"How did you know I was at the state university?" Xu Le lowered his head and asked. Li Wei did not notice his partner's heavy mood. He smiled and said, "Many people know that you've entered the repair shop. I thought that although there wouldn't be any trouble, it was something you worked hard to make, so I had to let you know."
No trouble? Is that true? Xu Le asked himself in his heart, but he could not find an answer. The stun baton was made with military technology. If the police really wanted to investigate, would they find out that he was the culprit? Would they find out that he was a deserter?
He should be angry at Li Wei for losing the stun baton because he had repeatedly told him to do so. However, looking at Li Wei's satisfied and tired face, Xu Le's heart softened and he did not say anything. He heard that Li Wei's group of orphans had been fighting for territory for the past month. They were probably tired.
There should be a lot of weapons in the black market from the military. The stun baton was hidden in the crystal scroll. Although it was ingenious, it should not attract too much attention. Xu Le comforted himself in his heart. He patted Li Wei's shoulder and said seriously, "Just pretend that you never saw that thing, but … I'll say it again. Don't always think about fighting and killing. You still need to find a proper job in the future."
"What proper jobs are there in Donglin now? Didn't you see what the students were arguing about in the streets today? The unemployment rate is already 30%, and that's not including the seniors who took care of after the crystal mining union went bankrupt. " Li Wei touched his curly blonde hair and said stubbornly, "I want to stand out. I don't want to live on welfare for the rest of my life."
"Demonstration?" Xu Le was taken aback. There were very few people in the Donglin District who were interested in politics. The incident at Zhonglou Street was already considered a big event. How could there be students who didn't study hard but wanted to march?
"A lot of people went to watch the show. I heard that it was organized by the Veteran Association." Li Wei took the heavy book from his hands and walked towards the street while explaining, "I heard that there was a problem with the election in the capital ring. The opposition parties felt that it was unfair and organized a demonstration across the Federation."
"Oh." Xu Le was very worried at this time, so he answered casually.
He, Li Wei, and the other orphans knew nothing about politics, so they kept a respectful distance from it. They did not want to touch it, nor were they interested in it. Although there was indeed unfairness in the Federation society, for example, the upper class led by the seven great families always had a better life than the common people. The dark oppression was always hidden under the bright cloak of law and justice … but what did this have to do with them? They had grown up in an unfair environment, so they were already used to it. It was hard for them to be hot-blooded.
Back at the repair shop on the fourth street of Xianglan Avenue, Xu Le hesitantly told his boss, Feng Yu, about the police intercepting the taser batons. To his surprise, Uncle Feng Yu was not worried at all. He seemed to think that his identity as a military mechanic who defected would never be exposed.
In fact, this was indeed the case. In the next ten days or so, other than the shock of the Federation's demonstration, nothing new happened in the Donglin District. The use of military weapons in gang fights was just a small matter that could happen anytime and anywhere in the Federation society. No big shot would have the time to cast their eyes on this small repair shop.
However, Xu Le was still cautious. He always felt that there was an uneasy feeling. He always felt that the taser batons that had fallen into the hands of the police would bring him some kind of trouble, but he did not know whether this trouble was big or small. Therefore, he began to actively strengthen his practice of that set of movements. He often returned to the mine to accompany the stray cats and kept performing the stiff dance.
One day, Feng Yu looked at him, who was sweating profusely, and said sarcastically, "Didn't you always think that individual strength is useless in front of metal machinery?"
Xu Le closed his eyes and felt the trembling of every muscle in his body, as well as the trend of the trembling becoming more and more obvious. He tried to find the true effect of this trembling. With a trembling voice, he gritted his teeth and said, "Until now, I haven't changed my mind. But the problem is that if the police really come to arrest us, you don't have the money to buy me a mecha … of course, even if you did, I wouldn't use it. Other than making myself stronger, what else can I do? "
"You're still worried about that taser baton?" Feng Yu frowned. He did not understand why this child was so cautious. He suddenly smiled and said, "Don't forget about the chip behind your neck. Under the light of the First Charter, if the police really want to arrest you, where can you run to? Could you go to Bermuda as a refugee, or go to the Empire as a traitor? "
The electronic surveillance network spread throughout the entire Federation society. In theory, it could control the occurrence of all criminal activities. Xu Le did not panic when he heard this. He said seriously, "The gang is still here. You, a fugitive from the military, are still alive and well. I believe that you will definitely have a way."
"What a bold claim. If there is anyone in this world who can remove the chip in their body without alerting the Federation's surveillance network, then they will definitely win the Nebula Award." Feng Yu's smile was somewhat mocking. "You just celebrated your 16th birthday last week. How can you be more cautious than an old man like me? It's really ridiculous."
Xu Le retorted sarcastically, "Don't forget your mouth full of rotten teeth. In order to get a new dental record and not be arrested by the government and the military, you paid such a heavy price, and you still have the nerve to mock me for being cautious."
Feng Yu helplessly shook his head and did not refute.
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The days were peaceful. Even Xu Le was beginning to think that he was too timid. The two people in the repair shop did not know that in this city, there was another person who was in the same predicament as them. This person was the deputy chief of the second police station, Bao Longtao. Ever since he embarrassed the governor's office a few months ago, his influence in the police station had been greatly weakened.
"I actually need to write a report to get a piece of evidence, and this report actually needs two months to be approved." Deputy Chief Bao looked at the metal shaft in the vacuum bag on the table and laughed self-deprecatingly. With his position, if it was in the past, he would not have needed to go through so much trouble.
Thinking of this, his hatred for the orphans in his heart grew even stronger. If it were not for the incident at Clock Tower Street, his request for a transfer would have been approved a long time ago, and the families in the capital ring would not have ignored him for so long. However, during these days, he did not dare to take revenge on the orphans because he was not sure if the face covered by the hat that night was a real Federation agent.
Wearing gloves, he took out the metal shaft from the bag. Squinting his eyes, Deputy Chief Bao looked at the exquisite electric current generator inside and secretly wondered if this had anything to do with the stun baton that Federation agent was holding. Although there were many military weapons like this on the black market, they were all extremely expensive. Those orphans should not have the financial resources to buy them.
After thinking in silence for a long time, Deputy Chief Bao decided to investigate this matter. Of course, he did not dare to investigate it himself. Instead, he focused on the stun baton. He wanted to confirm if there was really a Federation agent in Hexi province.
Deputy Chief Bao had a few comrades in the research institute in the capital ring who should be able to help. After filling in the address on the envelope of the official email, Deputy Chief Bao ordered his secretary to take the evidence out and send it to the identification department of the Seventeenth Research Institute in Shang Lin district.
This deputy chief who had lost his power instinctively wanted to find out the truth of this matter, but he did not expect that this small action of his would have such a huge impact on the future of the Federation.
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