novelbin Chapter 0007 Arrival in Kyoto, everything is ready!
Chapter 0007 Arrival in Kyoto, everything is ready!
Five hours later, at Beijing Beixing Airport.
Good afternoon, everyone. It is 3:00 PM on May 30th. This is Federal News Briefing...
Effective today, the Federal Council has decided to formally cancel the space exploration program and refocus its efforts on people's livelihoods and society...
"This space exploration has finally been cancelled."
Wu You followed Liu Bai out of the station exit and couldn't help but complain about the airport news broadcast.
"Countries around the world formed federations and invested huge sums of money, but after ten years, there has been absolutely no progress!"
"Isn't this just wasting taxpayers' money?"
Wu You stared at the screen, chattering on and on.
He usually pays close attention to these things, so he starts nagging as soon as he sees them.
After leaving the airport, Liu Bai kept looking left and right, as if afraid of encountering a fake.
Compared to unrealistic space exploration, he was more concerned with whether he could survive tonight.
Space exploration.
He had read history books and learned that the Federation of Humans was established for this purpose.
The Human Federation is mainly composed of five member states, and its goal is to organize a large number of people to live on the moon.
Therefore, the amount of money invested each year is said to be impossible to estimate.
It would be good if there were any achievements, but the project has made no progress at all in the ten years since it started!
Federal technology development has stagnated!
"Let's focus on surviving first."
Liu Bai shook his head and chuckled.
This is not something he needs to worry about.
It has nothing to do with him either.
The two stood in front of the exit. Wu You grinned foolishly at his phone for a while, then said to Liu Bai:
"Old Bai, my girlfriend booked a hotel, so I'll head out now. We'll contact each other again tonight."
"Oh, remember to take care of yourself."
Liu Bai glanced at Wu You, who was as thin as a bamboo pole.
Wu You waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to say more, and walked gracefully towards the taxi he had hailed.
Liu Bai watched Wu You leave, then immediately opened his phone's map app and began to think about his next target.
Wu You had never seen the fake man in person, and subconsciously felt that the world was still safe, so he continued to laugh and joke.
But he's different!
He had been through it twice, and the fake man had killed him twice, so he was always on edge!
"Let's go to the Fifth Ring Road; the Fifth Ring Road in Kyoto is all suburbs!"
Liu Bai looked at the map for a while, then focused his gaze on the area near the university town.
There are troops stationed there, so even if there are puppet troops, the nearby troops can react immediately!
He refused to believe that mere imposters could possibly fail to defend Kyoto.
Liu Bai strode out of the airport and then hailed a ride-hailing car to the Fifth Ring Road.
Outside the airport at this time, the sun was blazing.
The bright, warm sun shines on the skyscrapers, making the world appear colorful.
The cement streets were bustling with traffic and people.
After glancing around, Liu Bai headed towards the ride-hailing car.
He had visited Kyoto before as a tourist, so he wasn't particularly curious.
Hey bro, what's the last four digits of your license plate?
"9527".
After Liu Bai finished reciting the last digit of his number and sat in the back seat, he immediately started searching for lottery tickets that were drawn every hour.
If he gets killed by the fake man again today, then he'll need to make some money for other plans!
Although there seems to be no risk in Kyoto at present, he still likes to prepare for the worst in advance.
.........
An hour later, on the outskirts of the sea area.
After checking into his hotel, Liu Bai entered his room.
"Damn, this accommodation is really expensive!"
Liu Bai felt his heart was bleeding when he saw that the accommodation fee was five hundred yuan a day.
But there's no way around it; there are top-tier schools right outside the door, and military units are stationed just one kilometer away. You could say this is the safest area!
After lying down at the hotel, Liu Bai continued to memorize the information in Wu You's documents, as well as the lottery results.
It's five o'clock in the afternoon, and it's already getting dark outside the hotel. The houses along the cement road are lit up with streetlights.
Three hours left!
He'll know the answer tonight in three hours!
.........
78年5月30日19：30。
Boom boom boom!
"Hello, delivery!"
Squeak.
Liu Bai opened the door, poked his head out, and quickly took the two bags into the room.
Besides eating, he also bought a fruit knife!
He was unarmed on both occasions and had no ability to resist.
Time is of the essence, and the only weapons we can get are knives, but something is better than nothing.
Liu Bai unpacked the package, held the fruit knife in his hand with the blade facing outwards, and gestured with it in the air a couple of times.
He had enrolled in a fighting club with Wu You to learn grappling techniques in order to earn credits!
Although he's not very professional, he's not afraid of facing one or two people!
After familiarizing himself with the fruit knife for a while, Liu Bai returned to bed and continued browsing his phone.
"That kid Wu You actually booked a hotel room in the city center."
On his phone, Wu You sent a picture of a luxurious room.
However, the photos only contain Wu You's selfies, and there is no picture of his girlfriend.
"Strange... I had no idea this kid was hiding so well!"
Liu Bai looked at the photo, his face full of confusion.
In his dormitory, Wu You either watched ball games or played video games; he never heard a girl's voice.
"Maybe he doesn't like to talk much normally."
He wouldn't have noticed if they didn't usually make voice calls or chat, since he didn't have time to pay attention to what Wu You was doing every day.
Liu Bai cleared his mind and stopped caring about the matter.
It's already 7:30, and he's about to call Wu You and his family!
Thinking of this, Liu Bai immediately logged into his alternate account on the computer he had brought, and then clicked on an avatar.
He doesn't usually contact his family much, maybe only sending a simple message once a month or every few months to say hello.
The reason is simply that there's nothing to talk about.
He was the only child in his family. His parents went to work in other cities when he was very young, and he was raised by his grandmother.
His childhood impression of his parents was that he only saw them when he came home for the Chinese New Year.
Moreover, every year when his parents came home, they would ask him about his studies, which made him very afraid of the New Year when he was a child.
I'm also very afraid of my parents.
So ever since his grandmother passed away, he has never contacted his parents unless they need something from him.
Of course, this doesn't mean I don't love them, it's just that I really have nothing to talk about, and if I talk to them for a few more sentences, I end up adopting a lecturing tone.
This really annoyed Liu Bai!
beep-
The call was connected.
"Xiaobai, what's wrong?"
A hoarse voice rang out on the phone.
Liu Bai then delivered his prepared statement:
"It's nothing, it's just that someone from my school is going to hold a large broadcast near my home, and I need to listen to it later and coordinate with them in real time."
"broadcast?"
The person on the other end of the phone seemed a little confused, but still agreed.
After agreeing, the father and son fell silent again.
After a few seconds of silence, Liu Bai saw Wu You's video request pop up on his secondary computer account. He clicked "accept" before breaking the silence and saying:
"Dad, have you eaten?"
"have eaten."
"Okay, I understand."
"..."
"..."
The two fell silent again.
After several more seconds, Liu Bai, unable to find a topic, finally said:
"Dad, put your phone aside for now. I'll just listen to the broadcast when it starts."
"Okay, remember to eat on time, look how thin you've gotten..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Bai turned off his microphone and looked at his computer.
On the computer screen, Wu Youzheng was lying in bed, seemingly chatting with his family.
Wu You hadn't muted his phone; the call was still going on.
"Hey, Mom~"
"Xia, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just missed you, so I gave you a call."
"Haha, when are you coming back, my good son? Mom will cook you something delicious."
"Hmm... I'll go back next month."
On the computer, Wu Youyue got more and more excited while chatting, chattering away incessantly.
After confirming that there were no problems on Wu You's end, Liu Bai looked at his phone.
At this point, his father must have put his phone aside, as only a faint news broadcast could be heard.
After confirming that everything was in place, Liu Bai gripped the knife handle tightly, walked to the curtains, and opened a small gap.
It was dark outside the window, the streetlights swayed, and two soldiers stood guard at the school gate across the street.
This is a top-tier university; when he was researching information, he even heard that there were heavy weapons inside!
"Twenty minutes left..."
Liu Bai leaned against the window, feeling somewhat anxious.
What he's afraid of now is that he'll be fine, but something will happen to his family!
Upon thinking of this, he stopped pondering and gripped the short knife tightly.
A few seconds later.
He turned the blade inward.
A new determination appeared in his eyes...