Chapter 83: 80 Rotten Tangerines Think They Can Manipulate Me?

President Hanabira: “Before the project began, we thoroughly surveyed the underground beneath Aoba City—there were no monsters.”

Qi Ming: “There weren’t any monsters before, but the PW waves drew them here from elsewhere—so now there are. Is that logic really so hard to grasp?”

This disrespectful tone made President Hanabira’s eye twitch—he never expected a mere ordinary team member to be so insolent toward him.

Emi, long accustomed to Qi Ming’s domineering manner, added her own explanation: “After shutting down the PW waves, the monsters stopped moving, and the earthquakes ceased.”

This was a victory of the controlled variable method.

President Hanabira, barely containing his anger: “Without PW waves, we can’t build the underground city! Your Victory Team—can’t you find a way to deal with that monster?!”

Emi replied calmly, without a trace of anger: “We must first ensure safety on all fronts before the project can proceed.”

President Hanabira nearly shouted, pointing his finger at Qi Ming and Emi:

“Ensure safety on all fronts? Are you going to destroy my life’s dream for that reason?!”

“Your Victory Team’s young people are useless—back down at the first sign of trouble, lacking the fearless, sacrificial spirit of the Defense Force!”

“If you can’t come up with a solution, then get out of the way—the Defense Force will eliminate the monster if it appears!”

So many original script lines.

After listening, Qi Ming laughed and pointed at President Hanabira to Emi: “Yelling like that, he’s got the air of a domestic pig rolling in the mud, scaring everyone away.”

Emi struggled to hold back her laughter—this was Qi Ming’s style: sharp-tongued, fearless, and always slipping in a dry joke when least expected.

President Hanabira froze in disbelief, then erupted in fury: “What are you saying?!”

Qi Ming didn’t hold back: “I’m saying you should shake your brain matter around before speaking to me.”

“The Defense Force you’re counting on has been shattered by Jinyu—right now, dozens of soldiers are lying in hospitals screaming for their mothers.”

“Many things don’t bend to your money or will. I suggest you stop treating the monster like a government official you can bribe, stop using urine as spinal fluid, and stop thinking you can make a tree move out of your way by honking your horn.”

Hearing this, President Hanabira trembled all over—no one had dared to curse him in years, not at his rank.

Emi couldn’t help but sweat—what if he died of rage? That would be impossible to explain.

“President, Dr. Koizumi has arrived and is waiting for you two Victory Team members in the lounge.”

At that moment, President Hanabira’s female secretary entered, puzzled by his ashen face.

“Fine.” Qi Ming nodded, and before leaving, he left President Hanabira with a warning tone: “That’s all I’ll say—more words are useless. Do as you will.”

The moment he spoke, the string labeled “reason” in President Hanabira’s mind snapped.

He roared at Qi Ming’s back, his voice as loud as a jet engine: “Who the hell do you think you are, speaking to me like that?!”

“A passing archaeologist. Definitely not your father.” Qi Ming didn’t turn, waved his hand, and left without disturbing a single cloud.

…………………………

Soon, Qi Ming and Emi met Dr. Koizumi.

He wore a white lab coat and thick glasses, looking like a kind, benevolent old man.

After taking a small sip from his water cup, Dr. Koizumi asked: “May I ask what brings you two here?”

Emi: “About the urban facilities you designed for Tokyo, and this underground city…”

Dr. Koizumi: “The underground city is humanity’s dream, Earth’s dream—a grand charter for humanity’s exploration of the unknown.”

Qi Ming had no interest in these empty platitudes—he immediately activated the Ultraman’s “See Through” function.

The next moment, he saw an invisible thread piercing the back of Dr. Koizumi’s skull.

“Puppet…” The word flashed through Qi Ming’s mind.

Qi Ming cut straight to the point: “Who are you? The person speaking to us now isn’t Dr. Koizumi.”

Dr. Koizumi looked confused: “What are you talking about, handsome young man? Who else could I be?”

Qi Ming: “Stop pretending. Do you think I don’t understand the flow of land and mountains? Your urban plans for Tokyo, this underground city—they’re clearly severing the dragon veins!”

Hearing this, Dr. Koizumi stopped defending himself.

His eyes turned sinister, his face darkened, and he let out a low chuckle: “So not all of you are fools…”

In that instant, his demeanor changed completely—he was no longer the kind old man; something demonic had awakened inside him.

Emi gasped: “You did this on purpose!”

Dr. Koizumi said nothing—he “coincidentally” stepped to the window and leapt straight down.

He was trying to jump to his death!

“Not a chance!” Qi Ming, who had been watching him closely, moved at blinding speed, grabbed his ankle, and yanked him back up.

But the returned Dr. Koizumi’s face was black and purple, eyes closed, lifeless.

Emi cried out: “Poisoned!”

Qi Ming frowned: “He swallowed the poison before meeting us—if he could bluff his way through, he’d take the antidote; if not, he’d end up like this.”

Though Emi had prepared herself mentally, seeing this still left her stunned: “Dr. Koizumi… is dead…”

Qi Ming shook his head: “Perhaps he was already dead—just now finally breathed his last.”

Though Dr. Koizumi had revealed no information verbally, Qi Ming already knew the truth.

The mastermind was the [Underground King Bokkun] from the original series “Ultraman Jack”!

In the original plot, he used ultrasonic waves to control the corpse of Dr. Koizumi and made him kill Ueno’s team members.

Here, he controls Dr. Koizumi, posing as a world-class underground expert to sabotage the dragon veins.

“Bang!” The door burst open—President Hanabira, who had been simmering with rage, barely holding himself together, stormed in with his secretary and over a dozen security guards, ready to teach Qi Ming a lesson.

But at the sight before them, everyone turned pale.

“You… you killed Dr. Koizumi!” screamed President Hanabira’s secretary.

Emi quickly defended: “No, we didn’t! Something controlled Dr. Koizumi and made him commit suicide!”

But no one believed her.

President Hanabira’s face turned ashen—he waved his hand, and the dozen guards surged forward, pinning Qi Ming to the ground to await judgment.

“Is this also part of Bokkun’s plan?” Qi Ming’s eyes flickered as the guards charged.

In the original “Jack” series, Bokkun used the same trick to frame Ueno’s team member for the murder.

He created the illusion that Ueno killed Dr. Koizumi, leading to Ueno’s imprisonment and nearly causing MAT to be disbanded.

Now it was Qi Ming’s turn.

He wouldn’t sit quietly in a prison cell like Ueno—he’d smash his way through!

(End of Chapter)