2052, Thirty Years Of Sleep

Taking off his helmet, Yan Muyun sat up from the bed and stretched out.

After a phone call with his eldest nephew, I saw with my own eyes that he was doing well. It felt like a heavy stone had been removed from his heart, which made his mood slightly better after going through a series of bad things yesterday.

Today is Tuesday, but Yan Muyun doesn't have to go to class because he asked for leave in advance.

He came to the living room and planned to find an old movie to watch. Of course, it is an old movie for today's society.

Thirty years later, most of the movie stars who were in their prime in Yan Muyun's memory are now in their octogenarian years. They left many films with good reputations during the days when he was sleeping.

Out of the corner of his eye, he scanned the film list and spotted China's most famous science fiction IP of that era, "The Three-Body Problem". There were many familiar names on the cast list, and Yan Muyun immediately clicked on it with great interest.

"Wait a minute, you have to order some fried chicken and beer to enjoy this." Yan Muyun paused the movie that had just started playing and turned on his phone.

There is beer in the refrigerator, and it will take more than ten minutes for fried chicken, potato chips and popcorn to be delivered.

However, before he could place the order, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who would look for me at this time?" Yan Muyun was a little confused and stood up to open the door.

After opening the door, he had a look of helplessness on his face, because standing outside were two young policemen in uniform, a man and a woman.

Didn’t I say that even if the Special Branch and the police come looking for me, they won’t show up...

Although he said this in his heart, Yan Muyun also knew that it was impossible. What he said yesterday morning was because he had accumulated too much negative emotions. It would be impossible to realize it.

"Hello classmate, excuse me, we want to ask you a few questions." The young policewoman outside the door nodded politely and smiled.

"Please come in." Yan Muyun turned sideways and let the two of them in.

After everyone was seated, it seemed that time was tight, so the male policeman got to the point directly: "Yan Muyun, right."

"Yep."

"Did you also go to the 'Black Emperor Nightclub' last night?"

Black Emperor Nightclub, the largest nightclub in Chenjing City, is worthy of its name in terms of decoration and service. And this nightclub is where rich brother Zhang Xiaotian invited a group of classmates to relax the night before yesterday.

"Yeah, right." Yan Muyun nodded, and at the same time his heart moved slightly. It seemed that the police didn't come to him because of things at the hospital.

"Excuse me, did you see a child in the nightclub who looked like this?"

The female police officer next to her held up a tablet with a photo of a little boy on it. He looks to be 7 or 8 years old at most, wearing a blue cartoon long-sleeved shirt, with fair and rosy skin and a cute smile.

"No." Yan Muyun frowned and shook his head.

At the same time, a sense of absurdity arose in his heart. How could such a young child appear in a nightclub? How did you get in? There were so many people around, didn’t anyone stop him after seeing it?

"This is a picture captured by nightclub surveillance, which proves that the child was indeed there the night before yesterday." The female police officer swiped her finger on the tablet and opened a video.

In the video, you can vaguely see a small figure moving on the edge of the dance floor where the demons are dancing. There were several young women around who noticed the child and reached out to pull him. However, the latter's small figure was very flexible in this environment. He twisted left and right and disappeared into the crowd.

After the video playback ended, the female police officer put away the tablet: "Because there were too many people in the nightclub and the child was too young, this is the only surveillance video that can confirm that he was captured."

"This child's name is Liang Hongbo. He is 8 years old this year. He was lost at around 9pm the night before yesterday. His parents took him out to eat supper, and as soon as they turned around, the child disappeared. His parents immediately called the police, and we called the police. Surveillance checks along the way revealed that the child left on his own and was not abducted. Pedestrians also saw the child on the road and came forward to care, but it was said that the child claimed that his home was not far away, so most of them just gave him warnings. Just two sentences and no more care."

"This child somehow ended up around the Black Emperor Nightclub. He seemed to be attracted by the music and lights inside. I don't know if it was through the window or some corner, but he actually managed to get in."

The male policeman introduced the case quickly but clearly, and then stared at Yan Muyun with a burning gaze: "This classmate, please think carefully, did you see this child in the nightclub last night? Or where? There was no commotion or anything like that.”

Yan Muyun frowned and pondered for a long time, but finally shook his head with an apology on his face: "I'm sorry, I really have never seen this child."

The two policemen exchanged glances, but their expressions didn't change much. Then the male police officer continued to ask: "Who were you with from 11:30 to 11:40?"

Are you asking in such detail?

Yan Muyun rubbed his chin and thought. He walked out of the nightclub about 12 o'clock to get some air, and then he was approached by Zhan Lewen. So what did you do before going out? It seemed like he was just sitting on the booth... Oh, yes, he seemed to have gone to the toilet.

"During that time, I might have gone to the toilet." Yan Muyun said.

Unexpectedly, the two policemen's eyes lit up after hearing these words, and there was a hint of joy on their faces: "Can you be more specific?"

Tell me more specifically? What to say? How do I go to the toilet?

Yan Muyun complained in his heart, but still answered honestly: "When I went to use the toilet, the toilet on the first floor seemed to be broken and I was not allowed to enter, so I went to the toilet on the second floor and returned to the booth after using it. Yes, all my classmates can testify."

"Oh." The two policemen exchanged glances again. This time they didn't show any emotions, but they just had a business-like attitude and didn't know what they were recording.

"Is there anything special about the information I mentioned? What happened to the toilet on the first floor?" Yan Muyun keenly noticed something and asked.

However, the male policeman just shook his head: "Nothing."

Yan Muyun frowned: "If you want my help, you have to reveal some information, otherwise I won't know what is important and what is not."

The female police officer hesitated for a moment and said, "A witness said that that night he accidentally saw a child placing an 'under maintenance' sign at the door of the toilet."

"That kid put up that sign?" Yan Muyun was surprised.

"It's still unclear. The witness drank a lot that night. He is not sure whether he saw it wrong." The female police officer showed a hint of helplessness on her face.

After asking a few other questions, the two policemen left, but it didn't take long.

"There are so many weird things..."

Although the police came to his door, Yan Muyun's interest in watching movies did not dissipate. He just felt a little emotional that things were not peaceful recently, strange things happened one after another, and they all happened around him.

As for the naughty kid who went to the nightclub and lost himself, although he was pitiful, he was still a stranger to him after all. Yan Muyun, whose nerves have been tempered for a long time, is not so uncomfortable that he will no longer have fun and relax just because he knows such news.

After the fried chicken was delivered, he opened the refrigerator and took out a beer. He lay on the sofa and watched "The Three-Body Problem" happily.