boyutpedia Chapter 22 The Tragedy Beneath the Bell
Chapter 22 The Tragedy Beneath the Bell
The words instantly appeared before Li Jiuhe's eyes.
[Task definition successful. The task is temporarily named "Stealing the Morning Bell of February 27th to Lure Li Yi Out".]
[Title: The Incident of Stealing the Morning Bell on the 27th to Lure Li Yi Out]
[Level: Grade III, Class A]
[Requirements: 1. Successfully seize the Morning Bell; 2. Successfully lure Li Yi, who is hiding nearby, to reveal herself.]
【奖励：1、重置点上限增加4点（当前上限6点）；2、奖励1个重置时间锚点；3、奖励1次可携带重置之前任一物品的机会。】
[Note: 1. The total duration of the task you can currently define is 1 hour and 10 minutes; 2. There are more unusual clues behind this event waiting to be uncovered.]
In fact, Li Jiuhe defined this task for two reasons. The first was to see if Li Yi was hiding nearby through the task information, and the second was to see if the Erqi Morning Bell was as he had guessed.
Of course, if this method doesn't work, you can simply reset the task and then abandon the implementation.
This will not cause any impact.
He just didn't expect the mission to be of such a high level, reaching Level III and even Grade A!
You have to understand that during the mission to hunt down the Terror Eaters, he was in such a dangerous situation that he was almost killed by the Terror Eaters. At that time, the mission was only Rank I, Level B.
We only used the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh Day to lure Li Yi out, but unexpectedly the mission level has already reached the peak of Level III! It skipped two levels!
So, is the high mission level due to the "Erqi Morning Bell" or Li Yi herself?
Perhaps the time traveler concealed her identity as a Sequencer, which is why the mission level was so high.
Moreover, the mission information already indicates that there are more unusual clues behind this incident to be uncovered, which means that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
After quickly reviewing the mission information, Li Jiuhe immediately became more vigilant.
He planned to give it a try first, and if the task was difficult to complete, he would simply give up and leave after a reset.
After all, my abilities are limited right now, and I may not be able to handle Level III missions.
"Sir, we are about to close for the day. Please take your personal belongings and leave through the main entrance."
The approaching staff member was a young man with a gentle smile and polite manner: "If you wish to continue your visit, you can make a free reservation on the mini-program now and come back on time tomorrow."
Li Jiuhe nodded, remaining where he was, and asked, "Where is your surveillance room? I lost my things around here."
The staff member was taken aback, then asked, "What is it?"
"A cell phone," Li Jiuhe lied. "I'd like you to check the security footage to see which hall it was lost in."
The staff member hurriedly said, "The monitoring room isn't here, it's in the office building next door. Let me ask for you."
As he spoke, he took out a walkie-talkie clipped to his waist.
"Oh, it's that far. Then it's not necessary."
Li Jiuhe waved his hand and then walked towards the display case of the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh.
This morning bell is displayed in a separate case with a glass cover, but it is not one of the extremely valuable artifacts found in museums, so the security measures are a few levels lower.
After Li Jiuhe approached, he grabbed the glass cover with both hands and lifted it up suddenly. Unexpectedly, the glass cover was not welded to the display case, but was placed on it and lifted up directly.
He was originally thinking about whether to smash the glass cover with a hard object and then steal the 27 Morning Bell.
But now it seems to save a lot of trouble.
"What...what are you doing?"
Seeing Li Jiuhe pick up the glass cover and then the bronze bell, the staff member exclaimed in surprise.
"The alarm didn't even go off. It seems this thing is just an ordinary exhibit for the museum," Li Jiuhe muttered to himself.
Ignoring the staff rushing towards him, he grabbed the 27 Morning Bell and ran towards the nearest exit on the second floor.
"Quick...help! Someone's stealing exhibits!"
The young staff member chased after the enemy while calling for his colleagues via walkie-talkie.
He couldn't understand why Li Jiuhe wanted to steal the bronze bell. There were surveillance cameras everywhere, and it wasn't time to leave work yet. There were colleagues downstairs and security personnel at the entrance.
Under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for this guy to steal the bronze bell, if not impossible, at least as difficult as robbing a police station.
Unless Li Jiuhe is carrying a weapon.
But if you have weapons, why not choose to rob more valuable artifacts? Not far from this bronze bell is a gold mask, pure gold, which is even older than the bell.
Shouting and yelling all the way, this guy chased Li Jiuhe all the way to the first floor.
At this moment, two other staff members were rushing towards Li Jiuhe, and behind them, several security guards were gathering and blocking the main entrance.
At the same time, alarms were also sounded in the museum.
Li Jiuhe quickly turned a corner and ran into the lobby on the first floor.
He remembered there was a side door over there, which, while not allowing him to leave the museum, would allow him to leave the current building.
After turning around, I saw that the side door had been closed and there were two security guards standing there.
Upon seeing that Li Jiuhe's destination was in this direction, the two security guards immediately took out their batons and stood ready.
Li Jiuhe wanted to go back, but then even more people came after him.
He steeled himself and charged toward the two security guards at the side door.
At the same time, I don't know if it was just my imagination or what, but the morning bell I was holding suddenly felt very heavy, and it was already a bit difficult to hold it with one hand.
The next second, the side door behind the two security guards was suddenly opened, and a short and thin figure stood outside the door. It was Li Yi!
As soon as Li Yi opened the door, she immediately approached the two security guards whose backs were to her.
It is unclear what methods were used, but the two security guards collapsed one after another, lying limply on the ground, unconscious.
"Dad, hurry up, over here!" Li Yi waved to him quickly.
Li Jiuhe's eyes lit up, thinking to herself that she had indeed shown up.
Without saying a word, Li Jiuhe rushed over quickly.
The two ran out of the side door, and about twenty meters behind them, the staff were chasing after them.
Li Yi hurriedly said, "Dad, you put the morning bell down properly, I'll hold them off."
After saying that, she suddenly turned around to face the pursuers behind her. It was unclear how she would manage to block so many people.
Almost simultaneously, however, Li Jiuhe felt a piercing pain in his back. He stopped abruptly and looked down, only to see the tip of a knife piercing through the middle of his abdomen.
Clutching the morning bell tightly in his hand, Li Jiuhe collapsed to the ground.
He knew very well who had stabbed him, because there was still a silver sheen on the tip of the knife.
Li Yi's curious voice came from behind, and then her little head came closer, looking at him in surprise.
"Hey, didn't you define the event of retrieving the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh Day as a mission? Why didn't you reset it?"
Why doesn't Li Jiuhe want to reset the mission?
But the words that had just appeared before his eyes told him that he had obtained the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh Day and successfully attracted Li Yi to appear. The task was completed the moment he and Li Yi left the side gate.
His body suddenly felt empty, and he could feel Li Yi pull the silver-corroded dagger out of his abdomen, followed by another sharp pain in his back.
The second stab went straight into his heart through his spine.
"Li Jiuhe, I've called you Dad for so many days, you've had enough."
Li Yi's voice came from above.
Li Jiuhe's consciousness gradually blurred, and his hand loosened, causing the 27 Morning Bell to tip over, with its bottom pointing directly at his eyes.
In a blur, he saw what appeared to be two lines of tiny text on the bottom of the clock. Then, he felt dizzy and disoriented, with only those two lines of text imprinted firmly in his mind.
[The second and seventh days mark the changing of the seasons, the dawn and dusk are separated by yin and yang; fools who peer into the cracks of time end up dying beneath the bell.]