Chapter 330 – Stop?! (1/2)
Dong Xuebing carried the English-Chinese dictionary back to his apartment in the Bureau Family Quarters. He quickly prepares a simple dinner and starts experimenting with his new power.
MENU!
A clock and a few numbers appeared.
MENU!
The clock and numbers disappeared.
After trying a few times, Dong Xuebing thinks he knew what the numbers meant, and decided to try it out. He called out the MENU first, followed back ‘BACK one second.” The MENU flashed and Dong Xuebing can confirmed time had returned to one second ago. He looks at the numbers above the clock and found the last number had changed!
The last digit had changed from 4 to 3!
Dong Xuebing immediately knows the numbers represent his remaining BACK’s time!
That means Dong Xuebing’s remaining time is… 3 minutes and 43 seconds. It’s almost about the same as Dong Xuebing’s rough estimation.
Dong Xuebing laughed. This MENU will help him greatly. He had used BACK several times by seconds, and it is hard to keep track of his remaining time. He couldn’t record the number of seconds on paper as most of the time, when he uses his powers are in an emergency. With MENU, it will be more convenient.
This power is good.
No. I must confirm this again to make sure I am right.
Dong Xuebing waited until 12 midnight. When the seconds hand on the clock passes at 12 am, he immediately called out MENU and saw the numbers had changed. 3 minutes and 43 seconds had become 4 minutes and 43 seconds. At 12 midnight every day, Dong Xuebing will get one minute of power, and the numbers represent the remaining time! After confirming this, Dong Xuebing starts to think if other commands are not discovered by him. What other commands are there other than BACK and MENU?
Turning back, the time has always been Dong Xuebing’s trump card. Since Dong Xuebing knows that he might still have other powers, he will not miss the opportunity.
But how is Dong Xuebing going to discover other commands?
Dong Xuebing comes up with the dumbest solution. Reading all the words in the dictionary one by one!
I don’t believe I cannot discover other commands after reading the whole dictionary!
Dong Xuebing got more excited despite it is midnight. He did not intend to sleep and start reading the dictionary loudly. About an hour later, Dong Xuebing felt his eyes watering and is getting giddy. This stupid method is not going to work. There are a few hundred thousand words in the dictionary, and he doesn’t know how to pronounce many of the words inside.
No. If I continue to read the dictionary like this, it will take more than two months.
What should I do? Is there a simpler solution?
That’s right. Let’s do this!
“ON.”
“OFF.”
“LEFT.”
Dong Xuebing finally cannot take it at around 4 am and fell asleep.
Morning. The alarm rang, and Dong Xuebing got off his bed to wash up. After washing up, he immediately picks up his dictionary to continue.
As Dong Xuebing read the words, he swore he will never revise English again in his life. After reading the words from the dictionary last night, he got sick and tired of English words. But he had no choice now and needs to find out other commands for his future.
As Dong Xuebing was busy reading the dictionary, his phone rang.
Ring… ring… it was Hu Silian calling.
Dong Xuebing put aside the dictionary and answered. “Hello, Sister Hu.”
Hu Silian laughed. “Mayor Xie asked me to inform you to drop by her office today when you are free.”
“Ok. Thanks for informing.”
“Oh, after you take over the Investment Promotion Agency, you can bring one person with you. This person can be put under the Investment Promotion Agency Office’s headcount, as the Deputy Chief. Still, he will be your secretary to assist you. I think Mayor Xie is asking you to bring someone with you, after all, the Investment Promotion Agency is formerly Party Secretary Xiang’s…… understand? But it’s fine if you don’t have anyone in mind. I can help you get someone suitable from the County Government.”
I can also get a secretary?!
Dong Xuebing had never considered this before. “Err… Sister Hu, I have not decided about the secretary. Still, I wish to transfer a former subordinate to our Investment Promotion Agency. Do you think it is possible? His name is Guo Panwei, and he is currently working with Beijing State Security.”
“It’s quite far from us. Are you familiar with the leaders there?”
“Yes. If we can accept him, I will call the State Security to get them to release him.”
“Then it shouldn’t be a problem. I… I will inform Mayor Xie for you.”
“Thanks a lot.”
“Haha… don’t mention it.”
Hu Silian is not at work and is more comfortable speaking to Dong Xuebing at home. It’s been a while since they met, and she is curious about what Dong Xuebing did in Korea. She laughed and asked. “Chief Dong, did you just wake up? Your voice sounds hoarse. Did you catch a cold?”
Dong Xuebing sighed. “I am practicing English.”
“Ah?”
“I had been reading English words the whole day, and it is giving me a headache.”
“Haha…”
Dong Xuebing flipped, opened his dictionary, and grumbled. “Why are there so many English words in the dictionary? I spent the whole night reading, and I didn’t even finish one quarter.” Dong Xuebing said and points at some random words. “Song, Sorry, Stop… I think I still need a few days more before I can finish it.”