Early the next morning, the two of us quietly slipped out of the camp of the Fearless Sect and headed for the headquarters of the Tongjin Bogu faction. Just as we were some distance from the heavily guarded entrance of the Bogu Sect, a short young man suddenly came out of a dark corner on the side of the road and blocked our way.

This young man, who was at most eighteen or nineteen years old, held a photo in his hand, he looked at me again, then at the photo, and then said to me: "You must be Xu Meng, right?!" ”

"Yes." I looked cautiously at the young man with a wicked smile on his face.

"My name is Gavin, and I'm an entourage officer under Lord Burton. I've been waiting here for a long time. In the past few days, I have been feeling the purple air coming from the east in the sky, auspicious clouds and rainbows, and sure enough, I finally looked forward to you coming. "Although the little man glanced at Amanda standing beside me, he didn't ask much." Okay, I'll take you to Lord Burton. ”

So, instead of patronizing the heavily walled entrance of the Tongjin Bogu sect not far away, we bypassed a few jagged intersections and came to a small and inconspicuous iron gate.

There were two equally diminutive doormen in the iron gate, who were obviously quite familiar with Gavin, the young man who showed us the way, so they just greeted each other and let us go one by one.

Then we went around and around, and after walking many gravel-strewn paths, at last a corner of Burton's mansion was revealed. As far as I could see, this solemn and majestic mansion felt so eerie and depressed.

Led by Gavin, we made our way through a heavy steel door to the hall. As soon as you gain your footing, you hear a shrill laugh echoing around the hall, and it is obvious that there are five or six amplified loudspeakers hidden around the hall, making it difficult to tell where the sound is coming from.

The palatial hall in front of me was particularly large, but I didn't see a single guard or attendant. In today's society, it seems that errands such as guards have long since disappeared, and the ubiquitous high-speed cameras have perfectly replaced the unique position of humans for this kind of work, so as to capture fleeting moments more quickly and accurately. Not only does it make it easy to listen to and monitor, but it also makes it easy to take on some simple things for guests to be sent in.

I followed the screams of laughter one after another to find this man who pretended to be witty and humorous, and finally peeked into his whole body in the next second. This time, he did not hide his head and shrink his tail, but sat in a luxurious and luxurious Taishi chair at the north end of the hall. At first glance, this person is sick and sick, and he looks weak. However, my gut tells me that he is the demon Burton who kills people without blinking! I really didn't expect that such a slender man with a sallow face and a weak willow would have such a great desire, wanting to firmly pinch everyone's life and death in the palm of his hand, it is simply incredible! I looked at it again, and the vicious green eyes on his skinny little narrow face stood out in particular, and in those green eyes there was a coldness and gloom that I had never seen in anyone's eyes. He was full of sinister cunning, tiger-eyeing, and aggressive momentum, which couldn't help but make me gasp!

Beside Burton stood a rather burly and muscular man. The word burly and muscular doesn't seem to be very appropriate. Because the outside of his entire body is covered with layers of golden yellow objects. The golden armor-like thing, without much thought, I was sure it was forged from glittering gold. If it weren't for such a heavy and cumbersome gold armor to cover it, his ketone body would have shrunk a lot.

I figured out that in today's technologically advanced world, his heavy gold armor all over his body must not be to defend against enemy attacks, but to be the result of an excessive spoiling of gold and showing off.

Who is this person? Judging by his face, confined behind the golden armor, it looked like he had seen it somewhere. I thought to myself, and suddenly my memories became clear. Isn't he the supreme leader of the thrifty faction, the Blue Devil? I'm a lot older than the photos that were published in the book he wrote about insect bombs more than ten years ago. As the leader of the diligent and thrifty faction, he was hard and simple in front of people, and even had to pay attention to his little living expenses, but after people were so luxurious, he even used piles of gold to make wedding dresses, the contrast is really not ordinary, which is absolutely comparable to the corrupt officials and corrupt officials of my time. It seems that no matter which dynasty or generation, this kind of gangster who protects each other and accumulates wealth with dictatorship will not disappear! I suspect that these two must be a group of like-minded fox friends who are in camouflage.

Once again, my eyes fell on Burton's, and his eyes, which were especially large on his thin face, had been hovering over me for a long time. Suddenly, his shrill laughter stopped abruptly and was replaced by an equally high-pitched, shrill voice.

"Hello, Xu Meng. We finally met unexpectedly. In the past few days, I have always fantasized about how extraordinary and brilliant the moment we met, but I didn't expect that when we actually met, it was as comfortable and happy as meeting an old friend after a long absence. Burton smiled again, but the laughter was extremely unnatural, mixed with a sickly gasp.

He stared at me intently, hoping for a heartfelt response, but I had no intention of meeting at all, and said bluntly, "I have gathered three little spinning tops according to your request, and evolved them into a compass." My mission is complete, now let's make a deal, I'll give you the compass, and you give me back the detained Fanny and Susan. ”

"Don't be too anxious, you're only halfway there. Once you accompany us to find the treasure, your mission will be completely over, and I will naturally return the two beauties in full. And ......" Burton casually picked up a remote control and pressed one of the keys.

With the remote control activated, two meters to the right of Burton's seat, a wall that originally depicted a large three-dimensional abstract painting was instantly replaced by a large screen of about 80 inches. The screen begins with a distorted yellow vertical stripe, and then gradually becomes clearer. As the picture is mapped and flowing, one after another strange and terrifying long shots are repeatedly superimposed, and the whole layout is filled with a gray, cold, dirty, and filthy atmosphere. I looked closely, and there were several large sacs that looked like humans* placed vertically in the camera, what is this?! The next second, I finally saw clearly, inside the big bag were men and women who had been deeply hypnotized, they did not use handcuffs and anklets and other conventional police equipment, but used this perverse ugly method to achieve a hypnotic state, which really shocked me! At this moment, these prisoners under the demon Burton closed their eyes in pain, as if they were hovering on the edge of life and death.

I finally got to see Fanny and Sister Susan. I only had to stop and take a closer look, and I would never forget the painful looks of both of them. Although they have fallen into a deep hypnotic state in the strange and empty bag, their expressions are still as heart-rending as painful. Looking at the two of them, my heart was like a knife.

However, Burton was indifferent to this terrible picture, and he continued: "If you can successfully accomplish the set goal, I will not only return these two beautiful hostages to you, but I will also grant amnesty to these twenty-four scientists." So you should be satisfied, right?! ”

"But I don't know where the treasure you want is?!" I said anxiously and urgently.

"This treasure is actually far away in the sky, close in front of you. I've figured out the general location of it, and the next step is to rely on you and the compass in your hand to further investigate and filter out the specific location. ”

"Actually, as long as you have this special compass, everything will be fine, and you don't need my involvement at all, and I don't know the specific location of the treasure."

"If you say that, you're very wrong. You may not know how special your identity is, and that wonderful compass can only be used to the fullest when it becomes one with you. …… And I, as the so-called praying mantis fluttering cicada yellow finch is behind, just as you gradually merge with the compass, I have been standing still behind you, waiting for the time to come. ”

"If that's what you say, then I'll go with you, but only if you let everyone go."

"This is yet another unrealistic and ridiculous idea. Now the lives of you and a bunch of your so-called good friends are pinched in the palm of my hand, and only by obeying my orders can there be a glimmer of life. ”

"In that case, let's start acting today instead of hitting the sun." I think it's better to get things done than to ramble on the disgusting Burton here.

"That's exactly what I want. And today is the thirteenth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, I watch the sky at night, pinch my fingers, it happens to be my good day and auspicious day, and choosing today is also in line with the right time, place and people. Burton laughed. Perhaps the laughter was a bit too much for the sickly skinny monkey, who only laughed for a moment before coughing and coughing.