Welcome to the Future

"You mean, I attacked you in the previous carriage by shouting strange words?"

Pankto von Valetti had completely Leng Jing down.

Looking at Lin Yu, Li Nian, and Chen Zhuo in front of him, Pankto came to a conclusion after a brief moment of thought.

"I'll believe what you're saying for now, because it seems like my 'suppressor' malfunctioned, causing me to lose control."

Pankto von Valetti spoke, Lin Yu became somewhat curious.

"Suppressor?"

"Yes, if you don't believe me, you can open the opening in my Combat Suit on the back."

As he spoke, the bound Pankto struggled to move his body forward, then turned around, revealing his back to everyone.

Lin Yu and Li Nian exchanged a glance, Li Nian spoke up, "Dear employer, we are both women, and there are differences between men and women... so this task is entrusted to you."

Upon hearing Li Nian's words, Chen Zhuo agreed without suspicion.

"Okay!"

But Lin Yu knew very well...

Li Nian is talking complete nonsense.

She had already groped Pankto several times, so how could she suddenly become reserved?

There is only one reason why Li Nian instructed Chen Zhuo to do this...

Even if Pankto doesn't seem "crazy" now, he may not be trustworthy.

Lin Yu thought so too—he was quite certain that Pankto's bewilderment just now wasn't an act; Pankto was genuinely unaware of his "madness" just now.

Even so, it's highly likely that a sober Pankto would harbor ill intentions towards them.

Lin Yu also approved of Li Nian's arrangements.

Considering the three-person team as a whole, and from a cold-blooded perspective of "interests," sending Chen Zhuo to investigate the minefield is the most appropriate course of action.

He is the weakest, so if something happens to him, Lin Yu and Li Nian can still rescue and protect him in time.

But if Lin Yu and Li Nian were to encounter misfortune, Chen Zhuo wouldn't be able to offer any help!

Fortunately, Chen Zhuo was unharmed.

He easily unbuttoned a piece of stiff fabric at the back of Pankto's gray uniform—it was held together by Velcro.

Behind the fabric, a rounded device, about the size of a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), was attached to his back, flashing blue light.

The instrument has four metal needles that are deeply embedded under Pankto's skin.

As Pankto said, the instrument looked broken at first glance.

Although the instrument is still functioning normally, there is a gap on the left side that exposes the internal mechanical structure.

"This thing does seem to be broken."

Chen Zhuo spoke up.

Pankto sighed, "No wonder..."

He looked at the crowd with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry, everyone, after my 'suppressor' failed, I might have gone insane... That's probably why I attacked you."

"I was shot in the back three days ago while on a mission, and I haven't had time to go back to the company for repairs yet."

"In short, as an employee of 'Truth Company,' I deeply regret attacking Commoner..."

Pankto Underground passage very politely.

Li Nian waved his hand magnanimously. "It's okay, I forgive you—even though you almost crushed my arm, as the saying goes, 'no fight, no friendship,' we'll be buddies from now on."

Pankto said even more embarrassedly, "I can't believe this happened. I'll definitely write a report to compensate you when I get back to the company. The fact that you guys were able to subdue me in my berserk state shows that you're quite skilled. If you're willing, I can also recommend you to the company."

"However, could you please untie me when we arrive at the station? I still have a mission to complete."

Pankto spoke, Li Nian looked at him with a strange expression.

"Are you really stupid or just pretending...? This is your company's 'Despair Train,' does this thing even have an arrival station?"

Pankto was stunned for a moment. "The Despair Train? Why... why am I in a place like this?"

"Do you think this is an ordinary express train?" Li Nian retorted again.

Pankto's face turned pale. "My God, what's going on... What did I do when the 'Suppressor' went out of control?!"

"No... even if I did something detrimental to the company and the City That Never Sleeps, they shouldn't have thrown me here—I'm just an ordinary field agent!"

Upon hearing Pankto's words, Lin Yu couldn't help but glance again at the Identity card he had just confiscated from him.

"You're not just an ordinary field operative, you're a C-2 level Field Team leader."

As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Zhuo's expression Cataclysm drastically.

"Uncle, you're still lying to us at a time like this?! I thought you'd be a good person once you came to your senses!"

He jumped back a step, assuming a defensive posture.

But Lin Yu spoke Leng Jing again.

"No, I'm afraid he wasn't lying to us..."

Sure enough, upon hearing Lin Yu and Chen Zhuo's words, an even more uncontrollable panic and fear flashed across Pankto's face.

The frequency of the blue light flashing from the suppressor on his back increased noticeably.

"What team leader? What uncle? What are you talking about?!"

"What are you holding in your hand? Let me see!"

Lin Yu silently handed the Identity card belonging to Pankto to him.

Upon seeing the information and photos on the card, Pankto was so startled that he jumped up from his chair.

"What... what's going on?!"

He glanced out the car window—reflected in the window was the face of a somewhat dejected middle-aged man.

And there's the red lettering "F-6" sprayed on his chest.

The blue light from the suppressor on Pankto's back turned red, and he looked extremely excited.

"How could I be the leader of Group Delta?! How could I have become exiled expendable material! This must be an illusion!"

Pankto looked up at the top of the train.

"End the test! Supervisor! Researcher, whoever you are, whatever you are... I request to end this dream!"

Pankto shouted, his voice breaking.

Chen Zhuo was startled when the middle-aged man suddenly started yelling.

"Hey, sir, this isn't a dream..."

However, as soon as Chen Zhuo opened his mouth, Pankto shouted.

"Shut up! You nightmare... no, you might not be a nightmare, are you a spy from 'Supreme Evolution Company'?! You want to extract secrets from me, don't you?!"

Pankto's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked even more frantic than in the previous section.

However, this kind of madness is different from the complete insanity of the previous carriage, where communication was impossible.

At least Lin Yu and Li Nian knew very well that he became like this because he couldn't accept reality and the blow he suffered was too great.

In such situations, they have methods to Leng Jing the other party down.

The two started moving in perfect unison.

The next moment, Pankto stopped moving and then slowly sat back down in his seat.

Because a gun barrel was pressed against his forehead, and a sharp blade was placed next to his carotid artery.

"Hey, hey, Leng Jing down. We're just like you, 'exiles' on the Despair Train," Li Nian said in a light tone. "Anyway, you should realize that this isn't an illusion created by spies from Truth Company or any other company..."

"Based on your current understanding, this should be 'a few years from now'... I'm not entirely sure about the exact time."

After Li Nian finished speaking, Lin Yu, who was standing beside her, added in a rather wicked way.

"Welcome to the future, Mr. Pankto."