Trickster Hunter

Chapter 238 Recruitment Plan

"However, a few months later, Shang Dalin's body began to change." Ye Jiu continued. He did not look through the thick pile of documents, but seemed to have memorized all the information in his mind. "According to Shang Hongxiu's memory, Shang Dalin lost a lot of weight and became as thin as a skeleton. He started coughing all the time and often coughed up blood."

"It sounds like he has tuberculosis." Sun Hang commented.

"The symptoms are indeed similar to tuberculosis, but according to the analysis of experts, the reason why Shang Dalin has such symptoms is because he is already an infected person at this time. Not only that, his infection process is likely to enter an accelerator , body organs begin to mutate , and lost its original normal physiological functions..." Ye Jiu talked eloquently, "In addition, during that period, Shang Dalin also began to become neurotic, suspicious and irritable, and often acted without warning. He beat and kicked the women imprisoned in the underground palace for no reason."

"Do infected people always behave like this after entering the acceleration phase?" Sun Hang asked.

"You have to ask Yang Qi and the others. I'm not a researcher." Ye Jiu said, "After that, Shang Dalin often started mumbling to himself about 'mausoleum', 'resurrection', 'rebirth' and the like. Shang Hongxiu and the others couldn't understand what he said, and they didn't dare to ask - because during that period, several women had been beaten to death by Shang Dalin. "

"Is this Shang Dalin trying to imitate the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, mummifying himself, sleeping in a tomb for thousands of years, and then resurrecting him?" Sun Hang complained, "I have to say, this guy is really It’s pretty daring to think about it.”

"Don't interrupt me, where did I just talk? Oh, yes, several women were beaten to death by Shang Dalin." Ye Jiu continued, "Although this Shang Dalin looked like he was about to die, , but his strength became extremely strong. Shang Hongxiu witnessed a beaten woman trying to escape, but Shang Dalin grabbed her head and crushed her skull with just the strength of his five fingers. "

"Is this the power you get after being infected with memes?"

"Yes." Ye Jiu nodded, and then reacted, "Didn't I tell you not to interrupt me? Damn it, where did I just talk?"

"Crush your head."

"Anyway, that's what happened. Shang Dalin was about to become completely evil because he was infected with the meme. In order to 'resurrect' himself in the future, he built this underground palace into a mausoleum... He arrested many people from outside. , forcing them to work for themselves, making mercenaries and burial objects... You The bones found in those caves were the remains of these people. Before applying the 'resurrection ritual' to himself, Shang Dalin first used these people as experimental subjects. The result of the experiment was that these people all became highly deformed. The infected people died in those caves."

Ye Jiu pulled out a thick stack of files separated by labels from the stack of documents and handed them to Sun Hang: "These are the missing persons cases that have not been solved in Tianfucheng and surrounding villages and towns in those years. The number of missing people and the time of disappearance are basically consistent... at least 130 people died in Shang Dalin's underground palace."

Sun Hang briefly looked through these files. Most of them were photocopies of old resident files and yellowed files that had been sealed in the Public Security Bureau for nearly a hundred years.

"So, those women are also experimental subjects?"

"No, they are not." Ye Jiu shook his head, "When it was their turn, Shang Dalin's 'transformation surgery' had been successful. He implanted a meme that could make people 'immortal' into their bodies. , as a price, their hearts will be crystallized and sealed In the Everlasting Lamp. As long as the Everlasting Lamp does not go out, they must stay in the underground palace forever and cannot go anywhere... Only when the Everlasting Lamp goes out and the crystallized heart returns to the body can they regain their freedom, but at the same time, their Life will also enter a countdown."

"So these women are... living burial objects?"

"Absolutely." Ye Jiu nodded, "This is the only thing that can be asked from Shang Hong's sleeves."

"What about that red square crystal?" Sun Hang glanced at the pile of documents. The files and files of the missing persons only accounted for a small part of it.

"Following Judra's line, the Tianshu Tower found a person - an eyewitness to the theft of the Vatican treasury, current director of the Christian Historical and Cultural Archives in Chunming City, and the youngest son of the last pope: Kassim Bo Ergia." Ye Jiu said, "But Qasim said that he had never heard of it in the Vatican's treasury. What kind of treasures are red cube crystals? As for why European countries would issue a wanted order for Judra at that time, it was entirely because of the request of the Pope himself... The Tianshu Tower even violated the regulations and secretly used a lie detector. Strange thing, it turns out that Qasim told the truth and not a single word was a lie.”

"How old was Kasim when the theft occurred?" Sun Hang asked.

"Nine years old."

"Then it's normal that he doesn't know... If I were the Pope himself, I wouldn't tell a child about the existence of such a thing." Sun Hang said, "Since there is no harvest from Qasim's line, what about the research institute? What about the other side? Those researchers have been in the underground palace for three days, haven’t they figured out anything yet?”

"Not yet." Ye Jiu said, "Now we can only confirm that the red square crystal is an artifact, and the number and name have not been determined yet. To be honest, I really want to complain... Isn't this fucking nonsense? "

"Artifact-type artifacts? Are they sure?" Sun Hang narrowed his eyes, "Being able to create new artifacts...is this ability similar to rule-type artifacts?"

"But does this thing have reality?" Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment and retorted.

"No one stipulates that rules-based magic objects cannot have concrete entities, right?" Sun Hang asked rhetorically.

"Hiss... it seems... that's the truth." Ye Jiu patted his thigh hard, "Then... if this thing is a regular monster... then wouldn't we who discovered this thing be famous in history? "

"First of all, you are not included in this 'us'; secondly, what's the use of being remembered in history... If humans can't win this war with monsters, what do you think the history of human civilization has? "?" Sun Hang glanced at Ye Jiu with disdain, "Instead of thinking about being in the limelight, it's better to think about what uses this thing can be used for."

"Who said I wanted to be in the limelight? I just mentioned it casually..." Ye Jiu said a little unconvinced, "Forget it, don't talk about this, let's talk about the conscription... I will give you the plan you sent me. See, are you serious about recruiting minors?”

"Otherwise..."

"If word of this gets out, if those guys who study journalism take it out of context, and then the public opinion ferments... we will probably be scolded to death." Ye Jiu said with a worried look on his face.

"It's just a reserve force." Sun Hang said, "Being able to enter the talent training base affiliated to Tianshu Tower to receive professional training is an opportunity that many people dream of... An excellent soldier should be cultivated from an early age, right? "

"I have seen the draft of your training plan. If you train with this intensity, many people will die! And there is too much actual combat content in it, right? In the second week after the training officially starts, you will go to the countryside to track traces of strange objects. ...Even regular field operators must have received at least half a year of training before being assigned such a mission, right?”

"Is there any problem?" Sun Hang asked calmly.

"What do you think of this as a reserve force? They are clearly cannon fodder!"

"The surviving cannon fodder will become experienced veterans and even excellent officers." Sun Hang said, "I have read several books recording the history of war in the past few days, and they all say this."

"Then have you ever thought that there is a high probability that they will be wiped out?" Ye Jiu asked, "Their enemies are not humans, but monsters! The history of human wars has no reference significance at all! "

"Oh... Then why did no one step out to stop the Anomaly Investigation Bureau when they treated people like me as cannon fodder?" Sun Hang asked.

"These are completely different things! Those so-called 'temporary investigators' are basically people being executed who have owed huge debts, or they are scum full of crimes... If they are allowed to be temporary investigators, they can only be regarded as waste. Just taking advantage. According to federal law, these people were not meant to be shot. The solution is to stay in prison until death... This method of treatment actually gives them a way to regain their freedom. After all, not every temporary investigator will die in the mission." Ye Jiu paused, "As for that. Your situation...can only be said to be a very rare exception..."

Ye Jiu suddenly couldn't speak anymore when he said this. He also knew very well that for others, a "very few special cases" were an event with a "100% probability" for the person involved... He found that he There is simply no reason to convince Sun Hang.

"So...are you still resenting the arrangements made by the Investigation Bureau at that time?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?"

"nonsense."

"To be honest, I don't really care." Sun Hang walked to the water dispenser and poured himself a glass of water. "The relationship between you and me can only be regarded as mutual use. You want to use my ability. And I use your resources and information, and we each get what we need.”

"We? You mean...the federal government?"

"Whether it's the federal government or the Tianshu Tower." Sun Hang took a sip of water, "It's not impossible for me to contribute to the cause of saving mankind, but you have to pay more."

"...You guy, I always feel like I can't see through you." Ye Jiu frowned, "What kind of person are you?"

"I don't know either. I even suspected that I was not a human being." Sun Hang said.

He suddenly remembered a sentence he had seen somewhere.

Many times, the truth is often spoken in the form of a joke.

"You guys are really inhumane sometimes." However, Ye Jiu did not notice the hidden meaning of this sentence and continued, "Do you really think that this recruitment plan... can pass the vote of the parliament? "?"

"Can't the authority of Tianshu Tower exceed the federal parliament?" Sun Hang showed a trace of confusion in his eyes.

"Of course not! The Federal Parliament is the highest decision-making body of the Federation! Tianshu Tower is just a research institution!" Ye Jiu repeatedly knocked on the table and said, "All major decisions in Tianshu Tower must be approved by the Federal Parliament, even if they are The authority that Mr. Pei gave you can only be transferred to you after the council nods first, do you understand? "

"So, your father has quite a lot of power?"

"It is impossible to change the decision-making of the entire parliament based on the words of just one member." Ye Jiu said seriously, "Besides, it is impossible for father to agree to your plan... With the help of people's hatred for strange things, recruit disaster-stricken people Do you know what it means to send these minors among the masses to perform tasks with extremely high mortality rates? "

"What does it mean?"

"As long as my father dares to say this in parliament, his political life will be over."

"But I think you seem to have made a mistake on a very crucial issue." Sun Hang said.

"What's the problem?"

"I never said from the beginning that these missions of a practical nature would have a high mortality rate..."

"Does it make a difference whether you say it or not? Please, can you not think of the members of the Federal Parliament as the losers of the Tianfu City Management Committee... People who can sit in this position are no longer 'elites'." It’s so descriptive, they can tell at a glance what the nature of these tasks is... Even if you write that the mortality rate is only 0.01%, there is absolutely no way they will pass this plan.”

"The mortality rate of 0.01% is too low. I think it should be controlled within 20%." Sun Hang pondered.

"20%?" Ye Jiu was stunned, "Wait a minute, are you serious? I thought you were trying to deceive others, but you are really stupid? 20% mortality rate? Are you considering survival? Are the rate and death rate reversed? A group of half-grown men who have only received a week of basic training are thrown directly into the wilderness shrouded in eternal night... Is this different from being sent directly to the execution ground? Oh, there is still a difference? , if you are sent to the execution ground, you can at least die a little more happily."

"What if we are accompanied by professionals?" Sun Hang asked.

"Professionals? Do you mean the police officer or the city defense guard?" Ye Jiu frowned, "Don't expect to have field operators to lead the new ones... It's too late for them to perform their tasks, and there is no way they have time to take care of them. Rookie’s.”

"Me, and you." Sun Hang pointed at himself, and then at Ye Jiu, "Let's personally lead the team and train a group of elite backbones as quickly as possible. Do you think it's possible?"

"You and I will personally lead the team?" Ye Jiu was dumbfounded. "When you say that...it seems possible, but do you have any experience in this area?"

"No." Sun Hang said calmly, "That's why I called you."

"But... I don't have any experience!" Ye Jiu said, "I only know how to fight. The training courses I received are all customized based on personal abilities. They are not suitable for ordinary field operators!"

"Then you go and learn." Sun Hang kicked him. This time, Ye Jiu couldn't avoid it and was directly kicked out of the office by Sun Hang. "Whether you can learn it or not, I will learn it in a week." Submit this plan and you can take care of it yourself.”