118: Chapter 118 Inexplicable

"No! It's our first time too." Chen Sheng shrugged helplessly. "We were just guessing if it was a couple fighting!"

The neighbor's eyes widened instantly. "No way!"

However, his expression of someone eager for gossip wasn't hidden at all.

"You didn't think about going to take a look?"

"How?" Chen Sheng raised an eyebrow. "If they're really brawling, wouldn't I just become a target if I go there?"

He didn't have the resolve to attract enemy fire.

"That's true." The neighbor nodded thoughtfully, but what was with his eyes glancing at the ceiling every now and then?

"Alright! Then I won't disturb you any longer. I have to go back and help my kid with homework."

Chen Sheng apologized again, "Okay! Brother Wang, I'm really sorry about today."

"It's fine, I understand."

After saying goodbye to the neighbor, Chen Sheng closed the door and looked at An Xiaonuan behind him. The next second, the two of them laughed awkwardly.

Right at that moment, the "thump, thump, thump" sound came from the ceiling again.

An Xiaonuan asked, "What do we do now?"

"Don't panic, I have one more trick." Chen Sheng walked back to the living room, picked up his phone from the coffee table, opened a shopping app, and selected same-city delivery. He found noise-canceling headphones in a 24-hour supermarket, ordered the two most expensive pairs in the store, and checked the express delivery option.

"Will this work?" An Xiaonuan was clearly skeptical about this.

"Let's make do with it for now. I don't believe the people upstairs can keep fighting all night."

Because he chose express delivery, the two pairs of noise-canceling headphones were delivered by the courier in less than half an hour. The two of them quickly put them on. To be honest, the whole world suddenly became quiet, though they both became half-deaf as a result.

After scrolling through a few silent videos, a bored Chen Sheng put down his phone, took off one of the noise-canceling headphones from An Xiaonuan's ear, and said, "Forget it! Let's not stay up late. Let's just sleep with the headphones on tonight!"

"Then let's sleep!" An Xiaonuan let out a timely yawn.

A night of good dreams passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Because she was wearing noise-canceling headphones and didn't hear the alarm, An Xiaonuan was gloriously late again today.

As a result, An Xiaonuan gave the upstairs residents plenty of 'warm greetings' along the way.

After successfully dropping An Xiaonuan off at her company building and watching her run inside like she was being chased by a dog, Chen Sheng habitually opened his system panel.

host: Chen Sheng

Level: 1

Upgrade Experience: 75/100

Number of Unread Intel: 3 (One unread intel has been deducted)

As usual, he rubbed his hands together and then clicked on the unread intel.

[Future Intel 1: A tip from the 'Wei Ge Audiophile Club'—the Electronics City is currently having a promotion. bone conduction speakers, resonance speakers, and other electronic devices all enjoy a 10% discount.]

"What on earth is this?" Chen Sheng looked at this inexplicable intel with a face full of confusion.

Chen Sheng quickly opened his browser and typed in 'bone conduction speaker.' Immediately, a long list of knowledge related to bone conduction speakers appeared on the screen.

After reading about bone conduction speakers, Chen Sheng searched for resonance speakers.

After some searching, Chen Sheng suddenly realized that these two types of devices were black technology that could turn any flat surface, such as a desktop or glass, into a sound-emitting unit.

Many music enthusiasts used similar equipment to modify and create cool speakers.

For example, glass ball speakers that could flash lightning, and so on.

But...

Chen Sheng muttered to himself in a daze, "This intel doesn't fit anywhere?"

Chen Sheng, who couldn't quite understand this piece of intel, looked directly at the next one.

[Future Intel 2: An imported Maybach S580 arrived at the South City Maybach 4S shop a few days ago. It was advertised with 20-inch wheel hubs, but the actual delivery was 19-inch wheel hubs. Collect the car's customs declaration form, shipping records, store inspection reports, and advertisements in advance to form a closed evidence chain. There is a high probability of obtaining a 'buy one, get three' compensation.]

[Note 1: This intel is valid until 16:21 on the 19th. After that, the intel will automatically expire.]

Chen Sheng: "..."

Speechless was the only way to describe him at this moment.

Although he didn't open a webpage to search for the price of a Maybach S580, just hearing the word 'Maybach' plus 'imported' meant it would cost at least over a million.

"System, I'm someone whose total net worth isn't even a million. What's the point of giving me this kind of intel?"

Want him to buy it?

System: "To mock your poverty."

[Ding! Intel is randomized; it all depends on luck.]

"Heh~" Chen Sheng rolled his eyes toward the sky. "You're a real piece of work."

Leaving aside the question of whether he could afford it, 'collect the car's customs declaration form, shipping records, store inspection reports, and advertisements in advance to form a closed evidence chain'—none of this evidence was something an ordinary citizen like him could obtain.

Sure enough, when people are speechless, they really do laugh.

Chen Sheng closed the system panel and drove to the Electronics City. He found the Wei Ge Audiophile Club; he wanted to see why this shop appeared in the future intel.

Walking into the store, all kinds of electronic devices, some he could name and some he couldn't, were a feast for the eyes. It truly lived up to being an enthusiast club.

After a quick look around, Chen Sheng found a Shop Assistant and asked, "Hello, where are the bone conduction speakers and resonance speakers in the store?"

The Shop Assistant pointed in a direction and said, "Over there, where our colleague is currently explaining, are the bone conduction speakers. resonance speakers are also in that area."

"Okay, thank you!"

After thanking the Shop Assistant, Chen Sheng walked over to the Shop Assistant who was explaining bone conduction speakers to what appeared to be a couple. He heard the Shop Assistant say:

"Brother, the person who gave you this advice is definitely an expert."

"Think about it. If you use a vibration device, it works, but if someone calls the police and they come to the door and hear that thump-thump-thump sound, wouldn't you be implicating yourself?"

"They don't even need to enter the door. They just need to take out that divine tool, a 'decibel meter,' and do a random test... tsk tsk~"

"According to our country's 'Emission Standard for Community Noise,' in residential areas, daytime noise cannot exceed 55 decibels, and after ten o'clock at night, it cannot exceed 45 decibels."

"What is a vibration device for?" At this point, a hint of disdain flashed in the Shop Assistant's eyes. "It's just an industrial-grade vibration motor. As soon as it starts, pressed against the ceiling, the noise easily soars to 60 or even 70 decibels."

"What do you call that? That's called conclusive evidence."

"Plus, with the conflict between your two families, the property management and the police station both have records. In legal terms, this is called 'having a clear motive for the crime'."

"Witnesses, physical evidence, and motive—all three elements are present. If someone hires a lawyer to sue you, you will definitely lose."

Chen Sheng: "..."

He was simply stunned by what he heard.

This guy was a waste of talent as a salesman. With these legal terms coming out one after another, he should be a lawyer instead.

He wasn't the only one with this thought. The man from the couple couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Min, working as a salesman must be a part-time job for you, right?"

The Shop Assistant showed an 'everything is under control' smile and said calmly, "You even saw through that. I just graduated with a law degree and previously interned at Tianyi Law Firm. I've already obtained my lawyer's practice certificate. If you two have any legal business, feel free to consult me anytime."

The Shop Assistant took a box of business cards from his pocket, handed one to the man first, and then distributed them to the surrounding customers.

Chen Sheng also received a business card from the Shop Assistant.

Looking at the lawyer's business card in his hand, Chen Sheng could only give him a '9' out of 10 in his heart.

This move was incredibly slick.

Under everyone's shocked gazes, the Shop Assistant named Min Hao cleared his throat. "Back to the point, let's continue talking about this bone conduction speaker."

"I just analyzed the vibration device. In my opinion, its performance in actual combat belongs to the category of 'killing eight hundred enemies while losing a thousand of your own.' And the most critical point is that using a vibration device is completely handing over the evidence to the police personally."

"But technology brings progress. Let us abandon traditional physical output and switch to a modern version of magic damage. In my opinion, this is a dimensional reduction strike—this bone conduction speaker."

"To a music enthusiast, it's a piece of black technology that can turn any flat surface into a sound-emitting unit."

"Note, I want to emphasize one point here: it is not a weapon, it's just a musical instrument accessory, understand?"

Everyone nodded blankly.

They wanted to say they didn't understand, but it felt a bit embarrassing.

But if they said they did, Min Hao's previous speech had left them feeling like they were in a fog.

However, someone eventually asked unabashedly, "This bone conduction speaker, isn't it just headphones? What use is this thing?"

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