Chapter 15 Forced Seizure, Hanging Upside Down, Of course, the one who truly wants to go is someone who doesn't...
The moment the L City adjudicator pressed the power off button, the blue-green light continuously emitted from the energy tube of the strong magnetic restraint system finally dimmed, and at the same time, Snake Eye, which had been floating in the air for dozens of hours, finally landed.
However, just as the executive officer placed his hand on Snake Eyes' shoulder to help the man, who was still readjusting to using his limbs, a faint engine roar reached the ears of everyone present.
Enemy attack?!
The executive officer immediately deployed a protective shield, surrounding Snake Eyes back-to-back, and cautiously looked around.
The battlefield is now in chaos, and various detection and reconnaissance methods have been greatly interfered with. In the end, they can only rely on their primitive senses to capture and distinguish the massive amount of information mixed together.
Hearing it, the enemy was indeed present, and their actions were extremely arrogant.
Visually, they found nothing unusual!
As time went by, the sound drew ever closer, and the executive officer's heart pounded with anxiety.
The most terrifying enemy is the unknown enemy.
Ultimately, it was the execution chariot from the sky that discovered the flaw.
“An unidentified object is approaching from about 500 meters northeast of the protected target.”
This was the most accurate report the executive could provide.
Because in his field of vision, there was a vortex in the dust that had been stirred up and had not yet settled, which looked like it had been created by something.
At least to the naked eye, the center of the vortex appears to be completely empty.
Just then, the vortex suddenly accelerated, rushing towards the snake's eye along a path resembling a Fibonacci spiral.
The executive officer, who was constantly reporting enemy information to the channel, was momentarily stunned.
What is he doing? If he's aiming to kill Snake Eyes, why is he going to do something so unnecessary?
While the executive officer was in a state of confusion, Snake Eyes felt a powerful and tyrannical force acting on his limbs.
To be precise, it was the strong magnetic restraint shackles that hadn't been removed from his limbs.
Once this force crossed a certain critical point, he felt himself instantly float up, like an eel breaking free from the executor's grip, and flying towards the source of the force.
Because the source of this power was constantly changing, the snake-eyed creature flying in the air was forced into a stylish S-shaped maneuver.
Every time it turns, Snake Eyes, which slows down slightly, thinks it's about to be hit head-on, but it always takes off again because of the second acceleration that comes at the next moment, and it is always a little distance from the ground.
Just when Snake Eyes thought this situation would continue until the Enforcer captured either the other party or himself, the power that had been maintaining a stable state suddenly increased exponentially and then abruptly disappeared.
? ? ?
Snake Eyes, caught in the wind, couldn't even scream. He could only watch helplessly as he was thrown into the air by inertia and then fell straight down.
At this moment, Snake Eyes' mind even began to race through a slideshow of his life.
It was truly remarkable that I was able to seize the opportunity to climb out of the quagmire of L City's lower district and gradually reach this position.
It's unbelievable that he ended up in this situation just because of a single wrong decision, and even has to die in such a ridiculous and shameful way.
This is truly tragic.
However, the expected death did not occur.
Just as Snake Eyes was about to crash to the ground, a convertible traveling at high speed miraculously drove up and caught him in its passenger seat.
Fu Ze, in the driver's seat, turned his head and smiled at Snake Eyes, whose face was filled with terror after surviving the ordeal, saying, "There is bottled water and snacks in the armrest box. Please help yourself, but please fasten your seatbelt first."
Snake Eyes had no time to worry about food or drink. After confirming that he was indeed alive, his first question to Fu Ze was: "Who are you?"
First of all, this person certainly wasn't from Kangmingji, otherwise he would already be a corpse lying on the roadside by now.
However, Snake Eyes was also quite certain that he had never seen this handsome fellow with two strands of white hair in his orange-red hair.
Generally speaking, judging from his way of dealing with people, if he doesn't recognize someone who comes to him on his own initiative, he will simply assume that person is an enemy.
But clearly this person doesn't fall into this category, otherwise there would be no reason for them to go to such lengths to save them.
After struggling for so long, Snake Eyes truly understood a saying etched into his bones: "All the world's hustle and bustle is for profit."
Therefore, this person must have some ulterior motive.
Fu Ze didn't answer Snake Eyes' question. He simply turned his head back and adjusted the AR glasses on his face with one hand. "The vehicle is about to accelerate. Hold on tight."
Snake Eyes widened, even forgetting his earlier question, "What do you want from me?"
At this speed already? Still increasing?!
Realizing that the other party was serious, Snake Eyes hurriedly fastened his seatbelt.
He had just narrowly escaped death, and now he cherished his life immensely.
Just as Snake Eyes secured the seatbelt buckle, a loud engine roared, and he was slammed against the seat back by the oncoming airflow.
"Is it a bit cold?" Fu Ze looked at the sudden drop in the car's temperature in his field of vision, then glanced at the executive officer catching up in the rearview mirror, and reassured him with a hint of helplessness, "Just bear with it a little longer, it'll be fine soon."
As they spoke, the roof of the Magic Lizard 757, which had been folded back at the rear of the vehicle, moved back, covering the exposed cabin that lacked color-changing functionality.
As the roof snapped shut with a crisp "click" and connected to the vehicle body, Fu Ze slammed on the accelerator.
Having regained its full form, the Demon Lizard 757, which was already close to being caught up by the Execution Flying Chariot, once again widened the distance between itself and the Executioner, truly living up to its title of "ground fighter jet".
In reality, Snake Eyes was completely unaware of the change in the surrounding temperature; his attention remained focused on the path the two were taking.
If he wasn't mistaken... wasn't there a huge traffic jam on the road ahead?!
Driving like that would be suicide!
Before Snake Eyes could raise any questions, Fu Ze answered the question with his actions.
Just a moment before the Demon Lizard 757 was about to merge into the congested traffic, Fu Ze suddenly floored the accelerator.
The already lightning-fast and almost impossible-to-monitor lizard 757 has taken its speed to another level.
Immediately afterwards, Fu Ze turned the steering wheel and maneuvered the Magic Lizard 757 into a tunnel via the non-motorized vehicle lane.
The tunnel was also congested, and some clever drivers even took advantage of the convenience to occupy the non-motorized vehicle lane.
Snake Eyes was somewhat desperate.
What does it mean to walk right into a trap? This is exactly what it means to walk right into a trap!
He'd better start thinking now about how to distance himself from this orange-haired guy when facing the upcoming executive officer.
Even so, Fu Ze showed no sign of slowing down, and even glanced at Snake Eyes in the rearview mirror.
Upon noticing this glance, Snake Eyes' alarm bells went off.
What? What is he going to do?
"If you're scared, you can close your eyes," Fu Ze kindly suggested.
What are you afraid of? Why close your eyes?
Before Fu Ze could finish speaking, Demon Lizard 757, under his control, crossed the curb, climbed the tunnel wall, and within seconds changed from a 45-degree angle to a 60-degree angle, and then to a 90-degree angle.
Finally, thanks to the airflow during high-speed travel, the entire Magic Lizard 757 was "pressed" against the top of the tunnel, speeding away in an upside-down manner above numerous congested vehicles.
Although his body was firmly secured to the seat by the seatbelt, Snake Eyes felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
He turned his head again to look at the driver.
He no longer cared about who this person was; he only had one thought in his mind—this person was insane.
Snake Eyes stared straight at Fu Ze, and Fu Ze let him look at him.
After all, he is very generous.
As they traveled at high speed, the lights inside the tunnel, which were originally far apart, came together and reflected on Fu Ze's face like a white rainbow.
Realizing he might have acted somewhat inappropriately, Snake Eyes quickly turned his head back and asked casually, "Where are we going?"
"Of course, we should go somewhere where no one can find us."
Although these words sounded exactly like a confession scene in a soap opera, Snake Eyes clearly detected a hint of mockery and smug satisfaction at his misdeeds.
He shivered, a chill that was barely perceptible but very real.
Although it's true that the person in the driver's seat saved himself from the henchmen of both the executive and the Cummins Group, it's clear that this person's motives were not pure.
But then again, what could be worse than death, or rather, worse than eating that choking artificial food every day, a fate worse than death?
Having figured this out, Snake Eyes relaxed and took out the water and food that Fu Ze had prepared from the armrest box. While eating, he even reached out and fiddled with the central control interface, switching to his favorite music radio station.
He actually started to enjoy it.
After the radio music finished playing for three bars, Fu Ze, who was in the driver's seat, suddenly spoke up: "The Imperial Twins, you have excellent taste, senior."
"You actually know this group?"
"I am not very knowledgeable, but I have some understanding."
Snake Eyes knew perfectly well that this man was just being modest.
For someone of this age to know this group, he's definitely not just someone with a superficial understanding.
Starting with this topic, the two began to chat.
The conversation begins with Snake Eyes' life experiences and discusses his enemies and friends within the Kangming Group.
They talked about the missions he had done, the people he had killed, the men and women he had slept with, and the delicacies he had eaten.
Most of the time, Snake Eyes was the one talking, while Fu Ze listened and occasionally chimed in.
More accurately, it was Fu Ze who guided Snake Eyes to speak, and then extracted the information he needed from what the person said.
During the chat, Fu Ze made several turns and changed routes, and even drove through a section of the abandoned V City sewers.
Finally, the two drove out of an old underground parking lot and stopped in an elevator.
Seeing Fu Ze's relaxed expression, Snake Eyes sensed that tonight's high-speed escape was about to come to an end.
As the elevator slowly rose, Snake Eyes realized where he was through the surrounding viewing windows.
Although he had only visited V City a few times, he still had a deep impression of this landmark building, which was considered one of the "Four Guardians" of V City.
At this moment, in his field of vision, there were only three distinctive landmark buildings that stood out from the crowd.
Without a doubt, at this very moment, he is inside the fourth building, the Boundless Land of Wind and Moon.
Just as Snake Eyes realized this, the elevator arrived at the target floor.
Fu Ze also started the car silently after the elevator doors opened, and finally stopped on the open-air platform.
Just as the hour arrived, the holographic projection at the top of this place of boundless romance began playing a unique promotional video from the beginning.
Tang-style buildings, lanterns, red and white carp, folding fans, prayer beads, Tiangong Tower... countless elements belonging to V City were perfectly woven into a love story by the director, and announced to the entire V City.
With the tall, three-dimensional holographic image surrounding them on all four sides as cover, and combined with the color-changing system of the Demon Lizard 757, even the most advanced visual recognition system cannot find them.
"Senior, we're safe now." Fu Ze reopened the roof, letting the pleasant night breeze tousle his hair. "Welcome to V City."
He said this twice today, in different settings and to different people, but he did it sincerely both times.
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Snake Eyes felt that the richness of his life had reached a whole new level during this period.
"Don't welcome me yet. Let me catch my breath." He subconsciously reached for his pocket, where he always kept his cigarettes, but found nothing.
Seeing this, Fu Ze handed over a pack of cigarettes at just the right moment, with a lighter stacked on top of the pack.
What he handed over was an unopened package of Da San Xi (a type of Chinese herbal tea).
Snake Eyes instantly realized what was happening and asked in surprise, "You gave that guy this cigarette?"
Before Fu Ze could answer, Snake Eyes took the Big Three Happiness cigarettes, opened the package, took one out, and put it in his mouth.
Seeing Snake Eyes' actions, Fu Ze found a topic of conversation: "What do you think of this cigarette, senior?"
“We’ve smoked more cigarettes than you’ve eaten meals.” Snake Eyes murmured with his eyes closed, smelling the familiar scent of burning tobacco. “I knew something was wrong with this Da San Xi as soon as I smelled it.”
"There's something else mixed in."
He picked up a cigarette with two fingers and waved it in front of Fu Ze.
"Upon closer inspection, it turns out they've actually replaced the incense core."
"It was replaced with purple cedar."
Purple cedar is a specialty plant of L City. Because of its soft texture and a very subtle but pleasant and sleep-inducing scent, it is often used as filling for locally produced mattresses and pillows.
In addition, because its sap has a certain bactericidal effect, local parents often use it to cut into long strips and whip the palms and buttocks of children who don't do their homework.
"Senior is indeed very knowledgeable, I admire you." Fu Ze smiled obediently.
Snake Eyes put the cigarette back in his mouth. "If you, Snake Master, had any trouble figuring out this whole thing, your whole show would have been for nothing."
"It is precisely because I know that you, senior, will see through my little scheme that I dare to take such a risk." Fu Ze said this with utmost sincerity.
"Alright, alright, too much flattery will hurt your neck." Snake Eyes had seen it all, and he waved his hands dismissively. "By the way, were you the only one on this mission?"
"Just me."
"The younger generation is indeed formidable." After remarking, Snake Eyes adjusted his posture and brought up the question he hadn't asked before, "So what do you want from me? Let me make it clear first, I have no money or power right now, and from my lungs to my kidneys, none of them are healthy. I can't sell them for much."
“Keep your lungs and kidneys for yourself, I have my own.” Fu Ze shook his head. “What I want is information about something else.”
The same thing?
Upon hearing Fu Ze's words, Snake Eyes' alarm bells went off.
Could it be...?
“The key.” Fu Ze’s gaze was intense. “That’s right, the ’key’ that first came to mind.”
A note from the author:
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So many chapters have passed, I hope everyone still remembers Fu Xiaozhe's original intention [glasses]
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