Rometheus impatiently pulled his phone out of his pocket, glanced at the caller with surprise for less than a second, and then answered the call:
"Hey Demulan, what's it about above that requires you to personally contact me this time? I don't understand. I'm just a researcher, and my time is extremely precious to me. Can you please stop calling me around all the time for no reason?"
Demulan had just gotten through to Rometheus when he was stunned by a combo of Rometheus's skills. After a few seconds of silence, Demulan said in a "gentle" tone:
“If you keep talking to me like that, I don’t mind making you lose something with my North Star, you know?”
Rometheus: Cough cough, we are all scholars, why be so violent? It's just a knife, do you think I'm afraid of you?
"Okay, I understand, I won't do it again next time, but why are you contacting me so early?"
Rometheus also sincerely admitted defeat. Others might not have noticed, but as one of the inventors of brain-computer interfaces, he had seen Demulan's current changes firsthand. If he had to say, the word "out of control" might be more appropriate for Demulan now. After all, when Jacob had someone modify the brain-computer interface and install it on Demulan, she was more like a robot. There were no emotional fluctuations in her, except when she was video chatting with her daughter.
But now he can clearly feel that Demulan's "human" side is gradually recovering. However, based on his previous adjustments, if she doesn't take painkillers, she might faint from the pain. Even if Demulan is like a robot and has no emotions, she is still capable of feeling pain.
Demulan: You big-eyed Rometheus, I knew it was you! You're finished! I told you, I'd give you two openings.
"Hmph! It's been almost a week, how's the situation with Xiao Hao that I asked you to find for me? Don't tell me you haven't even started looking yet."
Rometheus's face stiffened on the other end of the phone. Damn it, this Demulan must know prophecy. She even predicted that he hadn't even asked the Blue Eagle Squad to go looking for her yet.
"Ahem, well... I've recently made a major breakthrough in modifying the Relink brain-computer interface, so..."
"Oh? As far as I know, our busy man only started his experiments in the lab the day before yesterday, but if I remember correctly, I asked you to help me find someone on this day last week, right? Let me see, wow, he still had the mood to order a sizzling steak at 11 pm the night before last? Isn't that right, busy man Rometheus?"
"Ella! I demand an explanation from you right now: why did Demulan know about my movements!"
Chapter 181 Wild Rush
After hearing Demulan accurately report his whereabouts, Rometheus immediately looked at Ella, who was sweating profusely.
The only person here who knows such details is his good student and secretary, Ella.
"Well... I guess I accidentally let it slip when I was chatting with Mary!"
Ella replied guiltily, then silently condemned Mary's betrayal of her teammate. She considered Mary her best friend, and this was a secret between the two girls. How could Mary tell her boss?
"You...you just wait, I'll deal with you later."
Seeing Ella's state, Rometheus was so angry he couldn't speak. He turned around and decided to play a game of cat and mouse with Demulan for a while.
"Oh dear, look at my brain. I spent quite a while looking at it. I'm not saying this, but the kid you're looking for actually looks a bit like my [Zero]."
As a seasoned shrew, Demulan was well aware that Rometheus was stalling for time to calm him down, but upon hearing Rometheus compare his little Hao to [Zero], he couldn't help but join the conversation:
"Come on, you think your 'Zero' can compare to my Xiao Hao? That dead fish eye you produced wouldn't even be considered by my Kami. And stop arguing with me. Right now, send your Blue Eagle squad to patrol and look for them, understand? And remember to keep a close eye on Dam Zero; I saw Xiao Hao and Said together last time."
Seeing that Demulan showed no signs of continuing to get angry, Rometheus quickly nodded to indicate that there was no problem and that his side would immediately arrange for his Blue Eagle helicopter to search for Xiao Hao's whereabouts.
Zhang Hao, who was sitting behind Weilong: Huh? My sixth sense tells me that something's not right.
"Hmph, I hope you won't try to fool me this time. Also, there's a high-level meeting this Sunday, don't forget to come and discuss our next steps after Hamk attacked Longbow Valley in Reis."
"Huh? Another meeting... Wait, what did you just say? Longbow Valley in Reiss was attacked by Hamk?"
Just as Rometheus was about to complain about why he had to be called to the meeting again, he suddenly realized after a quick mental check that Demulan had just said that Reiss's hometown had been bombed.
"Oh, didn't your Ella tell you? Don't make a fuss, don't ask me, that's all I have to say, bye!"
As Demulan hung up the phone, Rometheus forced his brain, which had been working for two days and two nights, to start filtering and processing what she had said. Then, he turned around sharply and stared intently at Ella, who was touching the door frame.
"What do you want to do? Come here. You're not leaving until you've explained things to me clearly."
Ella: Ugh, best friend, you've really got me killed. ???
Under Rometheus's "powerful" pressure, Ella revealed that she sometimes chatted with Mary after finishing her work.
“I didn’t ask you that. I asked about Reis’s matter. Oh, by the way, first go and have the Blue Eagle team fly a helicopter to help Demulan find that little boy. Just keep Demulan informed of any news so she won’t bother me again. After you’re done, come here and tell me all about Reis.”
"Oh."
Ella, who had already become obedient, obediently went to transmit Zhang Hao's current portrait to the Blue Eagle Squad's mission, ordering them to report it directly to Demulan as soon as they discovered it.
He then jogged back to Rometheus, pulled up the footage captured by the Skynet system, and began to tell Rometheus about it.
Unaware that he was being targeted, Zhang Hao was still yelling for the Weilong to go faster, saying it wasn't exciting enough.
"Wuhu, how's that, Xiao Hao? This is the fastest!"
Wei Long twisted the accelerator to the floor, and the all-terrain vehicle shot off like a bullet, accompanied by Zhang Hao's excited shouts.
"Wow! That's exciting! But Brother Weilong, is that a pit ahead?!"
Zhang Hao grabbed Wei Long's clothes with one hand and pointed to a large pothole in the road ahead with the other.
"It's okay, Xiao Hao. Watch your big brother Wei Long show you what the coolest drift in history is all about!"
Wei Long was really into it and decided to show off in front of Xiao Hao. He immediately started adjusting his movements to prepare for the drift later.
"Wuhu, did you see Xiao Hao? Isn't your brother Wei Long's drifting cool? Huh? Where did he go?"
Just a moment ago, Weilong was proudly waiting for Zhang Hao's praise, but the loosened clothes and the lighter car made Weilong feel uneasy.
Wei Long: Oh no, just now, my right eyelid started twitching more frequently than ever before. I feel like I'm in deep trouble.
Wei Long quickly slowed down and looked back, so frightened that he almost died on the spot.
Zhang Hao had failed to grab onto the dragon's clothes during its previous drift and was thrown off by the powerful inertia, now lying motionless where it had fallen.
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! It's all over, it's all over, it's all over, Xiao Hao!!! Are you alright?!"
Wei Long immediately turned around and drove towards Zhang Hao's location. This was bad; they had to check on Xiao Hao's condition quickly.
When Wei Long arrived at Zhang Hao's side, he found that Zhang Hao's clothes were already tattered and worn, basically comparable to what Said was wearing.
"Xiao...Xiao Hao! I'm so sorry! Xiao Hao, wake up!"
Seeing this, Wei Long immediately knelt down beside Zhang Hao and started crying. But at that moment, Zhang Hao, who had been lying motionless on the ground, suddenly sat up and looked at Wei Long, who was stunned in place.
"Xiao Hao? You... what's going on?"
"Ouch, it's nothing. It just fell really hard and shut down my phone. I just turned it back on. Hey, Brother Weilong, why are you crying?"
"Waaaah, Xiao Hao! I thought I'd never see you again! I was wrong, I'll never drive that fast again. I'm so glad you're okay. Let's go back now and have Roy check on you. Come on, let's stop patrolling."
And so, Zhang Hao was once again bewildered as Wei Long carried him into the car. This time, Wei Long even placed Zhang Hao in the front and drove back very carefully.
Zhang Hao: What just happened? I think I was thrown around.
Zero: No... cough cough cough, nothing happened, pfft!
9527: Well... I'll let you off this time. Are you really okay?
Zero (currently unconscious):............
Unbeknownst to them, in the distant sky, images of Wei Long and Zhang Hao had already been captured by Black Hawk using high-precision photography equipment and transmitted to Demulan, who was far away at the space base.
Chapter 182 Unbelievable
"Huh? What's this?"
Demoulin was sitting at his desk preparing documents for the next meeting when several pictures suddenly appeared in his email inbox.
After Demulan saw the people in the photo clearly, he realized that one of them was Xiao Hao, the future son-in-law he had prepared for his son, Kami. But this time, the person beside him was…
"This isn't Said's man, is it? He's dressed quite well. Said wouldn't have that kind of money. Wearing a helmet, you can't tell where he's from. Anyway, he's definitely not Said's man. That's strange, which faction does Xiao Hao belong to?"
Sayed: Everyone looks down on me, but I'm the most promising one. Sigh, if I hadn't had a brain fart this morning and decided to give Abel a day off, I would already be happily planting corn.
After thinking for a long time, Demulan finally focused on GTI and Yusuf. After all, it was quite normal for a cute boy like Xiao Hao to be targeted by GTI, since they were just a bunch of bandits. Besides, if it were really GTI, how would Xiao Hao know Said?
Youssef's words make sense, considering he is currently the highest leader of the Assara Guard, and Xiao Hao knows Said, so the chances of Xiao Hao being with Youssef are higher.
After a brief moment of thought, Demulan decided that he would negotiate with Youssef sometime to see how much it would cost to buy Xiao Hao.
Special Operations Team: Hehe, with the same IQ as Roy, Asara is saved!
Zhang Hao, escorted by Wei Long, returned to the Special Operations Unit. As soon as the car stopped, Wei Long picked Zhang Hao up in a princess carry and rushed towards the infirmary.
"Roy! Oh, he's not here. Zoya! Quickly check if Xiaohao is alright! Give him a check-up!"
At this moment, Zoya was sitting leisurely in her seat, reading a novel and eating snacks, when Weilong suddenly barged in, which startled her. However, when she heard Weilong say that Xiaohao needed to be checked, she put down what she was holding and went over.
"What's going on? Why are you making such a fuss all of a sudden? Xiao Hao seems to be fine..."
Because the noise Wei Long made when he came in was so loud, a few bored people also came over after hearing the noise.
"What's going on, Weilong? Didn't you and Xiaohao only go out for half an hour? You're done patrolling already? Or did you just floor the gas pedal and drive off?"
Mai Xiaowen looked at the two who had just returned with a strange expression. Although she hadn't seen Xiao Hao Hao for half an hour and really missed him, if Wei Long dared to say that he had finished his patrol, Mai Xiaowen would jump up and punch him.
While Zoya was giving Zhang Hao a thorough examination, Wei Long, with his head down, recounted everything that had happened before.
Roy: Brother, I respect you as a man. Looks like I'll have someone to keep me company in this bed tonight.
"What?! You're saying you drifted Xiao Hao away and knocked him unconscious?"
After hearing Wei Long's explanation of the whole story, Mai Xiaowen and Luna, who had just come over to watch the drama unfold, immediately got excited and rushed forward, punching Wei Long twice on the head. However, since Wei Long hadn't had time to take off his helmet, the two punches landed on Mai Xiaowen's helmet, causing her to squat down on the ground in pain, almost bringing tears to her eyes.
"Sugabulei, Weilong, you bastard! Sugabulei, why did you make me examine Xiaohao the moment you arrived? You're something else!"
The hot-tempered Zoya was so angry that she started speaking her native language. If Luna and Zhang Hao hadn't held her back, she would have already flown over to show Weilong what a real flying kick (Deep Blue version) is.
"Don't get agitated yet. We haven't finished checking on Xiao Hao. By the way, Xiao Hao, you fell like that. Doesn't it hurt anywhere? Please don't try to tough it out. Tell us."
Luna pulled the enraged Zoya back to her senses. They hadn't even finished examining Xiao Hao yet, and they didn't know if he had any serious internal injuries.
Deep Blue was also attracted by the commotion in the infirmary. Then, Little Wheat, who was squatting on the ground, rushed to Deep Blue and began to exaggerate his crimes.
Our perpetrator, Wei Long, just like Roy who had been thoroughly humiliated, fell to the ground and kept moving backward until he hit the wall.
Weilong: We're doomed. Even Deep Blue is here. Looks like we're doomed today.
After listening to Mai Xiaowen's explanation, Shen Lan's aura became suppressed. He hated racing the most, especially drifting, which was a dangerous stunt. What was most unforgivable was that his precious Xiao Hao was thrown out at that speed. If he didn't know that Xiao Hao had many inexplicable abilities, a normal person would have been dead.
"Uluru, Terry, Red Wolf."
"Here!!!" ×3
"Drag that scoundrel Weilong to the gym and massage him. I'll settle the score with him after I've read Xiaohao's medical report. Take off all his gear. Xiaowen, go to my room and take my shield down. I'm going to teach Weilong a lesson he won't forget. This is no joke. You all stay over there and keep an eye on things."
After they finished speaking, Uluru and Terry grabbed Veyron from either side and dragged him towards the gym.
Wei Long: Xiao Hao, in the next life I'll be your oni-chan. In this life, don't think about me anymore. (′д` )…彡…彡
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