"Confirm the suspect's death!"
The two patrolmen bravely went up, and after checking it out, they immediately shouted.
"Hey... finally dead."
Outside the cordon, Wu Ming also heard the seemingly inadvertent conversations of other patrolmen.
"In the beginning, to deal with a B-level wanted criminal, the boss had to ask the General Administration for reinforcements, and even asked to send the Sharp Arrow Troops. I thought it was a fuss, but now it seems that the boss is really scheming!"
A younger police officer said to his companion, and saw Jack's body being carried off by a stretcher, with obvious hatred on his face: "This guy killed and wounded so many of our brothers, this shot is too cheap for him!"
The older policeman exhaled regular smoke rings, as if caught in some kind of memory: "You just came here, and you don't know yet, the most wanted criminals are all quite terrifying in combat effectiveness, this Jack with Two Guns is obviously The best among them, if he escapes this time, I think he can be included in the A-level... "
Click! Click!
On the other side, a group of paparazzi who came from nowhere held up searchlights, and dazzling sparks and smoke kept flickering.
"Damn it, Yolf, stop them!"
A few patrolmen with big arms and round waists immediately formed a crowd, and began to disperse the flow of people again.
Some of the gathered civilians gradually dispersed, and James seemed to come back to his senses after a long time: "It's dangerous! It's dangerous!"
Watching the ambulance arrive and take away the wounded, the cold sweat on his forehead didn't stop in the slightest: "If it wasn't for Steven, if I stayed inside, I'm afraid I might be accidentally injured... By the way! Steven!!!"
He squatted down and looked at Wu Ming nervously: "How are you? Does your stomach still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore!"
Wu Ming made a frightened look: "It's just that this place is so scary, do you still want to withdraw money?"
"Withdraw money?!"
James looked at the bank that had been surrounded by isolation lines, and smiled wryly: "This bank is impossible today, let's change to another one!"
The two ran to another bank. It seemed that because of the news, the number of people in this bank increased a lot, and the number of guards doubled. They watched every customer with vigilant eyes.
After tossing and tossing until dark, James took Wu Ming back home.
"Honey, why is it so late?"
Mrs. Sterling complained: "And what about the salt and bread I asked you to take?"
"Sorry, I forgot!"
James rubbed his head, and immediately said in an exaggerated tone: "Honey, you don't know, today I encountered a big bank robbery..."
Wu Ming watched James describe what he encountered today in an extremely exaggerated way, and it was the first time he knew that he had the talent for making up stories.
"Didn't you see that at the moment when Jack with Two Guns was about to make a move, I picked up little Steven and rushed out like the wind. At the door of the bank, there were still many people holding cameras. If I'm lucky, maybe You will see my heroic appearance on the headlines tomorrow!"
James said in a very proud tone, and immediately looked at Wu Ming: "Steven, is it like this?"
"yes!"
Wu Ming lay on the table and rolled his eyes speechlessly.
On the contrary, Brandon and Angelina seemed to like this story very much. Maybe they thought it was some kind of heroic novel, so they all clapped their hands: "Daddy hits the bad guy! Oye!"
"Okay, let's eat!"
Just looking at his wife's half-smile, James blushed, knowing that she might have guessed the truth long ago, so he couldn't help but sit down and laugh twice.
Dinner is oatmeal bread, a salted fish, and a bowl of vegetable soup.
Wu Ming ate one bite at a time, still shocked by what he saw today.
Seeing an extraordinary existence for the first time, but falling under the country's system so easily, really gave him a great shock.
"Armored airships, steam engines, patrolmen with revolvers, and snipers..."
He recalled the scenes he had seen since he was born, and the image of a powerful state apparatus gradually came to mind.
The contempt that had been declared because of the Bauhinia Federation's declaration of war before disappeared quickly.
"That's right... The Bauhinia Federation is a huge country after all. In a struggle between two countries, even if one side is weaker, it is still a colossus to an individual..."
Wu Ming secretly warned himself that in this world, don't underestimate the power of any country: "Besides, the Golden Oak Kingdom has not yet failed. In the end, the Bauhinia Federation retreated on its own initiative and signed a peace treaty. The specific process will not be discussed yet." In other words, at least this means that the kingdom is not at a disadvantage."
It also reminded Wu Ming that when he was born, no matter whether he or his younger siblings, there were patrol officers who came to register, and it was said that this information would be entered into the difference machine and punching computer of the General Administration, which made Wu Ming even more horrified.
Surveillance in modern society has formed an all-pervasive network. As long as there is contact with this society, information will inevitably be left behind, and the tail will be caught by the state machinery behind the scenes.
"It seems that some plans need to be revised, and I have to be more low-key!"
Today, this transcendent person used his death to sound the alarm for Wu Ming.
…
Time flies, and before you know it, five years have passed.
At this time, Wu Ming was already ten years old, and at this time, he looked like an ordinary fourteen or fifteen-year-old child, with a mature appearance.
St. George Elementary.
After school, it was rare for him not to leave directly. Instead, he came to the campus garden with Vidi and several other friends, swinging slowly on the swing.
"The big exam is coming soon... God, Steven, you are the best at studying, you must save me!"
Viddy said in an exaggerated tone.
He screamed, as if if Wu Ming didn't help him, he was going to die, quite shameless.
"You guy, it's really not good. Wouldn't it be good to ask your father to pay you to transfer you to a noble school?"
Wu Ming rolled his eyes.
But he also knew that apart from being a bit mischievous, this Viddy wasn't bad in nature.
"No! Although my family has a little money, we also have many younger brothers and sisters. My father will definitely not agree to it. And if my mother knows that I can't pass the exams, can't be promoted to the middle school, and have to repeat a grade, she will definitely beat me to death..."
Vidi screamed, while Wu Ming and the other children looked at Vidi sympathetically.
Unlike their parents, who must be protecting them, Vidi's parents have a rare unanimity in their attitude towards their children. In Vidi's words, they are 'surely they will not be spanked by one person'.
"The middle school... I heard that there are more things taught there, more free time, and various clubs..."
A boy with freckles next to him said in an envious tone: "You must pass this exam before you can enter the middle school, otherwise you will repeat the grade. I don't want to repeat the grade!"
An extra year of study means an extra year of money, which is not a small sum for any family below the rich and powerful.
"After the middle school, Steven, what are you going to do? Apply for the police academy, or become a lawyer, or join the army?"
Said a little girl with braids next to her.
Her name is Alice. She has a bold personality and likes to play with boys. Girls are more precocious, and she has a vague awareness of that. She has a good impression of Steven, who has a gentle personality and is among the best in academic performance.
"Me?"
Wu Ming rubbed his head in distress: "I don't know... Anyway, finish the middle school first, and then get the diploma! After all, with this, even if you don't go to university, you can find a relatively good job!"
"Me too!"
His words seemed to resonate, not only Alice nodded, but even Philip, the freckled boy next to him, also agreed: "I heard that the entrance exam for this kind of university is more than ten times more difficult than the graduation exam for the middle school, unless it is The real geniuses among the common people, otherwise it would be impossible to pass! But those students in the noble schools, the exam difficulty is far less than ours, and there are places for recommendation!"
"That's it!"
Vidi next to him nodded loudly, causing the other three to stare blankly.
"Don't look at me like that. Even if my elder brother gets scholarships every year in aristocratic schools, he may not be able to get recommended places. Those are the treatment only for the disciples of the real nobles..."
Viddy was also depressed as he spoke, lying on the ground and scraping the soil.
Obviously, even for a wealthy family like his, the real upper class is still somewhat out of reach.
"Hello..."
Seeing that the atmosphere in this small group had become somewhat gloomy, Wu Ming immediately clapped his hands: "We are still a group of ten-year-old children. Isn't it too early to talk about this now?"
In this world, human beings are generally of high quality and develop early, and those who can be sent to school are all elites. Before they know it, they have forgotten that they are still children and start to think about the future like adults. Of course only heavy.
"Yes, let's talk about something happy!"
Vidi raised his hand triumphantly: "I got four tickets to the Grand Theater... I heard that next month there will be performances by superstars there!"
He blinked his eyes, looking very sly: "As long as I can pass the exam, how about we go play together?"
"Steven..."
Alice and Philip looked at each other, both tugging on his sleeve coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, I promise you..."
To be honest, it's okay to be begged by a little girl, but it's like this for a little boy—goose bumps all over Wu Ming's body.
"Vidi, you have to arrange seats in the big exam. You can only handle this by yourself. In the exam, I will only create opportunities for you. Whether you can grasp it or not depends on you. Do you understand?"
He raised a few words in the tone of someone who had experienced it, and Vidi's eyes immediately brightened, as if he had discovered a golden road.