$349, Mutant 12

Staying in the safe zone, Yu Heng has not encountered anything dangerous for the time being. He never goes out at night and never goes to remote places. In addition to sweeping the streets, I also went to the library to read, and of course I took Liu Taotao with me.

The safe zone was growing rapidly. More than once, he heard Zheng Hengli murmuring that she didn't have this or that in her previous life. Her mental state seemed to be getting worse and worse. Things and developments that were completely different from those in her previous life caused a lot of pressure on her, making her feel even more uneasy. He tried to persuade her to meet her twice but to no avail, so he revealed the matter to Zheng's mother.

Mother Zheng has also been busy recently. She met an old colleague who was very capable. She gave gifts to show weakness. The proud Mother Zheng finally got a new job and worked on a farm in the safe zone. She helped with logistics in the canteen of the farm and did a lot of work. Guys who wash and chop vegetables. Although it is tiring, the pay is higher. In addition to three meals a day, you can get fifteen kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of vegetables, five kilograms of meat, and other daily necessities depending on the situation. subsidy. Not to mention working in the canteen, which has been a place full of oil and water since ancient times.

After listening to her youngest daughter's words, Zheng's mother took time out to sleep at night. In order to save candles, they did not light any lights in their dormitory. They could only borrow some light from the outside through the open door. They hoped to install electricity quickly, otherwise it would be too inconvenient. Mother Zheng was distracted for a few seconds, then came back to her senses and communicated with her eldest daughter. Her tone was quite submissive and she had figured it out. Mother Zheng was relieved and urged her daughter to go to bed.

The next day was Yu Heng's shift, and Zheng's mother was very satisfied with her two daughters working in different shifts, so that they could both take a break and not be overwhelmed by work. While he was cleaning, he happened to encounter someone holding a flag to protest on the street.

One shouted "Protect property rights", another shouted "Allow currency circulation", and some bluntly said "I have worked hard all my life, and I can't let the money I earn turn into waste paper!" demanding that currency, stocks, funds, bonds, etc. be converted into work points. .

"It's really a big fuss. I don't know if it can be done."

"I see, if this is really changed, who will still be working in the safety zone? My son told me that the biggest shortage in the safety zone now is labor force, and the work points are like a carrot that has been dropped in front of us. Go ahead. If you already have ginseng and abalone, how can you care about those skinny carrots..."

"Hahaha, what you said is very novel. Sister, your son is amazing. Look, this is so enlightened and so thorough! Isn't that the truth! Let me tell you, those people just refuse to admit defeat and insist on giving it a try. I don’t know if the authorities will crack down hard.”

"Hey, what are you talking about? That's the wealth that people have worked hard for. What's wrong with trying to fight for it? It's not like you, hehe, you can't afford those three melons and split dates in your lifetime."

The onlookers said anything, and Yu Heng was pulled to the side of the road by others: "Hey, you are such an honest little girl. Why do you sweep when you are like this?! It's not too late to watch the excitement first and then sweep." OK, let me go."

He twisted his wrist, watched the parade passing by, and then walked towards the safe zone management community. I heard that the management community is at the core of the safety zone, where unrelated persons are prohibited from entering. When people passed by, the onlookers followed, as if they were helping to increase the momentum. After the people dispersed, he continued cleaning. The two colleagues who were cleaning together were so curious that they secretly skipped work to follow him.

After about ten minutes, the team leader, who rarely came to supervise the work, came over to take a look. He counted them one by one. There were five people in this street, but only two were left? He was so angry that the superiors had just issued an order saying that order should be maintained and all positions should be stabilized. As a result, there were eleven people under his supervision who were absent from work during working hours. Whenever he thought that there were employees under his command among those people watching the fun, he felt breathless.

Yu Heng watched as the team leader reluctantly softened his expression, encouraged and praised him and another colleague, and then walked away angrily, shaking his head and continuing to clean. At six o'clock in the afternoon, the day's work was over. He put away his tools, took his work permit and went to the canteen to eat. When he got home, it was already dark, and Zheng's mother and the others were also back.

The family was together and talking about today's events. Zheng Min said in a low voice: "I don't know if it will work. I have a gold necklace and a gold bracelet with me. If it works, I can exchange work points." After all, there are still some Looking forward to it. "Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

"Me?" Zheng's mother thought for a while: "I don't think it's possible with money. Other properties..." She shook her head: "But gold should be possible. Gold is a hard currency at all times. I think the exchange of work points for gold should be opened. More likely."

The whistle started to sound outside. Yu Heng stood in the corridor and looked at the lights outside. The lights in the middle part of the building were brightly lit. He didn't know if the crowd there had dispersed.

Zheng Hengli went to work the next day. When she came back, she mentioned that three of her colleagues in the same group had also been fired. She gloated: "They deserved it. They went to gossip while at work. I also heard that she disappeared last night." Many people!" Yu Heng asked: "What do you mean?"

"That is to say, those people who went to the management area to parade yesterday, didn't they sit outside all night? They were persuaded to disperse at noon. As a result, just when I was about to write off work, many people went to the management area to look for people. It’s said that the family members are missing! It’s so chaotic right now, Sister Li said-” Zheng Hengli came over and whispered, “Maybe it was stolen by mutants last night! Hahaha, how could that be possible?” It’s so big, not only does it sneak in, but it also dares to steal people at the entrance of the management area, it’s too long to live.”

Sister Li's guess seemed to be right, because that night, until she lay down to sleep, she could hear the sounds of patrols running outside and the sound of police cars' engines, all night long.

The next few days were full of rumors, until the management district issued the "Amendment on the Implementation and Management of Work Points", allowing gold to be exchanged for work points, and materials to be exchanged for work points after valuation, with an exchange ratio and a schedule of material categories attached. This news suddenly overwhelmed the mysterious cases of missing residents in the previous few days, and suddenly heated up the entire safe area.

Under Zheng's mother's arrangement, they sent two-thirds of their household supplies to the exchange office in exchange for work points to prevent theft from theft.

Half a year later, a combat school was opened in the safe zone, which mainly offered mutant identification courses and mutant capture courses, supplemented by other basic courses. Anyone over the age of sixteen can sign up for the latter. The point is, tuition is free.

Yu Heng planned to sign up for combat school, and Zheng's mother was very supportive. She had given birth to two daughters, and some people used to laugh at her before she died without a son. Some relatives also persuaded her to have a third child so that she could have a son. What a joke, what happened to my daughter? Girls can live wonderful lives too! She has always taught her children when they were young that they should study hard. It does not mean that if you study well, you can reach the sky in one step, but that you should lay a good foundation when it is time to study and lay the foundation for the future. When you get into a good university, you will know how to think about the future when you are older. , aren’t there more choices?

Therefore, she is very supportive of her younger daughter’s pursuit. Times have changed, and pursuits must keep pace with the times. She asked her eldest daughter if she wanted to go. Zheng Hengli thought for a moment. At this time in her last life, there was no such thing as a battle school! Moreover, there is no such thing as a shadowing potion. What the hell? ! Mutants are actually related to shadows? This was not the case when she died in her previous life! A series of changes overwhelmed her and made her doubt her life. Especially when Fang Shiyu never showed up and a big fish just swam by, it was even more annoying.

Zheng Hengli said listlessly: "I won't go. I won't go out to catch mutants in the future, and it will be useless if I learn." Zheng's mother was also so angry that she pulled her ears and lectured her again. "Then if my sister goes, I'll go too. Who's going to sweep the floor?" "I can support you without the little work points you do sweeping!"

He packed up the two sisters and took them to the combat school to register, leaving instructions: "Go home together after school, don't run around."

In the past six months, the concept of mutants has been widely circulated, and some people privately call them cannibals or human monsters. According to the official statement of the safe zone, those mutants are actually a kind of shadow mutants. Another important discovery is that mutants cannot be killed in human form. It’s not that you can’t kill, but there will be trouble after killing.

The teacher in the battle school spoke in detail to the projection. "There are currently three ways to identify hidden mutants. Most of you should have seen one. When you entered the safe zone in the early days, you used shadow-shaping potions... Now there are energy glasses, which can quickly distinguish shadows after wearing them. The difference and disadvantage is that it consumes eyesight and energy, so it cannot be worn for a long time...The last one is to identify it with the naked eye, which is the most difficult and requires strong insight and analysis skills. "

The name of the battle school is simple and straightforward, and the courses are simple, straightforward and detailed. Yu Heng listened with interest in the first class. In the past six months, he had been sweeping the streets outside and heard many rumors. He checked the information and found that there were no similar monsters among the monsters. Of course, the mutants he had close contact with did not make him feel the devilish energy. That's strange. The mutants in this mission world really have many unknown secrets waiting to be explored.

"According to a large number of experiments at the institute, when a mutant goes crazy and transforms, killing it will prevent future troubles forever. If you kill it in human form, the shadow will escape and find a new host. The nearest you are very likely to become it. goal!

And we have no rescue method yet. If your shadow starts to have problems, your personality will change dramatically. You will want to prey on humans, be unable to control your appetite, and eventually become enemies of humans! So——" The teacher slapped the table to emphasize the point:

"Don't kill mutants at will!! If you have the ability to kill mutants, you must also identify which form it is. If it is a hidden human form, subdue it first and send it to the security bureau!"

The students in the audience exclaimed, obviously very surprised by this statement. Yu Heng had heard the news before that mutants could not be killed casually, but not in such detail. His hand suddenly shook, and the note-taking pen scratched the notebook hard.

He remembered the male mutant he had killed when he lived at home. The mutant at that time was in ordinary human form. The body was moved to the empty room opposite the door. So at that time, was there a black shadow sliding on the floor and wall, heading towards their home? Maybe there was. Unbeknownst to him, it passed by the gate of Zheng's house. He didn't know why he changed his mind and just passed by and left.

The thought made his skin stand on end, giving him a feeling of belated terror.