Break out of the courtyard

"Mr. Hua, I have something to do later, so I'll hang up now!" Zhang Heping waited for a while, but when no one spoke from the other end, he was about to hang up the video call.

"Peace, wait a minute! Do you have time to come back to the capital recently? Let's talk in person!" Old Hua's voice followed immediately.

Zhang Heping refused without a second thought. Not to mention that the attack from the day before yesterday had not been resolved yet, Zhang Heping was busy with the first-generation brain-computer interface they wanted to discuss, so how could he have time to talk to them?

The two talked for a few more words, and Zhang Heping still hung up the video.

His mental power utilization skills have only reached the great success level, and it is still a long way from the transformation level.

The point is, Zhang Heping was upgraded from the proficient level to the advanced level this morning, and his brain was becoming more and more tired.

This feeling reminded him of the intense hunger he felt when he was using an AFK movement skill.

He estimated that using mental power skills while idle would greatly consume his brain power and physical nutrition.

This is where things get a little troublesome!

If he wanted to quickly improve his mental power skills, he would also need some nutrient solution or nutritious meal to nourish his brain. However, he didn't know if the tranquilizing prescriptions in traditional Chinese medicine would be of any use.

As for what Elder Hua thinks, that's something for them to figure out!
Zhang Heping left the first generation brain-computer engineering drawings there on purpose. After all, they had only given Ruomu such a small amount of brain-computer information before, and also asked for his regeneration repair fluid!
If they can't come up with something that satisfies Zhang Heping later, they can't blame him for keeping it to himself.

After all, mental power can kill people without being seen. If this kind of mask were to get out, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.

Therefore, it is safer to keep this killer weapon in your own hands!
After returning home, Zhang Heping went to the medicine warehouse in the basement and grabbed two prescriptions for calming the nerves and nourishing the brain, ready to try out their efficacy.

When his father-in-law Tang Ming saw Zhang Heping sitting at the dining table, he couldn't help but ask, "Heping, what are you going to do with the people who attacked Xiaonan and Xiaonian the day before yesterday?"

Zhang Heping didn't answer the question. Instead, he looked at Chen Shuting and asked, "How many people did the Hong Kong police arrest last night?"

"I don't know!" Chen Shuting shook her head. "The Commissioner of Police didn't mention that."

Zhang Heping took out his cell phone and called Tang Wei to ask about the number of arrests last night, which was 239.

"Master, those eight people disappeared after they fled into the Li family's dock!" Tang Wei mentioned the Li family again on the other end of the phone, and also said that the Li family's industries refused to install monitoring equipment for the smart city system.

Zhang Heping hummed noncommittally and hung up the phone.

The Li family is backed by the Eagle Country people. If Zhang Heping wants to touch them, they will not be able to bear it at all, and the Eagle Country people will not dare to help them.

The reason they took such confrontational action was entirely at Zhang Heping's private request, and they did it for the outside world to see.

Otherwise, Wei Chunqiao would not have been able to find out the identities of the attackers and their supporters so quickly.

However, why the Li family did not inform us in advance about the attack the day before yesterday, that depends on how they explain it later!
"We haven't caught all the people yet. We'll deal with it in a few days!" Zhang Heping replied to his father-in-law, and it was as if he hadn't said anything.

Having said that, how could such a thing be said openly? Aren’t there a few nannies around?

If this is spread by a gossipy woman, even if Zhang Heping didn't do it, people will say he did it. Rumors are scary!

Of course, these nannies are really talkative and cannot enter the Zhang family's door.

"Dad!" Zhang Hu and his two brothers stood by the wine cabinet, looking at the golden mask casually placed on the cabinet, and couldn't help asking, "We..."

Before Zhang Hu could ask, Zhang Heping frowned and glared back at him.

The matter of the golden mask can be revealed to Elder Hua and his group, but that doesn't mean it can be made known to the whole world.

Otherwise, their family would be subject to military sanctions!
It’s because none of this thing’s other functions are as eye-catching as its ability to kill people without being seen!

Even if its original design intention was just to develop a virtual dream game.

Zhang Heping doesn't let his three sons try on the golden masks now. Firstly, he is worried that they will release their mental power to randomly attack the people around them, and secondly, he is worried that they will overdraw their brain power.

He has self-healing skills and a strong body, but even so, he was mentally exhausted from wearing the golden mask and has not recovered yet.

Zhang Bei pushed the two brothers Zhang Long and Zhang Hu to the dining table to prevent them from putting on masks and making their father unhappy.

At times like this, you can see that the boss Zhang Bei's character is more calm.

Tang Ren was also a little curious about the golden mask, especially when he saw Zhang Bei and the other three brothers wanting to touch the mask but not daring to do so, which made him even more curious.

Then he looked towards the wine cabinet and asked, "Brother-in-law, your golden mask looks a bit like the ones from Sanxingdui. Is it an old one?"

The excavation history of Sanxingdui is quite long. As early as seventy or eighty years ago, it was taken over by the government at that time.

With Tang Ming and Tang Ren's knowledge, they could naturally recognize where the golden mask with big eye sockets, big nose and big ears came from.

Zhang Heping placed the golden mask there, waiting for Tang Ren to ask, "That's my latest research project, and it's not convenient to reveal it to you right now."

If Zhang Heping directly told Tang Ming and Tang Ren not to touch the golden mask, it would not only be disrespectful but would also arouse their curiosity even more.

Now he used the research project as an excuse to politely reject them, and also told his wife and children clearly that the matter of the golden mask must not be told to Tang Ming, Tang Ren and others!
After lunch, when Zhang Heping picked up the bowl of medicine and drank it in one gulp, everyone present was stunned.

As far as they could remember, they had never seen Zhang Heping take medicine. Today was the first time!
"Honey, are you okay?" Tang Xin suddenly panicked and quickly stepped forward to hold Zhang Heping's hand and touched his forehead.

"It's okay!" Zhang Heping explained casually, "It's just a prescription to calm the mind and nourish the qi. I want to try it and see if it works."

"All medicines are poisonous!" Chen Shuting also walked over. "Husband, you can't use your body for experiments!"

Zhang Heping nodded, then handed the empty bowl to his concubine Chen Shuting, who passed it to the nanny beside him.

After taking the golden mask, Zhang Heping went back upstairs to catch up on his sleep. He was not woken up until dinner time by the three brothers Zhang Bei, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu.

"Dad!" Zhang Bei stopped his two anxious brothers and asked, "Is it very tiring to use that mask?"

Zhang Heping sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing his eyebrows to relieve the swelling in his head.

After a long while, he finally answered his eldest son's question, "Spiritual power doesn't just appear out of thin air! It consumes the bioelectricity in the brain. The mask only serves to convert and amplify it."

"I'll take you out later to experience it, and you'll know!"

When they learned that they would be able to use the golden mask soon, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu put away the anxious expressions on their faces.

Zhang Heping took the golden mask and went downstairs. After the family had dinner, he prepared to take a walk along the mountain road as usual to digest the food.

When Wei Chunqiao heard the news that Zhang Heping and his family were leaving, he immediately came over and said, "Boss, the two experimental monkeys you requested arrived this afternoon, and there will be eight more delivered to the Medical Research Institute on the 2nd of next month. Do you want to transport them all up the mountain?"

"Two is enough for now!" Zhang Heping patted Wei Chunqiao on the shoulder and casually asked, "Have you had dinner?"

"Not yet!" Wei Chunqiao laughed and finally showed it again.

"Then hurry back and eat!" Zhang Heping retracted his hand and said casually, "We'll talk about other things in a few days. I don't have time to deal with that lately."

Wei Chunqiao responded hastily and watched Zhang Heping and his family walk away with their bodyguards.

The group arrived at a straight mountain path. Zhang Heping told the others to stop and continued forward with only his eldest son, Zhang Bei. As they walked, Zhang Heping reminded them, "Later, after you put on the mask, don't use your mental energy to scan me. It's dangerous, understand?"

"Yes!" Zhang Bei agreed with a little excitement.

Zhang Heping continued to instruct on some matters and stopped after walking about 1,500 meters, which was the maximum distance he could use the golden mask to release his mental power.

"Remember, this is the first attempt, don't exceed 30 seconds!" Zhang Heping gave his final reminder before handing the golden mask to his eldest son Zhang Bei.

Then, Zhang Heping took more than ten steps back to avoid being accidentally injured by his eldest son.

In the distance, the brothers Zhang Long and Zhang Hu were regretting that they did not bring a telescope when they went out, when they saw their eldest brother wearing a golden mask.

However, less than ten seconds after he put it on, they saw from afar that Zhang Bei took off the mask with his left hand, supported his forehead with his right hand, and then sat down on the ground.

Seeing this, Tang Xin, Chen Shuting and others hurried over.

"Dad, what happened to my brother?" Zhang Long ran over first and looked at the two people squatting on the road with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhang Heping squatted beside him and took Zhang Bei's pulse for a while, frowned and said, "That pot of medicine in the kitchen, drink a bowl when you go back."

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping picked up the golden mask, and Zhang Long and Zhang Hu hurriedly helped their eldest brother up.

The twin brothers wanted to ask, but were worried that the bodyguards next to them would hear them.

"Put on the masks and feel them for two or three seconds before taking them off. Don't try anything else yet. There will be plenty of opportunities later!" Zhang Bei didn't care about outsiders and reminded his two younger brothers, "Remember, two or three seconds..."

Zhang Heping interrupted, "Help Xiaobei go back to where we were just now and wait for us!"

After the others walked back, Zhang Heping told his two sons some precautions and asked his sixth son Zhang Hu to step back more than ten meters before handing the golden mask to his fifth son Zhang Long.

Although Zhang Heping realized that his three sons' outward mental power was not strong, he still stepped back more than ten steps and let Zhang Long try it himself.

Zhang Long listened to his elder brother Zhang Bei's words, squatted in the middle of the road, and then put on the golden mask.

Three seconds later, Zhang Long took off the golden mask and looked at the tiny gravel that he had just moved a little distance and lined up in a line. Only then did he truly believe that brain waves could be converted into outward mental power.

Just when Zhang Long was stunned, Zhang Heping and Zhang Hu had already approached.

"Brother, look!" Zhang Long pointed at the thin strips on the ground and chuckled, "I just arranged them using my mental power!"

"I'll try it later!" Zhang Hu hurriedly took the golden mask.

"Don't use your mental power to scan people, just wear it for 3 seconds is enough!" Zhang Heping pulled up his fifth son and walked back quickly.

When Zhang Hu saw his father and fifth brother walk a short distance away, he couldn't help but put on the golden mask.

But after this kid squatted on the ground and played with the gravel for a while, he forgot about time and excitedly extended his mental power into the distance.

"Take it off!"

When Zhang Hu was on the verge of collapse without realizing it, he heard a loud explosion in his ears, which made his brain shake violently. He hurriedly took off the golden mask.

It was not until Zhang Hu took off his mask that Zhang Heping rushed forward and helped up his sixth son Zhang Hu who had fallen unconscious to the ground.

"Take the mask!" Zhang Heping ordered, picked up Zhang Hu on his back, and returned home.

Zhang Long picked up the golden mask, wiped it carefully with his T-shirt, and then quickly followed.

"Why did Xiaohu faint?" Tang Xin saw his sixth son who was unconscious. His brows, which had just been wrinkled because of his eldest son Zhang Bei, were now wrinkled into a "川" shape.

"Let's talk about it when we get back!" Zhang Heping said, and then said "No need" to the bodyguard who wanted to help carry the person, and hurried home.

He had just carried Zhang Hu on his back and had taken his pulse; the pulse was deep and weak, but fortunately it was not without cause, so he just needed to rest for a while!
After returning home, Zhang Heping first gave his sixth son Zhang Hu a bowl of Chinese medicine to calm the mind and nourish the qi.

This medicine was the same recipe he took at noon. He felt it was somewhat effective, so he asked the nanny to make another pot before dinner.

After Zhang Bei and Zhang Long also drank a bowl of medicine, Zhang Heping asked them to carry Zhang Hu upstairs!
As soon as their three sons left, Tang Xin and Chen Shuting couldn't help but ask what had happened.

Zhang Heping did not explain much because his 5-and-a-half-year-old son Zhang Hao was next to him and he was afraid that he would go out and tell nonsense.

He took out a tissue with his left hand, put on a golden mask with his right hand, and then used his mental power to lift the tissue out of thin air.

Looking at the hanging toilet paper, Tang Xin, Chen Shuting, Zhang Nan, and Zhang Nian were all stunned.

"This matter must be kept strictly confidential. The fewer people who know about it, the better!" Zhang Heping took off his golden mask, rubbed his nose, and walked to the sofa. "Pour me a bowl of medicine!"

His spirit had not recovered to begin with, and now he was using his mental power to control an object. Although it was just a thin piece of tissue, it still made him extremely tired.

"Dad!" Zhang Feng asked with sparkling eyes, "Is this the conversion of brain waves into mental power?"

Zhang Nan hurriedly said, "Xiao Hao is here, don't say anything nonsense!"

Zhang Nian looked at his seventh sister Zhang Nuo, who was looking at the golden mask with a mixture of surprise and excitement, and warned her, "Xiao Nuo, if you want to wear this mask, you need Dad's permission!"

"What if he passes out on the spot like Xiaohu did?"

"Let's try again after it's improved!" Chen Shuting said worriedly, "Look at Xiaobei and Xiaohu, this mask isn't something that ordinary people can wear!"

"First, take a look at the information I wrote!" Zhang Heping picked up the golden mask, stood up, and said, "Wait until Xiaobei and Xiaohu tell us what they think tomorrow, then you can decide whether to try it or not."

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping took the medicine brought by his first wife Tang Xin, drank it all in one gulp, and went upstairs to sleep!

Knowing that Zhang Heping, Zhang Bei and the others were upset and needed to sleep and rest, Tang Xin and the others did not wake up the four of them with worried faces until dinner time the next day.

As Zhang Heping and the others went downstairs, Chen Shuting had already asked the nanny to go home early from get off work.

Finally, Chen Shuting also instructed the bodyguards at the door not to allow anyone to approach, and glanced at the villa on the right with a meaningful look.

The two bodyguards at the door understood and responded quickly, then watched Chen Shuting close the door of the villa.

When Chen Shuting returned to the dining table, a bowl of calming and nourishing medicine was placed in front of Zhang Heping, Zhang Bei, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu.

"There's still half a pot of medicine in the pot!" Zhang Nan said with a smile, "We started looking at the information last night and have a preliminary understanding of how brain waves are converted into mental power."

"Dad, Xiaonian, Xiaofeng, Xiaonuo and I want to try out that mask today and feel what spiritual power is!"

Zhang Heping looked at Tang Xin and Chen Shuting, and seeing that they had no objection, he was ready to agree to let Zhang Nan and the others try it on.

"I want to wear it too!" Xiaoba Zhang Hao, who was standing next to him, raised his right hand and promised solemnly, "I'll keep it a secret and won't tell anyone!"

Zhang Heping shook his head, not knowing what they had said to their youngest son. He patiently explained, "Spiritual power is like an invisible knife!"

"Although I hope you can all master this knife, you saw yesterday the consequences of Xiao Bei and Xiao Hu overexerting their spirits..." (End of Chapter)