Resurrection Empire-Chapter 1026 - 394: Spy Among Spies Among Spies

Ren Zhong once again stood in front of the control panel located deep in the No. 1 laboratory's "Tree Project" experimental hall.

This time, he modified the timeline again.

Zhuo Yihang did not die but left the Census Official College ahead of schedule. He is now in Starfire Town, just starting a grassroots position responsible for community management.

Qin Xiang and others have not been captured and brought to Mengdu City; they are still in school, pondering how to deal with Ren Zhong. This doesn't mean they can rest easy forever, as when Ren Zhong finishes his major affairs in Mengdu City, he will return to Lower Origin Capital City and create a small opportunity for them, allowing both parties to forge a minor but real conflict.

Finally, Ren Zhong will retaliate reasonably. This time the revenge will not be as intense as before; they will at least keep their lives, but any benefits of his own, Ren Zhong will not let slip away.

Besides, Hua Yuelan has been busy for most of the month.

During this time, she only did one thing: using her management rights over "WeChat", coupled with the network encryption information continuously provided by Ren Zhong as an insider, she gradually infiltrated and deciphered the Mengdu Group's data network. With the support of Qian Wangshen, Sun Miao, and many professional hackers and programmers, she used a miniature ghost-like Communication Device to create a portable hacker gadget for Ren Zhong.

Ren Zhong no longer needs to verify and log into his account. He just needs to stand still in front of the console, gazing around with a feigned curiosity to silently retrieve the information he desires.

Two minutes later, Ren Zhong appeared again in the Legion Beast project experimental hall, repeating the process.

Next, Ren Zhong headed straight to the underground of the No. 1 laboratory and there he met Li Yang.

At this time, Li Yang stood with his hands behind his back at the edge of a spacious hall, gazing down at the platform below.

On the platform, several laboratory personnel were doing something very strange.

The large control panel was packed with human organs disassembled into "components".

Mechanical arms were flying over and around these organ tissues, threading and sewing, reassembling the scattered organs into a whole.

This was precisely the reason for Ren Zhong's visit today.

He expressed curiosity about No. 1 laboratory, and Li Yang, still unguarded, agreed to his request for a tour and offered to personally explain some things to him.

Ren Zhong walked over to Li Yang and asked in a puzzled tone, "What's going on here?"

Li Yang: "The great invention of the Mengdu Group."

Ren Zhong: "Uh?"

Li Yang: "The human brain is an important resource for the Empire; Source Star humans are not authorized to use it. But now the Mengdu Group has found a new way to enable us to achieve computing power equal to or even greater than the 'Net' without using the human brain. The value of this technology surpasses the entire Source Star civilization. I didn't expect to encounter it here myself; it's my fortune. It's also the fortune of my friend, Ren Zhong."

As he spoke, Li Yang's slightly chubby face radiated with an exceptional excitement, as if glowing.

Ren Zhong agreed sincerely, "Indeed, remarkable, congratulations."

Li Yang shook his head, then patted Ren Zhong's shoulder, "No, it's congratulations to us. Ren Zhong, you can surely work with me to create a brand new era, a brand new civilization."

Ren Zhong murmured affirmatively, and then said, "By the way, I've been away from the college for a while. I think I should return to continue my studies and complete the Advanced stage as soon as possible, entering the Census Official system. This way, I can use my authority to create better conditions for the Ren Corporation and also support your infiltration into the Source Star Society structure. What do you think? Should I go back?"

Li Yang thought for a moment, "You should go back, but before that, you should complete a grand performance."

Ren Zhong: "What?"

"Help me kill a few people in the Mengdu Group."

Ren Zhong looked surprised, "Uh? Why? Why me?"

Li Yang: "There are some people here that I don't need as friends, but if unchecked, they will become stumbling blocks. Of course, I could also directly have them commit suicide. Most importantly, I need to maintain your adversarial relationship with the Mengdu Group in front of your former friends, understand? Do you get my meaning?"

Ren Zhong nodded, "I understand. But..."

Li Yang patted Ren Zhong on the shoulder, "Don't worry. The people you kill are not very high-ranked; your former friends will preserve your life and status under the Mengdu Group's 'wrath'. I'll help you properly gauge this matter."

Ren Zhong: "Thank you."

The next day, a medium-sized "event" occurred in Mengdu City.

Ren Zhong suddenly went on a rampage, killing several high-ranking department leaders in the Mengdu Group, and then miraculously escaped from Mengdu City, promptly picked up by Xiao Xingyue piloting the Flying Device, waiting and ready near Mengdu City.

Xiao Xingyue expressed admiration for Ren Zhong's feat, "Impressive, you're genuinely remarkable, you managed to escape!"

Ren Zhong peeled off the sticky biological war armor from his body and casually tossed it on Xiao Xingyue's Airship floor, shrugging, "You can't imagine how much preparation I did for this operation. I humbled myself, feigned submission, then daily racked my brain considering the defensive forces arrangement in Mengdu City, and found this usable biological war armor."

Xiao Xingyue: "All right, all right, I know you're capable. You escaped, so why kill those people? This incident has blown up."

Ren Zhong shook his head, "Not really. Before I acted, I researched these people's identities carefully — not too high, not too low, just right. The cooperation of your four leading enterprises can jointly protect me. As for why kill them, it's certainly because they are crucial. These people are key aides to the Mengdu Group and key intermediaries for Hewitt's remotely controlled peripheral forces. By cutting these ties, I can at least delay Hewitt's grand plan progress by a good half year, the benefits outweigh the costs."

Xiao Xingyue acknowledged, "True, the Chairman mentioned it before I was picking you up. By the way, how did you get involved in Mengdu City initially?"

Ren Zhong replied dejectedly, "Ah, it's my fault, I got arrogant."

Xiao Xingyue: "Uh?"

Ren Zhong shrugged, "Previously, when communicating and cooperating with you, things went too smoothly, and I lowered my guard. When I heard Hewitt's new favorite Li Yang say that the Mengdu Group was very sincere about resolving conflict with me, I trusted Hewitt's reputation and felt that with you as my partners, I wouldn't be harmed even if negotiations failed; so I came. Who would've thought they would try to imprison me."

In just a few words, Ren Zhong dispelled Xiao Xingyue's doubts, also reassuring Ying Hao, who had been secretly eavesdropping on their conversation.

Xiao Xingyue nodded again, "No worries, every setback is a lesson. The current issue is your territory. Even if I bring you back to Lower Origin Capital City, the Mengdu Group won't be able to do anything to you. But your subordinates are in a precarious situation, and there's a possibility of Hewitt's peripheral forces banding together to launch an offensive against you. After all, war is legal under the self-governance decree."

Ren Zhong: "Yes, so I need more help."

At this point, Ying Hao couldn't resist interjecting through the communication device, "No problem. I, Deep Communication Group, Tanggu Group, and Purple Crystal Mining will provide you ample support."

Ren Zhong: "Thank you!"