The night before the promotion

Chapter 14: The Killer

"Elysium?"

Xiang Ji was completely unresponsive when he heard this unfamiliar word, but Li Weiyu remembered something and his expression changed noticeably.

"follow me."

Li Weiyu said this and walked quickly towards the door, with Zhou Si and Xiang Ji following closely behind him.

"Elysium...Elysium..."

Li Weiyun repeated this word over and over again, and a clear concept gradually emerged in his mind, "Zhou Si, where did you know this thing?"

"I said I found it on the Internet, do you believe it?"

Zhou Si did not lie, but seeing Li Weiyu's reaction, Zhou Si realized that he must have encountered something extremely difficult.

"I believe it," Li Weiyun unexpectedly trusted Zhou Si, "With your ability, I'm not surprised that you found this thing, but this is a bit too coincidental."

Li Weiyun walked through the office area and saw Song Qiliang at his workstation. He waved and said, "Song Qiliang, follow me."

Song Qiliang watched the group of people walking by aggressively. He didn't ask any questions and just stood up and followed them.

After arriving at the office, Li Weiyun logged into the intranet with his own account. As the team leader, his authority level was much higher than Xiang Ji and Song Qiliang.

"As we all know, the rapid development of technology is shaking the existing social order. The harder we try to build rules, the more loopholes will emerge. In order to fill these loopholes in technological crimes and regulate large technology companies, our supervisory bureau came into being."

Li Weiyun said helplessly and tiredly, "Among the many technological crimes, there is an extremely difficult crime that is seriously threatening the peace and stability of our society."

As the projector started up, the content on the computer screen was enlarged onto the office screen, and the chaotic scene instantly captured everyone's attention.

Li Weiyun's eyes were fixed on the projection screen, and the sound seemed like a cold wind blowing from the severe winter, biting and cold.

"Incarnate Killer."

On the projection screen, piles of charred steel wreckage were piled up in disorder, like tombstones permanently frozen in a tragic moment, or as if they were ancient demons petrified by magic. The edges of the turned-out metal shells were sharp and cold, and the scattered cables were like torn intestines, winding on the ground, like a group of pythons struggling in pain, chaotic and hateful.

Zhou Si narrowed his eyes and looked at the projection carefully. "I know that these guys use unregistered avatar bodies that are not supervised by the high wall system to carry out various assassination and sabotage work."

"In recent years, cases involving incarnated killers have become common, and some battles have even been so intense that they almost escalate into local conflicts." Li Weiyu responded while clicking the mouse quickly.

"Thanks to the joint action of the Supervisory Bureau and Stone Castle, we have successfully arrested many Avatar Killers across the country, but there is a group of Avatar Killers who always move in secret. Every time we capture them, we only capture their abandoned cold steel bodies."

"The locations and motives of this group of assassins are erratic. The only thing that can link them together is the information we intercepted from their communications."

Zhou Si's heart moved, and he had guessed what Li Weiyun meant. He blurted out.

“Elysium.”

Li Weiyun glanced at Zhou Si imperceptibly and said, "That's right."

"Technical departments have tried to track their consciousness, but every time the signal disappeared without a trace in the depths of the Pacific Ocean."

"We are still unsure whether the term 'Elysium' is a place name, a belief concept, or something else," Li Weiyun explained. "For ease of understanding, the Supervisory Bureau has temporarily named this incarnation killer gang 'Elysium'."

Zhou Si talked about the intelligence he had obtained, "I got the news through my intelligence network that someone heard the word "Elysian Paradise" in the Golden Dreamland."

"So, now all the clues point to the Golden Dreamland?"

Song Qiliang, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up, looking eager to try, "Investigate the Golden Dreamland? Do you need me to gather the team members?"

"No, that would only alert the enemy. Moreover, even if we rashly control the Golden Dreamland, we might not get any results."

Li Weiyun turned off the projector and shook his head. "Don't forget, we have had trouble with Golden Dreamland before, but they have always been able to resolve the crisis beautifully. Obviously, they have the support of a big shot behind them."

"Moreover, even if it is related to the incarnation killer, those guys who are extremely vigilant will definitely not be in the city of Yanyan. Those who are active must be the shells of the incarnation."

This is the tricky thing about the incarnation killer. It is difficult to find his real body, but he can appear at any time in various parts of the world through the mind network.

Zhou Si raised his eyebrows and asked, "Could it be that their backers are so powerful that even the Supervisory Bureau finds it difficult to deal with them?"

Li Weiyun smiled bitterly, "Doctor Zhou, don't overestimate the power of the Supervisory Bureau. In that intricate web of interests, we are just pawns being manipulated, a law enforcement tool used by all parties."

"You may have heard such words," Li Weiyun said with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, "In Yanyan City, the real master is Shenwei Technology."

After these words were spoken, the surroundings fell into silence.

Shenwei Technology.

This name symbolizes the beginning of the incarnation era and is the god of technology that is fanatically worshipped by countless believers.

Even at the national level, Shenwei Technology is a giant that cannot be ignored, let alone in this small city of Anyan.

Decades ago, Shenwei Technology was founded in Anyan City, and has since grown step by step into the terrifying behemoth it is today.

Over the years, Shenwei Technology has quietly penetrated into every corner of Nianyan City. It is like an emperor behind the scenes. Even the Supervisory Bureau, a government law enforcement agency, finds it difficult to compete with it locally. This is one of the many difficulties currently faced by the Supervisory Bureau.

Zhou Si looked Li Weiyun up and down, "Looking at you, do you want to back out?"

The other party smiled indifferently and denied it, "How could that be? I just think that instead of a head-on attack like a direct fully armed raid, we should perhaps consider a more strategic action and test the other party's reaction first." After hearing this, Zhou Si fell into a brief contemplation, and then a gleam of inspiration flashed in his eyes.

"Then I understand, Team Leader Li."

Li Weiyun continued, "I'll go with you."

Zhou Si showed some doubts, "Is this okay?"

Li Weiyun looked solemn but sincere, "Doctor Zhou, you are a good person, and everyone can see that, but you must also admit that your work often makes you walk on the edge of the gray area, which poses a great threat to your personal safety. Maybe one day, danger will come.

Just like what we are going to do next.”

He showed his inspector ID. "With me here, we at least have an official identity as a cover. Even if we really encounter any danger, the other party will be cautious before taking action."

"Besides," Li Weiyun turned to look at Song Qiliang and Xiang Ji, "even if the situation really deteriorates to the point where it is out of control, you are still there to support us from behind."

"Are you and Doctor Zhou the only ones working together?" Song Qiliang was still a little worried. "Will it be too dangerous?"

"What's dangerous? I've already told you that this isn't a surprise attack. Can't you just think of it as Dr. Zhou and I being tired from work and go in to relax?"

Li Weiyun still had some sense of humor in his heart. "Golden Dreamland is a commercial place. They won't refuse to receive guests, right? Or is there occupational discrimination?"

"The main reason is that Xiang Ji is still a newcomer," Li Weiyun said to Xiang Ji, "You haven't been exposed to many crimes related to the incarnation body, so you need some time to learn, and Song Qiliang is not good at field work."

Xiang Ji nodded silently. He was a serious person and when his face turned cold, he looked more like a solemn plaster statue.

He introduced himself, "During my tenure in Qingyuan City, I was mainly involved in the investigation of Shouheng Life Company. Most of the criminal cases I came into contact with were related to criminals who had undergone biological enhancement, rather than cases involving incarnations."

Similar to the military application of avatar technology, the biomedical technology mastered by Shouheng Life Science Corporation can also be transformed into weapons when necessary.

Bio-enhancement technology is a remarkable achievement of this transformation. Humans enhanced by this technology will gain strength, reaction speed far exceeding that of ordinary people, and even a qualitative leap in organ function.

However, due to the high cost of this technology and the instability of the organism itself, the biological enhancement technology appears to be relatively weak in the market. Compared with Shenwei Technology, both Shouheng Life's stock price and its biological enhancement technology seem somewhat overshadowed.

Speaking of biological enhancement technology, Xiang Jiduo looked at Zhou Si and asked, "Doctor Zhou, I have checked your information. You were once a qualified candidate for the Ascension Project."

Zhou Si said calmly, "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"

"I'm just full of curiosity about you," Xiang Ji said without disguising. "You should also understand that your past experiences are just like urban legends to us."

"continue."

Xiang Ji said it perfectly, "In my previous job, many companies would develop biological enhancement plans for some important employees to ensure that they can work better for the company.

As a qualified person, your work intensity must be very high. I want to know if you have also undergone some kind of biological enhancement?"

Recalling the fight between Zhou Si and Luo Yong that night, although Xiang Ji did not see the entire process of Zhou Si's fight, during the finishing work after the battle, he saw the body of the incarnation that was destroyed by Zhou Si and touched the narrow scar that almost completely tore the metal shell.

Scars like that could never be caused by an ordinary body of flesh and blood.

Although subsequent investigations showed that the short axe in Zhou Si's hand was forged from a special metal with extraordinary hardness and sharpness, Xiang Ji still found it hard to believe that such a weapon alone could cause such amazing damage.

Zhou Si, this doctor obviously still has some unknown secrets hidden.

"No," Zhou Si rejected it bluntly, "I have not undergone any biological enhancement. If you must say something similar, I did undergo some mental training when I participated in the Ascension Project."

Xiang Ji got an answer that surprised him, "Spiritual training?"

"Yes, since you know that I am involved in the Ascension Project, you should also know what the project is about. In order to cooperate with the test, Chen Wen Ge developed a set of mental training to ensure that the mental state of the qualified candidates remains absolutely stable."

Looking back on the past, Zhou Si said thankfully, "Perhaps it was this kind of mental training that helped me recover from the pain of Lishi disease."

Xiang Ji did not continue to ask, he sighed, "Is that so? This is a blessing in disguise."

Zhou Si glanced at the time and was about to turn around and leave. "Then I'll go back and prepare. Team Leader Li, come pick me up when you're ready to act."

Li Weiyun complained again, "Am I your driver?"

Zhou Si took one last look at Luo Yong, waved his hand without looking back, and his figure gradually disappeared into the corridor with the sound of footsteps.

"I'm leaving first. You can go home after you finish organizing the files."

Li Weiyun first gave instructions to Song Qiliang and Xiang Ji, then he shouted towards the corridor, "Wait a minute, Doctor Zhou!"

He quickly caught up with Zhou Si, and the two walked side by side. "The situation is more complicated than we thought."

"Yeah, it's actually related to the Incarnation Killer Group," Zhou Si asked, "Should we face the challenge and retreat?"

Li Weiyun shook his head firmly, "I am not someone who compromises easily."

"What a coincidence," Zhou Si agreed, "Me too."

The chaotic mystery has extended a thread, and Zhou Si is clinging to it tightly.

(End of this chapter)