death of hope

Chapter 1021 "Psionic Storm" (95) Popular Tourist Spots

Shin-Sapporo is a retro-futuristic cyberpunk city, with synthesizer electronic music as its background soundtrack.
This is a densely populated metropolis that blends skyscrapers with traditional pigsty neighborhoods. On the same street, you can find Michelin-starred restaurants alongside smoky ramen stalls. With Asian culture as its foundation, various cultures collide and merge here.
As it turns out, a number of cyberpunk films, represented by Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell, were indeed forward-thinking, and their narrative style and aesthetic design all became prophecies.

A stark divide between rich and poor, rampant gangs, and expanding companies create an atmosphere that is both stimulating and oppressive.

This place is teeming with mad thugs, money-grubbing internet celebrities, suicidal poets, and…love fraught with regret…

Through the hazy mist, retro signs flashed neon lights, and holographic projection advertisements were mesmerizing and dazzling.
The climate of Shin-Sapporo is also dark and damp, like something out of a cyberpunk movie. Due to the unique monsoon climate of this colony planet, there is frequent light rain, and heavy rain is rare.

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After school that day
Instead of returning to the research institute, Li Ang braved the torrential rain and drove to a popular tourist attraction.

"Please show your identification,"

Inside the guard booth, a middle-aged man in a blue security uniform stretched out his hand; "This is an important facility, and only bridge engineers and certified workers are allowed to enter."

"I forgot my ID, but I have this~"

Li Ang handed over half a pack of Marlboro cigarettes that he had prepared beforehand, along with a lighter and a few rolled-up banknotes. The security guard accepted it with a blank smile and pressed the button.
"Please come in~"

After driving through the turnstiles and across the lower highway, you arrive at the bridge pier maintenance platform, which is one level below the bridge.

Strictly speaking, this place is off-limits to ordinary citizens, but since it became a popular tourist attraction after being made famous by video bloggers, the security guards have turned a blind eye, taking the opportunity to earn some extra money for cigarettes and alcohol.

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Today is the perfect time for sightseeing; the rain is pouring down like a torrential downpour—such an exaggerated amount of rainfall is a rare sight, occurring only once every few years.
Seventy or eighty cars were parked on the wide concrete platform. Most of the people who came to see the scenery were young couples seeking romance. A large group of people were intently looking up at the view. The security guard on duty today must have made a fortune.

With the manners of a Vilnius gentleman, Li Ang opened the car door, took her delicate hand, and was extremely respectful, as if a royal attendant were serving a princess.
"Please allow me to help you out of the car."

"Tetsuya-kun, you're exaggerating... I'm just a simple girl from the slums... You don't need to be so fussy..."

Jinguji Yuna's pretty little face was flushed, and she was somewhat flattered;

"I...I should go back to the hospital and lie down...Dr. Joseph will be angry..."

"Don't listen to that old man all the time. Keeping it all bottled up won't cure your illness. You need to relax sometimes. Look, most of the popular tourist attractions are a bit overrated, but this one is different~"

As he spoke, Li Ang raised his arm and pointed upwards.

Following Li Ang's instructions, Nai looked up and was stunned by the view:
"This is...so beautiful..."
The Seto Ohashi Bridge, like a giant serpent cast in steel and concrete, spans the Tone River, connecting the old town of Shin-Sapporo with the development zone.

The torrential rain fell on the bridge surface, collected through the guide channel, and ingeniously diverted to the side, where it cascaded down from the evenly distributed drainage holes on both sides of the bridge, forming a curtain waterfall 1700 meters wide.

The maintenance platform at the bottom of the bridge is the best viewing area, offering shelter from the rain and a panoramic view of both waterfalls.

Watching a video is one thing; experiencing it firsthand is quite another.

Neon lights are faintly visible through the beaded waterfall, and sporadic water droplets splash on your face. With every breath, you can feel the surging pulse of this cyberpunk city.
This scene resembles the miracle of Moses parting the Red Sea in the Bible, creating a dreamlike and unreal feeling.

Yuna was stunned, her breathing rapid, and she didn't blink for a long time, while Li Ang seemed uninterested in the beautiful scenery and only looked at her.

Why are you crying?

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"I think..." Yuna closed her eyes and leaned against her boyfriend's broad chest:
"I'm remembering something... vaguely... I can't recall the details."

"Ok?"

"I remember the revolving restaurant at the top of the Millennium Tower, the ring and necklace, and the fireworks... (Chapter 105 of Wild Growth) The Tetsuya I remember... was an Asian man with black hair and amber eyes..."

Yuna opened her eyes and looked directly at Li Ang, her expression becoming somewhat puzzled:
"Tetsuya-kun with fair skin and blond hair... of European descent... seems a little different from the one I remember..."

"Uh... Yuna... you must... have made a mistake~"

Li Ang became nervous, and his speech became stammering.

As an unprecedentedly gifted psychic, Yuna Jinguji possesses regenerative and restorative abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people; even damage to her brain nerves or spinal cord can allow her to slowly recover.

These incredibly resilient mice, surviving even brutal dissections and radiation exposure, undoubtedly provide convenience for psionic research.

However, in the past few months, the abilities of the Zero Talent have become stronger and stronger, and he has recovered faster and faster. He occasionally regains some memories, which is obviously something the director does not want to see.

Leon reached into his coat pocket with his left hand to retrieve the nerve agent syringe Joseph had given him. Every time Yuna remembered something, he would inject her in the jugular vein to continue this shameful deception.

But this time,
Li Ang hesitated.