My girlfriend died in the past

Chapter 307: Meeting An Lan Again (Reunion)

"What's going on down there? I saw black smoke." Gu Shiyue's question came from the headset.

Because they had to keep watch, the two large robot dogs were left upstairs, so Gu Shiyue and the others could only see the thick smoke coming out of the basement through the electronic eye surveillance cameras on the dogs' heads.

"Nothing, I just confirmed one thing."

Zhuang Xiao walked up from the basement.

He really wanted to do something now, but he held back.

"What's the matter?" Gu Shiyue continued to ask.

"It is confirmed that Xiaodie in the real world is probably dead."

Zhuang Xiao said: "The following is the arson scene. There is a pool of blood in the middle, but no body."

Before Gu Shiyue could respond, Dong Zeyu immediately responded, "What the hell?! So the body that appeared in the basement at nine o'clock in the morning was Xiaodie's?!"

Zhuang Xiao was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "Well, that should be it."

"Doesn't that mean that Brother Zhuang has to rescue Xiaodie before nine in the morning?"

Dong Zeyu and Gu Shiyue heard what they talked about in Xiao Shudie’s “shadow world” before.

"Yes, but I'm wondering about one thing." Zhuang Xiao stroked his chin. "In theory, my time travel back is to the time before the 'story line' started. But I came back at 7:32 in the morning, which means she was caught in the one and a half hours in between.

"Or maybe even earlier. She might have been caught before 8 o'clock. It's ridiculous that I only have half an hour.

"The most important thing is that she should have stayed in the capital at that time. Could it be that the 'passage' in the capital can directly lead to the 'shadow world' in Luoyang?"

"I'm not sure. We can find the reasons later." It was Dong Weirui who suddenly took over the conversation.

Zhuang Xiao raised an eyebrow, "Wei Rui? Did you bring Xiao Die in?"

"No, she fell asleep. I'm at the door of the car now, but I just put on headphones."

Dong Weirui used her professional expertise to say, "Since the fire is still burning, it means the other party hasn't gone far. It's still not too late to catch up. Do you know what you should do most?"

Zhuang Xiao nodded. "I know. If they want to return to the base camp, they must have the blood of the 'boss'. I have to snatch the blood and bring it back to Yueyue to analyze the numbers and write them down. I will solve the problem directly next time."

"Yes, so you need to be absolutely calm now, and I am only worried about one thing." Dong Weirui hesitated and did not continue.

But Zhuang Xiao added for her, "You're worried that I won't be able to kill the other Shudies from the Shudie Alliance, right?"

Dong Weirui didn't respond.

Zhuang Xiao smiled, "Don't worry, I can tell good from bad. And the one who would do this kind of murder to silence witnesses is definitely Shudie, who knows the truth about the Shudie Alliance. Don't worry about me."

"Yeah, but you have to be careful, they also have laser pistols."

"I understand."

After the communication, Zhuang Xiao climbed onto the back of Kunlun and said, "Let's go back to the city."

Dong Zeyu, who was in charge of controlling the robot dog's actions, asked, "Brother Zhuang, where are we going?"

"The Xiaodie I met in the rental house said that the Shudie Alliance guys were after supplies, so the best place to go is the big flat." Zhuang Xiao made a judgment, "First of all, that was Xiaodie's base, and she also met other Shudies there. Secondly, it's a relatively high-end residential area in Luoyang, with complete supporting facilities around it. There are three large supermarkets alone, so it's likely that they are there."

"Okay! Then, Brother Zhuang, sit tight! Let's set off now!"
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Twenty minutes later, the man and two dogs reappeared on the narrow path of the "shadow world" where the zombies existed before.

This place is very hidden, and you can have a good view of the buildings not far away.

However, the building at this moment was dyed a dark red, with no lights on it, and it was impossible to tell from the outside whether there was anyone inside.

"Brother Zhuang, what should we do now?" Dong Zeyu asked.

"We have to observe first."

Zhuang Xiao looked back at another building, then raised his hand and pointed, "The view from that building is higher up. We need to find a way to get to the roof. At least the view will be much better."

"it is good."

Soon, the man and two dogs quietly came to the bottom of the building.

Dong Zeyu felt that it looked familiar. "Brother Zhuang, why does this place look familiar?"

"Have you forgotten the fraud case when you first started working?"

Zhuang Xiao knew this place. It was a commercial building with many companies renting office space inside. One of his classmates used to work here.

It’s just that the classmate’s company was a bit fraudulent, and the classmate felt something was wrong so he contacted Zhuang Xiao, and then Zhuang Xiao took him directly to Dong Zeyu to report it, and later the company was shut down.

However, the commercial building, which was originally bustling with people, looked particularly lonely against the blood-red backdrop.

Seeing Zhuang Xiao stopped moving, Dong Zeyu couldn't help but be curious, "What's wrong, Brother Zhuang, what did you find?"

He controlled two robot dogs to look around, while the thermal imaging scanner was constantly scanning the surroundings.

But nothing was found except Zhuang Xiao's strong heartbeat.

"I didn't find anything." Zhuang Xiao stroked his helmet, "But the question now is, how do we get up there?"

Go up from the inside?

Not to mention that the doors are locked. If the glass door is broken, the noise might be discovered by Shu Die who is somewhere unknown.

But if you don't break in, you can only go up from the outside.

But the outside is all glass walls and concrete, how can I get up there?
Gu Shiyue interrupted, "Kunlun and Haotian can go up. They have spikes on their claws, so they can grab the outer wall and climb up. But they can't take you up with them. They may not have enough adhesion."

"This is easy." Zhuang Xiao untied the leash that connected Kunlun to his waist. "Haotian stays here to guard the surroundings, and Kunlun goes to the rooftop."

"it is good."

Gu Shiyue took over the operating authority there, and then the wheels on the four legs of "Kunlun" deformed backwards and attached to the back of the machine legs, and then countless sharp and tiny hooks grew on its claws.

Then "Kunlun" bent its legs and jumped onto the wall, its four mechanical claws tightly grasping the concrete wall.

Then it quickly climbed up, and in less than a minute it reached the roof and started scanning.

After about five minutes, Gu Shiyue's voice sounded in the helmet:
"There is movement seven hundred meters to the southeast."

Hearing Gu Shiyue's words, Zhuang Xiao immediately got on the back of "Haotian" and said, "Yueyue, you continue to control Kunlun to observe. Taishi, you control Haotian to take me over."

"Okay! But you have to be careful, Brother Zhuang!"

Dong Zeyu said this and controlled "Haotian" to set off quickly.

They arrived at the place in a few minutes.

This is a 24-hour convenience store, but at this moment the entire store is wrapped in a red mist, and it is impossible to see what is inside.

Zhuang Xiao patted Haotian's head and said, "Scan it and see."

The huge electronic eye of "Haotian" became brighter. After a moment, Gu Shiyue's voice sounded, "There is electronic interference, but the thermal imaging still shows three heat sources inside. Two of them have heartbeats, and the other seems to have just died. But there is something strange."

"What's strange?" Zhuang Xiao asked immediately.

"They all seem to be in a state of stillness and completely motionless." Gu Shiyue was a little confused.

Zhuang Xiao jumped off Haotian's back and patted it on the back. "Master, let Haotian go in and see what's going on."

"Okay." Dong Zeyu controlled "Haotian" and entered the red fog without saying a word.

The next moment, Dong Zeyu exclaimed in the headset, "Fuck, Brother Zhuang! The connection is broken!"

"Of course." Zhuang Xiao was prepared, "Can it still be controlled?"

"I don't know. Anyway, the command input on my side is normal, but I can't get any feedback." Dong Zeyu reported immediately.

"I understand."

Zhuang Xiao took out a dagger and a laser pistol, then stepped resolutely into the red fog.

It might be safe if he stayed outside, but he would most likely not get the clues he wanted.

Fortune and wealth must be sought in danger. There are only two kinds of humans who can appear in the "shadow world".

Either Shu Die or An Lan.

He decided to take a gamble.

Even if he makes a wrong bet, it doesn't matter. By then, everyone will be trapped and unable to move. The worst that can happen is that he can just waste time to go back and try again.

Anyway, he has the number of this "Shadow World" in his hand, so he can skip all the preliminary steps and come here to rescue people directly.

Even if it is the blood of the person who is suspected to be the "boss" of the Shudie Alliance, it will be the same to take it when the time comes, it just will waste a little more time.

With this mentality, Zhuang Xiaocai chose to go in resolutely.

But when he entered the red fog, he was stunned for a moment.

This convenience store is also filled with red fog, but the red fog is very thin, and basically everything can be seen clearly.

For example, he saw two adult Shu Die and An Lan, as well as "Kunlun" who had just rushed in.

"Kunlun" remained frozen in mid-air, maintaining its forward-moving posture.

The short blade in An Lan's hand pierced into the heart of one of the Shudies, and blood splattered from Shudie's heart.

The other Shu Die pointed a laser pistol at An Lan, her finger on the trigger.

But the weird thing is that everything remains still.

But his thinking is normal, at least Zhuang Xiao feels that his thinking is normal.

So it's not that the time of Star Platinum and the world in JOJO has stopped, but the time barrier of the void in DOTA2?

Zhuang Xiao tried to move his arm and found that everything was normal.

"Ok?"

He moved his arms again, even jumped up and down a bit, and found that he was fine.

Without hesitation, he immediately raised his hands and pressed them on his ears on the helmet, "Yueyue, can you hear me? Can you see the current situation through my helmet?"

But there was no response.

"strangeness."

It seems that there is indeed electromagnetic interference here, but all the functions on his helmet are normal.

But I can't contact them now, so it seems I can only act alone for the time being.

He approached the three men cautiously, holding a dagger and a laser pistol.

The three of them were motionless; even the blood spurting from the chest of one of them, Shu Die, was frozen in mid-air.

Zhuang Xiao raised his hand and waved in front of three pairs of eyes, but they neither blinked nor turned back, and even their eyeballs did not move.

"Really immobilized?"

So is it time that is frozen or is it just the body that is frozen?

If it is the former, even their consciousness will be frozen. If it is the latter, it means that their consciousness is normal, but their bodies cannot move.

"Tsk, why does it feel weird?"

The first thing that came to his mind was the famous work "Time Stands Still" series by "Thunderfire Sword".

If he were seventeen or eighteen years old now, the plot would be quite different.

But unfortunately, he is now 25 years old, and time is running out, so Datou still takes the initiative.

So he didn't hesitate and immediately searched the two Shu Dies, and soon found several tubes of blood.

After feeling around a few more times and finding that he had taken all the blood, Zhuang Xiao filled the four tubes of blood, then picked up An Lan, and then grabbed the "Kunlun" that was frozen in mid-air and prepared to leave.

When he reached the door, he looked back at the two Shudies inside.

Forget it, let it be. After all, he didn't want to kill "Shu Die".

So he turned around without hesitation and watched An Lan grabbing "Kunlun" and rushing out of the convenience store.

The moment he rushed out, the hand holding "Kunlun" felt a sudden drop, and at the same time, the weight of An Lan on his shoulder was transferred to him.

After letting go of "Kunlun", he felt a gust of wind coming towards his head. Zhuang Xiao subconsciously used a joint technique to push An Lan, who was about to elbow his head and helmet, to the ground face down, then held her arms and pressed his knees on her back.

Seeing that she was still struggling, Zhuang Xiao said, "It's me, Zhuang Xiao."

An Lan, who was being pressed to the ground, was startled when she heard this, but her stiff body softened instantly.

Only then did Zhuang Xiao let her go and stepped back two meters.

An Lan slowly got up and moved her wrists and neck. She was still wearing her iconic women's shirt, tie, and trousers.

She looked up and down at the fully-armed Zhuang Xiao, her beautiful eyes half smiling, "I finally let you come to the 'shadow world'. What? Are you here to kill me? Now is a good opportunity. After all, I don't have any weapons on me now."

Zhuang Xiao said in a deep voice: "I don't have to kill you."

What An Lan said was a bit strange.

Look again.

After hearing that he was not going to take action, An Lan was startled, and then the relaxed smile on her face disappeared. Her beautiful eyes stared at his helmet, "What year is it now?"

Zhuang Xiao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated slightly.

He has figured out why An Lan said such strange things!

This woman saw me for the first time after I killed her!

In other words, when I saw her in the "shadow world" before, it was actually the "future" of An Lan that I met in this "shadow world" now!
No wonder she called me out of the blue! No wonder she acted like she was not surprised at all that I was in the "shadow world"!
It turns out that she has seen herself in her "past", which is the "shadow world" at this point in time called "present"!
Zhuang Xiao glanced at the convenience store out of the corner of his eye.

She and the two Shudies are obviously in a hostile state!
The two Shudie had the same test tubes filled with blood as the female Gao Shudie, as well as the same laser pistol.

This means that the two Shu Dies inside are members of the Shu Die Alliance, and most likely they are the ones who killed the missing Shu Die in the real world!

But An Lan is not actually in a cooperative relationship with the Shudie Alliance!
The reason why she knew when she would "go back in time" was because the "murderer" in the convenience store was killed by her own hands, or at least died in front of her!

And she also witnessed her own time going back!

This is the only possibility!
(End of this chapter)