With so many people around, even if they weren't watching him, Yi Heye felt a little nervous for Jian Yunxian.
Yi Heye rushed over and heard a terrifying commotion inside. Then, a low, restrained yet painful growl came from the room, as if the person was truly unable to contain their pain.
"Excuse me..." Yi Heye quickly pushed through the crowd and squeezed to the door.
He mustered his courage and swallowed his pride before finally uttering the title he had never dared to say in his entire life in front of everyone:
"Yun Xian? How are you?"
Upon hearing this voice, the person on the other end seemed to find some comfort and immediately fell silent.
Yi Heye quickly lowered his voice and asked, "Can I come in?"
Upon hearing this, Jian Yunxian coughed a few times, and then with a "click," the door opened from the inside.
A pale, anxious, tired face, soaked in sweat, appeared before everyone.
Looking at this bloodless person who resembled a vampire, Yi Heye's heart trembled once again—
It has to be said, this person really has the talent to be an idol actor.
He can portray the pain and violence of drug addicts vividly, while also maintaining a perfect balance and preserving his idol image without affecting his handsome face. It's hard not to suspect that he has specifically studied the art of facial expression management.
Yi Heye glanced around discreetly. Everyone was moved and sighed with pity. They all expressed a complex mix of love and hate towards this handsome drug addict who had gone mad.
At this moment, Jian Yunxian was looking at the people outside the door with a shifty gaze, seemingly annoyed by being stared at by so many eyes, yet too preoccupied to care about anything else.
"Cough cough..." He was about to say something when he was stopped by a violent cough.
Yi Heye guessed that he hadn't thought of any lines and just muddled through.
But it must be admitted that his acting was indeed very natural. His voice and demeanor were exactly the same as when he saw Chen Sang having drug withdrawal, making people extremely worried about his physical condition.
Yi Heye was just thinking that as her boyfriend, she should go up and do something to comfort him when the man came over and hugged her tightly from the front.
As if seeking some kind of comfort, the man hugged Yi Heye tightly, resting his chin on Yi Heye's neck and rubbing restlessly, while Yi Heye kept making low, whimpering noises.
Yi Heye was not used to hugging, and this sudden immersive performance made his heart race with nervousness once again.
Damn, was it really necessary to act like this? This is way too real.
But he only panicked for a second, then quickly reached out and hugged him, gently patting his back, using all the tenderness he had to offer in a stiff voice to comfort him, "It's okay, it's okay..."
At this moment, Liu Zhi finally came out of the room. Yi Heye and he exchanged a glance.
Clearly, both parties felt that the transaction was inconvenient with so many people watching, so Yi Heye turned her head with difficulty and said to everyone, "Could you please step aside for a moment? My boyfriend is in a bad state and it's not good for him to be agitated..."
Upon hearing the word "boyfriend," Jian Yunxian became emotional once again, tightening her arms around Yi Heye.
At this moment, the shop assistants began to try to persuade the customers to leave. As soon as Liu Zhigang squeezed into the room, he heard the sound of galloping hooves behind him.
Turning around, Little Cloud, who had just been being waited on in the living room to eat potted plants, rushed straight towards me like a missile flying close to the ground.
Yi Heye was afraid that it would be frightened by what it saw, so he was about to stop it outside the door, but Jian Yunxian behind him whispered, "It's okay."
If there's nothing wrong, you can let it in. Yi Heye stopped hesitating and put the panicked little cloud inside the door.
As soon as he entered, the little guy rushed to check on Jian Yunxian's condition. Then, he pressed himself against Liu Zhi's trouser leg, and with a "duang," he lay down on his back with his legs in the air, wriggling around as if scratching himself.
Yi Heye ignored the seizure happening in the room and simply closed the door gently.
He glanced at Jian Yunxian, who was lying on the bed struggling in pain, and then quickly looked at Liu Zhi.
The guy held out his hand: "1KB per piece."
Yi Heye was stunned for a moment—what does 1KB mean?
He glanced at Jian Yunxian, who was lying on the bed in agony, raising his eyelids and cursing through gritted teeth, "You fucking know how to rip people off."
Yi Heye then realized that the ten yuan must refer to the price, and the 1KB must refer to the file size on the USB drive.
Just like pharmaceutical drugs are sold by the gram, the unit price of this document is one dollar.
Yi Heye didn't know if this price was expensive or cheap for this new type of drug, but having gotten used to prices of hundreds or thousands for a small pill, he felt that one yuan was really cheap. So Jian Yunxian's words made him very nervous.
But clearly the man wasn't wrong. Liu Zhi snorted and said, "I only have one last compressed file left. I was planning to keep it for myself."
Jian Yunxian frowned in pain again, clutching the bed sheet tightly as he gasped for breath.
As a homosexual, Yi Heye couldn't stand Jian Yun's idle chatter. He hurriedly pulled Liu Zhi aside and said, "Buy it. Buy it no matter the price."
Liu Zhi raised his eyelids and finally pulled a disposable USB drive out of his pocket: "50MB."
Yi Heye fiddled with the calculations at an elementary school level for ten seconds and finally figured it out—50MB is 51200KB, which means that such a compressed file would cost more than 50,000 yuan.
Yi Heye, the richest man in District D, was not a generous person at heart. He decided to save this expense for reimbursement from the bureau.
After making up his mind, Yi Heye quickly transferred the money.
The man finally and reluctantly pulled out a USB drive.
Yi Heye finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that once he got the USB drive, he could disassemble it and scrap it for Liu Zhi, and this mission would be almost over.
But Jian Yunxian quietly tapped the back of his hand. Yi Heye looked and saw that a new camera had been put up at the door.
It must be Sister Qin again, acting as an enthusiastic audience member.
Yi Heye's mind went blank, and his recently relaxed mood tightened up again—
How far is this going? Yi Heye held his breath. Could it be...?
Liu Zhi finally took out the item. Yi Heye took the USB drive and held it in his hand, but waited a long time for the person to leave.
“We shouldn’t usually do business in person, so I’ve broken the rules,” Liu Zhi said, looking at him. “Besides, I’ve never actually met you before, which makes me very uneasy.”
An ominous premonition welled up inside Yi Heye, so strong that he could hardly breathe.
"Smoke it now." Liu Zhi stared at him coldly and said, "Have your boyfriend smoke it in front of me and show it to me."
Author's Note:
Mei Zong: I didn't want to go crazy, but he called me boyfriend and Yun Xian!
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Here's a make-up update from last night; more tonight. (I've finished everything, so I definitely won't be late this time!)
Chapter 70, No. 070
This one sentence instantly brought the atmosphere in the room to an extreme.
Yi Heye glanced at Jian Yunxian, then at Liu Zhi, his heart pounding in his chest.
Smoking in front of him means forcing him to get addicted even if he's not already addicted.
Yi Heye stared blankly at Liu Zhi, then looked at Jian Yunxian. His first thought was—Jian Yunxian shouldn't have any problems he couldn't handle, right?
He's an AI, a very advanced one at that, capable of anything from flying to diving, so this little thing should be...?
But he soon realized he had gone too far.
Other things can be vague, but what's right in front of us is drugs, and an electronic drug that even AI can become addicted to.
In the face of drugs, the most dangerous things are arrogance and wishful thinking. How many people think, "It'll be okay to just try it" or "I have strong self-control"? Once this red line is crossed, no matter who it is, they will fall into an abyss of no return.
No, we can't do that. Even if the mission fails, we absolutely cannot let him take such a risk.
Yi Heye took a deep breath, looked at Liu Zhi, and said, "No, my boyfriend..."
When he said "no," Liu Zhi's expression changed again.
At this moment, Yi Heye was prepared to go all out. He thought to himself, if Jian Yunxian couldn't handle him, then he would first smash the camera stuck to the wall, then dismantle Liu Zhi with two quick moves, and then lead the two people behind him to fight his way out.
But before he could finish speaking, Jian Yunxian impatiently interrupted him: "Stop talking nonsense! Give it to me now!"
Give it to him? Does that mean he really wants to smoke it? Or does he have another way to cover it up?
He realized that if this person could win over Kevin with touch, could he also win over Liu Zhi in the same way?
What if he was just recklessly showing off? Can he bear the consequences?
Yi Heye turned around and glanced back, wanting to exchange a look with him to convey some information, but the guy had his back to him and seemed unwilling to communicate.
What do you mean? Yi Heye stared at him, his brows furrowed.
The indecisiveness made Yi Heye irritable. He was always known for his calm and decisiveness, but this time he was so indecisive that he was disgusted with himself.
He steeled himself, glanced at Liu Zhi, and nodded: "Could you please help me out... I'm not very good at it..."
At least give him a chance to contact Jian Yunxian; if he could take the opportunity to hack into his system, that would be great.
As Liu Zhi walked over with the USB drive, Yi Heye stared intently at the back of his neck.
The skin around the brain-computer interface showed signs of ulceration due to long-term use, which was disgusting to look at.
At this moment, the little cloud that had been wriggling on the ground saw Liu Zhi get up, and quickly did a somersault, flipping over with a "thud" and rubbing against his ankle.
Liu Zhi found it in the way, so he kicked it aside. As a result, the little pig rolled over again, seemingly trying to rummage through his pants pocket.
Yi Heye glanced at it, seemingly knowing something vaguely, and watched from the side, holding his breath.
As Liu Zhi approached, Jian Yunxian sat up as expected. He naturally reached out and, in a gesture of helping him stand up, grabbed Liu Zhi by the back of the neck.
Yi Heye knew that they were trying to hack into his system.
He stared intently at Jian Yunxian's movements, and watched as Liu Zhi untied the USB drive, preparing to insert it into Jian Yunxian's brain-computer interface.
As the USB drive drew closer to the port, and Liu Zhi showed no signs of being hacked, Yi Heye's heart raced with anxiety—Could it be? Could it be out of control?
Yi Heye was tense, ready to create an "accident" to interrupt the situation at any moment. However, the moment the USB drive's interface touched Jian Yunxian, the two people in front of him jumped back as if they had been electrocuted.
"Damn!" Jian Yunxian had a slight spasm, and with a kick, he sent Liu Zhi flying to the other end of the room. Little Cloud also rushed over to protect its owner.
Caught between the father and son, Liu Zhi finally lost his grip on the USB drive and was kicked away by Xiao Yunduo to the floor under the bed.
Jian Yunxian roared in fury, "You fucking want to electrocute me?!"
Liu Zhi didn't realize what had happened either, and instinctively tried to deny it, saying, "It wasn't me..."
"If it wasn't you, then who the hell would it be?!" Jian Yunxian said. "Have you ever seen a living person get an electric shock?!"
Jian Yunxian really did look too much like a human being, and Liu Zhi could only suspect that he had taken too many drugs and was accidentally electrocuting himself. Yi Heye, on the other hand, understood clearly that this person couldn't actually hack into Liu Zhi's system, so this was the only way to temporarily create distance.
At this moment, Little Cloud darted like lightning to the bed where the USB drive had fallen. Its chubby body got stuck in the crack of the bed, and its short limbs pried and scratched at the crack.