Zhou Lin

Even though the cell door behind him had been opened straight, Julio Jimenez was still lying on the bed, motionless.

He didn't need to move either.

Kaijiu used only one hand to lift up the man, who had lost less than a hundred pounds, and dragged him out of the cell.

This is the first time Jimenez has left this room since he was imprisoned. The last time he saw the world outside this cell was four months ago in the jungle of South America...

That day, "Gun Ghost" and Kaijiu raided their camp. Since the two tea party members "Mao Feng" and Professor Rodrigo went out to "explore the road" together, Mandy was the only one left in the camp. A person with abilities, and she is naturally no match for Kaijiu and Gun Ghost.

As a result, Mandy and Jimenez were both captured by the Anti-Cross and imprisoned for more than four months.

until today.

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With the sound of the electronic door opening, Kaijiu walked into a conference room.

He came to the conference table and casually "threw" Jimenez onto a chair, as if he was throwing a torn bag.

Jimenez showed no resistance from beginning to end, and only groaned a little in pain when he hit the chair.

"What's wrong with him?" Mandy, who was sitting next to him, asked casually when he saw this.

"It's your own fault." Kaijiu replied coldly, then turned around and left the conference room.

About a minute later, the door of the conference room opened again. Zi Lin walked in with a cup of coffee, and with brisk steps, he came to the main seat of the conference table and sat down.

After putting down the extra-large paper cup in his hand, he glanced at the six people who were already seated around the conference table, and then said: "In order to save time, no matter whether you have met each other outside before, let me introduce everyone here today one by one. members."

He paused for a second, then started from his right hand side and introduced in a counter-clockwise direction: "This is the Nine Prisons...oh no...one of the former deputy wardens of the Nine Prisons, the 'Hive Demon', Karl ·Von Baile.”

He added an accent to the word "former" because the Nine Hells no longer exist.

"This is his colleague, the former deputy warden, Chief Sophie Clement, known as 'Aphrodite'." Zi Lin did not give them a chance to speak, but introduced them one by one. Go on, "Next is the 'former' tea party member and famous explorer, Professor Rodrigo."

Having said this, he paused and looked at a white man in his forties sitting at the bottom of the table opposite him.

"Then there is this, the 'former' Vladimirovich Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Iron-Blooded Alliance Pavel Zaitsev. At the same time... he also has another identity, that is, the undercover agent from the Federation, Mahaus ·Prato, codenamed 'Flying Spoon'."

When these words were spoken, except for Zi Lin and Jimenez, the expressions of the entire table changed. After all, the content of these words was a "big deal".

Who would have thought that the deputy commander of the "Iron-Blooded Alliance", one of the most powerful resistance organizations in the world, would actually be a federal agent; if what Zi Lin said is true, then many of the federal actions in these years will become It's scary to think about it.

"Then...this one..." Zi Lin continued counting to the left, "As you can see, this useless person is slumped on the seat, looks like he hasn't shaved for months, is skinny, and has a blur of eyes... It’s the ‘Emperor of South America’ who disappeared a few months ago, Mr. Julio Jimenez.”

As he spoke, Zi Lin turned his attention to the beautiful woman on his left, the last person to be introduced: "The last one is Ms. Mandala, who is known as 'Mandala' by Tao'er."

After Zi Lin reported the identities of all six people, he mentioned himself: "As for me... my name is Zi Lin, and I am here today to discuss some matters with you on behalf of the reverse cross."

"Before we officially start..." before Zi Lin finished speaking, Prato interrupted, "I have to ask..." He glanced at Jimenez, "What happened to that guy? And...him Do people like this really have the ability to know that they are participating in some kind of discussion?"

"Don't worry, he is very awake." Zi Lin said, took a sip of coffee, and continued unhurriedly, "In the past four months, I have been giving him a drug called 'Velvet' Medicine, the formula of this medicine was bought by the Jimenez family from a pharmacist in Sakura Mansion at a high price, and its main raw material happened to be the 'tobacco' grown by the Jimenez family.

“As for its main purpose, it is used to control those women who have been kidnapped or trafficked by the Jimenez family and forced to engage in a special industry.

"Those girls will be injected with this drug within hours of being caught, and then they will become like Jimenez now, in a limp and disorganized state; although they are still conscious, they will The whole body will feel as light as a feather, and the brain will not be able to effectively drive the body to take action.

“You have to wait until the effects of the drug wear off before you can do normal activities, such as eating, going to the toilet, etc.

"However, it won't take long for 'addiction' to set in. At this time, if the drug is not taken again, 'Velvet's' unique withdrawal reaction will appear - the addict will have the illusion that the body is 'getting heavier' , every hair, every hair, every drop of blood in your body, every bone in your body... will become a heavy object that seems to crush your whole body into meat, pulling you towards There's some abyss that doesn't exist, and there's nothing you can do about it...There's just tremendous fear and pain that accompanies you."

After hearing what he said, the sympathy that others present had for Jimenez disappeared in an instant, and they all showed a bit of contempt.

"So..." After a few seconds, Prato continued, "Is this guy floating or sinking now?"

"Floating." Zi Lin replied without thinking, "His cell has a separate oxygen supply system, which is administered through the air regularly every day. How long he floats, how long he sinks, when he floats, when he sinks... can all be controlled. "

"Then do we have to thank you for not taking the same detention measures against us?" At this time, Mandy asked.

"Don't get me wrong, Ms. Mandy." Zi Lin replied with a smile, "When I tell you this, I'm not implying that 'I can treat you like this', let alone showing you that this is how we treat you. Evil person's and the like... I just saw that Kaijiu had already replied to you by saying, 'It's up to you', and I was afraid that if I didn't explain it clearly, it would cause misunderstandings and suspicions, so I explained it to you in more detail."

"Then why do you only torture him?" Sophie, who was sitting on the other side of the table, said at this time, "For you, what is the difference between us and him?"

"Good question." Zi Lin replied, "First of all, personally, I have no intention to torture Mr. Jimenez. I will neither feel happy nor satisfied with the suffering he has suffered... This This 'evil' inflicted on others is not a desirable interest, nor does it serve justice."

"Ha..." Hearing this, Sophie smiled. Her smile was as charming as ever. Even a beauty like Mandy pales in comparison in front of her. "You mean... torturing him is meaningless to you." , that is, all the pain he suffered was for..." She curled her lips and said in a noncommittal tone, "...nothing?"

"Yes, to me, objectively speaking, this is the case, but..." Zi Lin responded, "... to you, this is meaningful."

"Uh..." Professor Rodrigo raised his hand and spoke like a modest student, "I'm sorry, I seem to be a little behind your train of thought."

"Try to think back, Professor." Zi Lin took another sip of coffee, moistened his throat, and continued, "When the haggard Mr. Jimenez was thrown into that seat like garbage, when I How did you feel when I introduced him to you in a contemptuous and insulting tone? And when I told you in detail how I tortured him and what he did with the same method... how did you feel? How does it feel?"

After hearing this, Rodrigo's eyes flickered, as if he was thinking of something, but it was not clear.

"Whether it's 'sin' or 'justice' does not depend on the thing itself, but on 'people's' views on it; different individuals will have different understandings and feelings about the same thing, and people's ideas will vary depending on their own cognition, Countless factors such as position and the amount of information mastered can cause deviations, or even completely opposite..." After a breath, Karl continued, "You just want to tell us this, right?"

Snap—pop—

Zi Lin slowly applauded Karl: "Very good, Karl, it's true that I often come to chat with you." He had indeed chatted with Karl more than once, and instilled in him a lot of things he learned from Tianyi. What I learned: "The definition of 'justice' varies according to individual ideas. Only by acknowledging this can we do something better for the world, right?"

"Hmph... When you say 'come to us to discuss something,' do you mean this kind of pseudo-philosophical brainwashing?" At this time, Prato suddenly asked in a very rude tone.

"I just gave you an example, Mr. Prato." When Zi Lin said this, he pointed to Jimenez who was slumped in the chair. "If we take everything that happened to Jimenez, It seems to be something that happened at the junction of Eurasia a while ago..."

"The flames of the Iron Curtain?" Before Zi Lin could finish speaking, Prato rushed to say those four words.

"Ha... As expected of someone who has experienced it personally, his reaction is very quick." Zi Lin's voice was full of ridicule.

"I understand, I understand everything." Prato shook his head and said in a depressed tone, "Your example is good... For this world, it is people's opinions that define the massacre, not the massacre. What defines itself; in the final analysis, the truth is meaningless, the results are meaningful...Only God knows the truth, but the results are determined by people."

"Oh, you are not slow in your thinking." Zi Lin mocked relentlessly, "Unfortunately, your dedication to your duties and excellence... did not impress your superiors and let them notify you to retreat before the bombing; no matter how smart you are , No matter how capable you are... you are still just a 'abandoned child'." He chuckled and changed the subject, "However, I can understand them, after all, you are already a conspicuous figure like the deputy commander of the Iron-Blooded Alliance. If you suddenly run away, more high-level rebels may be aware of what is going on and flee; moreover, considering that there will not be many people left in the rebel organization after the bombing, by then, you, a polished undercover commander, will still be able to How much is it worth? As the saying goes, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden..."

Hearing this, Prato breathed out from his nose and said in a deep voice: "The relationship between me and the Federation does not need you to further provoke... nor do you need you to find rationality for what they did to me. To defend... Yes, I have a very fast brain, I can be an agent, and my IQ is usually not low, but I know... a high IQ does not mean that I can have your kind of 'smartness', if I am smart enough Otherwise, I would not have taken this road, nor would I have fallen into your hands after the bombing... So, don’t tell me those big principles, I’m just a layman and don’t want to understand those things; if you want to use me to deal with Federation, then use it, at least on this point our interests are the same."

"Okay, I like it when you talk quickly." Zi Lin said, "I was still thinking about what to do with you if you are stubborn, but I didn't expect that Mr. Prato, you are still very easy to talk to."

"According to what you mean..." Sophie added at this time, "If we don't cooperate with you, you will also 'get' us?"

"How is that possible~ It depends on the person whether to do it or not." Zi Lin spread his hands and looked at the other person and said, "To take a step back, sir, all it takes is a wink. Wouldn't it be safe for me to 'fall in love' with you?"

Sophie avoided Zi Lin's eyes and replied in an indifferent tone: "Come on, the first time I saw you, I knew you were the kind of person who would kill the one he loves without hesitation in order to realize his ideals." Type, let’s just say I’m afraid of you.”

"Yes, you can torture a person like that just to give an example. I think there is nothing you can't do. What else can I do if I don't listen to you..." Mandy also added, "But, Another thing I don't quite understand is why you didn't come to negotiate with us until now? I've been detained here for more than four months, but to be honest... you want me to work for you. As long as you report me, I can Accept the price and we can negotiate it in four minutes.”

"He's just waiting..." Before Zi Lin could reply, Karl spoke first, "Waiting for the right time." His eyes were lowered, and his demeanor when he spoke was even colder and more sinister than when he was in the Nine Prisons, " Before he 'needs to use us', it is better to lock us here than to cause trouble for them outside... Moreover, it also avoids the possibility of our death on the day of the 'Iron Curtain Fire'."

"I said... are you okay?" Although we couldn't see each other because of the shift, but they were former colleagues after all, Sophie was still a little worried about Karl, "Why do you feel that your tone of voice is weird, and you know them very well?" ah……"

"It doesn't matter whether you understand or not, whether you understand or not." Karl still looked down at the table, looking autistic, and continued, "There is no 'them' here, only...'us'. "