Time manager

sound of water...

In the vast white picture, it seems that something has been thrown into the water, causing a circle of ripples.

The leaves were blown by the wind, making a rustling sound.

"That guy, here we go again..." the man said in an impatient voice. "Go, drive him away."

Shi Jing's sight regained clarity, and he could see the far and near scenery clearly.

This is by the Huaixi River.But this section of the river is very remote, it seems to be in the suburbs, the bank is covered with weeds, and then there is a small forest.There is a familiar figure fishing by the river.

Shi Jing recognized that it was Chuhe.

Yes, he was genuinely curious about the disappearance of the Doom Manager.Therefore, before solving the matter of Zhong Ming, he wanted to try again to see if he could find the reason for Chuhe's disappearance.

So here he is.

A swift black shadow flitted across the grass, chasing something, and got into the grove.

And Chuhe sat quietly by the river, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

Shi Jing originally wanted to approach quietly, but it was useless.Maybe the manager's intuition is too sharp, just as he took a step carefully, Chuhe turned his head and looked this way.

"What are you doing here again?" he said.His tone was full of displeasure.

Shi Jing simply let go of his movements, walked up to him and sat down generously.

He found this man...

The fishing technique sucks!He couldn't tell when the fish was biting the hook, and he couldn't be sure when the rod was lifted, so he couldn't help but snatched a few fish for him, so that the bucket wouldn't be empty.I will be complained by my little daughter when I go back.

Strange to say, when he just sat down, Chuhe moved away in disgust, but now he was fishing, but came over instead.Seeing that he had caught two and stopped, he urged: "Come again, I made a bet with my daughter that I will catch ten back today!"

Shi Jing: "..."

He's not here to fish!

However, he is in this book world and can't speak at all, so he can only speak according to him first.

Chuhe watched it seriously, waited quietly for him to catch the last fish, and said, "You're not him, right? The time manager I know, if he doesn't rely on tools, he can do nothing."

Shi Jing was a little surprised, put away the pole, picked up a small stick, and drew a picture on his hand.

Chuhe asked, "why do you pretend to be him?"

Shi Jing wrote: Save you.

Chuhe froze for a moment, took out his cigarette and lit it up, and said: "It's useless to save me, that man is a lunatic, he wants to control everyone. If you are time, maybe we can still have a way to save the situation. But the master of time has changed to a guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he refuses to make a move. I don't know which manager you are, but in short, it's best to stay away from him."

Shi Jing: Who is he, trying to harm you?

Chuhe took a puff of cigarette, stood up and looked at the calm river, exhaled slowly, and smiled evilly: "No one has ever harmed me, except myself. You'd better not know that person."

Shi Jing didn't understand, but before he had time to think about it, he instinctively felt the subtle vibrations in the air.

There is danger... He reminded silently.

But no one can hear it.

"Help me take the fish back to Luoluo." Chuhe said, suddenly pushed him hard, and then he swayed, his body tilted, and fell into the river.

He was shot!

Shi Jing jumped into the river immediately, trying to save him, but he froze for a moment.

A shadow appeared in the river, which instantly sucked the Chu River in.

And he sank to the bottom of the river.

……

"What, you didn't find anyone?" In the noodle restaurant, Zhong Ming said with suspicion, "That means he's dead, and dead people don't appear in books."

So Shi Jing was even more sure that Chuhe was not dead!

He said with "regret": "But no one was found, it seems that our transaction can only be suspended."

Zhong Ming was in a hurry. "Didn't you say you want to find another thing? As long as it exists in this world, you can definitely find it."

"Really?" Shi Jing looked at him with meaningful eyes, "Are you so interested in my cat?"

Zhong Ming finally realized that he was impatient. He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and said calmly, "Who wouldn't want a manager's tool? But don't worry, I'm different from them. I don't want your cat."

Shi Jing: "Oh?"

"What I want is the notebook in your hand." Zhong Ming said, looking at the things Shi Jing put on the table.

"Hehe, you are really good at winning people's love." Shi Jing picked up the book and said helplessly, "This is my favorite notebook. I spent a lot of money to buy it."

Isn't it? Although this is a counterfeit, the cost is higher than the original!

A gleam of joy flashed across Zhong Ming's eyes, and he asked, "How much?"

"Five hundred." Shi Jing said, thinking about Boss Yang's original words, "It's already a discount for you."

Zhong Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I'll buy it at the original price, and I'll give you one last chance to find it, how about it?"

"It sounds like I'm still taking advantage?" Shi Jing smiled and handed over the "notes".

Zhong Ming stared at the "note" closely, and when he took it, his hands were trembling.

"Now, can I start looking?" Shi Jing said.

"Of course!" Zhong Ming said hastily, and immediately received the system's inquiry in his mind.

"The host only has the last real reproduction skill left. Are you sure you want to use it? After using it, the host can only rely on his own reasoning and errands when he takes on the task. Please understand."

"I got it, I got it!" Zhong Ming responded, impatiently took the book, and moved the pointer skillfully.

"Okay. The host accepts the new task, please describe the lost item."

"What are you looking for?" Zhong Ming asked.

He was a little annoyed, the pointer was obviously in the correct position, but there was no "click" sound, and the metal seal did not open automatically.

"I'm looking for an overdue book in our library." This time Shi Jing didn't read the book, but looked at him, and said word by word: "It's called "The Book of Lost Things."

System: "True again... the location of the lost object is detected, the reproduction is suspended, and the location is given priority..."

"The location was successful. The lost item has been found and can be returned."

"!!!" Zhong Ming was stunned for a moment before realizing that what Shi Jing was looking for was actually the book he borrowed!

He stopped studying the dial, quickly took back the book, and said angrily, "Are you kidding me?"

Shi Jing said slowly: "You want notes, and I want to recover overdue books, that's fair."

Zhong Ming looked at it with a gloomy face, "Did you have a plan long ago, did you do something to the note? Otherwise, why can't I open it?"

Shi Jing looked at him with lightning eyes, "Why do you want this notebook?"

"It's none of your business!" Zhong Ming said angrily, holding the book in his arms.

"Then why didn't you protect it back then? Why did you lose it? Why do you want to get it back now?" Shi Jing asked questions one after another.

He is really curious.Time notes, mastering the power of time, no one will want to let go of it if they get it.

"How do you know that I lost it... Could it be you... But, how is this possible..." Zhong Ming opened his eyes wide, still holding two books tightly in his hands.

Without waiting for him to finish, Shi Jing admitted, "Yes, I am its owner now."

It seems that he guessed right, his little lemon extract must have told Zhong Ming that managers cannot wear multiple hats.If Zhong Ming believed it foolishly, once he thought he was the manager of bad luck, he would not think of him as the manager of time.

That's why this person asked him for the book without even asking for the password...

Of course, it was useless to ask him.

So when the bell rang, I asked eagerly: "What is the password?"

Shi Jing said very frankly: "I don't know, it was triggered automatically."

Zhong Ming: "..."

Shi Jing said again: "So you should return it to me, it's useless for you to hold it."

Zhong Ming took out his phone, looked at the time, and said expressionlessly: "I won't return it to you, but I can tell you my story. Maybe one day, you will feel that owning this notebook is not What a good thing."

He stared at the writing, as if entering the book, revisiting his past.

"More than ten years ago, I was an engineer in an electronics company. I was the most educated, the most capable, and the youngest among the group of employees. Of course, I also received the highest salary. I worked hard for the company, Later, I married a beautiful wife who works in another department of our company. We commute to work together every day. At that time, our life was only short of one child, and I thought it would be complete. Until one day, a group of new employees came to the company. "

"The new employees are very active and eager to learn. They are young people, and our company benefits are good. Many people don't want to leave when they come. I don't think it has any effect on me. I even teach them something occasionally. They learn quickly and quickly. It's about to get started, and sometimes there are some whimsy.

"A year later, many of them have been able to work independently, and their salaries have gradually increased, and finally even surpassed me. So, I went to talk to the boss about a salary increase. But I was rejected.

Zhong Ming's eyes were dark with anger, "I'm not reconciled! I can't accept it! Why can't I be an old employee whose salary is not as good as that group of brats?! Of course I also guessed that I am old. I have been content with the status quo step by step, and the technical concept can't keep up. The company will eliminate us old guys sooner or later. But it was very difficult for me to learn new things at that time, just like an old green train, trying to catch up with the high-speed rail you You know? I was desperate every day, and I thought about changing jobs, but the salary offered by other companies was even less ideal. Until, I got that notebook.

"Time, I can do many things in the still time! I am no longer afraid of not being able to catch up with others! At first, I just used the stillness to recharge myself. But later, I learned really hard, I How long do I have to learn to catch up with this world? However, if others are still, I will not fall behind, so when I was working, I quietly stopped some people, hehehe... The result can be imagined, Because they did not catch up with the progress, their grade points were deducted, and their impression of the boss was also declining. So we old employees were paid more attention again."

Zhong Ming let out a low, strange laugh, "Of course, this kind of behavior was warned by the notes later. Later... you also know that once this kind of power is used, it will go up and can't stop, especially when you When you discover that the whole world is in your hands...you can prevent disasters from happening, you can sanction evil people without anyone noticing, and you can quietly buy more time for late candidates. Such a good ability, why can't it be used for good? What about the world? But that damn note..."

"Later, my wife was in a car accident..." Zhong Ming murmured.

"It's ridiculous, I helped so many people avoid car accidents, but in a place I couldn't see, my lover lost his legs in a car accident!"

"That's why you want to turn back time?" Shi Jing sighed.

"Yes, is this too much to ask?! It can be done! But you say that if you do it all over again, everyone's timeline will be disrupted, and the world will collapse! Hehe, I saved so many people and changed the fate of so many people The world didn't collapse either! Why did it collapse when it came to my lover!"

Zhong Ming was about to roar, but when diners looked over not far away, he suppressed his breath and said in a low voice: "It has not responded, so we have a cold war. Moreover, there were more conflicts between the circle and the system at that time So I think it’s better to hide it for a while, so as not to be watched by others. Who knows that after hiding it like this, I gradually forgot about it, and forgot everything... until I got the system. It asked me if I wanted to get back my most precious thing."

Shi Jing understood that it was the psychological suggestion ability of the lost property system that reminded him of things related to the notes.

"Since you think it is not a good thing to have it, why do you want to get it back?" Shi Jing thought for a while and said, "I think it is a good thing, so you should give it back to me."

"Hehe, if you don't give up on it, you will definitely be like me in the future. I'm doing this for your own good!" Zhong Ming argued.

Good one for your own good...

Shi Jing didn't want to reason with him anymore, and said, "Then... just give me another book first."

Anyway, it's a counterfeit note, so Zhong Ming can do whatever he wants.

"No!" Zhong Ming refused as expected.

But in his mind, the system kept repeating: "The lost item has been found, please return it to the host."

Zhong Ming froze for a moment, and tried to explain: "System, this is a book I borrowed. He is not the owner, so I have no reason to return it to him!"

System: "Received the request from the host, task analysis... data recalculation... secondary calculation results... this book is overdue, please return it to the library."

Zhong Ming said unwillingly: "Do the calculation again."

System: "Three calculations...data abnormality, mission conflict, cancellation...alert! Alert! Encountered an unknown attack...this system will urgently end the mission, apply to return...repair...@$%%%^#..."

Then, the system seemed to freeze, and there was no more sound.

Zhong Ming: "..."

Seeing his changing expression, Shi Jing was a little unsure, thinking whether to take it back by force or with the help of notes.

Zhong Ming suddenly said: "Okay."

Then he simply gave him the book.

Shi Jing dragged him to the library with his books.

"Repay it yourself."

Zhong Ming: "..."

Pay it back!Anyway, he couldn't sense the system anymore.This is very similar to the experience mentioned by some people on the forum. It is probably attacked by other systems!

Moreover, he originally accepted the system just to find the notes.Now that the goal is achieved, the system is meaningless.

"However, I will take the notes with me. One day, I will let you tell me the password." Zhong Ming returned the book and left with a weird smile.