I write obituaries for the gods

"..."

Looking at the newsboy in front of him, Lin Chen hesitated for a moment before asking:

"I need to know Euclid's weaknesses."

"Shhh."

The newsboy raised a finger and put it to his lips.

With a gentle wave of her other hand, the yellowed newspaper slowly floated to Lin Chen's front and unfolded.

Lin Chen took the newspaper, his gaze sweeping over the yellowed pages.

The text on the newspaper was some kind of strange, constantly changing characters that Lin Chen couldn't understand.

But as he looked, images began to appear in his mind:

In the closed room, Euclid slumped to the floor.

The room gradually shrank, eventually turning into a small hard drive.

The scene suddenly zooms in: the hard drive is located in a server room illuminated by blue light.

Just as Lin Cheng had memorized the location of the server room, the scene zoomed in again, transforming into the West Wing District headquarters of the Foundation!

Euclid's weakness lies at the Foundation's Westview headquarters!

Lin Chen suddenly opened his eyes and found himself back in the small courtyard surrounded by red brick walls.

He was holding the newspaper in his hand, the characters on it now calm.

"Did you get the answer?" Li Zhanyi leaned closer.

"Got it."

Lin Chen nodded slightly.

“The Foundation’s Westview headquarters,” he said in a low voice, “is where Euclid’s weakness lies.”

......

Chapter 121 Transforming Rain (Third Update)

Following the instructions, Lin Chen carefully folded the newspaper given to him by the newsboy into a triangle and stuffed it into his front pocket.

"Let's go." Lin Chen nodded.

The three of them walked out of the convenience store together. As soon as they stepped outside, Jiang Zhengge and Li Zhanyi discarded their umbrellas as per the rules and gathered under Lin Chen's umbrella.

They hadn't gone far when Lin Chen heard the sound of the umbrella being picked up.

"..."

After crossing the road, the Investigation Bureau personnel who had been waiting by the roadside came to greet them.

"You're out? How was it? Did it go smoothly?"

The driver patted the car behind him:

"Get in the car, let's go home."

Lin Chen glanced at the driver, then turned around and brushed past him.

After walking a distance, I heard the sound of a car door being opened and someone getting into the car.

6. If you see an acquaintance you know in real life approaching you in the city of puddles, ignore them; it's not them.

This ruin is really eerie... more eerie than any of the previous ones.

Lin Chen repeatedly recalled the brilliant sunlight before entering the ruins in his mind, keeping his mind steadfast.

This is not the rainy city, this is not the rainy city.

"Brother! I'm off school! Can I borrow your umbrella?"

Huihui's voice came from not far away. Lin Chen's fingers twitched slightly, but he did not turn his head and continued walking forward.

As he walked, he heard a crackling sound at his feet, as if something was crawling on all fours.

“Don’t look down,” Li Zhanyi said softly. “They are just ordinary pedestrians.”

"Lovely weather, lovely pedestrians," Lin Chen murmured.

“So, Euclid’s weaknesses are stored on their own hard drives,” Jiang Zhengge said in a low voice. “That’s exactly what I imagined the Foundation to be like – even their own people are always at risk.”

"Is that headquarters easy to get into?" Lin Chen asked.

"It's not easy to get in; it's generally not open to the public," Li Zhanyi shook his head. "This might cause some trouble..."

"Relax, if it doesn't work out, we'll just infiltrate," Jiang Zhengge whispered. "We'll operate at night, stay hidden, and it'll go smoothly."

"..."

Before they knew it, the three of them had arrived near the entrance.

Lin Chen saw the alleyway he had come from, and just as he was about to speed up, the weight on his umbrella suddenly increased:

"Quack! Quack!"

Frogs jumped off the edge of the umbrella and landed on the street, bouncing around.

Sometime during the day, the rainwater turned into frogs!

Without hesitation, Lin Chen pulled a newspaper folded into a triangle from his chest and threw it behind him.

At the same time, the three of them quickly approached the alley!

"Speed ​​up, don't look back, something's wrong," Jiang Zhengge said quickly. "Although we've extracted the rules of Water City, we've never seen a newsboy summon a rain of shapeshifting before."

"All the bad things have happened to me."

As the three hurried through the alley, the croaking of frogs behind them disappeared, replaced by the sound of a sticky substance wriggling on the ground.

The sound grew closer and closer, until it was almost touching Lin Chen's back.

“They’re just passersby,” Jiang Zhengge said casually. “It’s okay, don’t turn around.”

Just as Lin Chen felt the thing about to touch his face, suddenly, the rain stopped.

The bright sunshine came into view, dispelling the gloomy and damp atmosphere, and a faint warmth spread from the top of my head, permeating my whole body.

"Put your umbrellas away, we're safe now," Jiang Zhengge said.

Lin Chen folded his umbrella, turned around, and found the old man guarding the gate standing in front of them.

"What's the situation inside?" he frowned. "The stabilizing anchor just gave a frantic warning; I thought the erosion was about to expand."

“It triggered a rain of transformations,” Jiang Zhengge said. “Fortunately, it was raining frogs, so the umbrellas weren’t damaged.”

"That's strange, did you bring anything weird in?" The old guard was puzzled. "It's been so long since I've seen shapeshifting rain!"

Jiang Zhengge and Li Zhanyi turned their heads almost simultaneously to look at Lin Chen.

Seeing this, Lin Chen shrugged helplessly:

"You can't blame me..."

It's highly likely that it really is because of the existence of the Mirage City, since Lin Chen entered the Mirage City when he submitted "a secret".

“It seems quite interested in you,” Jiang Zhengge said with a smile, patting Lin Chen on the shoulder. “It’s the one from Shuiwa City.”

"I declined its invitation to a date," Lin Chen sighed.

The three found the real Bureau of Investigation troop transport vehicle on the street and drove back to the Bureau.

"Alright, you're now under 24-hour closed-loop observation. Get some rest."

In a fully equipped, enclosed room, Lin Chen lay down on the bed and picked up his phone.

He opened the group chat of "Quick Response Department Family" and entered the video chat.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Jiang Zhengge's large face took up 90% of the screen, startling Lin Chen, who shrank back. "Is there anything wrong?"

"It's alright, my eyes are a little sore," Lin Chen rubbed his eyes. "What exactly is 'it' in Shuiwa City?"

“I don’t know, and no one who saw it can report it,” Jiang Zhengge moved his face back. “Don’t worry about it, you’ve already come out, and it can’t chase after you.”

"You're so popular with weird things!" Li Zhanyi said with a grin as he looked at the camera.

"I didn't want to either," Lin Chen sighed softly.

"So you guys managed to get the intelligence?" In Lucy's video window, she was sitting on a raised stool, mixing drinks at the bar. "We're going to attack the Foundation headquarters next? That's insane. Are we really investigators?"

“The headquarters of the West Wing District was built to counterbalance our power, making it very difficult to invade,” Louis said, his background a dark little room. “Besides, I have some bad news.”

"What bad news?" Jiang Zhengge leaned closer.

“I’ve searched through all channels, but there’s no information about ‘Whale Nest’,” Louis frowned. “This level of top-secret information can probably only be found by hacking into the Foundation’s internal servers.”

"What kind of bad news is this? Isn't this good news?" Jiang Zhengge laughed. "Taking down the Xiwang District headquarters is killing two birds with one stone."

"Are we really going to fight?" Li Zhanyi's big eyes zoomed closer to the camera. "Can't we try to outsmart them?"

"For example?" Lin Chen asked.

"Find the opposition within the foundation, pay them to help get the intelligence out?" Li Zhanyi's mind raced.

“It doesn’t seem as feasible as just attacking directly,” Lucy shook her head. “They kill any traitors they catch, and no word of it gets out.”

"but..."

Just as everyone was arguing, Professor Jürgen, who had been eavesdropping, suddenly turned on his webcam:

"I've been invited to the foundation's charity donation ceremony the day after tomorrow, and I can bring an assistant."

"Do you need any help?"

......

Chapter 122 The Phantom Scholar (Fourth Update)

The quarantine period passed quickly, and Lin Chen, full of energy, went straight to B4, to Professor Jürgen's laboratory.

He wanted to take Professor Jürgen to the department office to discuss the next steps with everyone.

Upon entering the laboratory, Lin Chen saw Professor Jürgen mopping the floor.

"Kobayashi, you're here?"

When Jürgen looked up and saw Lin Chen, a smile appeared on his face. He wiped the sweat from his brow and said:

"Wait a moment, I'll be done soon."

"it is good."

Lin Chen found a place to sit down, looked around, and found that many instruments were covered with dust cloths.

Is Professor Jürgen going on a long trip?

"Okay, I'm done."

Professor Jürgen put the mop away, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Lin Chen.

Noticing his gaze, Jürgen chuckled and said:

"I'll be leaving Yudu for a while, and this lab probably won't be used for several months, so I'm packing it up in advance."

"Leave Yudu?" Lin Chen looked up in surprise.

“Yes, I spoke with the foundation’s former boss yesterday,” Jürgen nodded slightly. “He made it very clear that the foundation’s cash flow is not enough recently. If I want to research insomnia, the foundation doesn’t have the funds to build another laboratory.”

"The foundation's US branch has many related facilities, which would make it easier to start up... In other words, it would save money."

"So my current plan after comprehensive consideration is that I will go to the United States to recruit the people needed for the project, get the experiment running, and then return to Yudu. After that, I can maintain the frequency of working remotely most of the time and going to the United States occasionally."

"As for the timing... we'll depart as soon as the donation ceremony ends, and the foundation will reimburse our airfare. If we're late, they won't reimburse us."

"I see..." Lin Chen nodded slightly.

This aligns with his perception of foundations: outwardly charitable, but in reality, they're trying to squeeze every last penny out of people.

Furthermore, in addition to this, sending talented individuals like Professor Jürgen abroad...

“I understand what you mean,” Professor Jürgen saw through Lin Chen’s thoughts immediately, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. “If you send me out, you will lose such an excellent anomaly consultant, and your investigation will be hindered.”

"You're not modest at all in this regard," Lin Chen laughed.

"After all, I've dedicated my life to visionary studies."