Chapter 354 Finale Another Rum
Gin turned around and happened to meet the woman's eyes from afar.
"Ma'am, what should we do with Gin?" the agent next to her asked the woman.
The woman lowered her head and caressed the cat absentmindedly. "Since the target is dead, let's call it a day and go home. Record in the log that Gin killed the boss. Judging from his behavior, he hasn't betrayed the TO. He might become your colleague in the future, so remember to get along well."
It turns out the leader of the joint investigation team is Lin Xi, who traveled back nineteen years and assumed a new body. Over the years, she not only contacted Rum and manipulated the organization to gradually whitewash itself and reveal itself to the official authorities, but she even established a certain level of cooperation with them, establishing over a dozen research institutes.
Of course, in order to clear one's name, someone needs to take the blame.
The scapegoats were Renya Karasuma and Madeira. They were labeled traitors to the TO. Lin Xi applied for the creation of a joint investigation team specifically to hunt down Renya Karasuma. The previous reports about the TO being a terrorist organization and AI Noah were all "rumors" she had spread to apprehend Renya Karasuma and Madeira.
Lin Xi's explanation to the outside world as to why he had to kill Uramaru Renye in Kalinnogorsk was to lure out Madera (in fact, Madera had been under close surveillance by TO's people for a long time and was executed near midnight).
Anyway, the final right of interpretation lies with her.
Lin Xi waved his hand, telling his men to retreat. While the tactical goggles wouldn't cause fatal injuries, they still required medical attention.
She walked slowly towards Gin.
Everything was quiet and no one came to disturb them.
"It's me." As always, she said, "Well done. Come on, come back with me."
Gin put away his gun.
"Um."
He said.
…
Two days later.
The joint investigation team held a regular meeting, and the KGB finally joined in, demanding an explanation from TO regarding the explosion of thirteen missiles in their territory.
Lin Xi was so blunt that he didn't tell me unless I asked. "Isn't that your own missile? I heard your precise explosion saved a plane full of people. Amazing, amazing."
"Oh, there were no casualties, right? I haven't thanked you yet for helping TO track down the fugitive. Thank you."
KGB Representative: ...
Just as he was about to flip the table, he heard Lin Xi continue:
"Haven't you always wanted to participate in a project at TO Pharmaceutical Research Institute? Previously, there were very few spots available, but since you've helped us, we'll be friends from now on, and we can discuss this project..."
The KGB representative paused, gripping the edge of the table.
Um……
Anyway, the compensation has been received, so this doesn’t seem unacceptable.
Lin Xi smiled and extended her hand to him.
The representative shook hands with him with mixed feelings.
On the other side, A took the opportunity to take a break in the tea room to contact Rum.
"Lord Rum, I failed to protect the boss as you requested." She blamed herself. No one could have imagined that the seemingly loyal Gin would suddenly turn against them and kill that man.
She finally got into the joint investigation team through the FBI and was an undercover agent that Rum had sent to infiltrate the FBI.
A doesn't care about the changing situation within the organization. She has set her sights on Rum and will always be loyal to him.
"It's okay, you did a great job." Rum's voice came from the other end of the communicator, as calm and clear as usual, but with a slight pause.
A Until Rum was in the Middle East, he didn't dare to talk more, so he hung up the phone and happened to meet Lin Xi entering the tea room.
"Are you on the phone?" Lin Xi smiled and picked up a piece of red velvet cake cut into small squares.
"Well." A said, "Ms. Lin Li, I'm leaving first."
Lin Li is Lin Xi's current identity.
The original body was already dead, so after changing to a new body, it naturally had to be distinguished from the previous identity.
Lin Li is a perfect fit, with a clean past and traceable history.
With Rum now officially the leader of the TO, to the others, she was merely a subordinate sent by Rum to hunt down the former leader, Karasuma Ren'ya. However, despite the former leader's death, the joint investigation team formed for this purpose persisted. Instead, it became a bridge for cooperation between various countries and the TO, and Lin Xi's status as its leader also rose.
In addition, because Rum is very mysterious, most people don't even know what he looks like or whether he is a man or a woman, so Lin Xi has also become a direct channel to contact him. Many people secretly approach her, hoping to find out information through her.
In short, Lin Xi is now considered a semi-public figure.
However, no matter what he does, Lin Xi likes to be a hands-off boss.
So, when the subordinates who thought Lin Xi had just come to the tea room to take a short break came to look for her, Lin Xi had already disappeared.
…
Rum tied his hair up.
The place is very dusty and the climate is dry, so dust is easily raised and loose hair will easily attract dust.
Tita waited by and handed him the coat.
The young man took the coat and put it on: "Have you found the person?"
"Yes, he is currently imprisoned in our private residence."
Rum nodded slightly, walked slowly down the stairs and into the basement.
Many of the basements in the mansions here have been converted into prisons, which were once used to imprison slaves who had committed crimes and their families.
After the abolition of slavery, most of the cells were demolished and the basements were converted into wine cellars and storage rooms. However, the house where Rum lived had not been renovated and retained the original layout of the iron prison.
He walked down with the oil lamp, and the dim light illuminated the face of the prisoner.
The man was nearly sixty years old, with a black eye patch on one eye, a bald head, sitting on the ground, and a ferocious look on his face.
Tita subconsciously glanced at her master's left eye.
This person, like the adults, had his left eye injured...
But their temperaments were completely different. The master had an elegant and refined temperament, like a gentleman, while this man had a fierce appearance and looked like a rough and uncouth person.
"Tita, you go out first." The young man said lightly.
Tita bowed and went out.
Only when the footsteps faded away did Rum speak: "Someone wants to see you."
"Oh?" The big man moved. "Is that Lin Xi? What should I call her now? Wu Wan Lian?"
Rum said nothing, took out a small device from his pocket and placed it on the ground.
Soon the device lit up, and a holographic projection of a woman appeared in the dim basement.
"Karasuma Renya is dead." She wore a black silk veil, and her hand, wrapped in black lace gloves, touched her chin. "Isn't this what you wanted, Wakita Kanenori? Or, even if you didn't join the organization this time, you still want me to call you 'Rum'?"
That’s right, this person is Rum from the original plot.
After learning the entire original plot through the "Slate of Destiny", Lin Xi began to have doubts: the Rum he knew seemed to be different from the Rum in the original plot.
The original plot only briefly mentioned the power struggle of the Karasuma family, and Karasuma Shigeharu never appeared in the plot.
If Karasuma Shigeharu was given a code name because he changed the plot, then where did the original Rum go?
Lin Xi was wary, so he asked Rum to keep a close eye on him.
It was not until the plane she was on was tampered with and Karasuma Renya hinted in her mind that it was Rum who did it that she suddenly realized and guessed that it was Rum in the original plot who had tampered with it.
But as long as there is any manipulation, there will be traces. Karasuma Shigeharu followed Rum from the original plot all the way to the Middle East, and finally found him with the help of a portrait and imprisoned him in a dungeon.
The big man sat up straight.
"He's dead?" He lost his composure. "That's impossible."
"What? Do you think he won't die, or do you think that even if he dies, he can start over by resetting?"
As Lin Xi asked the question lightly, the big man's eyes gradually widened.
Seeing his performance, Lin Xi chuckled: "You really know about the reset."
"Let me guess, you probably have memories from several episodes, right? In one of them, as his right-hand man in the organization, you discovered the experiments conducted by Karasuma Renya, learned your own fate through the 'Slate of Fate', and discovered that Karasuma Renya was constantly resetting the timeline."
"So, you found a way to make yourself have the memories before the reset. Karasuma Renya didn't know that every time the reset happened, there was another person in this world who was with him, carrying the memories back."
"Not only is Karasuma Renya striving to transcend his fate, you are also trying to find a way out for yourself. Karasuma Renya is in the open, and you are in the dark. As long as your plans are not discovered by him, you can use your position in the organization and his trust in you to gain more benefits."
Lin Xi paused for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "However, there is one thing I'm curious about. Why did you want to kill me? You knew about Karasuma Renya's experiments in Hong Kong City, knew that I had been possessed by Karasuma Renya at that time, and knew that Karasuma Renya would not tolerate your ambitions, so you wanted to strike first?"
The big man narrowed his eyes.
There was no extra light in the dungeon, and the optical image of Lin Xi showed her elegantly dressed, hugging her chest and looking at him.
The young man who stole his code name stood half a step behind her, with his head lowered and an attitude of humility and obedience.
He stood up suddenly, and the anklets on his feet made a noise.
"Boss." He saluted. "I really thought that the soul of Karasuma Renya lived in your body, so I attacked you."
"Now that Karasuma Renya is dead, and the world has developed completely differently from the original plot, I don't know where to go... Could you please let me ask for a meal from you?"
Lin Xi laughed.
"I'm a pragmatist. As long as you prove your worth, I'll certainly welcome you." She turned to Rum and raised her chin at the big man.
So the young man put down the oil lamp, opened the prison door, and untied the chains on the big man's feet.
The big man stood up and stretched his sore limbs.
"How do you want me to prove it?" He stood up slightly taller than Lin Xi. Realizing this, he quickly lowered his head and lowered his posture.
"Tell me what you know about the experiment that Karasuma Renye did in Hong Kong City." Lin Xi said, "Since you know who I am, you should know what part I am interested in."
The big man raised his lip. "Of course, Boss. I do know... the contents of 'Soul from Another World'."
Rum, who was standing behind Lin Xi, focused his attention slightly.
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