It's okay for me to bully my wife for the sake of the young master's dignity, right?

Chapter 354 [003] Go shopping and buy a pair of shoes

In order to avoid being entangled by Vale when returning to change clothes, Mu Yue did not change out of her police uniform and drove Qin Jiandan directly to the escalator at the bottom of the central tower.

After the police car stopped, the two walked out of the car door one by one. A child eating cotton candy in the crowd saw this scene and cheered without paying attention to the people around him:
"The police sister has caught another criminal, so awesome!"

Maybe it was because she was teased by the criminals today. The usually majestic policewoman felt a little ashamed.

The central tower is the core of the Ring Stone City and can be seen even from the outer city, but it is the first time that Qin Jiandan has observed it at such a close distance.

The skyscrapers towering into the sky have a strong sense of technology, with a thick base and a sharp top. The entire Ring Stone City depends on it to unfold the bright sky curtain to avoid the invasion of black fog.

The floors below the 7th floor of the Central Tower are company spaces and are strictly prohibited from being visited. Floors above the 7th floor will be selectively opened to the public, and the threshold is to have a Class B or above resident permit.

Qin Jiandan knew that the company's biggest secret was in the underground space, but the existence of the Squid King was sealed by the "cognitive barrier" and he could not mention it to others.

"Even children are put in a ring of confinement..."

Mu Yue and Qin Jiandan got on the escalator leading to the 7th floor one after another. Looking back, they could see a sparse crowd of people moving around in the parking lot.

Including the child who was eating marshmallows just now, most of these residents above level B wore silver-shining confinement rings, the only difference was that the adults wore neck collars and the children wore wrist bands.

"That's not surprising." Qin Jiandan stood side by side with Mu Yue, slightly lower than her (to prevent Mu Yue from falling as she was wearing high heels).

"Children may awaken their superpowers at any time, which are usually accompanied by the loss of control of their superpowers. Wearing a bracelet in advance is a precautionary measure."

The policewoman looked across the crowd in the parking lot, toward the dividing wall and beyond:
"The problem is that residents above level A are exempt from the Ring of Confinement, which further strengthens the privileges of the three major families and makes ordinary people even more powerless when facing oppression."

Mu Yue herself is a member of one of the three major families, but her worry is definitely not the cat crying over the mouse. She is probably remembering the scene where Ding Yuyunxian shot and killed the city police officer Alena.

"...Jian Dan, the TV news said a few days ago that Ding Yuyunxian, who was supposed to be a vegetable, woke up again and accepted a media interview with the wheelchair-bound Ding family patriarch. They vowed to take revenge on you, so you better be careful."

Qin Jiandan also heard the news, but he felt something was wrong:

"I made sure she was dead then... I could kill her again."

Mu Yue looked at the impulsive man beside her and shook her head: "You finally got your crime pardoned through the Superman Arena. If you commit a crime again in the inner city, you will become a wanted criminal again."

"Okay, then I won't attack in the inner city." Qin Jiandan said, "Ding Yuyunxian has come back to life. Although Valei never mentioned it to me, she must be very angry. I will find a chance to kill Ding Yuyunxian in the outer city."

Mu Yue did not comment, her eyes swept across the glass curtain wall and metal structure of the central tower. The night gradually enveloped her, and the breeze blew her long black hair.

"All members of the Police Department are exempt from the Ring of Confinement. After all, we are essentially a violent agency that protects the interests of the company. We must ensure that we have sufficient force to deal with criminals."

As the escalator approaches the 7th floor, the view becomes higher and farther, and you can see the parks, residential areas, factory areas in the inner city, and the busy traffic on the transportation network during off-get off work hours.

A female electronic voice without intonation warned Qin Jiandan as he was about to leave the elevator:
"Visitors please note that the Central Tower is the pride and symbol of Ringstone City and the company is committed to maintaining its safety and dignity. Any attempt to damage the Central Tower will be severely punished."

“Please keep order and maintain good behavior and attitude, otherwise you may be stripped of your inner city residency, have all your property confiscated, or even be sentenced to death.”

Seeing that Mu Yue was a little depressed, Qin Jiandan complained:

“The seventh floor and above are clearly places for consumption, but tourists are being treated as prisoners? If you accidentally damage public property, you will be executed!”

Mu Yue smiled bitterly. "Although the rules are strict, all residents who reach level B are proud to visit the Central Tower at least once. There is even a saying that 'If you don't visit the Central Tower, you are not an inner city resident.'"

At the end of the escalator was a fenced metal platform. Qin Jiandan and Mu Yue underwent a security scan and entered the electronic door.

On the wall of the passage behind the door, colorful digital art works were constantly displayed, which made Qin Jiandan's eyes hurt. Qin Jiandan put the sunglasses in his chest pocket back on his face.

Entering the inner hall, Qin Jiandan's vision suddenly became clear——

In the center of the ceiling is a huge holographic projection device, which continuously plays the company's promotional videos and displays of technological products. The transparent glass curtain wall allows light to shine in, reflecting the high-tech imitation marble columns and artificial intelligence-controlled lighting system, making the entire hall full of futuristic atmosphere. The residents of the inner city are dressed in spotless avant-garde high-end fashions, walking through the technological decoration style, and everyone tries to be noble and confident.

Qin Jiandan didn't like their pretentious behavior - is elegance just an act? You think you are superior to others, but in my opinion, you are all pigs brainwashed by the company!
This is the 7th floor, but not all floors above the 7th floor are open to tourists. In the center of the hall, there is a rather large spindle-shaped cavity that is off-limits. Qin Jiandan guessed that it must be the space occupied by the vertical farm, where various animals and plants are raised for the enjoyment of the people in the inner city.

Qin Jiandan turned on the camera in the chest pocket of his vest and began to record secretly. The Zhang brothers needed the interior of the Central Tower as a reference to plan the basic structure of the "Edge Ecological Tower".

There are many tracked robots patrolling fixed routes in the hall. Their thin bodies are equipped with guns and will monitor every abnormal move of the tourists.

Because he had A-level resident status and was statistically the companion of the sheriff of District 12, the robot relaxed its inspection of Qin Jiandan.

Qin Jiandan had no intention of causing damage to the Central Tower. After all, the Central Tower was the largest Mingguang Sky Curtain transmitter in Huanshi City. If terrorists wanted to blow up the Central Tower, Qin Jiandan would help stop them.

The central tower is necessary at least until one's own tower is built.

Many tourists themselves are visiting the Central Tower for the first time, but they insist on pretending to be experienced and look very confident.

In their eyes, Qin Jiandan's dress was rather "old-fashioned", but they recognized the other party's identity before they mocked him with their eyes.

"Isn't this... the young master of the Night Dragon Society who appeared on TV?"

"He is a criminal who has killed countless people. He was pardoned only after he defeated Superman in the ring!"

"No way, he came to the Central Tower to collect protection money? And he even asked Sheriff Mu Yue to be his protector?"

The tourists were afraid that Qin Jiandan would make trouble, so they all fled away, leaving a clear path for Qin Jiandan and Mu Yue.

Mu Yue ignored the gossip. She felt extremely embarrassed when she thought about the promotional video for "Ring of Confinement" that she had shot being broadcast on TV. Being misunderstood by tourists was nothing.

"Would you like some ice cream?" Qin Jiandan pointed across the street, where there was a cold drink counter staffed by robots.

"No." Mu Yue said with a slightly bitter face, "The ice cream here is all luminous. I would rather drink some soda."

Qin Jiandan looked carefully and found that the ice creams in the hands of the pedestrians were all shining. One strawberry-flavored ice cream glowed as bright as a traffic light.

"If you eat too much glow-in-the-dark ice cream, even your body will glow." Mu Yue seemed to recall something bad. "Wale did that once, and it made me unable to sleep in the dormitory."

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Qin Jiandan couldn't help but imagine what the glowing Mu Yue looked like in bed...

After passing some snack counters and restaurants, Qin Jiandan discovered that there were far more robots here than outside.

Doctor Li said that the company’s AI technology may not be better than that of the Earth, but its biotechnology is far ahead, so these robots, like the filming car in the afternoon, are likely to have built-in “brain-computers” that are not driven by computer chips, but actually imprisoned with the brain of a prisoner.

This kind of treatment worse than death made Qin Jiandan lose his appetite. Mu Yue seemed to have guessed Qin Jiandan's thoughts:
"The top-floor viewing platform is staffed by human waiters, but they charge more. Since you want to shoot the interior, let's go up one floor at a time and eat after we reach the top floor."

Qin Jiandan suddenly said, "Before that, let me buy you a pair of shoes first? I don't think you are comfortable wearing high heels."

Mu Yue hesitated. She felt that choosing shoes was a personal matter and it would be best to do it with her best friend. But the "female stilts" on her feet did make her suffer.

"...I'll buy it myself. You can wander around this floor and take some photos of the interior."

The policewoman walked into a store, took off her high heels, put her feet wrapped in black stockings together and stepped on the smart shoe-trying platform. The style and size were determined by holographic projection, and she kept signaling Qin Jiandan with her eyes not to stare at her.

But how can a true gentleman miss it? Those are the long legs of a phantom, the dance of black silk, the graceful curves, and the graceful charm!

Qin Jiandan used the excuse of staying to pay. He took off his sunglasses and stared at Mu Yue's feet until they were red and warm. Even the robot waiter seemed to remember his desire to complain when he was a human:
"My dear customer, I have detected that your heart rate has increased by 20%, your pupil diameter has expanded three times, and you have begun to secrete adrenaline - do you require medical assistance?"

"I don't understand what's so good about feet." Mu Yue quickly picked out a pair of comfortable flat shoes. "He really needs medical assistance. A psychologist is best. A comprehensive examination should be conducted to see why his feet have become like this!"

(End of this chapter)