Don't Blame Me for Not Playing Fair

"People from Sky Eye? Where are they?"

The doctor spread his hands. "The Heavenly Eye System is a global surveillance system, perched high above us. They say it even stands above the law. I don't know the specifics. Once Sky Eye takes something, getting it back is basically impossible."

Lowering his voice, the doctor said, "If you still have money, I can secretly refer you to another hospital to get the medicine compounded again. Time-wise, there's still enough. Of course, I don't mean anything by it. No matter what you did to get hunted down, patients with money are innocent."

Zhuang Hong took a deep breath, calming the emotions in his heart, then shook his head. "No need to compound it again. I have my own way of getting it back. I just can't be sure whether the medicine I recover will be real."

The doctor did not believe that Zhuang Hong had a way to retrieve it, but he still rummaged through a cabinet and handed him a small vial of reagent. "Back in the day, nurses would occasionally take the wrong medicine, so in recent years pharmaceutical companies have been strictly required to prepare 'Matching Agent' for another confirmation before medication is used. If you really can recover the medicine, drip this Matching Agent into it. If the medicine turns red, it's genuine."

Zhuang Hong was delighted. "Thank you, Doctor."

The doctor smiled. "No need. You paid, after all. And hurry up and leave. If you're discovered, I'll get dragged down with you."

Zhuang Hong put on his Happy Fat Otaku mask and left the hospital.

Walking down the street, he murmured soundlessly, "You were the ones who struck first, and you went this far. Don't blame me for abandoning all sense of fair play from here on out."

Zhuang Hong was very friendly toward friends. If he could lend a hand, he would.

Toward enemies, there was nothing he would not do.

And so, three days later, Zhuang Hong went to Star Glory City, the main city of Ji Ling Star, and kidnapped the Federal Emperor and Empress together.

Atop the largest statue in Star Glory Square, he held something resembling a detonator in one hand and pointed a long blade at a plump, pale middle-aged man and a voluptuous woman with the other. Facing cameras large and small, he put on a vicious expression and said, "Return my medicine within one day, or don't blame me for killing the hostages."

"In physics, dimensions refer to the number of independent spacetime coordinates. It is merely a theoretical model used for measurement..."

"Physics? Someone is blinking through space right before our eyes, and you're talking to me about physics? Is your brain only capable of clinging to dead rules without turning a corner?"

"The depiction of dimensions in science fiction differs severely from the real concept of dimensions. We are discussing science right now, not literature."

"Stop, stop, stop. Don't argue yet. I think Professor Luo's words make some sense. The fact that someone can traverse space is real. That means the science we currently regard as truth may not actually be truth, but merely one manifestation of truth—one our brains are temporarily unable to comprehend."

"Exactly. If we only cling to old theories, how can the science we study ever advance?"

"Ahem. In that case, let me state my view. Instantaneous teleportation may simply be a property of space, much like the laws governing quantum motion. Any being that transcends the classic three dimensions can easily accomplish it. But as Three-Dimensional Beings, no matter how intelligent our brains are, we are always unable to understand the principles behind it..."

"No. I believe the human brain can fully understand four dimensions. We simply have not found the right point of entry yet. Perhaps we need some non-material thing to aid our perception..."

"Why aren't you considering the dimension of time? From a four-dimensional perspective, a person is a long worm without cause and effect..."

"Time? That's another topic entirely. It is clearly outside the scope of this discussion!"

"Perhaps we'll get the answer if we capture Zhuang Hong and study him."

"Capture him? With what? The net you cast to capture him is full of holes in his eyes. There isn't the slightest chance."

"That's why I think those councilors are all a bunch of idiots with shit for brains. After finally encountering such a special case, instead of properly making contact and communicating, they started shooting right away? What a fucking mess."

Yao Wenshu sat in a vast conference hall with a group of exceptionally poised people, watching a group of scholars argue through a video feed. After a long while, they had not reached any useful conclusion, and the group had even been cursed as having shit for brains. Her eyebrows twitched wildly as her face darkened.

Though the scholars had cursed the councilors rather than her, she still felt deeply embarrassed. After all, she had also participated in the operation to capture Zhuang Hong.

Yao Wenshu said unwillingly, "It seems this operation failed. We underestimated him too much. We only assumed he had used some kind of surveillance-blocking technology and never considered deeper possibilities."

A man spread his hands. "In truth, no one expected this person who suddenly appeared to be capable of traversing space. The responsibility isn't ours. The result would have been the same for anyone else."

"I said long ago that perhaps we could try making contact. Now, I'm afraid he won't dare show himself again."

A man beside the head seat chuckled. "Not necessarily. He will show himself, and it won't be long. I can guarantee it. Because I took something he absolutely must have."

Everyone was startled. "What did you take?"

Just then, a records officer knocked on the conference hall doors and entered. "Zhuang Hong has appeared."

The man beside the head seat said smugly, "I told you. He would appear. I can control him. Whatever secrets he carries will belong to us."

The records officer looked awkward, though he remained very composed. "According to the latest news, Zhuang Hong has appeared in Star Glory City. He has abducted the Federal Emperor and Empress and is currently atop the Federal Main God Statue in Star Glory Square."

After making a few operations, he displayed the scene at Star Glory Square.

More and more people gathered in the square. Reporters from every major news agency swarmed in like flies sniffing rotten flesh. Some even risked their lives, carrying cameras as they climbed upward, wanting to obtain the first-hand scoop.

As the camera gradually zoomed in on Zhuang Hong and the Emperor and Empress, who were barely maintaining their composure, Zhuang Hong's booming voice rang out at just the right moment.

"Return my medicine within one day, or don't blame me for killing the hostages."

The conference room instantly fell silent. They looked at one another, then their gazes finally settled on the man beside the head seat.

The man beside the head seat was dumbfounded, rendered speechless. "..."

At that moment, a call came through to everyone's terminals. The instant it connected, an enraged roar sounded out. "Who the fuck took his medicine? Get it out here right now."

The emergency rescue team was anxiously discussing a rescue plan when someone proposed, "We can use an ultra-long-range sniper shot to kill the criminal with Precision. The success rate can be guaranteed at over ninety percent."

"Not suitable. The latest information shows that he is not an ordinary person. He escaped unscathed from an ambush by the Sky Eye Investigation Team. This can only be used as a backup plan."

"According to the criminal, if he is killed, the Emperor and Empress will die with him. Though we have not detected anything, there is a high probability that he has attached explosive devices to them. Of course, he may also have some special method we do not know about. Therefore, the best plan is to find his medicine for him."

"Councilor Cai from Sky Net's Finance Department took his medicine. Coordination is currently underway."

"Councilor Cai has shit for—cough!"

"The criminal's best friend is named Wu Miaomiao. We can bring her here to temporarily steady him."

This happened right in Star Glory Square in Star Glory City. Countless people could see it, and more and more were gathering there. It simply could not be suppressed.

Before long, the matter was pushed to everyone's terminals, and everyone knew about it.

Opening any random app would reveal a livestream entry.

"Holy shit, who's so badass that he actually dared to kidnap the two people with the most power on this planet, at least on the surface? He's absolutely a god. I bow in worship!"

"Am I seeing this right? Those two really are the Emperor and Empress, right?"

"The problem is that the Emperor and Empress have professional bodyguards protecting them year-round. Who could pull that off? Forget kidnapping—even assassinating them would be incredibly difficult."

"I want to know the kidnapping process and the plan behind it. Offering ten million Ji Ling Coins."