Although Raymond doesn't have the evil habit to eavesdrop on the sweet words of other people's little couples, after all, that CP9 Yeka is hidden in Nicole's shadow, and people have to pay more attention.

He now has a strong sense of perception, and as long as he concentrates, everyone on the ship can hear the movements clearly.

Colin and Nicole are both serious intellectuals obsessed with scientific research, and their soft and sweet vocabulary is very low. Although he is a childhood sweetheart, he has been reunited after a long absence, and he has not said anything sensual, and Raymond doesn't feel inappropriate when he listens to it.

......

"Next door is Lulu's biological lab..."

Colin led Nicole on a tour and chatted before finally entering his ship's private domain, the Mechanical Lab.

After all, it is a closed room, and the lonely man and widow are alone in the room, which will always make people think about it, and the two of them are also a little uncomfortable.

But fortunately, there are not big beds in this room, but all kinds of scientific research equipment that allow them to have a common language, and the atmosphere is not so awkward.

The laboratory is densely packed with various tools and scientific research instruments, full of rough industrial style. Ordinary girls probably won't like this kind of laboratory full of all kinds of wrench accessories and oily everywhere. But a high-level mechanic like Honey is used to it, and even feels that staying here is the most comfortable place.

Nicole fumbled around, picking up some unfinished mechanical parts from time to time and asking questions.

She looked around the lab, as if looking at the "little territory" she would be in in the future, and muttered, "Oops... You don't have a lot of equipment in your lab. ”

Colin's tone was also a little helpless, and said: "Yes, the equipment I brought out from Hex City was accidentally destroyed, and now these are all purchased later, and many of the requirements and functions of the equipment are not up to the requirements, so the construction progress of the 'Golden Ghost' is very slow, and there are still many devices that have not been perfected." ”

After a pause, he continued: "You know, except for Hex City, there are many places where you can't buy high-precision equipment with money. ”

Hearing this, Nicole said casually, "It just so happens that I still have some on the boat, let's move them over later." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she didn't know what to think, and suddenly her face turned red.

It seems, yourself too proactive?

Colin didn't hear anything wrong, and said with a smile, "Okay." ”

“...”

At this time, Colin asked about Nicole's experience of leaving Hexcity and being hunted down.

"Nicole, what the hell happened to the teacher in the first place? I'm a disciple of the teacher, and I expected them to be wanted... But why is it that even your Nuo Nuo Li family has been implicated? ”

Hearing this, Raymond on the deck also pricked up his ears and listened.

No surprises... This process probably explains why the CP9 Yaka has been following them all the time.

It's not a disaster for the family, and there were too many weird things back then.

Generally speaking, no matter how mad the world government is, it should not be able to do this kind of slaughter and extermination.

"Hey..."

Hearing Colin's question, Nicole seemed to recall some sad past, and her eyes immediately appeared with anger and sadness.

She sighed slightly, and said, "My great-grandfather destroyed all the materials for the secret research of the 'Ancient Weapon', which angered the high-level officials of the World General Government who were secretly following this research..."

After a pause, she continued: "The original data has been destroyed, and all the research results have been burned, and no matter how much they are investigated, it is useless. My great-grandfather wanted to take the result and take care of everything, so he calmly made the matter public..."

Colin also sighed slightly when he listened, the tragedy in Hex City was still vivid, as if it were yesterday.

Immediately afterwards, Nicole said: "But those people in the World Mansion have always been unwilling to accept this fact, and those conspirators think that great-grandfather must have kept some key information back. So... Those guys are secretly investigating, arresting and interrogating everyone involved in the experiment..."

"That turmoil turned into a force of repression... In order to cover up their brutality, the government gradually turned into a 'Great Purge' against the Rodriguez family, and all blood relatives and friends related to the great-grandfather were killed..."

"As far as I know, during that turmoil, the world government secretly detained and killed at least more than 3,000 people..."

Nicole said this, her eyes clouded with a fog.

"Those damn guys!"

Colin couldn't help but scold angrily after hearing this.

He was a disciple of Grand Master Connie, and many of those who were liquidated and killed were once his senior brothers, sisters, friends, and elders. He listened to the crimes committed by the World Governor's Office in secret, and his face was full of grief and indignation.

Instead, he was a little puzzled and asked, "Obviously the data has been destroyed, why do those guys in the World Mansion do anything?" ”

"At the beginning, I didn't understand... But then I heard some rumors, and I probably understood why. ”

Nicole showed a helpless expression and frowned, "I don't know where the gossip came from that great-grandfather didn't just destroy the backup research materials... Moreover, the rumors also said that the disappearance of the half-finished product of the 'Ancient Weapon' that was restored by the three great masters was also related to his old man's family. ”

"The half-finished product of the 'Ancient Weapon' is missing?"

Colin was also a little abrupt and blurted out: "So... The world government suspects that the teacher hid the materials and the half-finished product? That's what led to these 'Great Purges'? ”

"yes... It's all already destroyed. ”

Nicole's expression was a little complicated, and she felt very aggrieved.

.......

On the deck, Raymond's face changed slightly when he heard this, and only then did he understand the cause and effect of this matter.

"I see..."

At the same time, he was also shocked in his heart, and secretly thought: "CP9 has been eyeing Nicole for definitely not a day or two, if there is really an exact clue to the missing item, it should have been taken away a long time ago." This means that Nicole may not know about it, but there are certain suspicious things about her..."

CP9's urine Raymond knows very well that since that super intelligence agency will send a captain-level spy to secretly track here, it will never be untargeted.

Then there must be clues to this matter, making them think that Nicole or Dunlop has clues related to the missing items of the "ancient weapon"!

Hear this,

Raymond's eyes rolled, and he suddenly thought of the key to breaking the situation, and hurriedly used his mental power to communicate with Colin.

"Colin, I'm Raymond, and no matter what you hear, don't show any surprise... Now in the shadow under Nicole's feet, there is a CP9 captain [Shadow Fruit] ability Yeka, you do this..."

Psychic communication is not like a conversation, a moment is enough to transmit the information you want to express in your mind to the other person.

When Colin in the laboratory heard Raymond's summons, only a moment of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he immediately returned to normal.

After listening to it, he suddenly realized.

Originally... Nicole still has such a dangerous guy hiding by her side!

Moments later,

Colin looked at Nicole, and a strange color flashed in her eyes, obviously she also heard Raymond's spiritual power transmission.

The two smiled heartily, like a normal tacit understanding between lovers.

The CP9 Yeka, who was hidden in the shadows, obviously didn't notice that the two of them were looking at each other affectionately, and had already exchanged some subtle information.

At this time, the two continued to talk as usual.

Following Raymond's plan, Colin changed the subject and asked, "Nicole, that's... Why were you hunted down here by the Oliver family? ”

"When the accident happened, I happened to be out running some errands with my uncle, and I wasn't in Hex City, so I was lucky enough to escape. Later, I heard that something had happened in the family, and we never went back, so we fled to the open sea..."

Nicole recalled the experience of fleeing over the years, and her eyebrows were slightly tired.

She said: "My uncle and I have been on the run for the past few years, and we have been hiding all the time, but there is no accident. But a few months ago, we were spotted in the waters of Banat by those of the Oliver family. Then, they chased us through more than a dozen seas, and when we got here... If we hadn't met you, we might have been finished. ”

Colin asked again, "People from the Oliver family?" Are they also at the behest of the World Government? ”

"Probably not, probably an old grudge in business."

Nicole thought of his uncle, who had a despicable character, and pursed her mouth in disgust, and said, "Uncle's Patsy family shipyard and the Oliver family have a business conflict. You know, my uncle's business methods are a little dishonorable, and he offended them because of a few big deals... Now that the family is in trouble, those guys are probably just falling into the well. ”

"Mr. Dunlop does have a lot of bad behavior in business," said Colin, with a hint of disdain in his tone, apparently having heard something about Patsy's shipyard.

"Oh, there's probably another reason why they're chasing after them!"

Suddenly, Nicole remembered something.

After a pause, she continued: "Those people in the Oliver family don't know where to find out that I went to the lab to see my great-grandfather once before the accident. Those guys probably thought I had some clues to the 'Ancient Weapon' in my hands, so they kept chasing after me. ”

Colin reminisced a little and said, "Oh, I seem to have some impressions... Was it the time when you asked the teacher for a drawing? ”

"Yes! Actually, I didn't even see my great-grandfather in person that time, I just took some high-end patented mechanical drawings on the bookshelf and walked away... I wanted to take it back after studying, but I didn't expect something to happen. ”

Nicole said this, deflated and said: "Uncle has been clamoring for these high-level patented technical drawings, I think that it is a patented technology researched by my great-grandfather, and it does not belong to the Patsy family, and he must have used it for profit, so he has never shown it to him." ”

Colin complained slightly: "Well, in terms of patented technology, Mr. Dunlop's character is indeed not very good. ”

These words of the two are not all lies, but they are said so deliberately, many of them are said to the CP9 Yeka who lurks in the shadows.

Previously, Raymond and Ni could communicate with their spiritual powers, and it was also confirmed that Nizi did not know anything about the destruction of the "Ancient Weapon". Therefore, he determined that her act of going to the library to get the materials was probably the most important reason for CP9's suspicion.

And, as he expected, it turned out to be.

The original plan for the restoration of the "Ancient Weapon" seemed to be a free research project of the three great masters of Hex, but in fact, it was under the supervision of the World General Government a long time ago.

Everyone who comes into contact with the program is closely monitored.

The time Nicole went to the laboratory, she was under the surveillance of the secret spy staff throughout the whole process, and even the few drawings she took were under the control of the World Mansion.

After that incident broke out, the World Government investigated all possible "information" and found that there was no other way to leak out of the laboratory except for Nicole's visit to the laboratory.

Then the only one who is likely to bring out the information is this Nicole!

The reason why the World Government was certain that the data was not destroyed was because they had asked the Prophet to prophesy, and although the information was vague, the only thing that was certain was... The information is still there!

However, the prophecy was costly, resulting in the violent death of two high-ranking prophets.

Therefore, the World Government can only arrange for CP9 to participate in the survey.

(Note: The greater the causal impact on the world, the greater the cost of predictive behavior.) The 'Ancient Weapon' was once the destroyer of civilization. ）

......

Master Connie is one of the world's leading scientists and a top intellectual. Even if he was obsessed with research, it was nothing to do with the world, and the hand of the World Governor reached out to the laboratory, how could he not be aware of it at all?

......

Nicole didn't know about the "Mountain Ancient Weapon" incident, and there was nothing to deliberately avoid the content of the conversation.

The two chatted for a long time and gradually got to the point.

At this time,

Nicole's face showed a slight tangle, and then she said, "That... Colin, could you please ask your captain to spare my uncle's life? I know it's rude, but after all... He was my uncle. ”

"This..."

Hearing this, Colin pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Nicole, you know, when Mr. Dunlop shot before, he had already committed an unpardonable sin. The captain probably wouldn't have agreed to let him go. ”

"Huh?"

Nicole looked confused, and stopped talking: "I mean... Forget it, my uncle also deserves it. ”

When Colin saw Nicole, his face couldn't bear it, and he changed his tone: "However, if you agree to stay on the ship as our companion, I think the captain may listen to your advice." ”

Nicole's eyes were happy: "Really? Is it really possible for Captain Raymond to spare his uncle? ”

Colin nodded: "Actually, everyone gets along very well, if you join the 'Ghost Regiment', you will find that the captain is very easy to talk to, and he will listen to everyone's opinions." You've become our partner, maybe... Mr. Dunlop would have survived. ”

Speaking of this, he said solemnly: "However, you may have to completely cut off relations with that guy in the future." ”

"If that's the case, I'd like to try."

Nicole nodded.

Colin: "Oh, I'll help you mention this to the captain in a moment. ”

Nicole: "Thank you, Colin. ”

Colin smiled and said, "Even if you don't say it, I'm going to keep you." ”

Hearing this, Nicole's face flushed, and she nodded in a fine voice: "Uh-huh." ”

At this time,

A gleam of essence inadvertently flashed in Colin's eyes, and he said: "Give those drawings of the teacher to Mr. Dunlop as well, and cut off the relationship from now on, and let him stop pestering you in the future." ”

"Hmm."

Nicole: "I don't want to see him anymore. ”

“...”

The relationship between Colin and Nicole is detailed in CP9's database.

Hidden in the shadows, Yaka recorded their conversation the whole time, without the slightest suspicion.

......

Plea for Dunlop is naturally part of Raymond's plan.

Obviously, the drawings that Nicole took from Master Connie may be the biggest reason why the World Council suspects her.

If it's just some technical drawings, it doesn't matter.

Raymond was curious, when the drawings were given to Dunlop, who would that CP9 Yeka follow?

Is it Dunlop who took the blueprints, or Nicole, who knows nothing?

When the time comes, I can find an excuse to expel Dunlop, and it would be great if I could get rid of the CP9 Yeka as well.

If you can't, it's a bit of a hassle...