Reborn as the Darling of the Delta.

"It's alright, Uncle Rometheus. Your work is important, so you should go quickly."

Rometheus: Sigh, how come other people's kids are all so well-behaved? Why is my unfilial son so disobedient?

Rometheus then boarded a Blue Eagle helicopter and headed to Audrey's private estate. Meanwhile, Desmulan informed Robert and Richard of Audrey's death, leading to the cancellation of the meeting that was supposed to be held that evening.

Rometheus: Woohoo! Hooray! When is Robert going to go with Audrey? That way I can get another break.

Meanwhile, Demulan, who was relatively close by, also got into a car and headed to Audrey's estate. As for the piles of documents on the table, Demulan said that this was a test for Mary. If she could complete it without her, Mary would be one step closer to becoming Hafk's best secretary.

Mary: Oh my gosh! Power, power is surging forth! Ms. Desmoulins, you can go ahead and handle the case with peace of mind. Leave these tasks to me!

Several tens of minutes later, Desmoulins and Rometheus successfully met at the gate of the manor. Upon disembarking from the plane, Rometheus offered Desmoulins a "friendly" greeting:

"Damn it, could you at least tell me you were going to bomb a satellite next time?! You know you did manage to keep this operation a secret from those people, but have you thought about the civilians in Baksh?"

Demulan rolled his eyes at Rometheus:

"Oh, Dr. Luo, who has taken so many lives, still has such a conscience? If you're so capable, then don't ask me for reimbursement. Besides, this explosion was caused by that guy Reis. If you're so capable, go to him and yell at him!"

"I...I did it to better serve more people. Sigh, I can't reason with someone like you. Let's go, let's finish this quickly, I need to go back!"

Chapter 218 The Extraordinary Assistant Rometheus

Demulan didn't bother to continue talking to Rometheus, and the two of them walked into Audrey's manor one after the other.

Audrey's butler, upon seeing Desmoulins and Rometheus arrive, hurriedly went to greet them.

“Ms. Demurean, and... Dr. Rometheus, you’ve finally arrived.”

Rometheus (with a dark expression): Damn it, she can recognize Demulan at a glance but can't recognize me at a glance, how infuriating! How could I possibly be inferior to this woman!

"Take me to see Audrey's room, and tell me about everything else you think is suspicious lately."

Demulan followed the butler upstairs to Audrey's room. The first thing Demulan saw when he pushed open the door was Audrey lying under the window.

"Is everything inside exactly as it was?"

After looking at the layout of the room, Desmoulins asked:

"Yes, Miss Demulan, apart from coming in and checking on Miss Audrey's condition, I haven't touched anything else."

At this moment, Rometheus walked up to Audrey, put on gloves, and turned her over from where she was lying on the ground. He examined her closely. Seeing this, Demulan told the butler to wait outside.

"Did you discover anything?"

Demulan stepped forward and, after a quick glance, found that Audrey had no injuries, but the large, dark red mark on her neck made Demulan look at Rometheus. Had she been poisoned? That was Rometheus's area of ​​expertise.

"She was poisoned, and by two different toxins at the same time. One is a biological toxin that Hafk is still developing. This stuff won't kill her, but it will drive her insane. The other one, I can't tell, but it's definitely the direct cause of Audrey's death. I need to take Audrey back later to have it checked to find out exactly what kind of toxin it is."

After examining the body, Rometheus shook his head, indicating that he couldn't directly determine why Audrey had died. There was nothing here, and he couldn't figure it out for the time being.

"Then take it back later. Remember to sew it up properly when you're done. After all, you're a high-ranking executive in the group, so you should leave intact."

Then, Demulan began to look at the layout of the room. When he saw the makeshift bed next to the large bed, Demulan's eyes narrowed.

"It seems Audrey has been with the murderer all along, but she shouldn't have been unable to find a way to ask us for help. Besides, according to what the butler told me before, Audrey's behavior started to become strange quite a while ago. Her room no longer needed to be cleaned by servants, and she dismissed many maids, replacing them with Haffk's soldiers."

Rometheus opened the window, looked around, and said nonchalantly:

"Maybe that person has some kind of leverage over us. Isn't that how it always goes in TV dramas? The outside of the window is too clean. The murderer escaped through the window. Hey, it's pretty clean."

Demulan, too lazy to pay attention to the unreliable Rometheus, began to carefully examine the corners of the room, trying to find some clues.

"Can you determine how long ago Audrey was poisoned by that biological toxin?"

Seeing the clean crime scene, Demulan stood up helplessly and asked Rometheus, who was still examining Audrey's body.

"It's been less than two weeks, but... I remember we had a meeting at your place before, and at that time I don't think there was anything unusual about Audrey's neck."

Demulan opened Audrey's dressing table, glanced at the condition of the items inside, and said calmly:

"It probably wasn't very obvious to begin with, and she must have used these cosmetics to cover it up on purpose, otherwise I would have noticed."

Now even Rometheus is caught in the trap:

"Huh? You mean she chose to hide it from us even though she knew she was poisoned? Hmph, that's really something! No wonder she's a high-ranking member of Hafk. Don't you think it's like a tree? The higher you are, the more sunlight you absorb, the deeper your roots will sink into the darker ground. Isn't this how she ruined it?"

Demulan frowned and interrupted Rometheus's remarks, which were detrimental to the group's unity. Although she knew that Rometheus didn't care about what the Hafk Group could offer him, he was still a high-ranking member of the group, and there were some things he couldn't say carelessly.

"You better shut up for a second. If Robert were here, you'd be getting a call from Mr. Jacob tomorrow."

Rometheus scoffed, saying that he couldn't be bothered to play mind games with that trash Robert; otherwise, that kind of rich kid would be dead without even knowing how he died.

"Have you discovered anything else? I'm tired, let's call it a day!"

Rometheus watched Demulan frantically searching the room and yawned boredly. What was there to investigate? It was just Montbell—no, now it's Nameless. He just came in and poisoned Audrey, and then, I wonder if the two of them made some kind of deal. Audrey had been keeping Nameless's existence a secret. You see, in the entire Asara, only Audrey's manor had an information jammer installed, and Nameless hadn't shown up at all. Where else could he have gone? It was obvious!

But could he say that out loud? Rometheus said that was impossible. After all, this was his best friend's child, and he had to help him out no matter what. "Sorry, Demulan, you'd better think about it yourself. You should be grateful if I don't hold you back!"

"What kind of deal could Audrey possibly make with the killer? Even if it meant risking her life? People like Audrey are usually very cautious. How did that person manage to do it?"

Anonymous: Is it that difficult? It's just pressing a gun against her head, is that so hard?

After pondering for a while, Demulan said that his Relink brain-computer interface was starting to overheat, so he decided to give up for now. He asked Rometheus to send someone to take Audrey back to the Tower of Babel to analyze what the toxin that caused her death was. He also sealed off the scene for now, saying that he would definitely have new findings next time he came.

"Sigh, another day wasted. It's because of you constantly telling me what to do that that my Relink brain-computer interface launch has been delayed."

After watching Black Hawk and his crew wrap up Audrey and carry her onto the helicopter, Rometheus told Demulan that if there was another incident like this, he shouldn't bother him; he should go find that idle Robert instead.

Rometheus: Damn it, have I been forced to be a corporate slave again for another day? How awful!

Chapter 219 What's behind you?

Meanwhile, on the night after Rometheus returned, Red Wolf arrived at the outskirts of the Tower of Babel with the small signal station that Mai Xiaowen had prepared for him.

"Is Xiao Hao in here? Damn it, Xiao Hao, wait for me! Next time I'll have Wei Long bring more magnetic bombs to blow this place up and rescue you!"

Red Wolf gave Babel a deep look. The thought of their special operations unit's precious treasure being tortured inside Babel made him want to take out his hand cannon and fire a few shots at Babel and its managers.

Zhang Hao, who was still enjoying a feast up there, thought: "Ah! This is too much! I can't eat anymore, Uncle Rometheus."

Rometheus/Ella: Hey! You can still eat? Kids need to eat more to grow tall. Look at you, you're not even as tall as the two of us.

Zhang Hao: Waaaaah, Uncle Shenlan, come save me! The food is too good and too much, I can't eat anymore! (〒▽〒)

"Hey, Red Wolf, where are you now?"

At this moment, Mai Xiaowen's voice came through Red Wolf's earpiece. Although there was no real-time map, Mai Xiaowen was still able to take over the command of this mission based on the map that Wuming had previously transmitted to them.

"I've reached the outer perimeter of the Tower of Babel, but where did that nameless guy go?"

Red Wolf glanced around furtively and saw that apart from the patrolling soldiers, he couldn't even see a shadow of the person called Nameless.

"Then take a look behind you."

At that moment, a deep male voice drifted from behind Red Wolf.

"Nani...?"

Mai Xiaowen, far away in the Special Operations Department: Uh..........⊙﹏⊙∥

"You're Nameless? How did you get behind me? I clearly saw no one around here before?"

Red Wolf stared in disbelief at the nameless man who had pulled out a K437 from behind him. He had carefully observed the surroundings beforehand, but he never expected that the man could sneak up behind him so silently. This ability was truly monstrous, comparable to Mai Xiaowen's.

Mai Xiaowen: Damn! How did this get me involved? I just silently caught Xiao Hao Hao who wouldn't sleep at night, didn't I? ヽ(*。＞Д＜)o゜

Red Wolf: Now that you've taken the phone, can you leave Xiao Hao alone?

Mai Xiaowen: You're overthinking it. To prevent Xiao Hao from sneaking up to play on the computer after I leave, as his most responsible and loving older sister, I have to make sure he falls asleep peacefully in my arms. (????)

"Talent, let's go, let's get this sorted out quickly."

After speaking casually, Wuming began to lead the way, leaving only a red wolf lost in thought.

"Oh?! Dead Man Bro? We're missing a cool guy like Wei Long and Roy. Next time we should have Wei Long come. He loves cool guys like this the most."

If Nameless hadn't already walked some distance away, and if he had heard Red Wolf's mutterings behind his back, he probably would have been given a flashbang.

"How do you plan to get around so many guards?"

After Red Wolf caught up, he asked Nameless, "This kind of infiltration work is usually done by Luna and Mai Xiaowen. I'm not really familiar with this kind of thing. I prefer to just say 'Hua Lai'!" and then start cleaning up the battlefield.

Does your gun have a silencer?

"Huh? No."

Nameless shook his head helplessly, took out a silencer from behind his back and tossed it to Red Wolf, saying calmly:

"With so many people, how are you going to sneak in besides killing them? And for a mission like this, you don't even bring a silencer. Let me see what kind of gun it is. Thank goodness it's an M4. If it were an AK, you could have gone back by yourself."

Red Wolf silently wiped imaginary sweat from his brow. He'd only refrained from bringing his own AK this time because he wanted to get it serviced; otherwise, it really would have been a real AK...

"Let's go, be careful not to cause any big commotion."

The two took advantage of the darkness to begin their operation. It was already quite late, and even the night owl Zhang Hao was yawning and preparing to go back to his room to sleep, but Rometheus, who was looking excited, still held him back and wouldn't let him leave.

"Xiao Hao, don't go yet, let's play one more round, just one more round. I refuse to believe that I, a dignified PhD, would be defeated by such a simple game as Dou Dizhu."

Zhang Hao chuckled to himself after hearing this. "Brother, what are you thinking? You've endured so many beatings to become a master! Do you really think the cheating techniques Roy taught you were just a joke? Aside from Xiaowen forcibly banning your cheating skills, you're already invincible!"

Zhang Hao: Waaaaah, brothers, I've finally made it! I've finally made it through!

Ella yawned to the side, speechless as she watched the excited Rometheus. His sleep schedule was usually completely random, so it didn't matter whether he slept or not, but she and Xiao Hao needed to sleep. He was really... terrible at it and loved to play.

"This is the last round. Win or lose, you have to let Xiaohao and me go back to sleep."

After warning Rometheus, Ella reluctantly let Zhang Hao reveal the cards. Her teacher hadn't been this happy in a long time, and as the student who doted on her teacher the most in the world, she would indulge him this one more time. It seemed she needed to find [Zero] soon so that this tireless father and son could have some fun and stop torturing her.

Drop drop!

At this moment, the computer behind Rometheus beeped. Rometheus turned around impatiently and saw two small red dots on the screen. He then pulled up the surveillance footage of that area and started showing it to Zhang Hao and Ella.

"Who are they? Attacking the Tower of Babel so late at night?"

Ella looked at Rometheus, who was checking the surveillance footage, and asked, "I didn't expect anyone to actually dare to come to the Tower of Babel. Do they really think they're something special?" Besides, her place is different from Demulan's space base. She only has the Tower of Babel, so any disturbance here will be detected immediately.

"Huh? Isn't that...?"

The sharp-eyed Zhang Hao immediately spotted Red Wolf on the surveillance footage, and with him... was Nameless?!

"What's wrong, Xiao Hao? Do you know this person?"

Rometheus realized that Zhang Hao seemed to know the person in the surveillance footage. Since Black Hawk had only taken photos of Wei Long and Zhang Hao together last time, Rometheus didn't know Red Wolf's identity. But the person next to Red Wolf... Rometheus felt quite familiar with him.