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Chapter 555 The Fluctuating Hearts

The thought that they were exiled because of this mentally challenged person filled everyone with a sense of injustice.

It's one thing to let someone like that rise to a high position, but I don't know why the leader would allow someone like that to visit the DX project.

Lydia's explanation seemed outrageous, and in fact it was, but it did align with everyone's perception of that high-ranking official.

That high-ranking officer was a representative figure of the prisoners of war faction.

He had reason and motive to use the DX818A to break free from the curse and take control of the Sea Heart Society himself.

The captured combatants were either local tyrants who had the final say or employees of certain financial magnates.

These grassroots forces have absolutely no complete understanding of the supernatural.

For example, there's the client who knows nothing but thinks they know everything, and who bosses everyone around; their personality is somewhat like that of someone who burned books and buried scholars alive.

To put it bluntly, it means that those in high positions of power find it difficult to care for the people, while those in remote and unimportant positions find it difficult to care for the ruler.

Just as you can't expect bureaucrats and tycoons to care about the lives of ordinary people, you can never expect them to understand the purpose of bizarre experiments.

Letting such people tour the experiment is like letting baboons watch a car.

In their eyes, as long as they can control the supernatural, they can control its power; if they can't control it, they can find more people to try.

I never imagined that DX818A might be an artificial apostle with self-awareness, rather than just a simple anomaly.

Lydia: [Do you remember the beginning of our escape? People in our team were dying every day because of the hunting squad, but things improved after the Asian Alliance came.]

We thought it was the Asian Union's countermeasures bureau that saved our lives by preventing and controlling foreign forces, but in fact, Haixin Society's attitude towards us had changed several years ago.

For the Haixin Society, the DX818A is of paramount importance; everything else is trivial. Furthermore, their defection back then was understandable, so why don't we go back?

Lydia's persuasion was very effective.

Although they now enjoy freedom, their quality of life is incomparable to what it was like when they were at Haixin Club.

Their defection was a last resort, born out of desperation.

Since they can go back and comfortably enjoy the benefits of being a researcher, why stay in Asia Union and live a life of constant anxiety and financial hardship?

034 and 085 have begun to consider whether they should continue to flee with Zhu Lan.

As 034 and 085 struggle, Lydia speaks again.

Now that the carrots are all given, it's time to give the sticks.

Lydia: I know your current identities and positions. I could have remained silent and used your information as a pledge of allegiance to surrender, but I didn't.

I'm only giving you a chance because of our many years of friendship; I've done more than enough.

Bloom rejected me and even tried to stop me, so I killed him. You may not believe me when I ran away, but I will never keep your secret forever.

I've done all the analysis I needed to give you. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. I won't stop what I'm doing.

The organization can tolerate a first, excusable betrayal, but a second, explicit refusal to return and report... don't blame me if the Sea Heart Society's hunting squad comes knocking on your door.

Lydia's implication was clear: if you don't want to come back to the Heart of the Sea with me, then don't blame me for revealing your information to the Heart of the Sea.

Their attitude was very tough.

From a good person's perspective, Lydia is a selfish and wicked person.

Because she did not consult with anyone before doing this.

Not only did he act arbitrarily and drag everyone down with him, but he also aggressively threatened others in secret and even killed Bloom.

From the perspective of the villains, Lydia could have escaped alone, revealed everyone's information to the Sea Heart Society, and then waited for the Sea Heart Society to defeat them one by one.

Researchers in Project DX are important, but not all researchers are equally important. Some less important people will be discarded, since the fewer people who know the inside story, the better.

Instead of running away, Lydia took the initiative to bring the matter to light, thus securing a way out for everyone.

From this perspective, she is not an irredeemably bad person.

Even though people like Zhu Lan, Dewey, and Bloom are satisfied with their current lives, for every person who is successful, there is someone who is unsuccessful.

Not all defectors are willing to live the kind of life they do.

After Lydia finished speaking, everyone in the chat room, including Zhu Lan, fell into a long silence.

If Lydia's words are true, then doing as she says is indeed the best choice for everyone.

Even those like Zhu Lan who were content with the status quo would occasionally wake up in the middle of the night, fantasizing that the Haixin Society or the Countermeasures Bureau had discovered them.

Once I return to Haixin Club, I will never have to live in fear again.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

But as the saying goes, for every winner, there is a loser.

These defectors are fine now, but what about DX818A? Will its consciousness and human form be erased after it returns to the Sea Heart Society, turning it back into a pure monster?
Is her current appearance the next stage of Project DX, or a byproduct of the project's failure?

Zhu Lan didn't know.

Because she only had a superficial understanding of the DX project and didn't know how to proceed, she was simply maintaining the DX818A according to the previous procedures.

The reason it turned out this way was simply due to an accident during their escape.

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Lydia knew that she had achieved her goal.

Lydia: [There's still some time before the organization's people arrive. Use this time to think things through. Once you've decided, contact me, and I'll take you to meet them.]

After leaving her contact information, Lydia left the chat room.

Immediately afterwards, 034 and 085 also withdrew.

"What do you plan to do?" Zhu Lan suddenly turned to look at Dewey, who was deep in thought.

Dewey shook his head: "My mind is a bit muddled, I don't know for now."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "After so many years, I personally think that living a peaceful life in Asia Union like this is actually quite good."

When my body fails me and I can no longer suppress the strange forces within me, I'll find a secluded place to end my life and wait for the countermeasures bureau to collect my body.

Dewey's words implied that he was inclined to decline Lydia's invitation and continue living an anonymous life in the Asian Union.

However, he was worried that this move would attract the pursuit of the Haixin Society, so he seemed very hesitant.

Zhu Lan's ideas were actually similar to Dewey's.

However, she wasn't worried about herself, but about the DX818A.

For Zhu Lan herself, there is not much difference whether she continues to live in Asia Union or returns to Haixin Club.

But it's different for DX818A. No one can be sure how Hai Xin will deal with this strange creature that has accidentally gained human consciousness.

I'm still typing... but I suggest everyone avoid staying up late and get some rest.
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