Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 124 57. Roger's invitation: Even a fish on the chopping board has to jump a few times

"Look what we found! A key!"

On the way back to the apartment from the Weng family manor, Zhou Ke carefully opened the handle of the fishing rod, which could be called a "cultural relic", and took out the well-preserved mechanical key from the secret compartment.

He put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, and asked Wu Neng to scan it again, and came to the conclusion:

"It's a vault key."

it says:

"The inscription on it shows that this thing can open a storage cabinet in the Consortium Bank's vault. The number is the same as the storage item Qiao Ya found in Old Joe's account before. In theory, as long as we take this key to the Consortium Bank, we can get the research materials."

"And then we were beaten into a hornet's nest by the swarming Acholi operators?"

Zhou Ke complained:
"It is certain that the things Mr. Weng San said before he died were a trap. The mysterious nobleman used this thing to do a 'test'. Just like my strict requirements for selecting collaborators, the nobleman obviously does not want a bunch of rubbish to inherit Weng Yafen's academic achievements.

There is no need to say what will happen to those who dare to go there without any ability.

Considering that we are currently faced with a lot of lawsuits, we'd better keep this thing as a 'surprise easter egg' and open it after the war between Little Acholi and Shunguang is decided.

But do you think little Acholi knows about Weng Yafen and the truth?"

"Hard to say."

Wu Neng replied:
“We don’t know enough about that guy, but if he knew the truth, he probably wouldn’t care. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been on the surface as a consul for seven years without doing anything, and he wouldn’t have let someone as important as Professor Qiao Si Na die in obscurity.

But to be on the safe side, I think we should do it ourselves at this stage.”

"Yeah, indeed."

Zhou Ke tossed the vault key in his hand up and down, glanced at Qiao Ya who was still looking sad, threw it to her, and said in a long voice:

"You are really good, Qiao Ya. You have really become capable. You found a good partner without telling your guardian and solved the Weng family's mess on your own. I really underestimated you before."

"I just don't think this kind of thing is worth your extra thought."

Qiao Ya said with some embarrassment and restlessness:
"Compared to the matter of the Panis Group, it is much easier to deal with the Weng family. I thought about it for a few days and felt that it was not difficult. Especially after I met with my third grandfather, I felt his meaning from what he said.

He was clearly encouraging me to do this!
Maybe this has something to do with my mother. After all, my third uncle raised her and she is no different from his own daughter. Isn't it said that the relationship between generations is close?

To be honest, I am also wondering what Weng Meiyu has been doing all these years?
It is obvious that Third Grandfather wanted to see an heir who was strong enough to plan a seizure of power, but she insisted on relying on the connections of Little Acholi. If she had made up her mind a few years earlier, it would probably not have dragged on until now."

"You really are talking without any pain in your waist, Xiaoya."

There was no need for Zhou Ke's sharp comments. Wu Neng couldn't help but complain:

"Don't you see what kind of partners you have around you? And then look at the ugly people around Weng Meiyu. Before we came, Weng Meiyu was just a favored plaything, okay? She could only rely on the loyalty of little Acholi to realize her ambitions.

You think it's easy because you have the support of Zhou Ke and Moni's platform, but Weng Meiyu doesn't have these conditions.

Do you really think little Acholi would allow her to plot a seizure of power in private?

Since little Acholi was able to pass on the plan submitted by Weng Meiyu to Mr. Weng Santaiye, you should know that the two of them have a very good relationship in private. The old man has a superb ability to grasp the situation. Maybe he is the first group of consortium directors that little Acholi voluntarily joined after arriving on the surface.

No matter how stupid little Acholi was, he would never allow his pet to harm his collaborator.

This is an unsolvable circle.

Unless Weng Meiyu was determined to break away from little Acholi's control, she would have no hope of accomplishing this. But before we arrived, Weng Meiyu had no reason to convince herself to suddenly break away from the comfort zone brought to her by little Acholi.

Essentially speaking, there is a part of "admiration for the strong" and "weakness" in Weng Meiyu's character that cannot be ignored. She is different from you. She has never lived in a bad land, so naturally she does not have the courage to "risk it all".

From this point of view, there is a reason why Mr. Weng prefers you as his heir.

But he didn't expect that Weng Meiyu, who was really determined to give it her all, would be so crazy that she wanted to smash the Weng Group and "rebuild the empire" together with Moni.

Master Weng San recognized Weng Meiyu at the last moment, probably because he saw that this useless granddaughter had finally grown up with the courage and responsibility that a head of the family should have. "

"Anyway, I won't get involved in what they do next."

Qiao Ya rubbed her face and said:
"I have to rush back to the academy. I have an exam tomorrow. It's only because the exam is over that I can spare some time today to stage a coup to seize power in the Weng family."

"Uh, Xiaoya."

Qiao Shan, who was driving in front, finally couldn't help but complain:

"Do you know how many loopholes there are in what you just said?"

"Ah? Is there any?"

Qiao Ya raised her head and said with a puzzled look:
"I think it's normal. Compared to those complicated formulas that give me a headache, planning today's event with Weng Meiyu is simple and enjoyable.

I just need to come up with an idea and persuade Meiyu to make up her mind. I don't need to choose the actors myself. The very reliable Crystal Palace Housekeeping will take care of everything. By the way, they call themselves a housekeeping company but they are engaged in this kind of business. Is it really okay?
Is Bert so daring? "

"Why don't you just not tell Bert? That deadbeat guy never leaves the house anyway, so he believes whatever his maid tells him."

Zhou Ke rolled his eyes and said:
"Fuck, people are really different. I worked so hard for so long to build a stall, but Bert just needs to activate two collections to complete it. The craziest thing is that these maids who kill people and set fires during the day have to warm Bert's bed at night.

Despite such infuriating working conditions, the maids actually have no complaints and even enjoy it. I just heard Noka arranging dates for the head maids to 'sleep with the maids'. Damn, this bastard Bert has even resorted to the 'flipping cards' trick.

Alas, the gap between people is even greater than that between people and dogs. "

"If you need a maid to warm your bed, D-4 is always available. I believe that D-4 will not have any complaints."

Wu Neng complained:
"You just don't know how to appreciate the good fortune you have. Come on, stop complaining and go back to pack up. Moni is having a celebration party at Old Taff's bar tonight. If you dare to be absent, Moni will tear you apart."

"Then I'll send Ajie to Weng Mingyue for a final checkup, and then go back to sleep."

Zhou Ke doesn't like this kind of socializing, but tonight is indeed a big day and he can't miss it.

Qiao Ya has to review her lessons tonight.

She really wanted to join in the fun, but there was really no other way. After all, for a student, there was nothing more terrifying than failing an exam, especially when her guardian was a guy who enjoyed murder and arson for fun.

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"buzz"

The special communication device was turned on by sturdy fingers. As Wu Qinhu, who had just finished his daily training, watched casually, the flying light beams weaved a lifelike holographic projection in front of his desk.

Roger, the only remaining leader of the Flash Organization on the surface, also stared at him. This guy had just returned to the surface yesterday and was still tired from the long journey. After staring at each other for a few seconds, he said:

"I need you to come to the Polis District."

"No! I hate that doghouse."

Wu Qinhu rejected the request without even thinking about it, which made Roger's forehead jump with anger. He said:
"This time we're going to get down to business! Little Acholi is planning an attack on Shunguang. After Takahashi's disappearance, I don't have enough combat power to deal with the current situation. Not only must you come, but you must also bring a ground force to assist me in defending the Second Research Institute."

"I said, I'm not going!"

Wu Qinhu showed undisguised annoyance and said:

"I am no longer the security chief of the Acholi Group, and I don't have much friendship with you. You shouldn't give such an order so casually, both in public and in private. It might be possible if Han Bin came, but you... you are not famous enough."

"This is not an order or a request. It is just a way of assistance that is beneficial to both of us based on the simplest consideration of interests."

Roger is also a troublemaker. If the situation wasn't really bad, he wouldn't have continued to pester Wu Qinhu after he rejected him twice.

He patiently explained:
"Little Acholi has a special operations team under his command, and the leader is none other than the 'madman' Zhou Ke, who currently tops the list of wanted men in Tiger State."

"How dare you bring this up in front of me?" The wrinkles on the Tiger King's forehead wrinkled into an angry "川" character, and he shouted:
"If it weren't for your operators who are more trouble than help, Zhou Ke would have been taken back to the Castle of the End and beheaded in public. It's because of your stupidity that I lost my most loyal guard, Duncan."

"Most loyal? Come on, if you are not good at telling lies with your eyes open, don't humiliate yourself!"

Roger couldn't help it, and replied in a very sharp tone:

"On the day Duncan left Castle End, all his powers were transferred to your more favored disciple, Frannie Biaowei. Less than three days after the death of the notorious 'Man-Eater' was confirmed, a Tiger State Psychic took his nominal position.

Duncan did die in a stupid conflict, but you arranged his death!

The vacated Biaowei power is used to appease the psionicists in End Castle. After they are satisfied, the unstable factors in your territory are eliminated at an extremely fast speed. This is just a trade-off, and Duncan is the victim.

Who said that Tiger King is a fool? I think this is a very clever political game.

But since you can see these hidden dangers, I don't need to emphasize too much. You have issued a wanted order with great fanfare. As long as Zhou Ke is not caught, your dignity as a leader will be damaged. Both publicly and privately, you have enough reasons to convince yourself to come to the City State District to solve this problem.

So, I'll say it again.

you!
Bring a ground force to the Second Research Institute immediately to assist us in protecting the only remaining Second Reference Instrument on the surface world."

"But you also want Zhou Ke."

The Tiger King narrowed his eyes and said:

"He's only one person, how can he divide it?"

"Once we have done the necessary research to confirm his origins and extracted the necessary information, he will be yours."

Roger said simply:

“This process will not take more than a month.”

"So what secrets does that kid have that make you so concerned?"

The Tiger King finally asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time. He said:
"If you don't share this, I can't convince myself to go on a date full of secrets."

Roger fell silent.

After more than ten seconds, he looked at Tiger King with subtle eyes and said briefly:
"He's related to the 'Eternal Singularity'."

"boom"

Tiger King clenched his fingers, which were casually placed on the table.

The sudden loss of control of his power caused the entire desk to turn into dust under the heavy pressure. He stared at Roger with wide eyes and scolded:

"Impossible! That project was terminated long ago! I saw with my own eyes that old Dr. Acholi abandoned the laboratory, and old Yuri was also one of the witnesses. Even if someone continued the research, it would be impossible for it to appear in this evil land.
Unless you take the initiative to contact 'the other side'.

Ah!
I understand, it all connects.

The sinister demon Takahashi Santaifu made a decision in private without telling you, which directly led to the damage of the benchmark instrument of the No. 11 Research Institute. Not only did he lose his life, but he also created the mess of Time Maze No. .

No wonder you, who always have such high vision, treat a thug from the wasteland so carefully. No wonder Zhou Ke, a mere wastelander, can cause so many troubles alone under my nose.

It turns out he is related to that project.

Well, I wrongly blamed my subordinates. It’s not that they are useless, it’s just that the opponents are too troublesome.”

"So? Are you coming or not?"

Roger asked impatiently:
"If you don't come, I'll have to ask Eden for defense."

"Come on! I don't want to be absent from such an important event again."

The Tiger King made a decision and then said:

“But can you really get the support you need from heaven?
Stop pretending, Roger. The old man and old lady in the Garden of Eden are not fools. Although they don't care about the surface, they have family and blood here. It was you who broke the rules of the consortium first and let little Acholi get a handle on you. Things have become so out of control now, and you have to bear a lot of responsibility!"

"You have connections in Eden too? Well, I really underestimated you as a thug leader, but considering that you once held an important position like Security Minister, it's not surprising that you have such spies."

Roger sneered and said:
"But you simply cannot understand the origin of the disagreement between me and little Acholi, nor can you understand the more complicated connections. In fact, I can still protect the benchmark without you. It's just a matter of putting in more effort."

"Okay, okay, it's up to you to say whatever you want."

Wu Qinhu sneered, obviously not believing that Roger still had the ability to deal with the mess. He asked a very important question, saying:
"But if you don't solve the troubles of Acholi, even if you survive this crisis, there will be another one. You may be a real genius in research, but in terms of politics and management, you are not even worthy of carrying Acholi's shoes. He has gathered the most important guys in the consortium's board of directors around him.

The decision makers who had helped shape the Badlands Reservation apparently no longer intended to cooperate with the research of the Flash Organization.

Come to think of it, you claimed that you wanted to save everyone, but for 38 years, you have devoured countless precious resources without producing even a single tangible result.

No matter how patient those capitalists are, they will explode by now.

Plus, you're really not a likable guy. If the versatile Han Bin had been the host on the surface, the situation would never have gotten to this point.

You need to carefully examine your own style of doing things and think about how to deal with this incident afterwards.

I am only responsible for helping you defend your institute. I will not participate in the rest of the things. Don't expect me to be an assassin for you to assassinate little Acholi. I know the doctor better than you do. When we were young, I was his bodyguard.

That's his bottom line.

If you dare to kill little Acholi, you will have to pay with your own life. You must be careful in this matter and don't test the old man's patience.

When he gets angry, he is very scary. As a disciple, you should be very aware of this."

"Thanks for your reminder. I already have a plan."

Roger said in a cold tone:

"I can't solve these troublesome situations caused by interests, but maybe I don't need to solve them. The root cause of all problems lies in people. If we solve people, we can break the dilemma. I can't kill the guy who has been causing trouble for me, but I have many ways to make him 'harmless'.

He was the one who started the war, which meant I could use every means to fight back.

In addition, there is something else I need to inform you in advance."

He hesitated for a moment, then activated a special encryption protocol, causing a blinding arc of electricity to burst out from the communicator in front of Tiger King, and then all the mechanical equipment in the entire office stopped working in an instant.

After confirming that this conversation could not be eavesdropped on, Roger spoke:

"When I came back from the Garden of Eden this time, I received a task from my mentor that I had to complete. It was related to Rust Castle, and I need your help."

"Is it just me?"

When Wu Qinhu heard that the order came from old Dr. Acholi, he became a little annoyed and said:
"If you want to get to Rust Castle, you can't just rely on Tiger State."

"Not just you, Director Yuri is involved as well."

Roger says:
"The next action will be carried out by Shunguang, Hubang and Snakebang together. The mentor must get something that is kept in the Rust Castle. You don't need to know more, just know that this is related to the final test of the 'Sacred Benchmark' project that we have been promoting.

You just ridiculed us for spending thirty-eight years without producing any valuable results. This accusation is meaningless because the tutor has already completed the design and assembly of the instrument.

Now he needs only a few final samples before he can begin the rescue you've been waiting for."

Faced with Roger's statement, Wu Qinhu's face was uncertain. He did not seem to expect the "salvation" preached by his former boss, but he could not resist this order.

So after thinking about it, he said:
"I can't give you an answer for now. Let's wait until we complete our current cooperation. Let's deal with Xiao Aqiaoli and Zhou Ke first, and then we can talk about other things."

"Okay! I'll be waiting for good news at the Second Research Institute. Director Wu, it's time for you to leave."

(End of this chapter)