Chapter 916: Surveillance

After finishing his two guesses, Lu Mian added:

"I just felt that entering the basement floor of Mushu Hospital would be very dangerous. If the problem there was woven by the dream's subconscious, originating from Mr. 'Fool's' impression of the 'Mother Tree of Desire' and Her subordinates, it shouldn't reach this degree."

He meant that he was more inclined to the inference that the symbol of the dream's main consciousness could not be confronted head-on.

Jenna, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Mushu Hospital, which was gradually moving away, and frowned slightly:

"However, the police represented by Mr. 'Star' only found the divine envoy's corpse and didn't seem to discover other abnormalities in Mushu Hospital."

"This shows that although the dream's main consciousness cannot be confronted head-on, it has ways to hide and deceive." Anthony expressed his own views.

"It could also be that there is an inside man." Franca, who was driving, had read many novels and movies about undercover agents and traitors, and muttered, "The dream's main consciousness must have a part that belongs to the Celestial Worthy. She should be very happy to see the power infiltrated by the 'Mother Tree of Desire' do something, so she deliberately ignored some details."

"This also shows that whether it is Mr. 'Fool' or that Celestial Worthy, they are actually in a state of slumber, their true consciousness is blurred, and they can only make certain reactions when receiving direct stimulation. Usually, they only occasionally give certain revelations according to the prayers received or spiritual warnings. Otherwise, we would have been discovered and kicked out when we first came into contact with ordinary people in the dream." Lu Mian drew a conclusion based on the various things he had experienced in these two days and many details mentioned in the files by the Major Arcana card holders.

Franca took the opportunity to warn her teammates:

"So don't think about livestreaming, and don't do things that will become hot searches in public. If you really do that, the moment the Celestial Worthy's dream identity brushes past the corresponding video, She will be stimulated immediately and kick us out of the dream.

"Hmm, even if the Celestial Worthy doesn't brush past it, Her subordinates will also pay attention."

After a brief silence, Jenna asked:

"What is livestreaming?"

Anthony was also confused:

"Will this be seen by many people?

"Similar to the front-page headline of a newspaper?"

You guys really aren't as adaptable as Lu Mian... Franca sighed and explained simply while driving:

"Open your mobile phones and click into the black-background, white-patterned app I downloaded for you before...

"The most popular one during this period is 'True Death Heavy Metal'..."

Jenna and the others all became focused and serious, continuing to accept internet education.

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Near midnight.

Lu Mian took Franca through the mirror world to the Mingyue Mall they had visited at noon, arriving at a mirror-like object inside the surveillance room.

Hiding in the area behind the mirror, they looked through the mirror surface and saw a large display screen divided into multiple pictures, saw the various scenes corresponding to different areas of the mall, and saw the two security guards on night duty sitting in front of the display screen.

At this time, Mingyue Mall had long since ended business. Many of the scenes shown by surveillance were in darkness, only partially covered by the bright moonlight.

—In this dream city, the moon did not appear crimson but showed a faint silver-white, occasionally carrying a bit of yellow.

Franca, eager to try but cautious, stretched her right hand out of the mirror surface, her five fingers grasping a relatively large makeup mirror.

That makeup mirror instantly reflected the large screen, reflecting the different scenes framed by one square after another.

Immediately after, the surface of the makeup mirror rippled with illusory light that could not be seen by the naked eye.

"Mirror Maze"!

The surveillance areas seen by the two security guards and the images reflected by several cameras in the room were instantly replaced by mirror hallucinations.

Franca had imagined the possibility of being able to use extraordinary abilities after returning to her hometown, and now it was like a rehearsal of her dream.

She walked out of the mirror object where she was hiding openly, placed the makeup mirror well, adjusted its angle, and came to the surveillance console with Lu Mian.

The two security guards had no reaction to their actions, as if they didn't see them at all.

The scenes in their eyes were still the same as before when no outsiders entered.

Lu Mian cast his gaze toward Franca and said in a suppressed voice:

"Hurry up."

He didn't know how to operate this surveillance system, otherwise he would have done it himself.

Franca adjusted the situation of the mirror images so that they wouldn't be without any light or dark changes, while studying the mall's surveillance system.

Thanks to having checked the information and done a strategy guide online beforehand, she only took two or three minutes to pull out the surveillance footage of the supermarket area at noon.

Soon, the screen froze on the scene where she and Lu Mian and the others turned back from the supermarket entrance.

In the distance of this picture, where imported goods were piled up, a figure wearing a white dress was walking out of the picture.

This figure had a bright appearance, small and exquisite ears, a white and slender neck, and a temperament so clean that it seemed unstained by dust. Her hair was loosely tied up, having a bit of laziness.

"It really is that resurrected female corpse." Franca took out the sketch completed with the help of "Dream Divination" and carefully compared it.

Before Lu Mian could respond, she added:

"This appearance, temperament, and charm are more like a 'Witch' at the demigod level, rather than the 'Little Cupid' of the 'Miser' pathway.

"How could a 'Witch' be resurrected at Mushu Hospital?"

Lu Mian nodded gently, not making any guesses for the time being, and instead asked Franca:

"Can you find all the activity tracks of this female corpse in the mall?"

"Yes." Franca busily operated the surveillance system.

Not long after, every picture on the large screen showed the figure of the female corpse, corresponding to different scenes.

In the process of finding the traces of the female corpse according to the timeline and scene situation, Franca had already browsed these surveillance footages once. She looked at Lu Mian, who was focused on observing the details, and pondered:

"Feels like she is wandering aimlessly, not buying a single thing, entering a shop to look for a few minutes and then coming out. Hmm, doesn't look like she is following anyone, nor does it look like she is looking for a certain item."

Lu Mian compared the passersby in every surveillance picture and didn't discover anyone who appeared in all of them except for the female corpse.

"She is also seeing a similar city for the first time, sightseeing and experiencing?" Lu Mian thought of himself and the others.

"And then because she has no money, she doesn't dare to buy anything?" Franca joked with a smile.

Lu Mian then shook his head:

"It shouldn't be that simple.

"We almost ran into this female corpse at noon, and after lunch, the divine envoy's corpse had an abnormality. And the resurrected divine envoy's corpse went to Mushu Hospital, which is where this female corpse was resurrected.

"If it isn't that one's arrangement, not Her script, such a coincidence is enough to show that there is a close connection between the two."

Franca pondered for a moment and said:

"If this female corpse really is a 'Witch,' then I had a similar situation before:

"When I first became a 'Witch,' I divined a matter and got an effective revelation, but it was only a revelation about time and place. So, I wandered aimlessly back and forth in an arcade street in Trier for a day and finally ran into the matter I wanted to encounter."

Lu Mian, who had only become a "Witch" for a period of time and hadn't had a similar experience, nodded slowly:

"You mean, the resurrected female corpse got a revelation through divination and came to this mall to wander?"

Speaking of this, Lu Mian's eyes became gloomy:

"Her gain was closing the distance with us, discovering the clue to where the divine envoy's corpse was hidden behind the mirror, and only then did the divine envoy's corpse mutate right after lunch ended?

"Is she a subordinate of that Celestial Worthy, looking for the divine envoy's corpse?

"Are the Celestial Worthy and the 'Mother Tree of Desire' cooperating, using Mushu Hospital to obtain subordinates they can drive to harm certain dream characters?"

Franca said "Mm":

"Her being able to run into us indirectly, on the surface, is a revelation of divination, but in reality, it should be the Law of Convergence of Beyonder Characteristics playing a role.

"Only high-sequence Beyonders of the 'Witch' and 'Door' pathways can possibly influence the mirror world from afar and cause the divine envoy's corpse hidden in the area behind the mirror to mutate.

"That female corpse might fit both situations."

Franca meant that the female corpse might be a "Witch" at the demigod level who had obtained the grace of the "Door" pathway.

Lu Mian recognized Franca's statement and pondered for a few seconds:

"But the resurrection of this female corpse definitely wasn't to find the divine envoy's corpse. Judging from the situation explained by that nursing assistant, she had already been resurrected before the divine envoy was killed.

"Does she have a more important role, shouldering a certain key task?"

Franca hissed:

"In these few days, besides observing the people and things around Mr. 'Fool,' we have to find a way to find this female corpse and see if we can deceive the Celestial Worthy and secretly eliminate her."

If it were in the real world, Franca definitely wouldn't say that, because she wasn't sure whether that resurrected female corpse was Sequence 4, Sequence 3, or higher. She would only suggest asking the Major Arcana card holders for help. But in the dream city, everyone was currently suppressed to the Sequence 7 level. A "Witch" at the demigod level only had a few more special abilities than her, and there was no essential difference in strength. And Lu Mian was also a "Witch" at the demigod level, and the team had many people, so they could gang up on her.

Lu Mian thought for a moment and said:

"There should also be surveillance on the streets outside, right? Can we find out the final destination of this female corpse from the surveillance?"

"We can, but that requires invading government departments. If discovered, it's equivalent to confronting the dream's main consciousness." Franca didn't agree to take such a risk now. Many pieces of information hadn't been collected yet!

Lu Mian suppressed the impulse in his heart, restored the surveillance screen with Franca, cleared their own traces, retreated into the mirror object, and then Franca ended the "Mirror Maze" and took away the makeup mirror.

The two security guards only felt that the surveillance screen suddenly flickered, and it quickly returned to normal.

Franca and Lu Mian returned to the car parked on the adjacent street and met up with Jenna and the others who were responsible for meeting them.

On the way to the old city area, Lu Mian and Franca, who was driving, told their teammates about the gains from watching the surveillance and their own guesses.

As they spoke, Lu Mian suddenly fell silent.

"What's wrong?" Jenna asked.

Lu Mian said in a deep voice:

"We can think of going to the mall to check the surveillance to find that female corpse. Could that female corpse also think of checking the surveillance to see if any outstanding-looking women passed by her?"

The one who could hide a corpse behind a mirror is most likely a "Witch"!

Franca's expression changed, and she blurted out:

"Surveillance room!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 917 =====