Chapter 5 Exploration
The afternoon of the second day of the wedding.
After systematic training and Zaruba's guidance, Ling Zhan's strength not only increased a lot, but his physical strength also increased a lot with the support of his original body.
Staying up late is no big deal!
"Oh, the lower classes in the United States are still so chaotic, tsk tsk tsk," the old man sneered as he looked at the newspaper.
"Uncle, what are you reading?" Ling Zhan moved closer to the newspaper.
Compared to getting news from TV, the old man is more nostalgic and prefers to buy a newspaper and read it slowly.
"Here, take a look for yourself, the store will open in 10 minutes," the old man handed the newspaper to Ling Zhan, who took it.
"I didn't expect it to be in the newspapers so soon. It's only been a day!"
Yoko's story was reported, but some things seemed to be suppressed.
He couldn't understand why the Yoko incident was reported when it was not as hot as celebrity gossip in the news media and it was obvious from the text that something was being suppressed (for people with good reading skills).
But Ling Zhan still breathed a sigh of relief, he would not pursue it further.
In order not to reveal his identity or whereabouts, he used US dollars to exchange for interference items in the system, which are said to be the nemesis of electronic devices. (The system has a store, where money can be exchanged for points, and points can be exchanged for items)
This was his first battle in more than a month.
Yes, Ling Zhan has been in this world for more than a month!
Speaking of Yoko, it was really a coincidence.
Once when he was strolling in the city, he forgot to take off Zaruba and took it with him.
Zaruba's sense of smell, which was like a dog's nose (Ling Zhan thought so), immediately smelled Hola's scent and he spoke out to remind Ling Zhan.
It was so embarrassing at that time that he had to pretend to talk to himself in order to hide Zaruba's presence.
Everyone thought he was crazy, and Ling Zhan felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he left the place immediately.
However, he did not go far away, but secretly followed Yoko and took note of her.
That time, everything was planned for the day after tomorrow, and we set out last night.
Fortunately, everything went well.
By the way, wouldn't it be better for a mage to do the job of finding people?
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At the same time, the Pentagon.
"Coulson," Nick Fury knew his right-hand man was coming and swivel his chair over.
"What you gave me has not yet been investigated."
"So... you asked me to come here... because..."
"But! Just yesterday, a strange incident occurred in a hotel near Hell's Kitchen."
"Could it be..." Coulson took the newspaper handed to him by Nick Fury.
"Yes, it is related to your report. According to what the parties saw, the woman was a monster and the man came to kill her. In the tower city across the river, someone saw a golden light flashing, but when he wanted to take a picture, nothing happened," Nick Fury crossed his hands under his nose.
"I need your opinion, Coulson."
"Sir, I think... these two things are related!" Coulson answered after careful consideration.
"Oh, what do you say?"
"It's my intuition, sir. Although the two events happened more than a month apart, I also saw the golden light at that time. Maybe it's what we are looking for," Coulson said seriously.
"In that case…Agent Coulson."
"Yes!"
"I'll leave this matter to you to investigate! If you need any help, just call headquarters."
"Yes, sir!" Coulson left.
"Looks like my vacation is ruined," Coulson thought to himself.
Nick Fury sat for a while, typed a file, and put it into the "084" file, but not completely, and then transferred it to another private file.
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another place,
"What is it about Nick Fury that is worthy of you putting in and taking out? I'm very curious," an old man with white hair and an aura no less powerful than Nick Fury was curious about the changes in the "084" document.
What made Nick Fury so alert?
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Two weeks later, Queens.
A painting exhibition was taking place in one building, and a violin concert was taking place in another building.
The two buildings are separated by a street, and both are crowded with people coming and going.
Art exhibition. "Ms. Danny, it is the right choice to hold this art exhibition!"
A fat, middle-aged man with a greasy face and big ears was facing a blonde lady.
Danny is the organizer of the art exhibition. Today she is wearing a tight red dress and curly hair. The 24-year-old looks dignified and beautiful.
"Thank you very much for your praise, Mr. Getz. Which painting do you like?" Dany was very happy that her paintings were recognized.
"I've been waiting for you to say this. I really like the painting "Violin in the Moonlight," the middle-aged man said impatiently, "I wonder if you..."
Danny was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Getz, that painting is not for sale..." At this time, a phone call came in.
After a while, Danny hung up the phone.
"Mr. Gertz, the owner of the painting just called and said he wants to sell it. I wonder... do you still want it?"
Dani apologized to Getz for what she had just said.
"Really? Oh, great, right now I would kiss God's feet."
Getz was very happy. The call from the painting owner was like timely help.
Dany's mouth corners raised slightly, and she seemed satisfied with the deal.
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Violin Club.
"Nice music, what do you think?" Ling Zhan thought the people on the stage were amazing.
"Very good, the violinists this time are much better than the last time," Uncle Tom also agreed with the success of this violin concert.
As they were talking, a good-looking woman came on stage, and after the audience fell silent.
She began the performance.
The first sound was like a thunderclap that exploded in everyone's heart, and their hearts twitched. Then, the music gradually subsided, and people dared not applaud, and even dared not breathe heavily.
Everyone in the audience was shocked by the woman's violin playing, and people's moods could not help but fluctuate along with the sound of the violin.
After the song, when people came to their senses, the girl had already left the stage, but the crowd still gave her warm applause.
"so amazing!"
Ling Zhan, like everyone else, exclaimed in admiration and asked the old man, "Who is she? Old man, how come I have never heard of this amazing person?
"Her! Do you know Miss Danny from the gallery across the street? This is her sister. Isn't she amazing? She has shown great talent for the violin at such a young age. It is said that when the current American violin master saw her, he said that she was a Mozart that only appears once in a century!" (Just a metaphor)
The old man was very excited when talking about this: "The two sisters are really more powerful than each other. The younger sister is more low-key, so she is not well known, but the big names in the music industry all know her sister."
After Ling Zhan heard this, he felt as if he had received 25 critical hits. Oh my god! Comparing yourself to others is really annoying. The point is that he thought this woman was about the same age as he was in his previous life (Ling Zhan was years old in his previous life).
Several contestants came on stage one after another afterwards. They were not bad, but because of the appearance of sister Danny, they looked dim under the shining of the rich king of flowers, peony.
Time just flows away with the music.
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A week later.
That night, Gertz stood in front of "Violin in the Moonlight" and sipped the red wine in his hand.
He loves this painting very much. Not only does it have high collection value, but looking at it can calm his restless heart.
The moonlight shines through the window and falls on the floor, bringing a slightly dim brightness to the room where there is only a hint of light.
"This is a beautiful painting, right?" A voice, male or female, echoed in the room.
"Who?" Getz looked around.
"Hiss!" The glass remnants were like stars scattered all over the red carpet, and the remaining red wine slowly flowed along the path formed by the remnants.
Getz covered his neck with his hands. He had difficulty breathing and felt very uncomfortable, as if his mouth and nose were blocked by cement.
The moonlight provided him with vision, and he could see the other person's face clearly. It turned out... the other person was right in front of him.
His eyes were wide open, as if they were about to burst out.
His right hand trembled as he pointed at the other person and said, "It's... it's... it's you!"
Getz's voice was as weak as a mosquito, and then he collapsed to the ground and died.
"You... don't deserve to own this painting," the other person walked up to the painting.
"Because you don't know how to appreciate it."
Then a strange noise was heard in the room, like... eating.
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On the second day, Ling Zhan was working. There were quite a lot of guests today.
The TV in the store was playing the morning news.
"This morning, the wealthy man Gertz was found dead at home by his own servant. According to the investigation by the New York police, Gertz showed no signs of fighting, did not take poison, and there was no blood..."
"The police have sent their outstanding police officer George Stacy to solve this case. Please pay attention to the subsequent developments of the case!"
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"Getz died overnight. He was fine before. Why did he lose his life the night after buying the painting?" Ling Zhan slowly cleaned the table.
"People who bought the paintings lost their lives one by one," the TV broadcast the clues and related events discovered by the police.
"Everything seems to be related to painting,"
"Maybe it has something to do with Hola," Zaruba expressed his opinion when Ling Zhan walked to the back kitchen to wash dishes.
"Okay, let's go take a look. It's better to believe it exists than not to believe it!" Ling Zhan made up his mind and worked hard to free up some time.
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"Sir, this is Getz's personal experience, enemies, transaction records..." An agent handed a stack of information to Coulson's desk.
"Thank you, Agent Level 2," Coulson was trying his best to track down Ling Zhan. Although he had encountered many strange things because of his identity as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., the matter of Gertz was very strange.
Poisonous to death. Currently, there is no toxicity in the human world that cannot be detected.
There were no traces of a fight at the scene, only the broken body of Gertz, as if it had been eaten by wild beasts.
It was so strange that he could only think it was related to that strange energy source.
Now, whatever he wants, Nick Fury will try his best to provide him.
It can be said that Nick Fury takes this matter seriously, but he cannot get away from it.
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Two days later, night.
Ling Zhan was wearing a black magic windbreaker and walking in the dark alley.
"Wait, I'm not the Dark Knight, there's no need for me to be traveling through alleys!"
The main reason is that this is my first time wearing this thing. I used to envy the demon knights on TV because they wore them so well.
But when I actually wear it, I feel a bit ashamed, it's so childish.
Ling Zhan didn't waste any time and now he has arrived at Getz's residence.
Gertz's house is very grand, just like Gulliver has arrived in Lilliput.
Because of what happened that day, the Getz residence has been cordoned off and no one is allowed to enter.
Ling Zhan checked his whole body again.
Well equipped, good.
Anti-trace residue measures, good (something purchased in a system store).
Put on the mask, okay.
Everything is ready, let’s take action!
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