Overturned Tower

Upon hearing the emperor's words, Russell and Delphinium looked at each other, their expressions a little strange, and they were silent for a moment.

My mood... became a little more complicated.

"It seems you must have heard of it."

Looking at the reactions of the two people, the emperor nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "I guess you heard it because of the inferiority."

"...Indeed, you can say the same."

Russell nodded hesitantly, and Delphinium hummed in agreement.

Indeed, without the mission assigned by the inferior's father, the identity of "godfather" would not have appeared, and Russell would not have introduced the barber's vest to Delphinium and the inferior.

From this perspective, it is indeed heard because of the inferior. This statement is absolutely no lie.

"You don't need to be so shy."

The emperor sighed slowly: "I know his origins. He is indeed a poor child... So no matter how rude he is to me or the directors, or if he doesn't follow the rules, I can only say a few words at most. sentence.

"Nowadays, there is no way for bad people to enter the lower city to seek life. After all, even if you talk about 'rules', you can't just let others be killed. When you are in danger, choose the appropriate way to avoid danger. It’s a normal thing…”

When the old man said this, he paused slightly before continuing: "So, I can also understand what he is doing now.

"But although it is understandable, I will never agree with it-"

"...Did something happen to him, the inferior one?"

Delphinium asked worriedly.

The emperor shook his head slightly: "He killed someone in Shangcheng District and was caught on camera.

"And not just one or two...Although the people who were killed were also uncoded, they were also people with formal jobs."

"——How can an uncoded person have a formal job?"

Russell interrupted: "They don't even have chips for collecting wages."

"So I think they may not be paid. The price of hiring these uncoders should be something else..."

The emperor was obviously not very good at explaining this problem.

But perhaps he is old enough and has experienced an era that was very friendly to the uncensored people... He obviously has no hatred or hostility towards these uncensored people.

"The bad guy becomes a knife in the hands of the Godfather. A very sharp knife, a knife specially used to kill people."

The emperor sighed: "He can't come back...but maybe he shouldn't be here in the first place."

"What does that 'godfather' want to do?"

Russell asked, "I'm curious... and how does he convince the bad guys to follow him?"

He was really curious - because he hadn't done anything yet, why did the emperor seem to have discovered something?

Where did his information come from? In other words, did he hear any rumors again?

"Because that 'godfather' is not just a simple leader of a criminal organization. He has very great ambitions...

"He has unified the Lower City. Whether it is criminal organizations or mercenary organizations, they are all now under the jurisdiction of the Godfather.

“And now those who are being hunted by the Bad One are those who disobey his rule.”

The emperor looked solemn and lowered his voice: "That day, I had a reporter who happened to take a photo of the bad guy when he was out on location.

"He seems to have changed now. He no longer always mocks others, but has become taciturn. His whole person has become gloomy and thin... I think he must have received cruel torture and training from the godfather. .Maybe he was brainwashed by some device he used.

"His psychic powers have even changed. The reporter clearly heard the words 'The godfather warned that greed will kill you... but you don't seem to take it to heart'. But the strange thing is that the photo The recording device captured no sound at all.

"Immediately afterwards, the person being stared at by the inferior seemed to be going crazy. He seemed to be roaring, but did not make any sound... Then he knelt down with his whole body trembling and kowtowed to the inferior... But he was the first As soon as he knocked his head down, it never came up again. He just kept kneeling like this and died. Because his death posture was so strange, someone even posted it on the Internet when he found his body.

"After checking, he didn't have any external injuries on his body. It was as if he was scared to death. This is obviously not the behavior pattern of a bad person, but what was photographed is obviously a bad person..."

With that said, the emperor took out a chip and handed it to Russell: "Take a look."

Russell inserted it into his prosthetic hand, saw the video, and forwarded a copy to Delphinium.

"...cruel torture?"

Delphinium murmured in a low voice and couldn't help but glance at Russell.

After Russell watched the video, he made eye contact with Delphinium, and then turned back to the emperor and asked: "How did you know about this in the first place?"

"Because we have informants in downtown."

The emperor replied very simply: "You may not know that just a few days ago... the 'Strangler' who used to belong to the White Lion Group brutally executed many pilots in the name of the godfather. He tied them up. Put them in front of the heavy truck and crush them bit by bit.

"Obviously, these people should be related to the car accident you and Bing Shui encountered."

"...Well, I investigated this incident before, but I didn't find out who it was."

Russell replied softly: "All pilots who can use portable equipment to drive heavy trucks have an alibi. That person is like a ghost, a person who has learned superb driving skills without ever appearing. So I also I have suspected that he should be from Lower City."

"That's right. I initially went to investigate for the ice water, but then I found out that this matter was very involved."

The emperor nodded and confirmed Russell's conjecture: "Only one person actually performed the mission. Even if the mission failed, so many pilots should not have been executed... So I infer that the godfather should not know who did it. That is Say, this thing was not done by the godfather, but by his enemies. Then their target obviously cannot be ice water... but should be you. Because ice water is not that important.

"In other words, I think the car accident and the bombing should be caused by two different groups of people. The kid who caused the bombing was the one who really wanted to attack Bing Shui, and in that car accident, someone just knew about him. Plan, intending to take this opportunity to attack you. On the surface, it is to attack Bingshui, but in fact, it is to assassinate you.

"They even framed and misled... It was precisely because of this that the bombing failed."

The emperor said solemnly: "Since the enemies of the Godfather think that this can bring trouble to the Godfather...the Godfather also used cruel methods to execute those people as a warning, that is to say, the Godfather does not want them to attack you, at least. I don’t want to attack you now.

"So I was thinking, what kind of situation could cause trouble for the godfather?"

The emperor said solemnly: "I analyzed all the behavior patterns of the Godfather from the first time he appeared until now. I found that every time he participated in a big event, you were more or less involved.

"So I boldly speculate that what he really wants to deal with is you, Mr. Ultramarine - maybe he wants to kill you, or maybe he wants to brainwash you like controlling a bad person. This is all possible... so it's possible This 'premature attack' that aroused your vigilance made him so angry.

"He was able to convince those criminal organizations by no means relying on justice and kindness. He could only become the king of the Lower City if he was more vicious, cruel, and greedy than them. This also shows that in the vision of the Godfather, the same The wishes of others can be fulfilled... only then will they follow him.

"And based on my guess, I think what the Godfather may really want... is to overthrow the company's rule."

When the emperor said this, he couldn't help lowering his voice: "That is a very, very dangerous person. It is said that he also used some means to control the leaders of two large organizations, the Veil of Ignorance and the Eternal Calamity Reincarnation, and they are obviously hostile. . Considering the situation of the inferior, I think his psychic powers should be related to mind control.

"I will show you his portrait later. If you see that man, be sure to find a way to avoid him.

"That man is like a giant spider. He is trying to turn the entire lower city into his own chess piece to play against the elves... If he comes into contact with you, no matter what he says, don't believe it."

"I accept your warning."

Russell nodded seriously: "Thank you very much.

"By the way, Mr. Emperor," Russell changed the subject, "reciprocate the favor. I will also give you some information... I went to see Director Tokifat for something a few days ago."

"…Prophet?"

The emperor whispered: "What did the prophet say?"

"He revealed to me that the Hero Club is going to be in big trouble. It would be best if you don't get close to the club anymore these days."

"...Is that really the case?"

The old emperor penguin murmured to himself: "Behind all this... is this a warning to me..."

I knew that God's gift was just a bait.

Why is it a gift from heaven? Because he was just stupid enough to get me hooked.

What they want to destroy is probably not just the few idiots in the club, but the entire Hero Club.

...Or is this incident also related to Director Tokifat?

He suddenly looked at Russell.

Is it because of this reason that someone hired those people to attack Russell?

Just to make Russell the victim and cut off from the Hero Club.

So, who would do such a thing?

The face of a compassionate old man appeared in the emperor's heart.

Could it be... Mr. Amirus?

But that doesn’t make sense either…

"What?" Russell asked curiously.

"That's just... no, forget it."

The emperor hesitated to speak.

Of course he knew what taboos the Hero Club had violated. But he was still a little lucky, thinking that the directors might not have noticed or cared about the youthfulness and frivolity of those young people.

...Now that I think about it, I am indeed getting old.

Thinking that the hero club he created was about to be destroyed, and that there might be a director he respected leading this plan. He felt a little heavy.

He originally wanted to ask for Ultramarine's wisdom to help him, but suddenly realized that doing so would cause Ultramarine trouble.

So the emperor finally decided to confirm it himself.

If the Hero Club was indeed going to be destroyed in the end... he also hoped that he would be the one to send him off.

After all, it was my hard work for more than twenty years...

After bidding farewell to Russell and Delphinium, the emperor returned to his home somewhat tiredly.

He didn't need to record a program today, and he wasn't in the mood to go on duty at the TV station. I didn't sleep well last night, so it would be better to catch up on some sleep at home at noon.

But when he opened the door, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Why is there TV sound in the living room?

He quietly stepped into the living room, and as expected, he found that there was an extra person in his home.

A young man next door with a long blue ponytail, a gentle and sunny face, and a pastry chef's temperament, is looking at his photo with some curiosity.

After seeing his face clearly, the emperor's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Please take a seat first, Mr. Emperor."

The young man said gently, pointing to the sofa next to him with his chin.

"Let's talk slowly."

The first chapter of nearly 4,000 words!

Cat goes to have a quick meal and then takes a nap, and then writes the second chapter in the afternoon~