Chapter Seventy-Eight: Meeting (1)
Further forward, the tower has appeared in front of Shu Xingbei's eyes in its entirety. It is only after arriving that you can truly understand the majesty of the tower.
Not to mention the many levels outside, even the tower itself also has an existence that is enough for ordinary people to look up to.
It's just too tall and too big. Each tower is thousands of meters old, and it looks swarthy from the outside, and the material should be steel. After years of wind and frost, the surface layer is covered with a thick layer of covering, and under the winter wind and frost, the layer of the mask has become translucent. Under the sunlight, the masked layer shines with dazzling light.
Nine towers surround each other, occupying hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, at least.
Shu Xingbei looked up and saw that the middle of the tower seemed to be a little different, as if a girdle had split the tower in two.
"Which tower are we going to?" Shu Xingbei asked Huang Yue'er.
"There are nine towers, and each tower is constructed and laid out in the same way. But the internal management is different, I arranged it from the Nine Towers mission, so I can only take you to the Nine Towers," Huang Yue'er explained.
"So, every tower has a mission office?" Shu Xingbei was stunned for a moment. Can you guarantee that Nie Lan is in the Nine Towers?
"Yes, but each tower has a different mission." Huang Yue'er seemed to understand Shu Xingbei's thoughts, and said with a smile: "You can rest assured." No matter which tower your sister is in, she can be found at the quest. ”
"That's good, that's good," Shu Xingbei made a look of palpitation.
Huang Yue'er didn't laugh at him. There are a few people outside the tower who know what's going on inside.
Seeing that Shu Xingbei was generous, and gave two gold coins as soon as they met, Huang Yue'er pointed out a few more words, "The inside of the Nine Towers is layered. The first floor is the wharf, and the second to seventh floors are the production area, where we eat, drink, and wear are all supplied. Under normal circumstances, whether it is caught from outside or voluntarily entered, it is basically in the production area. Our mission department is on the nineteenth floor, and after entering it later, we will go to the nineteenth floor of the Nine Towers. ”
Shu Xingbei kept these firmly in his heart. Huang Yue'er didn't say much, but for Shu Xingbei, who entered from the outside and didn't know anything about the situation inside, it was equivalent to knowing some of the arrangements inside in advance.
As the boat continued to move forward, there were more boats patrolling, interspersed with a number of pilot boats. I heard that I was going to the Nine Towers, and immediately a boat came over, checked the round cards handed over by Huang Yue'er, and looked at the building boat driven by Shu Xingbei, but there was some surprise in my eyes, but I didn't say much, just shouted, "Come up." ”
Shu Xingbei increased his speed slightly, and followed closely with the pilot ship.
After only two kilometers of travel, the tower was finally close at hand.
After the people in the boat took out the communicator and contacted the people inside, a door just enough for the ship to move opened silently.
"Come here," a voice shouted.
"It was an eye-opener. Sister Yue'er, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to get in. Thank you so much," Shu Xingbei looked sincere.
"Don't take it personally. Besides, doesn't Brother Nie still have a thank you gift," Huang Yue'er smiled softly.
Damn, I've been thinking about thanks. If I don't have any money, I guess you won't even look at me.
"That's nature." North Shuxing Road.
The receiving ship got out of the way, watched the ship of Shu Xingbei pass, and then sailed towards the outer seas.
Shu Xingbei was wondering where to go, when another small boat sailed over.
"Brand," shouted a patrol on the ship.
Huang Yue'er handed over the medallion.
After the man checked it, he handed the sign back, "Follow the boat to the dock." ”
The boat was in front, and Shu Xingbei was still behind.
He stopped talking, his gaze quickly surveying the entire houseboathouse.
The Nine Towers are completely a big cover, covering this sea area from top to bottom. The inside of the cover is not too different from the top, and it is also a sea area. And there is also a sky overhead, and the sun and rain can all come in. Only there is no wind. The wind and waves on the sea could not enter, and they were blocked by the towers.
The inner wall of the tower is really divided into layers, just like the floors of high-rise buildings, one floor, two floors and three floors, all the way up, and the highest point, there are more than 400 floors.
The inner wall of the tower is different from the outer structure, the inner wall is tempered glass, through the glass, you can see the corridor inside each floor. In the corridors of each floor, there are patrolling soldiers.
The pilot ship led Shu Xingbei to the dock and signaled that he could dock. There were also more than a dozen soldiers armed with guns on the dock, and when Shu Xingbei and Huang Yue'er walked down from the boat, two soldiers jumped on the boat to conduct an interrogation, and another person stepped forward to search Shu Xingbei to see if he was carrying weapons.
The inspection was not very strict, but it made Shu Xingbei breathe a sigh of relief. He was afraid that those guys would be the same as Huang Yue'er beside him, so it would be troublesome. He didn't have a weapon, but he did have gold.
All 78 gold coins were on his body, divided into two pockets. 18 pieces in one pocket and 60 pieces in one pocket.
Shu Xingbei thought about whether to bribe when that guy's hand touched his pocket containing gold coins. As a result, the search was over.
"From there, take the elevator up to the nineteenth floor. Don't get the floor wrong. Without the permission of the company, trespassing on other floors will be killed," the soldier said to them with a cold face. Of course, it's mainly for Shu Xingbei.
"Come with me," Huang Yue'er walked ahead. Shu Xingbei didn't say a word, and followed closely behind.
The elevator hall is just behind the pier. Apart from the two of them, there were no other people who went upstairs. As soon as the elevator came, Huang Yue'er led Shu Xingbei up.
Although she restrained Xingbei and called him Brother Nie, she also had a sense of vigilance in her heart. Fortunately, there was nothing unusual all the way to Shuxingbei, and after removing it, he bent down and tied his shoelaces.
Shu Xingbei's surface was silent, but he wrote down a lot in his heart.
This place is completely unknown to him, and remembering one more place will only be good for him, not bad.
If the plan to redeem Nie Lan fails, he will be in danger for an unknown amount of time.
I don't know why, Shu Xingbei always feels that the air in this area is filled with a faint fishy smell. It seems to smell like a sea fish or a sea animal.
When he got into the elevator, the smell was gone.
Apparently the elevator kept the fishy smell out.
The first floor is a pier, how can there be a fishy smell?
Could it be the fishy smell coming from the second floor or above? Shu Xingbei couldn't be sure, but when he used the excuse of tying his shoes just now, he had already made Rat Da and Rat Three jump out of the boat into the water, bypassing the patrol, and going to observe the environment elsewhere.
For the safety of rats, Shu Xingbei is not worried. They don't go in to feed, they just observe, so there is no risk of being blocked.
Rats have always had a stronger sense of danger than humans. Shu Xingbei has great confidence in them.
"Head, we found a place where a lot of sea beasts were locked up," Just as the elevator reached the fourth floor, the consciousness of the rat was transmitted.
"How many?" Shu Xingbei asked.
"Dense, innumerable, all in iron cages," Rat replied.
"Good. Wait for me to arrange," Shu Xingbei broke off the conscious connection with the rat university.
Just when Shu Xingbei thought that the connection between himself and Rat Da was completely unaware, on the twenty-fifth floor of the Nine Towers, a little girl who was lying on a reclining chair with her eyes closed suddenly opened her eyes.
"Huh? Psychic connection? How can anyone here understand the heart-to-heart connection? Am I mistaken? ”
She sat up, her face uncertain.
"Wait, I'll ask the Patrol if anyone from outside the tower has come in," the little girl thought of this, stood up, walked to the table, and reached out and pressed a button on the table.
Almost at the same time, on the nineteenth floor of the Nine Towers, in the large office with the door marked the inside of the mission, a balding middle-aged man was standing there, reporting to his narrow face sitting on a sofa chair.
"You mean it's Nie Qingyun who ransomes people?" The long and narrow face looked at the report at hand, but the pen in his hand did not sign, "Didn't you say that Shu Xingbei, who was arrested by us, wanted to ransom people?" Where did Nie Qingyun come from? ”
The bald man bowed his waist, "Huang Yue'er reported that Nie Qingyun is Nie Lan's brother." ”
"Is that so?" Zhu Dalong frowned, "It's a coincidence." Where are the people now? ”
"Brought it up from the production area, right in the reception room," replied the balding man.
"Deputy Manager Fang, like this. We don't need to verify whether Nie Qingyun is the woman's brother. You have the woman put in the partition of the small conference room. Can't you see people through the glass? A cold light flashed in the corner of Zhu Dalong's eyes.
Fang Zhenhai, the deputy manager, immediately understood what Zhu Dalong meant.
"Yes. I'll arrange it. In case Nie Lan doesn't know him, I'll take him down? ”
"Do you need to ask?" Zhu Dalong said coldly, "The people who killed us made me lose face on the side of the Security Department." Now I am not alone in being unhappy, and Minister Xu of the Ministry of Security is also very annoyed. Before Shu Xingbei was caught, no one could redeem this woman. Those who come to ransom are to be detained and tried for trial first. ”
Fang Zhenhai nodded again and again, bent down and walked out.
At his command, a poorly dressed woman was taken from the reception room to the partition of the small conference room.
Fang Zhenhai wanted to ask about the woman's situation, but seeing that the woman was covered with chilblains, and even her face was so cold that she couldn't look human, he finally held back.
It's disgusting.
Damn it.
Half an hour later, Huang Yue'er and Shu Xing went north to the nineteenth floor. They stepped out of the elevator.
"Happy to see your sister soon, right?" Huang Yue'er reminded Shu Xingbei that her meaning was very simple, asking him to prepare a thank you gift.
"Of course. I will not forget my gratitude to Sister Yue'er, "I will be able to see Nie Lan soon, how much psychological preparation Shu Xingbeirao has made, at this moment, his heart is still raised.
What kind of scene will it be next?
"Huang Yue'er, Deputy Manager Fang has an explanation, let you take people to the small conference room to wait," said the staff in the reception room.