Chapter 593 Chapter 590 City Ruins
Hearing that Scarecrow Nike thought that there might be something unknown behind the popularity of social public work points, Mike suddenly felt like he had a soulmate and had the urge to share. He continued with Nike's words: "Now social public work points are being built everywhere, and thousands of work chairs are shipped into Peicheng every day. How many factories are needed to support such a large production volume, and how much investment is involved? The company can't do welfare for nothing."
Zhuang Xuteng seemed not to hear and continued to look out the window, so Mike continued: "If this matter was paid for by the constitutional government, it might be for the purpose of improving social order, but there is no budget for this money. The constitutional government does not pay a penny, and all of it comes from the wallets of the four major companies. Therefore, this cannot be a social welfare project, it..."
"If it has no harm, it is just suspicious and does not constitute a problem." Zhuang Xuteng interrupted Mike and said, "I am a mercenary, not Organized by the gardener. I only look at whether there is any benefit and whether the matter is true and credible, and I will never act based on speculation and suspicion. The investigation team of Dingxin Mochuang has just left, don't bring them back. "
Mike smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "Yes, no one likes the investigation team of Dingxin Mochuang. I have experienced this personally. Although I can understand why the company hates us, they came earlier than expected and are more powerful. Naike, there is a saying outside: the superficial reason why Dingxin Mochuang came to Peicheng - those cases - was actually done by you. "
Zhuang Xuteng stared out the window without any change in his expression, and said: "I did what is beneficial to me, and I didn't do what is not beneficial to me."
This meaningless and watertight answer directly ended the topic. Mike pursed his lips and could only focus on driving again.
During this time, he drove, ran errands, and did odd jobs for Zhuang Xuteng, and regained his life in PCPD and the riot strike team. In addition to helping to deal with the social public work points, he did not delay the main business.
Zhuang Xuteng told him clearly: "I recognized you because of the characteristics of your walking posture. You have a slight limp, which is very characteristic. I remembered it when I first met you. You are also aware of this. The thickness of the two shoes is different, but people who are proficient in observing gait can certainly see this. With a slight correction, you can still be recognized."
People can recognize it, and so can monitoring equipment. "Those places that use gait monitoring for security will not be defeated by the method of changing shoes."
There are two ways to avoid being seen: one is to cover up the movement characteristics through body posture training, and the other is to undergo surgery. The characteristics of body posture, the length of the legs is only one aspect, and the movement of muscles and the order of center of gravity migration are the key points. The factors affecting shoes are probably the same as the slope of the road, friction and obstacles, which will only add some complexity and do not change the fundamental things.
Body posture control is a once-and-for-all solution. It allows Mike to imitate countless body posture characteristics and always have endless identities, but this skill is very difficult to learn. It depends on both talent and countless training. Zhuang Xuteng relied on supercomputing martial arts as a foundation, and was able to accurately perceive and control his movements, which enabled him to master it. He was not optimistic about Mike's talent in this area, but he still agreed to teach him.
"If you can't learn it, you can still go for surgery. I'll tell you which muscles and bones to move, how to operate, and you can also eliminate the characteristics. But this kind of surgery can only give you a new set of characteristics. If it is also registered, you will still be discovered."
As a well-known detective in the PCPD, Mike knew that there were few scenarios for the use of body analysis, far less than facial recognition, voiceprint, fingerprint and even genetic analysis, and it was not used in ordinary places. But this time his threat came from the company, but the company had enough equipment and database support, and often used body analysis, so he had to pay attention to it.
Especially seeing that Zhuang Xuteng could perfectly imitate his previous walking posture, and even from the back, it seemed like another self, Mike was convinced. He believed that the evaluation of Scarecrow Nike that he was good at stealth and disguise was not groundless. So, he stayed and worked beside Zhuang Xuteng with peace of mind, hoping that he could master this skill as soon as possible.
He was very attentive and practiced a lot, but his progress was slow due to his talent. Fortunately, Zhuang Xuteng was very patient, neither stingy with teaching nor rushing him. Although Zhuang Xuteng used the excuse of "Who doesn't like an assistant who doesn't get paid", Mike knew very well that even if he got paid several times, it would not be enough to pay for the learning fee of this skill.
Scarecrow Nike is a good person - Mike came to this conclusion reluctantly. In the later period of the Gardener Organization, the pressure of Dingxin Magic Creation made them dislike Nike and all the mercenaries, thinking that it was these guys who worked for money who messed around and provoked the company and disrupted their plan progress. Now Mike gradually understands: the company can do whatever it wants, and there is no saying "this or that will not be this or that". The Gardener Organization builds its own security on the premise that "no one will provoke the company to come", which is naive.
Looking at Nike in the rearview mirror, Mike gradually understood what Palovich said about him: "If a guy like Scarecrow Nike is willing to join the Gardeners, the strength of the organization can be doubled immediately."
He had been observing Zhuang Xuteng, and Zhuang Xuteng knew very well that he was being observed. Before mastering stealth, Zhuang Xuteng's first outstanding point in mercenary work was his good observation ability, and then his quick brain and ability to think of solutions. He left Mike not just to pity him, but his main targets were of course the Gardeners organization and Palovich. Of course he has the ability to knock Mike down, lock him up, and torture him to extract a confession, but how true is the information obtained by such means? This requires attention to methods, patience, and finding the right entry point.
At this time, Zhuang Xuteng blinked, turned his gaze back from the window, looked at Mike, and asked: "Just now you said that Dingxin Demonic Creation came earlier than expected and was stronger - what do you mean?"
"It's just that the company is very powerful, but they were taken over before they were ready."
"No, I don't think that's what you meant." Zhuang Xuteng shook his head. He felt like Mike had set the bait and was waiting for him to bite. No, he won't take the bait easily. The best way to pull is to run away after touching the bait. "If you don't want to say forget it, it's all in the past anyway. The Gardener organization has been destroyed, and all 'what ifs' are meaningless."
Mike nodded and was silent for a while. Finally, he felt the need to increase the amount of bait and said, "The Gardener organization actually has a way to kill the company's enhanced warriors. The original plan was to create some deaths and draw out the company's power step by step. , kill them in batches, and then attack the company headquarters.”
"It's too naive. This kind of thinking, not to mention that it can't deal with Dingxin Magic, even if it is used as a middleman in the war, it seems petty." Zhuang Xuteng sighed and said: "I once met Palovic in the capital, he I also said something similar. The Gardener Organization failed to recognize a problem: the company is a huge monster. Cutting it bit by bit with a knife can only hurt but not kill it. From the current situation, the company's response speed is very fast and the strike force is very strong. It will never die. performance, then Xiaodao will have no chance.”
Seeing that Zhuang Xuteng was able to talk about the gardener organization and the company, Mike was secretly happy. He had known for a long time that Zhuang Xuteng didn't like the company, and he sympathized with the Gardener Organization in his heart, but he just felt that the way the Gardener Organization acted was not good enough. He argued: "There is no way. The company's enhanced people are very powerful. We have to guard against them. We have to find a way. If there is no way to threaten or counter the enhanced people, the final result will be the same: killed by the company."
"I completely agree with this." Zhuang Xuteng nodded and remained silent.
"In fact, the Gardener organization not only focuses on dealing with enhanced people, but also other meaningful things: such as executing puppets."
"What happened to the puppet execution?" Zhuang Xuteng raised his head, pretending to be interested.
"Do you remember the god's execution puppet, Ia, that was on display at the expo? There were several people as tall as him."
"Remember. At that time, I took on a mercenary mission to maintain order at the venue, and I saw that tough guy with my own eyes. Why, the Gardeners Organization is also interested in that thing?"
"There is definitely interest, and the Gardener organization has been paying attention to this technology long before the company officially launched the execution puppet. I heard that the original plan was to spy into the control system of the execution puppet, and then let the execution puppet attack the company."
Zhuang Xuteng nodded: "This is a good idea, but the company will definitely take precautions. Everyone knows that remote control things can be robbed of control, not only to guard against gardeners, but also to guard against other companies. Your technical strength should not be as good as the company. It’s not your turn to snatch it, right?”
Black Mike gave a bitter smile: "Hey, you're right again. I heard that the group responsible for executing the puppet control network had a bad experience, and one person's head was burned out. But it's not all without gain, indeed Found something.”
"I heard that these things won't attract the company's pursuit, right?"
"Are you afraid?" Mike asked.
"Afraid! I'm not stupid. Aren't I afraid of being chased?" Zhuang Xuteng smiled and said, "Mike, I think you talked a bit too much today. It feels like you dug a hole in front of me waiting for me. I'm sorry for the gardener. The organization has no good feelings, and it will definitely not risk offending the company for the sake of the gardener organization-unless there is enough profit.”
"It's true."
"If it's less than 100 million, don't open your mouth." Zhuang Xuteng shook his head with a smile, snorted slightly, and made a contemptuous expression.
"One hundred million cannot buy a life, but a secret may save you at a critical moment."
"Hahaha!" Zhuang Xuteng laughed. He wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand and said, "You may not understand, but this is not the first time I heard this. Do you know what happened to the last person who said this to me?"
"If you say so, he must be dead."
"Well, he is indeed dead." Zhuang Xuteng was talking about Dr. Truth Booker. He eventually passed away half a year ago due to health problems caused by ingesting safety blue. Gale was responsible for his death. "Secrets won't save your life, they will only bring more trouble. Mike, if you want to bring trouble to the Gardener Organization on me, I have to warn you: not only will I disguise myself and sneak in, I will also kill people, and everyone will I feel like I’m pretty good at this.”
"I know." Mike shook his head and said: "You taught me how to control my posture. I am very grateful and will not cause you any trouble. The hardcore members of the Gardeners organization, such as Palovic, are the kind of people who think The person who puts you in conflict with the company will be happy as long as the company encounters a headache, no matter how big it is, how long it lasts, or how much it costs.”
Zhuang Xuteng hummed. "That's exactly how Palovic feels to me. But trouble is trouble, and it won't change because of your original intention."
"I'm a police detective. I'm good at finding clues, and all kinds of clues will always jump to my hands. It doesn't matter if I don't find them..."
"Yes, I checked your information later and found the PCPD's evaluation of you and some rumors."
Mike said: "My intuition is still useful. There are indeed many secrets behind the execution of puppets and social public work points... and there are many interests. Aren't you curious how the company makes money through this industry?"
Zhuang Xuteng sat up straight, nodded slowly, and said, "I have indeed been thinking about the company's source of profit. In the current market situation, I always feel that the profit is not large enough, and it is very inconsistent with the company's past style."
"This is exactly the direction of work that I was responsible for before the Gardeners organization collapsed." Mike said: "I am the only staff member in this direction. I report the investigation results to Palovich, who then reports it to the work shed, the highest authority. Other managers of the Secretariat shared that the money I used to exchange skins was the funds for this investigation, and I had just found the clues and had to hide them before I reported them. "
Zhuang Xuteng's eyes lit up and he said: "In other words, no one within the Gardener organization knows what you have investigated, so it is impossible for the company to know? Wait, if you go to investigate in this direction, the headquarters of Gardener should know, right?"
"You don't understand the working methods of a gardener. Each secretary in the Secretariat, like Palovich, is responsible for his own task and is independent of each other. Intelligence and coordination are only shared when significant progress is made or larger-scale operations are required. According to past rules, my investigation should not have reached the secretariat level, and only Palovich knows about this matter."
Zhuang Xuteng rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then said: "Congratulations, you have successfully aroused my interest. I can help you continue the investigation, but the results of the investigation belong to me. In addition, I don't care whether this matter can seriously damage the company. I just want to know where the profit is and if there is any chance for me to intervene. Even if I can’t intervene, I can find out where the money is or who has the money. I can find a way to get it.”
Mike shook his head and retorted: "It's difficult for me to continue to follow the clues alone. If you can come together, the success rate will be greatly improved. And if you think about it carefully, if I am caught, I will probably turn you in, and My abilities are very limited, you should be able to tell."
"My appearance fee is very high, you can't afford it."
"Do you need an appearance fee to work for yourself?" Mike said: "The investigation is not complicated, and there is no need to go to the company at the moment. It's just in Peicheng, just go to a few places called urban ruins."