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

Chapter 384 [033] Heritage from the First People

In Uncle Gear's prosthetics shop, Linlin found the message from the sheriff's mother from a pile of data, but Qin Jiandan and Valei were confused.

"The door is closed, and the oppression is eternal...what does it mean?"

In response to Qin Jiandan's further inquiries, Linlin shook her bun-shaped head to show that she was powerless:

"I'm just a hacker, not a psychologist. Maybe you should ask the sheriff. Maybe he will understand the meaning of the mother's message."

Qin Jiandan and Walei looked at each other. With this new information, they could shamelessly return to the inner city and take credit from Mu Yue.

Perhaps because suicides often happen in this neighborhood, the gunshots from the Gear Prosthetics Shop did not cause any chaos. Vale gradually lowered her guard, and she suddenly had an idea and said:

"It won't hurt if we analyze it in advance. Do you think this sentence is describing a hangover? 'The door is closed' may mean that the hungover person would rather stay indoors and continue to 'eternally press' the pillow in bed?"

Qin Jiandan and Linlin both looked incredulous. Qin Jiandan said:

"Just because the sheriff's mother complained about her husband's hangover, the company is going to get rid of her? The company is too boring!"

Linlin raised a finger in front of her nose: "Could 'The door is closed, the pressure is eternal' be part of a poem? What the sheriff's mother wants to tell everyone is actually the first half or the second half of the poem?"

"That makes sense." "Linlin is so smart." Qin Jiandan and Wa Lei agreed. Linlin, sitting in the swivel chair, became a little complacent.

At this time, chaotic footsteps and scolding were heard outside the door. Through the shredded metal door, an old man with a white beard and blood on his shoulders was thrown in by the guards. It was Uncle Gear who was rescued by the regeneration cabin.

It seems that Uncle Gear's suicide skill points are not enough. Although he pointed his homemade pistol at his temple, the angle was off at the critical moment, and a lot of blood was drawn but the brain was not injured.

Qin Jiandan signaled the guards to leave temporarily. As soon as the guards left, Uncle Gear fell to his knees on the metal floor with a thud:
"Master Qin, Miss Linlin... I was wrong! Please forgive me! I will work like a slave for the Night Dragon Society to atone for my sins! I was too greedy... I will return the hibernation chamber to you right away!"

Qin Jiandan and Linlin were very confused. Linlin looked at Uncle Gear begging for mercy on the ground and asked, "What is a hibernation chamber?"

"..."

Uncle Gear raised his head slightly from the floor, his white hair and beard mixed with deep anxiety and regret, his eyes were evasive.

Linlin was more soft-hearted towards her past benefactor, but Qin Jiandan mercilessly condensed the Mystic Ice Battle Blade onto the tip of his right fist:
"You are hiding something from us, right? Tell us now. If you show good attitude, I will consider sparing your life!"

"Yes, yes! Young master, please calm down!" Uncle Gear kowtowed again hurriedly.

Linlin pulled her brother's clothes from behind, meaning that for the sake of their past relationship he should not scare Uncle Gear too much. Qin Jiandan nodded slightly to tell her sister not to worry.

Vale picked up a piece of synthetic board from the corner and simply covered the gap left by the metal door. Although this would make the light worse, the following confession might involve confidential information and should not be allowed to outsiders.

After getting Qin Jiandan's permission, Uncle Gear stood up tremblingly. He was fat and wore thick work clothes whose original color could not be seen. There were many practical tools in the pockets of the work clothes. He had an old leather apron tied around his waist, which was covered with traces of wear and oil stains.

Uncle Gear's dressing style is very similar to Linlin's, or rather, Linlin is very similar to Uncle Gear. In terms of prosthetic repair, the other party can be considered half-master of Linlin.

Linlin stepped aside from the workbench and watched Uncle Gear type a long string of passwords on the keyboard. The workbench began to transform on a larger scale. The originally flat tabletop slowly separated to the sides, revealing the complex mechanical structure hidden underneath. The metal plates and hinges shone coldly under the light. Eventually, a metal ramp leading to the basement was formed.

Uncle Gear walked down the ramp first, followed by Qin Jiandan and Linlin. After thinking for a moment, Vale followed.

"Young Master, Miss Linlin, I really regret it... If only I had told you about this earlier..."

Uncle Gear habitually wiped the welding glasses that were pushed up to his forehead. He walked a little crookedly because he had just come out of the regeneration cabin.

"Just call me Linlin like before." Linlin said from behind Uncle Gear, "What on earth are you hiding from me and my brother?"

Uncle Gear was speechless with shame. He walked through the space full of clutter and came to a seemingly ordinary corner. There were some old furniture and discarded machine parts, covered with dust.

Linlin noticed that although these sundries seemed to be in disarray, they actually cleverly blocked the space behind them. Uncle Gear walked in front of these sundries, coughed twice because of the dust, and then pulled off the canvas covering them with all his heart.

As the canvas slid down, two peculiarly shaped cabins appeared in front of Qin Jiandan and Linlin. They had smooth lines and smooth surfaces. The material looked both strong and light. The surface was covered with an unknown alloy, reflecting a faint luster, which contrasted sharply with the old objects around them.

"Is this the hibernation chamber?" asked Vale, "Why do you say it originally belonged to Jiandan and Linlin?" When Uncle Gear heard the word "Jiandan", it took him a long time to realize that it should refer to Qin Jiandan.

“It looks so high-tech!”

Linlin ignored the dust that had not yet completely settled and jumped onto the hibernation cabin to observe carefully. Through the small observation window on the cabin, she could see a purple translucent gel-like substance inside, which might be a special nutrient solution to maintain the hibernation state.

"This is a bit similar to the regeneration cabin." Qin Jiandan took a step closer, while also being on guard against Uncle Gear next to him.

Linlin's fingers brushed past the closed cabin door, feeling the comfort brought by the high technology.

"There is no seam at the edge of the hatch. The thermal conductivity of the shell is also obviously different from any metal I have ever seen." Linlin's eyes were full of curiosity. "What material is this made of, and what is the manufacturing process?"

Uncle Gear coughed lightly and said, "Back then...back then when I picked you two up, you were lying in these two hibernation pods."

Amid the shock of Qin Jiandan and the others, Uncle Gear continued to narrate with deep regret:

"After a huge explosion caused by a guild battle, I found two strange objects in the ruins. Later I realized they were hibernation pods. I pulled the pods into my shop, but before I could do anything, they opened automatically."

"I found the two of you sleeping in there. You didn't seem to be breathing, so I thought you were dead. I dragged you out and planned to send you to the body recovery center, but you woke up. I deserve to die..."

Uncle Gear began to hit himself in the face.

I wanted to embezzle your hibernation chamber, so I lied to you and said that you were knocked unconscious by the explosion... It seems that you two have developed hibernation amnesia and can't remember anything that happened before..."

Vale pushed Uncle Gear from behind and said, "Wow, you're quite a liar! It turns out that it's you who caused Jiandan and Linlin to end up on the streets!"

“Mercy! Young Master, please spare me! It’s all my fault for being too greedy!” Uncle Gear knelt on the ground again. “Soon someone from the company came to look for the hibernation capsule. I was afraid of the company’s investigation, so I didn’t dare to make a move on the black market. As a result, I have been hiding it until now… Because of this, I have nightmares every night!”

"It's not just because of the company, right?" Vale used the Lingshu mace to hit Uncle Gear's back again. "You heard that Qin Jiandan became the young master of the Night Dragon Society, and Linlin's status is not low either. You were afraid that the matter would be exposed and they would retaliate against you, so you hid in this remote neighborhood. You were even so scared that you committed suicide when Linlin knocked on the door?"

Uncle Gear was speechless for a long while. Linlin sighed a little hurt: "It turns out that I was the one who almost scared Uncle Gear to death..."

Recalling the hardships they had experienced while living on the streets, Qin Jiandan was indeed a little angry with Uncle Gear, but to be fair, the siblings had no self-defense ability at the time, and it would have been easy for Uncle Gear to seize the hibernation chamber or even kill them. Although Uncle Gear lied, he often helped the siblings out of guilt, which showed that he was not a completely bad person.

"Is the hibernation cabin the only thing you embezzled? Is there anything else?" Although Qin Jiandan's words were harsh, he no longer intended to "take revenge" on Uncle Gear.

"No! Absolutely not!" Uncle Gear swore, "It's all here. I have never shown these two hibernation chambers and the things inside to anyone!"

Just as Uncle Gear said, Linlin pressed her hands against one of the hibernation capsules and looked inside through the small observation window. Sure enough, she found several books and a Walkman.

Linlin fumbled around the surface of the hibernation chamber, trying to find the hidden opening button. Uncle Gear looked up from the ground: "I have tried to open it many times, but once it is closed, it can never be opened again, and I dare not use violence..."

"Shhh..." Unconsciously, without knowing where Linlin touched, the cover of the hibernation chamber slowly opened, and a cold and mysterious atmosphere immediately filled the basement. Uncle Gear opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

"It looks like it recognizes its master." Vale complained, "If you hadn't been greedy and shared the hibernation chamber with the brother and sister, at least you wouldn't have to live in fear for so many years."

The purple translucent liquid in the hibernation chamber began to evaporate, flashing a faint fluorescence, and smelled very fragrant. It should be non-toxic, otherwise Qin Jiandan's steel armor breathing method would automatically activate.

Linlin quickly scanned a few books and found nothing special, so she picked up the Walkman next to the books. This kind of tape player was once very popular on Earth, and because digital products in Ringstone City are very expensive, this nostalgic model can often be seen in the market today.

After obtaining her brother's consent with her eyes, Linlin pressed the play button on the Walkman.

After a rustling sound, a male and a female voice appeared. The male voice spoke in Chinese, and the female voice spoke in English. They spoke alternately, saying the same thing:
"Bono, Linlin, we failed and failed to bring you back to Earth... I hope that when you wake up, the resistance will have won... Will that be 10 years from now, or 100 years from now?"

The background sound was very noisy, with gunshots, shouting, and the roar of some inhuman monster.

"We are your father and mother..."

(End of this chapter)