Chapter 1 The Beginning

Buzz.

The transformed off-road vehicle, resembling a small black airplane, flew back towards Suiyang in a lopsided manner.

The high-speed airflow rushed into the car, causing Li Cheng颐 and Song Ran's faces to tremble and their hair to dance wildly.

Li Cheng颐's expression was calm. Wearing the AR, it was impossible to see his eyes, but compared to when they came, he was much quieter.

After personally testing the strength of the new Flower Scale Armor, he suspected that even if he fell from a height of several dozen meters, he might not die.

But now, his mind wasn't focused on the rapidly passing scenery below, but on the Evil Intent he had absorbed after that burst of reckless charging.

'Evil Intent: 73'

He had directly attacked Aichi Real Estate, catching them completely off guard. Now it seemed that the effect was indeed excellent. www.

After discovering that the defensive power of his Flower Scale Armor had greatly increased, and the increase in speed and strength was even greater than before, he decisively decided to make a quick decision.

He had thought that there might be very powerful experts in Aichi Real Estate, so when he rushed in, his whole body was tense, ready to use Flower Language at any time.

As long as his movements were fast and concealed enough, the Flower Language ability could be used as a hidden trump card to forcibly control his opponents.

Just like that white-veiled man.

But to his surprise, there were only a few insignificant people in Aichi Real Estate, and not a single one who could fight.

'Of course, it's also possible that I was too fast, so that they didn't have any reaction ability at all.'

Li Cheng颐 understood in his heart that his main strategy was speed, so fast that the opponent couldn't react, couldn't gather experts to support them.

Along the way, he quietly pondered, thinking about things.

Song Ran also concentrated on driving, occasionally communicating with people through the AR.

Neither of them had the relaxed mood they had when they set off.

More than two hours later, the flying car slowly descended, decelerated at a charging station, drove in, and prepared to charge.

"What are you thinking about?" Song Ran got out of the car, took a cigarette, bit it lightly, lit it, walked to the side, and stood side by side with Li Cheng颐, waiting for the car to finish wireless charging.

"Nothing, I just feel that I didn't expect the area outside the blind spot to be so dangerous," Li Cheng颐 said in a low voice.

"That's how reality is, more dangerous than you think," Song Ran replied calmly. "Did the boss tell you about his past?"

"No."

"That's it then." Song Ran smiled. "Back then, the boss lost his son, his wife ran away, and his career collapsed because of a decision-making error. Then, disheartened, he came out to look for his son everywhere."

He flicked the ash.

"It was just a mistake, and he was caught by his opponent and ruthlessly attacked. Rather than saying that his son disappeared in a blind spot, it's better to say that it was because of insufficient preparation that the originally hopeful escape was ruined."

"It's really cruel," Li Cheng颐 sighed.

"Yeah. Just like the modified human we encountered this time. You may not be very familiar with it." Song Ran said. "Modified humans are generally considered unfamiliar to ordinary people, because the authorities and many forces will tacitly block relevant information."

"Can you tell me about it?" In his predecessor's memory, Li Cheng颐 only found a few video materials, and he really didn't know much about modified humans.

"It's very simple." Song Ran nodded. "In fact, modified humans are mainly divided into two categories."

"Limb modification and complete body modification."

"Is it just the difference between partial and whole?" Li Cheng頤 understood the literal meaning.

"Almost, limb modification is like mine." Song Ran raised one of his arms, pulled up the sleeve of his white shirt, revealing the damaged skin underneath.

There were several bullet holes in the skin, revealing the silvery-white metal underneath.

"My legs and one arm are all modified, but because it's just limb modification, the function is very weak. It mainly increases some strength. The internal cavity can hold some not-so-heavy things, and it can also be equipped with some simple instruments and functional modules."

He introduced.

"Limb modification is the choice of most people. Do you know why?"

Li Cheng颐 shook his head.

He knew very little information about this aspect. Almost nothing could be found on the Internet. Many links were directly blank and disconnected, obviously someone was specifically cleaning them up.

"Because it's cheap." Song Ran grinned. "This body of limb modifications of mine, excluding the installed functional modules and so on, only the modification and nerve connection costs about three million. And complete body modification... at least thirty million or more, and money is not the key, the key is that you can't buy any important systems. And for complete body modification, the most troublesome and important thing is the system."

"System?"

"Yes. For example, the system contains the two most important things: a firewall and a neural network. One determines whether you will be easily manipulated by hackers after the modification. The other determines whether you can normally control your whole body after the modification. Reaction speed, manipulation difficulty, and delicate simulation degree are all related to the neural network."

Song Ran showed a slightly envious expression.

"Every complete body modified human is built with money, and generally can only be manufactured in self-circulating cities, and requires a lot of long-term and expensive maintenance. If you have the opportunity to go to a self-circulating city in the future, you will see examples."

Self-circulating city.

Li Cheng颐 knew the name. In this world, cities and cities were also different...

At this time, a soft electronic female voice sounded in the charging station.

"st1130 charging is complete, welcome to visit next time."

"Let's go, let's go back." Song Ran stepped forward, opened the car door, and sat in.

Li Cheng颐 followed, sat in the passenger seat, and fastened his seat belt.

"Going back to the company now?"

"Yeah, the boss has already sent someone to investigate the person you want to check. That person's information was cleaned up almost many years ago, and it's difficult to find." Song Ran nodded. "What, do you want to go home first? I'll take you."

"No, it's most important to find the clues as soon as possible." Li Cheng颐 refused.

Buzz.

The car's engine started, accelerated rapidly, rushed out of the charging station, and drove along the black road towards the urban area of Suiyang City.

Half an hour later, amidst the crowded traffic, the two returned to the New Century Building.

Inside the company office.

Xin Dela was holding a tablet, writing and drawing. Seeing someone come in, he quickly closed the screen and stood up.

"Welcome back, unscathed." He hugged Song Ran, then shook hands with Li Cheng颐 heavily.

"What about that only survivor?" Li Cheng颐 went straight to the point and asked.

"Jia Ji'er's information wasn't found in the survivor data of the Geliwusi parking lot, but mixed in with the earthquake survivors and discovered together. In the data, he has absolutely nothing to do with the Geliwusi parking lot." Xin Dela replied, his face serious.

"Nothing to do with it? Then before..." Li Cheng颐 frowned. Ding Chongyi didn't say that before.

"The company's AI comparison came to the conclusion that the survivor of the Geliwusi parking lot and the person in the earthquake survivor data are the same person. Someone deliberately erased him. According to the records, none of the survivors in the Geliwusi parking lot had any name records. It was the profile photo you provided, combined with the name, that gave us the correct answer."

Xin Dela picked up the projection flashlight and turned it on, pointing it at the wall.

With a whoosh, the profile photo of the white-clothed teenager that had been drawn earlier appeared on the wall.

Below the teenager was a line of small print, clearly marked: Dongdi Jia Ji'er, male, currently residing in Wenyang Mental Hospital, ninety-eight years old, suffering from amnestic syndrome, accompanied by intellectual decline and emotional decline.

"Where is Wenyang Mental Hospital?" Li Cheng颐 said quickly. The clues were right in front of him, so naturally the sooner he caught them, the better, lest things change if he delayed.

"Not far, about two hundred kilometers away from here, in Xinshan City," Xin Dela replied. "Going now?"

"Yes, the sooner the better!" Li Cheng颐 nodded.

"I'll take you." Song Ran chimed in from the side.

Immediately, the two turned around and walked out of the office door, heading towards the elevator.

"Oh right." Suddenly Xin Dela's voice sounded in the AR.

"Aichi Real Estate was attacked three hours ago. The boss, Dasong Bazan, was knocked out of the window from the ninth floor and fell to his death. According to monitoring, before falling, all the bones and internal organs in his body had been shattered."

Li Cheng頤 and Song Ran were both shocked, their faces showing stunned expressions.

"Do you know what force did it?" Song Ran asked quickly. "I also encountered an expert there before. Was it someone from Aichi?"

"Yes, that person is Aichi's trump card fighter, Weige'er. There's also a fat man named Genan. The two are Aichi's security directors, but they're both dead. It was today, when we had the conflict." Xin Dela said.

"Could it be that modified human in full purple-black armor?" Song Ran guessed, a strong sense of fear in his eyes.

"That person's fighting skills are extremely unskilled. It's obvious that he's an amateur, and may even be completely ignorant of fighting. He's just relying on speed and strength to ram."

"But the more that's the case, the more terrifying it is. Because it means his modifications far exceed me and that Weige'er," Song Ran said in a deep voice.

"Who would believe that a modified human of that level doesn't have capital forces supporting him behind him?" Xin Dela sighed. "Perhaps it's an opponent that Aichi provoked before."

"Maybe, we'll talk about it later, boss, we're leaving first," Song Ran said goodbye.

The two walked into the elevator, about to close the door.

"Oh right, Cheng颐, do you know the survivor escape method?" Xin Dela suddenly said again, speaking through the AR.

"I've seen some information about it," Li Cheng颐 replied.

"Collect as much detailed information as possible, imitate all the actions of the blind spot survivor before he was rescued, and you may be rescued. So, this type of blind spot with survivors is the easiest to escape from, believe in yourself!" Xin Dela said.

"Yes, thank you, boss."

"And that symbol."

"The symbol I photographed by the small door?" Li Cheng頤 recalled.

"Yes, I can't find any information about it for the time being, but I always feel a bit familiar. Also, that mysterious man in purple armor suddenly took action to kill so many people. Behind this, I'm afraid it's not something that a mere Aichi Real Estate can do. Be careful, don't investigate too deeply, find what you want and withdraw." Xin Dela reminded.

"Understood."

Li Cheng颐 and the two responded at the same time.

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Xinshan City, Wenyang Mountain, Wenyang Mental Hospital.

In the spacious lounge.

Men and women wearing white striped patient clothes were moving their hands and feet to the rhythm of the music, doing health exercises.

A fat nurse wearing a mask and glasses at the door pushed the door open and scanned the crowd.

"Here. You can come in." She seemed to have found something and turned to say to the people outside the door.

Soon, a young man in his twenties with black hair slowly entered the door.

He was wearing a simple gray suit and his hair was neatly styled, giving people a stable and reliable temperament.

"Excuse me, who is..." the young man asked, but he was interrupted before he could finish.

"Look, the old man standing inside is the one." The fat nurse pointed to the innermost side.

There stood an old man with snow-white hair, missing teeth, and a short stature, waving his hands constantly.