John Woo always has a black rope hanging around his neck, which is usually hidden in his collar, so you can't see what's attached to it.
Lin Fan had no interest in this area, so he never inquired about it.
Now looking at it, it turned out to be a silver plate the size of a thumbnail, with black patterns on it, looking dirty and old.
"Is this Tibetan silver?" Lin Fan looked carefully at the middle of the card. There seemed to be some pattern, but unfortunately she couldn't understand it. She sat back in her chair in frustration.
"It's Tibetan silver." Wu Yusen himself took a look at the pendant. "There's ancient Sanskrit written inside. I've asked someone, but no one has yet deciphered its meaning. But this Vajra Amulet is really useful. It has the power to ward off demons. It's perfectly safe for use on fantasy missions."
"Then how do you know this is a Vajra Amulet?" Lin Fan asked.
"Everything in the grocery store has labels and shopping receipts." John Woo took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan took it and opened it.
Product Name: Blank Card Set (20 Cards)
Function: Storage.
Usage: Those who understand will understand.
Taboo: One card for one object, cannot be stacked.
Others: Explore on your own.
Total price: RMB 76.80.
There is a line of small words at the bottom of the receipt - Items sold in this store can be returned to the store for after-sales service with this receipt, and no replacement will be given if lost.
"Is this what Zhao He just gave you?" Lin Fan asked with a frown, "It looks like... a joke."
"Really? I also thought it was something a kid used to trick people." Wang Fengfeng nodded frantically, "Unfortunately, it's not."
"Then why did he give you this slip? Isn't it a ticket to get in?" Lin Fan looked at it, but besides the price, he couldn't understand anything and returned it to Wu Yusen. "But that doesn't make sense. If it's your first time in, and you haven't bought anything, there's no way you can have a ticket, right? And since you've bought something, you should have a ticket too. He doesn't need to give it to you."
Wu Yusen took the slip of paper Lin Fan handed back, folded it, and put it in his pocket. "This is your entry ticket. The first time I entered this grocery store, it was completely accidental. It's like what Fengfeng said, it depends on fate. But if you want to go again, you must have the receipt."
"Everyone in our institute was waiting for it, but we couldn't find it no matter how hard we looked," Wang Fengfeng said regretfully. He was obviously one of those who couldn't find it. "Mr. Qian said it might be a mobile space, and the receipt is like the key to establish a passage. Oh my god, when can I go in and see for myself?"
"Isn't there a receipt? Can't you just take it with you?" Lin Fan asked curiously.
"No! You have to have been to the grocery store before and have a receipt to get in. If you haven't been there before, even a ticket is useless." Wang Fengfeng shook his head and sighed, "We've all tried it. We waited for a month but couldn't find it. But when it came to Angkor, he found it in just two days."
"So amazing?" Lin Fan found it hard to imagine. "A store can actually screen its customers? It's simply..."
It's almost like it's alive.
"Have you ever tried asking someone who's been there before to take you along?" Lin Fan asked suddenly. "Let John Woo take you there."
"I tried, of course I didn't?" Wang Fengfeng complained when he mentioned this. "He ended up going in, and I wasn't paying attention, and I found he was gone. It was like a haunted place. If I hadn't been in the station and seen this before, I would have been scared to death."
"Huh?" Lin Fan had never heard of such a thing before. "It even has intelligent screening? Amazing."
"Actually, it makes sense if you think about it," Wang Fengfeng said, stuffing a mouthful of food into his mouth. "That store has so much awesome stuff. If anyone could get in, wouldn't that be chaos? I just don't know what the admission mechanism is."
"Then how did you find this store?" Lin Fan asked John Woo curiously.
"Actually, I don't know either." Wu Yusen laughed, making Wang Fengfeng envious and jealous. "One day, I was wandering around there and accidentally walked into it."
Although he thought the shop was a bit strange, he didn't comment. Instead, he immediately fell in love with the Vajra Amulet and bought it immediately because the price was not expensive.
Because many expenses can be reimbursed when the special affairs office is on a mission, John Woo has the good habit of keeping receipts.
Fortunately I kept the receipt, otherwise it would not be so easy to go there again later.
"Then you have Zhao He's ticket. Is it because the things bought by different people belong to different spaces, so they need corresponding passes?" Lin Fan's imagination ran wild.
This time, John Woo shook his head and denied it.
"That's not the case. I'm just afraid of buying the wrong thing, so I have to show the receipt to the owner. Even if I go there every day, I can't always get a chance to see them. So if I go in and buy the wrong thing, it would be such a shame."
John Woo tries his luck every year, and based on the rules he and others have summarized, it is generally normal for it to happen once a year.
It just so happened that he hadn't been there this year, so he agreed to Zhao He's request without hesitation.
Last time, because of the ugly woman incident, he felt that he didn't have any suitable cold weapons, so this time he went over to see if there was any suitable one.
"What you said makes me want to go in and take a look." Lin Fan listened to the general idea and felt it was mysterious.
"That's not easy." Wang Fengfeng poured cold water on her, "Maybe he's waiting outside like me."
"Hasn't there been anyone who went in with us?" Lin Fan asked.
"Yes, but very rarely," Wu Yusen replied. "It's all a matter of luck. If you can get in, even if you don't follow others, you'll stumble upon one sooner or later. How about you come with me tomorrow and try?"
"I definitely have to try it." Lin Fan tapped the table lightly. "You've piqued my curiosity. If I don't try it, I won't be able to sleep well."
"Okay, let's go see it together tomorrow night." John Woo responded with a smile.
The next night, just after dark, John Woo took Lin Fan to the place.
This is the junction of the old and new urban areas. On one side are small buildings built over 20 years ago, and on the other side are large blue brick bungalows.
Two people were walking slowly in the alley. Some parts of the road were bright, while others were dark. The light was not very good, but they could see clearly.
Gaohe's economy is developing rapidly, and there are not many old alleys like this.
Lin Fan also played among such blue brick houses when he was a child. He hadn't walked through them for many years. Now, as he shuttled through the alleys, waves of nostalgia welled up in his heart.
Following John Woo around the bends, we soon arrived in front of an ancient wooden door.
It was a wooden door that looked very old. I don’t know how many years it had gone through, but it didn’t feel dilapidated.
The street lights in the alley had limited illumination, and only the door on the left was illuminated. The one on the right was hidden in the darkness, and you couldn't tell there were two doors unless you got closer.
There is an indescribable beauty between light and shadow.
You couldn't see inside the wooden door, so John Woo walked straight forward and pushed open the door on the left.
Orange light spilled out from the door, and the entrance became bright instantly.
Lin Fan stood on the right side and pushed the door on the right, but it didn't move.
Seeing John Woo holding the door and smiling back at him, he followed him into the room through the door on the left.
Quick wit. It's definitely not as emotionally charged as the previous disaster relief missions, but there's nothing I can do about it. Just keeping updating is already pretty good. I feel pretty good about myself.