Chapter XVII. Tracking

That night, Colin didn't rest much. www.biquge.info As more and more strange things are discovered, Colin feels that he is getting farther and farther away from the truth. It feels like walking in a white light in the darkness, where your position is exposed, but everything around you is unnoticed.

After tossing and turning for a long time, Colin finally fell asleep.

Of course, there was another person who also had trouble sleeping that night: old Jimmy. Colin didn't come back to the tavern for closing, and although old Jimmy knew that Colin was probably staying somewhere else, the experience at the casino today made him faintly uneasy.

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In the alley not far from the Toxicology Academy, a woman in black leaned against a dirty wall. Colin's tossing and turning was not unreasonable, and the dangerous red ants had crawled to his bed.

"The poison cracker lives here?" said the female Assassin your.

"Yes, he arrived this afternoon and hasn't been out since. A thin figure responded, his voice low and hoarse, not even like a human voice, and even your was slightly uncomfortable listening to it.

"Tsk. Seeming annoyed, your didn't say anything more, turned and disappeared into the night.

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The night passed peacefully, and in the early morning it was dark, and Colin awoke. Although he had fallen asleep late the night before, Colin didn't feel too sleepy when he woke up, and after a brief tidying up, Colin walked out of the room. He vaguely remembered that Wald had told Colin the previous night that breakfast would be arranged the next morning, and that he had said goodbye to Northon after breakfast.

A short time later, Colin came to the small breakfast room inside the wing, probably because it was too early, and there were not too many people in the restaurant. Colin picked a few random dishes and sat down by the window to begin his meal. At this time, Tokxi also entered the restaurant, and with him came Northson, and it seems that the relationship between the two is relatively close. The two of them also simply selected some food, and Northon found Colin sitting by the window at the moment, so he went to Colin's table with Toxy and sat down at Colin's table.

The breakfast for the three of them was very simple, and it was quickly eaten while chatting while eating. Colin was about to say goodbye to the two masters, when Northson suddenly changed his words: "By the way, does Master Colin have time to go with me to the Bierre District recently?"

"Well, what's the matter with Master Northam?" Colin wondered.

"That's right, after I reported the new poison to the general association, the general association decided to personally mobilize some people to complete the analysis of the composition of the poison, and I was also temporarily transferred. Northon said unhurriedly, "The general meeting has made it a point to me that I must also invite you who participated in the poison cracking, so that I can understand the situation in more detail." ”

Colin scratched his head, a little embarrassed. He can't leave Eton City yet, after all, there is a mysterious assassin who is secretly watching Bartomir, and he has to collect some clues and evidence to remind Bartomir to take precautions. If Colin leaves Bartomir now, I'm afraid I'm going to be doomed.

"Actually, it's not too urgent, we can leave before next month, after all, some members of the border provinces will not arrive so quickly. You can take care of some of your affairs before that. Toksi, who was on the side, seemed to see what was on Colin's mind.

When Colin heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "If that's the case, I don't have anything to excuse, I'll deal with some chores here first, and then I'll come to visit the two masters and set off together." ”

"Alright, the two of us are waiting for your news. Northon was also overjoyed, and he was somewhat happy to have completed the task of the association.

Colin cleaned up the dishes, stood up and bowed slightly, "Then I will take my leave first, thank Master Northen for his hospitality, and I am also honored to be able to get to know Master Toxy." ”

Northon and Toxey also got up to see off Colin.

The three of them reached the gate of the association, and Colin turned to say goodbye again. Nuo Sen suddenly thought of something, and said to Colin: "If Master Colin encounters any trouble in the city, he can come here to find me at any time, or send someone to deliver a letter, and I will definitely do my best to help." ”

Colin was slightly stunned, but he didn't feel anything wrong, so he thanked him and left.

When Colin left, Toxy looked at Colin's back and suddenly whispered to Northen: "Are you worried about the man in the yard last night?"

"I'm not sure that the man's target is Master Colin, but after all, the poisoner hasn't been caught yet, and my instincts tell me that Master Colin may not have an easy time these days. ”

"Then why don't you keep him, it's much safer in the guild. ”

"How can I stay and let him trust my instincts?" said Norsen, a little apprehensive and a little helpless.

"Let's go back, it's still impossible to use conspiracy to travel scholars. Master Colin shouldn't be out of the ordinary. ”

Noxon nodded, and the two turned back to the guild building.

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Colin walked on the wide streets of Eton City, today is the first day after Sunday, there are many people on the streets, and the shops on the street have gathered many customers, many caravans cannot go to their destinations because the city gates are closed, so they can only sell their goods locally, but fortunately, the purchasing power of Eton City is not bad, these pairs have not suffered greater losses, but they are inevitably damaged.

But Colin's attention was not on the crowds and shops, he had a feeling of being stared at, and even a little chill down his spine. There were a pair of eyes staring at him in the crowd and in the alleys on the side of the street, and I don't know if it was because he had learned the knowledge of the superiors, Colin could feel that gaze very clearly. The gaze was like a sharp knife hovering behind Colin's heart, the slightly cold tip of the knife gently resting against his spine.

After walking two more streets, Colin broke out in a cold sweat.

"Oh no, I was found out by her. ”

But on second thought, this is also a good opportunity for a counterattack.

Colin made a sharp turn into a tavern down the street, sat down in a seat and ordered a drink. Despite feigning his composure as he sipped the sweet wine from his glass, his eyes never left the main entrance of the tavern. Cold sweat had soaked his back, and even some beads of sweat were spilling from his forehead.

"Sure enough!" Colin said inwardly. In sight, a young man in black walked quickly into the tavern. As soon as they entered the door, the two of them looked at each other for a moment, and then looked away almost at the same time.

"It's him!" the meeting of his eyes just now made Colin confirm his suspicion, and he hurriedly calmed down and began to think about countermeasures.

The stalker on the other side didn't seem to expect to be discovered so quickly, and fell into a moment of hesitation, stood awkwardly for a while, and then pretended to be a drinker and ordered a glass of wine and sat down at the bar.

After a few moments, Colin suddenly closed his eyes, as if taking a nap. The stalker not far away seemed to notice this, and somewhat unscrupulously locked their eyes on Colin.

And Colin, who was on the other side with his eyes closed, was overjoyed: "I've taken the bait!"

At this time, Colin's eyes were not dark: his consciousness formed a bright ball in the darkness, and a large number of bright lines were waving back and forth around him, of course, one of the bright lines pointed to Colin's consciousness for a long time - this was the negligent stalker.

The Epigram Scroll had been asleep for a long time, but if he was awake now, he would feel sorry for this reckless stalker, and even a little pitiful for himβ€”he had no idea that he was staring at the rudiments of a superior person. Yes, the current Colin is already the prototype of a superior person. It is not an exaggeration to say that Colin is classified as a generalized superior because he has the basic ability of a superior person: "reverse output".

Heklas and Topman, another prominent early travelogue scholar, established the early paleotheology. An important part of ancient theology is the definition of superiority. Early travelogue scholars believed that the superior had the ability to capture the perception of himself and use this perception to complete the active output of information, and this process was divided into three parts, the first step was to draw the line between the self and the outside world, and this step would help the superior to condense the self-volitional nodules, which were the bright balls formed by the self-will when Colin closed his eyes. In the second step, the superior will detect the perceptual behavior that occurs in his own perceptual domain, and lock the part of it that falls on the superior himself, and Colin's so-called "hooked" means that he locks the stalker's perception. Next, Colin has to complete the third step: follow this perception to pass some demagogic information, which is called "reverse output".

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Sitting at the bar, a black-clad man stared at Colin with some confusion. It was the first time that he had encountered such a target after so many tracking missions: could anyone still find themselves being followed so calmly?

Suddenly, a voice sounded in my head, a voice that seemed to come from underwater, turbulent and gloomy, it was an unsettling whisper:

"No one can peek into the truth without paying the price. ”

With a low, sinister laugh, Smirler's vision suddenly blurred.

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The same tavern, still furnished, but still sitting on the side of the bar, with a glass of wine. Nothing had changed, everything looked exactly the same, except for him and Colin in the tavern. And Colin was also staring at the moment at the moment, his face expressionless, his eyes could not be taken away, only the shadow of the candle flame on the table dancing in his eyes.

"What the hell are you!" Moller was frightened, and his voice trembled a little when questioned.

Colin sat still, motionless, as if not hearing.

"Speak!" Mller was almost mad, pulling out the throwing knife from his waist and throwing it at Colin's head.

"Poof. The knife pierced Colin's skull, but Colin didn't move. The wound from the knife began to melt, and the "grunt" turned into blood. Gradually, blood poured more and more, covering Colin's body, surging across the floor and toward all corners of the room.

Mller sat on a high chair at the bar and watched the series of changes in horror.

On the other side, blood had covered every inch of the tavern floor, and it began to become viscous and bubble from time to time, and it seemed to consciously climb to the table legs and benches in the room.

In fear, Scorn suddenly felt a slight change in the wine glass in his hand, and raised it to see that it was filled with blood-red liquid, and there was an eyeball floating on it.

"Ahh The glass fell to the floor, soaked in blood, and with a "gurgling" sound, hundreds of eyeballs floated from the bloody covering, all staring at Mehrer.

The poor stalker, unable to speak any words, ran to the tavern exit with his eyes closed and screaming.

"Bang!" the door to the tavern slammed open, and a breath of fresh air re-entered the nostrils of Smoller, already filled with the smell of blood.

Muller let out a long breath and opened his eyes with the joy of the rest of his life. And the next second, his eyes were full of despair:

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The same tavern, still furnished, but still sitting on the side of the bar, with a glass of wine. Nothing had changed, everything looked exactly the same, except for him and Colin in the tavern.

The voice in my head sounded uncomfortably again:

"You have nowhere to run!"