The night before the promotion

Chapter 111 Countdown

Li Weiyu drove wildly on the streets of Yanyan City. The action had already begun when he and Zhou Si stepped out of the Supervisory Bureau.

In order to be alert to the mysterious immortal, they must race against time and cannot hesitate for even a moment.

A strong sense of tension filled the hearts of the two men. In comparison, the short time in the car became the only moment of relaxation for them.

"I've checked, and this electronic nameplate corresponds to a temporary locker in the mall."

Zhou Si fiddled with the delicate little thing in his hand and analyzed, "Ji Siling gave it to me before she died. I guess there must be a lot of important information in that temporary storage cabinet."

Li Weiyu was driving the Supervisory Bureau's explosion-proof vehicle. Only such a large vehicle would have enough space to accommodate Zhou Si's scout incarnation.

"What do you think is in the locker?" Li Weiyu asked curiously.

"I guess it has something to do with the big client who caused the terrorist attack," Zhou Si speculated, "a complete chain of evidence, or a list of related personnel."

“Ji Siling must have realized the danger of this incident a long time ago, but because she was restrained by others, she could only be tied to the chariot and move forward with them.”

Ji Siling's face flashed through Zhou Si's mind. Ji Siling's memories and Madam Cui's memories were intertwined, forming an ever-extending line.

"She is not some naive little girl, but a well-known intelligence dealer in the hidden alley. In this case, Ji Siling also expected that the big client would definitely get rid of her after the matter was over."

Zhou Si continued, "In order to protect herself, she must have obtained intelligence that could harm a major client, and also reserved an escape route for herself."

"But she still underestimated the terrifying power of that big client."

Li Weiyun shook his head in disappointment. "Her schemes and tricks are meaningless in the face of absolute power."

"Yes, all escape routes were blocked, so she took off her identity as Madam Cui and returned to being Ji Siling. She hid in the hidden alleys, feeling terrified... and eventually died."

Zhou Si murmured, "Maybe her plan is perfect?"

"What did you say?"

"I recalled the whole incident, Team Leader Li. When I met Madam Cui, Ji Siling, in Yunzhong City, she negotiated with Shanjun and first confirmed that the Immortal was dead."

For a moment, Zhou Si's nerves tensed up and he blamed himself for not realizing this until now.

“That is to say, the big client behind Ji Siling and the Immortal are not the same person, but for some reason, the Immortal is not dead at all and assisted in the terrorist attack on Stone Fort.

Ji Siling's means of escape were all aimed at that big client. The sudden appearance of the immortal was completely out of her plan. At the same time, the immortal was fully capable of trapping her to death..."

As Zhou Si was talking, he fell silent and lost himself in his own confused fantasies.

"If the immortal is really as powerful as you described, like a data god living on the Internet..."

Li Weiyun thought of something and guessed casually, "Maybe the virus that detonated the high wall system came from him?"

Zhou Si did not respond, but remained silent. The camouflaged mechanized head stood there, with no gaze, no eyes, only a faint green light flickering under the lens.

The explosion-proof vehicle slowly stopped, and Zhou Si strode towards the shopping mall in front, wearing a long coat that was completely inappropriate for the season, and his hat brim was pulled down to completely cover his entire face.

As the night deepened and the mall was about to close, customers left one by one, which made Zhou Si's movements much easier.

There was no powerful enemy that suddenly appeared, no sudden alert in his heart, and no unexpected accident. Zhou Si just followed the information on the electronic nameplate and found the temporary lockers in the corner of the mall.

After a crisp ticking sound, the locker door opened and Zhou Si took out a tightly wrapped document from it.

Should we say she is worthy of being an intelligence dealer? Ji Siling's way of hiding things is quite novel.

Zhou Si returned to the explosion-proof car with the documents. Li Weiyu stepped on the accelerator and merged into the traffic.

Perhaps it was because the burden on his shoulders was too heavy, Li Weiyun didn't like to stay in one place for too long. If he kept moving, he could relieve a lot of the tension in his heart.

Zhou Si opened the file and took a quick glance at it, then a massive amount of information poured in, almost bursting his head.

"No wonder they all want you dead, Doctor Ji."

Zhou Si sighed and took out a list from the file. After a simple comparison, Zhou Si found his target and engraved his name and identity deeply in his mind.

Ge Xindong.

Zhou Si handed the document forward and asked jokingly, "Do you want to take a look? Team Leader Li, this list will cause a huge stir in Yanyan City."

"I'm driving," Li Weiyun said without blinking, "and I already have enough troubles, don't add to them."

The more you know, the more pressure you feel.

This period of turmoil has made Li Weiyun miserable. For a few moments, Li Weiyun even wished that he had not gone out with Zhou Si to arrest Luo Yong that day...

But Li Weiyun knew that the cause of this series of events had nothing to do with their arrest of Luo Yong, the real instigator was Chen Wen Ge.

The death of one man set off a huge wave that swept the world.

"The Immortal killed Ji Siling but didn't kill me. With his cunningness, he would have guessed that I got something from Ji Siling, even though that was indeed the case."

Zhou Si analyzed, "At the same time, due to various reasons, he can't kill me directly, as that would only expose him completely."

"so what?"

Li Weiyun complained loudly, "Doctor Zhou, stop analyzing. I have heard too many analyses tonight. Just tell me the results."

"The Immortal must have predicted our actions. He can't deal with me, but he is capable of dealing with others, those big clients."

Zhou Si reached out for Li Weiyu's phone, ready to navigate again.

"Don't think that those big customers are so powerful. In this world, the level of power does not increase exponentially, but exponentially. If the immortal can kill Ji Siling, then he can kill others!"

Li Weiyun asked back, "Is he crazy? What on earth is he going to do at such a cost?"

The more events he experienced, the more confused Li Weiyu became about the immortal's purpose.

The Immortal created the Paradise, launched a terrorist attack on the Stone Fortress, and used thermobaric bombs to destroy the Hidden Alley... He is simply like an antisocial lunatic with great power.

Li Weiyun didn't think that a madman could have such great power. The immortal must have his own interests in what he did.

He gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what the Immortal wants, his crazy behavior will only push him into the abyss of death." "What if the Immortal doesn't die?"

Zhou Si asked back coldly, and the temperature in the car dropped a few degrees. An inexplicable chill enveloped Li Weiyu's heart.

"You...what did you say?"

"Team Leader Li, our attention has been diverted too much by the attack on the Stone Fortress, so much so that we almost forgot what the Immortal's original purpose was."

Zhou Si laughed at himself.

"Don't we already know what he wants?"

Li Weiyu was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Zhou Si said.

"He wants to... become an immortal."

Li Weiyun stared with his eyes wide open, looking straight at the road ahead, and for a moment the conspiracy of the whole story came into being.

The reason why the Immortal was so crazy and launched one terrifying attack after another at all costs was because he was about to become an immortal. As long as his consciousness was upgraded and integrated into the huge data network, even if the Immortal was eventually arrested, they would only capture his empty shell that remained in the mortal world.

As for the immortal's upgraded consciousness, he has already transformed into the God of Data, overlooking all living beings through countless cameras.

"Pei Dong's example has proven that the technique of metamorphosis has reached a perfect stage. It is very likely that the Immortal has upgraded his consciousness."

Zhou Si sorted out the complicated lines. "But in order to ensure that the upgraded consciousness will not be overwhelmed by the huge information flow, the upgraded consciousness of the immortal is being restricted by the cocoon system designed by Chen Wen Ge, and is at its most vulnerable stage."

Li Weiyun remembers the so-called cocoon system. All upgraded consciousnesses will be temporarily stored in the mind storage core. After ninety-three days of self-code reconstruction, the upgraded consciousness will fully adapt to the data world and integrate into the huge network.

"As long as he can hold on until the day he breaks out of his cocoon, he will become the God of Data. But before that day, he is still extremely fragile. So fragile that if we penetrate his mind storage core, we can easily kill this god in the cradle."

Zhou Si felt that his heart rate should be soaring at this moment, but under this steel body, he could not feel the beating heart and hot blood, only the data parameters constantly fed back in his field of vision.

"So that's why the Immortal is acting so crazily. Aren't you afraid of any consequences?"

Li Weiyun understood, "As long as he can hold on until the day he breaks out of his cocoon, he will be invincible. Before that, he must do his best to slow down our pursuit."

"Team Leader Li, take me here," Zhou Si pointed at the navigation, "The person I'm looking for is over there, and you need to return to the Supervisory Bureau immediately and bring this information to Director Dong."

Li Weiyun glanced at the navigation location, which pointed to the famous wealthy area of ​​​​Nianyan City. "Who are you looking for?"

"Ge Xindong, a senior executive of Shouheng Life, frequently appears in Ji Siling's intelligence and lists... I didn't look closely, but if nothing unexpected happens, he should be the representative of the 'big customer' that Ji Siling mentioned."

Zhou Si flipped through the files and showed the page with Ge Xindong's information. Li Weiyun still looked ahead and didn't look.

"Is the so-called big customer Shouheng Life?"

Li Weiyun sighed, "Why am I not surprised at all?"

"Yes, let's not talk about the metamorphosis technology. Once the longevity plan is implemented, it will be enough to deal a huge blow to Shouheng Life's important business. Not to mention that with the rapid development of Shenwei Technology, Shouheng Life's market share in related fields is shrinking every day."

Zhou Si couldn't imagine how huge the benefits were. "Just in the gap between our words, Shouheng Life was eaten up by Shenwei Technology for an astronomical amount of benefits."

"Is this a war between big companies?" Li Weiyun angrily slammed the steering wheel, "In order to strike Shenwei Technology and cause a crisis of public confidence in the incarnation body."

"There is more than just Shouheng's life involved in this incident."

Zhou Si sighed at the conflicts of interest between people, "Any company or organization that has a conflict of interest with Shenwei Technology will profit from this incident."

Li Weiyu seemed to have thought of something, and the thought flashed through his mind. Just when it was about to escape completely, it was grabbed by Li Weiyu.

“We are also beneficiaries,” he murmured, “not just beneficiaries, but one of the biggest beneficiaries.”

Li Weiyu looked away in disbelief and looked at Zhou Si's face through the rearview mirror. The mechanical head hidden by the brim of the hat was full of cold edges and corners, without a trace of the softness of flesh.

There was a strange silence in the car, and both of them tacitly did not continue the topic, but they both understood that everything had changed.

If possible, Zhou Si hopes that Li Weiyu will not realize this. After all, Li Weiyu is a man with a strong sense of justice. Knowing such things will only make him fall into pain and torment.

But there are no such words as "if" in the world, there is only the cold reality.

"No wonder Ji Siling said that at that time."

After a long time, Zhou Si looked at the vast night and said calmly, "We are all pawns, pawns of the higher-level, big shots."

"Our fight is also just the aftermath of the fight between the big guys."

The explosion-proof vehicle stopped at the location predicted by the navigation. With the authority of the Supervisory Bureau and the many security measures in the wealthy area, the door was opened to Zhou Si.

After realizing this, Zhou Si felt uneasy. Even he could walk into this place openly, so what about the immortals?

"I'll go first. I'll leave these things to you, Team Leader Li."

Zhou Si said goodbye to Li Weiyu. Li Weiyu looked very lost, but he still forced a smile and joked.

"Your words are not nice, just like those people who are about to die in the movies."

"No way," Zhou Si waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "I'm not here anyway."

Zhou Si is not here, what is here is just a shell.

Everyone seems to be stressing this point.

Watching the explosion-proof vehicle disappear from sight, Zhou Si turned and walked towards the wealthy area. Ge Xindong's residence was not far from Zhou Si.

All this conspiracy was like a huge black hole, sucking Zhou Si in.

Zhou Si might have felt fear before, but as his body was sealed in the container, he became fearless as if he had accepted his fate.

I vowed to step into the black hole and either penetrate it or be torn into pieces.

Under the loose long coat, Zhou Si held an electromagnetic pistol tightly in his hand.

The night is vast and the silence is long.

(End of this chapter)