"Is it fixed?"

Inside the Palace Flower Garden.

Xu Zhongsheng questioned the network security expert who was rapidly repairing the system.

Inside the control room, the air conditioning was turned down to a frigid temperature to cool the equipment, but even so, beads of sweat still slowly seeped from the bald head of the security expert.

"Director Xu, I've done my best, but it's really no use now. All the affected databases are destroyed. This Ye Xiao virus doesn't just destroy chips; it's also highly targeted against storage devices!"

"I believe you! Forget the destroyed equipment; we must prevent it from spreading further!" Xu Zhongsheng said in a deep voice.

He regretted it now.

He regretted it very, very much.

He shouldn't have gotten involved in the first place!

He shouldn't have tried to incite Sindera and the Tiefeng Group to clash. He swore he was just acting on a whim, wanting to stir things up a bit.

If he could create some obstacles for the Tiefeng Group, that would be great; if not, it wouldn't matter, just consider it a casual move.

After all, Sindera was already a discarded entity, his strength and influence far inferior to what they used to be.

But he never expected it.

That just a thoughtless provocation would actually break through the Tiefeng Group's stronghold and kill Zheng Jiayu, the Tiefeng Crown Prince?!

When he heard the news, his reaction was, "!!!???"

Yes, it was like being asked to buy soy sauce, but instead, you smashed the entire soy sauce store and kidnapped the owner's whole family, saying you wouldn't have to worry about running out of soy sauce in the future....

Xu Zhongsheng felt that he must not have been pious enough when he went to worship Daojun with his father last week.

So now, retribution had come....

Looking at the entire circular projection screen in front of him, he felt a headache just from glancing at the dense data streams on it.

"Don't hold back, go for it! I'll take responsibility for any problems!"

Xu Zhongsheng patted the bald expert's shoulder forcefully, then turned and walked out of the control room.

He couldn't stand being in that suffocating environment any longer.

As soon as he stepped out, several bodyguards standing in the corridor quickly approached.

"Boss, the car is ready, and everything that needs to be taken has been packed," one of them reported in a low voice.

Xu Zhongsheng rubbed his aching temples. Not having slept all night had left him feeling somewhat listless.

"Where's Huang Sheng? Where has he reached?" he asked.

"He's already at the gate. He rushed back as soon as he received the urgent call, abandoning his vacation," a bodyguard replied.

Xu Zhongsheng nodded. He knew very well that his involvement had likely been exposed.

Sindera's Ye Xiao virus had instantly paralyzed 90% of the Palace Flower Garden's computers, mobile phones, and other devices. Such a large-scale incident couldn't be hidden from any power.

Especially not from the highly sensitive Alliance and Security Bureau.

Therefore, he was very likely to face retaliation from the Tiefeng Group and the forces behind Sindera.

"Let's go. They might come at any moment. Yu Wengang." Xu Zhongsheng called out.

"Here, Boss." A tall man quickly approached from the corner of the corridor. He wore a tight-fitting silver T-shirt, and both of his exposed arms were made of silver metal.

"After I leave, you stay here. If anyone invades, call the police immediately. The automatic defense system will quickly seal off all the passages in the headquarters."

Xu Zhongsheng instructed, "You keep an eye on the security expert and make sure he completely eliminates the Ye Xiao virus. Contact me remotely if anything happens."

He patted his subordinate's shoulder, ignoring the man's bitter, forced expression, and the fact that there was no automatic defense system since all the equipment was destroyed.

Then he turned and walked towards the side exit, surrounded by several bodyguards.

Overnight, the headquarters' equipment was destroyed, and he had to flee in such a sorry state, completely losing his previous elegance and grace, like a dog that had lost its home.

This kind of suffocation and humiliation made Xu Zhongsheng feel like a fire was burning in his heart, ready to explode at any moment.

"I still underestimated Sindera too much. Next time, I won't make such a mistake again...."

After learning that Li Cheng颐 had taken Zheng Qingrong away, he vaguely understood that the strange modified human who attacked the Tiefeng headquarters was likely Sindera's doing.

'It seems that my investigation starting from Li Cheng颐 was right. This person must also be important to Sindera.'

From Li Cheng颐 taking Zheng Qingrong away to the purple-black modified human killing Zheng Jiayu, the cause and effect in between were too obvious.

Analyzing Sindera's personality, he was a businessman, and most likely wouldn't act out of spite, doing something that would harm himself and others.

"So... that purple-black modified human is perhaps also a dead-end person under Sindera's command? Is that why he's so reckless and unrestrained?"

As Xu Zhongsheng moved forward, he analyzed in his mind. He increasingly felt that the source of everything was Li Cheng颐.

Thinking of this, he quickly took out his phone, opened the interface, recorded his guess about Li Cheng颐, then set up a proxy, transferred to a zombie computer, and used the zombie computer to draft an anonymous email to the Tiefeng Group and the Security Bureau.

Sindera must have already set his sights on him, so now, in order to divert attention and reduce the risk on his side, he had to get the Tiefeng Group and the Security Bureau moving.

"Let you dog-eat-dog." A cold smile flashed in Xu Zhongsheng's eyes.

He lightly typed the words with his fingers and clicked send.....

Chiiii!!

A golden blade pierced through his phone from behind, protruding from the gaps in his palm, suspended in front of his forehead, between his eyebrows.

The cold tip of the sword was only five centimeters away from his forehead.

Everything seemed to freeze, all movement and sound came to an abrupt stop.

All Xu Zhongsheng could see was the suddenly protruding blade.

He.... almost....

Died!!!???

With a snap, the phone fell to the ground, shattering into several pieces.

Only then did Xu Zhongsheng react. He retreated rapidly, his face pale, staring fixedly ahead.

There, a burly figure wielding a golden blade was slowly walking out.

It was a strange modified body wearing gorgeous purple-black armor.

It was called strange because, from the outside, there were no traces of modularization on the modified body.

In general, modified humans would modularize their various parts to facilitate the replacement of functions and ease of repair and maintenance. This would ensure that they could replace many commercially available model parts and use local materials in case of temporary damage.

This was a tacitly approved standardization rule.

But the person in front of him had absolutely no traces of modularization.

He was like a real, truly just a strengthened human wearing a full set of armor.

"It's you!?" Xu Zhongsheng felt his voice trembling.

"Looks like you know," Li Cheng颐 said with a strange synthesized voice from a voice changer.

"How about it? After all your calculations, did you ever calculate that you would die here today?"

He waved his blade and cut open the wall that wasn't completely broken.

Just now, he had directly cut through the wall and rushed in, then stabbed Xu Zhongsheng's phone with a sword.

Actually, he had intended to finish him off with that sword, but unfortunately, the length of the blade he was using was a bit short, and it got stuck.

This was the drawback of not knowing weapons, but there was nothing he could do about it, since he had only started training recently.

"Friend, calm down. We're not enemies." Xu Zhongsheng tried to suppress his emotions. A bodyguard wanted to block in front of him but was pushed away by him.

"No need. At this distance, if a friend wanted to kill me, that sword just now would have been enough; there's no need to go to such lengths."

Obviously, his clever little brain had already spun several times in just a few seconds.

From the fact that Li Cheng颐 didn't kill him with one sword, he analyzed that the other party definitely wasn't scaring him for no reason.

Therefore, Xu Zhongsheng came to a conclusion.

"Friend, you must also be quite disgusted with the scandalous Tiefeng Group, right? Me too." His speech gradually started to regain its feeling, becoming fluent.

"I also can't stand the actions of Zheng's father and son, but I'm distressed that my own power is weak, so I had no choice but to resort to this策. If a friend wants to blame me, whatever request you make, I will agree to it as long as I can!" Xu Zhongsheng's tone was sincere, his hands open, indicating that he wouldn't make any extra moves.

"What can you give me?" Li Cheng颐 put away the golden blade and slowly approached.

"Rare minerals needed to maintain the body. I have channels on my side to get them cheaply. This outfit of yours must have cost a lot, right? I can also buy testing and maintenance equipment here. These are things that are difficult to buy directly with money." Xu Zhongsheng said sincerely, "But if you kill me, not only will you not get these things, but you will also expand the scope of the case and be wanted by the Security Bureau with all its power. If you anger the Alliance and activate the Silent Fortress at full power, then as long as you are still in the city, you will definitely be locked by the Sky Eye and caught!"

"In other words, you can help me suppress and reduce the scope of the case?" Li Cheng颐 asked.

"Of course I can. My father is a member of the Suiyang Alliance. Like the Tiefeng Group, our Xu family has a good influence in this area." Xu Zhongsheng replied quickly.

"In that case, we can indeed cooperate," Li Cheng颐 said in a low voice.

He stretched out his right hand, hovering in the air.

"Then, aren't you very smart? Come and guess whether I really want to cooperate with you now?"

The purple-black arm wearing the hideous armor just hovered in front of Xu Zhongsheng, unmoving.

At this moment, time seemed to stop again.

The surrounding bodyguards who were holding onto their gun grips didn't dare to move, only daring to surround the two of them.

Holding a gun was just instinct for them, but reason told them that once they drew their guns, they would be waiting for certain death.

They also knew about the previous Tiefeng Group case.

The modified body in front of them, which just looked good, charged into the Sunshine Building, guarded by dozens of gunmen, and killed the Tiefeng Crown Prince Zheng Jiayu alive under the protection of everyone.

Cold sweat slowly slid down their foreheads, wetting their collars.

Xu Zhongsheng looked at the purple-black palm hovering in front of him. He knew that the other party was waiting for him to shake hands. Sweat had also soaked his back.

Shake, or not shake!?

In an instant, he made a decision.

"I believe you will make the best judgment!"

He stepped forward, reached out his hand, and firmly grasped Li Cheng颐's hand.

Snap.

The two palms gripped firmly.

Li Cheng颐 raised his eyes, the purple-red crystal eyes reflecting a cold, chilling light.

"Congratulations."

"You guessed wrong."

Pfft!

In an instant, a golden blade appeared in his hand, stabbing forward.

Blood blossomed, the blade piercing straight through Xu Zhongsheng's heart, exiting from his back.

Ah!!!

Some of the surrounding bodyguards screamed and ran away.

The rest also scrambled away, quickly moving away from here.

No one fired a gun, not even one person was willing to fire a gun for Xu Zhongsheng.

Xu Zhongsheng's eyes were dull, completely unable to believe that he had guessed wrong.

At such a close distance, the other party could have directly killed him, but he didn't choose to act at first. Wasn't it for the sake of negotiating for benefits??

And he had already given the greatest sincerity he could give. Such a bargaining chip couldn't satisfy the other party??

He couldn't understand.

He couldn't figure it out.