Deep in the Living
Chapter 260 - 249 Visitor

Chapter 260: Chapter 249 Visitor

Day after day.

Luo Di did not take the initiative to contact the Supervision Bureau, nor did he log into 4hs to participate in offline events.

For an entire week, he stayed at the Mercury Hotel living a "privileged" life,

Deluxe cuisine,

Swimming and exercising,

Massages and oil treatments,

Reading books and watching movies,

Without a pursuit for killing, without the need for pituitary supplements, no longer in contact with the outside world, he barely even left the hotel.

Just one week was enough to restore his mental state significantly, even his skin became fairer and more moisturized, losing some of his murderous sharpness.

The mass death incident at the Nameless Orphanage seemed completely turned over as if it never happened, and the Supervision team no longer insisted on him reporting the details of the incident, the Venerable seemed to have truly died there in the orphanage.

Everything seemed to have returned to normal.

[Day 8]

Luo Di promptly got up at 06:00 to head to the hotel’s constant temperature swimming pool for an hour of aerobic exercise. Then he went to the second-floor restaurant for a delicious breakfast.

In a special city like Moon City, residents generally do not have high spending power, even though the Mercury Hotel has adjusted its prices to a very low level, there are still very few guests.

Travelers going to Moon City are also scarce, and often there are no travelers at all.

The occupancy rate at the Mercury Hotel often fluctuates between 3~7%, as the manager said, the hotel in Moon City fundamentally is not for making money, but merely to establish the corporate image. Even in a place like Moon City, the Mercury Hotel still ensures the absolute safety of its guests.

Due to the sparse number of guests, although the restaurant has over fifty tables, the actual number of people coming for breakfast each day does not exceed ten.

Luo Di ordered a sugar-free low-fat latte, two boiled eggs, and a bowl of Zhajiang noodles, settling down at his favourite corner to eat.

He usually limited his breakfast time to within twenty minutes, subsequently heading to the free fitness area for equipment training.

But today was different.

Just as Luo Di finished all his food, lifting the bowl ready to drink the precious noodle soup,

Kacha~ a noise came through.

Previously, Luo Di would not have cared about such a noise. After all, it’s normal to hear some noises in public places as you can’t expect everyone to have good manners.

But this particular not-so-loud noise instantly tensed Luo Di’s completely relaxed mind.

He had heard this sound before.

It was exactly one week ago, in the hall of the orphanage facing the Venerable behind the curtains, the sound emitted by the other’s pituitary, like the sound of cracking walnuts.

He put down the bowl and stared straight ahead.

In the center of the restaurant, there appeared an additional person.

Luo Di, with his good memory, clearly remembered that there was no one in that spot before he lifted his bowl to drink the soup. Now, a middle-aged gentleman dressed in a neatly tailored pure white suit sat there.

Even someone like Luo Di who did not understand fashion could tell at a glance that the suit was of high value.

Golden Bentley logo,

Gold-rimmed glasses,

Herringbone-patterned tie.

While waiting for his meal, two walnuts were being twirled in his hands, continuously creating sounds of collision.

After wiping the grease from his mouth, Luo Di took the initiative to stand up and walk over, pulling out a chair and sitting opposite the man.

Coincidentally, the waiter also served the food at this time.

Strangely,

The man did not have a nutritionally balanced meal like Luo Di; he didn’t even have a main course. What was served to the table was merely a glass of red wine and a portion of the hotel’s secret dipping sauce.

Sitting opposite, Luo Di also saw the man’s face clearly.

Age probably between forty to fifty, European, lean.

Yet the man did not initiate any conversation due to Luo Di’s arrival, nor did he even glance in his direction.

Currently, he merely stopped the action of rolling the walnuts and reached into the lining of his suit to pull out an exquisite metal box, placing it on the table.

The lid of the box opened,

a strange scent wafted outward.

The contents inside resembled processed walnut kernels, pure white in color.

It would be hard for an ordinary person to recognize what kind of scent this was, but Luo Di could detect a special odor, an unmistakable and pungent smell uniquely belonging to the brain.

This person did not use the cutlery here, but instead took a metal tweezer from his vest pocket.

Gently grasping a walnut kernel, he dipped half of it into the homemade sauce of the restaurant, and then carefully chewed and swallowed before taking a small sip of red wine.

At the end of tasting, a special aromatic scent naturally exhaled from his mouth, invisible to the naked eye.

Just as this breath was about to be inhaled by Luo Di, a torture device positioned at the end of his nostrils released heat and incinerated the breath completely.

At the same time,

the other party finally looked up and said in a standard British English:

"Would you like one? It’s a fine supplement for an investigator like you whose pituitary is still in the growth phase, Mr. Di."

"I thought the Supervision Bureau would send someone to find me, but instead, it turns out to be you... Venerable."

As Luo Di spoke the word "Venerable",

the other party lifted his index finger to his lips, then continued eating his breakfast in the same manner.

Luo Di did not interrupt, but patiently waited until the other party had finished all the walnut kernels and just drained the last drop of red wine from his glass.

"Thank you for your patience, Mr. Di. However, the current situation is not suitable for a gentlemanly conversation between us. If you are interested to know more, please go to this place, where I will be waiting for your arrival."

A special white business card was handed over.

Unlike the business cards from Supervision Bureau personnel, which only had a phone number, this white card provided a specific address located right in the center of Moon City.

Set at a place where the Light Side and Dark Side intersect.

"Mr. Di, you probably still need to go exercise, right? I hope to see you within today. I’ll head over first. After all, the whole organization struggles to function without me."

This person stood up and adjusted his formal suit, then walked towards the exit of the restaurant.

He had just taken three steps but then stopped, pointing at his head.

"Oh, yes!

Despite your seemingly nutritious diet and thorough self-discipline exercises being effective for the body, they don’t do much for the brain or the pituitary.

My memory is very good, and my brain has stayed young at twenty due to special exercises.

If Mr. Di would come, I wouldn’t mind sharing this wellness technique with you."

After saying that,

two walnuts slid out from his sleeve and began rolling in his palm again.

As this person left the restaurant.

Click!

Luo Di’s tongue suddenly clicked in his mouth, pulling his thoughts back to reality.

He had inadvertently let his thoughts be influenced by the walnuts without even realizing it, even though he had prepared defenses on multiple levels and let no scent go unchecked.

"Was my mind influenced the moment I first heard the sound? Well, that’s good, otherwise it wouldn’t be interesting.

Finally, someone has arrived, and my week spent here thus becomes worthwhile."

Luo Di still remained calm and did not let the invitation disrupt his daily routine nor let the words disturb his thoughts.

He continued with his self-discipline exercise regimen and usual lunch.

Following that was a brief afternoon nap, after which he woke up, sipped a cup of black tea while sitting on the balcony of the suite reading a recently picked up science fiction book.

He continued by having dinner inside the hotel,

and only when a day of disciplined life had completely ended, did he head to the specific location indicated on the white card just as night fell.