Chapter 4 Future Terminator 1
"No!" Mom refused without even looking up while ironing Dad's suit.
Wei Xi clasped her hands together and begged, "Mom, please, please?"
My mother said impatiently, "I said no, it's no. I've already given you this month's pocket money. If you want pocket money, you'll have to wait until next month. You can't always focus on your appearance. You should study harder."
Seeing that her mother refused to agree to her request, Wei Xi had to return to her room in frustration.
She lay on the bed, recalling the past, and found that although her parents often had no time to accompany her, they also gave her great freedom. Of course, the same was true for pocket money, which was always forced upon her by her parents.
She had heard about asking for pocket money to achieve a certain goal from her classmates in the past, and had also seen similar plots in TV dramas. She was quite envious at the time, thinking that this was also being taken care of by parents, and if possible, she would like to exchange with her classmates.
But now I realize that it is not as good as I imagined, because the feeling of being rejected is so unpleasant, and asking for money from my parents in a humble manner feels a bit like a beggar.
"Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi?" Error code 123 stood beside the bed without knowing when.
Wei Xi didn't want to look up, but she heard Error Code 123 saying, "Don't be depressed, look at what this is."
What?
Wei Xi hesitated for a moment, but finally curiosity overcame depression and he raised his head.
A pink bill! It was dangling in the hand of Error Code 123.
Wei Xi jumped up with a cry of surprise and snatched the money: "Where did you get it from?"
Error code 123 said proudly: "Pocket money given by my mother."
"What?" Wei Xi's mouth opened wide, and she couldn't believe her ears. "Why does mom give you pocket money?"
"Because I just moved in. Mom said that I am also a member of the family, so it is only natural for me to get pocket money." Error code 123 said happily, "I will lend it to you this time. Remember to return it to me after you get your pocket money next month."
Its words made Wei Xi so angry that her teeth itched, but she couldn't do anything to cheat: "Okay, okay, I got it."
She happily put the bills into her small purse, but suddenly she thought of something and froze, "No!"
Wei Xi turned around and grabbed Error Code 123 by the collar, and said on tiptoe: "What do you mean by receiving pocket money next month? Are you going to let me stay here until next month? I don't care, I want to leave here quickly, I want to go back."
"But we don't have a time machine..." Error Code 123 wisely changed the subject under Mi Xi's murderous gaze, "Haha, actually, when I was organizing programs at home today, I suddenly found something very important to us, something that can allow us to go back."
Wei Xi clenched her fists excitedly: "Really? Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Ah, I can't breathe anymore, let go first." Error code 123 screamed.
Wei Xi immediately let go of his hand and gently touched its collar, trying to smooth out the wrinkles, and said, "Okay, tell me now."
Error code 123 stretched out his voice and said slowly: "The story begins when I was organizing the program this morning..."
"Get to the point!" Wei Xi interrupted its bragging without any politeness.
Seeing that Weixi really didn't have the patience to listen to him keep her in suspense, Error Code 123 didn't dare to delay any longer and told him what he had discovered honestly.
"There are two ways for us to go back. The first is to ask our great-great-great-grandmother to start the time machine and send us back. But this method is obviously not possible, so we can only use the second method. The second method is to find the inventor of the time machine, the legendary genius doctor."
"The inventor of the time machine, the legendary genius doctor? Who is he? Where can we find him?" Wei Xi asked anxiously.
Unexpectedly, Error Code 123 spread his hands and said helplessly: "The information of this genius doctor is too well protected. I only know that he will hold a press conference for the time machine next year, but other than that, I know nothing about him."
Wei Xi's mood instantly fell from heaven to hell: "What's the use of this? What you said is all nonsense."
"Actually, there is a third method, but I believe you won't be willing to use it." Error code 123's words made Wei Xi's heart hang in the balance again.
"What method? Tell me quickly. If you don't tell me, how do you know I don't want to?" Wei Xi wanted to beat up this guy who liked to keep people in suspense.
Error code 123 touched his nose and said, "No normal person would be willing to use this method. That is to wait for the time-space police to find us, arrest us, and then take us back to the 25th century. According to the Time Travel Law, my fate will probably be to be recycled by the factory and become waste forever, and you may be locked up in prison for 50 years."
Wei Xi forced out a smile that was uglier than crying and said, "Then let's try to find the genius doctor who invented the time machine."
"Well, don't be depressed. Go get your hair cut after school tomorrow, so you don't have to wear a wig anymore." Error Code 123 said seriously, "Maybe I can think of something when I organize the program tomorrow?"
Wei Xi thought about it and decided that this was the only way. But she immediately thought of another question: "Wait, even if we encounter the time and space police, we may not be discovered, right?"
Error code 123 shook his head repeatedly: "In the 25th century, for the safety of citizens, every citizen will collect their unique magnetic field when they are born. Once the magnetic field disappears, the police will investigate. Generally speaking, there is only one possible situation for the magnetic field to disappear - it no longer exists. 24 hours after we leave the 25th century, the police will intervene in the investigation. Moreover, if you use a time machine without permission, it is also illegal. If a time-space police goes to another time and space to investigate a case, they will definitely carry a wanted warrant with them, so that if they encounter someone who secretly travels through time and space, they can arrest them directly."
"Wait, this is a logical contradiction. If a person time travels at 3pm, he can choose to travel back at 4pm. In this case, the police can't predict it."
Mi Xi's self-evident thoughts were laughed at by Error Code 123: "How is this possible? Even if you travel to another era, you are still on Earth. The passage of time is exactly the same. It's not like you went to an alien planet. No matter how much time has passed in the other era, when you return to the original era, it will only be after the corresponding time."
"If our great-great-great-grandma went to the 25th century, wouldn't she be discovered immediately?" Wei Xi asked worriedly.
Error code 123 was stunned for a moment, and then replied after a while: "Don't worry, this shouldn't happen. It's actually 10 o'clock now, I'm going to watch TV." Error code 123 said excitedly, "I'm watching TV today, and they said they're going to play a well-received movie."
Weixi wanted to ask why it said that her great-great-great-grandma would be fine, but Error Code 123 had already walked out quickly, and she hurried to follow it.
"I'll go watch TV, too."
Although Wei Xi had no interest in movies, there was nothing to do now and it was too boring, so she might as well go to the movies.
They came to the living room. Mom was not there. Dad was eating a bag of snacks. When he saw them, he handed the snacks to them and said, "Come on, the movie is about to start."
Wei Xi took the snack and found it was popcorn, so she grabbed a handful and handed it to Error Code 123.
The three of them sat on the sofa and the movie began.
They watched the movie attentively. When the movie reached the most critical and exciting part, the mother came over and said unhappily, "It's 11 o'clock, aren't you going to bed yet?"
Dad said pitifully, "The movie isn't over yet. Can we watch it before we go to bed?"
The mother stood in front of them angrily, blocking the TV and saying, "No, it's too late, go to bed now!"
"But it's almost over..." Dad begged.
My mother raised her eyebrows and said, "You have to get up early tomorrow morning to go to work or school. If you sleep too late, you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning. I don't want to wake you up again." After that, she turned off the TV forcibly.
Wei Xi was watching the TV happily. When she saw her mother turned off the TV so domineeringly, she said unhappily, "Mom, you are making a fuss about nothing. It doesn't matter if you sleep a little later. We promise not to be late tomorrow."
The mother said sternly, "Xiao Xi, you say this every day, but you end up rushing out like you're going to war every morning and don't even eat a good breakfast. If you go to bed earlier at night, you don't have to be so anxious in the morning. Go to bed right now!"
Wei Xi, who couldn't even raise her head after being scolded by her mother, had to go back to her room in a bad mood, but Error Code 123 did not follow her into the room.
Because Error Code 123 slept on the floor of her room yesterday, Mi Xi looked at it strangely and said, "Aren't you sleeping?"
"I'm already a member of the family, so mom prepared a room for me. It's right next to yours. Good night." Error Code 123 smiled and pointed to the room next door.
"So that's how it is. Good night."
Wei Xi closed the door and lay down on the soft bed. I thought it would be hard to fall asleep, after all, too many things happened today, and I experienced many feelings that I had longed for but never had the chance to realize in the past, but I didn't expect to fall asleep so quickly.
