Gong Qi was one of the first powerhouses to step into the realm of Extraordinary in the ability user association. He was able to guess the outcome of the investigation team's operation from Yuan Fei's pace. As for the process, whether or not anyone died, or how many died, it was just a minor detail that he didn't need to pay too much attention to.
Gong Qi had been an assistant secretary in Headquarters for twenty years. He knew secrets and had weathered many storms, so he naturally had his own way of doing things. Even if killing intent arose in his heart, he still maintained a cold expression on the outside. He only used minute body movements to slightly adjust it.
He wasn't hiding anything. Hiding was useless. Old Man You Gang beside him might not be able to climb to the rank of Extraordinary for his entire life, but he still had clear eyes and a clear heart. Pretending too much would only make him a joke.
Fortunately, Yuan Fei was clever and didn't say it out loud, saving some face.
Now that things had developed to this point, Gong Qi didn't feel like saying anything more to You Gang. He clenched his rubbing fingers and then unfolded them. He knocked on the glass wall in front of him. "The matter of Quantum Corporation's complaint is more or less clear now. The structure of this girl's body and soul is peculiar. There are many coincidences with what the Water Divine General proposed all those years ago. It's very interesting. How about this, I'll take her away … "
"She's here to recuperate. That's trust. Aren't you destroying her by sending her to your hands?" At Old Man You's age, he did as he pleased. He spoke straightforwardly and fiercely, without any intention of being polite.
Gong Qi was used to it. His eyes didn't even twitch. "Headquarters' conditions are always better. It's better to develop a girl's value."
Old Man You's eyelids were already about to lose their liveliness. Only his long eyebrows slightly trembled. "Develop? You've been doing business very smoothly lately. You've pretty much learned the skills of those big corporations. "
Gong Qi finally frowned. "It's about developing. Shouldn't we give the young a platform to develop themselves? It's just a slip of the tongue. Old Man You, why are you so serious? "
Old Man You laughed and shook his head. "A slip of the tongue? It looks like you, Secretary Gong, are old and decrepit. You should give your position to the young. I think Little Yuan isn't bad. He's very perceptive and quite capable. "
Two old things competing. Why did you drag me in?
Yuan Fei's face twitched, but he quickly concealed his smile and bowed to Elder You. "You must be joking, Elder You. The Association still needs elders like Secretary-General Gong and Elder You to be at the helm. Only then can we shelter the millions of aptitude users …"
Old Man You laughed again. "Fifty years ago, it was to shelter us from the wind and rain. Fifty years later, it's still shelter us from the wind and rain. We can't even put up a shed. It's quite boring, don't you think?"
Yuan Fei immediately sealed his mouth and pretended to be dead, refusing to make a sound no matter what.
"I understand the attitude of the Xia City branch. Let's go back first."
Gong Qi stopped arguing with You Gang and glanced at the glass wall with a cold expression. There, the girl was sleeping peacefully. Her breathing seemed to be faintly discernible, but it was rhythmic and consistent.
He glanced at her again, then turned around and left.
Old Man You grunted twice and said a beat later, "Shall we call it a day? I won't accompany you anymore. "
Gong Qi ignored him and didn't turn his head, but a string of data flashed through his mind.
2‰。
The timing of Quantum Corporation's quotations had always been extremely accurate. The accident investigation team had just left Headquarters, and the quotations had already been placed on the desks of several big shots and secretaries of Headquarters through reliable channels.
2 ‰ was a small proportion, but 8 trillion had already been invested so far. In the future, there would likely be several times more investment in this super project. Any small change would be magnified to an astronomical figure.
What's more, compared to these numbers, which only had secular significance, the results of the project were far more valuable.
Looking at the current situation, Headquarters' focus should be tilted towards the more realistic benefits. They should do everything they could to fight for ownership of the little girl and pull her into their embrace.
But from the information that came out from the Order of Justice, An Weng's decisive methods that night clearly involved an extremely important piece of information. It was one of the ultimate secrets that Headquarters had always hoped to obtain for many years.
These two matters were stacked together. Which was more important? How to allocate power and resources? Headquarters had a headache.
Now it looked like the Apocalypse Laboratory's arrangement of 'research' and 'excavation' was truly a foresight.
But when things came to a head, who wouldn't want to have the best of both worlds?
Gong Qi returned to his temporary residence and sat on the sofa, muttering to himself in silence.
On the other side, Yuan Fei cautiously stepped forward. He still wanted to think of a few words to say, but Gong Qi was unwilling to speak with him. He said, "Leave the operation records. You may leave."
Yuan Fei let out a secret sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had seized the time to tidy things up a bit, so he wouldn't be caught blindly. He bowed and left the room.
Gong Qi swept his eyes over the records. Even though he had done a preliminary combing, there were still not many valuable things inside.
Headquarters had used some method to temporarily destroy the Psychic Wave Network's functions. Correspondingly, the Xia City branch had interfered with Headquarters' communication lines. It was already very difficult to ensure the operation team's internal communication. The corresponding data uploading was a bit delayed.
Right now, he could only see the part where Puppeteer seized the hostage and threatened him, as well as a few words from Tank at the end. The most crucial part was blank. It could also be seen that the situation had taken a sudden turn for the worse. The situation had collapsed in an extremely short amount of time.
From Gong Qi's point of view, Puppeteer, Tank, and especially Snake Tongue had strength. They were quite shrewd. How could they be swept clean in a few minutes?
It didn't seem like the Xia City branch's reinforcements had arrived. At the very least, judging from Tank's shouting before his death, it was unlikely that the Xia City branch would be so ruthless.
Was it really as Tank said? Was it really the military who made a move and used a directional infrasonic weapon? This toy might be very effective against Puppeteer and Tank, but Snake Tongue had come in soul form. What use would it be?
Furthermore, as far as he knew, Snake Tongue was still alive and well …. There was definitely something strange going on here!
Gong Qi slowly rubbed his fingers. As a leader, he shouldn't have paid too much attention to these minor details. Otherwise, why would he need people like Yuan Fei and the others?
The problem was that he was now involved in this matter, and the Order of Justice was racing against time. If he missed this opportunity, he would be held accountable for it. Those old fellows who had worked with him for so many years would probably be more than happy to throw the blame on his head.
One less person, one more mouthful of rice. What a simple truth!
The strength of rubbing his fingers increased a bit. Gong Qi closed his eyes amidst the low hissing sounds. He seemed to be deep in thought, but he also seemed to be dozing off.
Approximately five minutes later, his eyes faintly opened. His thoughts were like smoke, dissolving into the void and sinking into the depths of the mental plane.
Before he could finish, two thoughts suddenly cut through the air. One was as tight as a heavenly net, and the other was as tyrannical as a towering cliff. The former sealed and imprisoned all thoughts, but the latter, intentionally or unintentionally, suppressed the lofty momentum and made slight contact with Gong Qi's divine will.
Gong Qi let out a muffled groan. His complexion turned a bit dark, but he didn't continue. He returned to his expressionless state.
Today, he had been enduring, calculating, and pondering. All the reasons were empty. In the end, he was still under someone else's control.
Ouyang Chen was a homebody who wholeheartedly focused on research, but not only was Wu Meiniang rather ambitious, her thoughts were even more unfathomable. The confluence of two Extraordinaries meant that Xia City was already under a separatist regime. Sure enough, his mission this time was a hot potato.
Who could he blame for this? Who told him to act too hastily in recent years? He left those old fellows with a handle to use against him?
He was old, and time waited for no one!
Gong Qi calmed his mind and no longer thought about it. He contacted Yuan Fei, "Have the private plane get ready. We're going back tomorrow."
Yuan Fei was very surprised, "Secretary-General Gong?"
Gong Qi didn't say much. He simply hung up and closed his eyes, resuming his dozing state. But his mind was still active. It went inward and not outward, diving down layer by layer.
He had suffered a hidden loss in the conflict just now, but this collision gave him a reason to leave Xia City for a short period of time. It also provided cover for his other actions.
At this moment, Gong Qi was circulating his energy within his own domain. On a plane that bystanders couldn't see, there was a fine gauze slowly unfurling like a hanging curtain.
"The gauze of silence. The gauze of silence …"
Once he used this, he would have to spend a lot of effort to clean up the loose ends. Gong Qi laughed soundlessly. He concentrated his thoughts in the empty space in the middle of the gauze curtain and wrote words out of thin air.
"Is it safe?"
The words turned into smoke as soon as they formed. It was the same momentum as when his thoughts entered the void just now. But this time, it didn't draw the interception of the two Extraordinaries. The moment the smoke touched the gauze curtain, it completely fused into it. Not a shred of it leaked out.
Gong Qi knew that this layer of smoke had already passed through the special channel of the gauze curtain. It penetrated into the Polar Domain, which was the deepest part of the mental plane. It advanced towards another terminal in the distance.
"Three belts, one district, one domain". This was a relatively classic method of dividing the mental plane. The Polar Domain was located in the deepest part of the mental plane. Its name had the meaning of 'limit'. It was deep and boundless. Even Extraordinaries would find it hard to sense even the tiniest bit of information within without prior preparation.
What's more, a medium like the gauze of silence was marvelous beyond compare. Gong Qi was quite confident that he could hide it from the attention of two Extraordinaries.
He quietly waited. Two minutes passed, and suddenly a wisp of smoke turned into a diagram that seemed to be connected yet not connected. It was like a mocking ghost face appearing in the center of the gauze curtain.
This was a symbol commonly used in secret curse techniques. It had the meaning of ambushing and plotting, but the image of the diagram itself was perhaps more suited to the mood of the person on the other side. If it weren't for the fact that this method of communication was too strenuous, the other side would certainly have used even sharper words to forcefully retort back.
That's right. Among the promised rewards, there was this sort of hidden door. The other side definitely harbored ill intentions. What's more, his reputation in Headquarters was truly a mess. It was normal for the other side to be angry.
Gong Qi didn't care. The difference between an Extraordinary and a B-rank curse master was like the difference between heaven and earth. It allowed him to ignore the vast majority of hatred, especially when the other side's situation was certainly terrible.
Besides, since they were willing to reply, didn't they have to admit defeat?
Even if they didn't admit defeat, it wouldn't make a difference.
Snake Tongue's slender and delicate appearance flitted through his mind. Her gloomy and cold temperament was rarely seen. The corner of Gong Qi's mouth twitched, and he left behind a new mark in the center of the gauze curtain.
This time, it wasn't limited text. Rather, it was like Snake Tongue, a curse symbol that carried a special meaning. Even though he had already simplified it to the extreme, the structure was still layered and crisscrossed. It took a total of twelve cycles before it successively transformed into smoke and was sent out through the gauze curtain of silence.
In the end, he thought for a moment and sent out some comforting words.
"I'll fake my death for ten days and return you a new life."
Gong Qi sneered in his heart as he watched the last bit of smoke enter the gauze curtain. Soon after, he dispersed the strange object with a wave of his hand. He really did fake his nap to rest.
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