books44 Chapter 1059 The Six Missing People
Chapter 1059 The Six Missing People
"The investigation team was responsible for entering the secret realm, while Cheng Kun and the others were responsible for providing support outside."
"But what happened next... became strange."
Lu Benwei's eyes flickered, and his expression changed slightly.
"According to convention, for newly discovered secret realms, five to ten people should be sent into them."
"But for some reason, Cheng Kun only sent Du Qiulin."
"But Du Qiulin insisted that he and six other people entered the secret realm together."
Hearing this, Wang Yan interjected,
"Is it possible that Cheng Kun is lying?"
Although Wang Yan had little contact with Cheng Kun, he had heard about Cheng Kun's character.
So naturally, they began to suspect Cheng Kun.
Lu Benwei shook his head and explained,
"There were more than two hundred people who went with Cheng Kun, but not all of them were from the combat unit."
“Even if he were to lie, he wouldn’t lie about something like this.”
"Besides, there's no benefit to lying for him."
After careful consideration, everyone realized that this made sense.
"Since Du Qiulin said there are six other people, who are these six people?"
Su Chen suddenly spoke up.
"Xiao Su, that's a good question..."
Lu Benwei smiled wryly.
"We've never heard of any of the six people he mentioned."
"There are no such six people in the entire Vermilion Bird Kingdom!"
Luo Xiaotian frowned and said,
"So, Du Qiulin is lying, or he's delusional?"
Su Chen shook his head.
"Personally, I tend to think he wasn't lying."
"After all, the rules of Suzaku are there. No matter how outrageous Cheng Kun is, he would never treat his companion's life as a joke."
"So I think there must be a reason."
"This resulted in these six people having their traces erased from the world."
“Apart from Du Qiulin, no one remembers these six people anymore.”
"Xiao Su is absolutely right!"
Lu Benwei looked at Su Chen with some surprise and agreed.
"After some internal discussion, we came to a similar conclusion as you."
Does anyone here know someone named Pan Bowen?
Su Chen, Luo Xiaotian, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
He did raise his hand for Mengmeng,
"I know that I saw stories about Pan Bowen online before the apocalypse."
Seeing the surprised expressions on Su Chen and the others' faces, he smiled and explained to Mengmeng.
"There was a post online that said that a primary school classmate named Pan Bowen suddenly disappeared one day."
"But after Pan Bowen disappeared, no one remembered his existence, and no one even acknowledged that such a person ever existed."
"This has sparked a wave of online discussion. Some say it's the Mandela Effect, while others say it's due to parallel universes."
"Anyway, there are all sorts of different opinions, and everyone has their own version."
"Finally, that netizen came forward to clarify, saying that Pan Bowen was just a figment of his imagination."
Rubenwei gave Xiang Mengmeng an approving look and smiled.
"That's right, Du Qiulin's experience is probably the same as that netizen's."
"Whether it's the Mandela effect or the Darwin effect, what's certain is that the cause of all this is Du Qiulin's encounter in the secret realm."
Su Chen slowly analyzed,
"So what exactly did Du Qiulin encounter in the secret realm?"
"His experience will be told to you in detail in the afternoon meeting, so I won't go into details here."
As he spoke, Rubenwei glanced at his watch, then stood up.
"It's getting late, let's go eat first."
"Ok."
Su Chen didn't ask any further questions and stood up as well.
The group arrived at the restaurant and enjoyed a sumptuous lunch.
After lunch, everyone went back to their rooms to rest for a while.
Seeing that the time had come, Lu Benwei led Su Chen and the others to Star Diamond.
It's the same conference hall where the last business meeting was held.
When Su Chen and Lu Benwei arrived, quite a few people were already there.
"Boss Su!"
"Minister Lu!"
A familiar voice came from behind him. Su Chen turned his head and saw Peng Yu, whom he had met a few times before.
"You are……"
Lu Benwei looked at Peng Yu with some confusion.
Although the Azure Dragon Gang wields considerable power in Ningxi Province, it is still no match for the Vermilion Bird Gang.
Furthermore, Lu Benwei was only in charge of the research department, so he didn't remember Peng Yu at all.
"He is the leader of the Canglong Gang in Ningxi Province."
Su Chen explained, then nodded slightly to Peng Yu.
"Hello, Boss Peng!"
"Hey, Boss Su, are you also planning to explore the secret realm?"
Peng Yu asked with a smile.
Su Chen smiled noncommittally and asked in return,
"Didn't you also come for the secret realm?"
"That's for sure. The secret realm is full of treasures. If you can get a share of it, your strength will greatly improve, and you can become a person of high status!"
Peng Yu's eyes gleamed with excitement.
A cold smile appeared on Su Chen's lips.
While the rewards of the secret realm are plentiful, the dangers it poses are unimaginable.
It seems Peng Yu is unaware of Du Qiulin's ordeal, otherwise he wouldn't have said such a thing.
"Xiao Su, please sit down. I'm going to the podium."
After greeting Su Chen, Lu Benwei, along with Zhan Wei, Zhong Yayun, and a few others, headed ahead to the podium.
Su Chen, Peng Yu, and the others found seats and sat down.
One by one, more people entered the conference room.
These are all leaders of different survivors, invited by Suzaku to attend the meeting.
Not long after, Su Chen saw Cheng Kun rushing over.
Following behind him were Liu Hailong, Wu Zheng, and others.
Compared to before, Cheng Kun's complexion was not very good.
Su Chen thought to himself that Du Qiulin's incident had brought him a lot of trouble.
Unlike last time, today's meeting was organized not by Wei An, but by Cheng Kun.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
Cheng Kun sat in the main seat and picked up the microphone.
His words immediately silenced the meeting room.
"I'm sure you all already know the purpose of inviting you here today."
"However, I want to tell you first that that secret realm is extremely dangerous."
"Wu Zheng, please explain the specific situation to everyone."
Cheng Kun nodded to Wu Zheng.
Wu Zheng stood up and turned on the projector next to him.
"This secret realm is located in Purple Mountain, northwest of Xinggang City..."
He briefly introduced the situation of the secret realm to everyone.
"Hey, Minister Cheng, let's not waste any more time, let's hurry up and set off to explore the secret realm!"
The leader of a survivor organization urged impatiently.
"Old Zhu, don't be in such a hurry. Minister Cheng hasn't explained the reward rules yet."
"Yeah, look how anxious you are."
The others joked.
Like Peng Yu, they were completely unaware of how terrifying this secret realm was.