Void Jigsaw Puzzle

As he knocked the mad man to the other side of the flower bed, Guo Ling heard the sound of a bullet hitting the surface of the flower bed, harsh and crisp.

The two rolled twice on the ground. Before Guo Ling could react, the mad man pushed him back, and then he rolled back. They were both at the angle between the flower bed and the ground, their backs facing the direction of the "big ingot". The half-man-high flower bed now became a perfect cover.

They didn't dare show their heads, but they heard the crowd in the middle of the road on the other side of the flower bed starting to riot again.

Someone was shouting, "They fired hidden guns! Those guys actually fired hidden guns!"

"They were the first to do this! We don't care anymore, let's just charge in!"

"Go! If you don't, we'll be next!"

Someone else shouted, "What if the planes in the sky bomb us?"

"Who cares! At least they haven't made any movement yet! But those bastards in the building are really shooting hidden guns!"

"Didn't that lunatic just say that? They're all fake, just for show!"

"..."

In just a few seconds, the situation seemed to have changed again. Although the aircraft in the sky continued to exert pressure in an orderly manner and even descended in altitude, they did not take any substantial action.

Only that oracular voice continued to ring: "If you don't obey our arrangements, you will suffer retribution, and the consequences will be serious..."

But this time it didn't seem to have the same effect as the previous two times. The noise of the crowd only subsided a little and soon became heated again.

"He's a paper tiger indeed! He only knows how to spout a bunch of nonsense!"

"Looks like they were just the guys in the building who came here to bluff. Luckily that lunatic just now broke their promise!"

"Let's charge in! Capture the leader first!"

"..."

Guo Ling and the crazy man listened quietly to the movement on the other side of the flower bed, as if for a moment they were watching a fire from the other side of the river.

The crazy man smiled at Guo Ling at this time: "Thank you for your help, otherwise, I would have been shot to death by the sniper rifle."

Guo Ling didn't reply immediately. Instead, he stared into his eyes and looked him up and down. "No, that's not right. This isn't your true appearance. Why are you in disguise?"

The crazy man chuckled and said, "You found me? But I advise you to dress up like me, otherwise you will be very conspicuous here."

Guo Ling immediately realized what was going on based on his tone and expression: "Are you the one who was chased on the road and hit me not long ago?!"

At that time, the man hit him hard in the chest, but he could only turn his head hurriedly, said "sorry" and ran away, and looked back at Guo Ling.

Guo Ling remembered his appearance and eyes.

Appearance can be concealed, but the eyes and the voice of the voice cannot be hidden.

The crazy man pursed his lips and shook his head, "What a vicious look. That's right, brother, I'm sorry, running for my life was more important at that time. I bumped into you just now, and now you've saved me. I owe you twice."

Guo Ling waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense. Who are you? What happened here? Why did they want to assassinate you?"

The crazy man looked around and said with a smile: "Brother, I'm afraid I don't have time to tell you the whole story in detail now. However, my name is Zhang Chuyu, I should be a few years younger than you, so I will call you Brother..."

"..."

Having said that, Zhang Chuyu still told Guo Ling everything quickly and comprehensively. During the whole process, he was observing the situation around him very vigilantly.

The contrast between those lively and intelligent eyes and the ugly face after disguise is quite striking.

Fortunately, apart from the continued noise outside, nothing new happened. The group of planes in the sky did not make any moves except circling and exerting pressure.

They were like the protagonists of the entire stage just now, but now they have degenerated into the background board of the development of events and become insignificant.

After listening to Zhang Chuyu's narration, all the doubts in Guo Ling's mind were answered.

Houkun City is located on the planet P1, the core of the Andromeda Galaxy, and the core region of the Carbon Clan. Unlike other cosmic races, the Carbon Clan possess physical forms, similar to the human civilizations of Wuming City, Kunlun City, and distant Earth. The Carbon Clan also received and reproduced the digital signals of human civilization transmitted from Earth at the time. However, due to various reasons, the scale of the reproduced civilization was extremely small, and the entire population was relocated by the Carbon Clan to Fengyao City, adjacent to Houkun City.

Despite all possessing physical bodies, the people of Fengyao City were much more attractive than the Tan Clan in terms of overall appearance. This led the Tan Clan to position Fengyao City as an "entertainment community" when recreating its civilization. Almost everyone in Fengyao City worked in related professions, including Zhang Chuyu himself. However, after living among women for a while, Zhang Chuyu grew tired of it and left Fengyao City for Houkun City. However, thanks to his good looks, he secured a low-level civil service position near the "Da Yuanbao," the administrative center of the Andromeda Galaxy, and located along Central Road.

In this position, he learned a great deal of information, information he would never have known had he been content to stay in Fengyao City and live a life of debauchery. However, the more he learned, the more he doubted his decision, even to the point where he would dream in the middle of the night, "If I hadn't left Fengyao City and spent the rest of my life in debauchery, would my suffering have been less than it is now?"

But nothing can go back.

Two days ago, Zhang Chuyu learned that senior leaders from the hydrogen and helium clans had come to contact the leaders of the carbon clan. It was unclear what they discussed, but it seemed to be a very big matter, so grassroots civil servants, including him, had to be mobilized to take turns on duty in the morning and evening.

Yesterday, everything came to light. Carbon Clan leader Tan Guan agreed to the requests of the Hydrogen and Helium Clan to conduct extensive trials of stimulant and sedative products within the Carbon Clan. After learning about the effects of these stimulants and sedatives, the public was outraged. Who knew what the side effects would be? Even with the highest subsidies, it was not worth it.

After all, few members of the Tan Clan were hungry. Once food and clothing were solved, life became valuable. Consequently, protests began to take hold in Houkun City, especially along the central road in front of the "Big Ingot," a natural venue for demonstrations.

At first, Zhang Chuyu was still maintaining order on the periphery, but he accidentally heard that the trial of stimulants and sedatives would not only be conducted on the protesting crowd outside, but would also be extended to grassroots civil servants including him.

This made him angry and felt deeply betrayed, so he found an opportunity and escaped.

The collision with Guo Ling just now was what happened during this process.

Because he knew many of the secrets inside the "Big Ingot" - whether they were true or just rumors, he had to shut up. If he couldn't shut up, he had to shut up forever.

So, after briefly shaking off pursuit, Zhang Chuyu disguised himself, becoming incredibly ugly, so ugly that even the people of Houkun City didn't bother to look at him. The most dangerous place is the safest place, so he turned back to Central Road and returned to the entrance of the "Big Ingot."

Unexpectedly, a flock of small planes suddenly appeared from the sky, creating a scene that frightened everyone. However, Zhang Chuyu quickly concluded based on two pieces of information: this was all a bluff, a complete illusion. However, because they were flying in mid-air, there was no way to directly verify their presence.

The first piece of information was: he knew that the hydrogen and helium families only existed in virtual form; the second was: he knew that there was no such equipment in the carbon family's arsenal.

Therefore, this group of planes is not a means of suppression by the Carbon Clan. It is most likely that the Carbon Clan asked the Hydrogen Clan and the Helium Clan to create a group of paper tigers, so that everyone will accept the fate of being experimental subjects without knowing the truth.

So, he rushed out, shouting to muddy the water, and judging that he would most likely become the target of the sniper hidden in the "Big Ingot", he told Guo Ling, hoping that he could cover him. This final decision was completely based on a gamble.

He didn't know why he trusted Guo Ling. Perhaps it was because Guo Ling, like him, wasn't from Houkun City? Or maybe it was because he almost knocked him over. Was it fate?

Guo Ling breathed a sigh of relief: "Chu Yu, so we are all compatriots. Because of this, your behavior just now makes me feel scared. You asked me to protect you, but in fact, I don't have the ability to protect you. I can only use this simplest and most brutal method to let you escape."

Zhang Chuyu laughed and said, "You took a risk yourself too. You could have chosen not to throw me down... er, no, throw me down... er, no, save me."

"..."

Guo Ling calmed himself down and asked, "How do you know they'll awaken after I jump out and shout like that?"

"These people aren't fools. They were merely momentarily intimidated at that moment. However, when they saw me so brazenly cursing those intimidating-looking planes in the sky without facing any punishment, most of them would think they were bluffing. And the sniper bullets flying out of the 'Big Ingot' further exposed their vulnerability."

Zhang Chuyu said nonchalantly.

Guo Ling looked at his ugly face and suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of faith. He was even more convinced that the ideals he had been upholding since Zhong Chenmu saved him from suicide in Wuming City, and the ideals of the entire Jigsaw Team, could definitely be achieved.

Even in a universe vaster than he could imagine.

The human civilization that once came from Earth can definitely be pieced together again, and every disabled person can find their lost loved ones, although finding them does not mean that they can be reunited.