Deceitful Game

Chapter 240 Whose dog is it anyway?

The original agreement only involved Gu Tao switching jobs.

That was all the preparations Mingper had made in advance.

This situation is quite common... Wangchuan Bio and Gaotian Life belong to the same sector, and they were once family members who had a falling out, so the competition between them is quite intense.

Cross-team switching is common, and the operations department will symbolically hunt them down, but they'll withdraw once they reach the other side's territory. After all, they're just doing their jobs for money, not some kind of suicide squad. We're all just working people; there's no need to risk our lives for these traitors. Who knows, maybe we'll be the ones switching sides in the future.

But Gu Tao seemed to feel that... if it were just him switching jobs, his value wouldn't be enough.

So he used his privileges to steal a top-secret technology that Wangchuan Bio was mining. But because he had access to this technology he shouldn't have, he, who was originally just a low-level employee, was immediately targeted by the company's intelligent security system.

As expected, the defection failed.

Such a betrayal of company interests will inevitably be severely punished. Not only Gu Tao, but even his daughter will be implicated. The best-case scenario is likely that she will be sent to work on mining machines.

Fortunately, the docking station was Mingpo.

He decided to meddle in this mess.

It wasn't that he had any good intentions; he was just simply annoyed... The mission he was about to complete had inexplicably failed because of his teammates' stupidity, which made him want to kill some people to vent his anger.

So he stormed in, rescued Gu Ke'er who had already been captured, and brought her back to Gao Tian Life's territory. Although Gu Tao wasn't brought along, having Gu Ke'er was still a gain. Moreover, she could serve as an important witness for "Wangchuan Biotechnology wanting to wipe out ten-year veteran employees simply because they tried to switch jobs after being suppressed."

Gao Tian Life Insurance held several press conferences for her. Even though she responded, she was still significantly affected. Gao Tian Life Insurance has always treated its meritorious employees well.

She was sent to the Peak Academy, where she could choose her own department after graduation.

And the department she chose was the executive department where Mingpo worked.

Mingpo originally didn't want to accept her.

Because Mingper instinctively resists all unnecessary social interaction.

He didn't trust any of those people.

Instead of worrying about being betrayed by friends, it's better not to make friends in the first place.

But Gu Ke'er's words changed Ming Po's mind.

she says

"I'm not here to become a disciple; I'm here to acknowledge God!"

Anyway, they're all just corporate dogs wearing collars.

Serving as a dog for the company is the same as serving as a dog for Mingpo. It makes no difference to them.

If Mingper remains loyal to the company, then she will remain loyal; if Mingper intends to rebel, then she will rebel immediately.

That works too, Mingpo thought.

He felt that Gu Ke'er's intelligence was not even as good as that of a grown banana, and she was definitely not suitable to be Ming Po's assistant or comrade-in-arms.

But as a confidant, as a secretary... helping Mingpo with things he couldn't do himself but had to do was no problem. After all, Mingpo really lacked someone he could absolutely trust.

Compared to the complex social relationships between people, this more primitive, almost animalistic relationship of obedience made Mingpo feel more comfortable. So Mingpo accepted Gu Ke'er as her subordinate.

To be fair, her abilities are indeed not very strong.

Her intelligence is questionable, her physique is weak, and her prosthetic endurance is far inferior to Mingpo's. She has only undergone two enhancement surgeries so far, one on her tendons and one on her bones, and her prosthetic is merely a basic "caracal"-type spine. Of course, Mingpo paid for both the surgeries and the prosthetic. Even this level of prosthetic implantation is only because the Execution Department doesn't accept purely human individuals, and promotion requires a sufficiently high degree of prosthetic enhancement. Therefore, Mingpo fitted her with a well-balanced full-body prosthetic, directly raising her prosthetic level to over 10%. This would at least allow her to be promoted to the supervisor level.

Because a low degree of cybernetics means that the cost of rebellion is too low.

If they weren't charlatans, Tianwen wouldn't be able to locate them in real time; without cybernetics, the company couldn't punitively lock their cybernetics. As a result, someone could easily escape if they weren't careful... so it's impossible for them to access classified information.

But even if Gu Ke'er isn't very capable, she has one advantage.

She is obedient enough.

She would obey Mingpo's orders unconditionally without ever asking "why".

For Mingbo, that's enough.

"Help me find a boss outside."

Mingpo pointed to Lin Ya, who was lying unconscious on the ground: "Her hairstyle is similar to hers. Remember to clean her up thoroughly, so she doesn't get discovered." "Yes, sir!"

She gave Mingpo a playful bow.

Although her strength was indeed far inferior to Mingpo's... it was still a devastating blow to the Nest City people outside. Less than three minutes later, Ke'er returned carrying a bloodied head.

Like a puppy running back with a boomerang in its mouth, it awaited Mingpo's praise.

If she had a biological tail implanted in her, it would probably be wagging right now.

Meanwhile, Mingper is undergoing a less standard procedure.

The suitcase had been opened. Inside the foam tray lay a preservation capsule.

It is generally used to store organs; the L-shaped structure can barely fit a small head.

Mingpo lifted Lin Ya's hair and gave it a thorough wash using the biological cleaner that came with the preservation capsule. Then he cut her off from her neck and put her head into the preservation capsule.

The green life-preserving fluid inside the capsule was instantly stained red with blood, turning a brownish-red in the blink of an eye. However, as the self-cleaning system activated, the liquid gradually cleared. Impurities were filtered out, and the capsule returned to a balanced state. The life monitoring system also indicated a good condition—although Lin Ya was now only a head, she had at least survived. And she was free from the collar's restraints. Ming Po picked up the preservation capsule and admired it for a while.

As expected of me. Even though it was my first time performing this kind of surgery, I didn't make any mistakes.

Mingpo took the head that Ke'er had "brought back" and placed it where Lin Ya's head had been, then pulled out his gun.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Mingpo fired four shots, completely shattering his head.

The scene was horrific; it looked as if Lin Ya's head had been shattered by Ming Po's gunshots.

Mingbo put the preservation capsule back into the briefcase and handed it to Kerr.

"Go back. Take it back to my office as soon as possible, to the temperature-controlled cabinet next to the zero-gravity chair. Provide it with good oxygen, change the nutrient solution again, and raise it like the most precious tropical fish. Remember to use the service channel and avoid security checks."

"If anyone stops you on the way, say this is evidence from the Sixth Division of the Execution Department. If no one stops you, don't say anything, just come back and put your portable turret back on."

"Mission accomplished!"

Ke'er bowed again and raised her hand. A zipline shot from her wrist, connecting with the zipline hanging from the airship and pulling her up. Mingbo watched Ke'er leave quietly. As the airship roared away again, Mingbo looked towards the eternal darkness of the hive city. Neon signs flickered under the haze, turning the entire hive city into a murky purple.

Mingpo sighed.

Although I have acted recklessly many times before, this time it is indeed a serious violation of the rules.

Lin Ya is now just a head. Ming Po doesn't know if this will fool the Tianwen System.

But he did still want to get information from Lin Ya... Lin Ya couldn't just die like that.

If I get caught, I'll probably be turned into a mining machine.

Hmm... but not necessarily. If Mingpo really is hiding something, as he suspects, perhaps he'll have another chance...

"Forget it, what's done is done, there's no point in thinking about it anymore."

Mingper took a photo and sent it to the minister.

And a few lines of text were attached:

"Mission accomplished, Minister. Heavy firepower wasn't needed; I single-handedly wiped them out. However, the local gangs were a bit rude. Someone dared to use a sniper rifle on me, and another was using a cybernetic device from the company's security funds from several years ago. I think I roughly know what happened with the employee disappearance cases from a few years ago. To improve the survival rate of employees in the field, I recommend further strengthening security measures in the Ca area."

The words, imbued with a chilling, bloodthirsty aura, were calmly typed out by Mingpo and sent out.