The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 376 - 224: Not a Single Dick in the Dick Manor!_2
Chapter 376: Chapter 224: Not a Single Dick in the Dick Manor!_2”Try it a few more times... maybe that would work,” the Fox shrugged, ”I’ve never tried it that way before.”

”Let’s not then,” Jiang Shu shook his head, ”It’s too uncertain. If the timing of the magic isn’t controlled properly, feigned death could very well turn into real death.”

Indeed, there had been instances of feigned death in human history, where some individuals, who had been declared dead after their breathing and pulse ceased, managed to show signs of life again after a period of time - this could be a number of hours, or even days.

There are also those who can control their own breathing, pulse, and heart rate to resemble a near-death state, but they could ”resurrect” themselves whenever they wished.

But such individuals were after all a minority. What specifically could happen to the human body in an oxygen-deprived state of feigned death was even unclear to the Fox, and if by chance an innocent passerby died because of a magic trick...

That was something Jiang Shu couldn’t do.

”So what exactly do you want to do?” The Fox tilted his head, looking at Jiang Shu. He was sucking on a straw in an already empty glass of milk, chewing on the straw as he asked, ”Are you really going to resort to those simple Big Transformation performances? The reaction to the magic won’t be that great.”

”Big Transformation...” Jiang Shu pondered the inescapable classic term in the magic trick, then, as if a thought struck him, he suddenly laughed, ”It might work, but not in the form of street magic.”

”Could it be...” The Fox was somewhat astonished upon hearing this.

”It’s not like the stage magic in theaters either,” Jiang Shu continued to explain. After thinking for a while, he said, ”Kind of like a live broadcast? I’m not too sure myself. Anyway, I need you to find a radio show as quickly as possible.”

”A radio show? Are you planning to expose Tang’s true face using a performance during a live broadcast?” The Fox stroked his chin, ”And then, through the performance, you’ll unmask Tang?”

”Something like that,” Jiang Shu nodded solemnly, ”The radio show must meet the following criteria: it should have had many episodes, the host should be credible but obscure, belonging to the type that nobody really follows.”

Zeng Xiaoxian: I know! Your Moon, My Heart, A Great Man Is Me, I Am — Zeng Xiaoxian!

Jiang Shu: ”...”

”A television show,” he continued with additional conditions, ”preferably a social documentary type and one that requires going out to gather materials, ideally with a certain level of interactivity.”

”I got it,” the Fox silently took note. These requirements were not too stringent; it was quite likely that such a program could be found in the vast Fifth District.

”You’ll need to give the host some psychological suggestions in advance, during this period, convincing him to go on a material-gathering outing during one of the live shows, and then show up at the right place,” Jiang Shu wrote down the key points on the Simulated Light Screen, ”Just psychological suggestions are enough; there’s no need to truly control what he does.”

”Mhm,” the Fox nodded his head, ”Any other requirements? If not, I can start looking for a program this afternoon.”

”That’s about it,” Jiang Shu said with a smile as well, the plan in his mind becoming clearer with each addition on the Simulated Light Screen.

Compared to the magic shows he had performed before, this one was very special; apart from the basic elements of a magic trick, it also required the use of many unique elements.

Fortunately, the technicians around him had been replaced by Sister Ruo. If it was her, he felt relieved.

But before all that, he needed to personally find a candidate for ”resurrection.”

Then his little caring assistant, Zeng Xiaoxian, popped open a news video and threw it in front of Jiang Shu: ”According to exclusive news from our station, Mr. Diller Dick attended the Management Committee position conferral ceremony today, joining the Management Committee as a ’technician.’ Additionally, the murder case reported yesterday was a misunderstanding, merely a prank he played with the magician Jiang Shu. For this, he apologizes for wasting police resources...”

Xiao Jia expressed a strong protest against Zeng Xiaoxian’s eager-to-please behavior.

And when Jiang Shu saw the news, his heart suddenly skipped a beat — Diller had so openly appeared before the public eye?

It should be noted that because of this man, Jiang Shu still had the identity of a ”fugitive.” But now with Diller stepping forward, it seemed the accusation of Jiang Shu’s murder would be self-defeating.

Although Jiang Shu had in his possession videos that could prove his innocence regarding Diller, he didn’t expect Tang to give up this tactic.

That is to say, appointing Diller as a technician and hiding him in order to continue causing trouble for Jiang Shu, when compared, the former seemed more important.

Or perhaps, Tang believed he no longer needed to rely on such petty tricks to target Jiang Shu.

Previously, he played a scene with Diller, primarily aiming to prevent Jiang Shu from revealing his secrets to the Dick Family, but now...

He might have already dealt with the Dick Family’s matter.

So the secret of Tang’s identity might have been resolved before it could even be used as leverage — one must say, Jiang Shu had indeed underestimated Tang’s ability to resolve crises.

Tang had anticipated every move just perfectly, always one step ahead of Jiang Shu, and it was the same within the White Eagle Company’s underground experimental area. If it hadn’t been for Lang Tai and Fox overpowering one of his avatars with brute force, and kidnapping Diller, Jiang Shu might have fallen completely behind at that point.

He couldn’t continue to dance to Tang’s tune anymore, he needed to quickly get his hands on the derivative entry for Resurrection, and not just Resurrection—he also needed the ability to break free from it.

More information was necessary.

Jiang Shu made a decision in his mind, then looked towards Xiao Yi, ”Technician, what exactly do you specialize in?”

Yi: It wasn’t specified, only mentioned that it’s within some experimental base in Area B. Additionally, the Management Committee has released information related to that team of Law Enforcers.

Jia: The organization is named ”Hunter”, with the primary mission of rapidly suppressing armed insurrections and maintaining social order.

Xiao Jia finally got the chance to speak up, pushing Xiao Yi aside and typing their thoughts onto the public screen.

Jia: However, based on the information we have, including their duty methods and operational conditions, this organization seems to function like a secret police force, claiming to prioritize the safety of the Fifth District, but in reality, it’s likely just a violent method employed by Tang for maintaining stability.

Jia: From this, it seems Tang is indeed in need of peace during this period, regardless of whether this Management Committee is labeled with bad reputation such as ”dictatorship”, ”rebellion”, ”violation of human rights”.

Yi: From this, we can also infer that Tang probably truly doesn’t plan to open a new Black Wall anymore.

Watching Xiao Jia and Xiao Yi analyze the situation back and forth, Jiang Shu also slightly furrowed his brows; their thoughts completely aligned with his.

With the situation unclear, they could only continue to await news from Xiao Ding at this point.

However, Xiao Ding was finding himself in rather dire straits.

An hour prior, maintaining a state of Invisibility and imbued with the Flame Spirit, he had been wandering around the Dick estate.

It didn’t take long for him to detect something amiss in the estate.

Within the Dick estate...

Not a single Dick to be found!

They were all security personnel, servants, and such roles; he searched the database for information on each member of the Dick Family, but not a single one of the people he encountered matched any profile.

This was highly irregular; he knew well that due to Diller and the new Black Wall incident, all the Dicks had been summoned back, thus the absence of any Dicks now was definitely suspicious.

But suddenly, he spotted a Dick, and not just any Dick.

Dick Tang!

At that moment, Dick Tang was standing under a tree, apparently observing something, so Xiao Ding stealthily followed him.

Tang seemed to be talking to himself, but as Xiao Ding listened, he sensed something off.

This wasn’t simply talking to oneself; he was having a conversation.

But that didn’t seem right—was he wearing some sort of voice receiving device?

Xiao Ding circled around Tang, yet couldn’t find any such equipment.

Perhaps, this was another one of Tang’s mechanical avatars?

But when Xiao Ding initiated the Mind Reading Technique on Tang, he received some rather unexpected information:

”Now we need to resurrect in batches, such a wide-scale resurrection, even he cannot manage.”

”Moreover, we need a type of poison gas that can be widely dispersed, one that can kill people easily but won’t cause too much damage to their bodies.”

Suddenly, however, Tang asked hesitantly, ”Do you mean... there’s someone around me right now?”

Hearing this, cold sweat abruptly broke out on Xiao Ding.