Chapter 13: Departure, Pouring Oil, Handing Over Snake Eyes [500 Nutrient Solution...]
Residents of V City haven't seen this sight in a long time.
To be precise, since the Tribunal achieved a relatively complete victory in its struggle against the underground order, the new generation of V City residents has hardly seen such a sight.
The wall of the second-to-last floor of the ruling headquarters suddenly split into eight pieces, and then the individual pieces of the wall seemed to slide and rotate like a camera lens into the building's facade.
Before the fractured walls could come to a complete stop, dozens of motorized rafts bearing the insignia of the Adjudication Bureau flew out from the opening at the top floor like a flock of crows.
After these motorized flying rafts hovered in the air in a standard array, the sound of engines starting up rang out one after another. Then, a huge black shadow silently glided out along the track and hovered steadily in the air surrounded by the flying rafts.
Recovering from the shock, many V City residents immediately picked up their phones to record this spectacular scene.
However, at this moment, in the viewfinder where they could usually capture their pets in perfect detail, they could only see some extremely blurry images.
It was clearly being interfered with by something.
"These machines, just the daily maintenance alone must cost a fortune." After activating the external visual signal shielding system, Mu Wangzhuo looked at the various machine values on the dashboard and couldn't help but sigh, "It's only because V City headquarters is so wealthy that it can afford to maintain them anywhere else."
“When V City’s finances were a bit tight before, we did consider cutting some standby equipment.” Yuan Jianxing manually adjusted the various levers and switches to the appropriate positions and said calmly, “But the deputy director insisted on this and argued his case, and in the end, this ‘ready for battle’ system was retained.”
Mu Wangzhuo nodded repeatedly, demonstrating his full approval of the deputy director's foresight through his actions. Then he changed the subject: "Speaking of which, if I had withdrawn from the South District before you called me, how were you planning to operate this heavy loader?"
“Then I’ll drive alone.” Yuan Jianxing seemed not to understand how such a question could be asked.
"...Let me give you a hint: no matter how lawless you are on a daily basis, you can't bypass the mandatory dual-license certification system for heavy loaders."
"You can borrow the other driver's license from the deputy director."
"Isn't the deputy director already of the age for having his A6 driver's license revoked?"
"Some rules don't need to be followed by everyone."
Yuan Jianxing completely killed the conversation, so Mu Wangzhuo chose to shut up.
What's that saying? Like mother, like son.
Although the deputy director was not Yuan Jianxing's biological mother, being led into the family by such a person and influenced by her, Yuan Jianxing's behavior was just as fierce and unruly.
After putting on the wireless headset, Yuan Jianxing pushed the jet engine control lever and issued the command: "All members, move out."
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With prior coordination from the Transportation Organization Department, the executive officer's flight formation traveled smoothly from the Central District to the Northern District. According to the map, it would take at most five more minutes to reach the transfer hub.
Temporarily entrusting driving authority to the system, Yuan Jianxing unbuckled his seatbelt, stood up, and looked down through the side observation window.
As my colleagues in the traffic organization department described, the roads that were once bustling with traffic day and night are now completely congested.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that various accidents, large and small, had occurred in different locations within the area, and their interaction completely disrupted the flow of goods throughout the region.
Accidents occur exceptionally frequently here, ranging from minor collisions and tire blowouts to vehicles stalling and intelligent driving systems malfunctioning and spinning in circles—it's a veritable encyclopedia of traffic accidents.
At first glance, it looks like a huge accident that has accumulated too many unfortunate events.
But Hara no Hoshi never believed in coincidences.
After observing for a while, he rubbed the joystick and adjusted the external eagle-eye lens of the heavy loader toward the top of the building next to it.
First of all, given Yuan Jianxing's current level of technology, both overt and covert, it is impossible to remotely orchestrate these incidents using an AI.
In other words, if these incidents have a common perpetrator, then this person must be in a position that allows them to observe the entire area, manually pre-select the targets of the incidents, and finally create chaos in the most suitable location.
So, putting ourselves in their shoes, if Yuan Jianxing were the one who caused all this trouble, and if he wanted to achieve these effects, this would be the best choice.
Upon seeing the scene on the rooftop parking lot of the building displayed on the screen, Mu Wangzhuo exclaimed, "Demon Lizard 757, what a rich man!"
Hara Kensei also noticed the flashy sports car that stood out from the crowd, and then switched the eagle-eye view to the thermal imaging camera.
The screen was completely dark, except for a few dappled red, yellow and green hues when flocks of birds entered the frame; there was no other movement.
"Side-drive, sixteen-cylinder engine, with a high-capacity battery in the front center. The design intent is to minimize the vehicle height while ensuring sufficient horsepower," Mu Wangzhuo continued, listing the features with great familiarity. "It also has a full range of interfaces. You can think of it as a ground-based fighter jet that can't fly."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Jianxing's eyes flickered, and he quickly sat back in the driver's seat.
He wanted to get closer to identify the license plate of the Lizard 757 and then find the owner.
However, after some calculations, he came to a disheartening conclusion.
Although the airspace has been cleared, the building is located in a very narrow and complex area. Not to mention the heavy loader he and Mu Wangzhuo were piloting, even the smallest execution raft couldn't fit inside.
Just then, the sensor detected an extremely subtle disturbance, and a faint, light yellow warning popped up in the window.
If it were someone else, they might simply assume this warning is a system error and ignore it.
But as Mu Wangzhuo himself described, he is someone with a strong interest and talent for driving.
"Brother Xing, could you please take a visual inspection of the area around the right rear rotor shaft?"
Looking through the window in the direction indicated by Mu Wangzhuo, Yuan Jianxing discovered a slender shadow, like a mosquito, attached to the rotor shaft base of the heavy loader.
Seeing this, even the most oblivious person would realize that someone must have orchestrated this behind the scenes.
"Shall we clean out this little dog plaster as an appetizer?"
As he spoke, Mu Wangzhuo's hand was already on a button on the control interface. As long as Yuan Jianxing nodded slightly, he would press it without hesitation.
The instant the button is pressed, a destructive signal comparable to a magnetic storm will cover the surface of the heavy loader, giving the "flying mosquito" a small power shock.
"No, keep it." Yuan Jianxing reached out and used the back of his hand to lift Mu Wangzhuo's wrist up from below.
Mu Wangzhuo was puzzled: "It's tracking our movements!"
“This kind of device has significantly reduced the visual recognition system in order to improve its stealth. Without manual control, it may deviate from the target with the slightest inducement.” Yuan Jianxing’s gaze was steady. “I have a guess that I want to try.”
Under Yuan Jianxing's command, one of the flying rafts in the formation quickly moved over and, with a wing maneuver, took away the "flying mosquito" with almost no effort.
Yuan Jianxing breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
At least the enemy is not currently in our ranks.
"The aircraft carrying the 'flying mosquitoes' will fly as planned, while the rest will switch to maximum power and proceed at full speed."
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After the massive, dark mass of people in the sky had moved far away, the elevator in the parking lot at the top of the building slowly opened, and a figure strolled out.
"Look, look, they were discovered without any further effort or effort to seduce you. That's what you call professional."
Even though no one knew, Fu Ze still applauded the heavy loader very seriously.
Although Fu Ze often applies double standards based on his own position, he never hesitates to give his teammates and opponents a fair evaluation from a third-party perspective when he has the time and leisure.
"He is observant, clear-thinking, and decisive. Apart from choosing the airspace route too easily because of the traffic congestion I caused, he is otherwise impeccable."
The saying goes, "Should we criticize? Should we praise? Let's keep things separate."
After detaching the phone from the remote control terminal of the "flying mosquito," Fu Ze casually tossed the terminal into the nearby trash can.
As the sound of plastic hitting metal pipes grew fainter, he had no doubt that once the building's garbage was cleared away, even if a god descended to earth, it would be impossible to find that palm-sized remote control terminal in the V City centralized garbage station before the unified incineration.
Now free, Fu Ze casually placed his hands on the edge of the rooftop and looked down.
By the time he left the transit hub, it was in complete chaos.
Because of the airship crash that occurred, the current transfer hub has closed its surface entrance, and all vehicles are only allowed to exit, not enter.
However, some vehicles do not need to travel on the ground.
At least in the emergency news reports, the underground water transport section of the transit hub was still operating normally.
This gave some people an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
As wave after wave of ships entered and left the port, some "water ghosts" climbed ashore along the ship's side and then followed the pipes to the surface to launch an attack on the direction of the L City executive officer.
Despite being so far away, Fu Ze couldn't quite tell which underground smuggler in V City Wells Lee, the middleman for the Cumming Group, had contacted, but this minor discrepancy didn't affect his subsequent actions of adding fuel to the fire.
Rather, it's precisely because Fu Ze didn't know the other person that he felt no guilt whatsoever.
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Transfer hub, escort vehicle in L city.
Although he couldn't speak, Snake Eyes still conveyed his thoughts with his mocking expression: See? I told you they were coming for me.
However, given the current state of affairs, no executive officer has the time or inclination to consider this person's psychological state.
"Report, another new enemy has appeared in the southwest." The executive officer communicated in the channel while reloading after emptying a magazine. "We can't just keep defending."
Although that's what they said, these unfriendly people came with the intention of killing, showing the attitude of a reckless man who thought, "As long as I can damage the enemy, I don't care if I live or die."
In terms of sheer presence, the L City executives, who had something to protect, were at a disadvantage.
In addition, the enemy was coming in a fierce and continuous stream, while their own side could only "sit and wait for their resources to run out." The executive officer, who was temporarily acting as the captain, knew that if the fighting continued like this, it would definitely be their side that couldn't afford to lose.
"Still can't connect to the V City executive's communication channel?" He looked at the executive at the IT end in another cubicle.
The IT executive had beads of sweat on his forehead. "It's possible, but the signal is severely interfered with. We can't send out any useful information, and the other party's information can't come in either."
It's not that the other party's technology is so advanced, but mainly that their hardware conditions are limited, making it a bit like a good cook trying to cook without rice.
As if things weren't going to go wrong, the communication channel, which was mostly filled with the noise of electricity and occasionally a few completely incomprehensible words, fell into complete silence after a loud bang.
Just as a sense of despair was about to spread amidst the ricocheting of bullets like a torrential downpour, a faint, rhythmic rumble, like the whistling of the wind, gradually approached.
The executives immediately recognized that it was the sound of rotor blades!
But did it come from the enemy? Or from reinforcements?
Before they could find the answer, a resonant tone, like a strong electric current, rang out in the channel.
The IT executives immediately realized that this was an attempt to forcibly break through the interference and then establish and synchronize a new communication channel!
The moment the channel was established, a calm and steady voice echoed inside the transport vehicle: "This is V City Executive Officer, Yuan Jianxing. Please respond upon receipt."
Upon hearing this name, the executive officer of L City was almost overjoyed to tears. Only the temporary captain forcibly suppressed his inner turmoil and began to communicate with Yuan Jianxing about the current situation.
As the two were talking, the whooshing sound of the rotor blades gradually drowned out all other sounds.
Through the few remaining cameras on the outside of the vehicle, the L City executive saw twelve steel cables hanging down from the heavy loader above, encircling the escort vehicle.
At the end of the steel cable was a padlock made of fine steel. The sturdy lock gave one a sense of security.
Several of the padlocks, which had fallen to slightly askew, struck the side of the compartment, causing a noise that could cause tinnitus to reverberate inside.
At any other time, the L City executives would have settled accounts with the other party, but at this moment, the sound was like celestial music.
At this moment, Yuan Jianxing's voice came through the channel again: "I need everyone's cooperation to complete the final task - handing over Snake Eyes."
A note from the author:
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A man who is focused on his work is the most handsome. [Sunglasses]
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