He followed up with a right hook at the gray-robed man.
"Why persist in such futile efforts? Didn't I tell you? Humans cannot harm gods... Aah!"
The gray-robed man, who had been calm just moments ago, cried out the instant Qi Ming's right fist touched him. He immediately flashed to the corner of the wall and stared at Qi Ming in terror.
At the moment of contact, he had felt as though he was about to be "sucked in" and firmly "sealed away"!
Seeing his reaction, Qi Ming understood that attacking after activating Arbitrary Key's "DNA Access" function was effective.
The Giliru Alien existed in spiritual form. Though it could not be harmed by physical attacks, it had also become rootless and could easily be forcibly accessed by Arbitrary Key.
"You..." The Giliru Alien gave Qi Ming several wary looks before fleeing through the wall.
"How did he do that?" The others present were utterly astonished.
Director Yin in particular had nearly lost his breath from the kick Qi Ming had landed on his chest just now.
With the intruder gone, the Security Department staff no longer had an opportunity to "accidentally shoot Chief of Staff Kiriyama," so they had no choice but to lower their guns.
"Bastards! Who were you shooting at just now?!" Chief of Staff Kiriyama roared at Director Yin and the others with a grim expression.
When he had faced off against the gray-robed man earlier, he had only considered that the Giliru Alien might turn hostile and attack after being refused. He had never imagined that the people truly trying to kill him would be the very people responsible for protecting him.
They had been targeting him all along!
In response, Director Yin displayed the "spirit of a bowing craftsman" and apologized alongside his four subordinates.
He repeatedly claimed that he had been too eager to take down the intruder and had neglected Chief of Staff Kiriyama's safety.
In short—it had all been an accident.
Slap! A crisp sound rang out. Without saying a word, Qi Ming walked over to Director Yin and sent him flying into the wall with a slap.
Though he had not struck to kill, the blow was still extremely heavy. Blood flowed from Director Yin's nose and mouth, and he nearly passed out.
Afterward, Qi Ming hurriedly added, "Sorry, my hand cramped up. I accidentally hit you. Please don't take it to heart."
Who could possibly believe that? It was obviously deliberate. His four subordinates drew their guns again and aimed them at Qi Ming, the troublemaker.
"What's with that reaction? You nearly shot Chief of Staff Kiriyama to death, yet you're making such a fuss just because I gave someone a slap?"
Even with the guns pointed at him, Qi Ming remained unconcerned. "Besides, is the Security Department only good at putting on a show? Who are you trying to scare by pointing guns without magazines at people?"
No magazines? How was that possible?
The four instinctively checked their guns, and their expressions changed drastically in unison. The magazines really were gone!
"Stop looking. They're right here." Qi Ming produced four magazines as if by magic, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.
How had he done that?
Qi Ming ignored the four men. He helped Director Yin up from the floor, then gently tapped the swollen right side of his face with one of the magazines.
"Little Tuo once wrote Dalin a letter. One passage went like this."
"Stop sending people to kill me. We've already captured five hundred people. Some had bombs on them, while others carried guns... If you still send people to kill me, then I'll send someone to Moscow as well. I definitely won't send a second one."
"I'd also like to write a similar letter to the master behind you, but I can't be bothered to pick up a pen. So please convey my meaning for me."
Good heavens, did this guy know what he was saying?
Did he know who Director Yin's superior was?
The four people beside them were stunned.
Was he using Director Yin to issue a death threat to Chief of Staff He Zhi?
Even after things had developed to this point, Director Yin remained composed.
He did not respond to Qi Ming. Instead, he bowed to Chief of Staff Kiriyama again before leaving with his subordinates.
"Team Member Qi Ming, you saved me again." After recovering from his shock, Chief of Staff Kiriyama thanked Qi Ming amid the mess.
He had never expected Qi Ming's retaliation to be so fierce. All he could say was that great skill bred great courage.
Yu Tsuchihashi's expression was complicated. "I never thought they would go this far, to murder someone here."
One could imagine that if they had succeeded, the radio records of the shots being ineffective against the Giliru Alien in spiritual form would certainly have been deleted, and the incident would have been disguised as an "accidental killing."
Qi Ming said, "The enemy is stronger than we thought, and their moral character is below the limits of our understanding."
Yu Tsuchihashi asked, "Do you think... Chief of Staff He Zhi is already our enemy?"
Qi Ming said, "Even if he isn't an enemy, he can no longer be considered a comrade."
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