roccoschili Chapter 207 He knows magic!
Chapter 207 He knows magic!
As you approach the dam, they say, "You all stand here."
Professor Zhang stopped in his tracks. "Okay."
After Lin Xi and the other person left, the others complained, "Professor Zhang, why should we listen to her?"
Li, at the back of the line, also raised his head and said, "That's right, two people of unknown origin..."
Professor Zhang glanced at them and said, "Then you should follow them."
Suddenly, there was silence.
Lin Xi pasted the talisman on the dam, while Lin Dayuan stood behind her, blocking her from doing so.
The people behind them saw the two approach and then stand still, discussing in hushed tones.
"What's going on? What can you possibly see by looking at it like that?"
"Sigh, I thought he was a real talent from the common people, but it seems I wasted my time."
"If so many of our experts can't solve this, what solutions could they possibly have?"
Xiao Li muttered to himself, "Ha, just trying to get attention. He probably doesn't have any real skills besides his fighting ability. I knew he wasn't trustworthy..."
Everyone was whispering among themselves, except for Professor Zhang, who remained silent, though his expression showed slight disappointment.
After a while, the two walked back, and Professor Zhang went up to them, asking, "How was it?"
Lin Dayuan said, "It's been resolved. We're leaving."
After saying that, he quickly left.
But in everyone's eyes, it was just a hasty retreat, and everyone felt that they had been fooled by the father and daughter, and they were immediately furious.
A group of people shouted angrily behind them, but Lin Xi and Lin Dayuan seemed not to hear it and continued walking forward resolutely.
It doesn't matter. They never intended to be shining heroes; they just wanted to have a clear conscience.
Anger rose on the soldier's face. He had trusted them so much, and he immediately wanted to chase after them to find out what was going on.
Professor Zhang stopped him, sighed, and said, "Sigh, go back."
But his hunched back seemed to have bent even more.
Along the way, Xiao Li, like a victorious rooster, exclaimed, "Hey, I told you so! Those two never had any good intentions. They were just wasting our time. They might have already come up with a solution by now. Don't let that girl's imposing manner fool you; she's probably just naturally strong. Her behavior is so strange; she might have snuck out of a mental hospital..."
Professor Zhang stopped and turned to look at him, his expression authoritative without being angry. "Is this something you should be proud of? I wish they were truly capable, and that you were just being clever."
He glanced at everyone and said, "Now is not the time to discuss them. Let's think about how to deal with them next."
Back in the conference room, the staff member monitoring the data pointed anxiously at the large screen, "The water pressure in the northwest has suddenly increased significantly. That's where the risk of the dike breach is highest. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on."
Professor Zhang strode forward, his eyes fixed on the large screen, where the water pressure readings were steadily rising and about to exceed the acceptable range.
Under the monitor, the water surged and crashed against the dam, wave after wave, as if it would collapse at any moment.
He slumped into a chair, looking ten years older. "It's too late. Notify Commander Ding to prepare for the rescue."
Everyone sprang into action.
However, as time passed, five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes, the dam remained unmoved, stubbornly withstanding wave after wave of impact.
Everyone watched this scene in astonishment.
Even Professor Zhang was puzzled. Could the calculations have gone wrong? But seeing the water pressure rising higher and higher, far exceeding the tolerance range, he was certain that the calculations were correct and the problem lay with the dam.
Those two people from earlier? ...
He gasped and shouted, "Xiao Wang! Xiao Wang!"
A young soldier rushed in. "Professor, what's wrong?"
"Go and ask that father and daughter which direction they went, and bring them back quickly!"
"Yes!"
Fortunately, he noted down their license plate number and immediately notified the traffic police, "Help me intercept an SUV from Shaanxi Province, license plate number Y67Y8. Don't scare them, be polite."
The police received the notification and soon found the SUV, since there weren't many vehicles on the streets at this time of day.
Lin Dayuan was driving towards Huaiyang City, the center of Ontario. Lin Xi sat in the car eating snacks. "Ah, I miss home-cooked meals so much. It's okay, I'll finish after driving through three more provinces."
Just then, sirens sounded from behind. Lin Dayuan looked in the rearview mirror and saw two police cars rapidly approaching him.
Lin Xi noticed this too, dropped her snacks, and looked back. "This... why does it look like they're chasing us?"
Lin Dayuan: "They're chasing us. Look around, are there any other cars on the road?"
"Why are you chasing us? We weren't speeding."
Lin Dayuan seemed to realize something, and his expression changed. "Oh no! Was it discovered that we used the traction disc before?"
Lin Xi scratched her head, "That's impossible, I was watching the whole time, there was no surveillance footage when it was being used."
At this time, surveillance was far less frequent than in later generations, and traffic regulations were not as strict.
Every time they drove out of the city, Lin Xi would use the accelerator to speed up the journey so that Lin Dayuan could get some sleep.
As the police car drew closer, Lin Dayuan slammed on the gas pedal, wishing he could fly.
Lin Xi saw that her father's driving skills were no match for the traffic police, so she said, "Dad, let's use the traction pads."
Lin Dayuan thought that since he had already been exposed, escaping was the priority. He immediately let go of the steering wheel, and the car's speed soared, shooting off like a rocket.
Luckily, they were wearing masks the whole time. Once they returned the car, no one could find them. Otherwise, they would have been arrested as monsters.
Lin Xi lifted her mask slightly to secretly eat snacks, saying, "The traffic police officers would probably be terrified if they saw this on the security camera."
Lin Dayuan stared at the steering wheel spinning in mid-air; if his daughter hadn't been beside him, he would have been quite frightened.
The police car behind watched as the SUV sped up and drove further and further away, disappearing from sight in just a few breaths. They had no choice but to stop, dial a number, and say, "Help me retrieve the surveillance footage and find a vehicle..."
After a long while, the police officer reviewing the surveillance footage stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "My goodness! He... he knows magic!"
"Boss, boss... there's something wrong with that car! And something wrong with the driver too! Its steering wheel is turning by itself!"
The police officer sitting in the car lit a cigarette. "Don't give me any nonsense. This is not the time for jokes. Which way did he go?"
"Boss! I'm not kidding! Wait for me to send it to you!"
After opening the video, the officer stared at it intently, watching it over and over again until the cigarette burned out and his fingers felt a burning sensation. He threw away the cigarette butt, dialed the number, and described what he had seen to Captain Wang.
Wang Qiang on the other end of the phone was stunned for a long time.
"Captain Wang, he's headed towards the highway, towards Huaiyang. Should we continue pursuing him?"
"No, no need."
Wang Qiang walked into the conference room, whispered something in Professor Zhang's ear, and then Professor Zhang looked at the dam in the distance and began to question his own worldview for the first time.
The others in the conference room stared at the data on the big screen, utterly bewildered. It all seemed so illogical, completely shattering their understanding.
Did that father and daughter really possess some kind of magical ability? ...