A Fucking Smart Elevator

Ye Shijie touched his pocket and said, "I brought the Blood Kirin with me. Since we completed the mission, the Association might show us some leniency."

Li Fu said as well, "Good thing we left all that Wild Rhinoceros Pig Meat on the Civilian Flying Vehicle in the Exotic Beast Forest. Otherwise, this trip would've been a huge loss!"

Xia Chujian thought, What's Wild Rhinoceros Pig Meat compared to this? Aunt's life-saving medicine is still on the flying vehicle!

And there were nine Blood Kirin plants too...

Xia Chujian lowered her eyes and pondered for a long while. Then she took a deep breath. "I'm going to retrieve my Gun Box. I can give up everything else, but not my sniper rifle. That's my life!"

With that, she charged toward her flying vehicle like a little firecracker.

Many people from the Mulan City Punishment Department were already standing around the flying vehicle.

Institutionally speaking, the Mulan City Punishment Department reported directly to the Disciplinary Department of Da Fu Prefecture.

Now that their direct supervisor had given the order, how could they dare disobey? But Xia Chujian had barely started forward when Li Fu and Ping Qiong grabbed her together.

With two Gene Evolvers exerting force at once, Xia Chujian was like a grasshopper after autumn. She could no longer jump around.

"Let me go! What's wrong with you two?! Let me go! I'm only going back to get my gun..." Xia Chujian struggled, once again experiencing the gap in physical strength between Gene Evolvers and Ordinary People like herself.

She knew they had not used Mental Strength on her, but physical ability was something real that could not be faked.

Gene Evolvers evolved in more than just Mental Strength. Their physical capabilities had long since vastly surpassed the range of Ordinary People.

Xia Chujian had not interacted much with such people before. This time, from Feng Qianzhan to the people before her now, she had learned a harsh lesson—a lesson bought with her life.

The two of them clamped her from either side. Her arms felt as if they had been locked in place by iron chains, completely unable to move.

Li Fu and Ping Qiong also knew Xia Chujian was not a Gene Evolver and possessed no Mental Strength, so they only used thirty percent of their strength to restrain her. They did not want her impulsiveness to anger that Fan fellow. The consequences would be unimaginable.

With his hands behind his back, Ye Shijie snapped at Xia Chujian, "What the hell are you doing?! Is money more important, or is your life more important?!"

"Of course money is more important!" Xia Chujian said without hesitation.

What was her life worth?

But the things in her Gun Box could save Aunt's life!

Xia Chujian dearly wished she could kick Li Fu and Ping Qiong away.

Yet with the slightest exertion of force, the two of them practically "welded" her to the ground.

Waves of bitterness rose in Xia Chujian's heart, but she still had to hide it from her face. She could not let her teammates grow suspicious of her.

By then, Fan Chengcai had already finished reviewing their team's checkpoint entry records.

Those records had been submitted along with the flying vehicle's information.

There was not much information listed—only their basic names, ages, places of origin, and whether they were Gene Evolvers.

Through the Quantum Optical Brain connected by his Brain-Computer Interface, Fan Chengcai scanned all the data in an instant, and his slightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

He was not some useless rich young master who knew nothing and could only throw his weight around.

He had checked their information because he wanted to know their Gene Evolution Levels.

If there happened to be some big shot among them, he could not resort to force. He would have to use money to win them over.

Everyone in the Beichen Empire knew that Gene Evolvers were at least part of the Citizen Class. Moreover, High-Grade Mental Strength Experts among Gene Evolvers had long been targets sought after by the great Nobility and even the Imperial Family and Imperial Clan.

So, he could squeeze soft persimmons, but he could not go head-to-head with hard ones.

When he discovered that four members of this team were Gene Evolvers, with the highest Mental Strength only at D-Rank Mid-Stage, he was immediately relieved.

And one of them was actually an Ordinary Person with no Mental Strength and no genetic evolution. That made things even easier.

Fan Chengcai curled one side of his lips into a wicked smile, stepped out of his temporary office, and ordered his subordinate, "I just contacted the Governor's Office. The governor has authorized me to question these five people. Go bring them to the interrogation rooms and detain them separately."

After a pause, he added, "That Ordinary Person whose genes cannot evolve is the most suspicious! Bring her to my office. I'll interrogate her personally!"

His subordinate could not help glancing at him.

An Ordinary Person whose genes could not evolve was the most likely to be involved in a Humanoid Slaves uprising? Who would believe that? Couldn't he at least put some effort into coming up with an excuse for taking someone by force?

But his subordinate only dared complain inwardly. He did not dare say it aloud.

Very soon, law enforcement officers from the Da Fu Prefecture Disciplinary Department came before the team and announced Fan Chengcai's decision. "Team 321, Group 9, District 3, Mulan City Branch, Guiyuan Star: our department believes you are under serious suspicion of colluding with the Humanoid Slaves involved in the Mulan City uprising. You are now required to assist with our investigation."

As he spoke, several Mental Strength Experts approached. At a ratio of nearly four to one, they took Ye Shijie, Song Mingqian, Li Fu, and Ping Qiong away in succession.

Only Xia Chujian had a single person assigned to her. With one hand, he twisted both her arms behind her back and shoved her toward the tallest checkpoint building.

Fan Chengcai's temporary office was actually the most luxurious office in the entire building. It had originally belonged to the deputy director of the Mulan City Punishment Department responsible for this checkpoint.

But with Fan Chengcai, his direct supervisor, arriving in person, the man had naturally been eager to give up his office and curry favor with this noble from the Da Fu Prefecture Fan Family.

For Xia Chujian's interrogation, the office had only been cleared out a little to make some empty space.

Against someone with no Mental Strength, they did not think much guard was necessary.

Naturally, Xia Chujian had no intention of waiting helplessly for death.

Escorted by the man, she entered the elevator and rose all the way upward.

Once they reached the top floor and exited the elevator, Xia Chujian caught sight of the man from the corner of her eye. He actually paid no attention to her at all and went to the restroom by himself.

Xia Chujian turned around and walked back into the elevator, intending to go straight back down.

But unexpectedly, the elevator emitted an electronic mechanical voice of expulsion. "You have arrived at your floor. Please leave."

"You have arrived at your floor. Please leave."

"You have arrived at your floor. Please leave."

After the third warning, no matter how Xia Chujian struggled, a mechanical arm suddenly extended from the middle of the elevator and shoved her hard in the back, pushing her out.

Xia Chujian: "..."

Why didn't this fucking smart elevator just die?! She had no time to turn back and fight the elevator. She immediately ran down the corridor.

Metal walls slid past her on both sides, and electronic eyes seemed to follow her all the way.

It was as if no matter which direction she ran, she was trapped in an impenetrable net with no way out.

At that moment, the man escorting her emerged from the restroom.

He seemed completely unsurprised by her escape attempt.

Letting out a snort, he broke into a run after her.

He was so fast that he did not merely leave an afterimage on her retinas. He was as fast as a Space Warp. In a flash, he appeared at the other end of the corridor, before the door marked "Exit."

Xia Chujian practically ran straight into him.

The man grabbed her, tore off her self-heating mask, removed her protective goggles, then casually slapped her twice with a crack.

Those slaps, delivered with only fifty percent of his strength, knocked Xia Chujian unconscious.

Grabbing her by the hair, he dragged her directly into an office.

Fan Chengcai was waiting there with several other subordinates.

"Quick, strip her! A cheap bitch like this won't know how to behave until she's properly taught what the name Master Fan means!" Fan Chengcai wore a lecherous grin.

The subordinate who had dragged Xia Chujian in by the hair immediately got to work. With a ripping sound, he first pulled open the Alien Beast fur coat she wore on the outside.

She had received it from the Dark Night Hunter Association according to the mission list, and it looked especially bulky on her.

After pulling it off and tossing it to the floor, the man froze.

Because Xia Chujian was still wearing an ivory-white coat underneath!

"Fuck! How many coats is this bitch wearing?!" the man cursed. With one yank, he tore off every button on her coat, ripped away the ivory-white coat, and flung it aside.

Under the two coats, Xia Chujian wore a khaki work uniform.

The man's mouth twitched. Spitting, he said, "You look like an ugly freak! Why are you wearing so many clothes? Don't you know how ugly you are?!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his arm and tore off Xia Chujian's khaki work uniform as well.

Beneath it was a close-fitting charcoal-gray bodysuit.

At that moment, the contours of Xia Chujian's delicate, shapely figure had begun to show.

Several people in the room immediately revealed greedy looks.

The man undressing Xia Chujian's eyes lit up as well. Just as he was about to continue, Fan Chengcai suddenly froze and shouted, "Stop!"

The man jumped in fright. He did not dare defy Fan Chengcai's order in the slightest. His hand, which had not yet reached out, immediately withdrew.

He stared straight at Fan Chengcai, waiting only for him to give the order again.

Fan Chengcai walked over with a frown and crouched halfway before Xia Chujian, staring blankly at her unconscious form.

The bodysuit she wore had truly startled him.

He leaned closer for a careful look and discovered that it was indeed Zong Military Industries' latest research product this year: a Nanomaterial Bulletproof Vest!

This Nano Bodysuit Armor had not yet been released for public sale.

Fan Chengcai had seen it at an internal exhibition and had especially coveted it. He had placed an order immediately, but he would not receive it for another two years.

Who exactly was this woman? How could she possess this kind of Bulletproof Vest? Her records clearly showed that she was the most ordinary sort of Commoner, living at the very bottom of society.

Many Humanoid Lowly People had higher social standing than she did. She was probably about the same rank as those useless Humanoid Slaves.

So where had she gotten Bulletproof Vest of this grade? Fan Chengcai hesitated for a moment.

He was arrogant and overbearing, but he knew where to draw the line. He absolutely would not provoke people he should not provoke.

With a dark expression, Fan Chengcai pondered for a long while before standing up. "...Wake her up first."

Another subordinate stepped forward and viciously pinched Xia Chujian beneath the nose.

The pain made Xia Chujian jerk. She let out a soft groan and woke up.

Opening her eyes, she found herself in a room that looked extremely luxurious.

Soft carpeting covered the floor. Above was a snow-white ceiling and an extravagant crystal chandelier she had only ever seen on the Star Net.

After reading everyone's chapter comments, how should I put it? I was quite surprised. (^▽^).

So let me clarify a few facts.

1. Advanced technology does not necessarily mean a high level of civilization, if by civilization everyone means social civilization. This is an interstellar cyberpunk story, and cyberpunk society means high technology, low life. Simply put, severe polarization.

2. The existence of slaves does not mean it is a slave society. Slavery in the United States did not end until the American Civil War, but the United States was never a slave society. The political system established in the early part of this story is a Constitutional Monarchy, so there is an emperor. Other political structures will appear as the plot unfolds. Don't worry, dears.