Zheng Zhuo stumbled to his feet. He squeezed through the dark and cramped path under the residential area and ran forward.

There was a sharp pain in the ankle.

It hurts. It hurts a lot.

There must be some bruise. It must be swollen.

But Zheng Zhuo can't stop now.

(Must have chased after ......!) ）”

He ran forward as hard as he could.

……

Alley. Street. Sidewalk.

Zheng Zhuo ran as far away as he could, he rushed out of the community, and saw the nearest bus stop, the bus was slowly entering the station.

"Wait!"

It doesn't matter how many buses it is. Zheng Zhuo jumped up.

Backbite.

At this time, he lamented the convenience of modern public transportation. When he went out, he didn't take anything with him but his phone. But now, he only needs to swipe the bus app on his phone to board the bus.

But modern life has also caused him inconvenience.

Those big men who rushed into his house must have also found him through modern means of communication.

(How did you position me...... Mobile phone number? Operators? GPS signal? ）”

Zheng Zhuo sat in the back seat of the bus and kept looking back.

Fortunately, he hasn't seen anyone chase him out yet.

"I knew I was calling the big companies from the public phone...... Still inexperienced. In other words, are large companies so unreasonable? Lynching and arresting? ”

Could it be that the execution of injustice is always accompanied by resistance?

"Don't think about that. Anyway, you have to run away first. ”

Pull out the phone card and turn off the network...... There should be no way to locate yourself.

But where can you flee in this way?

“……”

He can't cut off contact with the outside world right now.

Zheng Zhuo sat on the bus and immediately called back to Zhuang Yusheng.

Honk...... Honk......

"Hey, hey—"

After a few dials, the other party picked up.

"It's me, Zheng Zhuo."

"Ah, is it settled?"

The tone on the other side was very relaxed.

"Let me tell you, why did you disappear? I was asked by the police for a while—"

"I'll talk about it later. I'm being chased. ”

"What?"

"Give me your address."

"Huh? Belch...... No, you know. I don't have a home now. “

“……”

Zheng Zhuo forgot about it.

"What city are you in?"

He retreated and asked about it.

Zheng Zhuo had already moved his mind to leave the city. If he can't use the phone and the Internet in the future, then he will definitely have to go to someone.

And the best candidates are, of course, the other participants of the [Subconscious World].

Because it is ashamed to say that Zheng Zhuo has no friends in the city where he works.

…… No, wait.

He thought of the small supermarket where he had worked for a while.

If you stay there...... It's not impossible.

I just don't know if the other party will have already found out there.

"Hah...... I am in XX town, XX county, XX city, XX province. ”

On the other side of the phone, Zhuang Yusheng reported a place name.

It is far away from the city where Zheng Zhuo is located. Almost half a country has been crossed.

“…… I'll get back to you later. ”

"Huh? Again——? ”

Zheng Zhuo hung up the phone. He wrote down the city where Zhuang Yusheng lived.

Going to Zhuang Yusheng is also a way. But the road was too far, and Zheng Zhuo had to take a long distance of transportation. He was a little worried that the people who broke into his house would take advantage of the opportunity to catch up.

Let's take a look at the rest of the world.

Zheng Zhuo started talking again.

This time, he called Chu Huairen.

Honk...... Honk......

Transatlantic calls. Dial-up times are even longer.

Click.

"Hello?"

That's great. Connected.

"Chu Huairen, it's me. Zheng Zhuo. ”

Zheng Zhuo immediately said.

"I'm back in the real world. I'm being chased right now, do you know what-"

"You too?"

"-hiding-hey, wait."

I also?

What do you mean?

Zheng Zhuo immediately became vigilant.

He heard that Chu Huairen on the other side was in a noisy environment.

It looked like on the road, not in the hotel room when he first contacted him.

"Also? What do you mean......"

"When you left the [Evolution World], I was on fire here. There was a flash of golden light, and blue flames came out of the phone. lit the bed with the floor. ”

"Ahh

It's the same as what happened to Zhuang Yusheng.

"The fire sprinkler was triggered, and I quickly left the hotel room and ran out of the hotel through the fire escape. Then, I saw someone chasing me from behind. Several men in suits. I ran into the mall...... Now it's finally time to get rid of them. ”

"Someone is chasing you, too?"

"Yes."

Zheng Zhuo's first reaction was: How is this possible?

Wasn't he targeted because he used the [Black Hand] skill to sell the intelligence of large companies to make money? Why was Chu Huairen, who was abroad, also discovered?

Could it be ......

The fact that Zheng Zhuo will be chased has nothing to do with his betrayal of intelligence?

In that case......

"I suspect that the people chasing us have something to do with the [collective subconscious]."

Chu Huairen's voice came from inside the phone.

“……”

The situation has exceeded Zheng Zhuo's expectations.

"The men in the suits are a lot like the men who recommended that I download the [Collective Subconscious] software." Chu Huairen continued, "I downloaded this test software at a certain summit. At that time, their person in charge was dressed like that...... Although this cannot be used as a basis. There are not a few people who dress like that. ”

Speaking of which, Zheng Zhuo had indeed heard young women say this kind of thing. The head of the group that developed the Collective Subconscious is promoting the software.

Could it be that they found out that the software was about to be shut down?

Zheng Zhuo immediately picked up his mobile phone and opened the [Collective Subconscious] software.

However, this software cannot be opened.

“…… If the young woman doesn't open the port, I can't take the initiative to enter ......! ”

And Zheng Zhuo has no way to contact the inside of the [real world]! He could only wait.

While waiting, he had to find a way to hide first.

"It might be strange to ask you, who are also on the run." He said to the phone, "Chu Huairen, do you know where I can live temporarily?" There's no need for status, and there's no need to pay—"

"How's the police station?"

“……”

Zheng Zhuo didn't know if Chu Huairen was joking, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Or go to my university. I can tell you about the electronic combination lock in my staff dormitory. ”

Chu Huairen reported an address.

It was also far away from Zheng Zhuo's city. The city of Zhuang Yusheng is in a different direction, but the distance is not much different.

"Is there any closer?"

"How is that possible...... By the way, I was investigating the fire just now. ”

"Fire?"

"The hotel where I stayed was on fire. Do you know? The fire spreads slowly, but it is difficult to extinguish. The entire building burned down. That's momentum enough to make the news. ”

"So I searched all the fires in the country that had broken out at that point in time."

“…… What do you think? ”

"Only two were found. One is in XX Town, XX County, XX City, XX Province. ”

“……！”

It was reported by Zhuang Yusheng, and the address where he was.

"What about the other place?"

Zheng Zhuo hurriedly asked.

"XX University City, XX Province, XX City. Do you have any clues? ”

“…… I really have. ”

Zheng Zhuo replied.

There's a good chance that Tao Tao is there. And it is relatively close, only 3 hours by high-speed rail from Zheng Zhuo's city.

But......

He wasn't sure if he was going there now.

Because, if the other party is coming at the [participant], hiding next to the participant will make it easier to expose his whereabouts.

……

【Voting】

[The pursuers are unknown.] Where are you going to take a break from the limelight now? 】

[Option 1]

【Return to the Mini Market】

[Option 2]

【Go to Chu Huairen's University】

[Option 3]

【Go to the location of Zhuang Yusheng】

[Option 4]

[Go to the place where Tao Tao is likely to be located]

[Option 5]

[Go to the police station and call the police]