"No...weapons themselves are neither good nor evil. Even if landmines and gunpowder might hurt oneself, people will use them without any scruples as long as they can annihilate the enemy."
"For those who buy weapons, as long as the weapons can kill the enemy and help them gain profits, that's enough. They don't care how many casualties or how much environmental damage it will cause. But once someone uses the 'Godfather' to attack or invade others, even those who don't want to use the 'Godfather' will have to buy the 'Godfather' from me in order to protect themselves."
Cocolia's smile was slightly arrogant, but her eyes were as rational and calm as ice, giving her an extremely dangerous kind of beauty: "Whether those people know about the 'Godfather's' berserk nature or not, they will ultimately buy the 'Godfather' from me to kill enemies or in self-defense."
"I didn't mention the Godfather's berserk trait to everyone, not to deceive them, but to make those buyers feel more at ease. Even if you walk out of this door and tell everyone about the Godfather's berserk trait, my sales will not decrease, and the result will not change in the slightest."
Cocolia's point is very simple. Everyone knows that cell phones emit radiation and can harm the body. But would that really deter someone from buying one?
For those who need weapons, all they need is for the "Godfather" to either annihilate the enemy or protect themselves.
Even if it has the flaw of going berserk, as long as the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, they will still buy it.
Cocolia's cunning and scheming sent a chill down Mei's spine. At the same time, her eyes were filled with disgust and hatred as she coldly said, "You sold a million Godfathers. Once those with ulterior motives gain power, they will definitely start a war for profit. Are you planning to start a war for profit?"
Upon hearing Mei's words, Cocolia couldn't help but let out a series of cold laughs, full of sarcasm. As an arms dealer, she naturally knew that if she provided weapons, someone would use those weapons to start a war.
"I am just a businessman, responsible for selling weapons to those who need them. Weapons are neither good nor evil. As for what the buyers want to do with the weapons, that is their own business and has nothing to do with me."
Cocolia dismissed the consequences of selling weapons with a few words, a smug smile playing on her lips.
"In fact, it is those people who start wars that I want. As long as someone starts a war, someone will suffer, the victims will turn into hatred, and hatred will give rise to new wars."
"As long as the chain of hatred continues, wars will continue to occur. As long as wars continue, the number of people who need weapons will increase. The one million Godfathers I have sold now is just a fuse. When the war really breaks out, people will come to me to buy weapons in an endless stream, and I will make more and more money."
Money lost can be earned back. But if you lose your conscience, you can earn even more.
Cocolia's words at this moment perfectly matched the meaning of this passage. For the sake of profit, she could incite war without caring about how many casualties would be caused by her personal desires.
Cocolia's extremely selfish and dangerous thoughts terrified Mei, who slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly: "Are you crazy? Don't you have anyone important in this world? Aren't you afraid that your important person will also lose their life because of the war you started?"
Upon hearing Mei's words, Cocolia seemed to have been touched on a sore spot, and her expression suddenly turned serious as she looked up at the black-haired girl in front of her.
Cocolia gazed at Mei with deep affection, as if seeing the image of her own daughter in her, and said with utmost seriousness and solemnity, "No matter what happens, I will always protect the people I care about."
"Only by selling weapons and instigating wars can I earn money and gain power. Only with power can I better protect the people I care about."
Cocolia's words and thoughts can be described as having a villainous spirit and a robber's logic. As long as she is protecting the people she cares about, she doesn't care about the lives of others.
“That’s not how it works!” Mei retorted without backing down. “To protect those who are important to you, you can’t do it by sacrificing others. You must improve yourself, unite with others, and help each other. That’s how you protect yourself and others.”
Upon hearing Mei's words, Cocolia sneered, her eyes full of mockery.
“You’re just like your father, the Thunder Dragon Marco…you’re just as naive as him.”
"Your father was very talented. At a young age, he single-handedly founded Me Company and became an executor of Anti-Entropy..." Cocolia said coldly, "But in the end, he still lost to me. Do you know why?"
Upon hearing this, Mei froze, unable to utter a single word.
Seeing Mei's hesitant expression, Cocolia smiled smugly and pressed her advantage, saying, "That's because he's too naive. It's because he refused to abandon his conscience and resorted to any means necessary that he lost to me, ended up in prison, and not only is he now a prisoner... he can't even protect his beloved daughter!"
Upon hearing Cocolia's words, Mei felt a surge of anger. She drew her sword and held it to Cocolia's neck, her eyes flashing with icy coldness: "You have no right to comment on my father, you shameless criminal!"
Cocolia saw the blade pressed against her neck, withdrew her aggressive gaze, and said with a cold smile, "Improving oneself...uniting with others...helping each other—anyone can say those nice words, but they won't protect anyone...We need a more proactive strategy...If no one else will do it...then I will..."
Cocolia said in a deep voice, her slender, white fingers clenched into a fist.
Once she calmed down, Cocolia loosened her clenched fist, moved the blade from Mei's hand away from her neck, and sank back into the sofa. She had lost all interest in arguing with Mei.
“Miss Mei, whatever you say or do at Me Company will not affect the sale and trade of the ‘Godfather’ mecha.”
Cocolia sprawled lazily on the sofa and said coldly, "I'm only talking to you here because I don't want to fight with you. After all, I don't want to fall out with the young master of the Beichen family right now. If you want to avenge your father here, I'm perfectly willing to oblige."
"But I advise you not to do that, because you simply can't beat me."
Having said that, Cocolia got up from the sofa and walked towards the door.
Before leaving, Cocolia glanced at Mei out of the corner of her eye. Mei was alone, holding the blade, head down and silent, not acting on impulse to fight Cocolia.
Seeing this, Cocolia smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that this Miss Mei was much more mature and intelligent than she had thought. At least she knew that if she made a move here, she would be no match for the Anti-Entropy mechs under Cocolia's command.
After leaving the room, Cocolia glanced at her bodyguard and instructed, "Send someone to keep a close eye on Raiden Mei. If she makes any unusual moves, notify me immediately."
"Yes."
After receiving a reply from her subordinate, Cocolia gracefully strode out with her fair and smooth legs and walked swaying toward her office.
After Cocolia left the room, Mei stayed alone. Unlike Cocolia, she didn't feel disappointed or frustrated because she was speechless. Instead, a faint smile appeared on her quiet face.
"Qiaoqiao, I've done everything I can. Now it's up to you."
Cocolia stayed behind to talk to Mei in order to warn her and dissuade her from fighting her at Me Company.
After all, it would be disadvantageous for both Mei and Cocolia if they started fighting.
Mei's special visit wasn't just to condemn her for selling "The Godfather," but more importantly, to buy time for Jojo, who was operating on the other side, and to delay Cocolia's return to the office.
After completing her mission, Mei left the guest room and walked alone in the quiet corridor.
Meanwhile, in the corridor above the room where the two were talking, Walter and several men in suits stood by the glass window. Seeing Cocolia and Mei leave the room one after the other, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "That's great. It seems that Miss Mei didn't directly attack Lord Cocolia."
Walter had been waiting there for a long time, his heart filled with worry, not so much that he was worried about Cocolia being killed by Mei. He knew very well that Cocolia was a cunning and extremely intelligent woman, and that she was always accompanied by the quantum-modified anti-entropy mech. Mei would definitely not have the upper hand if she fought her.
What he was worried about was... that Mei, the beautiful woman he had been longing for, would be killed by Cocolia in an assassination attempt before he could even get her.
That would completely ruin his chances with Mei.
Originally, he wanted to rush into the room and interrupt Mei and Cocolia's conversation, but although he didn't know he was a clone, he didn't dare to disobey the orders of his creator.
Mei was fortunate that she didn't choose to fight Cocolia.
After confirming that Mei had left the room safely, Walter turned to his subordinate in a black suit beside him and said, "Keep a close eye on Miss Mei. If she does anything out of line, stop her immediately!"
Upon hearing Walter's order, the men in black immediately nodded and said, "Yes."
A moment later, a man in black in the crowd panicked as if he had lost a precious treasure, and said in surprise, "Wait a minute, where is the young master of Beichen who was with her?"
Chapter 199 Infiltrating Cocolia's Room!
Top floor of Me's headquarters building.
Darkness, like a thin veil, gently enveloped every corner of the room, making the exquisite and luxurious wooden furniture appear even more somber in the darkness.
In the quiet, dimly lit environment, the sound of a pin dropping could be clearly heard.
Suddenly, a small crack appeared in the darkness, like a broken eggshell. The crack then spread outwards, revealing a hole that was neither too big nor too small.
The black hole had been visible in the room for a long time, but remained motionless, hanging eerily in mid-air.
After some time, the void finally began to move.
A hand, as white as jade, slowly reached out, seemingly cautiously probing the outside environment.
But just as those snow-white fingers stretched out into the air and entered the room, a deafening alarm suddenly sounded.
The moment the alarm sounded, the jade-white hand shuddered as if it had been caught in a mousetrap, immediately retreating back into the black hole and disappearing back into the darkness.
As her five fingers returned to the void, the alarm in the room immediately subsided, and Qiaoqiao gradually calmed down.
After the alarm disappeared, Qiaoqiao hid in the void, revealing her purple eyes to carefully observe the movement in the office. Only after confirming that no one had entered the room did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Cocolia, that female fox, truly lives up to her reputation as an enforcer of anti-entropy; even without her presence, the security remains incredibly tight.
Normally, this room, which serves as the president's office, would be heavily guarded. The commotion just now would have attracted enough guards to completely thwart Qiaoqiao's plan to steal the "ledger".
Now, most of the combat personnel who were originally guarding the office have gone out with Cocolia, which is why Jojo was lucky enough not to be discovered.
Mei is trying to delay Cocolia, and Jojo has enough time to find the "ledger" that can prove Raiden Ryoma's innocence.
But no one can say for sure how long Mei can hold off Cocolia.
"I'd better hurry up and finish this quickly."
Qiaoqiao concealed herself in the darkness, bracing herself and muttering to herself. Her gaze carefully scanned the office walls, but she saw nothing that resembled a reconnaissance device, and her brow furrowed slightly.
Qiao Qiao guessed that he had accidentally touched an infrared or similar mechanism, which triggered the alarm. So, he used the power of the Herrscher core fragment in his body to create a hole in the ceiling of the room for him to enter and exit.
But when Qiaoqiao stretched out her five fingers again, cautiously trying to probe the outside world, the familiar alarm sounded again!
"Buzz!"
The alarm blared, forcing Qiaoqiao to abandon her plan to invade the room once again and retreat back into the void rift.
Qiaoqiao hid in the darkness of the crack, her snow-white teeth clenched, looking extremely unwilling.
He had long anticipated that the office here would be heavily guarded and difficult to break into, but he did not expect that even without Cocolia, the defenses here would still be so tight. If it weren't for JoJo's ability to use some of the Herrscher of the Void's powers, Mei or Raiden Kunimitsu would probably have been captured by now.
Qiaoqiao carefully scanned every corner of the room, but she couldn't understand why she could trigger the alarm even when she was hanging from the ceiling.
Is this invisible and intangible infrared radiation really filling the entire room?
Qiao Qiao tried to create voids in all directions to invade the room, hoping to find a blind spot. But every time he extended half a finger, the alarm would go off, and Qiao Qiao, fearing that he would attract the guards, would have to retract his finger.
The sensitivity of this alarm system is truly astonishing.
JoJo slowly closed her eyes, relinquishing her vision and using a portion of the Herrscher of the Void's powers to sense the surrounding space.
In an instant, his perception of things was no longer limited to the space in front of him, but extended to the space within a radius of five miles, covering the entire Me Society building, and he could sense the actions of any person or thing.
The Herrscher of the Void's powers not only enhance the range of perception, but also the level of detail. Within the Me Society's territory, JoJo can even clearly perceive the every move of an ant.
After using the power of the Herrscher of the Void, Jojo sensed every corner of Cocolia's room, as well as those previously invisible and intangible fine lines.
Countless fine threads, like an inescapable net, are densely packed and spread throughout every corner of the space.
After "seeing" those infrared rays, Qiaoqiao's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile. Then, she slowly stretched out her foot, bypassing the invisible thin lines, and stepped into the room.
But the moment Qiaoqiao stepped into the room, the fine lines that filled the space seemed to focus on the intruder.
Qiaoqiao felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave when she was targeted by the invisible fine lines.
The alarm blared again.
Qiaoqiao looked disappointed and immediately withdrew her foot and hid back in the dark crevice. Only then did the alarm finally stop.
Qiaoqiao, hiding in the crevice, was panting heavily. He really didn't understand what kind of black technology those thin lines all over the space were. Even though he was careful not to touch them, they still managed to detect his whereabouts and sound the alarm immediately.
Faced with such a robust security system, Qiaoqiao's best option was to retreat temporarily and discuss with Mei how to bypass the alarm mechanism.
However, Cocolia is rarely away from the office, and this opportunity created by Mei's stalling is not to be missed.
If this opportunity is missed, it will be much more difficult for Qiaoqiao to steal the "ledger" next time.
Without hesitation, Qiao Qiao maximized the power of the Herrscher core fragment within her body, concentrating all her senses on this mere three-bedroom apartment.
Instantly, Qiao Qiao took in all the movements in the room, even the slightest sound of dust settling to the ground.
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