The Loom

The police officer decisively slipped away.

The six departments are officially called the six major inspector departments. The members of these departments are divided into junior, intermediate, senior, and special levels, as well as ministerial level, which is above the special level.

As an ordinary "mind police officer," just a junior member, what choice do you have but to run away when you encounter these big shots?

"Tsk tsk, the powerful computing power brought by the Electronic Brain Project was indeed allocated to the Sixth Division immediately, and they even managed to develop a replica of the Cyber Killer."

The senior engineer said cheerfully, seemingly unaware that the trio was frantically giving him meaningful glances.

The senior engineer turned his attention to the last lady.

The woman had short, purplish-red hair and red pupils. Upon closer inspection, these were top-of-the-line bionic eyes, the kind capable of communicating with armed space stations in outer space.

Her figure is equally stunning. She wore a tight-fitting black combat suit that accentuated her hips, which was very stylish. Over the tight-fitting suit, she simply wore a red vest, making her look both sexy and capable.

"This is Ms. Motoko Yagami. I have long admired your name."

"Do you know me?" Motoko Yagami asked softly.

"Uh, although we've never met, I've heard of your reputation: the number one female powerhouse in Ghost in the Shell, the first-ranked captain of the Operations Division, and a Deep Web Clan member."

"And there's a female Tyrannosaurus Rex," the collider muttered from behind, only to be met with a fierce glare from Hitomi. "Are you courting death? You may not care about your life, but we do. Don't you know the captain is currently in a state of rage?"

However, to the three's surprise, Motoko Yagami did not fly into a rage. Her attitude was much calmer than they had imagined. In fact, when she was warmly invited to have coffee with them, she even exchanged a few polite words.

"What's wrong with the captain?" the collider asked, scratching its head.

"Something's up, something big," Chappie said, stroking his chin.

"How so?" Tong couldn't help but ask.

"Don't you think Mr. G is very handsome?"

"Is he handsome?"

Tong raised the thick mirror of her beer bottle, and in an instant, countless photos of Mr. G appeared. He had a great physique, handsome features with a touch of wildness, and a kind of conquering charm.

Thinking about this, Tong suddenly felt a strong urge to try it.

Oh no! It's a trap set by the US and China!

Hitomi felt a chill run down her spine. Even a mature young woman like her, who only had a fondness for handsome young men, was affected by this. How much more so would a strong woman like Captain Motoko be? She probably liked this type the most.

Just as the three were about to go in, Fatty Xiang blocked the doorway. Fatty Xiang said in a muffled voice, "Brother Gao, and your captain said they want to talk privately. You guys just wait here."

Tong felt even more uneasy. They were chatting privately on their first meeting; she didn't dare to imagine what they might do in the future.

But in reality, the two were just chatting on the beach by the swimming pool.

The high-ranking engineer's "handsome aura" is one thing, but more importantly, there's the hidden connection between the two men, the absurdity of their past.

With the old man present, the two were not strangers.

"He told me there were monsters in the starry sky. Now, have those monsters arrived?"

The senior engineer thought for a moment and then smiled, "You'll probably see the monster in about three months."

"What does the monster look like?"

"In the eyes of ordinary people, you and I are monsters; in the eyes of people, radiation beasts are monsters; in the eyes of radiation beasts, giant mechanical weapons are monsters; in the eyes of ordinary citizens of the mechanical city, corporations are monsters; and in the eyes of good people, evil people are monsters."

The senior engineer said calmly:

"So, if you ask me what a monster is, I'm afraid it's hard for me to give you a specific answer. You can ask yourself what you fear most. Once you figure it out, it will definitely become what you fear most."

Motoko Yagami's eyes twitched slightly. She hadn't expected the other party to give her such an answer: what was her greatest fear?

She didn't think about it any further, but instead asked the second question in a deep voice:

"Where is Aramaki now?"

"Him?" the senior engineer thought for a moment and said honestly, "I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"Of course I don't know. I've been busy with corporate warfare for a while now. Who knows where that old man has been gallivanting off to?"

Motoko Yagami frowned slightly.

The senior engineer smiled and said, "However, if you really want to investigate him, I have two directions I can give you; one clue is an underground cult called the Turing Church, and the other clue is the fortress."

The senior engineer wasn't talking nonsense; in his previous life, Huang Juan frequently appeared in these two directions, and he keenly recognized the value of players.

Then, almost single-handedly, he discovered the 'Memory Matrix'.

Although it's not very useful.

"The Turing Church... and a fortress?"

Motoko Yagami was clearly more interested in the latter point.

"Although I don't know what happened to the fortress, there's no doubt that something is wrong with it."

In the previous life, the fortress collapsed far too quickly, so quickly that the host firewall probably hadn't even been turned on.

Motoko Yagami pondered for a moment before asking her next question.

"As the newly appointed head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division, what are your plans?"

"Extortion and bribery," the senior engineer said with a serious expression.

"..."

"Haha, just kidding. Of course, it's about inheriting the will of Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division, monitoring corporations, and protecting humanity."

Motoko Yagami seemed satisfied with the answer, paused for a moment, and then said:

"What was your true purpose in using that 'planet-destroying weapon'?"

"If I said it was a coincidence, would you believe me?" the senior engineer said with a helpless expression.

From encountering Xie Egui to a fierce battle, and finally using "Ministerial Authority" to devour the opponent with a black hole, everything was a matter of improvisation on the battlefield. From the beginning to killing the opponent, it probably took less than an hour. He still doesn't understand how the other party took a liking to Director Du. This guy is in outer space, maybe even outside the galaxy.

Rich women are indeed a treasure; they're always coveted wherever they go.

Seemingly sensing the sincerity in the senior engineer's eyes, Motoko Yagami remained silent for a moment before asking one last question.

When do you plan to take office?

Within three days.

Motoko Yagami stopped talking, stood up, turned around and left, leaving the senior engineer with only a beautiful back view.

Are you really that relaxed?

"Hello, Minister Gao, I am the artificial intelligence of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Unit. You can call me 'Miss Shell'."

Oh, so you're still not entirely at ease.

Inside the fortress, at a brightly lit banquet hall.

Du Zhaodi, dressed in a white lab coat, looked out of place here. Her indifferent face suggested she had turned down countless invitations to dance.

"What's wrong, Sister Du?" Qin Zhenzi, dressed in an elegant gown that revealed a large expanse of her fair skin, sensed that something was wrong with Du Zhaodi and quietly approached her, whispering.

"I'm not feeling well."

"Is it because of the environment here?" Qin Zhenzi asked, looking around at the lavish, decadent atmosphere.

No, that's not it.

Du Zhaodi's gaze fell on the man in the center of the party. The man was wearing a red suit and always had an indescribable smile on his face. He seemed sincere, but it always seemed as if he could see into people's hearts.

Mr. Ren, the head of the Humanity Experimentation Department among the six major inspector departments, may not look very old, only in his twenties, but he is the first head of the department, just like the old man Aramaki.

"Him."

Qin Zhenzi carefully recalled the previous scene. Whether it was Sister Du or the one from Shengnao Group, they only exchanged a few pleasantries at the beginning and then let the two female presidents do as they pleased. It was hard to say whether they were maintaining an appropriate social distance or simply being indifferent.

"This person doesn't seem very enthusiastic about you?"

"Go out for a walk to clear your head."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

On the other hand, Ye Da Luoli enjoys socializing. To be precise, she likes to leave an undiscovered spiritual mark on powerful figures, and this mark will gradually devour their hearts in the future until they are completely at her disposal.

This was actually a technique of the "Sacred Brain," which she learned and further developed.

However, this practice was soon forced to stop.

Ye Da Luoli looked helplessly at a certain brainless girl with wide, bulging eyes who was glaring at her and driving away the guests who approached her.

"What are you up to?" she couldn't help but ask.

"Of course I'm here to protect you," Xiao Yu said matter-of-factly. "Don't forget, I'm your bodyguard. There are so many people around here; what if you run into an assassin?"

Ye Da Luoli was so angry she wanted to flick her, but in the end she sighed and said helplessly, "The war is over."

"No, in the eyes of a true warrior, war is never over!" Xiao Yu said with a serious expression.

"..."

Ye Da Luoli gritted her teeth and said, "I'm very strong."

"No, you just think you're very strong. My boss told me that people like you have a nickname: Ye Family Asura, the Unbeatable Strongman."

"I--"

Ye Da Luoli secretly wished she could crush the senior engineer to death. Apart from the time she was with him, her winning rate was very high, okay?

"Let's go, let's go get something to eat."

"I want to eat teppanyaki!" Xiao Yu's eyes lit up immediately.

Ye Da Luoli lazily led Xiao Yu to the buffet area, gestured a "2" to the androids working inside, thought for a moment, and then added a "0".

Xiao Yu, standing to the side, was drooling from the smell of the grilled meat on the hot plate.

Just as Ye Da Luoli was pondering what to take the other person to eat next, an indescribable fluctuation suddenly startled her. The figures around her immediately turned into layers of strange phenomena, followed by a strange string sound, and then screams rose and fell.

"Mr. Ren is dead!"

"Go get the doctor right away!"

What the hell? Who died? The head of the Human Experimentation Department?

Ye Da Luoli subconsciously took a step forward, and then in the next instant, her foot slipped, as if she had fallen into an endless abyss.

"You still dare to lay a hand on me?"

Ye Da Luoli's expression hardened, and with a thought, an endless black tide surged out from her body, engulfing everything around her.

At the end of the black tide, she seemed to see an old spinning machine.