Right on Target

It was almost dawn.

Su Heting sat on the railing of the balcony on the third floor, staring at the quiet and empty square in a daze. After a while, he lit a cigarette, didn't smoke, and watched it light up and go out.

The wind blew his clothes and poured water into his white T-shirt. He remembered that today was a good day, so he sang a song, with only two simple sentences, which was an out-of-tune birthday song. After singing, the scarred fingers dyed the smoke red.

But Su Heting was in high spirits, he held the cigarette as if it were a fireworks stick. At this time, the wind brushed away the broken hair on his forehead, revealing his smooth forehead and beautiful eyebrows. He sat alone, wishing himself a happy birthday in his heart, while waiting for Uncle Black Panther to come back.

One Eye lay behind Su Heting, together with the other corpses, all with pale faces upturned. Above is a gray sky, the moon has left without saying goodbye, but the sun has not arrived as expected. Here is like a forgotten corner, only the wind, the endless wind.

When the sky turned white, Su Heting broke off the smoke and threw it backward. He supported the railing with both hands, and his eyes drifted to the end of the sky.

He said, "One-eyed, you're quite right."

The one-eyed forehead blossomed, and he had already died of anger. But what he said before he died was true, that uncle Black Panther was a dog, unable to invite Fu Chenghui, and unable to mobilize the support team, this is the reason why the uncle hesitated to speak before leaving.

Su Heting turned down the railing and found the leather bag that Cyclops put in the office, which contained wads of cash.

Su Heting said to Cyclops, "Thank you."

He picked up the cowhide bag, walked out the door, turned the name plate on the iron fence, and wrote the words "bye" on it with a pen beside him. Afterwards, he went downstairs and stood in front of the house where the little gangster was just wandering.

Su Heting shouted loudly: "Hello—"

Those broken windows went unanswered.

Su Heting opened the cowhide bag and threw the bundled banknotes into the window one by one. After a long while, a few faces gradually appeared from the window, looking at him inexplicably.

He walked and threw it all the way, and when he reached the small shop, there were only a few hundred yuan left in the leather bag. He said, "Give me a balloon."

The vendor knew Su Heting, saw that he was covered in blood and had a gun on his back, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he stood up quickly, with an embarrassed expression, and said, "...No, there is no balloon."

Su Heting said: "You don't even buy for Children's Day? Then what do you have, show me."

The vendor opened the drawer, and inside was a row of brand new combat daggers. He graciously pushed the combat dagger towards Su Heting, saying: "These are all new arrivals in the stagnation area."

Su Heting didn't look at him, pointed behind him, and said, "I want that."

The vendor turned his head and saw a pack of big white cat toffee.

Su Heting gave the money to the vendor, took the candy away, and said to the vendor before leaving: "Happy Children's Day, today is my birthday."

The merchant held the money with a look of astonishment.

Su Heting put the sugar into his mouth and walked towards the bridge hole. With his back to the square, he knew there were many eyes on him, but no one shot him.

One-eyed's death proved one thing, that this area was ruled by him, but not bewitched by him.

Su Heting was the same as when he came, neither turning back nor saying goodbye. He found the bicycle according to the route he told his uncle, and then left the area on the bicycle. He sold the rifle in the underground market for two portable pistols, bought a ticket to the Light Track, and left that night.

In the evening of the next day, Su Heting arrived at the rumored light track area. When the system gently reminded him to leave the station, he saw a strange city.

The night here is a sea of ​​lights, with staggered light screens everywhere, bombarded by various advertisements in turn. Su Heting had never seen a light transmission car driving on the light strip, rushing past his head, like colorful eels rampaging in the sea of ​​lights.

A cleaning robot passed by, with big eyes, waving a small shovel, and said: "Please make way, please make way!"

Su Heting moved away to make way for it.

The cleaning robot happily passed by Su Heting. While sweeping the floor, it turned its head and showed a small "v" expression to Su Heting, saying: "Thank you! Let me tell you a little secret, tonight's 'Egg Tart' hotel is 50% off."

Su Heting said, "Oh, thank you."

The cleaning robots will play advertisements during the cleaning process, and when they meet polite passengers, they will reveal news of some merchants' discounts.

Su Heting borrowed the shared search screen to find the detailed address of the egg **** hotel. He walked over and saw that it was an old-fashioned hotel that suited him just fine. When entering his personal information, he lied and called himself a student.

After successfully checking in, Su Heting took a shower and changed into clean clothes. He took a short rest and went to a nearby Internet cafe.

The Internet cafe was full of men smoking. Su Heting asked for a bucket of noodles, sat down in the corner, and began to try to contact the black panther.

He had to join the Black Panther, otherwise he would not be able to deal with the pursuit of the organization behind One Eye.

Su Heting logged into his account and found the tracker ant, which showed that his tracker had not yet returned to the light track area.

—Sorry, uncle.

Su Heting is not an innocent baby either, he installed tracking ants in Uncle Black Panther's phone. The tracking system, which is actually smaller than an ant, is loyal and will truthfully report the uncle's mobile location to him.

He sent a message to the uncle: Good evening, uncle, you broke your promise.

The uncle didn't reply right away, Su Heting's bucket noodles had just soaked. He cut through the pages and watched Fu Chenghui's interview while eating instant noodles.

A few minutes later, the uncle replied: Where are you?

Su Heting asked back: Where are you?

Uncle: I am in the square.

Su Heting: You are late, one-eyed is dead.

Uncle: The group review is very slow, I have to follow orders. You killed One-Eyed?

Su Heting: Yes.

Coincidentally at this moment, Fu Chenghui said in the interview: "The Black Panther has spared no effort in fighting terrorist organizations, and we welcome new members."

The uncle's message was also sent: I have sent your profile to Fu Chenghui.

Su Heting finished eating the noodles and replied: What did he say?

Uncle: He wants to see you, where are you?

Su Heting: It's easy to want to see me, but you have to tell me first, what is a power dog?

Uncle’s reply to the news is getting faster and faster, he said: We have a unified evaluation, the members who rank high are called leaders, and the members who rank lower are called power dogs. The dog leader enjoys all the resources of the panther, usually lives in the light track area, and has the qualifications to select tasks in advance and unlock the information board.

Su Heting asked: What information board?

Uncle: Information board for Black Panther members.

Su Heting's typing hands slowed down, and he thought to himself: What kind of structure is this? Once you become a Ligou, you have no privacy, and all information may be seen by the leading dog.

Uncle: You are the unlocker for Cyclops. You have good skills, and you can work harder in the evaluation. I like you.

Su Heting: Oh.

Su Heting: You are not an uncle.

Su Heting: Your speech smells like Fu Chenghui.

After a while, the uncle replied: I am Fu Chenghui.

Su Heting: Seeing you in advance, can you blackmail me? I don't want number one, just give me one from the seventh, eighth or ninth place.

He's a bit arrogant, but that's what Black Panther is.

In fact, since Fu Chenghui promulgated the "Rules of Survival" in 2155, none of the newcomers recruited was Ligou. He's building a new Black Panther, only the best, the most ruthless, the most fit for war.

Fu Chenghui: I can't blackmail you.

Fu Chenghui: I can only wish you good grades in your exams.

Later, he sent Su Heting a new address with the word "base" marked on it.

Fu Chenghui: Please arrive at the base before 6 o'clock tomorrow, and someone will conduct a final test on you. If you can pass, then the base training ground welcomes you.

After all, the position of uncle disappeared. Su Heting looked at the address, which was located in the heart of the old city in the light track area. He finished the instant noodle soup and used some special means to find some information about the base.

The base of the Panthers is divided into two areas. One area is the training ground, which is full of candidate candidates who have passed the final test. Su Heting noticed that the final test is not the Black Panther test, the final test can only be regarded as a screening entry, and those who pass the final test will receive corresponding training in the training ground, and will not be able to obtain the official number of the Black Panther until they pass the official Black Panther test , to begin the Black Panther mission.

The other area is the experimental field. There is very little information here. Su Heting didn't dig out more. He only knows that the Black Panther is conducting some mysterious experiments related to artificial intelligence here.

Su Heting regards the training ground as a "school" and regards other candidate candidates as "classmates". He went back to the hotel and slept, excited about his upcoming class. The next day, he arrived at the base early.

The reception staff at the base said: "Hello."

Su Heting smiled and said enthusiastically, "Hello."

It's a pity that the receptionist was not friendly. He opened the passage and signaled Su Heting to enter the room. The system participated in the final test, and when Su Heting walked in, the system would report his personal information. He went through layers of testing, and finally sat in front of a glass.

A female voice asked him, "What did you see?"

Su Heting said, "Glass."

The other party said: "It's really smart."

Su Heting: "..."

Pointing to the glass in front of him, he said, "Everyone can recognize it."

The female voice was silent, and after a while, it said, "Come closer and have a look."

As soon as it finished speaking, it began to rain outside the glass, and the raindrops hit the glass.

Su Heting approached, held the glass with his hands, and put his face close. He wanted to see what was outside the window, but the strange thing was that the rain was like fog, enveloping the world outside the glass in gray.

The female voice asked again: "What did you see?"

Su Heting narrowed his eyes gradually, and vaguely saw some glass jars in the messy rain marks. He said, "I saw..."

Female voice: "What?"

Su Heting said: "White plants."

The female voice said: "Okay, very accurate, please keep in mind today's answer. Hello, Su Heting, my name is Artemis, and I am the auxiliary system of the base. Now, please go to the right along the green road sign, there is a teacher at the end waiting for you."

Su Heting withdrew his gaze and asked hesitantly, "I passed?"

Artemis smiled slightly. As an artificial intelligence, there is emotion in its laughter, just like a patient teacher, calm and quiet. It said, "You've already passed."

Su Heting thought to himself: What do you mean? Aren't we meeting for the first time?

He followed Artemis' instructions and walked to the end. Before leaving with the teacher, he couldn't hold back and turned his head again.

That glass is gone, like it never existed.