Chapter 31 New Script
After finally confirming the opportunity for Lin Guantang to enter the group chat, Sikong Tan began his introduction to fooling Lin Guantang:
"Do you remember someone in the group said before that all the students of O Academy are good for nothing except their beauty?"
Lin Guantang looked somewhat embarrassed and nodded helplessly.
He is now also a student of Quan O College. Although he has only arrived at the school for a few days, he has strangely developed a sense of honor - although he himself feels that the courses at Quan O College are a bit watery, and he has even made mental preparations before enrolling, but when he hears others say that O College is useless, he can't help but feel a little sad.
But this was a fact that he could not refute.
"so--"
Sikong Tan took a deep breath, looked into Lin Guantang's eyes, and said with an extremely serious expression:
"So what I want to tell you is that you are the lucky one who was chosen."
"The Empire will strongly support OMEGA, and All-O Academy is no exception. However, All-O Academy has been sluggish for too long, and finding the right way to reform is not easy. One approach is to have the Central Military Academy provide targeted assistance, but the teaching methods of the two schools are completely different. The pressure required of students to withstand pressure alone is a world of difference. The sparse and regular training pressure at the Central Military Academy is likely to be completely unbearable for All-O Academy students. Therefore, we must first select a few lucky students from All-O Academy to experience whether this plan can be implemented in advance. If it can be implemented, we should determine the appropriate degree of control."
"And you—and the others in the group—are the lucky ones selected from the Central Military Academy and All-O Academy to participate in this secret training program."
"The reason we didn't tell you everything at the beginning was because we needed to conduct a second round of screening on the lucky winners to see how receptive you were. If you can't handle the pressure, we'll directly inform you that you've entered the wrong group chat. This is another consideration. To avoid unnecessary discussion and speculation, this secret experiment needs to be kept completely confidential until it's concluded."
"Although the process was a bit bumpy, the final result was quite positive. So now I can tell you the details of this secret plan, and congratulations—you've passed and can continue to participate in the upcoming training and tests. In addition, to give you more confidence and protect your safety, someone will be sent to O Hospital to pick you up in the next two days. The code for this pick-up is your game ID."
Lin Guantang listened attentively to what Sikong Tan said. During this process, he gradually opened his eyes slightly wider.
He was a little surprised by what Senior Sikong said, but not particularly shocked.
Rather than being lucky enough to be chosen, Lin Guantang was more concerned about the fact that not everyone in the group was an omega.
After all, he was a lucky star certified by his neighbors. He had encountered many lucky things since he was a child, and Lin Guantang was no longer surprised. However, he had never seen an OMEGA with a strong body - and in groups at that - in District 35.
That being said, no wonder!
No wonder there were so many "OMEGA" in that photo that were beyond Lin Guantang's knowledge;
No wonder everyone adapted well to the various high-intensity training and courses, instead of being surprised like him;
No wonder, the O Academy's curriculum is so relaxed, so why are there such intense and exciting tasks assigned...
Also - the group members with motorcycle and sniper avatars should also be selected by the so-called Central Military Academy.
The strange things in the past gradually emerged in his mind, causing Lin Guantang's refreshed advanced cognition to smoothly regress to the conservative old version.
When Lin Guantang recalled and compared the unusual things he had encountered in the past period of time, Sikong Tan also looked at Lin Guantang's facial features carefully. While admiring his handsome appearance, he felt a little strange about Lin Guantang's attitude.
Because Lin Guantang didn't show any of the nervousness, shock, or fear that one might have imagined, and he was even only a little surprised.
How could this not make Sikong Tan curious - allowing the Central Military Academy and Quan O Academy, two academies that are essentially at two extremes, to connect with each other is no different from sending a sheep into a wolf's mouth.
If the Empire really goes crazy and implements such a policy, rather than worrying about whether OMEGA can adapt to the intensity of the military academy, perhaps the priority should be the sudden increase in the number of newborns.
So even though he came up with this reason, Sikong Tan still felt it was a little unreliable.
When I told the other two people about this idea—
Huo Shizhen’s attitude is: Because it sounds too outrageous, it may make people believe that this is the truth. In short, I wish him success.
Although Huo Shizhen is usually sharp-tongued, he has a good habit. Before the task is carried out, he does not actually undermine the self-confidence of the task executor. In addition, he will patiently describe the task in more detail according to the different understanding abilities of the task executors. He can even tolerate the sudden whims of the task executors to a certain extent. Everything is based on completing the task as the top priority.
As for the item-by-item evaluation after the event, that will be discussed separately.
Yin Zhiyou wasn't used to this. After hearing Sikong Tan's fantastical ideas, his heart melted and he laughed out loud: Is this the secret to the intelligence department's success in keeping secrets? Throwing out an overly bizarre bait can indeed make people so shocked that they forget to explore the other truths of the matter.
Sikong Tan automatically ignored Yin Zhiyou's comments. When it came to misunderstandings in conversation, this guy had no right to mock him.
In short, when Sikong Tan decided to use this reason to fool Lin Guantang, he actually imagined many contingency plans for how he would respond if Lin Guantang did not accept or understand. The result was - Lin Guantang had no idea at all.
After waiting for a while, Sikong Tan decided to take the initiative to ask about his attitude:
"What do you think?"
Lin Guantang came back to his senses, said "Oh", and asked casually:
"So, besides me, everyone else in the group is an alpha from the Central Military Academy?"
He added:
“In that photo, it seems like everyone else is there except me.”
Sikong Tan nodded. He had already considered this issue in advance:
"Yes, they are in different departments. Next, you may go on missions with them to determine which department's missions you are more suitable for. The game you play and my department are the Intelligence Department."
"What about Senior Huo? Who is he?"
"Executive Department—but he transferred to the Discipline Department this semester."
"I see."
Lin Guantang nodded and said nothing more. However, Sikong Tan saw that he had no intention of continuing to question him, so he couldn't help but say:
"Besides this, don't you have anything else to say? Don't you find... this plan difficult to accept?"
Is it hard to accept?
Lin Guantang thought about it and felt that it was okay.
After all, the imperial capital is the most advanced place in the entire empire. The brilliant ideas of those politicians and bigwigs are not something that someone like him, who has just reached adulthood, can comprehend. His father often said that policies are always ahead of the times. Policies that seem extremely bizarre now may become noticeable in a few years.
Of course, there are also situations where the policy gets worse the more it is implemented, but that is another matter. At least based on Lin Guantang's current understanding, he doesn't think he can figure out whether the policy is good or bad.
Moreover, as far as this matter is concerned, he asked himself honestly that he did not have any resistance or retreat in his heart about participating in the mission of the Central Military Academy. Instead, he had some vague expectations, so he did not find it difficult to accept.
But Senior Sikong seemed to have misunderstood his silence. Seeing that he was silent, he began to speculate on his own:
"Could it be that you, Xiao Haitang, guessed the identities of the other people in the group from the very beginning? That's why you're so calm. If that's the case, Xiao Haitang, you really have excellent acting skills. You can't tell at all that you already know everything."
That’s not the case, Lin Guantang shook his head and denied it:
"It's only now that you, Senior, have revealed your identity that I know everyone's identities."
Sikong Tan asked:
"Then you weren't curious at all before? Especially after seeing the group photo Shao Qingbai posted in the group, don't you really think that the students in the photo don't look like O? Especially the O from the Bridal Academy, who wouldn't be of this style anyway."
If Shao Qingbai hadn't suddenly posted the photo in the group, exposing the identities of everyone in the group at once, and then Lin Guantang revealed his name and stole the show at the O College welcome party... Sikong Tan wouldn't have had to be so anxious to think of a perfect way to retain Lin Guantang.
Lin Guantang said:
"That's strange."
Sikong Tan: "I wonder why you didn't ask. Are you afraid? Or have you asked other people privately? No, if you had asked others a long time ago, you should have known the truth long ago, and you shouldn't have said that you only found out now."
Too scared to ask…that’s not the case.
Lin Guantang explained:
"I thought this kind of O-series trend was popular in the capital."
Sikong Tan: ...
Sikong Tan was a professional intelligence officer, and his expression remained unchanged no matter what information he heard. However, when he heard this statement from Lin Guantang, his face twisted slightly.
Of course he knew that there were many people like this, but the key point was that Xiao Haitang looked like a good boy, and his words and deeds did not seem like those of a maverick. How could he have such an extraordinary aesthetic? It really shows that you can't judge a book by its cover.
He really couldn't imagine how Lin Guantang could come to such a conclusion. Could it be that -
"Is this a common practice in District 35? Is that why you've become so accustomed to it that you even have this misunderstanding of the Imperial Capital?"
Lin Guantang blinked, shook his head and said:
"It's because District 35 doesn't have this hobby that I think only the capital has this hobby. After all, my dad said the capital is at the forefront of the times, unlike backward places like us in District 35."
After thinking for a while, Lin Guantang summarized the instructions given by his two old fathers before coming to the imperial capital:
"When I came here, Dad told me to observe more and question less—if I see something I don't understand, I shouldn't question it. After all, the capital is the most advanced place in the entire empire, and District 35 is the most backward. So it's normal to see things I don't understand or haven't seen before. Just accept it. Don't be so surprised and question it. Otherwise, not only will people feel offended and dislike me, but they will also look down on me and think I'm an ignorant country bumpkin."
Of course, his father's exact words were, "My dear, you are the pride of District 35. When you are in the capital, you must not show any fear or act jumpy or ignorant. It will make people look down on you. If you can perform well and blind the eyes of those famous families in the capital, so that they know that District 35 is not a pushover, that would be even better, haha."
Although Lin Guantang decided to go to the capital to study because he saw no future in District 35, he still had a strong sense of belonging to District 35. When his father said these words to him, he also felt that he was carrying the hopes of the entire village on his shoulders.
But I still felt that it was a bit too narcissistic to say such words, so I subconsciously ignored it.
But even what he said was enough to make Sikong Tan speechless.
Sometimes, it is necessary to question what is necessary. The mainstream aesthetic of the capital is not yet so advanced.
Haitang has this kind of acceptance and will succeed in everything she does.
Having said that, if everyone has this kind of endurance, then why would they still be nervous about talking to strangers during missions? Sikong Tan couldn't help but ask.
"That shouldn't be the case. With your mental toughness, how could you have said the wrong line in the first sentence of the mission just now?"
Please forget everything that happened in the mission just now as soon as possible!
Lin Guantang urged in a quick but clear voice:
"Didn't you say you would tell me something that might overturn my perception? Tell me now. I'm completely prepared."
Sikong Tan said slowly:
"That's what I told you."
Lin Guantang: ...
Huh? That's it.
This is by no means a subversion of cognition, and it is not even comparable to Lin Guantang's previous understanding of the aesthetics of the imperial capital - oh, perhaps it should be called a "misunderstanding" now.
***
Compared to Lin Guantang's somewhat mediocre performance, the attitudes of the other four alpha freshmen were more in line with expectations.
When Wen Tiange finally found out that the beautiful freshman who was famous at the O College welcome party was also called Lin Guantang, he felt a sense of absurdity as if time and space were being distorted. When he took advantage of the break to quickly ask in the group chat for clarification—
I found out that the whole group was muted.
When he wanted to chat privately with classmate Haitang, a shadow came over his head. He looked up and saw Senior Yin Zhiyou standing in front of him, followed by three other people who looked curious.
Then the four of them were taken away by Yin Zhiyou to a meeting room with confidentiality measures.
Some time earlier, Sikong Tan found Yin Zhiyou and wanted him to come forward to explain the matter to the other three alphas to avoid it being exposed.
Yin Zhiyou was not interested in this, and it was generally recognized that he was going to replace Huo Shizhen, but now he had to cooperate with them to do things, which would destroy his image.
But Sikong Tan's humble attitude pleased him, so Yin Zhiyou finally listened to Sikong Tan's long speech reluctantly.
The main purpose was to explain to the freshmen S4 why Lin Guantang, an OMEGA from O College, appeared in the all-A group (this was consistent with the reason Sikong Tan explained to Lin Guantang);
And he didn't want these young men to be aroused just because there was an O in the group, and be driven by pheromones to think about how to conquer O all day long instead of doing their work. On this point, Sikong Tan's solution was to implicitly tell the freshmen S4 that Lin Guantang and Huo Shizhen had a close relationship, and if they didn't want to be trained by the devil, they'd better not have any bad thoughts.
By the way, we can also use Huo Shizhen's reputation as a big devil to demonstrate to them to keep this matter secret.
Yin Zhiyou was not a talkative person and was too lazy to explain so much, so he summarized Sikong Tan's words and came to a simple and rough conclusion that could summarize all the key points:
"Lin Guantang is an Omega marked by Huo Shizhen. He joined the group to train with you and hone himself through missions, hoping to become someone capable of protecting himself. Also, this matter must be kept secret. You can imagine how much turmoil and crisis would arise if Huo Shizhen's reputation were exposed."
After he finished speaking, he lit a cigarette and waited calmly for a few people to express their opinions.
Although the sentiments expressed by several people were completely inconsistent and far beyond his expectations—
Wen Tiange: "What?! The great demon king Huo actually has a little lover. Isn't that good for his stomach?!"
Yin Zhiyou was almost choked by his words, and looked at Wen Tiange with a speechless look:
"While I personally admire your courage in saying this, does your intelligence department have some kind of suicidal criterion that says you're not a qualified intelligence officer if you don't fabricate unofficial history?"
Wen Tiange: ...
Is it too late to retract this statement now?
He was just too excited and accidentally spoke out the speculation of the small group within their intelligence department... Unfortunately, when he saw Jian Yinglai's shocked and malicious eyes and Shao Qingbai's surprised and unbelievable eyes, he knew that he had personally given these two guys a black history.
As for the most conscientious Tian Ye, he seemed to have been temporarily petrified by the overwhelming amount of information he had received. After a long while, he slowly said:
"As expected of an omega chosen by Boss Huo, he is truly extraordinary."
After a pause, he clenched his fists and said as if swearing an oath:
"Don't worry! I will definitely protect the love between the boss and the eldest sister-in-law, and will never reveal any information about the eldest sister-in-law to others."
Jian Yinglai barely suppressed his laughter, coughed, and then made his remarks:
"I can also promise not to tell anyone about this, but does this count as Senior Huo abusing his power for personal gain?"
As for Shao Qingbai, Shao Qingbai didn't know what to say. He just wanted to end the meeting quickly, and then go out and ask his elder sister what was going on. Of course, he would ask for the truth in a tactful way.
Isn't that Haitang classmate in the group his sister's smurf? How did he become someone tagged by Boss Huo? Why is Boss Huo and his sister together, and he, as the younger brother, has no idea? Is he really that unimportant?
Shao Qingbai felt a sadness of being abandoned by the whole world.
While Sikong Tan was talking to Lin Guantang and Yin Zhiyou was talking to S4, another person who was at the center of the discussion was...
Huo Shizhen took the time to arrange for a few people to go to a marked illegal medical point to do some cleaning, and then sent another group of people to track Jiang Zihao's whereabouts.
The previous location was where Jiang Zihao had a gland transplant operation. Relevant clues had been confirmed a few days ago, but the scale was very small and there were no really useful clues. If they hadn't run into it themselves, they wouldn't have thought of sending someone to deal with it. For Eden, it was just a subordinate among the subordinates, and it was not worth mentioning.
On the other hand, when Jiang Zihao checked the surveillance to find the young man but to no avail, and asked the staff of the guild hall but to no avail, he finally received a call from the staff of the Garden of Eden, and told them in fear and trepidation that he had met Huo Shizhen today. The other party did not blame him for being discovered, but just hung up the phone and sent a message instructing him to go to an empty pavilion, and then placed a communicator in the pavilion, asking him to pick up the communicator and continue communicating.
After he connected the communicator that had been installed in advance, the other party slowly told him that they had already known that he had been caught.
Although the news came to light from the people who escaped from the medical clinic, but these small clinics have been destroyed so many times that they are very used to it.
So when Jiang Zihao felt sorry, the other party easily forgave him.
However, Jiang Zihao still felt a little guilty, because he only remembered that the boy was very handsome and had a pair of blue eyes. Apart from that, he could not remember any other characteristics. When he checked the surveillance footage afterwards, he found nothing. It was impossible to make up for the losses caused by his mistake.
Regarding this point, the other party is even more indifferent:
"They're nothing more than Huo Shizhen's lackeys disguised to deceive your sympathy. Those alphas in the military academy abuse various inhibitor converters. They're no different from us. They just have a righteous stance. If you say you found clues to Huo Shizhen's weaknesses and then let them go, that would be a bit regrettable."
But that was impossible. Huo Shizhen was right there and had never thought of hiding his identity. This showed that he was not afraid of revenge at all. It also showed that he was confident that his weaknesses would not be discovered - but could a monster specially cultivated as an imperial weapon really have weaknesses?
At least no one has discovered it yet.
Jiang Zihao was quiet for a while, then muttered to himself in a panic:
"If that's the case, then why didn't they arrest me? —According to what you said before, it seems like I've committed a serious violation of the law. He's even cleared customs and sealed off medical facilities... No, why did they let me get away?"
"You're truly that stupid! It seems like they specifically targeted you as a breakthrough point, not just randomly arresting unlucky people. When you asked why they didn't arrest you, have you ever considered that it was because they only used you to find a place to perform gland transplants, but didn't find them, and they couldn't even confirm your involvement in the joint terminal implantation. So—you were fitted with a tracker?"
A tracker was installed?!
How come he didn't notice at all...
Jiang Zihao's whole body trembled, and he froze in place for a moment. He thought carefully about what had happened today, and then he seemed to remember something. He hurriedly touched the place where the alpha in the floral shirt had pressed, and then he touched down a black object that looked like a button.
The other party heard his suddenly rapid breathing and silent attitude and chuckled:
"So nervous all of a sudden? Looks like you've discovered the tracker you've been planted on."
Jiang Zihao was so frightened holding the tracker that he didn't know what to do.
"What should I do?"
What should I do? A sigh came from the communicator:
"That's it. They were trying to kill two birds with one stone by using you to find clues about the Joint Terminal—humph, thank goodness I had the foresight to do that. Today was just a test, and I didn't plan to send anyone to contact you. Besides, you actually know nothing about the Joint Terminal. As for the little you know about glandular implants, it's a shame you got involved too late. Your predecessors had already revealed everything, leaving you no chance to redeem yourself."
The other party tutted twice, and then pretended to be very regretful and said:
"Then I can only wish you good luck. Don't resist and surrender. Perhaps since you cooperate well, they will make things easier for you. I'll visit you in prison when I have time. Goodbye."
"What--"
Jiang Zihao wanted to ask something, but the other party had already hung up the phone. Then several doors behind him were opened at the same time, and then several figures rushed in. Without waiting for Jiang Zihao to escape, they directly grabbed him.
Then they searched the building as usual, but found nothing except the communicator in Jiang Zihao's hand and a hidden camera with a black screen that had been disconnected.
However, this was within Huo Shizhen's expectations, so the personnel who came to arrest him only took Jiang Zihao away with them.
Even in time to go back for the dinner party.
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