There is a concept in economics called sunk capital.
Refers to unrecoverable costs that have been incurred.
For example, go to the cinema to watch a movie.
I find the movie difficult to watch, but I have already spent money to buy a ticket. The ticket money is sunk capital. At this time, I need to make a choice whether to continue watching.
The principle of investment is to stop at the brink.
But in life it's often the opposite.
Obviously it feels like the movie is difficult to watch, but in order not to waste the little ticket money, they bought it and came to it. Many people will endure their discomfort and continue watching it.
At this time, they lost time again...
Lu Wen estimated that this was how he felt before No. 0.
"Either continue to invest in me and get me to the position of parliamentarian, or give up completely and capture me directly."
This is a confusing choice.
Zero may be so heartbroken that he wants to kill someone at this point.
Because he chose the former.
Keep investing.
Zero requires a lot of sacrifice.
Lu Wen had already figured this out early this morning, so he was not in a hurry at all.
The position of MP is for him.
Dispensable.
He was still a little happy to see Number Zero deflated.
I didn't expect that those brainless guys in the no-man's land could have such an effect by just doing something like this. This also opened up new ideas for Lu Wen.
"I'm going out for a trip and may come back late. Don't run around. Stay at home and do whatever you want at home."
Lu Wen had given Xia Chuluo an obvious reminder.
This is asking her what to do next.
How to arrange Luo Ruyan properly.
Lu Wen is very doubtful now.
He suspected that Luo Ruyan had copied his data last time, and might even have used those data to create another him, but the memory of that him was still before he entered the mall and fought the monster Zero.
That is to say.
That he still thinks he is reborn.
"I hope I'm overthinking it."
Lu Wen went out.
Also acting at the same time was the fourth generation of Core Red.
That guy faced countless media, put down his rhetoric, and then drove to no man's land.
"He wants to hunt me, so his first stop should be the abandoned city where my organization stayed before."
Lu Wen drove Xia Chuluo's car.
It took only a moment of thought before the decision was made.
This fourth generation of Xinhong will not take the road to heaven...then don't come back.
The suburban location where the monster appears is very close to the city.
Lu Wen drove out of Mowu City, which was surrounded by tall chimneys, and arrived at the scene of the incident in less than an hour.
"Has the monster been killed?"
The scene is the courtyard of a villa.
The monster's body lay in the yard.
After understanding.
It turns out that the owner of the villa is an old hunter, and he always keeps various hunting rifles at home.
The first time the monster appeared, the old man took off the double-barreled shotgun hanging on the wall. Without saying a word, he kicked open the door and shot the monster swimming on the road.
Maybe it’s been too long since I’ve practiced.
The monster was not dead, it just screamed in pain.
Then he looked ferocious and fell to the ground on all fours.
He ran towards the old man.
At that time, people in several surrounding villas were hiding in their windows, and no one dared to come out. Seeing that situation, they couldn't help but close their eyes, unable to bear to see the old man's miserable condition.
But the experienced old hunter was calm.
Unshell.
Reload.
Another shot.
Then eject the shell and reload...
So there was this tattered monster corpse in front of Lu Wen.
"The old man is amazing. At such an old age, he can still kill this thing alone."
"What's the point? When you were young, you went to the north and killed the Black Blind Man. That guy was so strong that he could break a tree as big as a bowl with one palm..."
When people get older, they always like to talk about their youth.
Many people cannot escape this vicious cycle.
Lu Wen was thinking about what to do with those otakus.
Do you want to tell the younger generation that when you were young, you lay in bed all day long...
"Old man, I'm leaving first. Don't take such a risk next time something like this happens. At least find some cover."
"It's okay, don't worry, that's it?"
The old hunter didn't care.
Lu Wen dragged the monster's body to the side of the road and was about to put it in the trunk when he suddenly discovered something.
Except for the two colors of blood, red and blue.
The monster has another color on its body.
That color only occupies one spot.
A very small point.
It looked like it had been accidentally thrown up.
“Pigments…”
Purple paint.
Lu Wen had seen this kind of pigment on the palette of a young painter.
"Is it you or someone else?"
He had many doubts about the young painter.
But in the end it all came to nothing.
Just suspicion, no evidence.
But this time, Zero obviously wanted to take the initiative to expose his monster factory to him, and he had to catch something...
This pigment is the clue left to Lu Wen.
It's already obvious.
Lu Wen put the monster's body in the trunk and slammed it shut with a bit of force, and he didn't pay much attention to it.
He returned to the driver's seat and turned on the navigation.
The young painter had already left the street life and rented a small single room.
Lu Wen knew the location.
"I hope it's not you."
He subjectively does not want to be a small painter.
This young man has his own dream and likes to paint. He finally got a spot in the art exhibition. The art exhibition is next week, and there is also the albino girl...
Lu Wen felt that he was watching the little painter's life get better little by little.
But Zero is a jerk.
If he can take advantage of Jiang Xiaonian, he will not rule out using the young painter.
Lu Wen drove quickly.
Not long after he entered the city, another Executive Bureau car followed behind him.
Wu Yu's car.
"Why are you following me?" He sent a message to Wu Yu.
"Help you." Wu Yu replied.
"You can't help much, go back and get your election done."
"If Zero suddenly releases a monster at a moment like this, it's probably going to attack you. You can't handle it alone."
Wu Yu didn't understand the real situation.
Therefore, the results of the analysis are somewhat biased.
The two of them stopped one after another downstairs where the young painter lived.
"It's very dangerous. I suggest you go back. I have data backup and can survive at any time." Lu Wen said as he went upstairs.
"For an executive, death is no reason to back down."
This guy said something rather mean.
Lu Wen was also at a loss.
Anyway, this guy has a strong fighting ability, so nothing should happen to him.
The two of them came to the place where the young painter rented.
A single room.
no one.
There is only one painting.
What was drawn was a map, extending from the urban area of District 13 to the no man's land... a building that looked like a factory.
Factory Zero.
"Let's go."
Lu Wen sighed.
He looked at this small room. All the painting materials had been taken away, and it felt indescribably lonely and empty.
Wu Yu, his opponent, was at his side to help him.
A former friend was painting in a distant no man's land.
Second update for bridge girl
(End of chapter)