You'd Better Tell Me What's Going On Right Now

Jie La Er immediately rushed out of the house and looked around.

However, because his own eyes were still recovering from using the power of his left eye, he couldn't see very far, so he naturally couldn't find the person Bai Wei mentioned. Bai Wei didn't intend to trick him by having him use his left eye at this critical juncture, so he calmly pointed out the direction for him. "The top floor of the third house on the right, he's lying there."

Jie La Er immediately looked over and, sure enough, saw a small dot flash by on the house that Bai Wei had mentioned.

Clearly, the other side realized that their whereabouts had been exposed, and quickly retreated.

Jie La Er immediately gave chase, silently pleading, "I can't see him! Find him for me!"

"No problem," Bai Wei said calmly. "This level of situation can still be included in the terms of the transaction. Considering how sincere you were to me before, I will... ah, turn left."

Jie La Er stumbled and almost fell, but he quickly regained his balance and turned into the alley on the left.

"And then?!" Jie La Er continued to ask.

"Go straight first, then turn right... Oh no, keep going straight, oh no, turn right."

This series of instructions completely confused Jie La Er. He turned around several times, but didn't know which way to go. He immediately questioned Bai Wei in his mind, "What exactly do you mean?!"

"Calm down, I'm not kidding you," Bai Wei said. "It's really your friend's problem. He's even more panicked than you. He's been running around for ages without knowing where to go, like a headless fly... Ah, now go straight, quick."

Jie La Er felt that Bai Wei was playing him, but there was nothing he could do; he couldn't see where Bai Wei was at all.

It's important to know that this area is quite large, and at its peak, it housed several thousand households. After all, since the establishment of Lyra City and the start of the fight against pollution, generations of "Knight of the Evening Star"Lyra and their families have lived here. Although most of them are no longer here, the houses have been preserved. With so many houses, it would be incredibly easy to hide someone. Jie La Er wouldn't be able to search each house one by one.

So now, Jie La Er has no choice but to obey Bai Wei.

Fortunately, Bai Wei's commands became much more normal afterward, with clear instructions to go left and right, which allowed him to run more smoothly.

Gradually, Jie La Er seemed to hear another set of footsteps, just a few houses away, and he should be able to catch up soon.

"To be fair, that guy's equipment is better than yours; at least both his legs are prosthetics." Bai Wei's voice echoed in Jie La Er's mind again. "He's much faster than you, but he clearly doesn't know the terrain here. He ran into dead ends several times, which is why you were able to catch up with him slowly."

Bai Wei's words did not make Jie La Er feel relieved; instead, his heart sank.

If the other party is truly Hermes, they shouldn't be so unfamiliar with this place.

To outsiders unfamiliar with this residential area, its layout is undoubtedly no different from a maze, but for Xiaoxing, this is home.

Is it really possible for someone to forget the way home?

Although there is a possibility that the contamination affected his memory, he clearly still remembers Sha Na.

So, was that person really Hermes?

If so, why doesn't he come back to me?

If not, then who is he?

At that moment, Jie La Er recalled the question Bai Wei had asked him earlier, "If you could, would you rather your comrades had lived to this day, or died forever in that Land of Corruption?"

Jie La Er clenched his fist.

He had been pursuing that truth for ten years, a full ten years.

Over the past decade, he has had countless nightmares, each one pulling him back to that year, but only allowing him to recall fragmented memories, never letting him reach the truth.

But now, is he finally going to make contact?

If that really was Hermes, would he know everything?

Will he tell me everything?

Jie La Er was unaware that he simply quickened his pace, leaving behind one empty house after another, long abandoned and resembling tombstones.

This gave Jie La Er a sense of déjà vu.

It was as if Evening Star Knight who had died for Lyra over the centuries were silently watching him at this moment.

Bai Wei's sudden voice broke Jie La Er's reverie. "Damn it, this guy's heading to the station. Once he gets on the train, things won't be so easy for you, will they?"

Jie La Er snapped back to reality and realized that they had almost reached the station without even noticing.

As Bai Wei said, once the other party gets on the bus, things will really get complicated.

Although there aren't many people getting on and off at "Rim Station," the Rim Station before and after it are quite busy, so there will definitely be many people on the Gear Car, which makes things more unpredictable.

Jie La Er quickened his pace, wanting to catch up immediately, but having already arrived here, the other person was no longer lost; their superior metal prosthetic limbs were clearly much faster than Jie La Er's 70% fleshy legs. Realizing this, Jie La Er could only growl in a low voice, "What should I do?!"

"Simple," Bai Wei said calmly. "See the house in front of you? Crash it."

Jie La Er's eyes widened, and after a moment of astonishment, he understood what Bai Wei meant.

Although he subconsciously felt that this was wrong, Jie La Er had already seen a new Gear Train approaching on the distant cogwheel track. He knew that he had no time to hesitate, so he gritted his teeth and rammed into the house in front of him.

Then...

"Bang," "Bang," "Bang," "Bang."

He smashed through four walls of two houses in a row.

Then, like a rapidly Gear Train, it directly knocked a running figure several meters away.

The man was knocked so hard he vomited blood, but before he could even get up, Jie La Er grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up.

"Is that you Hermes...?"

"No, no, don't kill me!" Before the words were even finished, the man's pleading voice could be heard, "Don't kill me!"

Jie La Er's expression froze.

This is not Hermes; it's a completely unfamiliar face.

Judging from his attire, he should be a member of an ordinary Skeleton Squad.

At that moment, boundless anger and disappointment surged into Jie La Er's heart, and he roared at the other person, "Why were you following me?!"

The member of the Skeleton Squad was terrified, but still gritted his teeth and said, "You killed an Affairs Assistant yesterday, and today you're in close contact with another dead Affairs Assistant. The whole city is looking for you! And you're asking me why I'm following you? This is my job!"

Upon hearing this, Jie La Er's anger gradually disappeared, replaced by a complex mix of emotions and disappointment.

He released the terrified skeletal Knight, coldly uttering, "I killed the one yesterday, but this one... I have no idea about him, it has nothing to do with me. Don't follow me anymore."

Having said that, Jie La Er turned and left without giving the Knight a chance to retort.

But before he had taken two steps, he heard Bai Wei speak slowly.

"I suggest you take a close look at his back; you might be pleasantly surprised."

Jie La Er paused for a moment, then turned around abruptly, staring intently at the skeletal Knight was about to get up.

At that moment, the skeletal Knight was leaning forward, his back arched high, which allowed Jie La Er to see the abnormal bulging in his clothes, as if something was hidden inside.

Jie La Er's memory was instantly pulled back to the Gear Train from last night.

Thinking of this, he strode forward again and grabbed the knight's shirt before the Knight could get up.

"What are you doing..." The skeletal Knight sensed something was wrong and instinctively tried to resist, but he was no match for Jie La Er at all, and his clothes were torn to Jie La Er almost instantly.

Then, Jie La Er saw on the back of the skeletal Knight,

There are two additional robotic arms.

It's even the same model as the Ocott from last night.

Jie La Er took a few steps back.

"Cough cough cough..." The skeletal Knight coughed and cursed, "Jie La Er, what you're doing is..."

Boom!

A massive Chainsaw Sword was placed against the skeleton Knight's neck, instantly silencing him. He instinctively looked up and immediately met those cold, piercing eyes.

"You'd better tell me now what's going on."