In the dream, it was still a bloody storm.

"Hayes, is that a week? I see him, he's talking to me, but I can't hear clearly, Hayes, you help me listen, I can't hear clearly. ”

In the river of blood and internal organs, Zhou Zhen struggled to raise his head, the heat wave scorched his body, and also scorched the river, the blood was evaporating, the blood of his own brother, the blood of Hayes, the blood of 100,000 people.

"He, he wants you, live, for him, for me, live."

Hayes's voice was choppy, and his body grew heavier and heavier.

Under the cover that Hayes built with his body, Zhou Zhen dodged the last wave of explosions, and the bunker was broken, but he was still alive.

"Medic!"

Zhou Zhen carried Hayes's shrapnel-covered body, and the charred military uniform wrapped around the charred skin, peeling off pieces beside him.

...

A28 City, 10th floor, Vice President's Office.

Zhou Zhi was strapped to a comfortable leather seat, strictly speaking, only his feet were tied to the legs, he had no hands anymore, and Jiro Oshima didn't think he could do any damage with his torso.

"Do you believe that people have souls?"

Jiro Oshima brought a cup of coffee and put it on the armrest of the chair around the perimeter, and inserted a straw into the cup very thoughtfully.

"Sorry, I just fell asleep, you know, blood loss symptoms, drowsiness."

Zhou Zhen didn't answer his question, but buried his head in a sip of coffee, acting like an animal, cow or horse.

"Oh, totally understood, we're already preparing plasma to match your blood type, and it'll be fine soon."

Jiro Oshima looked apologetic, and Zhou Zhi smiled and expressed his gratitude: "So what did you ask me just now?" ”

"I mean, do you believe that people have souls? Mr. Zhou. ”

Jiro Oshima repeated the question, and Zhou Zhen thought for a moment: "In this situation, I think it's best for me to believe." ”

As he spoke, he lifted the severed limb and made a shooting motion next to his temple.

"Haha, yes, I appreciate your honesty, and I'm honest with you, you will indeed die."

Jiro Oshima was amused by him, and Zhou Zhen also smiled, as expected.

"But it's good that your death can solve the energy crisis for humanity once and for all, isn't it? Who wouldn't die. ”

Jiro Oshima raised his coffee cup, but Zhou Zhi couldn't clink glasses with him, so he could only nod.

"Well, I'd like to hear about it."

"There's no hurry, you'll know, but there are a few things I have to ask first."

Jiro Oshima said, "I've searched your satchel, and my energy card isn't in it." ”

"Yes, no."

Zhou Zhen confirmed that the energy card had been thrown away by Zhong Xiaoguang.

"It's a bit difficult, if the energy is stuck, I can legally try and execute you on charges of theft and resisting arrest."

Jiro Oshima spread his hands and expressed regret: "And I just found out that the energy quota in my card has been transferred to his parents before you joined Shennong Group as Zhong Xiaoguang, so in this case, the timing will not be right." ”

"Theft? That's your plan? Let me get your energy card at Tech Light as evidence of theft? ”

Zhou Zhen felt insulted, he was not greedy for life, but he really didn't want to use this crime as the end of his life.

"Plans can't keep up with change."

Oshimaji shrugged: "I took a big risk for this, sending medicines and medical equipment to the unemployed, just because I was afraid that they would spend their energy credits to buy these things before you arrived, leaving traceable consumption records, which would become evidence that I was a sympathizer." ”

"As far as I know, they've exchanged your energy card for electricity."

Zhou Zhen reminded.

"It doesn't matter if you have electricity, who doesn't use electricity, remotely powered receivers are everywhere and don't record the actual users."

Oshima replied, which solved the question that had plagued Zhou Zhen for more than a month, and he decided to die: "You also expect that I will not use this energy card before joining the company?" ”

Oshima waved his hand, "No, no, no, I don't know you that well, it's all thanks to Hayes, he knows that you don't lack this." ”

Hayes, hearing his name, Zhou Zhen felt a sadness: "But you didn't expect that I would give the energy card to Zhong Xiaoguang." ”

"One hundred secrets, it's a pity that this will involve two more people, Zhong Xiaoguang's parents."

Jiro Oshima sighed.

"They didn't violate the rules, so how can receiving energy count as a violation?"

Zhou Zhen's tone was excited, Zhong Xiaoguang was already a victim, and he really didn't want to involve his parents.

"Yes, they didn't violate the rules, but they know the truth and have evidence in their hands, so I can only place a new assassination order with the Armored Rat Company."

Jiro Oshima touched his chin and thought, "Unless..."

"Unless what?"

Zhou asked, the only thing he could do now was to find a way to minimize the destructive power of the conspiracy.

"You know what? Without the energy card as evidence, you would not have committed a theft violation, and then our arrest would become an illegal arrest, and your resistance to arrest would become a reasonable self-defense. ”

Jiro Oshima did not answer positively.

"But I'm sure you've got other charges ready."

Zhou Zhen remembered the photo he saw in Natasha's basement, and Jiro Oshima nodded and praised his judgment: "The charge of theft is prepared for your identity in the Shennong Group - Zhong Xiaoguang, just in case, we have prepared another charge for Zhou Zhen." ”

"I guess it's a massacre, the slaughter of more than seventy unemployed people in the light of technology who shouldn't have died."

Zhou Zhen continued to speculate.

"It's always pleasant to communicate with smart people, but I don't really want to make this charge public, because your ID is dead, which requires a secret execution of you, which will cause a lot of trouble, such as the few security guards you killed, I also need to make up charges for them, and it is always difficult to cover up lies with lies."

Jiro Oshima had a sad face, as if it was him who was going to die, not Zhou.

"Then why don't I keep my ID card alive?"

Zhou was puzzled, if he was to be executed for massacre, keeping his ID card alive was the best policy.

"Because of Amiko, I can't let her know that you are Zhou Qian, let your ID die, and she will die."

Jiro Oshima was blunt.

"Amiko? What does it have to do with her? ”

Zhou Zhen felt more and more confused, he looked down at his severed limb, Amiko's masterpiece, if she knew that she was Zhou Zhen, what would the ending be?

"I'm sorry, you didn't have a chance to know about Amiko, why don't you leave some good memories and take them to the grave?"

Jiro Oshima seemed to see through his thoughts, and Zhou Zhi stopped dwelling on this issue.

"Mr. Oshima, I'm already a dying man, can you tell me why you and Hayes are planning these plots?"

"Look at me."

Jiro Oshima took two steps closer and spun around in front of Zhou Zhi's eyes.

"With all due respect, you don't look good."

Zhou Zhen teased.

"Haha, I'll admit it, but can't you see it? I am a terminally ill patient, stage 3 cirrhosis of the liver, which cannot be cured by conventional medical treatment, and the doctor told me last month that I only have half a year to live. ”

Jiro Oshima pointed to his upper abdomen.

"You want my parasitic system to survive?"

Zhou Zhen suddenly realized, Changsheng, Amiko said that his parasitic system seems to be called this name, and now it seems that it is more appropriate to call it Oriju.

Throughout the ages, those princes and generals who pursued immortality paid the price of their lives, the lives of others, and their own.

"Yes, I only want your parasitic system, and it's Hayes who really wants your life."

Jiro Oshima admitted very cheerfully.

"Hayes wants to kill me?"

This is somewhat beyond the comprehension of Zhou Qian, his life was exchanged by Hayes for half his life.

"Yes, you heard it right, you probably don't know it yet, at the end of this year, there will be an enlarged meeting of the business alliance, and the number of directors will increase to five, and Hayes wants the Armored Mouse Company to get this fifth place."

"The Armored Squirrel Company? How is our scale possible? ”

From the beginning of its establishment, the board of directors of the enterprise alliance was firmly controlled by the four major enterprises, and in terms of scale, the company could not touch the threshold of the fifth largest enterprise for another thousand years.

"With the support of Shennong Group, besides, the fifth place itself is reserved for small and medium-sized enterprises."

Jiro Oshima seems to have a lot of money in his chest.

"The exchange is my parasitic system? Hayes can be honest with me, I can give him the parasitic system. ”

Zhou Zhen still can't understand, he is not good at guessing people's hearts with a vicious mentality, but fortunately, Jiro Oshima is very good at it.

"Then you must die too, first, you have lost the parasitic system, you are just an ordinary veteran, what value do you have to Hayes? Second, such bribery is inherently illegal, so why should Hayes keep an extra mouth that could leak secrets? ”

Zhou Zhen nodded desperately, seventy-five years old, only to find out that he was a hopelessly naïve guy.

"Why didn't you arrest me at the beginning of my employment in Shennong Group?"

Zhou Zhen asked, Oshima Jiro took out the portable terminal and shook it in front of him: "Because technology research and development takes time, I can't be sure that you will voluntarily hand over the parasitic system, and if you don't give a conscious command, the parasitic system cannot be transferred to others, and will only lose its function with your death, of course, now we have found a solution." ”

Jiro Oshima made a video call and projected the portable terminal to the wall, and after a few seconds, a familiar face appeared in front of Zhou Zhi's eyes.

"Natasha..."

Natasha nodded: "It's me, remember the parasitic system control program I showed you when you were in my bedroom?" Now I'm done. ”

Zhou Zhen opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound, he never thought that Natasha would be involved in the conspiracy.

"I've given you ample hints not to carry out this mission, and even hinted that I had found a way to control the parasitic system, but you didn't listen to me, unfortunately, my last hint you found out too late."

Natasha said regretfully, and Jiro Oshima approached and patted Zhou Zhen on the shoulder: "You don't have to blame Miss Natasha, if she doesn't cooperate with R&D, she will also become Hayes's outcast, what does it mean for a woman to be unemployed, I don't think I need to explain more." ”

"Well, I understand."

Zhou Zhen sighed deeply, self-preservation, this is why Natasha withdrew the laboratory, why can she only remind herself in secret words, she has done everything she can, how can he blame her?

Jiro Oshima also sighed and said: "Please don't blame me, I'm not a person who spares my life, it's just that the research project I lead is too important, as long as it succeeds, it will definitely solve the energy problem, and I can't fall short at this time." ”

Zhou Zhen suddenly remembered the 'unless' mentioned by Oshima before, turned his head and said, "Maybe there is a better plan, so that you can legally execute me." ”

"Zhou Qian! Mr. Oshima, you promised me that you would keep him alive. ”

Natasha screams in the video, and it seems that she doesn't know the whole plan.

Oshima took a few steps away, turned his back to the camera, and calmly explained: "It's not me who Hayes promised you, I'm not responsible for other people's promises, and, Miss Natasha, we already have a backup of your program, and you don't have any chips in your hand to ensure that Hayes keeps his promise." ”

After that, he hung up the video and looked at Zhou Zhen with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, go on." ”

"I will hand over the parasitic system and voluntarily admit to theft and resisting arrest and homicide, so that you don't need evidence to back it up and no one can retract your confession."

Zhou Zhi decided to choose 'unless'.

"That's for the best, of course, but why would you do it?"

Jiro Oshima asked suspiciously.

"Zhong Xiaoguang's parents, I hope you don't touch them."