Various thoughts surged in Jiang Baimian's mind, then receded like the tide, leaving only some behind.

She gazed at the sliding metal door in front of her and said solemnly:

"'1215' represents an Awakened in the 'Ruler of Fate' domain. When he came here, through this door, what did he want to do?"

Without waiting for Shang Jianyao to answer, Jiang Baimian answered herself:

"Either the 'Ruler of Fate' believers took a fancy to the big boss, hoping to gain full control of the company, so they tried to send someone to sneak in here, only to encounter extremely terrible things, leaving a psychological shadow. Or, the area behind the door had already undergone a mutation, causing the 'Ruler of Fate' domain Awakened, who was loyal to the company, loyal to the big boss, and responsible for guarding this place, to be frightened and subjected to some kind of control."

Shang Jianyao, who valued emotions, muttered:

"Can't you think of something good?"

"You don't talk like that when you tell stories to Little Red," Jiang Baimian retorted skillfully.

She then exhaled and said:

"Having reached this point, we have no way to retreat."

She had said similar words once before.

"I'll do it." Shang Jianyao said as if he were saying, "I'll go get the food this time."

He strode toward the silver-white metal wall and the door that slid open to the side.

Jiang Baimian didn't fight for it, but slowly followed behind, raising her left arm, ready to unleash a high-voltage electric shock.

In a few steps, Shang Jianyao arrived in front of the door.

Through the small gap, he saw a deep darkness behind the door.

Without hesitation, and even somewhat excited, Shang Jianyao reached out his hands, grabbed the gap in the door, and pulled it open vigorously.

The metal door, which had already been opened a crack, immediately made a friction sound, quickly clearing the way inside.

The lights in the corridor rushed in before Shang Jianyao, illuminating the area near the door.

The floor there was paved with large, milky white square tiles, with no objects at all, looking like part of a spacious hall.

Just at this moment, Jiang Baimian suddenly spoke:

"There are bioelectrical signals inside, suspected to be human!"

She couldn't sense the other party's consciousness.

As soon as Jiang Baimian finished speaking, behind the metal door, in the area not illuminated by the corridor lights, one fluorescent light after another bloomed with brilliance.

They illuminated a computer that occupied a large area in the depths of the room, and the dense array of screens hanging on three walls. These screens froze Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian's figures, from when they left the "Old Task Force" office, went to Xi Yu, to when they took the elevator to the fifth floor and came here via the stairs. Their entire trajectory was included.

This made Jiang Baimian feel chills, with a feeling that her and Shang Jianyao's actions were being quietly watched by others, with no secrets at all!

Of course, there were no images of them in Room 14 or at their homes. Their process of descending from the fifth floor staircase to the bottom floor was also subject to corresponding interference, with dim light and unclear images, only vaguely showing two figures.

At this time, Shang Jianyao let out a sigh and said with extraordinary piety:

"The Holy Teacher is always watching us."

Jiang Baimian shuddered and came back to her senses. She saw that in front of the computer that occupied a large area, in the place half-encircled by the screens, there was a black, leather, armrested chair.

At this moment, a man was sitting in the chair.

He appeared to be only in his forties, with his hair neatly combed back, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with relatively thin cheeks, a very high nose bridge, and lips that were neither too thick nor too thin.

This man was wearing a white shirt, a black jacket, and a dark red tie. Even sitting there, he gave people the feeling of looking down on them.

This was the aura cultivated by being in a high position for a long time, blended with his own refined temperament, making him particularly charming.

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian both knew this man.

Because from the time they had memories, at the end of each year and the beginning of the next, this man would use the LCD screens in the activity centers of each floor to represent the big boss in offering New Year greetings or New Year blessings to the employees.

He was Ji Ze, a director of the "Pangu Biology" board of directors, the number one vice president, directly responsible to the big boss, equivalent to the company's chief executive officer.

Second only to one person, above tens of thousands!

There were no guards around Ji Ze. He leaned back slightly, resting on the leather back of the chair, and said with a smile to Jiang Baimian:

"When you followed your father to the management's year-end banquet in the past, my impression of you was that you were well-behaved, polite, and articulate. I didn't expect that you were actually so scheming, with a deep city and also firm and decisive, not looking forward and backward.

"Among the younger generation, so far, no one can compare to you."

Jiang Baimian deliberately made her smile look rather bitter:

"This is also something that can't be helped. The company is our home. After discovering something abnormal, we will definitely work hard to solve it.

"Throughout history, I don't know how many people have shed blood and sacrificed their lives to defend their homes."

Ji Ze nodded slightly and said:

"How did you suddenly choose to do this? I almost didn't react."

Shang Jianyao immediately opened his mouth and said:

"It's like this..."

Ji Ze raised his hand to stop him:

"Don't speak."

He looked at Jiang Baimian:

"You tell me."

Although this successfully resolved Shang Jianyao's "Thought Guidance" and showed that Ji Ze had a certain understanding of their abilities and knew how to avoid them, Jiang Baimian still felt a little inexplicably relieved.

At least this showed that Vice President Ji Ze was still relatively afraid of Shang Jianyao's abilities!

It would be truly despairing if he was immune to everything.

Jiang Baimian sensed her surroundings and saw that no one else was rushing over, so she calmed down and spoke at a moderate pace, starting from how they discovered that Mu Renjie had died of a myocardial infarction, and continuing to how someone had influenced Long Yuehong and Bai Chen's dreams, revealing that Mei Shouan and Xi Yu were members of the "Life Sacrifice" cult. She and Shang Jianyao, in order to confirm the situation, were willing to be punished, and taking advantage of the opportunity to report to Xi Yu, they used their abilities to influence this deputy minister of the Security Department and obtained the answer.

As she spoke, she observed the surroundings and thought about the current situation.

She suspected whether the board of directors had collectively joined the Ruler of Fate to seize the big boss's power.

And the Awakened in the "Ruler of Fate" domain in Room "1215" was one of the personnel who participated in that battle back then, and was left with a psychological shadow by the all-out efforts of the big boss.

Ji Ze listened quietly, lightly clapped his hands, and said:

"Brave and resourceful, daring to act, and also possessing the spirit of sacrifice.

"No wonder you were able to do so many things on the surface and gain so many rewards.

"Unfortunately, your efforts this time are destined to fail."

Shang Jianyao was never an obedient person. Just because Ji Ze told him to shut up didn't mean he would definitely shut up. Taking this opportunity, he asked:

"Could it be that you are the Keeper of the Tomb Holy Teacher?"

The most mysterious and dangerous Holy Teacher within "Pangu Biology" of the "Life Sacrifice" cult.

Ji Ze was prepared to interrupt Shang Jianyao's words at any time. After hearing the question, he laughed and said:

"No, I am not the Keeper of the Tomb Holy Teacher.

"It is."

Ji Ze pointed to the computer that occupied a large area behind him and said with a smile:

"You've been to 'Mechanical Paradise,' you should know about artificial intelligence.

"Only artificial intelligence can mobilize cameras around the clock, monitoring most of the company's areas, and immediately take action when it discovers something abnormal.

"Only such a Holy Teacher can be said to be always watching you."

Shang Jianyao was shocked by this and forgot to accuse Vice President Ji of not giving artificial intelligence human rights.

He habitually and instinctively clapped his hands.

"How did it join the 'Life Sacrifice' cult?" Jiang Baimian pressed for an answer.

The more she understood, the more likely she would be to find an opportunity to turn the tables.

Ji Ze smiled slightly and said:

"After the Mu Renjie incident, we actually caught the tail of the 'Life Sacrifice' cult, but considering that they were also believers of the 'Ruler of Fate,' there was no need to make things too difficult for them. We just had to restrain their behavior so that the extremists among them wouldn't do anything to disrupt the company's overall stability. Therefore, I had 'Omega' replace the real Keeper of the Tomb Holy Teacher and gradually controlled the other Holy Teachers, taking charge of all aspects of the 'Life Sacrifice' cult's affairs."

Jiang Baimian felt her heart slowly sinking.

What she felt was heavy wasn't the identity of the Keeper of the Tomb Holy Teacher, but Ji Ze's carefree way of saying the phrase "also believers of the 'Ruler of Fate.'"

This reminded her of an old proverb from the old world:

"Only the dead can keep secrets."

"Are all the directors believers of the 'Ruler of Fate'?" Jiang Baimian couldn't help but ask the question she was most concerned about.

Ji Ze slowly nodded.

Then, he said with a faint smile:

"Have you not figured out the answer yet?

"I am very disappointed.

"Why are all the directors believers of the 'Ruler of Fate,' why did I say just now that your efforts are destined to fail, why would I waste my breath and tell you so much? The answer is very simple."

Ji Ze stood up, pointed to a door on the side of the supercomputer "Omega," and said to Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao:

"That's because the big boss's name is:

"'Ruler of Fate.'"

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian's pupils both dilated instantly.

Without waiting for the two to respond, Ji Ze reached out and pressed his chest, facing that door, and said with both humility and solemnity:

"The long night is endless, may the Ruler of Fate protect."

ps: Two updates today, there will be another chapter in the evening.