Excessive ferocity due to caution

Science and Technology Building.

The site was constructed with half above ground and half underground. In addition to strict military protection, it was also surrounded by a very strong fortification, which ordinary artillery shells could not penetrate.

On the eighteenth floor underground, in a laboratory, several lab technicians were working diligently and recording data.

The temperature in the laboratory was extremely cold.

But it wasn't from any freezing facility; it came from a single blue droplet contained in a special device.

That drop of water was very strange.

It slowly absorbs the surrounding heat in a way that cannot be explained by science and the material world, until it reaches absolute zero.

What baffled all the researchers was the temperature of the drop of water itself... which had exceeded 100 million.

Anything that gets into this blue drop of water will melt instantly.

Fortunately, it is sensitive to certain types of cosmic radiation, so it was stored in a tempered glass device containing particles that emit various types of rays.

These rays caused the drop of blue water to float in the vacuum.

Therefore, the people of Z City were able to collect it.

It doesn't absorb heat very quickly, so it can only keep the glass bottle in an extremely cold state, with very little impact on the external environment.

A young-looking but mature-looking lab technician is carefully analyzing the data in his hands.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

They stopped what they were doing and looked towards the door, where an elderly man with white hair and a full face entered.

"Academician Akita—"

The researchers bowed to the elderly man with respectful expressions.

The old man waved his hand.

"Stop what you're doing and get out of here."

"I'd like to speak with P alone for a few minutes."

The researchers quickly left the laboratory.

Only Academician Akita and P remained in the huge room.

The latter put down the data in his hand, looked at the serious expression on Akita's face, and felt a little heavy-hearted.

"Academician, is there anything I can help you with?"

P sounded somewhat tired.

Akita approached P, patted P on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice:

"Pack your things."

"Make a backup of the important experimental data and bring it with you."

P was stunned:

"Academician, this..."

Akita's expression was grave:

"Not long ago, the prisoners in the Sand Sea Cage broke free of their super-powered collars and, led by a prisoner who appeared to be above S-class, began to exact revenge on Z City..."

"Blue Poison is Z City's most important and closely guarded research project. Absolutely no data about it can be lost or leaked... Hey, are you listening?"

As he spoke, he noticed that P seemed somewhat uneasy, and couldn't help but wave his hand in front of P's face.

P immediately snapped out of his daze.

"Ah... I'm listening, I'm listening."

"Excuse me, academician, I'd like to ask how my teacher is doing?"

Akita confused:

"Your teacher? Which teacher?"

P said:

Cherries.

Akita slapped his forehead and laughed:

"Look at my memory, I've been gone for decades and almost forgotten he even existed... He's dead."

"According to those who returned, the cherry was thrown from the tower by the criminals and died instantly."

As soon as he finished speaking, P's hand trembled slightly.

Unbeknownst to Academician Akita, a bright smile appeared on his face.

"But it's really ironic that you called me 'teacher'!"

"Back then, you were the one who personally sent him to that prison in the desert..."

"That's good, saves us the trouble of spending time and effort trying to kill this old bastard... Aren't his family still under house arrest in the eastern district of Z City?"

"This is a perfect excuse for us to say that Cherry secretly created the Super Key to get revenge on Z City and helped the criminals there escape."

"Now, I can legitimately kill Cherry's wife and daughter..."

P said:

"Academician, I have a request..."

"I dealt with my teacher personally back then, and now... I want to deal with his family personally as well."

Akita pondered for a moment, then said:

"Can."

"But we'll have to wait a few days and let the charges circulate a bit more."

P promised.

Akita gave P a deep look, and before leaving, he said to him:

"By the way... don't tell anyone else anything I've told you today."

P, while tidying up the documents on the table, said without turning his head:

"Aren't you going to take them with you to safety?"

Akita's tone was somewhat inexplicable:

"Too many people can easily lead to trouble."

"Besides, these people are not important at all; you and the data you have are more important."

P's gaze fell upon the data in his hand:

"Understood."

Akita left.

P sat down weakly in his seat, one hand covering his forehead, and closed his eyes for a long time.

Suddenly, he remembered something and took out an old, sheepskin-bound notebook from the drawer.

This notebook was a birthday gift from Cherry to him.

In the corner of every page, there are life mottoes left by Cherry.

Over time, the notebook's pages have yellowed, and it's filled with various data, algorithms, and important experimental conclusions...

And the paintings he drew when he was bored.

After looking at the notes for a long time, P closed them and began organizing all the data from the lab.

It took him a long time to complete all of this.

The other colleagues who left never came back.

Finally, P found a thick black package, took the data and Blue Poison in a glass bottle, and left...

...

Military, Phoenix Fortress.

A man with a resolute and handsome face was called into the office. He was tall and imposing, giving people a sense of security.

"General Qiu, what do you want with me?"

Upon entering the office, he closed the door behind him and greeted Qiu Feng, whose expression was extremely unpleasant.

"Chang Yong, didn't you sign up for Z City's Legendary Hero competition before?"

Chang Yong raised an eyebrow:

"Yes, General, but it was rejected."

"My reserve merits are insufficient."

Qiu Feng coughed.

In fact, Chang Yong already had enough merits to meet the registration requirements, and he could make up for the remaining missing merits before the legendary hero election in Z City.

Simply put, 10 merit points qualify you to participate in the Legendary Hero election, while 6 merit points allow you to register in advance.

Chang Yong was one of the most outstanding men under Qiu Feng.

The reason his application was rejected last time was because Qiu Feng was worried that the outstanding Chang Yong would squeeze out his son in the competition.

Therefore, even though Chang Yong was his subordinate, Qiu Feng still rejected him.

But now... his son is gone.

In order to ensure that his side did not appear to be at a disadvantage in the power struggle, Qiu Feng decided to reinstate Chang Yong.

Firstly, Chang Yong had no family influence; he was an orphan.

Secondly, now is a good time. Chang Yong's personal strength is quite formidable, so this is a perfect opportunity for him to accumulate merits!

As long as Chang Yong captures enough S-class criminals, he will have a greater say in the subsequent election for legendary hero!

The son is gone, but a loyal subordinate has entered the temple for further studies... it seems alright.

P.S.: I'm just a writer of novels.

Why do I have so many health problems?

woo woo woo...

Okay, I'm posting this so late today because I was lazy.