"Thanks," Fang Zhao said. Fang Zhao said, "Who else has installed surveillance cameras around here? We don't need the ones at home. The ones outside will do."
"I know a few, but I'm afraid I'll have to fork out some money to get the footage." Yue Qing was well aware of the character of the people around here, especially a few. They wouldn't agree easily if they didn't get something in return. Even if the footage was useless to them, they wouldn't give it away for free.
"No problem, as long as I can get it."
"OK, you don't need that bit of money anyway. Don't follow me. I'll go ask for it. If those people recognize you, they'll definitely ask for a ridiculous price."
Yue Qing closed his shop for the time being. There wasn't much business during the day anyway, so he let Fang Zhao rest in the shop. He helped Fang Zhao find a few old acquaintances who lived nearby to ask for footage. No one was willing to give their own footage to someone else, but as long as the price was reasonable, it wouldn't be a problem.
An hour later, Yue Qing brought over seven copies of footage from last May.
"There were a few that weren't saved locally but in the cloud. Since I didn't renew my subscription, the data didn't last for half a year and can't be found. 500 per copy. Just give me 3,500. Don't pay any more. " Yue Qing had lowered the price. Those people were too good at bidding. Just an expired, unimportant footage was worth so much.
Fang Zhao had just transferred the money to Yue Qing when Yue Qing received a call from an old acquaintance from the black street.
"Hey, Old Yue, I heard you're looking for last year's footage? Why didn't you call me? I have a few copies here! "
The person who had contacted Yue Qing was a young man who had been doing well on the black street recently and was well-informed. He had already heard about this from someone Yue Qing had contacted, so he hurriedly contacted Yue Qing. At the same time, he had coerced and enticed Yue Qing to buy a few copies at a low price.
Yue Qing glanced at Fang Zhao. Seeing Fang Zhao nod, he said, "How many copies do you have? I want to inspect them first."
"You don't believe me? Could the stuff I produce be fake?! "
"It wouldn't be fake. You don't have the guts. But the footage you have might not be from my neighborhood."
"... It's not too far. How about this, I'll send it to you first. You decide if it's okay? I believe in your character, Old Yue, haha. "
Soon, the other party sent Yue Qing a few videos. They were all from last May. When Yue Qing received the videos, he directly received the entire month of May. Therefore, when the other party received the videos from others, they also directly received the entire month of May.
"Heh, out of the eight recordings, only three are near me. As for the other five, three are from a shop 100 meters away, and two are from another street," Yue Qing said.
"That's why I said, Old Yue, do as you see fit!" The other party didn't feel embarrassed. Anyway, he had already sent the video over. If he could earn more, he would. "The next street isn't too far away. I don't know what you're looking for, or did you lose something? Maybe these people can give you some clues? Boss Yue, just accept all of them. At most, you can give me less of the ones that are further away. Is that okay? "
Yue Qing glanced at Fang Zhao. Seeing Fang Zhao nod his head in agreement, Yue Qing said to the other side, "The three sets near each other will be the same as the others, 500 per set. Three sets on the same street is still too far, 100 per set, 50 for the next street altogether."
The other side was silent for two seconds, probably calculating the total price. "That's it? Just give me 2,000 to round it up. "
Yue Qing glanced at Fang Zhao. He knew Fang Zhao didn't care about this bit of money, but he couldn't let those little brats think he was easy to fool, so he grumbled for a while before agreeing.
The other side was pretty happy with the money, not caring at all about Yue Qing's scolding, and happily logged off.
Yue Qing marked the videos one by one, just in case Fang Zhao didn't know the locations. After all, Fang Zhao had only been living here for a short time and rarely went out, so there were a lot of places he wasn't familiar with.
After receiving the videos, the express delivery from Muzhou arrived. Fang Zhao called over Ai Wan, who was catching up on sleep at the pharmacy. The three of them had a meal together, and Ai Wan sent Fang Zhao a copy of the video from his shop's entrance.
After leaving the black street, Fang Zhao returned to his place. Of the 15 videos he'd bought, plus the two Yue Qing and Ai Wan had given him, there were a total of 17 videos. They were all placed on a single screen. Fang Zhao pulled up the time of each video to the night before his rebirth and fast-forwarded it.
Every video was very clear, and the sounds inside could be heard clearly. However, Fang Zhao had muted the video and stared at the screen, observing every possible change.
The video from Yue Qing's shop, as well as the other 10 in the vicinity, were the main focus. Fang Zhao saw the dispirited figure. Just through the video, he could feel the dispirited and lifeless aura emanating from him.
It was the night before Fang Zhao's rebirth. The original owner of this body had bought medicine from Ai Wan's pharmacy and returned home. Indeed, many people had tried to talk him out of it, including Ai Wan, Yue Qing, and a few elderly people, but the original owner of this body didn't seem to hear anything. His eyes didn't even move, as if he were a wooden puppet. It was only when he saw the muddy curly-haired dog that he paused for a moment and picked it up. Fang Zhao couldn't see what happened after entering the corridor, but there was a surveillance video shot from a slightly higher point in the opposite building. It was just enough to capture the shops below and the windows of the few floors above them.
Fang Zhao saw the light in the window above Yue Qing's shop go out. Then, nothing unusual happened. The black street was very lively at night. Many people came and went. Other than a few youngsters who had made bets at Yue Qing's shop, it seemed like no one would pay attention to a person with no presence.
Fang Zhao continued to wait and watch the surveillance video.
1 am, 2 am, 3 am, 4 am...
The bustle of the black street at night gradually faded. There were fewer people on the streets, and many shops closed for the day.
When it was almost 7 am, the screen flickered.
It flashed very quickly, only for a second, but the same thing happened in all 17 surveillance videos.
Then, until daybreak, until he opened the window to look outside after his rebirth, there were no other abnormalities.
Was there a power failure? Or something else?
Fang Zhao rewound the time to around 7 am. This time, he paid attention to the time. It was 6: 55 am. 32 seconds later, the screen flickered.
The surveillance video of Yue Qing's shop flickered the most. In that second, there was almost no clear image, as if the system had malfunctioned. Although the surveillance video furthest away also flickered, it wasn't to the extent that nothing could be seen. The farther away the surveillance video was, the less obvious it was.
The surveillance video furthest away from the small house, not in the same building or on the same street, had only flickered a little.
After comparing the two, it was worth pondering.
Fang Zhao found the morning live broadcast from that time and also looked up who was broadcasting in the vicinity of the black street at that time to make a comparison. Further away, the same thing didn't happen.
This kind of situation only existed on the black street. The closer it was to where he lived, the more obvious it was. Outside of the black street, this kind of situation had never occurred.
Fang Zhao zoomed in to 200 inches, then zoomed in on the surveillance video of the small house's window. Luckily, the surveillance video was a little further away from the small house, so it wasn't impossible to see anything. Fang Zhao cut the video and played it in slow motion.
At 6: 55: 32, the image flickered. At the same time, Fang Zhao saw through the slightly distorted image that there seemed to be a flash of light inside the small house, synchronized with the flickering image.
Seven in the morning was the quietest time on the black street. The people who worked during the day hadn't woken up yet, and the people who worked at night had just gone to bed. There wasn't a single person on the black street. No one could understand the inconspicuous abnormality that had occurred at that time. Even if there were surveillance cameras, it didn't matter if they could detect it. Even if they did, they wouldn't think much of it. Instead, they would think that someone was playing with flashing lights in the house or that there was a mechanical malfunction.
After playing the scene in slow motion more than ten times, Fang Zhao leaned back in his chair and pondered.
Clearly, the abnormality in the surveillance video had been caused by something that had happened in the house. What was that flash of light? Was it related to his rebirth?
And what had happened to Curly Hair, who was also in the house?
Fang Zhao clenched his fist and felt the power of every cell in his body.
When he had first started working out at the company, he had realized that this body seemed to contain even more power. He had thought that it was just the body itself, but now he had some doubts.
After the end of days, people's physiques had also strengthened. However, due to technological advancements, most people didn't need physical labor. After hundreds of years, other than some industries that really required physical strength, people didn't rely too much on their physical strength. Thus, there was a trend toward degeneration.
With the development of technology and the success of genetic technology, many diseases hidden in the genes were eliminated as early as infancy. As human lifespans increased, there were fewer and fewer diseases that could threaten one's life. Fitness and exercise became a form of entertainment. The pace of the city made more people stop strengthening their bodies. Things that could be solved with the brain didn't need muscles.
Fang Zhao knew that besides the fact that he had replaced Xinzi with himself, this body had also strengthened in terms of physical strength. As for Curly Hair, Fang Zhao didn't know what had happened to him, but his physique had also improved. He spent more time running on the grass than other dogs, but he didn't seem tired at all.
Oh, right. Now, Curly Hair had learned to conceal himself. He would pretend to be like other dogs, lying on the ground with his tongue out and panting as if he was tired from running.
There seemed to be a lot of clues, but in fact, there were very few. Fang Zhao still couldn't find the source of this change. Was it his strange rebirth that caused this anomaly, or was it the anomaly that caused his rebirth? Had Curly Hair been affected, or was he the source of the problem?
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