Truth?

Truth?

"By Federation standards, it should be C-rank. But Yang Bo, don't take this rank too seriously. Equipment has a huge impact."

"Brother Wu, why do you still use a wristwatch if you're C-rank?"

"Yang Bo, you don't actually believe those people's nonsense about biochips being absolutely safe, do you? Let me tell you another fact. Of those big shots you see online, 90% of them have never had biochips implanted."

"As for the remaining 10%, either their own abilities are too poor, or they're puppets themselves."

Yang Bo's mouth fell open. Although he had long suspected as much, hearing Wu Bing say it aloud still shocked him.

"Of course, for ordinary people, implanting a biochip has no drawbacks. It even comes with benefits."

"Why?"

"Because as an ordinary person, there's nothing about you worth anyone's attention. In fact, ever since the early days of the internet, individuals have had no secrets. Every word you say, your health, your family, your savings—everything about you. If they want to know, they'll know."

"Will you listen to my advice?" Wu Bing continued.

"Brother Wu, go ahead."

"First, buy a house of your own. Second, as long as you feel physically fine, avoid medical checkups whenever possible. I only had checkups a few times when I was young. Third, get a different wristwatch." After saying that, Wu Bing waited for Yang Bo's response.

Yang Bo thought for a moment. "I don't have that many Credit Points."

"I can lend them to you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about what happened today. In our line of work, something like this can have a major impact." Wu Bing mused to himself. If he got this kid to buy a house, he'd have a mortgage. Then he'd have to work. Once he tasted the joys of freedom, he would have to work even harder.

Wu Bing did not ask how Yang Bo had discovered the Gene Evolution Creature.

"Brother Wu, I need to think it over carefully." Yang Bo actually wanted to learn more about genes.

"Fine. Give me an answer tomorrow. Let's go..."

"But this hasn't been dealt with yet."

"It's already done. This mission was to inspect the place and eliminate any possible dangers. The rest will be handed over to other low-level cleaners. In other words, when you take missions on your own in the future, you still need to be more careful." Wu Bing shook his head.

Yang Bo understood. His mind was full of questions, but he was no real teenager, and he would not completely trust Wu Bing. He had lived for decades in his previous life and had seen plenty of people who acted human to your face and demons behind your back.

Wu Bing led Yang Bo back the way they had come. Neither of them said anything along the way. Wu Bing handed the pouch to the staff, then they retrieved their wristwatches and took a vehicle back.

After returning to the company and submitting the mission, they had nothing to do that afternoon.

Yang Bo sat on a bench in the park, watching the lake. Most people here were alone; couples were few and far between. The people gave Yang Bo an odd feeling. How should he put it? It was as though they had no souls. Their expressions were all similar—somewhat sluggish, somewhat indifferent—and even the way they walked was much the same.

Only the occasional couple wore smiles or showed any extra expression.

Yang Bo thought about many things, but he did not dare go home and search for anything online. Looking up certain things might draw certain people's attention.

This technology was far more advanced than the internet age. In his previous life, if you mentioned wanting to buy something, shopping apps would start recommending it to you. Let alone now.

"The ability I gained today was Camouflage. What does Camouflage +4 mean? The previous times were all +1." Yang Bo thought of his ability again. He desperately wanted to know what Gene Evolution really was, what abilities it had, and what its early signs were. "Huh?" Just as Yang Bo was lost in thought, a middle-aged man passed in front of him and happened to glance at him. Yang Bo immediately felt that something was wrong.

"This person seemed to be looking at me specifically?" Yang Bo had a feeling that the man had passed by solely to look at him.

Yang Bo watched carefully and discovered that when others passed in front of him, even if they turned to look his way, he did not get the same feeling as before.

"Could this be an ability brought by Camouflage +4?" Yang Bo muttered inwardly.

"Who was watching me? The company? Someone else? Or was it connected to the original owner's death?" Yang Bo's expression remained unchanged, though countless thoughts ran through his mind.

Back at the company, Wu Bing and Liu Zhijie were still in that room.

"Tsk, tsk. Looks like this kid has something going on." After hearing Wu Bing's detailed explanation, Liu Zhijie spoke with great interest.

"Yeah. Yang Bo might have some hidden ability. If the shovel hadn't been thrown into the fish pond, I never would have noticed. I just don't know what Gene Serum he was injected with back then. Could it have been some company's experimental drug?" Wu Bing nodded.

Liu Zhijie rubbed his forehead. "That won't be easy to investigate. If the other side finds out, it'll be difficult to handle."

"What I'm wondering now is whether someone is watching Yang Bo. After all, if he really was an experimental subject, there's no way he wouldn't attract attention." Wu Bing voiced his thoughts.

Liu Zhijie chuckled. "Wouldn't that be even better? The raw materials for experimental Gene Serum are usually quite rare, or newly discovered. As long as he joins our company, he'll be one of us."

"I'm just afraid Yang Bo won't want to join us. Officially, he's still a temporary worker."

"It's fine. Once someone like Yang Bo decides to come out and work, he definitely has ambitions. He won't go back to being a happy pig. I'll have someone look into which company's Gene Serum Yang Bo was injected with back then." Liu Zhijie said.

"Should I take him out again tomorrow morning? If not, I'll make plans in advance."

"Ask him tomorrow morning what he thinks, then you can go. I've delayed you these past few days."

"Come on, we're brothers."

"If necessary, I'll talk to him again tomorrow."

"Yeah."

Yang Bo forced himself to return to his so-called home. He felt like he was in a movie he had watched, The Truman Show. Who knew how many people were watching him from some Unknown Place? He kept reminding himself that he was an ordinary person, just an ordinary person.

"Master, it is recommended that you make an appointment with a Family Doctor for a medical examination." The moment he entered, the Smart Speaker in the room spoke.

In an Unknown Place, someone in an office was watching Yang Bo, who had just entered his home. Once the Smart Speaker spoke, someone said, "Supervisor, the target's reaction is abnormal. Based on our previous Big Data records, after the Intelligent System issues a prompt, there is an 80% chance that the target will immediately make an appointment, a 12% chance that he will answer 'okay,' and an 8% chance that he will not respond. In addition, the target's signal was recently lost for a total of more than twenty hours."

"Did you find anything?" A bald, middle-aged white man watched the virtual image. Seeing Yang Bo enter the bathroom, he asked.