I write obituaries for the gods

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The next morning.

In the back seat of the Maybach 62s, Lin Chen rolled up his sleeve and glanced at his watch:

8:30 a.m.

As the V12 turbocharged engine propelled the luxury car into traffic and towards the foundation's headquarters, Lin Chen took out his phone and typed a message:

"On the way."

"..."

Lin Chen turned his head and looked at Professor Jürgen beside him, and found him fiddling with a pistol rather clumsily.

"You also brought a gun?"

“For self-defense,” Jürgen removed the magazine and showed it to Lin Chen, “but they’re all rubber bullets, non-lethal. At most, they’ll knock someone unconscious, but they won’t kill them.”

"Professor, will this work?" Lin Chen smiled.

“I never expected to hit anyone when I fired,” Jürgen scratched his chin somewhat sheepishly. “Even if I were to run into someone trying to arrest me, live ammunition wouldn’t be of any use.”

"But at least it can serve as a deterrent, achieving the goal without actually harming anyone."

Professor Jürgen tucked the gun inside his coat and rubbed his hands together.

“Don’t worry, they won’t take my gun because of my status,” Jürgen lowered his voice. “If anything goes wrong, I’ll give you the gun, and you protect me!”

"The rubber bullet gun is useless..." Lin Chen thought to himself, looking up at the grid-like skylight:

"You have quite the entourage, being picked up and dropped off in a Maybach."

“The Foundation is spending a lot of money to bring me away. I’m still quite strategically important,” Jürgen shook his head helplessly. “You know, I’m responsible for many of the key functions of the Orca. Without such an advanced subspace tunnel boring machine, Ideal Country wouldn’t have been taken over so easily.”

"How high a salary did they pay?" Lin Chen asked Jürgen.

“That’s a pretty high number, but I refused. I’ll only collaborate with them on research into insomnia,” Jürgen sighed softly. “But I think they’ll probably try to coerce or bribe me later. I’ll just have to deal with whatever they say.”

At this moment, Jiang Zhengge's voice came through Lin Chen's earpiece:

"We have arrived at the Westview Building and are entering, proceeding according to plan."

Lin Chen did not respond. Although there was soundproofing between the back and front rows, it was not certain that listening devices could be completely detected.

He and Jürgen both understood this, so they put on an attitude of "we pretend we don't know there's a bug, we'll say whatever we want," and talked about things that weren't so open to the public to lower the bugger's guard.

"..."

“We should be there soon,” Jürgen suddenly said.

He pressed a button, and the sunshade on the car window slowly opened, letting the pale blue light of the sky, soaked by the rain, into the car.

Lin Chen looked out the car window: in the heavy rain, the headquarters building of the foundation in the western district stood before him like a giant pillar supporting the sky.

“All personnel in position,” Louis’s voice came through. “Operation Achilles’ Heel, commence.”

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Chapter 126 Disguise (Third Update)

The Maybach stopped in front of the headquarters. Lin Chen pushed open the door, opened the umbrella, and then opened the door for Professor Jürgen.

"Professor, this way please." He was very polite.

After getting off the bus, Professor Jürgen looked up at the giant building shrouded in gray clouds.

The foundation's headquarters in the Westview District, the largest skyscraper in the entire Westview District, stands in the center of the area, offering a panoramic view.

"It's starting again," Jürgen sighed softly.

Led by two waiters, Lin Chen and Jürgen passed through the main gate and entered the security checkpoint.

Upon entering, Lin Chen saw a dignified old man: dressed in a suit and leather shoes, wearing a mink coat, leaning on a cane, with gray hair.

He recognized the man immediately: he had been mentioned in the operation file.

Executive Committee, Mr. Z.

He is a high-ranking hawk and the mastermind behind many of the foundation's radical and malicious acts over the years.

He was surrounded by a dense mass of Foundation security personnel, fully armed and looking quite menacing.

“Jurgen, long time no see,” Mr. Z glanced at Lin Chen. “You’re very cautious, even bringing along people from the Investigation Bureau for your assistant?”

“I don’t trust you,” Jürgen said bluntly. “I don’t want to never leave the Westview Building again.”

"Come on, you know we're not that bad," Mr. Z smiled elegantly. "The foundation values ​​talent, all kinds of talent."

He glanced at Lin Chen, who stared back directly.

From the beginning, the Investigation Bureau had no intention of operating covertly, and this was also the reason for choosing Lin Chen as an assistant: he would be a target that would draw attention.

All eyes were on Lin Chen, who would be able to operate more covertly after he and Oswald switched places.

"Drip-"

The security scanner went off, and the security officer found the pistol on Professor Jürgen.

"Let him take it; it will make him feel safer that way."

After saying that, Mr. Z waved his hand, signaling Jürgen and Lin Chen to follow him.

On the way to the venue, Lin Chen kept observing the surroundings and figuring out the location of the sentries.

Meanwhile, Mr. Z was constantly talking with Jürgen:

"The main purpose of this donation ceremony is, on the one hand, to salvage some of the foundation's reputation, and on the other hand, to ease the relationship with the Investigation Bureau. After all, we all know who is above the Investigation Bureau, and we also know how many people the foundation has offended over the years in Yudu."

“Competition is normal. After all, the Bureau of Investigation is involved in so many industries. If its interests are harmed, it will definitely take action. But some misunderstandings must be cleared up.”

“I’m just a figurehead in the Bureau of Investigation, I don’t have any real power,” Jürgen said calmly. “It’s no use you telling me this.”

"Oh, someone will hear it eventually."

Mr. Z turned his head and glanced at Lin Chen.

"Right?"

“He’s stalling for time, you cunning bastard,” Jiang Zhengge whispered into his earpiece. “Once the W weapon is finished, there’ll be no point in clearing up any misunderstandings.”

"Jiang Zhengge, keep your voice down."

In the elevator, Hua Molan glanced at Jiang Zhengge, who was cursing beside her, with a look of disdain.

"We're almost there."

"Ding!"

As the elevator reached number 46, the doors opened.

Hua Molan stepped out of the elevator first, followed by Li Zhanyi and Jiang Zhengge, and then Wang Pan and several armed officers.

As soon as Li Zhanyi stepped out of the elevator, he saw the team that came to greet him: a group of fully armed bodyguards wearing black sunglasses and thick bulletproof vests under their suit jackets, looking very brave and capable.

And in the center of that group of bodyguards was Ms. J.

“Long time no see, Director Hua Molan,” Ms. J said. “I think that after this period of confrontation, we have both gained and lost.”

"It's alright, the Investigation Bureau made a profit overall," Hua Molan said casually.

Ms. J's eyebrow twitched almost imperceptibly:

"At least we can reach a consensus: if this continues, Yudu will soon be in complete chaos."

"Probably so."

Hua Molan smiled and stared at Ms. J for a while before extending her hand:

"So, I think our purpose today..."

"It's peace talks."

"..."

Seeing Mr. Z's outstretched hand, Jürgen hesitated for a moment, but still took it.

“Peace talks? I’ve never seen the Foundation negotiate with anyone before, but you’ve been making concessions for the first time in the last two months,” Jürgen said.

“Things aren’t peaceful inside,” Mr. Z said in a low voice. “The doves have gone mad, you know what I mean? These idiots have been enduring humiliation and doing their research, but recently they’ve been acting like they’ve taken a shot of gunpowder and started eyeing power.”

He patted Jürgen on the shoulder and gestured with his chin:

"Go backstage and get ready. The donation ceremony will start soon, and you'll need to go on stage and talk about your project. Do you need me to have someone print out your speech?"

“I don’t need a prepared speech,” Jürgen said softly. “I prefer improvisation.”

"That's your style."

After arranging for Jürgen to stay in the lounge, Mr. Z turned and left.

Lin Chen sat down on the sofa with Professor Jürgen and waited quietly.

A few minutes later, Louis's voice came through the earpiece:

“Oswald is in position. The third stall in the men’s restroom at the entrance of the venue.”

"receive."

At that moment, the door to the lounge opened, and a staff member walked in:

"Professor Jürgen, the donation ceremony is about to begin. Please take a seat."

"it is good."

Jürgen got up and followed the staff to the venue.

In the center of the circular hall, Jürgen took his seat.

He ignored the people around him who tried to strike up a conversation with him, and just stared quietly at the podium in front of him, his expression indifferent.

“You can wait over there,” a bodyguard stopped Lin Chen and pointed to a corner of the venue. “Assistants are not allowed near the podium.”

"Then how can I guarantee the professor's safety?" Lin Chen frowned.

“We will protect you, you don’t need to worry about it.” The bodyguard’s tone was curt.

“Okay,” Lin Chen shook his head, “Where’s the restroom? I need to use the toilet.”

"Turn left after you go out."

Lin Chen pretended to be cursing and turned to walk towards the door.

He went out the door, turned straight into the restroom, and gently knocked on the door of the third stall.

The door opened, and a hand reached out and grasped Lin Chen's hand. Grayish-white flames quickly climbed up that hand.

When the door opened again, Lin Chen saw someone who looked exactly like him walk out.

“The clothes are inside,” Oswald said in a deep, resonant voice. “Go.”

Lin Chen nodded and then went into the cubicle.

At the entrance, the bodyguard monitoring Lin Chen kept a close watch on the bathroom, never leaving his side.

They had been warned that the investigator accompanying Jürgen this time was from the Rapid Response Division 1, and that he was a very dangerous one.

They must keep a close eye on this investigator.

"Clang."

The bathroom door opened, and Lin Chen came out, shaking the water off his hands as he walked towards the venue.

The bodyguard adjusted his sunglasses and followed.

Half a minute later, the bathroom door was pushed open again, and a cleaner wearing a hood and mask came out, her posture hunched over.

No one noticed him; behind him, the music that started the donation ceremony ignited the venue.

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Chapter 127 Ecological Park (Fourth Update)

"As the cornerstone of Rain City, the foundation has been integrating resources from all over the world to carry out cutting-edge subspace research in Rain City."

"Our research findings are now found in every household. From the complete cure of malignant tumors by the Blue Energy to the forefront of human prosthetic modification, the Yudu Project is undoubtedly a monument in human history."

"As a cornerstone, rain will continue to be a beacon for humanity's frontiers in the future, and this time, the light of the beacon will illuminate those previously overlooked corners!"