The night before the promotion

Chapter 16 Alienation
"In order to make guests relax and get into the mood as quickly as possible, places like this will use some aromatherapy."

After walking through the noisy dance floor and standing in front of the air-conditioning vent, Zhou Si finally felt much more comfortable. "Of course, they will say that these aromatherapy products are legal and their effects are such as relaxing nerves."

"I know this," Li Weiyun looked at Zhou Si with concern, "but I don't have any obvious feelings. But you seem to be more seriously affected."

"I've taken medicine," Zhou Si explained. "Theoretically speaking, I'm still a mental patient, I've just recovered temporarily."

Even though he has recovered for four years, Zhou Si's cognition still falls into dissociation and disorder from time to time, not to mention the situation where he is affected by external factors.

"The ninety-fifth floor is the reception hall of Golden Dreamland. Most entertainment services are provided here."

Zhou Si passed by the corridor, with closed soundproof boxes on both sides. "The ninety-sixth floor is the VIP area, where high-end humanoid avatars appear in endlessly. If the amount paid is sufficient, they will also provide some special services."

"It's disgusting."

Li Weiyun knew what special service Zhou Si was referring to.

Those avatar bodies have the same bionic organs, artificial blood, and perfectly simulated voices as humans... When you cut them open, their performance is better than that of real humans.

"There's nothing we can do about it. No one was harmed during the transaction," Zhou Si complained. "Moreover, Shenwei Technology and other related companies will use this gimmick to vigorously promote the incarnation shell."

"Yes, few people can resist venting their desires in an absolutely safe and harmless way," Li Weiyun smiled sarcastically, "This reminds me of those countries that legalized drugs more than a decade ago."

Human beings are contradictory creatures. Even when their desires are filled, they are still not satisfied and are replaced by greater desires.

Zhou Si's voice was filled with worry. "They think this is an innovation brought about by technology, but I just think it is the alienation of human beings themselves."

The golden dreamland is a hotbed of desire, nurturing the desires of those who desire it, until it explodes like a balloon that has expanded to its limit.

"The ninety-seventh floor, which is the top floor of the Skyline Building, is not open to the public and only serves certain customers, such as dignitaries. I think Shanjun should be there."

Li Weiyun agreed, "Your guess is almost right, but the question is...how do we get to the top floor?"

The two men stopped talking. At the front of the corridor, two security guards were staring at him eagerly. Zhou Si turned around and saw Rong Bin had already brought other security guards to block Zhou Si's retreat.

"You two have been shopping for so long, but you still haven't decided what service to choose?"

Rong Bin looked at the two men murderously. Zhou Si and Li Weiyu were both on the blacklist of Golden Dreamland, and letting them in was already the biggest concession.

"Is it not okay to just take a look?" Zhou Si said contemptuously, "Rong Bin, there is no need for you and me to be so hostile."

"Doctor Zhou, that's a private matter between you and me, so let's keep it to ourselves."

Rong Bin was ready to go. As a security guard, he was really dedicated to his job. Similarly, he really respected Zhou Si. If it were someone else, Rong Bin would have asked them to leave by now.

The security guards slowly approached. The light in the corridor was already insufficient, and under their cover, it seemed as if the darkness was swallowing the two of them bit by bit.

Zhou Si heard the humming sound of a motor in the darkness. Having dealt with the avatar bodies for a long time, Zhou Si was extremely sensitive to this kind of sound. He guessed that the security avatars had been activated in secret. Although they were not as powerful as the armed avatars, they were enough to deal with the two people in front of them.

No matter how much humans train their muscles or inject various growth hormones, they are still no match for a body made of steel, even if it is scraps of copper and iron.

Li Weiyun had a gloomy face. The previous raids on Golden Dreamland had accumulated a lot of resentment between the two.

Facing the approaching crowd, Li Weiyun silently reached into his pocket, not knowing whether he would take out a pistol or a surveillance certificate. Both were things that could deter the other party.

"Don't be so nervous."

Zhou Si took the initiative to step forward and broke the confrontation, "We have questions for Tiger Jun."

Rong Bin's forehead was squeezed into a "川" shape, and Zhou Si was so angry that he laughed, "Do you think the boss is a waiter? You come when I wave you and leave when I call you."

"We do have something important to ask him, and I think our sincerity is sufficient," Zhou Si glanced at Li Weiyun behind him, "Team Leader Li can lead the team to conduct a search and bring Shan Jun back to the Supervisory Bureau."

Rong Bin fell silent, and then he couldn't help laughing, "Are you kidding, Doctor Zhou?"

He took a few steps forward, and his tall figure almost completely covered Zhou Si.

"We are doing legitimate business here. We are very familiar with the rules and regulations of your Supervisory Bureau. So what reason do you plan to use to search here? Where are the documents?"

Rong Bin refuted Zhou Si's words with a few reasons, and put his strong arms behind his back. When he appeared in front of Zhou Si again, Rong Bin had already held a riot baton in his hand.

"Doctor Zhou, if you want to enjoy the service, I can provide you with the internal employee price for our personal relationship. But if you want to cause trouble, please go back the way you came. This will be more decent for both you and me."

The atmosphere was tense, straining everyone's nerves, and the boxes on both sides were filled with the desire to break free from their restraints.

Zhou Si took a deep breath, the light fragrance filled into his lungs and dissolved into his blood, and the woman's seductive words once again surrounded his ears.

Li Weiyun put his hand on Zhou Si's shoulder and said, "Let's go, Doctor Zhou. It looks like there won't be any results tonight."

He exerted force with his wrist and tried to pull Zhou Si, but Li Weiyu found that Zhou Si stood there like a wooden stake, motionless.

"Team Leader Li, you are an inspector. Order is ingrained in you, so you always abide by the rules. But I am different from you."

Zhou Si moved his neck, allowing his rationality to be swallowed by the darkness.

Instantly, Li Weiyun heard a strange low humming sound, which was very familiar to him. It was the sound of muscle fiber bundles charging and starting. Before the low humming stopped, Zhou Si rushed forward like lightning, grabbed Rong Bin's head with one hand and slammed it against the wall on the side.

Like a violent collision between a hammer and a wall, Rong Bin's head tilted and his tall body fell down involuntarily as if someone had pulled out his spine.

Zhou Si looked at the other security guards and shouted, "Don't get in the way!"

A few seconds ago, Zhou Si was a calm and composed doctor, but in the blink of an eye, he became like a real madman, unscrupulous and reckless.

Li Weiyun cursed in his heart. He didn't expect that under such circumstances, Zhou Si would dare to do such a thing, but this was also in line with Zhou Si's style.

Zhou Si hates these red tapes.

However, Li Weiyun didn't hate Zhou Si for going crazy from time to time. This proved that Zhou Si had emotions and flesh and blood, instead of the cold and empty appearance he usually had.

A security guard impulsively stepped forward. He was a recently hired employee. Before this, he had never seen Zhou Si and knew nothing about him.

The riot baton was swung heavily towards Zhou Si's face. Zhou Si raised his hand to grab the speeding afterimage, and before the newcomer could react, he kicked him in the abdomen, kicking him several meters away.

"Ha ha……"

A strong and sharp pain spread through the newcomer's abdomen. He felt his intestines were tied together and his breathing became shaky.

Zhou Si looked at the security guard behind him provocatively, swearing constantly, but after the powerful attack, he did not move forward, but took a few steps back.

The elevator to the upper level is at the rear.

A painful groan was heard, and Rong Bin stood up, covering his head with his hands. His eyes were fierce and he didn't feel dizzy at all.

"Fuck you, Zhou Si."

As the security captain of Golden Dreamland, Shanjun has put a lot of effort into Rongbin. Rongbin himself has a set of basic biological enhancements, which not only increase his strength and nerve reaction speed, but also make his adrenaline continue to be secreted, greatly prolonging the excitement time.

Decades before the release of the Basic Biological Enhancement Act, Rong Bin's physical fitness would have been enough to sweep many awards in the Olympics.

Oh, the Olympics.

In self-indulgence, Zhou Si's thoughts were like overflowing water, flowing freely and everywhere.

He thought about it.

The Olympics, which once tested the limits of human physical strength and will, has now become a show for various biological companies. With one set of organism enhancement plans after another, past human records have been broken time and again.

People say that this is progress of the times, but Zhou Si always feels that something is wrong. He believes that some original intentions have been changed, but if you really ask Zhou Si to say something, he can't come up with any profound ideas.

Rong Bin assumed a boxing stance. After the cerebral cortex received the command to punch, it quickly transmitted the signal to the spinal cord through nerve fibers, and then from the spinal cord to the relevant muscle groups.

The muscle groups that receive the nerve commands begin to contract rapidly, starting with the large muscle groups in the legs and waist, which generate powerful force and transmit it through the bones and joints. Subsequently, the muscles in the back, shoulders, and arms contract in turn, concentrating the force on the fists.

A whistling wind came towards us.

Zhou Si dodged as much as possible and avoided Rong Bin's powerful punch. He estimated that Rong Bin's punch could reach at least 700 to 800 kilograms. In the old days, that was the power that a boxer had to train for a lifetime to obtain.

Pulling out the short axe from under his white coat, Zhou Si unceremoniously swung it at his former patient. The sharp blade cut through the air, making a terrifying sound.

No matter how strong the flesh and blood body is, it cannot compare to the cruelty of steel.

Rong Bin's attack was interrupted by the short axe, and then Zhou Si rushed into Rong Bin's arms. The low groan of muscle fiber bundles charging and activating echoed between the two.

Zhou Si clenched his left hand and threw a jab.

The punch was much faster than Rong Bin's, and it hit him hard in the abdomen without giving him any chance to block.

Rong Bin felt like he was hit by a truck. The huge force pushed him backwards. His stomach cramped and the severe pain almost made it difficult for him to breathe.

Zhou Si glanced at Rong Bin who was lying on the ground. This punch should keep him quiet for a while. With the axe blade hanging low in his hand, Zhou Si narrowed his eyes, with threads of thoughts floating in his mind.

He caught the swaying thread.

Oh…alienation.

Zhou Si has read many cyberpunk novels. In the world of these stories, the government has collapsed, companies control everything, the sky is always gloomy, and it drizzles. Hover cars come and go, and people run around. Everything is as stereotyped as the content of the movie "Blade Runner".

In such a world, human virtue, will and glory have long ceased to exist.

Human beings are just a carbon-based life form, a renewable resource. Everything in human society has changed from a variety of beautiful wishes to a profit engine, sacrificing to a line of rising numbers...

Until it becomes ∞.

Fortunately, Zhou Si does not live in such an alienated cyber world, but he vaguely realizes that the alienation of technology to humans is gradually eroding this era. Perhaps such a future is not far away, and Zhou Si is on the eve of all this.

Stopping his meaningless thoughts and associations, Zhou Si picked up the axe again. He hadn't seen the tiger yet, and tonight's events were far from over.

(End of this chapter)