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Detective Hai Hao hovered in the air. He wore a black helmet and a flight suit resembling a bulletproof vest, gripping two control sticks at his chest like door handles, soaring like an eagle.
His appearance was sleek and elegant, but his stomach churned violently, with breakfast threatening to rise up his throat several times. He had to hold it in; he couldn’t vomit at such heights with the bustling city below him.
Hai Hao despised flying; he had a fear of heights.
The police rarely used patrol cars for on-site investigations anymore.
Those vehicles sat unused in the garage for long periods. Everyone preferred to fly, as it was faster and more convenient. Yet, Hai Hao missed the thrill of racing through the streets in a patrol car, which offered a greater sense of solemnity at the scene.
Flying felt out of place to him, almost like going on vacation.
He released one hand to press a button on his helmet, and a line of text appeared on the visor: Altitude: 300 meters.
That was quite high! Hai Hao was currently flying at three hundred meters. Around him, more "eagles" donned in black helmets appeared; they were his colleagues.
Above them, at an altitude of six hundred meters, two cigar-shaped ambulances flew by, heading toward Central Square. There, a shooting incident had just occurred.
Suddenly, the side of his helmet emitted a slight vibration that gently tapped against Hai Hao's ear, causing another wave of dizziness for the height-fearing detective.
This vibration indicated that someone had sent him a message. Hai Hao tapped a green button on the side of his helmet, and the video on his visor displayed a message:
I’m going on a business trip.
Sender: Hai Bo.
Hai Bo was Hai Hao's younger sister.
Their sibling relationship had been deteriorating since the day Hai Bo got her ears pierced and started wearing earrings.
As for the reason behind it, Hai Hao could no longer remember.
His sister, Hai Bo, worked as a cosmic geological explorer.
Whenever a new planet was discovered, it was always Hai Bo who led a team to conduct the initial surveys.
Sometimes, she would be away for a year and a half at a time.
As a police officer, Hai Hao also had an unpredictable schedule. The two of them rarely met, using their busy lives as an excuse.
He thought back and realized they had only seen each other twice recently.
The first time was at his wedding. His sister appeared for three minutes.
The second time was at his wife's funeral. Hai Bo showed up for ten minutes on the day of his wife's burial.
Hai Hao's wife passed away three months after their wedding, succumbing to cervical cancer. It was after learning of her terminal illness that Hai Hao insisted on going through with the wedding.
While his wife underwent treatment, Hai Hao paid special attention to information about cervical cancer. He discovered an astonishing statistic: 50% of adult women worldwide were affected by it.
However, Hai Hao remembered that today was his sister's birthday.
He had prepared a birthday gift for her, which he bought five years ago on her birthday.
For five years, he had not found the opportunity to give it to her. This year seemed to be another missed chance.
Hai Hao thought to himself that he would just give it to her next year, hoping that by then the gift wouldn't feel too outdated.
The eagles circled above the square, observing the scene below. They moved with such agility and grace, as if they had grown wings, sometimes flying low, sometimes soaring backward, continuously weaving through the giant clock.
The clock displayed:
To reduce flight time, Hai Hao landed early.
The crowd in the square had long dispersed.
The truck was abandoned to one side. Hai Hao hadn't seen such an Antique Car in a long time.
Clearly, the Protester was facing financial difficulties. (Note: The truck had long been outdated and was considered scrap; "Antique Car" was merely a title and held no real value.)
Hai Hao approached the truck and noticed a hand hanging limply from the edge at the back.
As he got closer, he saw a man lying on his back on the truck, a bullet hole in his forehead, blood gushing out, matching the color of his clothes.
"Hai Hao, over here!" came the voice of his colleague Min Di through his earpiece.
"Where?" Hai Hao asked.
Immediately, he heard a "thud-thud" sound from his watch.
He raised his wrist and saw a map appear on the surface, depicting the layout of the square. In one corner at the edge of the square, a green dot was flashing. This was the information sent by Min Di, indicating his exact location.
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