Rebirth in America

After the news of Alex's disappearance spread, people in the streets, restaurants and bars of major cities in the United States were discussing and speculating about this bizarre disappearance. It seemed that every American had his or her own theory to explain the case.

Some people say that Alex just hid and did not disappear.

Some people also said that Alex must have been killed by the kidnappers.

Others said that the purpose of the kidnappers was to extort money, and they generally would not break up easily. Alex must have resisted during the process, so he was accidentally injured.

Some people also say that this is all nonsense and it must not be a kidnapping. Otherwise, someone would have called to ask for ransom. The Carpenters must have offended someone, and then someone came to seek revenge, killed Alex and then buried him.

Some people also speculated that something unexpected must have happened to Alex, such as a car accident, a dispute with someone, and someone accidentally killing him, etc. As a result, the body was disposed of, so no one could find it, and no one called to extort him.

There are various speculations, and some people deliberately provide false information to newspapers, the police and family members. Someone even called and pretended to be a kidnapper, demanding ransom from the Carpenter family.

These sources of information came from various sources, exciting the news media, shocking the Carpenter family every day, and causing the police to rush around like headless flies.

Some people quickly compared this incident to the kidnapping of Lindbergh's son. The reason why this case was brought up was because the Lindbergh kidnapping case was a landmark in the history of the United States.

It gave the Bureau the power to handle local cases for the first time - Congress passed the "Lindbergh Act" named after Lindbergh.

The bill stipulates that if the kidnapping case is not detected after one week, it is presumed that the kidnapper has crossed the state border and the (FBI) automatically has jurisdiction over the case.

Alex has been missing for more than a week, which gives Director Hoover the authority to intervene in the case.

When the news media began to report it, not only Americans were paying attention to the news, but also overseas media began to report it. In those media headlines, people referred to Alex as "Magic Boy" and "Wonder Boy".

Telegrams, flowers, letters, and gifts came like snow from all over the world. People wanted to express their love for Alex in this way.

Alex's daily life, including the breakfast he eats, the clothes he wears, the items he uses, etc., have become news that major newspapers are eager to follow. This made the Carpenter family extremely disgusted with the media. In order to avoid media harassment, they even moved out of their New York mansion and spent money to buy a new residence.

At this time, Alex was being locked up in an unknown basement.

The place is very spacious, even with a lot of debris piled up, there is still a lot of open space. There was a pillar in the center. He was chained by his feet, and the other end of the chain was connected to the pillar.

This chain is very long, as long as six or seven meters. But there was still no way for him to walk up the stairs to the basement door.

There is a small bed against the wall. There is a damp quilt on it. It makes people feel a little cold when sleeping at night. There is a light bulb in the middle of the basement. There was always a yellowish light, making him unaware whether it was day or night.

The place was quiet and I never heard a car pass by. It was probably in a very remote location, otherwise he could feel slight movements around him.

at the very beginning. Alex was a little panicked. He didn't know what the two gangsters planned to do. I thought the other party wanted to kidnap and extort him, but they didn't let him call home and ask for ransom or anything.

So Alex thought that someone wanted to kill him, such as the Ku Klux Klan, but something felt wrong. If they wanted to kill him, they should have done it long ago, and would not have taken such a big risk to imprison him.

certainly. The other party may be completely sure that they can prevent him from escaping, but judging from the fact that they did not kill the killer immediately, things should be turning around. But after thinking about it, he still didn't know what the other party's intention was. Humans always have a sense of fear about the unknown fate, and he is no exception.

"Forget it. Let's take one step at a time! What are you thinking about now? If there is a chance to copy the opponent's doll, wouldn't everything be clear?

In the end, Alex decided not to think too much and solve the immediate problem first. He began to look at the things in the basement and found a vent. The fan inside was constantly rotating to bring in fresh air. As for those sundries, they are all useless things.

In addition, there was a cardboard box placed by the bedside. When I opened it, I saw that there was some food, water, and tissues inside. It seemed that the other party had already prepared and wanted to imprison him for a period of time, but this made him feel more at ease. The other party indeed had no immediate intention to kill, so he could still survive.

There was a plastic bucket next to the pillar. Alex didn't know what this was for at first. Only after he became anxious did he realize that this was for going to the toilet.

During the past few days of being imprisoned, the physical torture was secondary to the mental pressure that existed all the time. In order to ensure sufficient physical strength, he insists on doing seven minutes of exercise every day. To relieve mental stress, he would lie in bed and enter his mental space to soothe himself.

By recalling the books, movies, and music he had read in the past, Alex was able to persevere. He seemed to have returned to his former otaku life, entertaining himself alone in his room. After probably being held for more than a week, the two kidnappers finally showed up.

That day he was lying on the bed, focusing on his mental space, when the basement door suddenly opened.

Alex reacted immediately, sat up straight, and looked at the stairs leading to the door. He is now able to do two things at once, and when his eyes are in the mental space, he can also pay attention to the external situation.

"Finally, let me see who is so bold. As long as I copy their dolls, I can understand their motives and find a chance to escape from this ghost place. Alex felt a little excited in his heart. Thinking.

Unexpectedly, the two people who came in covered their heads with black hoods, making it impossible to see their true faces. This surprised Alex, who was already ready to reach out and copy the other party's soul information.

The other party is really careful, but this just shows that they don't want to kill anyone.

He felt a little relieved and a little disappointed. Easy yes. The kidnapper did not intend to kill him, but was disappointed that he could not see the other party's true face. His ability to clone a puppet requires him to see the other person's appearance, then model it in the mental space, and finally touch the other person's body in order to successfully copy it.

Alex is not very clear as to why he must see the other party's true face. At the beginning, he felt that the restrictions on this ability were really baffling.

To what extent can it be successfully replicated? For example, people with makeup and without makeup look completely different. Some makeup techniques can even turn big men into beautiful women. There are various other factors, such as changing your hairstyle, shaving your eyebrows, etc. Will it affect his copying ability?

He had done research before. Change or absence of hair and eyebrows. It will not affect his puppet replication, but once it involves the disguise of skin color, body shape, and face, his replication success rate will plummet. It took several attempts to copy it successfully, especially once he deliberately found some people who had undergone plastic surgery to test it. He found that the copying success rate was related to the length of the plastic surgery.

It would be difficult for Alex to copy soul information from a person who has just undergone plastic surgery. If it is a person who has undergone plastic surgery for several years, it is easy to be copied successfully. Even if it is the same person, this situation will happen.

Regarding this strange comparison of success rates, Alex believes that the soul information he copied is actually the overlap between the spiritual puppet and the image in the self-consciousness of the copy target. If the overlap between the puppet and the image is high, then the success rate of copying will be higher. Just high. On the contrary, the copying success rate will be low, and it may even be impossible to copy at all.

When Kane and Crazy Old Eight appeared with their heads and faces covered. This made Alex feel a little frustrated. This made it impossible for him to model based on their appearance, let alone the copying rate.

"We have to find a way to get them to take off the mask!" Alex thought to himself.

These two people came to deliver daily necessities. One of them was a tall man holding a box of things in one hand. Put it in front of him.

Another thin man went to deal with the feces in the plastic bucket. Maybe it was because it was too smelly. He muttered: "Don't let me do this kind of work next time! We will take turns. This time I will Come dump the shit, next time you come

Alex shouted to them: "Hey! Whatever you want to do, if you want money, I can give it to you!"

The two men glanced at him, said nothing, and continued to walk out, leaving Alex shouting alone below.

After coming outside, the crazy old man took off his hood: "It's so stuffy! Can't you do it without wearing something like this?"

Kane also took off his hood. He explained: "If you don't wear this, you will be in trouble if you are seen. Do you really want to kill this kid?"

"No! I think we've put on disguises, so we don't have to worry about him recognizing us.

"It's better to be careful! I heard that this kid is quite smart. If he really recognizes you, you won't even have time to cry.

"Tch! I am very confident in my disguise skills. Even acquaintances cannot be recognized face to face, let alone strangers.

Kane shrugged and said nothing more. He knew that Crazy Old Eight was an arrogant person, but he also believed that the other party had the ability to make Alex absolutely unrecognizable. He packed up his things and prepared to leave this place.

The crazy old man asked impatiently: "Tell me, what are those people arresting him for? He's not looking for money or life, is there really that guy who likes this kid's ass? Do you think those people are too disgusting?" , actually likes men!”

Kane felt that the words of the crazy old man were too vulgar, and he smiled: "Don't make wild guesses, we don't have to worry about the employer's affairs so much. Anyway, they will send someone to pick him up when the time comes. We just need to guarantee this kid before that." Just be fine

"Whatever you want, I feel like this business is a loss now. I read the newspapers these days and realized that the Carpenters are so rich. If only we were kidnappers, we would definitely be able to get more than tens of millions of dollars."

"I told you, we are killers, plumbers, mechanics, etc., but we are not kidnappers! Stop nagging, you will be responsible for taking care of him from now on. I have something to leave, and the employer seems to be extending the delivery time , they are worried that the limelight is very tight now. They are worried that someone will find out

"Okay! Don't worry, I will raise this kid to be fat.

After Kane left, Crazy Old Eight was the only one left in this place. This place is an independent villa, surrounded by fields where corn is grown, and the road is some distance away from the place.

He first watched TV in the house for a while, and then went to the gym to box. Crazy Laoba has learned a lot of Chinese kung fu and has practiced almost everything. He has also practiced judo, karate, boxing, Muay Thai and so on. Although he has learned so many boxing techniques, his fighting ability is far better than Kane's.

Both of them were taught by the same master and started practicing martial arts and training various killing techniques since they were young. Crazy Old Eight started practicing martial arts earlier than Kane. As a Chinese, he. I am very passionate about kung fu.

at first. Kane is no match for Crazy Old Eight. In every fight, Kane would be knocked to the ground quickly. Soon Kane relied on the fact that Westerners were physically stronger than Easterners and could defeat him a year later.

Within a few years, Kane was punching loud and clear. Every punch thrown out can shake the person's internal organs. If a person is in poor health, he will definitely vomit blood after being punched by Kane. If he attacks with all his strength, the most ferocious punches can make a crackling sound like a whip breaking through the air.

The master said that this means that Kane has reached the peak of Ming Jin. Being able to make a crisp sound is equivalent to an ancient martial arts master. Kane has good physical fitness and plenty of energy, so he can certainly reach this level quickly.

In modern boxing, those are the more powerful boxers. Relying on his strong physical fitness, every punch he throws during the game can achieve this effect. When standing next to them, you can hear a snapping sound similar to the cracking of a whip. However, if you hit with all your strength every time, you can only last a few minutes at most. After all, the human body is still flesh and blood. You will feel tired.

Seeing Kane coming from behind, Crazy Old Man felt very unconvinced. He obviously learned martial arts first, and Kane was no match for him at the beginning. Unexpectedly, he lost in just a year, and a few years later he reached the so-called peak of Ming Jin. If this continues, won't he always be outclassed by Kane?

Unfortunately, Westerners do have better physical fitness than Easterners. So Crazy Old Eight kept practicing boxing, learned many boxing techniques, and tried to make up for the gap with moves. Kane didn't care, he just defeated him ten times, and defeated him in competitions for several years.

Until one day, when the crazy old man could also make a crisp sound, he knew that he had reached that state. Even though his physical fitness is still relatively poor, he is still able to fight hard. Sure enough, Kane could no longer suppress him in the competition, and the situation soon reversed, and Crazy Old Man won.

Since then, Crazy Old Man has always been able to defeat Kane in Kung Fu. Now Crazy Old Eight is already impacting towards the next level of peak, while Kane is still stuck at the so-called Ming Jin level.

After all, Kane is a Westerner, and his understanding of Chinese martial arts still seems to be separated by a layer of barrier. The key thing is that Kane is not as obsessed with kung fu as Crazy Old Man. For every ten minutes that Crazy Old Man invested, Kane spent one point.

"Hand-to-hand combat is outdated. No matter how good your skills are, you can knock him down with one shot!" Kane said, and he thought so too.

He allocates his time to other skills, such as driving, firearms, languages, disguise, assassination, reconnaissance, lying, physical fitness, etc. He has developed more comprehensively than Crazy Old Eight, which also makes him attract much attention in the organization. Every time he takes action, he is asked to lead the team and Crazy Old Eight assists.

For a while, Kane believed that as long as he had a gun, no one could beat him. He soon realized that this was a wrong idea, and Shifu Baxia was able to knock him down with his bare hands. With just one move, he flew away, even if he fired, it would be useless.

Shifu Baxia can dodge bullets at close range, and Kane is no match for him. No matter how many times he tries, the result is the same.

After seeing this, Crazy Old Eight felt his confidence greatly increased: "I will definitely be able to reach this level in the future, even if you have a gun in your hand, it will be useless, haha!"

With this goal in mind, Crazy Old Ba works hard to practice boxing every day. His master Baxia once said that martial arts has three levels of strength: bright strength, dark strength, and transformation strength. The so-called peak of Ming Jin. It's Kane's level of being able to make a crisp sound. As for how many crisp sounds he can make, it depends on the person's physical fitness.

An Jin is also called internal strength. It can lift one's feet and land on the ground silently. It can crush a large square brick with a light touch. An Jin's power is silent and powerful, and can kill people with just a few movements of his hands and feet.

Kane has not been able to reach this level, as for Crazy Old Man himself. He is different. a year ago. He can occasionally throw a punch or two with hidden power. It’s just that you can’t do whatever you want, and you can’t use it in actual combat. In the past two months, he has felt that he has made a breakthrough, and he can emit the so-called hidden energy with every move he makes.

In fact, An Jin is not mysterious. It is what the Chinese often refer to as "Qi". As long as the Qi is concentrated to a point and explodes, the effect of dark energy can be achieved.

After practicing boxing for a while, he felt that he had become more proficient in An Jin today. He felt quite satisfied, but while he was typing, he suddenly stopped and listened.

"This is the sound of chains!"

The sound, he thought, was coming from the basement transom. Originally, ordinary people could not hear such subtle noises, but Crazy Old Man was not an ordinary person.

Crazy old man didn't know what this meant at first. He quickly realized that Alex must be trying to break free from the chain. He cursed secretly, quickly picked up the mask to cover his head and face, and hurried to the basement.

As soon as he pushed the door open, the sound of the chains stopped. I went down and saw Alex lying on the bed pretending to be asleep. He was secretly amused. Shi Shiran walked by and was about to kick him when Alex, who was lying on the bed, suddenly stood up.

"Crash! Crash!"

Alex grabbed the chain tightly in his hand and threw out a perfect parabola, preparing to use it to strangle Crazy Old Eight. He was convinced that his movements were very fast and he was able to catch his opponent by surprise, so he would be able to hit him with one blow.

But the other party reacted faster. Before the chain could wrap around the other party's neck, Alex felt his eyes blurred because he had not caught the target. Then he received a kick in the lower abdomen, sending his whole body flying into the air.

"Bang!" There was a loud noise, and Alex hit the wall first, and then fell to the bed.

After being hit hard, Alex felt unbearable pain in his stomach. He bent over and lay on his side on the bed.

"Don't come again! If you don't want to suffer, don't do such stupid things

The crazy old man chirped, feeling that Alex was simply overestimating his abilities. At this time, he felt some sweat on his face, making his mask wet, and he was very unhappy. The sweat came from practicing boxing just now, and it made him feel a little itchy, so he took off his mask.

His current face has been transformed, with a dark complexion, a broad forehead, and a somewhat flat nose. From the outside, he looks like a Filipino.

Looking at Alex lying there, he felt as if he had fainted. The crazy old man was a little worried that he had struck too hard, so he walked over to see how he was injured.

"Hey! Are you okay? Wake up, wake up quickly!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stretched out his hand to feel Alex's pulse, the other person woke up. He only saw Alex staring at his face, which made him feel very unhappy.

"What are you looking at! Cover your eyes if you look again! Sit up when nothing happens. Don't lie down and pretend to be dead.

Alex remained silent, a trace of disappointment flashing in his eyes. Just now he modeled and tried to copy Crazy Old Eight's soul information, but failed. The model also collapsed due to the failure of copying, UU Reading www. uukanshu.net completely turned into nothingness.

If you want to build a model and copy it again, you have to wait for a while before you have the energy. The key thing is that he is sure that the current appearance of Crazy Old Eight is not his true face, at least not the image of Crazy Old Eight's self-awareness.

You have to see his true appearance! Alex struggled to sit up, thinking about what he could do.

"The sky is full of fallen flowers, blocking out the moonlight. I borrow a cup and put it on the phoenix platform. The emperor's daughter brings tears to the flowers and offers incense. She wishes to die in return to thank her parents. I peek, secretly peek..."

The crazy old man hummed a little tune and walked out of the basement. Hearing this Cantonese opera song, Alex shook his body and suddenly woke up.

"This guy is definitely not from Southeast Asia. He is most likely from Cantonese," Alex thought, but he felt a little unsure: "Maybe he is a Chinese who understands Cantonese. He should be about 1.8 meters tall." . Maybe he's from the north, maybe

After having a direction in his mind, he stopped thinking about it, lay down and fell asleep. He needs to regain his energy as soon as possible so that he can build the model before the other person comes back and copy the other person's soul information.