death of hope

Chapter 52 "Flying Windfall" (52) Chips

"Aside from money, nothing else was taken."

After saying this, Roy swallowed, and Anna noticed his abnormality.

(He's lying.)
"I hope you can tell the truth, Mr. Roy." The groundhog said, "The black cat told me that you are a smart person, and you should know what your situation is."

"Why do you act like an interrogator? It's not your turn to teach me."

"In this city, giant corporations only cover the sky with one hand, and you have no one to rely on but us."

Pride made him angry, and reason made him want to compromise, Roy was caught in a dilemma;
Anna took his trembling hand "Honey, trust them."

"Huh..." Roy took a deep breath, raised his head and said, "I'm sorry, I lied.

That night, I picked up a chip in one of the wads of money. "

Hearing this, the groundhog put his hands on the table, sat up straight and said:
"This chip is the reason why you can live until now, and it is also the key to whether you can live longer,
Listen up, and let me tell you what happened next.

People from the police station sealed off the scene of the shootout. Of course, the police officers had already been bribed by the raccoon business group, and the investigation was out of the question. It was purely a cordon and put on a show. 20 chips.

No one cared about the missing box of money. According to the internal discussions of the Hesse family, they all thought that they bought fakes and caused the shootout. Until someone thoughtful took those chips to an expert for identification and found that they were dismantled from a Federation starship. The real thing is exactly what the backstage funder Raccoon Trading Group wants.

If 21 chips can really be assembled, it will solve a large part of the technical problems of building a large interstellar warship, and the missing one is the most important power master chip.

When the CEO of Raccoon Trading heard about this, he was willing to pay a sky-high fee for it, enough for all the main members of the Hesse family to become billionaires.

Ever since, the person who took the money was listed as the first suspect, and you should know everything about it later. "

"They want a chip? I just hand it over!"

"Hey hey..." The clown laughed with his mouth open, and the little steel cannon laughed too. Except for the ape man, groundhog and black cat, the other masked vigilantes all laughed.

"what's so funny?"

"You are so naive, my friend, do you really think that if you hand over your things, you will be spared?

Let me continue with what I just said. After the chip reward order was issued, they followed the tracker in the banknote anti-counterfeiting line to find your residence.

Because they were not sure about your identity, they didn't act immediately. I guess, they thought you were a street warrior of the rival gang, the Kyokushin Group. This possibility made them fear the most. pressure,

The purpose is to force you to be unbearable, so you have to hand over the chip, and finally break the two of you. Based on their past practices, they must be beheaded and dismembered. "

"Oh my God..." Anna was so frightened that she trembled all over, covering her mouth with tears in her eyes.

"Both of us? Why...it's none of her business!"

"Don't you read the news, young man, the style of the Hesse family is to kill and wipe out, your relatives, friends, neighbors...don't even think about surviving."

"Crack!" Roy slapped the table and stood up excitedly, "Damn it!"

He wanted to make a call, but found that there was no signal on the communicator, so he scratched his hair anxiously:

"I have to inform Old Jon and the others that the money is still in the basement of the bar!"

Seeing his reaction, the groundhog and the ape-man exchanged glances: (Good boy, he still misses his friend when his life is in danger.)
Roy lost control of his emotions and beat the table angrily: "Quick! Find me a working phone!"

"Don't get excited, there is no wireless phone here." The black cat said: "No matter how strong the wireless signal is, it cannot penetrate the 20-meter concrete wall and half-meter homogeneous steel plate of the nuclear-proof shelter. track."

"I'm so anxious! I have to go out and warn them!"

"Don't worry, the first time I got the news, that is, half an hour before the battle with the cyber warrior 'Cold Steel', I already called Donnie,
They must have moved to a safe place. Right now, they are probably in a hurry to call you. "

Hearing that the old friends had been warned, Roy was relieved first, then suddenly remembered something, looking at the eyes under the black cat mask:

"Hey Susan, you put a tracker on me, didn't you?"

"I'm sorry."

"When was it released? Where was it placed?"

"While chatting in the old cripple bar, I found that you used a classic ZIPPO oil-filled lighter. While you were going to the toilet, I put the tracker in the lighter cover."

Roy pointed his middle finger and cursed: "&￥#*!" (FXXK YOU!)
"Hahahaha!" The clown and the others laughed almost out of breath.

The black cat just spread its hands: "It's too much, this is how you treat your savior? Donnie heard you scold me like that, so he must beat you."

"You ask that fat man to come over and try?"

Now he can no longer distinguish between jokes. Roy's mind is in a mess. He doesn't know what to think or what to do. His fate has fallen into a deadlock, and the probability of escaping is simply negligible.

He took out the lighter and wanted to take out the tracker from the cover and throw it away. He froze for a second, then lit a cigarette and smoked it, then put the cover back on.

"I hate being stalked, but keep it."

"Smart move." The groundhog commented: "Knowing your position can better protect you."

"Protect me?" Roy exhaled the smoke and said bravely, "I bought the best and most expensive security service, and someone will protect me." When he said this, even he didn't believe it.

Everyone around the round table laughed: "Innocent boy, it's not enough to be beaten by the society."

"how?"

"With today's incident, you must be on the blacklist of the company, and you will understand when you return to the ground."

Finally, Roy let go of his last face and reserve:
"Because of greed, I have fallen into this situation, maybe I deserve what I deserve... But... she is innocent, my friends are innocent, please, heroes, it doesn't matter if I die or not, save innocent people .”

"I appreciate you more and more, young man." The ape-man said: "Nowadays, in this world, people are not for themselves, and heaven and earth destroy. There are fewer and fewer warm-hearted people like you."

The reaction of the clown and others was completely opposite, and they gave Roy a blank look: "You caused trouble yourself, and it was a pleasure to squander the money. Now you know that you are crying, don't you? Lick your cheeks and let others take the risk to help you! What the hell? Has a face!"

"No...I...I..."

Roy wanted to defend himself, but no matter what he thought it was his own fault, his face was ashen, and he slumped on the cold chair.

Anna knelt down on her knees, weeping and begging everyone:
"Save him! Help us! Aren't you masked vigilantes, aren't you the superheroes that children say!"

Except for the black cat and others who helped her up, the others were indifferent. Some people wanted to say something but hesitated to speak, some were ridiculed, and more people were sighing.

Today's York City Avengers, lifeless, is no longer what it used to be.

After experiencing continuous brutal suppression, those masked knights who were fearless in the past, who drew their swords to help when encountering injustice, are now all cowering and shaking, like a group of shivering eaglets that have lost their feathers.

Is this kind of stupid and naive career with no rewards worth paying your life for?

(End of this chapter)