Following the location indicated on the map, Ji Le came to the so-called "late night bar".

On one side of the bustling high-rise buildings and busy streets, a building about three stories high is isolated from another world by a blockade line.

Since no one took care of it, weeds grew on the ground nearby and the door was locked. It was the only store in the nearby street that was not open.

Without networking and no projection is started, the building is in its most primitive form. White and gray brick walls, dull neon lights, and dilapidated signs that read: Black Cat Bar.

The blockade line was directly set up by the Ministry of Public Security. Although it was just a yellow light band with the words "No entry", as long as citizens who have installed a terminal in the brain will trigger an alarm when they walked in.

Of course, Ji Le, who has not installed a terminal in the brain, can indeed take advantage of loopholes.

It’s not that the Ministry of Security has not taken this into consideration, but that the blockade itself is a stronger warning function. If someone insists on not listening to advice and encountering danger in entering the second world, he will suffer on his own.

Ji Le did not immediately enter the investigation. On the one hand, it was daytime now, and people would definitely be seen by people around him when he entered, and on the other hand, he did not know the basic situation of the bar.

Leaning against the street light not far from the blockade line, Ji Le found some information about the bar.

"The Black Cat Bar opened two years ago and its business has been very good. Their ale is a signboard, and now there are no bars that really make their own wine. The owner of this store still has some of their own pursuits."

"In the citizen review, the bar is rated as five stars and was selected as a special merchant."

"But a month ago, some accidents suddenly occurred at the bar. The news said that the virus in the network of these bars would cause the incoming customers to get infected with the virus, so they were closed."

If there is a virus, just contact an expert to prevent the virus from being killed, so that the entire bar will not be closed.

Nowadays, every public area of ​​the city is connected to the utopian network and is uniformly monitored by the utopian system. It is difficult to get a virus.

Ji Le knew that something must have happened here, and it was probably someone who had a mental breakdown that created a box view.

However, the official will definitely not tell the truth directly to the public.

So, the latest news about this Black Cat Bar ended more than a month ago, and no details of any case were disclosed.

"Are you here to find someone too?" Just as Ji Le was thinking about whether to go directly to the investigation next, he patted him alone.

Ji Le instinctively retreated and distanced himself from the other party.

Standing in front of her was a girl about twenty years old. She was wearing a school uniform from a certain university and had short hair with her ears. She looked very well-behaved, but she wore black earrings that did not match her temperament, which added a lot of punk style.

"Who are you?"

"Sorry, I'm so familiar." The girl bowed politely. "I saw you wandering here, so I thought you were here to find someone."

Ji Le keenly discovered that this girl might know some inside story.

"Look for someone? Has anyone disappeared nearby?"

"It's okay." The girl realized that Ji Le was just an irrelevant passerby, so she wanted to walk away.

Of course, Ji Le couldn't let this clue go, he stopped the girl: "Wait."

The girl's eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you interested in this?"

"Will ordinary people be stopped like this, be alert?" Ji Le felt that this girl was even more suspicious, as if it was the bait that induces him to enter the trap.

"No, I think you are still very friendly and have shown great interest in this matter." The girl smiled. "I have asked people nearby for help, but no one is interested in this illusory thing. In the end, I am the only one who comes to investigate."

Ji Le put down his hand blocking the road and pointed to a cafe opposite: "Let's go, let's talk there."

Compared to the abandoned Black Cat Bar, the Bird's Poetry Cafe is much more lively.

After being connected to the Utopian network, the decorative lights and signs are turned into projections and directly applied to the retina. Although the real appearance of the cafe may be just a gray and white undecorated embryo room, after being projected, what is displayed in the eyes of customers is a stylish building.

When people walk into the cafe, they will automatically connect to the cafe's LAN to obtain the background music in this area. Customers can choose whether to play or pause themselves, or even switch music according to their own preferences.

Background music is only played in the customer's brain through the brain terminal (or virtual glasses) and will not interfere with other people.

If you didn’t know that all this was virtual, all these experiences would not be noticed as if they were in a real environment.

To some extent, virtual networks have invaded all aspects of people's lives and cannot be distinguished from the real world.

Ji Le and the girls randomly found a location close to the bar.

"You want something to drink, I'll treat you."

"It's not good." The girl didn't seem to expect someone to invite her here for coffee so seriously because of her words.

"Then I'll order it directly." Ji Le didn't have the time to greet her and ordered two cups of espresso. "My name is Ji Le, and I'm an author. I heard that something seems to have happened here, so I'll find the subject matter here."

Of course, Ji Le couldn't tell all his information, and he casually talked about the identity of an author.

The girl believed it very much, but she mainly did not expect that the other party would have any reason to conceal his identity.

"You can call me Rika, a student at Intercity University of Electronic Science and Technology. I came to find my missing brother. He said he came here to drink a week ago, and he never contacted me again."

"Have you reported the case?"

Rika nodded: "I reported it, but there is no news yet. The sheriff is very good. He once told me mysteriously not to have too much hope. I think they should know some inside information, but they are unwilling to tell me."

"So I came to find someone myself. I found a lot of people and asked people who lived nearby, but no one was willing to help me, and I was very taboo about this place."

Rika was not depressed at all, and even had excitement in her eyes: "There must be a secret here. My brother is probably involved in an amazing incident. I have never encountered such an exciting thing!"

"This is exactly the best material for me to write. I want to investigate this in depth. Do you have any clues?"

"That's great, I finally found my teammate." Rika lowered her voice. "In fact, not only my brother, but there have been more than 10 missing cases nearby in the past month, but they have been suppressed by the Ministry of Public Security."
Chapter completed!