Bionic Era

"Boss, have a bowl of cold noodles."

"The stall is closed, and it will not be sold."

Lu Wen stood on the night street of Baker City, watching helplessly as the last restaurant on the street closed.

If this attitude is in Mowu City.

It won't take more than three days to close down.

But here, restaurants that dare to open their doors at night are relatively strong.

For example, at the house that Lu Wen and Yu Eryi went to, the boss had a revolver pinned to him.

The zoning of Baker City is somewhat different from that of Mowu City.

This city used to use the same distribution method of 16 districts, but then the population became smaller and smaller, with only tens of millions of people left, less than half of Mowu City.

The current partition is very rough.

Four regions in the southeast and northwest.

Lu Wen spent the past two days wandering around the Eastern District.

The flashing red mechanical spider on his shoulder made those people in the dark realize that he was not something to mess with, so nothing happened during this time.

"call……"

The cold night wind blew through the cold streets.

Dim lights flickered on both sides of the street, illuminating the rusty world around us.

There were intermittent cries in the night.

Lu Wen walked to the place where the crying sound came from.

a young man.

Fifteen or sixteen years old, still childish, the beard on his lips has not been shaved.

"It's dangerous at night, and the street is not a good place to cry." Lu Wen sat down beside him, the dark red sky dotted the city like a devil's lair, and the night was full of dangers.

The young man looked up at him.

Messy hair looks like it hasn't been washed in days and is a mess.

"You... aren't you also in this kind of place?"

"Because I am strong enough, those guys in the dark dare not mess with me."

Lu Wen patted the little spider on his shoulder.

"Big man, unless you really encounter a hurdle that you can't get over, don't shed tears easily, and go home early." He said.

"I don't have a home." The young man's voice was small and choked with sobs.

"Someone in the family has an accident?"

Lu Wen can be regarded as a person with a month's experience.

The condition of this young man can be seen at a glance.

"I...my dad died in a car accident when I was very young..."

The young man talked intermittently about his family situation.

Maybe it's because Lu Wen looks very reliable, or maybe he really needs someone to talk to, so he has nothing to hide.

It is indeed not easy to live.

His mother was diagnosed with a tumor last year, and the whole year's treatment expenses completely dragged down that not-well-off family, so he dropped out of school to work.

At the age of fifteen, he travels back and forth in this dangerous city every day.

Because he was not of age, those big companies did not dare to take him, so he had to sit three part-time jobs at the same time every day, from six in the morning to late at night.

His mother was hospitalized again last week.

This time I really can't afford the money...

"I feel so tired of living. I can't see hope every day, but I have to live. If I die..."

His mother is still in the hospital, weak.

Lu Wen has been listening to him, and didn't say much.

There are many such people in this city.

For these people, life is about being alive.

More and more people couldn't survive, so they chose to leave, so the population of this city decreased year by year, until it is now desolate.

A dying city.

"I still say the same thing, as a man, there is nothing you can't get over, just persevere." Lu Wen patted the young man's shoulder with a smile.

"But...but..."

"Is your mother's tumor still curable?"

"The doctor said that there is still a chance of a cure through surgery, but I don't have the money. If it drags on..."

As he spoke, the young man choked up again.

Lu Wen took out a small coin from his pocket.

Even in the dark with dim lights, the golden light on the coin could be clearly seen.

That's a smiley face.

"then!"

Lu Wen flicked his fingers, and the coin flipped beautifully several times in the air.

The young people caught it in a hurry.

That cautious look seemed to have caught some kind of hope, a very unreal hope.

Lu Wen still has a lot of this kind of coin here.

Yin Long's treasure, those golden humors, he never picked up.

Later, those bionics who picked it up followed him and left, handing over all the coins to him.

It's a trust that he can take the organization to a better place.

"For...for me?"

"I borrowed it from you. I will come to you when I am free in the future and want to come back."

"Is there any interest?"

"No."

The young man fumbled carefully for the golden coin.

It seemed like a dream, but the reality of the dream forced him to believe it.

"This thing is not an ordinary gold coin. This is a commemorative coin. Before the last war, there are not many left in the market now. Don't be stupid and sell it at a gold store according to the gold price. Find a reliable auction..."

Before Lu Wenhua could speak, he suddenly reached out and pulled the young man towards him.

At that moment, a bullet grazed the young man's hair.

"boom!"

Gunshots are common in this dark night in the city.

Just across the street, two tattooed men were pointing guns at them.

"Hey, it's my head to steal the money." Lu Wen sighed.

He hadn't been robbed for two consecutive days, so he felt a little bored.

It's not easy to come across one, and it's still such a very low-class guy. Does he look poorer now with his appearance?

Lu Wen touched the two scars on his face.

In the past two days, he has changed his skin, from the former literary youth to the rough youth, and his clothes are closer to Baker City's style, tattered jeans, short sleeves with casual spray paint on his upper body, it seems that he does not look very rich.

"Hand over all the money you have?" Lu Wen asked.

"How do you know that I'm going to say this... No, be quiet, and hand over all the money you have on you!"

The two men on the opposite side obviously have a division of labor.

One pointed a gun at them.

The other is responsible for intimidation, threats.

"It is said that if you live in a place with heavy metal pollution for a long time, you will gradually become demented. This is true. I feel that the IQ of this city is generally lower than that of Mowu City." Lu Wen sighed.

"Are you mocking us?"

"You can actually see that I'm mocking you? It seems that you don't have a serious dementia, maybe... you can still be saved."

"You...you...you court death..."

The man with the gun was aiming, as if about to fire.

The young man's face was pale.

He finally had the hope of saving his mother, and he didn't want to die here.

"Wait!"

Lu Wen stretched out his hand and hurriedly stopped.

"Do you have any last words?" one of them asked.

"Have you two seen the surveillance over there? It's facing the street, and every move of the four of us is under surveillance. Don't you worry, will people from the executive bureau come to your door tomorrow?"

"Hehe, it really is an outsider. No wonder you are so brave and dare to go out at night." One of them said coldly, "The executive bureau of Baker City will not deal with the case that happened at night. The night in this city belongs to freedom."

"Oh...then I'm relieved."

"What did you say?"

The two men just turned their eyes back from the distant monitor when they saw two small half-moon darts flying towards them.

Very fast.

Two faint phantoms streaked across the night sky.

With the sound of 'cracking' electricity, the two men fell to the ground.

"Slap!"

The gun fell to the ground.

Lu Wen walked across the street and picked up the gun on the ground.

Throw it to the young man across the street.

The spider jumped off his shoulder, and its sharp front legs pierced the brains of the two men one by one.

"Remember, you not only owe me money now, but also your life."

The young man hurriedly took the gun.

There seems to be some fear.

He doesn't know how to use this kind of thing at all.

What happened in just over ten minutes was so bizarre that he didn't even react.

When he raised his head again, Lu Wen's back was already far away.

The young man hastily chased after him.

"Benefactor, what's your name?" he asked.

"The name is just a code name, this thing is casual, call it whatever you want." Lu Wen smiled.

"me……"

"What else do you want to ask?"

"Benefactor, how did you earn so much money? This gold coin... this gun can also be sold for a lot of money. I don't think you care much about it."

"When you are strong enough, money is just a matter of quantity."

The young man followed Lu Wen and asked a lot.

The night is getting darker.

Lu Wen's hearing is very sensitive, so he can detect it.

Some people followed behind the two of them.

Those people have followed for a long time, and the main target should be him.

"Hey, I've been living a more casual life during this period of time. I even forgot the simple truth of not revealing my wealth. The law and order in this hellish place in Baker City... really, it's hard to describe."

The people following behind were divided into two groups.

Two more rhythmic footsteps, cautiously.

There is an absolute advantage in numbers.

The only thing that made them so careful was the red glowing mechanical spider on Lu Wen's shoulder.

Red means danger.

"Where is your home?" Lu Wen asked.

"It's near here, benefactor, do you have a place to rest at night? If not, you can..."

"No, I'm busy tonight, so watch carefully, there's a turn at the intersection ahead."

"Abduction... um..."

The young man also realized it.

Having lived in Baker City for more than ten years, he still has a sense of crisis.

"Have you ever used a firearm before?" Lu Wen asked again.

"I haven't used it. It's very expensive and I can't afford it." The young man shook his head.

It's actually not that expensive.

In Mowu City, an ordinary person can afford the cost of guns, as long as they can get the purchase application.

But here in Baker City... the bottom line of poverty has been pulled down a lot.

Many people live a life of full and hungry.

The flickering lights on the street make this dark world look a little weird.

The two turned left at an intersection ahead.

at the same time.

The spider on Lu Wen's shoulder jumped down, and its two sharp front claws stabbed fiercely into the base of the street lamp.

"boom--"

Regardless of whether they are connected in parallel or in series, if the main line is cut off, the flame must be turned off.

Several streets were instantly plunged into darkness.