Enforcer Manual

Chapter 908 - 858: Company_2

Chapter 908: Chapter 858: Company_2Gustav suddenly stiffened, and unsurprisingly, Monica looked at him with a skeptical eye, "That night at Kolo Film Industry, you were all acting together!"

She still remembered Gustav shouting, "This is my escape route!" as he broke through the window and fled, which had worried her for a long time.

If it weren’t for this man named Rob Lucci that she met in this room, she might still be kept in the dark.

"You are mistaken, I and Mr. Gustav didn’t get along without fighting."

Song Lan waved his hand, "As you saw that night, we fought with the intent to kill each other, but there are no eternal enemies in this world. I quickly realized that the situation in the First Region was far beyond my imagination, and the real enemies were still hiding in the shadows."

Gustav nodded repeatedly, giving Song Lan a thumbs up secretly.

Worthy of being called a professional con man, he effortlessly covered up the fact that he had bribed the chief executor of Military Intelligence Section Seven in the security office that night.

The inexperienced Monica obviously believed him, and her expression showed sudden realization.

After further reflection, she found that the Chief Executor’s explanation made some sense.

Initially, their motive for establishing the organization was merely to assassinate the founder of Kolo Film Industry, to champion justice while avenging their father. But who could have expected that this matter would involve biological experiments and the company’s secret re

"Universal Psychic Ability Users" was nothing but an experiment by the Gene Master, who had planted seeds of aberration in the believers’ bodies and granted them some psychic abilities. When the Gene Master deemed it necessary, these seeds would take root and grow, transforming them into aberrant constructs.

Then what about the believers of the Mechanical Church?

Could they also one day suddenly be transformed into scientific freaks?

Lu Xiang had always been skeptical of beliefs, as every faith carried its corresponding price, even for those who tried to believe in Song Lan.

They all turned into either slackers or comic characters.

This might also represent another level of "deformation."

"That’s the problem. Any affair related to the Mechanical Church was rejected within the Foundation, and based on my investigations, it’s not just internally. Whether it’s the Innovator Faction, the Centralists, or the Conservative Faction, none have conducted any research on the Mechanical Church. Though they reside in various cities within the territory, they seem to be outside the jurisdiction of the United Government."

Moreover, the Mechanical Church never publicized their doctrines, and the threshold for becoming a believer was extremely stringent, ensuring they never appeared in the Council’s discussion topics.

This indicated that someone inside the United Government was "covering" for them; otherwise, those curious researchers would never let go of such research material.

"Do you remember that chip? I marked some companies under the Foundation on it, and I speculate they might be closely related to the Mechanical Church. I’ve been following their traces for the past few years, and only now have I made some progress."

And this progress came at great risk, delving deep into the "Sea of Souls."

"I investigated inside Kolo Film Industry, and indeed, the infighting among their upper echelons has heated up. However, the ones who have been providing cyborg transplantation services to Vadim and his subordinates for years were not Kolo people. Singosi outsourced the job to military technology, and currently, the person pulling Vadim’s strings behind the scenes is also from military technology."

"Can you trace his specific identity?"

"All relevant information has been destroyed, and my technicians also discovered that he has appeared in various forms, which aligns more with the characteristics of artificial intelligence."

But...

An artificial intelligence with autonomous consciousness, manipulating humans and even corporations at will?

Qi He couldn’t think of any company currently on the market capable of creating such artificial intelligence.

He originally suspected it was a conspiracy by the Chairperson of the Council, but the recent turmoil in the First Region negated that thought.

The Chairperson of the Council almost died in an assassination attempt, and the High-level Parliament temporarily became the supreme authority of the United Government, yet the artificial intelligence did not intervene in that dispute.

"If necessary, it seems they can represent any company, and this time is no exception. My investigation had just begun when the Foundation’s ’external’ affairs encountered problems. The board specifically requested my presence to ensure that I left the Fourth Region."

This was precisely why Qi He needed to find the two individuals before leaving the Fourth Region, as he felt that perhaps only Song Lan could unveil the mysterious veil of the Mechanical Church.

The deeper his investigation went, the more he felt they were like marionettes, seemingly manipulated by an invisible hand in unseen places, dictating their fate as well as that of the United Government.

"Speaking of which, I must thank you. Without your help, my long investigation might have ended," he said.

"Don’t mention it, just ensure the expert fees and conference expenses are paid on time," Song Lan responded, without any pressure.

Because the rising property prices in District Seventeen were clearly caused by the Ragus Foundation.

"That’s natural," Qi He said as he glanced at the time, having received notice on short notice, the board hadn’t given him much time. "Oh, and one more thing, I’ve always had this strange feeling, perhaps what I’ve been chasing all along isn’t some independent entity, but the corporation itself."

He paused, then added, "Maybe that is the true face of the corporation."