Near the campus, the Miskatonik Hotel.

It is the most luxurious and expensive hotel in all of Arkham. The hall on the first floor is chic and elegantly furnished, with a fireplace and a piano played by an Eastern European-looking pianist.

Chen Qiang and Pickman sat down on the couch in the corner of the room—a curious Lily sat aside, while an alert Ceci remained on the lookout.

[Cecilu Investigation Verification 19/46 Success]

Ceciallu noticed that across the street, next to a brand-new Dusenburg sedan, a well-dressed and well-looking middle-aged man was constantly looking this way.

Ceccilu didn't know the level of cars in this era—but the envious, jealous, and hateful eyes of passers-by looking at the top means of transportation remained unchanged for a hundred years.

There was a noble lady sitting in the car, and two strong men who looked like bodyguards, looking around vigilantly.

"Calvin," said the lady eagerly, "have you found Lily?" ”

"Found it." Calvin's answer was succinct. Lily seems to be with the Oriental and is talking to the strange man.

[Calvin Coolidge Investigation Test 43/45 Success]

Calvin also noticed Cessy on the other side. This lightly dressed girl has been paying attention to this side since she was just a child, blocking everyone's sight with her body. In Calvin's opinion, only the bodyguards or guards of the big people would do this, and the girl in front of him was clearly well-trained.

Calvin was also well-informed - he had seen female police officers and even female detectives, but the temperament of the person in front of him was more like a fighter or bodyguard. Female soldiers or bodyguards! It was the first time he had seen him.

"Grace," Calvin turned to look at his wife, "you hired a female detective for Lily as protection?" ”

"No, dear," said Grace, surprised, "I didn't even know of such a person. If I had hired someone, we wouldn't have to look for Lily all over campus during the day. ”

"That's right." Calvin muttered to himself.

The girl's object of protection was obviously not Lily, nor the gentleman who looked like a native, but the young Oriental. As a high-level official of the United States, he has met many people from all over the world, but Chen Qiang's feeling is extremely noble, even among those high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Huaguo and Dongying.

"Let's see." Calvin whispered. He and Grace don't have a daughter, and Lily's niece is the couple's sweetheart.

Lily seemed to trust the Oriental man. Lily's mother, Calvin's sister Abigail, was hopelessly in love with the Norwegian crew member Johansen, and Calvin's father's forcible intervention only exacerbated Abigail's runaway.

If—if there really was that what he imagined—Calvin thought, he wouldn't repeat his father's mistakes......

……

Chen Qiang, who did not know the future — the past in his eyes — was staring at him, and he focused his attention on negotiations with Pickman.

"So," Chen Qiang shook the red wine in his hand, "you plan to form an alliance with me." ”

"Mr. Chen, there is an old Chinese saying," Pickman said in Chinese, "'We are both fallen people at the end of the world, why should we have known each other before?' ”

Actually, I don't need your help, Chen Qiang thought.

Bigby and Shani have already been killed by me, I wonder if I can complete the mission of the god of the hiding place by killing you now?

But well...... It doesn't always have to be so violent to solve the problem.

"If you're going to cooperate, why don't you go to Shani?" Chen Qiang asked tentatively, "He's your old ally." ”

"He's gone on his own," Pickman said angrily, "what's his one...... All right. Anyway, he was called away. ”

Chen Qiang's face was expressionless. Poor Mr. Shani didn't know until he died that Miss Yi and the others had secretly communicated with him.

I believe that the outer gods are going to be fooled......

Chen Qiang motioned for Lily to leave a few steps first. Although Lily showed a dissatisfied expression, she still obediently listened to Chen Qiang's words.

"I understand how you want to find a new ally," Chen Qiang put his hands on his cheeks, "but why me?" ”

"Because you are strong," Pickman said without hesitation, "I can't say for sure if you are a side of a god or a spokesman for a great being, but the strength of the future 'Bastion of Reason' alone is more suitable to be my ally than Shani." ”

Chen Qiang glanced at him.

The man Pickman was unexpectedly sincere......

"Not long ago, I was still testing you," Chen Qiang shook the wine glass in his hand, "You trust me so much, I'm really 'deeply afraid'......"

Chen Qiang squinted.

There must be a reason why Pickman asks him so much.

"Will you kill me?" Pickman smiled, he took a deep breath, and stared into Chen Qiang's eyes, "However, your willingness to listen to me so much shows that you are still interested in the help I can provide." I have very important information, and you are the only one who can understand it. ”

[Pickman Psychology Test 6/85 Success]

"If that's good for me, too." Chen Qiang blinked.

"As you know," Pickman whispered, "in this day and age, I have to be careful not to run into my old self or be recognized." However, I found out that ......"

Pickman paused slightly: "There is a little bit of a parallel world and the history I have experienced...... A small difference. ”

Chen Qiang made a "continue" gesture.

"History...... It has been changed," Pickman said eagerly, "I don't know who changed history or for what, but this era has gone wrong before we arrived." Some events have changed. ”

"What the hell are you trying to say, Pickman?" Chen Qiang frowned.

"My kindred in Arkham," said Pickman, "as far as I can remember, they lived well in Arkham until the middle of this world." However, when I went to visit them this morning, they ......"

Pickman's eyes were bloodshot.

“…… They're all dead," Pickman adjusted his mood to calm the effects of the reduced clarity.

Chen Qiang did not speak.

"That's a death I can't even think about," said Pickman, "listen, Mr. Chen, I don't know who killed them or by what means; But I know it's completely different from the history I know. The world was plunged into some unknown parallel world long before we arrived, and we ......"

He was silent for a moment.

"We have to do something," he said, "not for the sake of my dead people, but for our own safety." ”

【Chen Qiang's Psychology Examination 14/72 Success】

Chen Qiang thinks Pickman is honest at the moment – even if he is trained enough, it is not surprising that he can have this level of acting.

"You know how to care for your fellow people now." Chen Qiang cocked Erlang's legs.

He knew that ghouls had quite a few tribes, many of which were not under the control of Mordicgian, the god of the Hideout, and it was not strange that the tribe had deep affection.

"I have a few people of the same clan in Dunwich on the outskirts of Arkham, and I'm going to contact them," Pickman said, lowering his voice, "but Dunwich ...... There are a few peculiarities. I don't want to go there alone, so I ask for your help. ”

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