Vancouver is one of the most livable cities in the world, with many descendants of nobles and royal families settling here. Maple Leaf County has a limited population and a vast territory, and there are no powerful resistance organizations involved. Therefore, after wars broke out in Asia, Europe, and Africa, many powerful people chose to move here. Most of them own properties all over the world, some already own villas or even manors in Vancouver, while others can just sign a few more checks to find a nice place to live.
But not long ago, a disturbing mystery occurred in this city.
That was the mysterious death of the third prince Victor Wittstock. The cause of his death was that he accidentally fell into the sea and drowned while traveling alone on a yacht for fishing. When his body was discovered, His Royal Highness was obviously dead and completely brain-dead, and there was no possibility of rescuing him.
The circumstances of his death were very strange and can only be explained as an accident. His yacht was stalled, and he was the only one on board. The entire right leg of the corpse was wrapped in a mess of fishing line. Victor's fat body was dragged by the fishing rod like a big fish on the hook. That's why it didn't sink to the bottom of the sea.
The subsequent investigation was swift and thorough. hl directly kicked the police out and took full charge, but the result was that they still came to the conclusion of "accidental" because they really couldn't find any traces of murder. Even if the entire ship was analyzed inch by inch, checking every fingerprint, and even the DNA of every hair that could be found, no useful clues could be found.
If we must say that this was not an accident, then... at least from the perspective of evidence, there are only two possibilities: first, His Highness the Third Prince committed suicide; second, it was a so-called complete crime.
Even if these two assumptions are established, the team responsible for investigating the case will face the same problem, that is, the murderer cannot be found at all. If it's suicide, that's it. What if it's a complete crime? With the technology in today's world and the existence of groups like capable people, a perfect murder case is not impossible to achieve. But the problem is that since a complete crime has been successfully achieved, it means the victory of the murderer, because an important condition for a complete crime is that the murderer cannot be found out, or even if he admits that he committed the murder and even arrogantly stated the method of committing the crime, You can't find any evidence against him other than a confession.
Therefore, the investigation team chose the conclusion of "accident". In fact, it is not difficult to choose. To say "suicide" is a scandal and will implicate many things; to say "complete crime" is to admit the existence of the murderer but can do nothing. There was only one way left for them.
Ever since, this group of buddies had failed and were collectively demoted and disbanded. The Governor of Vancouver was also unlucky, but he resigned voluntarily and wisely. After being persuaded by many colleagues to "sustain" him, he was finally transferred by his superiors to the municipal office of a second- and third-tier city as the deputy director of the office.
Not to mention that it’s not easy to be an official these days. Anyone who is ruthless, courageous and knowledgeable will take on a few projects that damage the environment and harm people's livelihood, or they can build a few large projects that are both good-looking and rich in oil and water, in order to achieve some political achievements. As long as the problems are exposed In the past, if you were promoted and changed your job position, it would have nothing to do with you if a bridge collapses, an embankment collapses, a river smells bad, or people die a few years later.
If you want to do nothing, you'd better find a fortune teller to check Feng Shui. Don't catch any natural disasters, such as train derailments, high-rise fires, road collapses, etc. If the death toll exceeds Thirty-five, or if some nobles or royal family suffer misfortune, you can take care of it yourself.
Of course, there is another type of person who is more difficult to be a good cadre who serves the people, the kind who dare not even accept a stick of cigarettes, who never flatter the leader, who do not help relatives when they ask for help, and whose children go to ordinary schools. My wife doesn’t even know how to play mahjong, she doesn’t have a lover, and all her secretaries are men. However, officials like this generally cannot be promoted to the position of governor, so let's not mention it.
All in all, when a big shot dies, even if no one can be found to be responsible, someone will be forced to take responsibility. And when a little person dies, even if he wears iron shoes, he may not be able to find a place to reason.
The world shouldn't be like this, and it wasn't like this in the past. I don't know why it is like this now.
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July 13, 2101, Maple Leaf County, Vancouver.
In the mansion that originally belonged to Victor, the Tea Fairy was lying on a rocking chair, closing his eyes and listening to an old song.
To be fair, the melody of that song is not very beautiful, the rhythm is very simple, and there are three vulgar elements in the lyrics. If you have to classify it, it looks like an interlude from a comedy or a spoof film.
"I want to leave my hometown and go wandering alone. Don't forget the friendship between the poor and the humble. Friendship will last forever. There is no pain there, no sadness there. I will sit alone without hesitation. I can hear the sounds of chickens and dogs. The streets are connected in all directions. People are walking gradually, and the home is healed. Far away, don’t look back, where do I want to go, where can I be liberated? My fair lady is here, let me embrace you on my left and my right, I have a confidant on the road ahead, and my hometown is everywhere."
When this kind of song is played from a set of expensive luxury speakers and played on a loop, it is simply a crime.
What's puzzling is that Tea Fairy's favorite song is this one. Anyone who had some contact with him would never imagine that such a thing would happen. Most people would guess that His Highness the Seventh Prince loves to listen to symphonies or artistic love songs, or is he a lover of British rock
In fact, they are all wrong. Tea Fairy is almost tone-deaf. His style is definitely not higher than that of any arty young man of the same age in any corner of the world. He also rarely has time to listen to music. The only thing he likes to listen to is This was the only song, and it was the only song he could sing and sing accurately. Of course, he had never sung in front of anyone else.
"Your Highness." A maid knocked twice on the ajar door, stood at the door and said, "I have a guest asking to see you."
Before these five words came out of the other person's mouth, Tea Fairy's brain made a series of inferences like a conditioned reflex.
"How many people are there?" Tea Fairy still closed his eyes and turned off the music with the remote control.
"Just one." The maid paused and said, "It's a young lady."
Tea Fairy opened her eyes and asked a rather inexplicable question: "Isn't it pretty?"
What's the meaning? Do you think I won't see you if I'm ugly? The maid thought to herself, raised her head and glanced at His Highness the Prince. Just when she was about to open her mouth to answer, the Tea Fairy said again: "I think I know the answer."
He sat up and walked towards the maid: "We already know from the facial scanning system that she is from the royal family."
The maid was a little stunned and just nodded dully.
Tea Fairy knows that these domestic servants who originally served Victor are somewhat snobbish. If a commoner comes, they will probably not report it. Maybe the security guard at the door will take the opportunity to do some body searches and so on. the behavior of. But if they were visitors with status, this group of people would definitely not dare to offend them, and they would definitely call them "guests" in a polite manner. They would hurry in and announce them, nodding and bowing, for fear of offending some important person.
"'Please' come to the reception room." The tea fairy added an accent to the word "please", implying the importance of this visitor.
The maid responded and went out.
A few minutes later, the tea fairy was already sitting in the reception room with the visiting young lady.
He dismissed everyone. There was a pot of freshly brewed black tea on the table. He poured a cup for the lady and another cup for himself. The tea fairy said, "Miss Jiang Jun, right?"
Jiang Yun's face was pale, her eyes were dull, and there was no color on her lips and cheeks. When she heard her name, she didn't react at all. She just slowly turned her face, looked at the tea fairy, and then took the bag from her pocket From the handbag he held, he took out a mobile phone and a small glass bottle, and placed them on the table in front of the two of them.
There's nothing special about that phone, at least it doesn't look like it's going to bite or explode out of nowhere. The glass bottle seemed to be a perfume bottle, but the liquid inside was a strange light blue.
Tea Fairy knew Tianyi's trick. He picked up the mobile phone on the table and opened it to see an unread message with a few digits: Press speed dial 1 to find me.
Tea Fairy glanced at Jiang Yun, but the other person was still the same, like a motionless puppet: "Can you?" Out of education, Tea Fairy still asked before calling, but still didn't get any response.
"Okay." At this point, Tea Fairy confirmed at least one thing. His post-analysis of the Longjun incident was that Jiang Yun should have joined the Reverse Cross. Although he didn't know why this woman, as a member of the royal family, wanted to do this, the only conclusions that could be drawn were that, either She is ideologically opposed to the empire, or she is mentally controlled. There is also a very small possibility that she fell in love with a male member of the reverse cross. Of course, the possibility is quite low. Judging from the situation in front of her, it was basically certain that she was under control.
Chaxian pressed the speed dial button 1 on his mobile phone, and after about three or four beeps, the call was connected, and the person who answered the phone was indeed Tianyi.
"Who?" Tianyi asked. The old phone on the desk of the bookstore did not have a caller ID function at all. Unless he was sure that someone would call at a certain time, generally speaking, Tianyi would first ask who the other person was. who.
When the tea fairy talked to him, he naturally went straight to the point and went straight to the topic: "I am here, what is in the bottle?"
Tianyi heard his voice and knew his identity: "Oh, it's you, how are your injuries?" Tianyi's behavior, for example, is like A pushing B off a cliff. As a result, B was lucky enough to survive. When they met many years later, A asked B nonchalantly, "How is your health lately?"
"What's in the bottle?" The tea fairy ignored Tianyi's words and repeated his question.
Tian Yiyi said: "Neutralizer." After answering, he added: "Neutralizer for type 77 zombie agent."
Tea Fairy understood instantly, and he continued: "Is Jiang Yun controlled by the medicine you mentioned?"
"Yes, actually, she is of no use after Long Jun's plan. I locked her up and wanted to observe the subsequent drug reaction of type 77 and how long it will take before it loses effect or kills the receptor. The results have not yet It didn't work, and she wasn't dead. So I thought I'd just let her go and ask her to bring you a mobile phone." Tianyi said, "Oh, by the way, after detoxification, her original personality will be restored, but she was The memory that controlled this period of time will be retained. Although she has not been violated or harmed in any way, but... She has hurt others in her zombie state. For a woman, that should be an unpleasant memory. "
Tea Fairy's thoughts could follow Tian Yi's every word, and he immediately said; "Did Li Wei be killed by her..." The key point of this sentence is still behind: "Can I think so, you now have a This kind of medicine can enhance the physique of ordinary people to a certain extent and turn them into murderous weapons that have no thoughts and obey every word."
"You can put it this way." Tianyi replied.
"What did you use to establish the command mechanism... sound, smell, psychological suggestion?" Tea Fairy asked.
"It's not important. Even if I mass-produce this medicine and create an army, it will only be a group of ordinary people with enhanced physical fitness. Their military literacy and adaptability are far inferior to the same number of regular troops. They just use the knowledge in their minds to actually carry out my orders, but they are not soldiers themselves."
Cha Xian said: "You sent Jiang Yun to me and led me to think about military aspects. In fact, you want me to ignore the real horror of this drug... If you give an order like this, for example, 'Pretend to If you are not controlled and live as usual, then you will get a perfect chess piece that can be activated at any time. Before being awakened by you, the controlled person has no flaws. They just use their original memory. and the body, alive and dormant 'as usual'... As long as the medicine doesn't wear off, it will remain in this state until death."
"Haha... You have really made progress." Tianyi said with a smile.
"It seems too arrogant for you to praise me in this tone." Cha Xian said: "I have always respected my opponents."
Tian Daodao: "Okay, I apologize. But don't be too quick to get angry, because I have one more thing to tell you that will make you angry, but at the same time will make you feel at ease." He smiled and said: "Type 77 also It’s not completely free of side effects.”
When the tea fairy heard this, he couldn't help but cast his eyes on Jiang Yun.
Tianyi continued: "It should be impossible to create an army of lurking spies after mass production, because the experimental subject in front of you has become mute. I don't know how long it took for the effect to occur, anyway, I am like this I didn't find out until I sent her out the first time. I tried to order her to speak, but she couldn't make a sound. I also had a very good doctor check her vocal cords, but no lesions were found. I just It is believed that the drug damaged some part of her nervous system, causing her to lose the ability to speak."
Tea Fairy looked at Jiang Yun, was silent for a few seconds, controlled his anger, and replied with the same tone: "I see, since there are such side effects, I am indeed relieved." He then changed the topic : "Let's get down to business... If you ask her to bring her mobile phone, it means you have also seen the news."
"Well, haha... I saw it." Tianyi's voice sounded even happier than before: "My condition is that your Third Emperor brother withdraw from the competition for the throne. You have done it thoroughly. Not only has it been completed, , and it’s permanent.
Sigh... You are really ruthless. With your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to set up a trap to make him jump into the trap and defeat him politically, right? Unexpectedly, you turned him into a dead person. He is your half-brother... "
Tea Fairy listened to the other party's joking tone and remained as calm as water when he answered: "My approach is different from what you expected. Does it make you feel guilty?"
On the other side of the phone, there was suddenly silence.
The Tea Fairy said again; "Do you think... I really have kindness, justice and order in my heart? Maybe I am just acting?"
Tianyi spoke again, with a sick, trivial laugh, and a tone that revealed excitement: "Is it a show that has lasted your entire life since you were a child?"
"What? Do you think I can't do it? Or you can't do it yourself?" Tea Fairy asked coldly.
Tianyi burst out laughing. He did not answer the question. Tea Fairy also knew that this was not a question. The two of them had a tacit understanding, but in fact, neither one believed the other. Tea Fairy's words may not be a bluff, and Tianyi's laughter and silence just now are most likely just pretending.
"Very good. You did a great job in this game. Then, I want to ask, which hostage do you want me to release?" Tianyi asked.
The tea fairy took a sip of tea calmly. The delay of these few seconds may be for thinking, or it may just be to show that he is not in a hurry: "Do you still need to ask this question? I originally thought that you would directly answer it after watching the news. Release one of the hostages and let him deliver a message to me."
"Hmph... He is indeed the servant. If I let him go, you will immediately take this opportunity to turn the court upside down, right?" Tian Yiyi said.
"Isn't this what you want?" Tea Fairy replied: "You want me to be the next emperor, don't you? Then, I need to break the current structure of Tiandu and reorganize the situation that is beneficial to me. Moreover, you must do it when necessary Cooperate with me at all times.”
"Are you talking to me about cooperation?" Tianyi smiled and said, "Did I hear you correctly?"
"You can consider this an order from the future emperor."
"It's a joke, the current emperor can't give me orders."
"Rejection is not the attitude a player should have." Tea Fairy said.
Tian Daodao: "Okay! I let Shi Shi go. Not only do I let Shi Shi go, I also give Chang Ying to you."
"Hostages don't mean anything to you anymore, do they?"
"Now you are inviting me into the game, why do I need a hostage?"
Tea Fairy sneered: "Humph... Then I'll keep this phone."
"Okay, but I've been very busy recently. Unless you've made a big effort and are planning to hang yourself at home, please don't call." Tian Yiyi said.
"Don't worry, I'm also very busy, and what I have to do may not be easier than yours." After that, the tea fairy pressed the hang up button and ended the call.
He looked at Jiang Yun next to him with a complicated expression, with more sympathy and hesitation in his eyes. After looking at it for a long time, the tea fairy sighed and fed the bottle of neutralizer into her mouth...
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