Chapter 65 - Trouble Arrives Quickly
Chapter 65 – Trouble Arrives Quickly (2)
Chen Yu’s complexion darkened upon seeing the hundreds of people swarming around his apartment building. Hurriedly, he opened the box before him and looked at the advanced technology inside it.
“A door?!”
After falling into a daze for a brief moment, Chen Yu hurriedly pulled out the door inside the box and stood it up before him.
The product this time was a jet-black metallic door. The door’s surface was smooth and glossy, and there was a dense layer of circuitry engraved all over the door. Even for a 21st century human like Chen Yu, this door looked incredibly retro.
After giving the door a quick glance, Chen Yu bent down to pick up the thick instruction manual sitting inside the box. He then started anxiously reading through the manual.
As time was of the essence, he only focused on reading about the door’s introduction and method of operation. As soon as he started reading, though, his expression quickly changed.
This advanced technology was called the “Interstellar Portal.” It was developed by the Transcendence Group in the year 3766 and made commercially available in the year 3800.
Click.
Another crisp sound entered the group’s ears.
Stunned by this situation, Xiao Li tentatively pulled the door. To his dismay, however, the door remained stationary.
“Lea-Leader, he locked it again from the inside.”
Everyone: “…”
Suddenly, everyone vaguely felt their world view changing…
“Continue unlocking it!” the middle-aged team leader barked with a grim expression.
“Understood.” Nodding, Xiao Li inserted the lockpicking device into the keyhole once more and twisted it.
Click.
Click.
“H-He locked it again…”
Everyone: “…”
“Pull the door the moment you unlock it!”
“Understood.”
Click.
Click.
Everyone: “…”
“Leader, it’s no good. He’s locking the door too quickly. I can’t keep pulling on the door either since if I do that, I won’t be able to unlock the door.”
“Unlock it! Keep on unlocking it!”
Click.
Click.
Click.
Click.
Everyone: “…”
“Leader.” Half a minute later, Xiao Li pulled out the lockpicking device. Wiping off the sweat on his forehead, he said, “This is too damned unfair! I’m getting much more tired than him! Moreover, he can also do double-layered locks!”
After pondering with a gloomy expression for a short moment, the middle-aged team leader approached the door and knocked on it once more.
Bang! Bang!
“Student Chen Yu, stop playing around. Please open the door.”
In response to the team leader’s words, Chen Yu’s voice came from beyond the door. “Who are you people? There are no adults at home right now.”
“We met in Principal Pang’s office before. We’re conducting home visits to understand the recent education and living statuses of Sixth High’s students. Why did you not go to school today?”
“The teachers at school don’t want to teach me, so I might as well study by myself.”
“If that’s the case, we have an even greater need to understand your situation. Student Chen Yu, please open the door.”
As soon as the team leader was done speaking, silence returned to the outside of the security door.
In this situation, the middle-aged team leader exchanged glances with his subordinates. Just as they were about to take a forceful approach, the door suddenly opened.
When the door parted, Chen Yu’s figure appeared before the investigative team’s eyes. Currently, Chen Yu was wearing a pair of glasses while holding onto a middle school English textbook, his appearance giving off an image of an intellectual. After opening the door, Chen Yu leaned half of his body out of the door.
“Why are there so many of you here?” Chen Yu asked, frowning as he pushed against his glasses.
Reacting quickly, the team leader extended a foot past the door frame to prevent Chen Yu from shutting the door. He then smiled and said, “They’re all my colleagues from the education ministry. Let’s talk inside.”
“So many people…” Chen Yu displayed a hesitant look at the team leader’s words.
“We’re only here to understand your situation,” the team leader reiterated. Immediately afterward, the team leader squeezed his chubby body into the house. The six other people behind him also followed closely after him.
“A-Are you people really here for a home visit?” Chen Yu hurriedly retreated away from the group, a nervous expression appearing on his face.
“Yes. Student Chen Yu, you say that Sixth High’s teachers are refusing to teach you. Is that true? Tell us the details of the situation,” the middle-aged team leader said. To make his words sound convincing, he had even pulled out a small notebook from his coat pocket and pretended to take records. His eyes, however, were secretly giving out orders to his six subordinates.
The six other members of the investigative team immediately spread out and started inspecting the interior of the house with camera equipment hanging on their chests.
“Wh-What are those people doing?”
“They’re only trying to understand your living conditions, Student Chen Yu,” the team leader said, casually making up an excuse. He then focused his eyes on Chen Yu and started earnestly observing the latter’s expressions and changes in his eyes.
“Aren’t you guys just trespassing?!”
“No, no. Don’t be nervous. Let’s sit in the living room and talk,” the team leader said, his actions making it seem as if he was the owner of the house, and Chen Yu was the guest. After pulling Chen Yu to the living room’s sofa, the team leader asked, “Student Chen Yu, how many members are there in your family?”
“S-Six…”
“What jobs do your parents have?”
“My mom is temporarily unemployed, while my dad…”
When the two were conversing with each other, Xiao Li and a police officer approached Chen Yu’s room. After placing his hand on the doorknob, Xiao Li gradually turned it.
Squeak…
The sound of springs compressing came out from the door. The noise was so loud that it could be clearly heard even from the living room.
Including the middle-aged team leader and Chen Yu, everyone inside the house momentarily shut their mouths nervously, their eyes focused onto the door of Chen Yu’s room. For a moment, the atmosphere inside the house became solemn and quiet.
According to their previous information analysis, this west-facing bedroom on the 19th floor was most likely the background seen in Transdimensional Review’s videos.
As professionals, so long as they entered the room, they would be able to detect even the slightest of clues!
Meanwhile, so long as they discovered a clue…
The attitude they took toward Chen Yu would no longer be something as simple as a home visit…
Squeak… Click.
After twisting the doorknob to its limits, Xiao Li exchanged glances with the police officer beside him. Gulping down a mouthful of saliva, Xiao Li then slowly pulled open the door under everyone’s anxious gaze…