The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 989 Instantaneous Speed ​​(Part 4)

Even after arriving in Yunshan City, Old Zhang still felt a sense of unreality and disorientation.

How could the holdout who had bullied him on the highway for ten years be defeated like this?

In trying to get rid of this person, the Special Affairs Bureau lost a lot of manpower, and later simply let it go, ignoring any complaints.

Anyway, holdouts prefer to work alone and don't form gangs. They usually just harass passersby and collect protection money, and rarely harm anyone—except for those from the Special Bureau, of course.

Therefore, the authorities don't see it as particularly dangerous, so they don't bother to expend manpower to deal with it.

Unexpectedly, the two girls struck, and the holdout had no chance to retaliate. He was beaten until his head was swollen, tied up like a dumpling, and stuffed into the truck bed.

"Let's part ways here for now. I'll transfer the money to your accounts after I sell these."

Before Old Zhang could finish speaking, Liu Sheng immediately interrupted him, saying calmly, "Give us cash."

"Cash?" Old Zhang's eyes widened. "These days, hardly anyone uses it..."

"You know, we're profiting from the misfortune of the villagers, and it's hard to explain to our superiors..." Liu Sheng said cryptically.

Of course, she wouldn't let Old Zhang know that it was because she didn't actually have a bank account.

Old Zhang immediately understood: "I understand, I understand!"

"I'll give it to you after I withdraw the money from the bank, at the earliest in a week..."

"No, not today."

“But how can we ship this out so quickly…” Old Zhang looked a little troubled, and nervously rubbed his hands together. “It’s already noon, and I have to go to the company to report on the situation this afternoon.”

Liu Sheng pondered for a moment.

They do urgently need money, but Old Zhang is right; it probably won't be quick to convert it into cash.

The problem is, she doesn't plan to stay here for long.

When I first arrived here, "the world" had already given me a heads-up—

[Note that, based on the time flow rate difference, we can only stay here for a maximum of 7.58 days; otherwise, we will miss the launch window.]

Liu Sheng said helplessly, "In other words, I can't even stay here for more than 7.58 days, otherwise I might not have enough time to go elsewhere."

[That's right.] The "world" coldly affirmed.

Looking at the rather primitive Jiahe Village and thinking of the vast wilderness outside, Liu Sheng almost wanted to sigh to the heavens.

Where is she supposed to even begin looking now?!

It seems like we're very far from interstellar space!

However, due to practical constraints, Liu Sheng could only be patient.

"Okay, then tomorrow at noon."

Old Zhang swallowed all his objections.

Faced with two people who might be high-level superhumans, he dared not refuse, nor did he dare to complain.

"it is good……"

"Then we'll trouble you two to take this holdout back to the station."

Qiao Yu's facial expression twitched.

Liu Sheng nodded with an upright expression: "Of course."

She picked up the holdout house, which was tightly bound with fine gold thread, and was about to leave when Old Zhang suddenly called out to them.

"and many more……"

"what's up?"

"Um..." He rubbed his fingers together, a fawning smile spreading across his face, "Could I... share a little of the bounty..."

"Bounty?"

Liu Sheng's gaze sharpened as it fell upon the holdout resident at her feet, whose face was so swollen beneath the metal skull that it was impossible to tell its original shape.

"Yeah, he's an S-class bounty! The reward is substantial!"

“I know it was the two great ones who solved him, but no matter what… I also played the role of bait…” Seeing that Liu Sheng and Qiao Yu had fallen silent, Old Zhang gave an awkward laugh and quickly took a step back, “Of course, if you two feel it’s difficult, I can also ask for nothing.”

Little did he know that their silence stemmed from an unexpected joy.

Amidst his awkward laughter, disappointment gradually crept into his heart, only to hear Liu Sheng speak up: "Okay, no problem, I'll give you a third."

Old Zhang was overjoyed: "Good, good, good!"

After dealing with Old Zhang, Liu Sheng dragged the holdout to his feet and was about to leave when he heard Old Zhang say again:
"and many more……"

"what happened again?"

This time, Qiao Yu was the first to lose her patience.

She already had a formidable appearance, and when she frowned, her thick eyebrows made her look even more ferocious. Old Zhang was startled and shrank his neck like a quail.

"I... I just wanted to say... the Special Affairs Bureau isn't in this direction..." he said awkwardly, pointing in another direction.

Both of them blushed, but tried to remain calm.

"Yes, we just plan to parade him around the streets first."

"Oh, that makes sense..."

So Old Zhang watched helplessly as the two men, one in front and one behind, dragged the holdout resident down the street like a sack of metal, leaving a clanging, metallic trail.

"As expected of the Special Bureau, which is all talk and no action..." he muttered to himself.

Forget it, I don't want to think about it too much.

Anyway, I can just wait to collect the reward tomorrow at noon.

Old Zhang couldn't contain his excitement at the thought of how much he would get.

"This time, my wife can finally have her surgery..."

……

As Liu Sheng dragged the holdout along, listening to Old Zhang's mutterings and the clanging sounds from the cart receding into the distance, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He pulled Qiao Yu along in the direction Old Zhang had just pointed.

While I was at it, I looked around to see what the city was really like.

After all, in front of Old Zhang, they had to maintain the image of "experts from the Special Bureau" and dared not show their ignorance as outsiders, which was really frustrating.

"It seems that Yunshan City is just a larger version of Jiahe Village," Liu Sheng concluded.

Qiao Yu nodded silently.

The streets were filled with low houses, their walls cobbled together from rough cement, lime, and scrap metal. Worse still were the tents hastily erected from plastic sheets and old canvas, where living conditions were even worse.

Pedestrians were few and far between, and those who looked normal and had all their limbs intact were almost all elderly, while middle-aged and young people often had signs of disability or deformity, which were obviously caused by radiation after the nuclear explosion.

Therefore, Liu Sheng and Qiao Yu walking among them attracted a lot of attention.

Not to mention, they are women.

For some reason, there are almost no women here; the only ones you see are old women huddled on the roadside.

This situation made Liu Sheng's heart skip a beat.

Most of these men sat listlessly by the roadside, basking in the weak sunlight, their skin cracked and their expressions weak, like specimens being slowly dried out.

Without exception, everyone was holding their phones, scrolling through videos or watching live streams delayed by a day, playing them very loudly. Laughter, hawking, and music mingled noisily on the street.

Those who are slightly able-bodied have work to do, either carrying heavy loads or setting up small stalls to run small businesses. However, resources are scarce, so they can only sell small handicrafts or roasted cockroaches full of protein. In their spare time, they are always on their phones.

[I never expected that cameras would be so valuable and rare, while cell phones are everywhere...] Liu Sheng silently marveled at this strange phenomenon.

However, besides these stalls, there are also shops, but the only difference is that they are more spacious, have a canopy for sun and rain protection, and have roughly pieced-together shelves.

The most successful businesses are the scrap metal recycling stations, with storefronts made of sheet metal and filled with "treasures" salvaged from the wasteland.

Liu Sheng had a reasonable suspicion that many of them were probably from the survivors' settlements that had been corrupted by the strange phenomenon, and they carried a strong eerie aura and were even stained with undried blood.

"If this continues, people who use these things will also be easily infected with the strange phenomenon..."

Qiao Yu frowned; the eerie energy sensing talisman in her hand was burning silently.

Liu Sheng nodded heavily as well.

Looking down at the air beside him, he said, "It's like this in your village too, right? I guess someone bought some of these supplies from the supernatural realm, and eventually it spread from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, and the whole village got infected..."

He paused, seemingly listening for a response.

Liu Sheng then nodded: "Fortunately, Qiao Yu has already taken away that internet TV."

Qiao Yu: "When I was searching, I felt that something was wrong with that thing, so I hid it in a strange container."

"Speaking of which, I wonder if the Special Affairs Bureau has the same containment technology?" Liu Sheng wondered.

Soon, after asking several people, they finally found the Special Affairs Bureau.

It wasn't hard to find, as the building stood out prominently among the drab, low-rise houses. Its tempered glass facade reflected a faint glow in the dim sunlight, yet it still shone brightly. Standing six stories tall, it was like a giant among the other bungalows.

Dragging the holdout into the room, they found the young man at the front desk dozing off. Liu Sheng gently knocked on the counter, jolting him awake.

Although he was also a young man, he clearly did not have a deformed or alienated appearance. In fact, among the group of deformed people here, he was considered to be quite handsome.

"Excuse me, how do I submit a reward?" Liu Sheng asked.

"A bounty?" the man asked, puzzled.

"On the ground."

He scrambled up, peered down from the counter, and saw the holdout resident looking like a messy rag.

"Who...is this?"

"What do you mean by 'nail house'?"

"Holdout residents!" His voice suddenly rose.

After careful examination, apart from the metal skull, no other features could be identified.

"Excuse me, please wait a moment while I get someone to take a look."

So he went into the back room and came out a while later with a middle-aged man who also looked tired.

He only has one arm; the other is made of metal, and he's covering his mouth while yawning.

"Why would you want to disturb my lunch break in the middle of the day? Don't you know that people are especially prone to sleepiness after a full meal?"

"What holdout? How could anyone possibly catch that guy? He's probably just here to scam the bounty, what a waste of my time..."

He spoke very loudly, without any attempt to hide it.

He walked over, glanced at Liu Sheng and Qiao Yu, couldn't help but laugh, patted the young man next to him on the shoulder, and said:
"You wouldn't just trick me into coming out to please a girl, would you? Even though finding a partner is hard these days, someone this presentable is even rarer—"

Before he could finish speaking, his gaze fell on the lump of mud at Liu Sheng's feet, and he instantly froze.

"This, this, this..."

He stammered, cautiously approaching, and after a moment, he jumped up in fright, took several steps back, and shouted:
"It really is a holdout! It really is him!"

The sound was so loud that it could be heard throughout the entire floor.

People who were taking a lunch break inside also popped out, asking questions all at once:
"What holdout? The holdout is here?"

"Wait, shouldn't we run away?"

However, there was only one entrance and exit, which inevitably blocked the hall. The gaze fell on the center of the room—two young women, and the holdout residents tied up like specimens at their feet.

Even the holdout residents were awakened by this, their swollen eyes bulging out, staring intently at the crowd through their bloodshot eyes, and they were filled with rage:
"Get out of here! You...you bunch of vermin! Disgusting Special Affairs Bureau..."

Only holdout residents would dare to say something like that.

"It's really him!"

"They really are holdouts!"

"Ha, of course it's me! Why aren't you kneeling before me—"

The holdout shouted, and was immediately kicked several times by the middle-aged man.

"Still dare to be arrogant? We've finally caught you! Shut up!"

He raised his head and looked at Liu Sheng and Qiao Yu:
"Which senior made this move? We must present them with a banner!"

Liu Sheng said calmly, "It's us."

The other person was taken aback at first, then laughed, and the people around them laughed along with them.

"Young lady, don't talk big."

"Yes, honesty is a virtue."

"Could it be that they learned those tricks from StarNet, like creating a persona and sharing fabricated stories?"

Even more radical individuals—primarily the one-armed middle-aged man—angrily declared: "If you can catch the holdout residents, I'll change my surname to yours!"

The holdout resident at his feet chuckled softly.

He was kicked a few more times and groaned.

"What are you laughing at!"

"I laugh at your Special Affairs Bureau, you're all a bunch of useless, incompetent blind men! A bunch of trash! Social scum!"

Immediately, many feet kicked at it.

The holdout just kept laughing maniacally, remaining silent. His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Liu Sheng and Qiao Yu, his lips moving as if he were saying something unspoken, until he could no longer move and fainted.

The middle-aged man waved his hand.

"Take him away and lock him up."

He then said to Liu Sheng and Qiao Yu, "Leave your account numbers, and the reward will be transferred within thirty working days."

“Thirty working days? Isn’t that too long!” Liu Sheng frowned.

Old Zhang never said it would take this long.

"Perhaps Old Zhang has never actually seen anyone actually complete such a bounty," "World" said calmly.

[Damn it, where are we supposed to wait?]

The man in front of them shrugged, looking like a rogue: "There's nothing I can do, this is the procedure, you just wait."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Wait a minute," Liu Sheng called out to him, "Are you hiring? We are people with superpowers."

The middle-aged man lazily turned around: "Of course we know you are people with superpowers, but I'm sorry, the Special Affairs Bureau is already at full capacity and is no longer hiring."

"But we are very capable."

"Heh, forceful?" The middle-aged man merely scoffed. "I don't want it even if it's forceful—"

Before he could finish speaking, he was lifted against the wall with one hand, his feet off the ground, staring blankly at Qiao Yu who was so close to him.

Beside him, Liu Sheng crossed his arms, his expression indifferent, and slowly asked, "So, are you hiring or not?"

"How can you force people to work like this... If you want to find a job, go somewhere else... cough cough... put me down..."

However, Qiao Yu remained completely still.

The others were stunned, never expecting that these two girls would dare to make a move in the Special Affairs Bureau.

After a moment of deathly silence, everyone finally came to their senses.

Some people drew their weapons directly, the metal flashing sharply in the air; several other superhumans had their palms glowing with various colors, carrying scorching or icy energy fluctuations; others had undergone physical transformations, their bodies covered in armor or bone blades thrusting out.

An eerie atmosphere and murderous intent suddenly rose in the hall.

"Let go of our section chief!"

"Those two girls are really asking for it!"

"You're causing trouble for the Special Affairs Bureau, are you tired of living?"

If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, Liu Sheng really wouldn't have chosen this path, but to prove his strength, this was the fastest way.

She slowly raised her eyes and glanced indifferently at the entire room.

The next instant, the golden whip shadow fell like thunder, exploding in the hall with a burst of lightning.

Lightning flashed, and the swarming figures were sent flying one after another.

Qiao Yu continued to hold onto the middle-aged man, whose face was already flushed. She could tell that he was the one in charge among this group.

Anyway, she doesn't need to do anything.

In less than half a minute, the dozen or so members of the Special Bureau who had been so aggressive just moments before were all lying sprawled on the ground, leaving only a chorus of painful groans.

Liu Sheng withdrew his hand and coldly glanced around.

She held back; she didn't really cause any serious damage.

The middle-aged, one-armed man who had looked down on them witnessed everything. His eyes widened, and for the first time, fear showed in his gaze as he looked at Liu Sheng.

"So, are you going to confess or not?"

But what could he say?
Just as he was about to speak, an extremely strong energy wave pressed down from the stairwell, so heavy that it seemed it could wipe out the entire building in the next second.

A sweet yet threatening voice slowly rang out: "Little friend, let's talk this out. There's no need to make such a scene."

Everyone fell silent; even the groans stopped.

Liu Sheng looked up and saw a tall woman in a khaki trench coat walking gracefully down the stairs.

A slowly rotating, dazzling sphere hovered in her palm; the familiar energy fluctuations caused Liu Sheng's pupils to shrink sharply.

"This is... a nuclear bomb!"

Liu Sheng couldn't believe it.

(End of this chapter)