I remembered I was wearing a gas mask. If I still felt uncomfortable, it would be strange, unless certain toxins could penetrate the skin. The moment I thought of this, someone suddenly appeared behind me and steadied me, "Brother, hold this!"
He Bai Ling suddenly appeared. She had probably been here for a while and only came to save me now. I held a pill in my mouth and immediately felt a little clearer. I could even do without the gas mask now because I saw He Bai Ling wasn't wearing one either.
"He Sheng, you're quite brave. Continue moving forward for now. Your people are buying you time?"
"How are they doing?"
"They were just attacked by a group of mercenaries!"
"Ah? Then..."
"Don't worry, He Jing Hui is with them!"
"I understand, Sister. Do you know what this place is?"
"Of course. We need to find more clues about the Polaris organization. We've already dealt with their upper half, but we don't know where the lower half is. It would be great if we could get the list of the lower half."
"I know, but they definitely won't leave it for us."
"Not necessarily. Didn't you forget? Last time, the lower half of the list was with the priest, and it should be in someone's hands. They must have been a whole at one point."
As we spoke, we passed through a graveyard. Near a wall, He Bai Ling picked a lily of the valley. I asked her what she was doing, and she said, "It will be useful later."
I didn't understand at the time, but I knew my sister was so clever that she wouldn't act recklessly. So I followed her. Her sword was always with her, and she was constantly vigilant. When she noticed a slingshot on my wrist, she curiously asked, "Did Monkey give you that?"
"Yes, that guy is very skilled in wooden armor techniques. He gave me this slingshot for self-defense, but I've never used it!"
"Oh? An interesting person. I always knew that guy was very smart. Joining the police was a wise choice. Hehehe, his forensic techniques are excellent. Even you would consider him your successor, right?"
"Yes, and Dao Tian Xing. That child should also be very smart!"
"Of course. I went to see him before I came. He is indeed a well-behaved and cute child. You are blessed!"
"Monkey is very smart. I saw his talent back then, which is why I took him as my disciple. He has also started to study the art of autopsy recently."
"That's good. Our He family has successors."
"Mmm..." Just as I finished speaking, He Bai Ling suddenly stopped me. "Don't rush. The ground ahead is not right!"
Saying that, He Bai Ling picked up a stone and threw it forward. The spot where the stone landed collapsed immediately.
I gasped, "Fortunately, you found it early."
"As the martial support for our He family, if I can't even find this, then I'm too incompetent. Alright, don't you have a grappling hook? Just go across!"
As He Bai Ling spoke, she kicked off and jumped across herself, while I still had to use the grappling hook.
After the two of us crossed, we looked back and saw that the wall was covered with cockroaches and some spiders. They seemed to be crawling around casually at first, but after we watched them for a moment, they all swarmed towards us!
He Bai Ling seemed a bit annoyed. She picked up a spray bottle and sprayed it directly, saying, "Behold my Black Whirlwind!"
I looked at her in surprise. I didn't expect so many poisonous creatures to be killed by her spray. After finishing, she put away the bottle, patted the dust from her hands, and said casually, "Fortunately, your sister came prepared!"
"You sensed that there would be poisonous creatures in these underground levels, so you brought insecticide?"
"This isn't ordinary insecticide. I added something to the cassia seed chili oil."
"No wonder. It seems you often read Grandpa's books too."
"I don't need to read them. I've already memorized them thoroughly."
At that moment, I was a little speechless. I originally thought I was the most familiar with Grandpa's book, "The Secrets of Autopsy and Modern Forensic Science Intertwined," in the family. Little did I know that my sister actually knew it even better than I did.
However, she is my sister, and perhaps she came into contact with this secret book earlier than I did. Thinking this, He Bai Ling led me forward. After all, our path ahead was now unobstructed. If we didn't go now, when would we?
It was evident that Sister had been well-prepared and had been waiting for this day. Now that He Jing Hui was protecting the police, I didn't have to worry. We charged forward in one go. As we approached a platform, Sister easily jumped onto it, but I had to use the grappling hook again.
Looking back, she still pulled my arm, "Hurry up! He Sheng!"
"Mmm, I didn't expect to hold you back today, Sister!"
"It's alright. You've improved a lot over the years. You're no longer the weak scholar you used to be. Perhaps this description isn't entirely accurate, but you understand what I mean. Help me turn this switch here. It looks like we need two people to activate the suspension bridge in front of us."
As He Bai Ling spoke, I realized there was a switch next to me. Sister had already placed her hand on it, and I was just starting to turn it. She was quick. After only a few rotations, fortunately, I also had considerable strength. As soon as both wheels were turned, a huge suspension bridge in front of us clattered down. He Bai Ling pulled me up, "Brother, you must remember that no matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, you must persevere. Our He family might be able to exist without me, but not without you!"
"Sister, don't say that. We will all be fine. We'll face Polaris together!"
"Mmm, alright. I also have a slingshot. Monkey gave it to me!"
"Hehe, when did you start communicating with Monkey?"
"Although I'm not under strict supervision, I'm still a member of the Punishment Squad. Isn't it normal for me to be in contact with everyone?"
"Haha, what I mean is, you're so aloof, yet you still communicate with people like Monkey. And he even gave you a wooden armor slingshot?"
"So what? Actually, He Xin gave it to me!"
"I knew it. Dao Zhi Yong gave it to He Xin for self-defense, and then she gave it to you, right? But with your Lady's Sword, do you need this?"
"It's alright, it will definitely be useful. He Sheng, look, there are several circular entrances ahead. If it were you, which one would you choose?"
My attention was immediately drawn away by my sister. I looked ahead and indeed saw three openings. However, only the middle one was open. The left and right ones seemed to be sealed with iron plates, extremely securely.