Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1239 598: Gourd Village

In the light, Li Banfeng saw two absolutely stunning and dashing women quietly watching him at the door.

"You saw it, right," Shen Jingye said to Li Banfeng, "The street cameras can only capture the flash, but the illusion-like scene after the flash can only be seen by those who experience it in person.

According to current speculation, this is likely the electromagnetic interference caused before a Dark Energy eruption, meaning this place is very likely where the next entrance to Gourd Village will appear.

When the entrance officially appears, the residence time of these two women will be longer, ranging from a few seconds to several minutes, and they will find a way to lure the victim into Gourd Village.

I have already notified the relevant departments to have the beauty salon closed, and arranged for Cone to guard here. If there is any situation, this road will be sealed, ensuring no passersby enter Gourd Village."

Back at the Portable Residence, Li Banfeng asked the Old Man: "Did you see that beauty salon just now? That's the entrance to Gourd Village."

"I saw it. I haven't heard of Gourd Village, but this entrance is quite well-done.

If you want to go inside for a walk, I'll just go in with you to study a bit. After we've researched enough, I should be able to bring you out."

"Alright, when the entrance officially appears in a couple of days, I'll find a chance to go in and have a look."

Three days later, the "flash phenomenon" at the beauty salon entrance disappeared.

No passersby entered Gourd Village.

But Cone disappeared.

Shen Jingye sat in Li Qi's office, smoking and drinking tea, trying hard to calm his emotions.

His voice was hoarse and he spoke with difficulty: "Bureau Chief Li, do you know how much I trusted Cone? I just promoted him to subteam leader, and he gets himself into this mess! A Dark Star Bureau insider entered Gourd Village, how am I supposed to explain this?"

Li Banfeng said, "Did Cone encounter something recently?"

"He has no wife or children, his parents are gone, he's all alone. During the last physical exam, he was strong as an ox. What could he have encountered?"

Shen Jingye couldn't control his temper, and just thinking about Cone made him angry. Midway through speaking, the phone rang; an unexplainable flash appeared again in the Yuzhu District.

Shen Jingye was anxious: "Who would be suitable to keep an eye on it this time?"

Li Banfeng said, "I'll go."

"You're joking," Shen Jingye waved his hand, "How can I let you do such odd jobs?"

"It's not suitable for others either. Who has my determination? Arrange it first, when things are ready, I'll go over and keep watch."

Li Qi was willing to help, and Shen Jingye was naturally delighted.

This time, the flash appeared at the cinema entrance. Li Banfeng took Dumpling, Preserved Fruit, Chuuni, Light Bulb, and Ming Xing to keep watch in front of the cinema.

This job was quite tiring, so to ensure work efficiency, Li Banfeng assigned tasks to everyone.

In the morning, Ming Xing was responsible for monitoring, with Dumpling and Chuuni assisting.

In the afternoon, Ming Xing continued monitoring, with Preserved Fruit and Light Bulb assisting.

At night, Ming Xing kept monitoring, with Li Banfeng personally assisting.

By nightfall, Ming Xing forced himself to stay awake and continued observing at the cinema entrance.

He knew Bureau Chief Li was somewhat targeting him, as his performance in previous missions was indeed poor.

But he was inherently different from other team members. He didn't need Bureau Chief Li's approval; higher-level people in the Dark Star Bureau were looking out for him.

However, the situation had changed. That higher-level person became a wanted criminal, and he himself had some issues that might get exposed.

The current situation was very unfavorable to him, so under these circumstances, he could only choose to endure.

At 7:30 in the morning, after a whole night's endurance, Ming Xing's eyes were barely open, and he was about to fall asleep.

Suddenly, a light flashed before his eyes, and a dirt-and-pebble path extended continuously from the cinema entrance inward.

There seemed to be farmland on both sides of the path, and in the distance, there appeared to be houses whose figures were perfectly proportioned, really wonderful...

Wait, these aren't the figures of houses, these are the curves of ladies.

Two women strolled along the path, smiling as they looked over at Ming Xing.

Ming Xing was slowly snapping out of his half-dream state. Hadn't the cinema been closed? Even the road was blocked, where did these beautiful women come from?

The figures of these beauties seem like... they came from Gourd Village!

Ming Xing was completely awakened and called out quickly: "Bureau Chief Li, Bureau Chief Li..."

He had just shouted twice when a gust of cold wind brushed past his face, and the path he saw earlier, along with the farmland and beautiful ladies, were all gone.

Hallucination?

Was it a dream?

Probably because he was really too exhausted these past two days.

Ming Xing rubbed his eyes, sat back on the chair, and continued to monitor the cinema.

Should he report what he just saw to Bureau Chief Li?

The scene was so vivid, it didn't feel like a dream.

Ming Xing turned on the walkie-talkie: "Bureau Chief Li, I just seemed to have discovered something unusual... Bureau Chief Li, did you hear me?"

...

"My surname is Li, I'm called Bureau Chief Li, and that person just now was my friend." On the village road, Li Banfeng was explaining his origins to the two women.

These two women, one was called Ayun, and the other was called Ah Yi.

They both maintained the common traits of beauties from Gourd Village, with larger hips and smooth curves, but extremely slender waists.

Ayun's cheeks were full and fair. She clasped her waist and asked: "Who are you? Why are you barging into our village?"

Li Banfeng said, "You were standing at the door, weren't you inviting others into the village?"

Ah Yi, with slightly gaunt cheeks, also clasped her waist: "We're looking for those who truly need to enter the village, not saying we want you."