Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 84 81. The visible military boots kick the invisible big hand
"I say, how much does he pay you per month? Is it necessary to work so hard?"

After knocking down all the security guards who tried to subdue him, Qi Ming clapped his hands and said.

President Tachibana's legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground, his face pale with fear.

He originally wanted the security guards to pin Qi Ming to the ground so that he could take the opportunity to kick him a few times to vent his frustration and teach Qi Ming a lesson.

As a result... more than a dozen strong security guards were knocked down in less than a single encounter!

As his anger faded, he felt fear rising from the soles of his feet and clutched his heart.

"No, don't kill me." President Tachibana huddled in the corner, his voice trembling.

Qi Ming kicked him in the abdomen: "You still want your minions to control me? You are so scared of me, a human, yet you dare not take a monster seriously."

"The last words the guy who just controlled Dr. Koizumi said were 'It seems they're not all idiots.' Can you guess who the idiot he was talking about?"

"You think you're a pioneer of mankind, but people are treating you like a monkey."

President Tachibana was kicked in the abdomen and almost fainted from the pain. He covered his stomach and curled up like a shrimp, no longer having the majestic demeanor he had just now.

Huimei tilted her head: "I feel like it's a bit too much."

Qi Ming: "That's absolutely true. Although this guy was just an old fool who happened to be exploited, he objectively almost dragged humanity and the Earth into an abyss of no return."

He continued to ask President Tachibana, "Where does Dr. Koizumi keep his research materials and notes?"

President Tachibana stammered, "At...at his house."

The female secretary beside him quickly added, "Ever since the Underground Science Center was destroyed, he has been working from home."

"Give me the address." After getting the address, Qi Ming took Huimei away.

After confirming that the two had gone far away, President Tachibana tremblingly took out his phone and said, "How dare you attack me! I'm going to make this arrogant guy pay the price!"

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"What? Team member Qi Ming killed Dr. Koizumi?"

When the news reached TPC, everyone was stunned.

Staff Officer Gondo: "Yeah... and he even kicked President Tachibana in the company."

Kishida: "It's quite plausible that he would hit someone, but I absolutely don't believe that Team Qi Ming would kill a world-class underground scientist."

Yamanaka added, "I don't believe it either. In fact, Qi Ming is a very rigid person."

"If someone insults him, he'll talk back. If someone hits him, he'll fight back. Unless Dr. Koizumi wants to kill him, I can't think of any reason for him to kill."

Nishijo Nagi frowned: "This kind of false accusation has happened before. Perhaps it is another conspiracy by the aliens to exclude the powerful combat force of Qi Ming."

Zhu Xingtuan, who was originally preparing to step forward to argue for Qi Ming, was very relieved when he saw this scene.

The last time Qi Ming was framed, the Victory Team was demoralized and disunited, with several team members mocking him.

And now, the team finally has a certain cohesion.

During this process, Qi Ming did not lower his posture to integrate into the team, and never gave in or compromised.

He was true to himself and was strong to the end, and in the end he really convinced everyone and made everyone accept and identify with him.

Zhu Xingtuan: "Let's just ask Team Qi Ming what's going on."

Staff Officer Gondo: "That's right, let's see what the person involved has to say."

The communication was quickly connected, and Zhu Xingtuan asked, "Team member Qi Ming, what are you doing now?" Qi Ming: "On my way to Dr. Koizumi's residence. I hope to gain something there."

At this time, Huimei in the co-pilot seat interrupted:
"Team member Qi Ming has definitely been wrongly accused. There's something seriously wrong with Dr. Koizumi."

"I recorded the entire process of our interaction with Dr. Koizumi and am sending it to you now."

The Victory Team's helmets had small cameras built into them, so Huimei was careful and turned on the camera before entering.

After the message was passed on, everyone on the Victory Team was shocked by Dr. Koizumi's strange performance.

Zhu Xingtuan: "Not only did Team Qi Ming not kill him, he even rescued Dr. Koizumi who had jumped from the building."

Kishida: "Dr. Koizumi's autopsy results confirmed that he died from poisoning. Team member Qi Ming did not commit any suspicious acts. He is innocent."

Upon hearing this, Shanzhong instinctively started to argue: "Actually, with Qi Ming's skills, there's a possibility that he could have taken advantage of a blind spot and force-fed the poison into the doctor's mouth... Oh!"

Shijo Nagi interrupted his spell with an elbow strike.

Staff Officer Gonto felt emboldened and took the video to the meeting.

Because the incident happened suddenly, the staff were not available.

Director Yu Tsuchihashi is visiting TLT in the United States, reportedly to purchase new technologies.

Staff Officer He Zhi is visiting Dr. Segawa, who originally created the [Super Weapon R1], and wants to invite him to come out of retirement.

The hawkish figure present was the second-in-command, Staff Officer Inagaki, who had also received news from President Tachibana.

"This Qi Ming actually dared to act so recklessly. He must be taken under control immediately and dealt with severely!" He was the first to fire.

Staff Officer Gonto released the video: "Dr. Koizumi committed suicide by taking poison. It had nothing to do with Team Qi Ming."

Staff Officer Inagaki: "As soon as he arrived, Dr. Koizumi died. How can you say that this has nothing to do with him?"

"Dr. Koizumi was a world-class expert. How can we explain his death to the public and his family?"

Staff Officer Inagaki immediately contacted Dr. Koizumi's daughter, Chidori Koizumi, to ask her how she wanted Qi Ming to be dealt with.

When the call was connected, Chidori Koizumi's attitude surprised all the staff present.

"Is my father dead? Actually, I haven't felt that he is alive for a long time."

"He hasn't contacted me in recent years. When I went to see him, he wasn't too keen on seeing me. Sometimes he was in a daze, sometimes he acted weird."

"Sometimes I have the illusion that it's not my father at all, but someone else..."

The call was abruptly hung up and the communication stopped abruptly, which made Staff Officer Kiriyama, who was sitting at the last seat, feel something was wrong.

Staff Officer Inagaki was a little embarrassed. He wanted to use the family members' attitude to put pressure on him, but they didn't look surprised and didn't accuse Qi Ming.

Staff Officer Inagaki: "What should we do about President Tachibana? Qi Ming actually beat him up in his company. That's outrageous!"

Chief of Staff Gondo was a bit troubled because President Tachibana was a major sponsor of TPC and he had to be taken seriously.

Staff Officer Kiriyama defended himself, "But it was President Tachibana who started it first."

Staff Officer Inagaki: "Just because you strike first, you can fire back. You have no discipline at all!"

In the end, he chose to "put aside the facts" and said that no matter who was right or wrong, Qi Ming must be severely punished, so as to give an explanation to President Tachibana.

Staff Officers Gonto and Kiriyama naturally tried their best to protect Qi Ming and exonerate him as much as possible. In the end, neither side could convince the other and they parted on bad terms.

(End of this chapter)