A round-faced young man with brown hair and metal-rimmed glasses appears on the screen, holding a search warrant issued by the City Security Bureau. Munch hurriedly pressed the hidden button of the workbench, and the workbench was flipped over, the countdown and holographic display areas reverted to the background, and the desktop switched to normal mode.

Bane heard movement outside the door, jumped out of bed, and barked at the door. Munch pointed at it, and Bane immediately became much more honest. In fact, Munch was also a little nervous, after all, he didn't know the reason for the police's visit, so he touched his earlobe and asked Bobo to inquire about the detailed file of the visiting police. After adjusting his facial expression, he clicks the confirm button to open the door.

Bane immediately circled around the policeman, rubbing his nose against him, and he also acted friendly, reaching out and stroking Bane's back, saliva dripping on his shiny leather shoes, and he didn't care. After a moment, Bane sat quietly to the side.

The policeman smiled and said to Munch, "Dude, is there any water?" I'm dying of thirst. Climbing 12 floors is equivalent to a regular workout. Seriously, you should complain to the manager of Huasen Building, the elevator often has problems, and it is too inconvenient to go up and down. If needed, I can come forward and coordinate. ”

"This cop is a real talker." Munch sneered in his heart, walked to the workbench, took a glass of water, and handed it to the sweaty man in front of him. As he drank the water, Munch looked at him again. He was not very old, in his early twenties, with a somewhat fat figure, and a police strap with the logo of the City Security Bureau on his belly.

The policeman drank all the water in the cup in one go, then burped at Munch, wiped the sweat from his face with his hand, looked around, and finally stretched out his hand in front of Munch: "My name is Calvin Young, a first-class police officer of the City Security Bureau, thank you for your cooperation with me, my inquiry will end soon, and it will not delay you too much." Seeing this, Munch stretched out his hand mechanically, this was the first time he had seen such a polite policeman, and of course it was the first time he had seen such an amateur policeman, after all, until now, Munch did not know the purpose of his visit.

Calvin pulled up the recorder from the implant in his arm and began recording conversations related to the case. "Let's start with the basics, Name: Munch Bryan, Occupation: Volcanic Rock Library Staff. I've been to the store several times, just around the corner of Maple Road in Juvens, and it has a complete collection of books, as well as a lot of out-of-print paper books......"

Seeing Munch's wry smile, Calvin realized that he had digressed and quickly turned the conversation away from the small talk. "Let's skip that and get to the point, according to last night's surveillance footage from Sick Street, you showed up at 11:43 p.m., right?"

"So it's because of Beverly Andrew's disappearance?" Munch's hanging heart relaxed slightly, at least it had nothing to do with illegal body modification. "Officer Yang, isn't it, the news said that No. 19 Sick Street, the surrounding surveillance has been destroyed, how did you know that I went to that street?"

"Although the surveillance was destroyed, the camera at the mouth of the alley still captured some useful footage, you see this. By the way, what is your body identification number, I will synchronize the screen to you. Munch was surprised by the actions of the policeman in front of him, "Can such important evidence be directly synchronized?" It doesn't seem to hurt me, though. Munch cooperated with the identification pairing, and Calvin synchronized the mutilated footage to his arm.

According to the information, this is the picture of the mouth of the alley at No. 19 Sick Street, and in the mutilated image, everything around is blurred, only a white object, which is constantly swaying. "Biometrically, the white object is a living Bellington's tail, and there is only one registered in the entire city of Toccany, named Bane." With that, Calvin glanced at Bane, who was lying on the ground, licking his paws.

"Yes, I did, I just went to walk the dog." Monk concealed his encounter with Beverly to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Well, it's true that a dog like Bane needs to get a lot of exercise every day. Can you tell us about the origin of this dog? In the case of the large-scale popularization of mechanical bionic pets in the upper domain, this dog is particularly precious, and I believe it also has extraordinary significance. ”

"Matters that are not related to this case, I can refuse to answer." Munch replied righteously.

"Strictly speaking, this is not an issue that is unrelated to this case, it appeared near the scene of the crime, and I have the right to find out where it came from. However, since you don't want to say it, I won't force it. Calvin casually walked over to Munch's bookshelf, picked up a book, and flipped through it.

Bobo prompted Munch that Calvin's file had been found, and given the current situation, it was recommended to choose the bone conduction mode to ensure that the sound did not spread. Munch nodded in agreement. Bobo then vibrated and transmitted the information from the file to Munch's eardrums. And automatically filter out previously known information.

Calvin Young, the son of Totzcana city hero Donnie Young, who was a senior inspector at the time, disappeared for his part in the investigation of a secret case and was sentenced to death in the line of duty three years ago, and was eligible to enter the Monument of Remembrance. At the same time, Calvin Young passed the Career Succession Act and was offered a position in the City Safety Bureau. Because of his professional competence, he is now only able to serve as a police officer I in the Logistics Support Section.

"No wonder he only said that he was a first-class police officer, not that he belonged to the department." After Munch listened to the information, he suddenly realized, and silently thought in his heart, "But it's not right, why did he from the logistics support department come to investigate my situation?" ”

"Do you have a lot of research on biomechanical modification? Most of the books on the shelves are about this aspect, and the books "Iterative Update of Implants and Brain-Computer Interfaces" and "The Glory Age of Obsidian" are not bad, especially "The Glory Age of Obsidian", which tells the glorious decade of explosive growth in the number of parasitic towers. There is a passage in it that I still remember very clearly: 'People think that obsidian is a gift from nature, but they don't know that it is the cruelest curse.' When human beings gradually become unable to survive the parasitic tower, they are shackled by the tools they have created, and the blood flowing in the human body will eventually be replaced by injections, and at that time, the glow of obsidian will illuminate the whole world. ’”

"Bobo, did he just say what he said in the book?" Although Munch has a whole wall of paper books, he rarely takes the initiative to look through them, and only when he encounters a problem, he will consult them urgently. The book Calvin said just now, Munch didn't read the contents of it, but simply flipped through the introduction of the book.

"Chapter 3, page 156, paragraph 5, word for word." Bobo told Munch. When he heard it, his eyes were full of curiosity, and with his previous suspicious identity, he gradually became interested in the little fat man in front of him.

Seeing Calvin reading silently, Munch tapped his finger on his earlobe, motioning for Bobo to continue. "Today is his first time in the police. What's more coincidental is that I found out through the police records of the city's complete bureau that the person who originally planned to go to the police was not Calvin, and it was not at this time. He was temporarily dispatched by the system. ”

"It's kind of interesting, I want to see what he wants to do, this rookie cop in the logistics support department." Munch didn't intend to poke at him, but wanted to see how far he could play.

"Eh, what is this book?" Calvin looked underneath the bookshelf for a white paper with no text on the side. Calvin reached out and picked it up, but before he could read it, Munch hurriedly stepped forward a few steps and grabbed it. "This is my diary, and it's private." Munch hugged the white paper in his arms and smiled awkwardly. "It's all my daily gibberish, there's nothing to see." Seeing this, Calvin flashed a hint of cunning in his eyes, but he didn't ask and dwell on it too much.

Bane, who had been quiet for a long time, stood up and walked around the room, his nose pressed to the floor, as if looking for something. After turning around, he finally stopped by the bookshelf, stared at the red-covered book of "Apocalypse", whispered twice, and kept looking back at Munch, his eyes full of longing.

"Bane, don't mess around, don't disturb Officer Yang's work." Munch's voice was stern, and when Bane heard this, his wagging tail instantly fell, and he walked to the foot of the bed with heavy steps, and fell down sullenly.

"It's okay, my inquiry will end soon" While Munch was not paying attention, Calvin gently lifted the book "Apocalypse" with his hand, and found that it was motionless, and there were small dots on the side cover that resembled a camera. seemed to understand, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

"Finally, I would like to ask you to cooperate in taking a full-body photo so that I can better complete my work." Calvin took out a black police device from his backpack, and after more than ten seconds, he completed the information collection. "Okay, if it's okay, I'll go first, remember to go to the administrator of Huasen Building to report the elevator matter, and you can find me at any time if you need to. After all, our implant codes have already been paired. ”

Munch followed closely behind Calvin and carried him to the door, stepped out of the door with one foot, turned his head, and said to Munch, "Do you like the book of Revelation too?" Send a word from you, the one you regard as a friend, don't expect him to be loyal to you forever, and the one you see as an enemy, don't expect him to change your life for you. I'm the one who wants to be your friend. Well, that's all there is to it. I had to wait for the elevator when I went down. Today's movement has gone beyond the norm. Calvin's hearty laughter rang out in the hallway, and Monk finally breathed a sigh of relief as he left in the background.

Downstairs in the Watson Building, Calvin sent the scanned data back to the Information Section of the City Security Bureau, with a note: "Make an accurate biospecimen as soon as possible to a verifiable level." As night fell, the lights of the Watson Building were bright, Calvin looked back at the floor where Munch was, his eyes were resolute, Munch leaned against the window, pillowed on the curtains, and also looked at Calvin on the street, their eyes met in the night, and for a moment, Munch felt an indescribable heat. The strange thing is that this feeling does not frighten him, but warms.

Calvin got into a drip cart and left. Looking at the trajectory of his departure, Munch muttered to himself: "This person is far more complex and changeable than he appears on the surface." After closing the curtains, the workbench flipped again, and as the node approached, the countdown font had become bold and large, and kept flashing.

"Xiao Meng, have you thought about it? It's a replica of your own heart! Bobo reminded Munch. I know, but this might be a good chance to unravel the mystery in your head! He didn't hesitate and clicked confirm when there were ten minutes left in the invitation deadline.

The countdown disappears on the screen, and Munch's arm is implanted in his body, receiving a new voice file.