Chapter 6 The first meeting
Goetz House.
Ling Zhan took some time to slowly sneak into Getz's mansion.
With the help of the system's 3D rendering, he had already figured out the entire building.
He went to the room where Goetz had died.
The man and the beast searched for clues in the room together.
Ling Zhan searched everywhere with his gloved hands.
After spending some time, Ling Zhan went to the crime scene.
"Zaruba, smell it and try."
"No need. I can already smell the faint scent of Hora in the air. The other party is obviously quite intelligent and has not been blinded by hunger."
"So... Gertz was poisoned, right?"
Ling Zhan squatted down and looked at the red wine on the ground.
"Heh, humans can't detect the poison of Hora, and this Hora eats souls!"
Zaruba followed Ling Zhan's hand and sniffed the red wine hard.
"Okay, now that everything is clear, it's time to hunt Hora!"
Ling Zhan stood up and was about to turn around and leave.
"Can it be tracked?"
"That's the mage's job. Hora isn't here, so I have no idea."
Without the help of the mage, it would be difficult for Ling Zhan to find Hola. The previous one was just a coincidence.
Since it is related to the painting, then... touch the painting!
"Stop, FBI, put your hands up, I don't care who you are!"
Ling Zhan raised his hands helplessly and stood where he was.
He didn't even need to look to know who it was, just by the voice, Phil Coulson.
"Turn around, slowly, and come over here."
Ling Zhan did as he was told and slowly approached.
"I didn't expect it to be so easy." Coulson didn't care who the person in front of him was and caught him first. Maybe he was related to the mysterious energy source.
Ling Zhan saw that there were no more than 6 men behind Coulson.
When Coulson also approached Ling Zhan, within five steps.
"Whoosh!"
Ling Zhan suddenly moved, very quickly! It was obvious that he had practiced this move before.
He came in front of Coulson, facing upwards, and tried to shrink as close to Coulson as possible. He swung the soul steel sword in his hand towards Coulson from bottom to top.
Coulson didn't expect Ling Zhan to move so quickly and was unable to react for a moment.
His team members were unable to shoot because of Coulson's obstruction.
Although Coulson did not react, his body's survival function forced him to retreat subconsciously.
Seeing that he had achieved the desired result, Ling Zhan took advantage of the old situation and immediately made a sharp turn, smashing the window next to him.
"Bang!"
The team opened fire.
"Bang bang bang bang bang..." There was a burst of gunfire. Everyone walked to the window, but there was nothing below.
"retreat!"
Coulson frowned and had to order his men to leave. The gunshots would attract the police, so it was better to have less trouble than more.
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Ling Zhan smashed the glass and fell freely in the air four stories high.
He moved vigorously, spun and threw it.
Ling Zhan's mind moved, and the soul steel sword instantly became heavy.
Ling Zhan used the force of his full throw, plus the heavier soul steel sword, to make the sword's inertia extremely high. Ling Zhan grabbed the iron chain that appeared on the hilt of the sword in time, and rushed to the second floor with the sword and himself.
This is a technical job. Ling Zhan has to grasp the opportunity, the timing when the soul steel sword becomes heavier, and the degree of its weight.
If it suddenly became too heavy, it would instead lead him straight to the earth.
"Bang!"
The sound of breaking glass and crashing was masked by the sound of gunfire from upstairs.
Ling Zhan slammed into the wall and fell on the broken glass. He opened his mouth and breathed in the clean air.
He slowly stood up and sat on the cold floor.
“Crack!”…………
Ling Zhan reconnected his right hand which had been dislocated by the huge pulling force.
"hiss……"
He took a deep breath and said nothing. A drop of cold sweat ran down his cheek and forehead.
After waiting for a long time, Ling Zhan got up, packed his things, and slowly left the place.
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"Oh! child, what is the matter with you?"
The old man looked at Ling Zhan, who was covered with many Band-Aids, and asked with concern.
Looking at the old man who was checking his body, Ling Zhan smiled and said, "It's okay, old man. I just accidentally hurt myself while exercising last night."
"How can this be possible! You should take a break and prepare for the ACT exam in two months."
The old man decided to let Ling Zhan take a break for a while, of course, the price was the loss of his salary.
(ACT exam: It is one of the admission requirements for undergraduate programs in the United States and one of the important bases for scholarships. It is hosted by ACT INC)
"Sorry to trouble you," Ling Zhan felt a little guilty. Over the past month, he actually didn't help Uncle Tom much, but the other party gave him a lot of help instead.
"Then you should pass the exam and find a good job to repay me," Uncle Tom smiled and went to work.
"I will... protect you, sir!"
The old man's words sounded like a joke. Thinking about the past month, perhaps because the old man had no children in his life, he treated him like a family member.
As he has no family in the Marvel world, he felt warm in his heart and Ling Zhan was very happy, really.
"grandfather……"
Ling Zhan couldn't help but think of his late grandfather, his... closest...
family!
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Two nights later.
Ling Zhan came to Danny's house. He felt very sad because he had spent all the US dollars he had!
The problem is that he has no source of income during this period!
Ling Zhan checked his whole body again and sneaked into Danny's house. He was light-handed and climbed patiently, avoiding all the surveillance cameras and climbed to the roof.
Ling Zhan entered the room cautiously. He could vaguely hear the servants working downstairs.
He quickly found "Violin in the Moonlight"!
Since no clues could be found in the painting in the Gertz family, Danny bought it back.
Doesn't anyone realize the seriousness of the matter?
Ling Zhan learned about the past of this painting through the dark web on the website. Everyone who owned this painting was dead, and this painting was traded privately.
(Ling Zhan hacked into the dark web, but at least he chose a computer-related career.)
Ling Zhan had watched a lot of suspense dramas after all, so he was able to draw inferences from them. With his quick mind, he connected the sources of the paintings one by one and then looked up the background of the person who owned the paintings.
Wow, all of them are rich people, and some of them are shady. Finally, the painting came into Dany's hands.
The problem is that this painting once fell into Dany's hands. Ling Zhan spent a day to find this information. The person who gave him the information was someone who lived near that house. That person saw Dany take a painting that day.
(I also spent some money, I feel so sorry for Ling Zhan)
"Then, the key person in all this is our Miss Dany!"
Ling Zhan felt that he was getting close to the answer and needed to confirm it.
"Holla!"
Zaruba whispered, "Boy, there is the scent of Hora here, although it is very faint."
"what!"
"Da da da da da..."
Ling Zhan's ears moved, and he quickly took a picture of the thing with his camera.
On the Lingzhan floor, Dany walked towards the door.
Ling Zhan sorted out the documents and put them back in place.
Dany came to the door and reached for the lock.
"Click," Dany came into the room and packed her things.
At the window sill, Ling Zhan held the edge of the bed with both hands and breathed regularly through his nose.
If his guess was correct...
Dani is Hola!
But it was just speculation after all, and Ling Zhan planned to go to the art exhibition this week to find out.
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Ling Zhan booked a ticket for the exhibition and rushed to the exhibition on the East Side of Manhattan that day, arriving there the day before the exhibition.
Ling Zhan ran to the violin club to investigate that night, and he used all his strength to get in.
The surveillance in the two places has been strengthened a lot this time, all of them are the latest machines. If it weren't for the small magic to cover up, they would definitely be photographed, which is not what Ling Zhan wants.
"Hmm? There is indeed a mystery!"
Ling Zhan wandered around for an hour and found a tunnel on the ground backstage where many things were placed. Ling Zhan crawled in.
He took out a lighter, and a slightly lighter green flame appeared. This was magical fire, which could not only expose Hora's identity, but also seriously injure Hora.
The entire cave wall was dyed green, and Ling Zhan slowly moved forward.
When he was halfway there, he heard a shaking sound above his head.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble..." There was undoubtedly a road above my head.
“Boom.
"Ling Zhan walked to the end, and gently pushed upwards with the hilt of the Soul Steel Sword. A hole was opened, and he climbed up.
After taking a rough look around, Ling Zhan was sure that this was the location of the art exhibition.
During the search, Ling Zhan found a piece of paper with the name of this buyer on it.
Jack Knotts!
He suddenly thought of the Saejima family, a wealthy family. When dealing with some Horas, couldn't they just spend money to buy a place and fight with peace of mind?
Money is very important. Ling Zhan had spent almost all of his monthly salary on this trip. His face turned dark.
It's not comparable at all, okay? Ling Zhan's heart aches.
Finding there was nothing else to do, Ling Zhan tried his best to restore the things to their original positions and then returned to the violin club.
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On the second day, the art exhibition opened, and Ling Zhan brought Zaruba with him this time.
At first glance, wow, celebrities and upper-class people are walking on the first channel, while the middle class has to queue up to wait for admission.
Fortunately, he came early enough, otherwise I don’t know how long I would have to wait.
He entered the exhibition smoothly. He pointed in the direction from time to time, raised his left hand to his ear, and walked around.
After a while, Ling Zhan arrived at the place he wanted to go. On his left, there were two people.
Danny, a middle-aged man.
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"Mr. Noz, you have to think about this! Everyone who bought these paintings died within a few months. If it weren't for someone behind my family... Sigh!" (????)
"Don't worry, Miss Danny, the person behind me is no less powerful than yours, don't worry!" (￣▽￣)~*
"I hope so!" Dany sighed and handed the painting to Noz.
"Then... I'll be leaving," Noz bowed and left.
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Seeing Noz leave, Ling Zhan slowly followed.
Ling Zhan discovered that the other party had strong anti-tracking capabilities. If Ling Zhan had not been far enough away, he would have been discovered long ago.
"Is this his home?"
Ling Zhan watched Noz enter the house in an alley.
but……
This house is so shabby, it doesn't look like a place where someone who can afford to buy paintings can live.
has a problem!
Until midnight.
"Hola! Boy, it's in that room," Zaruba's words suddenly woke up Ling Zhan who was taking a nap.
"It's our turn."
Ling Zhan took out the Soul Steel Sword and, under Zaruba's instructions, chased after him.
Ling Zhan, who had prepared well in the morning, rode a rented motorcycle and chased after him closely.
It's not surprising to see people racing in the middle of the night.
The cool breeze at night made Ling Zhan's windbreaker rustle. The speed of the motorcycle was now so fast that it would send him to jail!
Ling Zhan, who had memorized the local map by heart, also received great help at this time and soon saw Hola's figure.
"This Hora is not possessed," Zaruba was a little surprised.
"That shouldn't be the case. Hora's power is not released in this state."
Ling Zhan was a little confused.
Could this be different from the Garo he saw?
Maybe, after all, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is also a parallel world among many Marvel Universes.
But Ling Zhan’s current task is to deal with Hola in front of him!
The roar of the motorcycle came to Hola's ears, and when Hola turned his head to look over.
"Stab!"
A white light flashed in the darkness, and Hora stopped. The Noz in his hands luckily fell into the sand pile.
"It seems... that I was ordered to do so," Zaruba understood.
"Scapegoat," Ling Zhan already understood that the Hora in this world was basically the same as the one on TV.
Ling Zhan took out a locator and found that Dany had not moved. At that time, he stuck the tracker on Dany's clothes, and there were several photos.
(A high-tech piece of paper-thin wing I got from a store)
Thinking of this, Ling Zhan's heart couldn't help but bleed. It hurt, it really hurt. (╥╯﹏╰╥)?
If you don’t have enough points, you can make up with US dollars.
"Did I guess wrong?"
Ling Zhan was puzzled, then... who is Hola!
Ling Zhan has fallen into a blind spot. If he doesn't catch Hola quickly, more people will become his prey.
"Could it be..."
Ling Zhan changed his mind and immediately rushed to the violin concert.
"That's not good!"
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