Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

………………

After a brief exchange, Lin Wei said goodbye and left.

"...Do you really believe him?"

Tesla felt a little tired.

Einstein shook his head.

"This is the best possible outcome. Even if it really is Otto trying to amuse us, we can only accept it, right?"

"..."

Tesla remained silent, feeling infuriated by this all-around passivity and powerlessness.

"Let's discuss this with the Alliance Leader later. To deal with the threat of the Key of God, we need the power of the Herrscher of Reason."

Einstein made the decision, and Tesla could only nod dejectedly. Indeed, this was the best outcome now.

"What about Cocolia? Hiding it from her?"

Tesla looked at Cocolia who was gradually coming back to her senses from her daze and felt a little hesitant.

"Well, since Lin Wei said that Cocolia won't remember what happened today, then don't mention anything to her."

Einstein paid no attention to the woman. He only used EIN to access the ME Snake's surveillance system and found that there was no image of Lin Wei from beginning to end. He felt complicated for a while.

"She has stolen too many resources from the organization for her own selfish desires over the years. Anti-Entropy is already overwhelmed and cannot be allowed to continue to do whatever she wants."

The two reached a consensus on this issue.

As for the question of why Lin Wei was able to erase her memory, the two of them tacitly agreed not to mention it again. It was better to pretend to be confused at this time.

"Ms. Cocolia, regarding the issue of control over the ME Company, are you still stubborn?"

What happened to me just now? Cocolia just came back to her senses and felt that something seemed to be wrong with her. Before she could think about it, Einstein interrupted her train of thought.

"Hmph, I told you before, the organization's resources can only be realized in the hands of its most loyal warriors!"

Cocolia quickly returned to her role, but she felt something was wrong.

"In that case, let's wait for the leader to return before making a decision."

Einstein said something and left offline with Tesla.

"Hmph, two incompetent pieces of trash. The old man should step down sooner rather than later and let fresh blood take over."

Having won another victory, Cocolia joked, but she always felt vaguely uneasy in her heart, as if something was out of place.

Where is it?

Kokolia pondered and finally found something wrong - why was Tesla so quiet just now?

With her personality, she should have spoken harshly to me a long time ago!

Have I been plotted against?

Cocolia was startled and quickly ran to the control system to carefully check her authority. She confirmed that her communication and command authority with her subordinates were not interfered with, and that the security system and monitoring system in the building were normal. She then felt relieved.

Tsk, it seems I was too suspicious.

But, did it take so much time to quarrel with these two old guys?

Haha, it seems that I still need to reduce meaningless waste as much as possible!

Cocolia was immersed in the joy of victory.

………………

Under Pandora's cover, all security systems were defenseless against Lin Wei, and the surveillance footage would not capture him. Like a ghost independent of the world, he came to the basement of the ME building unimpeded.

"Hasn't the purpose of this trip been achieved? What are you doing here?"

Yaezakura's voice echoed in her heart.

"Let's see some interesting things and verify some conjectures."

Lin Wei said with a smile, walking straight through a mysterious and huge mechanical production workshop, not caring about it at all, and went straight into the deeper and more secret places.

"Ying, tell me, if you had a companion or senior who was very important to you, and if he died to save you, would you consider using his body cells for experiments?"

Lin Wei suddenly asked Yaezakura a seemingly nonsensical question.

"Wouldn't that be blasphemous to the dead?"

Yaezakura was very surprised. After all, she was once a shrine maiden serving God, and she was very resistant to this kind of thing.

"Yeah, I don't think so either. The two doctors of Anti-Entropy are quite humane. And that Walter Young, whom I've never met, they probably wouldn't do anything to blaspheme the Heroic Spirits."

Lin Wei walked all the way to a very hidden biological laboratory, which he had previously read from Cocolia's memory.

"And the three of them clearly knew nothing about Cocolia's cloning experiments. If the genes used by Cocolia were originally organizational assets, then as high-ranking members of Anti-Entropy, this doesn't make sense at all."

The heavy door opened automatically, and the laser-woven protective net retreated step by step with Lin Wei's footsteps. Lin Wei walked to the row of incubators and looked at the sleeping humanoid experimental subjects of different sizes and ages inside.

They all have similar faces and similar blue-purple hair, and are obviously genetic clones of the same person.

"If I remember correctly, Walter Joyce was initially studied in Tianming's biological laboratory, and he stayed there for quite a while."

Lin Wei stood there, looking at the sleeping experimental subjects, his eyes were deep and his expression was playful.

"Do you think the genes in Cocolia's hands were stolen from Anti-Entropy or obtained from Otto?"

"After all, all of Cocolia's self-righteous plans have objectively advanced Otto's plan. Haha, don't you think this coincidence is interesting?"

"Otto's plan is far more profound and hidden than I imagined..."

Lin Wei gave a somewhat dangerous smile, silent and unrestrained, slightly revealing a few sharp teeth.

"This kind of person is really disgusting from the bottom of your heart, isn't it?"

Chapter 18: Information Transmission

"Why, are you still thinking about Cocolia?"

After leaving ME Club, Lin Wei felt that Yaezakura seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Well, I thought you would be very harsh..."

Yaezakura swallowed the other half of her words. She had thought that Lin Wei would seek justice for the millions of victims.

But unexpectedly, he was extremely restrained.

"What else? Kill her? Or beat her up, tear ME Company apart, and finally reveal all the money she has in her lab?"

Lin Wei was happy. He suddenly felt that Yaezakura was actually quite simple.

"After all, the purpose of this trip has been achieved. There's no need to do anything superfluous. Otherwise, things will get out of control."

Lin Wei explained patiently,

"Let's not even talk about whether killing Cocolia would create a mortal enemy for Anti-Entropy... Considering how stubborn those conservatives are, I don't think they'd think I was helping to clean up their mess."

At this point, Lin Wei's expression became strange.

"Most importantly, it would bring on Bronya's irreversible and complete hostility in the future. After all, the two of them haven't broken up yet. And to provoke Bronya's hatred..."

Lin Wei only said half of the words, the rest was self-explanatory.

The hatred among the three protagonists is chained. If you offend one of them, it is equivalent to offending all three.

Not to mention the hostility from many important characters involved behind the scenes, such as Seele, Theresa, Himeko, etc.

When a bunch of Herrschers come to attack my door, I get chills just thinking about it.

The consequences, even gods can't save us...

Lin Wei shook her head to get rid of those terrible thoughts and said,

"You see, this is a matter of such tangible consequences that we cannot afford to be cautious. No matter what we do, it will bring serious consequences. At the very least, it will intensify the conflict, and at worst, it will directly disrupt the current delicate balance. Neither of these is a good thing for us."

Lin Wei spread his hands.

"So, I made sure I didn't destroy anything within the ME company, nor did I leave any trace of myself in the surveillance or other systems. I also erased her memory, pretending it never happened. This way, on the one hand, I've established a connection with Anti-Entropy, and on the other hand, I've excluded her from our small circle. Other than that, I've left everything unchanged. This is the safest approach."

At this point, Lin Wei's expression became a little strange.

"Since Cocolia is the pawn chosen by Gray Snake and Otto, it's understandable for me to use her a little bit, right?"

"...Are you that sure?"

Yae Sakura feels that the name "Otto" always makes her feel inexplicably uncomfortable, so she is unwilling to call him by his name.

"Only the police should pay attention to evidence, and I don't need evidence. After all, erasing evidence is really too easy, isn't it? Take myself as an example. If it weren't for the testimony of Drs. Tesla and Einstein, there would be no evidence to prove that I was at the ME Club today."

Even though Lin Wei had just caused a commotion there, the place was now incredibly quiet, as if nothing had happened. Thinking back to her previous trip to the ME Club, Yae Sakura felt she no longer needed to refute him.

"Yakura, you've read my memories and know the original 'story'. You should know how inconsistent and absurd Cocolia is. She was a cold-blooded warlord who used Bronya as a tool, and then she suddenly became a soft-hearted, incompetent mother. This contrast is hard to accept no matter how you think about it."

Thinking of this, Lin Wei felt helpless.

If it were just a simple story, then the phrase "the screenwriter ate the book" would be enough to end the topic, but now it is a real world, and it is hard to say how many traps are hidden in it.

Lin Wei couldn't help but speculate with the greatest malice,

"There are too many doubts. Walter Joyce's genetic origins; Cocolia's extreme hostility towards destiny; her plans, which could be described as Otto's assistance; and the absurd contrast she displayed at the Eye of the Abyss, which made even the Gray Snake say she had misjudged her..."

Lin Wei counted them one by one,

"And Otto does have this ability. He possesses two things: first, he can mimic Yu Duchen's Void Wanzang, which can erase Kokolia's memory of any contact with him; second, and most importantly, Otto is proficient in 'Divine Sound'."

Lin Wei laughed.

"Yu Duchen doesn't possess the ability to distort human consciousness, but the 'Divine Sound' derived from the 'Discipline' can. Haha, after all, he was able to simplify 'Taixu Sword Qi' into a simpler training material and popularize it to a large part of the Destiny, and it has been proven to be effective. How could he not have a deep understanding and research on this thing?"

Lin Wei vividly described his conjecture to Yaezakura.

"Using a technique similar to Divine Sound, he implanted a psychological suggestion that only he knew about. Then, he used the mimic Feather Dust to erase the associated memories, completely erasing all traces of himself. And lo and behold, a perfect chess piece appeared."

Lin Wei once tried to use Pandora's simulated Yu Duchen to explore Cocolia's memories, but found nothing;

But as Lin Wei just said, he doesn't need evidence.

"...Is this also the reason why you would let her go so easily?"

Yaezakura tried to keep up with Lin Wei's thinking rhythm, but found that she could not adapt to that kind of cold and rational thinking at all, so she gave up.

"Oh, yes. Ultimately, she's just a pitiful, pathetic, and ridiculous pawn, being used by others without realizing it. There's no need to waste energy or take risks for her; she'll have her own judgment waiting for her in the future."

Lin Wei sneered. He never thought that Cocolia deserved sympathy.

Her hands were covered in blood, but in the end she didn't even have the courage to take responsibility. There was a reason why Gray Snake looked down on her so much.

In the final analysis, she was just a clown with bared fangs and claws. In comparison, even a jackal was more pleasing to the eye!

"There's a more important reason, right? Even I can see that these are just excuses you make for yourself."

Yaezakura smiled and mercilessly tried to tear off Lin Wei's disguise.

"An excuse to stay out of it."

"...Hey, don't say it even if you see it clearly."

Lin Wei was silent for a moment. He wanted to play dumb, but he couldn't deceive himself. He could only sigh and burst out laughing.

"What else? I'm just a time traveler... a passerby, a traveler, a player, or something else... I'm not really a resident of Changkong City. It's just an identity I acquired after opening my eyes one day, that's all."

"You also know that I don't feel a sense of belonging in this world. I don't have love, let alone hatred. My aversion to Cocolia is simply based on morality. Revenge? Judgment? It's not the turn of a time traveler like me to interfere!"

Since all your actions are based on selfish purposes, don't put on any high-sounding cloaks for yourself. You may be able to deceive others, but you will never be able to deceive yourself.

In life, the person you should never deceive is yourself.

Lin Wei raised his head and looked at the dead silent city again, and couldn't help but sigh.

"I've actually asked myself, should I seek justice for the millions who died here? But after thinking about it, I feel I can't shoulder that responsibility. After all, if you want justice for the dead, you have to be prepared to pave the way for the living; the former is called 'power,' the latter is called 'responsibility.'"

Lin Wei shrugged, smiling rather relaxedly.

"I don't think I'm ready for this, so I'd better not try to be a hero before I know what I'm capable of."

"...But you can't just float in the sky forever. You have to find your own role."

Yaezakura, as an outsider, knew that Lin Wei's current twisted mentality could not last long.

After all, I am already a member of this world, how can I always be a bystander?