Bionic Era

【If you can see flowers, you should be able to see the sun】

This is what Balzac said.

It is also a sentence left on the paper by the murderer.

Comparing handwriting is not realistic.

Even if it is a printed sentence, everyone can find a nearby printing shop and ask, but this sentence is spliced ​​out of countless individual fonts.

"The murderer can just buy a book, find all the words needed for this sentence in the book, cut them out one by one, and finally paste those words together with glue... Is this a tribute to those old cases?"

A long time ago, when technology was not very advanced.

At that time, some murderers wrote a kidnapping letter and asked the kidnapped person to write it himself.

This has two advantages. One is that the family members of the kidnapped can recognize it and prepare the ransom. The other is that if the murderer writes it himself, it is easy to find out who it is through handwriting verification, especially if an acquaintance commits the crime.

Some murderers would find the words they needed from waste newspapers, cut them out one by one, and stitch them together into a letter.

"You can see flowers... the murderer's next target is to grow flowers? It shouldn't be that simple. His recent messages have become more and more vague. It seems that he just wants to complete the habit of leaving messages."

Lu Wen sat on the stairs not far away, thinking about all the details that he might have missed.

After a while, Wei Bo'an found him.

"I probably know why the deceased was not tortured this time."

He passed a document to Lu Wen.

"These guys in District 15 are really too slow to move. It's impossible to count on them, so I asked Xiao Tiantian to check for me, and found out all the information about the deceased." Wei Bo'an said.

"I must treat that little genius of yours to dinner some other day." Lu Wen responded.

"Forget it, they are a group, all have certain social barriers, they prefer to act on the Internet, and they are not very accepting of communicating with people offline."

Sure enough, many geniuses are flawed.

Lu Wen looked at the information, it was very detailed, almost down to where to eat and pay every day.

"The deceased had a daughter who suffered from cancer at a very young age, and the annual treatment costs are quite expensive."

Lu Wen suddenly understood.

The daughter born many years ago was supposed to be the glue of the family.

But cancer shatters all good things.

"After the divorce, neither party had a stable source of income. According to the regulations, it was best to award the young child to the woman, but the woman's willingness was not strong at the time. Lin Ziqiang fought hard and got the child back."

Lu Wen just briefly observed Lin Ziqiang's living environment.

It's very simple, it seems to be living alone, and there is no one else at home.

"Lin Ziqiang does not have a formal job most of the time. The economic situation is good and bad. Taking care of a child suffering from cancer makes him physically and mentally exhausted. According to the calculation of Xiaotian, Lin Ziqiang's income cannot meet the child's medical expenses at all."

Xiaotian simply calculated Lin Ziqiang's income over the years, and then calculated the medical expenses.

Finally come to a result.

There are at least three hundred thousand vacancies.

For a security guard whose salary is only a few thousand yuan, this is an astronomical figure.

"But until three years ago, when his daughter died of cancer, he rarely defaulted on treatment expenses. During this period, the only time he was in arrears for a relatively long time was six years ago..."

The timing is ingenious.

At that time six years ago, Lin Ziqiang had already owed a large amount of medical expenses, but the doctors in the hospital were pretty good, so he didn't rush.

Generally, there are two types of arrears of medical expenses.

One is conditional payment, but intentionally wants to default on such a person, the hospital has the right to sue him and take him to court.

The other is really unaffordable.

Faced with this, the doctor will suggest that they register with some online fundraising platforms and start fundraising.

But now these platforms are gradually being taken advantage of by people. Many people have several suites, drive luxury cars, and go to the platforms to cry poor. This has happened many times, making it difficult for people to judge who is the real person. Those who really need help, so fewer and fewer people donate later.

Moreover, the platform itself may have problems, and the donated money may not necessarily reach the patients.

"Not long after that bank robbery, he made up all the medical bills he owed."

Paid in cash.

There is nothing unusual about Lin Ziqiang's account.

So after the robbery, no one suspected him.

"There are no such coincidences in the world, so we probably guessed right, and it's that classic case all over again."

Lin Ziqiang gave out the security information of the entire bank, together with the internal structure.

He can personally receive a large sum of money after the matter is successful.

"Many security personnel were killed in that robbery. He should be responsible for it. With the character of the murderer, he would torture him for a long time before killing him, but this time he was killed with a single knife... Was it because of the daughter who was suffering from cancer?"

Relatives... This may have touched something in the murderer's heart.

So this time he didn't choose to torture.

"Did the murderer also lose his close relatives because of something?" Lu Wen looked at Wei Bo'an, "Have any experienced executives in the tenth district lost their relatives? It's best to be a child, this may become the outbreak of the murderer. fuse."

"You're starting to doubt my district again."

"Just a simple question. After all, that guy appeared in your district from the very beginning, and he knows your district's executive bureau very well. It feels like he knows more than the fifteenth district."

"There are quite a few executive officers of this kind, but according to your description... it seems that the scope can be narrowed down."

Has a military background.

lose one's own child.

Also received some kind of unfair treatment.

Just the combination of these three conditions narrows the field down considerably.

"But everything is just speculation after all. Even if it is really the executive officer of your region, most of them have resigned now, otherwise it would be impossible to go from the tenth district to the fifteenth district."

Lu Wen looked at the time.

It was past ten in the morning.

Over there in no man's land, the meeting is probably about to start.

It's a pity that although he has three bodies now, none of them can go to the meeting site, so he can only wait for the follow-up news.

"That guy Wu Yu went together, and each executive bureau will allocate some people to protect the safety of those councilors going to no-man's land."

...

The sandstorm in no man's land is very gentle today.

it's clear.

It seems that the sky is giving the opportunity to facilitate this negotiation.

Just after ten o'clock in the morning, both parties arrived on time.

Negotiations haven't started yet, so we need to prepare. It's the first time for many humans to come to a place like no man's land. The bumpy road conditions have caused many people to show signs of motion sickness.

"There are two congressmen who are still feeling very uncomfortable. Let the bionics wait a little longer."

In contrast, many of the executive officers who were escorted along the way were physically strong and behaved normally.

The two from Floating Void City were fine.

The old councilors in white robes are over a hundred years old, and they are still in good spirits after going through the ups and downs.

"These little guys are not in good health now. The road conditions are just a little bad, so they vomit non-stop." The old councilor said with emotion: "When I was young, I was only twenty years old. Running from city to city, I hardly ever got a good night's sleep."

Those who survived that generation are indeed physically fit.

But mostly short-lived.

It may be that they squeezed too much on themselves during those three years, so many people did not live for too long.

For example, Dr. Lan He, the founder of Bilan, and Yin Mu, Yin Long's father, failed to live long, and passed away in the era of three generations of bionics.

"Young man, your name is Wu Yu, right?" The old councilor looked beside him.

As one of the best executives of the younger generation except for Xia Chuluo, Wu Yu was arranged to be protected by the side of the old councilor.

It may also be because he has a great prejudice against bionics, so everyone in the council believes him.

"Yes." Wu Yu nodded without saying anything.

"My name also has a character "Feather". My name is Gongliangyu, and I have a double surname. My branch may be the only Gongliang surname that survived the war."

Gong Liangyu smiled, the wrinkles on his face squeezed together.

"Young man, can you tell me why you are hostile to bionics?"

"The bionics have taken away many people's jobs. They are gradually replacing the low-level humans. This situation should not happen. The existence of bionics is only to serve human beings, not to replace them."

"This idea is very good. Are you interested in coming to Floating Void City and becoming a deacon?"

The deacon is actually the executive officer, but with a different title.

On the side of Mowu City, the uniforms of the executive officers are all black, making them more serious.

But in the Floating Void City, the uniforms of all the people with duties are all white, as if they want to deliberately create a sense of holiness.

"The one behind you, Luo Xunfeng, who is about the same age as you, is already the chief deacon, commanding the deacon of the entire Floating Void City."

"Relationship household?" Wu Yu said bluntly.

"No, of course not." Gong Liangyu said with a smile: "Although Xunfeng is indeed a descendant of a member of parliament, he got to this position step by step by relying on his own strength. This young man is very ambitious, and his ability is also worthy. Ambition, integrity, bravery, and passion, these qualities stand out in him."

Young means inexperienced.

When a young man ascends to a high position, everyone's first reaction is to rely on relationships and money.

Luo Xunfeng seemed to be used to such questioning, he stepped forward quickly, and said seriously: "There are many people who questioned me, but they all fell silent in the end, you are from the Thirteenth District Executive Bureau, wait for the matter here to end After that, we can have a competition, and we will compare the assessment items for your regularization."

Competition... This aroused Wu Yu's interest.

He is also a competitive young man, and he especially likes to compare with Lu Wen.

Although reality keeps reminding him that he is no match for a machine in terms of physical fitness, combat effectiveness, memory ability, etc., he is still unconvinced and keeps improving himself.

"I've heard of Xia Chuluo from your district. She is Xia Zheng's daughter. Actually, I really want to meet her and see how that person's daughter is different. Unfortunately, she was injured and has been recuperating at home."

"She's just... well, she's really injured, and it's inconvenient to see guests."

Wu Yu really wanted to say that it was only two broken ribs.

With Xia Chuluo's temperament, even if both legs were broken, he would probably install an exoskeleton device on himself and would not stop at all.

However, Xia Chuluo suddenly acted uncharacteristically yesterday and asked for a two-month leave.

Wu Yu thought about it.

She definitely wouldn't spend two months at home, probably on some special mission.

You can't talk about it, you have to keep it secret.

"Lu Wen from your district is also very interesting. I heard that he just turned on the machine not long ago, and he is about to become the first bionic councilor in the history of Mowu City. Unfortunately, he went to the fifteenth district and couldn't see him." Luo Xun Feng sighed.

"He should be dealing with a very tricky serial killer."

"This time, the bionics in the no-man's-land outside Mowu City dared to propose city building and peace, probably because they wanted to take advantage of Lu Wen's historical moment in the election to facilitate the treaty."

Both of them are the same age, and their personalities are a bit similar, so they chatted quickly.

Wu Yu said something about the current situation of Mowu City.

Luo Xunfeng talked about the Central City and the Floating Void City.

He said that the Floating Void City was originally a piece of land in the Central City, but it was lifted into the air with a powerful boost.

"Actually, there is no benefit to living high. The wind is strong, and the windows are afraid to open every day, and many people are used to living above, and they will have the idea of ​​​​looking down on the people below."

There's Pride and Prejudice in Central City, too.

At the beginning, the floating city lifted off with all the science and technology, leaving behind a dilapidated central city.

People living on the ground look up to the sky every day, hoping that they can get rid of this city made of scrap iron and garbage, and go to the legendary floating city without a speck of dust.

"How could there be no dust? It's all false propaganda, just to set off the grandeur of the Floating Void City."

Luoxun Peak is different from the older generation in Floating Void City.

Although he is proud, what he is proud of is his own ability and his arrogance to change the world, not because of his birth.

In his opinion, there is nothing to be happy about being born in Floating Void City.

"People on the ground live in misery. The smell of that city is full of decay and decay. It is not even comparable to Baker City in the south of you. Moreover, people born on the ground have a very low education penetration rate, and they have even begun to have bad habits. Few people think that the gods live in the sky."

Luo Xunfeng depicts a decaying city, a group of ignorant people.

Many people live under the huge shadow cast by the floating city.

They are like reptiles in the stinky ditch, unable to see the flowers and the sun.

"The economic level of Mowu City can be regarded as top-notch among the nine major cities. The public security in the urban area here is stable, and the bionics in the no-man's land are weak, but even so... I have also seen a lot of homeless wanderers. Those." Luo Xunfeng said.

"What do you think the world should be like?" Wu Yu asked.

"There shouldn't be so many people living in poverty and numbness."

Luo Xunfeng looked into the distance.

"When I was very young, Xia Tian came to Floating Void City, and he said this sentence... What we should eliminate is poverty, not the poor."