The Bodyguard System

The following day which was on a Sunday, Jaden was given the day off. And so, Jaden left the Johnsons residence, and went back to the apartment where he was living before.

It could be said that the entire place was still a mess after the previous incidence. And so, Jaden had no choice but to organize a few things that he could. Of course, he was already planning to move from this place, and so, it could be said that he was packing, instead of organizing things in the house.

After everything was done, Jaden finally picked up a box that he had set aside during the time that he was packing everything. The moment that he looked at the box, he could not help but feel a little emotional.

The box was not that big, only the size of an adult's palm. It was made out of ordinary wood, and there was a small lock on it. Somehow, maybe by coincidence, those people that had come to ransack the apartment did not find it.

Otherwise, Jaden did not doubt that they would have broken the lock of the small box. It was just that until today, he was not sure what it was that they were looking for. Initially, he had thought that perhaps that guy who was acting arrogantly in front of him in the club, was possessing information about the system.

But that completely changed. After all, the system was on him, and it was impossible for him to be able to install it within the apartment. So, since they were looking in the apartment, as if they were looking for something, that implied that it was not the system.

It was just that Jaden did not know what it was that they were looking for. No matter how much he thought about it, he did not have anything of great value that would attract any attention from anybody.

During the time that his parents passed away, everything had been snatched by his relatives. And so, he was left homeless, without anything but a few basic things.

The box that he was currently holding was one of those things that he possessed ever since his parents passed away. That box had been given to him before he went to school, during the same year that his parents encountered an accident when they were coming to visit him in school.

During the time that he had been chased away by his relatives after they had snatched the house, Jaden had managed to take the box with him. This box was special to him, as his parents had informed him to make sure that he protected it.

He was not sure of what was inside, but he understood that somehow, despite the box possessing a locking mechanism, it was not locked at all. In simple terms, he could open it as long as he wanted.

But all these years, he had not tried to open it at all. In fact, he had almost forgotten about it, and had it not been that he was currently arranging the house, he would have not noticed it.

Even though he had been informed to protect that box carefully by his parents, after several years of trying to survive, he almost forgot about it. And now, he just remembered about the instruction that he had been given by his parents.

In fact, his parents had not informed him of any restrictions, something like preventing him to open the box, or only open it during a certain time or condition. So, Jaden was quite curious about what was inside, and so, he decided to open it.

Click!

The moment that the box was opened, Jaden looked inside, and realized that there was a small metallic thing. Curiously, he picked it up, and scrutinized it. But no matter how much he looked at it, he realized that he could not find anything special about this metallic thing, the size of half a small finger of an adult.

Other than the fact that it was crafted quite well, and was silver in color, he could not find anything else that made it stand out. Jaden scratched his chin for a moment, as he contemplated the reason why his parents could ask him to protect something like this.

But after a moment of thought, he finally looked back at the small metallic thing, in the shape of a flash disk. He began scrutinizing it, by rubbing, trying to pull, or even knocking on it with his fingers.

And finally, after what seemed like a long time, the small metallic object suddenly began transforming. Due to being caught off guard, Jaden immediately dropped the metallic object.

As the object landed onto the ground, it transformed, and finally, Jaden came to realize that it was actually a flash disk. It seemed that the transformation that had occurred was only to reveal the head of the flash disk.

Jaden was immediately relieved. Curiously, he picked it up, and continued scrutinizing it again. He tried tapping it a few times, and using other methods, to see if it was going to transform again.

And a few seconds later after he had tapped it seven times, it suddenly transformed again, returning to the same state it was before it transformed into a flash disk.

This time, Jaden did not drop it onto the ground, and carefully observed it as it transformed, even though he was a little surprised. He had made an observation that when the transformation was occurring, it seemed that a few lines would appear on the metallic object, before the transformation began.

And after the transformation had ended, it would immediately lose those lines, and look like a pure metallic object, without any cuts.

Jaden was amazed by the technology that was used to make this object. And he could not help but wonder where his parents had found this thing. It was clear that this thing was way beyond the technology that was in this world, at least the one that was revealed to the public.

Nonetheless, another thought occurred to Jaden. Could it be that this was the thing that Lucas and this group was looking for? If that was the case, it seems that there was a mystery surrounding his parents.

Jaden tapped it seven times again, and it transformed back into a flash disk. He looked around, but he was disappointed to remember that he did not have a laptop. Otherwise, he would have used it to see what was contained within the flash disk.

Jaden did not put this item back inside that little box. Instead, he decided that he would be carrying it around with him, until he found a laptop that he could use in order to see what was contained inside.

So, he kept it in his pocket, and continued making sure that there was nothing that he was going to carry that was going to be left behind. Other than a few pairs of clothes, shoes, and a few documents, there was really nothing else for him to carry.

So, with that already out of the way, Jaden went to the hospital to pay a visit to the old man. Since he was free today, he could spend the day with the old man, rather than leaving him there, to continue being bored.

When he got to the hospital, he immediately went to the old man's ward. He found that the old man was currently sleeping, and from the expression on his face, it seems that even though he was in pain, it was not that much.

Jaden did not say or do anything that would wake up the old man. Instead, he went and sat on the bedside chair, as he silently observed the old man.

But he had just observed the old man for a few seconds, when the old man's eyes suddenly shot open. He looked at Jaden, and at the same time, it seemed that he was about to jump out of the bed. But his movements paused upon realizing that it was Jaden who was here.

Jaden could not help but be a little startled at the old man's movements. Just from the way that the old man was moving, Jaden could tell that the old man was kind of wary about something.

"Grandpa, could it be that there is something wrong? Or was somebody targeting you during the time that I was away?" Jaden asked.

Still, he could not help but be curious about the old man's origin. Despite living with the old man in the same apartment for quite a while now, Jaden did not know much about this old man.

In fact, the interaction between them had been quite minimal, considering that Jaden was out most of the time, working. So, even though the relationship between them was quite good, they did not know much about each other.

The old man on the other hand looked at Jaden for a while. The look in his eyes had completely changed, and the look of an ordinary old man returned.

"You don't have to worry. Nobody is targeting me. It is just that after I detected that there is somebody close by, I instinctively thought that there was somebody here, and since I was not sure about who it was, I had to be sharp." The old man responded nonchalantly.

Jaden raised his brows a little. He doubted that this was the reason, but nevertheless, he did not ask anymore. Instead, he decided to continue chatting with the old man for a little while.

"So, how is your stay here?" Jaden asked.

"Not that bad. The services here are quite good, and it should not take that long for me to be able to recover from the surgery." The old man responded.

Jaden nodded at that. That was to be expected, considering that this was the best hospital within the entire city. In fact, it had already spread its influence to a few cities.

Jaden was about to ask something, when his phone rang. Frowning a little, he picked it up, only to realize that the caller was none other than Lynette.