Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

11pm

Frye took off his gloves and sat on the chair in the lounge with a slightly tired look. There was always a sense of unhappiness and a trace of unwillingness on his face. Frye took out his mobile phone and clicked on a document. The message announcing the interview above was still flashing.

Frye stared at the interview notice quietly, and finally clicked delete.

Monica's shadow flashed in his mind, and this shadow gradually became clearer and more obvious. There was a time when Frye had forgotten Monica, and even her appearance, but now Frye remembered it. , he pressed his cheek with one hand and stroked his knee with one hand.

A new era has indeed arrived, a new era of rapid development and rapid changes, but Frye is very clear that the root of the fragility in his heart is that he was once a deformed person, and the more than 10 years from childhood to adulthood cannot be erased from his memory. of.

It is precisely because of the connectivity and continuity of human memories that these memories cannot be erased. The lingering past, like a nightmare, has often troubled Fry recently. He lowered his head and looked at the shadow under the light. Under the direct light, there are only a few protruding edges, and the shadow blends into itself.

Monica has told Frye many times that when the new era comes, everything will be fine. However, Frye feels that there is still not much change from the past. Maybe she just thinks so, and maybe those who have not changed are just Own.

Frye thought of what Huashen had said to him today. In the past few years of getting along with Huashen, Frye felt happy inside. He could see that Huashen, who was six or seven years younger than him, had a lot of energy on his body. The light that shines through is also what Frye saw in Monica.

click

The door of the clinic was pushed open.

"Sorry, we have closed the business. If you are not seriously ill, please come back tomorrow morning."

Just as Frye was about to get up, he saw Nabe coming in with a lot of food, sitting at the table and starting to eat.

"Why are you back?"

Fry stared blankly at Nabe, who was smiling, but with a bitter look in his smile.

"Of course I was disqualified!"

Frye was a little surprised.

"Didn't you go talk to Mr. Jean?"

Nabe smiled and picked up a piece of meat pie and stuffed it into it. Fry hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth and ate it.

"From today onwards I will start participating in social activities!"

Fry looked at Nabe with some doubts. She was smiling like a flower, and the unhappiness on her face had completely disappeared.

"I'll tell you secretly, it's not that I'm not qualified to enroll, but Mr. Jean said that he hopes I can consolidate my connections in the medical industry, because in the future, two huge organizations will be born, the Executive Branch and the Congressman group."

Frye was a little surprised and didn't quite understand what Nabe said. At this time, Nabe stood up.

"There is still a chance before 12 o'clock. Do you want to go there?"

Frye lowered his head and finally shook his head. Nabe squatted in front of Frye with a look of helplessness.

"You always lower your head, what are you looking for!"

Nabe smiled playfully, with a hint of mischief on her face. Frye looked a little embarrassed and shook his head slightly.

"Go ahead, there's nothing to be afraid of."

When Nabei was at the school gate today, she briefly talked with Huashen. Huashen knew that Frye was a deformed child and had gone through many surgeries before he finally became normal, so he told Nabei.

"Miss, human psychology is very delicate. Growing up without a father or a mother and with physical defects is not because you don't have the courage, determination or perseverance to overcome the grief of the past, but because you are born with it. Please don't blame Miss Nabe for the inferiority complex caused by physical defects. This is not a psychological problem caused by the body alone, but is innate. You should have seen everything in the society of deformed people. It’s not that the city doesn’t give them the opportunity to move into normal society, but they have been locked in a cage since they were born. Miss Nabe, you have to take the initiative.”

Nabe held Frye's hand. At this time, Frye's cheeks were hot and slightly red. He was a little embarrassed and wanted to leave, but Nabe did not let go of his hand. Instead, he leaned over and leaned his head sideways. At Frye's knees, he looked at Frye with a smile.

"What do you think of the medical situation in the city?"

Frye snorted, and his heart seemed to burst.

"The Hillman family has gone too far."

Nabe's eyes became sharp and she nodded.

"My father and I will try our best to unite the doctors at the bottom who still have conscience and carry out some social activities. This is necessary. You are very smart Fry, smarter than me and my father. Do you know , in that school, I saw a lot of geniuses like you, you will find a lot of the same kind, believe me Frye."

Frye was still hesitating, and there was always a sense of powerlessness in his expression. He began to tremble slightly. Nabe stood up and gave Frye a gentle hug.

"It's unreasonable to change everything in this city, Fry, let's work together, okay?"

It was already 11:30, and there was still half an hour before the interview ended. Frye shook his head feebly.

"There's not enough time."

At this time, the door to the room was pushed open, and a faint smell of tobacco came in. Gene smiled slightly.

"I'll take you there, it only takes 5 minutes."

Smoke rose under the light, and Nabe turned around with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Jean."

"I'm sorry Nabe, we can't provide you with much help for the time being, but we can provide you with some conveniences. The city needs someone to stand up. I believe you and Kull have the ability to change everything."

Nabe hummed, turned her head to hold Fry's cheek, and kissed him gently on the forehead.

"Don't worry, Fry. Even if you can't breed light yourself, you can clearly see the light. Go ahead, Fry, without any hesitation."

Nabe said, pressing her belly.

"Remember? What you did when I was dying."

Frye stood up little by little. At this time, Gene turned around and squatted down, letting Frye lie on his back. Everything in front of him overlapped with the scene when he was a child. Frye walked step by step. passed.

The door to the room was pushed open. When Jean jumped out of the door, he stopped and then turned his head.

"Is there anything else you want to say, Nabe!"

"Fry, when will you marry me? Do you have to wait until I am 100 years old? I will be old by then."

Fry was shocked and his eyes widened. Gene smiled and jumped up instantly with Fry on his back.

"Everything is relative. Whatever you choose and do, you will get something. It's not that you haven't done enough or that you're not good enough. It's not a good thing to overthrow everything you've done. , you go back in a few days and formally propose to her, you can’t let a girl talk about this kind of thing, Frye, you are a man!"

Feeling a touch of heat on his back, Gene did not look back, but felt Frye's chin slightly tap, and then showed a relieved smile.

Snowflakes were falling, Eddie was holding a glass of wine quietly, and there were sounds from behind.

Women with expressionless faces were being wantonly violated by a group of people, including Eddie's cousin, who smiled sinisterly and looked at a bottle of potion in his hand.

"I got another one, thanks to you, my pets!"

Over the years, the Hillman family has mastered most of the new drug manufacturing technologies in the city. Relying on the private army they have cultivated, they have successfully obtained research on new drugs from researchers one after another by forging accident scenes. The ingredients were later improved and renamed before being submitted to Congress.

At the beginning of this year, today, the Hillman family officially became the richest man in Brilliant City, and Eddie kept letting out cold laughter.

"I don't want Kull and Nabe to see the sun tomorrow. As for Frye, keep it for now. Do you hear me?"

For a moment, men with cold eyes stood up and stood respectfully behind Eddie. Then, red particles emitted from the eyes of each man. They had grown into powerful mutants in the family's special underground training facility. , can do things without leaving any traces or evidence. Although Congress has talked to Eddie many times, Eddie has denied it. Now Congress has nothing to do with them.

Eddie had a crazy smile on his face. The law is a double-edged sword. It is true that many families have been punished by the law, but at the same time, when there is no evidence, the Hillman family is invincible. .

Eddie's laughter became darker and darker. He turned around and walked to his numb cousin, pinched his neck and pulled her up.

"Our child has been born, and I will educate him to be a good person like me."

For a moment, there was a trace of fear in the cousin's eyes, and tears overflowed. At this time, the other men in the room turned around, left the room, and quickly disappeared into the snow outside, leaving only a row. The platoon continues with footprints stretching into the distance.

The research and development of a new technology in the city must be handed over to Congress for control, but the inventor can enjoy the technology tax as remuneration. This is for antitrust. The Hillman family has submitted more than 200 medical applications. The technology on the market, and now the huge technology tax every year, coupled with the fact that his company controls the medical market, the assets have surpassed the Angus family.

The artificial snow machine continued to sprinkle snowflakes, and Eddie walked to the window with a smile. The snow scene could only be seen in their house, as well as the rain scene. Now the Hillman family has begun to get involved in a large number of city water systems. Last year, we purchased water supply plants in 32 districts.

"You are next. I don't want anyone poking at my back all the time."

Eddie looked towards the far side of the manor, where the Angus family was brightly lit outside the snowflakes. Every time he thought about the Angus family's attitude towards him in recent years, Eddie felt very unhappy.

boom

The wine glass was crushed in Eddie's hand. He kept laughing and his palms were bleeding profusely. He originally wanted to further consolidate his family's status as a true royal family by marrying Alpha, the daughter of the Angus family, but I hit a wall several times in a row.

But Eddie knew very well that he could only slowly wait for the opportunity.

“The snow scene tonight is really intoxicating!”

12 o'clock sharp

At the gate of God's Academy, more than 300 people were almost asleep. Akimi smiled in the cold wind. He had checked everyone's body and found nothing serious. However, this selection, which required perseverance to survive, was torturous. Water and food are necessary things for everyone, but if they are suddenly deprived, for people, after falling into symptoms of hunger and thirst, it is not only a person’s mind that is tempered, but also a person’s mental health. Perhaps only you know more about it.

"this late."

Akimi walked quietly down the slope. Using the lights coming from the city, he saw a figure walking towards the top of the mountain.

"Isn't this Dr. Fry!"

Akimi looked at Frye with firm eyes in surprise, smiled and bowed politely, and Frye was also surprised. The man in front of him who was five years older than him, Archimi, was among the doctors in the city. Here, he is also a very famous eccentric who often puts forward the necessity of nano-medical technology.

"We will be classmates from now on."

Frye stretched out his somewhat hot hand and shook it.

The two walked to the hillside, and Frye roughly saw something on the news. With Archimi's explanation, he also understood why these students could not enter the school.

"The situation inside should be the same as outside. The final hurdles that strong men, wise men, and fools need to cross may seem simple, but are actually extremely difficult."

At this time, many people in the crowd woke up, and Huashen came over happily.

"There you are, Fry."

Huashen said as he put his hands on Frye's arms and patted them happily. Akimi looked at Huashen.

"Young doctor, I have heard about your deeds. Thank you for your compassion for deformed people and your free help. This is the attitude a doctor should have."

Huashen smiled awkwardly at Akimi, and the three of them looked at each other and smiled. Although many people seemed to feel uncomfortable due to hunger, cold, and thirst, they started talking again at this time. Most of them were I found that among the people around me, there were people very similar to myself. Once the topic started, it was often impossible to stop, and it would even turn into an argument.

King Xue quietly looked at the guy next to him named Duan Kong, who was about the same age as himself, around 20 years old. He always had a playful smile on his face and wanted to get close to him.

"King Xue, what do you think the content of those test questions is for?"

King Xue did not shake his head or answer, he just looked at Duan Kong.

"Similar consciousness! This series of tests is designed to allow everyone to initially possess similar consciousness."

"You seem very smart."

King Xue smiled gently and Duan Kong nodded.

"I am full of satisfaction for everything we will learn in the future. In my 20 years of life, I have never felt more excited than this time. The city needs a clear code of conduct, and this is true for all walks of life. I think we can work together in the future, because I think you are very smart and smooth, but deep down you are very arrogant."

King Xue took off his eyes, and Duan Kong glanced at them. With the dim light, he keenly realized that this was just an ordinary pair of flat mirrors.

"I think you will become a good speaker in the future."

King Xue smiled slightly. He didn't hate this person, but he didn't like him either. Although it was consistent with his own ideas to a certain extent, it was more of his opponent's sense of competition that had quietly crept into his heart.

"Eat quietly!"

Heimao hugged Li Guoguo and carefully put a small piece of candy into her mouth. Li Guoguo looked in shock at this obese man who secretly hid food, although he felt a little helpless mentally. Accept it, but on such a cold night, at least you can feel warm.

Noah and Noah also chatted with a few people next to them, feeling very relaxed and happy.

Locke couldn't sit still anymore and stood at the door. He wanted to kick the door open directly, but he still held back. Yu Wanrou was trying to persuade him.

"Fat brother, just bear with me a little longer."

As Yu Wanrou gave Locke a candy, Locke's eyes widened and he looked around. Someone noticed.

"Silly girl, I'm fine. Just keep it for your immediate needs."

At this time, the lights were brightly lit inside the school. After many students woke up from hunger, they could only go outside to chat.

However, the aroma wafting from the canteen made many people gather around.

As soon as they passed by, they saw sizzling barbecue on a barbecue grill, as well as Principal Jean and a beautiful woman who must also be a teacher here. They were eating barbecue. Lolita took out a can of cold beer and drank it happily. Go down.

"Kids, let's go play while your principal and I have a barbecue. What's there to see?"

Gene felt the collective anger coming from the students, but still smiled.

"You can have a hearty meal, but after the meal, I will personally see you off."

Many people stretched out their noses, sucking in the aroma in the air, and then turned around and left with satisfied faces.

Gene laughed helplessly, and Lolita deliberately praised the barbecue. Many students squatting aside could only swallow their saliva.

Some students also understood that it was better not to come in and wait outside than inside. The more than 300 students inside had to endure greater hunger than the students outside.

"Where did you put that thing?"

Latis woke up from the bed and looked at Mo Xiao standing in front of him.

"Mo Xiaolan, it's you in the middle of the night."

"My name is Mo Xiao, not Mo Xiaolan."

Latis rolled up from the bed, and Alpha also came in at this time, dragging Mo Xiao with him.

"Sorry."

Latis smiled, quickly stood up and closed the door, then turned around and took out packets of compressed biscuits from a secret compartment under the mattress.

"Wow, you really are."

"We'll eat tomorrow morning. After all, according to my estimation, we still need to spend two nights."

Alpha smiled and nodded. Although she was very hungry, she still restrained herself. Mo Xiao couldn't stand it anymore. She wanted to get food like crazy, but Alpha stopped her.

At this time Latis took out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket and held up a cigarette.

"You are a mutant, help me light a fire."

After a while, Latis blew out the smoke and smiled happily. She was obviously only 16 years old.

"I make a living from quizzes organized by shopping malls and companies in the city."

Alpha was a little surprised, Latis said with a smile.

"After all, the prizes for winning each quiz are very generous. I have been traveling everywhere since I was 9 years old, wherever there are such activities."

"That was really hard."

Alpha said and Latis laughed.

"It feels weird coming from your mouth, Alpha. You may have to endure colored glasses for a while in the future, after all."

Alpha shook his head and clenched his fists.

"I'll prove it to everyone."

At this time, many people looked at a guy named Marcus helplessly, with his eyes closed and his hands constantly moving. At first, many people thought he was going crazy with hunger, but later they discovered that Marcus was pretending to cook. Marcus' movements were the same as when Yu Susu cooked before.

Although many people watching could not smell the fragrance, they were immersed in it. Some people also learned to think and imagine to soothe the disordered functions of the body. Marcus knew very well that something must be done. , deceive the brain and stomach, and can last longer.

"That's wrong! You should have put too much salt. According to the position of your hands, when you put the salt in, it deviated by about 11 degrees from Teacher Yu Susu's action of putting the salt in."

Keying, the cute girl who was speaking in the kitchen, interrupted Marcus. Marcus felt uncomfortable for a moment, but Keying pointed at her brain.

"My brain will not be biased. It is easier to use than a computer. If you don't believe it, you can retrieve the surveillance video."

After a while, a group of students came to the cafeteria noisily. Lolita looked at what the students proposed with some surprise, which almost made her jaw drop.

Gene directly clicked on a light and shadow screen. Many students looked very excited. This kind of technology they had never seen before, light and shadow materialized.

"To be precise, it's a deviation of 11.3 degrees."

Gene smiled and said that the system can directly calculate the angle, strength and physical condition of most movements on the video.

Marcus blushed.

"It's true that there is too much salt."

This was the first time a girl with a better memory than him said that, and Marcus felt a little embarrassed.

Keying ran over with a smile.

"I shouldn't have interrupted you in front of other students, I'm sorry."

Marcus became even more embarrassed and felt ashamed for a moment, but he still smiled.

Lolita was also a little relieved. She was worried before that what if all the students selected by the gods were freaks, but now it seems that they are similar to ordinary people. The most important point is that, They all know that only by constantly absorbing all knowledge like a magnet can they seize this unique opportunity.

And Lolita finally understood why the College of Gods, which was proposed nine years ago, was only recruiting students now. Nine years ago, if the gods were willing, it could be built in half a year at most.

In nine years, the number of schools has increased fivefold from the original 89. The population under the age of 20 has increased from less than 1 million to the current 4 million. The city already has nearly 1,800 people. population of 10,000.

The most critical thing is the success of materialization of light and shadow. This technology can provide great help for teaching.

"A good start, Principal Jean."

Lolita raised her wine glass happily, and Gene smiled and nodded.