Is this brainwashing?

Indeed, Hu Xiaopeng doesn't want to deny it, because all this is based on Chen Longbang's subjective sense of crisis, and this is also the real reason why Hu Xiaopeng has been reluctant to expose Gou Xiaoyou, after all, the appearance of Gou Xiaoyou means a "war" in the potential sense.

But in the same way, Hu Xiaopeng must admit that what Chen Longbang said did not have a single lie, because compared to others, as the direct founder of Gou Xiaoyou, he understands Gou Xiaoyou's ability better, and also understands that compared to aggression, defense is a thing that can never be perfected, otherwise, his father would not have been attacked, let alone sacrificed to protect the interests of the country.

Contradiction? Loss? Hesitate?

If Hu Xiaopeng had chosen to obey the so-called "fate" before today, then at this time, when he learned of his future responsibilities, Hu Xiaopeng couldn't help but be conflicted and hesitated.

He loves machines and likes to study everything related to them, but is Dog Friend considered a machine?

Maybe not strictly speaking, but it's not accurate to say that it doesn't matter at all, because as Tatsutaka Bang said, since Dog Xiaoyou can control the all-round mechanic, how can it have nothing to do with IA?

IA, which is already a war machine, if it can really join the so-called PDN system, Hu Xiaopeng really doesn't know whether he is maintaining peace or creating war.

Where is the measure of this? Is it really like what Tatsutaka Bang said at that time, peace needs war to maintain?

Holding the "Level 10 Mechanic License" "specially approved" by Chen Longbang through his authority, sitting in the flying car driven by Lin Jian, Hu Xiaopeng, who was used to hiding his emotions, did not have the slightest mood to pretend at this time.

He left, and did not choose to stay at this moment, even if Chen Longbang had just taken Hu Xiaopeng to visit several scientific research project departments that could be called top secrets, and had seen all kinds of IA and various mechanical equipment that were still in the development stage in that huge hangar, so in the end it did not change Hu Xiaopeng's idea of wanting to leave here.

Could it be that Hu Xiaopeng is not interested in those IAs? Not curious about the machinery? Will he even refuse Tatsutaka's invitation? Reject the call of the state?

Impossible, this situation can't happen, or strictly speaking, Hu Xiaopeng has no right to refuse at all, after all, he is already in it, how can he get out easily?

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the files printed with the word "confidential" that Hu Xiaopeng has seen, in fact, it is already doomed that Hu Xiaopeng will not be able to change his future fate.

And the reason why he was able to leave unharmed is just another "special approval" result of Chen Longbang, because he not only wants to leave Hu Xiaopeng a buffer time, but also hopes that Hu Xiaopeng can fulfill his long-standing wishes and commitments within this time.

As for what this wish and commitment is, it is not complicated to say, that is, as the "chief mechanic", to help Mu Qing and Xiong Tianci complete the championship of WIN and win the IA Super League again.

came from a false sleep and returned depressed, even if he got the coveted tenth-level mechanic's license with "exemption", then Hu Xiaopeng was not happy at all at this time.

Even when he returned to the hotel and met Wang Hui with excitement on his face, Hu Xiaopeng just barely squeezed out a smile that was not very good-looking.

In the face of Hu Xiaopeng's silence and low mood, Wang Hui didn't care, because he had participated in the assessment several times, and he knew what it was like to be tired after desperately completing the assessment, so he mistakenly thought that Hu Xiaopeng was like this because of the assessment, which was normal.

Perhaps what he was curious about was just what kind of work Hu Xiaopeng had completed in the assessment.

But fortunately, Hu Xiaopeng was also prepared for these problems, and a few simple excuses were easily prevaricated, and even many of the original excuses did not come in handy.

Because Wang Hui did not persist in this assessment and chose to give up in the end, there is no need to explain things about waiting for the assessment results and the review.

After a night of almost sleepless and tossing and turning, the next morning, Hu Xiaopeng and Wang Hui finally got on the plane back to Beiling.

In the face of the welcome ceremony that was far warmer than last year, and in the face of the excitement of the whole WIN because they had a level 10 mechanic again, how could Hu Xiaopeng spoil their interest? So whether it was the celebration reception that night or the temporary press conference held the next day, Hu Xiaopeng was naturally present as the protagonist.

And from this time on, Hu Xiaopeng's title of "Chief Mechanic" has begun to apply, in order to change the embarrassing situation of WIN without Chief Mechanic as soon as possible.

However, the league is quite troublesome about the application acceptance process for the chief mechanic, so according to Mu Qing's prediction, it may not be until the end of the regular season at the latest that the final conclusion will be made.

Of course, although the program is troublesome, anyone knows that Hu Xiaopeng's title of chief mechanic will definitely not fail, because Hu Xiaopeng has reached the standards of chief mechanic in both "hardware" and "software", and the only thing missing is his time history in the mechanic industry, after all, since Hu Xiaopeng first got the mechanic license, his mechanic career is only a little more than a year.

As long as the regular season of this league is over, Hu Xiaopeng can accumulate two seasons, a total of nearly two years of mechanic experience, even if someone raises objections, then it will not be able to change the result of Hu Xiaopeng's final promotion to chief mechanic.

A few days later, under the expectation of the public, the 21st round of the regular season officially began, and Hu Xiaopeng appeared on the field again as the starting singles player of WIN this season.

And the player who fought against him this time was Ding Sirui, the vice captain of the Moshang Club, a firepower IA player who was not good at attacking the main attack, but was accustomed to assisting in positional battles.

According to the experience of the first half of the league, there is no doubt that this game will still end with Hu Xiaopeng's victory, after all, the Moshang club itself is not a strong team, and people have already experienced the ability of the all-round mechanic, so the game has not yet started, and it seems that Hu Xiaopeng's victory has been doomed.

But in fact? Hu Xiaopeng did win and maintained his winning streak, but the process of victory greatly exceeded people's expectations.

There were a total of 21 mistakes in the whole game, including six fatal mistakes, and at the end of the game, the comprehensive loss value of IA was only less than 40%, and even if it wasn't for Hu Xiaopeng to avoid the frontal battle in the late game and choose to hide and secretly repair IA, then it is really hard to say who will die in the end.

The number of incomprehensible mistakes, the completely different combat level from before, even if Hu Xiaopeng still ensures the play of mechanical ability, but after a single game, it is still inevitable that people will have palpitations.

But fortunately, in addition to Hu Xiaopeng, the other players of WIN still maintain a very high level of technology and standards, and even Hou Ziang, who used to have the most problems, also played at a super level in the team competition, becoming the key winning point of WIN in this round of team competition.

On the other hand, Hu Xiaopeng, his number of mistakes is almost the sum of others, so at this moment, Hu Xiaopeng, who was once brilliant in the first half of the regular season, has vaguely become a laggard on the road to winning the WIN championship.

Especially after three rounds of games, although he still maintains a winning streak, Hu Xiaopeng, who made more and more mistakes in the game, is like a bomb that will explode at any time.

Not only are there many doubts about Hu Xiaopeng in the outside world, but even within WIN, there seem to be many curious voices.

"Abnormal performance", "declining form", "injury troubles", "emotional frustration", all kinds of speculations have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

But no matter how people question it, the game will continue, and Hu Xiaopeng, as the active vice captain and winning streak of WIN, has no reason to miss any round, even if everyone knows that something must have happened to Hu Xiaopeng.

"Xiaopeng, do you have time?"

On the afternoon of the 25th round of the regular season, when Xiong Tianci was actively preparing for the evening game, but Hu Xiaopeng locked himself in the dormitory for two days, Mu Qing, who could no longer sit idly by, finally came to the door.

"I ...... Okay, what's wrong? ”

"What's wrong? This sentence should be asking you, what is going on with the recent disappointment? ”

Looking at Hu Xiaopeng, who was a little sluggish in front of him, Mu Qing asked softly, and said, regardless of whether Hu Xiaopeng agreed or not, Mu Qing flashed into the room.

"I ...... It's good, haven't I been winning all these games? I guess it's not lagging its feet yet. ”

"There's no drag on the hind legs, but do you think it's good that you can do this?"

Looking at the messy room in front of him, looking at the lunch boxes and beer cans piled up on the coffee table and sofa in the room, Mu Qing couldn't believe that this was Hu Xiaopeng's room.

Hu Xiaopeng is more homely, but he is by no means sloppy, at least unlike most otaku.

still remembers the first time she went to Hu Xiaopeng's house to stay overnight, although he was the only one in his house all the year round, whether it was the corner of the living room and kitchen, or the clothes in the bedroom wardrobe, they were all neatly tidy and tidy, and they didn't look like a single man at all.

But now? Hu Xiaopeng was not only sloppy himself, but even Liu Yiyi wanted to clean up for him, but he was rejected by Hu Xiaopeng again and again.

Thinking that Liu Yiyi cried in his room last night because he was worried about Hu Xiaopeng, and thinking that Hu Xiaopeng was in a state of being unrelenting after returning from Tianjing City, although Mu Qing, as the boss, was more concerned about the overall performance of the club, he couldn't ignore Hu Xiaopeng's strangeness.

At the beginning, including Liu Yiyi, Mu Qing and all of them thought that Hu Xiaopeng's abnormality was just physically and mentally exhausted because of the assessment, and he only needed proper rest to make him recover as before.

In the first few rounds of the competition, in the face of Hu Xiaopeng's technical abnormality, Mu Qing and the others also mistakenly thought that Hu Xiaopeng's game state was not adjusted well, and he only needed to get through this stage before he could gallop again.

However, as time went by, after nearly a month passed, Hu Xiaopeng's state not only did not improve, but became more and more negative, and even except for Hou Ziang, who was able to see Hu Xiaopeng because of mechanical matters, even Liu Yiyi, a life assistant, rarely saw Hu Xiaopeng's appearance.

Even if you don't stay in the hangar all day, repairing the all-round mechanic who was damaged in the last round, then you lock yourself in the dormitory and ignore it, and you are completely isolated from the world.