"Hey, that's right. I knew you weren't that kind of person. I can go now."
Shen Qiu stretched out his hand and hooked it around Lei Jing's neck, saying with a smile.
Lei Jing took a deep breath, made a difficult decision and said.
"You can go now. If Lord Long Er blames me, I will take the responsibility."
"terrific!"
"However, you should be careful. This time is different from the past. You should have noticed that someone is obviously trying to trick you. Maybe they have set a trap for you."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Shen Qiu smiled and replied.
"Go ahead, and be careful on your way."
After Lei Jing said goodbye to Shen Qiu, he left with his subordinates.
Shen Qiu immediately returned to the van, pushed Chen Ye to the passenger seat, and then stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.
Swish!
The entire van sped away.
"Boss, why are you driving so fast?"
Chen Ye asked in confusion.
"Of course we have to leave quickly! Who knows if anyone will stop us? You know, Lei Jing is easy to deal with, but others may not be so easy to deal with."
After Shen Qiu finished speaking, he ignored Chen Ye and drove at full speed.
…
A few hours later.
The van drove on the bumpy road, heading towards the singularity.
“Haha~”
At this time, Chen Ye, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't stop smiling as he looked at the bracelet.
Shen Qiu, who was driving, turned his head, looked at him and asked.
"What are you doing? You're smiling so happily."
"I'm reading the latest hot news. It really makes me laugh to death. By the way, boss, you are no longer number one on the hot search list. You've been pushed down."
Chen Ye said with a grin.
Shen Qiu was also very surprised when he heard Chen Ye's words. He was not the number one on the trending search list anymore.
"What happened?"
"The City Lord's Mansion of the City of Stars was blocked by someone, but now those people are not blocking us anymore, haha!"
"Who is so brave? He even dares to block the City Lord's Mansion?"
"Hey, boss, you will never guess it."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and say it!"
"Okay, the ones blocking the City Lord's Mansion are the Blue Alliance Ten and that group of capitalists, and of course there are a lot of rich people."
Chen Ye then explained to Shen Qiu.
"for what?"
"It's like this. Oroko of the Blue Alliance originally promised to settle the accounts with all the capital groups. You know that when we built the City of Stars, we purchased a lot of things and had a lot of debts. But now the situation has changed. Speaker Oroko approved a plan called Seed of Hope, which will use most of the allocated funds to help the people of the Blue Alliance. As a result, those people are not happy."
"Wait, the Blue Alliance is rescuing the people? Why does that sound weird? It doesn't sound like the style of Speaker Oroko."
"It's not like the style of Oroko Council President, but he had no choice. Recently, cities in the Blue Alliance have been frequently hit by monster waves, and the elite troops are either in another world or transferred to the City of Stars. As a result, the family is in chaos, and there is no other way but to rescue them."
"If that's all, there's no need for that group of people to turn against Speaker Oroko, right? After all, isn't the Blue Alliance very rich?"
"Boss, you don't understand. The Blue Alliance is rich, but the relief funds from the Blue Alliance are not the same as those from the Red Alliance. They are all allocated in Blue Alliance coins! Here, each person may be able to get a subsidy of 1,000 Red Alliance coins at most, and their subsidy standard is at least a few thousand Blue Alliance coins! Calculate how much money they need to give out with so many people? Moreover, livelihood assistance like this is basically a bottomless pit. Once this money is distributed, the originally wealthy Blue Alliance may go downhill."
Chen Ye immediately explained.
"Oh, I see!"
"Boss, there is something even more amazing."
"What is it?"
"Those capitalists are raising slogans against the movement, but it turns out that it is the will of the people. A large number of those who are incited to protest are rich people. How shameless. The beneficiaries of the Seed of Hope plan are the lower-level members of the Blue Alliance. Now the two groups are about to quarrel on the forum."
"Let me see."
When Shen Qiu heard this, he clicked on his bracelet to open the forum while driving.
I immediately saw the top popular post.
"Oroko - evil dictator, enemy of democracy!"
Shen Qiu clicked on it out of curiosity, and saw a video uploaded in the post named Justice. He opened the video and watched it.
The excited people blocked the City Lord's Mansion of the City of Stars, waving the flags of freedom and justice and shouting continuously.
"Protest! Abolish the Seed of Hope Program! The public funds of the Blue Alliance should be used to protect the safety of everyone, not to embezzle in the name of charity..."
“Ororoko step down.”
…
Fighters from the Xinghui Department stood in front of the protesting people and tried their best to stop them. Anyone who dared to throw things would be caught on the spot.
Shen Qiu then read the comments below, which were also noisy.
The Blue Alliance members left messages crazily, and both sides continued to put forward their own views.
"The funds of the Blue Alliance come from everyone's contributions. The funds should be used for weapons so that mankind can have a future, rather than just being wasted with a single word."
"A group of people who are so high and mighty and have such a strong sense of superiority are talking nonsense about whether or not they should lend a helping hand to their dying companions? How hypocritical!"
…
"It's such a big argument and has such a bad influence, won't Blue Alliance delete the post?"
Shen Qiu said with deep emotion.
Chen Ye said to Shen Qiu with a chuckle.
"Boss, you don't understand. The Blue Alliance is different from us. They value freedom of speech. When the Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance jointly founded the City of Stars, they had an agreement in this regard. By the way, Boss, your post was posted by someone from the Blue Alliance, so the Red Alliance has been unable to delete it."
"Oh, I see."
Shen Qiu immediately understood what Chen Ye said.
As a result, when he scrolled down the post to read the comments, a prompt suddenly popped up.
“Tip: The post you are browsing no longer exists. The page will be refreshed soon.”
Before Shen Qiu could react, the page was refreshed and his post became number one again.
"Shit, why did it get deleted?"
Shen Qiu said in surprise.
"No way, let me see, damn, it's really deleted."
Chen Ye replied in confusion, "Isn't this slap in the face too quick?"
"Oh, what a double standard, my post was not deleted."
Shen Qiu couldn't help it anymore and cursed angrily.
"That's right, that's too much."
Angie also joined in the fun.
Bei Kailun sneered when he heard this.
"Okay, isn't this a normal thing? Those hypocritical people have always been watching the fun from a distance, wishing you bad luck. If they really involved me, they would definitely have a different excuse. To put it bluntly! The Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance are just living together now, how much do you still expect us to work together?"
"cut!"
Shen Qiu replied unhappily.
As a result, another post was pushed to the top with the title Oroko: Hero or Devil!
Shen Qiu was slightly startled, then clicked on the post and saw that it said.
"Hey, deleting a post is so boring. I'll create a new post for you guys, go ahead and chat!"
Shen Qiu looked at the ID of this post. Although the poster was anonymous, it was obvious that he was from the Red Alliance. This post immediately became the main battlefield. People from both sides rushed in and started cursing at each other.
"Ah, it really is a matter of time."
Shen Qiu said with deep emotion.
"Boss, you better drive carefully, or you'll take us into a ditch."
"Get lost, you can't compare to my skills."
Shen Qiu replied unhappily, but still pulled his attention back. After all, if he drove any further, he might encounter monsters at any time.
"Yes, yes..."
Chen Ye responded with a smile.
…
…
In the backyard of Dragon Mansion in Shenxing City.
On the edge of the misty lake stands an exquisite, classical mahogany loft.
At the railing on the third floor of the attic, a noble lady wearing a snow-white cloak, with skin as white as fat, golden hair hanging down to her waist, eyes as deep as a pool, and elegant and calm manners stood there, looking at the hazy lake in front of her.
Thump thump
A sound of steady footsteps was heard.
The noble lady slowly turned around and looked, only to see Bai Mucheng wearing a green jumpsuit and a star orchid pinned on her long light blue hair that looked like a waterfall.
She walked up to the lady, took off her exquisite faceless mask, and greeted her respectfully.
"Lord Long Qing, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"I've only been here for a short while. Mu Cheng, there's no need to be so polite. Just call me Long Qing."
Long Qing said with a gentle smile.
"I dare not. I wonder why you called me here, Lord Long Qing?"
Bai Mucheng remained respectful throughout and replied calmly.
Others don't understand Long Qing, but she knows it better than anyone else. As the wife of the chairman of the Long Yan Council and the mistress of the Long family, although she does not openly participate in the affairs of the Red Alliance, she influences the Red Alliance all the time.
There are even rumors that the reason why Long Yan was able to take the position of Speaker of the Council had a lot to do with Long Qing's strong support.
"I'm a woman and there's nothing wrong. I just haven't seen you at home for a long time and I missed you so much that I wanted to say something heartfelt to you."
"I'm sorry, Lord Long Qing. I'm currently serving as the Vice President of the Red Alliance and I'm so busy with work that I can't visit you often."
"I know that you have been working hard and very busy since you became the vice president of the parliament. I often hear Long Yan mention you, and he always praises you highly."
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. President."
Bai Mucheng replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Long Qing said to Bai Mucheng with a smile.
"Don't be so modest. Your excellence is obvious to everyone. I like you very much."
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Long Qing."
A strange gleam flashed in Bai Mucheng's eyes, and she replied calmly.
Long Qing's continuous praise made her feel something was wrong.
This is what Long Qing said to Bai Mucheng with a smile.
"Mu Cheng, what do you think of Long Xiu?"
"Brother Long Xiu is brave and resourceful, very outstanding."
"You really think so?"
"Um."
"That's great. I remember that you grew up together and went to the same school, so you know each other very well. Now that you two have reached the right age to get married, I think you two are a perfect match. You can consider it."
Long Qing no longer hid it and spoke directly out.
Bai Mucheng was also very surprised when she heard Long Qing's words. She didn't expect that Long Qing called her here to propose marriage, but she quickly calmed down and replied.
"Thank you, Lord Long Qing. It's just that Brother Long Xiu is the second star envoy of the City of Stars, and I am just lucky enough to be his father's replacement. How can I be worthy of Brother Long Xiu? And now I only want to do a good job as the vice president and contribute my own strength to the Red Alliance. I won't consider other things for the time being."
After hearing Bai Mucheng decline and say that she only cared about her career, Long Qing became more optimistic about Bai Mucheng.
At this moment she saw her own shadow in Bai Mucheng.
Long Qing said to Bai Mucheng with a smile.
"Don't rush to refuse. Let me tell you slowly. I know Long Xiu well. His ideal is to lead the Red Alliance to glory. The same is true for you. I think you two can achieve this ideal together. And we will be a family by then. Long Xiu will definitely support you, and I will also fully support you."
Bai Mucheng naturally understood Long Qing's implicit meaning, that as long as she married Long Xiu, he would fully support her and give her supreme power.
Just as Bai Mucheng was about to speak, Long Qing smiled and took out an exquisite box. She opened it in front of Bai Mucheng and handed it to her.
Inside the box, there was a golden injection lying quietly.
"This is?"
Bai Mucheng looked at the injection, a hint of doubt flashing across her cold eyes.
Long Qing said to Bai Mucheng calmly.
"This is the Godhead Potion. The reason why you are stuck at the bottleneck of LV4 is because you don't have this thing. And so far, only three of these Godhead Potion have been produced. I won't mention the first two. This is the third one. I guarantee that there is no fourth one in the world right now. As for its importance, I don't need to say more. I know you are very close to Shen Qiu, but what I want to tell you is that he and you are not from the same world. You pursue different things, and you are destined to have unsatisfactory results. Now you have a better choice. The power and strength are in front of you. It depends on how you choose?"
In Long Qing's eyes, Shen Qiu served as the third star envoy for power and opened a parasol company to make money. Such a fame and fortune-seeking person is nothing but an ambitious person.
After hearing what Long Qing said, Bai Mucheng frowned. Her calm heart began to ripple like a lake and could not calm down for a long time.
Tick-tick!
At this time, a drizzle began to fall from the gloomy sky, and raindrops continued to fall on the attic and the lake.
The fog on the lake became increasingly hazy, obscuring everything.
…
…
Dokoas, the alternate world, the city of puppets.
Long Er, Yun Qinghan, Qi Nan, Long Huai and others were blocked by a group of soldiers wearing heavy mechanical armor. Leading them was a tall and strong man with dark skin wearing the uniform of a major general of the Blue Alliance.
"Who are you?"
Major General Patber looked Long Er and the others up and down, and asked in a bad tone.
Qi Nan replied in a low voice at this time.
"We are from the Hongmeng KPI department."
"People from the Red Alliance? What are you doing here?"
When Patber heard Qi Nan's words, he asked with a frown.
Long Er did not hide anything and said to Patber.
"We are here to investigate Shen Qiu's matter."
"Oh, so you're here to investigate that incident. That's true. But is it worth sending someone here for such a small matter?"
Patber replied with a chuckle, looking nonchalant.
"What do you mean by that?"
When Long Huai heard what Patber said, he replied with a somewhat displeased tone.
"What do you mean? Isn't it obvious? The offender is the Third Star Envoy Shen Qiu. Can you afford to offend him? And isn't the victim one of your own Red Alliance? Can't you just suppress it and be done with it? It's not a big deal."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Long Huai replied somewhat annoyed.
"Nonsense? How come your people dare to do something but not take responsibility for it? You don't want to be a whore and also want to be a saint, do you?"
"Keep your mouth shut, we are here to investigate the truth."
"Okay, stop pretending in front of me. You're talking as if you have irrefutable evidence and you dare to arrest him. Anyway, this is your internal matter, you can do whatever you want."
Patber sneered back.
Long Er suppressed his annoyance and said to Patber.
"I won't waste my time talking to you. I need your help."
"Why?"
"When the Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance cooperated, there was a mutual assistance treaty."
"There is such a treaty, so what? I have no intention of helping you. The crime scene is in the Puppet City, Mengpi Street. Go investigate it yourself! By the way, if you really want to arrest Shen Qiu, we can also reluctantly inform you if we see him."
Major General Patber said with a laugh.
When Long Huai heard Patber's words that he deserved a beating, his face turned very ugly, and he seemed to want to slap him.
However, he was still suppressed by Long Er's look.
Ryuji then took a deep breath and replied.
"good!"
"Let's go!"
Major General Patber then waved his hand and left with his subordinates.
Soon, only Long Er and a few others were left on the street. Yun Qinghan said with a smile as he looked at the backs of Patber and the others as they left.
"It seems that we are not welcome at all. We ran into a setback right from the start."
“It’s really arrogant.”
Long Huai cursed angrily.
"Don't be angry with them. It's normal that we are not welcomed. This puppet city is the territory that the Blue Alliance has focused on developing. Half of the city is occupied by the Blue Alliance. It would be strange for them to welcome us at this critical moment. If it weren't for the constraints of the alliance treaty, they would have taken action long ago."
Long Er replied very calmly.
"I see, Lord Ryuji, it looks like you've done a lot of homework!"
Qi Nan replied thoughtfully.
"I just did a little research. Let me briefly introduce this other world to you. The name of this other world is Dokoas. According to rumors, an extremely powerful civilization once lived here. The Puppet City we are in is a first-level city in this world. The entire city is full of powerful puppet monsters."
Long Er introduced with a serious expression.
"A first-tier city, how does that compare to those in Anjikala City?"
"The strength is not much different. There are more than one first-level city like this. The most famous one is the Skeleton City, which is right next door. The monster guarding that city is none other than the MX-186 Skeleton Black Knight that appeared in the Seventh Administrative District, Monger City."
"Wasn't the Skeleton Black Knight killed by Shen Qiu in the end? Then wouldn't the Skeleton City become an empty city?"
Yun Qinghan asked with his eyes lighting up.
"It's not an empty city, there are still many monsters inside, but the difficulty of opening it up has indeed dropped dramatically. But don't worry, the city has been almost completely looted by the Blue Alliance."
“What a pity.”
"It's not a pity. We didn't come here to compete with the Blue Alliance for food, and we can't do that. As far as I know, there is a special king city above this puppet city, and that is the most terrifying."
Long Er said in a deep voice.
"I remember now. When the Skeleton Black Knight was killed, it seemed that someone forcibly summoned its king. Could that king be in the royal city behind the Puppet City?"
Yun Qinghan's expression changed and asked.
"That's right."
"Wait, if the Blue Alliance defeats the Lord of Puppet City, will they summon the King?"
“Not sure, but there is a possibility.”
"Then maybe we will be affected?"
"Well, so we need to investigate that matter as soon as possible, find a way to catch the fake Shen Qiu, and then leave this world."
Ryuji said seriously.
"Understood."
Yun Qinghan and others responded in a deep voice.
…
In the southwest underground laboratory base of the City of Bones.
Rows of biochemical tanks are neatly arranged, with various wires and tubes connected to the tanks.
A young man was soaked in the sticky nutrient solution in the biochemical tank. Looking closely, the man's facial features looked exactly like Shen Qiu.
Looking from afar, one hundred biochemical culture jars were filled with Shen Qiu.
At the innermost of all the biochemical tanks, there is a special culture glass tank, in which is soaked a wriggling milky white brain-like substance.
At this time, an old man wearing a white research suit, with a deformed and bent body, a mechanical eyeball embedded in his left eye, a head full of white hair, and a very mean look, scolded his subordinates with anger on his face.
“Why are the data still so unsatisfactory?”
"Master Dr. Fedeli, we don't understand either. We are only here according to your request."
The subordinates present said tremblingly.
This Dr. Fedri was none other than the doctor of Theta Company who was in charge of the Diaoyu Island research.
Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard.
"Dr. Fedeli."
Dr. Fedri turned his head and saw a man in gray modular armor, with a blue birthmark on his face and fierce eyes running towards him.
"What happened to Bazer?"
"Dr. Fedri's situation is a bit bad. The Red Alliance has sent an investigation team to Puppet City to investigate Shen Qiu's matter."
"What the hell is going on? Why would the Red Alliance send someone to investigate? Didn't Shen Qiu do it himself?"
"I don't know. I was also very surprised. But according to the reports from the people below, they seemed to think that it was someone else who did it?"
Bazer then explained.
"Someone else did it? How is that possible?"
Dr. Fedeli replied angrily.
"Lord Fedeli, I don't think Shen Qiu is someone who would do such a thing. Could it really be someone else who did it? For example, maybe..."
When Baze finished speaking, he looked at Shen Qiu in the jars.
Fedri reacted immediately and said firmly.
"It couldn't have been done by our test subjects. All the test subjects are here, not a single one is missing."
“Could it be a failure?”
Baz thought for a moment and asked.
"Do you think I'm that kind of idiot? I watched over all the failed products being destroyed and burned until not even a slag was left. Do you think it's possible for them to come back to life?"
Federico said unhappily.