Chapter 10: Rescue
This wait lasted until midnight.
Grandma Lin and Grandpa Lin, supporting each other, walked to the village entrance and gazed into the distance.
Lin Father couldn't sit still either; he searched the entire village in his wheelchair, wondering if the two children were hiding in some corner.
Lin Xiaohe's heart pounded incessantly, an uneasy gloom clouding her mind.
When Big Brother wasn't having an episode, he was very reliable; no matter where he went, he would always be home before dark.
Second Sister, on the other hand, was an introverted person; even if something held her up and she couldn't come home on time, she would definitely find a way to inform her family.
It was so late, and they still weren't back. Could something have happened to them?
Lin Xiaohe was restless, her gaze unconsciously drifting to the Plant Summoner System.
Name: Xin Bao (stardust wheat)
Affection: 40
Stage: Seedling
Level: 1
Vitality: 75/100
Attack: 5
Skills: ① I'll just rub, not go in ② Thin as a cicada's wing, breaks with a poke (To be activated)
“Xin Bao, how do I activate the skill ‘breaks with a poke’?”
Xin Bao: “100,000 star coins, or 1 skill point.”
She had no money, but she did have one skill point.
Lin Xiaohe let out a long sigh. She had originally intended to save this skill point to enhance her own physique.
However, her family was most important.
“Xin Bao, activate the skill.”
Spending 1 skill point, the skill ‘Thin as a cicada's wing, breaks with a poke’ has been successfully activated.
Not spending money certainly made a difference in treatment.
This time, detailed information about the skill ‘breaks with a poke’ appeared in Lin Xiaohe's mind.
To put it simply, it was a network hacker.
Firewalls below A-grade were like thin paper in front of Xin Bao. Not only that, but it could also infiltrate electronic products in standalone or local area network states, including but not limited to mechs, spacecrafts…
Of course, the skill had limitations: Xin Bao could only infiltrate, not modify.
Lin Xiaohe put Xin Bao into her green shoulder bag and strode out of the house.
She was going to leech off the local area network of a wealthy family in the village.
If one were to ask who the richest person in Hengshan Village was, it would undoubtedly be the Village Chief Li Mingxi.
His house was at the head of the village; the most conspicuous building was his family's.
The Lin family were outsiders and not favored by the Village Chief.
Lin Xiaohe certainly wouldn't invite trouble. She chose to hide in a stardust wheat field about eighty meters from the Village Chief's house.
“Xin Bao, connect to the network!”
“Alright!”
Leaching off a local area network was much easier than leaching off the Star Net. In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiaohe entered the 7th Wasteland Star local area network.
“Xin Bao, hack into the Sky Eye System. Starting from Hengshan Village, track Big Brother and Second Sister's routes.”
“Received!”
The planet was covered with surveillance, especially in prosperous areas and government departments, where the number of cameras was outrageous.
Xin Bao activated the skill ‘breaks with a poke’, and the entire planet's surveillance network was completely defenseless against it.
Lin Xiaohe shared the perspective with Xin Bao and quickly found Second Sister Lin Jingqiu's figure.
As she was about to reach the government hall, she was blocked by Cheng Ge and his men. After a beating, she was dragged into an unmarked flying car.
Lin Xiaohe's heart tightened, suppressing the anger that was about to erupt, and told Xin Bao to track the flying car's destination.
“Lin Xiaohe, the flying car finally stopped in the Phantom Grand Theater parking lot!”
Lin Xiaohe almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Cheng Ge had always wanted to sell Second Sister to the Grand Theater. She hadn't expected that when the soft approach failed, he would resort to force.
Lin Xiaohe's teeth ground audibly, her breath almost spitting sparks: “What about Big Brother?”
Big Brother Lin Chiyang was even worse off.
After being ambushed at the bus stop, he was shoved into a flying car.
The flying car headed straight out of the city.
It was clear that the assailants intended to dump Big Brother outside the city. There was star dust pollution and many mutated plants outside the city, so Lin Chiyang would surely not survive.
The security police wouldn't bother with someone who died outside the city, so they naturally wouldn't investigate the cause of Lin Chiyang's death.
Lin Xiaohe's eyes narrowed slightly. Among the assailants was a burly man, the very one who had bumped into her!
In other words, according to the conversation she overheard in the alley yesterday, the unlucky person they wanted to deal with was Big Brother Lin Chiyang!
Lin Xiaohe quickly stood up. Without another word, she called the police first!
“Hello, someone has hired a killer. They are taking the victim to Checkpoint B-476. Please intercept them in time!”
“Okay, received! We will immediately notify the Checkpoint B-476 guards!” the security center operator said seriously.
Lin Xiaohe: “I also need to report a kidnapping. The victim is currently at the Phantom Grand Theater.”
The operator paused, then continued: “Okay, we will send someone to verify the situation immediately.”
Lin Xiaohe didn't notice the operator's pause.
Her heart felt torn in two, one half with Big Brother, the other with Second Sister.
After calling the police, Lin Xiaohe called Lin Father and explained the situation: “Father, you go to the Phantom Grand Theater to meet the security police. I'm going to find Big Brother.”
“Okay.” Lin Father's eyes were sharp. He instinctively reached for something under the bed, hesitated for a moment, then put it back.
After receiving Lin Xiaohe's message, Grandma Lin and Grandpa Lin pushed Lin Father and took a taxi flying car to the Grand Theater.
On her end, Lin Xiaohe also hailed a taxi flying car: “To Checkpoint B-476.”
All taxi flying cars were self-driving. 【Route planning complete. Please pay 600 star coins.】
Lin Xiaohe quickly paid and urged repeatedly: “Hurry! Drive at maximum speed!”
Boom!
The taxi flying car shot like a meteor, taking the high-altitude express lane.
Xin Bao continuously connected to various local area networks, monitoring Big Brother's movements at all times.
Lin Xiaohe, it's not good! They're about to leave the checkpoint!
The checkpoint guards stopped the flying car, and the two sides were talking about something.
Lin Xiaohe had never felt a taxi flying car move so slowly.
She prayed incessantly in her heart, stop them quickly, stop them quickly!
Every second slipped away like grains of sand, sweat dripped down her forehead, and her palms began to break out in a cold sweat.
Lin Xiaohe stared intently at the monitor.
The burly man said a few words to the guard and then slipped something into his hand.
The guard waved his hand, letting them pass directly.
Lin Xiaohe's eyes were bloodshot, and she cursed inwardly.
Damn it, this is a matter of life and death! And you just let them through like that?!
Lin Xiaohe called the police: “I want to report! The Checkpoint B-476 guards accepted bribes and let murderers pass!”
Operator: “Okay, we will verify later.”
Lin Xiaohe was furious: “Later?! If it's any later, the person will be turned to ash! Can you people do your job? Can you save lives? Quickly tell the guards to stop them!”
Operator: “Okay, we will submit your suggestion.”
Lin Xiaohe was filled with resentment: “Are you a robot?! Quickly tell the guards to stop them!”
Operator: “Okay, we will…”
Lin Xiaohe hung up the phone directly.
Her face was extremely grim, so dark it looked like it could drip water.
What a broken interstellar society; the quality of the security police couldn't compare to China's at all!
Relying on them was less reliable than hoping for a pie to fall from the sky.
In the monitor, the flying car had already left the checkpoint and was about to exit the surveillance area.
Please prepare, passengers. We will arrive at the destination soon.
Lin Xiaohe grabbed the emergency crowbar from the taxi and jumped out of the car as soon as the taxi flying car stopped!
I just mixed up the order of Chapter 10 and 11, I'll correct it.