"I see, so that's how it is. You intentionally arranged for me to expose this scheme. Of course, it's fine even if I fail to live up to your expectations. You can use other methods to remind the inspectors that there is something wrong with the biochemical pets' ear canals."
"In other words, you know that Heavenly Works Machines did something to the biochemical pets, but how is that possible? Could it be that you have some sort of shady insider deal with Heavenly Works Machines?" Meng Chao asked with a contemplative expression.
"Of course not."
Gao Ye shook his head slowly. "Spirit Creation Creatures and Heavenly Works Machines are competitors who can't coexist with each other in the business world. I'm also against the limitless development of runic symbol technology. I have nothing to do with Heavenly Works Machines. I'm just a victim in the case of the murderous pets in Blessed Paradise.
"Of course, it is true that I killed Jin Yongqiang. But shouldn't such a scumbag who was blinded by greed, who didn't hesitate to inject berserk drugs into his pet to kill his master, die?"
"Indeed, they deserve to die."
Meng Chao did not intend to pursue the matter of Gao Ye killing Jin Yongqiang.
Having returned from the apocalypse, he had seen countless lives instantly vaporized by flames. He was not a pure believer in the supremacy of law.
If Gao Ye had killed Jin Yongqiang out of righteous indignation, Meng Chao would not have bothered about it.
But this matter involved a Supernatural Entity.
And the Supernatural Entities were the key that determined the outcome of the Monster War.
He had no choice but to get to the bottom of it.
Since Gao Ye's emotions were relatively stable and he was willing to communicate with him, he naturally wouldn't waste this opportunity.
Coincidentally, Lu Siya's reinforcements were still on the way. He needed to buy time for them.
Of course, Meng Chao monitored Gao Ye's actions.
Ning Shewo told Meng Chao that aside from being a biochemical expert, Gao Ye was also an outstanding monster controller. His mental power was incredibly great.
Last time, Meng Chao had personally witnessed Gao Ye's ability to control Giant Sandworms remotely through the internet.
Meng Chao reckoned that the method Gao Ye used to kill Jin Yongqiang was to control his biochemical pet remotely.
But no matter how powerful Gao Ye's mental strength was, his body was extremely weak.
His four limbs were missing, and there weren't many mechanical devices on the wheelchair. There wasn't even space to install a mechanism.
There was no place in the laboratory for him to hide the super-large biochemical beasts.
Meng Chao was confident that he could control him in half a second.
"But even if Jin Yongqiang deserved to die, you didn't have to resort to lynching."
When Meng Chao saw that Gao Ye could not fight back at all, he relaxed a little. "Dragon City is currently in a state of war, and all sorts of punishments are very severe. As long as you report Jin Yongqiang's crimes, it's impossible for him to escape the Supernatural Tower's punishment."
"At that time, I …"
Gao Ye paused for a moment and said, "I was in a very strange state at that time. I only witnessed what he did, but I didn't get any concrete evidence.
"Heavenly Works Machines is rich and powerful. They also have a lot of powerful people who practice runic symbol technology supporting them. If we recklessly accuse them without any proof, it will easily turn into a fight of interests between the biochemical modification faction and runic symbol machines faction. Since it's a fight of interests, facts and logic aren't important. Spirit Creation Creatures might not be able to gain any benefits. Instead, it might be dragged into the vortex and torn to shreds.
"It would be better for us to make a prompt decision and kill Jin Yongqiang so that the accident they tried so hard to fake would turn into a murder where Heavenly Works Machines would be a suspect. That way, the related departments would have to take action and get to the bottom of the matter."
"Makes sense. If Jin Yongqiang hadn't died, this matter might have been treated as an accident, and Spirit Creation Creatures would have been wrongly accused."
Meng Chao thought about it and asked, "Honestly, I think that Jin Yongqiang deserved it. Even if you cut him into pieces and fed him to the Giant Sandworms, I wouldn't have an opinion about it. But how did President Xie Xiaolei offend you? Why did you have to kill one of his co-founders of Spirit Creation Creatures? Was it because the fact that you used his name to work with Drizzle Studio was about to be exposed?
"That doesn't make sense. At that time, the situation was very beneficial to Spirit Creation Creatures. Honestly, there was no need for you to do something unnecessary and have Drizzle Studio slander you. If that weren't the case, I wouldn't have been able to locate you so quickly.
"Besides, you're both co-founders of Spirit Creation Creatures. You also have the key technology of Spirit Creation Creatures. If you wanted to look for Drizzle Studio, you could have just gone through him. Even if you really used his name and were discovered, what could he do to you?"
"I see, so that's why I exposed myself."
Gao Ye was slightly stunned. Then, he smiled wanly. "The articles attacking biochemical modification technology aren't slandering me. They're my sincere words."
Meng Chao was stunned. "What do you mean by sincere words?"
"I don't think that if the current biochemical modification technology continues to develop without limits, it will be beneficial to most of the citizens in Dragon City," Gao Ye said faintly.
Gao Ye said calmly, "You should have read the article that worries that biochemical modification technology will create a Super Artificial Intelligence, right?
"My stance might be biased, but the core of my thoughts are my sincere words. If we stimulate the monsters' brains without caring about the consequences and use all sorts of genetic engineering to fuse together countless monsters' intelligence, one of these days, they will awaken to true intelligence and turn into super AIs.
"I'm not saying that monsters who awaken to super intelligence will definitely harm humans, but they will definitely not submit to human control. This is inevitable.
"Based on this angle, I object to the current development direction of biochemical modification technology."
"Wait, I'm a little confused."
Meng Chao rubbed his temples gently. "You're a biochemical specialist who graduated from Agricultural University, the creator and technical director of Spirit Creation Creatures, and a capable member of the biochemical modification faction, and you object to the current biochemical modification technology?"
"Yes," Gao Ye said calmly.
"It's only when you have a deep understanding of biochemical modification technology that you know how strong and terrifying it is. Is there a problem with that?"
"I-I think I understand now," Meng Chao mumbled.
"There's no personal grudge between you and President Xie, but there's a difference in the direction of the company's development?" Meng Chao mumbled.
"Meng Chao, you're really smart. You've far surpassed my expectations. Dragging you into this might be my greatest mistake." Gao Ye cast Meng Chao a deep glance.
"When normal people hear that I want to kill Xie Xiaolei, they'll think that my motive is related to a fight for power. In fact, they'll come up with a series of strange and complicated stories. For example, I stay in the lab all day and develop all sorts of technology, but Xie Xiaolei turns it into cash and puts it into his pocket. They'll then see him living in glory in the business world while I end up in a state that's neither human nor ghost because of an accident in an experiment. That's why they'll be jealous … Gao Ye cast Meng Chao a deep glance.
"No, I don't want to kill Xie Xiaolei because of these senseless reasons.
"Honestly, we've been working together happily for years. If it weren't for Xie Xiaolei's talent in business and my skills alone, it would have been impossible for me to accumulate so much wealth, valuable resources, and so many advanced research facilities. It would have been impossible for me to get the deal for Subway No.20 and obtain ten times the resources.
"If it were possible, I wouldn't want to touch a single hair on his head.
"But we do have a difference in the direction of the company's development.
"The path I want to take is one that he can't walk. In fact, I can't let him know about it.
"But no matter how much he doesn't pay attention to the research center, he's still the person in charge of the company. It's impossible for me to change the company into what I want under his watch. So …"
"Like what?"
A thought appeared in Meng Chao's head. He pointed at the sleeping super Giant Sandworm outside the floor-to-ceiling window. "You can mass modify this monster?"
Gao Ye was silent for a long time.
Meng Chao could tell that his silence was not because he had nothing to say.
Instead, he was organizing his thoughts and organizing his words. He wanted to vent the anger that had been burning in his heart for years.
Meng Chao held his breath. He did not want to disturb Gao Ye's thoughts.
In any case, Gao Ye was trapped. As long as he kicked the wheelchair over, he would not be able to go anywhere.
Besides, Meng Chao had a strong suspicion that Gao Ye was just a small fry. The power hidden behind him that could create Supernatural Entities was the real crocodile.
"Meng Chao, do you think that our mission to colonize the Other World will be completed so easily?"
Gao Ye thought about it for a long time before he finally asked Meng Chao … a question that no one in Dragon City knew the standard answer better than he did. "Do you think that after we win the Monster War, we will run into an even more devastating war?"
Meng Chao felt complicated. He thought about it for a long time before he said, "The Other World is huge. It's impossible for all the monsters to be gathered in one place, right? Even if we can get rid of the monsters around Dragon City, what about the monsters in the distance? "Even if we have a steel army, there's a limit to how much we can expand. Defending Dragon City is different from conquering the areas around Dragon City. Conquering the areas around Dragon City is different from traversing the entire continent and clearing the supply lines that are more than ten thousand kilometers long. I think that the mission to conquer the entire Other World won't be completed so easily."
Gao Ye's single eye lit up again.
It was as if he had met someone who understood him.
"What if there aren't any monsters in other places?" he asked.
"That would be even worse," Meng Chao said.
"Monsters have feet and wings. They might even know how to swim. They can run around everywhere in the Other World, but they're all gathered in one spot in Monster Mountain Range. This can only mean that there are existences even more terrifying than monsters beyond Monster Mountain Range. Even if we completely destroy the monsters and step out of Monster Mountain Range, we might just step out of the beginner's village."
"Beginner's village?"
Gao Ye mumbled. "That's an interesting comparison. Meng Chao, you already have such a clear understanding of the world at your age, and your thoughts coincide with ours. You're really not a simple person!"
"You?"
A thought appeared in Meng Chao's head. "Director Gao, is there another organization behind you?"
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