After Death, I Became a Superhuman-Chapter 80 – Potential stock
After finishing a day's work, Zhong Xin wearily set foot on the way home. He adjusted his glasses and slowly lifted his heavy feet, struggling to walk on the sidewalk where pedestrians passed by at night.
Congested traffic and noisy crowds stood in front of him, and even the sea of people on the way home made him feel a little tired. He felt that his energy was as low as the battery level of his phone at this moment, and every step he took was squeezing the remaining energy in his thin body.
It was another day of leaving early and returning late. His breakfast today was a rice ball bought on the way to work, and dinner was also casual. And judging from the progress of the project, he might have to work overtime this weekend.
In fact, the project should have been completed on schedule, but the demands of the client, which seemed to change like the weather in summer, made the work endless. The so-called benefits promised by the boss were like a mirage. This year, it was just like sprinkling some chopped green onions on the pancake that was drawn last year but has not been realized yet.
But what else could he do? He had no choice and no courage to give up.
Zhong Xin had long passed that age. He had a family to take care of, and a five-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Men like him had no right to give up easily.
He stood on the sidewalk with the crowd, waiting for the traffic light to turn from red to green. After a day's work, even the countdown of these forty seconds became precious. Only at such times could he allow himself to take a moment of rest.
What happened next happened in an instant.
Red and yellow balloons floated out from the roadside and fell in the middle of the road. Almost at the same second, a truck with a roaring engine drove in one direction of the intersection.
A little girl ran towards the middle of the road, chasing after the balloons, seemingly unaware of the approaching danger.
Even before he realized it himself, Zhong Xin's body moved on its own.
Perhaps it was because the image of that little body overlapped with the image of his own daughter in his mind, or maybe it was just an instinct. Without thinking, he rushed towards the direction of the girl.
Just push her away.
Before the truck arrived, he hugged her and threw himself to the other side of the road. He estimated that this distance should be fine. He was good at sprinting and had won the sprint championship for his class in high school.
But maybe he was too tired today, or maybe time had worn down the edges of his former champion. The truck was faster than he expected, and he only had time to protect the little girl with his body.
His briefcase fell to the ground, and the screeching sound of the brakes echoed through the street, drowned out by the exclamations and screams of the pedestrians from all directions...
Zhong Xin closed his eyes, and the last thought that came to his mind was to see his daughter.
He thought it would definitely hurt.
But nothing happened.
Two seconds later, Zhong Xin cautiously opened his eyes and found himself and the girl covered under a huge shadow. After a short silence brought by shock, applause and cheers sounded all around.
Zhong Xin looked up and saw the four wheels of the truck suspended in the air above his head. A tall and upright figure floated in the air, holding the heavy steel vehicle over his head, smiling brightly at him.
"You have been chosen, sir," he said, pausing for a moment, "Uh, wait a moment. Let me put this thing down first..."
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This was easier than Jiang Bei had imagined at first.
In just five days, without specifically searching, but just flying around doing the daily routine of Superman, Jiang Bei had already found several potential members.
After all, unlike the previous recruitment radar for core members, now he was only searching for candidates with the potential to be included in the auxiliary team, and surprisingly, there were not too few people who met the criteria when the conditions were relaxed.
Although Jiang Bei initially had to play the role of Superman for personal reasons, he now had to admit that some of his concepts and understanding of this world had changed to some extent because of it.
Kantu City was never a community with a good reputation.
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In fact, most cities were similar. It seemed that any jungle built with reinforced concrete was destined to be cold and without human touch. Everyone did their best to take care of their own lives, and no one had the time to pay attention to others.
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Previously, Jiang Bei was the same. He was not the type who was willing to help others. Not harming others, not causing trouble, and not taking advantage of others was already his limit. Apart from that, he was like most people in this city, not paying attention to the affairs of others, even if there were injustices happening right in front of him, he would just pass by as a silent passerby.
Then he met Xiao Qi and had to put on the cape to extend his life.
After that, this city began to change.
People were no longer indifferent, no longer only concerned about themselves, and sometimes even extended a helping hand to strangers. More and more people started to look up at the sky, hoping to catch a glimpse of that inspiring figure when luck was on their side.As a superhuman, Jiang Bei began to see a side of the city he had never known before. He saw its passion buried beneath steel, its hidden fervor, and the fact that even today, there were people willing to risk their lives to save a stranger's child.
Often, change is a two-way street.
When he left Zhong Xin and took to the skies again, it was already past nine in the evening. Jiang Bei waved goodbye to the enthusiastic crowd and flew back into the night.
The last blue dot was still marked on the radar.
That would be his last stop for the day. After recruiting this one, he could pretty much call it a day. He would go home, train a bit, take a shower, have some late-night snacks, and then play some online games with Xiao Qi. Another fulfilling day was about to end.
The coordinates of the last dot were nearby. He flew for a while and soon approached it, landing at an office building.
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Shen Xuejia left her office, locked the door, and walked down the corridor towards the elevator.
At this hour, she was almost the only one left on the entire floor, perhaps even in the whole building, except for the night shift security guard. Her colleagues had gone home hours ago, and she was still busy with a report due tomorrow because of some special circumstances.
The lights went out.
One after another, they flickered off along the corridor. It was as if a cloud of black fog was devouring the corridor from the end, gradually engulfing the entire passage into darkness.
Shen Xuejia was startled.
Was there a power outage?
She wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but she felt the environment getting colder. A chilly wind blew from the end of the darkness, as if someone was blowing on her neck, the creepy coldness made her hair stand on end.
A strong sense of unease took over her mind. She raised her collar, turned around to quicken her pace to leave, but before she could take a step, she heard a strange sound coming from the darkness behind her.
The laughter of a baby.
Fear seemed to envelop her with the darkness, the oppressive air almost suffocating her. She slowly turned her head, her eyes wide open, her pupils clearly reflecting the thing that was writhing and revealing its shape from the darkness.
At this moment, her fear almost reached its limit, turning into a shrill scream that burst from her mouth.
"Ah!!!"
