Bai Muchuan finished brushing his teeth, and the news just finished broadcasting. He studied from 06:10 to 07:50, and then went downstairs to buy breakfast.
Middle-aged and elderly people running in the morning ran past him. Nowadays, the physical fitness of young people is generally not as high as theirs. They stay indoors every day playing with mobile phones or sitting for long periods of time to study, which makes them exhausted.
Next to the fitness equipment, there were aunts dancing ballroom and uncles practicing Tai Chi. This energy and enthusiasm made Bai Muchuan think that he had mistakenly entered the middle-aged and elderly dating corner.
Bai Muchuan still had to seize the time to study, so he bought pancakes from a simple mobile vendor downstairs without going too far.
The two aunts sitting on the marble pillars next to the tree and talking looked sad: "Why did this happen... How long has that child been missing?"
"The police car came from Building 7 today, and the child's mother was crying very sadly."
Bai Muchuan lives on the 23rd floor of Building 6 of Baodi Tianfu. Building seven is one behind building six.
Bai Muchuan was still waiting for the pancakes to be cooked. He raised his head and asked casually: "What happened to that child?"
Trendy aunt with permed and reddish hair: "Oh, the man from that family awakened his powers not long ago and became a spirit walker. As a result, he was abducted by human traffickers on the way back from work. His wife raised a lot of money to redeem him, but when she came back By that time, his L organ had been dug out, and he was left with a lifelong disability. Because he was caught on the way to get off work, it was not considered a work-related injury. Their company compensated some money out of humanitarianism, but the small amount of money was not enough to pay the original ransom, let alone Let’s talk about treatment.”
"The child from that house disappeared again yesterday, and the only surveillance camera downstairs was destroyed. The police found a pool of blood yesterday when they were investigating the missing place where the child was playing..."
"It's so miserable..."
Bai Muchuan walked and ate the pancakes, passing by the sixth building. Sure enough, several police cars were parked under the seventh building, and there were twenty or thirty residents watching.
A woman with messy hair and a haggard face held in her arms a rabbit doll that her son had played with. Her tears had dried up from crying, and her mouth was full of sourness in her stomach: "Comrade police, when will my son come back..." The child's father was in bed and could not go downstairs, so he could only hold on to the window with his hands and look down. The stubble was hard and thick and had not been groomed for many days. He was no less sad than anyone else.
Although the police believe that the child is probably... no longer alive, they still have to give hope to the family: "There is no news about the child yet. At best, he should be safe. After all, the hostage will be guaranteed for blackmail..."
The woman started crying again. Her voice was hoarse and it hurt to speak.
Bai Muchuan walked up to the police and said, "The child is still here. I saw him yesterday." The rabbit doll in the woman's hand was exactly the same as the one held by the little boy yesterday.
The woman stopped crying and pulled Bai Muchuan's right arm excitedly: "Really? Where and when did you see him?"
The police pulled the agitated woman away, and a policeman looked serious: "Are you sure you saw that child yesterday?"
Bai Muchuan: "The child seems to have a rabbit doll in her hand that is the same as the one she is holding in her arms."
"That's him!" The woman's throat was hoarse and she couldn't help coughing. "This rabbit is a pair. There are two of them. His father brought them from District 17 when he was on a business trip. They are limited edition and are not sold in District 1."
"That should be it." Bai Muchuan nodded, searching for yesterday's scene in his mind, and finally based on the time he saw on the big screen in the center of the pedestrian street before entering the alley, and a certain store that closed at eight o'clock when he came out of the alley. The time range was determined, "I saw him in Autumn Harvest Lane between 7:53 and 8:00 last night."
Police: "Come with me, let's talk in detail first."
Bai Muchuan: "Okay."
He explained the time and place, and described the scene, including the child's clothing, behavior, etc. Bai Muchuan clicked on his electronic ID card from his mobile phone. Officer Qin confirmed his identity and then asked for Bai Muchuan's personal information.
He has nothing to hide and tells the truth. Officer Qin added his phone number: "If you have any other clues, please contact us. Please keep your phone open and we may contact you from time to time."
"no problem."
The woman seemed to be grasping at straws and asked repeatedly for a little information. Bai Muchuan expressed his understanding and answered again and again.
"Can I add WeChat?" she said, already handing over her phone. Bai Muchuan scanned her QR code, which read "AAA Fruit Wholesale Tu Zhen".
"Thank you, thank you." The woman wiped away her tears, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." The temperature of Bai Muchuan's scalding pancakes has cooled down. "Please contact me if you need anything."
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In the time it took him to go upstairs, he had finished eating the pancakes. Bai Muchuan spent one morning completing several sets of general practice simulation sprint papers within a limited time. He estimated that he would be able to get into Federal Polytechnic with this score. The Federal Polytechnic is located in District 1 and is the TOP3 among all universities in the federation. Last year, it ranked one higher than the year before, ranking TOP1 in the federation. He calculated the test scores based on the normal admission scores. In addition, since he won the first place in the world in a certain competition, his score could be reduced by 20 points, and the Federal Polytechnic Institute was stable.
He made lunch by himself. He took out two eggs and a plate of last night's leftover rice from the refrigerator, fried a bowl of egg fried rice, and then used the air fryer to bake three sausages.
Tianyuan kept shouting in his mind: [I'm so bored! Why should young people waste this great time? With this nice weather, you should go out for more walks. 】
"No time." Bai Muchuan refused ruthlessly. He still had many professional books that he had not finished reading. These were "extracurricular books" that he was more interested in and related to his future development direction. They say they are extracurricular books, but in fact they are just things that are not tested in the college entrance examination.
[嘤嘤嘤嘤嘤...] Tianyuan cried in a girlish voice, [Big bad guy~How can Jiang Zi refuse someone...]
Bai Muchuan turned over the book and took notes expressionlessly. Soon, Tianyuan found that he could not make a sound.
After holding it in for about five minutes, Tianyuan was able to speak: [What did you do to me? ? 】
"It's nothing." Bai Muchuan kept writing with the pen in his hand, "I just concentrated my thoughts to calm you down."
Tianyuan was a little shocked: [You actually... you actually...] A human being actually suppressed the rules on him with his spirit and thoughts!
[Forget it, it’s nothing. 】He said sadly, 【Just don’t make any noise. 】
Bai Muchuan is rarely quiet. He flipped through books very quickly. The only drawback was that his tablet was lagging after five years of use. Paper books are very expensive because the market is shrinking and most people now use electronic products. But Bai Muchuan has an entire study room, which is like a small library with many bookshelves filled with books. I have read every one of his books, and there are many collector's editions among them.
He was not very materialistic and would use things if they could be used. However, the running speed of this tablet had affected his study, so he decided to go to the electronics store and buy a new one.
Tianyuan cheered: [It is finally time to leave your throne. You have studied here for a morning and half an afternoon! Now I seriously doubt whether you want to evolve away from sleep and eating, drinking and diarrhea. 】
Bai Muchuan took his mobile phone and went out. At 2:50 in the afternoon, it was almost the hottest time of the day.
The empty rail had just left, and when he was thinking about whether to wait for the next empty rail, a bus bound for Electric City appeared from around the corner.
He scanned the electronic QR code on his mobile phone to get on the bus and sat in the third row from the bottom.
Sitting in the last row were two men wearing caps and masks. Bai Muchuan noticed them at first sight, not because of their clothes, but because of the way they looked at him.
They were looking at Bai Muchuan, or to be exact, they were looking at every passenger who got on the bus.
Since his awakening, Bai Muchuan's senses have become much sharper. He can even feel the eyes of the two people behind him falling on his back. One of them first stared at him for three seconds, and then looked at him again after one second. He looked at him for two seconds, and the third time he looked at him, there was a full five seconds between them.
The other person shook his head and looked away from Bai Muchuan.
Tianyuan: [Those two people are sneaky, and they are probably not good people. Did you see the logo on their wrist? It is an inverted triangle. The symbol is very faint and difficult to see with the naked eye. 】
Bai Muchuan recalled that the man by the window did show a small part of his wrist when he opened the window: "What kind of sign is this? Wait, it seems familiar..."
There is also a visually three-dimensional "shadow" behind the inverted triangle pattern. Bai Muchuan seems to see this icon every day... Doesn't he have this icon on his tablet? !
"Eternal Core" Technology Company, formerly the leading machinery industry in the Seventh District, later moved to the First District and is also doing well. Father Bai Muchuan also founded a technology company, but it was not as mature as other companies in terms of technology and lost a lot of money. Fortunately, he made a lot of money in other industries he invested in. Generally speaking, he still made a lot of profits.
The leading technology industry in District 7 is the R&D and sales of prosthetics in District 1. Many people were not optimistic about it at first, but it turns out that this company has squeezed the living space of similar companies in District 1, and it is faintly expected to become District 1. Momentum for the fourth largest technology company.
Could it be that these two people behind are employees of Eternal Core?
Tianyuan: [The body structure of these two people is different... Ah, I understand. One person's body modification degree is 17%, and the other person's mechanization has reached 49.9%! 】
The bus stopped and three people got on. The man by the window turned his right eye and started scanning.
Tianyuan: [There is a person whose eyes have been replaced with prosthetic eyes. It is the latest model. Its waterproof and fireproof performance is 30% stronger than the previous version. It can scan, network, and access databases. Battery life performance is optimized and can last for 144 hours on standby. 】
There is one more stop to go to Electrical Appliance City.
The two people behind were typing and communicating on their mobile phones: [No suspicious person has been found so far. ]
[It's better to change hands as soon as possible. ]
[There is one more stop to go to Boss Zhang in the Electrical Appliance City. ]
[Wait a minute, my prosthetic eyes seem to have detected different human body indicators...] His expression gradually became serious, [It seems to be the kid sitting in front of us. ]
[what happened? Is he from over there? Or is it that he also underwent prosthetic transformation? ]
[No, it's a wave. This wave is... a spirit walker! ]
[How old is he? High school student, right? ] The man raised his hand a few inches, and his two burning eyes returned to Bai Muchuan. They are always ready to take action.
Tianyuan: [They are already targeting you. 】
Bai Muchuan: "I know." He activated some of the spirit walker's abilities. The human body data exceeded the normal range and was exposed to the prosthetic eyes.
Tianyuan: [Are you going to...? 】
"They smell of infectious substances on their bodies." Perhaps because he had been possessed by a glutton, Bai Muchuan had a certain ability to identify infectious substances. "It's a very strong smell. Infectious substances don't have such a strong smell. It's quite... It’s like the essence of infectious agents extracted through artificial compression.”
