"Okay, okay, we won't argue with you about this."
The guard was defeated by the man's talkative nature, stopped his incessant chatter, and casually took off his hat to check it.
Only then did the two guards get a clear look at the "man's" face.
The "man" had his hair in a bun, with stray strands haphazardly plastered on his face, which was covered in mud and looked utterly wretched. He was so covered in dirt and grime that he was almost unrecognizable as a human being.
"What kind of artistic style is this...?"
The guards' eyes were filled with even more mockery; they looked at "him" as if he were a country bumpkin.
The man hastily wiped his face roughly with his sleeve and casually explained, "Ah, I came in too much of a hurry."
The guard looked at his actions with some disdain, handed the hat back to him dismissively, and thought to himself: What another oddball.
Then, they led the "man" to the verification machine. "Okay, give me your ID card, and I'll insert it for you."
Although the "man's" face was covered in dirt, his eyes were bright and conspicuous. He looked around furtively, then pulled out a playing card from the innermost layer of his clothes.
He concealed his cards, as if afraid they would be snatched away by the two people in front of him. "I... I won't give them to you. What if you get the cards and go up on your own?"
The guard chuckled dismissively and said scornfully, "So, do you have a 'King of Clubs' or an 'Ace of Clubs'? We're already in the main city; we won't fight you for it."
"Take it? You can't take it! It's mine!"
Upon hearing the word "rob," the man reacted like a wildcat with its fur standing on end, revealing a fierce but utterly intimidating expression. He then took a few steps back and hid the playing cards in his clothes.
The two guards rolled their eyes, trying to take the identity token from his hand.
However, the "man" seemed to believe that the two of them had ulterior motives, and took a few steps back with a fierce look on his face.
I didn't realize this person was so possessive of their food; it's an illness that needs treatment...
"Alright, stop backing up. If you back up any further, you'll be pushed back out," the guard said helplessly.
He'd seen plenty of weirdos, so one more wouldn't make a difference.
“You insert the card yourself, we won’t do anything.” He pointed to the machine.
The machine will make the judgment anyway, so there's no need for them to provoke a "madman".
To prevent the man from "relapsed," he added, "You know that once the machine takes back your ID card, it won't return it, right?"
The "man" didn't say a word, but walked towards the machine, looking back every step of the way.
Then, "he" used his entire body to block the card insertion action, and the two guards could only turn their heads to the side to see "his" actions.
The "man," Chuanliu, used this blind spot to attach the "Plum Blossom 2" fragment he had kept in his hand, along with the chip that she had specially commissioned from Jihu, together and inserted them into the machine.
With a "ding," the machine's green light illuminated, and it immediately swallowed the object inserted into it. The next moment, the elevator started moving, and the doors slowly opened, leading to the second floor.
Back when Chuanliu last needed to swipe a card to enter, she realized the importance of having a usable "Club" card. So she contacted Jihu to see if he could crack the machine.
The chip was developed long ago, but the development of a model that could be swallowed by machines was discussed between Chuanliu and Jihu after Chuanliu received a call from Zhuiming.
She used to wonder why such an intelligent machine would suddenly appear in Plum Blossom City, given that Cao He had spent four years piecing together various components to research the transfer computer. But now she knew it was probably related to the WD Investigation Bureau.
The guards saw the verification machine light up green and had absolutely no suspicion.
They greeted the "madman" in a friendly manner and watched the elevator doors slowly close.
After a while, the corpses outside were almost driven away, and Stick Brother strode in.
"Get me some water." He sat in the chair, panting heavily.
One of the guards quickly handed him water.
While taking a big gulp of his drink, Brother Gun casually asked, "Did you let that kid go?"
The other guard nodded. "We checked him out. Apart from being a little mentally unstable, he's perfectly normal."
Stick Brother handed the water bottle back. "It's fine as it is. The main city will officially close tonight, and there won't be any more of this nonsense after that."
The second floor of Plum Blossom Main City.
As the elevator doors leading to the second floor slowly opened, an indescribable oppressive atmosphere suddenly swept over, causing one to frown.
The smell was a mixture of moldy food and dust that hadn't been cleaned in a long time, creating a nauseating stench.
Chuanliu had been here before, so he was very familiar with the layout of the space.
This time, there were far fewer people on the second floor than last time; it seemed that the henchmen who followed "Plum Blossom 2" were nowhere to be seen.
This inevitably leads one to wonder if those robust bodies have become part of the dark secrets of Plum Blossom City, victims of the new drug.
However, the sharp decrease in population did not lead to environmental improvement; instead, the amount of garbage doubled. All sorts of garbage were scattered on the ground: half-open food packaging bags, dried and rotten fruit pits, discarded tools and equipment... They piled up haphazardly, with no one handling them.
The second floor has now become a useless piece of pawn in the main city of Plum Blossom.
Chuanliu wandered in the corridor, trying to find a place to stand, and silently observed how the elevator was being used.
The original digital display screen was vandalized, making it impossible to see the location of the elevator.
Furthermore, when Chuanliu pressed the button to go upstairs, the elevator did not respond at all, as if it were broken.
She naturally didn't think the elevator was broken. She placed her hand on the metal door of the elevator and felt its operation.
Sure enough, after a long time, the elevator doors made a vibrating sound, and after climbing about seven or eight floors, the elevator stopped.
It seems that only those on higher floors have the ability to start the elevator now.
The girl frowned. Looking down from the second-floor window, she saw that the security zone behind the outer fence had been closed in advance to prevent a repeat of what happened that morning, and almost no one with an identification tag was appearing outside the main city anymore.
Chuanliu kept thinking about how to get upstairs. If the main city was completely closed tonight, it would be difficult for anyone to stay on the second floor. Therefore, her idea of getting upstairs without disturbing anyone would fall apart.
However, to Chuanliu's disappointment, not a single official resident went to the second floor until sunset.
She touched the outward-sloping window and wall, realizing that climbing up the outer wall was simply impossible...
Does that mean we absolutely have to use that method?
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