Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 18. Changes during the interview
Saeki Rika nodded. "I see. I thought you were afraid that if you went in now, you'd get beaten up too."

Quan Teng: "..."

He coughed and said, "No ordinary person can have such skills. We need to investigate him thoroughly."

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In the next few days, the atmosphere in the Victory Team's command room dropped below freezing point.

As soon as Qi Ming arrived, everyone in the mountain remained silent.

For example, now, Qi Ming walked in with afternoon tea. Nishijo Nagi took a look and didn't say much.

Despite trying her best, she was still defeated by Qi Ming in three moves. This was a big blow to her who was known for her strong self-esteem.

The last person who could defeat her was... She didn't want to recall it, and she had been asking people to help her find out information these days.

Tsubasa Moroboshi is not here at the moment, as he is participating in a TV talk show.

Now is the era of self-media, and everyone has a mobile phone. The scene of Ultraman Seven watching someone in danger and allowing the monster to commit crimes was filmed by local villagers.

After it was posted on the Internet, the public was in an uproar, all kinds of alarmist headlines appeared in major newspapers, and negative remarks quickly fermented.

A bad guy can become a Buddha instantly if he puts down his butcher knife, but a good guy will be talked about for the rest of his life if he does something wrong. Qi Ming is not surprised at all.

TPC has Chief of Staff Kiriyama to oversee this matter, so they are more objective.

However, the defense forces have already clamored to "use all our strength to protect the lives of the people, even if it means dealing with the claws of Ultraman" and "never let the giants of unknown origin become an obstacle to the defense of the earth."

The reason why this program invited Zhu Xingtuan at this time was to hear what Captain Victory, representing TPC, thought about this matter.

In response to the question, Zhu Xingtuan said:
"In the past, Ultraman has always fought alongside us, punishing evil and promoting good."

"I think he might have his own sense of right and wrong, just like us humans, and would be dissatisfied with, or even hate, evil deeds."

Host: "Evil deeds?"

Zhu Xingtuan had already made preparations on the way here:

"According to our understanding, the local villagers have a very bad opinion of the five people who died."

"They were rampant in the village, gathering crowds to cause trouble, and many people suffered terribly from them."

"When the monsters appeared, they were dragging a girl on a motorcycle. I think Ultraman, who always fights for justice, probably wouldn't like them either."

Host: "So what you mean? Ultraman can decide the life and death of others according to his own preferences?"

Zhu Xingtuan was stunned: "This... No, that's not what I meant."

Everyone in the command room was watching the live broadcast on the big screen. Kishida was dissatisfied: "This is deliberately making things difficult for the captain."

Qi Ming: "The captain was pretty normal today. His previous remarks were good, but he lacks experience in dealing with such tricky media people. He doesn't even know a formula."

Huimei was curious: "A formula?"

Qi Ming talked about the experience that the British knight taught him:

"If you have nothing to say, just say you have no comment, that the matter is still under investigation and that it's not convenient to comment on it at this time because it involves confidential information."

"It's best to have something to say, but not be led by the nose. Don't pay attention to what the other side says. Just express your own opinion."

"If the host asks again, just say 'That's not the problem' or 'I think the real problem is...' and then state your point."

Huimei nodded repeatedly and exclaimed: "Oh..."

Shan Zhong, who was standing by, couldn't help but say, "You're quite good at these unorthodox methods."

Unlike Nishijo Nagi who admitted that "losing is losing", Yamanaka and Kishida always felt that Qi Ming's victory over them was due to luck.

He wasn't in the best of shape that day. He'd been careless and didn't dodge, and he wasn't mentally prepared. The floor was also a bit slippery... Another try wouldn't necessarily mean he'd lose. So yesterday, he couldn't help but retort to Qi Ming again, which naturally resulted in an extremely aggressive retort that left him blushing.

But Qi Ming did not take action, which disappointed Kishida and Yamanaka, who had simulated the "counterattack moves" countless times in their minds.

This also made several people discover Qi Ming's "code of conduct" - he would talk back when others spoke, and he would fight back when others fought.

He is so petty and won't accept any loss.

When Qi Ming hesitated for two seconds and prepared to counterattack, Xijo Nagi suddenly said, "Something is wrong!"

The female host on the screen suddenly fell silent. Her face turned black, her eyes became strange, and she floated in the air.

"This is..." Qi Ming immediately thought of the third episode of Ultraman Ultraman Tiga, "The Devil's Judgment", in which the female host was also like this.

"I tell you, the earth will be reborn soon." The female host's voice was sinister.

"Everyone be careful!" Tuan Zhuxing immediately stood up with his crutches and confronted her. He asked the other staff members to step back immediately, and his Ultra Telekinesis was ready to go.

"The sacred flames will burn away all filth, and the Kyrieloids will rule the Earth. I will prove it to you right now!"

After saying this, the host slowly fell down and fainted. Other staff members rushed over to rescue him.

Zhu Xingtuan walked backstage and took out the PDI communicator: "Something just remotely controlled the female host with its mind. Everyone, immediately go to alert!"

As soon as he walked out of the door, he felt a strange fluctuation.

"Boom!" The next moment, a building in front of him suddenly exploded, was engulfed by flames, and turned into ashes.

This is... the proof!
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Facing the challenge of the "Kyrieloids", everyone at TPC attaches great importance to it.

All members of the Victory Team went out to look for clues, except Qi Ming.

But this time, Nishijo Nagi didn't say anything, and Kishida and Yamanaka just complained a few words.

Qi Ming pulled Hui Mei and the captain into his room:

"Let me tell you about this Kirieloid's intelligence. It may not be accurate, but it will only provide you with a reference."

"This group lives in a special space between parallel universes. They visited Earth in the Middle Ages, hoping to enslave the Earthlings and gain their faith."

"Now they're back again. We need to be more careful. They can disguise themselves as humans and hide among the crowd. Their combat power after becoming giant should not be underestimated."

Most importantly, no one knows how many Kyrieloids are behind the gates of hell.

Moroboshi Tuan and Emi were shocked and confused. They had just started the investigation, so how did you know so much?
Qi Ming began to make up stories: "A friend told me."

Huimei became even more suspicious because her intelligence network knew nothing about the above. What kind of friend of Qi Ming could know so much?
Moroboshi asked, "How did the Kirieloids blow up the building?"

Qi Ming thought for a while: "It seems like an attack from underground."

Moroboshi: "This matter cannot be estimated."

Qi Ming: "I also said that this is just for your reference. You still need to verify the details."

After hearing this, Huimei went to prepare the ground wave detector with half belief and half doubt, but the TPC staff had lost patience and invited Dr. Yushima, who was known as the "Earth Think Tank", from Antarctica.

The staff wanted to use the "Yushima Rectifier" he developed on the ultra-long-range radar to expand the search range, find the traces of the Kirieloids and launch a counterattack.

In addition, the upgraded radar can also be used to search for Zuluks, the escaped Gol Zangerba... and all kinds of monsters.

Qi Ming's eyes flickered when he heard the news, and he suddenly thought of something: "Dr. Yushima... You came just in time."

(End of this chapter)