I'm not Yingjie

"Him?" Mobius frowned upon hearing the name, but soon relaxed his brows. "I was wondering how that man in the alloy helmet could possibly stay in his room and rest. Your mobility is really outstanding."

Mei made her request: "We need your help, Dr. Mebius... No, Lin needs your help."

Chapter 57: Going Deep

The door slowly opened to the sides, revealing a completely different scene inside.

"The visit was successful. Welcome, Dr. Lin Qijiu."

"..."

Lin was stunned for a moment by the voice content of the broadcast, and then looked silently at the upper right corner of the viewing window.

After leaving the upper right corner blank for a full ten seconds, Prometheus replied slowly: [Lin, don’t you think the title of Doctor is very important? ]

“…I don’t have a PhD.”

[Doctor is just a respectful title, and Dr. Mei does not have a doctorate degree]

"Prometheus, I'm glad that your personality is now close to that of a human. This joke is a good one." Lin's face was expressionless under his helmet, like the cold wind of February. "But don't make jokes next time, especially at a time like this."

He never expected that the temporary identity Prometheus registered for him when hacking into the facility actually added a suffix of "Doctor". Is Doctor the highest honorific title for her?

What appeared in front of him was another road, but it was narrower and longer, and covered with metal patterns. It should be the passage for internal personnel. It seemed that Lin's choice was correct.

[No living response was detected]

Lin didn't allow himself to hesitate for even a second and walked into the passage.

No matter what lies ahead, even if it is a sea of ​​emperor-level Honkai beasts, he has no way to retreat and must find the answers he needs here.

……

"I don't think there's any need for guarding here. This place is so secluded, it's impossible for anyone to invade here."

"Yeah, and we don't have to look after those detention facilities. It's such an easy job. If only I could connect to the intranet, I could browse the forum all day long."

"Hiss... Do you have a cigarette? It's so dark here and I always feel like someone is watching me. I want to have a cigarette to warm myself up."

"Forget about it. How can we bring cigarettes in? Sigh, it's easier to have no work to do, but it's also too boring."

"Tsk, this is a secret facility that has not yet been opened. We can only leave when the big shots above decide to make it public~"

The two of them were squatting in the corner, yawning, and idly exchanging their experiences. For them, this was a good job. They didn't have to go to the front line, nor did they have to deal with some experiments that would result in a sure death. This remote place had no disadvantages except that it was remote. They even discussed making a deck of cards to play with in their spare time.

They were so distracted that they didn't notice a helmeted man walking out of the passage behind them, stopping to listen to their conversation for a while, and then walking away.

Lin's habitual all-black clothing made him blend in with the pitch-dark environment. His steps became lighter and lighter, giving the illusion that he was taking a leisurely stroll in the garden.

There was no surveillance equipment throughout the entire process. Is it to prevent the video from being leaked?

Lin's fundamental purpose is not to study the depths thoroughly, but it is always right to know more about these unknown things. In addition to the video given to Wei Wei, he will also keep a copy for himself to study.

After stepping through the door, the route became complicated. Lin would squat down from time to time to pick up some dust to observe which road was frequently traveled. Gradually, he approached the location that should be the core area.

There is another door, and the core area is probably behind this door.

"There is still room for development in the weapon folding technology. The research on the Second Herrscher is far from reaching its limit. The R&D department at the headquarters has even developed a phase transfer system. Why can't we achieve complete stabilization with just a weapon folding?"

Lin instantly pressed himself against the wall, holding his breath, staring at two people in lab coats walking out of the room with normal lighting. The leading one was venting his emotions with a look of resentment on his face, while the one behind him was listening to that person's anger with a bitter expression.

The person behind him seemed to want to comfort the man, so he forced a smile and said, "But Delta hasn't developed the weapon folding technology either."

"He's just not interested! It's not that he can't do it, you know?" Unexpectedly, the man turned around and roared, "If he wasn't mentally ill to develop that useless Titan and recoil flight system, do you think he wouldn't be able to make the armed folding system! Will this task be assigned to us?"

"I...I don't know either..."

"Of course you don't know! That's why he is the chief technical advisor and director of the R&D department of the headquarters, and we are here in this dark place to study the scraps that he disdains! Not to mention that we don't know where the director of the engineering department will pop up, and this cage we are in was built by him!"

So do you want to praise Delta for being great, or do you want to say that he is sick?

"The Deep has not yet activated its own functions. We are here because we are all reserve prisoners. If it cannot be done, we don't have to move and can just move in with our bags as the first guests of the Deep." The man in front stopped and looked cold. "The upper echelons may have split into factions. The fact that the body of the Poison Pupa member was sent to the Deep has been announced to people above the captain level. It won't be long before the Deep will be exposed to all the people of the Fire Moth. By then, we haven't completed what we should have done, so we will just have to wait to spend our whole lives here."

"Oh, if I had known earlier... um——"

A cold hand attacked from behind and dragged the person who was speaking into the darkness. The terrified look became the last scene imprinted on the retina of the person in front.

"Varied--"

Before the man could call for the guards, a powerful foot accurately kicked him in the head, causing him to hit the wall, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Lin put down the man he had strangled unconscious and stared coldly at the two motionless researchers. He controlled his strength very well, and apart from feeling some pain when they woke up, there would be no sequelae.

The advantage of not wearing any equipment was reflected at this moment. Lin quickly stripped the two men of their clothes and changed their clothes. Then he used the extra clothes to tie their hands and feet and stuff their mouths. He turned around and found a path where few people passed by and threw them in.

Finally, he removed his helmet and placed one of the men's ID tags into the slot on the helmet.

"Zi-"

In a flash, Lin took out his ID card, the content on which had been rewritten to read the non-existent Dr. "Lin Qijiu". He walked back to the door holding his helmet and opened the door with his forged identity.

"Welcome back, Dr. Lin Qijiu."

Lin calmly put away his ID card and walked in with his helmet in hand.

There aren't many people here, and this is just one of the divisions responsible for equipment research and development. Lin, holding the helmet, isn't conspicuous among these researchers who are each holding some work that hasn't yet been released.

Except for his face.

However, in this atmosphere where everyone was busy with their own things, no one looked up to see who was leaving or coming in, so Lin found their work area based on the ID cards of the two people he knocked out, and pushed the door open and walked in.

Then, his movements froze at the moment he pushed the door open.

A man had his back to him, then slowly turned around.

It was impossible for Lin to forget that man's back.

"Doctor, I have already written down my experience of using the weapon folding technology, but to be honest, I only used it once, so it is not substantial at all... Who are you?"

The killer who was confirmed "dead" stood under the light, holding a report with a comfortable smile.

Chapter 58 People who cannot understand each other

"I'm the new doctor, Lin Qijiu."

After a brief pause, Lin reported his fake identity without changing his expression.

If it were anyone else, they might have been unable to resist and punched him. The man who was confirmed to be the real culprit for the destruction of the Fifth Branch was actually staying so comfortably and safely in this secluded underwater facility, while those once vibrant lives were buried in the cemetery, their names hung on the wall of the headquarters, separated from their relatives and friends forever.

Lin said that he could not judge humans, but the moment they met, he felt an impulse he hadn't felt for a long time.

An urge to pull out my gun and shoot the killer to pieces.

He cannot put himself in a position that is too high to judge humans. This is his promise to Mei and himself. Once he really starts to do that, it will be like opening Pandora's box. The programming for Honkai will extend to humans.

Because Lin knew that he could do it, and would not hesitate at all after doing it, so he couldn't do it.

"newcomer?"

After being surprised, the killer moved his gaze to the helmet in Lin's hand.

During that brief fight between them, he didn't see Lin's appearance clearly. He only remembered that Lin was wearing a helmet. It was too dark and Lin's speed was too fast to observe the specific style, so he just glanced at the helmet for a few times.

Compared to the helmet, the appearance of this new doctor is more likely to attract attention.

"Dr. Coca-Cola (name of the researcher who was knocked unconscious) is busy for the time being, so I'll take over his job." Lin's expression wasn't vivid enough, but he had a good grasp of the angle, turning sideways and leaving only one side view to the killer. He quickly got into the state, picked up several data reports on the table and took a few glances at them.

"Oh... I'll give you this report. You can give it to Dr. Coca later."

After Lin took the report, he opened it directly and saw the killer's signature at the end.

"Ritter."

"Huh? What's wrong?" asked the killer whose name was called.

"Nothing, I've made progress on the research card, and I'm happy to be free, so why don't we chat for a while before we go?" Lin picked up the cup on the table and walked to the water dispenser, "Coffee or hot water?"

Ritter smacked his lips and said, "Hot water, please. I don't know why you technicians like to drink coffee so much."

"it is good."

Lin brought the hot water to sit next to Ritt, put his helmet on the table, and said after handing over the water, "Mr. Ritt, you are a member of the Poison Pupa, right?"

"Oh, yes."

"..."

At this deep place, is the existence of poisonous pupae common sense?

This brief silence allowed Ritter to observe Lin again. He looked at Lin's face in confusion and said, "By the way, Dr. Lin Qijiu, are you okay? Your left ear seems to be bleeding."

"No, it's nothing. I just got a little damaged while collecting data on the roar of a tank-class Honkai beast."

"You really work hard. You are worthy of being the elite of mankind. People like me can only enjoy the results of your research." Ritt shook his head with emotion, his face full of respect.

The bright lights above my head seemed to dim, just like the stars that night.

Every muscle in Lin's body woke up.

"then you--"

Why would you do that?

Aren't those scientists and researchers you killed also the elites of humanity who sacrificed their lives for humanity?

How can you say such things while smiling?

you--

"Then you have to work hard for humanity as well." Lin said this with his mind empty.

He felt like throwing up, a nauseous feeling scratching his throat.

It’s hard to tell whether he is truly rational or numb now.

"Me? Working hard for humanity? Forget it..." The light in Ritter's eyes dimmed, "I... am just a scumbag."

Lin asked calmly, "Why do you say that?"

"Doctor, don't you already know? I'm a member of the Poison Pupa. People like me... Oh, by the way, you're new here, so you don't know." Ritter laughed at himself, "Where did you get this data?"

"The fifth branch."

"Huh? Do you know?"

"I heard something."

Be there in person.

"So, you understand."

Ritter shrugged. Lin didn't know whether it was an indifferent gesture or a sign of self-abandonment, but his pronunciation was clear and without any stuttering, and he fluently said those words that should not be said.

"When they were all fighting for humanity, I killed them... No, I killed them with these hands."

"Before this mission, I only received some single-person assassination missions, and most of the people I killed had nothing to do with me. According to the description in the report, they were all extremely evil people and stumbling blocks to human development."

"Even this time, the mission stated that the target was a bastard who was trying to turn humans into Honkai beasts, but the mission goal was not just to assassinate her... They actually wanted me to make the biggest fuss possible and use my fellow humans to experiment with new weapons."

"Doctor, do you understand? The moment I pressed the explosion button, I seemed to see the ghosts of the dead people rushing towards me, those who were killed by me before, those who were killed by me this time..."

As Ritt spoke, his expression was filled with pain. He gasped, picked up the water glass, drank it all, and slammed it heavily on the table.

He didn't notice that Lin's eyes were getting colder and colder during this process. Finally, he took a sip of water to wet his lips and said, "Do you regret it now?"

"Regret? I regret it all the time."

"Will you continue to carry out the mission?"

"meeting."

Ritt's answer was so firm that Lin thought he had heard it wrong.

He also put down his water cup and held his helmet instead.

"I... must do this for my daughter... her life must be maintained by that person..." Ritter's pain at this moment became food for his fortitude, "I know what I did was wrong, but compared to the lives of other people and the lives of those around me, I have no choice."

"Doctor, I seem to have said too much to you, but you can understand me... I want to fight for the people who are important to me, even if it means taking the lives of others, I will..."

Lin thought ridiculously of Kevin.

He knew very well that Kevin would never become like this. Even if Kevin could give everything for May, Kevin would not take away everything from others for May.

But what if Kevin was in the same situation as Ritter?