Highway Survival for All: My RV's Infinite Evolution

There were too many people and too many eyes outside, but now there are only a few of them here, which is a good time to exchange information.

Elenelu joined in, clearly interested in the topic as well. Although she had arrived yesterday, she hadn't awakened any specializations and was just a regular city hall receptionist.

Chen Yi scratched his head, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

"Actually, I don't know much. Most of it is just bits and pieces I heard from the veteran police officers at the police station."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Yi lowered his voice and said, "The reason why the people here are like this is because of the curse of this town."

"A curse?" Lin Hui raised an eyebrow.

Chen Yi explained, "It is said that once you enter this misty town, as time goes by, your memories will slowly slip away like sand in an hourglass. First, you'll forget why you came here, then you'll forget your hometown, forget your family, and finally... you'll even forget who you are."

"When a person completely loses all their memories and emotions, they become an empty, numb 'resident' who only acts according to instinct and rules."

Hearing this, Su Qingqian couldn't help but shudder: "That's terrifying... Does that mean if we stay here too long, we'll end up like that?"

"That's not necessarily true."

Chen Yi shook his head, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. "I saw Sheriff Lyon and several veteran officers at the police station. They've been here for quite some time, but their thinking is very clear, and they don't seem numb at all."

Lin Hui nodded, then asked, "What happens if you inhale the mist?"

Chen Yidao said, "Inhaling the mist can cause 'tree scale disease'."

Bai Ling suddenly interjected, "That little girl named Lilith, was she begging for medicine to save her sister who was infected with tree scale disease?"

Taking the opportunity, Lin Hui asked, "Chen Yi, do you know this little girl named Lilith?"

Chen Yi pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Sorry, Brother Lin. There are over a thousand registered residents in the town, and I've only been here for a day. I haven't had a chance to meet everyone yet."

"Um."

Lin Hui nodded, already having made up his mind.

Since Chen Yi couldn't get any more clues about Lilith, he would have to go find her himself.

He looked at Chen Yi: "You continue to infiltrate the police station. Your identity as a police officer makes it easy to gather intelligence. Be careful."

"Yes, Brother Lin!" Chen Yi stood at attention and saluted.

Lin Hui took out a button-sized communicator from another dimension and handed it to him: "This is a specially made communicator. Contact me immediately in case of an emergency."

"clear!"

Chen Yi took the communicator, carefully hid it under his collar, and then hurriedly left to carry out his patrol mission.

Lin Hui led the four women out of the city hall.

Aline waved goodbye reluctantly from behind, "Come visit me anytime! Even just for a chat would be nice!"

Lin Hui waved to her with his back turned, and his figure quickly disappeared at the end of the gray street.

"Let's go."

Lin Hui looked at Jiang Qingyan beside him and asked calmly, "Can we find her?"

Jiang Qingyan closed her eyes.

In her mind's eye, the fog over the entire town seemed to have thinned considerably, and a red marker was faintly flashing somewhere to the north.

That was the mental mark she left on Lilith last night.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her slender finger pointing to a shadowy patch in the northern part of the town:

"Right there..."

This is the terrifying aspect of reconnaissance specialization. Once marked, there's practically nowhere to hide within a ten-kilometer radius.

"Lead the way," Lin Hui said succinctly.

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Guided by Jiang Qingyan, Lin Hui and his group passed through several dilapidated alleys and arrived at the northern part of the town.

This is clearly a slum.

The streets were narrow and muddy, the houses on both sides were low and crowded, and the air was filled with a mixed smell of sewers and rotting wood.

They stopped in front of an old, five-story apartment building.

The exterior walls of the apartment building had mostly peeled away, revealing dark bricks underneath. But at the entrance, a fist-sized white stone was prominently displayed.

That's the sign for a safe house.

"This is it," Jiang Qingyan said softly.

Lin Hui looked up at the dilapidated apartment building and stepped inside.

The apartment was dark and damp, and the stairs creaked underfoot.

Each floor was crammed with a dozen or so tiny rooms, and the corridors were piled high with clutter. Occasionally, residents would peek out from their rooms, revealing numb faces.

Faintly, Lin Hui could hear suppressed, painful groans coming from some of the rooms, as if they were enduring some kind of extreme torture.

"Third floor, fourth room on the left."

Jiang Qingyan led everyone to a mottled wooden door.

"Knock knock knock".

Bai Ling stepped forward and gently knocked on the door.

A series of light footsteps came from inside the house.

A moment later, with a creak, the door opened a crack.

A large, sapphire-blue eye peered out warily. Upon seeing Bai Ling's familiar face, the wariness instantly turned to delight.

"Sister?! And...big brother!"

The door opened wide, and Lilith stood in the doorway, wearing that pale pink puff-sleeved dress. Although she was thin, her eyes were exceptionally bright, like the only starlight in this gray world.

"Lilith".

Bai Ling bent down, her eyes crinkling with a smile, like a friendly older sister next door. "I've come to see you. How's your sister? Is she feeling any better?"

Upon hearing the word "older sister," the light in Lilith's eyes dimmed slightly. She pursed her lips and clutched the hem of her skirt with her small hands.

"My sister said it doesn't hurt as much as it did yesterday... but the scales still haven't gone away."

"Is that so..."

Bai Ling didn't show any surprise and said gently, "Can I take another look? Sister Bai Ling is a very skilled doctor."

"doctor?"

Lilith paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up with immense hope. "Really? That's wonderful! Please come in, I'll go get my sister!"

After saying that, the little girl ran into the inner room like a happy little deer.

Lin Hui led everyone into the small room.

This is a two-bedroom apartment. The living room is right inside the entrance, and the bedroom is inside.

The room was dimly lit and sparsely furnished. An old black square table, two chairs, and a chipped cabinet were practically all the belongings.

But the place was very clean and even had a touch of warmth.

Lin Hui's gaze was quickly drawn to the dozen or so paintings pasted on the wall.

Those drawings were not doodles, but extremely realistic sketches, with a delicate and realistic style, even to the point of being like photographs.

Lin Hui leaned closer to take a closer look.

The first picture is a family photo.

The background is the town's central square, where a handsome man is smiling and holding a baby, with a beautiful woman nestled beside him, holding a little girl's hand.

A family of four, all with bright smiles.

The second picture shows a pair of sisters.

A girl of seventeen or eighteen, holding the hand of Lilith, who was eight or nine years old. The girl had long hair that flowed over her shoulders, and her eyes were gentle yet firm.

"That girl... must be Lilith's older sister, right?" Liu Xi whispered from the side.

Lin Hui nodded and was about to look away when his gaze suddenly froze on the last painting.

The painting depicts a girl wearing a white, transparent raincoat, who is crouching down and handing over a bottle of medicine.

The girl's features are exquisite, her expression is gentle, and even the wrinkles on her raincoat and the reflection on the medicine bottle are drawn vividly.

That's... Bai Ling!

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