In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

He looked at Lei Song very seriously, "Judging from this, you're all just expendable pawns... Is it really necessary to risk your lives like this?"

That's true. In Shen He's plan, they were meant to draw fire; to put it bluntly, they were a suicide squad.

Even with the equipment support of "Disgaea", it was impossible for them to actually break through the defenses of District 19. They have already done a great job and deserve applause.

But that's about it.

"Ha, how could someone like you possibly understand...our will?"

Lei Song sneered, his loyalty to Shen He had not wavered in the slightest even at this moment.

"...Okay, okay, you guys are high and mighty, I'm despicable."

Xu Shi smiled knowingly, but there was also a hint of emotion in his voice.

To be honest, Lei Song is one of the most loyal members of Shen He's team. If I had to make a comparison, it would be like Su Lin's loyalty to him.

Regardless of whether it was due to their ability to "unite as one," their spirit was quite touching.

and so.

"You filthy creature, I'm going to kill you."

Xu Shi casually recited a sentence, then pulled the trigger towards his head.

boom.

Lei Song died.

Villains die from talking too much. They should only say a few words, otherwise it's impolite... although no one will come to their rescue anyway.

Actually, if I hadn't had other plans last time, he should have been killed off long ago.

The fact that Chairman Xu didn't reveal Shen He's true purpose to him could be considered the last bit of pity he left for him—in fact, in the original novel, Lei Song did have a disagreement with Shen He because he concealed his identity.

Let's reduce the negative energy in this world.

"Xiao Hei...Manager Gu, how's things at headquarters?"

After personally seeing Lei Song off, Xu Shi stood up, wiped the blood off his face, and then turned to look at Gu Yi, asking softly.

Time to get ready for the next good show.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 85 Why, why you?

After the audit bureau intervened, the crisis at the party was quickly and completely resolved.

But with things turned out this way, the banquet certainly couldn't continue—most people were still a bit frightened, and the inspection bureau thoughtfully arranged for personnel to escort them back.

"I'm so sorry to have spoiled everyone's fun."

As the initiator of the party, Xu Shi still had to step forward and make a polite gesture, saying, "I will definitely visit you in person another day to apologize."

Everyone tactfully declined, saying it wasn't necessary. What did this have to do with him? Besides, no one was injured, so they couldn't really hold a grudge against him, could they? That just shows they didn't know how to handle things.

On the contrary, Xu Shi's act of killing someone with his own hands surprised them somewhat; it seemed that Young Master Xu's methods were also extraordinary...

Xu Shi certainly had no intention of apologizing. He thought, "If there's a grudge, then put it on Shen He and his team..." As he spoke, he brought up Tang Shuang and jokingly asked, "I didn't get to let you kill him yourself, does that affect Director Tang's continued tenure?"

"Could this be Chairman Xu's way of recruiting me into 'Snake Ring'?"

Tang Shuang, unusually, joked back, "If that's really the case, then your plan will fall through."

She wouldn't dwell on such trivial details, but she vaguely felt that something was wrong, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Forget it, let's worry about what's in front of us first...

"Oh, Xu Shi, it seems you and Director Tang have a good relationship."

Not long after she left, Xie Qingyan came over and said, "You said you didn't have any flowers in your life... Your fiancée is going to be jealous."

"It's just normal interaction."

Xu Shi's eye twitched. You? Jealous? I don't believe you... But he still offered a token expression of concern, "Are you alright? Do you need me to take you home?"

"Forget it, you go with your Manager Gu."

Xie Qingyan snorted, "I have Shanshan with me, let's talk about other things after this is over."

She didn't really want Xu Shi to send her off; there were probably a lot of ulterior motives between them.

But it wasn't that no one held a grudge against him. Just as Xu Shi was about to leave, he saw Ning Wei pushing a wheelchair and blocking his way.

A sprightly elderly man sat in a wheelchair, his figure slender yet upright, his eyes bright.

It was Mr. Wen Shengkui, Xu Shi's maternal grandfather and the head of the "feather pen" company.

"...Grandpa."

Seeing that it was him, Xu Shi felt inexplicably embarrassed, but forced himself to greet him.

Actually, he had just wanted to go and say hello, to try and get closer to the grandfather and grandson, but he didn't know how to start. He felt that the old man was unapproachable...

"If you really want to apologize in person, then come to my company at a certain time."

Wen Shengkui said coldly, his voice strong and resolute.

“…Okay.”

Xu Shi paused for a moment, then responded.

Wen Shengkui nodded, said nothing more, and left with Ning Wei.

It did sound like they were trying to break the ice, but he couldn't quite tell from their tone.

This left Xu Shi somewhat puzzled about the old man's attitude.

—Let's leave that aside for now; it's not the time to think about that.

If we don't hurry, we might miss our chance!

……

same moment.

"Old Shen, you need to speed things up."

Zhang Shinian, who remained in the sixth district, reported to Shen He, "Lei Song's side is probably already...we have to make the worst-case scenario plan."

"……I see."

Shen He frowned upon hearing this; he knew what the other person meant.

But things have already come to this point; the die is cast, and there's no turning back.

"What did you say on your end? Did you manage to breach the security system?"

"That's about right, better than I expected. I can probably buy you about ten more minutes."

Zhang Shinian stared intently at the screen in front of him. "But when the time comes, regardless of whether you've rescued Mr. Luo or not, you must evacuate immediately."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door in front of him opened, and the other team members took down the mechanical guards on the perimeter almost at the same time.

"Leave half of the people outside to provide support, and the rest will come with me."

Shen He pulled down his mask, took a deep breath, and rushed into the location where Luo Zhikang was imprisoned, taking the shortest route possible.

He was incredibly fast, almost like he was teleporting, leaving the members behind him struggling to keep up.

Keep in mind that they are all "Upgraded Individuals" with swift-type abilities, some even being B-rank... but none of them could achieve this level of skill.

Wow, Chief Shen is so powerful? I've never seen him like this before.

Only Shen He himself knew that this was the feedback brought about by "unity of purpose"—when the time was right, he could use the power of this belief to greatly improve his physical fitness, strength, speed, spirit, etc. in a short period of time, and all aspects would be greatly enhanced.

This is only the result of reuniting 60-70% of the "Disgaea" members under the circumstances of time constraints.

If we could follow the original plan and fully master "Disgae" before taking action, we could get infinitely close to S-rank... Right now, we're only at A-rank, but that's enough.

Following the map, he quickly found the location of the solitary confinement cell.

Standing in front of the gate, he easily broke it open with a little effort.

Without a security system to stop him, breaking through an iron gate with his bare hands would be an easy task for him.

"Who?"

A familiar voice came from behind the door, its tone filled with intense vigilance.

"...Uncle Luo, it's me, Xiao Shen."

Shen He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked up to him.

It's clear that being locked up here has been extremely devastating for Luo Zhikang. He looks quite颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless, dispirited, and lacking motivation), and seems to have aged more than ten years since the last time I saw him.

"...How did you manage to find us?"

After confirming that he wasn't seeing things, Luo Zhikang was both surprised and delighted. "They didn't notice you?"

"It's not suitable to stay here for long."

Shen He didn't have time to say more to him. He stood up with his back to him and said, "I'll explain to you when we get to a safe place."

"Uh-huh……"

Luo Zhikang expressed his understanding, but still couldn't help saying, "I'm glad you came to save me... By the way, I've completely figured out the structure of 'Sea Crane,' but I don't know if it's still of any use to you after all this time..."

Including the "Over-Limit Project"... This is what he said before: as long as we can escape from here, there is hope.

Shen He responded a few times, but all he wanted to do now was get out of there and talk.

But Luo Zhikang's words were undoubtedly an encouragement to him as well.

He paid such a high price to save himself... Should we say that this is the reward he deserves?

however.

at this time.

Shen He and his group saw a red light flash at the other end of the corridor.

The next second, a slender figure clad in light exoskeleton armor gradually emerged from the shadows.