Apocalyptic Forecast - Chapter 1425

The thunder disappeared without a trace.

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It seems that even the rain is far away.

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In the narrow space inside the window, there is such silence, in this short moment.

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But in those turbid pupils, confusion and helplessness clearly appeared.

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“I know, you will have doubts. Your doubts are among the top of all the people I refer to, and you are questioning everything all the time – but what can I lie to you?”

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His fingers flicked and he pressed the button: “Trick you to help me refill a tank of oxygen?”

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“Who knows.”

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Ai Qing held the umbrella and said categorically, “Perhaps, what you said is partly true. But there must be some rules that you didn’t tell me.

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Don’t ask me for evidence, I’m just doubting you, I can’t trust you. ”

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She said, “You must be hiding something from me.”

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“Do you want to overweight?”

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The scapegoat blinked and sighed helplessly: “What do you want to know? The specific rules? That’s all irrelevant. I can tell you right now: Don’t interfere with the running of London, don’t use the authority’s It cannot cause irreversible damage, and cannot harm the lives of innocent people…”

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Ai Qing lowered her eyes to listen, and for a long time, nodded her head clearly.

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“Sounds decent.”

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“Actually the same.” The scapegoat replied, “I’m a fish, but you’d better not be greedy.”

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“No, don’t worry, I don’t like taking too much advantage, and I don’t question the rules you said.”

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Ai Qing seemed to smile and said slowly: “What I am questioning is the plan in your mouth, the regeneration plan in your mouth—”

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The raised fingers twitched for a moment.

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“Don’t be in a hurry to argue.”

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Ai Qing tapped the umbrella with her fingers and said slowly, “Don’t worry, I have never placed any hope in the conscience of the Pilot Society, nor have I doubted the purpose of the regeneration plan.

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Rather, it’s just a matter of doubting the process you take for granted…”

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She said, “In terms of pure hunting, this is a complete hunting game. It is true that there is a natural hostile relationship between the participants, and the opinions and camps represented by each other are doomed to life and death.

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But the problem is, this is only from the perspective of tools, right?

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From the point of view of decision makers, it makes no sense at all. ”

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She stared at the face of the scapegoat, looked at any slight change in expression, and said slowly: “It’s already what time, does the ruling bureau still have to learn from Rome thousands of years ago, relying on a group of gladiators to live and die? To compete for sovereignty?

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Why not flip a coin? ”

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“At least it’s easier this way,” she asked.

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“This is a necessary part of the operation.”

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The scapegoat flicked his fingers and spoke at a faster rate: “I said it earlier, what you represent is not yourself, and your struggle will be invested in the tide of thought in the sea of ​​silver…”

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“so what?”

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Ai Qing interrupted him again, and asked indifferently: “Can the calculations in the sea of ​​silver be able to control the decisions of the participants in reverse?

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You’re trying to cover up, scapegoat. ”

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At some point, a certain brilliance appeared in her pupils that could not be ignored.

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The soul is spinning, thinking about itself.

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Following the few clues in the darkness, she is exploring forward, through lies and fog.

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“If the chaotic operation of the Silver Sea is ignored, what is happening now is a downright proxy war.

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The reason why the regeneration plan does this is to use the name of the pilot society to intensify the contradiction first, and then partially resolve it in the process…

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That is to say, as long as the contradictions caused by the opposing positions can be resolved, let alone fighting, there is no problem even if everyone is guessing.

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So, the key is not to win or lose.

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But it’s about asking the agency represented by the other party to give up its own claims and positions, right?

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Therefore, it can be inferred that the necessary condition for the completion of the regeneration plan is ‘unification’. ”

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She pinched her chin and said to herself, “If we consider this as a benchmark, perhaps, there are deeper rules and secrets, maybe… But that’s not the point now.”

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After a slight pause, she raised her voice and asked coldly, “For the participants, the annihilation of the body is probably just the last resort, right?”

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“…”

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The scapegoat’s fingers stagnated in the air, seemingly silent.

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But Ai Qing didn’t need his affirmation or response.

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The thinking continues.

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Following the preconditions that can be determined, move on.

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Yes.

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If, hunting and killing with no room left is nothing more than a game of cultivating Gu.

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Killing can only destroy the body.

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But the thought remains.

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Thoughts cannot be killed. Even if all opponents are eliminated, it is impossible for the institutions and positions they represent to give up their claims.

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“This is what you’re hiding, scapegoat.”

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Ai Qing raised her eyes again and said clearly: “You hide the possibility of negotiation and communication, and want me to misunderstand the rules and purposes, go around to make enemies, then attract firepower and cause damage… Finally, become a public enemy.”

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She asked directly, “You didn’t plan to form an alliance, did you?”

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“I admit, I have reservations, but no one plays all the cards at the beginning.”

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The scapegoat’s finger pressed slowly and seriously, “For me, an alliance is a necessary prerequisite. I have no choice. My own weakness is doomed. I cannot rely on myself to win.”

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“But you can choose other collaborators, can’t you?”

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Ai Qing was unmoved: “The promises and guarantees of words are too weak, the scapegoat, you have paid nothing, and you have no sincerity that can be convincing.

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One thing I can confirm is that even if it is an alliance, to you, my existence is just an ‘abandoned child’.

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You deliberately used the oil tanker to expose my existence, use me to attract firepower, let all parties test me, and make me feel that I am an enemy in the world.

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In the end, he won my trust by explaining the mystery and misled my understanding of the rules. Even if I form an alliance with you, what awaits me in the end can only be used as a bait to attract firepower, right? ”

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“This is just your guess.”

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The scapegoat retorted: “Too one-sided, I have given enough sincerity, if you still…”

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Card wipe.

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A soft sound.

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His words came to an abrupt end.

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“There is no need to promise other conditions. The scapegoat, it is actually very simple to deny this guess.”

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Ai Qing raised the screen of her phone, pointed it at his eyes, and said to him, “Just let me send this out.”

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At that moment, the pupils of the scapegoat shrank subconsciously.

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On the screen, there is a photo of Ai Qing and herself.

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The upload has been completed on the public platform, just click the last send.

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But at that moment, the other hand under the thin quilt clenched his fist silently.

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Makes all signals in the entire hospital completely cut off!

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And at that moment, he saw Ai Qing’s smile.

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So mocking.

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Her suspicions were confirmed.

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“What’s wrong? Are you so cautious about posting a photo of the celebration?” Ai Qing looked down contemptuously: “It seems that the so-called sincerity is nothing more than that.

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Or……”

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She paused and asked curiously, “Are you also a replacement who hides in the dark?”

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The scapegoat didn’t speak, as if giving up the argument.

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And Ai Qing already had the answer.

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“I guessed right – it wasn’t just me who started late, there was another ‘unlucky guy’, but you got in a little earlier than me.

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Don’t be in a hurry to argue…”

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A USB flash drive appeared on Ai Qing’s fingertips: “Look, working in an overhead agency is the only benefit, and it is well-informed. The period of hiding in the corner is enough for me to check what I have investigated these days. Clean up those things that arrive.

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Including, in the near future, all the abnormal personnel changes in London – including me, more than hundreds of people have been dismissed without warning and without reason.

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It’s like being swept out of the door by their respective factions… At first, I thought it was a purge initiated by the decision-making room, but now it seems that this is also a necessary prerequisite for the regeneration plan to restrain the scale of conflict, right? ”

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The USB flash drive turned lightly in her hand, like a magnet, attracting the attention of the scapegoat: “I think it must include you.”

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She compared the information in her memory and greeted softly: “Is that right, Mr. Clemens, the executive director of the Special Items Management Division of the Border Customs Prosecutor’s Office?”

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“…”

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Under the oxygen mask, there was a turbid sigh, as if giving up something, and flicked his fingers: “You are indeed a natural investigator, Ai Qing. With only your own ability, you can investigate to this extent. Those puppets of the Pioneer Society must love you to death.”

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Ai Qing said indifferently, “I don’t think so.”

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“Unfortunately, being too smart is sometimes not good.” Clemens, the scapegoat, closed his eyes, “Smart people tend to be smart.”

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At that moment, in the narrow ward, a faint gray-black silhouette floated in front of Ai Qing.

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Thunder light crossed in the clouds, illuminating the strange things entrenched in the ward in a fleeting moment.

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There are thousands of strands, floating like a willow, walking through the air.

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The huge monster, like a beast or an octopus, opened its orange-yellow eyes. Extending from the shriveled body of the scapegoat, blocking the inside and outside.

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Immediately afterwards, the earth shook.

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In the hospital shrouded in mist and drizzle, nothing seemed to happen, but after passing through that layer of illusion, one could see dazzling rays of light falling from the sky.

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Like a spike, it blocked all source quality fluctuations.

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The weight of terror descends.

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The power from the Great Secret Ritual runs here, constructing an invisible cage, pressing all the resisters onto the chairs. The air seemed to solidify, turned into steel, and even breathing was not allowed.

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In the chaotic hall of the hospital, on the chair between the whining and moaning guards, Huai Shi paused while flipping through the magazine, feeling the heavy pressure on him.

There was also a deep barrier between him and Ai Qing.

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His brows furrowed slightly.

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“This is really…”

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He sighed softly and closed the magazine: “It’s a bit difficult.”

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Boom!

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The whole hospital was shaken suddenly.

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The terrifying shock spread.

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From the feet of Huai Shi.

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“It’s useless, do you think I’ll be on guard against the tools you brought?”

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Clemens sneered: “As a patient, you always have to have something to protect yourself, right?”

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In the cage outlined by the faint rays of light, Ai Qing raised her eyes and looked around her surroundings calmly: “It looks like it should be the authority given to the border customs, right?

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Mobilize the power of the Great Secret at any time to block and isolate dangerous items and stowaways.

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It seems to be called the threshold of the abyss? ”

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“I underestimated you, Ai Qing.”

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The scapegoat’s pupils stared at the opponent in front of him: “You are not a **** that can be used, but a threat that cannot be ignored. I have begun to regret my plan…

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Then, as the investigator of the pilot committee and the representative of the border customs, can I ask you to leave here? ”

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“A great secret?”

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After confirming the strength to restrain her, Ai Qing nodded her head clearly, “It seems that a lot of things have been saved.”

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In front of Clemens, Ai Qing stretched out her hand and reached into her bosom, but what she pulled out was not a weapon, but a simple and simple-looking pen.

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Delicately, she turned between her five fingers, and the bright brass reflected the thunder light outside the window, illuminating her pupils.

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“Finally, let me give you a reminder, scapegoat.”

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She said, “Don’t underestimate the ‘tool’ you call it.”

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“—Don’t underestimate me.”

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Snapped!

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A crisp crack sounded, just before her raised fingertips.

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At that moment, the suppression and blockade originating from the Great Secret Ritual were self-defeating!

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The threshold of the abyss has disappeared without a trace!

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Behind the oxygen mask, Clemence’s expression twitched, not panic or dazed, but unbelievably sluggish – the breakdown of his blockade was not smashed by some stronger force…

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Instead, it was cancelled by some higher authority!

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“Then, let’s take a guess.”

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Ai Qing said: “How can I enter the system of the Dominion Bureau again after being dismissed from my position, and get all the personnel changes in the whole of London in the past few months?”

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Under the oxygen mask, that sunken lip pressed tight.

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Gritting his teeth.

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Like an angry beast.

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“Thanks to your explanation, I just realized how much trouble I was dumped by my immediate boss.”

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Recalling the meaningful conversation in the smoking room yesterday afternoon, she could no longer restrain her sigh: “That old woman is really… unlikable.”

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At this moment, in Ai Qing’s hand, on that simple and unpretentious pen, the symbol of the overhead agency silently glowed with fluorescence.

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This is the certification from the Administration Bureau, which represents the certification of the top person in charge of the overhead agency, and the authority granted by Ms. X herself!

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Just before that brief conversation ended, the old woman who had been overlooking everything from beginning to end reached out and patted her on the shoulder.

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Then, in front of her, he opened her cardboard box, took away her pen at will, and put his own in it.

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In this way, to put it lightly, she threw the authority to read all the classified information of the Astronomical Society into her hands.

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Granted his own expectations and trust.

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At this moment, in the management sequence of the Great Secret Ritual, Ai Qing’s authority is already equal to Ms. X herself. Even if she does not have the right to operate the Great Secret Ritual, at the same time, the Great Secret Ritual Zarathustra cannot restrict her personal freedom.

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Because she herself is the watcher of the Great Mystery.

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The restrictions of the border customs could not take effect on her. Long before she knew this responsibility, she had become the spokesperson of the overhead agency.

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“Nice trap, but unfortunately, it was used in the wrong place.”

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She said, “Then, do you have to fight again?”

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“…”

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In the long silence, only the scapegoat on the hospital bed breathed hard. After a long time, the monster that enveloped the entire room disappeared silently.

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There were only intermittent voices.

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Those were the words from Clemens himself, sharp and hoarse: “I didn’t expect to be defeated by this kind of thing.”

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“No, you have to thank it, because with it, you have the chance to fail.” Ai Qing reminded kindly: “Otherwise, do you think it would be ‘I’ who came to visit you today?”

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At that moment, Clemence’s fingers twitched.

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From the smile on the corner of the woman’s mouth in front of her, she could smell an aura of danger that could not be ignored.

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It was like looking at her archives—the cities saturated with cluster missiles, the dazzling colors of the flames, the burning buildings, and the coke and dust in the wreckage.

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If there is no possibility to control the situation, then why not burn all uncontrollable anomalies?

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“Crazy!”

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He squeezed the sound out of his teeth.

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“Thank you for the compliment.”

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Ai Qing smiled and looked down in front of the hospital bed: “Now, you have a choice, scapegoat, let me unplug you, or choose to cooperate obediently?”

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Clemens said indifferently: “Cooperation is equal.”

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“It’s enough to look equal.”

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Ai Qing told him: “Actually, there are some that are particularly unequal.”

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Clemens’ eyes changed, but in the end, he couldn’t help but let out a strange laugh: “Are you relieved?”

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“You’ll put me at ease, right?”

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Ai Qing raised her wrist and glanced at the time: “But there’s not much time left for you.”

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Clemens was silent for a moment, then said, “Okay, I can…”

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“Five.” Ai Qing counted down.

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“I will give up my position.” Clemens spoke faster.

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“Four.”

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Ai Qing was still counting down.

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Clemens stiffened for a moment, “If you don’t believe me, I can only…”

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“three.”

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The countdown continues.

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“Justice!” The scapegoat raised his voice, “With the Bureau as a witness, the central decision-making room can do justice for us, I…”

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“one.”

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After skipping the pointless waiting, Ai Qing indifferently reached out and grabbed the extracorporeal circulation tube: “It’s a pity, farewell, Mr. scapegoat.”

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“and many more!”

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Clemens widened his eyes, bloodshot all over his pupils, and almost shouted, “I admit defeat!”

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He said: “I admit defeat!!!”

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At that moment, a crisp prompt sounded from Ai Qing’s phone.

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Announcement from the pilot meeting.

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[The elimination of the candidates in the sequence is over, and the investigator, Ai Qing, is officially qualified. 】

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[The transfer of the authority of the threshold of the abyss is completed, the remaining times (2/3)]

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“Tsk.”

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Ai Qing pouted, wondering if it was regret or unhappiness.

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Unexpectedly, there is such a convenient way to exit.

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She released her palm holding the pipe, took out a tissue and carefully wiped her fingers: “To be honest, it’s a little embarrassing to bully a patient like this.”

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Seeing that Ai Qing finally let go, Clemens’ tense body finally relaxed, and he was lying on the bed panting hard, as if he could not escape.

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Now that he heard the words, he couldn’t help but maliciously: “Don’t you know shame?!”

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“Don’t worry, I’m disabled.”

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Ai Qing comforted her thoughtfully: “When we kill each other, it can only be regarded as dog-eat-dog at best, and we can’t get to the moral high ground. Just treat it as normal ‘workplace bullying’, you are already an adult, don’t be naive like a child.

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If you want me to say, being defeated by a **** who is less than half your age is an unforgettable shame. ”

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Clemens didn’t speak again, and closed his eyes indifferently.

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Ai Qing turned and left.

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However, after pushing the door open, he suddenly turned around and asked curiously, “By the way, in the future, you shouldn’t take revenge on me, ‘senior’?”

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Clemens sneered and wanted to say something, but heard her voice.

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“Actually, revenge doesn’t matter, but please remember—”

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In the dim light outside the door, Ai Qing’s eyes were buried in the shadows, she looked at him and said her final goodbye: “I will die~www.mtlnovel.com~ The door is closed.

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The sound of her footsteps faded away.

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The scapegoat on the hospital bed gasped, and after a long time, finally closed his eyes.

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Weakly let go of the pistol under the thin blanket.

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In the silence, only the sound of the drops remained.

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When Ai Qing returned to the hall with an umbrella, she saw Huai Shi sitting in the ruins.

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“nailed it?”

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Huai Shi raised her head, slightly surprised: “So fast?”

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“Yeah.” Ai Qing nodded, “But something happened, you…”

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“I’ve already made a reservation here, supper!”

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Huai Shi swiped her mobile phone with blushing brows: “I read the reviews that in addition to noodles, they also have lobsters in season, with such long arms… Do you prefer grilled cheese or minced garlic?”

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“…”

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In the weird and short silence, Ai Qing couldn’t help sighing silently when she saw this guy’s unassuming appearance.

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“That’s right.”

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Finally, she made up her mind:

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“I still have something to tell you.”

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