Chapter 060 Love Brain 9

Cruise: It's back

Treading Snow to Find Plum Blossoms: ??? What does the owner of the building do?

Cruise: According to the latest news from various sources, the Xiao Group is rumored to have a new product on the market! Guess what it is! The clue suggests it's likely a public welfare project, in partnership with the government. The first person to guess correctly will receive a seven-day tour for two, including round-trip airfare, accommodations, and meals, plus an additional 10,000 yuan.

Pink Pig: Does anyone work at the Xiao Group? Looking for insider tips! We're going on a luxurious seven-day trip to the capital! Don't miss it if you're passing by!

Chenpi: Upstairs, your abacus beads are flying right into my face... You're trying to have both money and life! However, if anyone knows the inside scoop, please contact me. We'll split it in half!

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Is it your Yida: public welfare... environmental protection projects? Reforestation, desert tree planting? Cleaning up marine debris? Charity? Bringing warmth to impoverished areas? Education and safety?

Ye: @It's your Yida, why don't you just say it directly... I'll just make a random guess, it's a social assistance type. I remember that the Xiao Group official account had previously forwarded a microblog about fighting human trafficking, I wonder if it was this

Do you have a copy of the key? I saw that post on Weibo too. When will the death penalty start for human traffickers? Selling people like commodities is simply inhumane!

Cruise: Congratulations to @夜 for winning a seven-day trip for two to the capital. Please reply to me in time, thank you!

75 Degrees: Who is jealous? I won’t tell you…

Xingzi: @Night Prophet, it’s a knife

Yaogezi: Although I didn’t guess it, I still want to say that the human traffickers are spinning like crazy and exploding into the sky!

As netizens heatedly discussed the matter, the relevant national official accounts also took the opportunity to issue a statement on the matter.

At the beginning of the new century, the country had already established a national DNA database, which made outstanding contributions to the anti-trafficking campaign.

However, due to domestic technological limitations, many technologies are monopolized by foreign countries. Considering various factors such as funding, technology, ethnic genetic loci, and the privacy of the entire population, many things are not as smooth as imagined.

Today, the products developed by the Xiao Group have solved the problem of technology monopolized by foreign countries and established their own human gene loci and related technologies.

We innovate on the existing technology to greatly reduce costs, adopt login-restricted access, and are state-owned. We use the same core encryption technology as Guardian No. 1 and anonymize it to prevent those with ulterior motives from obtaining organ/organ donor information channels through the DNA database.

By collecting and comparing blood, fingerprints, human tissue, hair, saliva, etc., relevant information can be quickly retrieved.

It has been applied to the local public security system. At the same time, the national population census has been launched. Those who report those engaged in illegal industries can report anonymously or with real name. According to the number of criminal offenses, they will receive an honorary award from the state, with the maximum bonus ranging from 500,000 yuan.

In the face of national policies, new technologies, and high bonuses, as long as you are in China, whether you are a Chinese or a foreigner, anyone engaged in illegal industries will be captured by big data.

Based on database technology, Operation Skynet is also underway.

At the same time, in a remote small village in City N, a middle-aged man in his forties came out of the house, tightening his belt as he walked. He had a lustful look on his face and his yellow teeth covered with tartar were exposed while he spoke.

He cursed, "What bad luck! He's like a dead donkey, motionless, with a sad face. It's really annoying to watch!"

The old man sitting on the doorstep smoking a pipe glanced at him and said, "These are all low-quality goods. The high-quality goods have all been picked up by the upper level. How can we get a turn?"

He smacked his lips. "Having a woman now is already pretty good. In the past, no woman would be willing to marry us. Even though she's not well educated, she can still relieve my sexual desire. Be content!"

The middle-aged man spat, "Damn it, when can we sleep with quality goods? I heard that one of the goods sent a while ago was a highly educated person. He was fair-skinned and looked very cultured. It seemed that his family was an official."

He smiled lewdly: "That woman has big breasts and a big butt. She looks good at giving birth. I'm not saying I want her, but sleeping with her for one night should be okay, right?"

The old man waved his hand, "Go away, don't think about these things. That woman has been chosen by the higher-ups. You have to keep her for the first time. You can handle the others as you wish. Just don't make a fuss. The situation outside is tense now, and it's hard to deceive anyone."

The middle-aged man curled his lips and said, "Damn it! All the good stuff has been picked up, leaving only some crappy and rotten things!"

As he was speaking, a little boy of about eight or nine ran in from outside, panting, "Seventh Uncle, there's someone coming to the village entrance. They're at the village chief's house now. They look like police officers! They're wearing police uniforms!"

Hearing this, the old man stood up instantly, frowning, "Why is there a note?"

The middle-aged man was also very nervous. "What should we do? Should we escape?"

The old man pondered, "Don't panic, we're keeping a close eye on it, and no one's leaking anything, so nothing should happen."

The middle-aged man stroked his chin. "Maybe it's another trip to the countryside to help people. I heard that cop last time was a policewoman. She was really attractive! What a pity!"

The old man tapped his pipe and warned, "Don't do anything stupid."

"If something really happens, not only you, but your whole family will be in trouble."

The middle-aged man shrugged. "I just said that. Is it necessary to take it so seriously?"

The old man glanced at him and said, "I'll go take a look. You watch here and don't make any noise."

The middle-aged man was a little impatient and waved his hand perfunctorily, "I know, I know, I'm not a three-year-old child, go ahead!"

After the old man left, the middle-aged man waited for a few seconds, walked to the gate of the yard and looked around for a few seconds, then secretly came to the locked door on the left.

He took out the key and opened the door, then closed it again.

In the room, the window was nailed shut with wooden boards, and only the light coming through the gaps could provide illumination.

The man turned on the light, looked at the girl tied up in the corner, and approached step by step.

At this moment, the girl was tied up and her eyes were covered with a black cloth. Her mouth was drooling because it had been stuffed with cloth for a long time, but it did not spoil her beautiful face at all.

Hearing the noise, the girl wanted to shrink back, but because her movements were restricted, she couldn't move and could only make vague grunting sounds.

The man's voice was low and a bit vulgar.

He rubbed his hands and rushed forward anxiously, "Hey, little beauty, don't be afraid, brother is here to love you~"

The girl struggled even more violently, like a fish on a chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered.

A disgusting touch came from her cheek, and the girl shed tears in despair. The next second, the room fell into darkness. The man had no time to question her. There was only a bang, and the man fell on the girl, with warm liquid dripping from his body.

In the room, the little boy held a stick tightly in his hands. This was the stick that men used to punish disobedient low-class people.

In ancient times, there was a stick used to intimidate people, and these men proudly named this stick the obedient stick.

As the name suggests, as long as this stick is used, even the most disobedient and inferior goods will become obedient and docile.

As for those who were disobedient, they were buried under the land where crops should have been grown.

The little boy's face showed tension and hatred. He stepped forward and pushed the reckless man away.

"Sister, I'll help you cut the rope now. Don't make any noise. Follow me later..."

The same thing happened in every dark room in the village. They were men and women, the oldest was not yet an adult, the youngest was only seven or eight years old.

Either on their own or in cooperation, they lured these nominal relatives, who were actually criminals, away from home, and then took the abducted women and children on small trucks transporting people, hoping to quickly escape from this place full of the ugliness of human nature.

Hearing the noise, the old man cursed.

"Damn you little bastard! We've fallen into a trap!"

"Chase them! Don't let them get to town!"

The mountain road was bumpy, like walking on a tightrope on a cliff, and I almost fell into the ravine on the other side of the road several times.

In the car, no one spoke, everyone looked forward or backward nervously and vigilantly.

Some of them had wounds on their bodies, their clothes were tattered, and they gave off a strong smell of decay. Some of their clothes were still very new, but were stained with an unknown foul-smelling liquid.

However, none of this could conceal the hope for survival in their eyes.

The pickup truck rushed all the way to a nearby town, but unfortunately, fate played a trick on it and it ran out of gas, so it slowly stopped in the middle of the town.

"Fuck! How are you driving? If you want to die, don't drag me with you!"

The driver honked his horn impatiently, then saw the women and children covered in scars from the car window and immediately shut up.

Behind the white car, several motorcycles stopped. A group of tall and strong men, speaking vulgar words, walked around the white car and walked towards the small truck in front with murderous intent, holding axes in their hands.

In the white car, the man quickly closed the window, and the woman in the passenger seat also pulled him away in fear.

"Ah Hao, these people...are they trafficking women and children?"

The man lowered his voice: "Shh, keep your voice down! This has nothing to do with us!"

The woman hesitated, "But..."

The man glared at her. "No buts! Don't you see these people have knives in their hands? Even a few of you wouldn't be enough for them to chop!"

"We can secretly call the police..."

The man said impatiently, "You women have long hair and short knowledge! They dare to do this, don't they have people above them? Don't let it happen that we just call the police and they drink three cups of wine on their own. If they retaliate... If you want to go, go by yourself. Our relationship will be over..."

Before he could finish his words, the woman slapped him with a big slap.

"You bastard, I've been putting up with you for so long!"

"You keep talking about women all the time, as if you weren't born from a woman's belly. If you look down on women, don't come into this world! You have such a strong daddy vibe, and seeing you act like a decent person all the time, I thought you were a real thing. I didn't expect you weren't even a thing!"

"After all this talk, you just want to stay out of this and pretend it's none of your business! You didn't even dare to call the police!"

"I'm telling you, our relationship is completely over! I'm the one who looks down on you, not you who dumped me!"

She spat, got out of the car while the man was furious, slammed the door, and walked towards the van.

The strong men looked at the young woman and tried to intimidate her with the knives in their hands, but the woman was not afraid at all.

She raised her right hand, "Don't move! I have Guardian One. I've called the police!"

The burly men looked at the woman with a curvy figure and her slender, white right hand and scratched their heads. "Third brother, what is this nosy woman babble about? What's Guardian No. 1? Why don't I understand?"

The man called Third Brother shook his head, "What Guardian No. 1? I only know how to chop with a knife!"

"Damn it, don't waste time with her, just take this bitch away and have sex with her man..."

In the car, the man looked at the group of strong men pointing at his ex-girlfriend and his direction. He was extremely panicked, but he didn't dare to open the window. He could only gesture anxiously in the car, trying to distance himself from his ex-girlfriend.

Unfortunately, not everyone can understand sign language, not to mention that men’s sign language is not standardized.

"Fuck! How dare her man threaten us! I'm going to chop his head off and kick it around like a ball. Don't try to steal it from me!"

Young woman: “…”

Have these people never even heard of Guardian One?

The strong men walked towards the young woman. Although the young woman knew that she had Guardian No. 1, she had never actually used it. Even though there were many demonstrations on the Internet, the woman was still a little scared when facing so many strong men with machetes.

She backed away slowly, then turned and ran.

Unfortunately, she sits in the office all year round and is in poor health, so she can't run faster than a young and strong man.

Just as the other party was about to grab her, a loli voice suddenly rang out from the bracelet.

[Ah, it's a machete! I'm so scared!]

As she spoke, a light pink translucent layer of unknown material appeared around the young woman, with a pink heart flashing on it that kept growing and breaking.

Young woman: “…”

Don't ask, it's very social...

I regret downloading this theme...

She was socially awkward here, and the strong man over there just thought it was weird.

"What the hell is this thing?" The strong man kicked it. After the interaction between the force between the person and the object, he felt pain in his whole leg.

He was not a kind person to begin with, and the anger brought by the pain made him lose his patience, and he swung his knife directly at the woman.

Unexpectedly, the partition didn't move at all, not even a scratch was seen, but the strange loli voice was screaming in pain in a sarcastic tone.

[You hit someone, it hurts! But I've recorded the video and called the police! You've violated the Public Security Administration Law and are suspected of provoking disturbances and intentional injury...]

"Brother, what should we do? That bitch called the police!"

The man called Big Brother had a fierce look on his face.

He grabbed a little girl and said, "Call the police right now, or I..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw a black dot in the sky approaching very quickly, and soon it was more than ten meters away.

It was a small round ball, only the size of an egg, and then it suddenly 'grew' a square head, hands, feet, and torso that were completely inconsistent with its size. The total length was about 50 centimeters, and it also came with a simulated police uniform.

Overall, it seems to be a robot imitating a police officer.

The young woman breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the simulated police uniform on the robot, while the strong men felt that everything that happened today was incredible.

However, before they could figure out the situation, a net entangled him and tied him to the ground, without causing any harm to the kidnapped little girl.

Immediately afterwards, several nets were used in succession to capture all the strong men.

After the robot finished all this, a certificate popped up in the middle of the display screen on its face, which read - National Skynet Bureau No. 10653.

Then, the robot's babyish voice said, "You are suspected of violating the law. You are hereby arrested according to the law. Please cooperate with me. Thank you."

The suspect, whose arrest net was firmly nailed to the ground, said: "..."

He's already like this, why is he still asking whether he will cooperate or not?

The police arrived quickly and took over the suspects soon.

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[boundary]

In the deep mountains and old forests, gunshots were heard from time to time, startling the birds.

The drug lord codenamed Eagle is on the run at this moment.

With the further innovation of Skynet Operation and big data technology, as well as the parallel development of multiple aspects such as the census, the Flying Eagle line has been locked down by the police.

Unfortunately, the other party was a foreign mercenary with very rich experience in counter-reconnaissance. He used the environment to escape several times. This time he was chased by Skynet Bureau and had to flee to the deep mountains and forests.

The reason why the deep mountains and old forests are called deep mountains and old forests is because they are full of unknown dangers and even local people will not set foot there.

According to the plots of general movies and TV series, most of them are about the police arresting and tracking criminals. They may even have to take risks for important clues and be careful not to harm the other party's lives.

But now, this extremely vicious eagle, who has taken countless lives, is tracking and fighting back with a non-human in the primitive jungle.

Especially here, the grass grows everywhere, and the eagle has to be careful to avoid the thorny thorns, tall trees, and the occasional three-headed venomous snakes that fall from the vines...

The pursuer is a non-human being only the size of an egg, with an unknown endurance. It is impossible to shoot at it, and it can move freely between the gaps without any need to avoid!

The reason why he was able to escape for so long was entirely thanks to his ability to escape!

At this moment, Feiying didn't know why he kept running forward.

With this non-human being around, he saw no hope of escaping.

If he committed suicide, he was afraid of the pain. After all, no one stipulated that drug lords couldn't be afraid of pain. If he didn't run away, he was unwilling to accept that he, a powerful and feared drug lord, could be defeated by such a small thing!

Perhaps it was out of a rage, or perhaps out of a sense of unwillingness, Feiying had run until now, his legs numb, his body covered in wounds from falls, cuts, puncture wounds, bruises, and insect bites...

The clothes on his body were in tatters and one of his shoes had fallen off.

He looked back and saw that the non-human was flashing red and blue light in the gap. The second he turned around, the distance between them was quickly shortened.

Feiying only felt anger boiling in his heart, his heart rate accelerating, and his head feeling cold.

In the last moments before he fell into a coma, he saw the non-human coming in front of him and turning into a fifty-centimeter robot.

Then, the cold handcuffs made a clear clicking sound - he was arrested.

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The sun was shining brightly. A middle-aged man had just finished delivering food. In his spare time, he was standing in front of the shopping mall holding a sign.

People were coming and going around, and occasionally some of them would stop to look, then sigh and curse the human traffickers.

The man held up a sign that read: Zhou Guangliang, male, born in 2022, from Xiaocheng District, G City. He disappeared at Yonghan Bridge on February 18, 2027. He was wearing a blue spring outfit. Distinctive features: scowl, a small mole above his right eyebrow, and two dimples when he smiles. Contact: Mr. Zhou, phone number 15XXX. Any information leading to his disappearance will be generously rewarded.

Surprisingly, besides this man, there were also men and women holding signs next to him. There were nearly ten of them! Even more heartbreaking was that all of these families' children disappeared on February 18, 2027, and their addresses were exactly the same!

One can't help but wonder, is this a case of multiple trafficking or kidnapping?

When a tourist from out of town asked about this, a man selling flowers nearby sighed and said, "That day happened to be our local Spring Flower Festival. The traffickers got into the floats and, under the guise of performing magic tricks, took the children away to who knows where."

"By the time we discovered the situation and called the police, the traffickers had already abandoned the car and fled."

"Back then, there was no such thing as Skynet, and there were blind spots in the surveillance area. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't find anything. It even made national news."

The woman selling insoles nearby said, "Isn't it? These children are so miserable! Those traffickers are such scoundrels! Don't they have children of their own? The most pitiful ones are the families. Take the one next to them. After the child disappeared, his wife cried so much that her eyes were hurt. Now she's not in a good mood. She walks around the street with her child's clothes all day, asking everyone she meets, "Have you seen my child?"

"And the third one on the right was also in a terrible state. His father was working at a height and was in a trance. He fell straight down and is dead. And..."

The tourists from other places wanted to say something but didn't know how to start. In the end, they could only pick up their mobile phones and take pictures of the signs one by one, hoping to help these poor children return home through the Internet.

What use are children? Child brides? Illegal laborers? Human organs?

The better ones will be sold to families that cannot have children, and the unfortunate ones will be sold to the mountains to be used as reproductive machines to continue the family line, or to be used to provide care for the elderly and widows until their death.

For those who are even more unfortunate, their hands and feet will be broken and twisted into strange shapes to gain the sympathy of passers-by, becoming machines for criminals to beg and make money.

Worse still, some will be transported to an abandoned factory and lie on a crude operating table. Their organs will be sold at exorbitant prices and shipped all over the world, while their parents will still hold up signs and walk through the crowds, searching for them day after day, but they will never find their children until they die.

At this moment, the man's phone rang -

The man carefully put the sign aside and answered the phone.

The voice of a policeman came from the phone, and he was very familiar with it because he often went to the police station.

"What? What did you say! Did my Liangliang find it?!"

The man was surprised, but also a little scared, fearing that all this would turn out to be just like a dream when he woke up, and that it was all just his wishful thinking.

Similarly, parents whose children are missing, although very anxious, dare not disturb them, for fear that the clues they have finally obtained will be destroyed by them.

They gathered around, held their breath and listened attentively, but didn't dare to say a word.

Only after the call was hung up did they start asking questions one after another.

"Old Zhou, have you found your Liangliang? Where's my Ali? Please ask my Ali for me..."

"My Mengting..."

“Yangyang…”

The man's eyes were red and he was choking with sobs. He was excited and also because he finally got good news after so many years.

"We've found him. He's currently at the police station in Hongda Town, Luyang City. However...his condition may not be good, so you should be prepared."

Luyang City is close to the border, and the neighboring country is a black area, famous for fraud and kidnapping. Even the local government is unable to take care of itself, after all, private armed forces are prevalent there.

Their children are there...

The mother of a certain child didn't know whether she should be happy about finding her child or sad that her child had to go through this.

She cried and laughed: "I'm glad I found it, I'm glad I found it..."

She hurriedly packed up her things, mumbling to herself, "I'm going to pick up my Mengting. Great! My Mengting is finally going home..."

The lady beside them waved at them and said, "Hurry up and go. We will help you clean up here. Be careful on the road."

The old man stood up and said, "My old bones are still useful. I'll help you..."

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A damp and unpleasant odor emanated from the underground sewers.

The man scratched his hair irritably. It hadn't been washed for a long time and was full of fleas, bugs and dirt.

He used the light coming from above to crush the flea and flick it away.

"Damn it! When will this kind of life end?"

He looked at the silent woman on the other side and said, "Sister Wang, please tell me when the higher-ups will send us abroad. We can't keep going like this, can we?"

The young man, whose lower half of hair was yellow and the upper half was newly black, echoed, "Yeah, ever since that weirdo came out, Skynet has been everywhere. Once you're scanned, you'll be discovered immediately..."

"Before, they only needed plastic surgery, but now they scan not only your face and fingerprints, but also your irises, lip lines, ears, and even your tongue! Especially after being discovered, even your hair is entered into the database. It's outrageous!"

"What should I do? I can't just shave my head and cover it with a blanket, right? What's the difference between that and trying to cover my ears and steal a bell? I was reported for going out on the street. Absolutely! Are people these days so fucking poor that they're crazy? Aren't they afraid of being accidentally hurt?"

Sister Wang, who had shaved her head and had new hair growing out, said: "..."

The woman knocked the man down with lightning speed, stepped on the young man's back, and tapped the side of his face with the cold blade.

"I told you not to make such a fuss. It's very rude."

She retracted her foot, swung her knife beautifully, and looked at the others, saying slowly, "You are all senior citizens, and the higher-ups have never treated you unfairly. This was just an accident. Be patient, and don't get yourself in a mess over a small matter."

After the beating, the woman also gave him a sweet date.

"Wait a little longer. We'll be going abroad soon. There will be people in Country M to pick us up. By then, we'll have money, villas, cars, women, everything you need. Don't you have an idiom in Country Z called 'sleeping on straw and tasting gall'? The suffering we're experiencing now is only temporary..."

Where women can't see, young people and men quietly convey messages that only each other can understand.

They are undercover police agents lurking among foreign spies, and there are many more like them. Their missions are very long, ranging from a few years to decades, and some even devote their entire lives to carrying out their missions.

They changed their names and left their relatives and friends. Some of their families only knew that they were carrying out missions, while others would fake their own deaths to ensure the absolute secrecy of the missions.

Once you choose this industry, you will always have to shoulder the mission of defending your country, and it is difficult to have both.

The mission had reached its end today, and they were finally closing in. Just to catch the last big fish, they were carrying out their final mission—capturing the leader above Sister Wang, the head of this spy organization.

After exchanging information, the man said, "Sister Wang, it's not that we don't trust you. We've all been at the mercy of others before, but we've been waiting for over a month. If we don't leave now, we might starve to death here before we even leave the country. And..."

He looked around. "There must be toxic gas here. Lately, I've been feeling dizzy and having headaches. My heart rate is clearly over-speed, and I'm experiencing chest tightness, shortness of breath, and even difficulty breathing..."

"Me too. My eyesight has gotten worse recently, and I get angry easily. I wonder if this is the reason."

"I feel the same way. I always feel weak in my limbs, and my stomach feels like it's on fire, with a burning pain..."

young people:"……"

If anyone is hungry for a long time, without taking in any nutrition, and with only a little food to maintain vital signs, it would be strange if the body remains healthy, right?

It's not that no one has seen the trick, but after staying here for too long, even if one's sanity is still there, their physical condition no longer allows it. Moreover, not everyone has that kind of overly strong spirit to endure the double torture of physical and mental torture.

Besides, there is a saying in Country Z that too much is as bad as too little.

Every Chinese who has received compulsory education has learned the text "Looking at Plums to Quench Thirst." In it, the protagonist Cao Cao uses plums to inspire his soldiers.

This story tells us that as long as we hold onto hope, we can inspire motivation, work hard, and ultimately achieve success.

However, there is another behavior in China called - the boss's big promise.

When someone says something at the beginning, they might believe it. But when something is said too much, and the environment is difficult and harsh, and there seems to be no hope, if the promise is still not fulfilled in this situation, people will lose confidence in it and even doubt whether it can be done.

After all, for others to succeed, they also need a variety of factors such as time, place, and people, and they are facing the power of a country!

Now, there is no information about their boss at all, or is it possible that he wants to abandon them and cut off their tail to survive?

Although they were all members of the same organization and had fought each other's lives, they were still criminals! Isn't it a joke to talk about credibility with criminals?

Now, everyone looked at the woman in a strange way.

"Sister Wang, we're all family. Tell us the truth. Have the higher-ups abandoned us? If that's the case, we should all escape on our own merits. It's better than staying here like idiots and starving to death!"

The others said nothing, but their eyes were all on the woman.

With the precedent of young men being subdued before, they were already wary of women. They were also not new to cleaning up excess trash or other burdens. Some people might claim to be friends with you, but they could stab you at any moment.

Words like life-long friendship and family are just for listening. If someone is truly in your heart, the grass on his grave will be many feet long.

The woman knew the situation was bad for her, and she had indeed contacted her superiors. However, the situation outside was tense, making it difficult to take everyone away. In order to prevent the organization from being exposed, a mopping-up operation had indeed been ordered.

Originally, she was planning to win them over while fighting at the same time, but who knew these people were so cunning and didn't fall for it at all!

The situation is not favorable to her now, and she may suffer a setback in the future. Women are not particularly loyal to the organization. Everyone is pursuing profit. Talking about loyalty is a bit too ridiculous, especially when it comes to personal life. It is not worth talking about at all.

If that person hadn't offered a high price, who would be willing to give up their comfortable life and become a spy for someone else?

Not to mention, the boss from Country M always likes to hide behind and use their people as cannon fodder.

Therefore, the woman made a decision quickly.

When the woman took these people to a private dock at night, the boss was stunned.

He was furious. "Ms. Wang, where is your credibility? Is this how you complete the task I assigned you?"

The woman spread her hands. "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Kfuwei, I didn't want this to happen. But you also know that reputation is nothing compared to my life. I don't think you would like to see the scene of me dying on the street in the news, would you?"

"I'm sure you wouldn't want to see that kind of scene. After all, if something happens to me in Country Z, your plan won't be able to proceed."

"Please believe me, Mr. Kfuwe, this is only temporary..."

"You are suspected of violating the law. You are being arrested according to the law. Please cooperate with me. Thank you."

As he was speaking, the politician from Country M was already caught in the arrest net and fell to the ground. Only a faint "Shit" could be heard in the panic.

As he was handcuffed by the police, Kefuwei glared at the woman. He was furious: "You actually betrayed me!"

The woman was also confused, not understanding how the police had discovered them. It was clear that their people had already temporarily shut down the Skynet through 'normal' means for a few minutes.

The two undercover agents did not reveal their identities at the scene. They cooperated with the police and walked towards the police car, keeping their achievements and fame hidden.

Similar things happened all over the country.

These achievements are inseparable from the efforts of everyone in the country.

They can be police officers, enthusiastic passers-by A, B, and C who notice something is wrong and call the police, or everyone who loves life.

Over there, Xiao Xun had just finished a game.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of reunion, and they also start their holiday two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Now, everything is gradually getting on track for the company they founded, but for the e-sports industry, winning or losing the game is the key to profitability, especially for national or even international competitions.

After all, although the e-sports industry has a relatively small audience, the competition here is no less than that in other industries.

If you want to gain more benefits and endorse more products, winning or losing the competition is crucial.

Although everything is going on the right track for their YM team, they are not considered outstanding among the vast number of teams. They don't even have many die-hard fans on the official Weibo account. Many fans are attracted to them through their personal Weibo accounts and are attracted by the wealthy private lives of these rich young men.

There were a lot of people having fun, and e-sports fans were in groups of three or four. Most of them felt that their YM team, a team that was obviously a hobby for rich people, had "tarnished" their e-sports circle.

However, even so, Xiao Xun and the others were not discouraged.

Having traffic, even if it is black and red, is always much better than being unknown.

As Mid-Autumn Festival approached, everyone else went home, leaving Xiao Xun alone in the rental house.

Going home was impossible. Unless he made some achievements, he could return home in glory. Otherwise, how could he justify his leaving home? How could he make his brother look at him with new eyes?

The festive atmosphere was very strong. I don’t know why, maybe there were too many promotions at the shops, Xiao Xun also bought a box of mooncakes with an original price of 388 and a promotional price of 188, which also came with a lantern, and then returned to the rental house.

He opened the mooncakes and found six of them: lotus seed paste, egg yolk, and five-nut paste.

In the past, he wouldn't even eat a single one worth tens of thousands of yuan, let alone a 188 yuan mooncake.

And now, perhaps because he spent his hard-earned money, the mooncakes he bought, although the taste was a bit too sweet, Xiao Xun felt that they were even more delicious than usual.

While eating, a voice came from next door——

"Mom, Mom! Are we going back to our hometown tomorrow?"

The woman's gentle and patient voice sounded, "Yes, we're going back to see grandpa and grandma tomorrow. Are you happy?"

The child replied: "Happy! Grandpa and grandma always save lots of delicious food for me! Grandpa and grandma also buy me lots of fun toys! They love me the most, and I love them the most too!"

"So, does Panpan like grandparents more, or do you like mom and dad more?"

The child seemed troubled and thought for a moment before answering, "I like Mom and Dad as much as Mom and Dad like Grandpa and Grandma!"

The man laughed and said, "How come our Panpan is so smart!"

He looked at his wife and asked, "Why didn't I answer like this back then?"

The woman replied bluntly: "Because you are stupid!"

The child chirped, "Mom, Dad is not stupid! You are as smart as Dad! Panpan is smart too!"

…

As he was eating, for some reason, Xiao Xun suddenly felt that the mooncake in his hand was a little difficult to swallow, and he lost interest in it.

He put the mooncakes away and then turned on the music, as if trying to cover up something.

When will the bright moon appear? I raise my cup to ask the blue sky. I wonder what year it is in the palace of heaven...

Xiao Xun: “…”

Xiao Xun decisively switched to the next song.

[The full moon on the 15th shines on my hometown and on the border...]

Next song.

[The clear water and full moon bring back memories of home...]

Xiao Xun opened the play bar and saw that he had accidentally clicked on the Mid-Autumn Festival must-play playlist.

Xiao Xun: “…”

He closed the music software irritably, lay down in the game cabin, and entered the game world directly.

In the past, training was all in PVP mode, and he rarely clicked on the PVE page.

PVE refers to player versus environment or dungeon boss.

Like most netizens, reaching the maximum level of Cambrian is the beginning of the core gameplay.

Xiao Xun's profession is an archer, but he is not in a competition now, and what he needs is to relax himself, so he chose the assassin, which he doesn't usually play.

The assassin profession is very cool if you play it well, especially the jungle king, who is almost the most popular profession in every team.

To be a first-class assassin, you need to have first-class awareness, control the time of hiding, and the CD of skills. Relatively speaking, assassins are more difficult to play than other professions.

Xiao Xun chose an archer named Thor, who had golden hair, a masculine face, strong muscles, wore black armor, and held a golden giant axe.

In Norse mythology, Thor is the sun god who can drive the sun chariot across the sky.

Now, in Cambrian, when Thor's first skill is released within the range, the opponent will be petrified for three seconds and suffer 10% damage.

The second skill is the Axe of the Sun God, which deals 20% damage once, 25% twice, and 30% three times in total.

The third skill travels through time and space, and can teleport to a designated location within a large range, with a small-area stun.

This set of skills, combined with the damage granted by the equipment, can directly kill the opponent in seconds. Many players who play Thor like to use this flow mode.

Thor's high damage, petrification, stun, and teleportation skills have won him the favor of countless assassin players, which is why Xiao Xun chose Thor.

After all, in his spare time, he wants to get the pleasure and excitement that the game brings, rather than being killed once, twice, or even three times, which makes him look like a loser and feel abused.

Xiao Xun unceremoniously named himself Yewang 827.

Don't ask why he chose Yewang827 instead of Yewang. It's like asking, "He didn't go to Tsinghua or Peking University. Is it because he didn't like it?" Of course not. The name Yewang was already taken, so he had no choice but to choose Yewang827. It has no other special meaning, it's just because the name is occupied.

Xiao Xun’s confidence can be seen from his game nickname.

Yes, he was extremely confident that even though he chose the assassin class, which he rarely played, as a professional player, he would not lose to amateur players in terms of operation and awareness.

Xiao Xun clicked on the Novice Village with his confidence.

The Novice Village is a town with a European style. Here you can see various professional players wearing original skins, harassing NPCs, trying to get the help of the golden finger grandfather from them, or trying to get the teleportation ticket to a hidden copy.

Here, many people thought they would be the legendary chosen ones, because there were novice players who obtained information about hidden dungeons here and finally sold it to other Chamber of Commerce bosses, making a considerable amount of unexpected income in reality.

Xiao Xun had no interest in this legendary hidden dungeon. He just wanted to quickly reach level ten and then form a team to play the dungeon.

The game graphics are very realistic. Even the little girl selling flowers at the city gate exudes a pleasant fragrance from the flowers in her hands.

It was a basket of flowers that gradually changed from white to blue. The stamens in the middle were goose yellow, and the petals were dotted with dew. Under the sunlight, they looked particularly crystal clear.

"Little brother, do you want to buy flowers?"

Just because he glanced at her for a second in the crowd, Xiao Xun was pestered by the little flower girl.

Xiao Xun, who was penniless, said he could do nothing to help, and the little girl could only leave with regret.

Xiao Xun didn't think much about it. NPCs that automatically trigger conversations are very common in games and are not uncommon.

He opened the taskbar, which showed him going to the candy house and finding Granny Wang.

Xiao Xun clicked on the pass, and then sadly discovered that a pass actually cost 5 coupons.

One yuan is equal to 100 coupons, and 5 coupons are equivalent to 0.05 yuan.

Although it wasn't much, Xiao Xun had no intention of becoming a pay-to-win player, because he didn't have much money nowadays and wanted to save as much as possible.

Xiao Xun chose to be self-reliant and asked questions along the way.

"Candy house? Do you want to buy candy for your children?"

Xiao Xun glanced at the set age of eighteen and said tactfully, "I'm only eighteen."

The old woman covered her mouth exaggeratedly and exclaimed, "18 years old? My God, you look so old! Oh no, I mean you look very mature, you don't look like 18 at all!"

Xiao Xun: “…”

His real age is only 16, thank you!

I have to say that the NPC personalities in this game are so realistic that even he feels speechless.

"So, do you know where the candy house is?"

The old woman shook her head. "I'm sorry, dear boy, I don't know where the candy house is. I thought maybe you could ask at the weapons shop across the street."

After Xiao Xun thanked him, he was about to walk to the other side.

He saw a player in front of him, about 20 years old, who was obviously a warrior, suddenly hit by a car and flew into the sky. Then he fell into a trash can beside him, smashing the garbage all over the ground.

NPCs pointed and talked.

"Look, this is what happens when you cross the road without using the zebra crossing!"

"Isn't this car speeding? They didn't even slow down in the city. That's too much!"

"Who's calling an ambulance?"

As the NPC was speaking, the warrior player who was hit was seen, with a disabled body but a strong will, dragging his broken leg and looking towards the players.

"Is there any kind nurse who can save my life? The hospital treatment here is too expensive! And I just finally reached level 9, and I'm just a little bit away from level 10!"

The bronze-skinned player wearing a grass skirt and oil-painted makeup on her face reached out to touch the warrior player.

The warrior player stepped back in fear. "No, no! Even though this is a game, there are differences between men and women..."

The player next to him smirked, "What are you dreaming about? You're not thinking this is a romantic encounter, are you?"

The warrior player looked up in shock, "Could it not be..."

After Huamei finished speaking, a voice message came from his personal channel.

[Your backpack is under attack, 10% damaged, 30% damaged... For the sake of your personal property, please repair it as soon as possible! ]

Warrior player: “???”

"Fuck! Are you a fucking thief?"

In the Cambrian period, in addition to ordinary players, there also emerged a group of people who took the opportunity to "pick up corpses" in dungeons, group battles, and battles.

Picking up corpses, as the name suggests, means obtaining the equipment from the dead players.

Some equipment can be dropped by attacking, and some bindable equipment will not be dropped by attacking.

So, he encountered the legendary thief.

The warrior player frantically reminded, "Although I know you are a thief, I am not dead yet! I am just a novice player, how can I have any good equipment? Please be a human being!"

The thief didn't care, "What's the big deal? You're going to die anyway, so I might as well give you a break."

"Can……"

Before the warrior player could finish his words, the thief swung his sword and instantly killed the remaining 5% of his health bar.

In this game, there will be a new "born" player soon.

In the Cambrian period, if you die before level 10, you will return to level 0. After level 10, you will go to the Resurrection City, and your level will remain unchanged.

Xiao Xun: “…”

PVE mode also looks dangerous...

After the warrior player died, the NPC cursed the thief: "You damn murderer! I have called the police! Please stop your behavior!"

The thief turned a deaf ear to it, quickly picked up the warrior player's "relics", and left the novice town.

A police car roared over and several fully armed policemen stepped out.

The medical examiner came forward to examine the victim. "The victim suffered organ bleeding and a broken leg due to being hit. He then died of asphyxiation due to a cut trachea."

In Xiao Xun's eyes, it was just a thick mosaic, and he couldn't see any bloody scene at all. Only from the words of the forensic doctor could he know how unlucky this poor warrior player was.

The medical examiner shook his head. "It's hopeless."

The next second, a group of black people came out of a funeral shop next door, carrying a coffin...

Xiao Xun: “…”

Black people carrying coffins...

Do we need to keep up with the times???

Xiao Xun didn't want to be the second player to be stole by a thief, so he walked across the zebra crossing obediently.

The owner of the weapon shop opposite was a muscular and tall man, so strong that Xiao Xun could only reach his chest!

You know, the 18-year-old Thor he chose is now 1.83 meters tall. This boss must be more than 2 meters tall, right?

The character foundation of Cambrian is very humanized. The facial features can be shaped by yourself at birth, or you can go to the store to buy plastic surgery potions and sculpt them again. Moreover, the character itself will automatically grow one year older every year, allowing players to experience the feeling of birth, aging, sickness and death.

Each race has a different lifespan. The human race is set to 100 years old. If you don't want to die of old age and return to the novice town in the later stages, you can buy a lifespan potion.

In addition to lifespan, you can also change your job in the mid-term, but you need to spend money.

This is the world of krypton gold gaming - technology is the core, and if you want to live a better life, krypton gold is the first choice!

"Young man, what weapon do you want to buy?"

The boss came forward enthusiastically, and his tall shadow cast a shadow on Xiao Xun, making him look particularly weak.

"Oh, your muscles are really strong. You're a good material for martial arts training! I suggest you choose this legendary Fiery Sun Bow and Arrow."

The boss took out a bow and arrow that shone with dazzling golden light, enough to blind a titanium dog's eyes.

"Look at this Fiery Sun Bow. Its lines are so smooth, and its light is so warm. With it, you don't have to worry about the weapon holding you back in battle..."

"Original price 99999999 points, limited price only 888888! Buy it and you'll earn money!"

Xiao Xun: “…”

Xiao Xun forced a smile, "Thank you, I don't need it, I just want you to show me the way."

When the boss heard that the buyer was not going to buy it, his smile immediately disappeared and his face became stern, as if he owed him a million or eight hundred thousand. It was very vivid.

"Guide the way? Oh, young man, you should know that there is no such thing as a free lunch!"

Xiao Xun: “…”

Are all games nowadays so frustrating?

"It's not impossible for me to show you the way," the boss said, changing the subject. "It just so happens that I'm short of a mineral called obsidian, which is produced in Nanshan."

"Of course, the obsidian in Nanshan already has an owner. You can pick up the obsidian that falls from the roadside when the truck passes by."

The school scolded him and walked out without saying a word.

Are you kidding me? He doesn't want to be a coal picker in the game!

He is the man who wants to become the king of the wild!

"Young man, I advise you not to act rashly. I can tell you responsibly that no one else here knows the whereabouts of the candy house!"

Xiao Xun: “…”

"Oh, by the way, you're going to the candy house too, right? There's a constant stream of young people like you, and every time you leave, you refuse to believe in it, only to come back to me looking dejected and dusty."

"I admire young people like you, so I'm telling you this news for free, so you can avoid some detours and get to the point right away. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't even bother telling them. You're the only one!"

Become a coal picker in one step?

Xiao Xun smiled contemptuously and walked out without looking back.

He found a player who was dirty and looked very tired.

"Brother, do you know where the candy house is?"

The other party said, "The candy house is in %&@..."

Xiao Xun: “???”

"Where's the candy house?"

"The candy house is in %&@..."

Xiao Xun: “…”

"Brother, if you don't want to tell me, you can just say it directly. Why are you teasing me like this?"

The other party said, "It's not that I don't tell you, it's just that some of this garbage has confidentiality settings set. Whether it's using sign language, writing, substitute words, or other methods, it will all become garbled."

"I advise you to listen to the owner of the weapons shop, otherwise you won't be able to find the candy house."

Xiao Xun suddenly had an idea, "Can I follow you?"

The other party looked helpless. "I've tried this method before, but those people have entered the teleportation array, and I can't get in at all. It seems that I need a teleportation ticket or something. Let's not talk about it for now. I'm going to go exchange the teleportation ticket with the boss."

Xiao Xun asked several players in a row, and they all said the same thing. He could only go back to the owner of the weapon shop in despair.

"I admire young people like you, so I'm giving you this extra free advice... avoid taking a few detours... get it right in one go... disdain... you're the only one!"

Xiao Xun: “…”

Which player did Xiao Xun pass by?

Seeing Xiao Xun, the boss raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey! Young man, you're back?"

Xiao Xun: “…”

Xiao Xun's smile was filled with embarrassment. "Look, do you still hold true to what you said before?"

The boss nodded and said, "Of course it counts, but if you had listened to me just now and only used one basket, this time you'll need two baskets to tell you about the candy house."

"Boss, this is not very fair of you! You just said that I was the only one, but the only one left just now. How many only ones do you have?" Xiao Xun tried to reason.

The boss didn't want to reason. "Young man, haven't you heard that there is no business without fraud? I'm a businessman, and I only care about profit!"

He spread his hands and said, "There is no regret medicine in the world. This is your lesson."

Xiao Xun: "Okay."

The boss handed him two baskets and said, "Fill these two up. Don't let me catch you cheating, or this will be your next lesson."

Xiao Xun took the basket and put it into the two backpack slots. Not far from the weapon shop, he saw the second and only player trying to ask other players for clues about the candy house.

For a moment, Xiao Xun seemed to see himself in this player. He kindly stepped forward and said, "Brother, you're going to the Candy House too, right? Listen to me, just go back to the weapon shop and accept the quest. There's no point asking anyway."

The player looked at him warily, "Don't try to trick me into becoming a coal picker! You old man, you're such a weirdo!"

Xiao Xun: “…”

Xiao Xun shrugged and walked towards the city gate.

It took about half an hour to walk, and I got a ride from an NPC in the middle, and then I arrived at the place where the boss said the truck must pass.

Here, there are novice players who are just like him, looking up and gazing into the distance like hungry wolves.

At this time, a truck drove over, and in front of it was a height limit pole.

The car slowed down, and when the truck, which was piled high with goods, passed the height limit pole, some scattered black stones with little sparkles fell from it.

A group of people rushed up, and the car roared past, raising a cloud of dust that made everyone unable to open their eyes.

In the dust, Xiao Xun vaguely saw these people running towards the obsidian. Worried that they would not be able to grab it, he immediately followed them.

In the chaos, his hand was stepped on, but fortunately there was no pain in the game.

When the dust settled, Xiao Xun looked at the black stone in his hand and almost shed tears.

This rubbish game is not for human beings to play!

Xiao Xun also discovered that his health bar, which should have been full at 100%, had actually dropped by 1%!

In other words, the dust just now damaged 1% of his health bar!!!

Although the health bar can be restored automatically, it still takes a certain amount of time.

Xiao Xun had always heard that Cambrian PVE was fun, but he hadn't expected it to be played this way. Honestly, while it was a bit frustrating, it was still a novelty! It was completely different from other slutty games! It was a mixture of pain and joy!

He finally understood why the game Cambrian became an international hit.

Xiao Xun went to great lengths to finally fill two baskets with obsidian. He endured the dust, his hands and feet being stepped on, and his health bar dropping...

He successfully obtained a teleportation ticket to the candy house from the weapon shop owner.

"Welcome! Dear customer, please press button 1 to purchase candy, button 2 to check out, and button 3 for other questions."

Xiao Xun watched as the player yelled at the human support staff at the top of his lungs, only to find the screen flashing back to the human-computer interface, with no human support at all...

Xiao Xun: “…”

It's... very much like a human-machine service assistant.

"Brother, have you found human service yet?"

"No, no, no, fuck! What kind of rubbish is this robot? Manual service, I want manual service, understand!?"

The player pounded the screen in frustration, and then... the screen shattered, emitting a sharp alarm.

"We have detected that this customer has damaged our self-service machine and must compensate us for 888 points. Friendly reminder, please do not get too angry during dry weather!"

Player: “…”

Xiao Xun: “…”

The player was also confused, "Fuck, is this a scam?"

Another player urged, "Why don't you try refusing the compensation and see if you can lure Granny Wang out? Brother, if you sacrifice one person, we'll benefit millions. We'll always remember your kindness and repay you in our next life by working like slaves!"

The player laughed and cursed: "Tui! What next life? I want this life! In order to no longer be a coal picker, I accept this fine!"

Some players followed suit and were taken away in police cars.

Player: “…”

Very good, it seems that this path is not feasible.

Xiao Xun wanted to go out and look for other clues, and then he saw a scene -

Not far away, a 1.6-meter-tall, sweet-looking loli player was looking at another male player with heartbreak.

This male player is followed by a mature female player.

"Who is she? Why are you with her?"

The male player lowered his head guiltily, "Yi Yi, you can't force feelings. I admit that you're a good person, but I just like her more. You can't force feelings."

He took the hand of the queen player and said, "When I met you, I thought I needed a nurse. It wasn't until she showed up that I realized what I needed was a partner who would fight alongside me, someone I could trust with my back, not someone who would just wait for me to protect you."

Unable to believe it, she shed tears sadly, "Then what were we before?"

The mature lady player stepped forward and looked Yi Yi up and down. Her proud curves made her feel even more inferior.

"Little sister, this is an adult world. You have to learn to accept the cruel reality. I think you should not humiliate yourself..."

The words of this scumbag and bitch made Xiao Xun's blood boil, and he didn't notice the secret signals of these three people at all.

"Bah! This is the adult world! Is your world so rotten that you have no sense of shame?"

He looked at the male player, "You bastard, you're making cheating sound so refreshing. Do you think that's enough to clear yourself of the fact that you're a scumbag? You're such a jerk!"

He looked at the queen player, "Knowing three is three, you are shameless!"

Xiao Xun concluded, "You are a scumbag and a bitch made in heaven!"

The male player and the mature female player exchanged a silent glance. He then looked at Yi Yi in a boastful tone, "I was wondering why you haven't been online lately, and you were using family matters as an excuse. So this is your new lover, right?"

Yi Yi looked hurt, "How could you think of me like that? I didn't..."

The Royal Sister player interrupted her, "Brother Ning, don't waste time with her, we still have to rush to complete the dungeon!"

The male player took her hand, said "bitch", and left hand in hand with the mature woman player.

Yi Yi lowered her head, her lips slightly curled up, revealing an intriguing smile, which she then concealed in sadness.

She was in tears, "Thank you, if it weren't for you..."

Xiao Xun waved his hand. "Well, any normal person would help out in this situation. I'm just doing a small favor."

Wiping away the tears one by one, she said, "You are such a kind person. I have always had bad luck and always meet some weird people."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Can we be friends?"

Most of Xiao Xun's friends were from that circle. Since he left, he had been interacting with them less and less. After all, he had a strong sense of self-esteem and didn't want others to see his situation.

Now that he finally made new friends, Xiao Xun was very happy.

"sure!"

Yi Yi casually brushed the hair beside her ear and smiled, "My name is Yi Yi, I'm eighteen years old, how about you?"

"My name is Xiao Xun, and I'm... eighteen years old."

Xiao Xun was too embarrassed to reveal his real age. He couldn't just say, "Sister, I'm two years younger than you, right?"

Anyway, when you are out and about, your age is given by yourself and no one will know.

After Xiao Xun finished speaking, he found that the other party did not respond. It seemed that he was AFK or doing something else.

After about two minutes, Yi Yi said apologetically, "Sorry, I was just helping my grandfather fry tea leaves. Do you like tea?"