At midnight, in front of an abandoned factory building.

Carefully pushing open the heavy door in front of him, Luo Fan did not rush in. After preliminarily confirming that there was no one nearby, he took out a pair of infrared night vision goggles from the Blue Dream bracelet and put them on, and stood at the door to carefully observe the surroundings: this factory should have been abandoned for a long time, and the ground was covered with thick dust, and in the dust everywhere, a line of winding footprints vaguely led to the depths of the factory, which seemed to be left by the person he was going to see today.

Judging from the signs, there should be only one person here, but Luo Fan will not simply believe what he sees in front of him. He knows that there are too many traps and traps in the world, and if you want to get out of it every time, in addition to a little luck, the most important thing is to maintain extraordinary calmness and caution. He never blindly trusts, does not make judgments lightly, he only believes in objective observation and analysis.

At this moment, Luo Fan's biggest doubt is that this person is a master who can break into his house and send notes, but he does not leave the slightest trace, how can he leave such a clear trace on the dust?

Luo Fan instantly maximized his hearing and feeling. The sky is not yet bright, the factory is dark, relying solely on vision, even Luo Fan's trained eyesight and infrared night vision goggles, it is difficult to see every dark corner clearly, at this time the most trustworthy is only his keen hearing and beyond the intuition cultivated over the years.

Standing quietly for a moment, Luo Fan suddenly frowned, as if he had noticed something. This time, he didn't hesitate anymore and walked in quickly.

Walking through the dark and gloomy factory, Luo Fan stopped in an empty corner.

"Come out, you shouldn't have time to play hide and seek." Taking off the night vision goggles and putting them into the subspace bracelet, Luo Fan said coldly.

"Boy, you're there! It's not a shame that the son of a one-armed man can see through my disguise. In the corner in front of Luo Fan, which was originally empty, a voice suddenly sounded. With the other party's words, the air in front of Luo Fan fluctuated, as if a transparent curtain was closed,

Soon, he saw a middle-aged man with rimless glasses, and next to him was a strange mass of almost transparent, what seemed to be some kind of creature. And behind him, lying quietly, the corpse of a woman.

The middle-aged man's expression was calm, with a faint smile on his face, and he looked calm, but his face did not have a trace of blood, and the whole person looked a little sluggish. Luo Fan knew that it was caused by the wounds on the other party's body. A small wound was exposed on the middle-aged man's chest, and although it had been treated simply, the blood was still flowing slowly. Luo Fan judged at a glance that the middle-aged man would not be able to last more than half an hour at most.

"The stealth jellyfish of Chaya, my old partner, has a unique spatial stealth skill." The middle-aged man gently stroked the strange creature with his hand and put it into his subspace bracelet, "Thanks to it, I can see you alive." Seeing your abilities, I know that you have the qualifications to help me take care of it, and I will leave it to you in the future. After saying this, he smiled, and continued without giving Luo Fan a chance to answer, "But you are really careful enough, you have to stand for so long when you come to the door." ”

Luo Fan didn't speak, he knew that there was no derogatory meaning in the other party's words. He was sure that the middle-aged man was a real master, but he was obviously not a careful enough person, and perhaps he would become more cautious after this experience, but this "future" could only wait until the distant afterlife.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man's expression darkened, and he said self-deprecatingly: "If you are more careful, you can live longer." It's not that I don't understand it, but it's clearly not good enough. Not being able to completely abandon the emotional fetters is my biggest weakness, and now I want to change it, but I don't have a chance. ”

Luo Fan was silent. He knew that the other party would come to see him at the cost of his life, and he must have said more than that.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man sighed, picked up a metal box placed beside him, and placed it in front of Luo Fan. He slowly opened the lid, carefully took out the contents of the contents, and handed them to Luo Fan: "This thing, for you." ”

Luo Fan glanced at the middle-aged man with a little surprise, bent down slightly, took the things handed by the other party with both hands, and took them to his eyes and observed them carefully. It was an unknown organism, about the size of four or five eggs combined, and the shell was black and faintly shiny, like a black star.

When the egg appeared, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he had forgotten the pain.

"I still can't believe I got it!" The middle-aged man said excitedly, his eyes shining with fanatical light, "My wish for many years has finally come true!" Haha......" He laughed loudly, causing a violent cough due to the wound, but he was reluctant to take his eyes off the egg.

After a long time, the middle-aged man finally withdrew his gaze, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face: "It's a pity, I'm a person who is about to die, and no matter how valuable the treasure is, it's useless for me." I am alone, I have no relatives and friends, and you are the son of a one-armed guest, so naturally it is the most ideal choice. I'll leave you this egg as a parting gift. ”

Luo Fan was slightly stunned for a moment, and did not interface immediately. Although he is only 18 years old, strictly speaking, he is still just a child, and sometimes he likes to be greedy, but in his bones he is actually a very principled person, and he never covets things that do not belong to him.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Fan said calmly: "Although it is only the first time we met, I know you. My father left a picture of you, you are a 'gardener', and my father is a good friend. But I don't know this egg, and I don't know where it's precious. However, since you have given your life for it, it can be seen that it must be very important to you. When you die, I'll bury this egg with you. You can rest assured that I have learned all the things taught by my father, and no one will be able to find your bones, and you can sleep with this egg in peace. It's just a waste for me to give it to me, and to me it's just a food that doesn't look good. ”

The gardener was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "Boy, although you are the son of a well-known killer in the dark world, you have too little experience after all, and you don't understand how precious this egg is. When you understand later, you will know what a precious gift I have given you. It's too precious, too precious, and if you let it fall into eternal sleep with me like this, then your father and I won't be able to be at peace even if we die. Take it away, let it play its due value, and let it have the opportunity to radiate its own dazzling light! ”

Luo Fan silently looked into the other party's eyes, and saw prayer and expectation in those eyes. Finally, he nodded slowly, reached out and took the black egg, put it into the small box again, and carefully placed it at his feet.

Seeing Luo Fan finish all this, the middle-aged man smiled reassuringly, and then laboriously took out a memory chip the size of a fingernail from the mezzanine of his clothes, and solemnly handed it to Luo Fan: "Take this too, it will help you." ”

This time, Luo Fan no longer hesitated, reached out to take the chip, and put it away with the same care.

The gardener finally let out a long sigh of relief. Turned around and lay down next to the female corpse, staring at the face that was no longer lifeless, his face was full of calm: "Jingyi, I will accompany you soon." Although we haven't been able to finish this thing, this kid should be able to fulfill that wish for us. The heir of the one-armed old fellow is very exciting......" He muttered to himself, a happy smile appeared on his face, and then his eyes gradually drifted away, and finally he slowly closed his eyes.

Luo Fan sighed, having experienced life and death, of course he understood that the other party had fallen asleep forever.

The gardener, a legend in the killer world, is now dying silently in a dark corner that no one knows, and only himself, an unknown junior, accompanies him through the last moments of his life. However, if you can die together with the person you love, maybe he is also happy.

Standing silently for a moment, Luo Fan stroked the Blue Dream bracelet on his wrist, and a faint blue light sprinkled out, putting the two corpses and the metal box into the subspace. Originally, carbon-based life on Earth could not survive in subspace, but it didn't matter to the gardeners anymore.

After putting everything away, Luo Fan silently turned around and left. Soon, his somewhat lonely figure disappeared into the darkness.

……

Not long after Luo Fan left, more than a dozen black shadows quietly and quickly entered the factory. The dozen or so men wore tactical helmets, black body armor made of special fiber materials, and were armed with laser rifles. These people were obviously well-trained, without any words or gestures, but they tacitly occupied different positions, and then invariably turned on the tactical flashlight on their helmets, and the blinding light instantly illuminated the dark factory as bright as day.

After a cautious search, presumably to confirm that the target had left, the group regrouped. Under the respectful gaze of everyone, a girl in red with a proud expression walked in. The dozen or so black-clothed men with loaded guns immediately saluted when they saw her, and their demeanor was extremely respectful, obviously the identity of this girl in red was very unusual.

- If Luo Fan saw the other party's face at this moment, he would definitely be surprised, because this girl in red was very similar to Shen Meng who had already left for Tianluo Xing!

……

After silently listening to the brief report of her subordinates, the red-clothed girl's gaze swept slightly over the messy factory, and her gaze quickly fell on the place where the gardener had stayed just now. Walking over and crouching down, she saw footprints on the ground and blood stains left by the gardener. After a little blood on her hand, rubbed it between her fingers, and sniffed it on the tip of her nose, she finally spoke: "Not long after leaving, contact the headquarters immediately, send more people, and expand the search area!" ”

The subordinates received the order and turned to leave, leaving only the girl in red alone. She stood up, but did not rush to leave. She stood there, quietly closing her eyes, while slowly raising her left arm, on her left wrist, wearing a bright red subspace bracelet.

The girl in red trembled slightly, and a dazzling red shadow quietly swam out of the subspace bracelet, and after falling to the ground, it instantly merged with the surrounding scenery. After a while, the girl in red looked moved and slowly opened her eyes. After a sneer, she flipped her palm, and the red shadow floated from the ground, quickly gathered towards her arm, and then burrowed back into the bracelet.

Then, the girl in red turned away without saying a word, and never looked at the dilapidated factory again. The sound of arrogant footsteps from near to far finally disappeared, and the empty factory was quiet again.

The winter sun finally showed half of his cheeks with difficulty, and this dark corner finally ushered in a glimmer of light.

It's just that the dawn of the setting city doesn't know when it will really come......