"Puppet...circuit?"
Just after uttering such a simple sentence, Jiang Zhou felt that his breath began to become disordered.
"Who exactly... told you?"
He never told 136 them that he had completed the depth 1 adjustment and transformation.
After all, the "puppet circuit" implant was involved, and Jiang Zhou had no way to prove his innocence and win their trust without exposing the Mark of the Dark Moon and the Janus program.
If you say so, then as a puppet whose control over your emotions and even your body may be taken away by Ye Qian at any time, the only way you can redeem yourself is to commit suicide.
However, Jiang Zhou never expected that they would have known about it for a long time.
Black Falcon-136 stabbed Jiang Zhou with a ceramic claw blade, which sent a chill to his heart. After being silent for a while, he replied in a low voice:
"The deer is far away."
A name that Jiang Zhou didn't expect at all.
Then, 136 continued:
"He previously monitored your conversation with Purse Fanny and learned about your wish to stay. And the only chance we have to stop you is this deep dive operation."
Luyuan? Is that the hacker genius who was clearly born in the "House of Chiron" but became a lackey of the company through the selection channel of the talent incubation center?
The guy who is regarded as a "white-eyed wolf" by other Icarus members?
But why did he tell 136 them these things?
Probably sensing Jiang Zhou's confusion, Qianxia Ying stood up and explained:
"Because Lu Yuan... was an intelligence officer assigned by the intelligence team to go deep into Pluto. And the things that happened when he left Chiron House were actually planned in advance by the leader of the intelligence team... If it weren't for me He was also one of the candidates back then, so I’m afraid even I won’t know his true identity.”
An intelligence agent placed in the Pluto Deep Diving Company?
In other words, Lu Yuan's superior is... the organization's former intelligence team leader Booker?
It's no wonder that Booker always looked confident when it came to connecting with Pluto Deep Diving Company.
And there is a line that can monitor Perse Fanny... In other words, Booker's trust in the director of the medical department most likely comes from him.
Jiang Zhou suddenly realized.
However, thinking about these things now is of no use.
Immediately, he felt funny for a while.
During this deep dive operation, no matter whether it was Ye Qian outside, Wutou-23 who led the team, or even Black Falcon-136 and Qianxia Ying as teammates... no one hoped that he could Returned alive.
He coughed up blood while laughing, and a certain sadness began to spread in his heart.
"So...can't you guys come over and ask me in advance? At the very least, ask me...what exactly am I planning?"
He asked while coughing up blood.
"But does this make sense? After being implanted with a puppet circuit, how do I know whether your answer is..."
136's tone when he spoke was not as confident as what he said.
Jiang Zhou laughed helplessly and then continued:
"So... when did you start planning to kill me?"
Regarding Jiang Zhou's question, Black Falcon-136 fell silent.
Time passed by, and the punctured lung was like a leaking bellows. Jiang Zhou, who was finding it increasingly difficult to breathe, gave up and continued to speak.
Fortunately, his mind was still clear enough, so he continued to ask in the teammate communication channel:
[That’s why you repeatedly asked me if you were still a member of Icarus. Are you giving me a chance to quit? 】
[If I had said I was quitting before, wouldn’t you have done anything?]
When Jiang Zhou said this, he couldn't help but feel the urge to laugh out loud.
What are these things...
They even gave themselves a chance before - if they had less sense of belonging to the Icarus Liberation Front, if they could be more selfish, if their emotions were not aroused by the previous battle...
"A long time ago... what we initially discussed was that your talent should never be discovered by the company."
136 still didn’t reply. The one who answered was Qianxia Sakura.
She walked up to Jiang Zhou and continued:
"If we can't get you out of Tartarus safely, then letting you sleep here is our only option."
We're sorry about that...
Chinatsu Sakura looked apologetic.
【I once saved your life】
Jiang Zhou said calmly.
These words made Qianxia Ying's eyes wander for a while, and then she cast her gaze into the distance:
"136 also persuaded me like this before, so... you are right, as long as you admit that you are not a member of Icarus, then we will float up safely, and no one will have to die."
But you didn't.
"So, since you are a member of Icarus...then we have no other choice."
After Qianxiaying finished speaking, she still didn't dare to turn her head and look at Jiang Zhou.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhou couldn't help but smile bitterly.
【When did you become so considerate of the organization】
This time, Qianxia Ying did not answer, but 136 on the side said:
"If you have any regrets, maybe we..."
Regrettable thing?
Feeling the vitality constantly draining from his body, Jiang Zhou thought silently.
If there are regrets, there are still one or two. For example, he failed to see the destruction of the Olympian order and the arrival of his ideal new era; he also failed to understand the big impact of that year. What exactly happened and why I came to this era.
However, I'm afraid not a few of them, or even the entire Icarus organization, can accomplish any of these things for them.
Because of this, he didn't bother to say these things even if they were his last words.
In addition, Jiang Zhou didn't know what would happen to Liao Qi, who was his "controllable factor", if he died.
Should he continue to act with the self-awareness of "Jiang Zhou", or should he transform back into the "Liao Qi" who was resurrected from the dead, or should he die immediately from the high-energy pulse that hit his head more than a week ago?
Perhaps because his consciousness existed in two places at the same time, Jiang Zhou remained eerily calm even when facing death so close at hand.
Jiang Zhou's appearance at this moment only aggravated the uneasiness and guilt between Black Falcon-136 and Qianxia Ying.
[You did what you thought was right, and I won’t blame you. But throughout human history, most tragedies often come from contradictions between different "correctnesses"]
Most of his life force has passed away, and Jiang Zhou plans to seize the last moment to finish what he wants to say.
[For example, you want to kill me because you think that after being implanted with a puppet circuit, I will not be able to have my own free will, and you think that I intend to stay at Pluto Deep Diving Company...]
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the messy battlefield behind him that was still burning with flames.
[The guy named Wutou-23 wanted to kill me before because he felt that I was not selected by a malicious program from the super abyss, and that I was a soft persimmon who could be manipulated at will]
[So, do you know what you have in common? 】
Jiang Zhou asked.
Chinatsu Sakura shook her head.
【You are all wrong】
The next moment after Jiang Zhou finished speaking, with a burst of mist, the three of them had arrived at the previous camp.
(End of chapter)
