Conservation of Energy

The Prefecture Office was furious at Chen Nan's direct threat. But at this moment, it dared to be angry yet dared not speak.

After this exchange, it had actually been swayed by what Chen Nan had said.

Just as Chen Nan had said, as long as it and the Wang siblings remained at peace, nothing would happen.

But once it moved against them, it had to cast them into the abyss, never to rise again.

Because they implicated far too many people.

Why was evil sheltered?

In truth, it was often simply because pulling up a radish brought up a clump of mud.

The umbrella shielding evil people was the very process of their evil deeds, while bribery and the like were merely transactions.

Therefore, if it wanted to deal with the Wang siblings, it had to act cautiously and swiftly. It could not give them any chance to strike back.

Otherwise, if it came to a fight where the fish died and the net tore, it would be left unable to bear the consequences.

It could be said that if Chen Nan had not posed a more direct threat, it would never have considered moving against the Wang siblings.

Even now, being controlled by such a small fry as Chen Nan, it was still unwilling to do this.

At the same time, it felt deeply humiliated, its lofty authority smashed to pieces.

Thus, it still had other plans.

So the Prefecture Office changed to a very gentle tone and said to Chen Nan, "I already know that the Wang siblings will never let you go.

"And if I am to deal with them, even with the evidence in your hands, it will not be something accomplished in one stroke.

"That is an extremely complicated process and will take a long time to handle. During that time, you will be in great danger.

"Therefore, I have decided to send several patrol officers to protect you."

Chen Nan sneered. "I don't need anyone's protection!

"If I find any patrol officers around me, don't blame me for immediately posting that evidence of yours online.

"Now tell me a secure way to send you files, and I'll send the materials to you right away."

The Prefecture Office made one last attempt. "Child, I mean well. Isn't this dangerous for you? Those people kill without blinking."

Chen Nan smiled. "I am no stranger to death. It cannot threaten me. You only need to do as I say."

The Prefecture Office said, "You don't even trust the patrol officers?"

Chen Nan said, "I trust that once I give you all the evidence, the patrol officers will immediately take the Wang siblings and everyone else involved into custody.

"Punishing evil is the best way to protect the good."

After that, the Prefecture Office kept dragging things out, practically acting like a shameless merchant. But Chen Nan remained impervious to both oil and salt. In the end, the Prefecture Office had no choice but to do as Chen Nan said.

Chen Nan sent all the evidence, along with the complete recordings of the Prefecture Office's corruption, to it.

After waiting for it to receive them, Chen Nan contacted the Prefecture Office again. He said, "Listen to those recordings of your corruption first. I think they will provide good motivation for you to act quickly.

"I'm telling you this: within three days, I need the Wang siblings and all their subordinates in prison.

"Otherwise, I will publish your corruption records, the evidence of the Wang siblings' crimes, and everything else online.

"At the same time, I will explain our conversation. Such an explanation will easily make it seem as though you covered up their crimes.

"By then, neither you nor the Wang siblings will come to a good end.

"I think that once these matters cause a stir, someone will take your position and deal with them.

"And then, you will be the one who falls into the water, while someone else takes the credit.

"I have made the stakes clear to you. As for how you choose, we will see the result in three days.

"You only have three days."

After saying this, Chen Nan did not give the Prefecture Office any chance to speak before hanging up.

Once everything around him fell silent, Chen Nan was actually still extremely nervous.

Before everything was settled, his safety truly could not be spoken for.

Could he survive until the end?

It seemed these three days would be an extremely dangerous time for him. He had to seize them firmly.

Otherwise, everything would be completely finished. And where he currently lived was clearly no longer safe.

He had to move somewhere else.

And through the wiretap, he had already learned that the Wang siblings had turned their attention to private rentals.

Then where else could he go? Or rather, was there any way he could find a safe place to hide?

This was Chen Nan's greatest problem. He had to solve it immediately.

Chen Nan gathered up the money on him. He had a little over a thousand yuan left. It should be enough for his living expenses over the next few days.

He had to leave now, and suddenly, some targets came to mind.

These targets had been inspired by private rentals. Many private rentals existed because people owned more than one property and did not want the houses sitting vacant.

If that was the case, then there had to be quite a few vacant, unrented homes in Wu City.

As long as he could find such a house and use some special method to open the door, he could stay in a place temporarily cut off from the rest of the world.

Naturally, this was also full of risks, but at least he should have a way to pull it off.

As a second-best option, Chen Nan planned to first hole up in one of those unfinished apartments that developers had not yet sold.

The main reason he did not choose such unfinished apartments first was that water and electricity would be difficult to deal with.

But for safety's sake, he would retreat into an unfinished apartment first and deal with the rest later.

With this plan in mind, Chen Nan still had to fill his stomach first.

Naturally, it was the same bland instant noodles. After eating, Chen Nan went to wash the pot, but the physical problem that worried him erupted again during the process.

First, his vision went black, and flashes appeared again against that darkness.

Having gained some experience, Chen Nan immediately held onto a chair and sat down.

Strangely, he did not pass out afterward. Though his body felt weak, he remained completely conscious.

Within the darkness covering his eyes, the flashes turned from one point into many points, then into numerous grid lines.

They were formed from green light. Chen Nan could not have been more familiar with it. This was clearly the display that appeared when the AI glasses activated!

What was going on?

Before Chen Nan could react further, a voice from within his brain issued a warning:

Attention! Attention!

The electromagnetic waves and nuclear radiation in this environment have severely exceeded safe levels. Your body will suffer immense harm if you do not...

Warning canceled. Your body has completely adapted to this environment and may live here without concern.

Is there anything else I can help you with?

The voice vanished, but the light before Chen Nan's eyes remained.

A moment later, another warning sounded in his mind:

Energy capacity too low. The AI System is about to shut down.

Chen Nan fainted again, only regaining consciousness a moment later.

He sat there blankly as one event after another replayed in his mind.

After putting on the AI glasses, he had been caught in an explosion and transported through time. After he gradually became able to eat his fill, he would occasionally faint whenever he ate a large meal...

Could it be that he had not been sick at all? Could it simply have been the AI System trying to activate, consuming enormous amounts of energy during startup because he lacked sufficient energy, causing him to pass out?

Yes, that had to be it. It also explained why he showed symptoms of hypoglycemia every time he fainted.

Energy was conserved. It could not disappear for no reason.

Even after eating his fill, his blood sugar would rapidly drop, and he had to eat again.

Then the glucose from before must have been consumed elsewhere—namely, in activating the AI System!

He had actually failed to think of that. He had been far too muddleheaded.

But that was how things were. Once the answer was revealed, it seemed simple. Before it was revealed, however, it was difficult in the extreme.

Although this new discovery was undoubtedly extremely important to him.

His current circumstances did not support a more detailed analysis of the AI matter.

First, Chen Nan could not be sure whether the Prefecture Office would make a move against him. Even if it did not send patrol officers, it might hand his information over to the Wang siblings.

The Prefecture Office could absolutely use the internet to locate him.

Therefore, after speaking with the Prefecture Office, his danger had greatly increased.

Chen Nan packed some instant noodles and fruit, filled several bottles with water, and immediately searched online for information about unfinished apartments.

There were such buildings in the residential complex beside his, and Chen Nan immediately took action.

With dogs outside acting as his scouts, he knew the surrounding area was still very safe.

The only problem left was how to open the door to an unfinished apartment.

Such unfinished apartments naturally would not be locked from the inside, so as long as he found a way to open the door from within, that would be enough.

And doing something like this was not difficult for Chen Nan, as long as he could find good helpers.

Clearly, rats, cats, and dogs were not suitable.

Chen Nan still made use of the inconspicuous sparrows.

He had several sparrows enter through the flue and land inside the unfinished apartment he had chosen.

After entering the room through the inner opening of the flue, they only had to pull the door handle to open the door.

Since using animals to do things was no longer anything new to Chen Nan, this was only a rough account of the process. The many details would not be described.

At around four or five in the afternoon, Chen Nan successfully hid inside an unfinished apartment.

His phone was fully charged, and he had food that could sustain him for a short while. Chen Nan now had to prepare for what came next.