Chapter 231: The Cyborg Attacking the Fishing Boat

Sitting on a bench to the side of the gym, Su Xin gulped down several mouthfuls of water, looked at Xiang Lianyun—whose physique was even more robust than before—and said with emotion:

"After taking Tianji Zero, your combat power is far stronger than it was before."

Tianji Zero was the previously successful No. 052 serum; more accurately, it was the fully optimized version after further refinement.

The strengthening process was no longer as painful, and the drug's effects were milder, taking about an hour to complete the enhancement.

Furthermore, it no longer turned people into muscular hulks like the previous version of the No. 052 serum; instead, it compressed the muscles to be as tight as possible, with more graceful lines.

Except for trained fighters like Wang Zhao and Xiang Lianyun, who already had solid muscles and whose muscles would inevitably swell a bit after the injection, the external changes in muscle for normal people would not be that exaggerated.

Therefore, Su Xin had also taken the opportunity to strengthen the bodyguards for himself, his parents, and others, turning them all into little supermen.

Xiang Lianyun shook his head gently:

"I actually think that your strength, Boss, is the truly terrifying one. When I use..."

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something.

"If I hadn't escaped the control of the Transformation Organization, the one I would hate most would be the Transformation Organization. It's unlikely they would attack a fishing boat to take revenge on you, or rather, it's unlikely that would be their first choice for revenge."

In Xiang Lianyun's view, Su Xin had only picked up his original passion for fighting because his physical fitness had exploded after using the Tianji Zero serum.

Xiang Lianyun continued my words: "The truth of that matter should be that the organization behind this cyborg is deliberately targeting you."

"As long as you step forward, you will be considered to be taking a stand for me in this matter. If this matter is not explained clearly, it will give others a handle to use, leading to us being besieged by global public opinion together, which will in turn trigger more serious consequences."

When entering the Double Speed State, he could easily crush the combined efforts of the two of them.

Speaking of this, Su Xin's expression changed abruptly.

Of course, Hao Zude and the others were already top-tier soldiers; their fighting techniques and experience were all top-notch, and after the strengthening, they were like dragons among men.

And now, ever since he and Wang Zhao had successively injected the Tianji Serum, Su Xin had taken time to start sparring with them.

"Hmm... ever since then, my physical fitness has nearly doubled, but at most, I can still only barely manage to keep up with the Boss."

"However, several of my company's core products are almost indispensable in the market. Even if the other side successfully guides public opinion, as long as there is no substantive evidence, no one can cause me much actual harm."

"That's right."

"Dragging you into the vortex is easy to understand: it's to make global public opinion blame you, slowly making you a public enemy of the world, so they can naturally use various means to deal with you."

"Cyborgs have appeared in the coastal areas."

"Cyborgs?"

"And if a mysterious organization possessing cyborg technology really wanted to take revenge on you, using such a method to attack fishermen would be completely contrary to common sense."

Seeing the caller ID, he answered immediately: "Hello, Director Hao."

In fact.

Su Xin, of course, had not taken the Tianji Serum.

"So that means, besides me, there are others researching human enhancement technology."

"They exposed their identity as cyborgs from the very beginning; such a direct framing is a blatant conspiracy."

If it were just an ordinary person, even if they had taken the Tianji Serum, they would be nothing but weaklings in front of Su Xin in the Double Speed State.

"This kind of thing can be seen through with a little thought, but most people will only think at the most superficial level. Media or self-media, in order to seek sensationalism, will also actively associate this matter deeply with me, and even if they know it's a frame-up, they will deliberately speculate that I am conducting human experiments."

The boss can say it out of carelessness, but he must not say anything about the Tianji Serum in any scenario.

This shows the power of the Tianji Serum!

Su Xin paused, then began to ponder:

"This will cause both of us to fall into a vortex of public opinion."

"After this incident, it is very likely that similar things will happen next."

"They are most likely trying to use this method to lead into a self-directed plot, making everyone think you are conducting illegal human modification, and that the cyborg is taking revenge on you."

Before and after Hao Zude and the others used the serum, Su Xin had sparred with the two of them many times.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Tight shorts are a human product, and they often need to be purchased according to one's figure; it's unlikely they were looted from others, and most likely they already had them."

"And it should be the Transformation Organization."

"We cannot publicly come forward to help you in any form; only then can we stand on a neutral position. In case there is any unexpected situation, no one else will have a reason to attack us."

"If you don't come forward, although you won't be involved in the public opinion, there will be a rift between us from now on, burying hidden dangers for the future."

And in this fighting state, his stamina was consumed very quickly; in terms of endurance, he was simply no match for any one of them.

"It looks like they attacked our country's merchant ships to take revenge on me. In that case, the other side must have been hit by the economic crisis in Sakura Country, or..."

"So..."

Xiang Lianyun said: "However, their path has clearly gone astray. This kind of cyborg does not conform to human aesthetics at all, nor does it conform to the human living environment; it is simply not the right way."

"By the way, when that cyborg attacked the fishermen, why did he speak? This behavior is like deliberately revealing his identity as a cyborg. What did he say?"

Xiang Lianyun said: "I also can't quite figure it out. However, when we were having a meeting, a staff officer said that the other side might be trying to slowly build momentum, drag Tianji Group into the vortex, and incidentally sow discord between you and us."

However, when the other side used the Tianji Zero serum, he could only barely gain a slight upper hand by relying on the speed and explosive power bonus brought by the Double Speed State, yet he was unable to defeat the opponent quickly and could only remain in a stalemate.

"Why do you say they are cyborgs? Instead of thinking they are aliens or new life forms?"

Su Xin said thoughtfully:

After resting for a while, Su Xin went to the bathroom on the side to take a shower, changed into clean clothes, and just as he was tidying up his personal belongings in his personal locker, his phone rang.

With the profound fighting techniques Su Xin had mastered through the integration of various fighting schools, in one-on-one sparring, even if his physical fitness was not as good as Hao Zude and the others, he could defeat any one of them in a normal state.

"And sowing discord between us is also using public opinion. According to that staff officer, once public opinion surges, if we take the initiative to help you, it will instead breed various conspiracy theories. For example, some people will speculate that we were working together to conduct human modification from the beginning."

"A cyborg that can survive underwater? His appearance should be different from a normal human, right?"

"Student Su, are you free now?"

"And why would the Transformation Organization do that? Going to the extent of releasing a cyborg, could it just be to damage my reputation?"

In Hao Zude's view, Su Xin must have also taken the Tianji Zero serum, so both sides' physical fitness was on the same level, and what was being compared was fighting technique and experience.

Su Xin suddenly became interested and asked, "What kind of transformed person is it?"

"Because during the fishermen's resistance, they accidentally tore the opponent's tight shorts with a fish spear."

The Tianji Zero serum is highly classified; even in places without outsiders, it is not allowed to be spoken of casually. He had just gone through a fierce battle, and in his agitated state, he almost forgot the most basic confidentiality rules of a bodyguard.

"But it's different without public opinion. If we stand on the moral high ground and strike without any psychological pressure, everyone will strongly support us, and at the same time, our internal morale will be unified."

"It seems to be able to survive underwater, and its physical fitness is much stronger than an ordinary person's. It attacked a fishing boat of our country, killed one person, injured seven, and was finally beaten back by others working together before it jumped into the water and escaped."

"It seems that the boss's fighting skills and experience have already begun to surpass ours again."

"Therefore, we must either help you investigate this matter clearly and give everyone an explanation, or we simply cannot come forward to help you."

"That's not right!"

Wang Zhao said solemnly:

Su Xin asked suspiciously.

For a period of time the year before last, Su Xin was quite lazy; in his spare time at work, he often went to the martial arts gym to practice fighting, often sparring with him and Wang Zhao, and his fighting skills had already begun to surpass theirs at that time.

After a pause, he continued:

Su Xin took his phone, walked to a bench on the side, sat down, and leaned back leisurely.

"How so?"

"Since he is a transformed person who has become a monster-like existence, if he is still under the control of the Transformation Organization, he should only be acting on the orders of the Transformation Organization. How could he retaliate against me because of these personal grievances? And even go so far as to actively expose his identity?"

"He said... Long Country people all deserve to die, and Long Country people are all lackeys of that demon Su Xin."

After thinking for a moment, Su Xin asked again:

"Therefore, we absolutely cannot let others get a handle on us, especially on such issues of great right and wrong; we must absolutely not give people a pretext to attack us."

"If there is such a good opportunity, they will definitely take the moral high ground and besiege us together, suppress our momentum of development, and carve up Tianqi Group."

"So..."

"I understand."

"Plus, our system is already incompatible with those people, our development trend is too good, and we have always been disliked by those people, while your Tianqi Group is a piece of cake in everyone's eyes; those people have been eyeing it covetously for a long time."

"Plus, that transformed person can speak, and what he spoke was Sakura language."

"So, if this matter continues to develop, it is indeed very easy for it to go as those people wish."

Otherwise, just in terms of hand-to-hand combat, possessing Grandmaster-level fighting skills, plus the boost of the Double Speed State, he would still not be the opponent's match at all.

"And Tianqi Group, under our protection, can't possibly be harmed by them no matter what."

"In many matters, righteousness is very important. If we haven't left any handle behind, no matter how much those people fear us, they cannot join forces to attack us. That would make them lose the support of the people, and even if they fought, they would just be a scattered mess."

Wang Zhao picked up his phone.

"Yes, his entire skin is light green, he has no hair, the green on his head is darker, there are patterns similar to fish gills on his face, there are fish-scale-like armor plates on his body, and his feet are also relatively wide, a bit like the fins in diving equipment. In all aspects, he indeed conforms to the characteristics of an aquatic creature."

He just wanted to personally experience the combat power boost effect after using Tianji Zero.

Su Xin nodded with interest:

Unless he used a weapon to attack vital points, he would only have a chance to win in the Double Speed State.

Later, he focused on research and development, his physical fitness declined, and his fighting skills also regressed, leading to his combat power being unable to match theirs.