Chapter 150 On Opening Windows
Chapter 150 On Opening Windows
"Snapped!"
"what!"
"Still trying to deny it? If you didn't steal it, how was the old city lord's body stolen?"
"How would we know? Why would we steal a corpse? It's not like we can eat it... Ah! Stop hitting me! I'll confess, I'll confess everything!"
"Alright, then tell me where you hid the body. If you tell us, we can go home early." The mecha put away its whip, panting slightly.
The old nobleman, who was in the very center, was dumbfounded. He had no idea where he was hiding; he just didn't want to get beaten up.
He was on the verge of tears, "Waaaaah, please, sir, have mercy on me! I really don't know where it is. Can't you just go look for it yourselves...?"
"Snapped!"
"what!"
"He lied."
"No, even though I wasn't a human being before, it doesn't mean I can't be kind now, sob sob..."
On the streets of the suburbs, these old nobles, who had only known how to enjoy life for many years, are now experiencing the greatest hardship of their lives.
Even though it was obvious that they hadn't stolen anything, they were still tortured into confessing, just to avoid being whipped a few times.
If this were in the upper city, they might not be so obedient and easily arrested.
Now, fortunes have turned, and everyone is insecure. They have abandoned their original family businesses and development, and all the people who used to be at the beck and call of the old nobles have now run away.
Everything that once enabled them to command others to serve them has vanished, leaving them with no choice but to rely on themselves when faced with real danger.
For example, right now, I'm being held very passively, tied to a custom-made wooden frame, with my hands and feet bound, and it's even difficult for me to move my head.
The refugees from the upper town who were stationed in the open space in the distance, as well as the original inhabitants of the lower town who were trapped in this street and could not move freely, all gathered below the torture device platform to watch.
The fight on stage was fierce, with cries of agony and screams echoing throughout.
The onlookers around the stage were also quite amused, discussing, gossiping, and talking about all sorts of things.
The miniature vulture puppet that Li Can had arranged in advance landed on the eaves of a nearby house, acting as a 360-degree intelligent surveillance camera to monitor the situation in real time.
The vulture blinked, its eyes scanning the unfamiliar yet familiar faces in the crowd before finally settling on the heavily guarded rear area in the suburbs.
A middle-aged man with a slicked-back hairstyle, like a mermaid swimming in the ocean, was as clean as if he were floating in the air, without a speck of mud on his body.
He peeked out from a distance, observing the situation and, after understanding the background, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
Then it readjusted its swimming direction and plunged back into the ground, like an earth dragon constantly sailing underground.
It emerged from the ground instantly, completely clean, just as it approached the Baijie Hotel.
All of these actions were observed by Li Can.
Li Can had some doubts at first, wondering if he had misunderstood a good person, but now that it was a done deal, he couldn't find any reason to exonerate Wang Defa.
"These idiots think it was those people from the upper town who stole it. Little do they know that I carried the body away and buried it under the amusement park long ago." Wang Defa stood up from the ground, seemingly casually tidying up his slightly disheveled clothes and slicked-back hair, and complained as he walked.
After hearing those words from the vulture he controlled, Li Can also laughed.
How to describe Wang Defa? If you say he's smart, he does indeed hide his strength undetected and sabotage others in secret; if you say he's stupid, he's certainly not smart.
With the old nobles outside using a "feint" tactic to carry the firepower, the bigger the commotion, the more relaxed Wang Defa, who had originally returned from stealing corpses with a heart full of unease, would become.
Because someone shifts the focus, he will misjudge his own safety, and with that misjudgment, Li Can and the others can do a lot of things to him.
"Send people to dig three feet into the ground at Happy Amusement Park. We can pinpoint the location of the body; it's hidden underground there." Without delay, Li Can instantly sent a signal through the communication device on his arm.
"Secondly, we can now officially launch Plan B."
After typing the last word, Li Can got up and stretched. He stood at the glass door of the hotel lobby, watching Feng Tian and A Zhu, who were banging drums and gongs in the distance, pushing the first multi-person piloted aircraft out of the research institute.
"Breaking news! Breaking news! The City Lord's Mansion has officially developed a device capable of combating dark particles! We're saved!"
"At that time, the dark particles in the upper city will be completely wiped out, giving the people of the upper city a new home. Formal living reforms will also be implemented for the people of the lower city, so they will no longer be slaves, everyone will be equal, and all city gates will be fully open!"
Feng Tian held up a specially modified megaphone, so that not only the people on this street could hear it clearly, but also the residents throughout the lower town.
Just like before, the entire city was broadcasting the message, so no matter what anyone was doing or where they were, they wouldn't miss the important information.
Wang Defa's originally cheerful and smug face froze after hearing the news broadcast throughout the city, and he finally couldn't smile anymore.
Li Can repeatedly savored his reaction through the vulture's eyes:
"This is strange. It doesn't seem like they're trying to exchange corpses for benefits. It seems more like they don't want the problem of the dark particles to be solved. Is this a plan to kill all of humanity?"
On the streets, whether they were refugees from the upper city or natives from the lower city, they were all excited when they heard the news, despite their previously lifeless state.
At this point, the people of the upper town stopped discussing whether the people of the lower town could communicate with them.
Because a famous writer from Earth once said something very apt:
If you want to open a window but everyone objects, you might as well just tear the roof off.
At that time, they will allow you to open the window.
Indeed, this is how these uptown residents are changing their mindset.
Within just two days, the Downtown Natives accepted that they were Truman from "The Truman Show," and then suffered a devastating psychological blow: the outside world was about to explode and be destroyed.
Their already limited territory was being seized by those despicable Upper Town people.
Now, suddenly hearing that the apocalypse is over and that their status and position are about to be elevated, and that good days are coming, they are all flattered and overwhelmed.
It has a feeling of turning bad luck into good.
If anyone present was unhappy, it was Wang Defa, whose face was etched with frustration.
With a downturned smirk, he walked step by step toward Zhou Ye, who was mingling in the crowd, laughing foolishly.
Seeing that the two of them had finally reunited, Li Can quickly rushed out of the protected area of the Baijie Hotel.
He was as happy as a 200-pound child, hugging Zhou Ye and Wang Defa tightly and refusing to let go. "Great! We can enter the upper city without pain! We're one step closer to winning the game!"
Wang Defa and Zhou Ye froze when they were suddenly hugged.
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