Resignation

"What the hell is the latter item?"

Lin Yu resisted the urge to lie and asked the system. In order to prevent accidents, Lin Yu entered the speeding state in time. When he did, the scenery outside the car window froze abruptly, and the noisy traffic sound disappeared instantly.

[ It means literally ] the system replied indifferently.

"What if I raise it to ten?" Lin Yu asked in pain.

[ This car of yours will awaken into a silicon-based life form similar to Transformers ] system Xiao shu explained.

"..." The corners of Lin Yu's mouth twitched. Have you ever seen a Wuling Hongguang Transformer? I'll let you see one today.

Of course, that's what he thought—but Lin Yu didn't go through with it. After all, he was still on the road. It would be bad if there was a traffic accident.

Better wait until there's a chance to find a place where no one is around.

Lin Yu looked again at the mobile phone he was using for navigation. It seemed that as long as it was a mechanical or electronic product from a movie, even a wheel could be activated by the fire source. Hmm... maybe I'll try it with my phone when I get home?

Thinking of this, Lin Yu exited the speeding state and smoothly drove the car to his workplace.

While driving, Lin Yu turned on the car radio. It was only 7:15 in the morning, and the morning news was playing on the radio.

" Dear listeners, welcome to the morning news. The host brings you a very exciting piece of information this morning.

I believe many of you may have already learned about this from your Moments feed or major video platforms. "

Listening to the radio, Lin Yu had a premonition—the so-called breaking news the host mentioned might be about him.

" That is, the fire incident that happened in the 2nd district of our city yesterday afternoon. The fire itself was nothing special—just an ordinary fire caused by negligence—but! In this fire, an unexpected scene occurred: a person suspected of being the Flash rescued all the victims and extinguished the fire in less than eight seconds before vanishing from the scene. "

"Hehehe, you're really talking about me." Lin Yu smiled, feeling a little different. It was strange to be on the news.

In fact, Lin Yu's heroic actions during the fire yesterday had exploded online. But after confessing to Ye Xin that afternoon, he had flown with her until nightfall. Then they shared a meal, chatted for hours, and he didn't get home until nine. He collapsed onto his bed and slept until morning. After getting up and eating breakfast, he hadn't touched the internet—only now did he realize the news had gone viral.

However, Lin Yu had expected something like this, and didn't mind. He was confident that no one could identify him. At his speed, no device on Earth could capture his body clearly in high-speed motion—at most, a blur or afterimage.

The place where Lin Yu worked wasn't far, taking about 15 minutes by car.

Soon, Lin Yu arrived at the 4S shop where he worked and found a parking spot.

The store opened at nine. As an information officer, Lin Yu began work at eight—same as the manager. It was still just 7:30. No rush. He casually opened his phone in the car and launched bilibili.

Sure enough, as soon as the app opened, several video thumbnails filled the homepage—all about yesterday's fire rescue:

"The Flash appears in SZ city: captured at the fire scene."

"Rescue footage: the Flash at work in real life."

"The rise of superpowers—will the world's balance shift?"

And more. Over half the homepage had titles like these.

Lin Yu randomly clicked a video. The footage was blurry—clearly shot on a mobile phone. The person had likely been filming the fire when Lin Yu zipped by and was accidentally caught on camera.

There wasn't just one video. Multiple clips from different people, various angles.

The video had over 300 million views. Thousands of comments and bullet screens flew across the screen.

"It's finally happening, old men."

"First superhuman? That means more might awaken soon, right?"

"Superpowers in our lifetime… Is this the start of universal awakening?"

"If the world's shifting, maybe losers like me get a shot too?"

"No more pipe dreams—superpowers mean I can finally act cool, pretend to be weak, and rise up to win over rich girls!"

"Forget talk, it's raining now. I'll grab a bamboo stick, tie it to a wire, and wait on the roof for lightning. Let's awaken this power!"

"Wait up, I'm coming too!"

"Count me in!"

"Same here!"

"Me too! 1 please!"

"You lightning-chasers are crazy. I'm going up the elevator to jump from the twentieth floor—see you guys in the next world!"

"Too slow, I'm already in the middle of the road. Come on, hit me! I want to transcend!!!"

The netizens were in full sand sculpture mode. Bilibili users were known for it, but Lin Yu, a level 5 veteran, still couldn't help but laugh like a pig at their antics.

"Looks like I'm famous now," Lin Yu thought, glancing at his phone clock—it was already 7:55. "Almost time. Time to resign."

Lin Yu got out of the car, headed straight to the 4S store's manager's office, opened the door, and submitted his resignation.

Technically, he could've messaged the manager on WeChat or just ghosted—he wasn't even taking his salary. But a man with superpowers should have some class. Disappearing without notice? That wasn't Lin Yu's style.

The manager hadn't wronged him. It was Lin Yu's personal decision to quit. It deserved courtesy and closure.

"You've been doing well. Why quit now?" The manager, a medium-built man in his forties with thin features and black-rimmed glasses, adjusted his glasses and looked at Lin Yu curiously while holding the resignation letter.

"I have my own path to walk. I'm sorry, Manager Jiang. I don't need my salary—I just wanted to inform you personally. I'll be leaving soon."

"If that's your choice, I won't pry. But I insist you take the pay you've earned." Seeing Lin Yu's resolve, the manager opened a drawer and handed him a stack of cash.

"Thank you, Manager Jiang. I'm off then. Wishing you prosperous business," Lin Yu said as he turned to leave.

He then went to the information office where he worked, greeted a few familiar colleagues, and bid them farewell.

After that, Lin Yu walked toward his car. Along the way, he glanced back at the coworkers he had shared so many ordinary days with. Perhaps this would be the last time he'd ever interact with them.

Driving toward the remote suburbs, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel excited. He really wanted to see what a Wuling Hongguang transformed into a Transformer would look like.