Chapter 648 15. There is a mole! Terminate transaction!
"I don't believe every word in this sentence, including the punctuation mark."
In the hunter's office, Mason took back his mobile phone and said to Shirley, who had a serious face:
"I now suspect that this is a bait or a trap. I feel that Old A is already preparing to attack me. This is also in line with his character.
I have been waiting for him to contact me after the fusion was successful, but I have waited until now. During this time, it is self-evident what he has been doing.
What do you think? ”
"How else can I feel?"
Xili moved her fingers and said:
"The situation is what it is. It's impossible to expect that bastard to surrender honestly and admit defeat. He also knows this. He also knows very well that you won't be fooled by such a little trick, so he doesn't even bother to pretend.
My suggestion is to delete this communication immediately and pretend you didn't see anything.
We do our thing step by step, while preparing for a larger-scale world fusion for the next impact, while mobilizing our forces to prepare for the final attack on Mephisto.
As long as the old devil is taken down, all problems will no longer be a problem.
Unless Old A desperately mobilizes all the power of the council to fight us to the death, their unity will weaken one point every day, and we will become stronger.
time!
Time is on our side, Mason. ”
"That's what I said, but I thought about it on the way here and realized that something is not quite right about the situation in front of me."
The captain sat on the chair, and Harley obediently patted his back behind him. She listened to the conversation between Mason and Shirley, even though she was not interested in it.
Hey, if that damn old A dares to come, kill him! The Emperor of the Universe has been beaten away by us, so what kind of monster can we hope the Council can create?
Mason is not as optimistic as Harley.
He rubbed his forehead and said:
"It stands to reason that after the plane fusion is completed, after the news is spread, there should be many onlookers who will contact us openly or covertly, and no matter what our answer is, they will always show enthusiasm and expectation.< br>
This is a matter of attitude.
But it has been three days since the impact ended. Has a force or representative appeared?
This in itself already explains a lot of problems.
Either they think that our victory is not worth mentioning and cannot shake the huge advantage of the Council. Of course, this is basically impossible. Anyone with eyes knows what a successful integration means.
So there is only the second possibility left.
They know that something important to us and to them is underway, and they have no intention of changing sides until the action is over.
I guess the 'End Star' has already been cast. It may not be perfect or there may be some signs of rush work, but it must have appeared.
The Council also came up with its own epoch-changing plan, which made those forces that should have made a choice return to a wait-and-see state. After all, they had invested a lot. It is normal for them to hesitate in the face of such submerged costs. . ”
“There’s not just one right answer to the end of the world.”
Xili stroked her silver hair and said:
"Perhaps they expect the two to go together to increase the chance of getting through the moment of change?"
"Maybe, but that planet shouldn't exist!"
Mason narrowed his eyes and said:
"It is a Death Star built from the essence selected from the corpses of countless planets. Its existence itself is a blasphemy against the dead.
If I could, I'd really like to smash that damn thing with my own hands.
But Old A's actions may also be part of the council's plan. Just as I hate their plan, they are also resisting our plan.
They are unwilling to give up the power in their hands and hope that their stability will last until the beginning of the next era, giving them the foundation for a more glorious rule.
Old A has already issued a declaration of war, and their internal integration has been completed, at least initially.
All kinds of people who have enough reasons to be hostile to us and are unwilling to accept the bitter consequences of failure and are unwilling to give up their power have united together.
They wanted to see a defeat happen to us, and Old A was their chosen standard-bearer. ”
The captain played with the mobile phone in his hand. Under the gaze of Harley and Shiri, he thought for a moment and sent a reply to Old A:
"I was busy just now, so I didn't see it. Do you want to talk? Okay, time and place?"
"Mason!"
Xili rushed over and grabbed the captain's wrist and said:
"Don't play with fire. You know it's a trap and you still jump in?"
"This is a trap for me, and if I don't respond, it becomes someone else's."
Mason patted Ciri's hand and replied:
“With Old A’s character, he won’t give up until he achieves his goal.
If I don't fall for it, he'll start with the people next to me. My two little cuties, my family, my friends and teammates, the mutants who had just reunited a fragile alliance.
Even you.
Our team is getting bigger and bigger, with more and more members, and there are more and more ways for Old A to catch him. He controls the resources of the entire council arbitration tribunal. We cannot compare with him in this regard.
And if you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days? ”
"Sweetheart is right."
Harry, who was lying on Mason's shoulders and surrounding him, winked and said to Shirley:
“That’s how bad guys think!
The last time Mr. J did bad things was this way of thinking. It is impossible for a person to be without weaknesses, but once the weakness is caught by them, you can only let them play with it and applaud.
The only way to break the situation is to seize the initiative!
Hey, just like the confrontation between Batboy and Mr. J, every difficult victory he has comes from a switch of initiative. You can't expect to defeat him in the areas where the bad guys are good at.
You can only pull them into your rhythm and let their thinking follow your rules, otherwise you will not be able to make a comeback. ”
"I know that, I just think you're taking too many risks."
Xili gritted her teeth and said:
"Don't you know your current situation?
You don't want to be that savior, but the fact is that you already are. Even if the integration plan can go smoothly without your participation, who can rest assured without you in charge of the overall situation?
You are not allowed to go!
Did you hear that? ”
"I"
Seeing Shiri's strong statement, Mason was about to explain when the phone in his hand vibrated again, and Old A's reply appeared on the screen:
"What other time and place do we need to chat? Don't make it so formal. I happen to be going to inspect an important facility in an A-level world under the council tomorrow night. Then I can get rid of those annoying eyes.
I'll send you the coordinates.
Of course, you are now a big shot and you cannot act as you please, so if you feel unsafe, how about I go to your place?
Just like last time?
In addition, I helped you suppress the first sequence of things. If you do this kind of thing in the future, let me know in advance so that I can be prepared. You scared them.
Well done, old K. (laughing)”
“Look at him, he’s still in the mood to send emojis!”
Harley screamed:
"But my grandfather who is lying in the grave can no longer use this kind of emoticon that is eight hundred years out of date! Hey! In what era is this old man a crazy primitive man?"
Well, the little cutie’s focus is always so strange. It seems that the old-fashioned smiley emoticon that Old A added at the end of this message triggered her irrepressible desire to complain.
But Mason and Hilly focused on the message itself.
"Let him come to us!"
Xili said in a deep voice:
"Find all the powerful guys you can find, and crush him to death the moment Old A shows up!"
"If only things were that simple."
Mason shook his head and said:
"Even if he did come, he would probably be a clone or simply send a projection generator. He knew this, so he gave me a specific time and place.
The meaning is already obvious.
If you want to see him in person, you have to do it on his terms. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a phase coordinate for plane travel was sent to Mason's mobile phone. Ciri wrote down the coordinate and immediately returned to the desk to find a gadget that was connected to the Great Armillary Sphere of the Star Society and began to locate it.
After a few seconds, Xili looked up and said:
"It is not a place that the stars will record. It is a secret Earth under the Council. However, that plane is located next to the center of the parallel world system, which proves that its existence is quite ancient.
Perhaps the Council discovered the place before the Star Council's large-scale exploration.
That's not some fringe world, Mason, that's the core ruling area of the Council. You can't go there. It's a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, Harley! Don't stay here and spy on me, now go spy on your little sweetheart!
Keeping him out of your sight and trying to go to meetings alone is a life-threatening situation. ”
"Copy it! I obey, Lord Hunter!"
Harley straightened her back, gave a military salute of touching her heels, and then took out her sexy handcuffs, and cuffed her and Mason's wrists together with a click.
It was obvious that she was very satisfied with this order.
I wish I could handcuff Mason to the bed right now and monitor him closely 24 hours a day.
"Don't be so nervous, I don't plan to go either."
Mason was dumbfounded.
He waved his hands and explained:
"Old A can use avatars to solve problems, and so can I. And I have so many avatars who have just become brothers with the same surname. I think they will be very willing to make a trip for me.
I just wanted to see what medicine Old A was selling in his gourd, and I had no intention of stepping into an ambush that I could not win like a hero. ”
"That's good."
Shirley finally relaxed. She thought for a while and said to Mason:
"How about I accompany your water clone? I am also a member of the Quint Society, and I."
"Are you kidding me?"
Mason snorted and said coldly:
"Do you think Old A, who is almost at the end of his rope, will still care about this? You are not allowed to go either, just stay here and wait for our war against the old devil to begin.
Quinn! ”
The captain called out, and a moment later a rift in the speed force opened.
Quinn, who was leading a docile golden retriever, walked out of it chewing a rainbow lollipop. She glanced at Harley, who was sitting in Mason's arms to demonstrate to her, and raised her eyebrows disdainfully, then looked at Mason.
The little sweetheart said to her:
"You and Harley will change shifts. Next, you will accompany the Hunter to ensure that she does not do anything dangerous. Huh? Is there another text message?"
Mason looked down and saw another text message on his phone.
But this time the sender is the mysterious "unnamed". A number that is theoretically impossible to send text messages sent a very short message, only two words and a symbol:
"Don't come!"
This message fully illustrates the truth that fewer words mean bigger things.
“It seems that Old A’s side is not united.”
Mason waved his phone to Ciri and said:
"I can probably guess who sent this reminder message, but are you really sure that Steve Rogers is related to the death of your parents? He doesn't seem to be a vicious person to me now.
To be honest, I thought he was a crispy Hydra captain before, but now it seems that this is really the image of the good old captain in my memory. ”
"I didn't say he wasn't a good person."
Xili said with a straight face:
"I just hate him. This is my private behavior. Don't be influenced by me. In fact, most of the time he is credible and a person with his own ideas.
Just like what he told you when you last met, he has a very good personal relationship with Lao A, but he is not a guy who helps relatives but ignores others. ”
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
Mason stood up, shook the clattering handcuffs on his wrists, said goodbye to Shirley, and turned around to leave with Harry who was helping his arm.
Quinn stood aside expressionlessly, holding the dog leash and looking at Ciri. Unlike Harley, she had to perfectly fulfill the tasks assigned to her by the little sweetheart.
"I won't suddenly grow legs and run away."
Lord Hunter complained and said to Quinn:
"I'm going to take a shower, will you come with me?"
"Huh?!"
This invitation made Quinn's eyes widen. She chewed the rainbow lollipop in her mouth and asked in shock:
"What have you and Hallie done in the past few days? Have you been led astray by her to this extent? Did she lie to you that kissing between girls is just a sign of friendship?
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Hello!
Don't believe it!
Harley has done a psychological analysis on herself, and she has some hidden lesbian tendencies! ”
"Do you think I didn't notice?"
Xili rolled her eyes and said:
"I have to guard against her sneaking into my bed every night and kick her down three or four times without a long memory, but Harley's sharp voice is really a headache.
When her demands are not met, she becomes like an angry little devil, with too many ways to torture people.
Asking her to take a bath with you can be an effective way to soothe her.
Of course, I have two bathtubs here, so don’t think too much. Do you want to come with me? You and Harley are one and the same, and if Harley has that problem, that means you do too. ”
"I didn't!"
Quinn clenched her fists and replied:
"I have used my love for Mr. K to erase all the bad parts of my character! You go take a shower quickly, I will walk the dog at the door.
This John Wick dog is quite clingy and I have to take good care of him. ”
"Go ahead."
Xili snorted, stood up, quickly prepared herself some comfortable hot water, sprinkled it with flower petals, and lay down in it. This was a way for her to think.
The soothing touch of water always eased her uneasy mood.
In fact, she didn't tell Mason that her uneasiness had been building up since she learned that Old A sent an invitation text message to Mason.
Although there is no definite evidence, Xili can feel that he may become a breakthrough for Old A to target Mason.
It's such a terrible feeling to be someone else's weakness.
"Drip"
Just when Xili closed her eyes, the communication tone suddenly sounded, causing Xili to wake up suddenly. She glanced at the source of the audio communication and frowned.
Old A!
This is really what you are afraid of.
"Hello?"
Lord Hunter took a deep breath, connected the communication, and said:
"Why are you looking for me when you have nothing to do? I'm busy."
"I know you are busy. Our Q has always been a busy man. Since you recruited old K to become your subordinate, you have not been very involved in the internal affairs of the Quint Society.
Having a capable subordinate is really enviable. ”
Old A made a lot of comments, and then with Xili's impatient expression, he finally got to the point. He said:
"I have a meeting with Mason tomorrow night. I think our current situation is quite awkward. It would make the atmosphere much better if you could show up, so why don't you come over in advance to prepare?"
"I won't go. I have no interest in getting involved in the affairs of two boring men."
Xili decisively refused and said:
"And I don't think Mason will go, so give up."
"No, no, no, Mason will definitely come."
Old A said confidently with a smile:
"Do you know why?"
"Huh?"
Xili made a nasal noise, still pretending to be a ghost at this time. She was dizzy before, how could she obey such a leader?
"Because you will definitely come. It is impossible for Old K to leave you alone. This is the magical power of love."
Fury's voice came from the communication, and he said confidently:
"Don't be too busy to veto it. I know you will say you are not that stupid. I know you will think I used you as bait to lure Mason into taking the bait. This is indeed the case.
But I won't use coercion, that's too low-level.
Ciri.
I want to give you a gift.”
"I don't need it! Save it, I already have it all."
The Lord Hunter interrupted to end this meaningless conversation. Just when her finger was on the communication end button, a weak cry of pain sounded from the other side, like a thunderbolt hitting Ciri.
"The souls of Ms. Yennefer and Mr. Geralt have just returned to the world from hell, and they are very weak now"
Old A said quietly:
"Are you sure you don't want to take your poor parents home?"
"You bastard!"
Xili's anger completely exploded at this moment, and cracks appeared in the bathtub filled with water. This anger seemed to be felt by Old A who was far away from the plane.
He paused for a few seconds and said:
"Remember to come early, this is an important thing, so dress up and show up, okay?"
Shirley's fists were about to break, but she still gritted her teeth and responded, then put on her bathrobe and disappeared from the office. Of course, she didn't throw herself into a trap.
She had to tell Mason about this instead of just running in and making a mess herself.
Look, this is the classic applicable scenario and correct use method of the external brain. (End of chapter)