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Lin Lu gently placed his hand on her shoulder and smiled, "Leave the rest to me, you can rest for a bit."

"You... Law, what are you doing?!"

Kal'tsit wanted to complain, but then she saw Lin Lu's bulging breasts and the unnatural contours of her waist, plus Lin Lu's voice... such a clear and pleasant female voice. She immediately realized that Lin Lu's current state was clearly beyond what was expected.

"The Rhodes Island representative is really capable. Do you think you can get Lungmen to recognize Rhodes Island by yourself?"

Wei Yanwu said in a deep voice, but he never dared to look at Lin Lu. Once his eyes met Lin Lu's, he would feel a heart-pounding, powerless panic.

"On the day of the Chernobog incident, I took full command of Rhodes Island's military. We not only killed more than two hundred Reunion members in Chernobog, but we also survived a natural disaster. We fought against the leaders of Reunion, and we—defeated the leaders of Reunion."

"I went to the fallen Chernobog alone. I blew up the entire upper town, blew it all apart, and came back alive and kicking."

"This time, the Reunion Movement launched a thousand-person attack, with over four hundred people launching an offensive against the Rhodes Island ship docking area in Lofty State. The Lungmen Guard Bureau can contact Inspector Hoshiguma and the Lungmen Guard Bureau's Fourth Squad to confirm whether the defensive positions are under the full command of Rhodes Island. With a score of one to forty, we won, and none of us were killed."

Lin Lu placed his hands on Kal'tsit's shoulders, his gleaming golden eyes staring directly at Wei Yanwu.

His will to command the dragons surged forth, and a kingly aura descended from the sky.

"With me on Rhodes Island, victory is assured."

Chapter 190 Making money is business, it's not shameful (Fifth update)

Arrogant, rampant, domineering, and tyrannical, Lin Lu's words and actions in the reception room could even be described as... insane.

The atmosphere in the reception room instantly became tense, and Wei Yanwu involuntarily clenched his pipe, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

Under Lin Lu's spiritual perception, he could clearly see that four guards in black raincoats had silently occupied the entrance to the reception room, each with their hands on their weapons.

"law……"

Kal'tsit wanted to say something, but Lin Lu gently patted her shoulder, telling her to rest quietly.

"Lungmen cannot trust Rhodes Island, which is also a group of infected people."

The one who broke the deadlock was Superintendent Chen, whose gaze was sharp and whose tone was cold.

She also felt the pressure from Lin Lu, but unlike Wei Yanwu, she didn't experience that heart-wrenching pain.

"Mr. Wei neither demands that Rhodes Island take a clear stance, nor does he doubt Rhodes Island's loyalty to the mission. If Superintendent Chen believes that the safety of Lungmen is less important than the blind punishment of the Infected, then this cooperation is best left undiscussed." Lin Lu's lips curled into a wide smile, barely managing to suppress the Avenger's instinctive maniacal laughter. "When the inferno engulfs Lungmen, when the Cataclysmic meteors fall, I will light a cigar on the charred ruins, silently lamenting the loss of this once glorious jewel of Terra." Lin Lu said calmly, "I sincerely hope you can understand one thing: this time, Lungmen has no other choice."

"Is that so? I hope Rhodes Island hears this clearly too." Superintendent Chen suppressed the anger welling up inside him. "Lungmen is neither a city that rejects goodwill because someone speaks rudely, nor is it a charity that shelters useless lobbyists!"

"Officer Chen."

Wei Yanwu shouted sharply, to avoid a complete falling out between them.

Wei Yanwu is a businessman, and so is the representative of Rhodes Island.

There are two kinds of businessmen: one is an unqualified businessman who never profits and never achieves anything significant.

Another type of businessman talks about morality, but his heart is full of business. His only goal is profit. He considers it a matter of course to have money, and he treats it like a fart if he doesn't have money.

Making money is business, it's not shameful.

Moreover, judging from the other party's fearless attitude, it is clear that Rhodes Island is confident that Lungmen will agree to this cooperation.

"Commander Wei, I don't think it's appropriate to involve an infected organization in Lungmen's classified affairs and deal with another infected organization," Chen Huijie said sternly. She was almost saying what she really thought: who knows if Rhodes Island and the Reunion Movement are connected!

Chen's gaze remained fixed on the Kingslayer, who seemed to be dozing off because she couldn't understand what the people around her were saying. Her intuition as a police superintendent told her that she had seen this person somewhere before... That's right, she had seen her on an international wanted poster! Even with a change of clothes, she couldn't hide her killer aura!

If the timing hadn't been so inappropriate, Chen Huijie would have taken immediate action to arrest the king killer. How could Longmen allow such a person to go unpunished?!

“Calm down, Officer Chen, they are guests,” Wei Yanwu shouted. “—My guests.”

"..."

Chen crossed his arms over his chest, forcibly suppressing his impatience.

Wei Yanwu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Only after Chen's stern face did he have the opportunity to play the good cop.

The child's temper was also under his control. As the executive officer, Wei Yanwu would make use of all the resources—even if it meant using himself as a pawn.

"Rest assured, Rhodes Island folks, I respect any potential partners."

Wei Yanwu declined to comment on Lin Lu's first two points, as even he couldn't possibly know the specifics of what happened on the day of the Chernobog Incident. However, according to the intelligence received by Lungmen from Chernobog survivors, a natural disaster did indeed strike that day, paralyzing this mobile city-state of Chernobog in the wasteland.

Rhodes Island did indeed experience a natural disaster, but it's unknown whether, as he claimed, all members of Rhodes Island were returned.

They even... defeated Talulah, the leader of the Reunion Movement.

However, there is one thing that Wei Yanwu did know.

Wei Yanwu has the authority to directly access all intelligence data of the Lungmen Guard Bureau.

The attacks launched by the Reunion Movement were ostensibly under the full responsibility of Chen Huijie, but in reality, Wei Yanwu never let his guard down.

He is a man who wields power.

How could someone who holds power possibly relinquish it so easily?

Even if the Lungmen Guard Bureau's operation here fails, Wei Yanwu has prepared a backup plan; everything is under his control.

Rhodes Island's defense operation was merely icing on the cake for Wei Yanwu, the Guard Bureau, and Lungmen, not a lifeline.

Wei Yanwu bargained, saying, "The Guard Bureau is more than capable of countering the Reunion Movement's aggression! Although Rhodes Island can offer more possibilities, there is one thing that Rhodes Island is asking for that cannot be exchanged for with the conditions it is currently offering. Even cooperation on temporary defense is completely incomparable! In comparison, Rhodes Island's demands seem somewhat unreasonable."

Lin Lu had no idea what the specifics of Kal'tsit's negotiations with Lungmen were, but he had no intention of pursuing the matter further.

Negotiation is an art, just like war. It's about leveraging your strengths and crushing the opponent's weaknesses!

“Mr. Wei, after experiencing the attack by Reunion Movement thugs tonight, you can still say such things. I suppose Lungmen has some trump cards that we don’t know about.”

Lin Lu scanned the guards hidden in the shadows from left to right, calling out their names one by one. Seeing Wei Yanwu's increasingly serious expression, he smiled.

"I can tell you with absolute certainty that Lungmen's defenses are insufficient, no matter how many trump cards you have to play. The Reunion Movement has a lot of information you don't know, and a lot of incredible power. Based on the intelligence we have obtained so far, we predict that if no proactive measures are taken, the Reunion Movement will fall into Lungmen within the next few weeks."

"That's alarmist!" Superintendent Chen resisted the urge to slam his fist on the table. "There is absolutely no evidence to suggest—"

"The evidence is already available."

Lin Lu raised his left hand and pointed at Chen Huijie.

“I believe Inspector Hoshiguma has already reported Rhodes Island’s operations to you, including… the fact that Reunion can transform living people into fearless herds. The psycho-manipulation material I entrusted to Inspector Hoshiguma has presumably been delivered to the relevant research departments in Lungmen by now. This is my sincerity, and also my first warning.”

Observing Chen Huijie's changing expression, Lawyer Lin pressed his advantage, saying, "My second warning is to tell you directly, Superintendent Chen. At the quarantine checkpoint in Lungmen's Fifth District, the Reunion Movement's suicide squad of infected individuals is clearly different from ordinary infected individuals. Just five infected individuals, despite the Lungmen Guard Bureau's prior defenses, still managed to blow up the quarantine checkpoint, causing extremely serious consequences. What if fifty infected individuals had come? What if five hundred infected individuals had come? What if all the Reunion Movement infected individuals coming to Lungmen tonight were suicide bombers?!"

"boom!"

Lin Lu clasped his hands together, laughed loudly, and made a rather pleasant onomatopoeic sound.

Chapter 191 Rhodes Island CEO

Lungmen Administrative Hall, Governor's Reception Room.

Warm lights illuminated the entire room, all the curtains were drawn, and the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows offered an unobstructed view of the beautiful scenery outside.

This is the tallest building on the outer ring of Lungmen, and also a great spot to catch a glimpse of the scenery outside the city. I wonder what Wei Yanwu's expression was when the Infected from the Reunion Movement invaded Lungmen in the form of an armed group, standing here smoking his pipe and watching the buildings outside the city turn flames.

At least, Wei Yanwu's expression now was exactly as Lin Lu had expected—an extremely forced smile.

In this huge and luxurious conference room, the two ends of the rectangular table symbolize different beliefs, each seeking an answer.

Ten minutes later, Superintendent Chen had to leave due to a series of unexpected situations that had arisen at the Lungmen Guard Bureau, and personally take charge of the front line.

Another ten minutes passed, and just as the Kingslayer was about to fall asleep, a researcher from the Lungmen-related research department frantically knocked on the door of the reception room. The visitor was extremely rude; his white lab coat was covered in dust and looked dirty, but judging from his anxious expression, he didn't seem to care.

The Longmen High-Tech Park Research Institute completed the first phase of data analysis on the mind-controlling substance, tentatively designated as "black sludge," which Inspector Hoshiguma had carefully transferred. This report was then handed to Wei Yanwu. After delivering the report, the researcher apologized profusely and left first. He was like a firefighter rushing to put out a blaze, or a student hurrying to the cafeteria after lunch break, his eyes gleaming.

Wei Yanwu casually flipped through the classified report, but before he could even finish two pages, an expression of astonishment involuntarily crossed his face, as if he had seen a ghost. Wei Yanwu's speed in flipping through the papers increased, his red eyes narrowed slightly, flashing a dangerous signal.

A faint, biting wind filled the entire reception room, and the usually cunning and deceptive Governor of Lungmen finally showed a moment of panic.

"Preliminary assessment indicates that this substance is an extremely dangerous Originium material with strong activity, retaining vigorous vitality even after being separated from its host... and exhibiting a certain degree of intelligence. During the sealed transfer process, the black mud remained as still as an inanimate object, showing no reaction whatsoever no matter how it was shaken. It wasn't until the lid of the sealing device was opened that it was like opening Pandora's box; a researcher was caught off guard and had his face covered by a jet of black mud. After a few brief seconds, the researcher became extremely agitated, vandalizing the research equipment in the institute. When the Guard Bureau members tried to stop him, the physically weak researcher, lacking exercise, unleashed an unregistered Originium Arts, resulting in two deaths and four injuries."

"The corrupted researcher has undergone [—] treatment. We have successfully removed the black mud material that had seeped into his brain from his eyes, mouth, and nose, and sealed it in an isolation chamber. We are now conducting the second phase of research. The data from the first phase confirms that these substances are... alive."

Wei Yanwu looked at the report and combined it with the new incident reported by the Lungmen Guard Bureau ten minutes earlier.

Trucks carrying the corpses of Reunion Movement infected individuals were involved in a series of accidents, and the drivers disappeared without a trace... vanishing along with the infected corpses. The abandoned trucks left behind were engulfed in flames, and the intense Originium radiation at the accident site kept the sirens blaring.

The Dragon Gate is no longer as peaceful as it used to be; something bad has slipped in.

In those brief twenty minutes, the Reunion Movement's offensive far exceeded Wei Yanwu's expectations, and his predictions were greatly wrong.

The Reunion Movement is not made up of infected individuals who can be easily bullied.

The integration movement is not composed of unarmed infected individuals.

The Integrative Movement's Oripathy-infected members donned sophisticated protective gear, armed themselves with standardized longswords, and used their own lives as bargaining chips in weighing the world's power structure.

For those who can no longer endure oppression, no matter how cruel the options before them, nothing is more despairing than having lived in hell. The infected, weapons in hand, are ready to fight, ready to die. The life of an infected is too cheap; no matter how much they wail, no one will hear them. But what if there are ten infected, a hundred infected, a thousand infected… or even a hundred thousand infected?

The integration movement is like a cluster of fires; it cannot be extinguished by wildfires, and it will spring back to life with the spring breeze.

Looking at the documents in his hand containing the declaration issued by Talulah, the leader of the Integration Movement, on the international channel, and recalling some past events... he couldn't help but sigh.

What goes around comes around.

The seeds sown in the past have now borne fruit, but it is a bitter one.

"Mr. Wei, what are your current intentions?"

Lin Lu braced his hands on the table, subtly supporting the heavy hood. This seemingly childish gesture actually reflected his extreme weakness; he was barely able to open his eyes. To maintain his imposing aura, he forcefully activated his spiritual domain, enveloping the reception room with the Dragon Witch's presence—a move that significantly depleted his mental energy. Of course, the effect was remarkable; Lin Lu completely subdued the old dragon.

“Whether from a strategic perspective or in terms of city defense, I believe the Lungmen Guard Bureau is fully capable of handling the tasks assigned to you.” Wei Yanwu casually tossed the documents onto the table as if they were a stack of waste paper.

Even as the situation rapidly deviated from its expected course, he persisted in setting up his second and third lines of defense.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Wei Yanwu never intended to hold the first line of defense from the very beginning.

If the Lungmen Guard Bureau can take advantage of the situation to carry out a purge, why wouldn't they?

"I see."

Lin Lu tapped his fingers lightly on the table; he had lost all interest in the little dragon man in front of him.

When Lin Lu saw the information that Kal'tsit had circulated, he still had some expectations for Wei Yanwu, but he didn't expect... that he was also a know-it-all.

"In that case, then we..."

"and many more."

Lin Lu, who was about to take his leave, was about to get up and leave when, unexpectedly, the third Rhodes Island representative who had been silent all along... Amiya stood up.