There were only five to six minutes left before the next check-in. Even though Lin Sanjiu knew it was time for her to leave, she still lingered for a while because of what he said.
"All the food is distributed by Mayor Orlean?" Lin Sanjiu asked with a frown. "Is there anyone among you who works in agriculture or livestock farming?"
Smith looked as if he was insulted, and he immediately denied, "Of course not! Every morning, after we go to the spiritual mountain to analyze our thoughts and souls, our house would be filled with food distributed by the town hall. Maybe they bought it from somewhere else. Ask yourself, is there any other place in the world like Peanut Town, where a family can be provided with free and unlimited food for the rest of their lives? "
"Pigsty," Lin Sanjiu said coldly, "and all kinds of livestock farms."
"I told you, we are not pigs. We will not be killed for meat!" Smith shouted at the top of his lungs. His voice even echoed in the corridor. "Even a pigsty has a fixed amount of food!"
"Don't you have it too? The amount you are given is the capacity of your stomach. " Lin Sanjiu had to get the words out of her throat, but she had no intention to argue with Smith any further. She looked at the small black box on the wall and asked, "You said that your wife gave birth to two children for you. Where are your children? "
Smith shrugged. "I don't know."
'You don't know? '
Noticing the look on Lin Sanjiu's face, Smith explained in annoyance, "I gave them to the town hall after they were born, and they were distributed to other people. How would I know which child in town is mine?"
"Why?" Lin Sanjiu remembered the child who was beaten to death by the town police and the indifferent mother. "Could it be that the time I saw it wasn't just a coincidence?"
"Huh?" Smith glanced at her. "Even though Mayor Orlean often tells us to have more children, it is our responsibility to be a parent. Do you think you can raise a child just because you can? We have a division of labor. Only those who pass the test are allowed to raise a child from the town hall. Raising a child will give you a high score. This job is very popular. "
"Did your wife pass the test?"
Smith's expression froze for a moment before he answered blankly, "Yes, she did."
"Then why can't she raise her own child?"
Fatty looked a little confused. He seemed to have never thought about this question.
After a few seconds, he waved his hand impatiently. "Anyway, that's the law. It's useless for you to ask me. Children are the common wealth of the town. No family has a child of their own … Anyway, anyway, that's what the law says! "
It seemed that as long as there was a law to follow, he would not complain. No one could say that he was not a law-abiding citizen.
The partners in Peanut Town were distributed by the Town Hall for the purpose of reproduction, but the children born did not belong to their parents and became part of the town's common property.
Generation after generation, everyone had no parents, brothers or sisters, and gradually, there were no longer any kinship. People were not even allowed to talk to each other, let alone form any kind of friendship.
In this way, in Peanut Town, only the town hall, the Spiritual Mountain, and each individual existed; there was almost no emotional connection between people.
A group of strangers ruled by the same thing.
"I have one last question." Lin Sanjiu looked at the two small words on her wrist. "Although I can roughly guess your answer."
"What is it?" Smith sounded a little eager when he asked the question. However, it was understandable. He probably wanted to stall her for a little longer so that the town police could catch this evil criminal from outside the town.
Lin Sanjiu stared at her wrist without raising her head.
"Don't you have any desire?" she asked in a low voice. Somehow, her voice was trembling a little. When the word came out of her mouth, it sounded like an innocent joke. "I mean … freedom?"
"We are very free," Fatty answered subconsciously. Then, his brain began to work. "Besides, there is no such thing as absolute freedom in this world. For example, if I want to kill you or steal my neighbor's wife, it is also my freedom. What else can I do? Wouldn't it be a mess? If I do it and get sentenced, wouldn't it be a violation of my freedom? So, there is no such thing as absolute freedom. It is the same no matter where we go. Everyone still has to be controlled. After all, it is for our own good. "
He said a lot and licked his dry lips. "I told you so much because I know you are not hopeless. You can still change, as long as you turn over a new leaf …"
Lin Sanjiu did not hear a single word he said after that. She felt that there was something wrong with the logic of freedom, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She could only feel the tightness in her chest getting heavier and heavier, like a heavy cumulus cloud.
She took a deep breath and quickly flipped through the textbook in her hand. As she skimmed through it, she felt that every page of the textbook was filled with words like "obey the law" and "love the Holy Mountain".
She threw the textbook aside and walked toward Smith with the wooden stake in her hand.
The fatty in blue looked up warily.
If his calculations were correct, there was less than a minute left before his next check-in.
"I heard something about you from Mayor Orlean," Lin Sanjiu said as she stood in front of him, casting a long shadow on his body. "If what he said is true, you won't die. Besides, I'm not as strong as I used to be. "
"What?" Even though the fatty was still confused, he still panicked. "What are you going to do —"
He got his answer immediately.
The sharp stubble of the wooden stake pierced through his shirt and pierced deep into his left chest. In the end, Lin Sanjiu's stamina was still affected. She could only push the wooden stake a little deeper before she could no longer push it. Smith writhed in pain, and his voice was so loud that it hurt Lin Sanjiu's eardrums. When he grabbed the wooden stake tightly and tried to pull it out with all his might, Lin Sanjiu turned around and walked out of the door.
Even though she couldn't pierce through his body, she was convinced that Smith did not have a heart.
The moment she stepped into the corridor, the shadows behind the black holes on the door began to move. It was as if they had all fled back to their homes. Just then, an ear-piercing sound of an electric bell rang out from the corridor.
"Confirmation of check-in time. Attention, please." The same female voice echoed from behind every door in the corridor. "Confirmation of check-in time. Attention, please."
Lin Sanjiu had to leave now!
When she heard the sound of people reporting to their homes, Lin Sanjiu didn't dare to waste any time. She rushed down the stairs. She was looking for a suitable weapon, but she couldn't find a stick along the way.
Lin Sanjiu recalled the food she saw in Smith's kitchen. It seemed that the food had been divided into small pieces and could be swallowed in one bite.
In this peaceful and happy town where people did not have to worry about food and clothing, they did not have to use a kitchen knife or a pair of scissors. Lin Sanjiu would never have thought that the half of a brick and a wooden stake she had thrown away would be the most lethal weapons she could find.
"Warning, a vicious criminal has sneaked into this town."
Countless loudspeakers on the street suddenly blared, and a stern female voice echoed under the blue sky, "We are now enforcing the highest level of martial law. All residents are not allowed to leave their homes. You are not allowed to harbor criminals. Please stay at home and wait for the town police to investigate. I repeat … "
She had only escaped from the residential building for a few minutes, but the town hall had already responded so quickly. 'Could it be that something happened to the tattooed man? 'Lin Sanjiu pursed her lips and crouched down in the shadow beside a large trash can.
Not far from her, the surveillance camera at the entrance of the alley was rotating slowly, scanning the area over and over again. The worst part was that it was not the only surveillance camera that was moving. Not far away, the surveillance camera at the entrance of the alley was rotating slowly, scanning the area over and over again. Worst of all, it was not the only surveillance camera that was moving.
Without her Evolved Ability, she was just an ordinary person with a little more agility and strength. There was nothing she could do to resist the heavy machine that was Peanut Town.
Without her Evolved Ability, she was just an ordinary person who was slightly more agile and stronger. There was nothing she could do to resist the heavy machine that was Peanut Town.
She pondered for a few seconds. Suddenly, she raised her eyebrows and looked into the distance. A series of heavy footsteps seemed to be rushing over from afar, faintly shaking the air. Who knew how many town police officers were rushing to every street in the town at high speed.
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath. The rancid smell of garbage permeated her nostrils.
If she continued like this, she would only be a sitting duck. It was said that if she died in Reverie Libretto, she would be killed in the real world as well.
However, she did not have the power to do so.
Mrs. Manas could give her a little bit more strength, but that was all. Faced with hundreds of light machine guns, a little bit of strength was nothing.
Lin Sanjiu lowered her head and looked at her wrist.
Freedom had never felt so close and yet so far away.
"Hey!"
A low voice jolted Lin Sanjiu back to her senses. She could not believe that she did not notice that something was wrong. She quickly peeked out and saw a man standing in the shadow at the corner of the wall.
"It's you!" Lin Sanjiu was shocked. Her gaze moved down from the tattoos on the man's face, but she did not see anything below his shoulder. The place where the left arm used to be was now empty except for a bloody hole.
Even through the tattoos on his face, Lin Sanjiu could see that the young man's face was as pale as a sheet of paper. His face was pale, and his voice was stuttering, "I escaped when he was listening to the report. You are the criminal, right? "
"Yes," Lin Sanjiu gestured for him to lower his back so that he would not be captured by the camera. "Are you alright?"
"I lost an arm in Reverie Libretto, so I might lose my left arm when I get out." When the tattooed man said this, he couldn't hide his gloomy anger no matter what, and his face collapsed. "No one in Reverie Libretto is so ruthless! Those who enter this place are just seeking benefits. There has not been a single casualty for many years. Since he broke the rules, I will not let him off easy when I get out. "
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