Shinji Ikari returns from Warhammer

But having said that, isn't young Li a bit too venomous?

[-]: Go to heaven or go to hell

In the sparse sunlight that filtered through the gaps in the leaves, the blue Mazda car wound up the mountain, drove deep into the mountains, and stopped directly in front of a black building.

In this mountain ridge, the building wrapped in iron-black glass curtain wall looks very abrupt.It stands like a black iron monument at the junction of Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures.And being able to build it here hints at the strength of the institutions that settled there.

NERV, Patio City's supplies, new command post.

Rock-like defense personnel guard here. Their bodies are strong and their eyes are sharp. Their military uniforms are obviously different from the camouflage of the Self-Defense Forces. The clothing made of multiple layers of high-strength nylon cloth has a certain steel-like texture.Their collars shone with a cold silver light, but their badges were dark red. If you looked closely, you could see that they were the pattern of a fig leaf cut in half from the middle.

Just looking at the battle in front of me through the glass gave me a chilling atmosphere, but these capable defense personnel turned a blind eye to the approaching Mazda.Even Minami Keisuke, the leader of Defense Section [-], took the initiative to jog over and bend down to open the car door, covering the upper edge of the door with his hand to prevent the people inside from accidentally hitting their heads.

"I originally thought it was Kenzaki Kyouya." Shinji Ikari got out of the car and looked up at the skyscraper in front of him that looked like a black tombstone.

"Director Kenzaki has other duties. If you designate him to come to receive you, I will inform him right away." Keisuke Minami bowed his head with a smile on his face, "But there is no need for you to make a special trip. We are still in the process of facing off against the apostles, so if you have any orders, just inform us directly."

Indeed, the disadvantages of relocation have already emerged.

Because of the serious damage to Hakone, the command center was moved here to ensure safety.However, most of the original equipment and buildings are still in Hakone, including the launch test site, most of the research institutes, and four airframes including the sealed Unit [-].

As a result, the qualified personnel and most of the staff responsible for the interception operations were still in Hakone, while the command center was moved here.Before I get used to it, the feeling of separation is very serious.

Shinji Ikari seemed too lazy to answer this question. He glanced at the whole place calmly, with a smile that couldn't tell whether it was approval or sarcasm: "Do I still need to report to you when I come here? Should I register at the front desk or submit an application online?"

"The third qualified person, GEHIRN (head) of the Artificial Essence Research Institute, and the director of the Supervision Department, Shinji Ikari, are also one of the suspects in the kidnapping case. The headquarters has given him a special car, which is a black Lexus. But he came here in Misato Katsuragi's Mazda, and his attitude was very clear." Above the black building like a tombstone, behind the blinds of the office, the head of the second section of the intelligence department patiently explained.

"He's a lucky little guy. He seems to be coming after me." The intelligence minister opened the blinds a crack and stared at the young man who got off the blue Mazda. "I really think highly of him after running rampant like this. "

Adults have adult rules.For a young boy like him, it's okay to beat the apostles.If he comes to cause trouble, there are a hundred ways for a professional veteran like him to make him leave in disgrace.

He was obviously hiding behind the blinds, but Shinji Ikari standing on the ground suddenly raised his head and stared in his direction.

Logically speaking, he would never be exposed, but at that moment he locked his direction with his sight.Then the intelligence minister vaguely saw a flash of scarlet, and the next second the bulletproof glass in front of him exploded.

With just a brief glance, the Minister of Intelligence covered his forehead, and a wisp of blood streaked across his cheek from under his palm.

"The person who came here is evil." The intelligence minister sighed, holding his forehead.

"He is GEHIRN, not a visitor." The head of the second class next to him reminded carefully.

"Oh, yes. He is the master. If it were still the shogunate era, we would be a group of retainers who committed rebellion." The intelligence minister slowly took the white handkerchief and wiped the blood on his head, "Then we should meet him. "

"This building was actually started at the same time as Hakone. It has only been opened now. It's a little messy. Please forgive me." Minami Keisuke led Shinji Ikari into the open hall.

"Section Chief! A fax from Section 24 of the Labor Department. It is too difficult to repair the [-] layers of special steel plates above NERV, and the funds are not enough. He wants to ask if only the top seven floors can be built." He combed his back hair. Kinnen ran to Minami Keisuke with the fax in hand. He was slightly startled when he saw Ikari Shinji and Minami Keisuke. He wanted to retreat, but Ikari Shinji told him to be busy with his work and ignore him.

"The local gangs in Second New Tokyo blocked the investigation and said that we were invading their territory. Why not just wipe them out! When will our secret service be threatened by these bugs!"

"But their custom shop recently got a new batch of ocean horses. It's a bit difficult to choose between them! Oh, I'm not saying that I can't bear to do this. I just want to say that it can support our power while cleaning up. Apply to the higher-ups and say It may also alleviate financial pressure.”

"There is a problem with the power supply system of its light gathering building near Lake Ashi, which may affect the operation of Hakone... There is also a new batch of mobile weapons assisted by the United Nations that have arrived at Nagasaki Port, but the waters there are occupied by the Self-Defense Forces. Blockade, do those idiots want to..."

Looking at the hurried crowd in front of him and the staff carrying folders coming and going, Shinji Ikari sighed, "Everyone is very busy."

This is the General Affairs Department, the core department of NERV, which handles all affairs of the entire secret service. Its main management scope includes administrative organization, staff system, secret service finance, intelligence communications, statistics, etc.

The staff of other departments may still be in Hakone, but the entire General Affairs Department has been relocated to the new command post, allowing Shinji Ikari to see their true face inside.

"Because these are troubled times, we don't dare to slack off." Nan Keisuke smiled, "To put a gilt on his face, to put it nicely, it can be regarded as fighting for mankind."

Shinji Ikari smiled but did not comment.

"Here, be careful of the steps." Minami Keisuke swiped his card to open the elevator door, "Minister of Intelligence Honda Honda has been waiting for you for a long time."

The car took Shinji Ikari to the upper floor of this tombstone-like building. Perhaps because it was not in Hakone, it was heavily guarded. Every few steps there were security personnel armed with live ammunition.

As Shinji Ikari stepped into the intelligence department's office, the door to the room slowly closed from the inside out.The room was dark inside, with only a wooden table in the center and the man in front of the wooden table.

It is said that what goes up and what goes down works, and it is not unreasonable.For example, Commander-in-Chief Ikari Gendo wears his iconic sunglasses every time he travels, which has led to many employees within NERV also learning to wear sunglasses.There are also simple dark rooms.

The intelligence minister in front of him is indeed Ikari Yuantang's loyal dog, and he has learned everything from both.

But it just so happens that these two elements are what Shinji Ikari hates the most.

So even though it was daytime, the room was surprisingly dark.There was a row of candlesticks on the long table, and the candlelight illuminated the face of the Minister of Intelligence.

"Captain Ikari, I already know your purpose, but I'm sorry." The intelligence minister unfolded the case file in front of Shinji Ikari, "I'm sorry, Captain Katsuragi may have gotten into big trouble."

Shinji Ikari looked calm and quickly read the case file.According to this case file, Misato Katsuragi is suspected of the kidnapping of the deputy commander, as well as some of the things she has done in the past when she abused her authority, including the illegal use of N2 bombs that caused the collapse of the eastern part of the Kii Peninsula, the failure of the offensive force apostle operation, and the possibility of coveting the deputy commander. location, and went one step further by co-planning the kidnapping case with Kaji Ryoharu.

The accusations against Katsuragi Misato are well-founded, and the case file is accompanied by many photos as evidence, including trivial matters such as the fact that her Mazda has been repaired seven times.

He observed Shinji Ikari's expression, trying to see some flaws in it, but Shinji Ikari just scanned it lightly and threw the case file in front of him again.

The Minister of Intelligence swallowed quietly. He began to feel the steel-like hardness in Shinji Ikari's coldness. This silence that contained violence... made him shudder.

"Then, what is the result of your handling?" Shinji Ikari looked directly into the eyes of the intelligence minister with a smile.

His eyes glowed dark red in the candlelight, causing the intelligence minister to instinctively look away.

"We are all our own people, and you are a great hero. I will not tell you those high-sounding lies. We will also extend her detention period. I personally believe in Captain Katsuragi's character, but there is nothing we can do. It's also very embarrassing, who made her involved in the kidnapping case of the deputy commander." The intelligence minister said softly, "But I can guarantee that Captain Katsuragi is fine. If you need, you can talk to her now."

"That's it." Shinji Ikari said.

Just like that, what does that mean?Before the intelligence minister could understand, he saw the boy in front of him who made him extremely wary turn and leave the room.

As Shinji Ikari walked out of the office, the door to the room slowly closed from the inside out. With the clicking sound, the intelligence minister realized that the matter was over.

"That's it. It's so easy to fool. I originally had dozens of alternatives, but I just fooled them."

In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, the Minister of Intelligence was holding a cup of coffee and smiling.

The head of the Second Intelligence Class stood aside with his eyebrows lowered and the case file under his left arm.

He picked up the handle of the coffee, took a sip and sighed slightly, "So you are young."

When he picked up the coffee again, he found that the coffee had bottomed out, and he felt a little regretful.I don't know if it's because I regret the taste of the coffee, or because I'm not completely satisfied with the sense of accomplishment of playing Shinji Ikari to applause.

"I'll add it for you." A familiar male voice sounded next to him.

"Oh, huh?" The intelligence minister looked at the young man wearing a light blue shirt in front of him, looking at that familiar face, and his pupils suddenly shrank to a point, "Are you, Kaji Ryoharu?! Why are you here?!"

"Is it weird that I'm here?" Ryoji Kaji raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I'm also the chief prosecutor specially approved by SEELE, and I'm also a high-level executive of NERV. What's so weird in the new command post? On the contrary, it's you , Minister Honda, you can easily influence others by shouting like this."

The Minister of Intelligence retreated instinctively, then turned and ran towards the door, "Someone is coming! Kaji Ryoji is here! Someone is coming quickly!"

As he ran, he shouted at the camera. He knew that this was also within the surveillance range of MAGI.Although he doesn't know why Kaji Ryoji appears here, as long as MAGI receives an alert, the guards in the corridor will definitely rush in and capture him!

But in the end, when he ran to the door, he found that the door handle could not be turned at all. When he was gritting his teeth and preparing to summon up the courage and Kaji Ryoji to circle around until the security personnel came over, a long and narrow dagger pierced his chest from behind.

He turned around and looked at Ryoji Kaji who was holding a dagger and nodded towards him, then handed the dagger to his section chief, took out a white handkerchief and wiped his blood-stained right hand.

"Really, I have to help you deal with things before I die." Kaji Ryoharu sighed, "Shinji-kun, do you think people like me will go to heaven or hell after death."

"If we can meet again after death, then hell is also heaven." Shinji Ikari walked out of the door and stepped over the still twitching intelligence minister's body with his left leg. "Have you made your decision?"

Going back five hours, before dawn, the room where Dongyue Xingzeng was imprisoned.

Fuyutsuki Xingzeng, who had closed his eyes, opened his eyes and stared at the door. The shaft made a slight friction sound, and the imprisoned door slowly opened.

"It's you." Dongyue Xingzeng looked at the visitor without any surprised expression on his face.

"Long time no see." Kaji Ryoji quickly walked up behind Fuyutsuki Yukino, half-crouched and untied him, "I'll let the guards outside take a short break."

"This action will kill you." Fuyutsuki Yukino closed his eyes.

Following SEELE's orders, he kidnapped himself and then released himself privately.Fuyutsuki Komaso didn't quite understand what this man wanted to do.In this way, neither SEELE nor NERV will let him go, and even the Self-Defense Forces will not be able to protect him.

"I just want to get closer to the truth in my heart. Besides, it seems that the fact that I secretly gave the Key of Nebuchadnezzar to Commander Ikari has been exposed. If I don't find a way to protect myself, it will be bad."

"But Ikari Yuantang will not let you go, you know too much." Fuyutsuki Xingzou moved his wrist.

At this time, in the new command post, in the corridor behind the intelligence department office, Kaji Ryouji recalled what happened not long ago and took a deep breath.

Although he said he was protecting himself, he knew what Ikari Yuantang was like.Not to mention that he had betrayed him in the first place, even if he had not betrayed him, he would not allow a worthless guy like himself who would only bring trouble to live.

But now, he still holds two things in his hands that may be able to save his life.

Shinji Ikari's voice sounded from the front, "Have you thought about it? Blessings and good governance. Are you going to heaven or going to hell?"

[-]: Unnecessary existence

Heaven or hell is actually a choice that supports good governance.

"You died 21 years ago, and all that is left in this world are the vengeful souls. Hatred makes your heart full of life, may you be blessed with good governance."

"You investigated me." Kaji Ryoji took out a cigarette from his pocket.

"It is not difficult to investigate your past. Although it is handled very well, in front of MAGI, the life trajectories of all humans on this planet are just a series of data that can be viewed." Shinji Ikari looked at Kaji Ryoji.

The man in front of him was not as calm as he appeared. Although he took out a lighter from his pocket, he failed to light a cigarette several times due to the trembling of his left hand, because he seemed to realize what Shinji Ikari was going to do, to bring back the pain of his past. It was dug out bloody from the depths of memory.

"After the second impact, the world was on the verge of collapse. Many cities were abandoned. Only street children and military bases were active. You were a member of a small group of street children. Due to hunger, your small group had to rely on stealing food from the military base. Meat cans and previously abandoned garbage life, but when it was your turn to steal the cans, you were caught by the soldiers who had already suspected you. Because of torture and life threats, you confessed where your friends lived."

Shinji Ikari spoke very plainly, as if he was reading the text expressionlessly in class. However, such ordinary words made Ryouji Kaji unable to hold the cigarette in his hand steady.

"When you realized you had done something wrong, it was too late. You hit the guard on the head with a can while he was distracted, then ran away and escaped. When you returned to that bloody room, those who you betrayed But my friend had been tortured into a human form by those soldiers for fun and shot to death."

"That's enough, shut up." Kaji Ryoji chewed his cigarette, and the blood in his body seemed to rush straight to his skull.

Memories of the past boiled in his mind like red-hot lava.Now that they finally jumped out, the pain reached out to themselves again.Later, during the investigation, he finally understood that his enemies existed in the dark side of the world, and the way to find them was to become a member of the shadows.

"You still remember the forces to which those soldiers belong," said Shinji Ikari, "The Marduk Agency. Its essence is just an empty consulting agency. Their true identities are SEELE and NERV."

Kaji Ryouji's life-long search for the truth was told by Shinji Ikari in an understatement, which meant that the object of his hatred from beginning to end was the force he was loyal to.

Perhaps it cannot be described as allegiance, because he joined only for betrayal.And this also gave him perfect explanations for some of his actions that seemed completely illogical.

"Damn it." Kaji Ryoji whispered, not knowing whether it was his childhood self or the organization he was loyal to.

A left hand stained with blood grabbed his ankle. It was the Minister of Intelligence Honda Honda who had been stabbed in the heart. The blood flowing from his chest almost covered the entire balcony floor, but he was still alive and showed an astonishing performance. vitality.

Ryouji Kaji pulled his right foot away from his hand expressionlessly. At this moment, he finally lit the lighter. The steel wheel rubbed against the carbide and caught fire. With his left hand, he steadily pointed the shaking flame at the cigarette butt in his mouth, and gently After taking a sip, he spoke slowly.

"In the past 21 years, I didn't know what I wanted. Is it the true face of the Marduk Agency? Or is it the truth about the Second Impact? Or is it that I just want to find a reason to live? But now I understand, Man lives to redeem himself.”

What you don't want to lose will leave you one day.All the things of existence that people long for are destined to be lost one day from the moment they are obtained, and none of the things that people want to pursue even if they prolong their painful lives do not exist.

"In the email I sent you, I wrote about the Marduk agency report..."

"I've already seen it." Shinji Ikari interrupted, "You are very bold, Kaji Ryouji."

This was the first time Shinji Ikari had reported such a level of confidentiality via email.It's like plotting a rebellion on Tieba. It's just nonsense.

But this act itself was also Kaji Ryoji's last temptation before his death.

"As expected, MAGI is already yours." Kaji Ryoji showed such an expression, "This is what I promised, the data that has been kept as a backup, and the by-product of studying Adam... Nebuchadnezzar Spread the key."

Kaji Ryoji took out a mobile hard drive from his pocket, and the silver box holding Nebuchadnezzar's key was at his feet.

"The hard drive contains things that I have investigated over the years. The latter can connect people's spirits to gods, gods in the true sense." Kaji Ryoharu said.

After explaining everything about himself, Kaji Ryoji showed an unprecedented magnanimous smile and looked at Shinji Ikari in front of him.

"So now, what will you do with me? Will you hand me over to the Human Completion Committee, or will you kill me like Ikari Gendo did?"

"I feel that we are still friends. At least you have helped me a lot at work." Shinji Ikari smiled, "But now, at least the individual named Blessing Ryoji must die. When the time is right, he will use the name of the prophet. Make a covenant with me, and I will forgive your sins and remember your sins no more.”

"That will be Li Lin's third contract." Kaji Ryoji closed his eyes.

When making a contract, you may think of the holiness of God Jehovah.But what Shinji Ikari did was what Moses had done, as a mediator between gods and humans.

As the Hebrew author said -

Holy brothers who share the heavenly calling, consider Jesus, whom we consider our Messenger and High Priest.He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful to the whole house of God.He is more worthy of glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house is more honorable than a house; for every house must be built, but God is the builder of all things.

NERV headquarters, fourth isolation facility.

In the dark environment, Misato Katsuragi's eyes slowly opened, and she felt footsteps approaching the room where she was.

I saw the head of the Second Intelligence Class in a purple suit walking up to him holding a black box and saying, "Thank you for your cooperation." The black box contained his own pistol and ID card.

"Can I go?" Misato Katsuragi raised her head in surprise.She also knew the working style of the intelligence department. At least until the deputy commander or Kaji Ryoji was arrested, she was unlikely to be released.

"Yes, thank you for your cooperation. The matter has been resolved." The head of the second intelligence class lowered his head and replied.