Infinite Throne

   Chapter 442 "Who dares?"

   As early as the end of the last century.

  The sewage and wastewater treatment systems in most cities have basically achieved fully automated management.

   No matter how bad the 18th-tier cities are, the semi-automation process has basically been realized.

   In other words, in the sewage treatment station, there are only sewage pipes and a large number of filtration systems.

If there are    people, there are basically no.

   The security guard at the door can be counted as a small number of employees.

When   Irin and Oda Mai approached, the iron gate of the sewage treatment station was locked.

  Professional security is still dozing off.

  Irin squinted, glanced at a distance, and said with some pity: "It seems that the possibility that this is the leech man's nest can basically be ruled out."

   It's a pity.

  Oda Mai slowly made a question mark.

   She murmured to Irin, but she didn't quite understand it.

   In fact, the whole complicated case, in Oda Mai's thinking, only the most fundamental two points and lines remain after simplification:

   There is a bad guy who should be cut.

   Find out and hack.

   hacked to death.

   This kind of pure and extreme thinking mode is actually not without benefits.

   Any hesitation will affect the speed of Oda's sword swing.

   At least since Irin met Oda Mai, this woman's swordsmanship has become more and more terrifying.

   Even if she does not have the identity of an apostle, an ordinary new apostle might not even be able to approach within three meters of Oda Mai.

  Irin didn't bother to explain to Oda Mai after talking to himself.

   is not necessary.

   After checking the complete structure of the sewers in Cangyang City, he once suspected that the old nest where the leech people lay their eggs might be in this sewage treatment station.

   But when Irin saw that the security guard at the door was alive and well, he basically ruled out this possibility.

   The reason is simple.

   This security guard who works here alone is the best "food" to start with, no one.

   Judging from the leech man's style tonight, he doesn't seem to have the good character of "rabbits don't eat grass beside the nest".

   "You wait at the door, I'll go in and see for myself."

  Irin looked back at Mai Oda, ready to activate his skills and sneak in.

   "Not necessary."

  Oda Mai muttered a word, then walked to the security booth with a knife, lifted a foot, kicked the small leather shoe, and kicked the door and lock.

   "Crash-"

   The security guard had just had time to wake up, but Oda Mai moved even faster, and a knife was cut on the neck of the security guard...

"All right."

  Oda Mai seemed to have done a trivial thing, without any turbulence, he walked in and came out without any surprise.

   Looking at the poor security guard who was foaming at the mouth and slumped on the ground, Yi Rin silently gave a compliment to Miss Oda Mai.

   This method of infiltration can be regarded as direct and rude.

   As long as no one else sees it, it's a perfect sneak.

  This place is not a secret place, to put it badly, it is a place that even thieves are too lazy to remember. The monitoring equipment only covered some important areas. After Irin cut off the power supply of the monitoring equipment, he and Oda Mai swaggered into the sewage treatment station.

   As for how the entrance is handled…

  Click.

  Oda Mai's long sword is sheathed.

  Irin rubbed the aching brow.

   He always felt that if this continued, Oda Mai would one day cut a hole in the world.

   Twenty minutes later.

  Irin: "I'm fine."

  Oda Mai: "That's it?"

   She seemed very upset.

   The prelude to the temporary decision made her blood boil, thinking that something big was going to happen.

   Now, the desire to kill people has been forcibly suppressed, and Oda Mai's dissatisfaction is all written on his face.

   The air at night is cool and humid.

  Irin and Oda Mai walked all the way, and there was a lot of night dew on their hair.

"looks like it's going to rain."

  Irin looked up at the sky and felt that the weather these days seemed a bit wrong.

   After humans lose satellites, they can no longer accurately predict weather changes.

   All based on experience.

  Oda Mai silently put her hand on the handle of the sword.

   "To be honest, at the end of this matter, I really don't want you to shoot."

  Irin took a few steps back, but couldn't help but sighed and said the truth:

   "Don't look at me like that. Because by then, it means that the whole thing has escalated to a point where no one can stop it."

  …

  …

   Two in the morning.

   When Yi Rin returned to the center of Cangyang City, Yuan Zhiye, Wang Bing and others all had solemn expressions.

  Tianqing Gu smirked with a smirk on his face, sitting in his seat, wearing black gloves, and brewing tea leisurely. In stark contrast to the nervousness of others.

   Without Yuan Zhiye speaking, Yi Rin roughly guessed why.

   "How many people died."

  Irin asked.

   Yuan Zhiye gave a wry smile: "The eleven dead in the front are already a drizzle. So far tonight, there have been twenty-three victims who have been discovered."

   In his words, he used a premise.

   That is "the dead who can be found".

   In other words, because they lived alone and died at home, those who have not had time to be discovered are not counted.

   In other words, the death toll is rising wildly at a terrifying number.

  The leech man... Killed crazy!

   He is manipulating his leech army, hunting down ordinary people frantically in the entire Cangyang city.

  This city with a population of millions has become his hunting ground.

   "Come, have a cup of tea."

  Gu Tianqing didn't panic, made a cup of tea for each of them, and said with a smile, "If I were a leech man, it would be time to stop now. But why?"

  Irin glanced at Gu Tianqing.

   Others may not have grasped the deep meaning of Gu Tianqing's words.

   But Yi Rin understood as soon as he heard it.

   This is not something incompatible.

   is the "motivation" question that Irin was still pondering not long ago.

   It stands to reason that even some paranoid apostles will follow a principle when killing people in reality.

   That is low-key.

   If we add another principle, that is safety.

The    special group is like the official organization of the apostles in reality, the general apostles, no matter what, will be concerned about the official power of the special group.

   But this is where the weirdness of this case is.

  The series of cases created by the leech people made Yi Rin feel more like... He was using his method to fan the flames in this city, not afraid of the kind of things that would not be too big.

   "Call—"

  Irin let out a long breath.

   He finally understood the reason why Zhao Yulong was in charge of such a big stall and complained all day long.

   "Actually, I understand some of his thoughts."

   Gu Tianqing saw that the atmosphere seemed a little heavy, so he smiled to liven up the atmosphere.

   "You mean leech man?"

  Irin glanced at Gu Tianqing.

"Yes," Gu Tianqing slowly took off his gloves, flipped his hand and took out a set of dark tarot cards, closed his eyes, rubbed the slippery back of the card lightly, and said slowly: "Humans are such a stupid creature. Once human beings have power beyond their tolerance, only tragedy will arise from it."

   "Your words seem to be somewhat ambiguous. The so-called power varies from person to person, and there is no such thing as an inside or outside tolerance."

  Irin knew that Gu Tianqing was talking about special beings like "Apostles", and frowned and retorted.

"No," Gu Tianqing still closed her eyes, but stretched out a finger and lightly touched her temple, "I'm talking about here. Human desires are endless. Throughout history, those so-called self-discipline, The 'strong' with morality is still not strong enough because of 'strength' in the final analysis."

  “…”

"And you seem to have misunderstood. When I say 'tragedy', I don't mean the tragedy of human beings. When the power of human beings is strong enough, to a certain extent..." Gu Tianqing opened her eyes, and Irin's eyes Looking at each other, the dark and deep pupils seemed to hide an abyss.

   "Then it would be a tragedy for the world."

  Tani Tianharu's words, except for Oda Mai and Irin, everyone else just seems to understand.

   After all, the "power" that Gu Tianqing said is impossible to have a profound experience if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

  Irin's expression froze.

   He was the one who witnessed the end with his own eyes.

  , to put it nicely, is a survivor.

  , to put it uglier, is a deserter who survived in another timeline.

   When the power of human beings is strong enough, it will be the tragedy of the world.

   The atmosphere seems a little heavy.

  Oda Mai was silent.

   "Forget it, let's not talk about these for now." Yi Rin subconsciously picked the dead skin on his forehead, and a word made Yuan Zhiye come back to his senses: "What I asked you to prepare, are you ready?"

   "It's ready. I got permission overnight, and I entered the Armed Police Division's combat readiness material warehouse to confirm that there are nearly 100 tons of inventory."

  Irin estimated the amount and nodded: "Enough."

  Yuan Zhiye straightened his back. After he knew Yi Rin's plan, he knew the importance of this matter, and he didn't dare to ignore it and went to confirm it himself.

But the back just stood up, and after shouting such a loud sentence, Yuan Zhiye's tone softened instantly, with a deep worry in his eyes: "But is that thing useful? It is reasonable to say that it is effective against normal leeches, but these The murdering leeches have become sperm."

   "As long as it's a leech, then it's definitely useful." Irin said in a sure tone.

   Gu Tianqing chuckled lightly.

   He understood.

  Irin's second half of the sentence was unexplainable.

  —"If it doesn't work, it proves one thing. The killing leech has mutated to the point where it is no longer a 'leech'."

   "Also, I need to temporarily take over the command of the entire police force in Cangyang City, what procedures do I need?"

"I guess...for the time being, it can be executed first and then played." Speaking of this matter, Yuan Zhiye had a strange expression, and said slowly, "Just an hour ago, the former Cangyang police chief Liao Jianbai's blood pressure soared due to running around all night to investigate the case, and he was admitted to the hospital due to a hypertensive crisis.

"The responsibility for this matter now falls on the head of the deputy director of Cangyang City." Although he knew that this was not the time to laugh, Yuan Zhiye had the urge to laugh: "Not long ago, the one who was temporarily arrested The deputy director who was pushed to the front called me and cried and begged us to solve this matter quickly, otherwise he would be finished. Well, it is finished in various senses."

   Ah this?

  Irin was taken aback.

   Never thought it would work like this.

   This Liao Jianbai... It's really time to be sick.

  Irin was too lazy to point it out, and since that was the case, he directly arranged the order and executed it overnight.

   The quiet Cangyang City began to get busy.

  After arranging everything, Yi Rin tried to contact Zhao Yulong again.

  Fuck!

   is still blocked.

   In desperation, Yi Rin could only contact Hu Sandao late at night and ask how to contact Zhao Yulong.

  Hu Sandao replied quickly.

   He didn't know where his death brand was, so he easily woke Hu Sandao.

   "He's in Parliament."

  Hu Sandao's light reply made Yi Rin suddenly understand why Zhao Yulong was so nervous.

  …

  …

capital.

   Late at night.

   It is exactly two in the morning.

  Z5 Council continues.

The process of the    meeting is actually not complicated.

   Documents that need to be decided by the parliament are proposed by the big figures in each region, and all people vote for it.

  It is worth mentioning that documents of different degrees will be reviewed in advance by a special review department before the Z5 Council votes to assess the grade of this document.

  Each department, or some big man, has a different level of voting power.

  The lower-level document, almost every "big man" who is eligible to participate in the meeting can vote.

   For example, policy reforms such as people's livelihood, scientific research, and teaching, these can easily be discussed and discussed.

   And it involves deeper content, such as the exceptions handled by the special group, these high-level documents will be left at the end before making a decision.

The steps of   Z5 Council can be described as ancient and cumbersome.

   When a decision is needed on a higher-level document, the person sitting in the outermost ring not only has no right to vote, but also has no right to know. When a given link is reached, the closed black iron and wooden door is temporarily opened to make him leave. It is up to the person who is qualified to continue the meeting to stay and continue the meeting.

   In other words, towards the end, there will be fewer and fewer people in the conference room.

  “…”

"allow."

  “…”

"pass."

  “…”

"allow."

  “…”

   One decision, quick vote resolution.

  The meeting has lasted for four hours so far.

  The meeting is now, all participants other than the second seat will leave the venue.

   There are only a few people left.

   "You go out."

   Zhao Yulong's face was sinking like water, and he said to several new young men around him.

  The following content, they are not qualified to observe.

   In the six divisions, other escorts also left.

   There were twelve people left in the conference room.

   "Finally we are left with our own people."

  Su Xiaosu's father, Su Zhe, the head of the Armed Police Division, that is, the head of the Su family, is a strong man with a strong back and a strong waist. His physique is similar to Su Xiaosu's genetics.

   Don't ask why a dignified man with a height of 2.02 meters and a fist the size of a casserole would have a name with a bookish flavor.

   It's all his dad's fault.

  Su Zhe untied his tight tie, unbuttoned a few buttons, leaned on the backrest, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Enter    Chief.

  Emperor Zhu Chong's face was as deep as ice, and he glanced around the face of the person in charge of the Sixth Division.

   finally landed on Zhao Yulong, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

   Before, when it came to these contents, even he was not qualified to stay until the end.

   Often the last thing left is Mo Rendi.

   Even Yu Meng left early.

   This is the rule.

   Since the establishment of the Z5 Council, no one dares to disobey the iron law.

  Perhaps the whole world knows that the patriarchs of the five imperial families were once powerful ancient warriors.

  It is them, the general style of martial arts prevails throughout the country.

   But few people in the circle know about it.

   All five of them were apostles.

   Including Su Zhe, all of them.

   That's why Su Zhe said: Finally, there is only one left of his own.

   In the conference room, apart from Su Zhe's fluttering words, there were only one after another, the sound of slow breathing.

  The meeting has come to an end.

  Emperor Zhu Chong was expressionless, showing his majesty.

   The other old patriarchs of the imperial families also sat upright on the chief and remained silent.

   Emperor Zhu Chong looked at each other and tapped the wooden tabletop lightly, making a crisp sound.

   After a few seconds.

   "Now, review the proposal 'D4516'."

   coo dong.

   Zhao Yulong swallowed hard.

   Adam's apple trembled slightly.

   All eyes are on him.

   Zhao Yulong is not nervous.

   In fact, with the thickness of his face, there is nothing to be nervous about.

   After all, the people present were actually acquaintances.

  It's just that on this formal occasion, everyone tacitly pretended not to know each other well.

   Is this really good?

   He actually hesitated more than once.

   Hesitating about the need for this proposal.

   Is this really good?

   This is not good.

But,

  …There is no but.

   The facts are in sight.

   "Once human beings have power that cannot match the mind, tragedy can only be born."

   This is what Yu Meng said.

  She was right.

definitely is.

   "Zhao Yulong."

   A voice as loud as a bell resounded in the conference room.

   is talking about Zhao Taigan, his father.

   Even if it is a father-son relationship, when sitting in different seats, it is a different position.

   This is the Z5 Council.

   Zhao Yulong was awakened by the voice that contained Hong Hong's strength, and after a moment of daze, he began to speak:

   "Regarding Proposition D4516, allow me to enumerate again some statistics from our special group in previous years."

   Everyone present has the qualifications of an apostle, and Zhao Yulong does not need to cover up when he speaks.

   "In 2111, four mysterious towers appeared out of thin air and came to the world. From that day on, mysterious existences called 'apostles' began to appear in the world."

   "Mo Rendi established a special team in 2112. In that year, 12 abnormal incidents occurred nationwide, and 11 were successfully resolved."

   "In 2113, there were 32 abnormal events, and 32 were successfully resolved."

   "In 2114, there were 45 abnormal events, and 42 were successfully resolved."

   "In 2115, there were 102 abnormal events, and 92 were successfully resolved."

   "In 2116, there were 167 abnormal events, and 142 were successfully resolved."

   “2118…”

   “2119…”

   Zhao Yulong did not prepare a press release.

   also didn't peek at the cheat sheet.

   Every year, every abnormal event is recorded in detail in the special group's files.

   "2121, which is last year."

   Zhao Yulong's voice changed.

   "Nationwide, the number of abnormal events is about to exceed four digits, reaching 897. There are still 56 abnormal events, and it is impossible to arrange suitable personnel to solve them."

Zhao Yulong's expression was rare and serious. After reporting the total number of abnormal events that had occurred in the past ten years, he finally returned to the main topic: "In the past ten years, due to the rapid increase in the number of apostles, the incidents caused are increasing at an uncontrollable rate. . The professionals in our group deduce that within two years at most, there will be a 'big event' that cannot be hidden from ordinary people."

   "Speaking of which, the Litai City incident was handled well."

  Yu Liexin smiled, ignoring the serious atmosphere, and praised.

   Zhao Yulong nodded as a response.

"Since the special advisor 'GM' informed us about the conditions for the summoning of the apostles, we have carried out nationwide martial arts practice, and made a simplified version of ancient martial arts public. The elites who are summoned and requested will be recruited into the Special Warfare Section, and then a group of people will be selected from the Special Warfare Section to enter the 'reserve', and as of yesterday, the number of people in the reserve has reached 1,783."

"But over the years, less than 100 people in the 'reserve' have become apostles through 'natural summons', joined the 'official army' and have successfully survived until now." Zhao Yulong said an appalling statistic: "As we all know, strength , Agility, and Spirit total attribute more than 10 points, although it is the minimum condition for 'natural summon', but the target of this summon has a lot of randomness."

   "And against this background, Deputy Team Leader Yu Meng proposed the 'D4516' motion."

   Having said this, Zhao Yulong lowered his head, making it difficult to see his expression.

   Yu Liexin's smile became stronger, and he cast an encouraging look at Zhao Yulong.

   seems to be saying: Say it, hurry up, go on!

   squinted Li Kai, frowned, and narrowed his eyes even more deeply.

  Emperor Zhu Chong still had that expression of indifference and arrogance, which made it difficult to see what he was thinking.

   Zhao Taigan looked at his son, and at Yu Liexin, who was beside him with a sullen expression, thoughtfully.

   Ying Family's Patriarch Ying Xia, but from the beginning to the end, his eyes were slightly closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

   After being silent for a full ten seconds.

   Zhao Yulong raised his head again.

   There was a struggle in his eyes.

   But he still re-spoke the content of the proposal.

   "It is proposed in the motion that the 'Apostolic Reserve' be deprived of the qualifications of apostles on the 'List' and be replaced!"

   Zhao Yulong breathed a long sigh of relief when he struggled to say these words, as if a huge stone had been removed from his heart.

   The scene was quiet again.

   "Emperors" have different minds.

   After a while, Yu Liexin was the first to break the silence.

   "Hey, I agree!"

   At the initial meeting, only five imperial family patriarchs were eligible to vote.

   However, because of the "abstention" cast by Yingxia during the initial discussion, the "D4516" motion was put into reconsideration in an embarrassing situation of neither passing nor vetoing. According to the rules set by the Z5 Council from its initial establishment, the votes in the reconsideration will be added to the votes of the heads of the six divisions.

   also added "Seventh Division", special group.

  The difference between the votes of the "kings" is that the decision rights in the hands of the six divisions and the special group are only equivalent to "half votes".

   In other words, the total number of votes in the reconsideration is "eight and a half".

   This is the face of a tie that will not come out anyway.

After    cast the yes vote, Yu Liexin still laughed wildly and turned to look at Ying Xia.

   "Lao Xia, do you still have to grind?"

   Ying Xia Wenyan finally opened his eyes, motionless as a mountain.

   "Ying, abstain."

   After Ying Xia finished speaking, he closed his eyes again, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.

   "It's really boring."

  Yu Lie didn't expect Ying Xia's reaction to be so indifferent, he felt bored, smacked his lips, and sat in place with his hands up, waiting for the result.

"agree."

   "Abstain."

"agree."

  “…”

   After the "kings" made their own decisions, the heads of the six divisions also made decisions one by one.

   In fact, if you are intentional, from the result of your choice, it is not difficult to see that the implicated relationship between the six divisions and the five imperial families is extremely complicated when you think about it carefully.

"agree."

   Emperor Zhu Chong smiled slightly.

"agree."

  Li Kai sighed and changed his decision.

   He understood.

   This is the general trend.

   This is a general trend that their Li family cannot resist.

   Zhao Taigan remembered what Zhao Yulong said to him not long ago: "Father, times have changed, this is the general trend."

   "The general trend."

   After Zhao Taiqian whispered four words, he slowly said two words: "Agree."

  Inhuman power can only be mastered in one's own hands.

   This is the general trend.

   In ancient times, Confucianism violated the law by means of writing, and chivalrous people violated prohibition by means of martial arts.

   Today, the apostles are disrupting the world with their strange powers.

  Everything is a choice.

   The "lives" of the more than 2,000 apostles on the mere list are not worth mentioning before the big picture.

   This is the choice of the "Emperors".

  The choice made after fully weighing the future, situation, pros and cons.

   "Is this the end?"

   Zhao Yulong had already sat firmly.

   After casting his own vote, he no longer has the right to speak.

No.

   In addition to Ying Xia and his affiliated Secretary of the Interior, who "abstained" on the "D4516" motion, Yu Meng's motion was passed almost unanimously.

   went incredibly smoothly.

   So far, everything is over, and the faces of the "Emperors" are calm, neither joy nor sorrow.

   Emperor Zhu Chong coughed twice.

   "Then, motion 'D4516', choose a day..."

   Suddenly.

   right now.

  The door of the confinement conference room, outside the black iron wooden door, there was a faint commotion.

   Zhao Yulong's expression suddenly changed.

  Boom!

   There was a loud noise, and the two heavy black iron wooden doors shook violently, and were smashed open by a punch...

   With a huge force and airflow, the two black iron wooden doors, each with a fist mark indented, swirled and swept toward the five "Emperor" high above, creating a whistling wind.

   "Who dares?"

   A light hum, after the loud noise, clearly entered everyone's ears.

   (end of this chapter)