E-Goat was forced to say what he had said before, but when he realized that everyone was looking at him, he suddenly became nervous again. He said embarrassedly, "That … I, I was just saying it casually. You don't have to take it to heart."
"No, you're right," Qiu Ming nodded. "I didn't expect you to figure out this problem in such a short period of time. It makes me look at you in a different light. Humans are indeed a species with infinite possibilities. Even if your memory has been rewritten to become a nerd with ultra-high network technology but is ignorant of the world, you won't always live according to the established track. For example, falling in love with Xu Qian, or breaking into Shengtang Morgan's secret headquarters and saying such words that are completely out of character …
"Shengtang Morgan has also done a lot of research in this area. In the end, they found that even the best memory coding can't prevent such a thing from happening. You can control a person's past through memory coding, thereby affecting their present, but you can never completely grasp their future. The company even had to set up a special department to deal with similar things."
However, to everyone's surprise, Xu Qian shook her head and insisted, "I'm sorry, I can't go with you."
"Why?" E-Goat was puzzled.
"Because I don't want to live in fear every day for the next few days. I don't know when I'll be caught. In the past few days, I've tasted enough fear. I'm living in fear every minute and second. Maybe you don't believe me, but when Qiu Ming found me, the stone in my heart fell. Although I'm still afraid, and I don't know what will happen to me next, at least I don't have to worry about when the Sword of Damocles will fall from above my head."
Xu Qian looked into E-Goat's eyes, "I'm very touched that you came all the way here to save me. I regret that I didn't get to know you better before. When I really realized this feeling, I was already running out of time. You have always been doing all kinds of things for me. At least let me do one thing for you at this time. I won't go with you and become a burden to you. I won't let Shengtang Morgan Group's people target you."
"I don't care," the electronic goat said.
"But I care. I really care. Don't think that life isn't important just because your current memories are fabricated. You can still start a new life at any time. Because as far as I know, employees whose productivity is declining will not have an easy job. No matter what, your current life is not bad. You shouldn't give up everything for me. And you too."
"You've also helped me a lot. At least, when all of this came, you gave me a glimpse of the truth. Although it was only for a short moment, it was probably the most sober I've been since I entered New Shanghai 0297. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I can't pay you the money I promised you."
"So this is your final decision? Heng asked.
"Yes," Xu Qian nodded. "I have made my decision."
E-Goat wanted to say something more, but then he saw Xu Qian point at the previously paused projection and said, "I want to finish watching this movie. Can you accompany me?"
When E-Goat heard this, he reflexively looked at Qiu Ming, then at Heng. Finally, he confirmed that the person Xu Qian was talking to was him. He couldn't help but feel flattered. He walked to the sofa nervously and chose the seat on the right. After that, he sat down, placed his hands in front of his knees, and looked straight ahead.
"Why are you sitting so far away? It's not like I'm going to eat you," Xu Qian said.
E-Goat moved his body slightly when he heard what Xu Qian said. He then moved to a place that was one body away from Xu Qian. He did not expect Xu Qian to get up and sit next to him. E-Goat's body stiffened, and what surprised him even more was that Xu Qian leaned her head on his shoulder after that.
Because the distance between the two was too close, E-Goat could even smell the fragrance of the shampoo on Xu Qian's hair.
Qiu Ming and Heng looked at each other. Then, Heng took the lead and took the initiative to walk out of the room. Qiu Ming followed behind and closed the door.
When they were outside, Qiu Ming took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Heng, but the latter refused.
So, Qiu Ming took one and put it in his mouth. He lit it with a lighter and took a puff. "I have a headache now."
"Because your ex-girlfriend is watching a movie with another man in the room?"
"…"
"It's not because of that. I'm only close to Xu Qian because of work. I don't have any other intentions," Qiu Ming said. "My headache now is whether I should pretend that I don't know who you are."
"Well, then why don't you continue pretending?" Heng asked calmly.
"Because I don't want you to think that I'm a self-righteous fool. I want to avoid things from developing in a direction that I don't want," Qiu Ming said truthfully. "You can even deal with the emergency response team. There's no reason why you don't know that I've already discovered your identity."
Although Xu Qian and Heng did not mention Heng's name during their conversation, how could Qiu Ming, who had been paying attention to Xu Qian during this period of time, not know that Xu Qian had hired a new clone bodyguard? Moreover, as an employee of Shengtang Morgan's New Shanghai 0297 branch, Qiu Ming naturally knew what was going on on the second floor that night.
Heng's incredible combat power had already attracted the attention of the company, but no clues could be found from his employment file. Like most job seekers who went to New Shanghai 0297, he had no personality or characteristics. He was just a pure means of production.
However, as the investigation deepened, more and more suspicious points began to surface. For example, the interviewer on that day had no impression of Zhang Heng, and the surveillance video that was pulled out according to the date did not show Zhang Heng's shadow from beginning to end. The security company that hired him, G7Z, had no other traces except for a file. He was like a ghost, somehow appearing in New Shanghai 0297.
However, because Heng died in the fire on the second floor, Shengtang Morgan could not continue the investigation.
Qiu Ming originally thought that this matter would end here. Although he was very curious about Heng, he was not curious enough to get a result. The abnormality in Heng should be something that the higher-ups of Shengtang Morgan were worried about. It had nothing to do with an ordinary employee like Qiu Ming. Qiu Ming did not expect that he would be so lucky to hit the jackpot this time.
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