Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

January 1, 2212

0:13

"Sorry, this lady is the last one. Today's light and shadow mobile phones have been sold out! Guests, please come back tomorrow."

A store manager smiled and looked at the empty store shelves behind him. The 1,000 light and shadow mobile phones in the store today were put on the shelves at 8 o'clock last night and have all been sold out.

"Manager, on what principle is this thing made?"

A woman who just bought a light and shadow mobile phone looked very strange. It didn't look like a mobile phone at all. It was 8 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 1 cm thick. It was light and airy in her hand, but she just needed to tap anywhere. , the phone as a whole will glow, and you can see the slowly flowing colored light particles converging on the place where you tap your fingertips.

With just a slight lift of your finger, these light particles will appear from the mobile phone screen and turn into strips of light. In just 1 second, they will turn into a 16-inch panel. Inside is a very simple interface. All functions of mobile phones and computers.

When you tap it with your fingers, you can feel as if you are touching a soft film, which contains various functions. Language, gestures, and eyeballs can all control this light and shadow mobile phone.

"This is developed based on the light and shadow materialization technology based on the built-in 16,000 photofusion nano-components after three-dimensional transformation of a substance with memory called Mimicry X. Miss, please try using your mobile phone Keep it in your pocket.”

The woman thought for a moment and put her phone in her pocket. Then the boss stretched out his hand and lightly scratched the woman's coat pocket. After 1 second, the light directly gathered at a place 30 centimeters in front of the woman to form a 16-inch screen.

"Screen size: The current maximum size of our company's light and shadow mobile phone is 16 inches. If you want a larger size, when our company develops a newer model in the future, you only need to take the phone over and upgrade it. It is a one-time purchase. It can be used for life, and maintenance is also very convenient. You only need to pay a certain maintenance fee.”

The manager said, taking out the phone and turning it over, and the panel also turned over.

"Did you see, Miss? No matter which side you look at it, it is the front. This kind of mobile phone is equipped with the latest AI system. Next, you only need to perform DNA authentication, and this mobile phone can be bound to all your information. , very fast, and you also need to sign a user agreement issued by Congress.”

Soon the manager pulled up an authentication screen and another agreement template on his phone.

"There are two screens!"

The woman exclaimed and the manager smiled and nodded.

"This phone currently supports two screen visualizations."

Many people are studying the various fancy functions of this light and shadow mobile phone. It is very convenient and beautiful. The appearance can also be set freely. No matter what kind of appearance you want, the maximum lighting distance It is 80 centimeters, and the mobile phone can be placed anywhere on the body, and the panel can be activated with just sound.

The Eyeball Operating System even allows many people to complete all operations without using their hands at all. They only need to stare at the screen. At first, many people were not comfortable with it, but gradually found that they can bring up two panels in this way and use their hands at the same time. Using your eyes, you can do many things at the same time.

The price of mobile phones is as high as 1680, and 1 million units were sold throughout the day today. In some areas, due to logistics problems, the price may be as high as 2000 or more. Most people want to experience the materialization of light and shadow for the first time. Technology mobile phone.

Many stores have sold out, and most people who haven't bought it can only wait for the release of the next batch of mobile phones.

At the end of last year, Congress opened up this technology to personal brain operating systems. Now paper has begun to be phased out, and the production and sale of paper has been completely banned in various places in the city. Everything can be done on the light and shadow panel.

But some people realized that this was done deliberately by Congress in order to more powerfully control the people. In the future, individuals will have no privacy at all, and everything you do will exist on the Internet.

At this time, many people who had purchased Guangying mobile phones were queuing up outside the management office in the area, and many people were still using their original mobile phones to transfer some important files to Guangying mobile phones.

Congress will recycle old mobile phones at a price of 100 yuan a mobile phone and break them down into raw materials.

A large number of mobile phones have been put into some boxes and then moved to trucks parked in the courtyard of the management office.

Last year, most factories were shut down and began to receive training from technicians sent by Congress. Now all the mobile phone manufacturers and paper mills in the past have been completely shut down.

Some people have discovered that today’s urban pollution has begun to be effectively reduced a lot, and many industrial products from the past have also begun to slow down. Congress has announced that in the next few years, it will gradually put light and shadow materialization in all walks of life. Use of technology.

Another new era is coming. Although the number of factory workers in the west is getting smaller and smaller, many workers are now going to the vast eastern farms to reclaim and plant land. The salary is 500 a month. For many Everyone is satisfied. Although you need to pay a minimum tax of 3%, you actually get only 485 yuan.

The industry has entered an embarrassing situation again in this season. Many industrial giants have temporarily closed their factories and can only wait for Congress to gradually open up light and shadow materialization technologies, because the future is an era of light and shadow materialization, and industry will open up these technologies. Later, it will bloom again.

All walks of life have good expectations for the future, but many people are wondering what to do with recycling such a large number of mobile phones. Many people spend thousands of dollars to buy mobile phones that can now only be recycled into scrap metal. , I still feel a little reluctant, but the functions of today’s light and shadow mobile phones have indeed exceeded everyone’s imagination.

0:28

Locke put down his wine glass and sighed helplessly. Looking at the loving couple in front of him, he really couldn't bear it.

"Hawk, you bastard."

Locke said something, and after Hawke separated from his wife, he came to Locke with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.

"The underground project should be on the agenda soon, so do your best, Chief Manager."

Locke didn't know what to say. The pressure at work every day was so great that he felt like he was going bald.

"Don't think about it, little fat man. You yourself came up half-heartedly back then, didn't you? It's useless to complain now. Train Xiang Lin well. She is a good talent. You just need to train her to the point where she is good enough. That's all. retired?"

Locke took a sip of wine. Nowadays, most of the work in Congress, some extremely important tasks, are all backlogged in his hands. He can only handle them every day with the students he has taught over the years.

Hawke is now in a state of semi-retirement, and basically goes to Congress less than 10 times a year. The old people on the National Committee are now in a state of semi-retirement, and most of them just stand with their own camp. , helping families and businessmen build bridges with Congress. In fact, Locke is doing most of the work in the city.

Throughout last year, he had given more than 100 televised speeches, and he had to be very careful with his words and deeds. Now Locke rarely attends dinners if it is not necessary.

During the rare Chinese New Year, Locke basically couldn't go home to celebrate the New Year with his elderly parents, so he could only stay near the Congress. At this time, some news came over. Locke looked at the light and shadow panel, and accumulated a lot of information from Some operational reports for each department.

It involves all aspects of matters and needs to be processed by the General Affairs Section and temporarily sealed. After the Business Section is officially established, these documents will be sent to Section 6 for storage.

"Why don't you find a wife? Fatty, there are so many women around you, and there are not a few who are willing to marry you."

Hawke said and Locke sighed.

"I don't really want to find people from within the department. Those brats are always a headache. Now I've started to get scolded."

Hawke laughed and said with a relaxed look and a hint of regret on his face.

"You can't help it, little fat man. When the city was just established and the Internet was not yet developed, I was often criticized. You have to be careful at the Industrial Association's party tomorrow. They may take action. In the underground facilities Before construction begins, things can only be done step by step."

Locke nodded, and Kailin started to put away the dishes.

"Mr. Locke, I think Miss Wanrou is very nice, don't you think about it? She doesn't come to the General Affairs Department to see you often."

Locke Jiahui looked a little helpless and a little tangled in his heart. He really liked Yu Wanrou. She had been following him since she was very young. She was a very caring girl, but she was too controlling.

Locke suddenly thought of something. Kailin was still talking about Yu Wanrou's kindness, and he sighed.

"Stop talking about my wife, little fat man, can you give me an answer whether it's life or death? You can't hang around like this. Your classmates are all watching. Some of them are already married. You can't always be gentle."

Locke held the wine bottle, took a big sip of wine, and shook his head helplessly.

"When I think about it for a while, I will make it clear to Wanrou."

1:23 am

The streets and alleys were full of celebrating people, and many adults took their children to participate in the night carnival.

Some people are frustrated and some are proud. A small group of people have caught the wave of the new era and are now successful. However, most people are regretting that they did not seize the opportunity in the era when various technologies were open, but Now everyone has seen the coming of a new era.

At this time, several drunken men and women took the light and shadow mobile phones they just bought today and planned to pay and leave to sing.

"Boss, how can we pay if we don't bring cash? How come you don't have online payment function here?"

The boss explained awkwardly, because in recent years, many online payments require a certain amount of handling fees to convert money into banks. In the short term, it may not matter, but in the long term, it is a lot of money, so although online payments are convenient nowadays , but some merchants no longer intend to use it.

In order to attract customers, online payment methods for merchants to offer discounts and promotions basically require merchants to post a part of the money. In an era where food, clothing, housing and transportation are so convenient, prices are very stable. In addition, there are restrictions on the sales of goods law, and many merchants do not have the ability to do so. A way to pass this money on to the buyer.

Many merchants have made online payments very clear. Coupled with the large-scale criminal investigations in the past few years, a large number of online mobile payment companies have also been implicated in some hidden tricks.

Some online mobile payment companies that claim to be absolutely safe will tamper with some change. After the customer purchases something, the change in the account may be cut off in some way, not much each time, just a few cents. Some customers will not notice these things, but accumulating so many customers over time is a huge amount of money.

Congress has repeatedly emphasized that today's online mobile payments are still not absolutely safe. Some cybercriminals even use online payments to cash out and launder money. Therefore, in recent years, most of the people who use online payments are young. Some people, as well as office workers who are a little busier.

Most people still pay with cash, because cash is difficult to forge with the support of quantum codes that have existed long ago. Although there have been some incidents of counterfeit banknotes, the criminals will be caught soon.

The amount of money in the city has now been controlled within a relatively safe range, and there are still a lot of petty thefts on the streets. This is a worry for many people carrying cash, but now with the introduction of anti-theft anti-theft measures by some merchants, The huge sales of wallets have made it difficult for many people to steal.

Coupled with the influence of large-scale criminal investigations, some people who make a living by stealing can only start professionally. After all, if they are caught, it will take at least 3 years to start.

In the end, after the boss negotiated with the customers who had cash and mobile payment methods in the store, the group of people exchanged money for the payment and left.

There are many eye-catching slogans issued by Congress on the streets, because mobile payment has facilitated the commission of certain fraud gangs, and we need to be vigilant, as well as some kidnappers who target money. As long as the money is transferred to the criminal's account, , they can quickly withdraw money from some nearby mobile payment outlets.

Congress has repeatedly emphasized the insecurity of online payments, and most people have suffered big losses from this over the years.

At this time, large trucks pulling a lot of things were passing through the northern guard station. Many people who came for inspection covered their noses.

"What's on it? It stinks."

A strong man stuck his head out, wearing a mask, and said with a smile in his eyes.

"Sir, it is a mixture of excrement and some kitchen sewage."

The truck slowly passed the detector at the gate, and soon passed smoothly. The man swallowed. The guy driving the car, wearing a mask and a hoodie, stared coldly in the rearview mirror. of passing trucks.

A total of 100 trucks came out this time, all of them from Bozhi Cleaning Company. They carried a large number of materials and equipment that had been coated with polyester coating. The journey was nearly 100 kilometers. They were going to the Altan Ula Mountains. Put the equipment into the cave base where construction has been going on for a year.

There were also a large amount of weapons manufacturing raw materials in the car. X knew exactly what Eddie wanted. This plan was beyond his expectation. I heard Eddie said that this plan was specified by Prometheus.

Nowadays, Eddie is becoming more and more obsessed with Prometheus, as if he himself is Prometheus. So far, everything is going smoothly. With the help of Bozhi Company, Eddie's personal army of dead soldiers has been A large number of them have entered Bozhi's company, which continuously transports this kind of excreta and kitchen sewage treatment materials into the barrier area for long-term operations.

Because many cleaning companies are reluctant to deal with these things, not only because the profits are low, but also difficult to deal with. The most important thing is that Congress stipulates that this kind of solid-liquid mixture filth can only be dumped in areas lower than the Bright City. , otherwise the wind will easily bring these pollutants back to the city, causing huge harm to the city.

Later, Ran Zhi submitted to Congress the location where his company would dispose of the filth, which is located near the Alatan Ula Mountains northwest of the city. There is a valley with a steep slope, which is a better disposal location.

Everything was carried out clearly and accurately under the calculation of Prometheus. After X informed Prometheus of some detection conditions on the surface of the entire mountain range and hundreds of meters underground, in just a few days , Prometheus came up with such a plan that although it was time-consuming and huge, it was extremely smooth.

The reason why X came is because some mechanical equipment requires X to lead the assembly and construction by hand.

Half an hour later, all the vehicles passed the inspection. After driving nearly 1 kilometer, the convoy stopped temporarily. X quietly looked at Ran Zhi who got off the No. 8 car. The drivers of some cars were called over to explain the route and what they would encounter along the way.

X has never been in contact with Ran Zhi, but he always finds it a bit incredible that a small businessman from the middle class actually dares to do such a thing. It is impossible for him not to know that doing so is equivalent to exposing his head to the knife.

What is most incomprehensible to Very powerful.

After a while, the convoy started to travel. Di He's current behavior made X feel a sense of fear.

Especially when he went to the Hillman family's research institute, the situation was very tragic. Eddie put a knife on the necks of the researchers' relatives and loved ones, forcing them to produce technology for the Hillman family day and night. Results come.

3 o'clock in the morning

In the corporate headquarters building on the upper floor of the Hillman family, a man was escorted by two men in black and sent to the door of room 0004. After the room door opened, the man was removed from the handcuffs and collar, and was roughly pushed in. .

"The dishes are cold! Wash your hands quickly, and then we can celebrate the festival together!"

Feite's eyes were red. He looked at his wife Gu Lin quietly. He had prepared everything, and the collar around his neck was still shining with red light.

"be quick."

Gu Lin walked over and hugged Feite tenderly. He began to sob. The room was full of surveillance cameras. Their every move was under the watchful eyes of others. Even when couples were passionate together, they needed to cover up. Just cover it up.

Feite walked into the bathroom, and Gu Lin helped him take off his coat. Both of them looked blank for a moment, but Gu Lin soon started laughing.

"It's fine."

"What did my cousin say?"

Feite asked, and Gu Lin shook her head.

"My cousin complained a lot and asked why you didn't come with us."

The two embraced each other. There are countless researchers like these two who are imprisoned in the Hillman family. They are all monitored and cannot escape from here. Only one person can always go out, and the heart of the person who goes out will be damaged. A photokill bomb is attached to it, and if anything goes wrong, the people who get out will die.

After Gu Lin came here that night, she was completely imprisoned like Feit, without any freedom. She was just a prop used by the Hillman family to threaten Feit. Gu Lin once persuaded Fei Te, after going out, he went directly to find the people from the Special Inspection Group, but Feit never did so. If he did, Gu Lin would die immediately. The Hillman family will never show mercy. They have The ability can do everything in just half an hour at the moment of an accident. When the investigation begins, nothing can be found.

The only time the two went out together was during the wedding ceremony. The wedding was held with the blessings of relatives and friends, but it was under the strict supervision of the Hillman family. If they dared to do anything, they would definitely be arrested. Kill.

Fite had seen many times how the Hillman family treated those who wanted to escape, and it was very cruel.

"Do you regret it?"

"I do not regret."

Gu Lin smiled softly and continued to heat some cold dishes. After a while, the two began to eat the first dinner of the new year. Feite was very tired recently and had provided many new medicine technologies to the Hillman family. , but the Hillman family continues to threaten themselves with their wives.

"Sooner or later, their despicable behavior will be punished."

Gu Lin said, and Feite smiled helplessly, but still nodded. He didn't know when this retribution would come, maybe they would have already been buried when it came.

The Internet can be used here and all changes in the outside world can be seen, but the only thing is that there is no way to leave any traces on the Internet. The two have also tried many methods, but they have failed without exception.

"Maybe you shouldn't have come that night, or I shouldn't have gone that day."

"Eat something."

Gu Lin looked at Feite with a smile. After a while, the two hugged each other and covered themselves with quilts, and soon fell asleep.

On the cold and windy streets late at night, there were a bunch of people doing something furtively.

3:15

This group of sneaky people quietly avoided the surveillance and quietly opened the door of a house. They quickly entered one by one. The moment the last person entered, he was about to close the door, but the door blocked something. Hard object, but the door closed normally again immediately.

This is the home of a wealthy businessman in a certain area on the middle floor. A group of people quickly went up to the second floor and started to touch it quietly.

"Be careful, there's an alarm."

Someone said, and several of them carefully began to dismantle the alarm at the door of a bedroom. They were very skillful. A group of them made a living by kidnapping. The two previous kidnapping cases of the children of wealthy businessmen were very successful. Originally, They planned to stop doing it, but because the money they got went into the casino again, the last few people decided to do something big, this time they planned to ask for 1 million.

Soon the seven people in the room opened the bedroom of the wealthy businessman's children. After entering, a pair of sleeping siblings were lying on the bed. They began to approach cautiously, and someone took out ether.

"Okay, that's it."

A clear female voice came out from the darkness. For a moment, everyone was stunned, but soon they found that they could not move at all, and their bodies actually began to move on their own, and they walked out of the room little by little, and then they all knelt in the living room.

snap

Alpha turned on the light and lit a cigarette. At this time, the wealthy businessman and his wife also ran out.

"Thank you Alpha-sama."

The seven people panicked for a moment, staring wide-eyed at the woman standing in front of them, Alpha Angus.

"Your charges have been confirmed and the evidence is available. Now you are going to face the charge of kidnapping. Please start explaining truthfully."

Alpha said, quickly taking out some handcuffs, cuffing all these people, and quickly dialed the number of the local management office.

In less than 5 minutes, sirens rang outside, and a large number of administrators rushed in. The administrator, who looked like he had not yet woken up, came over with a smile.

"Master Alpha, thank you for your hard work."

"I have sent the crime scene that I just captured to your management office. Please handle it as soon as possible and then report the entire case to Special Management Officer Gill."

Alpha said and was about to leave. The wealthy businessman and his wife happily sent Alpha off to the street.

"You're welcome. Go back quickly. Those two children may have woken up."

Alpha looked at a takeoff and landing aircraft that appeared out of thin air not far away.

"You want me to die in the middle of the night."

Mo Xiaolan looked at Alpha very unhappy, yawned, and Alpha walked over.

"Come on, lazy boy, let's go have a drink somewhere."

"Don't go!"

Mo Xiaolan pouted extremely angrily.

Alpha leaned next to the lift cab.

"How about I let you go back and make out with Rowan tomorrow."

Mo Xiaolan pushed open the cabin door in an instant, jumped on Alpha aggressively, and bit her shoulder.

"Why are you dragging me along? Oh my God! You've been like this since I was beaten since you were little. Why can't you listen to my opinion?"

"Let's go, let's find a place to have a drink."