Chapter 261: Who Really Is He?
Unbeknownst to Buck, Buck is being watched on his every move: Professor Dale has had a few brief conversations with Green Delta, and the Buck siblings have shown the potential to become agents, and Green Delta hopes to recruit them into the organization in the future.
But the immediate priority is the overall crossing without warning.
The 21st century factory and the old 20th century factory are reversed, and this kind of thing will cause a big commotion.
The "Green Delta", which is like a great enemy, fences off the whole place. The list of missing persons was scrutinized over and over again, and all staff members who were left behind in the present during the transfer process were scrutinized.
Fortunately, with the help of one of the "agents of IS" (Bai Shaobao, who is next to IS), the organization has been able to get in touch with the members who have traveled back. At least this time the time is flowing in sync, which means that people in the 21st century have a chance to help too.
Aside from a few boring online rumors, Arkham is as calm as usual today. The "Green Delta" concocted a lie about the "chimney collapsed", and no bored citizens chose to go to the scene to find out.
One hundred and fifty years ago, it was a bankrupt textile factory; A hundred years ago, it was a bankrupt shell factory; Fifty years ago, it was a chemical plant, now it is bankrupt again, even the chimney has collapsed, and that's it.
"You must come back safely." Su Yingliu and others, who were good friends with Qin Yixian and others, were secretly looking forward to it in their hearts.
……
1923.
Walking through the streets of Arkham, Lily became more and more curious about Chen Qiang's origins.
Today, this strange Chinese has completely subverted her notions.
Her aunt, Grace, had taught her that, as women, they should learn to judge each other's lifestyles from the clues of men's behavior. With enough patience and time, even a foreign visitor who has never met him can infer his moral habits and cultural ways from the clues.
“…… Good. Lily clenched her fists.
Her uncle often said that, unlike her brave Norwegian father, Lily had inherited the rationality of her mother's family, even a little too rational (not a bit like a girl).
There was only one thing Lily insisted on being Norse: whatever she decided to figure out, she would do anyway, and no one could stop her.
Lily, calm down and think, she said to herself.
My contact with this Chinese man is too short...... She thought. But Mr. Chen has shown enough amazing details for her to analyze.
"Sir Conan Doyle's."
Maybe she could estimate his lifestyle after the London detective Sherlock Holmes?
Time is limited, maybe it's worth a try. Poor Dr. Watson didn't learn to keep up with Sherlock Holmes in the end......
[Lily's Anthropological Examination with Punishment 1/20 Success]
"Oh. Well......"
In Lily's opinion, the gentleman surnamed Chen (he said his surname was Chen, so the possibility that he was from Dongying) was fluent in English, perhaps having grown up in the British Isles, but the accent did not look like it when he was carefully distinguished.
By any standard, Mr. Chan is elegant, well-read, and highly educated. But he often came out of his mouth a few words and usages that he didn't understand.
Mr. Chan started out neatly dressed (a style Lily hadn't seen, but almost brand new), shiny leather shoes, and consciously or unconsciously avoided every pothole in the street—Lily thought the roads were much smoother in his hometown than Arkham.
His pockets were similarly bulging, but he couldn't confirm what they contained.
He had a cane in his hand - strange? Did he have this in his hand when he first came in? Or is it the wonderful oriental magic?
[Lily Intelligence (Memory) Test Failed 95/70]
…… Can't remember.
The cane itself is very delicate, but judging by his movements, he is not used to carrying it around the streets.
Like many tourists, Mr. Chan looks at every shop on the street; However, when he saw the products in the store, he would show disgust or lack of interest, and immediately shrink back.
"I should have seen people like this......"
Like a nobleman from the Old World, or a gentleman from New York or Boston, visiting a strange backcountry, he is curious about what he sees, but at the same time dismissive of what is produced in it.
Lily couldn't help but recall following her uncle to the shores of Africa. There, an Englishman or a Frenchman could see a hundred natives.
The natives brought all kinds of "fresh" gadgets from the depths of the continent, but Lily's uncle and other gentlemen from modern civilization always had the same expressions on their faces as Chen Qiang at this time. The natives stared at the cities built by modern people, but they couldn't understand how modern people did it.
The sky was high and the clouds were clear, and the three of them (Lily's senior sister Margaret stayed at the Harden Used Bookstore) walked across the bridge over the Miskanitok River.
"Sir, are you Chinese?" Lily asked.
"Yes." Chen Qiang replied gently.
Mrs. Meghan frowned. She actually wanted Chen Qiang to report a Dongying surname: In the North American continent of this era, it is better to call yourself a Dongying person than to call yourself a Chinese. However, Chen Qiang does not seem to intend to back down on this issue.
"How long have you been in the United States?"
"It's been a while."
Counting the time in the future, that's right, Chen Qiang said in his heart.
"Are you coming to Massachusetts for the first time?"
"Maybe we should talk about London?"
[Lily Failed Psychology Test 52/33]
No matter how hard Lily tries to cliché, Chen Qiang just won't be fooled. Mrs. Meghan was able to properly and politely divert the topic to boring and weather issues no matter how Lily talked, which made Lily very frustrated.
Lily sums up her conclusions so far:
Mr. Chan is a Chinese; He was wealthy, well-educated, and self-assured. He grew up in a very developed place, growing up in the city for most of his life, and in his eyes, Arkham was an offensive country or had a technological outlook that was ahead of his time; The English aristocracy was nothing more than an equal partner for him.
"Are they an organization like a common association? No, it's not. ”
"Could it be that he has an experience similar to that of Captain Nemo?"
Lily thought of the characters in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Captain Nemo is an Indian, but he roams the world with his black-tech submarine.
"A hermit of the Eastern Taoists?"
"Alien agents?"
"Madame Helena Blavatsky's 'celestials'?"
"A businessman who has been exposed to the technology of the future?"
Lily is caught in a sci-fi junkie.
Little did she know that she was already approaching the truth......
……
【Chen Qiang's Psychology Examination 83/73 Failed】
[Mrs. Megan's Psychology Test 10/80 Success]
What do you think she is thinking? Chen Qiang used the dialogue function of the system to convey the voice to Mrs. Meghan.
"Be careful not to show her feet, even if she has a little doubt in her heart," said Mrs. Meghan, "We also have amnestics. 】
What do you mean? Chen Qiang understood.
"We should keep an eye on one or two people to touch," said Mrs. Meghan gently, "and when it's over, gather and clear your memories and you're done." 】
Pen fun pigeon