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Chapter 233 - 198: Ghost Ship Resurfaces (6500 words)_1

Chapter 233: Chapter 198: Ghost Ship Resurfaces (6500 words)_1

The door on the island opens.

Taurus and a young man in a suit emerge from the door, taking a sweeping glance at the scene behind the door, their expressions darken.

At this moment, a dozen members of the Illuminati, not far away, break into a run towards them, as if they have seen a family member.

"President, it’s bad news, the Vice-President has been caught in an ambush ..."

"Three hours ago, something dragged the Vice-President into the water, and he vanished ..."

"We have searched everywhere nearby and found nothing, I’m afraid he has already ..."

...

Without waiting for Taurus to ask, they chatter away, describing the situation.

Hearing this, Taurus’s brow furrows instantly. With just a few words, he has understood what’s transpired, and quickly gives the others a meaningful look, signalling them to enter the door swiftly.

After ushering a dozen people through the door, he takes another wary look outside and resolutely pulls the door shut, leaving only a thin crack that can’t be closed any further.

"Such vigilance .."

Far off, Mu You shakes his head, ordering the beetle spying near the edge of the island to return.

The situation is quite clear now. After hearing what had transpired, Taurus likely guessed that Gemini had met with disaster. Given that there’s a high chance of being under surveillance, he decisively gave up on searching and all other plans, preparing to stay inside the door for the day.

"What should we do, should we go over there?" Lin Xue asks Mu You.

Mu You shakes his head, going after them would be of no use. Judging by Taurus’s caution, the area behind the door will likely be heavily guarded for the day, not even a fly would get inside.

After waiting for a moment, Mu You extends his hand to retrieve the returning beetle, removing the crystal that had been recording images mounted on its back.

Upon inputting Magic Power, an image automatically appears above the crystal, showing the scene captured in front of the door within the last two hours.

This close-up image is indeed clearer than what they had seen from afar. Mu You rewinds to the moment when the door last opened, playing those few fleeting seconds over and over again. He studies the setting behind the door, hoping to find some clues about Taurus’s hideout.

However, Taurus isn’t a fool. He won’t haphazardly leave the door open out in the wilderness.

Behind the door appears to be a plain wooden room, resembling a storage room of sorts.

"Take a look, can you spot anything?" Mu You asks Lin Xue for her opinion.

"Hmm, go back a little ..."

After observing the surroundings, Lin Xue suddenly speaks.

Mu You rewind the footage by a few seconds.

"A little more towards the front ... yes, right there ..."

Mu You magnifies the frame Lin Xue had pointed out.

Lin Xue adjusts her glasses, pointing at a man standing behind Taurus, a young man wearing spectacles.

"His glasses, they seem to have fogged up."

"Oh?" Mu You is taken aback, and looks closer.

The young man has been standing inside the door the entire time. Moreover, the dim lighting inside makes it hard to tell if the glasses are foggy, even when zoomed in. Lin Xue, being a long-time glasses wearer herself, is the one to notice this minor detail.

Only after Lin Xue points it out, does Mu You notice this clue. He now rewinds the video by another two seconds, comparing the initial few frames after the door opens. The lenses of the man’s glasses indeed show significant changes.

"Foggy glasses indicate a shift from a cold and dry environment to one that is relatively warm and humid. When water vapour cools down, it causes fog."

"The temperature of the sea around us is approximately seventeen or eighteen degrees. For the lenses on the other side of the door to fog up so quickly, the temperature should be below five degrees." Lin Xue explains.

"Below five degrees ..."

Mu You ponders for a moment. This is definitely a determining factor, but with just the temperature, it seems impossible to pinpoint a location. There are plenty of places on Earth with temperatures below five degrees.

"Also, there’s this..."

At that, Lin Xue points to another corner of the image: "From here to here, the light gradually brightens, suggesting there’s likely a window in the area that’s out of sight. The feeble light filtering through the window indicates that the light outside is also weak, it must either be early morning when the day has just dawned, or dusk when night is about to fall."

Lin Xue contemplates for a moment before continuing, "The door opened at half-past ten, which is our country’s standard time. The type of lighting on the other side suggests it must be around five in the morning or seven in the evening. According to time zones, places on Earth that are currently in these two time periods are in the East Three Zone and the West Eight zones."

"After identifying the time zone, considering the temperature is below five degrees, the possible locations are greatly reduced. Furthermore ..."

As she speaks, Lin Xue points to another position in the image.

Mu You follows her gaze to an oil painting hanging on the wall. Due to the distance and dim lighting, it’s impossible to discern the contents of the painting, they can only vaguely make out an outline.

"Finally, this painting, its style suggests that it is a Western European classical painting, although it’s not definite, I do know a city that’s quite fond of this style of art ..."

"Where?" Mu You asks.

"Moscow."

Lin Xue says, "Moscow has the most famous oil painting market in the world. It is located in the East Three Zone, with the time lagging behind ours by just over five hours. Right now, it should be just past five in the morning. The average annual temperature is between 1-8 degrees Celsius, which also matches the condition. In fact, we can confirm whether it is or not by simply checking today’s temperature in Moscow."

Mu You looks at Lin Xue in astonishment: "You’re really impressive."

From an image that seems inconspicuous at first glance, she analyzes so much information in such a short period of time, even pinpoints the exact city ...