Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 22 Warning
"Where are He Can's parents?"

"My information is that He Can's parents died while hunting source beasts." Halma's voice obviously became low, and his words were like a heavy hammer hitting Yuanze's heart.

"He Can's parents are extraordinary warriors after all. Is there any news from the martial arts school?"

"No, this matter was completely suppressed by the martial arts school."

"Alas, Yiyang is missing, and now He Can is missing too. More and more people are missing. It feels like something big is going to happen." Yuanze frowned and thought of the two black shadows that made him unconscious.

"Why care about Yiyang? He deserves it."

"You can't say that..."

"So what's going on now?"

Yuan Ze, who was sitting in front of the screen, had his thoughts in a tangled mess and even his speech became incoherent.

"That was two days ago..."

I hurriedly went to find my master in the heavy rain.

"Master, my good friend He Can is also missing."

"Don't worry, dry the water off your body first."

I saw that my master didn't even turn his head and was still checking and flipping through those unimportant materials, and I felt a little restless.

Later I found out that Master was looking at the information about He Can's family.

"I want to see too."

"Mr. Yang is very concerned about you. He shared this information with me before you did."

The master dragged the screen and copied another projection, and placed it in front of me who was sitting at the table, so that I could see if there was any information worth pondering.

I clearly remember that this document recorded all the information about He Can and his parents in detail:
"

He Yan, He Can's father, is an extraordinary eighth-level warrior and a source beast hunter. He attended Jing'an No. 1 High School and entered an elite training camp after graduation...

Chen Wanfang, He Can's mother, an extraordinary ninth-level warrior...

……

"

When I saw the information about He Can's parents in the file, the uneasiness in my heart became even more agitated.

"How are his parents?"

"Their whereabouts are currently unknown, but the couple is very compatible. They have the same fighting power as a high-level peerless warrior. It will take at least two high-level peerless warriors to take them down."

"There aren't many high-level warriors or above. Can't Elder Yang investigate their movements?"

"It's true that there aren't many. If we add in the screening of activities around the two mechanical cities in Province S, it's even fewer. But the problem is that the movements of the qualified warriors registered in the martial arts hall are very far from the place where his parents disappeared."

"You mean, this was a premeditated incident?"

"That's the situation, but Mr. Yang hasn't investigated the matter yet. He asked me to ask you if you can provide some clues."

"I've been looking for him all day, and I've been to every place he could possibly be."

At that time, I raised my head and began to carefully recall the clues that happened the day before.

In fact, if I had known this would happen, I should have used special equipment to contact Master first.

"We can't just sit there and wait."

"Ask Ji Xueran? After all, his brother..." I shook my head and quickly rejected my idea.

"Who should I call?"

I suddenly remembered that He Can's parents had once attended an elite training camp. Plus, they had also worked in the martial arts gym for such a long time and were high-level martial artists, so they should know some information.

I called He Can first: "He Can, are you free now?"

"My parents said they ran into some trouble yesterday, so they have to postpone it again. I'm so bored at home alone. Do you want to come and play some games with me? Or just go out for a stroll."

"Okay, we'll be there in two hours, around eleven o'clock."

"Why do you always come at mealtime? You want to eat and drink for free, right?"

"If I don't want to, I won't go."

"Hahaha, don't be angry, I can't wait to do that. I'll go downstairs and buy some beer later."

"See you there." "Okay, see you there."

I hung up the phone, packed myself up, and went out, thinking it would be nice to relax with He Can. Maybe He Can knew some of the things.

"Not bad, it took 107 minutes."

I looked at the time on the bracelet with satisfaction. In front of me was the gate of the community where He Can lived.

But at that time I didn't know that I would regret my choice to run. It's not that I didn't want to arrive early, but I thought that the almost two-hour run to He Can's house would just make up for the training I missed in today's morning exercise.

I swiped my elite student ID card to enter the community. This thing is quite convenient. Except for not having permission within the core two rings, there is no obstacle to going to other places.

I remember that the first time I came to He Can’s house was not so smooth, but as luck would have it, there is no such thing as a coincidence.

At that time, I was waiting for He Can to send the authorization, and at that moment, I happened to meet He Can's parents unexpectedly.

I started chatting with them as if we were friends who had known each other for a long time, and the three of us walked into the gate of the community together.

During the conversation with He Can's parents, I did not notice their arrogance as high-level martial artists.

On the contrary, their words and actions revealed kindness and casualness, which made me feel extremely relaxed and comfortable, as if I was in a warm family.

It wasn't until we met He Can downstairs and got to know each other that we all laughed in unison over this funny story.

At that time, when I thought about these things, my mood became cheerful. I hummed a little tune and soon arrived at He Can's door.

As always, He Can authorized my visit in advance. The door lock gave an electronic voice: "Iris verification successful. Mr. Yuanze, please come in."

But there was no click sound of the door opening automatically, and only then did I notice that the door was ajar.

This is very inconsistent with his meticulous character.

I didn't rush into the house, but shouted from outside: "Mr. He, your door is not closed."

No sound came back.

I quietly entered the house, and with the help of the "flow" state, I carefully looked around, and found that there was indeed no one there.

I called several times again, but all the communication devices were turned off.

"It's really strange. The beer has already been bought."

I picked up a can of beer. The beer was cold, but there were only a few water droplets on the beer shell, which meant that it had not been bought for long. This made me feel increasingly uneasy.

"Ten thirty-nine."

I noticed the time of the invoices for these bottles of beer, so I rushed out of He Can's house and went to the convenience store downstairs.

"I didn't sell it to minors. If you don't believe me, watch the surveillance video. A young man this big, with a strong body, just like you, doesn't look like a child at all."

I found an excuse and asked my boss to let me see the surveillance footage, and there was nothing unusual about He Can in the footage.

"I'm sorry, I made a mistake, boss. Give me a bottle of this beer too."

I sat at the convenience store counter with a beer in my hand. It took about 5 minutes for water droplets to form on the outer shell of the beer.

Only a difference of two or three minutes!

I asked the security guard at the door again and checked the surveillance with my ID card. I found out that He Can left the gate at 45: and entered an alley, and never appeared again.

Then, I went to the alley called Knockturn Alley, which is just a dead end surrounded by two high walls and a blind spot for surveillance.

After that, heavy rain began to fall without any warning.

I searched for a whole day in the rain but couldn't find any clues. I went to places we often went to and looked for classmates I was familiar with, but still couldn't find any clues.

After I said all this, I also told my master about my encounter with the white-robed old man, the deputy director of the martial arts gym.

I clearly saw that Li Haisheng's eyebrows were twisted into a knot that would never be untied, and his whole body was like the "Thinker", lost in endless thought.

I don't know how long it took before the master was interrupted by a harsh urgent message. After taking a look at the message, he sighed heavily, held his forehead and whispered:
"It really is like when it rains it pours!"

"The He Can family is their warning to you!"

"You contacted He Can by phone, so he must have been discovered. He Can's family has been implicated by you! Your parents are also in danger now! I will ask Elder Yang to take the opportunity to transfer your family urgently. But you must stay in this laboratory. Before I come back, you cannot take a single step out of here!!!"

Then, I saw Master putting on his battle uniform. It was also the first time I saw Master with such a bitter expression, as if some unpleasant memories were brought back to him.

Before he left, he turned around and added:
"I said, there are traps everywhere in the trap city."

Compression and inducement can make ordinary people surrender. I know Yuanze won’t do that, and I believe you won’t do that either.

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(End of this chapter)