I participated in the development of EVA

If you are single, there is still reason to take a risk and try to gain someone's favor.

He doesn't want to win the favor of Emi Ibuki now.

"What are you pulling me for?"

Ibuki Emi still didn't explain anything.

Ikari Fumihiko could have actually struggled to break free from Ibuki Emi's hand, but he didn't.

Looking at Ibuki Emi's back, he sighed helplessly in his heart.

My self-control is still a little weak.

He knew very well that there could be no pure friendship between men and women, at least that was not possible for him.

Laboratory No. 0 and Laboratory No. 5 were not too far apart. Not long after, the two arrived at the gate of Laboratory No. 5 and were stopped by security personnel.

"Good evening, both of you. Please show your ID."

Security check is normal procedure.

However, Ikari Fumihiko felt that Ikari Yui was just stalling for time.

The two handed over their documents.

The security guard spoke only after swiping the card for inspection.

"Please wait here for a moment. I need to inform the person in charge."

"hurry up."

The security guard did not answer. He left one person to guard the door while the other turned and walked into the laboratory.

Ikari Fumihiko was speechless.

This act of delaying time is too obvious!

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't we use the intercom to report the situation?

While complaining helped ease the tension, he also felt that Ibuki Emi was holding his hand tighter and tighter.

After a long time, the security guard came back.

"You two, please come in."

As soon as I walked into the laboratory, I saw that the hall was bumpy and there were huge fist and palm prints in many places. It was obvious that these marks came from the prototype machine.

really……

The startup test of the prototype machine was conducted here just now.

The prototype, which only has the upper body, can only rely on its hands to support its body if it wants to move.

certainly--

Under normal circumstances, the test would definitely not require the prototype to move. This is obviously because the person in charge was too excited or the driver was too emotional.

123. Express your dissatisfaction

Both of them were shocked beyond words by this scene.

Before the two could come to their senses, Ikari Yui appeared in front of them and explained in a leisurely tone.

“Autonomous driving tests were previously conducted.”

Ikari Fumihiko naturally didn't believe it.

There's also autonomous driving, and even manual driving isn't something we can yet master.

However, he did not speak out to expose Ikari Yui.

First, there is no evidence, and second, there is no need.

Ikari Yui's explanation was a bit forced, but the fact that she dared to say so meant that Professor Yamaki was fine.

Ibuki Emi glanced at Ikari Fumihiko nervously, hoping to get an answer from him. Although she was the deputy team leader, she didn't have much understanding of the overall E-plan.

Ikari Fumihiko gritted his teeth and agreed.

“Indeed, there is such a project.”

It's a lie, but it's not really a lie.

In addition to manual driving, there is also research related to EVA autonomous driving.

Ikari Yui was a little surprised that Ikari Fumihiko would actually cooperate with her.

Ibuki Emi couldn't tell the truth from the false for a moment, so she could only get straight to the point.

"Can I see Grandpa now?"

Ikari Yui nodded calmly.

"I told you, anytime is fine, Huimei, whatever you want."

After a pause, he spoke again to Ikari Fumihiko.

"Stay, I have something to tell you."

"it is good."

Ibuki Emi walked towards the isolation ward alone, while Ikari Fumihiko and Ikari Yui came to the office.

"As expected, when a man talks about panic, he doesn't even blink."

Faced with the dirty water thrown by Ikari Yui, Ikari Fumihiko was speechless.

"I'm not lying. The R&D department does have this project. You should know it better than me."

Ikari Yui knew that with Ikari Fumihiko's intelligence, he must have realized the true situation of this launch experiment.

"Like you, I just arrived at the scene after the incident."

Ikari Fumihiko said nothing, but just watched Ikari Yui continue her performance.

Ikari Yui didn't care whether Ikari Fumihiko believed it or not, she just told him the prepared story.

If this had happened in the past, she would not have needed to explain anything to Ikari Fumihiko, and the higher-ups would not have cared about his thoughts. But now, the apostleization proposed by Ikari Fumihiko has impressed the higher-ups, and the fact that the top scientist, Professor Yamaki, has lost his scientific research ability has also invisibly increased Ikari Fumihiko's voice.

"This incident was driven by an admirer of Professor Yamaki."

As he spoke, he pulled up a surveillance video on the computer. Judging from the time displayed on it, it was indeed a video from tonight.

A stranger met with Professor Yamaki in the isolation ward. There were not only visual footage but also a complete recording. The stranger told Professor Yamaki about the current situation, the soul injection experiment, and his own ideas. Under the constant instigation of this man, Professor Yamaki boarded the prototype and secretly carried out the startup test.

Without any verification, Fumihiko Ikari knew that the video was not fake.

However, he did not believe that today's accident was just an accident, it must have been carefully planned in advance.

And all these preparations are to deal with my own doubts.

Without looking further, he asked sarcastically.

"So you just took advantage of the situation and collected data after you came here?"

He had just promised that nothing would happen to Professor Yamaki, but now this happened within less than a day. He didn't care about Professor Yamaki's life or death, but he still felt dissatisfied with this test.

Ikari Yui answered straightforwardly.

"Correct."

At the same time, he also fast-forwarded the video to after he hurriedly arrived at the scene.

Fumihiko Ikari knew that there was no point in watching the video. It was a plan carefully planned by a group of people, so even if there were any flaws in it, it would not be easy to detect.

Ikari Yui added another sentence.

"In this situation, I cannot and must not waste this opportunity."

"I hope so."

Fumihiko Ikari did not argue with Yui Ikari about this matter, but simply responded with a sentence to express his dissatisfaction, because arguing at this time is meaningless. The person standing in front of him is not Yui Ikari, but the top management and think tank of the entire Seele. No matter how he reacts to this situation, Yui Ikari has the relevant records in his hands.

"I know you're doubting this is a carefully planned incident. You won't believe anything I say now, but I'm going to say it again."

Ikari Yui paused for a moment before speaking again.

"It was just an accident."

"If you called me here just to explain this, it's actually totally unnecessary."

Fumihiko Ikari knew in his heart that he had to show his dissatisfaction at this time, otherwise he would face more and more unscrupulous temptations from the top in the future. Only by showing his dissatisfaction could he make the top management restrain themselves. Of course, the effect would be better if he made some noise, but it was difficult to find the right scale. If the noise was too loud, it would easily lead to excessive stimulation.

Becoming an apostle can indeed win over some high-level officials, but now he has not produced any relevant results, so the support he gets is naturally limited.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back and rest."

Ikari Yui put away her previous serious expression and asked with a gossipy look on her face.

"Aren't you going to wait for Huimei to go back together?"

Ikari Fumihiko had long been accustomed to Ikari Yui's eccentric way of talking, so he didn't respond and just stood up from his seat.

"I am leaving."

Ikari Yui hurriedly opened her mouth to stop him.

"No! I have other things to do."

Ikari Fumihiko was about to sit back down, but then he realized what was going on.

What Ikari Yui discussed with him next was most likely related to the construction of Unit-01.

Now his fear of Ikari Gendō is not as strong as it was at the beginning, because he has figured it out. This old silver coin is indeed a monster, but his situation is similar to his own. They are both employees under the top management of Seele. With his current status and position, if Ikari Gendō wants to retaliate, he must have a legitimate reason.

wrong!

That's not revenge at all, it's just a mad dog biting people indiscriminately.

Of course, if this kind of thing can be avoided, it should be avoided as much as possible.

He didn't stay and continued to walk out.

"I have other things to do."

Ikari Yui did not stand up to stop Ikari Fumihiko from leaving, but spoke calmly.

"It's okay if we don't discuss it now. We can discuss it at the meeting tomorrow."

Ikari Fumihiko hesitated and stopped.

Yui Ikari was very curious about what Fumihiko Ikari realized that made him so anxious to leave. After a brief thought, she gave up. She had no idea what Fumihiko Ikari was thinking, so she asked directly, "I'm very curious. You were clearly ready to sit down just now. What did you think of that made you so anxious to leave? Cousin Fumihiko, can you satisfy my curiosity?"

Fumihiko Ikari was not panicked at all and dealt with it without any pressure.

"Nothing, I just had an idea and wanted to go back and think about it carefully."

Just as Ikari Fumihiko couldn't tell whether this incident was an accident or not, Ikari Yui couldn't guess what Ikari Fumihiko was thinking.

"Oh, really? Tell me what you think and I'll give you some advice."

"You interrupted me just now, and I can't recall it."

Ikari Yui responded without comment.

"Oh."

124. You are just a pendant

Ikari Fumihiko also figured it out. He decided to delay this matter as long as possible. What if something unexpected happened? ?

"Let's talk about it at the meeting tomorrow."

Ikari Yui nodded.

"We have a meeting tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. Is that ok?"

"In the afternoon, I might not be able to get up in the morning."