Master of the Stars

Chapter 13: Mental illness (Part 2)

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Lieutenant Colonel Lu is a bit frivolous, but the cautious habits he has developed from long-term logistics work make him have some doubts about the situation: "Everyone else can say that this boy named Ronan is really a bit suspicious. He is so young and so ruthless." He was ruthless, and his reaction afterwards was also weird."

Zhang Yingying replied seriously: "It's a pity that this happened, but I think that such a small conflict caused by passionate impulse will not hinder the judgment of the case itself."

"Of course, the military is only responsible for temporary custody and will not comment on the incident."

Lieutenant Colonel Lu just said it tentatively and soon showed a smile: "According to the orders from superiors, Ronan and his group will have to wait until the search of the incident site is completed before screening and filing. It is estimated that there will be at least eight hours." . Communication with the outside world was not allowed before. Miss Zhang came early... The coffee in the officer's activity room on the ship is good, why don't I invite Miss Zhang to go over and kill some time?"

Faced with this unconscious and crude method of picking up girls, Zhang Yingying refused without blinking an eye: "It's better not to do it. My client looks like he is hopeless. It's better for me to keep an eye on him."

Lieutenant Colonel Lu shrugged: "It should be a damaged soft screen that has special meaning to him. For example, it was a birthday gift from his father."

Zhang Yingying raised her eyebrows: "Father's gift? What a great idea!"

Lieutenant Colonel Lu was a little confused and did not match the thinking circuit of the young lawyer in front of him, but in order to achieve his goal, he still smiled and showed off those philosophical words that seemed to make sense but did not make sense:

"Adults need to carefully decide a reason to allow vulnerability, while children are much more casual. Any setback is possible, but recovery is also quick, because he is still under the protection of the family, and his father will soon make compensation..."

"When my client was four years old, his father dropped him off, slapped him on the back and disappeared."

Is this considered another rejection

Lieutenant Colonel Lu was quite embarrassed for a moment. He retreated dejectedly but was unwilling to give in. When he was struggling, he saw Zhang Yingying giving him a thumbs up:

"So I have to say, Lieutenant Colonel, great intuition!"

“…”

Zhang Yingying raised her index finger to the thumb loop, and cut her other three fingers in the air: "Did you know that in the 60 years since the emergence of paper-like soft screen products, there have been more than 200 large and small brands and more than 3,000 products in the world. However, my client has This one is unlike any other on the market.

Lieutenant Colonel Lu was confused. Maybe it would be good if he could chat with the beauty. He tried to think:

"Is it a private production?"

"That's right! My client, his father is a first-class industrial designer. Before he left his job and disappeared, he had excellent work experience in the production and creative departments of Quantum Company. Make such a gift and give it to My only son couldn’t be more suitable.”

Lieutenant Colonel Lu made a rough estimate: "In other words, it has a history of at least twelve years? Tsk tsk... But I have to say, it is difficult for you to file a high-priced claim against the saboteurs based on this article."

Zhang Yingying smiled slightly, and naturally she would not explain more to Lieutenant Colonel Lu. In fact, before at the office, she had already made a more detailed analysis based on the video data of the imitation paper soft screen she obtained in the morning.

Although Ronan's imitation paper soft screen is not any commercial product, the materials it is made of must be. For example, that ultra-thin panel belongs to the "Jellyfish" series launched in early 2090.

This proves that the earliest time Ronan received this gift was in 1990. In other words, it is very likely that in 1990, Ronan's father, who was considered missing or even dead, still maintained contact with Ronan... maybe just a little.

"In 1990, it was also the year that Lu Hong's incident happened. There were also Quantum's Burner and Deep Blue Platform. They were really crucial..."

Zhang Yingying looked at the silent and stiff boy on the surveillance screen. She suddenly wanted to know that one day in 1990, when Ronan was only ten years old, he received this gift from his unknown father. , what will it feel like

Now, is he reminiscing

The surveillance surface did not convey Ronan's inner voice, but his body movements were clearly transmitted back. After a long period of silent sitting, Ronan finally made a new move.

He stood up, folded the damaged notebook and placed it on the chair, and took a step towards the door.

Due to the small space, at this distance, Ronan leaned forward slightly, and his forehead was pressed against the heavy, cold metal door. He maintained this position for a few seconds, during which he took a few deep breaths that could be seen - so far, Ronan's actions were easy to understand, he was trying to calm his mind.

But then, Ronan's behavior was incomprehensible.

On the surveillance screen, Ronan moved back slightly, adjusting the distance, while his eyes were always pointed at the metal door, focusing seriously, as if there was an unparalleled and exquisite work of art in front of him.

After a full minute, he closed his eyes again, stretched out his hand, and let his fingertips slide across the surface of the metal door, touching from one end to the other. This wasn't the end yet, his fingertips crossed the corner of the wall again, touched one side of the metal plate wall, and continued the previous action.

In this way, Ronan walked around in the cramped space, his fingertips drawing continuous invisible traces on the metal wall.

"What, what's going on?" The change was strange and inexplicable, and Lieutenant Colonel Lu was a little dizzy.

Zhang Yingying didn't answer, but just watched with interest.

This lawyer is also drunk...

Well, Lieutenant Colonel Lu feels that we can’t go on like this. After all, Ronan is a minor. If he is really stimulated by something and goes crazy with it, and the media starts to hype it up, his military career will be considered over.

He signaled his soldiers to prepare intervention measures—the solitary room had sedative spray equipment, which was prepared to prevent inmates from becoming mentally disturbed or even self-harming.

However, at this moment, Ronan stopped. As if nothing had happened before, he picked up the notebook on the chair, sat down still, turned to a blank page in the notebook, took out the electronic pen, unplugged the sensor pen tip, and the second half became a rod that can be used as paper A luminous pen for writing.

Under Lieutenant Colonel Lu's astonished gaze, Ronan's pen moved down, and he drew criss-crossing faint lines on the paper. He writes very quickly and is very good at simple writing. In just a few breaths, he can have a rough outline.

Lieutenant Colonel Lu motioned to the surveillance camera for a close-up, and he saw the line outline on the paper, which looked like a building. Although it was just a sketch, some of the details, such as sealed fences, thick walls, narrow windows, etc., were put together. , giving people a strong hint:

This is a prison.

However, there is an unnatural dislocation in the overall configuration, as if there is a force intervening between the invisible and the tangible, distorting the building.

Lieutenant Colonel Lu couldn't understand what he was seeing. At this moment, there was a slight noise beside him. He turned around to look, only to see Zhang Yingying focusing on the surveillance screen, her toes subconsciously tapping the floor, her expression unprecedentedly focused.

Well, if I reach out and touch the young lawyer’s buttocks now, maybe there will be no reaction...