Chapter 135 Silent Fortress

Li Cheng颐 wanted to ask more, what was this Silent Fortress he had never heard of?

Also, with the Perfected Forms, wouldn't their numbers be quite large, and only increase over time? And since they weren't allowed into the cities, where were they supposed to live?

"Each time a Perfected Form uses its body, it causes wear and tear, requiring resources to repair. So, most Perfected Forms don't usually live in reality, but mainly operate in the Illusion City," Song Ran said.

At this moment, Song Ran got out of a police car not far away, limping closer, answering Li Cheng颐's doubts.

"Brother Song, are you okay?" Li Cheng颐 quickly stepped forward to help him.

"It's nothing, just a damaged prosthetic limb, it can be repaired. These Perfected Forms are all like this, reckless, unafraid of death, unafraid of injury, and they don't even feel pain, very difficult to deal with." Song Ran smiled, not caring at all. "But this isn't the first time, running down blind alleys always brings various troubles and dangers, we're used to it."

"Just a few basic model modified Perfected Forms, probably modified using the Black Wolf basic version. Even if our equipment is restricted and we can't get in, we shouldn't be taken down by these few things." Xindela said casually. "The main point isn't the model, but that they were actually able to send the Perfected Forms in. This is a major taboo on the Yi Country's side. The probability is high that we won't have anything to do with it next. The authorities will definitely investigate to the end."

"Let's find a place to rest first." Song Ran nodded. "Don't worry about those people, daring to openly violate the laws of Yi Country, the security forces are already tracking them. They're in for trouble."

"The company also sent assassins, but they were taken care of by Xiao Jun." Xindela added, "Later, A'ran, you should take him out for a meal."

"No problem." Song Ran grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Because of their injuries, the group temporarily went to the hospital to check their injuries.

Surprisingly, Song Ran was really as he said, only his prosthetic limb was damaged, and the rest were just abrasions, nothing serious.

The others also suspended the investigation of Mist Street. After sending Song Ran to the hospital, Xindela took everyone to a small villa rented by the company nearby to rest and recuperate.

Sima Gui also returned at this time, without a single scratch on him.

After everyone had eaten and assigned rooms to rest, the next morning, everyone gathered on the roof of the third floor at Xindela's call.

"Next, we should continue the investigation. On Mist Street, Zhong Ying's time has been delayed for several days, the closer we get to the deadline, the more troublesome it becomes." Xindela was wearing a white robe, holding a projector flashlight in his hand.

He walked to the center of the roof, stood on the white ground, and pressed the flashlight to the ground.

Suddenly, all the information about Mist Street was displayed line by line in the projection.

In the square three-meter projection, even an approximate overhead view of the entire Mist Street was displayed.

"This is the company's reconstruction of the information you collected, resulting in an overall terrain map. Take a look and see if it's accurate." Xindela looked at Sima Gui, Li Cheng颐, and Zhong Ying.

Sima Gui and Zhong Ying both stepped forward to carefully check, but Li Cheng颐 frowned and approached Xindela.

"I want to ask a question, boss."

"You're worried about those attackers from before?" Xindela smiled, looking calm.

"Yes, those people were so strong... it's hard to guarantee they won't cause any trouble. Is it really okay to just ignore it?" Li Cheng颐 asked doubtfully.

"You underestimate the power of the Yi Country's authorities too much." Xindela laughed. "Under the Silent Fortress Law, every city in Yi Country is run by a Council. And almost every member of the Council is a strong person among the Mechanists and Modified Humans. Holding the highest authority of the Silent Fortress system in the city, no one can escape their pursuit."

"So powerful?" Li Cheng颐 didn't believe it.

"Ordinary people naturally don't know, but at our level, many things are still very clear." Xindela said, "The killing power of the Fei Yi far exceeds that of the Modified Humans, mostly made of rainbow iron, combined with the terrifying computing power of the Mechanists relying on the city's intelligent brain, miniature drone cameras integrated into one, controlling the overall situation. It can be said that no matter how many Modified Humans come, they are just delivering food. Many examples of ultra-long-range city annihilation battles have been fought by the Yi Country."

"...I see... is the Council so powerful?" In his predecessor's memories, Li Cheng颐 had also learned about the Council, but only thought it was a commercial alliance, and didn't expect it to be so powerful.

"Yes, the Council is a unique urban interest combination in Yi Country. Many Councils, combined with the self-circulating city Councils, form the United Council, which is the so-called highest authority." Xindela introduced.

"And the so-called Silent Fortress is a single-city cycle system established by Yi Country to counter the huge destruction caused by top hackers.

Each city has its own operating system, producing the items that are most suitable for it, and utilizing its own specialties.

The Silent Fortress is a complete defense system that can conduct large-scale radiation scanning to vaguely control all individuals within the city. As long as you have any behavior of transmitting signals externally, it will be monitored, reviewed, and interrupted at the first time."

"The signal can't get out?" Li Cheng颐 immediately reacted.

"Yes. So, the personality registers of these Modified Human attackers can't possibly know the results and memories of the assassination operation within the city.

Of course, if someone manually takes the storage device in their bodies out, that's another matter. But now, they're probably still waiting for a cycle to determine whether the mission has been completed."

"I see..." Li Cheng颐 looked enlightened.

The boss had already explained it very clearly, but for some reason, he just felt that those people would never give up so easily. Since they dared to take action in the country, they would definitely have a backup plan.

'Could it be the trouble I caused in the Grieves parking lot last time...?' Li Cheng颐 suddenly thought of this possibility.

The Ashes Real Estate company had an air of secrecy from beginning to end.

What was hidden behind it, what exactly were they experimenting with inside Grieves, gathering so many people there?

After rushing into Ashes Real Estate and solving the so-called company boss, Li Cheng颐 understood that the Grieves matter could never be solved by a mere small real estate company.

'Now, could it be that the people behind Ashes Real Estate have come to my door?'

A trace of speculation arose in Li Cheng颐's heart.

Of course, it was also possible that it was the trouble that Xindela and the others had provoked before. How to judge, further observation was needed.

'If it's really the force behind Ashes Real Estate, coming to my door because I killed so many people at Ashes Real Estate, then if I continue to stay in Hongjin, I might only bring them danger and trouble.'

Watching Sima Gui and Zhong Ying carefully discussing the details of the map, all kinds of thoughts kept flashing in Li Cheng颐's mind.

Soon, Zhong Ying and Sima Gui confirmed the details of the map's terrain, and the boss Xindela made the final decision to end it.

The crowd dispersed.

Song Ran was still in the hospital, and the boss drove out to have dinner with a friend.

Zhong Ying ordered takeout, and before returning to her room, she said she didn't want to see the two fierce people, Sima Gui and Li Cheng颐.

Only the two of them were left sitting on the sofa in the hall on the first floor, looking at each other, speechless.

"Want to go eat hot pot?" Sima Gui asked.

"I want to eat stir-fried dishes, a small restaurant would be better," Li Cheng颐 replied.

"Hot pot is flavorful, stir-fried dishes are all MSG, what's so good about them?" Sima Gui retorted.

"Alright then." Li Cheng颐 thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

He also had some questions he wanted to ask Sima Gui.

The two of them left the villa together, and in the outdoor garage, they drove out a yellow van.

As soon as Li Cheng颐 pulled open the car door, he could tell by the feel that this car was not simple.

The car door alone was much heavier than an average car. He plopped down in the back seat, watching Sima Gui skillfully tap the front panel, and then play a video music file.

"Can I ask a few questions?" He quickly spoke up, to avoid having to shout over the music.

"Coincidentally, I also have questions to ask you." Sima Gui grinned, and coupled with his weird yin-yang hairstyle, he gave people a sense of inexplicable kindness.

"Then you go first," Li Cheng颐 said.

"It's very simple, I've created a contact group specifically for us Corner people, filled with like-minded brothers and sisters, want to join? I'll add you." Sima Gui quickly said.

"Contact group? What software?" Li Cheng颐 became interested.

"Flying Fish."

"Does the boss know?" The first thing Li Cheng颐 thought of was Xindela. This guy was looking everywhere for Corner people to join his company, would he let go of such a Corner people group?

"He knows a little, but he doesn't care." Sima Gui smiled.

"Why?" Li Cheng颐 became puzzled.

"Don't you know?" Sima Gui said in surprise, "The world is so big, Yi Country is so big, why did the boss specifically come to these places to look for Corners? Wouldn't it be better near his home? White Star is his territory, his power and connections are extremely strong, why would he abandon the easy for the difficult? Why insist on coming to a place he's not familiar with?"

"To find clues about his missing son?" Li Cheng颐 instantly reacted.

"That's right!" Sima Gui laughed. "Xindela is undoubtedly a good boss, generous, trustworthy, and doesn't cheat people, but he's not an entirely selfless philanthropist either. The route he's investigating is actually the one his son once took."

"The path his son once took?" Li Cheng颐 realized.

"His son, Li En, like all Corner people, spent his whole life looking for a way to completely get rid of the Corner. To this end, he traveled all over White Star Yi Country, experienced many, many things, and then finally, he disappeared." Sima Gui sighed, "No one knows if he's still alive, but according to the fixed rules of the Corner, the probability of his death is extremely high."

"Boss Xindela wants to find his son's body, dig out his brain marrow, and copy the memories into a personality register. Even if his son only remembers the memories before encountering the Corner, he doesn't care, he just wants his family to be by his side." Sima Gui replied.

"Is there really a way to get rid of the Corner forever?" Li Cheng颐 took out his phone, scanned the QR code that Sima Gui displayed, and was immediately pulled into an unfamiliar group in the Flying Fish app.

——Despair Tower——

The name of this group had a strange chuuni feel. The name was simple, bluntly stating the feelings of the members inside.

"Welcome newcomer, by the way, anyone want to commit suicide together? Charcoal burning, jumping off a building, anything is fine." --Honest Me who Hopes.

As soon as he entered, someone in the group immediately popped up and asked.