this matter is inseparable from Yu Sheng and Ren Wudao, two brothers and sisters.

Yu Sheng's behavior was strange, although emotionally, Bai Yanliang did not want to associate this tragic casualty with Yu Sheng, but reason told him that Yu Sheng was by no means innocent.

Xu Zhifei on the side looked at Bai Yanliang quietly, although she could see that Bai Yanliang seemed to be very troubled now, but she was not a person who talked a lot, nor was she a person who would comfort people.

For her, sitting here quietly with him for a while was already a good deed.

After being silent for a long time, Bai Yanliang suddenly exhaled a breath of turbid air and looked up at the sky.

There was a rare flash of confusion in his eyes.

There were so many things that happened this time that he was caught off guard.

The biggest of these is undoubtedly a secret about himself.

Bai Yanliang never thought that Yanren's death was really caused by him, although he ...... That's also the choice of the researcher himself.

But Bai Yanliang had a hard time letting go......

"You're so selfish...... Brother ......"

Bai Yanliang hugged his legs, his chin rested on his knees, and the black hair on his forehead slid quietly in front of his eyes.

A trace of doubt flashed in Xu Zhifei's cold eyes, she had never seen Bai Yanliang look like this.

She's a profiler herself, so she understands what this pose represents.

Bai Yanliang...... It's very insecure right now.

Security?

This word seems ridiculous to Bai Yanliang, because everyone is used to it, and this man is not afraid of anything.

He is like a sophisticated and delicate machine, and although he can be trusted, he can never be regarded as his kind.

It was only at this moment that Xu Zhifei discovered that Bai Yanliang would also have no sense of security, and he would also have this defensive posture of guarding against his surroundings at any time.

"Are you alright?"

A slightly stiff female voice sounded in Bai Yanliang's ears.

Bai Yanliang tilted his head slightly, and the black hair on his forehead slipped to the side, revealing a pair of slightly dim eyes.

Xu Zhifei beside him sat up straight and didn't squint, if it weren't for the fact that there was only him by her side, Bai Yanliang would even suspect that she was talking to someone else.

She was more restrained than usual, and it could be seen that the four words just now seemed to have made Xu Zhifei make a lot of efforts, and her awkwardness and unaccustomed Bai Yanliang could clearly feel it.

However, although a little clumsy, Bai Yanliang accepted her kindness.

"Xu Zhifei, have you been like this since you were a child?"

Bai Yanliang rarely calls others by their first names, in fact...... He seems to be close to the courtesy, but he is separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

Xu Zhifei didn't seem to understand what he meant, and a trace of doubt flashed in his cold eyes.

Bai Yanliang looked at her meticulously and said, "I mean, have you been cold like this since you were a child?" ”

Xu Zhifei's eyes moved, she wanted to get up and leave, but after carefully confirming Bai Yanliang's eyes, she found that Bai Yanliang was not teasing or joking with her.

After a moment of silence, Xu Zhifei nodded and did not speak.

"Me too." Bai Yanliang looked away and looked at the ground.

"I thought...... It's a disease, a disease without feelings. ”

Xu Zhifei was attracted by his words and looked at him quietly.

"But...... Suddenly, someone told me that this was not a disease...... "Bai Yanliang muttered in a low voice, "It will become like this because ...... I'm simply a soul who has come back from another world......"

The second half of his sentence was too quiet, so small that Xu Zhifei didn't hear it clearly.

But Bai Yanliang's feeling at the moment, Xu Zhifei is very clear.

Within a group, there will always be one or two outliers.

Xu Zhifei was able to determine that he was that outlier when he was very young.

She can see things that others can't see, hear some inexplicable weird sounds, she exudes a temperament that no one else can enter, and people are often attracted by her beauty, and want to get close to her and make friends with her, but they are always frightened away by some inexplicable strange phenomena.

Seem...... She was born unknown.

Not only does others think so, but she thinks so herself.

Xu Zhifei never saw his father, and his mother never mentioned him, only saying that he was missing.

Until he was in college, his mother died mysteriously, leaving something for Xu Zhifei...... Only a quirky key.

Since then, Xu Zhifei has become more silent and colder.

She no longer gets to know anyone, and even takes the initiative to stay away from some of her friends so as not to bring disaster to them.

However, she has not given up the investigation, and the reason why she works for the police is to find clues about her parents through the huge information base of the police.

Until...... She discovers the secret of the key.

Xu Zhifei didn't know Bai Yanliang's past, but she knew his future.

Her key told her about Bai Yanliang's future.

…… To be precise, there is Bai Yanliang in her future.

Since then, Xu Zhifei has only noticed him, and slowly, she found Bai Yanliang...... Seems to be as lonely as she is.

It's just that she is actively estranged.

And Bai Yanliang is indifferent by nature.

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