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Zhushi Jiu’s ability to predict the future was too incredible, and Xu Feng could hardly believe it, but it also raised new suspicions. Xu Feng’s skeptical nature made him unable to fully trust Zhushi Jiu, so he always wanted to test him.
“I’m human, a genuine human being,” Zhushi Jiu replied calmly.
“Who knows? Although our investigation confirmed that you were born, grew up, and lived as a normal person, it doesn’t mean you’re truly human. You might not even know what kind of creature you are. Your judgment of being human is just a one-sided wish.”
“…”
“But this is a secondary issue.” Xu Feng straightened up. “What’s more important is how far into the future you can predict.”
As expected, Zhushi Jiu thought.
“You’re right. I couldn’t have let Wang Chong handle this escort plan alone. You and Wang Chong are just bait I’ve thrown out.”
“In reality, the escort team isn’t just two Black Soldiers. I’ve arranged for people to go on board and hide among the thousands of passengers.”
“I won’t tell you the exact number. I won’t reveal their identities either. If you want to know, use your ability to predict the future to figure it out.”
“If you can’t, then I’ll assume you can only predict one day into the future.”
Xu Feng concluded calmly.
“This won’t affect the overall plan, but it will affect your value in my eyes. This is the answer you wanted.”
Zhushi Jiu thought for a moment, then asked, “What if I can only predict one day into the future?”
Xu Feng said, “Your strategic significance will greatly decrease. In terms of planning, I won’t give you more autonomy. You’ll just become a tool that can’t make big decisions.”
“Am I not already a tool?”
“…”
“You should understand the difference between a tool and a strategic weapon.”
Zhushi Jiu was silent for a moment, and Xu Feng added, “I actually expect you to show more value. But if you can’t, I won’t be disappointed, because you’re currently just a supplement to the original plan.”
This was the true thought of the biased faction. Zhushi Jiu thought to himself.
He never forgot his stance, which wasn’t exactly the same as Xu Feng’s. Both of them wanted to get through the Alien Creature crisis, but after that, they didn’t mention how to face the World Enemy.
Before the injection, Zhushi Jiu was a conservative, but after the injection, he became the exact opposite – a struggle-for-survival faction that Xu Feng despised.
Whether as a conservative or a struggle-for-survival faction, his stance wouldn’t be exactly the same as the Black Troop Organization, which represented the will of countries around the world.
Zhushi Jiu had to pay the price of temporarily losing emotions just to change the plan once. What if he wanted the organization to make a bigger change, or even take control of it himself?
The Black Troop Organization wasn’t just Xu Feng, and Xu Feng was only a front-line commander.
So, was it worth showing more value to influence Xu Feng’s decisions?
Xu Feng’s hidden arrangement wasn’t hard to figure out. As long as you died enough times, you could use the process of elimination to find out who Xu Feng had arranged.
Xu Feng was now convinced that he couldn’t find those people with only a one-day predictive ability, but if he did, it would “prove” that his predictive ability wasn’t limited to just one day.
Was it worth paying the price of unknowable deaths to show Xu Feng his ability?
…
Zhushi Jiu got on the ship with these thoughts.
Before leaving the submarine, he looked back at Xu Feng’s expression.
Xu Feng was still lying.
He said that if Zhushi Jiu couldn’t show more value, he wouldn’t be disappointed, but now, what Zhushi Jiu saw was a disappointed Xu Feng.
Perhaps in Xu Feng’s eyes, whether Zhushi Jiu couldn’t predict further into the future or was hiding it from him, the result was the same.
“I’m Zhushi Jiu.”
On the ship, Zhushi Jiu extended his hand to Wang Chong.
“You’re Wang Chong, right? I know you.”
Facing the smiling Zhushi Jiu, Wang Chong was taken aback, then shook hands.
“Uh, nice to meet you. I’m a non-regular personnel of our organization, responsible for this escort mission.”
“…”
“I know, let’s eat first. I’m hungry.”
Wang Chong was stunned again, not expecting the target of this escort mission to be hungry after just one sentence.
“Wait, this ship is quite big. Let me…”
At the bottom of the elevator, Zhushi Jiu pressed the 15th floor.
Wang Chong only just got into the elevator when he saw the number on the button and was stunned again.
“Brother Zhushi, you’re really lucky. The 15th floor has the most delicious restaurant on this cruise ship, with chefs from all over the world who can make any dish you want.”
“Is that so? Then I’m really lucky.”
Zhushi Jiu’s face didn’t show any surprise, and his smile remained unchanged.
Wang Chong looked at Zhushi Jiu, sizing up this young man who seemed younger than him.
The elevator was going up slowly, and Zhushi Jiu suddenly looked at Wang Chong.
“By the way, can you give me the list of guests you’re going to invite?”
For a moment, Wang Chong’s brain went blank, and he didn’t react.
“What?”
“The list of guests you’re going to invite.”
Confused, Wang Chong’s eyes widened.
“No, no… how did you know?!”
“This is obvious, first… second…”
Zhushi Jiu explained again, and Wang Chong listened for a long time, speechless.
“…”
“To be honest, your plan is too rough, rough to the point where it’s easy to see through, and it’s laughable.”
“…”
Wang Chong’s face turned red with embarrassment, wanting to refute but thinking back to Zhushi Jiu’s casual reasoning.
“I can give you a hint. There’s a big shot in our organization paying attention to this mission.”
Wang Chong was shocked. “A big shot? This mission is that important?!”
“Mm, it’s not that important, but…”
Zhushi Jiu looked around, especially at the two Black Soldiers, and whispered to Wang Chong.
“…our organization has a plan to expand and recruit excellent external personnel with priority.”
In an instant, Wang Chong thought of many things.
“Oh no! I knew why the organization suddenly gave me a mission!”
“Shh! Be quiet!”
Zhushi Jiu suddenly glared at Wang Chong, his eyes serious.
“This is top-secret information! If you don’t want to die, don’t speak loudly!”
“Okay, okay, I understand!”
Wang Chong looked at the two Black Soldiers, took a cold breath, and lowered his voice.
“But… why tell me this?”
Zhushi Jiu patted Wang Chong’s shoulder. “Here, the water is deep, and you can’t grasp it. But I guarantee that everything I say is true. Believe it or not, it’s up to you.”
Rating?
Wang Chong’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly got excited. Was this person a big shot?!
In the previous two loops, Wang Chong didn’t understand Zhushi Jiu at all. When Zhushi Jiu lied about being a reserve Black Soldier, Wang Chong believed him, and when Zhushi Jiu said that ordinary people could also take the Black Soldier lower-level substitute drug, Wang Chong believed him again.
It was clear that Xu Feng didn’t reveal any details about Zhushi Jiu to Wang Chong.
That’s why Zhushi Jiu could deceive Wang Chong with such a crude lie.
Each person had a weakness, and Wang Chong’s weakness wasn’t money but the desire to climb the ranks. As long as you grasped the weakness, you could control Wang Chong.
“Big Brother Zhushi, if you tell me this… won’t there be any trouble?”
Wang Chong looked at the two Black Soldiers worriedly.
“Heh heh, no problem! They’re my people!”
Zhushi Jiu laughed and patted one of the Black Soldiers’ chests.
The two Black Soldiers exchanged a glance, not speaking.
Before executing this mission, they were given an order.
—During the mission, no matter what strange actions Zhushi Jiu takes, don’t interfere. Try to satisfy his requests as much as possible. If there’s really something you can’t decide, report it later.
The current situation seemed to match what the superior said. Zhushi Jiu indeed had strange actions, and he lied to the external personnel of the organization.
No need to stop him.
They thought to themselves.
With Xu Feng’s meticulousness, if Zhushi Jiu really could affect the plan, Xu Feng would have already warned them not to let Zhushi Jiu and Wang Chong interact too much. Since there was no warning, it meant there was no issue.
Wang Chong looked at the two Black Soldiers, who weren’t opposing, and finally let out a long sigh of relief.
“Okay.”
But before he could even let out a sigh of relief, Zhushi Jiu spoke again.
“Let’s get back to the topic. As I said earlier, this mission will affect whether you can become an official member of the organization and also impact my rating.”
“Can I say that we’re on the same boat? If I let you handle this mission alone, I’d be worried that something might go wrong… Ah.”
Hearing this, Wang Chong’s face turned anxious.
“Big Brother Zhushi, from now on, you’re my brother! Can you guide me on what to do?”
“…”
“Wang Chong…”
“Call me Little Wang or Ah Chong, whatever you like.”
“Okay, Ah Chong.”
Zhushi Jiu accepted Wang Chong’s suggestion with a smile.
“First, let’s eat. Then, get me the list of guests you’re going to invite, and I’ll take a look.”
Ding! The elevator arrived.
He had taken control of the mission in just one minute.
If only Xu Feng could be as simple as Wang Chong…
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