Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 200: Mechanicus, can also be named Zhang
"Gentlemen, what on earth are you doing?!"

An hour later, inside the manor, Zhang Tao questioned He Shuo in front of him with tears in his eyes.

He Shuo calmly drank a sip of tea, then said:

“I don’t know what we want to do.”

"We just did some of the work that should be done under normal circumstances."

“These jobs can be meaningless or meaningful.”

“How to make it meaningful from meaningless depends on personal choice.”

He Shuo's words were vague, but Zhang Tao already understood what he meant.

It is obvious that the other party has admitted that the so-called "phenomena" that have occurred in Jinling City recently were all their work, and also admitted that these phenomena had a purpose.

But what exactly do they want to do?
If you want to bring down the saint and take over Nanjing yourself, then why do you drag me in?
I am still young. I just want to do business with you and find a way out for myself and my men, but I have never thought of embarking on the path of apostasy and rebellion so early!
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Even if we have to take this step, it shouldn't be now, right? ?
Zhang Tao's expression changed quickly and he didn't know how to answer.

Finally, he could only sigh deeply and then said:

“This caused me a lot of trouble.”

"To be honest, if you want to control Jinling City, there is no need to go through so much trouble."

"You can even just kill the saint and take that position yourself."

"Why do you have to use me to block the knife, I..."

"You don't understand."

He Shuo interrupted Zhang Tao and continued:

"It doesn't matter who sits in this position. Only one thing matters."

"That is, the stability and prosperity of Jinling City."

"Only when Jinling City is prosperous and stable can we develop with peace of mind."

"If there are people who want to undermine this stability, we must eliminate such destabilizing elements."

"Do you think that saints are destabilizing elements?"

Zhang Tao was stunned and before He Shuo could answer, he continued:

"I admit that he did do many things wrong, and even you can see that I have a long-standing dissatisfaction with the church and the saints."

"That's probably why you came to me, but the thing is, I don't think it needs to be solved this way."

"The saint will change his term, and it's not far from his next handover of power. We..."

“We don’t want to wait.”

He Shuo put down the teacup in his hand, then stood up and said:
"That's all I have to say."

"How you think about it is your business."

"Now, you can go."

"But before you go, I have to remind you of something."

"Once you leave this manor, your safety will no longer be our responsibility."

"Whether you can survive tonight depends on your own efforts."

A cold threat permeated the room, and Zhang Tao knew very well that this threat was not groundless.

They have been pushed to the forefront. Even if these "Chinese Army" will not kill people to protect secrets, the Mechanicus still needs to find a reasonable explanation for all the strange signs.

I am the most reasonable explanation.

I no longer have any choice.

He sighed heavily but did not rise from his chair.

"To be honest, I'm not ready yet."

"My plan was not like this. I was much more radical than Jin Zhong, but this plan still exceeded my expectations."

"And I don't think this plan will succeed."

"The high-ranking officials of the Mechanicus are not fools. How can they not see what I can see?"

"They will expose our lies, they will"

"who cares?"

He Shuo interrupted Zhang Tao for the third time and then said:

"As I said, what we care about is the stability and prosperity of Jinling City."

"And the source of stability and prosperity comes from the 15,000 civilians here."

"As for the 'high-ranking members of the Mechanicus' you mentioned, do they really need to be alive?" "The smart ones can survive, and the stupid ones will always find a way to solve it."

After he finished speaking, He Shuo made a "please" gesture.

Zhang Tao glanced outside the door, then looked at He Shuo, and finally shook his head without getting up.

"I don't have a choice, do I?"

He Shuo did not answer, but just smiled and said:

“Everyone has a choice.”

"We can choose you, or we can choose someone else."

"You can choose us or your saint."

"It's just that we think that if you were in charge of the Mechanicus and the city of Jinling, the social order of the entire city would be better."

".But I'm just a brigade commander."

Zhang Tao let out a long breath and then said:
“My last name isn’t even Jin.”

“Even in my greatest ambitions, I never expected this day to come so soon.”

"It's ok."

He Shuo smiled and said:

"From now on, the Mechanicus can be named Zhang."

Half an hour later, Zhang Tao walked out of the courtyard where He Shuo was.

Chaotic thoughts continued to flash through his mind, and the last words uttered by the adult just now lingered in his mind like some kind of entity.

"We will perform miracles for you. We will make you truly the agent of the so-called Most Holy Trinity on earth."

"You do not need to be elected by the church. You will be appointed by the Holy Trinity herself."

“It doesn’t matter how we achieve it.”

"We will demonstrate the power of the God of All Things."

"What? Pray?"

"No, it's not necessary."

"Your God of All Things has always obeyed us."

Zhang Tao kept thinking about what the other person had said. The initial shock and fear had disappeared, replaced by deep self-doubt.

The God of All Things obeys them.
is it possible?

Such blasphemous words came out of his mouth as if they were an understatement.

Perhaps, they are really just stating a "fact" rather than speaking nonsense.

Zhang Tao felt his mind was in a mess.

The resolute and high-spirited demeanor he had in front of Jin Zhong had disappeared.

Perhaps only when facing the truly strong, I finally understand that those so-called "ambitions" and "courage" are nothing but trivial matters in front of them.
Zhang Tao raised his head and sighed again.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed that a team of soldiers from the Guards Brigade were walking towards him.

The other party's armor was neat and tidy, and his weapon was tightly held in his hands.

An ominous premonition arose in his heart, but Zhang Tao did not back down.

It was not until the leader of the team walked up to him that he finally saw the identity of the person.

This is the real "Imperial Guard" and the saint's personal guard.

Their purpose is self-evident.

"Zhang Tao, commander of the 15th Guards Brigade, the Saint invites you to meet him in the sanctuary."

The leading imperial guard spoke indifferently, while Zhang Tao shook his head slightly and then said;

"Ask them for their opinions."

In an instant, the light behind him came on.

The weapons of two "Xingtian" heavy-duty unmanned vehicles, two "Jianbing" bipedal robots, and six Iron Wolf quadrupedal robots were loaded at the same time.

Zhang Tao looked directly into the eyes of the leader of the Imperial Guards and said:

"I have asked for asylum from the Most Holy Eight-One, who is also under the rule of the God of All Things."

"From this day forward, until the day when sinners atone for their sins, I will see no one."

(End of this chapter)