Did the world end today?

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After having dinner with Jiang Xingye, the two did not return to the office, but went straight home to their apartment.

It was 8 p.m. Lin Xu glanced at his bracelet, and the number displayed on it had returned to 4.

Goodness, can falling in love really restore your energy?

This sounds like the setting of some kind of visual novel game.
But Lin Xu did feel much more refreshed.

People probably really do need to relax.

Seeing that there was still some time, he turned on his computer, created a new page in the clues document, and outlined what he needed to do.

First of all, the material issue for Star Traveler 1 has now been resolved, so there is no need to waste time repeatedly acquiring them.

Therefore, he only had two urgent tasks left to complete.

First, find out the location and condition of the Zhurong ship, and try to make physical contact with it.

Second, search for the truth about "higher dimensions" and determine its connection to the end of the world.

The former requires finding Bai Mo, while the latter requires further communication with the skull.

Skulls are easy to find, but what about Bai Mo?
Lin Xu was unsure whether there would be any risks in going to Bai Mo, after all, he had only mentioned Jiang Xingye's name last time, which had already attracted the rapid response force.

As Jiang Xingye's chosen contact person, will Bai Mo also be under surveillance?
Assuming there is no surveillance, how can I gain her trust after making contact?
After a moment's thought, Lin Xu picked up his phone.

He then sent a message to Bai Mo.

"We need a safe word between us."

A moment later, Bai Mo sent back a message.

Bai Mo:

"Safe words??"

Lin Xu:

"To be precise, it's a security password."

"In the future, if any accident occurs, as long as I mention this word of safety, you must trust me unconditionally and tell me all the information I need."

"This is an anchor point."

"You must remember this anchor point."

Bai Mo:

"I understand. What is it?"

Lin Xu remained silent in thought, without replying immediately.

Such a password must be simple, but it must be something that would never be mentioned in daily life.

It must be safe enough.

"Butterfly."

Lin Xu typed a reply:
The password is 'butterfly'.

Bai Mo:

"Understood, I will remember."

Lin Xu:

"You must remember this! You must never forget it for the rest of your life!"

Bai Mo:

"I will get it tattooed on my body."

Lin Xu:

"fine thanks."

After sending the message, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Is that enough?

Such an action should be enough to affect the world inside the bracelet, right?

At that time, as long as I use this password, I can quickly gain Bai Mo's trust and obtain enough information.

Once the secrets of the Zhurong ship are revealed, his "time pincer attack" can also get on track.

He lay back down on the bed, satisfied.

Then, gently touch the bracelet.

Consciousness was drained once again
"so."

Your wife didn't lie to you.

Lin Xu interrupted the skull's fixed speech and then spoke:
"drive."

"I need to retrieve my communication equipment for external communications. Go find me a wristband."

"Now??"

The skull was stunned.

"Wait, what do you mean?"

"The operation has been canceled?"

"If you insist on continuing this operation, then we absolutely cannot take the risk!"

“Once you activate your personal communication device, our location will be quickly locked and your identity information will be exposed.”

"All our previous efforts will be in vain. We can no longer take action because even if we succeed, we won't be able to escape—your money won't be refunded!"

Have you figured it out?

"I figured it out."

Lin Xu answered without hesitation:

"Now, hurry, I need the bracelet!"

".good!"

The skull gritted his teeth and nodded, then spoke into the radio and ordered, "Old Ma, get me a bracelet."

"Take him to the vicinity of Qixia Mountain, and we'll meet him there."

"Do a good job of blocking, and if possible, crack the network monitoring module."

"Incompetent."

Old Ma's voice came through the headphones.

"The new generation of internet monitoring has already been connected to the quantum cloud; I don't have that kind of ability."

"I can only buy you a few minutes of communication time through a channel attack."

"Is that acceptable?"

The skull looked at Lin Xu, who nodded decisively.

"Then let's go!"

At the skull's command, the convoy headed straight for Qixia Mountain.

The scenery outside the window flashed by quickly. Lin Xu's gaze was fixed on the towering buildings and facilities in the Sky Dome Technology Park. He then realized that the place remained unchanged.

The "critical juncture" has not yet been reached.

Perhaps things won't change until both materials are actually manufactured?
Lin Xu frowned slightly, and just then, the skull opposite him suddenly spoke up and asked:
"What do you mean by talking about my wife?"

Good grief, you still can't forget your wife!
Lin Xu sighed and replied casually:

"The 'oracle' your wife spoke of is true."

"She most likely really did enter another dimension, and she most likely really saw the end of the world."

"Although I'm not sure how she saw it."

"how do you know?!"

The skull interrupted Lin Xu, who stared in disbelief. Lin Xu replied calmly:

“I am a member of the Coast Guard, I know everything.”

This sentence left the skull speechless. He seemed to want to say something more, but ultimately swallowed it back.

The convoy sped all the way to Qixia Mountain, and by then, the contact person with the skull had already delivered the bracelet.

"How do you use this thing?"

Lin Xu asked.

"Upon startup, the system will automatically verify your iris and fingerprints."

"Aren't you using bracelets anymore?"

The skull asked cautiously.

"The equipment in the bureau is rather conservative."

Lin Xu answered as a matter of course.

"Indeed, you are indeed like that."

The skull came closer.

"Who are you looking for? Do you remember their phone number? Or their ID number, or national ID number?"

"telephone number."

At this moment, the bracelet had completed the verification. Lin Xu entered Bai Mo's number, which he had memorized, into the holographic screen generated in the void. However, after dialing, he discovered that the number had long been invalid.

Twenty years seems reasonable, doesn't it?
He continued to enter his ID number and name to search, and then the phone was dialed.

The next second, Bai Mo answered the phone.

There was no video, but her slightly tired voice could be heard from the bracelet.

Hello, who is this?

Lin Xu took a deep breath.

"Butterfly."

"Butterfly? Who is that?"

what?
Lin Xu was stunned.

It didn't work?

"I am Lin Xu."

"The password is 'butterfly,' remember?"

"Lin Xu?!"

Bai Mo's voice had clearly changed.

"You? What do you want with me?"

It’s over.

Lin Xu suddenly realized that his relationship with Bai Mo in reality had not yet reached that point!

It seems pointless to ask her to do certain things subjectively!
Do you have a butterfly tattoo?

"No, what exactly do you want to do?"

Bai Mo's voice carried a hint of warning.

"Tell me your true intentions, or I'll call the police!"

"and many more!"

Lin Xu gritted his teeth.

"The world is flat."

"The world you see in that space is flat!"

(End of this chapter)