The night before the promotion

Chapter 112 I can’t help myself
Ge Xindong picked up the tablet and checked the house's security system to find nothing unusual. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and put the tablet aside.

He stood up and glanced into the dark room. With the residual light from the window, he could barely make out a vague outline of the objects in the room.

The empty room had few furniture and even fewer personal belongings. It was just like a model room in a sales office, without any sign of life.

Ge Xindong pressed the switch, and the electric curtains gradually blocked the light outside the window until the room was completely dark.

He picked up his cell phone and turned on the flashlight. With the help of the light, Ge Xindong took a look at the bedroom. There was a person lying on the bed in the bedroom, but when he looked closer, he found that it was a disguised dummy.

After making sure that there was no problem with the disguise, Ge Xindong touched the handrail and walked to the first floor. He carefully pressed the hidden switch in the corner, and then a hidden door completely embedded in the wall slowly opened.

This is the safe house that Ge Xindong prepared in this house a long time ago.

Ge Xindong stood in front of the safe house, looking at the stairs extending into the darkness, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"I really didn't expect that..."

This safe house was not built by Ge Xindong, but was left to him by his predecessor.

That day, the leader patted Ge Xindong on the shoulder and said that he would use this thing sooner or later. Ge Xindong just felt strange. In a society ruled by law, why do we still need such a thing?

Then this leader stepped into the higher-level power center, and I also got the position of senior executive as his confidant.

This leader was very caring towards Ge Xindong. During holidays, a huge sum of money would be added to Ge Xindong's account with the note "reward", and his family would also receive various exquisitely packaged gifts.

Ge Xindong thought this would be a new starting point for his career, but when he actually started working, Ge Xindong sadly realized why his leader valued him so much and why he cared about him so much.

After he closed the door of the safe house tightly and completely blocked out the noise from the outside world, Ge Xindong felt much more relaxed. He sat on the stairs, covering his face with sadness.

"When will this kind of day end?"

Ge Xindong once thought that his leader was impressed by his abilities, but in fact, the leader just wanted Ge Xindong to be his glove and do those shameful things.

For example, the Stone Fort was attacked a while ago.

Ge Xindong had thought about quitting. Ever since the first time he helped his leader deal with competitors and pushed their bodies into the incinerator, Ge Xindong wanted to leave.

But he also knew that it was just a thought. Ever since Ge Xindong got the executive position, he had been caught up in the storm and couldn't get out of it.

The leader knew his home address and had control over all of Ge Xindong's interpersonal relationships. Even his daughter's nearest key school was arranged by the leader.

Ge Xindong understood that the leader's casual help enabled his family to cross the class barrier, but at the same time, as long as the leader wanted, he could destroy Ge Xindong's family at any time.

After taking some time to calm down, Ge Xindong slowly stood up.

He has been doing this job for some years and is not a newcomer. Even the most fragile heart will gradually become hard-hearted after catching a glimpse of the infinite darkness.

However, the incident involved in Ge Xindong's work this time was so huge that it made him once again recall his initial panic.

Ge Xindong muttered to himself, "Damn it, Madam Cui must be dead too."

The explosion in the Hidden Alley shocked the entire city. Although the Supervisory Bureau announced that some stockpiled explosives in the Hidden Alley were accidentally ignited, Ge Xindong could see at a glance that this was a cover-up to deceive the public.

“Sir… Sir…”

Ge Xindong kept muttering the intimidating name, picked up his phone, and repeatedly refreshed the screen to see if there were any new messages popping up.

According to the plan, he should have left Anyan City on the same day after the attack on Shibao, but Ge Xindong, who had been walking on the edge of danger for many years, smelled the weirdness of this incident.

Ge Xindong did not leave by car, but hid in this safe house. Then he learned about the news of a car accident on the highway, and the vehicle in the accident was the one he was supposed to take.

Soon after, Ge Xindong received news that many participants in this incident were dying mysteriously one after another, as if there was an invisible god of death reaping their lives.

Ge Xindong was in panic for a long time. He thought that his leader wanted to kill him to silence him, but soon, Ge Xindong learned that his leader had also encountered an accident. His private plane crashed into the sea and no one survived.

As one of the main participants in this incident, Ge Xindong immediately placed his suspicion on the mysterious immortal.

"call……"

Ge Xindong took a deep breath. There were a lot of survival supplies and some weapons left in the safe house. He had been sleeping here for a while and didn't dare to leave.

Lying on the folding bed, Ge Xindong tried to comfort himself, maybe the immortal had forgotten him?

The immortal has too many people to kill, and my identity as an agent should not be in his eyes. Otherwise, with the immortal's power, it would not be difficult for him to find my safe house.

Of course, there is another possibility.

The immortal didn't forget me, but I wasn't high enough in his eyes.

After the assassination broke out, Ge Xindong contacted Madam Cui once to inquire about the situation. After a brief exchange between the two, they both confirmed that the immortal had carried out an assassination against the relevant personnel.

Now it seems that Madam Cui should have realized, just like herself, that it was impossible to safely evacuate the city of Nianyan, so she simply hid in the hidden alleys, but she was still pulled out and burned to ashes by explosions and fire.

Thinking of this, tears welled up in Ge Xindong's eyes.

In fact, Ge Xindong understood that there was no such thing as the immortal forgetting him. He was not dead yet, it was just that the immortal did not have time to deal with him.

Similarly, no matter how well Ge Xindong understood the development of the situation, he still found it difficult to convince himself to accept his fate of death.

Ge Xindong still holds on to a glimmer of hope and a lucky hope of survival.

With such conflicting thoughts, Ge Xindong had controlled himself countless times to call his family. Once the call was connected, the immortal would definitely find him, but if he didn't call, he could still deceive himself and escape the immortal's search.

The heavy psychological pressure made Ge Xindong miserable. He even had a strange premonition that the world he was familiar with had changed since the attack on the Stone Fort.

A change that is invisible and intangible, but real.

The original order is collapsing bit by bit, chaos is invading reality and polluting everything known to mankind.

Do not……

Ge Xindong suddenly sat up from the folding bed. He looked at the other side of the safe house. On the shelf was a thought storage core.

This was exactly the catalyst virus that Huo Daochuan brought from the immortal that night.

From the initial shock to the calmness after the fear, Ge Xindong vaguely understood something.

"Catalyst virus..." Ge Xindong held the thought storage core in his hand. In fact, the world had already shown signs of collapse, and the actions of the immortal only accelerated the occurrence of all this.

Just as Huo Daochuan's dedication accelerated the implementation of the "524 Draft".

As his fingertips rubbed the cold metal, a secret and bizarre idea gradually emerged from Ge Xindong's mind. He repeatedly stroked the small thought storage core, and a corner of the truth that was about to be buried in the darkness appeared in his eyes.

dong dong——

A clear knock on the door sounded.

Ge Xindong straightened up in fear, grabbed the pistol from the shelf and pointed it at the security door on the stairs.

"Damn it, why wasn't there an alarm?"

Ge Xindong cursed. Logically speaking, this house was already full of security measures, and no one could walk in without triggering the alarm...

Oh, immortal.

At this desperate moment, Ge Xindong laughed absurdly. He suddenly realized how ridiculous it was to hide for the past month.

Since the immortal wanted to kill him, why would it be so difficult to defeat his security measures? After all, even the network defense of the stone fort collapsed in front of him.

The immortal was like a hunter with a bad taste. He could obviously use some more efficient means to kill Ge Xindong, but he made him worry for so long that he even knocked on the door to remind people of his arrival.

“No… no no no…”

Ge Xindong mustered up his courage. This is the human desire to survive. Even if the scythe of the god of death is close to his throat, he still wants to struggle hard.

A ticking sound was heard, and the other party easily broke through the electronic lock and slowly opened the security door. The pale light in the corridor outlined the other party's hideous figure.

Without any hesitation, Ge Xindong pulled the trigger.

The roar of gunfire echoed in the closed room, and the sound waves made Ge Xindong's eardrums swell and ache.

Although he had handled many dirty things for his leaders, Ge Xindong had never dirty his own hands, let alone shooting and killing people.

The recoil of the pistol almost made him lose his grip on the gun handle, and the bullet flew past and landed on the hideous silhouette, making a hissing sound of metal collision.

The shell fell weakly to the ground with a crisp sound. The ferocious silhouette paused for a moment and strode towards Ge Xindong.

Ge Xindong shed tears in despair. He was too stupid. His opponent was an immortal. How could this mysterious and strange being come personally to kill him?

He could already imagine the next scene. The cold incarnation body would break its own neck and burn this place to the ground, just like the immortal had done before.

All kinds of scenes from the past flashed back in Ge Xindong's mind. He missed his family and that familiar and warm bed. If possible, he really didn't want to end up like this, but life was full of helplessness and made people unable to control themselves.

"How long are you going to cry?"

A neutral and indifferent voice sounded, interrupting Ge Xindong's wild thoughts.

Ge Xindong opened his eyes, tears blurred his vision, he found that the incarnation body did not break his neck, it just stood in the shadow, only the indicator light on the head was flickering faintly.

"you you……"

"I'm not here to kill you," Zhou Si said coldly, "but this doesn't mean you're safe."

Ge Xindong was stunned for a moment, and his strong desire to survive made him make the wisest decision immediately.

He controlled the fear in his heart and calmed down. "What do you want?"

"I want to know the whole story of the attack on Stone Castle."

Zhou Si read out his name, "Ge Xindong, tell me everything you know. Only in this way will you have a chance to meet your family alive."

He also deliberately threatened, "You have also noticed that they are killing people to silence them... Even Madam Cui is dead."

Ge Xindong took deep breaths repeatedly, and after waking up, he hesitated again. Zhou Si naturally noticed this.

"A long prison term is more acceptable than death. At least in that case, you still have a chance to see your children grow up."

Zhou Si's words seemed to completely break down Ge Xindong's psychological defenses, and he started crying uncontrollably again.

The high-ranking leader is dead, and Madam Cui also turned to dust in the explosion. Ge Xindong has nothing to hold on to. Even if he manages to escape this storm, without the protection of his leader, he will not be able to stay in his senior executive position in Shouheng Life for long.

Ge Xindong requested, "Okay, I can tell you everything, but you have to make sure I survive."

"Of course."

Zhou Si listened attentively, "You can talk now."

"Huh... Since you were able to find me, you must have a rough idea of ​​the whole incident."

Ge Xindong had experienced many ups and downs, so he quickly adjusted his mentality.

"nature."

"Then I don't need to say any more nonsense," Ge Xindong paused, "Also, I can't be a witness, and I don't have any actual evidence. Those things were destroyed at the beginning, and all traces remain only in my head."

"I had a hunch about this."

Zhou Si nodded slightly. In a terrorist attack as major as the attack on the Stone Fort, no one would be stupid enough to leave any relevant evidence except someone like Madam Cui who needed to protect herself, not even Ge Xindong.

He will not be a witness, and everything he says will not become testimony, but Zhou Si doesn't care about that. He just wants to get clues so that he can continue to run and chase.

"Shenwei Technology is too big, and it overwhelms others. For this reason, we have united and tried to defeat it."

Ge Xindong said slowly, "At first, we tried to use the 524 draft to suppress the existence of the disease of consciousness, but as you can see, there was a lot of resistance to its implementation."

Zhou Si listened silently, and when the "524 Draft" appeared, a trace of disappointment suddenly flashed through his heart.

Just as it was foreseen, it was said to be for the protection of the rights of patients with dementia, but in the final analysis, it was just an excuse for fighting between these behemoths.

Zhou Si thought of Pei Dong and Huo Daochuan, and felt mixed emotions.

(End of this chapter)