"Brother, isn't it good for us to be like this..." In the dark alley, the tall armored Alphonse looked hesitantly at Edward, who was watching in front of him, and asked hesitantly.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Major Armstrong investigates from the front, and we sneak directly into the Fifth Research Institute to investigate from the inside. We work together from the inside out... And you see, it is obviously an abandoned building, but it is actually guarded by guards! There is indeed a problem here!"

With the advantage of his short stature, no one noticed Edward's looking around. Looking at the Fifth Research Institute in front of him, Edward felt that he was getting closer and closer to the truth behind the truth!

"Oh, so that's what you planned... I'll have to talk to Major Armstrong about it the next time I see him..." Just as the two were about to take action, a familiar voice came from behind.

The two brothers almost screamed and hurriedly covered their mouths for fear of alerting the guards. Looking back, they saw Mr. Ashes standing behind the two of them, looking at the Fifth Research Institute not far away.

"Mr. Ashes, why are you here!" Alphonse asked Ashes in a low voice, Ashes smiled happily and said, "I'm following you!"

Edward bent forward in frustration and muttered something like, "When did they follow us? Why didn't we notice..."

Seeing Edward's performance, Ashes smiled even more happily, "From the beginning, next time you two idiots want to escape, please wrap the soles of Alphonse's feet in cotton... Such a loud noise kept me awake.

I feel that I can only follow you!"

Edward looked around, but when he didn't see the fire prevention girl, he suddenly laughed. He looked at Ashes with evil intentions and said, "Hey... you are the only one, Mr. Ashes. Do you think this is okay? Don't tell Armstrong."

Major, we won’t tell the fire prevention girl about your sneaking away in the middle of the night! How about that!”

Hui Jin was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that this little guy was really thoughtful. How could he be threatening at this stage?

"It's useless. I told the fire girl before I went out, and she asked me to pay attention to you two. However, you can keep it a secret if you want me to..."

"Are you willing to keep it a secret? If you have any conditions, just tell me!" Edward looked at Hui Jin with a vigilant look on his face and said seriously with an expression like "I won't be fooled."

"Hehe, of course you can keep it secret if you want me to, but only if you bring me in together!" Hui Jin pinched his chin and looked at the towering Fifth Research Institute in front of him with a smile. It's true that we meet each other everywhere in life...

"Hey~~" Brother Elric exclaimed in low voice as he looked at the ashes, his eyes full of surprise.

Hui Jin looked at the two brothers unhappily and said, "What expressions are you looking at? Can't I be a little curious? Don't look at me like that. It makes me feel like I'm beating you. I told you not to look anymore. Look again."

I’ll hit you!”

The two brothers turned their backs to each other in a tacit understanding, and whispered with Ashes on their backs, "Alphonse, I really didn't expect that Mr. Ashes, who talks so much truth and pretends to be somber all day long, actually has this side!"

"Yes, brother, it's true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance. Mr. Ashes, who only looks mature and reliable, actually has this side. It's unbelievable!"

Hui Jin watched the Elric brothers speak with their backs to him, but the sound drifted into his ears, and his expression gradually became a little broken. "Oh, he talks a lot of truths and pretends to be deep all day long, but he looks reliable... Thank you very much."

evaluation of!"

The two brothers who were whispering had their necks stiffened, and quickly turned around to look at Hui Jin and said with a fake smile, "Okay, we agreed, Mr. Hui Jin will go in with us."

…

The three people who successfully sneaked into the institute quietly walked on the way to the institute. Looking at the sealed gate, Edward sighed helplessly, "This place... is also sealed... It's really uncomfortable. How can this happen?"

Let’s do it…”

"Brother, there is a ventilation pipe here, which should lead to the interior." Alphonse took advantage of his height and successfully discovered the ventilation pipe to the interior.

"Okay, I'll go in from here, you guys wait here!" Edward stepped on Alphonse's shoulders and entered the ventilation duct, looking back at the two of them and said.

"Can you do it alone?" Alphonse looked worriedly at Edward, who was preparing to go deep into the enemy's territory alone, and asked in a low voice.

"You have to do it even if you don't. You two are so tall that you can't get in even if you want to!" After saying this, Edward climbed into the ventilation duct alone and disappeared into the darkness.

In the silent night sky, only Alphonse and Hui Jin were left standing outside the research institute. Hui Jin sighed helplessly, "I didn't come in just to look out for others. Hum, Alphonse, you're here to watch."

, I’ll go take a look around..."

"Hey, did Mr. Ashes find a way in?" Alphonse turned his head and looked at Ashes who was about to leave, and asked eagerly.

"No, but it's not a problem to wait here. One person is enough to watch the wind. Besides, you are tall and can see far, don't you think?" After saying that, Alphonse was left alone.

, the ashes disappeared into the night...

"Hey...why is this like this?" Looking at the disappearing ashes, Alphonse sighed helplessly.

After leaving Alphonse, Hui Jin looked at the huge research institute and the ground beneath his feet. Hui Jin frowned slightly. "It seems that there are really many things hidden in this country..."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and held an iron chain that tied the door. He squeezed it gently and the solid iron chain broke into two pieces like a raccoon's crisp noodles...

Gently opening the door, Hui Jin walked towards the research institute, towards the direction he felt...

…

"Hey, what is this? Could it be the refining formation used to refine the Philosopher's Stone?" Edward came to the inside of the research institute, looked at the refining formation stained with blood on the ground, frowned and whispered...

"That's right. I didn't expect that a child could see through the truth of this formation at a glance." A low male voice interrupted Edward's soliloquy. A warrior in armor slowly raised a katana.

Walked out...

"Uncle, who are you!" Edward frowned, slowly prepared his hands, and looked at this strange man who suddenly appeared warily.

"I am the person responsible for guarding this place, but unfortunately, all I can tell you is that my number is No. 48... My mission is to kill those who break into this place... Don't blame me, kid..." As he spoke, No. 48 was in hand

The long knife shook, and a cold light flashed...

Edward stretched out his hand, turned his mechanical arm into a knife, and looked at No. 48 in front of him warily.

"So, you are an alchemist? Let me see what you are capable of!" No. 48 quickly approached the long sword in Edward's hand who had just made a short sword and slashed across it.

A powerful and heavy blow hit Edward's newly made dagger, leaving a shallow mark.

If the material of the mechanical arm were not good, it would probably have been cut off directly, followed closely by his body, which would have been cut in half and chopped in half on the spot.

When the attack failed, No. 48 took a step back and said with a smile, "You have to thank your mechanical arm... However, my favorite knife is a sword that can cut iron as well as clay!"

"Search and search for friends, find a good friend, salute, shake hands, you are my good friend~" At this moment, Ashes sang a children's song, jumping and jumping inside the dark research institute.

Although the surrounding environment is too scary to be used as a haunted house, Ashes, who is a bold artist, is naturally fearless and wanders around with the mentality of a spring outing...

In fact, it's not just a stroll. The things that need to be investigated have been investigated long ago. Now it's time to paddle around and watch movies.

The main reason for wandering around is actually that the radar in Hui Jin's brain suddenly stops working. Sometimes it's pointing this way, and sometimes it's thinking about that way. As a result, Hui Jin has no choice but to rely on his well-developed sixth sense.

Come and explore the path for yourself, to put it simply...Mongolia.

But obviously, the effect was not good. After such a long time, Leng didn't see a single living person, not even a ghost.

He sighed helplessly. It seemed that he was really not the protagonist and could not meet anyone at all... I was so envious of Edward and the others. Now in Ashes' perception, both Edward and Alphonse had opponents at the moment.

I'm alone, I can't find anyone, and no one is coming to attack me. I'm all alone... I really want to sing a song at this moment, and I'll get drunk when I'm alone!

Oh, I'm sorry, I rarely drink, and even if I do, I can't get drunk... Ashes has made up his mind to get involved in the duel. Who cares, let's go and take a look first!

Having made up her mind, Ashes changed her aimless progress and rushed towards the direction of Edward's battle not far away...

"Hmm~ The familiar smell, the intersection of swords, really makes people's blood boil. It really makes my hands itch..." Listening to the sound of the collision of sword blades in his ears, Ashes seemed to have returned to the high wall of Lothrik.

"It's awesome. It's been a long time since I had a serious swordsmanship test with someone... I hope the president won't disappoint me. I'm looking forward to it..." Suppressing his restless fighting spirit, Ashes continued to move towards him unhurriedly.

Walking slowly in the direction of Edward

At this moment, Edward is in a big crisis. His physical skills are completely inferior to this guy's, and his close combat makes it almost impossible for him to find an opportunity to use alchemy... What a frustrated group!

Can we only use some small tricks... Thinking of this, Edward turned his head and looked at the corner and said loudly, "Al, now is the time!"

No. 48 on the opposite side was suddenly startled, "What!" and quickly turned his head to look, but the expected surprise attack did not appear. There was only a young man standing there with a bewildered face...

"Hey? You called me? Alphonse's words should be released outside now, but it seems that someone has come to look for him, but they are probably no match for Alphonse..." Ashes slowly walked out of the dim corridor.

, said with surprise.
Chapter completed!