usatvline Chapter 107 Cyber World 9
Chapter 107 Cyber World 9
Zhuang Damao and the other two gathered with Zou Qi in Lin Xiaoqian's room.
Lin Xiaoqian's room is quite large, and it also has a sofa and coffee table.
Looking at the cozy, girlish room, Zou Qi couldn't help but think of her own old room, which was also so beautiful, clean, and tidy.
"What do you want to say?" Lin Xiaoqian asked.
Zou Qi tugged at the hem of his clothes. "My sister has a miniature bomb on her."
Lin Xiaoqian was slightly taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Zhuang Damao and the other two also changed their expressions instantly, and the air seemed to freeze at that moment.
Lin Xiaoqian quickly contacted the system in her mind.
Fortunately, the system said that as long as Zou Yue was still in the store, the bomb would not explode.
Relieved, Lin Xiaoqian looked at the other three people and shook her head slightly. The other three understood what she meant and their emotions calmed down.
Zou Qi continued, "It was Fiona who put it on my sister. She wanted to use my sister to threaten me and find out your background."
Lin Xiaoqian looked at her inquisitively: "Why are you telling me?"
Zou Qi's eyes were a little red, and her tone was urgent: "I want to beg you to save her."
Lin Xiaoqian and the other two were taken aback by these words and exchanged glances.
How can we save your sister?
Zou Qi thought about what she had experienced here over the past two days: the warm and comfortable room, the delicious meals that filled her up, and the milk her younger sister drank morning and evening. These were not things that ordinary people could provide. Lin Xiaoqian and the others must have extraordinary identities.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have let her receive Fiona's transfers. Lin Xiaoqian and the others must have done this to hide their true identities.
Then, as if she had made up her mind, she said, "If you can save my sister, I will tell you where the core chip of the Brain Flash Memory Project is."
Lin Xiaoqian and the others looked confused. What is brain flash memory technology?
Seeing that the group remained silent, Zou Qi assumed they didn't believe her and said anxiously, "I really know where the chip is. I'm Dr. Zou Yan's biological daughter."
Lin Xiaoqian blinked and slowly said, "We need to think about it some more."
Zou Qi knew that it was normal for others not to believe what he had said so rashly.
Before leaving, she said with utmost seriousness, "Please believe me, everything I said is true."
After Zou Qi left, Lin Xiaoqian and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
"So what exactly is the Brain Flash Project?"
Zhuang Damao said, "I'll go out and ask around tomorrow."
When he had nothing to do at the shop, he would wander around the neighborhood to see if he could learn more about this world.
So, in order to find out what the Brain Flash Project was, Zhuang Damao went out early the next morning.
Hostage Zeen said there was a bar on the edge of the shantytown, a place where all sorts of people mingle, making it the perfect place to gather information.
Lin Xiaoqian and the others who stayed at the small restaurant continued making beef pies. To make it easy for Zhuang Damao to come back at any time, the shop door was always open. Fortunately, the weather was sunny today, and the air outside didn't smell too bad.
The aroma of beef pies wafting from the shop gradually spread outside.
The shantytowns are inhabited by impoverished "lower-class" people who have no decent jobs or stable incomes. They are either ruthlessly exploited by the upper class or driven away by them like flies.
They either have to do dirty and tiring work, or they have to collect garbage to earn some money to buy a few bottles of low-quality nutrient solution to maintain their vital signs.
In this world, class distinctions are insurmountable. The path to advancement is firmly controlled by those at the top. Those at the bottom who wish to improve their lives must learn to fight and compete. People are indifferent to one another. Despite being a world with extremely advanced technology, they survive by relying on animal instincts.
Everyone knows that the day before yesterday, Fiona, the local gang leader, had her brother captured by the restaurant owner, who threatened Fiona to hand over a number of weapons in exchange for her brother's release.
Such a person is definitely not someone to mess with.
So when they smelled that tempting aroma, they only dared to peek, not to go over.
Some children left in the shantytown stood near the restaurants, smelling the aromas to soothe their empty stomachs, but most waited for the small restaurants to throw out the garbage from their kitchens so they could find something to eat in the trash cans.
Soon, Zou Qi carried a black garbage bag and approached the nearby garbage can. Before she even got close, the garbage in her hand was quickly snatched away.
She looked helplessly at her empty palms, thinking that she and her sister must have been among them two days ago.
Zou Qi turned to go back to the restaurant, but out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of a little boy, about seven years old, in the corner.
He was holding a large, dirty piece of scrap metal that he had found somewhere, and he was rubbing his stomach as he looked this way.
Zou Qi waved to him, and the little boy saw her and quickly ran towards her.
Zou Qi glanced at the group of children who were frantically digging through the garbage bags, then pulled the little boy's arm and led him to the store entrance.
Zou Yue, who was looking at children's picture books in the store, spotted the little boy being led over by his older sister and jumped off the stool with joy.
She called out sweetly, "Brother Xiaohao."
Xiao Hao lived next door to her. When her sister wasn't home, Xiao Hao would often take her out to collect trash and took good care of her.
Zou Yue was very happy to see him and took out a piece of milk candy that Lin Xiaoqian had given her from her pocket and handed it to Xiao Hao.
"Brother Xiaohao, here's some candy for you."
Xiao Hao quickly waved his hand and said no, he wanted Zou Yue to keep it for herself.
Zou Qi smiled and said, "Just take it if I give it to you."
Xiao Hao reluctantly accepted the candy, carefully putting it in his pocket, not intending to eat it right away.
Seeing his actions, Zou Qi quickly said, "Eat it as soon as you get it."
As he spoke, he glanced at the children scrambling for trash not far away.
Xiao Hao followed her gaze and met several probing eyes. He quickly took out a milk candy, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it a couple of times.
Zou Yue quickly said, "Brother Xiaohao, you can't eat the outer layer of candy wrapper!"
However, Xiao Hao had already bitten the candy wrapper, and the sweet milky aroma was already overflowing. He was enjoying the taste very much and didn't care much about spitting out the candy wrapper.
I only spat out the candy wrapper after chewing until it had no taste left.
Zou Qi felt heartbroken watching this and turned her head away, unable to bear to look any longer. Zou Yue came over, grabbed Xiao Hao's hand, and secretly slipped two more pills into his palm.
Xiao Hao wanted to return it, but Zou Yue stopped him with her glaring eyes.
"Brother Xiaohao, did you go to that place again?" Zou Yue changed the subject, pointing to the scrap metal in his hand as she asked.
Xiao Hao nodded: "Yes, although this kind of scrap metal is worthless, I'll collect more and it will add up. If I sell it for some money, Grandma and Grandpa will have an easier time."