"404 Office, Agent 0110. Good morning. The screen of your contact lens has been fully opened. You have obtained full access to the pipeline station." A woman's voice came through the earpiece. "Let me remind you, be a little more serious!
You could have spat it into the trash, but you had to waste the 1,500 yuan.
Do you think the salary is too high?
I'll ask the higher-ups to stop wasting taxpayers' money. "
"Don't put your head on your belt. You have money but no life to spend it. Can't you just work hard to make it?
Since when did the organization check our personal accounts? This is personal privacy!
Don't try to fool around. There are two police officers approaching from my six o 'clock direction. Maybe they found the gun when they entered the station. Deal with it. "
Zhao Tao didn't turn around, but his contact lens had already entered the surveillance system of the entire pipeline station. Everyone's actions were under his observation.
"It's been dealt with," the voice in the earpiece said.
"Things like bullets that use heat and kinetic energy to drive them have been used since World War I.
What are you doing with these ancient weapons? Throwing them at people?
You have to make your own bullets … You even bought an ancient lathe for the gun barrel. Can't you have some normal hobbies?
If you use accessories, these simple security systems won't be able to detect it.
Besides, you have almost no personal privacy to speak of. "
In fact, Zhao Tao wasn't afraid of the police. He had a total of three permits on him that allowed him to carry a weapon in public. Of course, the weapon serial number on the permit was definitely not the one he was carrying.
If he was questioned, his identity might be exposed and his target would be alerted.
"The girls in the Imperial Capital are so talkative."
Zhao Tao sighed. In the image provided by the contact lens, the two police officers were covering the walkie-talkie and slowly turning to leave.
"Let's talk about something serious during the mission."
"Target mission at three o 'clock direction. The distance is about … 3.5 meters."
Zhao Tao listened to the notification in the earpiece. His heart tightened. This person was right next to him?
Wasn't this too much of a coincidence?
He turned his head and saw a bespectacled middle-aged man leisurely checking the holographic projection on his hand. This was the latest product from Zhongwei Technology. When worn on a necklace, it could connect to the internet, communicate, and other functions. It was also a 3D holographic projection, so it was more expensive. Ordinary people could not afford it. Ordinary people still used the 2D projection version, which could only be projected on their hands or other flat surfaces. The color rendering was not very good.
The other party didn't seem to notice him. Zhao Tao stared at his face.
"Identity confirmed. Citizen information has been disguised. There is a patch on the iris. There is no trace of disguise in facial recognition."
At the same time, the image from Zhao Tao's contact lens was projected directly on his retina.
"Pickled Chan.
Male, born on January 4, 1960. His ancestral home was Shanglang City, Chao Han Autonomous Region. He was imprisoned for theft 15 years ago. His whereabouts were unknown during his parole period.
Five years ago, he was summoned according to the law for armed robbery, rape, and intentional homicide. He was acquitted due to insufficient evidence. We all know that he did it … "the voice in the headset said helplessly.
"There's no problem. We can start at any time.
Sometimes, it's not a good thing for the law to be too perfect. "
"Your point of view … Your ideological and political awareness is not high.
Our communication is monitored, "Zhao Tao laughed." It's precisely because the law is not perfect enough that this kind of person can take advantage of the loopholes. "
The pipeline train had arrived at the station. The curved closed door in front of Zhao Tao opened with a bang. The passengers got on and off, and Pickled Chan also boarded the pipeline train.
"Passengers, please take care of your belongings. The door is about to close. Beware of injuries.
The train will be operating at high speed after it starts. Please sit tight and fasten your seat belt. "
The train's prompt sounded immediately. Following a series of alarms, the door closed with a bang. The few seconds of vacuum extraction in the pipeline still made Zhao Tao's ears ring.
He couldn't understand why humans could solve the problem of gravity tolerance caused by high-speed vacuum track operation, but they couldn't solve the discomfort caused by the change in air pressure.
After all, relatively speaking, the latter was much easier to solve.
"Don't tell me you want to do it now. This is a public place, and the pipeline train is in operation …"
Zhao Tao raised his head and glanced at the iris recognition device at the door. The indicator light next to the camera instantly turned green, indicating that he had punched in.
When he got off the train and exited the station, he would have to go through the device again. The fee would be directly deducted from Zhao Tao's account.
"I know the rules.
Wait until we reach a place with fewer people.
With the 404 Office's documents, the public security, procuratorate, and people's court won't investigate this matter. "
Zhao Tao was a little impatient. Pickled Chan was already sitting near the door and fastening his seat belt. Zhao Tao sat behind him, so he could see the target's every move.
"This person should get off at Tongzhou North and take Exit 3.
His house is near there. "
The voice in the earpiece reminded Zhao Tao, "We've been looking for half a month to find this bastard. We can't let him get away.
This person … has killed fifteen people, including a family of three generations, a total of six people. "
"You know that I've never had a target run away from me." Zhao Tao was full of confidence.
The train stations weren't very densely distributed, and the distance between each station was relatively long. The distance between each station was about twenty kilometers, and it took less than a minute to reach the next station. The time it took to stop and get off the train was longer than the time it took for the train to run.
After two stations, the train slowly came to a stop. Pickled Chan unfastened his seat belt, and just as he had investigated before, he walked to Exit 3 without hesitation.
Tongzhou had become a satellite city of the imperial capital twenty years ago. Although it wasn't large, it had everything it needed. It wasn't inferior to any of the large cities of the Chūshū Empire. Legend had it that this was the hometown of one of the leaders of the Chūshū Empire. Since it was so close to the imperial capital, it was developed with sufficient funds and technical support. Naturally, the property prices kept rising.
The second new imperial capital was completely wiped off the map during World War II, but the nuclear attack didn't affect Tongzhou at all.
The rich had long moved there. There were fewer people, and transportation was more convenient.
It wasn't until the third new imperial capital was rebuilt on its original site that the fast and stable automatic infrastructure system was upgraded to match and adapt to the second new imperial capital. Only then did the current city come into being.
The overall construction of the satellite city was no different from that of the imperial capital. Although the train had brought Zhao Tao along for about fifty kilometers, the density of the skyscrapers hadn't decreased at all. If it was a first-time visitor to Tongzhou, they might even think that they had gotten off at the wrong station and hadn't left the imperial capital!
In fact, the biggest difference was that there weren't as many people in Tongzhou as there were in the imperial capital. There were even fewer people in the pipeline stations. The spending power of the residents here was still acceptable, just that there were fewer people.
"This bastard owns an apartment four hundred meters away from Tongzhou's North Station. It's a high-end residential area with fewer people. It was never polluted during World War II. I wonder where he got so much money."
Zhao Tao followed the target out of the station and kept walking behind him, maintaining a distance of about thirty meters.
It could be seen that the target was very vigilant. He would look back from time to time to observe. However, although Zhao Tao was a little handsome, he definitely wasn't a celebrity. If he disguised himself sloppily, he wouldn't be recognized in a crowd. Pickled Chan didn't notice him.
"Accident, remember!" The voice in the earpiece reminded him sternly.
"Don't make us go to the police again."
"Understood." At this moment, Zhao Tao didn't find the girl troublesome and long-winded. He actually answered seriously.
The target entered the alley. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him. He took out a pistol from behind his back and quickly checked the magazine. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he pulled the sleeve and loaded the pistol with a click. The firing pin was pressed against the primer, and the pistol was placed vertically next to his right leg. He planned to turn around the alley and point it at the target to stop him. He didn't want to use the gun to execute him. He just wanted to pretend that it was an accident.
However, as soon as he stepped into the alley, he heard two gunshots.
Due to the fact that the electromagnetic acceleration of the bullet prevented the gunpowder from burning, it didn't make a loud noise like the pistol in Zhao Tao's hand. However, the sound of the steel-tipped bullet moving quickly in the air was followed by a sharp screech.
"F * ck!"
Zhao Tao looked up. Pickled Chan had already fallen to the ground. He didn't even have the chance to scream.
In front of the body stood a foreign woman in jeans and a white shirt. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, and a high nose bridge. When she saw Zhao Tao, she froze for a moment. She didn't shoot. Instead, she laughed and glanced at the gun in Zhao Tao's hand. Then, she said in pure Chinese, "Sorry, I cut you off."
After saying that, the woman took off her white T-shirt in front of Zhao Tao, revealing the black lace underwear inside. She then wore the white T-shirt inside out, and the whole color turned red. Then, she took out a cap from behind her waist, unhurriedly coiled up her long blonde hair, and put the cap on.
"The police are coming. Do you want to shoot … or do you want to leave?"
Zhao Tao wanted to pull the trigger, but there was a roar above his head. The drone, flashing red and blue, was hovering behind him, and the muzzle was already aimed at his head.
At the same time, the woman in front of him had already disappeared into the alley.
"Drop your weapon immediately!
Otherwise, we will take coercive measures!
You have five seconds. "
The artificial voice from the drone's loudspeaker sounded more mechanical than the hotel's management system.
"I want to know who she is, now!" Zhao Tao said.