In the middle of the night, I suddenly woke up. It was very noisy outside. I shook Xie Yuancheng awake. He opened the curtains and saw that the neighborhood was also in a mess. Some people had fled with their luggage.

He helped me get dressed, turned off the connection to the workbench, and then took me out.

We stood at the entrance watching people fleeing the disaster. We never imagined that so many people lived in this quiet neighborhood. We rarely go out, so we thought there were few people around.

Just then, the sound of artillery shells came from not far away. The crowd was frightened and didn't know whether to continue running forward or retreat.

"Everyone go back inside; it's even more chaotic outside."

The voice sounded like the shopkeeper's. He was carrying a megaphone and walking through the crowd, while the sound of artillery fire outside was even louder.

"No, it's more dangerous to stay indoors."

"That's right, my son said that some extraterrestrial prisoners have come here now, and they like to set off cannons all the time."

"Let's go somewhere safe."

The shopkeeper jumped onto a nearby pillar: "The city is in chaos right now. People are running out blindly. Forget about safety, they can't even guarantee their basic food and clothing."

People hesitated, and I joined the shopkeeper in shouting, "Everyone, don't go anywhere! The missiles are all outside. The ones causing the destruction in the neighborhood are people running around, not those people!"

This community has a security lock; they're stupid. Even if it's not safe outside, it's still very safe here.

Xie Yuancheng also mentioned that the security system in the community was indeed much safer than running around outside. Several people still insisted on going outside, but the shopkeeper shook his head, jumped down, and went in with us.

He already said that whether or not to listen depends on what other people think.

I was worried about that coffee shop, and when I searched online, I found out that the entire shopping mall was destroyed last night.

There were no casualties, and everyone ran very fast. I watched the news and sighed, wondering how they got in.

“Good disciples, you stay here for now. I have installed a special system throughout the entire community. As long as you don’t go out, you will be fine. Although it is chaotic outside, we need to ensure the security of the system.”

"Don't worry, Master, Ying'er and I won't go anywhere."

"Shopkeeper, what exactly is going on?"

I'm really confused. It was clearly cured, so how did those people reappear?

"These are all things that people do now. It's just that I happen to be here when it comes to repairing time and space, so I'm intervening. Otherwise, I wouldn't waste my breath arguing with them."

I nodded: "Will it be like those monsters that were created, destined for self-destruction?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean. They're really reckless. They dare to put it on the market without any guarantee of success or a way out."

The shopkeeper shook his head, and Xie Yuancheng showed him the secretly filmed video.

When was this filmed?

“Last night, Ying’er and I were in a coffee shop. I originally wanted to come back and analyze it, but I found that they were neither aliens nor bad people, so I stopped worrying about it.”

The shopkeeper nodded: "The entire shopping center was bombed yesterday. Those people waited until everyone had left before destroying the entire shopping center."

"If I had known, I would have bought the coffee cup from the shop."

Xie Yuancheng grabbed my hand: "Ying'er, let's talk about serious matters."

"Yes, so what should we do now?"

The shopkeeper paused for a moment, then continued, "Luckily you left quickly last night, so you didn't appear on the list."

Of course we had to hurry. If we had shouted for everyone to leave together, they would have retaliated even faster. Even if we had shouted, everyone probably would have thought we were fools, just like how the shopkeeper had tried to persuade people to leave, but some still went out.

Manager Zhang began discussing with Xie Yuancheng how to create a new timeline that would not affect their efforts to repair time and space while minimizing the current losses in Timeline 2020.

I sat there listening, and then the noise outside started again. I checked the security camera footage outside and saw that some of the people who had run out had come back in, and they were injured.

"Why are they back again? This is too suspicious." The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes. "They only do what they can with money, they don't care about principles at all. If they find out about the system I set up here, then there will be trouble in that dimension again."

Xie Yuancheng carefully examined the surveillance footage: "Master, we can use the video I took to redeem it. Anyway, we weren't on the mall's surveillance footage when we left, so even if they find out, they won't have any information about us."

"I'm good at this, I'll do it." Finally, I found something to do. I've been doing this sort of thing for a long time, having seen so many images and videos of it.

"Alright, my apprentice's wife can change inside, and then keep an eye on the situation in the neighborhood. My good apprentice and I will go back to the base."

I grabbed Xie Yuancheng's hand: "You're taking him back. When are you coming back?"

"Don't worry, it won't be more than two hours. This room is different from the previous one. Only the three of us can come in. Neither humans nor monsters can get in."

I let go of Xie Yuancheng's hand, telling him to come back soon. The shopkeeper led him through the side door, and then the door disappeared with them. I turned on all the security cameras around the house; now we can only occasionally see people walking by the door.

Changing the video feed was simple. The entire system in the community was installed by the shopkeeper. Since this place is close to the shopping center, I only changed one cable from the shopping center and made the rest black screens.

The password was so bad that even I couldn't remember it. They would have no chance of cracking it, even if they racked their brains or used a broken machine.

Even if they crack it, they'd probably be so angry they'd smash their keyboards and screens if they saw the video.

Everything went smoothly. After I changed my clothes, I pulled up the video and found that there was a person who looked exactly like me always wandering around the neighborhood. He walked in a strange way and was wearing a hat so I couldn't see him clearly.

I separated the human figure and put it on the resource sharer. Soon, the shopkeeper's superior contacted me and asked me to keep an eye on that person's movements.

He walks very stiffly, which might indicate he's a robot, but he's intelligent and, perhaps having discovered something, always has his back to the video feed.

I remember Xie Yuancheng could simulate a person using 3D modeling tools. I retrieved that person's image using the highest definition video and put it in the model library.

Soon, the matching image appeared. It looked truly gloomy, clearly not a good person, with pale skin and empty eyes. I sent the model out, and the person suddenly started running, using all four limbs.

He ran very fast, and by the time he got outside, terrified screams could be heard. His area wasn't on the security camera; only the shopkeeper could see him.

I sent him a message, and he quickly activated the defense system. I looked at the screen, but nothing changed. Only the shopkeeper and his superior were communicating via text.

I propped myself up with my hands and watched for a while, getting sleepier and sleepier. Just as I was about to fall asleep, the ground outside suddenly started shaking. At first, I thought it was an earthquake, but then I realized something was wrong.