Void Jigsaw Puzzle

The patio is very spacious, about one hundred square meters in size, like the center of a star-shaped network, connected to multiple passages on all four sides. On both sides of the passages are rooms of different sizes, some of which have open doors while others are closed.

There are several rows of sofas placed randomly in the patio, with no discernible pattern. The texture of the sofas is obviously of good quality, and there are also some side tables randomly placed next to them, with various snacks and drinks on them.

There was also an oversized TV in the corner, flickering with light and shadow, apparently connected to a game console.

There were several people half-lying on the sofa in twos and threes, and two men in front of the TV were staring at the screen intently.

"Your store is really a very relaxing place. It feels like I can spend the whole day here casually." Guo Ling said to Fan Ting.

"I haven't worked here for a long time... But you're right, this place is pretty good for customers, although it's a little expensive." Fan Ting smiled.

"It's more than 'a little expensive'. It's easy to spend six figures just to top up a card."

"How else did the cross-river tunnel and all these other amenities come about?"

"The wool comes from the sheep, but it's still hard for me to imagine that you don't have that kind of service. It's really rare."

"..."

The two of them quickly found the passage to the cross-river tunnel and walked quickly without looking around.

After walking down more than ten steps, the two arrived at the entrance of the tunnel. From time to time, massage technicians hurried by. When they saw Fan Ting, some of them would smile and greet her. They were obviously former colleagues.

Guo Ling carefully observed everything in front of him and saw that the tunnel was indeed transparent as Dong Xingwen said. Moreover, it was fully transparent in 360 degrees, so he could see the flowing river clearly and vividly.

The tunnel is cylindrical, with an estimated diameter of five or six meters. At first glance, there are indeed many small rooms on the side of the tunnel, and massage beds can be seen in the rooms.

The tunnel walls were obviously made of high-strength sound-insulating and decelerating glass. Even when walking in it, Guo Ling could not feel the sound of the flowing river. Looking through the tunnel walls, the speed of the flowing water was not as fast as when standing on the river bank and looking down. It seemed much gentler, but still had a strong visual impact.

Finally, they reached the central part and saw the valve and the room. This was the only opaque place in the entire tunnel, like a black tumor growing out of the smooth skin after an immune reaction.

Guo Ling stood next to the valve and looked out.

No one was playing those two games at the time, so the valves were closed. Outside the tunnel, there was nothing but the endless flow of water, fish, shrimps, and occasional debris.

Guo Ling and Fan Ting did not stay for long. They continued to hurriedly cross the other half of the tunnel and came to the Heyao store on the other side of the river.

Fan Ting also met an acquaintance at the front desk reception area. After a brief greeting, she took Guo Ling out the door.

Outside the door is another road that also faces the river - Riverside Road.

Standing on the riverside path, Guo Ling looked back at the facade of the Heyao Store, the path at the entrance, and the stone tablet, and said with emotion, "It's really almost exactly the same, like a mirror image!"

Then he glanced in vain at every pedestrian on both sides of the road.

Unsurprisingly, Zhu Tong's parents did not show up.

Every one of them is a strange face.

Fan Ting suggested: "Let's...return the way we came and drive back to discuss countermeasures. The clues have been cut off and there are still many doubts."

Guo Ling gritted his teeth and frowned, "This is the only way!"

As he walked towards the store, he looked back unwillingly at the depths of the riverside road that extended along the downstream of a big river.

He drew a map in his mind based on his memory.

This riverside path will continue in the same direction along a large river that flows continuously to the southwest, until the terrain changes from flat to rugged again.

Unlike the Ma'anshan Chenghuang Temple area in the northwest, although the southwest is also mountainous, the overall height does not rise.

Those relatively independent peaks are called "Nipple Mountains." Between the riverside road and the Nitou Mountains, there is a large area covered by lush green pines and cypresses, with only a relatively flat and narrow path winding through it, which is called the "Cuiyun Corridor."

"They won't escape through Cuiyun Corridor and head towards Nitou Mountain, will they?"

Guo Ling's intuition told him that Zhu Tong's parents had escaped from the river, even though they had somehow transformed themselves into two young men. However, he felt that his vision was now filled with fog and he could not see anything clearly.

......

Cuiyun Corridor has a beautiful name, but it is a very dangerous area.

The area is surrounded by towering pine and cypress trees, making it difficult to see sunlight all year round. The ground is rocky and difficult to walk on. The worst thing is that it is surrounded by thick fog all year round. When it is serious, you can't see your hand in front of you. Even if a strong wind blows, the fog will only become thinner and will not disappear.

Therefore, although many adventure enthusiasts have successfully passed through Cuiyun Corridor, reached Nitou Mountain, and then returned the same way, and boasted about how unique and wonderful the scenery of Nitou Mountain is, not many people dare to try this area.

If People's Square and Sanduping area are the hottest points of Wuming City's popularity, this area is the coldest point of popularity.

On the path deep in Cuiyun Corridor, two young men were walking hurriedly. Amidst the emerald green and hazy white, the red and blue on their bodies stood out particularly.

Both of them were in their early twenties, with similar temperaments. They seemed to be unafraid of the surrounding environment at all, and walked along the only narrow path in Cuiyun Corridor.

The man in red glanced back a few more times and said grimly, "We were almost caught up by them. Next time, we must be more careful when choosing a carrier. Luckily, I saved a little energy and injected it into their bodies, causing them to drift upstream. This way, if there are still people following us, we can lead them away. After all, we have been heading downstream."

The man in blue nodded. "I didn't expect their structure to be so backward. We couldn't fully control it. We were careless."

"Yeah, they're so obsessed with food..."

"You said, these two people shouldn't be so obsessed now, right?"

"I don't think so. They're younger than the two before. From what I understand, the younger they are, the more adaptable they are. Older people tend to be stubborn and difficult to change."

"I hope your judgment is correct."

"So now we have to go to the mountains and slowly investigate our vectors. After we have fully controlled them and fully understood their characteristics, we can then spread them on a large scale."

The two stopped talking and continued walking forward until their figures disappeared again in the mist of Cuiyun Corridor.