As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 116 Self-deception
"So, what can the Black Dream Organization do?"

Xu Yan continued to ask, "How can we make the alliance leaders give up the idea of ​​abandoning Dawn City?"

"Yes."

Leiliana said, "That's what Dr. Hyde said."

Xu Yan laughed dumbly: "You believe this?"

Leliana also laughed.

The hot tears from laughing washed away the makeup that was smeared and not yet wiped off, shattering it into pieces.

"Besides the Black Dream Organization, what else can I believe in?"

she asked rhetorically.

Xu Yan was silent for a long time.

Commanding "Lin", he stretched out his palm with black flames and blood-marked patterns.

Leliana knew what he wanted.

After rummaging through the large cardboard box, he pulled out a storage box full of old cards.

If you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest.

Leiliana's fingertips danced lightly on the old card, and with a flick of her little finger, she pulled out an ordinary waste card.

With a rub of her fingertips, she rubbed off the thin film on the surface of the waste card.

Something strange happened.

The texture on the surface of the waste card had undergone subtle changes. The silver spider web changed from a hexagon to a diamond, and it changed from a tool card to an ultra-large capacity data card.

Leiliana found a new card reader and inserted the data card into it.

A crystal clear white light curtain appeared above the card reader, and massive amounts of data poured down like a waterfall.

These are the core experimental data and secret transaction records hidden in the safe by the big boss.

It is also his biggest trump card.

The big boss is not a three-year-old child. He has done dirty work for Liming Heavy Industry for more than ten years. Of course, he has considered the possibility of being abandoned after his rabbit is dead.

Therefore, he had already collected a large amount of experimental data and transaction details, involving many insiders of Dawn Heavy Industry and even decision makers of Dawn City.

Including Director Monk, who worked as a project leader in the laboratory of Dawn Heavy Industries for five years before coming to Rolling Stone Castle.

However, none of this matters.

Xu Yan did not think that a scandal of the magnitude of "luring refugees from the wilderness to conduct experiments" could bring down a large-scale pillar enterprise.

If the Alliance of Heroes really cared so much about the lives of the wilderness refugees, they would not have stood still for decades, leaving the wilderness and polluted areas unattended, and even being unwilling to recognize their citizenship.

However, a large amount of core data and accounts receivable indicate that Liming Heavy Industry's transformation has suffered a major setback, and there are signs that its capital chain is breaking.

This is extremely fatal.

Judging from the information presented on this data card, Liming Heavy Industry has now turned into a towering tree struck by lightning and burned hollow inside.

Even if it looks lush and prosperous on the outside, it may collapse in the next second.

It just so happens that countless creatures live on this big tree. Any slight disturbance will trigger a violent chain reaction or even a catastrophic disaster.

Xu Yan believed that there must be many forces inside and outside Dawn City that were very interested in this data card.

But this was not what he was looking for today.

Xu Yan controlled "Lin" remotely, drawing mysterious and complex gestures on the light screen, quickly searching and browsing massive amounts of information.

Soon, he found the twenty experimental subjects that Leiliana and "Silver Tongue" Riley sold to Dr. Hyde.

Due to the danger and uncertainty of the experiment, there are certain consumption indicators every month.

Leiliana and "Silver Tongue" Riley secretly joined forces, with the latter bribing the staff at several key nodes and tampering with the physical parameters of some experimental subjects, making them meet the standards of "physically weak, unable to meet the experimental requirements, and seriously contagious, and must be destroyed immediately."

And before they were thrown into the crematorium, they replaced the bodies with animal carcasses.

Only the beasts were burned, while the living people were smuggled out and became cannon fodder for the Black Dream Organization.

Until the truth was revealed, the big boss was furious and traced the whole way to "Silver Tongue" Riley. At the same time, he sorted out the experimental records and identity information of twenty experimental subjects and stored them here.

Xu Yan quickly locked onto the original body's information.

No name, just a number.

This is natural. The names of the experimental subjects have no meaning. What's more, the wilderness refugees who fled all the way to Rolling Stone Castle are often unwilling to tell anyone their real names and origins.

But there are detailed experimental records, as well as changes in the original body's physical parameters before and after undergoing different experiments.

These data gave Xu Yan a deeper understanding of his body.

A new, more intense storm also arose deep in his mind.

Finally, Xu Yan saw the photos taken when the original body just entered the underground laboratory.

Although it was a blurry black and white photo, one could still see the original body, still untouched by torture. Its eyes were gleaming, revealing a longing for the future, and its slightly curved mouth seemed filled with hope. And beneath that hope, a perforated pebble was strung around the original body's neck with a cowhide cord.

The slightly reddish pebbles look like a small, exquisite, crystal clear heart.

Xu Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.

The sudden pain was like a bullet piercing his brain.

The pebble that looks like the heart, like a meteorite from outer space, falls into the turbulent mind, causing a huge wave.

“This pendant…

“It is a very important thing to the original body, and it has unforgettable meaning.

"Unfortunately, the pendant itself must have been lost deep within the ruins of the underground laboratory and is impossible to find.

"It doesn't matter. The pendant isn't the point. The point is to polish the pebble into a crystal heart and give it to the original owner."

Xu Yan felt that he had vaguely pried open the door to his original body's memory.

It won't be long before I can figure out all the secrets of my original body and become a new, extremely powerful being.

Xu Yan asked "Lin" to close the light curtain, pulled out the data card, and held it in his palm.

"Who did you originally intend to give this card to?"

Xu Yan continued to ask, "Such a complex operation is not something you can carry out alone. After Dr. Hyde's death, the Black Dream Organization sent a new commander to Dawn City so quickly?"

"Yes, but I don't know the other party's identity."

Leiliana said, "They've never shown up. They've only contacted me by mailing me cards with information enclosed in them. They haven't asked me to do anything that would arouse suspicion. Right now, I have only one mission: to fully cooperate with the patrol team, run the Rolling Stone Club well, and stabilize the new order in Rolling Stone Castle."

Xu Yan nodded thoughtfully.

Leiliana probably didn't lie.

Her value does not lie in fighting, but in providing the most critical intelligence at the most critical moment.

"last question."

Xu Yan stared deeply at Leiliana through Lin's eyes. "That little guy named Xu Yan, is he your accomplice and a member of the Black Dream Organization?"

Leiliana's eyes widened, more nervous than when her true identity was revealed. She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, he is innocent. He has nothing to do with me or the Black Dream Organization!"

"is it?"

Xu Yan said coldly, "Why is it that what I overheard from the patrol team is that it was only after his persuasion that you decided to cooperate with the patrol team, and he also received a generous reward for this contribution? Doesn't it seem that he is very suspicious?"

"It's a coincidence and an accident."

Leiliana said, "I did anticipate the appearance of the Gravedigger and developed several plans to deal with the chaos you brought. But I never expected this gifted little fellow to show up at the Rolling Stone Club at the most critical moment.

"What happens next is beyond my control. The big boss has already made up his mind to join the Black Dream Organization. Naturally, he wouldn't mind using the simplest and crudest means to kidnap this genius card maker and give him to the Black Dream Organization as a gift.

“After careful consideration, I feel that Xu Yan’s appearance may not be a bad thing.

"I know he has a good relationship with Long Jianhuan from the patrol team. Long Jianhuan has a strong background and powerful military force. He is investigating the Rolling Stone Club and is the person I want to surrender to.

"So, I decided to turn Xu Yan into the most powerful witness, so that my process of 'turning from darkness to light' would be more reasonable.

"Under the 'coercion' of the big boss, I accepted Xu Yan as a temporary apprentice and deliberately told him a lot of truth, portraying myself as a poor guy who was coerced and bribed by the big boss.

"This innocent and kind little fellow really gave me advice, allowing me to tip off the patrol team. He also provided a lot of testimony afterwards, proving that I was just an insignificant accomplice. This gave me the opportunity to turn over a new leaf, make meritorious contributions, and infiltrate the patrol team.

"All of this was my plan, and he was completely in the dark."

"you are lying!"

Xu Yan raised his voice, "Before the big boss died, he told me that Director Green had informed him. When you heard the news that the Swamp Gang was coming, you were ready to secretly let Xu Yan go. At that time, you probably didn't tell him the truth. How do you explain this?"

"..."

Leliana was speechless.

He was stunned for a long time, looking at his unrecognizable self in the mirror, with a confused expression like a sleepwalker on his face.

"I, I can't explain it."

She murmured, "At first, I really only wanted to use Xu Yan, but after just a few days of contact, I became more and more surprised by his talent.

"He's like another me, a me that existed only in my imagination, more innocent, stronger, and should have been luckier.

“Believe it or not, I suddenly don’t want to use him anymore.

"Once the Swamp Gang arrives, a conflict with Director Monk and his men could break out at any time. I will unleash the 'Dread Chariot and the Abyss Lizard' to add fuel to the fire. The Big Boss and the patrol team will also join in, causing the situation to completely spiral out of control.

“Although I planned everything, I couldn’t guarantee how chaotic and dangerous the situation would become, let alone guarantee Xu Yan’s life.

“So, I hesitated.

"Just think of it as me deceiving myself?

"Even though I watched the big boss and his men exploit my compatriots, even though I joined the Black Dream Organization and secretly planned everything, at the moment I opened the door and was about to let Xu Yan go, I knew I was still a good person with a conscience, a 'Aunt Leiliana' worthy of the trust of all the wilderness refugees."

(End of this chapter)