Jiang BaiMian knew that An RuXiang's current state wasn't about confiding in her and Shang JianYao, but rather, due to this opportunity, she was unconsciously sorting out her own disorganized feelings.
Therefore, she didn't echo, interrupt, or express her own views.
An RuXiang fell silent again, and after a while, she said:
"I have never seen such light in my own eyes. I want to see more of it."
Without waiting for Jiang BaiMian and Shang JianYao to respond, she asked in a calm tone:
"Have you gotten rid of that person with charming abilities?"
"He still owes us a lot." Shang JianYao became a little agitated when Qiao Chu was mentioned.
Jiang BaiMian "hmm"ed:
"We later encountered that 'Higher Mindless' you encountered. In the chaos, we escaped the range of the charm.
"However, we still have to thank you for your reminder back then, otherwise it wouldn't have been so smooth."
"It's what I should do." An RuXiang said concisely.
She looked back at the temporary classroom:
"What are you investigating? I need to start class."
Jiang BaiMian knew this meant to make a long story short, and directly said:
"We are investigating the organization that randomly distributes leaflets promoting the idea that knowledge is toxic.
"Have you been threatened during your time as a 'temporary teacher'?"
An RuXiang immediately became vigilant:
"A few days ago, a piece of paper was slipped under my door, with the words 'Stop poisoning humanity, or you will face divine punishment.' They even misspelled 'face' as 'locate'. I combined the words before and after to understand it.
"Since then until today, nothing unusual has happened. My instincts and experience in this area are still there."
"That's their characteristic." Jiang BaiMian indicated that was right.
Shang JianYao also echoed:
"Their IQs are relatively low."
Jiang BaiMian thought for a moment and then said:
"Pay attention these few days. If anything unusual happens, you can come and find us. We live here and are friends with Gu ChangLe."
"Okay." An RuXiang was alone now, and when facing somewhat strange things, she didn't reject cooperation.
"If there's nothing else, go back to class." Just as Jiang BaiMian finished speaking, she suddenly thought of a detail and muttered to herself, "We separated in the Marsh No. 1 Ruins, hasn't it been two months yet?"
"Barely a month." An RuXiang replied.
"Then how long have you been here as a 'temporary teacher'?" Jiang BaiMian asked.
"About three weeks." An RuXiang remembered clearly.
"In other words, there was a 'temporary teacher' before?" Jiang BaiMian remembered that the girl she had chatted with before said that she had been here for almost two months.
"Yes." An RuXiang answered frankly, "It was his sudden resignation that resulted in the corresponding task being assigned to me."
"Then do you know why he resigned?" Jiang BaiMian became excited.
"I don't know. I don't like chatting much." An RuXiang pointed to the temporary classroom, "You can ask them."
"Okay." While Jiang BaiMian nodded, Shang JianYao had already walked towards the room used as a temporary classroom.
He walked to Gu ChangLe, squatted down, and looked at her at eye level and said:
"I have a question."
Gu ChangLe suddenly became a little nervous:
"What is it?"
"Why did the previous 'temporary teacher' suddenly resign?" Shang JianYao asked directly.
"He didn't say." Gu ChangLe looked at the women around her, "But he was a pretty good person and refunded our pre-paid tuition for a week."
"Then do you know where he lives? What does he look like?" Jiang BaiMian, who had followed in, asked.
Gu ChangLe answered a little blankly:
"Just an ordinary man, named Zeng GuangWang, with a slightly lecherous look in his eyes, but he was very focused during class."
"I don't know exactly where he lives."
At this time, the seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl who had chatted with Shang JianYao and them hesitated and said:
"I know."
"Where?" Shang JianYao quickly turned his head.
Because he and Jiang BaiMian were both quite good-looking, they could naturally get goodwill, so the girl hesitated and said:
"When he hadn't resigned yet, I met him over in Huangjiao Lane.
"He, he wanted to sleep with me once. I happened to be a little short on money at the time. I thought he was an acquaintance, so I wasn't afraid of being robbed, so I agreed. Anyway, what difference does it make who I sleep with?
"He was quite generous with the money. He lived in that courtyard between Huangjiao Lane and Hongluo Lane, closer to Huangjiao Lane, the building on the left, Unit 2, fourth floor, 406, yes, 406."
Hearing that it was the courtyard between Huangjiao Lane and Hongluo Lane, Jiang BaiMian immediately became excited.
That was where Lin FeiFei had rented before!
After listening to the girl's description, the women around them giggled and laughed:
"Why didn't you say this earlier?"
"Was his performance so bad that he was too embarrassed to see you again, so he resigned?"
"Is he even capable?"
……
Amidst these bold remarks, Shang JianYao sincerely said thank you, and then, together with Jiang BaiMian, left the building where "Afu Gun Shop" was located and headed straight for Hongluo Lane.
Guarding the entrance to the courtyard was still the old man. This time, Shang JianYao didn't say anything and directly stuffed a bag of compressed biscuits to successfully prevent the other party's questioning.
According to the described address, the two of them entered the corresponding unit building and went up to the fourth floor.
After walking a few steps, Jiang BaiMian turned her head to look at Shang JianYao:
"There's someone in the room."
"Mm." Shang JianYao indicated that he sensed it too.
Jiang BaiMian immediately put her hand into her pocket and gripped the hilt of "Ice Moss".
After preparing, she came to the door of Room 406, raised her left hand, and knocked a few times.
"Who is it?" A voice that seemed to have just woken up came from inside.
"Your dad." Shang JianYao replied very fluently.
This blocked the language that Jiang BaiMian had just organized.
The person inside seemed to become very angry, forgetting to be vigilant and hesitant, and suddenly rushed towards this side and opened the wooden door.
This was a man in his thirties, ordinary and unremarkable.
The first thing he saw was Jiang BaiMian, and he was stunned. A smile unconsciously appeared on his face:
"Is, is there anything I can do for you?"
Seeing this slightly lecherous expression, Jiang BaiMian was increasingly certain that this was Zeng GuangWang.
She asked with a smile:
"Zeng GuangWang?"
"Yes, that's me." Zeng GuangWang finally saw Shang JianYao.
He became vigilant because his height was suppressed.
Jiang BaiMian took out the Hunter emblem and showed it:
"We took on an investigation mission and want to ask you some questions."
"To ask questions, you need to..." Zeng GuangWang rubbed his fingers.
Shang JianYao's presence prevented him from making more excessive demands.
Jiang BaiMian threw an energy bar over, not giving the other party a chance to bargain, and directly asked:
"Weren't you working as a 'temporary teacher' before? Why did you suddenly resign?"
Zeng GuangWang's face turned pale, as if he had recalled something bad.
Seeing that he had a tendency to refuse to answer, Jiang BaiMian preemptively said:
"Is it related to knowledge being toxic?"
Zeng GuangWang was stunned for several seconds before saying:
"What do you all know?"
Jiang BaiMian didn't respond, just looked at him, while Shang JianYao tried to make eye contact with him to prevent him from looking away.
"Let's talk inside." Zeng GuangWang glanced left and right, looking timid and apprehensive.
After closing the door, he paced back and forth a few steps and said:
"I worked as a 'temporary teacher' for several families before, thinking that I wouldn't go out and take risks when the weather got cold.
"During that time, I successively received several leaflets, similar to those randomly distributed on the street, writing about how thinking is a trap and knowledge is poison.
"I didn't care, thinking they were just a bunch of idiots.
"Later, one day, I came back from East Street, entered Huangjiao Lane, and hadn't reached the entrance to the courtyard when a person came towards me..."
As he spoke, Zeng GuangWang's face showed a bit more fear.
"That person was a little taller than me, about the same as you, wearing a black windbreaker, yes, a windbreaker." He looked at Jiang BaiMian and gestured, "He was very thin, and his complexion was not good, looking very haggard, as if he was suffering from a serious illness."
Zeng GuangWang paused, took a breath, and said:
"He walked up to me, looked at me, and said: 'Sir, knowledge is the root of the destruction of the old world. Your behavior is poisoning humanity. Please stop immediately, or the noose of Tai Sui will come for you.'"
After speaking, Zeng GuangWang seemed to fall into a nightmare:
"His eyes were scary, black, and there was nothing strange about them, but they were just scary, so that I couldn't even remember what he looked like.
"I didn't pay attention to him at the time, thinking he was a madman. After I came back, I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and found myself hanging in the closet, almost dead.
"I was clearly sleeping!
"I struggled desperately, wanting to save myself. Fortunately, the wood in the closet was very rotten, and it broke after a short time. And in the room, besides me, there was no one else!
"I was so scared, I didn't dare to tell anyone, and I quickly canceled all the 'temporary teacher' tasks, losing a lot of money..."
When describing this incident, Zeng GuangWang's emotions were quite agitated, and he opened the dark red closet door next to the bed.
There were clear broken marks on the horizontal wood inside.
Hypnosis? Jiang BaiMian nodded thoughtfully.
She turned her head and glanced at Shang JianYao, and found that this guy had already walked towards Zeng GuangWang and sincerely said:
"You've encountered a ghost."
"No way..." Zeng GuangWang originally didn't believe in this, but now he somewhat believed it, "Then, then what should I do?"
He had been suspicious every day during this period, unable to sleep well, unable to eat well, and had no thoughts of taking on tasks, relying entirely on his savings.
"Move as soon as possible." Shang JianYao seriously gave the suggestion.
Jiang BaiMian, who wanted to stop him, closed her mouth.
She thought this was a good suggestion.
Whether it was to get rid of the "Anti-Intellectual Cult's" sight or to get out of the familiar environment to avoid certain suggestions from recurring, this was the easiest way to achieve it.
"Okay..." Zeng GuangWang said hesitantly.
After saying goodbye to him, Jiang BaiMian and Shang JianYao went down the stairs all the way.
When they were almost on the first floor, Jiang BaiMian finally spoke:
"Who do you think was the person who warned Zeng GuangWang?"
Shang JianYao smiled:
"'The Father'.
"The 'Father' I want to beat up."
ps: The second update is here, asking for guaranteed monthly tickets~