8mi #646 - Chapter 646 The Butterfly Effect, Not Killed in This Life? Eyes Hidden in the Dark!
#646 - Chapter 646 The Butterfly Effect, Not Killed in This Life? Eyes Hidden in the Dark!
It was the evening of March 12th.
A certain internet cafe was bustling with noise.
One has to admit the charm of 《Legend》.
Even with the significant advancement of smartphones and the accompanying various apps, offering far more entertainment choices than in the same period of the previous life, the popularity of 《Legend》 remained astonishing.
In the packed internet cafe, over half the people were playing 《Legend》.
Shi Dali was also playing.
However…
Four young people were playing enthusiastically.
"Brothers, come to Zuma quickly!"
One of them shouted excitedly, "The Hierophant has spawned, and there are others!"
"Jinghui, my internet fee is almost used up; I'm about to be disconnected…" A companion said anxiously.
"What are you waiting for? Recharge quickly!"
"I…"
"Take this and recharge!"
The young man threw ten yuan to his companion.
"Damn! Hui-ge, where did you get so much money?" The companion was shocked.
Recently.
Li Jinghui, who used to be very poor, had suddenly become generous, ensuring his brothers didn't have to worry about internet fees.
"Hehe!"
Li Jinghui winked: "My mom got into the Hanteng Industrial Park, with a monthly salary of three to four thousand. My dad went to the High-speed Rail Group as a worker, earning over four thousand a month—now my living expenses are 1500 a month!"
His living expenses used to be only 200, but now they have increased more than sevenfold!
Soon.
Several younger brothers gathered at the Zuma Hierophant's dwelling.
They fought monsters while also PK-ing with other teams lying in wait.
Time slowly passed.
Finally, their group of four, plus a dozen or so from the same guild, eliminated another team.
Soon after, the Zuma Hierophant also died.
"It dropped… it dropped! It's a Judgment!"
"Damn! Hurry up and grab it!"
"I got it, I got it! Quick, return to the city!"
"Hahaha…"
The one who grabbed the Judgment Staff was one of the four, and that kid shouted excitedly, "Tonight's expenses are on me, haha…"
How long has 《Legend》 been open until now?
And they are in the new server.
In this server, the market price of a Judgment Staff has reached an astonishing five thousand or more!
Of course.
The reason the price is so high is also related to the increase in income.
Not far away.
Shi Dali had been quietly watching until his phone vibrated.
He left his seat, walked to a corner outside the internet cafe, still keeping watch through the glass, and pressed the answer button: "Director Chen…"
…
On the road.
In an ordinary car.
Xiang Yan was driving very slowly.
Chen Hao sat in the back seat, asked a lot of details, and his brow furrowed.
That's right!
The few people Shi Dali was tailing were the scum from a certain vocational school who murdered Doctor Zhuang in the previous life.
They robbed because they didn't have money to go online, and unfortunately, they robbed Doctor Zhuang.
Doctor Zhuang not only didn't give them money but also earnestly taught them a lesson. The few people became impatient and angry, stabbing Doctor Zhuang with a sharp blade—soon after, Doctor Zhuang died of hemorrhagic shock.
But…
Now it's completely different from the previous life!
Why are those people robbing?
Because they don't have money!
Shi Dali claimed that one of them, named Li Jinghui, had parents with a monthly income of seven to eight thousand, giving him 1500 yuan for living expenses.
In addition, these grandsons just dropped a Judgment Staff.
Chen Hao couldn't help but frown.
Butterfly effect!
In the previous life, the Chinese internet was just becoming popular in 2002, but the national economic level was very poor. A large number of teenagers were addicted to the internet but didn't have enough money to support it. But in this life… the situation is different.
From the very beginning, he and the country invested together, bringing hundreds of millions of jobs.
After the successful research and development of the brain-computer interface, countless technologies emerged instantly, giving birth to countless products and industries.
Now.
It is economically tied to more than a hundred countries.
China is responsible for high value-added core components.
Other countries provide raw materials and the production of non-core components, earning relatively meager profits.
It can be said.
China earns the bulk of the profits!
Numerous industries mean a huge demand for labor.
So…
Major companies are constantly increasing salaries to grab people.
First, they can't recruit workers without raising salaries.
Second, the profits are high, and they don't care about raising wages.
All in all.
The public is far wealthier than in the previous life. Even the murderers who killed Doctor Zhuang in the previous life have become wealthy in this life, and they have money… who would rob and kill?
So, this trip is meaningless, and Doctor Zhuang is not in danger at all?
Chen Hao turned his head to look not far ahead.
Incredibly!
A middle-aged man was walking on the side of the street.
It was Doctor Zhuang!
He had just arrived in Laiyang not long ago, preparing to take office at the Agricultural Academy and was about to purchase daily necessities.
In the previous life.
It was when he was purchasing daily necessities that he was murdered by those few scumbags.
The location is correct.
The time is also correct.
So Chen Hao called Shi Dali, who was responsible for monitoring the murderers, but the few murderers from the previous life were celebrating dropping a Judgment Staff in the internet cafe.
"Director Chen, do you still want to continue monitoring?" Shi Dali asked on the phone.
Damn it!
Chen Hao thought: A wasted trip!
He was about to say no need…
"Director Chen!"
Xiang Yan suddenly reminded in a low voice.
Chen Hao's pupils tightened.
Incredibly!
Twenty or thirty meters away, several young people were approaching Doctor Zhuang.
"Someone!" Xiang Yan turned his head sharply.
Looking at a building very far away through the one-way glass of the car window.
Almost at the same time.
Chen Hao also had an unspeakable feeling, looking at the building hundreds of meters away.
Like…
Sixth sense?!
This feeling also appeared once outside that five-star hotel in the capital of Tianzhu: at that time, Xiang Yan discovered that someone was watching from a very far place, and there was no distinction between the two, Chen Hao also felt it.
Instantly, countless thoughts emerged.
In the previous life, Doctor Zhuang was murdered by academic scumbags who failed to rob him.
What about this life?
Those few academic scumbags are still in the internet cafe.
Theoretically, Doctor Zhuang could not be killed.
Not encountering those few academic scumbags, but encountering another group of hooligans, still robbing and killing people, this probability… is lower than winning the lottery, right?
So!
The robbery and murder in the previous life may not have been that simple!
He and Xiang Yan simultaneously sensed and discovered that someone was watching from further away.
Then…
If it's not a robbery and murder, but a premeditated action, it means…
The stalker is from a foreign country!
What consequences would result if either himself or Xiang Yan got out of the car to save Doctor Zhuang?
Before.
He created a white glove identity through countless occasions and countless details.
But…
Would a white glove know about a hostile country's assassination action in advance?
Would he come to the scene to stop it?
Is it a coincidence?
He, a white glove, appeared from Shanghai in Shandong, an unknown county, you say it's a coincidence… who would believe it?
Countless thoughts surged in an instant.
Don't save him?
Doctor Zhuang will die!
Save him?
He may be exposed!
"Director Chen…"
On the other end of the phone, Shi Dali continued to ask: "Do you still want to monitor?"
"Continue monitoring!"
Chen Hao's mind moved: "Wait! Did the people from the outer perimeter of the State Security and Dragon Flame bring signal jamming equipment?"
Xiang Yan has no contact with the outer perimeter elites.
Shi Dali is different.
When he and Xiang Yan were responsible for protecting Chen Hao at close quarters, there were a large number of State Security and Dragon Flame elites in the outer perimeter area centered on Chen Hao, jointly forming a huge protective net—these people are in contact with Shi Dali.
After all, Xiang Yan doesn't understand some professional things at all; he is just a martial artist.
As a retired soldier, Shi Dali understands it very well.
It is convenient to communicate with him.
"Yes!"
After Shi Dali answered, he suddenly realized something was wrong: "Director Chen, what happened?!"