life copy game

Chapter 555 Affected Thinking
"My knowledge of the mysterious man is limited,"

Thorn leaned back in his chair and watched He Ao.

After several confrontations just now, he realized that He Ao must have some information in his hands, and the person in front of him is also the same as but different from the Jess he knew, and this person will really take it away before he achieves his goal. His life.

Although the other party may not do it himself due to his own personality limitations, he will give other people a chance to do it, such as Hai Xi.

Strictly speaking, at this moment, "Jess" gives Thorne the feeling that he is a person who has experienced great changes and has begun to grow.

He still maintains some kind of persistence in the past, but he is also trying to maintain this persistence by using non-pedantic means.

Changed, but not completely.

'Jess' didn't quite fit into the underworld, turning into a cold-blooded, brutal man.

And this news, for Thorne, is good news.

This means that he can continue to use some of the weaknesses of 'Jess' to complete his reversal of the situation.

Before the final anti-killing, it is reasonable to share some real information.

And Thorne didn't know what information the person in front of him had. Although 'Jess' was kind, he was not stupid, and he was not so easily deceived.

So at this point, Thorne is not going to continue to cover up and tell some missing or wrong news.

If it finally affects 'Jess''s perception of himself, he will lose nothing.

He straightened his tone and continued, "My contact with the mysterious person is actually very limited. The number of times we actually met is very limited. We contacted through real-time anonymous chat. Every time he took the initiative to contact me, chat All records will then be burned."

"By this bracelet?"

Howe looked at the bracelet on Thorn's hand.

"Well," Thorn took off the bracelet directly, canceled the password in front of He Ao, and handed it to He Ao, "It is through the software called 'Paper Book'."

'Paper Book' is a relatively well-known peer-to-peer anonymous chat software in the Federation. Unlike ordinary instant chat software, the information of both parties will be passed through the server of the software company. The chat information of 'Paper Book' is sent peer-to-peer.

The information and files sent by the sender will be encrypted and sent directly to the receiver, without passing through the server of the paper book company, and will not be intercepted.

In addition, the paper book will also perform multiple encryptions on the user's network address to prevent hackers from following the contact to determine the chatter's network address.

Because of these confidentiality, paper books have become one of the most popular chat software in the underground world, and a large amount of black information that cannot be seen is stored on the software.

As a result, paper books have been burdened with a large number of lawsuits.

Of course, paper books are not completely confidential.

Although the operating company of the paper book claims that the encryption system is very advanced and cannot be cracked, it will automatically burn relevant information when it detects an attack.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and there are many ways to bypass the encryption system of the paper book and track the user of the paper book.

For example, large smart device providers such as Tellesen and Nord can grasp the data of users who use their devices to use paper books. If some users use paper books on their devices to send harmful information to them, they can Easily locate the user's location in reality.

This information was learned by Ender while chatting with the instructor during the FBI training.

When the FBI investigates cases involving paper books, it will find ways to find these communication equipment companies for help, although most of the time these companies will not help.

So the FBI has been working on cracking the encryption system of paper books for years.

Of course, those communication equipment companies claim that they will never monitor users' private information.

He Ao took the bracelet and clicked on the 'Paper Book' software. There was only one friend whose nickname was Blank and whose profile picture was pitch black.

This proves that the other party is not online, there are no online users, and even the operating company of the paper book does not know the other party's IP address.

He Ao clicked on his friend's chat interface, and the chat interface was blank, without any chat information or files left.

This is the 'burn after reading' function of paper books.

"Give me this bracelet?"

He Ao exited the software interface and looked at Thorne.

"of course."

Thorn didn't understand why He Ao still asked him a question. When he handed over the ring, he didn't actually think about getting it back.

There is no key information in that bracelet, and he has the habit of cleaning the bracelet regularly.

"When was the last time the mysterious person contacted you looking for you?"

He Ao put away the bracelet and continued to ask.

"The night before yesterday,"

Thorn watched He Ao's movement of putting away the bracelet, and He Ao's overall movement was very slow and not large.

Although Thorn's strength is not very good, he still has basic vision. He knows that this means that He Ao has a wound on his back, and the injury is not serious.

Although He Ao was wearing clean and tidy clothes that looked brand new, the injuries on his body would not be weakened by the new clothes.

It seems that in order to escape from those mercenaries last night, the people in front of them also paid a lot of price.

Thoughts flickered rapidly, but the expression on Thorne's face remained unchanged. He naturally withdrew his gaze and continued, "The mysterious man asked me to cooperate with those mercenaries in setting up traps."

"Approximate time when he contacted you?"

He Ao asked slowly.

"Around eleven o'clock in the evening."

Thorne replied.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, it was about the time He Ao finished solving the mercenary team the night before, and finally he used the C-level bracelet that was killed to answer the call from the mysterious man.

It seems that after hanging up the phone, the mysterious man immediately began to arrange the next plan to surround and kill him.

He Ao leaned back on the chair, staring at Thorne in front of him.

Thorn's eyes were calm, as if he had accepted his fate at this moment, waiting for He Ao to give him a chance to leave after asking enough.

But He Ao is very clear that Thorne is aware of some of his body movements.

He thought for a moment, then stared at Thorne, "As a qualified intermediary, you shouldn't trust a client easily, even if he can provide a lot of wealth in a short period of time, how did the mysterious person gain your trust?" where?"

Although Thorne is greedy for money, he is also afraid of death.

It is very dangerous to rashly accept an entrustment from a person who does not know the details, because the middleman does not know whether the money given by the client is a commission or money for his life.

Eve had collected some information about Thorne before, and Thorne also paid more attention to selecting clients.

"Of course," Thorne seemed confident in his role as an intermediary, he laughed,

"Any qualified intermediary will not accept the entrustment of a stranger. That is a mistake that only rookies may make. The reason why I choose to accept the entrustment of the mysterious person is because..."

Speaking of this, his tone suddenly stopped.

At this moment, He Ao caught a trace of panic deep in Thorn's eyes.

From when He Ao came in to now, Thorn's expression has always been stable. He has always been confident that the situation is under his control. Although there have been some twists and turns, it will eventually return to his control.

But the panic of the moment suggested that Thorne was recalling something beyond his control.

His body was slightly arched, his muscles tensed, as if he was trying to remember something.

Then he looked up at He Ao in some confusion, fine sweat dripped down his forehead, "I don't know, I don't know why I should trust him..."

In this important commission that was extremely lucrative and pushed Thorne to the brink of death, Thorne had no understanding of the client, and he didn't even know where his trust in the client came from.

In this way, he easily embarked on the road that may lead to death, making mistakes that only rookies who have just entered the industry will make.

Naturally, it cannot be that Thorne suddenly lost his mind when facing the mysterious man and forgot his previous experience.

Howard's hand rested on the handle of the metal seat.

He remembered an ability, 'cognitive alteration'.

The extraordinary item 'Bracelet of the False Master' he obtained in the last copy, its former owner was a transcendent with modified cognition, and finally fell into madness due to cognitive dislocation.

Although the ability displayed by the mysterious man at this moment is not as terrifying as cognitive modification, it is obviously an ability that can affect people's thinking.

And Chao Yi's 'Easy Thinking' is also an ability that can forcibly modify people's thinking.

Perhaps the mysterious man also has similar abilities. He Ao stared at Thorn who was a little panicked and still remembering, and said slowly, "How do you feel when you get along with the mysterious man? Do you think there is anything special about him? "

"What's special?"

He Ao's question pulled Thorn back from his confusion. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, and seemed to be lost in memory again, "He is very keen, as if he knows what is in my heart, and he can always give me what I want. thing."

At this moment, Thorne finally came back a little bit, as if some kind of fog of thinking that had been covering him had been cleared away, and he saw something he had never noticed before, "He should have some kind of ability similar to mind reading of."

He Ao stared at Thorne who was still remembering, and suddenly said, "You once said that the mysterious man looks familiar, which proves that you may have seen him somewhere before."

"Ok?"

Hearing this sentence, Thorn paused, as if some kind of dusty memory was pushed away, he recalled something as if he suddenly woke up, he raised his head, looked at He Ao,
"I did meet him before. He came to me a long time ago to entrust me. At that time, I was a small middleman, but when he first asked me to entrust, he didn't verify his identity. I shouldn't be so Trust him easily..."

He Ao stared at Thorne, obviously Thorne himself knew that the mysterious man looked familiar, but he still couldn't remember it, which proved that his memory was 'covered up' by some kind of force.

While thinking about it, He Ao also realized something, and continued to ask, "When did he first ask you for a commission? What is the content of the commission?"

"About 12 years ago,"

Thorn's flustered mind gradually settled down. He has realized that his panic has no effect. What has happened has no room for change. He has embarked on the only way and has no choice. After thinking for a while, he continued,

"He commissioned me to make an explosion, but at that time I didn't find someone suitable to accept the commission within the stipulated time, so the commission was cancelled."

Twelve years ago, the year Jess' father died, the incident that led to Jess's father's death was an explosion in a chemical plant.

"Is the place he gave you to make the explosion a chemical plant?"

He Ao took a deep breath and asked.

"I don't know, I didn't find the right commissioner and I didn't get the details of that commission."

Thorn looked at He Ao's cheek and said slowly.

He had seen the family information of 'Jess', and knew that Jess' father died in a chemical plant explosion 12 years ago, but he did not accept the commission back then, and he really did not know whether the mysterious person was The man behind the killing of Jace's father.

He has said so much, and there is nothing to hide at this time.

He Ao also knew that there was a high probability that Thorne hadn't concealed it, but he just didn't know.

After all, Thorne was just an ordinary little middleman at that time.

He Ao took a deep breath, and then continued to ask Thorn some clues about his parents, but all he got were negative answers.

The only person Thorne had contact with was Jess. The commission he didn't accept 12 years ago was already the closest thing he was to Jess's parents.

And He Ao also wrote down this information.

Although there is no specific content, but things will not be so coincidental. At the same time, the mysterious man wanted to create an explosion, and then Jess' father was killed.

So this clue may be a small breakthrough in finding the truth about the death of Jess' parents.

And then, He Ao asked Thorne some other questions, most of which were answered in the negative. Although Thorne had contacted mysterious people many times, he didn't know much deeper information, just the ordinary people on the outer layer. Executor.

In the process of handing over the building, Thorne repeatedly put forward his own conditions, which became more and more excessive.

He began to require all his men to leave with him, and to equip them with vehicles and heavy weapons.

And asked Howo to escort them away.

He Ao rejected some conditions and modified some conditions,
Howe let Thorne go, Thorne and his men can be together, and Howe can escort them away.

But it is impossible to equip vehicles and heavy weapons. If there are heavy weapons, they will have the ability to hurt He Ao.

But Thorne persisted and insisted on the need for vehicles and weapons to protect himself.

In the end, after some haggling, He Ao said that the vehicles and weapons can be given, but they need to be bought for money through cryptocurrency transactions.

Then there was the bidding process. He Ao quoted a very high price, obviously wanting to dissuade Thorne. In the end, the two of them bargained again and settled on a price that Thorne could hardly accept.

After everything was settled, He Ao left the warehouse, opened the warehouse door again, and sent Haixi a message.

After a while, Hexi came over.

"How about asking?"

She glanced at He Ao, then at the deep and dark warehouse, and asked softly.

She knew very well that He Ao must have paid such a high price to capture Thorn because he wanted to know something from him.

"Know some information,"

He Ao nodded slightly, and he looked at Haixi, "Do you have off-road vehicles and G-05 small laser cannons here?"

"There are off-road vehicles," Heath said. "But the G-05 laser cannon is not easy to handle. In the extreme state, this laser cannon can already cause damage to C-class."

"Then is there G-04?"

Howard continued to ask.

G-04 is a simplified version of G-05. Its output power and equipment strength are not as good as G-05. It is generally used to deal with D-level beasts. It is one of the small laser cannons with the largest stock on the market.

In general, the G-04 is also the most powerful weapon possessed by many urban mega-gangs.

"How many G-04s are there?" Hai Xi looked at He Ao, "What do you want to do?"

"Is G-04 for sale?"

Ho asked in a low voice.

"If you need it, you can just take it and use it."

Haixi said happily.

"No," He Ao shook his head, "I'm going to resell it, so I have to buy it."

He thought for a moment, then continued, "The official guide price of G-04 is 208 million federal currency. The scarcity of this thing is not very high. The black market usually only goes up by 15%, which is about 240 million federal currency. In this way, I will make up the whole , 300 million, you give me four off-road vehicles and some heavy guns, do you think it will work?"

"Your price is 1.5 times the market price. The off-road vehicles and firearms combined can't make up the extra 60 federal coins, and my G-04 laser cannon is damaged,"

Haixi looked at He Ao suspiciously, "I'll take the cost price of these things at most. I'll give you 250 off-road vehicles, and I'll give you some firearms. Just give me [-] million."

"It's the first time I've seen a seller take the initiative to bargain for himself,"

He Ao smiled and shook his head, "270 million, you can find me a refitting workshop with complete equipment, plus the workshop usage fee and material fee are about the same."

"It's the first time I've seen a buyer take the initiative to raise the price,"

Hai Xi smiled, "I have a mechanical modification room down below, I don't know if it can be used."

"of course can."

Howard smiled.

— two hours later —

Haixi's Modification Workshop

He Ao closed the cover of the main board of the laser cannon, and with the sound of the metal lock being locked, He Ao pulled the bracelet from the connecting wire.

"I didn't expect you to modify the laser cannon."

Hai Xi stood beside her, looking at the laser cannon in front of her in surprise.

"know a little."

He Ao nodded slightly, checked that there was no problem with the laser cannon, and then slowly backed away, hanging the energy battery on the laser cannon.

"So this laser cannon can damage Class C now?"

Haixi walked around the laser cannon.

"Yes, but only one shot."

He Ao nodded, "I overclocked this laser cannon to increase its power. It can indeed damage Class C in extreme mode, but it can only be fired once, and all the battery power will be exhausted after one shot. Power, G-04 can be modified like this, it is not a difficult thing.”

This modification method was discovered by Wei An. When he was researching the G-04 laser cannon, he found that the actual strength of the metal material of this cannon far exceeds the theoretical strength it should have, and it can support a higher power output, so He tried to modify the gun.

The overall modification process is actually not difficult, but it is a bit of a test of skill, and it is easy to cause an explosion during the modification of the energy circuit.

"Is it very simple..."

Haixi stared at the modified laser cannon in front of him.

For such a 'simple' thing, she has never heard of the successful modification of the G-04 for so many years, but there are many mechanics in the underground world who have tried to modify the G-04.

Under normal circumstances, within a few days, Hexi would hear the news that they were killed in the bombing.

"Who are you going to sell this cannon to? How much?"

She raised her head and looked at He Ao excitedly.

"Three million yuan," He Ao shrugged, "sell it to the person who is willing to pay the money."

"So expensive?"

Even after modification, the price of G-04 can’t be sold as high as 900 million. After all, the G-05 that can really hurt C can’t be sold for less than 500 million, unless it’s for some kind of collection purpose, but collections generally require creators Only after death can it have value.

And He Ao is still alive and well.

So what a fool would spend so much money on this.

Then Haixi reacted immediately, "You want to sell to Thorne? You decide to let Thorne go?"

Then she said hesitantly, "If you sell this to Thorn, he will be able to threaten you."

"That's not a bad thing."

He Ao shook his head and smiled, he controlled the engineering robot and dragged the modified G-04 towards the outside of the modification workshop.

Hai Xi looked at He Ao's back, and thoughtfully followed.

The two walked towards the warehouse together.

"Are you investigating something? Do you need my help?"

Hai Xi looked at the mountains of garbage piled up around him and the people busy in the mountains of garbage, sighed softly, and asked.

"How about commission fee?"

He Ao asked with a smile, Hai Xi's identity is a middleman, and the middleman always needs a commission to accept the commission.

"Look at the difficulty of the task,"

Haixi smiled, "If the difficulty is not high and it's easy to do, there is no commission fee."

"You still have to pay the entrustment fee. Speaking of which, I do need your help with some things."

In any case, Haixi was once the number one intermediary in Wetland's underground world, holding a powerful intelligence network, and her help would save a lot of trouble.

Of course, it is impossible not to entrust Feihoao, and the free ones are often the most expensive.

"whats the matter?"

Hai Xi looked at He Ao with some doubts.

"Help me investigate a person."

He Osi thought.

"What's his name?"

Hayes asked.

"I don't know, he is very mysterious, I usually call him the mysterious man."

He Ao thought for a moment and explained.

"Then have you seen him? What does he look like?"

Hexi immediately asked.

"I've seen it, and I've seen it many times,"

He Ao, who was walking, stopped. He turned his head to look at Haixi beside him, and his whole body froze suddenly. His blank and blurred face echoed in his memory.

"I don't know what he looks like."

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