BXBX NOVEL Chapter 87 - Secret
Tianyang silently approached the bedroom, back against the wall, fully alert.
Since his physical enhancement, his senses had become much sharper, but he didn't detect any special atmosphere in the room.
Tianyang raised his head and uttered, "Turn on the lights!"
The home automation system instantly illuminated the entire apartment, flooding it with light.
The moment the bedroom lights came on, Tianyang pushed open the door and rushed in with his knife ready. If someone was inside, suddenly being illuminated by the light in the dark environment would cause discomfort for a second or two, giving Tianyang an opportunity to attack.
But there was no one in the bedroom—not even a shadow and even the windows were tightly closed, indicating that everything just now was Tianyang's imagination.
However, at that moment, there was a sound of airflow outside the room. Tianyang turned around and pounced out, but only managed to catch a glimpse of a figure darting away from the window using some kind of tool to swiftly traverse the corner of the building, disappearing from sight.
Tianyang's expression became solemn. He closed the window and then checked the room to ensure no other people were hiding inside before entering the bedroom.
He sat down on the bed, keeping his sword within reach, lost in thought.
Who was that? Why did they break into his apartment?
But at that moment, Tianyang noticed the bookshelf opposite him, where the books he brought back from the Lower City were neatly arranged.
However, one book was askew.
Tianyang walked over and saw several grains of sand on the bookshelf, obviously brought in by the intruder.
The intruder had tampered with the bookshelf. Could they be searching for something?
But what would someone want with those old books?
Suddenly, Tianyang had a flash of insight. Could they not be looking for books, but rather for that diary?
The Diary of Su Lie!
That was the only thing of value in Tianyang's possession related to books.
There must be some secret hidden in that torn-in-half diary; otherwise, someone wouldn't go to such lengths!
Tianyang was about to check if the diary was still there, but he suddenly stopped himself and picked up his communicator to contact Lao Xu.
He sent a text message, Lao Xu, if I want to check if a space is being monitored, what should I do?
Ten minutes later, Lao Xu replied, Why do you suddenly have this idea? By the way, Little Wheat really likes that rocking horse; your painting skills aren't bad. Hmm, let me think, you can go to the headquarters' equipment warehouse and get an electromagnetic interference device. Although it won't detect surveillance, it will interfere with the reception signal if there are surveillance devices.
Tianyang replied, "Thanks," then deleted the communication with Lao Xu and tossed the communicator aside before heading for a shower.
The next day, Tianyang drove to the Night Walker headquarters building, and presented his ID card, easily obtaining an electromagnetic interference device from the equipment warehouse.
Back at his apartment, he deactivated the home system to prevent it from being affected.
Then Tianyang opened the interference device according to the instructions and adjusted the frequency to cover the entire room.
Even so, complaints from neighbors about the malfunctioning home system came from outside the window.
It seemed the interference device was already working.
Tianyang then returned to the bedroom, removed the lighting cover from the ceiling, and retrieved Su Lie's diary from the cavity.
Taking out the diary, Tianyang restored everything, turned off the interference device, and left the room with the diary.
He arrived at the community square near his apartment, found a secluded corner, and took out the diary.
After flipping through the diary again, Tianyang was at a loss. "What's the use of this thing? Why steal it? Could it be that person is a voyeur?"
The answer was definitely not that, but Tianyang couldn't find the right direction for the time being.
Around ten o'clock, a security officer arrived at the apartment with three team members.
When Tianyang went to headquarters in the morning, he also reported the intrusion into his room last night to the nearby police station. Since Tianyang was an Ascender and belonged to the Iron Wall City Guard System, the police station took this incident very seriously.
The security officer dispatched was actually the deputy director and the three team members were experienced individuals from the station. They conducted a detailed inspection of Tianyang's apartment and promised to give him a response as soon as possible.
At the same time, the police station strengthened patrols in the area.
Tianyang didn't expect them to find anything; he just hoped that the police station's intervention would make the intruder more cautious.
At least for the short term, there wouldn't be another break-in at the apartment.
After dinner, Tianyang went downstairs for a walk and casually took out the diary from his motorcycle in the elevator.
Arriving at the community square, Tianyang sat under a street lamp and flipped through the diary again. This time, he noticed that the leather cover of the diary seemed to be slightly swollen, much thicker than the back cover.
Excited, Tianyang felt as though he was about to uncover the secret. He quickly sliced open the cover.
Sure enough, inside was a folded piece of paper.
Flattening the paper, the first thing Tianyang saw was that symbol.
A diamond shape with a solid circle drawn in thick ink, surrounded by distorted lines.
Tianyang was taken aback. Wasn't this the symbol carved by the dark creatures on objects in Desolate Valley Town?
Could it be that Su Lie had also encountered the same symbol in the Inverse Universe?
Below this symbol were a set of numbers and a phrase, "Under the cross, the dome shines."
What did this mean?
Obviously, it couldn't be a prank by Su Lie. Perhaps the intruder was looking for this set of numbers and this phrase!
Studying the symbol of the dark creatures on the paper, Tianyang narrowed his eyes. He quickly took out his communicator and logged into the Night Walker's information database.
After inputting the set of numbers, Tianyang received a place name, Gemstone Town!
Tianyang smiled. He guessed right. This set of numbers was a coordinate. Su Lie drew this dark creature symbol to imply that this was the coordinate in the Inverse Universe.
The secret should be in this Gemstone Town!
Tianyang also checked the information about Gemstone Town, and it was located near the Cloud Soaring Base. The town grew some luminescent fungi, which clustered together. When they emitted light, they looked like gemstones from a distance, hence the name.
Tianyang noted down the phrase and then lightly touched the paper with his Crimson Moon Warblade, burning it.
So he planned to go see Han Shu tomorrow. He wanted to ask for leave to go to Gemstone Town.
The secret of Su Lie must be hidden in Gemstone Town, and if the phrase was not misleading, it should point to a specific location in the town.
But the true situation would only be clear after going to Gemstone Town and investigating.
Putting away the diary and preparing to go home, Tianyang gently tapped his head again. Instead of Han Shu, he thought of a better candidate, someone who might even provide some assistance...