Overturned Tower

He stretched out his hand and held Bing Shui's hand generously.

His hands were very warm, as hot as a cat's.

"Don't worry," Russell said seriously, "I'm here."

"……thanks."

Bing Shui paused for a moment, then replied softly: "Actually, now... I'm starting to regret it a bit."

If I had rejected Xia at that time and hadn't gone to the downtown area to conduct a live broadcast, then maybe I wasn't the chief reporter now... In that case, would the situation be better?

But after she was silent for a while, she still sighed.

"I probably know what you're thinking, Miss Bingshui," Mr. Wang Wang said suddenly, "but I have to pour a bucket of cold water on you. No matter what, as long as Miss Xue Bai dies, someone will still take over her job.

"Originally, you were also the chief candidate. Besides you, Miss Lan Xuehua is slightly higher than you.

"But she doesn't know Mr. Qunqing. Think about it, if she was in such danger, wouldn't she just die or be kidnapped and controlled?"

"……really."

Bing Shui nodded slightly, barely pulling himself together.

It's the best of times.

If there must be someone who must face danger, it might as well be yourself...

"Thank you, President Wangwang."

Bing Shui said softly.

"It's nothing." President Wang Wang walked out of the elevator door and sighed, "After all, I can't help you much.

"It would be great if Miss Little Liuli was still around."

Hearing this, the ice water that came out was a little surprised.

She raised her head and asked tentatively: "But Miss Liuli, it is said that she has something to do with the Xiacheng District organization..."

"Even so, we can at least fight back. We won't be locked in the building waiting for investigation like now, unable to move."

Vice President Wang Wang shook his head slightly, his overly long neck would often feel tired because of it: "If you want me to say, the security forces on the Outer Islands are really just like that, they might as well go down to the city. Ah... sorry, Qunqing Sir. I mean, those branch people don't want to protect us at all, they're just dawdling..."

"I understand."

Russell nodded slightly, implying something: "If Xiao Liuli was still there, such a thing would not have happened.

"Speaking of which, why did the president think of ordering the security service on the outer island?"

"It is said that it was decided by the board of directors."

Liao Wang was not sure: "The president didn't make it clear to me...do you want to ask the president?"

"Let's go and see Miss Bingshui's office first."

Russell shook his head.

The chief reporter's office is on the top floor of the building, on the 28th floor -- with the helicopter pad above.

When it's time to release news, just go upstairs and you can be on duty in ten seconds.

But when Russell saw the office, he was speechless for a moment.

It's not so much being blown up with some explosives...it's more like being attacked by some kind of missile.

One of the outer walls collapsed directly, and the side near the corridor was also covered with cracks.The inside is even more of a mess... Even if there is something, it will probably be difficult to exist.

Her office has been completely destroyed.

"...Since it has been destroyed to this extent," Bing Shui asked hesitantly, "is this matter over?"

"I'm afraid not."

Russell shook his head.

Under the guidance of the container of God, he accurately found a piece of metal from a pile of ruins.

It was a piece of metal, which had been somewhat distorted under the high temperature, but it could still be seen that it should have been part of a circular icon.

That should be a pattern of a six-pointed star inlaid inside the Ouroboros

——that is, the trademark of Shenzhi Heavy Industry.

It was supposed to be part of something larger, but the rest had disappeared without a trace.

Russell asked: "I remember, Miss Xue Bai's personal bodyguard...was sponsored by Shenzhi Heavy Industry?"

"...Could it be a repeat of the Little Liuli incident?"

President Wang looked a little ugly.

"It shouldn't be that simple this time."

Russell narrowed his eyes slightly.

He remembered the story about "father and son" that delphinium told him.That is the incident that Miss Snow White investigated last.

The son of the abductee seemed to have gone to work for Shenzhi not long ago.

And Miss Bai Xue's personal bodyguard is also a bodyguard sponsored by Shenzhi Heavy Industry.

Today, the logo of Shenzhi Heavy Industry is still found here...

"……caught you."

Russell murmured softly.

Chapter 40 The Alternative Truth

"This is... Shenzhi Heavy Industry?"

After seeing it, Bing Shui quickly guessed its original complete pattern.

But she was a little hesitant: "If this kind of mission is really going to be carried out, wouldn't they remove all the signs? Could it be that they are deliberately guiding our investigation direction?

"Or, is it possible that this was thrown in after the explosion was completed? It was dealt with by the explosion before, but you can 'just see its original appearance', a metal emblem of that level?"

Miss Bingshui was very cautious.

"From the perspective of logic and technique, this possibility does exist...but this is a technique that only exists in detective novels."

Russell couldn't help laughing: "But in reality, this is impossible."

"……why?"

Ice Water was obviously a little unconvinced.

But this is also normal - when he was chatting with Bing Shui in the cafe before, he knew that she was a fan of mystery novels.

"Because everyone can communicate and send people to constantly negotiate details."

The vice president Wang Wang who was following behind them explained to Bing Shui: "In detective novels, there is always a prerequisite... that is, the complete investigation must be done while keeping the scene intact and before people leave. the truth.

"But it is different in reality. Especially for cases involving the head office and the head office, it is possible to discuss over and over again for more than a month, adding new details in the middle, and constantly reversing the details of the case. Such a big event, It’s not something that can be decided by one or two people. The investigation of the case will never be limited to the scene, but will continue to trace the details behind the scenes.”

"Or to put it more clearly..."

Russell smiled: "Even if you have completely identified the evidence and the real culprit from the scene, you may not be able to accept it in the end."

"Then why?"

Bing Shui was obviously a little unconvinced: "Isn't it enough to find the truth?"

Compared with Xia, this girl who is obviously higher in EQ and IQ is only very stubborn in this respect.

"Not enough," Liao Wang sighed, "because the head office doesn't care about the truth.

"Let's put it this way... If there is a psyker who awakens spontaneously, he kills someone after awakening. What do you think the Executive Department will do if it finds out about him?"

"...will he be taken to prison first, and then transferred to the execution department?"

"wrong."

Russell replied, "They'll transfer him directly to Special Operations."

"—But didn't he kill someone?!"

"In fact, whether it was me, the minister, or the bad guy, they all killed people before joining the Special Executive Department."

Russell said softly: "When you are not needed, the company will talk to you about fairness and present evidence.

"If you need to live or die, the company has another set of logic—that is, 'interest'."

"Is such that."

Looking at Russell, Vice President Wang Wang was very relieved.

Mr. Giraffe bent his neck, pushed his glasses, and couldn't help sighing: "Mr. Qunqing has just graduated, and he has only been in Happy Island for three months, and he has already grasped the behavioral logic of the head office. This is Chongguang University Is it a high-achieving student? Or, this is the unique sensitivity of geniuses."

"Stop flattering me."

Russell was a little helpless.

He noticed that Mr. Liaowang looked at Miss Bingshui with gentle eyes that were almost doting. It stands to reason that without knowing that Bingshui and Russell had a personal relationship, he saw his reporter propose to the "hero" Qunqing. For questioning and saying such stupid words, he should be the first to reprimand him.

But he didn't say anything, instead he just flattered Russell with strong flattery to expose the matter.

If Russell hadn't known that Bing Shui's father was the emperor...he might have thought that this wasn't Bing Shui's real father.

Of course, her own father may not be able to have the status of looking over the vice president in Bingshui's heart.

After Russell's inquiry, Vice President Wang Wang gave the answer very simply:

"Because I am also a professor in the Journalism Department of Tianen University. Bingshui was my student when he was still in school."

He sighed helplessly: "She is so persistent in searching for the truth, and she is always curious about the truth... Obviously it has something to do with me. But I also taught her at the time that she must first protect herself before searching for the truth...Obviously we Miss Bingshui only listened to half of her class."

The last half of his sentence was somewhat tainted with yin and yang.

But Liao Wang was obviously the type with a good temper. Looking at Bing Shui's indifferent expression, he knew that his words had no deterrent effect at all.

"not only that!"

Although I don't know why, Bingshui is obviously a little angry.

But it didn't take long for Russell to figure it out.

Because Bingshui quickly revealed another identity of Vice President Luanwang: "President Liaowang is also a best-selling author 'Scavenger'!"

"...Scavenger, is that detective writer?"

Russell was a little surprised.

Because he had also read the novel written by this scavenger, he thought at the time that the other party's soul relative would be a scavenger such as a vulture... Did it turn out to be a giraffe?

"Don't trust the screen name and code name, Mr. Qunqing."

Looking at Russell's reaction, Liao Wang immediately guessed what he was thinking, and his expression was a little subtle.

Obviously, he wanted to laugh, but looking at the current scene, it was not appropriate to laugh.

"This is actually an anti-social work measure I prepared."

Liaowang explained patiently: "In fact, my novels are all based on real-life events. Ordinary people will only find it interesting when they read them, but if they are the people involved, they may have a sense of familiarity. Although I am not like Bing Miss Shui needs to show her face and become a public figure, but I am also the vice president of Tianen Daily... If my identity is discovered, it will be somewhat troublesome.

"It's just my hobby after all, I can't let my hobby interfere with my work."

As he spoke, he seriously warned Bingshui: "Different code names sometimes represent different social identities. When you are performing tasks, don't try to find other people's 'other codes', Miss Bingshui. This is also a kind of polite."

"I see."

Bing Shui nodded seriously this time.

Russell thought about it.

He finally understood the logic of Ice Water's behavior...

In a sense, this kid is quite understanding.

To put it simply, it's useless to talk to her, she will always get angry - she has to see evidence or real examples before she can become honest.

And once she really grasped it from the bottom of her heart, she wouldn't hesitate at all, but would integrate it into her own behavioral logic.

Head iron, but not quite iron.

Schrödinger's iron belongs to yes.