Chapter 1: Soul Fluctuations in the Museum
In the simple but luxurious mansion, the light spills from the fully open skylight on the roof, which makes the interior bright and clean, making people feel warm and comfortable.
At this time, Li Jie was in the penthouse at 432 Parkway in Manhathoo, tasting the finest subamo coffee from South America and Colombia.
Father and Mother, Mother Li, Xinyi Li and Lisa all sat at the dining table, chatting happily, enjoying a hearty breakfast, and spending this rare warm morning together.
The sound of the news broadcast is clearly transmitted from the large screen embedded in the wall.
A spokesman for the SPAU unit in New York revealed that in the past week, the military has successfully solved 11 cases of supernatural crimes, in which 7 people were killed and 19 people were captured. According to the newly passed Superpower Management Act, these terrorist criminals will be sentenced to a sentence of not less than 30 years in a special prison with the highest security. ”
"According to the latest report of the New York Police, the violent crime rate has shown a significant downward trend in recent days, and the number of superpower crime reports received has also decreased significantly, and they will continue to cooperate with the SPAU special forces to crack down on superpower terrorist attacks."
"President Sheila said at a press conference yesterday that the federal government has the ability and confidence to restore social stability as soon as possible, and continues to urge the super-capable people everywhere to go to the designated place to apply for registration as soon as possible in accordance with the provisions of the law, and accept government supervision, and those who fail to meet the deadline will take strict measures to deal with them."
"A number of experts pointed out in public reports that under the artificial genome bill that has been signed and passed, except for medical use. Ordinary people who wish to receive physical reinforcement must report to their local government in advance. This decree contradicts the Constitution. It is contrary to the right of civil liberties and should be revised. ”
"Representatives of parliamentarians from Boise, Toledo, Dinas and other small and medium-sized cities officially submitted a bill to Congress today to protest against the deployment of SPAU special forces by the Ministry of Defense according to the demographic and economic level, arguing that this measure is geographically discriminatory, and expressing that these cities are willing to take the initiative to bear part of the cost of power armor modification, and request to be included in the deployment list in advance......"
"Large-scale superhuman sabotage has erupted around the world, and many heads of government have held a joint meeting and called the White House to hope that power armor and artificial genome technology can be introduced. So far, the White House has not issued a public statement to respond......"
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Although the tragedy in Sunset Plaza in Los Angeles was successfully characterized as an explosive terrorist attack caused by a special aviation incendiary bomb with the joint efforts of the White House and the Department of Defense, the many doubts behind this terrible time and the sensational news effect around the world cannot be concealed.
Even the Wall Street incident, which had gradually subsided, was once again turned out for comparison.
However, the federal government has wittily thrown out a number of big news, which has finally been able to distract the attention of the media and the public, whether it is the "Artificial Genome Act" and the "Superpower Management Act" that have been revised and passed in a week, or the SPAU storm force appeared in front of the public for the first time, and the amazing performance and smooth suppression of the violent crimes of those superpowers, all of which are rare super news, enough to shock the world's attention.
In particular, after the appearance of SPAU in major cities, the original unscrupulous crime trend of superpower people was almost immediately reduced. It can be considered that it has been successfully contained.
Almost any reasonable person can see that the unscrupulous vandalism and crime of the previous period are almost impossible to do.
Because the equipment is advanced and well-trained. And through the most advanced genetic modification technology of the Corona company's SPAU armored force, every transformed soldier is the elite of the elite, no matter from the equipment, technical and tactical training, logistics and other aspects, it is completely designed for these highly concealed, mixed with the superpower of the ordinary people, enough to make them everywhere hit the wall, unable to compete with it.
The thunderous thunderbolt behind a series of targeted strikes has successfully deterred the saboteurs who are ready to move, and finally brought the trend of deterioration of the situation to a halt.
For the first time, even Congress, which has always been more competitive in terms of appropriations, has been very happy to allocate this special military expenditure of up to $4.7 billion, and according to the plan, it will continue to allocate a second expenditure in three months, which makes the Sheila government feel very relieved, otherwise it may be difficult to squeeze out the astronomical amount of additional equipment for the entire SPAU force in the tight military spending.
Of course, ordinary people will never know that although it is expected that it will take at least half a year to ensure that a SPAU team will be stationed in all cities and cities across the country, a Renato private defense company jointly funded by Corona, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and other major arms dealers has entered the stage of substantial preparation.
This company will complete the establishment of a private power armored armed security team at a very fast pace, and their service direction is of course mainly at the level of the top government, members of Congress, and the top rich, otherwise it will not be so easy to make the old slippery heads in Congress easily approve.
After all, the higher the status, the more important the safety of the person, in such a chaotic situation, no one is sure that some outlaws who take medicine will come to the door one day.
The spread of the "P" potion is almost an open secret among the upper echelons, but it has not been thoroughly spread among the public. Of course, those who really have a status are disdainful of going to smugglers to buy these little pills, just like the addicts.
But the net worth and life of the bigwigs are extremely valuable, and under such a premise, the upper echelons naturally implemented this series of measures with amazing tacit understanding.
And Corona Medicine has invested in Larry, who can't wait? Page, John? Doll and Ian? Reed hardly needs Li Jie to worry about it, and has spread the channels of Corona Medicine all over the United States as quickly as possible, and has even begun to build branches abroad, and new genetic drugs and human modification technology products have long entered the clinical stage, and the days before they are launched are numbered.
Li Jie naturally knows the many consortia hidden behind these people. But he did not mean to object. Just make sure of your own interests anyway. The inclusion of these groups with tentacles deep into the depths of the civilized world will certainly be of great help to future actions.
"These unethical media are just too much."
Li Xinyi, who was sitting opposite Li Jie, angrily dropped the newspaper in his hand, and seemed to have no taste even when he drank the milk in his mouth, obviously in a bad mood.
Li Jie glanced at it quietly, this is a high-circulation "Daily News", and the huge headline at the bottom of the front page is clearly eye-catching:
"Doom bringer? The biggest recent episodes of superhuman violence have been with Bruce? Lee, is this just a coincidence? ”
You don't need to look at the specifics. He could probably guess what the newspaper was talking about, alluding to his own connections to the violence through all sorts of specious, chasering details.
Conspiracy theories, celebrities, and gossip combine to be synonymous with breaking news, and you can imagine how interesting it is.
Fortunately, there are those bigwigs who have joined and want to join the corona map who are vying to convey goodwill to themselves, and the mainstream of public opinion is still within the control of the mainstream, and celebrities like Taylor, Emma, and KK have also defended Li Jie, but they have begun to quarrel and become more and more eye-catching.
On the contrary, Li Jie himself has never given any positive response. Especially after the events in Los Angeles, there was almost no appearance in front of the media.
Li Xinyi's action of smashing the newspaper just now. It's not so much that he has an opinion about these media, but that he is sulking at him, blaming him for not refuting it publicly. How could she have imagined that the real truth was far more bizarre and shocking than the media wanted to speculate?
"What to do with these newspapers, Mr. Marcos will take care of it. Are you still used to life in school? If you have any questions, you can reach out to Dr. Bell, or Principal Sykestone, I've already greeted them. ”
Li Jie smiled and comforted the little girl, and at the same time patted Lisa's white and soft lily sitting next to him, who was carefully smearing peanut butter on the bread slices, and her increasingly perfect physique made her amazingly beautiful, her eyes flowing, and her delicate and lovely posture was enough to make anyone stunned and confused.
This beautiful woman who settled Li's father and mother like a caring daughter, heard Li Jie mention her father, smiled and responded, obviously in her opinion, the man next to her can solve anything, is really strong, and there is no need to worry about him.
She is not wrong to think about it, with Li Jie's current status, these things don't need to be bothered by herself, and naturally someone will go to public relations.
Moreover, all his thoughts were now on another matter, the ancient stone tablet stored in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which had been engraved with the mysterious demon script on it.
Later on, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opened for visitors as it did on countless normal days.
Of course, this is the first time the museum has opened since the violent robbery.
Since it was a weekday, there were relatively few people visiting. However, due to the closure of the museum for a few days, many tourists who have accumulated enthusiasm have gathered to visit today, so it is still lively, and a long train of yellow taxis is parked outside the gate, and groups of tourists flock to enter the museum.
Li Jie was dressed in casual clothes, his face and figure changed slightly, just like other ordinary tourists, and walked unhurriedly into this world's largest museum.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was first built in the late 19th century, and it was not until around 2000 that it was finally rebuilt to the staggering size it is today, covering an area of 8 hectares and 24 hectares on three floors.
This well-known museum with a long history is a typical Gothic building, with pointed arches, towering minarets, pointed vaults, flying buttresses, slender columns, huge windows and stained glass, etc., all of which are majestic and imposing, and the interior decoration is extremely delicate and exudes amazing artistic beauty.
All this amazed the tourists who came to visit, and they couldn't hide their excitement and rushed to see the artworks collected from all over the world.
However, although Li Jie appeared to be the same as everyone else, he consciously or unintentionally shortened the other visiting times, and browsed all the way to the upper floor, almost arriving at the destination of his trip, the Museum of Ancient Near Eastern Art, at a very fast speed.
As soon as he walked to the door of the entire Near Eastern Art Museum, standing in front of the two strange sculptures embedded in the arched stone door, Li Jie's face showed a look of great surprise, and in his perception, he could clearly sense that there was an obscure strange wave frozen not far ahead, and from the distance and position, it was obvious that he was in the art museum.
This strange fluctuation is so subtle, even if it is replaced by a slightly weaker high-ranking demon, I am afraid that it will be missed without noticing, and only a legendary life of Li Jie's rank can sense it at such a close distance.
However, this subtle fluctuation alone has already made Li Jie's heart roll up in turmoil again, and he almost can't help but turn around and retreat, how far to evacuate!
It's not that his courage is too weak, it's really a natural fear hidden in the depths of the soul, and the coercion of the rank, just like a bird encountering a natural enemy that suddenly appears, must be frightened, and the first reaction can only be to flee frantically.
It was a soul fluctuation that transcended the legendary rank and forged immortality!
But Li Jie still relied on reason after all and forcibly suppressed the urge to flee desperately. Because in his senses, the pure and incomparable fluctuations, although they did exist, were unusually weak, and there was no spirituality at all, just like the life that should have been so alive had lost its autonomous consciousness, it seemed clumsy and dull.
In this instant, Li Jie had already turned a thousand thoughts in his heart, and finally believed his judgment, and firmly walked through the arch step by step, walking in the direction of the induction.
Beside him, there were other cheerful tourists walking briskly, anxious to admire the artistic treasures that were either exquisitely shaped or quaint, and occasionally someone cast a curious glance at the strange man whose steps seemed a little heavy, but he felt that he could not bear the fierce momentum of the other party, and was extremely uncomfortable and had to turn his head back.
Li Jie, who had changed his appearance, didn't care about the attention of these people, and all his spirit was put on the strange fluctuations in the induction, until he turned the porch to see the specific situation of the exhibition hall in front of him, and finally confirmed the guess in his mind, relaxed his nervous mood, and exhaled softly, which showed the great pressure he was under in a short moment.
What appeared in front of him was a house that was not much different from the previous showrooms, the whole was rectangular, the area was only nearly 100 square meters, and the whole situation could be seen at a glance, except for two patrolling security guards and seven or eight visitors, there were no other living creatures.
And the soul fluctuations that almost scared Li Jie away were by no means from these weak human beings, but pointed directly at a conspicuous display case in the center.
Through the special glass window, it is clearly visible that it is an ancient artifact that resembles a headdress. (To be continued......)