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Mary quickly apologized to the elderly white man next to her, thinking that this would alleviate Gu Ran's suspicions, which was just right.
But suddenly, all the light in Mary's vision disappeared, and everything in front of her became pitch black.
"Power outage? Impossible, the airport has emergency power!" Mary felt a little panicked, but a second later, her vision returned to normal instantly, as if the blindness had never happened.
Mary, whose vision had been restored, wondered if she hadn't been sleeping well lately.
She looked ahead and saw that Gu Ran hadn't gone far, so she immediately followed him, ready to continue her mission.
Soon, Gu Ran, with two pretty girls in his arms, walked out of the airport and got into a taxi.
Mary quickly followed and said to the Black driver, "Follow the car in front."
The Black driver turned around and said to her matter-of-factly, "I need to tip for things like this."
“I know!” Mary thought to herself, these black people are just greedy for money.
She reached into her trench coat pocket to take out her wallet, but found it empty.
My wallet is gone, my phone is gone, and the photo I just took of that poor Asian girl who was cheated on is gone too.
"WTF!" Mary cursed. Who the hell stole her wallet, and she didn't even notice?
“Hey, little girl, even if you don’t want to give a tip, there’s no need to yell at me, is there?” the black driver said, staring at Mary.
"I'm not taking the car!" Mary got out of the taxi. She had no money on her, so why should she take a car?
"There's no other way, I'll have to call the police and see if the security guards can help me catch the thief." Mary had no money and no cell phone, so she had no choice but to call the police.
However, if his fellow hunters found out his wallet had been stolen, he wondered if he would be ridiculed and it would affect his future business...
No, this must be kept a secret at all costs; the hunters in Chicago must not find out!
……
At Chicago train station, Gu Ran boarded the train back to Kassel College.
He dispelled the Shadow Clone Technique, and then the sensation of the three shadow clones kissing each other immediately returned to him...
Okay, kissing yourself isn't so disgusting...
Gu Ran had previously created three shadow clones, which pretended to be a trio to mislead Mary.
Gu Ran's true form, however, transformed into an old white man.
Taking advantage of Mary's inattention, he used his ability to see in the dark to steal her wallet, cell phone, and other personal belongings when her vision went dark and her attention was diverted.
Most importantly, there's the photo that shows Su Xiaoqiang's face.
The three shadow clones got into a taxi and then went into a motel, where they booked a room by the hour.
After entering the room, the shadow clone was dispelled, and Norma was simply asked to play a pay-per-view movie on the TV in the room to create some noise.
His true form, unknowingly, returned to the Chicago train station.
At this point, he borrowed a laptop from the train conductor to check Norma's report.
According to Norma's investigation, the task of tracking Gu Ran was only released yesterday evening, and it was assigned to a specific person to complete; it was not specifically posted in the task hall.
In other words, they didn't want too many people to know that someone was investigating him.
Mary's rank on the hunter website wasn't high; she only took tracking jobs and operated only in Chicago, making her quite inconspicuous.
But it is precisely because it is inconspicuous that it does not attract attention.
If it were posted in the mission lobby, Norma would probably notice it immediately.
"It seems that when I meet Angers, I must ask him in detail about his mother Zhang Qiong's background and the inside story of her death."
Gu Ran thought to himself.
It's time to find a way to resolve this hidden danger.
Angers will be going back to school tonight.
After the turmoil of tonight's 'Dragon Invasion' subsides, I must find him and get to the bottom of this!
Chapter 120 Everyone Has a Wall in Their Heart
in the afternoon.
Upon returning to the campus at the top of the mountain, Gu Ran saw that white decorative scarves were tied all over the campus.
In the past few days, a brief memorial service was spontaneously held on campus.
Whenever someone leaves, the watchman releases pigeons from the clock tower. These pigeons still fly around the campus, and there are still many burnt-out white candles on the ground and lawn.
Selma and her classmates were the ones who left them.
The deaths of the others were kept secret.
Professor Mans felt it was unnecessary to let the students know about their ordeal, as it would damage morale.
Gu Ran strolled through the deserted campus, carrying two boxes of mooncakes, and arrived at the dormitory building.
Just then, they ran into Lu Mingfei, who was returning from foraging for food.
Lu Mingfei walked with his head down, seemingly preoccupied.
Gu Ran greeted him before he realized what was happening.
"Something on your mind?" Gu Ran asked him.
Lu Mingfei had dark circles under his eyes; he had been playing video games all night for the past few days.
The reason he kept playing games was to try to distract himself from the sadness of someone's passing and his fear of slaying dragons.
Lu Mingfei had only been enrolled for a month and wasn't really prepared for the dragon-slaying incident.
He didn't think he had any earth-shattering abilities; he just felt like an ordinary person.
If I had to talk about my dream, it would be to blast a hole in the plateau so that warm, humid air currents from the southwest could come through, turning the cold, high-altitude region into fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees, and bamboo groves, thus benefiting humankind.
As for slaying dragons? Slay my ass!
Of course, Lu Mingfei has many other worries, such as Nuonuo.
Lu Mingfei only came to his senses when he saw Gu Ran behind the box, and asked, "Did Su Xiaoqiang go back?"
"Hmm." Gu Ran put down the two suitcases, thought for a moment, and said, "She is actually grateful that your old friend went to see her. It's just that she is too proud and doesn't treat you well."
“I know, she’s a little fairy. I’ve gotten used to her over the years. If she’s nice to me, I’d think she’s possessed by a ghost,” Lu Mingfei said with a smile.
He actually envied Gu Ran and Xiao Tiannv for having such a good relationship.
Moreover, Gu Ran seems to understand girls very well. Even someone as strong and proud as Xiao Tiannv was completely tamed by him.
"Gu Ran, there's something I'd like to... ask you," Lu Mingfei said hesitantly.
"Please enlighten me... what do you think?" Gu Ran said with a smile.
"That day... well, the day we were solving the map together in the library. After I solved the map, everyone applauded me except for Nuonuo. And when she heard that I had passed the 3E exam and become a real S-class, she seemed very unhappy."
Gu Ran thought to himself that he hadn't applauded Lu Mingfei at the time, which meant that his attention wasn't on him but only on Nuonuo.
"So, why is that? What did I do to offend her?" Lu Mingfei asked, puzzled.
Gu Ran thought for a moment and said, "Maybe she feels that's not the real you."
“Hmm…” Lu Mingfei nodded. “I’ve always felt that my S-rank was a mistake, and the map interpretation… was just an accident. That wasn’t the real me.”
Gu Ran shook her head: "That's not what I meant. I didn't ask you to deny yourself."
"Huh?" Lu Mingfei looked at him, puzzled.
Gu Ran thought for a moment and gave an example: "Do you remember the ending of 'EVA'?"
"EVA? The whole world has turned into orange juice?"
"Shinji Ikari broke through the wall of his heart, and everyone around him applauded. Don't you think your situation at that time was very similar to Shinji Ikari's?"
Lu Mingfei is a long-time fan of "EVA" and understands it immediately.
He immediately recalled the scene from that time, when he was surrounded by his classmates applauding, with both Caesar and Chu Zihang saying congratulations, just like the scene with Shinji Ikari.
"But you don't want to fit in with them, just like Shinji Ikari. The whole world turned into orange juice, but he didn't want to join in turning into orange juice, nor did he want to complete the Human Completion Project. Similarly, although you enjoyed the honor at the time, deep down, you didn't want to become some kind of dragon slayer or savior of humanity... You don't actually want to join them."
Lu Mingfei fell silent.
Gu Ran patted his shoulder and said, "I was just explaining why Nuonuo didn't clap. She has a strong ability to profile people, and she must have sensed your state of mind at the time, which is why she didn't clap."
Of course, there was another reason: she couldn't accept that the dead child she had taken in had suddenly become dazzling. That dead child should be like her, unloved by anyone.
This should also be one of the reasons.
However, this point doesn't need to be told to Lu Mingfei.
“So… Senior Sister understands me,” Lu Mingfei murmured.
"I understand a little, but not much. Everyone has a mental barrier; who can truly understand another person?"
"You don't have to be so dismissive..."
"I just don't want you to be blinded by love. After all, you covet your senior sister just like Lu Bu coveted his adoptive father's Diao Chan."
"What covetousness? I... I just... wait, did you just compare Caesar to Dong Zhuo, the tyrant of wine and meat? That comparison... actually seems quite apt!"
Gu Ran gave him a knowing smile and said, "Didn't you decide to attend the student council gathering tonight?"
"Oh yeah, I still need to rent a dress later. The school charges by the hour for dress rentals!" Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth, feeling a pang of regret.
"No need for that. I have a suit that Nuonuo picked out for you when you were at the movie theater. It should fit you well. I bought it back then. You can wear it later."
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, not expecting that he had actually bought the suit from that time.
He looked at Gu Ran with emotion and suddenly felt a strong urge to go up and give him a hug.
He's always the one helping me, and he's helped me many times already.
Lu Mingfei said, "Thank you! It seems like I owe you more and more..."
"It's nothing, your favor is very valuable, so you don't need to owe me anything," Gu Ran said. "Now, just run an errand for me."
"Running errands?"
"Send mooncakes." Gu Ran opened the box containing the mooncakes. "Give two to each of the professors at the school, in our names. You can deliver them to them and get acquainted with them. Maybe they'll be lenient and let us off the hook during the final exams."