Crimes
He received this assignment during the celebrations of the Queen's tenth anniversary of accession to the throne.
"Kong Xiang? Is that your name?" The organization leader tapped on the file on the table and looked at him questioningly.
He nodded.
"Hmm, do you know why you were brought here?"
He shook his head again.
"To overthrow the Queen's tyranny," the leader said, looking him into the eyes, enunciating each word clearly.
Kong Xiang had expected this and remained calm, but he was surprised that most of the members of this organization were ministers favored by the Queen.
Why did you choose me?
The leader seemed pleased with his composure and chuckled, "Because you're young enough."
Young enough to have reached a high enough position.
"What if I refuse?" he said, showing no fear of being silenced.
The leader was taken aback.
Before the other person could speak, Kong Xiang also laughed, but the laugh was very genuine.
"Don't worry, I won't refuse, but before that, you need to know one thing."
He looked back into the other person's eyes and said only one sentence.
The already quiet room was made even more deathly still.
Disbelief gradually crept onto the leader's expression.
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This is a future world. To find out just how futuristic it is, look through the random sci-fi movies you've watched in the past.
However, this is highly unscientific.
This world is ruled by a cruel queen, which, according to the trend of human development, should not be the case, but it has happened anyway.
Since the queen possesses absolute power, no one really knows where this power comes from or what its specific function is. It's like a boss in an anime; few people seriously investigate where his abilities come from or why he naturally becomes a villain in people's eyes. All they know is how many heinous things he has done to the people, and that we need to work hard to defeat him.
The reason for this might be attributed to people's greed fueling evil, or to a hero being driven to desperation and turning to the dark side; in any case, once the hero is defeated, everyone is happy.
However, their queen is currently in an invincible state in their eyes.
However, although he understood that the world's development defied common sense, he had no intention of joining the resistance organization.
Kong Xiang took off his glasses and rubbed his temples.
Although it's a tyranny, the country is still developing, and I can still live a decent life, and that's enough.
This is the opinion of the majority of the people, and it is also his opinion.
He leaned back in his chair and looked around. Apart from his own little space, the other places were also filled with hardworking people.
It's really illogical that the protagonist doesn't work overtime until late at night as I imagined. However, one of the Queen's tyrannical policies is this endless overtime policy. After all, this is a future world, and the number of talented people cannot be reduced at will. Since that's the case, then let's exploit the power of talent.
Kong Xiang shook his head, turned off the several projectors on the table, stood up, opened the glass door, and prepared to go home.
"Team leader, are you going back?" Ding Yuan was manipulating different light screens with both hands while also keeping an eye on him.
"Hmm," Kong Xiang replied calmly.
Ding Yuan was his classmate, but the two were not particularly close; they would exchange greetings and that would be it.
“Team leader, I heard there’s been a problem with the direct elevator lately. You’d better take another one…” He looked up, but Kong Xiang was no longer there.
Kong Xiang, who had left earlier, was standing idly by the elevator door when he suddenly received a brainwave communication request.
[Interpol] Chen Yilin called.
Kong Xiang pressed his temple.
"Mr. Kong, are you really not going to consider cooperating with us?"
Kong Xiang calmly looked at the opening elevator doors, walked in, and replied, "No consideration. The Queen is our faith."
Chen Yilin chuckled a few times: "Mr. Kong, our communication will not be monitored."
oh.
Kong Xiang lightly traced his destination with his fingertip, saying, "Everything I said comes from the bottom of my heart."
Chen Yilin asked skeptically, "From what I've observed, Mr. Kong is a smart man. How could he not understand what kind of future such a regime will inevitably face?"
Kong Xiang chuckled, "At least in my limited future."
Chen Yilin pondered for a moment, and Kong Xiang continued, "You're not entirely sure either, are you? Since you're not absolutely certain, then don't contact me again."
Without waiting for a response, he cut off the connection between the two.
He was very clear about social principles, and it was precisely because he was so clear that he understood that for him now, the most important thing was to solve his personal problems.
He has a bright future ahead of him, so why should he ruin his life for something that may not even succeed?
Kong Xiang shook his head and pulled on the soft, floating chair, wanting to sit down.
At this moment, the elevator began to shake violently, causing Kong Xiang to fall to the ground with a thud.
He looked up and saw five words displayed on the elevator screen—
Under testing and repair.
Despite his over thirty years of caution, he was defeated by a single phone call.
Kong Xiang hurriedly pressed his temples, trying to contact the elevator's management, but the shaking was so severe that he felt dizzy and his brain slammed against the hard, new material floor in a state of chaos.
Intense pain swept over him, and darkness gradually descended. In the moment before he lost consciousness, he suddenly remembered an old saying.
When walking... don't look at your phone.
"Kong Lane? Kong Lane?"
Someone was calling him.
He felt he wasn't dead, but hesitated whether to ask himself the same questions as a traditional protagonist: "Am I dead?" or "Am I in heaven?"
So he decided to slowly open his eyes.
"You're awake?" A familiar yet unfamiliar face appeared before him.
"Yi Guoduan?" He squinted his glasses, adjusting to the light around him.
Yi Guoduan patted his shoulder and laughed, "You sound like you've lost your memory. What were you dreaming about?"
If it weren't for the lingering pain in his mind, he would have truly believed that starting a job was just a dream.
He brushed Yi Guoduan's hand away and dealt with the situation with composure.
Judging from the situation, it seems we've returned to eleven years ago.
He pressed his temples; the brainwave communication was still working, but the technology was indeed from eleven years ago.
He thoroughly examined his mind again to avoid any hallucinations or implantation of consciousness.
Everything is normal.
"Hey, Brother Kong, don't be so tense all the time. There's an e-sports match against the opposing academy later, want to go watch?"
Esports? He had no recollection of when the competition was, but he certainly remembered the opposing academy.
The Queen's alma mater.
“Go,” Kong Xiang said.
Yi Guoduan stopped in his tracks, looking shocked, as he was about to leave alone.
"Have you really lost your memory? Or have you been reborn?" He recalled the trend of novels from decades ago.
Unfortunately, you guessed right.
Kong Xiang ignored him and walked straight out.
He wasn't a quiet study/workaholic; he just wouldn't touch pastimes that weren't of much use to him. Now, with a grasp of future trends, he still had time to explore those unsolved mysteries.
For example—what kind of person is the Queen, and what exactly is absolute power?
Perhaps, it can even prevent the birth of that foolish, authoritarian society.
Kong Xiang wanted to laugh, but as soon as he went downstairs, his smile was abruptly stopped, like a buffer in a movie.
"Queen...." He forced out the two words through trembling teeth.
The girl, who was chatting and laughing with her friend, seemed to sense something, tilted her head slightly, and gently glanced at him before quickly turning her gaze back.
Kong Xiang realized he was being overly nervous and quickly calmed down.
He had spent much of his time away from the First Academy, let alone had the opportunity to meet the Queen of the opposite academy.
But after meeting him today, he realized something.
This female tyrant seems to bear no resemblance to the future.
There are two possibilities: either something will happen this year that will cause her to become what she is in the future, or she has already started hiding from now on.
If it's the first scenario, he needs to consider whether he should help stop it; if it's the second, he needs to consider whether to assassinate or curry favor with someone powerful.
"Brother Kong, I saw you coming downstairs in a great hurry just now, why are you stopping here again?" Yi Guoduan patted his shoulder. "Could it be that you saw some beautiful maiden and couldn't contain your feelings?"
“Not a girl.” It was the Queen. Kong Xiang pondered for a moment, then took the first step.
Yi Guoduan gasped and took two steps back.
Not a girl??
The popularity of esports began decades ago, and today, its concepts, technologies, and industry chain have developed into a very complete system.
Kong Xiang's operational skills were only average. Although he was familiar with the workings behind the scenes, he simply didn't have the time or talent to dedicate to it.
This talent refers not only to screen operation but also to holographic games.
Holography is the future trend, and the exploration of virtual reality is another major trend in the 21st century. From the early days of VR to today's full-device projection, this demonstrates human progress and lays the foundation for the future.
The premise is that their leader is not that queen.
Although the future empire is still progressing, Kong Xiang understands that such progress is nothing compared to the progress made in a truly civilized society.
So... what exactly is absolute power?
"Hey, Xiao Kong, you're here too." A senior from the academy greeted him.
"Senior," Kong Xiang replied with a polite smile.
"What's wrong? You've been engrossed in your research for so long, and now you want to come out and see the results?" the senior joked.
Speaking of which, the senior character setting is really official. Not only does he not have a name, but even his dialogue feels like anyone could say it.
"No, I came to see the girl." In order to resist this phenomenon, he decided to go along with it.
The senior colleague, who was about to praise his diligence, chuckled awkwardly and whispered, "Looking at girls is good, looking at girls..."
Therefore, the atmosphere that people in the new century find most unbearable is awkwardness, where the senior immediately disappears from their side.
The unyielding Yi Guoduan, relying on his name, reappeared by Kong Xiang's side.
However, this time there was some distance between them—
The audience seats in Kong Lane were in front of him.
"Brother, what you just did..." Yi Guoduan was behind him, secretly wanting to ask a question, but Kong Xiang's attention turned to the person sitting next to him.
Why is it the Queen again? He doesn't believe she doesn't have some kind of backstory or special abilities.
Moreover, this time the Queen was all alone; she didn't even have any female companions.
Coupled with his rebirth, this is definitely a sign that God wants him to save the world.
“You were looking at me like that just now too.” The girl turned her head and smiled at him. “That… look of respect.”
Kong Xiang realized his repeated lapses in composure and smiled apologetically, "Sorry, you remind me of someone." After saying this official-sounding phrase he didn't want to repeat, he extended his hand and said, "Kong Xiang, the 'Xiang' in 'alley'."
The girl looked into his eyes, squeezed his hand back, and smiled, saying, "Li Zhi, Tang Li, Zhi Hu Zhe Ye De Zhi."
Of course he knew the name. As someone working under her, how could he not remember his leader's life and hobbies?
"Can I ask you a question?" Li Zhi asked.
"If it's the same question as before, then forget it. I can't really remember this person either, I just have a vague impression, maybe someone I met a long time ago." Kong Xiang glossed over it.
Li smiled and didn't press the matter.
[Classmates! Please be quiet! Our competition is about to begin!]
The broadcast reached their ears with perfect precision, and the competition between the contestants began at that moment.
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