For some reason, perhaps because of Zhou Zhen's good impression, Su Jian didn't tell Thomas about his presence in A01.

After listening to Su Jian's call, Zhou Zhen put his mind at ease, and turned his head to Zhong Xiaoguang to ask for an energy card to settle the bill.

Zhong Xiaoguang spread his hands and smiled awkwardly, his energy card bribed the fat man at the post station.

The two of them moved their gazes to Su Jian at the same time.

Su Jian walked into the fishing shed and said, "Let's go, the boat has already departed." ”

Then she turned to the fisherman at the door and took out her energy card: "Pay the bill, how much money you add twice, it is considered a tip, buy some serious wine to drink." ”

Zhong Xiaoguang looked at Zhou Zhen with a little blush, Zhou Zhen gave a thumbs up, and praised silently with his mouth: "Good girl..."

Under the abutment of the sea-crossing bridge, Zhou Zhen led the horse and smoked a cigarette, looking at the sea in the distance.

A short time later, a medium-sized fishing boat sailed out of the back of the island where A01 was located.

"Here we are." Su Jian said with a sigh of relief, this journey is finally coming to an end.

"Is it going to be on board too?"

Zhong Xiaoguang frowned and looked at the black Arabian horse behind Zhou Zhen.

Zhou Zhen puffed a cigarette from his mouth and nose, looking as a matter of course: "Of course, 'barbecue' is a good horse, and it cost me a lot of energy." ”

"Barbecue? What a broken name......"

Zhong Xiaoguang scoffed, he didn't taste Cheng Xu's charcoal barbecue, so he naturally didn't know the reason for Zhou Zhen's name, so he pouted and complained: "I have money to buy horses, but I don't have money to eat." ”

Su Jian smiled: "It doesn't matter, there is a special stable downstairs in the Mayez Building, and I will ask my colleagues to help store the horses when I go ashore later." ”

The fishing boat was moored into the shallows next to the bridge base, and a young crew member in overalls lowered the gangplank, and the three of them gradually boarded the boat.

The interior of the ship is dirty and dilapidated, filled with the smell of rotten wood, rust and excrement, but the sails are brand new, and the white canvas is printed with the logos of Shennong Group and Mayez Technology on the front and back respectively.

The barbecue was heavy, and the sound of wood breaking when he stepped on the deck made Zhou Zhi sweat.

But the crew did not care, took the reins from him, tied the horses to the mast, and led the three men to the stern.

There was an iron ring on the aft deck, and he leaned over and grabbed it and pulled it up, revealing a square hatch with a rusted iron ladder connecting to the dark cabin below.

Su Jian climbed down first, Zhong Xiaoguang followed behind her, Zhou Zhen hesitated for a moment, and the last one entered the cabin, as soon as his head reached below the hatch, the crew closed the cabin with a bang, and then there was a sound of locking overhead.

In the cabin, an oil lamp slowly lit up, dispelling the darkness around it.

"Uncle Zhou? …”

It was Thomas who lit the oil lamp, and he sat on a chair that was almost decayed, and he was slightly surprised to see Zhou Zhi.

"Nerd..."

Zhou Zhen didn't expect to see Thomas here, he was stunned, and said without words: "Is the work going well?" Look you've gained a lot of weight..."

"It's fine."

Thomas behaved a little bit like him, and resumed his habit of speaking little in front of outsiders, and he looked at Su Jian with a questioning look.

Su Jian's face turned red, and he explained hesitantly: "Mr. Zhou, he said that he wanted to surprise you." ”

"You're Thomas. Rod? ”

Zhong Xiaoguang took two steps forward and looked Thomas up and down: "Along the way, you gave me a big surprise." ”

Thomas smiled, "Each other, each other." ”

Zhong Xiaoguang asked sarcastically, "So did I pass the test?" ”

Thomas nodded, "Better than I expected." ”

Zhong Xiaoguang asked, "What are you expecting?" ”

"She's also one of the tests."

Thomas pointed at Su Jian, and then looked at Zhou Qian: "You are not lustful, you can work together." ”

Zhou Zhen pretended not to hear and paced around the cabin, but Su Jian's expression was quite lost, and he lowered his head and looked at the floor.

Zhong Xiaoguang didn't hear what he said, and sneered: "I'm not sure if you can work together." ”

"You don't have a choice."

Thomas's face sank: "I have." ”

Zhou Zhiyuan interjected: "Your alternative is Zhao Qing, right?" He doesn't fit. ”

Thomas hummed noncommittally, turned to Zhong Xiaoguang and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhong, the changes that happened in the Armored Mouse Company have forced me to re-examine the person designated by Uncle Zhou, and I'm worried that you are too similar to him." ”

He spoke freely in front of Zhong Xiaoguang, and he seemed to be much more familiar than Tong Zhou.

Zhong Xiaoguang pointed to his face: "It used to be quite similar." ”

Thomas asked, "The future of the Armored Rat Company is about whether or not I can control the energy experiment, and I need someone who will not be easily swayed by emotions to take the helm." ”

Zhong Xiaoguang smiled bitterly: "The Armored Rat Company is now an illegal organization. ”

When Thomas heard this, he was stunned for a few seconds, he didn't expect Zhou Zhen to hide Natasha's leak and Cheng Xu's death from Zhong Xiaoguang.

Thinking of these two things, he couldn't help but feel a little sad and angry, and his eyes were slightly red.

But soon, he suppressed his emotions and said in his usual tone: "You don't have to worry about this matter, Uncle Cheng has already taken care of it." ”

"You mean Cheng Xu? How is Lao Cheng? ”

Zhong Xiaoguang asked again the question that he didn't get an answer from Zhou Zhen's mouth.

Thomas glanced at Su Jian, and Su Jian took out his portable terminal, called up the details of the case and handed it to Zhong Xiaoguang.

Zhong Xiaoguang looked at it, his fingers gradually clenched, as if he was about to crush the terminal, although he and Cheng Xu have not known each other for a long time, but they have completed the reorganization of the Armored Mouse Company together, and experienced those life-threatening moments during the Great Purge, and the feelings are not deep.

"Old Zhou, what happened in the light of science and technology?"

He gritted his teeth and asked, believing that Zhou Zhen was not the one who would abandon his companions, but the details of the case would not elaborate on the inside story of the day.

Zhou Zhen sighed and said: "You communicate with Thomas about taking over first, and I will tell you later." ”

"Mr. Zhong, don't be swayed by emotions."

Seeing that Zhong Xiaoguang still wanted to ask, Thomas coughed and reminded that he didn't seem to have any intention of exposing Zhou Qian, and then got back to business: "Last month, Uncle Cheng arranged to send more than 200 vegetative people, these people are good experimental materials and energy donors, and the Armored Rat Company does not need to send people in the near future." ”

Zhong Xiaoguang nodded, knowing that he was talking about the soldiers of A834 who were put down by Zelinsky's infrasound, so he asked, "What's your plan next?" ”

"The Energy Lab has stocked up with enough antimatter, and the controlled annihilation power generation facility is being developed and should be ready for production next year, and when converted into energy, it will be enough to modernize Area A within five years, which will be a boon to all of humanity, oh no, most of humanity," Thomas explained. ”

Zhou Zhen suddenly shook his head and sighed: "You are talking more and more like Jiro Oshima." ”

Thomas was stunned for a moment, and his tone became a little low: "But the premise is that the council passes the antimatter energy bill, and now Shennong Group is the main body of the experiment, and Mayez Technology is also providing support, these two votes are safe, but Kronos Energy and Nunn Logistics will definitely oppose it, and there will be a two-to-two stalemate in the council." ”

Zhong Xiaoguang nodded and said: "So at the enlarged meeting at the end of the year, the company must win the seat of the governing company to ensure that the bill gets a key vote." ”

"Well, in this regard, my plan is consistent with Uncle Zhou's."

Thomas looked at Zhou Qian: "It is one thing to win the support of the big four enterprises, and it is another to eliminate competitors. ”

He took out a piece of printer paper and handed it to Zhong Xiaoguang: "The list of the five participating companies." ”

Zhong Xiaoguang took it and took a look, in addition to the Armored Mouse Company, there are Tenglong Animal Husbandry in Area A, Luban Construction, Heidi Technology in Area B, and Sykemet Pharmaceutical in Area C.

"What am I going to do?"

Zhong Xiaoguang asked.

"It's your business."

Thomas shrugged: "All I can do is give you an ID identity." ”

"And General Bernard, I hope you can help."

Zhong Xiaoguang rummaged in his satchel for a while, and took out the Maya box with his fingers.

Thomas stared at the surface of the box, which barely reflected light, and after a long silence, he stood up and walked towards Zhou Qian, patted him on the shoulder, turned back to Zhong Xiaoguang and said, "The matter of the gang, I will discuss it with Uncle Zhou later." ”

There was a bell ringing from the deck, and Thomas walked to the iron ladder and tapped the deck twice with his hand.

After a while, the lock was opened, the hatch opened, and he climbed up on his own.

Su Jian extinguished the oil lamp and said to Zhong Xiaoguang and Zhou Zhen: "Let's go, we have arrived at the station." ”