Detective Chen Yingsheng is an external expert for the Superpower Management Bureau. She uses a machine called "Kaleidoscope" to enter the bizarre tales constructed within the psychological...
Two principles of free fall
As soon as Ren Shanshan finished speaking, the illusionist heard the sound of bones creaking.
She felt her body growing rapidly and the scenery before her eyes changed rapidly, until time stopped on a hot and dreary summer and she lost control of her body.
Ren Er's voice rang in the illusionist's ears, and Ren Shanshan's voice rang in her mind, the two voices intertwined.
"Where have you been, little girl? Go to school and change your major. You must stay in the province to study nursing. You can't study anything else! After graduation, go to work at the health center at the foot of the mountain and take good care of your brother!" Ren Er smoked a cigarette angrily, and he seemed to have become darker.
Ren Shanshan was very calm: "I always felt that my brother was not a member of my family. This is not a derogatory statement. He was always so well-behaved and quiet, and he looked fair and clean. This may be related to his illness."
The illusionist saw Ren Yewei at first sight. He was so white that he glowed faintly in this self-built house with poor lighting.
He had a well-behaved bob haircut with a long braid tied behind his head. His long bangs almost covered his eyes. He was looking at his father scolding his sister with a timid look on his face.
"Where are you looking?" Ren Er exhaled a cloud of smoke and the taste of tar in his mouth.
"You are so old and you don't even look people in the eye when you talk to them. I have no manners to tell you, don't think that if you do well in the exam, you will definitely have a good life in the future. People like you will be dumbfounded when you enter the society!"
"What he said makes sense." Ren Shanshan's voice sounded again, "I should have pretended to agree first and got the tuition and living expenses before leaving."
However, Ren Shanshan obviously did not do so at that time. She told Ren Er resentfully that she had applied for a student loan and went to study outside the province, and would definitely not return home after graduation.
This time, what came out of Ren Er's mouth was not smoke, but flying spit: "Okay, you've become more capable! You are not allowed to take anything from this room!"
"Finally, my dad allowed my mom to pack my bags, and gave me travel expenses and a month's living expenses. It's not that my parents don't love me at all, they just love me a little bit with a purpose."
Ren Shanshan's voice began to tremble: "I would rather they didn't love me."
The scenery before his eyes changed again, and the illusionist regained control of his body.
The first thing that attacked her was the toothache, a strong tingling sensation that pulled half of her face from her chin to her ear. She licked the tooth and looked around.
She found herself sitting on the stands of the playground of Danjiang Normal University, with the setting sun sinking into the skyline in the distance.
She had on a pair of half-gloves on her hands and sleeves on her arms, a very odd combination.
The first thing the illusionist did was to use his fingerprint to unlock Ren Shanshan's phone. In modern society, most of human secrets are hidden in mobile phones.
When I opened QQ, the first thing I saw was not the freshman group, the class group, or the dormitory group, but Ren Shanshan’s pinned group called Two Principles of Free Fall.
The group owner is called “One Apple a Day”, and his avatar is a black and white apple. He invited a new member to join the group. The new member’s nickname is “.”, and his avatar is a pure white background.
An Apple a Day: Newcomers are welcome.
. :Hello everyone
A-Lu: What's so welcome about a group like us?
David: What should we call the newcomer? Should we just call you Period?
Ju Hao did not answer, and the people in the group began to chat among themselves, among which A Lu was the most active.
The illusionist flipped through the chat history and found out that A-lu was a high school student whose family was very wealthy, but her parents only gave her money and never spent time with her.
Her interpersonal relationships at school were also very poor. She always described in great detail in the group the horrific process of being bullied. It was so horrifying that the amnesiac thought that calling the police would directly send the bullies, teachers and principals to prison.
But she also likes to show off her wealth in a clumsy way that she thinks is well concealed, like now.
A-Lü: My dad said he had a surprise for me. I thought he was going back to China to spend the holidays with me, but it turned out to be a new Hermès bag. I was able to hold back my tears when I opened the door and found it was the courier, but I burst into tears after I signed.
Poor courier guy, he must be scared to make a customer cry while delivering a package, the memory master thought.
A private message popped up in the notification bar, with a 2D pink-haired beautiful girl avatar, and the Memory Master clicked on it.
Black Tea: Shanshan, did you see that she didn’t post the photos of her new bag in the group this time? Is it because she didn’t dare to do so after David found out that the photos were stolen last time?
Heicha is a group member. The Memory Master has just finished looking through the group member list. Ren Shanshan’s nickname is Shanshanlaichi.
Looking through the chat records, Heicha claimed to be an underground idol, and when he had no activities, he would do live broadcasts to chat and dance otaku dances.
Strangely, she found that at least half of the members had a sign saying "extinguished" hanging in front of their nicknames. Someone in the group asked A-Lu to send a photo of his bag, and A-Lu exploded.
A-Lü: I'm so sad, but no one comforts me. And you still want me to send out bags. What's so good about bags?
An Apple a Day: Don’t be sad, A-Lu. Take into account the time difference and call your dad in the evening.
Black Tea's private message came again: Apple has a very good temper. If I were the group leader, I would have kicked her out long ago. But fortunately, I am not the group leader. Apple can only be the group leader.
So what is your group for? The illusionist looked at the group name again. The two principles of free fall are the name of the group for physics enthusiasts. The period, who was newly joined in the group, suddenly spoke.
: When will the event be held? A-Lu will come to participate in the event and will never be sad again.
The group suddenly fell silent. No one answered Ju Hao's question, and no one continued the conversation until Apple responded.
One Apple a Day: The last time we held this event, the results were not ideal. On the one hand, not many people participated, and on the other hand, those who participated gave up halfway. To be honest, I don't want to manage it anymore. Everyone has a plan and they can execute it themselves. After all, this kind of thing does not require multiple people to work together.
: Why create this group if you don't want many people to join?
An apple a day: Because no one wants to go to the last step.
Ju Hao did not reply to Ping Guo again. The group was silent for a while. David began to complain that his fund was all in the red and he was completely stuck with the money. He was worried about what to do if he could not raise the money.
What’s amazing is that while he was complaining, another female member of the group was complaining about being troubled by a weird customer.
The two people were talking about their own things, with no interaction at all. It seemed like the people in the group had gotten used to this and no one paid any attention to them.
What kind of group is this and what is the activity? The Memory Master checked the group's historical announcements and group files, but found nothing.
Halfway through the group chat history, a WeChat call came in, and the name of the note was the boss.
The Memory Master didn't answer the call. He turned his phone to silent mode and opened WeChat to check the chat history between Ren Shanshan and his boss.
Ren Shanshan worked in a milk tea shop in the snack street outside the school. At around 1 p.m., the boss sent her a warning.
Boss: I told you so many times not to wear those gloves. You were complained by a customer again. I said last time that if you get complained again, your salary will be cut in half.
Ren Shanshan: But I put on plastic gloves over my half-gloves, and I didn't violate any rules. You know my situation, I can't even afford to eat if my salary is cut in half. Please,
Boss: It's no use begging me. The customer wrote a bad review. My store has not had a single bad review in all these years. Go beg the customer to delete the bad review.
Around 5 p.m., there were a few missed calls, and then the boss sent a WeChat message to Ren Shanshan.
Boss: Answer the phone
Boss: Answer the phone! Where are you?
【Not connected】
Boss: It's no use not answering the phone, there are surveillance cameras in the store. I told you so many times during the training that you must close the lid tightly before squeezing the smoothie, but you just didn't listen. Now the smoothie machine is broken, and the smoothie that spilled has soaked all the wires.
Boss: Be prepared to lose money. This is not something that can be solved by deducting wages.
The phone kept ringing. The Memory Master picked up the phone and heard his boss's angry voice:
"You are so bold, you want to run away after getting into trouble. Let me tell you, if you don't answer this call, I will call the police!"
"How much is it? I'll work for you to pay it."
"Whoever hired you is crazy!" the boss yelled, "You can't even make a smoothie, what else can you do?"
"The smoothie machine cost 2,000 yuan, and the electrician came to fix the circuit and spent 800 yuan. You should pay for it. If you don't, I will call the police and then contact your teacher."
"I will compensate you." The Memory Master said calmly, "But is the smoothie machine completely broken? Can you mail it to the manufacturer to have it repaired? If it is completely broken, can you compensate me based on the depreciated price?"
The boss sneered: "I didn't realize you knew how to bargain! My product is new, you have to pay the full price, or I'll call the police!"
"Please call the police. I hope we can negotiate a reasonable compensation price when the police arrive. I will also tell my parents and counselor about this. I am sorry to cause you trouble. I will pay you the money, but not just the amount you say."
The reason why student workers are popular is not only because they are cheap and easy to use, but also because they are easy to bully.
The illusionist continued politely: "Since there is a surveillance camera in the store, could you please send me the entire surveillance video of the incident? I would like to ask a lawyer to take a look at it."
"Why should I give it to you?" The boss said with a lack of confidence, "You were not like this before."
"Since it's a business accident, we have to determine who is responsible." The Memory Master was sincere. "Send me the surveillance footage and ask a professional to take a look. If it's my fault, I'll also compensate you for the loss of sales during this period."
The boss held it in for a while, then said angrily: "Just wait, I'll call the police right away!"
He won't call the police, the memory master thought firmly. After the call was hung up, the memory master began to look through Ren Shanshan's WeChat.
It turned out that Ren Shanshan had already hired a lawyer, but she did not dare to respond after the lawyer said he would charge litigation fees.
As for the complaint, it was actually caused by Liu Tianyi. At around 1 o'clock, Liu Tianyi took Heige to the milk tea shop where Ren Shanshan worked to buy drinks.
While waiting, Liu Tianyi loudly asked Ren Shanshan why she was still wearing half-gloves, as she looked very hot. The mother who was buying ice cream with her child frowned and commented that it was unhygienic. Ren Shanshan was too busy at the time and heard them talking, but she had no time to respond.
Ren Shanshan couldn't help but tell Liu Tianyi about this on WeChat.
Ren Shanshan: Tianyi, I have been complained about
Liu Tianyi: Why do you complain?
Ren Shanshan: Because of the half-palm gloves, someone heard you coming to the store to pick up the gloves.
Liu Tianyi: You blame me. If you didn't wear it, where would this happen? In the end, you are just too weird.
Ren Shanshan: Do you know the person who made the complaint? My boss asked me to ask her to delete the negative review.
Liu Tianyi: How could I possibly know her? What do you mean? You thought I was the one who complained? Stop spitting blood on me. I'm going to tell the counselor.
This was followed by a series of explanations and apologies from Ren Shanshan.
The illusionist believed that Ren Shanshan accidentally knocked over the smoothie machine because of the combination of complaints and misunderstanding by Liu Tianyi.
Scrolling down the WeChat interface, there is a record of Ren Shanshan asking her father for money, and her father replied: You might as well go buy it.
The father, who only graduated from elementary school, couldn't even tell the difference between buying and selling, and the illusionist sighed.
Her teeth began to throb and ache again. It must have damaged the nerves of her teeth. The illusionist opened her mouth slightly, trying to relieve the pressure between her teeth, but it didn't get much better.
The phone was not performing well. After a short phone call, the phone started to get hot. The Memory Master put the phone against his cheek, trying to relieve the pain with the heat.
Another call came in, it was from Ren Shanshan's mother. The illusionist picked up the phone and waited for the person on the other end to speak first.
"Mom is giving you a red envelope." Mom lowered her voice, as if she was afraid that Dad would hear her. "What your dad said is too much. Don't pay attention to him."
The Memory Master reduced the size of the WeChat call interface and opened the red envelope with great anticipation.
"......16 yuan" The Memory Master couldn't help but question aloud, she thought her mother had sent it to the wrong person.
"Shanshan, mommy spent the whole day making dumplings for people today." Mommy said aggrievedly, "The total is 100 yuan, 50 yuan is left for my brother, he has to get married, and his expenses are higher than yours."
"There's 50 yuan left. Give it to you, your father, and your brother. No one will lose anything."
Just assume that Ren Shanshan's mother is not good at math, the Memory Master thought. But 16 yuan can be used to buy food for 4 days if you save it, so thinking about it, I feel much more relieved.
The Memory Master thanked him: "Thank you, Mom."
"Then..." Mom hesitated to speak, as if she was expecting something.
The illusionist suddenly realized: "Mom, you earned 100 yuan, but you didn't keep a penny for yourself."
The mother was overjoyed: "I'll give it all to you. I'm happy to see you doing well."
"Go home during the winter break and apologize to your dad. Your brother misses you too. His grades are not good, so you should help him more..."
"Mom, a classmate is looking for me." The illusionist interrupted directly, and the mother hung up the phone reluctantly.
Ren Shanshan's mother has a simple and frank partiality. If it were someone else, she would tell her daughter that she only earned 50 and divide it equally among the three of them, and she would never admit that she is partial.
The memory master did not lie to her mother. Liu Tianyi really came to see her, and she brought someone with her.
The person who came with Liu Tianyi was a female teacher who looked like she had just graduated from graduate school. She had a very gentle demeanor and should be their counselor.
"Ren Shanshan, the counselor wants to talk to you!" Liu Tianyi shouted towards the stands with full energy, attracting the nearby students to keep looking over here.
The counselor explained awkwardly: "It's not a conversation, I just want to chat with Shanshan. Shanshan, come to my office."
The illusionist sat in the stands, looking down at them and finding them extremely bored.