When he walked out of the elevator, Fangzheng was surprised to find that the elevator was not the only strange thing here.
Unlike the slightly old-fashioned style of the Guardian Mansion, there was a very modern, pure white hall outside the elevator. It looked like some kind of high-tech facility. Not only that, Fangzheng also saw a row of green plants in the corner that were illuminated by fluorescent lights, as well as things that looked like research equipment placed around it. Fangzheng even saw a cubicle made entirely of glass. Judging from the equipment inside, it seemed to be an emergency room or an ICU or something ….
Is this a hospital? Or some kind of research institute? Fangzheng had never thought of equipping the Tendo Temple with a specialized research institute, but now it seemed that some ship girl wanted to get one for herself?
"1408, are you there?"
Musashi asked. Her voice echoed in the empty hall, but there was no response. For some reason, the place looked unusually empty. Even the footsteps of Fangzheng and the others seemed to be slowly swallowed up ….
"Brother Fangzheng, I feel a little scary here …."
Tsui leaned against Fangzheng uneasily and reached out to grab the corner of Fangzheng's clothes tightly. Fangzheng patted her little head.
"Don't worry, I'm here to protect you. Besides, this is the interior of the Tendo Temple. What kind of danger can there be?"
"That's what you say …."
“1408？ The Captain is looking for you. Do you hear him? Come out. "
Iona also stepped forward and shouted a few times in the hall, but it was obvious that there was no one there. Even the table that was piled up with what looked like research materials was empty. There was only a cup of steaming hot coffee on it.... it seemed like the owner of this place had just left not long ago.
"Are they resting?"
Fangzheng swept a glance at the other steel doors on the wall in front of him and asked. Iona and Musashi exchanged looks with each other, before walking to one of the doors. Then, the door slid open in a loud swish. Wait, what the hell did this guy dig up the Tendo Temple into?
"Anyway... let's take a look first..."
This was the only thing Fangzheng could say now.
And at the same time, in the courtyard of the Guardian's Residence, Xiao Hei was leading Ilya, Goitono, and the others in search of the legendary ship lady 1408.
"Why do I feel like I can't find it anywhere …."
Xiao Hei clasped his hands behind his back and looked around in boredom as he muttered in a low voice. As for Ilya and Koitono, they were walking and looking around. Only Kuang San smiled and followed behind them ….. She could just leave the task of finding people to her doppelgangers. She didn't need to do it herself.
"1408 …. 1408 …. Where is she?"
Although they met a few ship ladies along the way, there was no sign of 1408. Not only that, in response to Xiao Hei's inquiry, the ship ladies also expressed that their impression of 1408 was similar to Musashi and Iona's. They knew of her existence and vaguely seemed to have trained with her before. But when Xiao Hei asked what the ship lady looked like or what characteristics she had, no one could answer ….
But this only aroused Xiao Hei's interest.
"This is so interesting. I must find that No.1408! Let's see what she looks like! "
"How interesting …."
Kuang San's interest was piqued. She had almost spread her doppelgangers all over the periphery of the Guardian's Residence, but the information they received showed that they had not seen the ship lady at all. Of course, to be on the safe side, Kuang San also sent a few doppelgangers to the streets and docks to check out the situation. Maybe the ship lady had gone shopping?
"Wait a minute, I'll go up and take a look!"
After saying that, Xiao Hei turned around and ran up to the roof of the clock tower in a few steps. He narrowed his eyes and quickly scanned the surroundings. Then, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the square on the other side of the courtyard.
"Ah —! Over there! On the chair under the statue! I see it! A big sister with long straight black hair was reading a book. Her nameplate had the number 1408 on it! "
After saying this, Blackie suddenly leaped, then quickly stepped on the tiles and jumped all the way over the roof, running in the direction of the square. Seeing that Xiao Hei had made the first move, Ilya was shocked.
"Wait a minute, Xiao Hei, you actually ran away first. You're too cunning!"
"Hahaha, it's all up to our own abilities. Ilya, if you lose, you'll have to admit that I'm your big sister!"
After saying that, Xiao Hei disappeared from everyone's sight in just a few steps.
"Hmph, that's impossible. I'll definitely be here first! Sister Si, let's go! "
"Ah … Okay …."
Facing the aggressive Ilya, Si Itono couldn't help but nod instinctively. Then, she was pulled into the air by Ilya and dashed towards the square.
"Ah, I see it!"
Soon, Ilya and Si Itono, who were flying in the air, also spotted the figure sitting on the chair reading a book under the statue that Xiao Hei mentioned. But of course, their eyesight wasn't as good as Xiao Hei's eagle eyes, so they naturally couldn't see the number on the nameplate on the woman's chest. But since Xiao Hei said so, it must be her!
"I'm the one who found Sister 1408 first!"
"No, it's me!"
Along with the yells, Blackie and Ilya dashed towards the direction of the chair. Then … ….
Bam!!
Along with a muffled sound, two small heads collided heavily and they fell to the ground with a loud thud.
"Xiao Hei, Ilya, are you okay?!"
"Ah … This is really …."
At the same time, Serono also flew down from the sky worriedly and arrived beside the two. Kuang Three also stretched out his hand to cover his mouth and slowly walked towards the two with a smile.
"Ugh …."
Upon hearing Si Itono's voice, the dizzy Xiao Hei and Ilya hurriedly got up and looked at the bench in front of them again.
"I was the one who found it first!"
"But I'm faster than you, and Xiao Hei, you stole it … Eh?"
Looking at the bench in front of them, the two people who were arguing suddenly stopped. At this moment, the bench in front of them was completely empty. There was nothing there at all.
"Eh? Where's that big sister? "
"Eh???"
"… This …."
It was only then that everyone was surprised to find that there was no one on the bench.
What's going on? They all saw that the shipgirl was sitting right there! But the moment Ilya and Xiao Hei collided and attracted everyone's attention, she disappeared?
What's going on?
"Just now … there was someone here, right?"
Xiao Hei scratched her head, stood up, and looked around. There was no one in the square except for the four of them. Not even a mouse could be seen ….
She could swear that she saw the ship girl sitting here, and the nameplate on her chest did indeed have the number 1408! But why couldn't she be found now?
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