Under One Person: The River Map and Luoshu

Beijing.

headquarter.

Director Zhao sat alone in the conference room. Opposite the long table hung a display screen. The screen was divided into several parts, and the multi-person video communication mode was turned on.

All those who can participate in this chat are the heads of organizations that manage the alien world in various countries. If they raise their feet, the alien world will tremble.

Ron Keller, Director of the North American Inhuman Company Behemoth.

Ishikawa Nobuyuki, Chairman of the Island Fish and Dragon Association.

John Spencer, director of the European superhuman organization Emerald Society.

Lilia Kimina, the president of the Children of the Earth.

Mr. Banzhuang, the director of the South Asian Museum of Exotic People.

Director Zhao had no expression on his face, but he was furious in his heart. He looked at them coldly and said, "Everyone, you have broken a long-standing agreement. Perhaps you should learn from Mr. Ishikawa in terms of how to behave and do things. It is not difficult to say hello in advance."

"Cough cough!" Ishikawa Nobuyuki coughed dryly. He didn't expect that the melon would fall on himself. He wanted to say a few words, but when he thought of his own troubles, he couldn't think of anything.

Ron Keller said: "Zhao, I am sending our Behemoth hero Sean to inform you."

Director Zhao mocked this sophistry without hesitation, saying, "Then your notification method is really unique. Why? In this information age, if you were not notified, would you still need to take a cruise ship to come for a personal interview?"

"Haha!" The heads of the superhuman organizations of various countries could not help laughing. It was a rare opportunity to see Director Zhao, who was always mature and steadfast and never showed his emotions, arguing with others. They all secretly recorded the video backstage and decided to keep it for future enjoyment.

Ron Keller was stunned for a moment, but he had already done it, so what else could he do? He immediately gritted his teeth and continued to perfunctorily deal with it.

"Zhao, we don't want this to happen either, but you know that the List and the Ant Nest are enemies of Behemoth. No matter where they are, it is our duty as America to wipe them out.

As soon as we found out, we took action immediately, so we didn't have time to inform you. According to your country, this is called acting on the urgency of the situation and reporting to you later. Please forgive me."

"Mr. Ron, we live in the world of aliens, not the secular world. Don't bring your country's habits of being a world policeman here. It's useless." Director Zhao "kindly" reminded.

"Hahaha!"

Now the leaders could no longer hold back and burst into laughter, and the atmosphere of the conversation gradually became "lively".

They really didn't expect that Director Zhao, when he was let go, could be so sharp. He didn't utter a single dirty word, but he cursed dirtier than anyone else.

But it also shows that Director Zhao is quite angry about their behavior, which is not a good sign. After all, the personnel sent over are in someone else's territory, an ancient and mysterious oriental country with many strange people hidden in it. It is enough to keep a few people.

When I think of this, I start to laugh, but then I can’t laugh anymore.

But compared to that strange place, the risk is worth taking.

Then, Mr. Zhao continued, "And Mr. Ron, you are a terrible liar. Don't think I don't know what you are up to."

Every one of these people is a person who will not do anything without profit. They are not of our race, so their hearts must be different. They can get away with anything.

They said they were chasing the list and the ant nest. That was pure nonsense. Was it chasing? It was obvious that they had attracted the list and the ant nest, and the latter were "crossing the river" by feeling their way.

After all, he already knew what the Twenty-Four Section Valley was from the reports of Zhang Chulan and Wang Zhenqiu. Without knowing the correct route, anyone who entered would die.

Although most of the members of the scientific expedition team died, a few still escaped safely. It was probably because they learned about the special features of the Twenty-Four Section Valley from the survivors.

So he broke in without even saying hello, just to find out how to transform ordinary people into extraordinary people without them noticing.

"Okay, Zhao, let me be frank." Ron Keller spread his hands, looking like he really realized that his behavior was inappropriate.

"We chose to enter that strange place because of the surviving members of the scientific expedition team. Two of them, named Elijah and Vesta, are very mysterious. After searching all the intelligence files, we could not find any corresponding identity information. It's as if they were cancelled and erased. What does this result mean? Zhao, you should understand."

The voice fell for a moment.

The expressions of all the leaders froze and became extremely serious. They all understood the meaning of Ron Keller's words.

He continued: "These two could only come from that place, a forsaken yet detached Nathan Island."

"So here comes the question?"

"When the islanders of Nason Island show up, they always greet us in advance, but..."

Director Zhao ignored him and added coldly, "Even people like you who come from a civilized society haven't learned how to greet each other, so how can you expect people from that place to greet you?"

"Hey, Zhao, you can't say that."

"Zhao, we are here for a reason."

Even though the leaders wanted to laugh, they could see that Director Zhao's firepower had affected them, so they couldn't laugh heartlessly. They quickly spoke up and grumbled. They realized that Director Zhao was taking the opportunity to start indiscriminate firepower output.

This time, Ron Keller was stumped. He did not expect that the "boomerang" he said would hit him. However, he was the leader of the North American Inhuman Organization after all, so he had to be thick-skinned. "Zhao, I know you are angry, but don't be angry for now. Should I focus on Nathan Island now? In the subsequent investigation, it was found that Elijah's identity was destroyed five years ago, and all related traces of his personal life were erased, and his identity on Nathan Island was one of the nine Nathan Guards.

Then the question arises again, why did a Nathan Guard suddenly appear at this time? And he specially went to a strange place in your country. What is his request? Or is there something hidden there that attracts Nathan Island?
You know, it won't be long before the next meeting with Nathan Island. Their unusual behavior at this time, does it contain other signals? This is a question worth exploring, so I came here uninvited this time to find out. "

Seeing that he was still avoiding the main issue and using the pretext of Nason Island, Mr. Zhao stopped talking to him and acted like the chairman of the company and issued an ultimatum.

"Stop talking nonsense to me and tell me the number and identity of the infiltrators right now. Otherwise, they won't have to leave. Our land is vast and has abundant resources. There are plenty of places for them to stay."

Speak out.

The atmosphere of the conversation instantly dropped to freezing point, and became dead silent. The leaders all stared at him, trying to tell whether he was telling the truth.

Finally, Ron Keller broke the silence and asked, "Zhao, are you serious?"

boom!
Director Zhao pounded the table solemnly and said, "This is the bottom line of principles, and it cannot be discussed!"

The voice is sonorous and powerful!
The leaders all heard his determination. If they were not honest, perhaps they should really prepare compensation. That's right. After all, this is the usual style of this big Eastern country. It looks like a rabbit, harmless and easy to talk to, but once you touch the bottom line, it will not leave you any room.

Ron Keller was the first to compromise and said in silence: "Zhao, you win. The three people leading the way are Hongda, Chanon and Saba, the survivors of the previous scientific expedition. We Behemoth will send three people, the hero Sean, his subordinate Xiao Chong, and Jarrett."

Upon hearing this, Director Zhao nodded secretly. This was consistent with the information about the survivors reported by Wang Zhenqiu, which meant that he was not lying anymore, but he did not believe it completely either.

Then he looked at the other leaders, and the purpose was self-evident.

Seeing that Ron Keller had compromised, they naturally had nothing to insist on. The president of the Sons of the Earth, Lilia Qimina, informed them, "I am alone, accompanied by my assistant Larry."

Mr. Banzhuang, the head of the Southeast Asian Alien Museum, smiled slowly and said, "Mr. Zhao, I am not like them. After all, we belong to the same cultural circle. I have known your strength thousands of years ago, so I did not send anyone to interfere. But the three survivors are from our place, and their personal behavior is difficult to control. Please forgive me."

The president of the Yulong Society, Ishikawa Nobuya, echoed the sentiment, but then he seemed to be "unsatisfied" and hesitated to speak.

Director Zhao noticed this strangeness, and since he had seen him with a worried look from the beginning, he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Ishikawa, is there anything else you want to say?"

"It's just a personal matter. I'll talk to you in detail later." Ishikawa Nobuyuki hesitated.

"Okay!" Director Zhao nodded.

Then, everyone looked at John Spencer, the director of the Emerald Society. He seemed calm and said with a gentle smile, "Zhao, I don't really care about this, because I just sent an ordinary person named Ike over there, mainly to see if that strange place is really as magical as the survivors said."

"Mr. Spencer, I like your honesty, but you are wrong to say that it is nothing to worry about. Such weird behavior will only attract more attention."

"Zhao, you are really smart. It's hard to hide some of our tricks from you. People say that you Orientals don't like psychology, but in fact, you are better at observing people's expressions and understanding their psychology than people from any other country in the world. I can tell you a piece of news. There are also people from Flamel College accompanying us this time."

"What's going on? Why are there alien forces from the area under your jurisdiction involved?" Director Zhao asked puzzledly.

Spencer looked helpless, "Zhao, you don't know that Isaac Taber, the dean of Flamel College, and mentor Victor passed away a few days ago!"

Hear the words.

Director Zhao was very surprised. He remembered that these two were well-known figures in the world of supernatural beings and had visited Tianshi Mansion some time ago. He did not expect that they would leave so abruptly when he heard about it.

"Alas, this has to be said to be very sad news."

"Yes, it is precisely because of their death that the academy has been in turmoil for a while, and a new dean has not yet been elected. It is difficult for us, the Emerald Society, to intervene. The person sent by Flamel Academy this time is called Catherine, and her grandfather Zeta is the most popular candidate to succeed the new dean, so..."

Spencer spread his hands and continued, "Zhao, you know that successors will always use various opportunities to show off their reputation and influence, just like the new leaders of various countries will visit various countries. Catherine wants to take this opportunity to visit Zhang Zhiwei, the top Tiantong person in your alien world, to inherit the relationship between Isaac Taber and Victor and him, so as to continue the friendship between Flamel College and Tianshi Mansion.

As long as this step is completed, her grandfather Zeta will definitely be the new dean of Flamel College. After all, the old master in your circle is too important. "

Director Zhao waved his hand and said, "This is a matter between the various factions. I have no intention of interfering."

He turned to Ron Keller and asked, "Who is coming from the Directory and the Ant Nest?"

"Haha, Zhao, you're really putting me in a difficult position. If Behemoth had known their whereabouts, it would have sent people to wipe them out long ago. This time, we discovered that they were following us because our group of leaders had made a plan. When our people were getting ready to set off, we discovered that there were also unusual movements in the directory and the ant nest, and we suspected that they had the same purpose as us." Ron Keller replied.

"So, this is just your guess?" Director Zhao frowned slightly, his face not looking very good.

"Yes, this is our friendly reminder to you, as an apology for not saying hello before. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. Just don't blame us for not reminding you to prepare in advance."

When Mr. Zhao heard his blame-shifting remarks, he didn't say anything but started thinking in his mind.

If the guess is wrong, everyone will be happy, but if the list and the ant nest really come and we are not prepared, it will not be as simple as dereliction of duty.

But no matter what, as the chairman of the company, you should try to think of the problem in the worst and most extreme direction and prepare for it in advance.

After making a decision, he looked at the leaders on the screen and said, "I would like to remind you that the strange land is very dangerous. Leaving is the best option. If you insist on going your own way or do something out of the ordinary, you will bear the consequences. I hope you have considered the consequences of doing so before breaking the agreement between us."

After that, he looked at Ishikawa Nobuyuki and said slowly: "Mr. Ishikawa, let's talk!"

(End of this chapter)