Chapter 77
"What's wrong?" the director asked the doctor.
The doctor stopped and looked at the director with some displeasure. "Where are you taking her?" The scene was a mess, with a wolf and a ghost. The ghost was fine when it first came out, but now its body was slowly dissipating after the girl turned into bones.
This is normal. This persona originally didn't have a physical body; it was just a figment of the girl's memories. Now that it's gone, it naturally won't exist anymore.
"Are we just going to leave him like this?" the doctor asked, puzzled.
"It's alright, he'll go back on his own," the director explained, and the doctor then left it at that.
I've already said there's no problem, so there's no problem.
The director was still holding that skeleton when he realized he had been lost in thought.
The doctor looked worried when the director wasn't looking. Lately, the director seemed to be thinking about something, and even the doctor who knew him best couldn't understand him anymore.
"Bury her in the same place." He can no longer contact his former subordinates openly.
He led the doctor and carried the skeleton for a long time until they reached the original burial site.
I don't know where he pulled out a shovel and started digging. He grumbled and complained to the doctor for a long time. Fortunately, the soil had been turned over repeatedly, so it was easy to dig.
Once they reached a certain depth, the director abandoned the shovel and carefully began digging with his hands.
A body that had not yet decomposed appeared before the doctor?
"Is this Jie Laoban?" The doctor recognized it at a glance.
She looked as if she were asleep, and her clothes had been changed to something more presentable.
The director gave a nonchalant "hmm" and then placed the bone next to him.
He started burying the soil with a soft humming sound. He wasn't very strong, just moving at a normal speed, shovel after shovel of dirt.
As the two skeletons gradually disappeared from sight, the matter came to an end.
This was all caused by him. Even if it was a cause and effect imposed on him by the system, what's done is done. He felt indebted to this persona, as she had her own consciousness to some extent.
Even if his alter ego doesn't survive, a woman or man will still appear and give his abilities to Jie Laoban, and they will still be adopted and allowed to develop a relationship before being killed by Han Baowang. This is a pre-written ending.
Now that they're buried here, all their affairs before death are over and done with, no longer their concern, and no longer able to interfere. Perhaps they can finally breathe a sigh of relief?
With this burial, Han Baowang's wolf-like accomplice could no longer find his sister, nor did he ever discover the truth about his friend's death, which was originally Jie Laoban's wish.
The doctor stared blankly at the patch of earth that had left no trace of their bodies. He covered it with soil, making it smooth and even, so that no one could tell that two people were buried underneath. Stepping on it felt just like walking on ordinary mud. Perhaps after a thousand years, they would become fossils? The doctor chuckled at his own thoughts.
After the girl turned into bones, he felt a lightness in his body, and the sadness, confusion, and anger he felt for her death began to dissipate. This was not his current emotion, but the emotion of the man who had considered the girl a friend years ago.
But after all, several years had passed, and the doctor's feelings for her had long since faded. Right, how many years was it? The doctor was somewhat confused. Had it been a long time?
The doctor dusted off his hands and left with the director.
Halfway there, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he vanished in a flash.
The director paused, then said, "Hmm? Doctors these days seem to be getting more and more capable; I couldn't even see it clearly."
The doctor returned with a child in his arms.
Upon inspection, the director realized, as expected, that it was indeed his disguise—Gu.
There's no way around it; this persona is special because it needs to drink the blood of the original body regularly, and it doesn't have any connection with other forces for the time being. I was originally planning to secretly let the persona drink a couple of mouthfuls when the doctor wasn't looking.
But it's okay if you find out; it might be a little troublesome, but it's not a big problem.
"So it's this kid? Hey! What are you doing following us? How did you know where we were?" The doctor grabbed the boy by the back of his neck and shook him threateningly.
Gu struggled desperately, "Ahhh! You bad guy! I only came along because I was afraid the director would be in danger."
Only after hearing him say that did the doctor finally put him down.
In a flash, it ran behind the director, looking at the doctor warily like a frightened deer.
"Don't scare him. He'll be useful. By the way, Doctor, isn't your power getting stronger and stronger?" the director said, pretending to be serious.
He had seen clearly that the doctor hadn't used any superpowers, but he hadn't seen the doctor's actions. Not only had the superpowers become stronger, but the doctor himself had also become stronger.
The doctor scratched his head. "Really? I didn't notice."
Upon hearing the doctor's response, the director swallowed his words.
He said casually, "Are you still going to follow me? I don't know what to do next, especially since I don't even have a research institute anymore."
The doctor paused, then said nonchalantly, "Everyone knows that I'm tied to the director. No one can break free. Who would dare to take me in? So, director, what are you planning to do by abandoning me?" The doctor looked at the director with a threatening gaze.
"Nothing much." The director chuckled. "Let's go steal the divine title."
"Huh?" The doctor was a little confused. "What do you mean? This is no different from sending someone to their death!"
It's not that he looks down on the director, but you have to understand that the director is just an ordinary person!
All those high-tech weapons were taken by Hu Ji, so now there are only the two of them left, right? Oh, and we can add the child in his arms.
The director stroked his chin twice. "Let's go to Huji first and take the godhood from him. You don't think I don't have a backup plan, do you? Such a big base."
Hmm? What backup plan?
Could it be control of weapons? The doctor wondered uncertainly.
When he arrived, he realized that thinking it was just about weapons was too naive.
The door opens automatically when you reach the entrance, and once inside, machines automatically make way for you.
The director seemed completely at ease, as if everything was going according to plan, which put the doctor at ease.
I started strolling around leisurely. I wasn't in the mood to look around properly before, but now I am. I was marveling at the situation here while simultaneously taking the opportunity to criticize the robots.
"Naive," the director scoffed inwardly, then began to admire the base he had painstakingly built using pseudonyms. "Not bad at all, it's worthy of my aesthetic sense."
They arrived at the headquarters without any problems and met Hongji without any problems. However, this was just a projection; the real Hongji was still in the data.
The doctor felt that Huiji seemed to have expected this, so he was not flustered at all and calmly explained the location of the divine essence.
The doctor asked with some curiosity, "Why aren't you panicking at all?"
"I haven't done anything wrong," Hu Ji said expressionlessly.
The doctor was practically ready to unleash a torrent of abuse: "You've turned the entire base into your own, and you still say you haven't done anything wrong?"
“All the technology here has been inscribed with an order by the director. I’m just a string of code that exists because of the research institute, you understand? Guess what the order is?” Hu Ji said to the doctor, enunciating each word clearly.
"...It's not like you can't disobey the director's orders or something, is it?" the doctor asked tentatively.
Hu Ji looked at him without saying anything, as if he was agreeing.
The doctor seemed to have found the answer, "This kid finally knows to keep some cards up his sleeve, he even guards against me." Although he said this, he did so with a smile, without the slightest hint of resentment.
Before long, their former subordinates also came out. They were not mistreated; they were just working, working in different places every day.
They were completely bewildered when they were summoned. In their eyes, Hōjī was simply following the director's instructions to assign them work, diligently resisting the invading forces. Seize power? What seizure of power?
After leaving the research institute, the doctor asked the director, "I didn't expect you to be so capable. Are they following your orders? What if someone imitates your appearance one day? Will it be your voice, or a biometric authentication to confirm your identity?"
The director thought for a moment and said, "It can be controlled by a control device."
"Huh? Is it that simple? Doesn't that mean anyone can just get their hands on it and order them around?" the doctor asked, puzzled.
The director reached into his pocket and took out something that looked like a remote control.
"...This is it? Nothing new, just like I imagined, so ordinary." The doctor grumbled with some dissatisfaction.
The director smiled but didn't say anything. How could he not understand? There was no such thing as a remote control. Huji was just his disguise. How could he create a weakness for his disguise?
Besides, even if he had it while he was unconscious, it would have been taken away long ago. The pocket was empty when he reached in, but it became real after he took it out.
Soon, another person joined their team—Nangong Qi, who stayed close to the doctor after they met, being extremely careful.
The director didn't kick her out, probably knowing what was going on, and said a few words in her defense. Nangong Qi was incredibly touched. Heaven knows how difficult these past few days had been for her since her system revealed its true nature; she only felt a little safe when she was with the doctor.
They temporarily settled in a small base, each with their own room, planning to leave the next day. After all, for him, seizing the divine status of the Vest was just a formality; there was no rush, nor could they be.
After hesitating for a long time, Nangong Qi decided to confess to the director because she felt he was a good person.
As soon as the door opened—
The boy lay on top of the warden, biting his neck tightly...
The scene remained unchanged whether the door was closed or opened.
A good person? Ha!
This is a huge injustice to the director!
The special thing about his disguise is that the Gu worm has been on his main body for several months without sucking the blood of the mother Gu. If he doesn't want to tear off the disguise, he must suck blood immediately.
This is why his disguise was so easily detected; his strength had already been significantly weakened!
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