Chapter 18: 17 Mutation during the interview

Zuo Bo Lijia nodded: "So that's it. I thought you were afraid that if you went in now, you would get beaten up along with them."

Quan Teng: "..."

He coughed: "An ordinary person couldn't possibly have this kind of skill. It is necessary to investigate him thoroughly."

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Over the next few days, the atmosphere in the Victory Force Command Room dropped below freezing.

As soon as Qi Ming arrived, Soldier Shan Zhong and the others remained silent.

For example, right now, Qi Ming walked in with afternoon tea. Xi Tiao took a look and didn't say much more.

Being subdued by Qi Ming in three moves after trying her best was a huge blow to her, as she was self-reliant.

The last person who could defeat her was... she didn't want to recall it. She had been asking people to help inquire about news these past few days.

Moroboshi Dan was not here at the moment; he had gone to participate in a television talk show.

Now is the era of self-media, with everyone having a mobile phone. The scene of Ultraman Ultraseven standing by and watching death without saving, condoning the monster's atrocities, was filmed by local villagers.

After it was posted on the Internet, the masses were in an uproar. Various alarmist headlines appeared in major newspapers, and negative comments fermented rapidly.

A bad person can become a Buddha immediately upon putting down the butcher's knife, but a good person will be nagged for a lifetime if they do one thing wrong. Qi Ming was not surprised by this at all.

With Staff Officer Kiriyama suppressing it, the TPC was relatively objective on this matter.

But the Defense Force side was already clamoring to "use all strength to protect the lives of the citizens, even if it means dealing with the devil's claws extended by Ultraman" and "must never let a giant of unknown origin become an obstacle to Earth's defense."

This program inviting Moroboshi Dan at this time was just to hear the views of the Victory Force Captain, who represents the TPC, on this matter.

Facing the questioning, Moroboshi Dan said:

"In the past, Ultraman has always been fighting side by side with us, punishing evil and promoting good."

"I think he might also be like us humans, having his own sense of right and wrong, being dissatisfied with evil deeds, and even hating them."

Host: "Evil deeds?"

Moroboshi Dan had been prepared on the way here:

"According to our understanding, the local villagers had a very poor evaluation of the five deceased."

"They ran rampant in the countryside, gathered crowds to make trouble, and many people suffered greatly because of them."

"When the monster appeared, they were dragging a young girl with a motorcycle. I think Ultraman, who always fights for justice, probably wouldn't like them either."

Host: "Then what do you mean? Can Ultraman decide the life and death of others according to his own preferences?"

Moroboshi Dan was stunned: "This... no, that's not what I meant."

Everyone in the Command Room was watching the live broadcast on the big screen. Kishida was very dissatisfied: "This is deliberately making things difficult for the Captain, right."

Qi Ming: "The Captain is quite normal today. The previous remarks were quite good, but he lacks the experience to deal with such tricky media people; he doesn't even know how to follow a script."

Emi was curious: "Follow a script?"

Qi Ming talked about the experience taught to him by that British knight:

"If you have nothing to say, say 'no comment,' say the matter is still under further investigation, and because it involves secrets, it is not convenient to express a point of view for the time being."

"It's best to have something to say, but you can't be led by the nose. No matter what the other side says, don't pay attention to it; you only need to express your own point of view."

"If the host asks again, just say 'the problem is not here' or 'I think the real problem lies in...' and then state your point of view."

Emi nodded repeatedly, making a sound of admiration: "Oh..."

Soldier Shan Zhong, who was on the side, couldn't help but say: "You are quite good at these crooked ways."

Unlike Xi Tiao, who admitted "losing is losing," Soldier Shan Zhong and Kishida always felt that Qi Ming had a luck factor in being able to win against them.

That day, their condition wasn't very good either; they were careless and didn't dodge, and didn't have sufficient psychological preparation, and the floor was a bit slippery... It's not certain they would lose if they did it again.

So yesterday he couldn't help but snap at Qi Ming again, and the result was naturally a highly aggressive verbal counterattack, leaving him with a face that turned blue and white.

But Qi Ming didn't make a move, which left Kishida and Soldier Shan Zhong, who had simulated "counterattack moves" countless times in their minds, somewhat disappointed.

This also allowed several people to discover Qi Ming's "code of conduct"—if others use their mouths, he will talk back; if others make a move, he will fight back.

Truly narrow-minded, unwilling to suffer even the slightest loss.

Just as Qi Ming pondered for two seconds, preparing to counterattack, Xi Tiao suddenly spoke: "The situation is not right!"

I saw the female host on the screen suddenly fall silent. Her face turned black, her eyes were strange, and she even floated in the air.

"This is..." Qi Ming immediately thought of the third episode of "Ultraman Tiga," "The Judgment of the Devil." The female host inside was also like this.

"I tell you, the Earth will be reborn soon." The female host's voice was sinister.

"Be careful, everyone!" Moroboshi Dan immediately stood up with his cane to confront her. He let other staff members retreat immediately, his Ultra telekinesis ready to go.

"The sacred fire will burn everything filthy clean. The Kyrieloid will rule the Earth. I will prove it to you immediately!"

After speaking, the host slowly fell down and fell into a coma. Other staff members rushed up in a panic to rescue her.

Moroboshi Dan walked to the backstage and took out the PDI communicator: "Something just remotely used mental control on that female host. Everyone, enter a state of alert immediately!"

Just as he walked out of the door, he felt an unusual fluctuation.

"Boom!" The next moment, a building in front of him exploded violently, swallowed by flames, and turned into ashes.

This is... proof!

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Facing the challenge of the "Kyrieloid," the TPC attached great importance to it from top to bottom.

All members of the Victory Force went out to look for clues, except for Qi Ming.

But this time Xi Tiao didn't say anything more, and Kishida and Soldier Shan Zhong only complained a few times.

Qi Ming pulled Emi and the Captain into his room:

"Let me talk about the information on this Kyrieloid. It may not be accurate, just providing you with a reference."

"This ethnic group lives in a special space interspersed between parallel universes. They visited Earth in the Middle Ages, wanting to enslave Earthlings and gain human faith."

"Now they have returned. We must pay more attention. They can mimic human form to hide in the crowd, and their combat power after becoming giant should not be underestimated."

Most importantly, no one knows exactly how many Kyrieloids are behind the Gate of Hell.

Moroboshi Dan and Emi were suspicious and uncertain. Everyone had just started investigating, how did you know so much?

Qi Ming started making friends out of thin air: "A friend told me."

Emi was even more suspicious. Her own intelligence network knew nothing about the above, what kind of friend could Qi Ming have to know so much?

Moroboshi Dan asked: "Then what method did the Kyrieloid use to blow up the building?"

Qi Ming thought for a while: "It seems to be an attack launched from underground."

Moroboshi Dan: "This matter cannot be estimated."

Qi Ming: "I also said, it's just for your reference. The specifics still need to be verified by you."

Emi listened and went to prepare the ground wave detector with half-belief, but the TPC staff officers couldn't sit still. They invited a Dr. Tangdao, known as the "Earth Brain," from Antarctica.

The staff officers wanted to use the "Tangdao Rectifier" he developed to be installed on the ultra-long-range radar to expand the search range and find the traces of the Kyrieloid to launch a counterattack.

In addition, the upgraded radar could also be used to find Zuluk aliens, the escaped Golza and Melba... and all kinds of monsters and demons.

Qi Ming, who learned the news, had his eyes flickering, thinking of something: "Dr. Tangdao... just in time."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 19 =====