I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 166 [Minister, Lin Xing'an has woken up]

"Tell me about what happened this morning."

Jiang Rong let her long hair down, put her snow-white and straight legs on the table, and nodded at Zhang Guang.

"What happened this morning... do I need to tell you? You should already know."

A hint of bitterness appeared on Zhang Guang's face.

Jiang Rong smiled, revealing two small fangs. "I already knew it. How many spies from the Coordination Department are there in your Encirclement and Killing Department? How many spies from other committee members?"

She crossed her arms and shook her head.

"Zhang Guang, this incident is really serious. It has completely destroyed the last bit of dignity of your siege tribe."

"Originally, out of the seven committee members, three have already basically agreed to merge your Encirclement and Killing Division into the Coordination Division. If only one more nod is given, your Encirclement and Killing Division will be gone."

"When this thing broke out this morning, I guess..."

Jiang Rong didn't say anything else.

Zhang Guang also nodded silently.

He naturally also knew the current situation of the siege department.

The seven members are responsible for the formulation, decision-making and implementation of various policies within the committee.

One selection in two rounds, one replacement in three rounds.

When these seven people were nominated, the Taoyuan incident continued to impact the committee, and the Siege and Killing Division had just become independent and was at its peak.

So five of these seven were nominated from the Siege Division.

but now……

Of the seven members who were supposed to support the Siege Division, three have completely switched sides.

The three became neutral and wavered.

Only his immediate superior at the time, Jiang Rong, the first director of the siege and killing department, stood firmly on the side of their siege and killing department.

"Originally, the Encirclement and Killing Division existed to snipe Taoyuan and round up escaped people and animals."

"Now Taoyuan Taoyuan is still alive, and humans and animals are invading in reverse."

"What do you think is the significance of the existence of the Siege and Killing Division now?"

"This morning, three committee members called me. They didn't mention anything, but it seemed like every call they made was about this. How can I face this?"

"Zhang Guang, even I want to disband the siege unit quickly. Stop torturing them."

Jiang Rong said while knocking on the table.

"Sister Jiang, give me another week."

Zhang Guang took a deep breath and said.

"...One week? What? Can you kill Taoyuan in one week?"

"I can."

Under Jiang Rong's suspicious gaze, Zhang Guang nodded.

"Sister Jiang, please tell those committee members that I will issue a military order."

"Starting from today, give me a week and I will completely destroy Taoyuan."

"If this cannot be done, then indeed, there is no need for the Siege Division to exist."

Zhang Guang said with a firm look.

Jiang Rong didn't respond, but looked at Zhang Guang with a frown.

She knew Zhang Guang. Although the siege unit's current performance was poor, Zhang Guang did have the ability.

The most important thing is that without absolute certainty, Zhang Guang would never say such words, and would never issue a military order to disband the siege and killing unit if it failed to complete the task.

Because Zhang Guang’s goal is to reform, to carry out drastic reforms to the committee!
Without the siege unit, his goal would be impossible to achieve.

"How do you eliminate it?"

Jiang Rong sat up and asked in a serious voice.

"Destroy Taoyuan's mainframe."

"Taoyuan's body has been dead for who knows how long. He has long since merged his 'soul' into the network."

"There's only one way to kill him completely, and that's to destroy his host."

Zhang Guang said as he sat in the chair opposite Jiang Rong.

"Nonsense, of course I know that. Are you saying you can find Taoyuan's host in a week?"

"Is the beast who provided you with the information ready to tell you?"

Jiang Rong asked with a frown.

Zhang Guangze shook his head.

"No one knows the location of the Taoyuan host."

"He chose this location and disguised himself after the Taoyuan incident ended eighteen years ago."

Zhang Guang’s words made Jiang Rong’s face even more confused.

"Then how do you know? We haven't found it for almost twenty years, and now we have a week...how can you find it?"

"..."

Zhang Guang paused, and only spoke after making sure the door was closed.

"Sister Jiang, twenty years ago, when Taoyuan made us most angry, I told you about my plan. Do you remember?"

He lowered his voice and whispered.

"...the undercover plan?"

Jiang Rong was stunned for a long time before answering with an uncertain question.

"Yes."

Zhang Guang nodded.

Jiang Rong looked at him deeply, pursed her lips and leaned back in her chair.

The entire office fell into silence.

"follow me."

After a long time, Jiang Rong stood up with a serious expression.

She pointed at the only rose in the entire office that had not withered and was still bright red.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Rong, who looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, became fourteen or fifteen years old.

There is also a bit of childishness and purity on the youthful face.

And as the roses wither.

The wall at the back of this office flipped up like a revolving door.

Behind it, a garden of over 100 square meters was revealed.

Butterflies are flying and flowers are fragrant, just like a fairy tale.

In the center of the garden is a small pavilion.

"Clap clap."

Jiang Rong patted a tree in the middle of the garden.

There are some new branches and leaves on the tree.

Jiang Rong's figure also became that of a man in his twenties.

She picked a few jasmine flowers and made two cups of tea in the pavilion.

"Don't worry, it's absolutely safe here."

"I didn't pass that undercover plan in the end."

Jiang Rong crossed his legs and took a sip of tea.

“But I went ahead with it anyway.”

Now that things have come to this, Zhang Guang naturally has no need to hide anything.

He had already thought about Lin Xing'an's identity a long time ago and only told Jiang Rong.

First, it will facilitate Lin Xing'an's subsequent establishment in the committee.

The second is to leave a way out.

If he fails to complete his military order this week and the siege unit is really disbanded, then Jiang Rong will ensure that Lin Xing'an will be safe at least in this life.

"How did you convince Yu Yu?"

Jiang Rong asked with narrowed eyes.

At that time, she was the director of the newly independent Siege and Killing Department, and she knew the horror of Taoyuan best.

She also knew best that no matter how many people and animals were killed, it would be useless. Only killing Taoyuan was the most fundamental thing.

Zhang Guang's bold undercover plan really made her eyes light up at that time.

But the reason she refused in the end was because of Yu Yu.

Because when the gluttons see the awakened, the instinct engraved in their genes will make them kill the awakened.

Therefore, the undercover agent who goes to the human side can only be Yu Yulai.

The only one who could do that was Yu Yu, who could use his Class A ability [Command] to free her from genetic control.

This means that the entire committee's hope of killing Taoyuan lies on Yu Yu alone.

Jiang Rong spent a month investigating Yu Yu.

She found that Yu Yu was too gentle compared to other gluttons.

Even Yu Yu...

She was so gentle and kind that she didn't even look like a glutton. She was simply the product of her mother's most gentle handiwork.

In Yu Yu, Jiang Rong could even feel her mother's preference and care for her.

After considering this quality, Jiang Rong felt that he was not qualified for such a difficult task as an undercover agent.

So Zhang Guang was rejected.

"I didn't convince Yu Yu."

"I just found Yu Yu and told her my plan, and she readily agreed."

Zhang Guang's words made Jiang Rong frown.

"Anyway, Sister Jiang, the first time we wiped out Taoyuan eighteen years ago was because of Yu Yu's intelligence."

"Taoyuan had no defenses against her. After all, in everyone's understanding, gluttonous ghosts must eat awakened humans and animals."

"Then Yu Yu naturally lurked among humans and animals."

Just as Zhang Guang was about to continue speaking, Jiang Rong raised his hand to interrupt him.

"The Taoyuan incident had already ended. Why did Yu Yu continue to lurk?"

"Because Yu Yu told me at the time that she didn't think Tao Yuan was truly dead, and now it seems that she was right."

Zhang Guang answered directly.

"Sister Jiang, Yu Yu has been in touch with me all these years. We stopped for a while because Yu Yu had a child."

"This is the mother copy of the connection between Yu Yu and me."

He took out the mother copy from his arms and handed it to Jiang Rong.

Jiang Rong also took it and turned the pages one by one. After reading it carefully for a long time, she looked at Zhang Guang with a strange look.

"Look at it this way... half of your Siege Division's performance is due to Yu Yu!"

"……yes……"

Zhang Guang nodded.

"Over the years, Yu Yu has been diligently tracking down the location of the Taoyuan host."

"Until two years ago, she sent me a password page, and then there was no news from her. She must have died."

"And this password is only known to Yu Yu's children."

"Now, this child has been taken to a safe place by us."

"The actions of Taoyuan and Mao inside the Siege Division this morning were intended to assassinate him."

Zhang Guang turned to the last page of the code book, the page with the six-digit code.

"Are you 100% sure of this child's identity?"

"Yes, I can confirm it with 100%. I went to South City to check it out myself, and the information I got is authentic."

"Go in person? That's fine."

Jiang Rong nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Zhang Guang personally investigated, and she was very relieved.

"This child should be completely unaware of Yu Yu's identity at the moment."

"He's had a very difficult time these past few years."

Zhang Guang sighed and said.

Jiang Rong looked up at him and naturally understood the meaning of Zhang Guang's sigh.

"Don't worry, just based on what Yu Yu has done...this child is already one of my own."

"Thank you, Sister Jiang."

Zhang Guang also breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as you know the password and decrypt the information on this page, you can find the exact location of the Taoyuan host."

"I'll take the lead. All members of our siege and killing unit will be dispatched. No one, not even humans or animals, can stop us."

Zhang Guang snorted coldly and said.

"That's true."

Jiang Rong also nodded

The overall strength level of humans and animals is far inferior to that of gluttons.

If Taoyuan had not appeared, humans and animals would probably not dare to show their heads.

"Sister Jiang, please tell the other committee members about this military order. Taoyuan will be killed within a week!"

"Zhang Guang, after this incident... what are you going to do with this child? And what about Yu Yu's identity? How are you going to deal with it?"

After returning the mother copy to Zhang Guang, Jiang Rong asked while fiddling with the flowers that were stretched out to the side.

Zhang Guangze shook his head. "I haven't thought about it yet. That's why I came to see you."

He looked at Jiang Rong frankly.

If Taoyuan is destroyed, Lin Xing'an will be the biggest hero.

As the number one on the bounty list for humans and animals, the reward for destroying Taoyuan is a lifelong position on the committee that can be passed down to future generations.

and lifelong custody of humans and animals.

Of course, even these are only superficial rewards.

You know, the end of the Taoyuan incident eighteen years ago allowed the five people from the siege department to become nomination committee members.

Now, Taoyuan has been completely destroyed...

As long as Lin Xing'an wanted to, it seemed that it was not impossible for him to directly become a nominating committee member.

And this is what Zhang Guang is worried about.

This reward is too great and it is too easy to arouse the jealousy of others.

And this is at a time when conflicts within the committee are so acute.

The Coordination Department was almost overthrowing the Siege Department and had already tasted the power transfer, but at this time Lin Xing'an suddenly appeared and made all the plans of the Coordination Department go to waste...

So what will the Coordination Department do?
To be more extreme, will there be some assassination attempt on Lin Xing'an?

If he were to be more gentle, Lin Xing'an would definitely be involved in this "court" struggle.

And Yu Yu has already sacrificed himself, so Lin Xing'an has no foundation at all.

Once involved, the danger to Lin Xing'an would be much greater than facing humans and animals.

Even with Zhang Guang's protection, even with Jiang Rong's protection...

Can they handle the upcoming committee nomination elections and the start of a new round of chicken coops on their own?

This is also what Zhang Guang is very worried about...

"What about this child? What about his personality, abilities, etc?"

"Give me his information."

Jiang Rong thought for a long time and then said in a deep voice.

Zhang Guang also quickly handed over the information about Lin Xing'an that he had prepared long ago.

"Lin Xing'an..."

"His eyebrows and eyes...are indeed somewhat similar to Yu Yu's..."

"It's not like...it just feels like they are indeed mother and son."

Jiang Rong looked at Lin Xing'an's photo, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Because she almost couldn't remember what Yu Yu looked like.

Yu Yu was only eighteen or nineteen years old when he left.

But when I saw Lin Xing'an's photo, I actually felt... familiar.

"Oh, by the way! Lin Xing'an is also favored by his mother."

"Mother gave him a feather."

"Without this feather, Lin Xing'an would have died in the cat's assassination this morning."

Zhang Guang slapped his head and said.

"That doesn't surprise me at all."

"Lin Xing'an was favored because of Yu Yu, and Yu Yu... this child is like a work of art created by his mother."

"I can feel my mother's preference for Yu Yu."

Jiang Rong looked at Lin Xing'an's information and nodded.

"This child..."

After reading it, Jiang Rong's face gradually showed a trace of sighs.

"Zhang Guang, to be honest, even if Yu Yu didn't leave this kid a way out, with his ability, he would definitely be qualified to join the committee."

"Lin Xing'an's strength is definitely sufficient, but in reality... it's difficult."

Zhang Guangze also sighed with regret.

"The current committee looks like it accepts anyone with the right skills, but in reality, if you don't have connections, you can't even get through the door."

"My goal is to enable talents like Lin Xing'an to truly join the committee and play a real role."

"And to achieve this goal... the first step is to kill Taoyuan."

As Zhang Guang was speaking, the other master copy in his arms suddenly flashed.

Minister, Lin Xing'an has woken up.

(End of this chapter)