MBFHABR Chapter 2.1

In the flying car, the temperature remained a stable 24 degrees Celsius year-round. Ji Shiqing sat in the back seat, glancing out of the window.

Outside, light snow was falling, quickly melting as it touched the ground. The flying car sped past, leaving no trace behind.

Ji Shiqing leaned against the backrest of his seat, closed his eyes, and his long, thick eyelashes cast a small shadow. His breathing was soft and steady, as if he were asleep.

The inspector sitting in the front row has been paying attention to Ji Shiqing through the monitor. This is the person they need to focus on. They must not let him have any accidents before sending him home.

The snow is falling harder and harder, making the streets white. In the old, small streets, there are people who don’t have much money. They wear old and torn clothes and sit in front of narrow paths. They suffer from sicknesses they were born with, and they hurt all the time. But they can’t afford the medicine that could make them feel better.

The inspector lowered his head and waved his fist in front of the monitor screen. Rather than playing with the air like this, he wished more than anything to slam his fist into Ji Shiqing’s head. The research institute had already developed more effective pain-suppressing drugs. But because of Ji Shiqing’s intervention, the reagent has not yet to be successfully launched until now.

The inspector stared at the seemingly sleeping Ji Shiqing on the screen with malice, wondering if he would remain indifferent if he saw the miserable people suffering from illness as he did now.

Many years ago, someone made a documentary about people with genetic diseases. This documentary became incredibly popular and set a record for the most viewers in a week in the history of the Empire. No other film has been able to surpass its success. It also won many awards during the annual review that year, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and more. These awards are now included in textbooks. Ji Shiqing, as the director of the Gene Research Institute, must have seen this film, or even if he hasn’t, he’s witnessed the suffering of people with genetic diseases over the years. However, for his own selfish reasons, he allowed these patients to continue struggling in difficult situations.

The inspector looked at the monitor in boredom. If it weren’t for Ji Shiqing’s interference, the position of director of the Genetic Research Institute should have been taken over by the researcher who developed the new drug.

What a pity.

However, Dean Ji Shiqing should be dismissed soon. When the new medicine is successfully launched, those patients suffering from the disease will finally see hope.

Ji Shiqing still lives in the old Ji family house, located in the Golden Rose District, one of the seven districts in the Imperial Capital. This district is surrounded by mountains on three sides, making it a beautiful and peaceful place to live. The air quality here is the best among all seven districts in the Imperial Capital. However, the downside is that it’s quite far from the Supervisory Yuan, which takes at least two hours to reach by car at the current speed.

However, once they left the central area of the capital, the flying car could transform into its second form and quickly fly to the Golden Rose District, significantly shortening the travel time. If all went well, they would arrive there before nightfall.

The speeding car was still driving, snowflakes were falling, and the buildings behind were covered in white snow. The bustling imperial capital seemed a bit desolate at this time.

The flying car completed its transformation into the second form, and the scene outside the window changed rapidly before their eyes. The vast snow melted into a light mist, but Ji Shiqing continued to sleep peacefully.

The inspector driving the flying car saw him sleeping peacefully on the monitor, decided to make a sudden sharp turn. His companion was not prepared, and his head hit the window with a bang. Ji Shiqing, who was sitting in the back seat was also startled awake, but his face remained expressionless. He gave them a cold look, then closed his eyes again as if nothing had happened.

The inspector suddenly felt ashamed of his childish behavior. He pursed his lips, took back all his messy thoughts, and concentrated on operating the control panel in front of him.

The silver-gray flying car shuttled rapidly between the clouds. An inspector turned on the radio in the car. A gentle female voice just rang in their ears. However, before she could finish her sentence, it was abruptly cut off by crackling electrical noises. Red lights flashed inside the car, and several supervisors sat in front of the control panel, their ten fingers dancing rapidly on the keyboard. The rhythmic tapping of the keyboard mixed with the sound of sizzling electrical currents. On the front monitor, a black sphere was shown approaching them at a speed of 4,356 meters per second, with less than a minute before it collided with their flying car.

The inspector made a prompt decision to change the route, but the other party seemed to have a good positioning and guessed it. No matter which direction they turned, the black sphere continued to shoot straight toward them.

“It’s accelerating!” someone exclaimed.

As the words fell, the screen in front of them was flooded with snowflakes and then went completely dark.

“Alert! Alert! The flying car is under attack by an unidentified object.”

“Alert! Alert! The flying car is under attack by an unidentified object.”

“Alert! Alert! Al—”

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