Long Yuehong resisted the urge to give himself an iron fist with his mechanical arm, hoping it would clear his head, as it was the only thing keeping him attached to the wall.
Of course, with his physical abilities, reaction speed, and adaptability, falling from the third floor wouldn't necessarily be a big deal, but better safe than sorry.
"Team Leader, I can definitely see it from here," Long Yuehong said after observing carefully for another ten seconds, confirming that every detail matched.
Hearing his report, Jiang Baimian, standing at the entrance of Room 302, frowned slightly.
Although, according to the planned strategy, she wasn't supposed to enter to avoid both of them getting trapped inside and being unable to inform Bai Chen and Long Yuehong of the situation and warn them, Jiang Baimian couldn't help but stand on tiptoe, trying to peer inside Room 302.
Relying on her strong sense of balance, she managed to see Shang Jianyao standing at the entrance of the master bedroom in a twisted posture.
And as an Awakened with illusion abilities in the "Shattered Mirror" domain, she didn't detect anything unusual.
--Having the ability to create illusions doesn't mean one is immune to similar influences, just that they are more sensitive and likely to notice discrepancies compared to other Awakened and ordinary people.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Baimian maintained her current posture and said to Shang Jianyao's back:
"Go in and take a look."
Shang Jianyao had already intended to do so. He first removed the "Six Senses Beads" from his wrist, turning them one by one in his hand, and then entered the master bedroom through the doorway.
He sniffed the air and looked around, saying:
"I still can't see the red quilt and the human skull.
"But there is indeed a problem here. The dust smell isn't strong, and there are no traces of rainwater blowing in from the window and drying up."
The window glass was already shattered, and the remaining parts had become dirty and murky under the sun and rain.
Compared to them, the area near the window seemed too clean.
Hearing Shang Jianyao's description, Jiang Baimian pondered for a few seconds:
"Go to the bed and try to touch that plastic film, just a touch.
"Little Red, see if there are any changes."
Shang Jianyao, seemingly a different personality, was overjoyed and quickly went to the dilapidated bed.
Then, he blew on his right hand holding the medical record replica.
After completing the "preliminary ritual," Shang Jianyao swiftly bent down and touched the hole-filled plastic film covering the bed.
What Long Yuehong, who was趴在 (lying prone) outside the window, saw was:
Shang Jianyao pressed down on the large red quilt embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns!
Other than that, there was nothing wrong.
He quickly shared what he saw with Jiang Baimian and the others.
The scene seen from outside the window was very different from what was seen inside, but there was still some overlap... Jiang Baimian was thinking about follow-up plans when the reckless and bold Shang Jianyao suddenly broke free from everyone else's restraints and "decisively" took new action.
He used his right hand holding the medical record replica to directly lift the plastic film!
Seeing this scene, Long Yuehong's eyes almost popped out.
--It had been almost half a year since Shang Jianyao's advancement, and the other three members of the "Old Task Force" had long figured out which ten personalities the guy now had. Therefore, it was not difficult for Long Yuehong to guess that the one controlling the body now was the reckless and bold one.
This is too reckless, too bold, right?
If our team really encounters a crisis in the future, this guy's recklessness will definitely be one of the major factors!
As thoughts flashed through his mind, Long Yuehong did not forget to observe the situation inside the master bedroom.
The scene he saw was:
Shang Jianyao lifted the large red quilt embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns!
Underneath the quilt, as he expected, were two skeletons.
The two skeletons were lustrous in color. One was wearing a green down jacket, and the other was wearing a black men's cotton coat. Their legs were covered in what looked like thick, dark-colored pants, and their foot bones were exposed, without shoes or socks.
At first glance, these clothes did not show any signs of the passage of time, nor were they stained with traces of flesh and blood rot.
Long Yuehong scanned carefully twice, and suddenly felt a flash of light on one of the skeletons as the high-altitude clouds moved.
He looked closely and found that the skeleton wearing the green long down jacket had a jade pendant hanging on its chest.
The jade pendant was a light lake-green color, very translucent, and carved into a chubby Buddha.
Buddha! Long Yuehong's pupils dilated sharply, and he immediately picked up the walkie-talkie to tell Jiang Baimian and the others everything he had observed.
A small jade Buddha... "Buddhist" related items have appeared... What Little Red saw shouldn't be an illusion. Without someone presiding over it, illusions couldn't be calculated in real time to present such details... Well, maybe there is someone presiding over it... Jiang Baimian pondered for a few seconds and asked Bai Chen:
"Little Bai, do you see anything unusual about Little Red right now?"
"No," Bai Chen replied calmly.
At this time, she was standing behind Building 4, looking up at Long Yuehong on the outer wall of Room 302.
Jiang Baimian also confirmed with Shang Jianyao that he saw nothing in front of him, just a broken bed and a layer of hole-filled plastic film.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Baimian issued an order:
"Little Red, tell him the specific location of the small jade Buddha and guide him to touch the correct place.
"This may be the switch.
"Also, be vigilant and guard against accidents."
Long Yuehong took a breath and, through the window, using the four sides of the bed and the current position of the large red quilt as references, "commanded" Shang Jianyao to narrow down the area step by step.
The Shang Jianyao currently controlling the body did not resist at all. According to Long Yuehong's description, he moved his hand holding the medical record replica up, down, left, and right.
Finally, Long Yuehong saw Shang Jianyao's fingers touch the small jade Buddha.
"How is it? Do you feel anything?" he asked urgently.
Shang Jianyao shook his head:
"Nothing but air."
"Could it be that I'm really hallucinating..." Long Yuehong muttered.
Before Jiang Baimian had time to issue a new order, Shang Jianyao's eyes twitched slightly, revealing an eager expression.
The "Six Senses Beads" in his other hand suddenly emitted a cyan-green light.
He didn't use any abilities, just simply activated the aura of this item.
As the cyan-green light fell on the bed, Shang Jianyao's right hand moved slightly.
He felt something hard!
At this moment, Long Yuehong outside the window saw Shang Jianyao's right hand suddenly grab and pick up the small jade Buddha.
Suddenly, what Shang Jianyao saw was completely different:
The dilapidated bed was covered with red sheets, and two skeletons in different clothes were lying on the surface.
And in Shang Jianyao's hand was a small lake-green jade Buddha.
"Amazing!" he exclaimed sincerely.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Baimian immediately asked through the walkie-talkie.
The Shang Jianyaos and Long Yuehong took turns explaining what had just happened.
"After activating the aura of the 'Six Senses Beads,' you can touch the small jade Buddha, and holding the small jade Buddha解除了 (unlocked) the 'illusion'..." Jiang Baimian extracted the key points of the matter as if talking to herself, "Well, the current aura of the 'Six Senses Beads' is fused with a little anomaly hidden within the 'Tieshan City Second Food Company.'"
That was one of the Buddhist holy sites!
And the current area is also one of the Buddhist holy sites!
With some understanding, Jiang Baimian immediately said:
"Don't rush to take the small jade Buddha away. Search the clothes of the two skeletons for any clues.
"Wait until we're sure we're going to evacuate, then take the small jade Buddha."
Shang Jianyao was not reckless this time. He used his left hand holding the "Six Senses Beads" to feel the pockets of the two skeletons' clothes.
After a while, he completed the search and found only a few things:
Two old-world-produced mobile phones, some bills that were not new but not old either, a wallet, and two ID cards.
Shang Jianyao looked at the front and back of the ID cards and said regretfully:
"Fan Wensi, Li Jinlong.
"The targets should have died when the Old World was destroyed, or not long after."
"It seems so..." Long Yuehong outside the window echoed.
From the current situation, it can be preliminarily inferred that the skeleton wearing the green long down jacket belonged to the target of the "Old Task Force's" trip, Fan Wensi.
Jiang Baimian was silent for a moment and said:
"Then let's not disturb their slumber.
"Just take the small jade Buddha and the two mobile phones."
She wanted to try to extract and restore the data from the mobile phones.
"Okay." Shang Jianyao took off the small jade Buddha and put it, along with the two mobile phones, into the pocket of his gray camouflage uniform.
After doing this, he turned into a follower of "Siming" and covered the two skeletons with the large red quilt again, and then:
Bowed once;
Bowed twice;
Bowed three times...
After the ritual, Shang Jianyao had just walked out of the master bedroom when he suddenly felt the entire building begin to shake.
"Withdraw!" Jiang Baimian also noticed something was wrong.
Deng deng deng, Shang Jianyao ran, while Jiang Baimian stood at the door, not retreating first.
On the one hand, she was worried that Shang Jianyao would encounter some accidents in the process of leaving Room 302, and she could provide help in time if she stayed in place. On the other hand, she was afraid that in the midst of the frantic running, without someone to lead the way, they would get lost in a more dangerous place.
Outside the master bedroom window of Room 302, Long Yuehong exerted force with his palms, and his whole body bounced out, landing on the edge of the second-floor balcony.
He persevered and jumped back to the ground, running towards the front of Building 4 with Bai Chen.
Almost at the same time, Shang Jianyao ran out of Room 302 without encountering any abnormalities.
Jiang Baimian, whose right hand was "paralyzed," breathed a sigh of relief and, in the increasingly obvious shaking of the building and the constantly falling dust and debris, followed Shang Jianyao and quickly went downstairs.
The four of them returned to the jeep one after another and got into the car with agility and tacit understanding.
As the vehicle drove, Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, Shang Jianyao, and Bai Chen watched Building 4 collapse little by little.
This collapse was very strange, maintaining an unusually slow speed and not causing much noise.
By the time the jeep rushed out of the Family Area Two, the members of the "Old Task Force" looked back again, and the building had finished collapsing and completely crumbled.
Pieces of concrete lay there quietly, like a huge tomb.
Room 302 was buried inside.