People in Yu-Gi-Oh! The hyper-converged audience is also integrated

Chapter 402 Elvira's Invitation
"Team leader, I understand the logic," Mickey scratched his head, looking troubled, "but there's absolutely no manual for finding an owner for a card..."

Cards recognizing their owners has been a mystical concept since ancient times. The higher the spirituality of a card, the more eccentric its temperament, and no one can be sure what kind of person it likes.

"Young man." Langley's weary eyes suddenly lit up as he looked intently at Mickey. "Cheer up! You're the expert on this. You're the most experienced person in our group! Believe in yourself, you can do it!"

"Me? An expert?" Mickey was dumbfounded, instinctively raising the camera on his chest. "When did I become an expert? Have I forgotten?"

“More than three months ago,” Langley reminded him matter-of-factly, then pointed in Li Guanqi’s direction, “Didn’t you successfully find an owner for the [Hubel] deck? Look, the person is sitting right here with us now.”

Swah——

All eyes in the conference room fell on Li Guanqi.

Mickey's camera lens immediately followed suit, snapping away at Li Guanqi before quickly flipping through the records on the screen.

"oh--!"

A few seconds later, he looked up with a sudden realization, staring at Li Guanqi with the warmth of reuniting with an old friend. "So we've met before! Why didn't you say hello, old friend!"

Li Guanqi: "Uh..."

Damn it, how can there be such a guy who makes you both angry and unable to get angry?

On one hand, he really wanted to smash that enthusiastic smiling face to pieces with a punch.

On the other hand, I feel sorry for this kid who can't even retain memories.

Two emotions pounded in Li Guanqi's chest. In the end, he could only squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth: "...Long time no see."

"Long time no see!" Mickey waved enthusiastically in response.

"Look, the evidence is conclusive!" Langley pressed on, "You're an expert with relevant experience, so this matter is entrusted to you."

"I'm an expert!" Mickey's eyes lit up at the flattery, but quickly dimmed again. "But I'm under a lot of pressure all by myself."

He looked to Letong for help, "Letong, lend a hand? Let's team up, grow bigger and stronger, and create new glories."

Le Tong picked up her coffee, and before taking a sip, spat out, "Get lost! I never want to team up with you again in this lifetime!"

Chu Chan ignored their farce; he was more concerned with other matters and asked in a deep voice, "How many points does this mission require, and what is the time limit?"

Langley glanced down at the information on the supercomputing ring and said slowly, "The time limit is one week. As for the total points, it depends on the final completion rate. The range given above is—"

She paused for a moment, and after confirming several times, she spoke.

"One thousand to two thousand."

"Pfft—!" Yue Tong, who was drinking coffee, couldn't hold back and choked, coughing as her eyes widened: "How much?!"

Not only her, but Chu Chan and several other group members' eyes lit up, and their breathing became heavier.

The reward system of the Spirit Control Division is divided into four types: quota, gold points, merits, and points.

The credit limit belongs to the government, and you don't own the items you exchange for; gold points are just a drop in the ocean compared to the super cards that cost millions; merit points are only for show and can't be used.

Points are the most valuable of all.

Points can be exchanged for daily necessities, used to exchange for cards through internal channels, and are a core standard for performance evaluation. Most importantly, points are personal assets, and everything you get from them is entirely yours.

One thousand points are enough to redeem a rare card worth at least 100,000 RMB on the market!

"I finally managed to secure a week's priority." Langley looked at the sudden change in everyone's expressions and smiled slightly. "If it's not completed within a week, this task will be uploaded to the public system and other groups will take over."

"Why didn't you tell me about something this important sooner!"

Le Tong slammed her hand on the table, making the coffee cup jump. She stared intently at Langley, her eyes practically spitting fire. "Team leader, I think Mickey is under too much pressure all by himself. He desperately needs an experienced assistant!"

Chu Chan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, his voice low: "I'm applying to join. I have experience with high-difficulty missions."

Others were also tempted, their eyes darting back and forth. The originally tense atmosphere in the conference room was stirred up by the huge reward of one thousand points.

"Stop, stop, stop." Langley raised his hand to stop the escalating scramble. "Mickey is my handpicked expert. Let him choose his own partner."

Mickey instinctively raised the camera, the lens swept across everyone's faces, and finally "clicked," freezing on Li Guanqi's somewhat helpless face.

“I want an old friend!” He pointed at Li Guanqi, his face innocent. “We’ve been handcuffed together! He’s also the person involved in [Hubert]’s recognition of him!”

Li Guanqi's eye twitched.

This guy is really annoying; he doesn't remember the good things, but he remembers the fact that we were handcuffed together.

“Guanqi is a newcomer and lacks experience,” Langley said. “Let’s find an experienced player to mentor him.”

Seeing her chance, Letong walked around the table to Mickey's side, gently placed a hand on his shoulder, and said in a voice so tender it could melt your heart: "I've always treated you well, haven't I?"

Mickey stiffened, feeling the pressure on his shoulder, and immediately forced a fawning smile: "Of course, Ah Tong is the best to me."

"That settles it then." Le Tong's smile grew even brighter as she extended her hand. "Let's grow bigger and stronger, and create even greater glories!"

"Brilliance! Let's create even greater glory!" Mickey's survival instinct kicked in, and he quickly reached out and grabbed it.

“Then it’s settled for now.” Langley made the final decision. “Mickey, Letong, and Li Guanqi, the three of you will be in charge of this. We’ll be prioritizing staff this week, and we can rotate people within our team at any time. You can also ask us any questions you may have.”

She looked around and asked, "Now, are there any other questions?"

Amidst the discussion about the mission details, Li Guanqi pondered for a moment and then suddenly spoke.

"Team leader, has Luo Tianyuan's neural network analysis report been released yet?"

The entire conference room fell silent.

"I want to know if losing in a field can cause permanent brain damage."

While Letong and Mickey were still figuring out how to proceed, Li Guanqi had already considered the core risks of the mission.

Analyzing cards definitely requires a combination of theory and practice, and practice definitely requires human intervention.

Langley raised an eyebrow in surprise, her eyes showing more approval, and gestured to Victoria.

"This was originally supposed to be follow-up information, but since you've asked about it now, I'll send it to you in advance."

Victoria tapped the tablet twice.

"drop."

The supercomputing rings of Li Guanqi, Le Tong, and Mickey all sounded a notification tone simultaneously, indicating that an encrypted report had been transmitted.

Immediately afterwards, Victoria's emotionless electronic voice rang out in the middle of the conference room.

"The report has been sent. Based on the brain scan analysis of former agent Luo Tianyuan, it has been confirmed that the mental impact within the [Mental Collapse] domain will cause irreversible loss of neuronal connections in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of the brain."

"Specifically, it manifests as difficulty in retrieving long-term memory, a decline in logical decision-making ability, and a lack of empathy."

The electronic voice paused, then added coldly.

"The Joker's brain neural network report is not yet complete, but preliminary scans show that his damage pattern is significantly different from that of Luo Tianyuan."

"The current sample parameters are too few to rule out interference from other unknown factors."

"Samples." After a moment's thought, Li Guanqi asked the most crucial question, "Are there enough numbered civilians in the department?"

Domain cards are for human use. When analyzing cards, you can't just study them in isolation; you need to conduct live experiments.

The most suitable experimental subject is undoubtedly the white mouse – numbered Min.

“Not quite enough.” Langley looked troubled. “We’ve used up a lot of our resources on the recent big cases, and the rest are all allocated to other projects.”

The atmosphere in the meeting room became heavy again.

Without experimental samples, it's just empty talk; it's impossible to generate a complete report out of thin air in just one week.

"but……"

Langley abruptly changed the subject, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his weary eyes, "The research center is very interested in this card, so—"

She gave Victoria another wink.

Victoria understood and gently pressed a button on the tablet.

"drop."

"drop."

"drop."

The supercomputing rings of Li Guanqi, Le Tong, and Mickey successively emitted notification sounds.

Li Guanqi looked down and saw an electronic invitation on the screen of his wrist, which was extremely well-designed and had a special metallic luster.

The letter was addressed to a name he knew all too well.

“Elvira,” Langley slowly uttered, “sent us an invitation.”

"Whoa—!" Le Tong jumped up from her chair, almost tipping it over. Her eyes lit up. "Elvira?! The research center headquarters sent us an invitation?!"

That's the holy land of Biantana technology!
A place that countless scientists and engineers would do anything to get into.

Li Guanqi, however, seemed to be frozen in place, remaining completely still.

Elvira.

This name is like a key, unlocking the long-sealed memories deep within his mind.

During the long years he coexisted with 0748, it took them a full sixty years in Elvira to finally make their only group of friends.

There, there is no distinction between noble and lowly births, no discrimination based on appearance, only the purest skills and knowledge.

Whoever achieves the best results will win everyone's respect and praise.

Human fear stems from the unknown. After working on projects together for decades and knowing each other inside and out, you're all just an old man.

"There are still two invitation slots available for Group One," Langley added. "They're mainly for sending people to assist you."

Upon hearing this, Mickey grinned and exclaimed, "Is the Goddess of Dreams coming?!"

“She probably can’t come,” Langley said, spreading his hands. “She has other things to do.”

Department 5, Group 12, Interrogation Room.

The blinding light shone down from above.

The interrogator raised his hand and casually gestured to Lin Chen: "Sit back down."

Why are you so excited?

He leaned back in his chair, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "Just wait to rot in jail."

A nameless anger surged in Lin Chen's chest, and he wanted to lash out, but when he turned his head and saw Luli's worried little face, he forcefully suppressed the anger that was about to erupt.

He sat down again and mentally stomped on the clown in his mind.

"How could you lose like this?"

“It was my carelessness,” the Joker replied. “Who would have thought that there was a synchronized summoning of the [Enigma Code Master]? It wasn’t my fault; it was purely accidental.”

Lin Chen almost lost his composure: "I'm going to have to eat tree roots for the rest of my life because of this accident!"

"What's the rush?" The Joker laughed nonchalantly. "I'm a big hero now, the whole internet is asking for a Joker mask, so what if—"

"I'll call a group of people to break me out of prison." Lin Chen's temples throbbed.

The Joker's thought process is indeed extraordinary; his focus is always so peculiar.

"So why don't you distribute more masks?" Lin Chen suppressed his anger and questioned in his mind, "Is there a cost to distributing those things?"

The entire Joker network currently has fewer than a hundred members, yet it's so effective.

With such high market demand, it would be a shame not to develop it.

“The mask contains my pheromones,” the clown replied lazily. “The Spirit Control Division uses pheromones to track me.”

"The secret service should already be investigating me..."

The words have not yet fallen.

A series of hurried and heavy footsteps came from outside the interrogation room; more than one person was rapidly approaching.

boom!
The interrogation room door was suddenly pushed open.

Two men dressed in special black uniforms with cold expressions walked in. They wore badges with two crossed swords on their chests, which were the symbols of the Dark Division.

The man in the lead ignored Lin Chen and the interrogator, walked straight up to Luli, and showed her his identification.

“Agent Lully,” the man said emotionlessly, “you are suspected of colluding with the Joker’s team and leaking internal information. Please come with us to cooperate with the investigation.”

Lin Chen's mind went blank.

Back in Latia, it was he who sent Luli to gather information on the decks of the members of the Soul Reaper.

He rushed to the fence, gripping the cold metal tightly with both hands, and roared at the two members of the ANBU: "Hey—it has nothing to do with her!"

"I forced her to do it! I did it all by myself!"

However, the leader of the dark team didn't even raise an eyelid, treating Lin Chen as nothing more than a noisy fly in the prison.

His gaze remained fixed on Luli, and his tone was nonchalant: "Agent Luli, please don't make us take any coercive measures."

Luli's face turned deathly pale, and her lips were tightly pursed.

After a while, she took a deep breath and straightened her back.

"it is good."

"I'll go with you."

Those four simple words were like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing all of Lin Chen's anger from head to toe, leaving only coldness and powerlessness.

He watched helplessly as Luli was "escorted" out of the interrogation room by two people, one on each side. Throughout the entire process, the two secret agents didn't even glance at him.

"Stop!" Lin Chen pounded on the fence in vain, his voice hoarse and trembling, "You fucking stop right there!"

"Let her go!!!"

The heavy iron gate slowly closed in front of him with a loud "bang," completely blocking his view.

In the interrogation room, only Lin Chen's heavy breathing and the glaring overhead light remained.

"It's over..."

Lin Chen let go of the railing in despair, slid down to the ground, and felt a chill in his heart.

He knew what it meant that Luli had been taken away by the Dark Side.

The fact that Luli secretly sent him messages will definitely be found out, and then all the comfortable life he has worked so hard to achieve will be gone.

"Hey—" Lin Chen called out to the clown in his mind, "Don't save me, you should find a way to help Luli get through this first."

"Go clear her name! She has nothing to do with us!"

Seeing that the clown didn't respond, his tone grew increasingly frantic: "Go and clear her name, I'll do whatever you say."

After a long pause, the clown finally replied, "You'd better remember what I said, that you'll do whatever I say."

"I'll do whatever you say! I'll give you my life!" Lin Chen replied hastily.

"I don't want your life." The Joker paused for a moment, his voice hoarse, "I want you—"

"Kill me with your own hands."

Lin Chen, panting heavily, swallowed hard and replied earnestly, "Okay, I promise you."

"I will kill you with my own hands."

"Don't worry, she'll be fine," the clown said, and then his voice faded away.

In the dimly lit room, a lamp hung from the ceiling, its pale light casting a cold glow on the glass table.

Qi Mengsi didn't speak, but simply spread her hands out slightly, and several photos slid onto the table.

The background of the photo is the port of Latia, and the main subject is Luli.

She was furtively huddled in a corner, sending messages to the supercomputing ring. One of the photos showed blurry text on the screen, which could be vaguely identified as the deck information of a member of the Spirit Control Division.

Luli's gaze fell on the photo, her body trembled, and her hands, hanging at her sides, clenched tightly.

"What's your relationship with Lin Chen?" Qi Mengsi asked, her voice flat and devoid of emotion.

"Didn't you find out everything?" Luli raised her head, her face pale, but her eyes revealed a stubbornness that showed she was ready to risk everything. "That swordsman, wasn't he one of yours too?"

Qi Mengsi didn't reply, but just looked at her quietly.

This oppressive silence is more suffocating than any harsh interrogation.

Lully's defenses crumbled under that gaze. She took a deep breath and spoke rather quickly.

"It was that swordsman. He's the one who had Brother Lin Chen infiltrate Chu Linfeng's inner circle as a pawn."

"Later, Chu Linfeng had his elder brother Lin Chen pass the exam to enter the Spirit Control Division and become his informant."

"What can we do? We have no choice!"

As she finished speaking, her voice trembled, as if she were making an accusation, or perhaps defending herself.

"We can only have one of us pass the exam to enter the Spirit Control Bureau, while the other stays by Chu Linfeng's side, barely maintaining a ridiculous balance like walking a tightrope, just like a circus clown."

After saying that, she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

"How did you get your spot in the practical training?" Qi Mengsi asked another question. "I checked, and you don't have any written test scores."

Luli looked up, her voice impatient: "The swordsman gave it to you. If you can find him, you can ask him yourself."

The interrogation room door was silently pushed open, and a subordinate of the secret service quickly walked to Qi Mengsi's side, lowered his voice, and quickly reported a few words.

Qi Mengsi's expression remained unchanged after hearing this.

She stood up, turned around, and left the room.

In the corridor, she took a piece of chewing gum out of her pocket and put it in her mouth. With a slight chew, her consciousness connected with the Purifiers.

Rose: "@Yijianmei, just to confirm, Lin Chen and Luli, were they your downlines?"

The channel was silent for a few seconds.

Swordsman: "That's true."

Rose: "That Luli leaked our information in Latia. No wonder the other side stole K9 and banned [Medius]."

There was another moment of silence.

Swordsman: "My question."

Rose: "How could you leave behind such a source of trouble, as a purger?"

She hesitated, realizing her tone had been a bit harsh.

Swordsman: "She called me a great hero, I can't bring myself to do it."

Another cold voice interrupted.

Mermaid: "And you're talking about others? You didn't kill that puppeteer either."

Upon hearing this, Qi Mengsi fell silent, sighed softly, and disconnected.

They are all people who have failed to live up to the name of the purifiers.

Qi Mengsi turned and walked back to the small dark room. The metal chair legs scraped against the ground, making a sharp, light sound.

She sat down again, without saying a word, just looking at Luli in front of her.

From a destitute to a detective in the Soul Reaper's Division, this girl's life story is written in the thin file on the table.

The background is very simple.

Qi Mengsi stared intently at Luli's every micro-expression, her fingertips tapping lightly on the table, one tap after another, as if tapping out some kind of rhythm.

Luli showed no sign of panic.

So calm, aren't you afraid?

Just as Qi Mengsi had this question, Luli spoke first, breaking the silence.

"Brother Lin Chen, is it possible for him to come out?"

Her voice was steady, her gaze intense and earnest.

Qi Mengsi stopped tapping and opened her mouth slightly in surprise. Was this why she wasn't afraid?

Even when he was imprisoned, the first person he thought of was still someone else.

Love?

She suddenly found it a little funny.

Dark forces, purges and investigations... these chilling titles held less weight in this girl's heart than the safety of a man.

It's foolish, blind, and...rare.

"We can't get out." Qi Mengsi's tone was icy.

"If nothing unexpected happens, you will never see him again in your life. It's impossible for you to meet again."

Upon hearing this, Luli finally lost her composure, her body trembled slightly, and her pupils quivered violently.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I won't see him.

That can only mean—

Something unexpected happened.

"Boom—!" A warehouse suddenly exploded and collapsed a thousand miles away.

A man with a clown-like face pushed aside the stones and iron plates, shook the dust off his hair, smiled, and walked out of the ruins carrying a black box.

(End of this chapter)