Chapter 845: Chapter 825: Elvis’s Objective
After getting in the taxi, Luo Qianqian stared out at the scenery, somewhat lost in thought.
"What’s wrong?" Jimo Cheng sat beside her, noticing the strange expression on her face.
Luo Qianqian turned her head and smiled at Jimo Cheng: "I remembered many years ago, when my brother and I first went to Grandpa’s house."
Elvis suddenly shuddered, though Jimo Cheng was focused on Luo Qianqian and didn’t notice him, but Luo Qianqian caught his reaction out of the corner of her eye. Instantly, her face added a bit of annoyance — Luo Shufan! Do you have to tell others everything?!
"You still remember such a small thing?" Jimo Cheng just smiled, not intending to ask further.
"Not at all, I was bullied by Fourth Brother back then, cried my nose off." Luo Qianqian smiled awkwardly.
Jimo Cheng laughed along, being bullied by a brother really happens all the time, huh? The difference is, for girls it’s usually just words, for boys, it could lead to fights.
Elvis silently bowed his head...
Yes, not wrong, cried my nose off, but was it because of the bully’s crying? Seems sort of like it, huh? Being scared is also being bullied, no problem.
Watching the scenery outside the car window fly by, Luo Qianqian didn’t feel any tension.
Speaking of which, the three of them, do they look like they’re researching something? They clearly seem to be going on a holiday outing.
"We’re here." The driver’s voice interrupted Luo Qianqian’s reminiscence.
After Elvis paid, the three of them got out of the car, looking at the surrounding environment, Jimo Cheng slightly furrowed his brows.
"What’s wrong?" Luo Qianqian naturally noticed the change in Jimo Cheng’s expression. Truth be told, she had been observing him since getting out of the car.
"I feel like I’ve seen a photo of this place." Jimo Cheng walked forward two steps doubtfully.
"Isn’t this just a forest?"
Elvis calmly raised his hand, pointing across the road: "Who said that? Isn’t there a restaurant over there? There’s also a gas station not far away."
Luo Qianqian just raised her eyebrows without speaking.
"Let’s go." Elvis led the way, taking the two heat towards the forest.
Luo Qianqian raised her eyebrows: "Aren’t you trying to drag us into the forest to kill and dismember us?"
"What are you thinking?" Jimo Cheng stretched out his hand to hold Luo Qianqian, ruffling her hair and pulling her jacket zipper up.
But while walking ahead, he clearly protected Luo Qianqian along the way.
Elvis was at a loss, you both, are the type with considerable combat power.
Do you need to think so highly of him? One-on-one, if he doesn’t lose, it’d be a blessing.
After walking for an unclear length of time, Luo Qianqian’s face showed impatience before they saw something different.
A tree, obviously artificial, stood conspicuously among a bunch of trees none thicker than an adult.
Why say it’s artificial? Because it’s too big, covering an area more than two square meters, and it’s only the trunk, not a leaf on it. The other trees have dry, yellow leaves waving stubbornly in the wind.
And this one, clearly without a leaf, a failed tree-decoration, poor review.
Despite the color being similar, it’s evidently not the same.
"You’re showing us a squirrel that became a spirit?" Luo Qianqian raised an eyebrow.
Jimo Cheng didn’t speak, just slightly furrowed his brows. Somehow, this thing seemed like he had seen it in Grandpa’s study.
"Do you think so? I found this place by following coordinates. Initially, seeing it’s a forest made me think it was a mistake, but who knew... I found such a thing unexpectedly." Elvis pretended to wonder aloud: "The key is, this trunk even lights up." Saying so, he lightly jabbed his finger at various spots on the trunk.
After a while, the trunk actually lit up.
Elvis showed a bit of embarrassment on his face: "Sorry, didn’t mark it, kind of forgot the spot..."
Luo Qianqian didn’t get the chance to respond to him before the trunk opened... revealing a tiny elevator barely fitting three people... cramped together.
"Are we going down?" Luo Qianqian swallowed with an incredulous expression.
Knowing the situation below is unknown, what if... what if.
"How will we know what’s down there if we don’t go? Young people should explore, right?" Elvis confidently said: "If there’s danger, I promise to hold the rear while you leave first, okay?"
"The premise is... you can leave. If not, we’ll all become nutrients for this fake tree?" Luo Qianqian pouted, unwillingly.
Elvis furrowed his brows, looking at Luo Qianqian: "Let’s take a look."
Luo Qianqian was astonished, looking at Jimo Cheng, this is her incredibly dutiful senior brother speaking???
"Senior brother... think it through." Luo Qianqian knew they would protect her, but for some reason, she didn’t want to go down.
"If anything happens, Grandpa Kong will have only one student left."
Jimo Cheng twitched his lips; is this what you’re worried about?
He slightly shook his head: "We’ve come this far, turning back seems nonsensical."
Elvis nodded repeatedly: "Exactly."
Elvis entered the elevator first, followed by Jimo Cheng, while Luo Qianqian held Jimo Cheng’s outstretched arm, bitterly smiling, the issue of skin contact is minor; the major issue is... what if the elevator breaks down after going down? No signal...
Moreover, what if this is an elevator to excavate magma?
Before finishing the thought, the elevator had already stopped.
Swallowing hard, Luo Qianqian exited the elevator first.
To her surprise, it was brightly lit here, somewhat reminiscent of Hei Yu’s place.
Didn’t see many people, and no one seemed suspicious of strangers entering, well, just one person walked past them, but didn’t lift their head.
They just walked while reading a document.
Luo Qianqian involuntarily sighed, thankfully the ground here is quite even; otherwise, wouldn’t one fall flat on their face?
Besides some machine operation noises, there was no other sound, not even conversations.
Luo Qianqian’s group didn’t dare speak, just exchanged silent glances.
After that, Jimo Cheng pointed forward, Elvis nodded, and the three walked forth without being stopped.
Luo Qianqian quietly observed the surroundings, all partitions were glass, frosted with a film that let light through without causing awkwardness.
Couldn’t see clearly what was inside, but human silhouettes were visible.
However, reaching the end, Luo Qianqian was stunned, she saw a corpse preserved in the Crystal Coffin, though covered, she clearly felt Jimo Cheng’s whole body tremble.
Looking at the corpse.
The corpse was unclothed, yet even in cold storage, his body’s prominent needle marks were unmistakable.
