This was the first time Zhong Ming remembered taking a night train to the capital of Hemei. Unlike when he took the reverse train half an hour ago, although he was also facing an empty carriage, Zhong Ming did not rush in a panic.

Although the terrifying countdown of the life points system in his body had begun, Zhong Ming was much calmer than when he was struggling in front of the factory gate, although he might encounter a bad situation next.

In Zhong Ming's memory, this was the first time in history that he did not hesitate to violate the factory's regulations on the permission for junior professionals to go out and did not return to the factory on time, regardless of the threat that his life points would decrease with the passage of time.

Although this series of behaviors is not enough to attract law enforcement robots, it is enough for Zhong Ming to suffer a series of disciplinary measures such as salary deductions and restrictions on applying for permission to go out. And if Zhong Ming can't return to the factory on the next duty day, then he may be directly dismissed, and completely reduced to a jobless person who needs to worry about his life and death all the time.

Zhong Ming, who always follows the rules and works diligently on weekdays, never dreamed that one day he would do something serious against the rules and even make him unemployed. As the most potential junior professional in the factory, he almost succeeded in the latest promotion exam and became the youngest intermediate professional in the factory. However, because of his impulsiveness, Zhong Ming may never be promoted again.

However, to Zhong Ming's own surprise, when he thought of everything he might lose because of his impulsive choice, he not only felt a little regretful and sad, but because of his willful choice, he experienced an unprecedented relief, relaxation, and excitement. He even vaguely wished that he would never have to go back to the factory, that he would be able to embrace a new life, though even he found such an idea ridiculously unrealistic.

As his breathing and heartbeat calmed down from the violent running, Zhong Ming returned to reality in his wandering consciousness, allowing his gaze to naturally fall on the skin-implanted creature watch on his left hand.

"Where does it start and where does it end?" Looking at the decreasing life points on his wrist, Zhong Ming couldn't help but think of the problem that made him feel a headache and panic, and made him excited and desperate.

"When the numbers run out, will there be a miracle?"

Suddenly, Zhong Ming felt that he might have thought of the mystery of starting everything and ending everything, but if he was wrong, he would probably pay with his life for this idea.

Before Zhong Ming could clarify his chaotic thoughts and figure out where he should go, suddenly, the prosperity and glory of the Hemei Shengdu had burst out of the originally dark horizon in the distance in a flash.

Although it is still nearly 100 kilometers away, the light of the city, which shines like the Milky Way, has already shone into the window through the wall of the vacuum tunnel that the high-speed maglev train track has become transparent in the night. As the train approaches the city, the midnight view of the city that never sleeps looks even more dazzling than in the daytime. In the bright sea of stars, countless flying cars float in the air of the city like meteors flying flat, and various neon lights transform into different dances in the gap between the meteors. Everything that shines is so vigorous, so wonderful, so beautiful.

The bell that lit up his eyes by the city light temporarily bid farewell to the struggle in the whirlpool of his mind, and gave himself "just take the morning train back to the factory at dawn." Self-soothing.

Facing Liu Guang in front of him once, for a moment, Zhong Ming was even in a trance, feeling that he had soared and swam into the free and boundless sea of stars; I feel that I can really take my life into my own hands, and I no longer need to live by strict order. However, this illusion of the bell ringing was soon shattered with the prompt sound of the train entering the station. He had to face the real world again.

Although the night of the holy capital is lit up by various colors, the intercity station at midnight is still exceptionally quiet because most of the passenger vehicles have been suspended. As the vast majority of the people in the city go home to rest according to the established order of life, in order to contribute to the operation of the city and the world the next day, even the crowded underground city that was crowded a few hours ago is no longer visible.

In the dead of night, the vast majority of those who wander the streets of the dungeon are unemployed in the lowest dungeon who can only survive in the night. Therefore, the bell ringing that appeared on the empty street in a junior professional artificial uniform naturally attracted a lot of unexpected attention to him.

Zhong Ming had barely walked a few steps in the dungeon when a young girl approached him and whispered in his ear, "Little brother." Want me to accompany you? ”

"Stay with me?"

"Hmm. I'll do anything. ”

"Anything?"

"Well, and I'm very affordable. Only two hours of credits at a time. ”

"Huh? This... ”

"Hmm. But you need to pay for the room. ”

"Huh? Oh. No need. Thank you. ”

"Oops, brother. You see, you don't have any company. You junior professionals haven't had a chance to relax for a long time, right? You see that since you are here, let my sister and I accompany you, relieve you of stress, and make you happy and happy~ Why don't you give you a 5% discount? Just one hour credit? How's that? Little brother. I knew there was an alley around here, quiet and safe, and I could save money on the house. ”

The girl's words made Zhong Ming feel like a fire, and he didn't know what to do, so he could only struggle without saying a word, break away from the pull of the girl's little hand, and strode up.

escaped the girl's promotion, Zhong Ming encountered several aunts and a few beggars.

The appearance of these pesterers, who made him uncomfortable, made him subconsciously start to avoid the crowd, especially the women. Although, what he was looking for was also a woman, he was pretty sure she wasn't one of them.

Even if Zhong Ming couldn't recall what the woman that haunted him was like, he was convinced that he could sense her approach, and he could recognize her at a glance in the sea of people, because he remembered the feeling she gave him, and for him, it was like a call to life.

In the turmoil of emotions, the bells that ran wildly turned into a deep and quiet alley.

After stepping into the deep alley, Zhong Ming kept speeding up his pace, wanting to go deep into the silence of no one and escape from the unsettling depths as soon as possible.

However, just as Zhong Ming was about to rush out of the alley, he was hit by a strong blow from nowhere, and he convulsed and fell to the ground.