December 25, 2102.

A small town in Maine.

Early in the morning, a nine-year-old boy woke up from his dream and stretched beautifully.

He rubbed his eyes, glanced at the alarm clock next to his bed, and then jumped out of bed and ran downstairs in his pajamas.

"Wow!" A minute later, the little boy's cry of joy rang out in the living room on the first floor.

"Mom~Mom~" After a few minutes, he happily ran upstairs, ran into his mother's room, and jumped on the bed, "Look what Santa Claus gave me?" ”

The mother on the bed replied with a smile on her face and sleepy eyes; "Huh...... Looks like you're a postman now, my little candy. ”

The little boy grinned, lifted the postman's hat on his head, and saluted his mother: "I am willing to serve you!" ”

The mother reached out and pinched the child's face: "All right, Mr. Postman, go back to your room and put on your clothes, be careful of catching a cold." ”

"Yes! Lady. The little boy answered loudly and scurried out.

Looking at the back of the child's departure, a warm smile appeared on the mother's face.

But after a few seconds, she seemed to remember something, and her expression suddenly darkened a little. And her gaze instinctively turned to the bedside table......

On the cabinet, there is a photo frame, and the photo in the frame is not too old. In the photo, there is a family of three - a handsome father, a beautiful mother, and a cute little boy.

"Mom, when is Dad coming home?" Two years ago on Christmas, the little boy asked his mother this.

But his mother just hugged him and cried, unable to even say a whole sentence.

On Christmas Eve that year, the boy's father rode his bicycle to the mall to buy a toy for the child after leaving the post office, but on the way back...... A car accident took his life.

Since then, only their mother and son have been left in this family.

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"Put your hat on. Yes, that's all. ”

At half past eight in the morning, after making sure that her son was fully dressed, the mother took the little boy by the hand and went out of the house with him.

"Hi ~ Mr. Marven, good morning."

"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Dave. Hey~ Look, whose little postman is this? ”

Their neighbors were an elderly black couple who would always say hello when they saw each other on weekdays.

"Hello. Mr. Verder. ”

"Huh? Oh...... Hello, Mrs. Dave. ”

Another neighbor, Furder, was a fat man, and the whole neighborhood knew him as a single dead house, and normally people only saw him when he was out to take out the trash.

"Mother, why does Mr. Verder always look listless?" After walking down the street, little Dave looked up and asked his mother.

"Because he spends all day in a place where he doesn't see the sun, eats junk food, and doesn't do anything serious." Mother replied.

"Doesn't he have to work?" Little Dave asked curiously.

"Mr. Verder inherited a large inheritance from a distant relative. So he doesn't have to work. Mother replied.

"Oh, he's a lucky man, Mom." Little Dave continued.

"Yes, he's lucky......" Mom muttered. Then he stopped.

After thinking for a few seconds, she crouched down to keep her eyes level with her son's, and said with a stern look, "Listen." Dave, you have to be like Dad and be a hard worker. Don't envy someone like Mr. Verder. You have to understand...... Not everyone is so lucky. ”

"Well, I will, Mom." Little Dave nodded, and replied as if he didn't understand.

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At nine o'clock in the morning, they came to the town's park.

Adults are already sitting on the benches next to the children's playground, and stalls selling snacks, drinks and toys have been set up.

Little Dave soon joined the other children and went out to the side.

Mrs. Dave, on the other hand, sat down on the bench and chatted with the other housewives.

Half an hour later, an old man walked up to her and greeted her, "Hi, Wendy, long time no see." ”

"Oh, hello, Director Nelson."

"I've been over there just now, and when I saw you, I came over to say hello. Merry Christmas, Wendy. ”

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Nelson. By the way, how is your lady doing? ”

"It's not bad, I'm pulling the children at home to prepare to send duì, so I can only bring my granddaughter to the park to play."

"Huh...... I thought you liked kids. ”

"Yes, I like them, but I don't have anything to do with them." He shrugged his shoulders and replied, and after a few seconds, he seemed to see something, "Huh? Was that a puppet show? ”

"Hmm...... Oh, yes. Mrs. Dave followed the other's gaze and saw the two performers in the distance, "That's 'Shooter and Yang', volunteers from the community, they often perform in parks and old people's homes, and the kids love them." ”

"Oh?" Nelson seemed interested, "Then I'll have to go see ......"

They soon came to the side of a pickup truck and stood behind a group of bear children along with other parents.

The young audience in the front row were obviously looking forward to the performance, and as early as the shooter and Yang set up the stage, the children had already gathered around and sat down with their knees folded; Of course, this also includes Nelson's granddaughter and little Dave.

"Okay~Kids, the show is about to start~"

After preparing to stop, the two leading actors jumped onto the improvised stage next to the truck. They ...... One is a bearded man dressed as a western cowboy, and the other is a bald man in a shirt and suit vest.

"Children~ Today, we are going to perform...... Thrilling ...... Breathtaking ...... Darts shoot apples! ”

Although it doesn't sound like a fun performance, it's still okay to coax Xiao Penyu...... The children were also delighted to give applause and laughter.

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Gollum – Gollum......

The sound of liquid surging sounded in Feng Bujue's ears again.

At the same time, there were also fragments of memories from the moment he had just gotten into his mind......

[Warning, Subject 8775 is waking up...... Warning, the subject's brain produces an impulsive response of unknown origin, please adjust immediately......] The mechanical voice is heard again.

"It hurts my dad to death......" This time, Brother Jue gritted his teeth and opened his eyes directly. Cut...... Still can't speak. Or not...... Just be able to see and think......"

As he pondered, he rolled his eyes and observed his surroundings as much as he could.

"I see...... Am I soaked in liquid......" He soon realized, too, wearing a light-colored bodysuit floating in a glass bead filled with liquid. Its status...... It's the same Enoch he saw the last time he "opened his eyes" (if he's called Enoch in this world).

"The nasal cavity, lungs, and ears are all filled with this stuff of unknown composition, but there is no obvious discomfort; The moment I opened my eyes, my eyes were a little sour, but after a few seconds, I got used to it, and it was easier to ...... than opening my eyes in the water. "Whatever this liquid is, it's certainly not a technological product of the universe in 2002...... Could it be ...... Is it the setting of the matrix? He quickly dismissed the idea, "No, the calluses on my hands are still there, and my body that has been soaked in the tank all year round will not have this kind of thing......"

[Warning, if the subject's brainwave is overclocked, and the number of tests exceeds the normal value, a forced abort will be initiated after twenty seconds.] 】

"What exactly is this test? Mental state? Brain function? Feng Bujue listened to the voice of the system, speculating about his situation.

"Anton! You bastard! Why did number 8775 wake up again? ”

"Sir. Anton he went to the toilet. ”

“wtf?”

"Uh...... He said he ate something unclean for lunch. ”

"Alright, you don't have to explain it to him, you can hurry up and get things done at the console. Anton that guy...... I'll clean him up later......"

"Yes, sir."

Outside the liquid container, the same two people were talking to last time. Judging by their conversations, they should be the staff member in charge of this "test" and have a subordinate relationship.

"Whew...... Man, you're really going to get me in trouble......" in a few seconds. A vague shadow came to the container where Feng Bujue was, and said to himself in a low voice, "Your test values are almost up to standard." I kept waking up...... Hmm......" he muttered, followed by a sneer, "Hmph...... Forget it, I'll help you and add some 'ingredients' to you...... Please, hurry up and get through guò, don't mess with me again......"

When he heard this, Feng Bujue really wanted to get out of the container and hug that NPC. Although he didn't fully understand the meaning of the other party's words, he did...... The NPC in front of him, who doesn't even know his name and appearance, is the man who can really help him see through the "truth".

Those who exist on the level of "nothingness" can only give the answer to "nothingness"; And the person who exists in the "reality" can give him the "truth".

[In the enhancement of solution concentration, special solvents are added...... The forced abort procedure has been closed, and an emergency pulse is being prepared, with a five-second countdown, five, four, three, two, one, ......]

Boom Boom Boom ......

At the moment of receiving the "pulse", Feng Buyi heard a familiar voice. He pondered for a moment...... It seemed to me that the movement was the same as the sound of the ghost postman riding his bicycle.

At the same second, another wave of memory fragments flashed before his eyes......

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"Poof-" A mouthful of old blood was spit on the marble floor by Brother Jue.

When his consciousness returned to the ornate hall, he remained in the same position as he smashed his phone to the ground.

The time here ...... It's as if it hasn't flowed at all.

"Have you found the answer?" The six people around Feng Bujue once again said the same sentence in unison.

"Hmph......" The corners of Brother Jue's mouth hooked up into a sneer, he slowly stood up and walked to the long table at the far end of the hall, "I think...... It's almost time for dinner. (To be continued......) R1292