Chapter 83

President Tachibana: "Before the project started, we thoroughly investigated the underground area of Aoba City; there are simply no monsters."

Qi Ming: "There were no monsters before, but the PW wave attracted monsters from other places, so now there are. Is this logic hard for you to understand?"

This disrespectful tone made the corners of President Tachibana's eyes twitch; he didn't expect that a mere ordinary team member would be so impolite to him.

Emi was already used to Qi Ming's assertiveness and followed up with an explanation: "After terminating the PW, the monster stopped moving, and the earthquake also stopped."

This is the victory of the controlled variable method.

President Tachibana was slightly angry: "Without the PW wave, the underground city cannot be built! Don't you Victory Force members have any way to deal with that monster!"

Emi responded calmly, in a tone devoid of anger: "We must first ensure safety in all aspects before we can allow the project to continue."

President Tachibana shouted almost at the top of his lungs, pointing his finger at Qi Ming and Emi:

"Ensure safety in all aspects? For a reason like this, you want to destroy my lifelong dream!"

"You young people in the Victory Force are too useless; you shrink back when you encounter a little difficulty, lacking the indomitable spirit of the Defense Force!"

"Since you can't think of a way to deal with it, don't get in the way here. If the monster really appears, the Defense Force will eliminate it!"

So many lines from the original series.

After listening, Qi Ming smiled, and he also pointed at President Tachibana and said to Emi: "Yelling so loudly, it has quite the momentum of a domestic pig rolling in the mud, making everyone afraid to approach."

Emi tried hard to hold back her laughter; this is Team Member Qi Ming's style—sharp language, fearless, and taking the time to throw in a bit of humor.

President Tachibana was stunned in disbelief at first, and after reacting, he was furious: "What are you saying!"

Qi Ming was blunt: "I said you should shake your brains until they're even before talking to me."

"The Defense Force you're counting on has already been beaten to pieces by Renlong; right now, a bunch of soldiers are lying in the hospital burned and calling for their mothers."

"Many things do not shift according to your money and will. I suggest you don't treat monsters as officials you can bribe with money, don't use urine as spinal fluid, and don't think that 'you honking your horn hard can make the trees move out of your way'."

Upon hearing this, President Tachibana was so angry that his whole body was trembling; given his status, no one had dared to scold him for a long time.

Emi couldn't help but break into a cold sweat; if he were to be angered to death, it would be really hard to explain.

"President, Dr. Koizumi has arrived and is waiting for the two Victory Force members in the lounge."

At this moment, President Tachibana's female secretary walked in, looking very confused as she gazed at the pale-faced president.

"Fine." Qi Ming nodded, and before leaving, he left President Tachibana with this advice in a tone of admonition: "Words end here; there is no use in saying more. Take care of yourself."

Once these words were spoken, the string in President Tachibana's mind called "rationality" finally snapped.

He roared at Qi Ming's back, the decibels comparable to a jet plane: "Who do you think you are, daring to talk to me like that!"

"A passing archaeologist; anyway, not your father." Qi Ming didn't turn around, waving his hand without taking a single cloud with him.

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Soon, Qi Ming and Emi met Dr. Koizumi.

He was wearing a white coat and thick glasses, looking like a kind and charitable old man.

After picking up his water cup and taking a shallow sip, Dr. Koizumi asked: "May I ask what business you two have coming to find me?"

Emi: "Regarding those city facilities you planned for Tokyo, and this underground city..."

Dr. Koizumi: "The underground city, this is humanity's dream, and also the Earth's dream; it is a great chapter of humanity exploring the unknown world."

Qi Ming had no interest in listening to these perfunctory remarks; he directly activated the 【See Through】 function of the Ultraman Key.

The next moment, he saw a line invisible to the naked eye of ordinary people, plugged into the back of Dr. Koizumi's head.

"Marionette..." This word flashed through Qi Ming's mind.

Qi Ming got straight to the point: "Who on earth are you? The one talking to us now isn't Dr. Koizumi, right?"

Dr. Koizumi showed a puzzled expression: "What is this handsome young man saying? If I'm not Koizumi, then who could I be?"

Qi Ming: "Stop pretending. Do you think I don't understand the trends of mountains and rivers? Your city planning for that part of Tokyo, and this underground city, are clearly cutting the dragon vein!"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Koizumi stopped arguing.

His eyes became eerie, his face darkened, and he let out a low laugh: "It seems not everyone is an idiot..."

At this moment, his temperament changed drastically; he no longer looked like a kind old man, as if a demon had awakened in his body.

Emi was shocked: "You really were doing it on purpose!"

Dr. Koizumi didn't say anything; at this moment, he "happened" to pace to the window and jumped straight down.

He wanted to commit suicide by jumping off the building!

"Don't even think about it!" Qi Ming, who had been staring at him, stepped forward with extreme speed, grabbed his ankle, and pulled him back up.

But the Dr. Koizumi who was pulled back had a face that was black and purple, his eyes closed, and he had already stopped breathing.

Emi was shocked: "He's been poisoned!"

Qi Ming frowned: "He swallowed poison before coming to see us. If he could get away with it, he would take the antidote; if he couldn't, it would end up like this."

Although Emi had been mentally prepared, she was still a bit dazed seeing this scene: "Dr. Koizumi, he's dead..."

Qi Ming shook his head: "Perhaps he was already dead; he just stopped breathing a moment ago."

Although Dr. Koizumi didn't say any information, he already had an idea in his mind.

The mastermind is the 【Underground King Boke】 from "Jack"!

In the original series, he used ultrasonic waves to control Dr. Koizumi, who had become a walking corpse after death, to kill Team Member Ueno.

And here, he controlled Dr. Koizumi to destroy the dragon vein in the capacity of a world-class underground expert.

"Bang!" At this moment, the door opened. President Tachibana, who had "thought about it more and felt angrier" and was about to explode, stormed in with his secretary and a dozen security guards, preparing to teach Qi Ming a lesson.

But after seeing this scene, everyone's faces were horrified.

"You... you killed Dr. Koizumi!" President Tachibana's female secretary screamed.

Emi hurriedly defended: "No, we didn't! Something was controlling Dr. Koizumi to commit suicide!"

But no one believed it.

President Tachibana's face was livid, and with a wave of his hand, a dozen security guards swarmed up, telling them to pin Qi Ming, the murderer, to the ground and wait for disposal.

"Is this also in Boke's calculations?" Watching the security guards pouncing, Qi Ming's eyes flickered.

In the original "Jack" series, Boke also used the same tactic to frame Team Member Ueno, who was trying to investigate him.

He created the illusion that Team Member Ueno had killed Dr. Koizumi, leading to Ueno being thrown into a prison cell and even causing the MAT to almost disband.

Now it's Qi Ming's turn.

He won't be like Ueno, obediently thrown into a dungeon to be a punching bag; he's going to push through everything!

(End of this chapter)