Lila obtained a leave of absence from the team captain, but another very serious problem has arisen.
She doesn't know where her home is.
Lila stood still in the corridor for a few seconds, and when she looked around, she noticed a restroom sign in front of her. She had an idea and quickly walked into the restroom. As soon as she entered the stall, Lila took the silver bracelet that Dr. Huang had given her out of her pocket and put it on her wrist.
The device has powered on.
The characters automatically changed into time, 19:38. As if this was just an ordinary electronic wristband displaying the time.
Lila was like an elderly person who had just received a smartphone and was out of touch with the times, sitting on the toilet lid and fiddling with it for a long time without understanding how to use the thing.
"Help...there are no raised buttons on this wristband." Lila was sweating profusely, finally understanding the difficulties that the elderly face in a high-tech society. She could only grope around the wristband, trying to discover its functions.
She tapped the side.
Bioinformation has been confirmed. The wristband flashed out a projection screen, displaying the various functions of the wristband.
Signal shielding, real-time communication, encrypted networking, positioning tracking, automatic destruction......Lila went through them one by one, feeling a sense of unease, "Long press the power button for three seconds and throw it away, its power is comparable to a small bomb?"
It turned out to be a small weapon, and fortunately she was lucky not to press the side for too long, otherwise she would have been killed.
Lila took out a black chip the size of a fingernail. According to Dr. Huang, this chip recorded the intelligence information of "security guard Lila", and it should have displayed where her home was.
Lila placed the chip on the bracelet, and the projection screen of the bracelet displayed: "Data reading in progress.....reading in progress......reading completed."
The first page displays Lila's own intelligence.
Lila's parents passed away in a tragic accident while riding a hover train a few years ago. The insurance company compensated her with a large sum of money. Lila used this money to enroll in the Black Sea Academy with excellent grades, majoring in criminal investigation technology. After graduation, she passed the internal recruitment of the Investigation Department and became an intern security officer.
Her current address is 233 An'ning Street, Gangwan District, Heihai City.
The information on this document is incredibly detailed, including her life trajectory from childhood, her unassuming daily habits, and even her savings account password and bank statements. Wait a minute! The information also shows that she has taken out loans from the bank, and the amount is not small... What's going on? Didn't she have compensation from her parents' accidental death? Why would she need to take out loans?
Lila stared blankly.
Turns out the tuition fees at Black Sea Academy are too high, too high! The annual tuition fee is over 200,000 yuan, she has spent all her compensation money, and she is also in debt for 300,000 yuan. Debt of 300,000 yuan!
Lila's pupils dilated.
Since I will be playing the role of "security guard Lila" for a long time, inheriting the debts left by the original person is almost an inevitable development.
Impossible! Is this the legendary time travel? Not only have I become a traitor, but I also have to bear a 300,000 loan!
Lila's expression was sorrowful, and it took her a while to regain her composure.
She then proceeded to encrypt the network connection and searched on the internet: "How to get from the Silk Factory Building to Anning Street in the Harbor District?"
The search results are out.
You can take the No. 13 magnetic levitation train directly from the Xuancha Building station to the Anning Street station. Lila sighed with relief and was grateful for the advanced network. It was indeed the right strategy to use Baidu when facing issues.
The security guard Lila has the habit of traveling by electric rail, so she also takes the electric rail to go home.
The materials Dr. Huang provided were over 200 pages, containing not only Lila's information, but also that of others, such as XueXue whom Lila had just met, as well as the other members of the Seventh Squad to which she belonged. Lila carefully reviewed her own information, while the others briefly browsed through theirs before putting away their wristband projections.
We can't stay here for too long, the materials can be left for you to continue reviewing later.
Lila went out of the stall to the sink to wash her face.
Through the mirror, Lila saw her pale complexion, the mirror reflected the wall behind her, where a fire safety map was posted, showing the floor plan of the investigation department building. Lila turned around and went to the map, carefully examining it, confirming the location of the building's exits before leaving the restroom.
"Intern security guard Lila, are you feeling unwell due to the surgery and your physical weakness?" The voice of the artificial intelligence Adam suddenly appeared. "I noticed that you have been in the restroom for a while. Considering your physical condition, if you do not come out in a minute, I will send a distress message to the nearest staff member to confirm if you have fainted in the restroom."
Lila: "......?"
What the hell is this artificial intelligence doing? It's even controlling when I take a shit?!
"I do have a mild discomfort." Lila maintained her composure.
"Do you need me to call the medical center?" Adam said.
Lila silently pondered: "No need...I'll just go home and rest."
"Do you need someone to accompany you home?"
Lila puzzled and thought, this Adam is more like an artificial intelligence butler than an artificial intelligence.
"Thank you for the suggestion," she refused, "I can manage on my own."
"You don't need to thank me, serving you is my duty."Adam said.
Going home alone carries the risk of getting lost, but returning home with others increases the risk of exposing her identity, so she chooses to find her way alone.
Lila found the elevator based on the map she had written down, and rode it to the first floor.
The first floor is a spacious lobby, with a receptionist at the front desk. Lila entered the lobby and looked out through the glass doors.
It is raining outside, and the gray rain curtain makes the scenery outside not very clear.
The glass doors silently slide open to both sides as someone is detected approaching, and the moisture from the heavy rain rushes in.
Rainy weather, remember to bring an umbrella, wishing you a smooth journey.
How thoughtful of her......Lila quietly took a black umbrella from the public umbrella stand next to the glass door, opened it, and walked into the rain.
She raised her head and looked up at the sky, the drifting raindrops wetting her pants, and the dazzling neon lights reflected in her eyes.
She is in a forest of steel and iron, and the towering skyscrapers, like giants, look down upon her from above. Between the buildings, the suspended electric rail cars glide along the tracks in the sky, like hunting snakes roaming through the forest.
The large electronic screen with its vibrant colors is embedded in the high-rise building, and one advertisement after another continuously changes, dazzling the eyes. A hovering airship flies across the gray-black sky, and it also has a brightly colored, fluorescent advertising banner.
A large and realistic virtual human figure is being projected into the air by a holographic projection device. An advertising actor recites the lines in an alluring tone: "Rick Technology, mastering the latest bionic mechanical technology, to create your custom prosthetics for you."
The rain is pounding loudly on Lila's umbrella as she snaps out of her brief reverie.
Her gaze pierced through the rain curtain, watching the hurried people in the downpour.
Their clothes were either ordinary or stylish, some in suits and ties, some plain and simple, some fashionable and chic, and some worn and tattered. But under the influence of the rain, they seemed to have no difference, all with their clothes soaked and hair dampened, equally disheveled and disorderly.
Lila looked around and saw a signpost for the suspended electric rail car in the distance, so she headed in that direction.
There are still a few people waiting for the train at the bus stop. Lila blends into the crowd and waits for the light rail with them.
She glanced around and noticed that many people had mechanical prosthetic limbs. The middle-aged uncle next to her had a mechanical hand, and instead of wearing a watch, he had a micro-display installed on the back of his mechanical hand, which showed the time. The girl on her right was blowing bubbles with her bubble gum, and both her legs were mechanical prostheses.
People are accustomed to the installation of prosthetic limbs, and they do not look at the people who have them with strange eyes.
About three minutes later, the electric rail car glided in and opened its doors.
The passengers at the waiting area boarded the vehicle one by one, and the recognition device continuously issued the prompts: "Face recognition passed, payment successful...Face recognition passed, payment successful..."
It's Lila's turn now. She steps forward, and the device indicates no change: "Face recognition successful, payment completed."
Lila relaxed and sat down in an empty seat on the train carriage.
The rain was drizzling on the glass window, she looked out the window, the colorful neon lights were flashing with different halos, illuminating her pupils.
This dazzling prosperity and ubiquitous high-tech projection is something the First World cannot see. Lila's eyes were dazzled by the brilliant colors, and she longed for it, but she also hesitated. This world is a toxic poppy, beautiful to look at but dangerous in reality.
Lila looked down at her wristband, the time is now 20:12.
Night falls, but Heihai City does not settle down, neon lights and advertising projections have increased, and the rain cannot extinguish this bustling scene.
Lila is an outsider who does not fit in. She is observing the new world. She carefully reads the flashing text on every billboard, and she closely examines each passing hovercraft and drone group.
The high-speed maglev train pierced the rain curtain, penetrating the massive holographic projection in midair, and the brilliant light reflected in Lila's pupils changed with the shifting scenery outside the window.
"I'm coming, new world."
......
Port district, Peaceful Street, we have arrived. Please take your luggage and belongings and prepare to disembark.
Lila opened the umbrella and stepped out of the train. The car door closed behind her, and the things she saw before her were completely different from what she had seen before.
A quiet area in Anning Street, Harbor District, without neon lights or billboards, only varying-height residential buildings and cheap convenience stores with lit-up signs on both sides of the street, and uneven roads with puddles.
Compared to the prosperous area where the police station is located, the Tranquil Street in the harbor area is much more dilapidated. However, this dilapidation evoked a sense of familiarity in Lila.
The developed technology and the bustling and noisy urban area constantly remind Lila that she is an outsider, while the tranquil and simple street lets Lila have a feeling of returning home, because she had experienced this in the past
The old residential area where I have lived for many years also has this appearance. Dilapidated, gloomy, the streetlights are broken, and the small shop downstairs keeps its lights on until very late at night.
She recalled the navigation map she had checked before and walked in the direction of home.
Just a few dozen meters away, a bottle of alcohol crashed to the ground at Lila's feet. She stopped in her tracks and saw a drunken old man lying in the corner, muttering obscenities incoherently. He had only cursed a few times before his head fell back and he fell asleep.
Lila stepped over the shattered glass bottles and saw the walls on both sides of the street covered in graffiti.
"Get out of our home, cop!" The wall was scrawled with large, red letters, and the end of the text was marked with a bloody skull.
Cops, this is a derogatory term for urban law enforcement.
Lila learned the meaning of this word from some old movies.
The people on Anning Street seem to be very unwelcoming of outsiders, especially law enforcement. And the public order in this street...appears to be quite poor. The street is messy and chaotic, with graffiti everywhere, and drunks on the street with no one to manage them.
The feeling that she was back home quickly dissipated. Although the old residential area where she lived was dilapidated, it was very clean, with garbage trucks coming to collect the trash every morning. As she walked along, there were very few pedestrians on the street.
Lila made her way through the dirty alley, trying to find the direction of her home. Just as she was about to leave the alley, Lila saw a young man in a hoodie nearby. She was about to go over and ask for directions, when two men suddenly emerged from the street corner, blocking her path.
They surrounded Lila and each pulled out a small knife, menacingly saying: "Attack!"
The young man wearing a hoodie in front heard the "robbery" shout, but he looked back and ran away in a flash, faster than a rabbit.
Lila: This Tranquil Street is not tranquil at all!
