I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 185 We discovered that Taoyuan and the Coordination Department had some information exchanges
South City, Heping District.

In the presidential suite on the top floor of Haiguan Hotel, Zhang Guang stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the surging ocean and put down the phone.

"That's all, Li Lu. Just check in with Ke Ke and tell me the results."

"And...it's exactly five o'clock now. Let's not go back to North City tonight. Let's go back tomorrow morning."

"You've all worked hard, so now you can disband where you are. Take some time off and take care of your family matters."

"My colleagues in Nancheng have also worked hard. Thank you very much."

Zhang Guang waved his hand and looked specifically at Xu Zhe and the Mirror Ghost who was wearing a red dress and had a face as smooth as a mirror.

Then everyone nodded and left.

Only Zhang Guang and Liang Dehai, the head of the coordination department, were left in the room.

“It went surprisingly smoothly, but I have to say, it was still quite exciting.”

Liang Dehai poured a glass of white wine, a specialty of Nancheng, and sighed as he snuggled comfortably on the sofa.

At the bottom of a trench nearly a hundred meters deep, there is a huge ferry that has probably sunk for forty or fifty years.

The main engine of Taoyuan is located in the relatively intact half of the ferry.

He carried out a series of reinforcements on the hull, making it like a submarine, so that the main engine inside was immune to the influence of seawater.

This place is really hidden enough.

Zhang Guang and his team dived underwater for nearly three hours before finding it.

Another hour was spent carefully checking for risks.

But apart from some large fish, perhaps because of its location, Taoyuan did not set up any more defensive mechanisms.

To Zhang Guang's disappointment, there were no human or animal guards.

After all, during this time period... humans and animals are quite rare...

After making sure it was safe, Li Lu spent more than an hour copying and cracking as much information as possible from the Taoyuan host.

Finally, Taoyuan's host was destroyed.

Complete and utter physical destruction.

The whole process, starting from when they dived at 10 o'clock and lasting until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, was a total of six hours, during which everyone was nearly 100 meters underwater.

Despite the equipment, despite everyone's top-notch physical fitness, and despite the good weather today with no strong winds or waves, working in such an extreme environment is still torturous enough.

Even Zhang Guang could hardly bear it, let alone Liang Dehai who had never been on such a mission before.

"Old Zhang, it's really sad. I didn't expect this famous paradise to be like this..."

Liang Dehai took a sip of wine and sighed while looking at the sea view.

Zhang Guang also plopped down on the sofa next to him. "It's not over yet. We've only destroyed half of the Taoyuan mainframe. There's still a part left."

He glanced at Liang Dehai and said quietly.

"...Lao Zhang, where exactly is the location of this second host?"

"Why do you keep me in suspense?"

Liang Dehai also heard that Zhang Guang's tone seemed to be a bit intriguing.

This aroused his curiosity.

When he first came to South City, he still couldn't believe it from the bottom of his heart.

But after witnessing it with his own eyes just now, he now completely believes that Zhang Guang really knows the location of the Taoyuan host and really wants to bring him here.

So since the two of them are in the same camp, Zhang Guang shouldn't have failed to tell him where the second location is.

Such a suspense...

Isn't this place ordinary?
"Lao Liang, do you believe me now?"

"Tsk! What are you talking about? When did I stop trusting you, Lao Zhang?"

Liang Dehai put down the wine and spread out his hands and said.

It was as if the person who was questioning him at that time was not him.

"Lao Liang, you just saw it with your own eyes. I really didn't lie to you. I really want us to be prosperous together."

"... Lao Zhang, hiss... there's something wrong with you... this second position..."

Liang Dehai seemed to have noticed something, and a look of suspicion appeared on his face.

"Hmph, this second position..."

"It's in North City, in our committee, in your coordination department."

At this point in the atmosphere, Zhang Guang finally stopped keeping everyone on suspense and took a deep breath before speaking.

"..."

When these words were spoken, Liang Dehai's first reaction was that Zhang Guang was joking.

The second reaction was that Zhang Guang wanted to mess with their coordination department.

But looking at Zhang Guang's expression, his look gradually became serious.

“…Seriously?”

After a few seconds of silence, Liang Dehai asked.

"Fidelity."

Zhang Guang nodded.

"It's as real as the first host of Taoyuan is right under the sea."

He picked up his glass and said no more.

The room fell into silence again.

The only sound left was Liang Dehai leaning on the sofa, rubbing his chin.

This news...

It should be true...

Since Zhang Guang had helped him destroy a host computer in Taoyuan, there was no reason to lie to him now.

And if it's fake...

What's the point?

Could he let the Encirclement and Killing Division lead a search of the Coordination Division? He could show off his power in front of his colleagues in the Coordination Division?
It's unnecessary and useless.

For Zhang Guang, his only goal now is to become a candidate member.

but……

After thinking for a long time, Liang Dehai sat up a little.

"Lao Zhang, why are you in the Coordination Department?"

Although his tone was still full of disbelief, Zhang Guang's heart showed a hint of as expected.

He brought Liang Dehai to Nancheng, ostensibly to let Liang Dehai share the credit, but in fact to show Liang Dehai their attitude and prove the authenticity of their information.

And the result was exactly as Lin Xing'an had planned.

Liang Dehai had no reason not to believe it.

"We were surprised too, Lao Liang. We were even more surprised than you."

Zhang Guang spoke.

Liang Dehai's brow furrowed even deeper. "Lao Zhang, I've never asked you about this information...what's the source?"

"Secret."

Zhang Guang seemed to have expected Liang Dehai to ask this question, and the word "secret" came out of his mouth.

"..."

Liang Dehai didn't expect Zhang Guang to speak so decisively.

I was speechless for a moment.

"Lao Liang, I can assure you that my source of information is 100% accurate."

"She just gave me two addresses and she had no idea where they were."

"After we deciphered the location of the Coordination Department..."

Zhang Guang paused, picked up his phone, found the screenshot of the power fluctuations in the coordination department that Li Lu from the technical team had sent him, and handed it to Liang Dehai.

"This is a system our information technology team built specifically to track Taoyuan."

"According to the results of this system's investigation, Taoyuan is indeed in your Coordination Department."

"So, Lao Liang, let me put it this way. I'm sure that Taoyuan's mainframe is in your coordination department."

He looked at Liang Dehai and said firmly.

Liang Dehai's brows had already been twisted into a "川" shape.

"Lao Liang, we have a military order upon us."

"But how you handle this matter is entirely up to you."

Zhang Guang changed the subject and his tone became nonchalant again.

"All on me?"

Liang Dehai was stunned.

Zhang Guangze nodded and poured himself another half glass of wine.

"Lao Liang, you told us to leave the siege department alone and handle this matter among ourselves. Okay, then we won't be involved."

"You said you wanted us to listen to you and solve the problem together with the Coordination Department as the leader, so we will solve it together."

"You said you would give this matter to our Siege Division, so let's do it. We guarantee that Taoyuan will be eliminated."

"In short, we'll do whatever you say." Zhang Guang stood up, shaking his wine glass, leaned on the windowsill, and nodded at Liang Dehai.

"..."

Liang Dehai narrowed his eyes.

"...Old Zhang...what a trick..."

He looked at Zhang Guang and slowly raised his thumb.

At this time, Liang Dehai finally realized that Zhang Guang was waiting for him here...

"I am over-flattered."

Zhang Guang raised his glass and smiled, then turned his head and looked through the window at the distant sea, giving Liang Dehai time to think alone.

He's not in a hurry.

Because the final result must be that Liang Dehai asked them to surround and kill the tribe to investigate.

Thinking of this, Zhang Guang couldn't help but smile again.

He solved the Taoyuan issue, saved the Siege Division, and resolved the biggest conflict within the committee, and even became a nominating committee member...

He really made a lot of money this time!
"...Lao Zhang, do I have a choice?"

Liang Dehai's voice came.

Zhang Guangze seemed not to understand what he was saying. "It's all up to you."

He still said this.

"It's all up to me..."

Liang Dehai also picked up his wine glass and walked to the window.

"Taoyuan's mainframe appeared in our coordination department, so we have no way to defend ourselves."

"I'd like us to resolve this internally and kick you out. But that way, we can't wash our hands of this, just like we're protecting Taoyuan."

"I think my only option is to ask your Siege and Killing Division to help us deal with Taoyuan..."

"Lao Zhang, this is an open conspiracy..."

He looked at Zhang Guang with suspicion, whose smile never faded.

"But if I don't come to South City with you..."

“I don’t seem to have a choice…”

Liang Dehai scratched his bald spot and took a deep breath.

A sense of awe also emerged in my heart.

Zhang Guang's entire plan really means taking a step back will open up a new world...

Giving up some of the benefits of destroying Taoyuan and gaining more benefits, this...

"I didn't expect you to have this trick. Did you come up with this?"

Liang Dehai looked at Zhang Guang.

His eyes were full of suspicion.

He has known Zhang Guang for nearly twenty years.

Zhang Guang’s brain is indeed useful, but after so many years in the committee, he has been worn down by various things and has lost his talent.

This kind of genius idea doesn't seem like something Zhang Guang could come up with.

"No."

Zhang Guang shook his head without any hesitation.

"So, Lao Liang, what do you say? Do you trust our siege and killing department? Should we both go out together?"

Zhang Guang drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Do I have a choice?"

Liang Dehai looked at Zhang Guang deeply.

"Then Lao Liang, please talk to your colleagues in your department later."

"Otherwise, we'll send people from the Encirclement and Killing Division over tomorrow...don't let any misunderstandings arise."

Zhang Guang glanced at the time.

It was only half past five, and only half an hour had passed.

There is no news from Li Lu and Ke Ke yet.

"Don't worry, Lao Liang, this is not the fault of your coordination department."

"Taoyuan is too cunning. It has parasitized the hardware of your Coordination Department. Just solve it."

He patted Liang Dehai on the shoulder.

Liang Dehai narrowed his eyes in silence.

Even though Zhang Guang said so, the fact that the Taoyuan host was right under their noses was still embarrassing no matter what...

"Also, Lao Liang, since we're going to destroy Taoyuan's mainframe, some of your coordination department's records will inevitably be destroyed..."

"As for what was destroyed...it's hard to say..."

Zhang Guang cleared his throat and spoke in a low voice.

Liang Dehai was stunned for a moment, as if he realized something, with a gleam in his eyes!

He shifted his gaze to the ocean outside the window, and his hand gripping the wine glass tightened slightly.

Zhang Guang wasn't just hinting; he was clearly stating it...

This clearly indicates that by cleaning up Taoyuan, he can also quietly clean up all the shady things he did while in office...

Although most of these traces are recorded in a notebook.

But who knows?
Liang Dehai took a sip of wine and started to think in his mind.

Let’s not talk about the small operations he made to profit himself when he was the Minister of the Coordination Department.

What worried him most was the change in the probability of human and animal selection.

There are too many things involved in this matter.

After being exposed, it was difficult for him to clean up the traces.

If you look at it this way...

He could completely use the excuse of destroying the Taoyuan mainframe to erase all traces of these dirty deeds...

By then, the newly appointed minister will have no way to cause trouble for him.

Zhang Guang's goal is to be nominated as a formal member.

Liang Dehai's goal is to retire peacefully and live a happy retirement life.

Although the two are the heads of the siege department and the coordination department.

But now, my mind is no longer on these two positions...

"Lao Zhang, leave this to me. I'll talk to my colleagues in the coordination department and discuss the specific actions..."

"clear."

Zhang Guang and Liang Dehai smiled at each other.

"Then I'll go back to deployment. See you tomorrow."

Seeing Zhang Guang's cell phone ringing, Liang Dehai drank the wine in his glass.

After watching him leave, Zhang Guangcai answered the phone.

"minister."

Over there, Li Lu's voice came.

"……What's wrong?"

This tone and this intonation made Zhang Guang frown.

"Minister, most of the records in the host have been completely deleted by Taoyuan. What is deciphered is just meaningless gibberish."

"But there was still a small part that he hadn't been able to clear."

"I asked Keke to use our AI system to crack it and found that..."

"You're the only one there, right?"

she asked quietly.

"Well, tell me what you found."

Zhang Guang nodded.

"It was discovered that Taoyuan and the Coordination Department had exchanged some information."

"what?"

Zhang Guang was stunned for a moment and narrowed his eyes.

"It's just that Taoyuan and the Coordination Department... have had a chat, but what they talked about specifically... I'll have to wait until I return to Beicheng to see for myself."

“It will take time to crack more.”

Li Lu organized his words and spoke.

Didn't say it too affirmatively.

But Zhang Guang understood her underlying meaning.

It is no coincidence that Taoyuan’s host is in the Coordination Department.

The Coordination Department is not unaware...

(End of this chapter)