Chapter 840 Puzzle (one more update)
Cyberpsychosis is considered an extension of psychosis, and there is consensus that it is a complex condition and that the full consequences of the disease cannot be attributed to the sufferer.
The European Community, as a proclaimed civil servant, of course has established exemptions for cyberpsychosis, and even has medical and health funding to research and prevent this disease
But it is clear that the money did not achieve the desired effect - at least Elliott now believes that it definitely did not achieve the expected effect.
As for where the money went?
[Johnny: Where did the money go? It seems that this riddle applies not only to Night City, but also to the European Community. 】
[Johnny: It seems that there is a riddler in society, who repeats and emphasizes this riddle with blood on the wall every day until someone with funding answers the question.]
[Johnny: Unfortunately, smart political officials can never answer this question. 】
John's home is located in a fairly good-looking workers' apartment. Compared to the house where Elliot lived in Folkestone, this house does not have fully backlit rooms. There is a light well in the middle, and the rooms are built around the four sides of the building. At least they are There is a window.
Of course, the rent will definitely be much more expensive.
Eliot once believed that these were meaningless luxuries. Rather than causing himself to fall into a debt crisis because of these enjoyments, it was better to keep them and let himself have no debts.
But John has a wife and children, so he obviously thinks it’s worth it:
From the files returned by the network monitor, Elliot can retrieve what motivates this man to get up every day:
After getting up, he will look to his side——
His wife was sleeping soundly beside him, and his son was lying on the little bed beside the bed, talking in his sleep. Although he was not as proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting as the children of the nobles, he had a bright mind and was good-looking, but in his eyes, this was The meaning of his work.
He doesn't know if his son has any talent, but he believes that his confident and hopeful attitude towards the future will definitely help his son learn a man's tenacity and learn how to face the world.
At the same time, until his son learns this, he and his wife will always be his safe haven, so he has to work hard:
Being a safe haven costs money.
There weren't many things in this one-bedroom apartment, and obviously the family of three didn't live a luxurious life. At least John didn't dote on his son and buy a lot of things.
There is a masterpiece drawn by his son with homemade chalk on the wall. The tidy room indicates that the couple's education of their children starts from themselves, and a loving life is also the starting point of love
Bang!
A worker carrying an electric drill came out of the door. This man almost bumped into Elliot and looked at him in confusion:
"This one."
The worker glanced at the visitor: Although Elliot was well dressed, he could tell at a glance from Elliot's fat figure that he was not a big shot.
But Severns next to him is different, two words - leader.
The leader was followed by two media people.
"Leader? Are you looking for me?"
Elliot scratched his head and looked at the house number: "Isn't the Owen family living here?"
"Owen?" The worker thought for a while, "I'm not Owen? You are talking about the woman who lived here before - no, she is alone, how can we be a family?"
"Where has she gone?"
"I don't know." The worker shook his head, "How did I know this? I only saw her when I was looking at the house. She was so scared. It is said that she lost her job and was thrown out because her husband committed a murder."
Throwing out means throwing out the European barriers, throwing them outside of "civilized society", and becoming barbaric refugees.
If you do not leave the killing zone, you will become a hunted animal - many of the refugees who are thrown out will not give up and get close to the European barrier, and are eventually killed in the killing zone.
"If she hadn't been evicted, I wouldn't be able to rent this house, and if it weren't for yesterday's demonstration, I might have been evicted!"
As the worker talked, his joy could no longer be concealed, and there was a smile on his face. But while smiling, he suddenly discovered:
The two people in front of me seem a bit similar to the members of the special committee in the news
He raised his finger and stared at Severs. The smile on his face became more and more obvious, and finally turned into a big smile: "You are Mr. Strange!
Oh, thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, I might be the one who gets thrown out!
I have to thank you.”
Severns smiled back: "This is what our committee should do. It's getting late today. I have to leave. Enjoy your time in the European Community. The citizen servants are at your service at any time."
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving the confused worker behind: He just took one look and left?
Phantom was slightly shocked when he saw this scene: the little political worker's smiling face disappeared as soon as he turned around, as if the worker had offended him. Elliot didn't know what to say to this worker. He shrugged and turned towards Phantom and Iron Hand:
"Where are the others?"
Phantom shook his head: "I don't know, it seems like someone owes him millions. Why is he so upset? Shouldn't he communicate more to promote his achievements at this time?"
"Well, let's go, I'll ask him again when I get back."
Elliot couldn't figure it out either.
Lear originally wanted him to see the good consequences of this incident: the murderer's family could be cleared of wrongdoing, but in the end, the person died.
The dazed Eliot had only taken two steps when he bumped into the Phantom. He raised his head and the latter was staring at him:
"Brother, are you sick too?"
But soon, Lille prompted:
[Liel: She bumped into you and stuffed a note in your pocket. If I read it correctly, she picked it up from the ground just now. Someone should have thrown it to him. 】
[Lille: Unfold the note and find a place with glass to throw it away. I’ll take a look. 】
Elliot walked into the elevator nonchalantly. The TV in the elevator was broadcasting yesterday's rally. Elliot unfolded the note in his pocket while watching it.
When the elevator reached the bottom and the TV screen switched to black, he threw the note down.
Through the reflection of the screen, Lille clearly captured the text above——
The font is crooked, but the message is straightforward:
[Owen committed suicide and the Bruges Police Department disposed of the body that day. Her son did not come home for a long time. 】
Elliot's head suddenly became even more empty——
So in the end, what is their point?
Two images flashed through his mind: one was a cozy cabin with a family of three, with a family of three drawn in chalk on the wall.
The child's drawing skills are a bit strange. The faces of his father and mother are quite restored. As for himself, he only drew one eye and only half of his nose. I don't know if it was accidentally wiped during cleaning.
Another picture is the room seen over the shoulder of the worker just now:
There is no trace of the life of a family of three, only countless wine bottles and messy paper balls, which is somewhat similar to the room where Elliot once lived.
Johnny and Lil were squatting on the ground and standing next to the note.
[Johnny: It seems that the justice that this family has been waiting for is a little too late. These bastards should be shot. 】
[Lille: I think something is not right. The report given by the network monitor is missing many details, mainly about his son.]
First of all, the couple is in Bruges, why would they let a 9-year-old child travel to Berlin?
Secondly, a man who loves his children so much has no record of communicating with his son since the end of July.
[Johnny: What do you think is going on? 】
[Lille: There is too little information. Only network monitors know what is going on. 】
[Johnny: Haha, a society with 24-hour surveillance claims that it is designed for the safety of citizens, but the result is that citizens have unsolvable puzzles everywhere. 】
[Johnny: Have you ever seen that there is something in the European Community’s personal social coding that distinguishes them into real citizens and fake citizens? 】
It was a mystery, but Lille had no time to reveal it any further, they had to move on, now.
(End of chapter)