: Fierce Battle

The atmosphere in the silver-gray metal interrogation room grew even colder after Caesar spoke regretfully.

Qiao Yuan remained calm. He felt no emotion towards Caesar now. A madman who should have died long ago had escaped trial time and time again. It was time for him to stop.

Looking back now, it seems that the major case he personally resolved wasn't so bad after all.

But he was not satisfied.

Rather than keeping Caesar in the dark, he wanted to find an opportunity to let him know, just like he had killed Zhou Ye and crushed his spirit. He wanted to see the other party completely break down so that he could feel satisfied and vent his anger.

Unfortunately, there is probably no chance.

Qiao Yuan gradually suppressed the agitation in his heart and continued to watch the conversation between the two people in front of him.

The left wall of the interrogation room should be a one-way glass wall, so Director Fan and Bao Bao must be watching.

At that moment, the black-haired woman took out a thin cigarette from her pocket, put it in her mouth, and then her index finger cracked open with a snap, and a string of orange-red flames popped up.

A slightly pungent smell of gasoline mixed with the scent of mint cigarettes gradually filled the air.

Qiao Yuan frowned slightly.

He had just discovered that the woman's body had many traces of implanted prosthetics.

Not only on the hands, but also on the face, there were tightly sealed traces of metal cracks.

This is nothing.

They also have mechanical sublimation in their Yaoguang class.

However, the smell of gasoline from the fingertip nozzle made him feel a little strange. In the 32nd century, the widespread use of mechanical prosthetics relies on novel technologies such as electricity, nuclear power, and even wind power.

He had never heard of or seen a prosthetic body that used gasoline as a medium before.

At that moment, Caesar narrowed his eyes and smiled, "When did you start taking a liking to smoking?"

Lina shook her head slightly: "No, I just miss the past when I still had a physical body."

"Oh," Caesar nodded in deep agreement.

"I bet they'll still be listening," Lina said, taking a deep drag on her cigarette. "But without you, I'm worthless. So let's go together."

She looked at Caesar with a half-smile, her eyes showing understanding, but even more so regret—regret for the once spirited leader's current desolation and compromise, which pierced her heart even more.

Caesar abruptly refused: "No need, and they won't eavesdrop, because Legalist Heavy Industry doesn't care. I know those immortal beings very well. You, me, and the Zero Clan are all insignificant, they were, they are, and they always have been."

"They will find a way to get back tenfold, a hundredfold, from the Twilight Group for the losses outside the city. Actually, right now, the one who wants to kill me the most isn't Legalist Heavy Industries, it's Simon! Do you understand?"

Lina continued with a cold laugh: "I don't want to understand, what's there to talk about in your current state?"

She's feeling really down right now, and all she wants is to blow up the Tiandu branch of the police station in a spectacular way, and take them all down with her!

"Whether you want to understand or not, you have to understand that both you and I have our own missions."

"Is that so?" Lina scoffed.

"Listen to me, Lina. I'm about to start a war between the Twilight Group and the Legalist Heavy Industries. And you are the last spark. Carry my legacy, observe the situation and continue to grow stronger, ultimately avenging me."

"Enough!" Lina shouted impatiently, "What are you talking about? Who the hell cares about the war between Fafnir Heavy Industries and Twilight Group? A future without you, an era that doesn't belong to you... it's meaningless."

"Did you understand? I'm not interested!"

Caesar watched Lina roar silently, without blaming her, but his expression grew increasingly conflicted and pained.

"Do you remember that rainy night when we first met? What did you say to me? What promises did you make? And now you're telling me this?"

Lina stood up abruptly and glared at Caesar: "Come on, let's fight our way out! Let's die a glorious death! That's what Zero is all about! That's who you are!"

Caesar remained silent. He knew he had betrayed Lina's trust, but it was too late now...

He took a deep breath and slowly said, "Don't you want to know how I got caught? Before I met Lin Xuan yesterday, my men scanned the area around the slaughterhouse and found nothing unusual. There was no interference from any equipment, including but not limited to magic, forbidden techniques, or new spells."

"I've thought about it all day and I still can't figure it out. It's like some kind of destiny has locked me in."

"Do you still remember Zero's goal?"

Answer me!

Caesar stared at Lina sternly.

Lina didn't speak at first, but seeing that Caesar kept staring at her, she finally pouted and said, "Overthrow the Legalist Heavy Industry, establish a new order belonging to the Zero Clan, take Silver Moon Capital as the starting point, and successively challenge other giant enterprises. We dare to change the world."

"Very good!" Caesar said earnestly, "Go, you know they're all in the white cabinet. Take all my legacy and become the new Caesar, the new leader. This world needs a new order."

Seeing this, Lina couldn't help but sigh: "Tell me who it is, and I'll kill them for you."

"He was a boy, the younger brother of a member of the Embers group called Yan Baobao. He had black hair, a handsome and refined appearance, and was less than 180 cm tall. He had average muscles, but his eyebrows exuded confidence."

Caesar emphasized, "These kinds of guys are working for the Embers and must not be allowed to live. If you find them, kill them."

Lina nodded slightly as she listened: "Is there anything else you need to tell me, my Lord Caesar?"

A murderous glint flashed in her eyes, but it was gradually overwhelmed by regret and despair.

"Remember to let me know after you kill him, but there's no need to meet again. You know what to do."

Caesar continued, clarifying several key points and the potential risks ahead, with particular emphasis on Simon and the Night Project.

"Remember, the war between Legalist Heavy Industries and Twilight Group is just the beginning. Just keep an eye on Simon. The details are all with the white cabinet. You must survive."

"Don't worry, I'll only reveal what Legalist Heavy Industries wants after you kill him and leave."

Qiao Yuan's heart burned with excitement. Caesar was truly his lucky charm, always bringing unexpected surprises.

Simon and the Night Project...

He knew it couldn't be that simple; Caesar's confident arrival in the main city meant he must have come prepared.

He continued watching, watching as Lina finally left the interrogation room, politely greeted Yan Baobao, and asked for Baobao's Ember number.

The other party must be investigating him, and they want to use Yan Baobao as a starting point.

Qiao Yuan followed her into the car with an icy expression, watching as Lina connected to the car's infotainment system and instantly entered a brand-new green hacker interface.

Yan Baobao's public data was gradually retrieved by her. At this moment, the vehicle started and headed towards the white cabinet that Caesar had mentioned.

There are twelve minutes left. He doesn't know if he'll make it in time. If not, he'll have to try again.

He is becoming more and more skilled now, but the large amount of information that has appeared out of nowhere is also hard to explain.

Even with Yan Baobao, he needed to do some preliminary preparations before he could provide any clues.

As Qiao Yuan sat in the car, he casually thought about the troubles that were indeed piling up. Now, not only did Caesar have to die, but Lina also had to die, both of which were quite troublesome.

However, he already had a plan.

Lina drove towards the outskirts of the main city, and ten minutes later, she arrived at an interstellar spaceport.

This is the Sunset Zone interstellar spaceport, home to many spaceships.

Universities are clustered here; this is probably how students from other planets arrive.

Qiao Yuan's expression shifted slightly, looking somewhat strange. He watched as Lina went straight to the freight station next door, where she simply provided Caesar's name and a ten-digit key at the automatic card dispenser and easily obtained a white magnetic card.

His vision suddenly blurred, violent fluctuations appeared, and then it gradually went black.

When he reappeared, he had already returned to the interrogation room, and the half-hour limit had expired.

Fortunately, he had obtained a crucial clue.

But he still went in again without hesitation, this time using the location of the white cabinet as his anchor point.

It may seem unnecessary, but he happens to be near where the event occurred, which can trigger the anchor point. It's always good to know the ins and outs.

If we go directly to the interstellar spaceport now, and then encounter problems, it will be troublesome to go back and forth, or wait for Lina to arrive.

It cannot be triggered because it is not near the event.

He instantly traversed the river of time, and upon arriving again, he discovered that Lina had already reached the cargo storage area of ​​the interstellar spaceport.

Before me was a huge professional warehouse, the size of several stadiums, and tens of meters high.

The warehouse is divided into about ten sections by walls inlaid with densely packed white shipping containers.

There are a large number of light blue titanium alloy hovering single-person platforms floating on the ground. You can stand on them and manipulate the cargo containers that fly up to them to store or retrieve them.

Lina's situation was simpler; the goods seemed to be on the first floor. She went to the white cargo container in Zone 3, 0020, and attached it with a white magnetic sticker.

Click, the container door opened automatically.

Qiao Yuan watched as the other person pulled out a large black suitcase, about a meter long.

These guys really know how to play around; they just leave such important things lying around in the warehouse...

Even the suitcase itself was a very ordinary one, without even a combination lock.

But to be honest, he really couldn't have come up with that idea.

After that, Qiao Yuan followed Lina back onto the hovercar. He watched as Lina unzipped the zipper halfway to peek at the contents before unzipping it again.

In the brief scene, he only saw several bottles and jars resembling medicines inside the suitcase, as well as a black briefcase and other items.

Lina continued searching for Yan Baobao's information and gradually unearthed his details through the community system outside the city, including where he went to high school and the community insurance he had purchased.

Qiao Yuan's face grew increasingly gloomy.

After obtaining his information, Lina began a wider search, seemingly showing no interest in the contents of the suitcase.

From community insurance to high schools, and even public promotional videos for Linghe Martial Arts School...

"?" Qiao Yuan was speechless.

Unexpectedly, the reason he was betrayed and admitted to Galaxy University, and came to the main city, was because of the promotional shoot for the potion.

Fortunately, he could foresee the future; otherwise, he would have been in a completely passive position.

In the last ten minutes or so, he watched as Lina drove back to the vicinity of Galaxy University and pulled a gun out of her suitcase!

A smart pistol with a silencer.

Damn it! Qiao Yuan returned to reality with a gloomy expression.

Caesar just emphasized that he should be killed on sight. In other words, unless he is always in demon form, he will most likely be shot in the head and will be impossible to defend against.

For the first time, he realized how close death could be.

it's time.

Qiao Yuan said to Yan Baobao beside him, "If Caesar is really talking about me, then I need to prepare in advance and secretly follow her later."

Yan Baobao shook her head immediately: "No, it's too dangerous. I'll go with you."

"Okay, I'll head out now."

"Okay, remember to wait for me. Don't be impulsive. These guys are all desperate criminals," Yan Baobao earnestly instructed.

"Okay, okay," Qiao Yuan said and quickly went downstairs. At the entrance of the branch office, he took a taxi directly to the Sunset District Interstellar Spaceport.

It was only half an hour, but that was enough.

The journey was only ten minutes and not far. After arriving at the airport again, he walked towards the cargo warehouse with great ease, since he had been there once before and knew the way very well.

Enter Caesar's name and key, arrive at container number 0020 in the third warehouse area, swipe your card, open the door, and emerge with a black suitcase—all in one smooth motion.

Only fifteen minutes have passed, which is exactly the time when Lina left the interrogation room.

Next... just wait and it will all be over.

Lina, who can so easily find his information, is more dangerous than Caesar and needs to be eliminated immediately.

He felt a surge of restlessness, but he had to find a way to keep this suitcase safe.

It's a bit too late to move them now; there are only thirteen minutes left before Lina arrives.

Qiao Yuan had a sudden inspiration and quickly turned to look at the airport container terminal behind him.

Got it!

You can withdraw or save here!

He quickly pulled the suitcase over, resubmitted the inventory, paid a sum of money, and stored it in container number 0340 in the sixth warehouse area.

He then discovered that storing goods here was very expensive, costing two thousand yuan a day, which was outrageous.

But now I finally feel at ease.

At this moment, less than ten minutes had passed since Lina's arrival, and Yan Baobao called.

He didn't go to pick it up; he had to wait a little longer.

Eight minutes, six minutes, four minutes.

The baby's phone kept ringing. Qiao Yuan walked to the entrance of the freight department, rubbing the substitute ring in his hand, and finally answered it.

What are you doing at the airport?

"I told you not to act impulsively!"

"I'm on my way!"

Qiao Yuan smiled knowingly. He knew that after Yan Baobao became anxious, she would definitely use her Ember access to check his location.

The timing was perfect, exactly as he had anticipated.

Four minutes later, he watched from the corner as Lina got off the bus, went to the automatic card dispenser in the freight department hall, and skillfully began to enter her password.

It's obvious that the password was successful, but the magnetic card retrieval failed, and a red notification appeared indicating that the goods had already been taken.

Lina's expression changed abruptly.

She was extremely surprised and couldn't understand what had happened.

Qiao Yuan walked calmly to the entrance of the freight department and called out directly to Lina, "Hey, what did Caesar give you to make you so loyal?"

Lina was taken aback and promptly turned around to look at Qiao Yuan.

"What...what did you say?"

Her eyes were cold. At first she was surprised, but she gradually realized that the boy in front of her was exactly the same as the one Caesar had just described.