Gunfire, Punk and Necromancer

After Morgana left, Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao focused all their attention on the protection task, and this task soon showed its unique problem: boring.

They pursue nothing happening, but having nothing happen is boring. The two people took turns resting and monitoring, and the boring and monotonous feeling continued to suppress their emotions. This was a great test of patience. One day, two days...and then a week passed. Tom and Jerry gained at least five pounds in the health hotel, and Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao were so bored that they just wanted to fight.

No one from the company took action. Maybe "she" felt that the mercenaries were not a threat, and continuing to pursue the otter matter would increase the possibility of exposure. The loss of XAST1 was an accident in itself. Bain went to carry out other commissions, and his "luck" was a bit too good. The client didn't want the company to know about the missing items, so he asked mercenaries to recover the items. If she wants to silence her, she will inevitably have to use the power of the company, which is contrary to her original intention.

Tom and Jerry were fine after being semi-publicly exposed for a full week, so they were basically safe. According to the original plan, they could cancel the operation and leave the health hotel, but Zhuang Xuteng had different ideas. He called Lucy and arranged surgery for the two of them at his own expense. It's not an armor skin grafting, but a body detoxification and recuperation package. The total cost for two people is close to 100,000 euros.

"Many of your people have disabilities, and it would be good to do some maintenance. I also want to do a full set of dramas, so that this piece can be completed completely." Zhuang Xuteng explained his reasons to Lucy. "If I were a person in the company, with my suspicious and cautious character, I would take it as a sign whether the two people really performed the surgery. If they spent money and had the surgery, it was real; after waiting for a long time, they checked out the room directly or something. They didn’t do it, which means it’s a trap. And the act of setting the trap itself means there’s something wrong in the mind, indicating that the thing about the otter’s head caused panic.”

"I understand what you mean." Lucy agreed with Zhuang Xuteng and said, "Your proposal is very good. I will pay half of the money and let them continue the operation."

"Can't we all get out?" Zhuang Xuteng immediately climbed up the pole.

"My money didn't come from the strong wind." Lucy snorted and said, "These expenses are for safety and security, but after all, they are not investments and cannot produce benefits. Okay, I will find you some ways to make money. Go to work. Alas, every day when I open my eyes, I have to find food for so many mouths. Is it easy for me? "

"Sister Lucy is the best!" Zhuang Xuteng quickly hung up the phone after flattering her, lest Lucy ask him to pay more when she was happy.

Tom and Jerry will have to stay in the hospital for a week after the operation, so they don't have to go back to the health hotel. In this case, it would be redundant for Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao to continue to stay in the hotel. They check out, leave, and then circle back.

Zhuang Xuteng slightly modified himself and became the medical director, pharmaceutical agent, and patient's family member of the Second Hospital... He continued to be active in the hospital in various capacities. His appearance is ordinary and forgettable, and since he can always hide in the shadows of corners and out of sight, he can provide protection quite close to Tom and Jerry.

Ge Gong Road does not have this convenience. He works the night shift and his only option is to hide in the toilet. He gave Tom and Jerry his phone number, promising to be on call - there was no other way out.

It took a week to recover and observe after the operation. Although Ge Gongdao did not have Zhuang Xuteng's graphic memory, he could still remember all the advertising content on the wall of the toilet cubicle and the direction of the wood patterns. Well...except for him who seems to be "unlucky", everyone else is pretty good. Tom and Jerry completed the discharge procedures and left the hospital safely and refreshed. The attack against them never happened.

This also means that the two of them can end their protection work and return to their normal lives as mercenaries.

Whether you are a mercenary or a middleman, you cannot just spend money without making money. Lucy quickly arranged work for them and asked everyone to take action first. The premium brought by the mercenary nickname could be ignored for the time being.

Since the Gardeners haven't really been hit - they've only been hit hard in the news - the PCPD's new chief has a pretty good idea of ​​what's really going on. There are three things a new official should do when he takes office. This fire must not be the reason why Peicheng is attacked again. The new director then started to crack down on various criminals, which resulted in a lot of work for the PCPD recently. The two of them followed the criminals and did several jobs similar to bounty hunters.

It’s not that the police aren’t brave enough or equipped, they just need the “unscrupulousness” of mercenaries. From the perspective of combat effectiveness, most people can no longer pose a threat to Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao - as long as they remain cautious - the arrest is not difficult, and the PCPD will definitely be able to complete it. But all that was caught at the beginning were small fish and shrimps. If you want to get the bigger results that the director needs, you have to ask the small fish and shrimps to put them online.

In this regard, the PCPD is constrained by rules, but Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao do not have this restriction. This does not mean that they must become vicious and brutal, and must be tortured at every turn, but as soon as they appear, the captured fish and shrimps will understand what kind of treatment they may encounter, and most of them will immediately become intimidated.

If you really need to use force, Ge Gongdao also has tricks. He learned some techniques from Otter. Although they are not sophisticated enough and are far from being fully honed, the interrogator's ability to resist interrogation has also not been honed! Ge Gongdao practiced with these people, and Zhuang Xuteng watched from the sidelines, which also gained experience.

I have been busy like this for almost two months, completing eleven commissions, and the PCPD's diversion and rectification activities are coming to an end. The final climax of course is when the brave PCPD cleans out some lawless elements in Peicheng. There is no need for mercenaries to get involved and take credit.

When catching those small fish and shrimps, the PCPD did not pick and choose, and all gangs were "taken care of". This is the new director's method. He needs to establish his own deterrence to control the situation in Peicheng. Obviously, who is obedient, who is outrageous, and who is more discerning ultimately determines who is unlucky and who is lucky enough to "slip through the net." The power of PCPD is not enough to overwhelm all the gangs in Peicheng, so they can only do it selectively.

Everyone knows that the PCPD is coming to an end, and everyone must be honest for a while. This fishing net will definitely be thrown over the heads of the gang, but if a mercenary breaks in unknowingly, he or she will be looking for death. Smart middlemen and mercenaries all choose to take vacation, and even if they are commissioned, they only take on projects outside the city.

Zhuang Xuteng was also given a leave, and he took advantage of the vacation to visit Dr. Truth Booker. It had been almost three months since I ignored him, and he didn't know what the situation was like in the shelter hotel. Zhuang Xuteng bought some food and drinks as "gifts", changed his clothes, put on a mask, knocked on the hotel door, and then took out the key and opened it himself.

Dr. Bukele stood barefoot on the ground, holding the lamppost with both hands, looking at Zhuang Xuteng in horror. He was breathing heavily, his eyes were empty and tired, and his body was shaking slightly from nervousness. He stared hard at Zhuang Xuteng, trying to remember him...

"Don't bother, I'm not here to kill you. I brought you some gifts. Also, have you finished writing?"

"It's written! It's written! It's the fifth draft!" Dr. Bukele put down the lamppost and stumbled. The lamppost rolled from the table to the ground, and he almost fell.

The reason why he almost fell was because Zhuang Xuteng held him up.

"Sit down first, why are you panicking?" Zhuang Xuteng said: "I won't put down my things and leave. If you have anything to say, you can tell me slowly. How have you been feeling in the past two months?"

"It will be three months in four days. I...I'm almost suffocated." Dr. Booker pulled his hair hard, and the silver strands fell from between his fingers. "I get scared when I see the door every day. I always feel that it will open quietly and someone will come and kill me. Actually... you can kill me. I'm afraid of being taken away again."

Zhuang Xuteng looked back at the door, putting himself into Dr. Booker's perspective and imagining it... Well, it's quite picturesque. If you think like this every day, it will become unbearable after a long time. So he put his left hand on Dr. Booker's head, used the Wraith series of spells to absorb the negative emotions, and then poured a glass of Legion juice, forcing him to drink it.

This combination of skills has never failed, and Dr. Booker's mood quickly calmed down. He felt that the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and he was no longer panicked.

"The situation looks good so far. The company has been unable to find any clues, which means that your safety in going out again is improving." Zhuang Xuteng said to him: "I brought some news from those who tried to rescue you. How do you feel now? Can you listen well?"

Dr. Booker nodded vigorously and said, "I listened carefully."

"The content of the message is as follows: You are safe for the time being, and safer than before, but it is not time to leave the shelter yet. This operation did not use your money, it was entirely paid for by me - here refers to those People, not me as the messenger - your account may not be safe, or it must not be safe. Only by completely cutting off from the past can you have a chance to live again."

Dr. Bukele opened his mouth slightly, but stopped talking. Zhuang Xuteng saw his actions and immediately waved his hand to push back his words. He must resolutely take the initiative in speaking and play the role of "messenger" well.

"Dead people are very patient. You should also have the spirit of the dead. You must die first before you can live. If you want this and that, and look forward and backward, and look left and right, you will get nothing in the end." Zhuang Xuteng said : "Give your thoughts and memories these days to the messenger, I will evaluate your sincerity and value, and then decide on the next investment in you - these are the words."

Dr. Bukele quickly handed over a stack of manuscript papers with both hands. The papers contained at least forty pages. "This is the latest version and the most complete. Do you want an earlier version? I have kept it and haven't destroyed it."

"Destroy." Zhuang Xuteng said: "I was asked to take only one copy out. It's best if you don't leave anything here. They also asked me to read it first. If it's just nonsense, don't give it to them. I know you want to ask What...I can feel that those people attach great importance to confidentiality, especially when it comes to company-related matters."

"I understand, I understand. In fact, I am also anti-corporate, but I was betrayed." Dr. Bukele raised his hand, made a gesture of invitation, and said: "Look, look quickly. I happen to be hungry. , just have something to eat here.”

"The bag contains soy meat. It's all real meat, not synthetic. It doesn't taste that good, but it's good for health. There are also a few bottles of vitamin supplements. I don't know whether you like to see beautiful women or macho men. I like both magazines. I bought it for you."

Dr. Bukele shook his head and said: "Are there any science and technology reports? I usually watch "Frontier Zone"."

"All previous habits must be changed, especially at this time." Zhuang Xuteng said while reading the manuscript: "I also understand that it is not easy to do this. My personal suggestion is: develop a new hobby and do something you would definitely not do before. Things. For example, building muscle mass. You can think while doing it: others will like it, it will not be unreasonable, I will definitely find the reason in it, and then adapt to it. This can also be regarded as a kind of research..."

A wry smile crept onto Dr. Bukele's face. If he was really bored, this was indeed a way to pass the time.

After saying his words of persuasion, Zhuang Xuteng concentrated on reading the manuscript in his hand. A few years ago, nine times out of ten, he would have vomited after seeing so many words. At that time, the more pure words were, the more it would disturb his memory, especially compared to his powerful graphic memory. The gap between unparalleled accuracy and unreasonable errors was so terrifying that it made him suspect that something was wrong with his mind.

But this situation changed after the Lich Master took over. Zhuang Xuteng absorbed the intelligence of Master Lich and first made up for his own shortcomings. Although his memory of words and numbers is not as good as when seeing graphics, it is almost the same as that of ordinary people. At least he avoids the distortion, displacement and random fabrication of words and numbers.

Now, he can finally read the tenth page without forgetting the first page. He can finally "understand the author's central idea and the main content of the article by reading the context." Keeping up like this, he quickly finished reading more than forty pages of the manuscript.

"This is equivalent to a catalog. Many of the things mentioned in it are not detailed. Do you want to wait for a price?"

Dr. Bukele quickly shook his head and said: "I don't have that idea. I have participated in many research projects and know many secrets, but at the textual level I can only write conclusions. Very specific things such as processes and details. , I only have some vague memories left. I can write, but I am afraid that it will be misleading if I write it, which will be bad."

Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said, "I'm just afraid that if I write it wrong, people will misunderstand your motives."

"Yes, yes, attitude is very important." Dr. Booker said quickly: "There are also some research contents that I can't write now. I need special tools. For example, some knowledge of runes, spells and shadow followers, There’s only so much the nib can express.”

"I have no doubt about this." Zhuang Xuteng said: "You mentioned in it that the Constitutional Government Law Research Department is only your superficial job. Your more important position is at the Xinjing Foundation, and its main job is to disintegrate the four major groups. This means that the constitutional government has a hostile relationship with the four major groups, are you sure about this?"

"That's not what I mean. The constitutional government is the dog of the four major groups. Only a small number of people in it believe that it should be freed from the control of the four major groups, so this Xinjing Foundation was created. Its essence is the 'new' sun', It is used to dispel the old shadow, alluding to breaking the monopoly of Shadow Technology, eliminating the technical barriers of group companies, and raising the strength of the constitutional government to a level of fairness and reciprocity."

"You should write these key information more clearly. You cannot assume that the reader has sufficient background, nor can you assume that your own background information is completely correct - I will add these parts in the form of comments." Zhuang Xuteng He controlled his voice, did not show any emotional changes, and always maintained a sense of coldness and alienation. "You mentioned at the end that the Xinjing Foundation's recent work focuses on the four major inventions that the group company will soon launch, but you did not write what the four major inventions are."

"Didn't you write it? I remember... maybe I remembered it wrong." Dr. Bukele quickly opened the drawer, took out another pile of manuscript paper, quickly flipped to the end and handed it to Zhuang Xuteng. "Here, my previous manuscript was written. If the new manuscript is not, then I made a mistake."

"Deliberate or accidental, that's up to them to judge." Zhuang Xuteng took the document, looked at it, and read: "The four major groups are preparing to launch four new products to redefine their technological advantages and industrial status..."

The first type is a safety weapon. With stronger firepower, a safer feeling of use, and a lower price, the shadow gun becomes a luxury item.

The second type is the new labor force, which uses specialized implants to allow people to work safer and more efficiently, effectively improving the production capacity of the entire society while reducing fatigue, allowing people to have more energy for entertainment and consumption.

The third type is new health drugs that reduce the impact of anxiety, boredom, anger and other negative emotions on people, making society more harmonious and happy.

The fourth is new imaging device manufacturing technology, which can manufacture imaging devices cheaply, in batches, and safely, turning them into daily products that everyone can use. This also includes shadow implants.

Zhuang Xuteng had to admit that the group company's ambitions were great. The Xinjing Foundation's intelligence collection capabilities were quite good, but its analytical capabilities were limited. The first and fourth of these are obviously contradictory. Should the weapons be turned into luxury goods, or should they be turned into cheap goods that everyone can use?

"If I show this to them, they will think your mind is unclear..." Zhuang Xuteng shook the manuscript in his hand, sighed for the first time, and said, "You are an intellectual, if your mind is considered unclear... If you don’t know clearly, your value will be greatly reduced. To me, the more valuable you are, the more my income will increase as my working hours increase.”

"I understand, I understand. I have always been afraid that I would make mistakes when writing. I will definitely be able to correct them and ensure that this kind of problem will not happen again in the future."

Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said that he would also write about this matter. "Do the four inventions belong to the four major group companies?"

"The weapons are from Dingxin Magic, the labor is from Sanliu Charity, the medicines are from Scarlet Group, and the manufacturing of shadows is from Today Group - it was like this at first." Dr. Bukele said: "Later, they started to cooperate, and they were no longer differentiated. It’s so detailed. It’s also because of them.”

Seeing these four things... Zhuang Xuteng thought of a lot. First of all, the "safety weapon" is most likely a pump-action shotgun, right? It is indeed easy to use and safe. Especially, it has no side effects and can be used by everyone. This is very rare.

We don’t know what the new labor force and the new shadow slave manufacturing method are yet. That new drug... Since it is something from the Scarlet Group, Zhuang Xuteng suspects that it is related to the blue crystal, and it is most likely not a good thing. Just investigating one company already makes them tremble with fear. If the four major groups join together, the sense of oppression will be even more suffocating.

Wait, I'm not from the Xinjing Foundation, and I never take it as my duty to oppose the company. Why should I feel suffocated? Zhuang Xuteng quickly adjusted, shook the manuscript paper in his hand and said: "I will hand over these things. There are many technical things in them, and I can't judge their value. I can only leave them to them. You don't have to worry. , adjust yourself, and I will come back to you as soon as I have news."

"Don't forget me!"

"I still need to make money from you! I will definitely not forget you." Zhuang Xuteng said.

If we divide ten levels from distrust to trust, ranging from 1 to 10, Dr. Bukele can only get 5 points at present, or even 4 points. Zhuang Xuteng intuitively felt that this man was too cunning, too smart, and too selfish. He would not completely give himself to others.

Of course, Zhuang Xuteng didn't expect him to tell everything he knew. Not to mention facing him, a broker wearing a mask, even in front of the Lich Master, Dr. Booker dared to prioritize his own interests and work hard to gain benefits for himself. What he wrote on the manuscript paper cannot be said to be without value. It can only be said that it has limited value and is essentially more like fishing bait. "Want to know more? Then do what I want!"

Only by breaking his illusion can he be submissive. Zhuang Xuteng thought carefully and thought that Dr. Booker's biggest fantasy was just one: he knew the Lich Master, and he thought that the Lich Master did not want the company to find out; he thought that in order to prevent him from informing the company, the Lich Master would give him benefits.

"Okay, this is the current situation, and it will definitely change in the future. The corpse control spell can make the dead speak. If I show this ability to Booker, I guess he won't dare to make mistakes." Zhuang Xuteng thought of his two more With all the energy and effort Yue has put into spells, don't be confident about the future. "Let's continue hanging him and let him stay in the hotel room! Anyway, I have money now, and the cost of the hotel is nothing."

The future of Bentu Automobile Company is extremely promising, which gives Zhuang Xuteng the confidence to spend money, and there is cooperation with Boss Qian, and the new income is the icing on the cake. This was also thanks to the invasion of Peicheng by other middlemen. Not only did they make a big mistake in Peicheng, they were also attacked by a wave of counterattacks. Peicheng's middlemen and mercenaries were not interested in blindly expanding their business scope. They grabbed a deal and stopped when it was good, but this also left their opponents in chaos and passivity.

This is a good opportunity to sell weapons. The new batch of bone spear guns are dumped with a dumping attitude. Although the profit margin of a single piece has declined, the total revenue is quite a lot. It is precisely with this financial support that Zhuang Xuteng dares to spend time with Dr. Bukele and can continue to spend time with him.

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