Chapter 71

Li Tongyun is now with Jiang Xue.

Since Kunlun sent out the message to notify all registered time travelers, Jiang Xue went to the school to pick up Li Tongyun and stayed at the mall.

To think of a strategy.

Moreover, Jiang Xue specially bought a mobile phone for Li Tongyun to facilitate daily communication.

The world has become dangerous now, and having a mobile phone would be much more convenient.

Li Tongyun forwarded the message from Kunlun to Qing Chen without any changes.

Qing Chen analyzed the text word by word, trying to understand the course of events.

In the message, Kunlun specifically reminded that the three time travelers who had gone missing in Luocheng had inadvertently exposed their information online, which might have led to the leakage of their home addresses.

Now, with over 200 time travelers in Luocheng, nearly one-fifth of them are at risk. Everyone is advised not to easily expose their information and to pay attention to safety.

Kunlun did not mention providing protection, which suggests that they are short on personnel.

Qing Chen thought: I didn't expect there to be so many registered time travelers, and there must be even more hidden ones.

Those people rushed to Luocheng and didn't have time to investigate more detailed information, so as long as they are not at home, the other party won't be able to find a target.

For example, they know Jiang Xue's home address, so they came to kidnap her.

But since Jiang Xue is not at home, they can only kidnap loneliness...

It has to be said that Li Tongyun's thinking is completely correct, and Qing Chen even wanted to praise her.

But... is it appropriate for her to come and stay at my place...

Now is not the time to think about these things. Li Tongyun has already made the request, and they are in a covert partnership, so they will have many intersections in the inner world in the future. This favor must be done.

Alright, Qing Chen admitted that even if there wouldn't be any cooperation in the future, this favor still needs to be done: "It's Friday today. I'll go back early. Let's meet at the entrance of the residential area at 5:40. I'll go back first to check the route and make sure there are no suspicious people."

Just before school was about to end, Liu Dezhu found an opportunity to send a message to Qing Chen: "Boss, I've made a breakthrough with the transfer student. We haven't discussed the specifics of the deal yet, but they are willing to pay a gold bar in advance as a sign of good faith... Boss, I don't want a share of the gold bar. Can you use it to improve my living conditions in the isolation room? I'll go crazy if I keep staring at the walls."

Qing Chen found a place where no one was around and glanced at the message, only replying with "It depends on your performance" before putting away the communication device and skipping class.

...

The No. 4 courtyard on Xingzhu Road was still quiet, with not many pedestrians around.

Qing Chen, holding the vegetables in his hand, slowly walked on the shaded path. Early autumn had passed, and the leaves of the plane trees on both sides of the road were beginning to fall. Today, the No. 4 courtyard might look the best.

This time, the nine suspects seemed different from the previous two stragglers. The other party is organized and planned, and even after so much time has passed, they have not been caught.

Such a criminal organization is the most dangerous.

Qing Chen kept his eyes straight ahead but was silently counting all the people he encountered. Each one was a neighbor he had seen in the residential area before.

No strangers.

He also glanced at the balcony of Jiang Xue's house with his peripheral vision. All the decorations were in the same position, and even the wrinkles in the curtains were the same as in the morning.

There was no ambush at home.

Qing Chen stood in the hallway and sent a message to Li Tongyun: "Come in. The door is slightly ajar, so you can come in directly."

A moment later, Jiang Xue and Li Tongyun, one big and one small, quietly pulled the door open a bit and slipped into the house.

At this moment, the young Li Tongyun finally let out a sigh of relief, looking very cute.

Qing Chen smiled and said, "I'm not a time traveler. Even if they want to kidnap a time traveler, they won't come to my place. They are fugitives and definitely don't want to make a big fuss."

Li Tongyun secretly glanced at him, thinking that this Qing Chen brother really tells lies without blushing, so naturally!

Jiang Xue smiled and said, "Thank you this time. Although I know I can hide outside, I always feel uneasy when I'm out. You and Little Yun can watch TV for a while. I'll go cook for you."

Saying this, the woman rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen.

Qing Chen felt a bit sentimental. Aunt Jiang Xue is always so gentle.

Li Tongyun suddenly said, "My mom is very virtuous, right?"

Qing Chen rubbed her head and asked in a low voice, "Have you heard about Uncle Li Tong in the inner world? Can you tell me how the syndicate views this matter?"

"There's not much to say," Li Tongyun sat on the sofa, her short legs swinging outside the sofa: "I heard from the sisters in the inner world that Uncle Li Tong has been silent for many years. His sudden appearance this time will definitely cause surprise."

Qing Chen took a quilt from the cabinet. Although this house is a two-bedroom apartment, the other room was empty, with no bed and filled with various items he had previously purchased.

He said to Li Tongyun, "You and your mom can sleep in my room tonight, on my small bed. I'll sleep in the living room."

"That would be so embarrassing," Li Tongyun said politely but didn't refuse, her eyes smiling into a crescent moon: "By the way, Qing Chen brother, where were you when Uncle Li Tong was having dinner at the Sunlight Pavilion?"

"I?" Qing Chen looked at her: "I was on the light rail train and only saw the floating ship flying towards the Eternal Tower."

"Okay," Li Tongyun didn't ask any more: "The syndicate's view on this matter is very vague. They seem to be waiting to see how the other families react, and no one wants to make the first move."

Qing Chen asked, "By the way, why did Uncle Li Tong go to prison?"

Li Tongyun looked at him and said, "I don't know. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to ask for his case file at my age. Well, I've shared a lot of information. Qing Chen brother, can you share some information in return?"

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "I can share information from the outer world. I think it's necessary to join the group chat that He Xiaoxiao mentioned. However, before joining, we must obtain the data fortress program from the inner world to avoid being found. I suspect that He Xiaoxiao is not an individual but an organization, and they are systematically gathering all time travelers. Of course, this is just a guess."

Li Tongyun tilted her head and said, "Qing Chen brother, you only share information from the outer world because if you share information from the inner world, it would be too distinctive and expose yourself, right?"

Qing Chen smiled, "You guess?"

However, at this moment, both of them heard... the sound of a chair falling on the floor from the ceiling above.

This house is too old, and the soundproofing between neighbors is very poor, let alone the sound of something falling on the floor.

But the problem is, Qing Chen and Li Tongyun both knew that there shouldn't be anyone in the room on the floor above right now.