Right on Target

This call made Xie Zhenshu sleep well. At night, he was woken up by the alarm clock and heard it was raining again outside the window, so he lifted the quilt, went to the table, and called Su Heting again. As he expected, the phone didn't work.

Xie Zhenshu hung up the phone, picked up a pen, and wrote down on the paper with Su Heting's number: call time limit, unknown.

Strange to say, the same is true for his call with 7-001. You can make calls, but there is a time limit. No one knows the exact time limit. It is different every time. Xie Zhenshu can only make judgments based on his intuition.

After finishing the record, Xie Zhenshu tore off the paper and folded it into his uniform pocket. He will be on duty in the prison tonight.

When we went out, it was raining hard. Xie Zhenshu held up the black umbrella and stepped into the rain. When he walked across the street, he heard the sound of a car horn, and a black sports car passed him and drove into the gate of the prison.

Xie Zhenshu went to the guard room, and asked, "Is there a guest?"

Sitting in the guard room was an uncle who looked like a tumbler. He stared straight at the TV, nodded perfunctorily, and said, "He's from the light track area."

Xie Zhenshu said: "The car is not bad."

The uncle said, "Of course it's not bad, it's from the Black Panther."

Xie Zhenshu put away his documents, and put one hand back into his coat pocket by the way. He raised his umbrella, his eyes passed the license plate of the sports car, and finally landed on the entrance of the hall.

There was no such plot in the previous few cycles. Who is this Black Panther member who suddenly appeared? Did the 14th district modify the plot, or did it insert new characters?

At the same time as Xie Zhenshu's thoughts were rising and falling, the car door opened, and a man wearing sunglasses got out. The man let out a "wow", covered his head with his hands, ran up the steps in a few steps, and screamed strangely: "It's raining too much!"

Xie Zhenshu's eyes moved slightly, remembering who the voice was.

The man pulled open his leather jacket, took out his ID, and said, "Yeah, your inspection system here is too old-fashioned, and I have to provide my own ID... Do you see clearly? It's me, 7-004."

He brushed back his wet hair and took off his sunglasses. Those slender eyes are half closed, as if they are not awake.

The hall door was not opened, and the system said softly, "Sorry, I couldn't detect the relevant information. Repeat, I'm sorry, I couldn't detect it..."

7-004 erected his sunglasses and pressed them against his chin. He rubbed against it, frowned and said, "Hey, why can't it be detected? You are stupid. Quick, open the door, I have a task."

The system said: "Sorry, no—"

7-004 smiled, and patted the ID in his hand on the door. He leaned closer to the system camera and said, "You're making it difficult for me."

The system camera turned and said: "Please back off, warning, please—"

7-004 suddenly hit the camera with a punch, and at the same time the camera shattered, he pulled out the gun from the leather jacket. He blasted the hall door lock with two "bang bang" shots, pushed the door straight in, and said, "This is a bunch of nonsense, shut up and don't bark!"

He shot down the night shift staff in the prison a few times, kicked away the body, and lay down in front of the window.

The window system lights up red and says, "You're trespassing."

7-004 pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and blew on the window system. He heard the siren of the prison, but he was not in a hurry. Instead, he smoked leisurely and said, "Illegal intrusion? Oh, yes, don't worry about it, just give me the information on 01AE86 first."

The window system said: "That is a confidential document, and Fu Chenghui needs to stamp it."

7-004 was overjoyed when he heard that, he finished his cigarette and threw the cigarette **** at his feet casually. The spark splashed into the pool of blood and was quickly extinguished. He said, "You're quite disciplined, but it's a pity that my current boss is not Fu Chenghui."

He intertwined his fingers, showing a little weird smile.

"Don't pretend to me, this is just a game, I know everything. Don't make me angry, please, give me the information of 01AE86 now, otherwise something terrible will happen."

The window system said blankly: "I can't give it to you."

7-004 said: "What are you?"

The window system says: "I can't—"

7-004 raised his hand and shot the screen of the window, saying: "Fuck you, waste of time."

He fired several times, turning the window into a smoking hornet's nest. Then, he kicked open the access door and went straight to the reference room.

The rain outside kept on, like a dark curtain, covering the moon. Xie Zhenshu understood a few things from the dialogue between 7-004 and the window system: 7-004 is not an experimental subject, 7-004 has real memory, and 7-004 is an outsider like him.

7-004 didn't find what he wanted in the reference room. He walked out of the hall and saw a man in a black trench coat standing at the door.

"Fuck," 7-004 startled the officer, "what are you doing here? Are you sick?"

Xie Zhenshu put away the umbrella, and the watch flashed by. He turned his head and watched silently as 7-004 blew his hair up, but it didn't affect his aura.

7-004 regarded him as an NPC, took out the cigarette case, handed a cigarette to Xie Zhenshu, and said: "Is it on duty? Brother, I am 7-004 of the Black Panther, and I am here tonight to express condolences to you." .”

Xie Zhenshu twisted his cigarette and glanced in the direction of the hall. The glass there was shattered all over the place, and there was still a smell of blood.

7-004 said, "Did you see that?"

He was still laughing, staring at Xie Zhenshu with narrow eyes, like a smiling tiger.

Xie Zhenshu said: "Yes."

7-004 breathed out the smoke and said, "Strange, why didn't you scream? I killed someone inside."

Xie Zhenshu said indifferently: "It's quite scary."

He didn't even move his eyebrows, his face was cold and perfunctory. It's not that he doesn't cooperate, it's that his acting skills are too bad, and he's already put his heart into being an "inspector".

7-004 tasted something wrong, he took off the cigarette in his mouth, threw it on the ground, rubbed his hands into his arms while grinding it with his feet, and said with a smile: "You're so funny—"

7-004 pulled out his gun, but he was too late, before he could pull the trigger, the umbrella hit his wrist. He let go of his hand and the gun dropped. He lifted his foot and wanted to kick it back, but Xie Zhenshu didn't give him this chance. The umbrella "slapped" on the side of 7-004's neck, knocking him back two steps.

The gun fell to the ground and was stepped on by Xie Zhenshu.

7-004 looked shocked and said, "You're not an NPC? You're a **** real person!"

Xie Zhenshu tapped the ground with an umbrella and said, "I am an inspector."

He's got to follow the rules of the hunt and play his current role, but 7-004 doesn't seem to be using it. This made Xie Zhenshu interested, and his idea changed from "breaking his neck" to "breaking his legs".

7-004 clutched his neck, because he couldn't figure out where Xie Zhenshu came from, he immediately retreated and rushed into the rain. He took a few steps back, and the strong wind brought by the umbrella blew the raindrops onto the back of his head. He bent down sharply, dodging a bullet.

But there is only one escape!

Xie Zhenshu held the umbrella backwards and slammed it on 7-004's back. 7-004 didn't know that the chief used to play Tang Dao, but now he was hit by a knife and hit the front of the car. He gasped wildly and said, "You're going to die, stop beating me! I'm really—"

In the middle of his speech, he held the handle of the umbrella with his backhand, turned around and punched twice, but it was empty. The moment he was empty, 7-004 knew something was wrong. Before he could speak again, his chest suddenly sank, and he was kicked on the car door by Xie Zhenshu.

7-004 covered his chest and shouted in the rain: "Brother, brother! Speak up if you have something to say!"

"Boom!"

7-004 was hooked by the umbrella's hooked handle, he swayed forward, and then stepped back on the car door by Xie Zhenshu. His back was in severe pain, he coughed several times, his face was washed pale by the rain, and he said: "Your mother... Okay, I'm convinced, I said I'm convinced, don't kick it!"

Xie Zhenshu asked, "How did you get in?"

His question is in line with the status of "inspector", and it is what he wants to know.

7-004 coughed continuously, wiped his face, and said, "Just come in like that."

The car door was dented with a "bang", and 7-004 was kicked again, causing him to vomit acidly. He was very embarrassed, opened the door of the car, and said quickly: "Consciousness connection, I came in through the consciousness connection!"

"Conscious connection" is a forbidden word, but strangely, Area 14 didn't respond after 7-004 said it.

Xie Zhenshu lowered his eyes and looked at 7-004 coldly. The rain wet his shoulders, and he said, "What do you want the information on 01AE86 for?"

7-004 said: "Well, I don't know, I will do whatever the boss asks me to do."

As he said this, the rain became more urgent. Thick clouds rolled in the sky, and the surrounding lights were all extinguished. The uncle in the door guard room was nowhere to be found, only the door that was still open was banging wildly in the wind and rain.

7-004 said: "My friend, who are you? Are you Artemis' new assistant? If you are, then I have to tell you good news. Your boss has been canceled and this place will be closed soon. We take over."

He opened his narrow eyes, pushed the corners of his mouth with two fingers, and showed a clown-like smile.

"We are bound to get the chip, and the tyrant will never stop our plan. This District 14, it's about to change—"

The umbrella hook gripped his throat, and he died quickly.

Xie Zhenshu moved the umbrella, and 7-004's body slid down. After a few minutes, the body disappeared like jelly melted in the rain.

The officer returned to the lobby, he walked into the confinement room, took out the 01AE86 information from No. 018, wiped the lighters left by 7-004, and burned them.

The fire flickered and extinguished, Xie Zhenshu recalled the lines of 7-004 just now, and learned the big news: Artemis was canceled.

what does that mean?

Xie Zhenshu doesn't know. In fact, he thought that with the disappearance of Artemis, District 14 would also disappear, but the status quo is that District 14 is still operating normally.

7-004 said that they are bound to get the chip, and this "chip" probably refers to the one in Yan Junxun's head. In the beginning, things were very simple, as long as Yan Junxun and the chip fused and evolved, or they set out the location of Yan Junxun's body, the experiment would be over, and Xie Zhenshu would be able to leave here and find Su Heting. Because according to the information provided by 7-001, only Yan Junxun knew where Su Heting was hidden.

But now things have become complicated, besides them, there are other people in District 14, and these people are also here for the chip.

After Xie Zhenshu finished burning the materials, it was dawn again. He stepped out of the cell to see the brand new—

everyone.

The staff members who were shot dead by 7-004 last night were yawning, and they looked as usual, as if they had lost their memory. Xie Zhenshu passed them and saw that the pool of blood on the ground had disappeared and the window was intact.

The window system was watching the advertisement, and it greeted Xie Zhenshu: "Good morning, inspector. Are you on the night shift? I don't remember clearly... Anyway, good morning, go to rest."

Xie Zhenshu asked, "Did anyone come here last night?"

The window system said: "No."

Xie Zhenshu held the umbrella, and after a few seconds of silence, he replied "Yes". He left the window, pushed open the door that was knocked down last night, and through the clean glass, he saw the uncle sleeping soundly in the guard room.

The appearance of 7-004 last night was like a dream, except for Xie Zhenshu, no one remembered it.

Xie Zhenshu walked down the steps, the sun fell on him. He looked up at the sky, there was no cloud, only the sun, and he began to believe what 7-004 said.

District 14 has never been wrong before. In order to be realistic, everything in it must be logical in the plot. For example, broken glass cannot be restored, and dead people cannot be resurrected. You must wait until the game is reset and the next cycle begins. But at the moment, it's clearly no longer normal.

Xie Zhenshu noticed something strange in this sunny day, the 14th district seemed to be collapsing. But the problem is, he hasn't taken Su Heting away yet.

Thinking of this, the officer gently knocked on the door of the sentry room with his umbrella. The uncle's snoring stopped, and he turned over and opened the door. After a while, he poked his head out and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xie Zhenshu looked down, saw the uncle's legs, paused, and said, "It's okay."

The uncle staggered and muttered a few words, not knowing what was wrong with him. He moved back into the chair with the hem of the tumbler and went back to sleep.

Xie Zhenshu thought with a headache.

Too bad, Su Heting's code name is a cat, so he really turned into a cat in the collapse of the 14th district, right?

Can cats answer the phone?

Is it with the tail?