Chapter 122 Top Alpha: He was once a crippled Omega. 32. You…
Following Qi Pingye's words, Shen Wu recalled the brief encounter with Qi Mingzhao that could hardly be considered a real meeting. Even though he was in a daze at the time, he roughly knew that this person didn't seem to be any particularly formidable figure.
Otherwise, how could the map be lost?
Unless he told them that he had known about their existence all along, and that this was all part of a scheme to lure them in and capture them all, he really couldn't understand why Qi Mingzhao would so carelessly lose such a crucial item.
Qi Mingzhao may be somewhat clever, but definitely not much.
“Look on the bright side,” Shenwu said, “maybe the Light Party really is out of people, and the Intelligence Bureau has really declined?”
Qi Pingye laughed: "Although the possibility is relatively small, it is still a possible direction for speculation."
While the two were discussing in hushed tones, Domir had already patiently probed Qi Mingzhao a few times.
Faced with Qi Mingzhao's continued evasive and delaying tactics, Domir's doubts finally reached their peak. He sneered and dropped the pretense, saying, "Black Deer, you've made me wait for three months with your excuse that the time isn't right, dragging it out without carrying out the mission. I think it's not that the time isn't right, but that there's another reason, isn't it?"
"For example, what if the map is lost?"
Qi Mingzhao paused upon hearing this, almost blurting out, "So it was you who was behind this!"
But he was worried that Domir might be secretly recording him, so despite his suspicions and gritted teeth in anger, he forced himself to suppress his emotions and refused to admit it, only feigning doubt and asking, "Map?"
"Director Domir, you're not talking about that lab map I have, are you?" he asked.
Domir's expression was cold: "Are you going to keep pretending, Black Deer? I must remind you that this classified mission has been leaked. I only found out about the map because someone tipped me off."
"You must know the importance of this mission. No one knows whether that unknown informant is friend or foe. You should know what the best course of action is now."
"Continuing to conceal it will only lead to an irreparable mistake!"
Qi Mingzhao leaned against the empty changing room, her heart pounding.
The loss of the map and the leak of the mission would have serious consequences, and he could not bear either of them.
But putting aside the map, he was certain that the mission itself was not leaked from him. Apart from Lu Ran, the top executives and elite agents of the intelligence agency, he had not discussed the mission with anyone else.
“Even if the mission was indeed leaked, it certainly didn’t come from me,” Qi Mingzhao said calmly. “You and Peng Youshan should really examine yourselves.”
"What do you mean? Are you saying that the mission was leaked by me or Peng Youshan?"
Domir frowned, then closed his eyes, pinched his brow, and said, "I won't get involved in this with you, Black Deer. Someone will naturally investigate this matter. Now, I only have one thing to say: solve the problem!"
"Find the map immediately! Or return to the Central Star, apologize, and bring back a new map!"
"Anyway... no matter what, before those rebels and those who know nothing further react, we need to complete the mission as soon as possible, do you understand what I mean?"
Qi Mingzhao looked at himself in the dressing mirror and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Director Domir, you said someone gave you a hint before you called to report that the map was lost and the mission was leaked. You're in such a hurry to ask me to find the map or return to the central star to apologize. And you don't even know who gave you the hint..."
"I'm very curious, under these circumstances, why did you choose to believe the unknown person instead of me?"
"Do you think I should trust you after all this delay?" Domir scoffed.
“The reasons are not very convincing,” Qi Mingzhao thought, and his suspicions grew like weeds. He felt that every word Domir said was full of hints and strangeness. “Perhaps the knowledge is false, the loss of the map is also false, and everything is a setup because they cannot find the location of the laboratory, so they want to lure the snake out of its hole—I don’t believe you haven’t considered this possibility, Director Domir.”
“That possibility cannot be ruled out,” Domir said, “but no one knows your identity. Even when transmitting biometric information, Peng Youshan and I will not meet or contact you. Under such confidentiality, how can they trace you back?”
"Are you sure no one knows my identity?" Qi Mingzhao said. "Didn't you already guess? Director Domir? Otherwise, what are you using to put on this show?"
"What?"
Domir didn't react for a moment.
They were having a fairly good back-and-forth conversation just now, so why did Black Deer's words suddenly become a bit hard to understand?
But Domir wasn't stupid. In just a second, he understood what Black Deer meant: "You mean, I knew your true identity all along, and the map and the leak were all my own doing?"
"What good would this do me? Nobody wants the Krishnamurti party to win the general election more than me!"
If Qi Mingzhao hadn't already known some things, he might have actually been fooled by Domir's righteous and righteous demeanor.
"benefit?"
Qi Mingzhao chuckled, "Domir, you don't actually think nobody knows about your little secret, do you?"
"You appear to be a B-level Alpha, but in reality, you are an A-level Alpha. However, you were injured during a secret mission when you were young, which caused your level to drop and resulted in a severe pheromone disorder. You are currently relying on various new biological agents to keep going."
"The only way to save you, besides using high-level Alpha pheromones to prolong your life, is to find a higher-level Omega for deep marking. There are only so many A-level Omegas, and even fewer that are not marked. You're in your forties or fifties, and you're shamelessly asking for help, but the result won't be good."
"But how do you deal with the pain of pheromone disorder? You really can't bear it anymore..."
Domir's expression had turned completely grim. "Are you Qi Mingzhao, or..."
"Whether I am or not is unimportant. What matters is that you believe I am, and that you did some foolish things in your self-righteousness to get me to comply, almost ruining our mission, didn't you?"
Qi Mingzhao wasn't stupid enough to admit it directly, but he didn't expect that Domir had other Omega candidates besides him.
Domir remained silent for a long time before letting out a sneer and saying in a deep voice, "Black Deer, don't think that bringing up these irrelevant things can cover up the mistakes you've made and threaten me."
"I'll say it one last time: all I need to see now is that the mission is complete and the lab has been successfully transferred!"
“If you cannot do this within seven days, I will call the President’s Office.”
After saying that, Domir cut off the communication without waiting for Qi Mingzhao's reply.
Inside the changing room, Qi Mingzhao stared at himself in the mirror, his face suddenly turning cold, his fingers clenching the cufflink-like communicator, which made a buzzing sound.
"Domir, you're pushing me..."
He lowered his head and breathed heavily.
After an unknown amount of time, he seemed to finally calm down, raised his hand, and dialed three contacts in succession.
"Lu Ran, I've confirmed it, it's him... Yes, Domir... Can you help me kill him and get the map back? I really have no other choice..."
"Brother, are you off work? Can I pick you up at the military headquarters? No, I just missed you, and I also have something to take care of. I need to check the archives at the military headquarters and borrow your access privileges..."
"It's a practical training assignment, nothing else. I wouldn't know anything about those things..."
“Councilor Peng, this is Hei Lu…”
On the other side, Domir was completely certain of his guess.
Hei Lu, or rather Qi Mingzhao, or someone related to Qi Mingzhao, is truly a brainless idiot! At this critical juncture, all he knows is to shirk responsibility, cover up his mistakes, and disregard the overall situation. The higher-ups must have lost their minds to assign him this task!
Domir really wanted to contact the president's office immediately.
However, considering the numerous internal conflicts and suspicions within the Bright Party, as well as his own future, he ultimately decided not to take action.
"He actually knew about my grade drop and pheromone imbalance... Could it be that the Intelligence Bureau has been watching me all along?" Domir's mind was also filled with doubts. "Does the higher-ups... suspect me too?"
Qi Pingye and Shen Wu had no way of knowing what Qi Mingzhao and Domir were thinking.
The defenses of Domir's residence were far superior to those of the place where Qi Mingzhao and Lu Ran had their impromptu tryst. It was already remarkable that the spider-machine had managed to hold out until the communication ended. Afterward, it was destroyed by invisible energy interference, falling into a crack in the floor like an ordinary insect and quickly rotting away.
Even so, the information that Qi Pingye and Shen Wu obtained far exceeded their expectations.
Qi Mingzhao's suspicion and falling out with Domir, Domir's hidden illness, Qi Mingzhao's true identity...
“That incident with Domir must be the reason he’s been secretly watching you,” Qi Pingye said in a low voice. “I just don’t know how he confirmed that you’re more than just a B-level.”
“They’ll find out eventually,” Shenwu said. “My affairs aren’t urgent. Domir has lost track of me and is also entangled in an unexpected mission, so he won’t be able to find me for a while.”
"The key now is the map in your hands. I have a feeling that Domir's coercion will make Qi Mingzhao do something. It will be difficult for him to find the map in seven days, and it is unlikely that he will go back to apologize. He will definitely find a way to break the deadlock."
“Then let’s wait for him to break the deadlock,” Qi Pingye said. “They are in the open, we are in the dark. When they make a move and reveal a weakness, we can strike and take down those three biological information.”
Otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to obtain their biometric information in a very short time, whether it is Domir or Congressman Peng.
As for Qi Mingzhao, it was just a matter of convenience.
“Then what’s next…” Shen Wu looked at Qi Pingye.
"Wait." Qi Pingye raised his hand and pressed down on Shen Wu's head.
Qi Pingye said to wait, so we'll wait.
Since that night of dramatic change, the two have never returned to the Ninth District.
After Black Lily finished healing, they looked around and rented a room in the second-class area. They changed their disguises again, lived a secluded life, and pretended to be a married couple.
To their neighbors, they were both around thirty years old. One worked in the third-class district and was currently on leave to take care of Omega at home, while the other was heavily pregnant and would give birth in a few months.
This identity is vastly different from their previous one, so even if the Scorpion Gang searched the streets with holographic images, they might not be able to find them.
They have enough money to cover their expenses, and their only pressing task is to find the alien laboratory, so their current identity is very suitable for their actions.
However, nothing is perfect. Their disguise naturally brought trouble and problems.
Like right now.
"Hey, Xiao Wu, did you take your Omega to that hospital I recommended last time? It's the best maternity hospital in the second-tier district! You young people shouldn't think it's expensive just because it's private. It's definitely worth it!"
"Besides, we're already living here, so we don't need that little bit of money, right? I heard—and I only heard—that place can do genetic analysis, about future secondary sex differentiation, and they even seem to have drugs that can improve the fetus's later differentiation level..."
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