flying switch

The dilapidated residential buildings were gradually replaced by new ones. At the end of the road, a holographic projection of a pair of hands holding a huge sign repeatedly moved their fingertips in the air.The sign was illuminated by the dazzling sunlight, and Zhong Rong could clearly see the words on it.

【H City】.

"Please show your documents."

The staff member stood at the city entry inspection gate and smiled politely at Zhong Rong, waited for him to take out his electronic certificate to scan and confirm, and then showed him a mechanized smile again: "I wish you a happy new life in City H. Next place? Show me your ID, please."

Zhong Rong bypassed the people in front who were carrying large and small bags, and walked out of the station empty-handed.The song in the earphones just switched, and he stepped down from the empty downstairs, much faster than the group of people crowded on the escalator with hideous faces.Unlike City F, City H is sunny and rainy for a few days. Zhong Rong started to feel hot after walking for a while, so he rolled up his sleeves.His forearm muscle lines are very beautiful, but his skin is too white, and he can't see it when the light is sufficient.

The journey of less than two hours messed up his hair. The hair that fell on his forehead was wet by the rain and dried by the air conditioner of the high-speed rail. It was slightly curled, dangling with his movements.Several well-dressed girls passed by him, and couldn't help but look at him a few more times. He didn't pay attention, raised his hand to untie the rubber band, and while waiting for the automatic taxi to arrive at the taxi platform by the roadside, he replayed it in his mind. After a small pull.As soon as he put down his hand, a self-driving taxi with the logo of Rente company stopped beside him.

A QR code and a line of words appeared on the window screen: "Please scan the code to ride."

Zhong Rong scanned the QR code with his mobile phone, and sat in the spacious back seat after the door was unlocked.The artificial intelligence voice automatically rang: "Thank you for using Rente's self-driving taxi. Please enter your destination?"

Zhong Rong found out the address that Zhong Shuangen had sent him, and entered it into the taxi system with the holographic keyboard that appeared in front of him.

"The whole journey is 1 kilometers in total, and the estimated time is [-] minutes." The voice paused for [-] minute, and when the car was started, he spoke again, and played an advertisement: "Register as a member of Rente Taxi, get a discount on taxis, and have a chance to draw exclusive rewards from Rente Company. One hundred yuan coupon. Scan the QR code and join now!"

Zhong Rong muted the voice advertisement, and looked around the taxi with some novelty. This was his first time taking a self-driving taxi.There is no driver's seat, only two rows of seats.The interior of the car is clean and tidy. It should be cleaned by someone or the car has its own cleaning system.Zhong Rong turned off the QR code that kept flashing on the upper edge of the car window, and looked out the window at a brand new world.

The tall buildings are next to each other, soaring into the sky.Some have holographic advertisements hanging on them, and some are just simple residential areas.Most of the passers-by were in a hurry, like a sped-up silent movie. Zhong Rong quietly watched a large group of people rushing in all directions until the red light changed to green, and the group was left behind.

The commercial center straddles several intersections, and the buildings are connected by suspended passages, like a tunnel. As soon as the car approaches here, it will be covered by thick shadows.Zhong Rong looked at two of the buildings and felt like he had seen them somewhere.He suddenly remembered the building where the two Godzillas were sitting on the bench in the flight, and realized that maybe this place was the original body before.The neon color is not very colorful in the daytime, Zhong Rong retracted his upward gaze, and glanced at the electronic map behind the front seat of the rental.It is less than 300 meters away from the community, and he will arrive at his new home soon.

Bored more than novelty, Zhong Rong shrinks back uninterestedly, takes out his phone and keeps fiddling with it.

"Have arrived at the destination, enjoy a discount for the first ride, the total amount is [-] yuan, please choose the payment method."

The leaves rustled and the sun shone through the cracks. Zhong Rong put away his mobile phone and got out of the car, standing still in front of the tall iron gate.The face-scanning camera was aimed at him, the horn blew twice, and an indistinct male voice sounded like his mouth was stuffed with food: "Are you Mr. Zhong Rong?"

Zhong Rong pinched the earphones hanging around his neck and nodded vigilantly.

"The facial scan results are consistent," the loudspeaker made the noise of drinking from a straw, and the male voice cleared his throat, "Welcome to Qingkai Community, please enter through the side door."

A small door was opened on the side of the iron gate, Zhong Rong hesitated for a moment, but still did not put the earphones around his neck on his head.He walked into the community through the small door, saw the man eating a sandwich watching the show from the security room with the window open, frowned secretly, and walked straight to Building No. [-] after looking away.

There are quite a few people downstairs in the community, many of them with children.There was laughter and the sound of running across the lawn as the kite was being pulled and floated in the air.With his back to them, Zhong Rong stared at the face-scanning camera at the door, and pursed his lips tightly.

The sound insulation effect of the building is excellent, and the moment the door is closed, the world is only left with jazz echoing in the empty hall.Zhong Rong walked through two glass automatic doors, came to the elevator, and waited for the elevator on the 99th floor to arrive.

The jazz music made Zhong Rong feel uncomfortable all over. He looked down at the toe of his shoe, which was stained by rain and mud. It was facing a rubbish bin that had been polished brightly—there was even a relief on that trash bin.The floor was so clean that it reflected light, Zhong Rong frowned even more when he saw his own reflection.

He shouldn't be here with his dark coat and messy appearance, he thought.He's an out-of-fit douchebag here.

"... Zhong Rong?"

Oh, and the AI ​​voice of this elevator is nice.

Zhong Rong didn't come back to his senses, he raised his head slowly, and made eye contact with the boy who was half a head taller than him in the elevator: "Excuse me, thank you, it's blocking my way."

The boy paused when he heard the words, took a wrong step to the side, and watched Zhong Rong input "[-]": "Are you Zhong Rong?"

Why does this artificial intelligence voice seem to be next to it...

Zhong Rong suddenly came to his senses, and looked at the boy beside him asking: "What are you doing?"

The boy was not frightened by his fierce tone, but smiled slightly: "I'm Qian Shuichong, hello. Uncle Zhong said you'll be there soon, let me pick you up," he showed a trace of guilt at this point, "I should have come down earlier, it's really rude to let you go through the gate by yourself."

Zhong Rong didn't want to hear the word "Uncle Zhong", and the voice that he thought was pleasant at first also became harsh.He turned his face away and watched the layers continue to rise, snorted "um" from his nose, stopped caring about Qian Shuichong, and almost wrote "not interested" all over his body.

Qian Shuichong didn't know whether he was pretending to be stupid or really stupid, instead he took half a step towards Zhong Rong, tilted his head and asked him: "Your birthday is coming soon, do you have any birthday presents you want..."

"Listen," Zhong Rong turned his head and stared at him fiercely, "I didn't come here voluntarily. The law stipulates that I have no other choice. I will leave as soon as my birthday is over. I have no problem with you, but I have nothing against Zhong Shuangen." The opinions are very big, so don't bother me, lest I bother you."

Qian Shuichong shrugged, raised his hand and took a step back.

The elevator was about to arrive, Zhong Rong turned his back with a bad expression on his face.Qian Shuichong suddenly raised his hand and grabbed his wrist, and looked at him from the reflection of the elevator door: "I don't care how you make things difficult for Zhong Shuangen, but don't make things difficult for my mother."

"Huh? Who are you..." Zhong Rong turned his head and bumped into Qian Shuichong's cold eyes, and his words were cut off in his throat.The smile disappeared, and the pupils covered by the long eyelashes revealed a taupe color much lighter than ordinary people.

Qian Shuichong looked at Zhong Rong, who was obviously breathing rapidly, and his strength remained undiminished, and he squeezed the boy's thinner wrist bone than expected: "Otherwise I will turn my face. Do you understand?"

Zhong Rong felt a pain in his wrist, so he had to nod his head.

The elevator arrives and the doors move sideways.The pressure on Zhong Rong's wrist disappeared instantly, and Qian Shuichong returned to smiling, and walked out of the elevator without looking sideways.Zhong Rong clutched his stinging wrist, lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking, and didn't go out until the elevator door was about to close.

"Uncle." Qian Shuichong nodded to Zhong Shuangen who opened the door, and brought Zhong Rong into the room together.

"Your mother called you to help." Zhong Shuangen pointed to the kitchen with a gentle expression, and then looked at the indifferent Zhong Rong after Qian Shuichong finished changing his shoes, "Rong... Zhong Rong, all your things are in the bedroom. The bedroom is on the second floor. You are next to your brother, the room on the left is yours, if you need anything, you can come to me, my room is downstairs..."

"Stop it, I'm not interested in where you live," Zhong Rong put on his slippers and held the dirty shoes in his hand, "Where do you wash your shoes?"

Zhong Shuangen choked, and answered him helplessly: "There are washing machines in the bathrooms on the balcony, and the ones on the first floor are dedicated to washing shoes, and the one on the far right."

Zhong Rong rushed into the bathroom on the first floor without looking back.

Zhong Shuangen glanced at the kitchen, sighed and followed Zhong Rong a few steps: "Zhong Rong, Zhong Rong! Let's talk."

"There is nothing to talk about." Zhong Rong threw the shoes into the shoe washing machine, watched it start to work, paused, and turned around, "Oh wait, there is indeed. Don't treat me and that Qian Shuichong as the same Brother and brother, don't think that you are really my father. Let me tell you, you have never been my father, I don't have a father, I only have my mother. "

"I can explain this..."

"What the hell are you?" Zhong Rong stared at Zhong Shuangen. "Where were you when my mother took my oil bottle and couldn't find a home? Where were you when she got up early and went to work to earn money to pay my tuition? She went to the hospital Where were you when you needed urgent medical bills? I don't know why I have to come to you, you've never been in my life once."

Zhong Shuangen was speechless: "...it's very complicated, I discussed it with your mother..."

"Go away," Zhong Rong pushed him away in disgust and left the bathroom. "The law recognizes you as my father doesn't mean I recognize you as my father. My father died 17 years ago."

"You!" Zhong Shuangen looked at Zhong Rong who rushed up to the second floor and fell back angrily, "What are you talking about!"

"What's the matter?" A woman came out of the kitchen and saw Zhong Rong and Zhong Shuangen who was panting heavily. She reacted and smiled at Zhong Rong on the stairs, "Ah, you are Rong Rong? I heard your father said You. Auntie forgot to welcome you when she was cooking just now..."

Qian Shuichong came out from behind the woman, smiled at Zhong Rong, and stuffed all the words from his mouth into his stomach.Zhong Rong took a few deep breaths with displeasure: "I have something to do now, auntie, let's talk about it later." As soon as the words fell, he put on the earphones without hesitation, and rushed into his room like the wind.

The door was closed at the sound, and the woman looked at Zhong Shuangen with some helplessness, and Zhong Shuangen shook his head at her wearily.Qian Shuichong stopped looking at the closed door, and smiled at the woman: "He may be hungry, so make dumplings first, and I'll bring them to him later."

The woman nodded, turned and went into the kitchen, only Zhong Shuangen and the oppressive silence remained in the living room.