Chapter 108: Necessary Self-defense Measures
“You’re right, it really rose back, and even higher!”
On Sunday morning, Wang Heng had just arrived at the office in the Penguin Building when Lu Qi called him into her office. Immediately after, he heard her say this.
Wang Heng shrugged: “Don’t get excited too soon, it’s still early.”
Lu Qi stood behind the desk, staring into his eyes for a good while. In Wang Heng’s gaze, she could still only find calmness and composure, without a trace of anxiety.
“Alright, let’s not talk about that,” Lu Qi quickly calmed down and changed the topic, “What have you been writing on the company’s computer lately?”
Before the words had even finished, Wang Heng immediately perked up—this question touched on a key area, now it depended on how he performed.
That anti-cleaver warning APP, if placed on the mobile phones of Han Yixuan, Ye Xun, Pei Ningle and the others, Wang Heng could think of many ways to do it without arousing their suspicion. But to put it on Lu Qi’s mobile phone without exposing it seemed completely impossible no matter how he thought about it.
Since that’s the case, what if he did the opposite and openly asked her to help test it?
He said thoughtfully: “I’ve been trying to write a mobile APP lately, whose main function is… to transmit location in real time and make quick contact.”
Lu Qi thought for a moment and asked back: “Isn’t WeChat good enough?”
Wang Heng explained: “No, the APP I’m making isn’t for social communication, it’s for warnings in emergencies. For example, last time when I and Pei Ningle encountered kidnappers, if there had been such an APP on the phone, we could have escaped quickly. Of course, this also needs to be set up in advance, like setting you as the emergency contact, and sending an alert to you if there’s no response after a timeout or something.”
“Positioning the phone’s location and sending it to the emergency contact at any time?” Lu Qi mused, “So it’s a safety-type APP. But have you considered privacy issues?”
Wang Heng: “Of course I’ve considered it, so I have no plans to put it on the market to earn money or attract investment. Just write it out, use it around myself to prevent accidents, I think that’s enough.”
Hearing him say this, Lu Qi couldn’t help but feel puzzled: “Just for personal use, you need to write an APP? We’re not characters like dignitaries or agents, and we don’t encounter any danger in daily life, right?”
“We’ll never know whether tomorrow or the accident comes first…” There was a hint of vicissitude in Wang Heng’s tone.
He felt that the risks he had to face were no less than those of dignitaries and agents; at least they didn’t have to worry that a single refusal could trigger a murder.
Lu Qi asked again: “So how do you plan to implement the positioning? Using GPS or base station?”
Wang Heng: “Of course GPS, the base station has too much error. But I haven’t written anything like this before, I’m not very familiar with it, so I’m trying while looking up materials on the side…”
Lu Qi: “Then there’s no way, I haven’t written anything positioning-related either, I can’t help.”
Wang Heng: “No, you don’t need to help me write code. Once I finish writing it, if you help me test it, that would be great.”
“Of course, no problem.” Lu Qi agreed without hesitation, generously.
Wang Heng couldn’t help but want to give himself a thumbs up—what’s called bloodless victory? What’s called an upright scheme? Truly a textbook-level wise operation.
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Still taking the subway back to school, in the evening when exiting the subway station, Wang Heng received a flyer.
The person handing out flyers looked very young too, probably just a little older than Wang Heng, but from his demeanor, he didn’t seem like a student from this school; he appeared a bit overly energetic.
“Classmate, we’re a newly opened shop, interested in combat? Come check it out!”
Wang Heng looked down at the flyer.
【Wu Bo Combat is open!】
【Whether you’re a practitioner with a martial arts foundation or a complete newbie who’s never made contact, we have coaches suitable for you, wholeheartedly helping you get stronger!】
【New store opening, sincerely recruiting members, top up two hundred get two hundred free! No determination yet? No problem, trial course fifty yuan for three sessions!】
Wang Heng pondered for a moment and asked: “What does trial course mean?”
The flyer guy immediately became even more energetic and quickly replied: “It means you pay fifty yuan to get three trial sessions. You choose the difficulty of these three sessions, and you can learn techniques from any field. Our teachers are very professional, former pro boxers, proficient in both ground rules and stand-up rules.”
Wang Heng: “Ground rules are like jujutsu chokes, right?”
“Yes, yes! Rear naked choke, crossface, guillotine choke, all included. We also teach stand-up rule martial arts, mainly sanda and boxing. Our martial arts hall’s ace teacher is a retired pro MMA contestant, with absolutely professional skills!”
Hearing this, Wang Heng felt somewhat tempted.
If he had practiced combat during the first playthrough, he probably wouldn’t have died so easily, right? What was that saying… A thug who knows martial arts, no one can stop?
So Wang Heng decisively said: “I’ll buy your trial class, and decide whether to get a membership based on the effect.”
The flyer guy happily said: “Great! Then leave your contact info, come whenever you’re free, I’ll pick you up at the martial arts hall doorway!”
After saying that, he pointed to a shopfront not far away. It was on the second floor facing the street, with large floor-to-ceiling windows displaying the 【Wu Bo Combat】 sign.
After exchanging contact info with the flyer guy, Wang Heng walked towards the nearby school gate. What he wanted to do now was hurry back and ask that omnipotent hamster—what level could he reach if he practiced martial arts?
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Wang Heng returned to the dormitory, picked up the hamster cage again, and walked out of the dormitory.
As soon as the door closed, Fu Hanwen took off the headphones on his head, walked to Tang Hexing’s side, and patted his shoulder.
“Xiao Tang, have you noticed that Wang Heng has been taking the hamster out a lot lately?”
“Seems like it, what’s up?”
Fu Hanwen looked mysterious: “Guess, is he doing something shady with the hamster?”
Tang Hexing imagined it, and the corner of his mouth twitched: “Impossible, right? The hamster is so small!”
Fu Hanwen: “What are you thinking? I mean, Wang Heng is taking the hamster out to win over girls!”
Tang Hexing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: “That’s what I thought, Teacher Wang couldn’t possibly be that much of a pervert…”
Fu Hanwen frowned, sensing the matter wasn’t simple. He sharply asked: “Xiao Tang, has your mind gotten a bit perverted? What are you thinking of doing to your little cat?”
Tang Hexing: “No, absolutely not! I didn’t think of anything, I don’t want to do anything!”
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There’s another update tonight…
