Chapter 515 322: Wizard Fired the First Shot

'Meet Liu Xingyuan?'

Liu Xuan had mentioned this a few days ago, but due to the special circumstances in Red Fruit City, it had been temporarily put on hold.

Now that the sole Bearer had been taken away by the Eastern Alliance, Liu Xingyuan had naturally put the matter back on the agenda.

Lin Qi briefly considered Liu Xingyuan's motives, then nodded in agreement. "Alright."

Upon receiving Lin Qi's reply, the blue light in Liu Xuan's prosthetic left eye instantly surged in brightness before stabilizing, then slowly dimming.

Liu Xuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and continued, "I'll finalize the company's new site before this afternoon. When I do, I'll have my father come meet you at the new United Pharmaceutical office."

Lin Qi was taken aback for a moment. Then, his gaze softened immensely as he replied, "Alright."

Meeting at United Pharmaceutical's location instead of going to the Liu Family estate was a way to reduce the pressure on Lin Qi.

Even if it was United Pharmaceutical's new site, and even if it had only a handful of employees, it was still Lin Qi's home turf.

People are always more confident on their home ground.

Liu Xuan had clearly put a lot of thought into this beforehand.

No matter what Lin Qi chose, she had a contingency plan ready.

Liu Xuan immediately stood up and said to Lin Qi, "I'm going to go arrange company matters. I'll send you the specific address this afternoon."

Lin Qi nodded, standing to walk Liu Xuan all the way to the entrance of the Prosthetic Clinic.

An HGPD flying vehicle was already parked outside, waiting for Liu Xuan. Lin Qi guessed it was an arrangement made by the Liu Clan.

After watching Liu Xuan leave, Lin Qi returned to the reception area and sat on the sofa.

Opening the temporary chat window for the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps, Lin Qi prepared to take the initiative and talk about the recent mission.

Lin Qi wanted to probe whether Guang Ling had a new mission planned.

Just then, the sound of footsteps reached Lin Qi's ears.

A man's voice called out, "Chairman Lin, do I still need to stay here at the Prosthetic Clinic?"

Lin Qi turned his head and saw Brother Green Hair.

Three days had passed, and Lin Qi had almost forgotten Brother Green Hair was in the Prosthetic Clinic.

He hadn't appeared on the first or second floors of the Prosthetic Clinic at all during this time, instead staying in Dr. Lin's operating room twenty-four hours a day, occasionally helping the old man out.

Lin Qi quickly said, "Things are pretty much over. You can show your face now. You're not the only case of someone being cured after contracting the new type of cyber psychosis."

Theoretically, Brother Green Hair could have been free to go ever since Baili Xueyuan came to the Prosthetic Clinic and had her initial confrontation with Lin Qi.

But unfortunately, Lin Qi had forgotten about him, which was why Brother Green Hair had been stuck working for the old man for free for three days.

Brother Green Hair said, "Thank you, Chairman Lin. I'm sorry to have troubled you and Dr. Lin these past few days."

Brother Green Hair gave Lin Qi a deep bow, then said solemnly, "Chairman Lin, you saved my life. If you have any orders for me in the future, I would die ten thousand deaths to carry them out! Even if what lies ahead is..."

Brother Green Hair had only gotten a few words out before Lin Qi interrupted him. "Just go. The company is starting its reorganization today, and we need people. Remember to contact Chairman Liu so she can make arrangements for you in advance."

An A-Class full-body Prosthetic Implanter was now considered a rare talent for United Pharmaceutical.

Even within the Liu Clan, their A-Class full-body Prosthetic Implanters were nearly wiped out, with fewer than one in ten surviving. Even though Liu's Heavy Industries was a Prosthetic Body supplier with plenty of stock, the Implanters themselves needed to be cultivated from scratch.

This was arguably the time when Red Fruit City's fighting strength was at its most depleted.

Hearing Lin Qi's words, Brother Green Hair didn't press the matter. He gave another deep bow and turned to leave.

Only then did Lin Qi reopen the temporary chat window for the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps.

He typed a message.

Wizard: "@Guang Ling, this mission was a failure. Is there a new plan? Or are we going to continue trying to scheme for the sole Bearer from the hands of the Eastern Alliance? If so, the one-billion Credit Point bounty probably isn't enough, right?"

Lin Qi had begun to actively probe.

When Lin Qi sent the message, King Arthur and Master Ma, who were lying low in the sewer pipes, as well as Capitalist and Jingang, who were far away in Alliance City, all looked at the chat window at the same time.

Everyone was waiting for Guang Ling's response.

With the exception of Jingang, everyone was very interested in Guang Ling's follow-up arrangements.

...

「In the sewer pipes.」

King Arthur spoke directly, "Master, what do you make of Guang Ling's arrangements for this mission?"

Master Ma raised his eyebrows, glanced around, and then said, "Gossiping about Guang Ling so openly... aren't you afraid they'll find out?"

King Arthur was completely unconcerned. "What's there to be afraid of? If they find out, they find out. This mission nearly got us both killed."

Seeing King Arthur's attitude, Master Ma relaxed a little. He sat right down on a mound of trash and said:

"This mission felt very strange to me. Any normal Mercenary Corps would have definitely abandoned the mission after learning the Eastern Alliance was involved."

"Offending the Eastern Alliance for a mere one billion Credit Points? That's not a rational decision."

"Of course, Guang Ling is highly skilled and daring. Even if we slipped up, they could cover our identities and tracks from a technical standpoint."

"But I still feel this mission was completely unnecessary. It's as if... as if Guang Ling themselves really cared about whether this mission succeeded or failed."

Although Master Ma was chatting with King Arthur, he wasn't speaking too directly, still keeping his words somewhat veiled.

King Arthur, however, wasn't about to humor Guang Ling. So what if they might be bugged?

'If they have the guts, they can call us out in the temporary chat!'

King Arthur cut straight to the point. "Master, are you saying that from the very beginning, the one who really wanted to capture the sole Bearer was actually Guang Ling? That this whole mission was just something Guang Ling made up?"