Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

Hill Lee sat bored in the Pioneers' office, waiting for his captain Nonem to "check out the situation."The surrounding execution puppets stared at her expressionlessly, and used mechanical scanning surveillance heads to detect risks in the surrounding environment.Hill Lee waved his hand, trying to send these zombie-like ugly guys away.But Zipei said she could ask for an internal review of protections to begin, but she had no power to end the process.

There is no point in arguing with the purple man.They have only two working states: performing simple work according to the process set by the shadow slave chip, or performing complex work remotely.There is no actual combat threat to protect an employee within the company, so the purple-skinned man is currently working in a process state, which means that the purple-skinned man has no commander behind his eyes and cannot carry out any actions outside of the process.Hill Lee sighed, she could only do her best and wait for someone to call her.

About half an hour later, Nonem came back, and the serious expression on her face made Hill Lee's heart beat fast. "Process code: Internal audit protection completed, verification number: 7-3B8J2." Nonem waved his hand, and the purple-skinned people who heard this code all replied "received", then turned and left.At this time, Nonem hooked his fingers at Hill Lee and said, "Come with me, the boss wants to talk to you."

Hill Lee quickly stood up and followed, asking in a low voice on the way, hoping to get some news from Nonem.The captain, who had been warm to her before, now just kept a straight face, neither making eye contact with her nor paying attention to her questions.Hill Lee became more and more worried. She patted her chest, tried to slow down her excited heartbeat, and forced herself to think.She had to face the question: Should she give up the Lich Master if she might die?

Before she could figure out the exact answer to this question, she had already "arrived".Telephone Conference Room 3, where they often share the latest intelligence and knowledge with other development groups.Hill Lee demonstrated his talent in language more than once here, including seven or eight highlight performances that determined the direction of exploration for multiple groups.Now, is this going to be a place to judge yourself?

After entering the room, she found that all her colleagues in the development team were here - they were all sitting on chairs against the wall, all with serious expressions. This was probably not good news.The fat Aoiji Chen and the big-headed Christopher Lacy have two seats, not against the wall, but in the center of the room, with a table in front of them and facing the microphone.Judging from this situation, these two "enemies" have a higher say than their colleagues, which is obviously a bad phenomenon.

"Sit down, the higher ups will make a decision for you." Nonem pointed to an empty seat and motioned for Hill Lee to sit down.

"Okay, I obey." Hill Li adjusted her mood, looked confident, straightened her chest, walked over slowly, and sat down slowly.Even if she loses in the end, she doesn't want to lose to those two guys in terms of momentum.At this time, she no longer had high hopes, because she noticed that the microphone in front of her was muted and she had no right to speak at all.

"Which one will come from above?" Hill Lee asked pretending to be calm.She frantically searched for various internal company regulations in her memory. At this time, she must match the company's position level with its corresponding internal audit security and rights protection processes.The key to all this is to know how senior the superior leader who presided over this meeting is.

"Headquarters A3. You don't have to think too much. It's been dealt with according to the rules. You just need to answer the questions honestly." Noem finally said something useful. She added: "Here, internal audit protection and other things It’s meaningless, the entire pioneering team together has to listen to A3’s orders.”

"A3... Does the leader of our Summit City headquarters have an A3 level?" Hill Lee asked.

"He seems to be B1." After finishing speaking, Nonem cleared his throat, and then tapped the microphone in front of him three times.Then, the door opposite the conference room opened, and a guy with a flat-screen TV on his neck came in.

Another execution puppet, a brainless guy who can only run according to the shadow slave chip.The execution puppet in front of him was wearing a suit and tie. He had a watch, cuff links, a handkerchief and a pen inserted in his shirt pocket. His two white gloves were spotless, as if he was a "fastidious person" working here.After it walked in, it wiped the tabletop with its gloves, placed it under the camera on the right side of the flat-screen TV, and looked at it. It sat down after being basically satisfied.

Soon, the TV began to show pictures, and everyone in the room cheered up. They also wanted to meet A3-level executives. These were the real top executives who never saw their bodies alive or dead.

While everyone was looking forward to it, snowflakes began to appear on the TV screen. It was the kind of signal noise, the black-and-white and gray noise image that is played when there is no program. The top executives of A3 did not show their faces, and its voice was processed so that it was indistinguishable from male to female, human from animal, so that people could understand what it was talking about, but not what it was.

"I'm surprised by what happened in Summit City. Your time is so worthless, why are you spending it on such nonsense?" The head of the display screen said straight to the point: "In the basic work regulations of Dingxin Group, the first priority is to ensure the actions of the development team. Normal. Who approved the surveillance of the pioneer team members?"

"No one." After answering, Noem's lips showed a smile that was not easily noticed.

"The work of the pioneer team members involves company secrets. Monitoring them is tantamount to trying to steal company secrets. Let me ask again, are there B2 and above level authorizations?"

Nonem shook her head, then looked at Aoiji Chen, gesturing for her to answer the question.

Kui Si Chen was already sweating profusely. She understood the meaning above and knew that she had fallen into huge trouble.Just ten minutes ago, the main content of the communication meeting was how to deal with someone suspected of leaking company secrets. She always thought that the "suspected person" was Hill Lee.Unexpectedly, as soon as the formal meeting started, the whole feeling changed. The person suspected of leaking secrets turned out to be me?No, something wasn't right. She had to explain the situation, or at least remove herself.

"There is no B2 level authorization. I got Christopher's report. He believed that someone was trying to harm Hill Lee and that he should be protected. Everything started from Christopher's report, which did not involve the confidential part."

The display screen rotated slightly, and the camera scanned the fat woman and stopped in the direction facing the big head. "Why are you monitoring Hill Lee?"

"I...I'm worried about her safety," Christopher Lacy said. "I don't want her to be in danger."

"No! He's a voyeur..." Before Hill Lee could finish his words, he was warned by the display screen that suddenly turned around.

"Don't interrupt. You have a chance to make a statement for yourself." The display screen turned back to the general direction and said: "You continue to speak, you don't want her to be in danger."

"Yes! I'm just concerned! It turns out that someone did leave her room! Not only did that person carry a box, he could glide between buildings, he could also detach a tracker! That's a dangerous guy, an intelligence broker!" Displayed The screen shook slightly up and down, as if someone was nodding.It said slowly: "Do you have anything else to add? At work, outside work, or even emotionally?"

"I...I do like Hill Lee very much, but the company's interests are higher, and no one can betray the company's interests."

"Well...this is not the answer I want. Let me ask you here in Summit City, do you know who the man carrying the box is? Do you know where he came from and where he went?"

Everyone looked at Nonem, who spread his hands and said: "The Pioneer Team is not responsible for the actions of the metaworld. My first job is to protect the rights and interests of the team members and the Pioneer Team. Tracking matters must either be handled by the Security Department or handed over to the Security Department." Give it to the Business Development Department, but for intelligence support, we should contact Aoiji Chen’s department.”

The monitor nodded and said: "Indeed, the company's internal business areas are divided like this. Kuiji Chen, can you update the information?"

"We are not sure who that person is yet. The makeup technology he used in image analysis is quite sophisticated, covering up the physiological information in the front and back triangle areas (from the tip of the eyebrows to the tip of the nose, and from the tip of the nose to the corners of the mouth). So far, more than 30% of the matches have not been found. Target." Kuiji Chen tried his best to answer while wiping his sweat: "The tracker failed to capture how he entered the apartment building. After losing the target, it is suspected that he escaped tracking by swimming in the Pei River. So far, no trace has been captured. We can find traces of him in the city.”

"My intelligence shows that the temperature in Summit City is going to be below zero today, and it's not comfortable in Peihe! This man's implant is of good quality! It allows him to swim in Peihe at low temperatures..." The screen finally turned to Xi Er Lee, asked, "What implant does this guy have?"

"Both ears have been strengthened, and limbs have been strengthened, especially the legs. The pedaling power is very strong. He can glide and change directions in the air. I don't know how he does it. Hmm..." Hill Li said half-truthfully: "I don't know his specific situation. Although I have some contact with him, I have always been cautious and only gave him things from the scrap area, pretending to be a corporate girl who yearns for enjoyment."

"Understood. Anything else you want to add?"

Hill Lee cleared his throat slightly and said: "Two additional points: I have no conflicts with Deputy Minister Chen, and there is no problem with our usual work cooperation. However, Christopher continued to harass me after being explicitly rejected by me three times. I, I suspect that this surveillance incident is also part of the harassment. Secondly, I will obey the superior’s decision on how to handle this matter.”

"Hmph, I'm quite talkative and smart. I'll use it more at work in the future." The display screen shook left and right, and then said: "Whether it is the Gaofeng City branch or other areas of the Dingxin Group, there is no intelligence theft. Take the scraps It is not a good habit to do things on the court, but this does not become a condition for punishing members of the Blazers. The clear problem that can be confirmed at present is the private investigation and surveillance of the Blazers. In addition, it has just been confirmed that members of the Blazers are suspected to be in danger, but Failure to report to the senior security department as required. Only sending a tracking machine? This is obviously not protection, but voyeurism, plus illegal mobilization of company power!"

"The Stepping Stone Project has just been launched, and you dare to use C-class equipment without approval? Now the execution puppets that Dingxin Group is going to launch are only E-class and a few D-class. Why are you releasing C-class equipment? You want to tell the outside world that the group has already After studying for a long time, it actually has everything? Be bold! Be bold!”

"Even if it really needs to be sent out, it should abide by the usage regulations. Where is the cover? Where is the backup support for the information nodes, and where is the ground follow-up? What combat effectiveness does a single tracking machine have? What resilience does it have? The company's actions are all It’s the support of the system, not fighting alone! Not only is he reckless, but he also has no brains! He has gained a head in vain!”

"Nonem, that big head is useless, unscrew it, and then call the internal cleanup personnel to deal with it. And this Kuiji Chen, transfer to the pioneer team, just follow you. By the way, just stay in the company There is no need to go back, the funeral arrangements will be made according to the standards of the Trail Blazers."

As soon as A3 finished speaking, Aoiji Chen cried and shouted: "No! Don't! I was just deceived. I never had the idea of ​​betraying the company! I am useful, I can work, and I can create value for the company."

No one listens to her nonsense, and Nonem has a mission.She stood up, accelerated in an instant and was behind Christopher. She first twisted her arms to break his neck, then drew out her hand ax and started beheading him.While chopping the neck bone, she said: "Who... come and do me a favor, seal the blood vessels, and reduce the workload afterwards. Also, Ms. Chen, if you continue to cry, you will lose the benefits of the Development Department. oh!"

"I don't want to die, I'm still young..." Kuiji Chen was breathing heavily. She was on the verge of fear and collapse, when a stream of blood from the carotid artery splashed onto her face.After her nerves could no longer bear it, she chose to faint, and at the same time handed over her fate.

"Leader, I have a suggestion..." Nonem pointed at the fat woman who fainted and said: "Her mental endurance is too poor. Taking her to the shadow world will hinder the efficiency of our actions. Solve it directly from here , it can be considered that she has contributed to our work. This way, we don’t have to explain why she suddenly joined the Pioneers, and we can also give her a little pension money."

The display screen nodded and said: "Okay, you can take care of this matter. In addition, I have a few words to say to Hill Lee."

"Should we avoid it?"

"No!" The screen turned to Hill Lee and said: "You have no suspicion now. Maybe you really have no suspicion, or maybe you just haven't found out yet. You'd better be alert and serve the company well, otherwise this old account will happen at any time. Being turned over, do you understand?”

Hill Lee quickly stood up, nodded vigorously, and said in a sonorous voice: "Understood! I welcome the company's supervision and guidance, and will also use stricter standards to demand myself!"

"Someone will be watching you." The A3 monitor turned to Nonem and said: "After the work here is completed, you should pay attention to personal hygiene and don't get bloody! Go to the person in charge of your location and tell him to plan the paving stones. The action cycle is advanced ten days! The efficiency of your Summit City is a bit low, learn more from Peicheng! They all drink water from the same river, why are there such big differences? The paving stone plan has already started to be implemented there, Summit City has just started Advertising to warm up!”

"Yes, yes, I will definitely convey it." Nonem quickly agreed.But deep down, she disagreed.Although Operation Stepping Stone is important, it is not the work of the pioneering team and cannot affect her. A3's tantrum here is mainly for the sake of knocking, not against the Trail Blazers.