I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 228 - 193: Picked Up a Treasure_1

Chapter 228: Chapter 193: Picked Up a Treasure_1

In the wilderness, a motorcycle was racing across the land with a woman sitting behind Zheng Yichen, who from time to time monitored the sky and ground behind to ensure that there were no pursuers. After confirming they were alone, she let out a long sigh of relief, looking significantly more exhausted: "Thank you."

Although she didn’t know who Zheng Yichen was or why he was out in the wilderness, stumbling upon him was incredibly lucky...

"I’m quite interested in your situation. Are you being hunted?"

"...Not exactly being hunted," the woman shook her head, her expression complex: "Why are you in the wilderness?"

"I’m traveling," claimed Zheng Yichen with an unchanging face. Upon hearing this, the woman almost rolled her eyes in disbelief—because really, who would believe that? She glanced in a certain direction, then back at Zheng Yichen again, her expression contemplative.

"Hurry up, someone’s coming!" The woman, who had just relaxed, became anxious upon noticing a few more dots appear in the sky.

Zheng Yichen glanced back at the sky where a few flying machines similar to the one driven by the woman were in pursuit. He immediately activated the motorcycle’s camouflage function, which would be severely affected at full speed but could still cause some confusion.

The bike also had anti-radar capabilities. It was a high-end motorcycle specially prepared by the wealthy lady Ahn, with parameters off the charts, belonging to that category which could never be a commercial product—if it somehow was, the price would skyrocket to heaven.

With the camouflage engaged and hover mode activated, the woman sitting on the motorcycle noticed some changes to the bike and slightly raised her eyebrows, becoming more certain of the complexity of Zheng Yichen’s identity.

The camouflage and hover mode that Zheng Yichen activated successfully shook off their pursuers. The dots that had been closing in soon receded into the distance, yet Zheng Yichen didn’t stop. He found a cave.

After reaching the cave, the woman, who had finally fully relaxed, became tense again. Zheng Yichen looked very young, but the wilderness, combined with a motorcycle that ordinary people could never obtain, made her nervous, as though only the weapon in her hand could give her a modicum of security.

"Alright, let’s part ways here." Seeing the woman’s wary stance, Zheng Yichen didn’t say much. A passing aid didn’t necessitate deeper understanding, especially since she seemed to be in no small amount of trouble. Besides, even in a high-tech world, wasn’t it difficult to come by flying machines?

With the ability to fly freely, one could do far too many things.

"Wait!" Seeing Zheng Yichen about to leave, the woman panicked. In such a desolate place, how was she to survive alone? "Could you please take me to a populated area?"

"Sure, but you’ll have to tell me who you are, right? What if you’re a bad person, and I become an accomplice?"

"Of course, I’m not a bad person. There’s a reason they’re after me..." As she spoke, and Zheng Yichen listened earnestly with an ’I’m all ears, continue’ demeanor, the woman gritted her teeth and pulled out a device resembling a cell phone, as thick as a brick phone in this world, and sturdier than any phone Zheng Yichen carried.

More importantly, it could access the internet—even in such remote wilderness, which made Zheng Yichen shake his head: "Aren’t you afraid of being tracked using that thing?"

"?" The woman gave Zheng Yichen a puzzled look: "If I brought this out, of course, I’m not afraid of being located."

Her expression shifted as she spoke. She was just worried whether Zheng Yichen was a bad person, and took the opportunity to check his background while he was not paying attention. It turned out Zheng Yichen really was a bad person, currently wanted, a crime suspect involved in a case that destabilized society.

Had there been any major cases lately? She discreetly searched recent cases but didn’t find any terrorist attacks or social disturbances, the most severe case being two months prior, which had already been closed.

Furthermore, all the suspects had been apprehended, and after some investigation into the case files, it didn’t seem like the case had been reopened.

"Give it back to me!" The woman became frantic when Zheng Yichen suddenly took the device from her hands. He was looking at the content with interest: "Destabilizing society event, eh? What kind of situation does that fall under? Fill me in, and if you make it clear, I’ll give you back the device."

The woman gritted her teeth: "It’s a vague definition. Terrorism, robbery, slashing someone in the street or throwing bombs, promoting an Evil cult etc., all of these can be included in such events."

Zheng Yichen tossed the ’phone,’ which was small but surprisingly heavy, back to the woman: "Are you scared now?"

"...No." Watching Zheng Yichen’s demeanor, the woman’s device popped up a projection screen, and she quickly tapped through the air at the projection, soon showing a puzzled expression: "Another dirty inside job?"

After pulling up some information about Zheng Yichen, she realized his criminal suspect status was not legitimate, with many necessary procedures and records circumvented, as though an ordinary man without any investigative background suddenly had a crime pinned on him after offending someone.

Digging deeper, she became certain of the irregularities, which was not too uncommon. Humans are a mix of good and bad, and even within a country, there are bound to be corrupt elements. After confirming the questionable nature of Zheng Yichen’s status as a crime suspect, she relaxed.

At least Zheng Yichen wasn’t a real criminal, even in the wild he could ensure his safety... right?

"You’re a hacker?" Zheng Yichen looked at the woman’s operations with great interest. He had probably been duped by the Boundary Breaker, but surely not all of his information could be so easily accessed, right? If those Boundary Breakers wanted to frame him, they wouldn’t likely leave too many loose ends.

"Sort of..." The woman didn’t say much. After carefully reviewing Zheng Yichen’s data, she made him an offer, "How about this, you take me to a populated place, and in return, I’ll erase this criminal record of yours, and even make the person who did this pay a corresponding price. You won’t have any subsequent identity troubles, how does that sound?"

"That can be done?" Zheng Yichen felt like he had stumbled upon an incredible treasure.

"Of course it can be done. Your ’criminal record’ can’t withstand any scrutiny. It’s just that most people don’t have the authority to access those records. As long as this matter gets the attention of higher authorities, there won’t be any further problems. Those involved will actually be the ones subject to additional investigation."

The woman was very serious as she related this to Zheng Yichen. That was the gist of it. Some things were unspoken common knowledge, but once exposed, it was time to clear connections. If someone couldn’t manage small schemes, who would still want them?

"The problem is, I’ll also attract additional attention, won’t I?"

"You have a clean identity, what are you worried about being investigated for?" The woman was puzzled. In this era, being labeled as a suspect was tantamount to being severely restricted in movement — unless Zheng Yichen had formidable hacking skills like her...

Or unless he was carrying some high-end device that could disguise his identity, capable of fooling the surveillance systems. Otherwise, Zheng Yichen could only live like a hermit, and even entering ’small villages’ would be difficult.

A criminal record was still a terrifying thing in this world.

"The problem is that while my identity is clean, I personally have issues."

"..."

Watching the woman’s speechless face, Zheng Yichen smiled, "How about this, I take you to where there are people, ensuring that you won’t be harmed along the way, and you don’t need to help me clear the criminal suspect status. Just help me find those who pinned this baseless crime on me, how about that?"

"You said it, leave it to me!" The woman, who was at first speechless, quickly agreed as if she feared Zheng Yichen would change his mind.

? Woman, you have a problem.

Watching the woman’s change in demeanor, Zheng Yichen’s eyes grew sharp, but the woman, as if unaware of Zheng Yichen’s gaze, focused on the projection screen, busying herself with her work. Fifteen minutes later, she looked up again, "I think we need to renegotiate what we just agreed on. How about I help you clear your identity after all?"

"? Of course not, an agreement is an agreement, you can’t go back on your word!" Although he didn’t know what had happened, Zheng Yichen acutely sensed that the woman had encountered a complicated situation.

"..." The woman grimaced at her interface. She had thought it would be a simple task, but as she dug deeper, she realized it was becoming complicated. She had unearthed the person who had labeled Zheng Yichen as a suspect.

But that was only scratching the surface. She couldn’t reach deeper layers, and she guessed that wouldn’t satisfy Zheng Yichen. The problem was, her further digging had hit a wall.

With her skills, there was little cyber information in the world that could elude her. There were only a few places capable of stumping her globally.

Eliminating the less likely places narrowed down the suspects. She nodded with some resignation, "All right, but it will take time to investigate thoroughly, I can’t do it right now."

She waved her device, "You don’t think this can compare to large-scale equipment, do you?"

Zheng Yichen nodded; indeed, a mobile phone can’t compare to a computer.

"Fine then, as long as you can get me the relevant information."

The woman nodded and let out a faint sigh, then continued working on the projection screen in front of her, occasionally sneaking glances at Zheng Yichen. She realized that Zheng Yichen seemed to be digitally illiterate... While the size of a device did affect computational power, that was becoming a thing of the past.

And Zheng Yichen seemed oblivious to this fact. This guy really had issues.

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