Lord of the Mysteries

No way… Is the driver related to the monocle incident that The Star mentioned? He’s been corrupted, or is he the source of corruption? Wait, why did I use the word “corruption”… At that moment, I feel like my heart stopped beating for two seconds.

I forget my stupor as I quickly check my belongings.

My phone is still here!

My keys are still here!

My travel card is still here!

My seven yuan change is still here!

My shoes are still here, my pants are still here, my clothes are still here, and my body is still here!

Phew… I didn’t lose anything. Nothing happened… I heave a sigh of relief. I feel as though I was just overthinking things.

People just love to scare themselves.

Since I’ve already taken out my phone, I take a look at the time.

3:25 p.m.

That driver drove really fast—five to six minutes earlier than the estimated time on the app. No wonder I got motion sickness… I gain a new understanding of the situation.

So that’s what happened!

However, I keep having the feeling as though I wasn’t in the car for more than fifteen minutes, and that we didn’t exchange many words.

Maybe it was due to the motion sickness I experienced towards the end of my journey, probably… I raise my head, get my bearings, and head for the eye-catching police station.

It’s a compound with several buildings inside. Two fully armed police officers stand guard at the entrance.

At this moment, I suddenly think of a problem. I connect it to a question from my prior inspection of my personal belongings.

I didn’t bring a paper notebook or pen!

Of course, this isn’t a result of my negligence. It’s just that I’m used to using my cell phone to record matters. If it were something grander in scale, or in a more professional setting, I would bring a notebook computer. I haven’t used a paper notebook in the last two years.

Uh, in a work environment like a police station, the leaders in charge of matters definitely can’t stand the situation of someone holding a cell phone and tapping on it during business exchanges. That’s not polite at all! When dealing with them, it’s better to be more conservative and traditional. Hmm, I’ll first find a stationery shop, buy a pen, buy a notebook, and then go in. Heh heh, in a business environment, putting on an act is also a skill… I immediately look around to find my target.

At times like this, I’ll always praise my habit of leaving some buffer time. This gives me enough time to not be in a rush, and allows me to be calm.

leader in charge of the project and I agreed to meet at 4:00 p.m., so I have

a taxi from the company to this place would take about 20 minutes. With the series of actions like going downstairs, waiting for the ride, and entering the compound, the total time required is about 35 minutes. I set off at 3:00 p.m., giving myself plenty of buffer time to arrive at the scheduled time of 3.45 p.m., but considering the possibility of traffic jams, registrations, inspections,

surprise, the driver with the monocle drove so fast that

looking around. I hurriedly take out my phone and use the map app

Just as I’m hesitating, I suddenly see a

“Star Dream Provisions Store.”

maybe there’s stationery… I’ll go take a look first. There’s no need to get a rideshare… Heh, Star Dream. It feels like a celebrity management agency… I

the

rather dim inside, giving me the feeling of

tall. The items placed on the shelves are dazzling, but they all look rather

in a black dress sits at the back. She has her back against two wooden cabinets

a bit of life to the dark shop. However, it’s

boss isn’t meticulous. If I were a thief, I could take a few items and turn around to leave. She

have a notebook and pen? I’m referring

dress looks up and replies with a

we do.

calming me down instantly. Her looks are pretty good. Even the dark environment can’t mask

finger and look towards the corner of the third rack of the

notebook there, but its design is very strange, as if it’s made of

a notebook?” I reach for the

as if it’s made of metal. However, there is

in a black dress says with a calm smile, “My shop’s theme is ‘mystery.’ All the products in this area have

differentiation strategy… This phrase

time, I survey my surroundings and see an antique quill, a silver mirror with black eyeballs on both sides,

pick up the mirror with my other

condition. I can’t look terrible just because of my motion sickness and have

mirror quickly

hair, brown eyes, deep

become so handsome? I can’t believe

seconds, I quickly put down the brass notebook, take out my phone, and use the screen to

It’s still my original appearance… I turn my head to look at the mirror again. I’m

going on with this mirror?” I can’t help

woman in the

a

I understand.” I suddenly

its own beautifying features, filters, and

actually a special tablet that’s directly