On the third day of the incident, late at night, in the port area.

The port is located at the easternmost end of Xuejianze, facing the vast Pacific Ocean. Before Xue Jianze was shrouded in mist, it was the most prosperous area in the city. There were tens of millions of tons of goods flowing here every day. At that time, it was the most dazzling pearl in the Pacific Ocean, the gold of wealth. Flowing here with Haitao, at that time, countless eyes from all over the world were watching here every day, thinking about how much wealth this seaport could bring, all countries in the world wanted to establish embassies here, looking for endorsements.

However, that era has passed, and now Xue Jianze is shrouded in fog, completely cut off from outside information, and no one can communicate with the outside world anymore. Such a city [port] naturally loses all meaning. Coupled with the several explosions that occurred at the port during the "Eternal Night Incident", this place that used to be the core of Xuejian Ze fell in a very short period of time, and it has been completely abandoned until now, leaving only the ruins left by the explosions And countless abandoned warehouses still stand here, explaining the past glory of this place to people who come here occasionally.

The elderly sentinel took out a mint candy from his pocket and carefully stuffed it into his mouth. Squatting bored in front of the door of the sentry box, and then looking at the brightly lit directions in the city from the little light shining through the house, he crunched the hard candy in his mouth.

His surname is Maeno, he is a sergeant, and he is a sentinel in this port area.

Sergeant Maeno has been in this position for many years. He has served as a sentinel here as early as the days when the port area was not yet in decline. At that time, the port area was so prosperous that it seemed like gold was flowing on the ground, and being a sentinel here was also a very dignified job. Celebrities and ladies from all over the world disembarked here and nodded to him while stepping on the red carpet. He guarded with a gun, checked the documents handed over by the entourage of those big shots, and then raised his hand to let him go.

But everything has changed since the fog fell, and there are no more boats coming from outside, and no boat can leave from Xuejianze. During the chaotic period, the structure of Xuejianze changed one after another. Even the previous Xuejianze Urban Self-Government Committee collapsed, and a new municipal management organization was re-established. And the port area was completely deserted after several explosions during the chaotic period.

Before the chaos, he was employed by the Yukimizawa government to guard the port area, in order to prevent armed thugs from threatening politicians. After the chaos, he was still employed by the Yukimizawa government to guard the port area - in order to prevent thieves from targeting the parts and steel in the abandoned cranes.

He is bored at work every night now, chewing mints and listening to the outside world. If someone came over in the dark, he would pick up a steel rod and drive them out. In today's port area, there are not only thieves who are eyeing the abandoned cranes and elevators, but also many young gangsters who are eyeing this open space for fighting. This kind of person is the most dangerous. Thieves basically leave as soon as they are kicked out, but those young gangsters can do anything when they are hot-blooded.

"Om—"

However, just when Sergeant Qianye thought that tonight would pass like the usual nights, the hum of an engine suddenly came out in the distance. At first the sergeant thought it was those gangsters again, ready to go out with crowbar and pistol. However, as the sound of the engine gradually became clearer, his movements gradually stopped, and his expression changed slightly.

He has been here for decades, and he can tell whether the vehicle is good or bad just by the sound. Most of those bosozoku are young kids who have dropped out of school, and they have no money to buy a really good car, so they can only modify it by themselves. The engine technology modified by the folks is not in place and cannot fully burn the fuel, and the engine will be filled with chaotic noise when driving. However, the sound of the engine of the car coming now is as deep and steady as a musical instrument. It is an engine made by a real old-fashioned car factory, and it is rare to see this level even in the most prosperous era of the port area. luxury car.

The bright car lights appeared from the corner to illuminate the entire street, piercing the darkness of the entire abandoned port area like a sharp knife. This top luxury car travel never hides its tracks! It was created to show its master that it is here again!

The whistling sound of the engine got closer and closer, and it was only when they got closer that there was far more than one car coming, but the sound and light of the cars behind were all covered by the leading car. The black convoy came from a distance like bats at night, and the silver-white double-star logo of the Search Bureau could be seen from a distance, reflecting the brilliance of stars under the illumination of the headlights.

"Crack."

Soon, the convoy stopped in front of Sergeant Maeno. The doors of the convoy opened neatly, and two figures in black uniforms got out of each car. In the middle of the night, the sergeant and the sentry box behind him were the only lights in this area. He obviously noticed the night watchman, and a group of people walked straight towards him.

"Search Bureau."

The driver who got off the first car showed him a ID card with the iconic silver stamp of the Navi government on it. It wasn't until this time that Sergeant Qianye could see the driver's appearance clearly. It was actually a young man with a hood and purple hair. The hood covered half of his forehead, but the human face could still be seen It's hard to hide the youth and childishness.

It turned out to be such a young man—before Sergeant Qianye had time to raise such thoughts, such a voice suddenly came from behind.

"There is actually a sentry here?"

A young girl's voice appeared in the harbor night, the only woman in the group. She was also wearing the uniform of the Search Bureau, but she was so out of place with the men around her who were more than two meters tall and looked like iron towers.

The young looking girl looked at Sergeant Qianye and the sentry box behind him in surprise, as if she couldn't understand

"There has always been a sentry here."

An indifferent voice sounded, interrupting the girl's surprise.

A black-haired man in a black and red uniform came from behind and nodded to the sentinel.

"You're still here."

When he spoke, he only looked directly at Sergeant Qianye for a moment, but the momentary exchange of gazes made the sergeant uncontrollably want to lean back and dodge. Those scarlet eyes were like the gaze of a ferocious beast in the dark night. , Looking directly at each other, a chill suddenly gushed out from the root of the spine.

It's good that you're still here - the sergeant understands the words, but doesn't know how to respond. The visitor's gaze was so indifferent that he didn't know whether it was a compliment to him or had other meanings.

"This is Sergeant Sergeant in front of Sentinel 175, who are you?"

The sergeant looked at the man carefully. He had been paying attention to the man in the black and red uniform from the very beginning. Two people got off the leading car, among them the hooded boy who just came to show his ID was obviously the driver, and the man in the red and black uniform was the other person in the leading car.

In other words, this person is probably the person in charge of this group of people.

"Search Chief of the Search Bureau, see Shenxiu."

The visitor introduced himself in an extremely concise manner, and then went straight to the point.

"Let's come here to collect information from the previous customs. The warehouse here should still have the text of the information from that year."

"The information from the previous customs?" Sergeant Qianye was shocked when he heard this. "There hasn't been any ships coming in or out of the port for four years, and those are all leftovers from the chaotic times before."

"I'm very clear." Jian Shenxiu nodded.

"During the chaotic period, the city hall lost a lot of electronic data during the handover, including the customs entry and exit information of the last year. But these things should still have electronic information in some places in the port. We just want that thing."

"That thing."

The elderly man's expression turned serious, and he suddenly understood what the man in front of him really meant.

What he wants is definitely not something as simple as an ordinary "ledger". If it's just an ordinary audit, then only one or two people need to come to have a look. However, this group of people specially picked such a person who led a whole convoy late at night to raid the port. They were ready for the battle, and they wanted to get the decisive [ evidence].

In this abandoned port, there are other secrets hidden. He came tonight for that purpose.

He knew what he was looking for and what he was targeting, and he was fully prepared for this sudden blow.

"You guys are late." The sergeant's tone seemed to become a little angry.

"It's been so long, those things are no longer here! Those who took those things back then would not have left such a big hole here, they have already destroyed the computers and hard drives that contained the information Already!"

As soon as the words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed a little. Indeed, as the sergeant said, this group of people knew that this "ledger" was far more than what it seemed on the surface before they came. However, it has been three years since the end of the chaotic period. The Navi city government has re-established order in the chaos, and it is too busy to manage the activities happening on the fringes of the city. However, the people who did those things in the past will not be obvious in the past three years, they have wiped out the evidence long ago. It is impossible to leave things like "account books" for them to investigate three years later.

For a moment, everyone turned their attention to the man in charge. Jian Shenxiu's height of 1.8 meters does not seem tall among this group of iron tower-like men, but he only needs to stand there calmly to have the strength to anchor everything, and he is the core of everyone without talking.

"So you want to tell me that I just made a mistake by mobilizing so many people to come here. I thought I had caught the clue, but I was three years late. There is nothing I was looking for here at all." The search chief crooked Tilted his head.

"Seeing that the Chief Inspector of the Divine Cultivator came out with his men and returned empty-handed, the news will spread throughout the upper floors of Xuejianze in the morning tomorrow, and they will take it as a joke after dinner, and pair it with freshly baked macarons ?”

Everyone was a little puzzled when they heard this, because it really sounded like something incompetent and furious. But seeing that Shenxiu's tone was neither angry nor resentful, and there was no one to hate in his words.

"Some people underestimated me. If I hadn't made all the preparations, I wouldn't have come here." Jian Shenxiu shook his head and said quietly.

"Of course I guessed that the information in the computer hard drive would not be able to be kept, and most of it had been emptied long ago. But obviously, the people who did those things were not familiar with the procedures of the port area. They didn't know that all the goods entering and leaving the port area were It will print receipts, and the printers in the port area have a save function that will automatically record all the printed content. I have asked people to confirm that the abandoned printers are now placed in the lobby of the port area office building. "

"So Sergeant Qianye, can I trouble you to show me the way." The corner of his mouth curled up in a slight arc.

"Tell me where the Minato office building is?"

"Hmm... oh, oh." The sergeant didn't seem to have expected such a development at all, he was obviously stunned for a few seconds, and seemed to react after a while, and raised his finger to point in a certain direction.

"over there."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Jian Shenxiu nodded, then turned to look at the girl beside him.

"Xi Wei, take someone and follow me to the port building."

"Yes!" Seeing that Shenxiu rarely arranged tasks for her like this, the girl looked a little excited, and immediately stood at attention and saluted.

"As for Xias."

And just when the hooded boy moved his feet and was about to leave with him, Jian Shenxiu suddenly stopped him.

"Sergeant Qianye has been here alone for a long time, and he must be quite lonely. You can stay here and chat with him."

"Ah?" The boy in the hood was taken aback, his eyes widened suddenly. Obviously, he never thought in his life that he would be assigned the task of "chatting with people".

"Sir, I..."

"Ah, your mission..." The sergeant also seemed very surprised by this arrangement, and seemed to want to say something quickly.

"Go."

However, they were only halfway through their conversation when Markesias saw Shenxiu holding his head. The Chief Inspector's voice was rare and gentle.

"You need to get in touch with other people more."

"yes……"

Marchesias knew him well, knowing that speaking in this tone was irrefutable.

So he could only stand there obediently, watching the group walk away pitifully like an abandoned puppy. Seeing his lonely back, Sergeant Maeda felt a little hurt for a while.

"Young people and old men like me have nothing to talk about." He raised his hand to touch the hooded boy's head like that man. "He was wrong, he shouldn't have forced you."

"Mr. Xiu never makes mistakes." However, the hooded boy lowered his head to avoid his movements, shook his head and replied, his eyes were still fixed on the direction where Shenxiu left in the distance.

"Really?" The sergeant stood behind his gaze, and narrowed his eyes slightly in a position where the young man couldn't see.

"I hope so."