Indescribable cyberpunk

In the quiet and deep swamp forest, large trees were uprooted from the lake. A few tree roots floated on the water, revealing a prison-like cavity below.

A speedboat is passing through.

Gulu~Gulu~

The propeller was turning slowly, making a sneaky and weird low sound.

As the water flow stirred, bubbles emerged one after another from the dark lake water, breaking through the continuous dark green duckweed on the lake surface, rippling out in circles and circles.

"It should be around here. Haven't you found it yet?"

The man controlled the course of the speedboat and anxiously asked the policeman who was sitting in the middle of the boat with a computer and searching for something.

At the bow of the boat, there was a woman squatting or kneeling. She didn't say a word, but her eyes kept wandering among the swamps and forests. Her face was filled with clouds of worry and sadness.

"Andre, you have to understand that this is not an easy thing. You just told me that your child left home and drove away on the speedboat. I can't determine his current location at all, so you have to think back to where he might have gone. place, because this detector can only detect life within a range of fifty meters. In fact, I don’t understand why you have to ask me to come out to search. I have just arrived here not long ago, and I have no experience in this type of swamp search and rescue work. Familiar, you should agree with me to let Bob and the others help, instead of saying that too many people will scare your children."

It was obvious that the policeman was a little dissatisfied, but he still carefully watched the signal changes on the screen while speaking.

"You are a police officer. Isn't it your job to find missing persons? We ask for your help because we trust you, and other police officers are searching in the town. If you don't want to, you can go back now. If my child doesn't care because of your If something happens due to delay, I guarantee you, a foreigner like you, will regret it!"

Andre, whose child was missing, undoubtedly had a worse attitude. He pointed his index finger at the police without hesitation, and the woman on the bow also turned around.

Drop~

The sudden sound of a signal prompt made the policeman, who was about to retort with an ugly face, turn his attention back to his detector screen, where a red dot appeared at the bottom of the screen.

"5 meters under water. 5 meters under water?"

At first, the police read the information based on the data displayed by the detector, but the police quickly realized what the data meant and were full of doubts.

Is there a large-scale life reaction 5 meters underwater?

This is not the sea, but a swamp!

The reason why he works here is that it is very safe here. Unlike various dangerous areas outside, this small town in the swamp is not only not troubled by monsters that are sources of mental pollution, but even ordinary injuries rarely occur, such as pythons or Even crocodiles do not exist here. Even if they do exist, they have long been hunted by local hunters and made into leather for sale.

So what did this detector detect?

"Did you find something?"

Andre asked aloud, but the light from the bow of the ship did not shine here. His face was hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to see clearly.

"I noticed that there are creatures under the water that may be pythons or snapping turtles coming from other places. Let's continue looking."

It is naturally impossible for children to appear 5 meters underwater. The policeman who wanted to say a few more words realized that it was not suitable to talk about other topics at this time, so he prevaricates and did not continue. Instead, he focused on Put it back on the screen.

Drop~drop~drop~

A series of signal prompts sounded.

"what happened?"

Looking at the sudden appearance of a large number of red dots on the screen, the policeman was stunned. He subconsciously thought there was a problem with the detector and quickly pressed the switch button to prepare to restart.

However, before he could press it down, dim yellow candlelight lit up in the nearby swamp forest, and there was a faint hum and sound of water flowing from all directions, as if the engine had just been shut down.

The policeman stood up suddenly, as if something was choking in his throat. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

He sensed the approach of some kind of existence, so he stretched out his right hand nervously to hold the firearm on his waist. A faint stream of data lit up in his eyes. There were cracks on the skin of his left forearm, and there was a metallic luster inside.

He is not an ordinary person without fighting ability. He has received professional training from the police academy and has excellent grades. He is very confident in his own strength.

However, when he was ready to draw his gun at any moment, he saw the disgusting dark green phosphorescence appearing in the lake water around his speedboat, as well as the sharp objects that were quickly shuttled under the water and were approaching him. .

this moment.

The policeman stopped thinking.

Or that he couldn't think anymore.

Because his will does not allow this thing that should be instinctive to continue!

Boom~

Orange fire light shot up from the stove. In the black iron pot, several octopus tentacles were curled up due to frying, and they were tumbling in various dark condiments.

“Table 3, braised pork trotters, salt and pepper potatoes, steamed soft-shelled turtle, eggplant with minced meat, scrambled eggs with tomatoes”

A waiter ran into the kitchen with the menu that the guest had just ordered, and pinned thumbtacks to the back of the previous menu in order. He kept shouting and began to put the prepared dishes into the table next to him. The plate is ready to be turned outward.

In their place, food delivery robots are not allowed to be used, because the eccentric shopkeeper thinks robots are cold and impersonal, which is inconsistent with the harmonious and warm atmosphere that the restaurant emphasizes.

As luck would have it, just as he was leaving the kitchen with the dishes, the shopkeeper walked in from the outside counter.

"Thank you for your hard work, shopkeeper!"

There was no trace of the slander in his heart just now. Facing this silver-haired but still energetic shopkeeper, the waiter only had admiration in his heart.

"Hey~ You have worked so hard. Get a piece of meat from the kitchen later and go back to give yourself some extra food. Eat more!"

Chen Qing squinted his eyes and patted the waiter on the shoulder, turned aside to let him pass first, and then continued to walk into the kitchen.

"Shopkeeper, you"

Nie Qingzhu, who was carrying ingredients, noticed the old man walking into the kitchen and hurriedly greeted him.

"A friend I haven't seen in five years contacted me. It's not convenient to go outside. You know, it's too noisy, so I'm going to go upstairs first. Mozi will be watching outside. If anything happens, she will come to you."

"If we don't let Xiaocui go out and watch, she won't be able to help much in the kitchen anyway. She was complaining to me just now about the heavy fumes here."

Nie Qingzhu pointed at the girl who was watching here and said with a smile.

"Well, tell her."

Chen Qing nodded, turned around and walked up the stairs inside the back kitchen.

This design is not available in many restaurants, because the second floor is also where guests dine, so the more places it can be placed, the better.

Xiangfeng Restaurant is undoubtedly an exception.

Although the second floor is still a dining area, it is limited to the front hall, and there is a lounge at the back. There is a special sign outside the door for this purpose.

Of course, only a few people can enter this so-called lounge.

"The man who defeated the Taoist Master in Rongxia City has appeared again."

Looking at the audio-visual stick in his hand, the old man took a sip of tea, arranged his cigarette bag, and said at the door.

"Didn't he disappear for five years? There was no response no matter how we contacted him at the beginning. Now he appears again so suddenly. You should be careful. In five years, the voice and situation at that time have long been blurred!"

During the years when the incident in Yecheng caused the entire federation to fall into turmoil, whether it was cooperation or simply wanting to maintain this casual relationship, Yi Meng had contacted Zhu Jue several times, but there was no reply at all.

Because of this, the sudden call this time made them a little confused and alert.

"It's not like it's fake. I asked him clearly about his situation at the time. Things between Suzi and him are not that easy to fake."

Chen Qing frowned as he puffed on his cigarette. It was his deliberate decision to contact the headquarters.

The video of Zhu Jue riding Bai Yaqi to forcibly kill the Holy Spirit Cult leader has been stored in the federal government for a long time, and Zhu Jue's identity was confirmed immediately, but what happened in the square where the puppets were burned in Rongxia City was not known. Not many people know that, as a witness, Motoko is a very good witness.

"What does he want?"

At this time, another somewhat old voice suddenly came from the listening stick.

"How did you know he wanted to ask us for help?"

Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"Haha, have you known him as long as I have? He is a useless guy who can't afford to be early. If there is nothing for you to help, do you expect him to contact you?"

"He knows that we have the technology to make evolution potions, so he wants us to make one for him. He said that we don't need power and focus on abilities as much as possible."

Narrating Zhu Jue's request on the phone, Chen Qing walked to the window and looked at the old large pipelines outside. In five years, Rongxia City is becoming another super city!

"Oh, that's his style. After confirming it, just bring it over."

"Are you crazy? This man has disappeared for five years. He was once a first-level patrol inspector of the Yecheng Monster Countermeasures Bureau. To help him, aren't you afraid of involving us all?"

Obviously, not everyone agrees with the previous person's idea.

"When he delivers the materials, you will know why I agreed. Chen Qing, tell him that we can help. We will take half of the evolutionary meat. Otherwise, there is no need to discuss it. Just say that much for the time being and don't go exploring. With his current situation, just keep in touch, it might be of great use in the future."

That person didn't care at all to dissuade him, and his words were undoubtedly more effective for Chen Qing than the other person.

After putting down the listening stick, Chen Qing contacted Zhu Jue again to express their attitude.

"No problem, as long as it's free. Hey, can you give me a tattoo that no one else can see?"

Zhu Jue on the other end of the phone seemed to be in a tattoo shop, asking about tattoos.

"Are you here to cause trouble?"

The tattoo shop owner's voice sounded a little angry.