1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

The agent's eyes narrowed, and even the usually gentle and tolerant Haruta frowned:

"Leia, you..."

"In my own world, I don't have this name. My name is Riva, and I chose it myself."

UMP45 interrupted Haruta, looked at Mark again, and pointed at her head:

"I'm sorry, Commander. Although I really want to tell you the whole story, I really don't know where to start. I'm almost completely blank here."

"What do you mean? Your memory was wiped?"

"I don't know."

"Who did it?"

"I don't know."

"Then why did you come to this world to look for someone?"

"I don't know."

"...Do you want to fight?"

"No, and besides, you can't beat me."

UMP45 sighed deeply, a look of embarrassment and confusion on her face.

"In fact, the information we have is very limited. We only know that we once had a commander, but we don't even know his name or what he looked like."

"We only know that this commander has made great contributions to the world and has done a lot for us, but we don't know what he has done for our world or for us.

"Even if we came to this world and met you through reverse collapse and changing the nature of the world, we still don't know what your relationship with that person is."

"Hmm... You don't know anything about anything. It's really Feiwu..." Mark vaguely understood something, touched his chin and asked again:

"Since you know nothing, why do you have to come to this world?"

"Seeds." "Seeds...seeds?"

"Yes, Seed. Two years ago... no, in 2080, during a comprehensive upgrade, we discovered a sealed conversation at the very bottom of the mind cloud of Tactical Humanoid RO635. That's how we learned of the existence of that commander..."

"So you guys just came here desperately?"

"That's not the case. Initially, we thought it was just a self-generated error caused by redundancy in the underlying cloud map data. But later, when we cross-checked the memory data, we discovered something terrifying."

As she spoke, UMP45's expression darkened.

"Almost all the dolls that returned to China from Europe had a lot of missing content in their memory storage, and then filled it with some seemingly exquisite, but very crude fragments upon closer examination;"

"No, to be more precise, it seems that a part of the memory of a very important person has been erased and replaced. After seeing this, some things that seemed natural in the past have become very strange.

"For example, who was it that commanded us to fight against all the enemies? Who was it that reconciled the Iron-Blooded Dolls and the Griffins? Who was it that caused the powerful White Cult to inexplicably fall apart?"

"My memory tells us that it was either our own doing, or that it was directed by Kruger, Helian, Greena, and others, and that the state was directly involved in its implementation. But if you think about it carefully, there are huge loopholes. I won't go into details."

"In short, through investigation and comparison of big data memories, we are now certain that we did have a commander, but all the humanoids' memories of that commander have been erased."

Amid the horrified expressions of the agent and Haruta, Mark appeared calm. After thinking for a moment, he asked:

"Hmm... Such a big thing, only a national-level force can accomplish it, right?"

"We initially thought so, but after a long period of covert investigation, we found nothing suspicious. China has no such motive, the new Soviet Union doesn't have the capability, and other countries are even less so."

"What's the point of specifically erasing your memories of your commander?... This kind of thing is really troublesome, right?"

"Yes, it's extremely troublesome, and it has to be done without any of us noticing. The amount of manpower required is simply unheard of."

Then, UMP45 revealed something even more terrifying:

"We secretly tested Mr. Kruger and Ms. Greena, who had fought alongside us and were absolutely trustworthy, and discovered that their memories had also been..."

Accurately erase human memory of a certain person?

How is this done?

Is the technology of 2082 so amazing? The key is, what's the reason for going to so much trouble?

If the purpose is to keep a secret, wouldn't it be easier to just destroy the doll or erase the cloud's memory data?

Just as Mark was lost in thought, Chuntian suddenly interrupted:

"Miss 45, do you know the Elmo?"

"Ai Mo... Sorry, I haven't heard of it."

"So, what about Team Sugarcube?"

"nor."

"Where's Andros?"

"Nothing more."

“...When did you go to China?” “Yes…”

Haruta asked UMP45 a series of questions, not only about some major events in the world she lived in, but also many seemingly insignificant details about her work and life.

About an hour later, she offered her conclusion:

"Commander, the world Miss 45 lives in is very different from ours. It's not an exaggeration to say they are two different worlds..."

Well, that's for sure.

In Springfield's world:

Around 2065, Griffin Corporation was dissolved, and the "Commander" has been driving a huge base vehicle called "Amo" and struggling in the Yellow Zone, just like his motherland which is still struggling to recover.

As for anti-human forces like Paradis, they remain extremely powerful, even far more so than before they were "eliminated." They have colluded with European governments, or in other words, have replaced a large part of those organizations.

The new Soviet Union in that world had already joined the Romanian government and become a region of the other side. In the process of integration, it lost its own dominant position and completely lost the possibility of becoming a true Soviet Union, even worse than Tsarist Russia.

In short, until China officially intervened around 2080, the entire European region was filled with a sense of despair.

But the world where UMP45 exists is different:

As early as the first half of 2063, China had already openly and forcefully intervened in European affairs, using its powerful strength to directly defeat all the demons and monsters that hindered the realization of a communist world;

What Paradis, what armed business groups, what the Romanian government, what the Soviet zone, in the face of absolute strength, are nothing.

Resist?

Space-based weapons are worried about having no place to use their weapons, and orbital forces are bored to death.

What the former cannot handle, the latter can send down divine soldiers from the sky to any corner of the earth within fifteen minutes to suppress all disobedience.

Therefore, the overall technological level and living standards of the world where UMP45 is located are higher, but because there has not been a large-scale war for too long, some military technologies are actually inferior to the world where Haruta and the agents are located.

This is quite understandable.

If it weren't for the purpose of destroying their own kind, how could human military technology have made such rapid progress?

In short, one world is hurtling towards the abyss of totalitarian capitalism, while the other world (China) has already stepped into the primary stage of communism.

No wonder Mark always felt that UMP45's understanding of communist theory was much deeper than other humanoids, and she could make many decisions on her own.

"...Hmm...two sides of the same material foundation..." Mark licked his upper lip, a look of enlightenment on his face:

"I see. It seems that putting forward the important thought of the Three Represents was indeed correct. Otherwise, the world might go astray in the future..."

"I've heard that before..." "Huh? What?"

"It is your words that if the material basis of communism is in the hands of capital, the future that will sustain humanity will arrive."

"...kind of like something I would say."

"Well, that's it... Commander, what I want to say is that I have guessed who erased Miss 45 and the others' memories."

"Ah? Are you so smart?"

"In fact, Miss 45 probably has the answer in her heart."

Haruta looked at UMP45, who nodded slowly. Then they both turned their gazes to...

"Why are you looking at me? What, you want to fight?"

Mark looked puzzled.

Haruta sighed and said something:

"At countless turning points in fate, he could have become an excellent soldier, a gentle senior, an impulsive instructor, or a happy child, but he chose to give up;"

"He never spared time for himself, always leaving it for others. His life was so long yet so short, and in the end, he only had time to become a brave man... Commander, do you know who this is referring to?"

"Um...your commander in that world?" "That's you."

"No, Haruta, well, how should I put it..."

"Needless to say, I understand your dilemma. This is you, so it could only be you who erased their memories and abandoned them."

"...I'm not the Japanese Emperor Sun Xiaochuan, so don't put all the blame on me!"

"Haha, Commander, although I have always understood the choices you made, in reality, you abandoned us..."

This feeling of being blamed for no reason is very subtle.

I should have been unhappy, but for some reason I couldn't be unhappy, and I even felt a little guilty inside.

It was as if that was what he had done.

"But, he...Okay, okay, 'I'! I! So, what's my purpose in doing this?"

"I don't know, but after thinking about it, there could only be one reason—you must be protecting us because you are always so gentle."

Chuntian gently touched Mark's face, his eyes like water:

"So, you definitely have a purpose. I don't know what it is, but it certainly won't harm us. I believe Miss 45 agrees."

"...Yes, at least, I believe he is such a person."

UMP45's originally stern expression softened considerably, and the agent even looked at him with an expression that said, "Is there any need to doubt something like this?" This made Mark feel a little embarrassed, and he quickly avoided the topic.

"Hmm...Okay, okay, let's put this aside for now. As long as we're sure 45 isn't harmful, let's first discuss how to kill those bastards... And..."

"Ok."

Unexpectedly, none of the three figures objected and they quickly returned to work as if nothing had happened.

The discussion among them lasted until late at night. After all the plans and some details were completely finalized, UMP45 and Springfield quietly left Mark's temporary residence in Nanchang.

"Miss 45, could you please let me have a look at that sealed memory?"

Commander, even if you are in a completely different new world, you will definitely continue to refresh the world in your new journey.

However, in this world, we will not allow you to "escape" again.

461 Yay! Three salaries! Working from home!

On the second night after the assassination, after a more detailed interrogation and investigation, Deng Fa, the director of the National Political Security Bureau, returned to the conference room with two of his subordinates and a young stranger. He introduced:

"This is Comrade Ma Muzhi." "Hello, comrades."

Mark bowed slightly and greeted the shining stars in the room. He was a little excited, but remained calm overall, even though the real sun was right before his eyes.

It has been more than a year since I traveled here, and I have done countless big and small things, become the "King of Northeast China", and even changed the situation in the whole of China. I have basically adapted to this era. If I cry again, it would be inappropriate.

But, you are still young...

The oldest General Zhu was only under 50 years old, still considered young and strong, while Li Desheng was only 40 years old, Wu Hao was only 35 years old, and people like Wang Jiaxiang were only 27 years old.

very nice.

Unless anything unexpected happens, some of them should still have the chance to grow old in this life.

Mark quietly looked at Li Desheng and others, and they also quietly looked at this strange party member whom they had never heard of.

In fact, everyone was very suspicious of this young man who seemed too young and claimed to be a member of the Communist Party of China.

The long revolutionary war had made them extremely wary of all "coincidences" and "accidents," let alone something as dangerous as what had happened yesterday.

Just as Ding Ling's appearance at the assassination scene aroused suspicion, Mark's sudden appearance near the US President's residence was also very disturbing.

Because the US President was visiting, the area that was formerly a "rich area" was cordoned off and ordinary people would not go there at all.

However, no matter how many conspiracies and intrigues there are behind this, from an objective fact point of view, it is true that this person caught an assassin yesterday and rescued the CCP.

Li Desheng didn't know that the person in front of him was the "Japanese comrade" he had always wanted to see, and he smiled and extended his hand:

"Hello, Comrade Ma Muzhi."