Chapter 94: Forty-five Shotas
Chijiang Nayue felt that she was not that evil.
Take the missions in this world for example. Although the script must impress more people in order to complete A's resurrection faster, he actually prepared more than one script and can adjust the direction of subsequent plot developments at any time according to the actual development.
If we use the game he is most familiar with as a comparison, his idea can be explained in one sentence: Bad Ending is not the only thing that can leave a deep impression on people.
Without knowing it, Bourbon and his two companions became players of the game that Akae Nazuki had tailored for this world. In the end, they smoothly avoided all the branches leading to the Happy Ending and successfully reached a bad ending in less than two months.
What could he do? He could only be merciful and make some minor changes to the original bloody script.
Besides, it's not his fault. He also prepared scripts for other endings and even drew the CG in his mind. What does the player's defeat have to do with the conquered character? He is just an ordinary savior passing by!
In the corridor, a boy in overalls skipped forward, and out of nowhere he pulled out a black bayonet that gleamed with a cold light and tossed it around nonchalantly.
This is a private laboratory right below the Karasuma Renya Manor. How could there be no surveillance? He was so confident when he talked to Bourbon about it because he had dismantled the original surveillance within a week.
The big trumpet pretended to be obedient in the laboratory and was manipulated, while the small trumpet was running around to pave the way for the script. If you count it this way, he has been working overtime since he came to this world.
As a maniac of involution and former Cafe Man of the Metropolitan Police Department, Nazuki Akagi has no objection to overtime work. He only has an objection to overtime work caused by accidents.
During the preliminary investigation, A found that Vermode had only escorted a researcher once, and at other times he was called by the BOSS to discuss other matters. On the contrary, Rum was a frequent visitor to the laboratory, and he was basically responsible for replacing and managing the researchers.
Karasuma Renya attached great importance to the safety of the lost and recovered experimental subjects. In the past less than half a month, the researchers were basically replaced every day.
Even so, Rum was able to manage everything in an orderly manner. No matter whether he felt that being the second-in-command of the organization was a waste of time, he did not show any negative emotions on the surface, which amazed the extra individual and A.
As expected of Rum, he is a model worker in any world, and he and Gin worked hard to support the headquarters of the Japanese region. On the contrary, the old man tortured his subordinates who were in their 50s, and the subordinates had to clean up the mess for their boss loyally... No wonder even Rum gave up and wanted to go fishing.
Thinking of this, the extra individual shook his head sympathetically.
Although the surveillance was destroyed and Bermode was sure that he would not sell out Bourbon, Rum was still a destabilizing factor and he would not let Rum, the second-in-command, run wild and move around outside.
Otherwise, after Karasuma Renya dies, Rum escapes and becomes the boss himself. Wouldn't that waste their time again? That's not right.
So despite his sympathy, he was still not prepared to hold back.
After separating from Bourbon, the extra individual walked down one more floor, and finally stopped outside a heavy wooden door that was out of tune with the surrounding high-tech environment.
This is Rum's lounge. A had seen Rum entering and leaving this room in the surveillance video during the days in the laboratory, so he knew about this.
He purposefully raised his hand and knocked on the door. After waiting for a second, he politely kicked it. The wooden door creaked under the weight and slammed heavily against the wall.
Under Rum's astonished gaze, the extra individual still kept one hand in his pocket and played with the bayonet with the other hand, and walked into the lounge calmly.
There is quality, but not much.
"Good evening... or something like that. I'm not interested in greeting a dead person with this kind of greeting. Can we skip this step and go directly to the next one?" The extra individual raised his little face and asked Rum seriously.
Rum is having a brain storm.
After all, he had just met A this morning when he was arranging the handover for the researchers, so he would naturally recognize the face of this extra individual, but he could never have imagined how this experimental subject would appear here!
Is he planning to run away?
The cautious Karasuma Renya still did not tell Rum, the second-in-command, about the physical secret of A this time, so Rum was not aware of anything related to A. He only knew that the boss valued this experimental subject very much and even arranged for the experimental subject to live in the manor.
This made him alert and hesitant for a few seconds about whether to draw his gun and point it at the other party.
Rum was worried that if the experiment subject was injured by accident, the boss would be furious with him.
The extra person could guess what Rum was worried about. He was not afraid at all and had no intention of hiding it. He took a step forward and said, "Let's just assume that we have reached a consensus. That's really-"
Rum, who was still pondering the pros and cons, only had time to draw his gun before the sharp tip of the bayonet was pressed against his chest. The boy, who was half-kneeling on the desk and leaning against his upper body, turned his head slightly and finished his words in a harmless manner: "-That's great."
Cold sweat broke out.
He forced himself to smile, ignored the weapon on his chest, and tried to talk to the extra individual: "I don't know what you are talking about yet, why don't you sit down and talk first? If you want to escape, killing me alone will be useless."
The face that Rum is using now is that of an uncle who looks like He Tian. When he said this, he looked quite relaxing, but this person does not include the extra individual.
Instead, he thrust his bayonet forward, not ready to listen to what Rumdo had to say.
This made Rum calm down quickly and realize the breakthrough.
If this person came straight to take his life, he shouldn't have threatened him so slowly. The fact that he did so proved that there was indeed room for negotiation here!
"You should still remember who I am, right? We just met this morning, right? Then you should also know that I can help you escape safely." Rum continued to try, "Calm down, kid, I will help you, I know all the secret passages in the laboratory..."
However, contrary to his judgment, the extra-chapter individual not only did not stop after hearing this, but instead became full of murderous intent, with the corners of his eyes turning red due to the intense emotions.
"Do you think I will believe this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he dodged backwards, narrowly avoiding the bullet while also letting the bayonet leave the opponent's chest.
Rum, who had just realized something was wrong and opened fire, heaved a sigh of relief and pointed the muzzle of the gun at the boy who was lowering his upper body and looking at him coldly in front of the desk, his back soaked.
What Rum didn't know was that this sentence hit the sore spot of Chijiang Nayue and A.
Twenty years ago, when A was sent to that institute, a green-eyed boy said to him, "I know a secret passage that can take you away," and then lured him into the hands of a researcher in exchange for candy.
A thus lost his only chance to escape.
Chijiang Nayue would sigh in his heart that Rum was such an expert at clearing mines, as he stepped into the forbidden zone between him and A and started to dance like a thunderbolt.
In the lounge, the extra-person stared at the muzzle of the gun indifferently, and suddenly threw his only weapon to the ground, leaving his two hands free.
Then, he slowly raised his thumb and gently stroked his neck, turning his head to face Rum. "You, damn it." The extra individual said coldly, "Why did you pretend not to recognize me? Ah, yes, I almost forgot. You are the second in command of the organization. How could you remember a mass-produced toy? I'm really sorry. If you beg me, I can let you die with a clear mind."
The extra individual was born out of the researchers' malice and disgust.
Before meeting A, all the emotions he received were negative. No one taught him how to deal with the anger that was about to burst out of his heart, and no one taught him how to digest the slander of others, because they were all experimental animals that no one cared about, and they were all experimental animals that should not feel sad.
The extra individual is very similar to Xiao Shi. Their emotional modules are more complete than any Grundy. However, he has become a "failure" in the eyes of researchers. Even after leaving the organization, he is unwilling to use that number again and only recognizes the name "GrundyWorst".
Meaning, the worst Granty.
Affected by these, the attitudes of the extra individuals are always worse than those of ordinary Granty, and Rum unfortunately becomes the first person to experience it.
Rum had no idea what the extra individual was talking about and was completely confused. He looked at the extra individual hard and finally recognized that this was not Subject A that he had seen in the morning.
Rum was even more confused.
Wait, when did the boss hide from him that he had developed the technology to clone people?! Wasn't that boy a test subject not long ago?
Rum didn't know what was going on with him, and he said, "If you need me to help you survive outside in your original identity, that's fine!"
Rum is right to think so. In the arrogant cognition of human beings, it is normal for clones of non-human beings to want to replace the original body and become real humans.
Selfishness is the instinct and nature engraved in the genes of all living things in nature, to keep life going at all costs.
"It's obviously a clone, but it has to replace the original body. Isn't this ridiculous?" The extra individual asked back, "Why do I have to replace him to survive as a human? From the moment I was born and had self-awareness, wasn't I a human being instead of an experimental animal?"
"What is the difference between humans and non-humans?"
The extra individual asked aggressively, then changed the subject and muttered to himself: "No, there is still a big difference. It's really hard to go against nature and stop being a cold-blooded, selfish monster."
For Brother, they can accomplish the impossible.
The next second, the eyes of the extra individual became even more fierce. He ran forward a few steps, then jumped on the table. Astonishing strength burst out from his slender limbs, and he actually flipped directly onto Rum's back.
He crossed his legs to secure himself, then put his hands on Rum's head, ignoring his men's final fearful struggle. After a crisp click, the lounge returned to silence.
It should have been done long ago.
The extra individual did not get off Rum's back. He calmly took out an inconspicuous remote control from his pocket, with a look of relief and reluctance.
He hasn't met Brother yet, but now, it's time to end it.
Before pressing it, the extra individual took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Hey, Brother-sama's masters! Listen, Dongfeng, isn't it coming?!"
Boom!!!
Bourbon was hiding behind the wall and calmly observing the situation outside. Suddenly, his feet shook for a moment, and a deafening explosion came from below. He almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.
What happened? Why did it explode?
The scope of the explosion did not seem to be large. Bourbon estimated that if he went up a few floors, he might not even hear the explosion. After all, the building materials of the base were too good.
For some reason, Bourbon felt more and more uneasy. He always felt that something was wrong.
The cell phone in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and saw an incredible message.
Just now, explosions occurred all over the country at the same time, and the locations of these explosions, without exception, were important bases of the organization they had learned about.
This is the perfect time to attack!
"What are you doing?" A voice suddenly sounded in front of me.
Bourbon lowered his head and met a pair of familiar eyes. He was stunned for a moment: "Mr. A? No, the extra individual?"
The boy blinked and replied, "How is it? Did you receive the 'East Wind' we sent?"
The 'extra individual' seems to be in a good mood.
Bourbon got this information.
The other party changed the subject, turned around and walked forward to lead the way for him: "Okay, I know where my brother is, let's go and bring him out."
Bourbon swallowed the words he wanted to ask. He knew how deep the feelings of Granty and others were for A. It would be better not to ask too many questions at this time. Anyway, rescuing A was the most important thing, and there would be plenty of time later.
The two walked around several empty corridors, climbed two flights of stairs, and finally stopped outside a high-tech laboratory.
The 'extra individual' fiddled with the combination lock for a few seconds, and the door opened. Bourbon immediately revealed a familiar expression of exhaustion.
This is a masterful lock picking technique. Did the clone learn this from the original?
In Bourbon's imagination, the person A they wanted to rescue should be tied up or unconscious, or at best, he might be being experimented on in a brutal way.
But when the door opened, what appeared in front of him was a calm child stepping on the belly of a researcher in a white coat.
The child turned to look at the two men who were late, "Ah, it's Mr. Bourbon."
"I didn't kill him. I just fainted." A waved his hands, jumped off the researcher, and stepped on the ground barefoot.
Before Bourbon could breathe a sigh of relief, A turned his pen around and pointed it at the 'extra individual', asking bluntly: "But who are you?"
Bourbon was stunned, his hair standing on end. He believed A's judgment without hesitation and looked at the boy standing between them with vigilance.
"What are you talking about, Brother?" The boy tilted his head and looked at A innocently, "Of course I am Granty."
"..." A said without hesitation, "The last Granty is dead. I saw his memory, so you are not an extra individual."
"Who are you?"
At this moment Bourbon discovered something horrifying - the boy who claimed to be an extra individual and deceived him was exactly like A from head to toe, with no difference at all!
Even the extra-chapter individual who looks most similar to A is one or two years older than A. According to Granti and others, no one among them should be so similar to A.
"Yes, who am I?"
The boy touched his lips with his fingertips and spoke innocently: "My code name is A10571. If you are on the brother's side, you can also call me——"
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