Chapter 384: Confrontation in Secret

During the period after the battle of Babel, Zhao Yiming's life was still as decent as usual, and the thunderous punishment from the headquarters did not come immediately.

On the one hand, there was nothing wrong with the joint military operation code-named "Flood", which was in line with the main purpose that the headquarters had always conveyed - those strong men whose power "touched the line" should either be taken in as dogs or beheaded immediately.

Zhao Yiming had consulted before planning, and did not make decisions on his own.

The reason why it turned into a disaster later was entirely due to the serious misjudgment of the intelligence department in the Crescent City area, which failed to identify the power of Fenrir's divine protection level blood code.

But to be honest, who can be blamed for this?

Fenrir's situation was too rare. Who would have thought that she would directly break through a major level after a battle? This is something that has not been seen in a hundred years.

So, it is somewhat unfair that Zhao Yiming should bear the blame for the overturning of Babel.

On the other hand, even if Zhao Yiming was really captured, someone still had to do the work he was carrying.

The people at the headquarters were not familiar with the situation in Xinyue City. If they sent someone to parachute there temporarily, their efficiency might not be better than Zhao Yiming.

Removing him rashly would only add to their troubles.

So the headquarters did not move him, but kept him and gave him the last chance to make amends.

If he could catch the Wolf King with Luo, no matter whether he was dead or alive, the previous incident of the Tower of Babel being overturned would be written off, and they even reserved a high position for him at the headquarters.

If he failed to catch the Wolf King, then there was only one word, death.

So Zhao Yiming is still the noble "President Zhao" he once was.

However, he is no longer supreme in the entire Xinyue City as usual.

There is one more person above him, that is, the special commissioner Luo.

During this period, in order to set an example internally, Zhao Yiming did not stay in his own Huxinzhou Island Manor, nor did he go to the office buildings of those authorities.

He moved back to the Tower of Babel, where the renovation work had not yet been completed, and stayed in the office on the 199th floor that belonged to him as always.

Although this office had been cleaned up, the damage was still very obvious. The wall was broken through, the ceiling was charred by the smoke, and some glass fragments that had not been cleaned up could be seen in the corner.

It was lunch time, and Zhao Yiming was sitting at his desk eating. There was no top-quality steak, no red wine that had been treasured for many years, only a piece of bread and water.

The bread was made from factory-made food, dry and hard to chew. A mouthful of it was full of dregs. Dogs would shake their heads when they saw it. Only those who were starving to death would chew it.

But now, the regional president of a prestigious giant company was eating dry bread bite by bite, swallowing it hard with water. He would even sweep the dregs that fell on the table into his palm and then scoop them into his mouth to eat.

Just as Zhao Yiming was eating, a figure walked in from outside the door. It was none other than the leader of the Death Scythe Mercenary Group, Zhou Hannian.

Zhou Hannian stood on the side of the authorities during the beast crisis. As always, he fulfilled his loyalty to the giant company and assisted in the transfer of a large number of important assets.

Although he was cursed by the people, his superiors admired him very much. Afterwards, he was naturally classified as a "loyalist" by Luo and did not go to jail.

Zhou Hannian was originally supported by the Iron Blood Union. After Alexander's death, this area lost its direct person in charge.

In addition, with the existence of Fenrir, the three giant companies have a common goal of interests. It is rare that they no longer fight overtly or covertly, but stand on the same front.

After negotiations, the top leaders of the three headquarters decided to temporarily transfer the control of Zhou Hannian and the Death Scythe to Zhao Yiming and let him command.

Now in a sense, at least during this period of time, the king of the New Moon City mercenaries is Zhao Yiming's man.

Zhou Hannian saw what Zhao Yiming was eating, smiled and asked: "Mr. Zhao, are you imitating the ancients to sleep on straw and taste gall?"

Zhao Yiming glanced at him coldly: "Are you talking too much?"

Zhou Hannian lowered his head, as an apology for the inappropriate joke just now.

Zhao Yiming stuffed the last bite of bread into his mouth, opened the laptop in front of him and said, "Come here, look at something."

The laptop opened a route monitoring map of some kind, covering the entire Xinyue City and the surrounding areas, with straight lines or curves of different colors on it, moving slowly over time.

Zhou Hannian: "What is this?"

Zhao Yiming said directly: "I used an Apocalypse Star for the air conditioner in Xinyue City. This is a dynamic route map of all flying vehicles in the city."

Zhou Hannian was shocked.

Xinyue City had long been taken over by the Shangting Guards. In order to prevent anyone from escaping from the air, the city's airspace has been fully martial law. Not only are there fighter formations patrolling 24 hours a day, but a large number of anti-aircraft artillery positions are also deployed outside the city. Any unidentified aircraft that dares to take off will be destroyed immediately if a warning is invalid.

Now civilian aircraft can't fly at all. Even a big mercenary leader like Zhou Hannian has to rely on ground transportation to travel. The only ones who can still fly in the sky are the aviation teams directly under Shangting.

Seeing the navigation chart that Zhao Yiming opened, Zhou Hannian frowned and asked, "Are you secretly monitoring the people in court?!"

Zhao Yiming: "So what?"

Zhou Hannian: "Do you understand the consequences? The special commissioner now has all the power and is far superior to you. If Luo knew that you were monitoring her deployment, she would definitely beat you to death."

Zhao Yiming: "If she has nothing to hide, why would she worry about being monitored by me? What's more, I will not let this matter reach Luo's ears."

Zhou Hannian asked in confusion: "I don't understand what you mean, what do you mean if she doesn't have any evil intentions in her heart? She was sent directly from the court to represent the will of your headquarters. What can she have in her heart?"

Zhao Yiming did not answer directly, but said expressionlessly: "Do you know what is the most taboo when playing chess? The most taboo is to be bypassed by the opponent, completely losing the initiative, and can only follow the opponent's ideas."

"If you are led by the nose, you will be like a piece of meat on the chopping board. You will never know what the other person wants to do next, or even whether you will live or die in the end."

"Luo was sent by the court and represents the will of the headquarters. OK, there is nothing to say. I will do whatever she orders. As a subordinate, I will do my best to cooperate."

"But one thing is that I will never give up my initiative. I can work for one person, but I will not accept being manipulated by others, and I will not bet my fate on others."

"So, I must know what Luo has been doing recently. Only in this way can I take my destiny into my own hands."

Looking at Zhao Yiming's paranoid and almost neurotic eyes, Zhou Hannian's mood became extremely serious. He frowned and said, "You are playing with fire. No matter what your reasons are, if Luo finds out, you are really finished. Stop now." Bar."

A cold smile appeared on Zhao Yiming's face. He pressed a few times on the keyboard and his tone became sinister: "Really? Maybe she will finish playing before me."

Zhou Hannian didn't understand what this meant. He took a closer look and found that one of the countless tracks on the computer navigation chart was individually marked.

He asked in confusion: "This is it?"

Zhao Yiming squinted and said, "I have been using Apokolips to observe the movements of flying vehicles over Crescent City recently, because judging from the current situation, if someone wants to move Fenrir away, they will definitely use air transport."

"All the flying vehicles that have taken off a lot during this period are traveling between various cities and airports. There is nothing abnormal, but this one is different."

"This aerostat departed from the Edge Building. Instead of flying to the airport, it took another route to get out of the city."

Zhou Hannian asked back: "So what? It may be to pick up someone, or it may have some other mission. It can fly over Crescent City safely and soundly. It must have undergone strict inspection and obtained permission to pass."

Zhao Yiming shrugged: "I don't deny that it has obtained a pass permit, but there is one thing wrong - an aircraft that can obtain a pass permit may not necessarily have passed strict inspections."

"There is one person who doesn't have to accept any inspections or even obey any rules. She is now the unshakable god of Crescent City."

Zhou Hannian was stunned for a long time, and his expression became strange: "You want to say that the special commissioner appointed by the headquarters of the three giant companies was betraying Fenrir secretly in court?"

Zhao Yiming: "Who knows?"

Zhou Hannian was choked and opened and closed his mouth, thinking that Zhao Yiming was crazy. He said in the softest tone possible: "Mr. Zhao, listen to me, you are already a little nervous. Go and have a good rest for a while, okay? ? You will kill yourself if you act like this."

Zhao Yiming said nothing, but took out a cigar from his pocket and lit it, his eyes with a hidden look of madness looming through the smoke.

Zhou Hannian frowned and said, "I didn't know you could still smoke."

Zhao Yiming choked on the cigarette and coughed several times, but he continued to smoke because both his body and mind needed something to stay calm during this time.

His expression was full of sinisterness, and he ordered in a cold voice: "I'll give you a mission to secretly track this aerospace craft."

"If it's like you said, it just has some special mission, OK, then just pretend that I'm neurotic and let's pretend nothing happened."

"But if, I mean if, there is a slight possibility, Fenrir is on that aerostat."

Zhao Yiming's eyes seemed to be burning, filled with the fire of fanaticism. He stretched out his hand and pointed upward, as if he wanted to pierce the ceiling and penetrate the sky.

"Then I will be reborn in the fire! Not only can I go to the headquarters, but I will also have a place on the highest board of directors!"

Seeing Zhao Yiming talking like crazy, Zhou Hannian even began to wonder if this guy was still mentally healthy.

He said with an ugly face: "If there is any mistake in this matter, you and I will die immediately without a burial place. Sorry, Mr. Zhao, I can't do this, and I advise you not to think about it. If you really want to play with fire, you Find someone else."

After he finished speaking and was about to leave, Zhao Yiming's cold voice came from behind: "You seem to have misunderstood something. This is not a request, but an order."

"After Alexander's death, control of the backdoor program of your prosthetic body has been transferred to me. As long as I am willing, I can activate the ultimate insurance at any time and turn you into a pile of broken pieces that cannot be put back together."

Zhou Hannian stopped in place, frozen like a statue.

Zhao Yiming was very satisfied with Zhou Hannian's reaction. He kept sucking the cigar into his throat and exhaled. He said calmly: "The aerostat has been taking off for a while. I don't have time to waste time here with you."

“Keep up with it and stay connected with me the whole way.”

"If there is no abnormality, you will come back. If there is any abnormality, I will give you further instructions."

"Don't play tricks, or you know the consequences."

Zhou Hannian's body stood there motionless, and there were constant clicking sounds from the clenching of his fists.

Although Zhao Yiming is paranoid now, he still has the means to control his subordinates. He knows that pressure alone cannot be used to instigate the people below.

He stood up from his seat, walked to Zhou Hannian, held his strong arm tightly, and said in a sincere tone: "This is not just my business. If we really uncover the shocking secret and make great achievements, I promise that you will get the treatment you deserve."

"How about a complete set of "high-risk" prostheses of the sixth stage? As long as your body can bear it, "Apocalypse-level" prostheses can also be discussed. You will become one of the most powerful prosthesis implanters in the world."

After an unknown period of time, Zhou Hannian finally responded. He closed his eyes silently. When he opened them again after a long silence, some of the vitality in his eyes seemed to disappear, and his spirit became obviously dim and depressed.

He said in a deep voice: "Even if I do it, how can I hide this from Luo? Now the city defense has been taken over by the Shangting Guards. Luo's people are everywhere. I can't even leave the city."

Zhao Yiming snorted coldly and said: "I am just temporarily suppressed, not dead. "

"Do you think Shangting is a monolithic entity? There are also many factions within Shangting, and many of them are at odds with Luo."

"The Shangting guards that Luo brought to Xinyue City this time number more than 100,000 people. I can't shake them all, but with my connections, I can still bribe a small number of them."

"He took out a prepared map and a double-helix badge with a special material from the drawer under the table and handed it to Zhou Hannian.

"Follow the route on the map. When you encounter a patrol checkpoint along the way, cooperate with the inspection, and then show them this badge. They will turn a blind eye."

"After leaving the city, go directly to the red circle on the map. I have someone hide a single-soldier aircraft there. You take it and find a way to find the airship. Follow it secretly and don't be exposed. "

Seeing that Zhao Yiming had prepared everything, Zhou Hannian knew that there was no room for negotiation, so he could only grit his teeth and take the things.

After the arrangements were completed, Zhao Yiming finally opened the small refrigerator in the office, took out a bottle of red wine that had been placed there before, and filled two cups.

He handed one of the cups to Zhou Hannian, and then clinked glasses with him, revealing his usual mysterious smile: "The chess game is set, let's play against the big guys." (End of this chapter)