Chapter 17: Watching the drama unfold, no engagements, Charon's mishap [1000 nutrient...]
For the residents of V City, today is an increasingly legendary day.
At first, they thought it was just a few ordinary traffic accidents near the transfer hub, until all the roads within a five-kilometer radius of the transfer hub were blocked.
They then assumed that the sightseeing airship had simply crashed due to an accident and would be dealt with quickly by the staff, until the transfer hub sealed off the area, with all passages only allowing exit and no entry.
Later, they thought the executive officer was just routinely inspecting the accident site, until the ruling headquarters opened the top and dispatched a swarm of dark-colored flying executive rafts and a behemoth that looked like a thug in a suit and was not to be trifled with.
After that, they thought everything had calmed down with the executioner's firepower crackdown, until a figure appeared at the top of this place of boundless romance, and also published a missing person notice that shocked the entire city for three days.
The residents of V City are exhausted.
Even a banquet wouldn't be done like this, would it?
However, before they could even close their social media accounts, another big surprise was served up – the person who had been called out, "Yuan Jianxing," actually kept the appointment!
And this "Yuan Jianxing" is actually the same Yuan Jianxing!!
At this point, all the previous news paled in comparison.
No one can resist the primal instinct to gossip and enjoy the juicy gossip.
What's more, one of the parties involved is the CEO of V City!
If gossip were to be categorized into different levels, then the emotional gossip of those seemingly respectable and aloof important figures would be at the very top.
This kind of gossip is like the red flesh in the very center of a watermelon that is so ripe that it will naturally split open with a single tap. With one bite, the cool juice and abundant sugar slide over the lips and tongue and into the stomach, fully soothing the heat in the diner's heart and the tension in the brain.
The more undignified, explosive, genuine, and lingering the emotions, the better the effect.
So the residents of V City once again picked up their phones, which were already getting hot from being scrolled so much, and kept a close eye on how the most dramatic and popular climax of this farce would end.
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Listening to the increasingly distinct whistling wind and the roar of engines in the surrounding environment, Fu Ze unconsciously revealed a heartfelt smile.
More than learning the secret of the "key" he had longed for, he was actually looking forward to seeing the expression on Hara Miki's face when he recognized him.
It must be very exciting.
Just as Fu Ze was lost in thought, several beams of light, reflected from the surrounding buildings, began to flash frequently on his cheeks.
This is clearly the result of the optical path being repeatedly interrupted by the high-speed rotating propeller.
At the same time, the originally smooth airflow around Fu Ze became turbulent, causing him to squint his eyes slightly.
In just a few breaths, a black shadow climbed up and spread from the rooftop to Fu Ze's feet.
The next second, the heavy loader that had been seen at the transfer center rose from the edge of the building like an iceberg emerging from the water, completely encroaching on Fu Ze's field of vision with its overwhelming presence.
A figure stepped out at the perfect moment, precisely when the sliding side door on the aircraft was raised to the same level as the rooftop, with composure and calmness.
Who else could it be but Yuan Jianxing?
Although he was a little disappointed that he couldn't find the expression he was hoping for on Yuan Jianxing's face, Fu Ze still raised his hand and greeted him with great interest: "You're here."
Yuan Jianxing naturally didn't take the bait. He simply glanced at the rooftop scene and then made a few hand gestures with his back to the heavy loader.
Although Fu Ze had never been exposed to the internal communication gestures of the executives, this did not prevent him from guessing the meaning of these gestures with a high degree of accuracy based on the current situation.
The first set of hand signals likely means that the overall environment is relatively safe, and firepower protection can be reduced as appropriate.
After all, at the same time that Yuan Jianxing finished making these gestures, most of the long guns and short cannons that had been erected around the heavy loader were retracted, leaving only a few quantum laser cannons that looked accurate and powerful, pointing straight at Fu Ze's head.
The second set of gestures was probably to ask the other side to help block out external interference.
In an effort to capitalize on the trending topic of #Man'sCallOnTheFengYueBuilding#, numerous self-media outlets, both large and small, have rushed to the vicinity of the FengYue Building and deployed drones to conduct a comprehensive live broadcast of the rooftop.
However, just after Yuan Jianxing gave the instruction, Fu Ze keenly sensed and noticed a noticeable fluctuation in the image from the Magic Lizard 757 dashcam beneath his feet.
It was clear that the heavy loader emitted some kind of shielding radio waves, disrupting the recording systems of the surrounding drones and preventing the leakage of images and audio related to the snake eye.
Some drone operators, after seeing the transmitted images become blurry, wisely recalled their drones and left with their cases.
Some careless drone pilots thought the problem was with the drone's camera focusing and even moved the drone forward a distance.
However, Yuan Jianxing was not so polite to these uninvited guests who didn't know their place.
He raised his hand and fired a few bullets in different directions. The drone, which had been steadily hovering in mid-air, suddenly began to sway left and right, and finally had to stagger back to base before crashing.
At this point, the rooftop was completely cleared out. Apart from the virtual projection of Fu Ze's image still shining in the night sky, not a single piece of information could be leaked out.
Fu Ze felt that Yuan Jianxing wanted to fix this last flaw, but unfortunately, the projection followed the internal circuitry of the Fengyue Land. Unless the circuitry was physically destroyed like he had done before, even the most advanced interference technology couldn't do anything about it.
As for this last set of gestures, well, it should mean that the prisoner has hostages in his hands.
Regardless of whether that was what Yuan Jianxing actually meant, that's how Fu Ze interpreted it.
To confirm his suspicions, he even pressed the muzzle of the gun, which was originally a little distance from Snake Eyes' temple, all the way up.
Seeing Fu Ze's actions, Yuan Jianxing finally spoke up: "What exactly have you been trying to do from yesterday to today?"
Yuan Jianxing asked this question with genuine sincerity, which could even be described as unprecedented.
After all, in the cases he had handled before, no matter how outrageous, extreme, or even inhumane the criminals' behavior was, it could always be traced back to a certain trigger.
Family conflicts, sexual repression, resentment towards society, mental illness, or even a childhood nightmare, and so on and so forth.
However, none of these various reasons could be applied to the man in front of him.
Bathed in Yuan Jianxing's scrutiny, Fu Ze winked playfully.
If you ask that, then it's a long story.
But I'm sorry, we don't have the emotional foundation to share secrets at this level right now, so no thanks.
With a simple smile in response, Fu Ze quickly fast-forwarded the conversation: "I want to eavesdrop on your conversation with Snake Eyes about the [key]."
key?
Upon hearing these two words, Yuan Jianxing felt somewhat bewildered.
But the expression on the other person's face contained a seriousness and earnestness that he had never seen before, so much so that Yuan Jianxing had to re-examine the inner meaning of those two words.
Seeing that Yuan Jianxing did not respond, Fu Ze took the initiative to increase the stakes.
"If you won't let me listen, then nobody will listen." Fu Ze rubbed the butt of his gun with his fingers. "Or do you want to take a gamble and see if my fingers will pull the trigger due to muscle spasms after death, once I'm shot by the cannon behind you?"
On the other side, despite being pointed at by a dark gun barrel, Snake Eyes seemed completely unfazed.
"I never imagined that for someone like me, a mid-level manager at Kangming Group, wanting to meet with an executive by name would be so complicated." He slowly crossed his hands and rested them on his chin, looking directly at Yuan Jianxing. "Is it true that you're like Di Ting, able to distinguish truth from falsehood?"
Before Yuan Jianxing could speak, Fu Ze answered the question first: "I can testify that this is indeed true."
Rarely could one detect a hint of seriousness in Fu Ze's words. Snake Eyes frowned, his eyes darting between Fu Ze and Yuan Jianxing several times, half-puzzled and half-probing, as he asked, "What exactly is your relationship with Yuan Jianxing?"
“It doesn’t matter. If it does, it’s the relationship between the enforcement officer and the criminal who is about to be apprehended.” Yuan Jianxing steered the conversation back on track. “You can directly state what you want to tell me. Whether it’s true or false, I can tell.”
Having received a definite answer from Yuan Jianxing, Snake Eyes slapped his thigh and said, "Alright, I've been holding this in for so long, I really want to spill the beans."
"Do you know about the L City Card Mistake Incident? Your executives probably came up with that name."
“Charon,” Yuan Jianxing corrected Snake Eyes, his tone no different from usual, completely devoid of the helplessness and sarcasm that most people would have.
Charon, in the myth of Grace, was the ferryman who carried souls across the River Styx to the underworld.
Fu Ze immediately understood, and then asked Snake Eyes for confirmation: "Is it the one where all 257 vehicles, big and small, overturned and fell into the water on the L City Bridge?"
“Yes, that’s it.” Snake Eyes snapped his fingers. “The conclusion the L City executive gave to this case was that there were assassination targets for the Kangming Group in those 257 vehicles. In order to hide the truth, they simply buried everyone on the bridge with them.”
"It feels like something your Kangming Group would do." Fu Ze was very supportive.
Upon hearing Fu Ze utter the word "you," Yuan Jianxing glanced at him coldly.
Why did this guy so naturally categorize himself as being on the same side as him? Just because the two of them looked like middle school students who had been forced by their homeroom teacher to sit as temporary deskmates and even share the same textbook?
This minor dissatisfaction was quickly suppressed by Yuan Jianxing, who then refocused his attention on Snake Eyes.
"That's the problem!" Snake Eyes became more and more agitated, even gesturing wildly. "No matter how similar it is, it's not the truth."
"The truth is, those cars were thrown off the bridge!!!"
ah?
At this moment, Fu Ze and Yuan Jianxing actually put aside their past grievances and even exchanged a glance with what could be described as a tacit understanding, trying to confirm from each other's subconscious reactions that there was no problem with their hearing.
Meanwhile, Snake Eyes was still lost in his memories, "That bridge moved by itself!"
"And what makes it move is undoubtedly the [key]!"
A note from the author:
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Is that all for now? That's interesting. [Sunglasses]
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