Chapter 99: Each with Their Own Agenda
The float vehicle landed at the agreed location.
As soon as Chen She got out of the car, he heard someone calling, "Boss Chen!"
Chen She turned around and saw that it was Wu Yisu.
Chen She was a little surprised, "Why are you here?"
Wu Yisu said matter-of-factly: "Why can't I come? I am also a second-level councilor of Liming City, and I have to contribute to Liming City."
Chen She couldn't help but frown, "This operation is very dangerous. The ones who need to be investigated are the Knights of Space and Time. They are a group of lunatics who don't care about their lives."
Wu Yisu smiled, leaned over and lowered his voice: "Boss Chen, I have already heard about it. This investigation of the Space-Time Knights is just a routine matter. In fact, it is not very dangerous."
"What's more, several major conglomerate masters are here, and their strength is so different. As long as we follow the team honestly, what danger can we face?"
"What's more, although I don't have a corporate army, I bought platinum security services from Icefield Defense Group. Look, there are three masters of level 4 energy fluctuations following me for personal protection!"
Wu Yisu pointed to the three people following him very proudly.
I saw that they were all wearing the standard equipment of the Icefield Defense Group, and their bodies had also been modified by prosthetics. Although they looked like ordinary genetic or mechanical transcendants, it was not false to say that they were level 4 energy fluctuations.
Wu Yisu added: "Boss Chen, you don't have to worry too much. You see, those people actually have the same idea as me."
Chen She followed Wu Yisu's perspective and found that many ordinary members of parliament had indeed come to participate in the investigation this time.
Some of them brought personal bodyguards, some chose relatively capable subordinates from their own corporate armies, and some simply purchased personal security services directly from large consortiums such as Icefield Defense Group, just like Wu Yisu.
Chen She was speechless.
Do these people really take it seriously? Do they really think that there is no danger in investigating the Knights of Time and Space?
I was really betrayed, but I didn’t forget to count the money for others.
Chen She knew very well that based on the original combat power of the Space-Time Knights, this operation would definitely be particularly brutal. Assuming that Grantham could bring those knights back to the branch of the Knights of Time and Space, then after a period of cultivation and adjustment, they would inevitably become a very threatening extreme force.
The security strength of these ordinary congressmen represented by Wu Yisu is not enough for the Knights of Space and Time.
But these people, headed by Snow Rai, deliberately told these congressmen that the power of the Knights of Time and Space was very weak, and asked them to voluntarily provide money and people to participate in this investigation. Whether they are used as cannon fodder or smoke bombs, they must have some special purpose.
But now, it's useless to say this.
Some congressmen realized the danger of this matter and did not participate at all; those who actually came to participate were like Wu Yisu, who made the decision to take a trip into this muddy water after weighing the risks and benefits.
Chen She still had his own things to do, so naturally he couldn't care about others.
There were more and more aerial vehicles at the gathering place. Chen She noticed that people from large consortiums such as Icefield Defense Group, Tengtang Group, and Mellon Bank Group were participating in this investigation.
These large consortiums did not send all the corporate armies. Tengtang Group has the most people, about 20 people. Mellon Bank Group and Icefield Defense Group both have a team of more than ten people, which is similar to the number of members of Lishan Technology. As for Weimu Technology Group, no one came at all.
It seems that Weimu Technology Group is not interested in this matter at all.
After seeing that these large consortiums only brought a dozen people, Wu Yisu felt a little guilty. He whispered: "Boss Chen, why do these large consortiums bring so few people? I thought they would bring at least a hundred soldiers. "
Chen She asked: "What are you afraid of? If you are afraid, it is still too late to exit now. When you really go underground, it will not be so easy to exit again."
Wu Yisu thought for a while, then finally gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, these big consortiums are not afraid, so what should I be afraid of? Anyway, if anything happens, they will be the ones in charge."
Seeing more and more people arriving, a senior police officer wearing a DCPD uniform began to count the number and strength of ordinary members in the area.
Most people here bring 3 to 4 bodyguards like Wu Yisu, and their strength is basically around level 4 energy fluctuations.
Of course, there are many congressmen who have no intention of coming at all. They are afraid of danger, so they just send their own security captains or corporate army commanders to bring people.
But this does not mean that people like Wu Yisu are stupid. Because there is still a big difference whether you are there in person or not.
If the congressman does not come in person, then the people sent out will definitely be directed by others, which is equivalent to making wedding clothes for others. If a congressman is present in person, as long as the entire investigation can be carried out safely and smoothly, then this congressman will leave an impression on higher-level dignitaries that he is courageous, responsible and active.
In short, if you want to be safe, there will be no good gains, but if you want to gain substantial gains such as reputation, prestige, and connections, you must take certain risks.
This senior police officer was one of the people in charge of this event. He came to count the number of people brought by each congressman. In fact, he did not really count the number of people, but took this opportunity to understand the actual situation of each congressman.
After all, the technology in this world is very advanced, and all kinds of relevant data can be counted in an instant.
The reason why this senior police officer wanted to check again was mainly to get close to these congressmen, understand their true status, and communicate with them briefly to ensure that the subsequent actions can proceed smoothly.
Wu Yisu whispered to Chen She: "This is Sheriff Violet, the deputy leader of the DCPD Special Operations Group. He is very experienced, and he is also a strong man with level 5 peak energy fluctuations."
"With him leading the team, I think this operation is a sure thing."
Chen She sighed silently in his heart.
When did a strong man with level 5 peak energy fluctuations lead the team, and the operation could be a sure thing. It can only be said that Wu Yisu has not seen much of the world, and does not know how deep the water in Liming City is, and completely underestimated the danger of this operation.
Soon, Sheriff Violet came to Wu Yisu.
Wu Yisu hurriedly reported: "Wu Yisu, brought three people, all of whom have level 4 energy fluctuations."
"Sheriff, please take care of this operation."
Sheriff Violet nodded slightly, "Mr. Congressman, please rest assured. Our DCPD Special Operations Group has selected the most elite police officers to participate in this operation. We will definitely be able to catch all the rats hiding in the gutter. We must not only ensure the safety of all the congressmen, but also avenge those congressmen who unfortunately died in the last attack."
He looked at Chen She again, and after a slight hesitation, he said: "Mr. Congressman, this operation is underground, the venue is very small, and the personnel carried are not elite. More."
"I see that most of your people are at level 3 energy fluctuations. I don't think it's necessary to bring so many people. Just bring four or five with relatively strong strength."
"The main force of this operation is our DCPD special operations team and the elite corporate armies of major consortiums. You just need to follow behind and cooperate. You won't encounter any big dangers. You can rest assured about this."
Chen She waved his hand, "I don't think so. There is strength in numbers."
"And more people can also give you more sense of security."
Sheriff Violet was a little helpless, but he didn't persuade him anymore. After all, it was the freedom of each councillor to bring as many people as possible.
He continued to count the number of other councillors.
After Sheriff Violet made a mistake, Chen She looked at him twice more.
He could see that Sheriff Violet was indeed not strong enough. Although the peak energy fluctuation of level 5 didn't sound powerful, Sheriff Violet had rich combat experience. His real strength was roughly equivalent to that of a strong man with level 6 energy fluctuations.
This time, Sheriff Violet should have received some instructions from the top and had a certain grasp of the inside story of this operation. That's why he advised Chen She not to bring so many people.
Soon, the investigation team targeting the Space-Time Knights was assembled.
Chen She glanced over and found that there were at least two or three hundred people in this team. And they were basically very elite forces, including some masters of level 5 and level 6 energy fluctuations.
As for whether there were stronger ones, Chen She couldn't see it for the time being.
This is also normal. After all, this operation was all underground, and the underground space was relatively narrow. Even if a corporate army of tens of thousands of people was really pulled over, it would not be able to be deployed at all.
What's more, this operation was not just to investigate the Space-Time Knights. Snow Ley may have other purposes. The more people there are, the more difficult it is to control, and the higher the possibility of accidents.
In short, after making a high-sounding statement, the investigation team officially set off.
This investigation team was divided into two different teams, each with more than 100 people.
The first team is composed of the special operations team of DCPD and the masters drawn from the corporate army of various major consortiums. This team is at the forefront and is most likely to encounter risks first.
This team is led by Snow Ley himself, but Chen She can see that Snow Ley should be accompanied by several very strong masters.
In addition, Sheriff Violet is also in this team. He is mainly responsible for the command of the special operations team and the coordination of Snow Ley's orders.
The second team is a motley crowd of people brought by various congressmen. However, what surprised Chen She was that those people from the Fujido Group were also assigned to this group and were not in the first team.
Chen She could vaguely feel that Snow Ley seemed to have a certain degree of rejection and vigilance towards the Fujido Group and did not want the Fujido Group to be mixed into the first team.
Of course, the euphemism is to let the people of the Fujido Group lead the members of these other small consortiums and let them take on the command of this team.
In name, this reason is very legitimate.
After all, the people led by these councillors are uneven and have not undergone unified training, so there must be a unified command. And these small consortiums are not obedient to each other, and it may be difficult to command.
After all, the Fujido Group is a large consortium, with more experts, and the leader is an old commander with rich combat experience in the corporate army. It is reasonable to let him lead these people to carry out peripheral exploration and cleanup work.
But for the Fujido Group, they are obviously very reluctant to accept this arrangement.
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The two teams passed through the underground passage one after another and entered the huge underground city of Dawn City.
Obviously, even for Snow Ley and Sheriff Violet, the direct commanders of this operation. They did not know where the real hiding place of the Space-Time Knights was, they only knew that it was in a certain area underground.
The Space-Time Knights have always been cautious, and all their communication and movement in the ground are completed through special space-time imprints. These imprints are like miniature space-time cracks, a kind of portal with special rules.
If you don’t master the corresponding synaesthesia ability, you can’t move through these portals at all, and you can’t even realize the specific meaning of these portals.
The straight-line distance between two space-time cracks may not be very far. Sometimes it may be only a dozen meters, but in the intricate underground. This short distance of a dozen meters may take a lot of trouble to find.
If Chen She had not directly seized Grantham's body through Epsilon's ability and found the usage of these special marks and the location of the Space-Time Knights from Grantham's memory, Chen She would have been able to grope around underground.
The first team quickly entered the underground.
Chen She noticed that some of them seemed to have synesthesia and could decipher the marks left by the Space-Time Knights.
Although these people with synesthesia could also move through these symbols, the large army behind them did not have this ability, so they could only locate a specific location underground through these symbols, and then use other means to open the way for the large army to arrive.
Although there were no large-scale equipment needed in underground battles, these strong men were still armed to the teeth, especially the mechanical strong men who carried guns, ammunition, and various micro-missiles, which were simply mobile arsenals.
They kept cutting through the thick walls underground and kept moving towards the core area of the Space-Time Knights.
The second team Chen She was in followed far behind.
This is just the outer area. When we reach the core area, the underground space will be further expanded. There will be some open areas like squares at that time. Don’t look at the crowds now. When we really reach such open areas, what everyone has to worry about is how to avoid getting separated.
The soldiers of the Fujitang Group’s corporate army were full of impatience on their faces, especially the commander in charge.
Obviously, they participated in this activity and went deep underground with their own plans.
Wu Yisu whispered in Chen She’s ear: "Boss Chen, that seems to be Fujitang Yusuke, a very powerful commander in the Fujitang Group’s corporate army. I didn’t know that he had already come to Liming City."
"I was a little worried at first. The strong people are in the first team. We may encounter some dangers. Now it seems that there is no need to worry. Our team is also strong."
Chen She couldn’t help but say in his heart.
The people of Fujitang Group are strong, so there is no need to worry. Is your logic not very smooth?
The Fujido Group sent Fujido Yusuke and some powerful corporate soldiers this time not just for show, they must have their own purpose.
Chen She guessed that it was probably to find the whereabouts of the Naraku Plan.
The news that the Fujido Group's Naraku Plan was about to succeed must have been reported to the headquarters, and the corporate soldiers sent by the headquarters were a step late. When they arrived, there was not even a dregs left of the Fujido Group's field base.
They searched the Fujido Group's base over and over again, but did not find any useful clues, so they could only target the Space-Time Knights.
It is impossible for the Fujido Group's people not to participate in the action against the Space-Time Knights.
It's just that these big conglomerates have their own ulterior motives. At present, they are still on the periphery and have not encountered members of the Space-Time Knights. Of course, they can still maintain superficial peace.
But once they really go deep into the ground, once violent space-time activities occur, all communications may be completely interrupted. When they can't contact the outside world, it's hard to say what choice these big conglomerates will make.
At the same time, Fujido Yusuke is also talking to his men through the encrypted channel in the combat uniform helmet.
"We were assigned to the second team. Some people don't want us to contact the people of the Space-Time Knights too early."
"And Snow Ley acquiesced to this, which is very disadvantageous to us."
"So after entering the core area, we immediately acted independently. We must find the people of the Space-Time Knights first and find out the truth about the Naraku Plan!"
As a top consortium, the Fujido Group certainly has a lot of information that Chen She doesn't know.
Snow Ley is a big shot on Silver Star. No one dares to offend him. Whether it is the Icefield Defense Group, Fujido Group or the Black Umbrella Group, they can only obey orders and cooperate with all their strength.
So whether it is to finally eliminate the Space-Time Knights or get the results of the Naraku Plan, it must be handed over to Snow Ley on the surface.
But for the Fujido Group, the best result they can think of is to secretly get the results of the Naraku Plan without anyone knowing.
The slightly worse result is that they got the results of the Naraku Plan, but they were discovered and had to hand it over to Snow Ley, so that at least they can get some benefits.
The worst result is that Snow Lei leads the Icefield Defense Group, the Black Umbrella Group, the Mellon Bank Group and other large financial groups to attack the Space-Time Knights head-on, and get the results of the Naraku Plan first.
For the Fujido Group. This time it is equivalent to a wasted trip, and the Naraku Plan, which has invested so many resources and paid such a high price to complete, has not gained any benefits for the Fujido Group.
That is absolutely unacceptable.
Therefore, these people in the Fujido Group cannot always lead these mobs to play soy sauce on the periphery. As long as they see the opportunity, they will directly kill to the core area and get there before the first team.