Game of Wits

"Dr. Mobius, and Feng, is your investigation of Admil finished?" Qingyi, who was discovered a few days ago to have placed a wiretap at Mobius's temporary residence, greeted Mobius and Zhu Yufeng.

The reason he can still be alive and kicking is that even if that matter is exposed, there's not much they can do about it. At most, the higher-ups behind Qingyi will blame everything on Qingyi's own behavior, such as having a crush on Mobius. At most, they'll just give him a charge of misconduct and expel him from the Fire Moth. If the higher-ups behind him want to protect him, then there's even less they can do.

He, Mobius, and Zhu Yufeng were all well aware of this, but on the surface, they still had to maintain a semblance of harmony, since tearing off the mask now would not benefit anyone.

Mobius and Zhu Yufeng ignored his greeting, their eyes fixed on the girl with blue hair behind Qingyi, and their expressions changed slightly.

Qingyi noticed the two people's gazes, and he laughed heartily, introducing the girl behind him to them. "Ah, this is a security guard who was recently transferred to the Third Research Institute. Her name is Olivia."

The girl didn't move. Her long bangs covered her left eye, while her right eye, which was exposed, stared intently at Zhu Yufeng.

Zhu Yufeng and Mobius exchanged a glance but didn't say anything, only nodding slightly. Qing didn't suspect anything either. After all, her eavesdropping had just been discovered, and it was already good enough that everyone could maintain a polite facade. It was normal for Mobius and Zhu Yufeng to be suspicious of the girl behind her, and... now was not the time to tear off the mask.

However, these two probably won't live much longer, right?

"Then I'll take Olivia to finish some procedures first," Qing said, and left with the girl.

Even after the two figures disappeared from sight, Zhu Yufeng did not take his eyes off them. At this moment, his muscles were tense, clearly indicating that he had entered a state of combat readiness.

"Are you nervous about holding hands with Xila for the second time since you were born?" Mobius teased playfully.

"No... I told you, Xila kills for the sake of killing. When she's on a mission, you can at least sense the killing intent emanating from her," Zhu Yufeng explained in a low voice. "Because she doesn't care who she kills, and she doesn't have a strong desire to kill. She just... obeys orders. Although we know they can't make a move here right now,... when facing Xila, we can never be too cautious."

"I just didn't expect Xila to enter the Third Research Institute so openly this time. It seems that the old man who wanted to kill me is not of low status... I think I know who it is." Mobius muttered to himself, his eyes turning cold. "That old guy caused me a lot of trouble in my previous life. It seems that this time, I can get rid of him sooner rather than later."

The girl known as "Olivia" was quite different from Sila in terms of hair color and appearance, but Mebius and Zhu Yufeng, one being the surgeon in charge of the Sila Chimera Project and the other the captain of the Fallen Angel Squad, could recognize her. This was not simple. On the one hand, it was a special time, and anyone appearing near that girl was worth being wary of. On the other hand, Sila's personal style was too distinctive.

Combining the two, it is easy to connect them with Xila.

"But in that case, that girl named Olivia from Japan has probably already been dealt with," Zhu Yufeng said in a low voice. "Moreover, we have no way to monitor Xila now, as that would only alert her. Our situation this time... is passive."

"Didn't Lilith send you a website?" Mobius said nonchalantly. "This is probably the most urgent matter that concerns me."

"Let's go back and take a look first." Zhu Yufeng withdrew his gaze. "Speaking of which, what was that person's name again?"

"You haven't even memorized his name these past few days?" Mobius said speechlessly. "He's from over there, after all. You should at least remember his name. I remember his name is..."

Mobius paused for a moment, then immediately changed his mind, saying, "Let's not talk about this for now. He'll die sooner or later anyway. Let's go back and see what's on this website that Lilith sent us."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

He even said he couldn't remember names; Mobius himself couldn't remember that person's name...

Back at their temporary lodging, Mobius immediately logged onto the website, only to find a single message:

"Dr. Mobius, there will be an assassination attempt against you tonight. I am in charge of this assassination. Unfortunately, if this assassination fails, I will also be eliminated. Therefore, in order to survive, I think we can cooperate."

Looking at the information on the website, Zhu Yufeng said thoughtfully, "This website should be a temporary contact website set up by Mostima. It seems that we may not be without the right to act."

Once the timing of the assassination is known, then the operator can, to a certain extent, gain control over the operation of the plan.

However, even if the website was created by Mostima, the reliability of the information is still questionable.

"This website has an editing function, so it seems like it can be edited," Mobius said as he began editing the information on the website.

Give me a reason to believe you.

The other party seemed to have been prepared; the website updated with new information the instant Mobius's edited message was sent.

"No problem. Here is all the information on the people involved in this assassination, including my information. I hope to cooperate with you and continue to live as your blade. I believe you also need an assassin organization to serve you."

"If it were the old me, I wouldn't care." Mobius glanced at Zhu Yufeng. "But now, if I want to change the situation of the previous life, then having an extra helper is something I can do."

Zhu Yufeng looked at the information sent by Mobius and clicked on it. Among them, Xila's file was clearly visible. On it, the other party had specially marked "Infiltrator, code name 'Olivia', left hand has a gunshot wound that has not yet healed."

Further down is Modesti's profile, which also specifically notes "me".

"It looks like it has information, but the exact time of the assassination and Xila's equipment information are not on it," Zhu Yufeng said. "If she really wanted to cooperate with us, it would be normal for her not to reveal all her cards at the beginning. But we can't rule out that this was also part of the assassination, to lull us into a false sense of security, and even the initial information may not be reliable."

"If you don't know the exact time of the assassination, how confident are you in protecting me, Yu Feng?" Mobius asked.

"If we're fighting an injured Xila, I can definitely protect you. Haven't we been doing that these past few days?" Zhu Yufeng replied. "With the equipment prepared by Vill-V, even if we don't know when Xila will arrive, we won't be caught off guard. However, this only applies if I can hold Xila back. If there are other assassins, or even assassination attempts from within the Fire Moth, I'm afraid I might be in trouble if I'm alone..."

"That's enough. With you saying that, I'm relieved." Mobius smiled, then continued editing the message.

"All the information you have now is not enough for me to trust you."

Regardless of whether the other party is genuinely cooperating, if they are, in order to completely control them in the future, you must never give them any opportunity to bargain, and you must guide them on the right side.

If Modesti truly wanted to cooperate, then she had no choice, because she could still survive. But if Modesti didn't cooperate, she wouldn't have a chance to survive.

Are you so confident in your security measures?

"That's right."

The other party did not reply for a long time.

"She's also struggling. She's not sure if I really have the strength to stop this assassination." Mobius subconsciously reached for his coffee cup to take a sip, then found it empty. He naturally handed the cup to Zhu Yufeng. "Make me a cup of coffee, Yu Feng."

Zhu Yufeng took the coffee cup, glanced at the screen again, and went to prepare the coffee.

Half a day later, after Zhu Yufeng had even finished brewing his coffee, the other party finally replied:

"Then how can I trust you?"

"Since you've driven yourself to the point of cooperating with me, the target of your assassination, you should understand that you have no other choice. Besides trusting me, do you have any other options?"

After a long while, the other party sent a message packet. After checking it, Mobius found that it contained the location of the "Arc Moon" base, all the weapons used in Xila's assassination, and a detailed assassination plan.

"Do you think we can trust her?" Mobius asked Zhu Yufeng.

Just as Zhu Yufeng was about to say that he had forgotten the exact location of the "Arc Moon" base and could not confirm its authenticity, another message came through on his phone. He opened the message, which contained only a short sentence. "Mostima has been confirmed and is credible."

In addition, there was a selfie taken by Lilith on set.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

This damn sense of security... It seems Mostima and Lilith have been keeping an eye on all the information on this temporary website.

So how exactly did Lilith manage to get Mostima involved in this?

Mobius studied Zhu Yufeng's expression for a moment, then continued editing:

"Since you're in charge of this assassination, you can, to some extent, change some details of the assassination plan, right?"

What do you need me to do?

"It's simple, you just need to..."

After completing the arrangements, the website was destroyed. Mobius and Modesti agreed to meet during the assassination, at which time Modesti would only need to provide the key betrayal.

"Do we really have to completely trust Modesti?" Zhu Yufeng asked. "Even if the information she gives is correct..."

"Didn't I say from the beginning? This is a high-stakes gamble," Mobius said with a light laugh. "Indeed, it is difficult for people to have complete trust in each other, but sometimes, taking a little gamble is necessary, isn't it? After all, everything that happens in life is more or less accompanied by random events."

Zhu Yufeng looked up at the ceiling, as if looking through the obstacles in front of him at the endless sky, and then he said, "I can still maintain contact with Ugar. If necessary, I will call Ugar... no, I will keep it on standby and prepare it."

"Are you planning to dismantle the entire Third Research Institute?" Mobius smirked.

Zhu Yufeng looked at Mobius and said seriously, "I don't care what Ugar's reappearance will cause, because the Present, your safety is the highest priority, and I won't let anything happen to you."

Mobius paused, then looked away and said in a low voice, "Heh... you really underestimate me. How could I not have a backup plan?"

"It's not a bad thing to have an extra layer of insurance." Zhu Yufeng crossed his arms and lowered his eyes. "No matter how many casualties Ugar causes, as long as you, Su and Admil are alright, then I don't care."

"Those two people in the back are redundant!" Mobius said with some dissatisfaction.

I finally thought this simpleton had finally figured things out and could say sweet nothings, but it turns out he's still just as straightforward as ever...

"Speaking of which, I remember what that person's name was. It was Marshall. In the assassination plan, if Xila's assassination failed or he was held back, he would act as another assassin to kill me unexpectedly." Mobius added, "It seems that he had long been prepared to be used as a pawn."

Zhu Yufeng stared silently at the assassination plan on Mobius's computer.

Actually, Mobius still didn't remember that person's name, right? He only found out by looking at this. Seriously, is it really necessary to be so hung up on this?

On the other side.

Mostima, lollipop in mouth, leaned back in her chair and said, "Hey Miss, are you really considering finding someone else? That Feng seems to be involved in dangerous things. He's either suppressing dangerous organizations or facing various assassination attempts. This assassination attempt seems to be quite difficult. Are you really prepared to go down the dark path?"

"Yes, of course, because a girl's heart that bravely pursues love is capable of anything~" Lilith suddenly switched to Elysia's tone and said with a smile.

Mostima glanced at Lilith, and for a fleeting moment, she genuinely felt that Lilith resembled Elysia somewhat, and not just in tone...

Is it just my imagination?

"After all, I've imitated Elysia's speech before... but in the end, he still cares more about the original me..." Lilith looked out the window, her purple eyes filled with anticipation. She thought to herself, "Elysia, I really hope I can meet you truly in the Fire Moth Realm, I hope that time..."

"Speaking of which, Miss, are you planning to make your move during the negotiations in South America?" Mostima asked.

"Who knows? Maybe a tornado will solve everything someday?" Lilith said with a smile.

Mostima looked puzzled.

"Oh, right!" Lilith held up her index finger, "Starting today, I've decided to send Maple a picture of myself every day!"

Mostima: "..."

Can this rich girl's love-struck brain be cured?