It seems that the villain is targeting me.

"Alright alright……"

Xiao Niao muttered softly to himself, as if forcing himself to accept the current reality.

"Come out," she said dryly, glancing at the green belt beside her. "I'm not mad at you."

There was a rustling sound coming from the bushes not far from the bench. After a while, Number Four's furry head popped out from the low bushes.

The cat's head was covered with broken leaves, and it was easy to tell from its disheveled appearance that the other party had spent a lot of effort to find it here.

Xiao Niao waved to the cat.

Number Four seemed to have just grown limbs, and walked to the bird's feet with his claws and feet, and was immediately pulled onto the bench by the bird.

Xiao Niao didn't take it with him when he left school.

After learning from Tongzi about... uh, the hotel incident, Xiaoniao followed the other teachers out of the school, pretending to search around, but actually secretly trying to find a way to leave the team.

Number Four was also called remotely by the system, so he jumped up in panic and sneaked out of the school.

It ran outside the school to meet Xiao Niao, but after finding her, it hid in the green belt like an ostrich and dared not show its head.

It was not until Xiaoniao signaled it to come out that Number Four slowly showed up.

Early in the morning, a man and a cat were in a stalemate on a bench on the street. The cat was sitting upright and the man had a serious expression, which made the scene quite strange.

Some passersby looked over curiously.

Xiao Niao cleared his throat uncomfortably, put one arm on the back of the chair, and pretended to be looking at the scenery.

At the same time, she made subtle gestures to convey a message to the cat: Let's communicate using team voice.

"Okay, I've already explained this to Bird once..." The system sounded a bit hopeless. "Now something unexpected has happened..."

Brother Tongzi repeated what he had said to Xiaoniao before - because they were in the same system, he didn't need to explain it in too much detail, and Cat No. 4 could understand it quickly.

Everyone already knows where the Son of Luck is now... but apart from this eye-catching incident, the system has other discoveries.

The two forces of fortune existing in the Fun Hotel are weakening at a relatively stable rate.

[…This kind of fluctuation of luck is too strange.] Brother Tongzi said solemnly, [This is the first time I have encountered such a situation since I started working in this field.]

Cat Number Four pointed out, "But you've only been on a field mission once in your career."

Tongzi: [Shut up, you shameful cat.]

Xiao Niao had a terrible headache. She interrupted the elementary school bickering between the two systems and asked sincerely, "Okay, although I don't quite understand what you mean, what should I do next?"

Cat number four wagged its tail guiltily. It should have told the bird this information yesterday.

But when it was conducting routine monitoring, there was really no problem with its luck!

Cat number four tried to make up for his mistake.

It suggested, "Go in and take a look?"

The system said: [We'd better proceed with caution, Bird. You actually have a lot of freedom of action. The master's commission does not require you to maintain the original plot direction. The right to interpret this matter is entirely in our hands...]

Xiao Niao: "Speak human language."

System: [Leave it alone.]

Things have become dramatically polarized.

"I've searched the database and haven't found any similar cases," Tongzi reasoned. "Don't you think the risk of rushing into this is too great? We've already scored 60 points—the worst-case scenario is an immediate return to reality."

It is normal for the system to be unwilling to take risks: this situation really seems like the hero and heroine are playing some vicious tricks, and they may just treat everyone as their background curtain or a part of the puzzle.

Brother Tongzi really didn't want to cause any more trouble and drag the bird into the vortex of the main plot...into the cesspool.

It feels that as long as the Son of Fortune is alive, nothing else matters.

Cat number four also became excited, and its two pointed cat ears shook vigorously.

It muttered in defense, "It's possible. Look, my luck is fading. I'm as listless as a goose that's had its feathers plucked out. Shouldn't I go and see what's going on?"

"What if the Son of Fortune really dies because of this?"

Cat No. 4 is very anxious: "If the world's will is destroyed, it will definitely be judged.

The mission failed, right?"

Now they still don't know the real purpose of the master sending the birds to this world: it is not to prevent the destruction of the small world, but to recover an important "something".

In fact, even if the Son of Fortune really died unexpectedly, the commission would not be terminated.

The two sides argued for a while, each having their own reasons.

Xiao Niao would never have thought that one day he would face such a choice.

She looked up across the street—across from her was the hotel at the center of the discussion.

You can see that the neon sign at the door is now off, but even if you just take a peek from across the street, you can tell that it is not a good place.

She was hesitant, but not in the way that Tongzi and Number Four had imagined.

It's amazing that neither system takes this into account:

Xiao Niao, an upright former Prime Minister of the Empire and a newly promoted people's teacher, really didn't want to walk into a fun hotel in front of so many people.

Of course, the situation wasn't as serious as Xiaoniao thought. The hotel's entrance was quite hidden, away from the main road...

But no matter what, she just doesn't want to!

This place is very close to her workplace—what if her colleagues see her? What if the kid finds out?

The most important thing is, if she went in and found the two missing students, how would she explain to the school leaders afterwards how she discovered their whereabouts?

Xiao Niao, feeling heavy-hearted, imagined himself standing in the principal's office, trying to tell a clumsy lie in front of everyone: "I just wandered around the Fun Hotel a few times, and I didn't expect to actually find him. Hahaha."

She brought the soda bottle to her lips again and took a sip in a rather tragic manner.

The gas in the bottle has basically gone out, and it tastes like ordinary sugar water.

At this point, the debate between the two systems had almost come to an end, and they had barely reached a consensus.

"Anyway... we think whatever we do makes sense," Tongzi said. "It all depends on your opinion—after all, you're the one who ultimately executes it. We can only offer some suggestions."

Xiao Niao licked his palate, which was chilled by the drink, and the words he had organized surged to his throat, ready to come out.

She was about to say: Tongzi, I think you are right. There is no need to go up and see it with our own eyes. The son of luck will not die easily. Let's go back to the cafeteria to have breakfast.

But just before Xiao Niao said these words, an unexpected figure appeared in her sight.

The moment the other person appeared, she stood there in a daze.

[Bird, bird?] Tongzi called out in surprise, [Why are you silent? Do you think something is wrong?]

Xiao Niao had already stood up at this time.

Her eyes narrowed, as if she was carefully distinguishing the other person's physical features: tall stature, black hair draped behind shoulders...

Because people at that time generally did not have as good nutrition as people in later generations, the height of the other person became a feature that was easily remembered - it was rare to find a girl that tall.

It was that guy in the hospital that day...that bastard.

She was deeply impressed. Even though she couldn't see the face clearly, she clearly remembered the other person's back and figure in her mind.

Yes, there is no mistake, she will not recognize the wrong person.

His eyebrows began to hurt unconsciously again, and some confusing fragments flashed through his mind, as if reminding Xiao Niao of what happened that day.

How come she is here?

Before Xiao Niao could have more questions in her mind, the man across the street, under her scorching gaze, openly walked into the fun hotel.

Xiao Niao: “……?”

Are you kidding me? !

Is that the check-in location for some mission? Why are you all rushing in there? Are you here for team building?

Veins bulged faintly on Xiao Niao's forehead, and he began to gnash his teeth.

She rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the hotel in anger.

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Doctor Chen suddenly felt an inexplicable chill on his back.

She shivered and rubbed her arms unconsciously, even feeling a chill in her bones.

"Why is it suddenly getting cold?" Doctor Chen muttered softly, "Is winter coming soon..."

She shook her head, driving the distracting thoughts out of her mind.

The elevator had reached the floor she wanted to go to. Dr. Chen walked out and found the room she had booked according to the house numbers marked in the corridor.

She took out the key and opened the door with a click.

What catches the eye are furniture in bright colors, and the walls are painted in ambiguous and charming colors. Just by walking in, you will fall into an indescribable atmosphere.

However, the doctor standing at the door turned a blind eye to it. His dark eyes were as calm as ever, without even a hint of embarrassment or shyness.

She walked into the house steadily, casually placed the plastic bag in her hand on the coffee table, and chose a place to sit down with some fatigue.

Since the doctor discovered Lu Yao's strange behavior, he has been up all night without sleep.

She had spent almost all of last night stalking—not here, of course.

It wasn't here, but a building across the street.

Because the incident happened suddenly, she didn't have time to make much advance preparations. She changed the surveillance location several times and endured for more than ten hours.

That 'Lu Yao' unexpectedly had a strong anti-reconnaissance awareness and acted quickly enough.

Except for the initial process of stuffing Gu Tianjiao into the trash can, which was accidentally witnessed by the doctor, she performed all the remaining steps with ease and skill, like a serial killer with ten years of experience in disposing of corpses.

By the time Dr. Chen finally reacted, 'Lu Yao' had already transported the person to the hotel room without anyone noticing.

But there was no need to witness it firsthand; the doctor could probably guess the other person's method:

It's nothing more than booking a room first and then hanging up a 'Do Not Disturb' sign.

Then all you have to do is disguise yourself as a hotel cleaner and push a garbage truck to take people to their rooms.

The doctor roughly checked the hotel's settings: there was a freight elevator for employees only, and the camera on it was also broken.

There were obvious signs of human damage; she saw cut wires.

This kind of hotel is not very formal to begin with, and they won't rush to repair a broken surveillance camera - it's even possible that the camera is just a decoration.

But even so, starting the freight elevator requires an employee password... How did 'Lu Yao' know the password?

Where did a high school student learn this kidnapping method that is so skillful that it makes people's scalps tingle?

The doctor rubbed her sore nose tiredly. She had spent the entire evening but hadn't gained much information.

The other party was very cautious and didn't leave her much room to follow him...and to be honest, if she really did follow him, it would be another level of mental torture for her.

What the doctor can confirm now is that Gu Tianjiao is still staying in the room and has not left.

Lu Yao did leave once, heading towards the school... and then quickly turned back.

Doctor Chen sighed silently.

She was so exhausted, but she had to force herself to stay awake.

The unexpected incident caught her off guard.

It was true that Gu Tianjiao was on her assassination list; it was also true that she had a deep hatred for this person and wanted to skin him alive.

Under normal circumstances, if someone tried to kill Gu Tianjiao, Dr. Chen would only think that the other party was saving himself trouble.

But it just so happened that...it just so happened that the teacher was also in this reincarnation...

Doctor Chen didn't dare to gamble on such a probability: What if this reincarnation ended, would Xiaoniao disappear again?

How much more time would she have to spend, how many reincarnations would she have to go through before she could see the bird again...

The doctor didn't dare to gamble.

Even because of this, she couldn't let Gu Tianjiao die now.

Doctor Chen was unsure of what Lu Yao was thinking. After a whole night of surveillance, she decided to take some risks and use a more forceful approach to stop the kidnapping.

The other party's behavior is too immature.