Chapter 771: Conspiracy and Muddy Waters (please vote for the super large chapter)
Listening to the gunshots in the distance gradually extinguishing, He Ao sat on a seat near the French window of the restaurant and glanced at the time on his bracelet, which read 8:15.
The whole battle lasted nearly an hour.
"Your burger and Coke."
The young waiter will serve burgers and Coke, and place the tray in front of Heao.
"Thanks."
He Ao nodded and stretched out his fingers to open the hamburger box on the tray.
In fact, when he saw that no one from the Security Federation came in advance, He Ao roughly estimated that there was a high probability that the Security Federation would come as a group.
Just like Kate wants to use Brother Iro's power to intimidate the Security Federation, there is a high probability that the Security Federation also wants to form a group to give Kate a blow.
Then they won't come too early or too late. If they come too early, they won't be a deterrent. If they come later than seven o'clock, they will completely break their skin.
So the time they probably chose was around 6:50.
And He Ao left the villa at 6:40.
Among the information left by Kate's host computer, there is the time when the request for support was issued, as well as the support information received.
The approximate time given by the Eternal Secret Cult's support for arriving is around 7:10.
From about 6:50 to 7:10, the ten minutes in between were enough for the security federation to explore and enter the hall. As for whether they could find the words on the back of the hall door, it was not actually He Ao's consideration.
within the range.
Because the words themselves are not for them to see, but for the Eternal Esoteric Cult to see.
Once the support from the Eternal Secret Cult arrived and found other people in the hall, with the bodies of their own people lying in the hall, the first priority would definitely be to shoot.
Of course, if the Security Federation is not smart enough to surrender early and try to negotiate with the Eternal Secret Cult, the Eternal Secret Cult will also doubt them after seeing the words on the back of the door.
At this time, another arrangement of He Ao will also take effect at the same time, the FBI.
As early as he knew the time for the arrival of support, He Ao asked Eve to calculate the time for the FBI to arrive at the villa, and then asked Eve to contact the FBI to report the situation, and the time was stuck a few minutes after the Eternal Secret Cult arrived.
This is to use the power of the FBI to deal with the Eternal Secret Cult.
This is also the reason why He Ao asked Wei Li about the situation of United Industries. Although it is not known whether United Industries has a private connection with the Eternal Secret Cult, no matter what the situation is under the curtain, on the surface, they are enemies of the Eternal Secret Cult.
This is enough.
This proves that the FBI is likely to be able to mobilize enough power in the cloud zone to deal with the Eternal Secret Cult.
One of the roles of the Security Federation in this is to help Ho Ao delay the Eternal Secret Cult.
Regardless of whether the Security Federation resists or surrenders.
After the Eternal Secret Cult saw the writing on the door and was attacked by the FBI, they would inevitably doubt them.
The only way they can prove their innocence is to fight to the death with the Eternal Secret Cult.
However, they do not have the courage to offend the FBI, nor are they loyal to the Eternal Secret Cult enough to risk their lives, so there is a high probability that they will eventually have to go against the Eternal Secret Cult.
Of course, if the people from the Security Federation find something is wrong and run away quickly, and the Eternal Secret Cult arrives at the villa with support and does not meet them, then it doesn't matter.
Because if you have more time, the Eternal Secret Cult will definitely see the words on the back of the door.
I saw the words on the back of the door, then I saw the ruts in front of the Security Union, and then I was surrounded by FBI people.
People from the Eternal Esoteric Cult cannot help but think about this matter.
Of course, there are two keys here.
The first one is that He Ao must quickly kill Kate and everyone before the support arrives, and leave before the support arrives.
Of course, after Eve controls the system, it is also important to ensure the normal communication of messages and give the support troops of the Eternal Secret Cult the confidence to support them.
The second is to accurately estimate the time for the FBI to move, so that it can arrive immediately after the support of the Eternal Secret Cult arrives, and cannot be too late.
Otherwise, the people of the Eternal Secret Cult would have cleaned up the scene and taken care of all the finishing touches, and it would be difficult for the FBI to operate.
He Ao used his experience in working and contacting the FBI, plus Eve's assistance, to estimate a time.
Judging from the results, his estimate was quite accurate. The FBI was actually a little late, but not too late, within the error. However, the Eternal Secret Cult was also a little late, resulting in the final result being different from what He Ao expected.
The best effect is not much different.
The core problem this time is actually that He Ao's appearance caught everyone by surprise.
No one expected him to appear, and no one had an estimate of his strength, so he had the opportunity to use the intelligence gap to expand his advantage.
Of course, it was also a "mistake" for Kate to choose the venue of the banquet in the Cloud District, the "hostile base camp", which allowed He Ao enough time to arrange and borrow enough power.
However, this mistake is almost inevitable, because no matter whether it is in the Storm Zone or the Akka Zone, if Kate sets the banquet location in the sphere of influence of the Eternal Secret Cult, the people of the Security Federation will definitely not agree, and if it is located in the headquarters of the Security Federation,
Even if Kate had strength and confidence, she would not dare to go to the banquet.
Therefore, as the Eternal Esoteric Cult's weakest force and controlled by the FBI and United Industries, which are hostile to the Eternal Esoteric Cult, the Cloud Zone is the 'third-party area' that is the best banquet location.
From the fact that it took less than half an hour for the support troops to arrive, it can be seen that the Eternal Secret Cult is indeed not strong in the Cloud District.
"Ahem."
He Ao looked at the burger in his hand, covered his mouth lightly and coughed.
Then he looked down at the blood coughed up on his palms, slowly picked up the tissue next to him and wiped it clean.
Iroh's body was already on the verge of collapse, and every overdraft of strength was a big step towards death.
The overdraft of boxing is, and the overdraft of super memory is even more so.
When he used Super Memory to kill the monster on the Stormy Sea, even for a short moment, He Ao's body was almost completely incapacitated and he could clearly feel his life reduced.
However, with the completion of his 'promotion', his physical endurance has increased a bit, although not much.
Therefore, He Ao will not use super memory unless necessary.
In fact, if Kate and Swinter could use their strongest power at the same time and cooperate, they would be able to exert B-level combat power and force Heao to use Super Memory.
He Ao was also ready to use super memory at that time.
But he didn't expect that Kate would betray her teammates decisively to carry out a sneak attack.
Even from He Ao's perspective, this operation is quite explosive.
After the two people separated, He Ao's pressure was greatly reduced and he could break them one by one.
Kate didn't really believe in Swinter, and was overconfident in her own strength. This arrogance ultimately eased the burden on Howe.
But He Ao knew very well that he could not hope that the enemy would keep making mistakes. The enemies behind him would only become more and more difficult to deal with.
What we encountered this time was already a combination that could fight against B-level enemies, and the enemies behind them would only get stronger and stronger.
He Ao glanced at the blood on his palm, slowly picked up the burger, opened his mouth and took a big bite.
As the soft bread and the gravy carrying the meatloaf mixed in his mouth and spread to his taste buds, he turned his head and glanced at the dim light outside the floor-to-ceiling window and the snowflakes that gradually stopped under the light.
"Mom, I want to eat a hamburger."
A little boy held his mother's hand and walked across the street. He raised his head, glanced at the flashing neon sign of the restaurant, and whispered.
"Mom has prepared dinner today, and dad is still waiting for us at home,"
The mother, who was wearing a white down jacket, stretched out her hand to seal the scarf tightly around the boy's neck, "Another day, another day let's eat hamburgers."
"Oh well."
The little boy reluctantly looked away.
At this moment, a piercing siren suddenly sounded from the front.
"careful."
The young mother immediately took her child's hand and stepped back toward the edge of the sidewalk.
Some police cars with FBI logos on them and bullet marks all over their bodies drove up from the street at the end of the street lights and passed by the mother and son.
Following these FBI police cars were black off-road vehicles forming a convoy.
A continuous stream of vehicles drove through the streets under the snowy night, heading towards the brightly lit business district ahead.
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"Many people have died in the Eternal Secret Cult. After this time, the Eternal Secret Cult will probably directly launch a purge on us,"
In the middle of this continuous motorcade, Jato, who was sitting in the back row, glanced at the burly man next to him and whispered, "If we want to survive, we need to unite. We alone cannot fight against the Eternal Secret Cult.
This time is the time to establish a good relationship with the FBI."
"Um,"
The burly man leaned against the edge of the car window, holding a cigar in his hand. He glanced out of the car window and said with a smile, "We still had a choice before, but this time we have no choice. On the contrary, I feel much more comfortable. I
I have long been displeased with the magicians of the Eternal Secret Cult."
"really,"
Jia Tuo also let out a breath. If they could, they would definitely not be willing to cooperate with the Eternal Secret Cult. In the past, they had to be coerced and reluctant to join in because of intimidation. Now that they are forced to this step, they don't have so many entanglements.
He also glanced at the falling snow outside the window,
"But after today, the water in Winter City will probably become more and more muddy. I have a feeling that a storm is coming, and we need to prepare early.
"I don't know who the person who organized the plan to deal with Kate this time and pushed us to this point is or what his relationship is with Novis, but he seems to be an enemy of the Eternal Secret Cult, so we might be able to cooperate."
"cooperate?"
The skinny man sitting in the passenger seat sneered, "That guy caused us so much misery, Jato, do you still want to cooperate with him? If I find him..."
"Lena, what are you looking for?"
Jato ignored the skinny man in the co-pilot, but looked at Lena, the woman in a red dress who was sitting in the driver's seat, turned on the automatic driving, and was looking around at the surrounding streets.
"I'm thinking,"
Lena withdrew her gaze, lit a cigarette and held it in her mouth, and said slowly, "Is the person behind this scheme somewhere on this street, quietly watching us, watching us fall into
In the web he weaved, he watched us struggle desperately, but the web became tighter and tighter."
Upon hearing these words, the skinny man who was still snorting suddenly stopped snorting like an alarm bell that had been cut off.
The burly man in the back row had tense muscles and subconsciously glanced at the surrounding streets. There were people coming and going on the sidewalk, and everyone looked ordinary.
"this,"
Jato glanced around, the lenses of his glasses reflecting the bustling streets around him, "It sounds a little chilling."
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Inside the restaurant
The last car in the motorcade outside the window drove slowly along the edge of the street. He Ao, who was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, put down the clean hamburger paper in his hand, shook the coke that had been consumed next to him, and listened to the thump inside.
The sound of thumping ice cubes.
Then he opened the lid of the Coke and looked inside with wide eyes. He saw the remaining Coke liquid that had not been sucked up by the straw and the ice cubes that had not melted completely.
Then he shook the cup again, tilted his head, and poured the ice cubes still stuck with Coke liquid into his mouth.
As the cold breath entered his mouth, his body wrapped in the down jacket trembled slightly, and then he chewed all the ice cubes.
When everything was over, he stretched, stood up, walked to the door of the restaurant, and pushed open the glass door of the restaurant.
The heating in the restaurant was very strong, and almost as soon as he opened the door, a cold wind came from outside and got into his collar.
He reached out and pulled the zipper of his down jacket up a little, and then walked out onto the street.
There are only a few scattered snowflakes in the sky, and there are gradually fewer pedestrians on the road.
He looked back at the floor-to-ceiling window of the restaurant. This floor-to-ceiling window was a single-transparent type. From the inside, you could see the outside, but from the outside, you could hardly see inside.
Then he raised his head and glanced at the direction in which the convoy disappeared.
This road is the only way to get back to the FBI from Kate's villa.
Those off-road vehicles were mixed into the FBI's convoy, which meant that the Security Federation was finally rescued by the FBI, and now they have completely turned against the Eternal Secret Cult.
He Ao turned around, rubbed his cold fingers, and slowly moved forward. He walked through the street in front of him and turned into a small street. A heavy off-road vehicle stopped in front of him.
He opened the door and got into the SUV.
Then he opened the bracelet and glanced at the address that Willie just sent him.
[Old Jack Funeral Home]
Before eating, he asked Willie where there was a trustworthy funeral parlor in Winter City. Afterwards, Willie sent him the address and told him to go there now.
The location of this funeral parlor is at the junction of Storm District and Akka District, and Eve quickly synchronized the address to the autopilot navigation.
The off-road vehicle drove through the bustling and clean streets, passed through the Novit District, which was still rumbling with noise, and then continued along the somewhat shabby roads in the Akko District.
At about nine or ten o'clock in the evening, He Ao arrived at the Old Jacko Funeral Home.
This funeral parlor is hidden in a remote alley. It has a small facade. Most of the shop's neon signs are extinguished and are somewhat rusty.
But this shop is easy to find because there are no other shops in the alley.
The door of the store is a glass door. Some colorful decorative posters are pasted on the door. Most of the posters have faded and turned white.
He Ao slowly opened the door, and the first thing he saw was a simply decorated hall.
An old man with white beard and hair, wearing a black cotton jacket and cotton trousers, and well-groomed, was lying on a wooden bamboo chair in the corner of the hall and taking a nap.
A scorching electric stove glowed warmly next to him, and a shiny electric kettle was placed on the stove, with steam rising from it.
Not far from the old man stood an old small sofa. There was a small TV hanging on the wall opposite the sofa. Something that seemed to be a video tape was being played repeatedly on the TV, but the TV seemed to be muted.
The whole space was unusually quiet.
As if he heard He Ao's footsteps, the old man slowly opened his eyes and sat up from the bamboo chair. He looked at He Ao and said, "Is it Ilo? Little Weili introduced you here?"
"Yes."
He Ao nodded slightly.
"My name is Jacko, you can call me Old Jacko. Is there anyone in your family who needs 'services'?"
Old Jieke glanced at He Ao's thin figure and pale cheeks, stood up slowly, lifted the electric kettle on the stove, and then picked up a white teacup next to him, "Want a cup of milk tea? Go cold?"
He was holding an electric kettle in one hand and a teacup in the other. The electric kettle was close to the teacup, and warm milk tea flowed out of the slender spout and fell into the teacup.
When the milk tea in the tea cup was filled, the old man also walked up to He Ao and handed the tea cup to He Ao.
"Thanks."
He Ao stretched out his hand, took the cup of hot milk tea, and held it in his hand.
"Do you need a hearse?"
Old Jieco stood at the door and glanced at the off-road vehicle outside the glass door, "Or have you already brought someone here?"
"I brought it."
He Ao put the milk tea on the table in front of the door, opened the door and walked out.
He quickly climbed up to the roof of the car and untied the wires that bound the cabinet. At this time, Old Jieco also put the electric kettle next to the tea cup, then walked out of the door, and quickly helped He Ao untie the wires below.
.
The two quickly took down the standing cabinet.
"Thanks."
He Ao carried the cabinet and dragged it into the funeral parlor hall.
"Can you reveal it?"
Old Jacko glanced at the curtain covering the standing cabinet and asked softly.
"Can."
He Ao nodded, and after a brief pause, he stretched out his hand and opened the curtain.
The translucent cabinet and the young man standing in the cabinet appeared in the old man's field of vision.
Old Jieco looked at the traces of 'special treatment' on the young man's body. After a brief pause, he sighed, "Very handsome young man, this is yours...?"
"elder brother."
He Ao answered.
Old Jieke glanced at He Ao and did not continue to ask. Instead, he raised his bracelet and controlled a small, somewhat rusty machine to tow the truck over. The tow truck's mechanical arm clamped the standing cabinet and placed the standing cabinet on the trailer.
He turned to look at He Ao, "The tractor will take him to the cremation ground behind. It will take more than an hour for cremation and bone breaking. I don't have to queue up here. Do you want to wait? Or leave your contact information and wait until everything is done tomorrow morning.
Okay, I’ll contact you?”
"I'll just wait."
He Ao raised his head and glanced at the young man in the cupboard, then lowered his head, picked up the steaming milk tea cup next to him, and stared at the tea leaves stirring in the milk tea.
"Then sit inside?"
The old man glanced at his palms that were half covered by his sleeves, and while steering the tractor toward the rear, he led He Ao toward the inside of the hall.
He Ao paused and followed.
The old man picked up the electric kettle, guided He Ao to sit on the sofa, then took out a new tea cup and poured himself a cup of milk tea.
He took a sip of milk tea and then sat on the bamboo chair.
The electric stove emits warm light, which melts the ice crystals on He Ao's body that have not yet completely melted away.
He Ao took a sip of milk tea and looked up at the TV on the opposite wall.
A grand scene was being broadcast on TV, and cheering crowds surrounded a middle-aged man as he walked towards the podium.
"Is this news?"
He Ao asked with some confusion.
"It's news,"
Old Jacko glanced at the TV, raised his wristband, and turned on the TV. Loud cheers instantly filled the somewhat cold hall, "It's just news from more than 20 years ago,"
He took another sip of milk tea and stared at the scene on the TV, "News from the time when United Industries was first established."
He Ao looked at the crowd on TV. Most of them were simply dressed and their bright eyes were staring at the camera, with some kind of expectation for the future flashing in their eyes.
"Your generation may not know much about the history of that time,"
Old Jieke was holding milk tea and seemed to be caught up in some distant memories, "At that time, we all thought that the establishment of United Industries could save this city."
