Liang Ping opened the navigation and searched for a while. Suddenly, his expression showed a hint of doubt, and he fell silent for a moment.
Nie Chongyang, seeing that Liang Ping had no reaction for a long time, asked Liang Ping, "What's wrong? Can't the navigation find it? Is it impossible to find the correct route in this space?"
This was also a very possible situation.
Liang Ping paused slightly. When he spoke, he didn't directly answer Nie Chongyang's question. Instead, he said, "Do you still remember when we first met? Where was it?"
He told Nie Chongyang not to answer yet.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox exchanged glances. Although they didn't know why Liang Ping asked this, they still chose to answer truthfully.
The little fox answered first, "We met in Lan City. At that time, Big Brother was coming to Lan City for business, and then we encountered some things and got to know you."
Liang Ping nodded.
Ye Tiancheng said, "At that time, we discovered that a man might be related to what we were investigating. Then, while tracking him, we found your traces and made contact with you."
"A very serious case occurred at that time."
Liang Ping nodded again, then looked at Nie Chongyang. Nie Chongyang didn't understand at first and blurted out, "Of course it's Lan City! Didn't we originally work in Lan City?"
After saying that, Nie Chongyang froze.
That's right, they worked in Lan City. Then what about Ye Tiancheng and the others? Was the Hou family's company in Lan City? Lan City wasn't a big city. Even if Hou's industry had a branch company in Lan City, would Ye Tiancheng and the others clock in and work at the branch company in Lan City on a daily basis?
Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping suddenly looked at Ye Tiancheng and the others.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox were also stunned when they heard their words.
Ye Tiancheng asked hesitantly, "Is this... is this Lan City?"
The little fox shook his head repeatedly, "It shouldn't be. I still remember what happened in Lan City. When the driver took us to the company before, I also saw the streetscape outside through the car window. It's completely unfamiliar."
"However, I don't remember things from before. It's even more uncertain whether I've been to Sister-in-law's company with Big Brother before, so I don't know if that road is correct."
"But I can be sure that this is definitely not Lan City. We've been to Lan City, and I wouldn't forget it."
Ye Tiancheng was also very strange.
The little fox didn't remember, but he definitely knew the way, so he was puzzled.
"This cannot be Lan City. If the route was wrong, I would have definitely noticed something seriously wrong much earlier. How could I have been fooled?"
Nie Chongyang swallowed and said, "But today, when I went to work, I took the usual route. I didn't feel anything wrong. It was exactly as I remembered it. Even now, I don't feel anything that doesn't match my memory."
Liang Ping also nodded and said, "Yes."
Ye Tiancheng frowned tightly and asked Liang Ping, "Then, according to the navigation you checked, where is our current location displayed?"
Liang Ping replied to Ye Tiancheng, "It's... Lan City."
He showed his phone to Ye Tiancheng, displaying the result on his phone.
Alright, in such a strange space, it didn't seem strange for such a thing to happen.
This space couldn't possibly be as large as the outside world. Now, it seemed more like their memories influencing each other and giving birth to this product?
Seeing this result, the little fox couldn't help but ask, "What should we do now? If we follow the navigation, can we still find that university?"
The answer to this probably only the manipulator of this space would know.
Nie Chongyang shook his head, "Even if we can find the route, it's still uncertain what will happen if we drive along it."
Liang Ping asked, "So what should we do now?"
Suddenly, the other three people's gazes fell on Ye Tiancheng.
Seeing them all looking at him, Ye Tiancheng could only force a smile.
He said, "Don't rush. Let me think about it."
Ye Tiancheng pondered for a long time, and finally said, "How about this, let's first check what this city is like now. Perhaps the boundaries of this space are not as large as we imagined. Let's explore its limits and see what this space is like."
Nie Chongyang also thought about it and then nodded, "That's good too."
It was better than them panicking and having no direction.
After thinking, the little fox said, "Since it's like this, I think we might as well try to find that university in this city within this space."
"I still maintain my previous opinion. This space cannot be completely unrelated to the previous room. If the city where Big Brother and Sister-in-law were originally located and Lan City can overlap, then the city where that university was originally located, or even the university itself, might also be able to integrate into it."
Ye Tiancheng thought it made sense and said, "This possibility is also very high. We cannot rule out this possibility."
Liang Ping then said, "Then let's observe the outside situation more along the way. I will also check the navigation map to see if I can find anything."
"Before, we didn't realize these abnormalities. If it's not that there's something wrong with us, then it should be related to the confusion of our memories and perceptions."
Nie Chongyang asked, "Which direction should I drive now? Should I just pick a direction?"
The little fox suggested, "Why don't we try to drive towards the city limits first? If this space has boundaries, it's most likely the boundaries of the city we are in. It's unlikely to become larger."
Ye Tiancheng agreed with the little fox's opinion, and Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping followed their lead.
Nie Chongyang started the car and stepped on the accelerator, driving towards the city limits. The little fox and Ye Tiancheng paid attention to the environment within the city, and Nie Chongyang, who was driving, also paid attention to these things.
However, the main work was done by Ye Tiancheng, as he was the only one who had been to all the places.
As for Liang Ping, he was mainly responsible for checking the navigation map.
The navigation map was surprisingly usable, at least it could match their current route. Thinking about it carefully, it was also a terrifying thing.
They already knew that this was a very abnormal and strange space, and it was impossible to connect with the satellite signals outside. Then how was their current navigation displayed? What was positioning them?
However, even if they thought of it and knew it, they had no way.
If the person manipulating all of this behind the scenes could locate them, then whether they used the navigation or not, in essence, there would be no difference.
Since that was the case, it was better to make use of it.
Even a fake map didn't mean it was completely useless for reference.
Perhaps because at least two cities were merged, the area of this city was unexpectedly large, yet also within expectations. It would take quite some time to drive to the city limits.
Nie Chongyang spent a lot of time before finally reaching the city limits. When they were almost at the highway, they encountered a situation similar to a ghost hitting a wall. Anyway, as soon as they got on the highway, the car couldn't drive far before returning to the original highway entrance.
Ye Tiancheng drew a conclusion.
"It seems that at least, the boundaries of this space are roughly as we inferred."
Nie Chongyang found a suitable place and temporarily stopped the car.
He asked Ye Tiancheng, "Then where should we go now?"
Ye Tiancheng went to ask Liang Ping, "Liang Ping, how is your map search going? Have you found the location of that university on the map? Can you determine how large this space is?"
Liang Ping inferred from the results of his map search along the way and finally reached his conclusion.
"According to the navigation map display, although I'm not sure what the part of Ye Tiancheng's memory should look like, I can still infer some things through the parts that Captain Nie and I know."
"To be precise, this merged large city is not composed of the city in Ye Tiancheng's memory, Lan City, and the city where the university is located. Instead, it should be displayed on the map and merged together through the places we have been to and seen from our respective memories."
"And the real routes here, besides the parts we know from memory, also cannot be completely judged based on memory due to the merging."
Ye Tiancheng understood, "Are you saying it's about the connection of the routes, and how these city parts are merged?"
Liang Ping nodded and replied, "Yes, but this navigation is indeed usable. Along the way, the navigation positioning and our driving route are completely consistent, and we can also find the location of that university on this map."
The little fox said, "Then shall we go directly to that university now?"
After the little fox finished speaking, the three of them were waiting for Ye Tiancheng's decision.
Ye Tiancheng thought about it and first checked the time. It was actually quite late. This city, due to the merging, was exceptionally large. It had taken them a considerable amount of time to drive here.
He asked Liang Ping, "How far is it from here to that university? How long will it take to drive?"
Liang Ping searched and replied, "It's quite far. Because it's so big, it will take about three hours to drive."
Ye Tiancheng frowned, "That's too long. We will have truly passed that much time. Driving continuously without eating or resting will definitely be very tiring. It's almost evening now. By the time we reach that university, it will probably be dark."
"If we arrive so late, it might not be convenient to do anything there."
Nie Chongyang said, "That's true."
"Although driving for another three hours wouldn't be too much of a pressure for me, if we are hungry and have nowhere to rest afterwards, we definitely won't be able to endure it."
"But can the things here be eaten?"
Ye Tiancheng replied, "We don't need to worry too much about food. Didn't you forget? We brought supplies with us. Eating our own things is always reassuring."
Nie Chongyang then suddenly remembered this matter.
"It's never been so convenient before. Just carrying a space on your body can take away so many things. This space has no sense of presence at all. I almost forgot about it for a moment. Now that I think about it, we can also prove our identities by using this space."
The few of them all expressed that this was indeed the case.
Moreover, by looking at each other's belongings, it was easier to discover if there were any problems with each other.
Ye Tiancheng said, "The main thing is the place to rest. We haven't been here for a full day. We woke up early in the morning. I don't know what it will be like to spend the night here."