Overturned Tower

He made a murmuring sound, trying to grasp the handkerchief on his face with both hands, but he couldn't tear it off no matter what.

"—It seems that I should re-evaluate how to deal with the issue of Tongshen Island. The method I thought of before was still too gentle...not suitable for you."

Russell bent over, tilted his head towards the man whose face was covered by a gradually red handkerchief, and showed a gentle and polite smile: "Since you think I am a company dog, let me be a company dog ​​once.

"To be honest, this kind of experience is quite rare."

Chapter 18 I am the company

Ringo inexplicably felt a chill down his spine.

It was as if the air conditioner in the room had been turned on for a long time, but was turned down by two degrees unconsciously.

When she realized it, a severe chill had already engulfed her body and mind, making Lingo shiver uncontrollably.

It wasn't that the disguise was revealed...but it was like suddenly realizing the unknowable truth.

It's like a group of people laughing and playing in a hotel with rumors of being haunted, but suddenly realize that there is one more person among them without any abnormalities, and they can't even remember who the extra person is.

Her expression froze a little.

Lin Po noticed that although Mr. Qunqing had made a murder notice, there was no ferocious and wild smile on his face, nor was there any expression of nervousness or fear.

His expression was——

sad.

It was helpless, but flat and firm sadness.

It reminded Lingo of his experience in student days... the helplessness when the written thesis was rejected by the tutor and completely overturned and rewritten.

Ringo suddenly reacted.

In terms of Mr. Qunqing's gentle personality, he must have carefully investigated and studied, and made meticulous preparations for the redemption of these synthetic humans, but in the end he found that it was completely useless.

Mr. Qun Qing's eyes did not look at the man who was kneeling on the ground and died slowly because his breathing was blocked.

Instead, he looked behind the man, as if he was listening carefully and feeling something.

But Ringo looked in that direction, but couldn't see anything at all.

Looking out from this narrow alley, you can only see those cheap neon lights.

——He must be looking at this sinful and cold city.

Through these people, you can see the city.Then, using it as a mirror, I saw my excessive tenderness turned into a sharp blade and hurt myself...

Lin Po stared blankly at Qunqing, thinking in his heart.

On the other side, in a world that Ringo can't see.

The God's Vessel, which would only appear in Russell's field of vision, was standing behind the man, looking at Russell.

The right leg of the vessel of God turned into a copper pillar and was nailed to the ground, while strong ropes appeared from the man's hands and waist, and were bound to the copper pillar behind him.

His right hand clasped the man's face.On top of the blood-soaked handkerchief, another thin mask was fastened on it, squeezing all the blood back.

Although the man was struggling hard, his chin was held down by the left hand of the God Vessel.No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't move an inch.

"Water torture... tsk tsk tsk..."

The container of God with the appearance of a barber said with a smile: "Why, you got angry when you were sprayed with bloody saliva?

"It's too easy to irritate you. I just need to raise a group of alpacas, and I can realize infinite refills of anger. Anger~unlimited~MAX~"

"What do you think I decided to kill them for?"

Russell suddenly spoke.

Hearing the words, the container of God raised his brows: "They?

"Is it so murderous, my... master?"

On the other side, Ringo also heard Russell's words.

Hearing this, she hesitated for a moment, and answered tentatively, "Because you're disappointed in them?

"Feeling betrayed of their good intentions...or rather, realizing they don't deserve to be saved?"

"neither."

Russell shook his head and said flatly.

He looked back at Ringo and smiled softly.

Although that expression was the same as when he was determined to kill someone, Ringo didn't feel scared because of it, but felt a sense of peace of mind.

Russell touched Ringo's small head, and then touched her ears that had stood up due to the battle.

"Do you know how I became a hero, Ringo?"

"...I remember, it seems to have saved a lot of people..."

"That's the commonality of all heroes. But if you think about it carefully, you can realize another commonality."

Russell said softly, "That's murder.

"I became a hero because of killing people. All the 'heroes' are also favored by the board of directors because of killing people.

"If you are not good at killing, no matter how many people you save, even if you are admired by people, you will not become a 'hero' who is endorsed by the director and granted permission to kill.

"In the final analysis, a hero is a tool for killing people. It is like a well-cast knife and a loaded bullet.

"But it's not the sharp blade, nor the trigger itself that kills. It's the will to pull the trigger, the arm that swings the blade.

"It's the 'eyes' and the 'brain.' In other words, the director behind the 'hero.'"

When Russell was halfway through speaking, he took his eyes away from Ringo and looked at the container of God.

"Before that, I naively thought... Director Amirus really came to entrust me to solve the problem of the synthetic rebellion."

"Isn't it?"

The container of God raised his eyebrows.

And Lingo was also a little confused: "But, the task I received here is indeed..."

"--it's not true."

Russell replied flatly: "Thinking about 'don't hurt their lives, subdue them all', 'we should establish a good relationship with them, and improve the image of the people from the outer islands in the hearts of the residents of Tongshen Island', 'beautiful and proper solution The synthetic human crisis, let Tongshen Island return to order and tranquility', and then shrink back and forth...

"If you really do this, it must be completely reduced to a useful tool in the future."

"...What exactly are you trying to say?"

The more Lingo listened, the more confused he became, but he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Russell just smiled gently: "Instead, I want to thank him, because he expressed his views sincerely. There is no pretense, no politeness, no hypocritical kindness.

"It made me realize one thing clearly——

"Tongshen Island's xenophobia, Shenzhi Heavy Industry's fear of synthetic humans... what does it matter to me?

"I'm just a worker. My real task is to disintegrate the deterrent power held by the synths, that's all. I think about the 'perfect solution', consider the 'people's vision', and scruple 'Civilian acceptance', thinking about quietly completing investigations, quelling rebellions, solving crises... But what does that have to do with me?

"From the very beginning, they didn't regard me, a foreign company dog, as their own. Even if I changed their views, I changed the views and opinions of the entire Tongshen Island people on other Sky Island people, and even made them treat 'others'. The company dogs of the sky island have sympathy and recognition, and it will only be the other seven giants of the sky island who will benefit from it.

"—It's better to say that I am Shenzhi Heavy Industry's 'person'."

Russell's thinking is clear and his eyes are bright: "My highest-level position comes from the branch of Shenzhi Heavy Industry. As a person at the deputy director level, I should enjoy preferential treatment in Tongshen Island. Why do I have to hide my name? Lurking into civilian areas for investigation?

"The board of directors of Shenzhi Heavy Industry really needs me. Even if I am not a local 'hero', I can still enjoy the resources of a hero.

"...Because the 'hero' is just the director's dog, and the board of directors needs my help now. If I were a real low-level person, after using me, maybe I would fight back because of embarrassment. But I am a mental heavy worker Part of it...it can even be counted as my meritorious service, as my 'advance power'."

Russell sighed softly, and looked at the man who was gradually losing consciousness after being waterboarded.

He stretched out his hand, and slowly moved along the other side's left temple to the right temple through the blood-soaked handkerchief.

The spiritual energy extended into an invisible sharp blade, which cut through the man's brain and gave him a great pleasure.

"I really want to thank them all for making me realize something important:

"I'm not even some low-end 'corporate dog' thing here. Or..."

Russell said with a smile: "Now I am the company itself.

"—Kill them, Ringo. There is nothing to be afraid of.

"It's better to say that if we show our timidity, things will become more troublesome."

Chapter 19 is not a level opponent

No need to show mercy, let alone be afraid of public opinion——

These people were indeed pushed out to test themselves.And they do have ties to those rebellious synths...

——But Russell preconceived that, whichever force they belonged to, they should be taken as pawns of that force.

However, this is not the case.

Synths are a hassle.But this is not because Shenzhi Heavy Industry cannot deal with them, is afraid of their existence, or cannot defeat them.

It's because Shenzhi Heavy Industry can't get real benefits no matter how they deal with them.At the same time, no matter who handles it, it may leave different troubles... Because of this, it is not easy for them to appoint someone to take charge of this matter.

In that case, once the incident occurs, someone will always take the blame; and depending on the intensity of the incident, it may even be traced all the way back from the bottom leadership.

All those who intervene may not be able to escape in the end.

But if it was Russell who came to destroy their weapons, the situation would be different.

Once the opponent loses the ability to resist, they can sit down and start kicking the ball against the opponent in an orderly manner.

Divide, soften, press first and then pull... At that time, it is a simple political game.It belongs to the home court of the high-level executives of Shenzhi Heavy Industry.

It is impossible for those naive synthetics who have never been in contact with society to play them.

But if they hold the "Fire Opal" in their hands, it is possible to directly fire a deterrent shot when they are in a hurry-because normal people have scruples, but synthetic humans do not.

They just wanted to fight for their human rights on Tongshen Island, and it would be best if they could get some preferential treatment.But that's all.

This is not a condition that cannot be compromised, it is completely negotiable.After all, these synthetic humans are also a "possibility", and their performance as social animals is not bad.

——However, this cannot be the condition they negotiated with the mecha soldiers in hand.

This precedent will give people an illusion: as long as I hold a machine soldier in my hand, I can negotiate terms with the board of directors of the "giants".

It's like getting a gun in a horror game, and the horror atmosphere fades away.

Therefore, although Shenzhi Heavy Industry can easily destroy the "Fire Opal" in the hands of synthetics, it can also casually agree to the simple conditions proposed by these synthetics.But they can't do it - because that would make the person who ordered it accountable.

Compared with solving the synthetic rebellion, the senior executives of Shenzhi Heavy Industry considered more about how to evade their own responsibilities.

And this is what Russell means.

He wasn't really going to disarm them "with his own hands".Instead, let Russell be the villain as the leader and decision maker of this plan.

Afterwards, if you want to pursue accountability, it will stop at Russell's level.

——After all, he is from the Outer Islands, so it is not surprising that he did anything.And Russell will not live on Tongshen Island, and the people of Tongshen Island will not travel to Happy Island, and the networks of each sky island are completely independent and closed.Even if he takes a lot of blame on Tongshen Island, it will not affect his work and life on Happy Island at all.

That's why Russell looked at them with compassion and pity.

Although Russell's real strength today is comparable to the inferiors in his heyday, that was when he lifted the restrictions on the use of abilities and used the abilities of different masks to fight at the same time.And when he only appeared as "Ultramarine", all he could use was his prosthetic hand, psychic armament, and "device of inexistence", and at most he could use the power of the Holy Order to heal himself.

And the "Fire Opal" mecha soldiers are almost like fortresses in the sky.

Not only can it float in the air for a long time, it can pour a lot of firepower in an instant, and it is extremely strong while remaining invisible.

It's fine if you let the inferior ones come.He can indeed constrain sound into cannonballs and easily destroy them; his ability can also detect the existence of missiles and detonate them immediately.

——But "Qunqing", he is only good at fighting with weapons on the bright side?

Is it to let him slash Gundam?

Russell didn't realize this problem before, because he really has the ability to solve it properly... For him, this problem is just a little troublesome, but it can't be called difficult.

This is like starting a long ten-lipo sword god action in Xinshou Village, because you have brushed too much, and when it is time to lose the battle, you actually start a fierce and anxious battle with the boss, and it seems that you can really beat it Same……

In that case, of course Russell would not realize that this is a plot kill that must fail.

He only frowned, thinking that the difficulty of this battle was really high, and then calmly operated to prepare to kill the boss by force.

Fortunately, he didn't do this, otherwise he might be stuck...