If space is infinite, and the distribution of matter is uniform enough on a large scale, then even the most unlikely thing will inevitably happen "somewhere".

According to this theory, there should be an infinite number of planets with people, and there may be an infinite number of people with the same appearance, name, and memory on those planets.

If an infinite number of regions of the same size as the universe that we can observe do exist, then any possible history of the universe would actually exist.

This is the so-called parallel universe theory.

The story we're going to see next takes place in a universe that is similar to the one we live in, but not the same.

There, too, there is a planet called "Earth"; There are billions of people on that planet, and it has an ancient history very similar to ours.

However, by the end of the twentieth century, the history of that earth diverged from ours.

A family called "Wittstock" rose up on the planet, outlawing the concept of "state" and establishing a unified Earth empire.

This empire has experienced its glory and, like all dynasties, gradually began to decay from within, and was eventually annihilated in the dust of history.

By 2102, "a certain event" was the opportunity for the empire to collapse overnight, and the era of the "Earth Federation" followed.

And just like that, more than a century passed.

Our story begins in 2218 under federal rule.

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2218, November 25, Evening, 6:36 p.m.

A police motorcycle was parked in front of a building on the outskirts of Linyi City.

After the car stopped, a sturdy young man with a height of about 1.8 meters rolled over from the car; As he looked at the door of the building in front of him, he had already printed his fingerprints on the touch screen of the motorcycle's operating panel, turning off the engine.

This man, named Che Wuchen, is a "federal sheriff inspector".

Although the word "law and order" is included in his duties, the inspector is not a police officer, let alone a police officer.

The Ombudsman is a senior agent under the "FCPS, Federal Committee of Public Security", and in terms of "rank", he is the same as the deputy director-level police officer in most areas; In terms of "authority", inspectors have all kinds of powers to "act cheaply".

With the exception of cities directly under the federal government, inspectors can requisition the resources of the police and the general public in any city or region around the world to help solve crimes, and anyone who fails to cooperate can be held accountable for "obstructing official business" afterwards.

Right now, Che Wuchen requisitioned a local police officer's motorcycle and came to this place.

In fact...... He couldn't come, because the "case" in front of him was not his business.

A week ago, Che Wuchen had just finished a years-long undercover operation and made great achievements. In order to reward him and give him a set of fixed processes of "psychological evaluation" and "loyalty investigation" by the way, Shangfeng arranged for him to go back to his hometown to enjoy a month's paid vacation.

In this regard, Che Wuchen naturally has no opinion.

Today, he went to the psychologist designated by the organization for evaluation according to his schedule; As a result, when I came out of the clinic, I happened to see a police officer copying a ticket for his car.

Che Wuchen knew that the time limit for the parking meter must have passed, and he didn't want to embarrass the police officer by revealing his identity, so he went over to chat with the other party casually, wanting to cooperate with the other party to finish the official business, get the ticket and leave.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the police officer stopped on the police motorcycle next to him, and a communication came, the general content was: Now I have received a report, the "Youth Behavior Correction Center" located in the suburbs of XX Road has a homicide, the specific situation is unknown, and no one answered the call, please go to check as soon as possible by the nearby police officer.

This was apparently a directed communication to an individual, not a broadcast, as it had already designated which police officer to go to.

However, after hearing this announcement, the police officer's reaction was surprisingly calm, he just walked to the motorcycle, picked up the communicator, answered "received", and then continued to copy the ticket slowly.

Seeing this, Che Wuchen was a little puzzled; Although he hadn't been back to his hometown for many years, the "correction center" was quite famous in the whole of Long County, and Cha Wuchen had seen about it in the media more than once.

So, out of curiosity, he took advantage of the tone of the chat to ask a few more questions.

And the policeman's answer was: "Hi ~ that place, at least one or two times a week on average, every time it sounds very serious, and it is said that there is murder at every turn, but in fact, it is nothing at all, every time it is reported by the little ghost who is locked inside, and they have to call the police to call the police and shout for help as soon as they come into contact with the phone or mobile phone."

"The police officers in our jurisdiction know in their hearts, and if they go, they will go through the motions; Call the children who called the police out for questioning, none of them were injured, and they shouted for us to arrest someone, who to arrest? Catch them and report them to the police? Let's find their parents...... I've tried it before, but when the parents came, they said that the child had a problem, and playing games on the Internet broke the brain, so they sent it in for correction, and let us not believe the child's words......"

When he said this, Che Wuchen had reached into his jacket pocket, took out his "real ID", and interrupted, "Don't copy it, the driver's license plate is fake." He paused, showing his FCPS agent card to the other party, "This is the real thing." ”

When the police officer saw the documents, he was stunned for five seconds before he continued: "Long ...... Sir! ”

As soon as he wanted to stand up and salute, he was stopped by Che Wuchen raising his hand, and in the next second, Che Wuchen used a movement that was so fast that people couldn't see clearly, and took away the police officer's holster in half a second, and turned around and walked towards the police motorcycle not far away: "I want to requisition your car and gun now, thank you for your cooperation." ”

Twenty seconds later, before the police officer could recover from the shock, Che Wuchen had already taken the opponent's gun and drove the opponent's motorcycle, and walked away.

In less than ten minutes, he came all the way to the "Sunshine Youth Behavior Modification Center" located on the outskirts of Linyi City.

Just from the appearance of the building, it can be seen that this place has been open for many years: the white-painted walls are already yellow and gray; The gate is still an electric iron fence from the last century, and the material has rusted and discolored; Even the barbed wire fences on the surrounding walls were rusted black and brown.

However, the large-character signboard on the front of the building is relatively new, and it looks like it has just been replaced in recent years; The supporting facilities of the parking lot are also very advanced, and from a distance, you can also see that there are several expensive cars parked inside.

Che Wuchen stood at the gate and observed for a few seconds, thought for a few seconds, and then walked straight in.

He didn't go to the porter because there was no one there, and the door was open.

Even ordinary people will feel a little abnormal when they see such a situation...... Not to mention an inspector like Cha Wuchen.

Years of experience in handling cases and harsh training are like two fingers, as soon as there is a dangerous breath nearby, they will immediately start twisting a clockwork called "vigilance", which tenses Che Wuchen's nerves.

Before he entered the main entrance of the building, Che Wuchen's hand had already reached the pocket on the right side of his jacket and grasped the matching gun he had taken from the previous police officer.

Federal police officers' cars, guns, I-PEN, and other supporting equipment are all activated with fingerprints or iris, and electronic records are left every time they are used; In special or emergency situations, police officers can use the equipment of other police officers of the same level or lower than themselves, but after using it, they must write a relevant report explaining the reason for use, and the original owner of the item needs to confirm it through a digital signature.

However, the Ombudsman is not subject to this restriction, and the fingerprints and iris of each Federal Sheriff's Ombudsman can activate the public and private electronic devices of police officers below the deputy bureau level (including the deputy bureau level) and all ordinary citizens...... It depends.

This is the meaning of "level" and "authority", which can be said to be the most important weights to establish people's freedom and self-worth in this highly informationized world under federal rule.

Whew——

When Che Wuchen reached the main entrance, the sensor door on the first floor of the building opened on its own. As the two door panels moved to the sides, a corridor came into view.

The hallway itself is nothing special, the floor is paved with light tiles, the walls are painted in white and light blue, and the ceiling is equipped with recessed fluorescent lamps that emit a white light.

But at this moment, the scene in the corridor is a little scary.

The first time Che Wuchen looked over, he saw three corpses, at least he preliminarily judged that they were three.

The three men died in the form of three heads, each falling in three pools of blood.

It is said to be blood water, but in fact it is not "water", it is more like a "pulp" with a thickened thickener. If you want to compare it, it is probably - throw the whole living person and the clothes into a wall-breaking cooking machine, first go through a wave of "high-speed wall-breaking", then a "mid-level whipping", followed by "boiling outside and stewing inside", and finally, you get a puddle of skin, muscle, fat, organs, bones, clothing fibers and other substances mixed together...... Uniform, viscous, thick, and colorful halogen.

"'Capable one'......" Che Wuchen only thought for a few seconds before making this judgment in his heart.

He is also a senior agent of the federal government, and all kinds of high-tech weapons that far exceed civilian technology are not new in his eyes. It's a thing that can make people like that...... The Federation is not absent, but as far as he knows, the device is still in the research and development stage; Moreover, the size of the machine was so large that it had to be disassembled and packed into several containers to be transported, so it could not be used here.

Therefore, he quickly ruled out the idea of "killing people with devices"; And the ridiculous assumption that "the killer threw these three people into a giant wall breaker and then spilled them into the corridor" is naturally not considered by him......

To sum up, the rest of the means he can think of to make people like this are undoubtedly "superpowers".

......After adjusting his breathing slightly, Che Wuchen simply took the gun out of his pocket, held it flat in front of him, and walked into the main entrance.

He pushed forward vigilantly as he thought, "The faults in the necks of the three people are very flat, and the murderer obviously deliberately left his head, but ...... Why? ”

Thinking of this, a chill suddenly rose in his heart.

Because, what instantly came to his mind were the following possibilities:

First, the killer wanted the first person to come to the scene to immediately understand that these were dead people on the ground, not spilled miso or something.

Second, the murderer may have left his head in order to make it easier for the police to identify the deceased; Combined with the previous article, it shows that the murderer is not only not afraid of the intervention of the police, but even has a tendency to play games with the police.

Third, there is still the possibility of ...... The murderer thought about it from the beginning, and sooner or later there would be "people who know the existence of the ability" to intervene in this case, so he used this way to directly tell those investigators like Che Wuchen - the one who committed the crime was a veteran who used the ability.