Chapter 75 Give Up
Unfavorable situations ensued one after another, but Rong Yuan's mind became clearer.
He sat in the dark for a long time without turning on the light, and finally made a decision.
"Wadou, how much wanted criminal information do you have that you haven't released yet?" Rong Yuan asked.
"Eighty-seven people," Wandou answered. In the past few months, the optical brain's search range has covered the entire Sugar Country. Although it will take about two months to complete the establishment of the database archive, most of the wanted criminals who have appeared in public places have been found and located by Wandou. These eighty-seven people do not include those criminals who Rongyuan believes have extenuating circumstances or whose conviction evidence is insufficient.
"Let's release them all," Rong Yuan said. "The wanted criminal issue ends here. There's no need for the codename 'Crow' to show up for the time being."
"Yes." said Pea.
——What is the meaning of persisting in the identity of "Crow" despite the suspicion and pursuit of the police? It is not a sense of justice or a sense of mission. Rong Yuan is very indifferent to such things; in fact, it is not for the merit points, because after the establishment of [Kinship Bridge], the merit points brought by wanted criminals have become increasingly dispensable in comparison, and after the establishment of [Freemasonry], the merit points are even more so. In this case, he is still searching for wanted criminals. First, it is because of inertia. Second, it is probably because he is also enjoying the pleasure and self-satisfaction of being a vigilante in the dark, as well as the indescribable sense of superiority brought by his super-realistic abilities when playing cat and mouse games with the police.
But he really didn't think that this would bring danger to Jin Yang.
Because he was always with him, Jin Yang would be involved in his actions, either actively or passively. He was very careful to hide himself, and on the surface there would be no evidence to point to his connection with the crow. But he didn't notice that in this case, all the clues pointed to Jin Yang.
It was time to give up the identity of "Crow"... No, he should have done so long ago. Just like the stray cats and dogs, when the benefits gained could not balance the costs paid, they should be abandoned decisively. His main merits now came from Skynet; and his usual focus should be on developing and enriching his true identity.
Wandou is right. Being in opposition to the state's violent organs is very disadvantageous to him. Even if no one knows that he is Crow, as long as this identity exists, the risk of being exposed will increase. At the same time, the existence of "Crow" also brings hidden dangers to the development of Skynet. Fortunately, Skynet has the amulet [Kinship Bridge], and there is no danger of being banned for the time being, but its powerful intelligence search ability is bound to make people suspicious and coveted. Since Skynet came to prominence, hackers at home and abroad have never stopped various attacks and invasions on it. But the Internet and reality are naturally separated by a barrier. It is impossible to find him with the help of Skynet platform before human electronic information technology can leap over the technological gap of more than 100 years.
“Operation Crow Hunt”… How can they hunt crows when there are no crows left?
"What should we do with the situation where Jin Yang is under surveillance?" After waiting for a long time without seeing any instructions from him, Wandou took the initiative to ask.
"Well..." Rong Yuan rubbed his brows. Staying up late made him feel tired, but this decision made him feel even more difficult. He said, "Don't worry about him. Don't do unnecessary things."
Pea said in surprise: "Why? That's not something you would say."
Rong Yuan looked down at it and asked, "Wa Dou, what do you think is the relationship between Jin Yang and 'Crow'?"
Pea blinked and tilted his head - weren't they just friends?
"On the surface, he has nothing to do with 'The Crow'. It's just that the things we encountered a few times have a specious relationship. The investigation team can suspect him and arrest him for this, but they can't arrest or sentence him for this reason. So, as long as I don't do anything, the longer they monitor him, the clearer it will be that Jin Yang is just an ordinary high school student and has nothing to do with any mysterious organization. On the contrary, if I do something about this matter and leave a loophole, it will confirm his suspicion, and they will have reason to conduct further interrogation and investigation."
Pea nodded and said, "So, this is a case of doing more and making more mistakes, and leaving it alone is the best option?"
Rong Yuan nodded, but he didn't feel relieved.
Because he knew that in this matter, it was not his planning or ability that protected Jin Yang. He was the one who brought danger and trouble. It was his background and the identity of his family that provided shelter for Jin Yang. If Jin Yang was really just an ordinary middle school student, he might have encountered a more cruel situation at this time.
When he first learned that Jin Yang was being monitored, Rong Yuan almost had the urge to kill all those monitors. Fortunately, before doing so, he came to his senses in time and realized that this approach would be of no use other than ruining Jin Yang's life and making it impossible for him to clear his suspicion even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
This incident also reminded Rong Yuan. He realized that although he now held the "Book of Merits", he could exchange for various props that surpassed the world's technological level by hundreds of years, could easily take the life of anyone on Earth, and could jump out of the Earth to explore the more distant universe...but he was still weak and powerless.
If he showed kindness, countless people would be grateful; if he showed evil, he could leave corpses all over the land, but he could not change people's hearts. He was not afraid to start a war with anyone, but he could not make the people he cared about safe, healthy and happy through fighting.
Although he reminded himself over and over again to be cautious and calm, he was still corrupted by this feeling of omnipotence. He gradually became arrogant, began to look down on everyone, and began to lose himself.
He acts arbitrarily and disregards all rules, but as long as he lives in this society, absolute freedom is impossible. People cannot live in a society without rules. Otherwise, even if they have the power to avoid being hurt by the rules they trample on, they cannot stop them from turning their spearheads on others.
Rong Yuan pulled out a notebook from the bookshelf and flipped it open. On it were dense numbers and symbols - this was a plan written in a codeword he designed. Originally, his next plan was to start exposing the scandals of some high-ranking government officials. Wandou had already collected a lot of information in this regard. If this information was released, it would easily cause a big shock in the Sugar Country.
Rong Yuan flipped through it. The notebook contained not only his plans, but also various random thoughts. He took the notebook to the kitchen, lit the lighter, and watched the flames lick the pages quickly and quietly, with white smoke coming out. After most of the pages were engulfed by the flames, he threw the notebook into a stainless steel basin and watched it burn out.
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"Good morning, Rongyuan."
As soon as Rong Yuan arrived in the class, Xiao Xiao turned around and greeted him with a smile as if she had eyes behind her head.
" Good morning." Rong Yuan replied indifferently, neither cold nor hot, just like he treated other classmates.
Now it was Xiao Xiao's turn to be stunned. Recently, Rong Yuan had been extremely cautious about talking to her - or being teased, as if he was always ready to prevent her conspiracy and tricks. He had never been so calm before. This sudden change made her feel at a loss.
"What? Have you reconciled with Xiaoxiao?" During lunch break, most of the students in the class went to eat, so Jin Yang came over and asked.
"There has never been a conflict, so how can there be reconciliation?" Rong Yuan shrugged and said, "I just... figured out some things."
"What's the matter? Would you mind sharing it?" Jin Yang came closer, opened his eyes wide, and deliberately made a curious expression.
Rong Yuan pushed his head away, thought for a moment and said, "Maybe... I won't move unless the enemy moves, so that they can't figure out our strength!"
When Rong Yuan decided to hide "Crow", he also thought clearly about how to deal with Xiao Xiao. She suddenly appeared, as if she knew everything, but she did not make any other moves except some hints. Either she and the people behind her were not sure whether he already had the "Book of Merit" and were testing him, and if he took action, it would be exactly what they wanted; or they already knew that he was the contractor of the "Book of Merit", but they were not sure about his current strength and were afraid to act rashly. After all, many of the products in the Merit Mall were really beyond anyone's imagination. At this time, if he showed his trump card first, it would also guide the other party on how to plan and prepare.
——Why should he be so afraid of her? When he knew nothing about her, did she know everything about him?
Rong Yuan now felt that his previous overly nervous appearance was simply stupid! This dark history must be buried!
"What? Have you reached the enemy's height?" Jin Yang rolled up his sleeves and said angrily, "Tell me, what do you want me to help you with? Charge into battle, no problem!"
Rong Yuan laughed and said, "Then please ask Teacher Neil for leave this afternoon. I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the fighting class anymore."
Zhou Yunze explained his true identity to Jin Yang and Rong Yuan, but he was still teaching at the school under the name of "Alan Neil". He said that he was careless in the previous mission and was on a long vacation. It happened that the work at the school was relaxing, comfortable and interesting, so he would continue to stay here after the vacation. Originally, Rong Yuan and others believed him and regarded him as both a teacher and a friend. Now that Rong Yuan knew that he stayed in No. 1 Middle School to monitor Jin Yang, it was difficult for him to accept his "teaching" with a calm mind. He felt that he might not be able to help but punch that hypocritical face during class, so he simply avoided meeting him.
"Why?" Jin Yang was puzzled. "Don't you also think that the fighting class is very interesting? Besides, if you leave, I will be the only student left in this class. Who can I find to practice with?"
"Even if you say so... I can't do anything about it!" Rong Yuan spread his hands: "The training team's notice has come down, and I have to report to City B before this Sunday!"
"What do you mean? Are you allowed to take all three subjects?" Jin Yang asked anxiously.
"Yes, that's right." Rong Yuan said affirmatively.
"That's great!" Jin Yang slammed the table excitedly, even happier than if he had won the award himself.
Rong Yuan said, "But whether or not you can be selected to participate in international competitions is still uncertain. In the past few years, international competitions did not allow the same person to participate in different subjects in the same year, but in the past two years, the rules for competitions like brainpower competitions have been relaxed. I heard that Sugar Country and Nut Country are both trying to change this rule in several major competition subjects."
"But no matter how many subjects you take, you will definitely be fine!" Jin Yang said confidently.
Rong Yuan nodded without any modesty: "That's right."
