Company Z, the giant trust group that controls nearly 20 million square kilometers of territory on the North American continent. In biopharmaceutical, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc., Company Z's technology is even more advanced than APAC.

But that's not the point, the point is, why did Company Z know about "twilight", and so quickly?

"Either there are commercial spies of Company Z in APT, and they just happened to find this information." "Either outside of APC, someone leaked the secret, and if the latter is the case, the biggest suspect is the professor." ”

"Hmm."

Xia Ye nodded, when the special operations team broke in yesterday, the professor's brain-computer interface was still connected to the data cable, if he had a communication channel with Company Z before, then in that instant, it was enough for him to transmit key information.

"That'...... Which side do you want to choose in winter? It seems that the price offered by Company Z is higher, and they do have an advantage in medical treatment, and the possibility of Dad's illness being cured is also greater. ”

Dong Tian lowered his head and thought for a while, and replied: "I suggest that you choose Asia-Pacific Power." ”

"Why?"

"Because there's less risk."

Xia Ye smiled helplessly: "I think the same as you. ”

Based on the information known to the two at this time, choosing Asia-Pacific Power is obviously a much less risky approach - this is the land ruled by Asia-Pacific Power, and they have already reached a deal with Asia-Pacific Power, if they betray rashly, not to mention whether Company Z can honor the conditions they offered, it is a question of whether Summer Night, Winter Day, and whether their father can leave here alive.

"Actually, I've always felt that something was wrong." Summer night again.

"Huh?"

"Don't you think that both APAC Power and Company Z are too enthusiastic about 'dusk'?"

"Is that so?" Winter Sun tilted his head in confusion.

Summer Night knew that even if she spoke her mind concretely, nothing would change, because it was something that hadn't happened at that time. At that time, although he had vaguely captured some doubts, he had never been able to figure out the reason, let alone make the right choice.

"Let's go to the company again in the afternoon and report to them about Company Z's contact with us." She said.

"Hmm." Winter Day.

……

At 3 p.m., in the same conference room, Summer Night and Winter Day again started a video conference with people from the company's headquarters.

But the CTO didn't show up again, and the highest-ranking person in the audience was the head of security, who nodded to Summer Night after listening to the ins and outs of what happened:

"Thank you for your loyalty to the company."

Then, he turned his gaze to Dong Day: "Thank you Miss Dong Tian for your trust in 'Asia Pacific Power'. ”

"We're going to immediately have someone to track down this leak, not just within the company, but also the professor you just mentioned. Subsequently, on the premise of not violating the company's confidentiality regulations, we will inform you of any investigation results in a timely manner. Plus, you'll get 50,000 credits as a reward for providing us with these clues, which will be credited to Summer Night's payroll account at the end of the month."

But that's not what Summer Night cared about.

"I think my life and I are in danger of life, and I hope the company can protect it." She said bluntly.

"Why do you think so?"

"Because we rejected Company Z, since they don't have the technology to make 'Twilight', they may kill us directly, so as to delay the progress of APEC's production of 'Twilight' - this speculation is reasonable, right?"

The head of the security department smiled: "Summer Night, and Miss Winter Day, although it is a bit rude to say this, but in order for you to properly assess the current situation, I have to be honest with you to tell you the truth: Yes, 'Dusk' is indeed important, but it is not as important as you think.

"In the laboratories of the company's research centers, hundreds of research results are produced every month, some of which are extremely important and some of which are relatively less important. And 'dusk' is probably only ranked in the middle and upper reaches of the whole sequence, at most, and the middle and upper reaches are a little higher.

"In the research center, the vast majority of scientists do not need to worry about their lives.

"For our potential enemies, such as Company Z, assassinating scientists is a small and costly affair, and the assassination means challenging the bottom line of APAC, which often leads to reciprocal retaliation and even expands into an inter-company war; But for the research project itself, even if a key scientist dies, all the information about the experiment remains, and the impact on the progress of the research is often very limited.

"If you're still not sure, maybe think about it from another angle: if assassination were a common and effective method, then I'm afraid you would see the news of the 'accidental death' of scientists on the Internet every day — but not really, right?"

What the head of the security department said is the truth, the vast majority of scientists do not need to worry about their own safety, and the importance of "twilight" does not reach the level of the "very few" according to conventional standards.

But as someone who has already experienced the whole event, Summer Night knows that Winter Day and himself happen to be an exception, and the importance of "dusk" is far higher than APAC Power thinks, because it can ......

Can......

Can...... What's going on?

Only then did Xia Ye realize that he didn't have this part of the memory......

And the head of the Ministry of Security has already continued:

"Still, we decided to do something about it...... Just in case, even if nothing happens in the end, it's better than regretting it later. You and Miss Winter Day will be moved to a safe house, where you will be guarded 24 hours a day, and your protections will not be lifted until the leak is thoroughly investigated. ”

This was an exception for the company, but Summer Night knew that the protections were exactly the same as they had then, and nothing had changed.

So—

What's the point of having your head go back to this memory?

Is it really just to let the city lord regain his memory? But in that case, why pull yourself in and be a sober spectator who can't change anything?

Until the end of the meeting, Summer Night pondered these questions without finding any answers.

As soon as the siblings walked downstairs, they found a black jeep parked at the door, and a young woman of about 25 or 6 years old was waiting by the car.

The other party was wearing a decent lady's suit, with long hair tied in a ponytail, looking clean and capable:

"Miss Summer Night, Winter Day, for the next period of time, my colleagues and I will be responsible for the security of the two of you."

She introduced herself as she showed the two of them badges with the logo of the Ministry of Security.

"You can call me 'circuit breaker', as for the other colleague......" she pointed to the driver in the driver's seat, "his code name is 'air switch'." ”

Even after listening to it for the second time, Xia Ye couldn't help but complain: "Aren't these two the same thing?" ”

"These two are really synonymous, and that's exactly how we set up our codenames." The other party explained with a smile, and then invited the two to get into the car.

The car starts, but the destination is not the home of Summer Night and Winter Day, and it takes the two of them directly to the safe house, and at the same time, the "circuit breaker" tells them that they can make a list of what they need, and she will arrange for someone to go to their home to pick it up.

……

This night, Summer Night and Winter Day slept in a brand new bedroom, while "Circuit Breaker" and "Air Switch" lived in the other bedroom next door, unlike this one, which had only a single bed - they had to take turns to watch the night, and a single bed was enough.

Like last night, Summer Night waited patiently for the winter day to fall asleep, to see if the lord of the castle would show up—tomorrow, the last day.

But she waited for a while, but she still didn't wait for any movement.

"City Lord? City Lord? ”

She shouted softly twice, and the only thing that answered her was the steady breathing of the winter day.

(End of chapter)