allendalepharm Chapter 298 I didn't make a phone call.
Chapter 298 I didn't make a phone call.
Chapter 298 I didn't make a phone call.
Stepping past the reflection in the train window, Tang Zijun's figure quickly disappeared into the light and shadow. Passing through layers of illusory barriers, Tan Zhixin's little house appeared before her eyes.
This time, Tang Zijun did not choose to land outside the Tree of Life, but went directly to the interior of the New Tree Crown Royal City. He felt that Tan Zhige must have something very important to tell him in such a hurry.
The flower fairies were no longer surprised by Tang Zijun's arrival.
This is, after all, a dimension within the Reversed World. Anyone who can come here needs to be granted permission by Tang Zijun himself. It can be said that this is the safest place in the world.
However, despite the need for security, necessary guard duties and daily patrols must still be carried out. This is a tradition they have maintained for thousands of years and cannot be abandoned.
Noticing Tang Zijun's approach, the two flower fairies bowed slightly in greeting.
Tang Zijun smiled and greeted them, then naturally raised her hand and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Tan Zhixin's voice came from inside the house.
Pushing open the door, I saw Tan Zhixin sitting on a chair by the window, brewing tea. The illusory sunlight streamed in from outside, casting a golden glow on her pretty face.
On the table in front of her, Xiao Qing slowly raised her head, turned to look in Tang Zijun's direction, and flicked her tongue.
After Xiaoqing regained consciousness, she automatically broke free from her fusion with Tan Zhixin. At this moment, Tan Zhixin was not wearing Tang Zijun's clothes, but had changed into a light purple dress—which the flower fairies had brought back from her home.
"You've arrived, please have a seat." Tan Zhixin said gently, reaching out to pour Tang Zijun a cup of tea.
Tang Zijun didn't stand on ceremony and pulled out a chair to sit opposite Tan Zhixin at the table. "Xiao Qing, you look great after a few days."
Xiaoqing glanced at Tang Zijun, then awkwardly looked away.
To be honest, her attitude towards Tang Zijun was rather complicated.
From the perspective of the spirit beasts, an ordinary person using the abilities of the Greedy One was definitely their mortal enemy. Later, although they had confirmed that the guy in front of them was a friend, Xiao Qing still felt something was off.
For this reason, Xiaoqing rarely takes the initiative to communicate with Tang Zijun.
But things are different now. After this experience, Xiaoqing knows very well that she and Tan Zhixin were able to survive entirely thanks to Tang Zijun's help.
If it weren't for him, he and Tan Zhixin would have already fallen into depravity. Not to mention regaining their transformation powers, they might even have killed countless innocent ordinary people.
On this point, it wouldn't be excessive for me to kowtow to the other party.
But Xiaoqing felt a little embarrassed to say thank you to Tang Zijun...
"Alright, stop teasing her, this girl is petty."
Tan Zhixin smiled faintly. She and Xiaoqing were old friends, and their tacit understanding couldn't be explained in just a few words. Naturally, she could see what Xiaoqing was thinking.
After this incident, Xiaoqing would definitely go through fire and water for Tang Zijun without batting an eye, but she would absolutely not be able to say a few words of gratitude.
I don't know where she got this affected manner from.
Tang Zijun wasn't thinking too much about it; his attention was currently focused on Tan Zhixin.
Tang Zijun picked up her cup, took a sip, and looked up to ask, "Why did you call me over so urgently? Couldn't you have said it over the phone?"
"what?"
Tan Zhixin was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
A hint of mischief flashed in her bright eyes, revealing a very cute expression, but at this moment, Tang Zijun had no time to appreciate this charming face.
He keenly sensed that something was wrong with Tan Zhixin.
What do you mean by that surprise?
"I...I didn't call you," Tan Zhixin blinked and said. "I thought you didn't have anything to do today."
So you came to see me.
"You didn't make a phone call?" Tang Zijun frowned sharply.
Tan Zhixin's reaction didn't seem like a joke, and the other person wasn't the type to like playing pranks. It would be a bit hard to say if it were Qin Nan or Tang Cao, but it was absolutely impossible for Tan Zhixin to do it.
It had only been five minutes since she answered the phone, and Tang Zijun could still remember Tan Zhixin's voice and tone on the other end.
The next second, a bad thought slowly rose from the bottom of his heart.
He quickly took out his phone, unlocked it, and opened the call log.
The next moment, Tang Zijun's eye twitched, and she thought to herself, "Just as I thought."
"What's wrong?" Tan Zhixin noticed Tang Zijun's strange expression and quickly asked, "Did something happen?"
Tang Zijun casually turned off her phone and tossed it on the table. She then picked up Tan Zhixin's phone, which was also on the table, and turned it off as well.
Tan Zhixin and Xiao Qing watched Tang Zijun's actions quietly. Although they found it strange, they did not stop him, because they both understood that Tang Zijun would never do anything meaningless.
Seemingly still not at ease after shutting down the phones, Tang Zijun threw both phones into a teacup and sent them back to the real world through the reverse passage.
After doing all this, he finally looked up. "From now on, do not use electronic devices in the Reverse World. Unless there are special circumstances, do not bring any electronic devices into this place."
Sensing the seriousness in Tang Zijun's tone, Tan Zhixin frowned slightly. "What exactly happened?"
Tang Zijun's smile vanished, and she stared intently at Tan Zhixin. "I just received a phone call—from you."
"Me?" Tan Zhixin pointed to herself.
"Yes, the voice, the tone, even some details are exactly the same," Tang Zijun said calmly, then sighed. "It's my fault for being too careless. If I had contacted you directly from the reflection on the screen, I would have realized it instantly."
"Wait, you mean, a guy with the same voice and tone as Sister Tan just called you?" Xiaoqing couldn't help but ask.
"It's not just the voice and tone." Tang Zijun shook her head slightly, tapping her finger lightly on the table. "The caller ID shows it's Mr. Qingnang, which means the other party called me using your cell phone."
Upon hearing this, a chill inexplicably crept up my back.
Tan Zhixin and Xiao Qing were both stunned; they really hadn't expected this to happen.
After a pause, Tan Zhixin immediately asked, "Then what did you mean by checking the phone just now? Did the call logs disappear?"
Tang Zijun's lips curled into a smile. "It would be fine if it disappeared, but the problem is it didn't. And I believe there should be a corresponding call record on your phone. If I'm not mistaken, you didn't touch your phone just now, right?"
"I just..." Tan Zhixin frowned slightly as she recalled for a moment before answering. "I just went out with Xiaoqing to see Queen Ruosi. After we came back, I've been making tea here the whole time, and I haven't touched my phone the entire time."
"That's true, and I can vouch for it," Xiaoqing added from the side. "Sister Tan only checks her phone before going to bed at night; during the day, it's always on the table."
"Then that's it, that guy called me using your phone, and he even used your voice..." Tang Zijun suddenly froze at this point. "I should have realized it sooner, I should have realized it sooner."
"What did you think of?" Tan Zhixin pressed.
Tang Zijun looked up. "You've been recuperating these past few days, so there are some things I haven't had a chance to tell you yet. I only just heard about this from Lao Chang. On the day of the Shadow Calamity, the Demon Surveillance Bureau was attacked..."
Without any concealment, Tang Zijun quickly relayed the information she had heard from Shangguan Su and Chang Lei to Tan Zhixin. The data loss was also closely related to her, after all, she was one of the victims.
Previously, Tang Zijun had been pondering what exactly was capable of infiltrating the Demon Surveillance Bureau's network.
This is a national-level cybersecurity issue. To put it bluntly, no country in the world has the capability to do something like this, and to do so without being fooled by Lao Chang's deception is simply impossible.
At that time, Tang Zijun wondered if she had overlooked something.
Now, combined with the phone call he had just received, an impossible but highly probable guess popped into his mind.
Shangguan Su's deduction is correct; the enemy does indeed come from "inside," but the difference is that the enemy does not come from within the Demon Surveillance Bureau, but from within electronic devices or networks.
Chang Lei was right. With his methods, he couldn't detect any "signs" from the other party because they were simply not on the same "dimension".
Lao Chang's fraudulent techniques operate in the real world, while his opponents most likely come from the virtual world of the digital realm.
Upon hearing Tang Zijun's explanation, Tan Zhixin was convinced.
She stared at Tang Zijun in disbelief, feeling that her thoughts were a little slow to catch up with the other person's pace, but her long experience in fighting against evil forces still calmed her down instantly.
Tan Zhixin didn't delve into whether Tang Zijun's guess was right or wrong; instead, she immediately realized, "So, this means there are new worlds in places we don't know about?"
"To be precise, that world has already formed, but none of us have discovered it," Tang Zijun said, frowning. "Moreover, they started studying us a long time ago, but we just didn't know it at the time."
Tan Zhixin took a slight breath. "You mean... they've already started researching us a long time ago?"
"You know what? I've always been curious about why the data loss of the Demon Surveillance Bureau happened so coincidentally, it just happened to include all of us. Not to mention Chang Lei and you, even that little girl Su Siyao is on the list."
Tang Zijun pursed her lips, smiled, and shook her head.
"I think I now know what I've been overlooking..."
As he spoke, he raised his head.
Do you remember that photo?