wild 1995

Chapter 3 Goldfinger

Yuncheng is located between the north and the south. There is no heating in the dormitory building, and it is very cold at night. After chatting nonsense with Di Ye in the light curtain, Di Ye sat down at the desk, turned on the heater, and narrated in detail what happened in the woods just now.

After listening, Di Ye asked, "Is that bag made of real leather, with an accessory bag on the outside, a red line under the accessory bag, and a rectangular mark under the red line?"

"I don't know if it's genuine leather, but the shape is similar to what you said, and it does have red lines and marks."

"Then I know who the murderer is. Shi Yucheng from computer class 3, he has a Toshiba laptop, and this is the bag he usually carries."

The light curtain is suspended above the electronic watch, only the size of a palm, but the display effect is very realistic, and even the subtle expressions can be shown. Di Ye saw that Di Ye's expression was indifferent, as if he was neither angry nor excited, and couldn't help asking curiously: "You don't hate him?"

"I have been in the electronic watch for more than 20 years, and I have thought about this matter tens of thousands of times, and I have become numb, and I have already guessed that it might be him."

Di Ye was surprised and asked, "Then why didn't you tell the police?"

"It's useless to talk about it, because there is neither personal evidence nor physical evidence. I am in the computer class 1, and Shi Yucheng is in the 3rd class. They basically have no interaction except for major classes. Moreover, he has a childhood sweetheart girlfriend, and Xia Fangfei also has no intersection."

"Then why did he steal your BB machine to frame you?"

"The IBM company in the United States has an event next semester, and plans to invite some outstanding college students to visit their headquarters for internships. The computer department of Yuncheng University only has one quota. For the sake of fairness, the department held a programming competition selection. I won the first place. Shi Yucheng is the second. He really wants to go to IBM. He once told me that he would pay 1 yuan for this quota, but I didn't agree."

Only then did Di Ye understand, rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment, then said: "In this case, tomorrow I will go to Shi Yucheng and sell him this quota."

This time it was the turn of Di Ye in the light curtain to be anxious, and dissuaded him: "IBM is the best computer company in the world, and the opportunity to go to their headquarters for an internship is very rare. How can you say no to it?"

Di Ye waved his hand indifferently, and mocked: "Old Antique, don't worry about playing games, just search the Internet for the development history of the computer industry in the past 20 years. IBM has already declined in 2023. Besides, I am not familiar with the software and hardware in 1995. Going for an internship will be easy to reveal."

In 1995, the domestic computer industry was very weak and highly respected giants like IBM. Di Ye was obviously deeply affected, and murmured: "IBM will also decline?"

"The kingship has no eternity."

Di Ye said a classic line from "World of Warcraft", put IBM aside, and pondered: "Shi Yucheng deliberately wore black clothes tonight, obviously not a crime of passion, but a premeditated one. This kind of person is like a poisonous snake, very dangerous, and must be dealt with as soon as possible. If I take the initiative to sell him the quota, not only will he not have the motive of setting the blame, but also to ensure Xia Fangfei's safety. It will also turn passive into active, allowing him to let go of his guard and stab a knife from behind, right?"

Di Ye agreed with this inference, but he was still unwilling to reconcile. He said, "Be careful of breeding tigers. After Shi Yucheng goes to IBM for an internship in Gold Plating, any company in the country will scramble for him. He has a high starting point and a fast promotion. It will be even more troublesome for you to deal with him in the future."

Di Ye was overjoyed when he heard this, and laughed loudly: "Your imagination is too poor. Go online and find a few novels about time travel and read them. After reading them, you will understand how good I was in 1995. No matter how high Shi Yucheng's starting point is, no matter how fast he gets promoted, I can easily crush him to death."

"Is there such a novel?"

"The Internet is overwhelming, everywhere, even elementary school students know that time travelers are very strong."

Di Ye saw that his face was determined and his words were convincing, so he stopped objecting, and said, "I just rejected Shi Yucheng sternly a few days ago. If you suddenly take the initiative to sell the quota to him tomorrow, will he get suspicious?"

"Just find a reasonable excuse, such as... Are your parents still there?"

"Yes, my dad opened an electrical appliance shop in the Town God's Temple, and my mom is a nurse at the Municipal People's Hospital."

Hearing this, Di Ye felt a little headache, rubbed his temples, and asked, "Who else is there in your family?"

"I also have an older sister who works as a salesperson at the Post Office. She bought my BB machine at an internal price."

"What's their name? How old are they? What's their personality like?"

Di Ye rummaged on the desk, found a pen and paper, and took notes while asking questions. It took more than ten minutes to find out the family situation, and then tapped Di Yongchang's name with a pen, and made up a story: "Tomorrow I will tell Shi Yucheng that my father is seriously ill and lacks money for medical treatment, so I have to sell him the internship at IBM."

Di Ye and his family had a very good relationship, and couldn't accept this story, so he shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, how could anyone curse their parents like that."

"I'm not a god, and I don't have the supernatural power to say what I say. It's just a random nonsense, so don't worry about it."

After Di Ye finished speaking, he took out his wallet, took out an old-fashioned ID card, pointed to the name on it, and said, "Now I am Di Ye, and Di Yongchang is my father, not your father. I will take good care of him."

Di Ye had no choice but to sigh deeply, and asked, "Who is there in your family?"

"There is no one in my family. My parents are both dead. I have nothing to worry about. You can do whatever you want."

"That's it...then your parents should still be alive in 1995, you can go find them."

"Brother, take a closer look at my ID card. I was born in 1996. I went to find them in 1995. What if there is a butterfly effect and I'm lost? Besides, even if they find me, they don't know me. Why bother?"

Di Ye didn't want to talk about this topic for the time being, got up and poured himself a glass of water, and then asked the next key question: "What's the relationship between you and Xia Fangfei?"

"It's nothing, just ordinary friends."

Di Ye sneered, pointed at the electronic watch, and said, "This watch is a commemorative edition of the 1994 World Cup in the United States. It is not sold in China. It needs to be purchased from overseas. The price is definitely not cheap. Xia Fangfei gave you such an expensive New Year's gift. Are you talking about ordinary friends? Don't you think it's hypocritical?"

Di Ye was still an innocent virgin, and he was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, and said coyly, "I thought it was just an ordinary electronic watch. Xia Fangfei said that she liked me, but I thought she was savage and coquettish, and she liked to make trouble, so I didn't agree."

Di Ye briefly inquired about the details of his daily relationship with Xia Fangfei, and then stopped entangled in such small emotional matters, and asked instead: "This digital watch has four buttons. Except for the one in the upper right corner, what are the functions of the other three?"

"I don't know, let's try one by one."

The two picked up their respective electronic watches, studied repeatedly for more than an hour, and finally summed up the specific functions of the four buttons:
The button in the upper right corner is a video caller, and after pressing it, you can video chat with the other party across time and space;
The button in the lower right corner is a lens converter, which can switch the viewing angle of the video chat after pressing it, and is no longer limited to only looking at the other party's face;

The button in the upper left corner is a message transceiver, after pressing it, both parties can send and receive messages to each other;

The button in the lower left corner is the light curtain controller. After pressing it, the light curtain can be separated from the dial, and the size and position can be adjusted freely in the air.

After making these discoveries, both of them felt that communication was much more convenient. Since Di Ye had read many time-traveling novels and had richer ideas, under his command, Di Ye did a few tests with his smartphone, and found that the light curtain could not be captured by the phone, and the recording could only record Di Ye’s voice, not Di Ye’s.

"In this case, I guess no one else can see this light curtain."

"It should be. Although this watch is very weird, it is a good treasure. Don't lose it."

"It won't be lost. I tried it when I went out to get takeaway just now. As long as I leave this watch more than 10 meters away, I will hear the alarm sound of Didi."

"real or fake?"

"Go and try."

Di Ye stood up, put the electronic watch on the desk, then left Room 303, walked to the end of the corridor, and found that he could not only hear Didi's alarm sound in his mind, but also sense the exact location of the electronic watch. Then he was relieved, and returned to the room, saying: "It seems that this thing is an epic-level equipment bound by souls, so don't worry about losing it or being snatched away."

"What does soul binding mean?"

"You can find out by searching the Internet."

It was already past 2 o'clock in the morning. Di Ye was still drunk and exhausted. He yawned and said, "Go to sleep, maybe this is just a dream. When we wake up tomorrow morning, we will return to our respective worlds."

"Go to bed first, I'll go online to research the industry news and time-travel novels you just mentioned."

"That's over. You will definitely stay up all night. My body was injured two years ago. It's not very healthy. After staying up all night, I will feel very uncomfortable."

"I have slept in the electronic watch for more than 20 years, and I am not sleepy now, you go to sleep."

"Okay, good night."

Di Ye put the electronic watch beside the pillow, then took off his clothes, got into bed, turned off the light, looked up at the ceiling, and quickly reviewed everything that happened today before falling into a deep sleep.

This afternoon, to be precise, it was the afternoon of May 2023, 5. When he was wandering in a flea market, he accidentally saw a Casio 1 commemorative version of the 1994 World Cup in the United States. Since the owner didn’t know the goods, he only marked the price for 5600 yuan, so he bought it.

When he got home at night and was playing with the electronic watch, he pressed the button on the upper right corner, his eyes went black, and he lost consciousness. When he woke up again, he found himself lying on the single bed smelling of alcohol, with the electronic watch on the desk next to him. There was a very sci-fi light curtain above the electronic watch. There was another self in the light curtain.

"What a magical and exciting day!"

(End of this chapter)