I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

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"Isn't that unnecessary? Besides, doesn't the data company I work for already have that?"

“Hmm…Angela said it’s a confidential document that can’t be declassified right now, and she only gave us your resume.”

Michelle winked at Du Jue with a troubled expression. "When I first met you, I wondered why, but now I understand."

Michelle, what did you understand?

Only now did Du Jue remember that he was still working under Angela as an undercover agent, so he should start thinking about the Seed of Light.

If he had been interested in this thing before, he had no interest now, because he was sure that the moment he came into contact with the Seed of Light, his other half would descend.

Compared to this force, Du Jue certainly didn't want to cause a meteor shower in the city; even with the headless knight's mind, he knew what kind of tragedy this would cause.

His only remaining options are to fulfill Plan A to help Angela completely seize the Seed of Light, and conversely, to comply with the wishes of the ministers and Ein and release it in the city.

Hey!

This seems obvious, since regardless of whether the Seed of Light can cure urban ills, it will undoubtedly lead the city into a version of an unrestricted fighting tournament for idealistic madmen.

Under the influence of the Seed of Light, extreme emotions can generate power, which means that even a rat, who is usually no better than a gangster, may have the ability to slaughter people.

It's obvious to anyone with a brain that there are more lunatics or good people in the city; normal people are a dime a dozen! Expecting these lunatics to have a change of heart is even more absurd than trying to talk them through therapy one by one!

I'm sorry, but I have to do this because your information involves the secrets of many plans.

I'm waiting for you in the conference room now, hoping to talk to you. I'm sure you've already understood from your work with the ministers that everyone thinks the plan is just about launching a seed of light, which is different from what I said, and it must have caused you some trouble.

Although it sounds a bit heavy, our plan is actually coming to an end, and the long day that I've been through won't happen again.

Thank you for your hard work, and of course, thank you to Supervisor X.

"The measurements are done... I'll send the clothes over later."

Michelle, her cheeks slightly flushed, nodded to Du Jue. "I'm glad you asked me for help, Du Jue. Also, Lisa is a bit of a little adult... I hope you won't be angry with her."

When Lisa was mentioned, Michelle smiled somewhat reluctantly. "She actually cares about everyone and wants to be recognized, but she is always impulsive and irritable and unwilling to show weakness. After all, all of this has happened too intensely and heavily for her."

Du Jue was surprised that Michelle suddenly spoke well of Minister Lisa; he didn't care about such things at all.

Ministers under core repression are already emotionally out of control, much like being dominated by their archetypes. It's pointless to criticize them in this state, just like hating aliens.

"It's alright, I have a bad memory and don't like to hold grudges."

After saying goodbye to Michelle, Du Jue hurried to the conference room. He saw the petite Lisa standing by the corridor door. Her golden crown-shaped braids and red bow hair accessories gave her a fairytale princess vibe.

"What? Minister Lisa, are you going to complain about me again?"

He refused to tighten or roll up the baggy cuffs to avoid interfering with his movements, giving her a mischievous smile, which made Lisa slightly annoyed as she put both hands into her pockets.

However, when she saw Du Jue step out of the door, Lisa turned her head away and said, "I'm not the kind of person who holds grudges. Last time it was just business! I'm the most diligent minister, I've already forgotten about it!"

"Uh, so you're a vengeful adult."

At this moment, Du Jue felt that Lisa really did look like a child, which reminded him of Olivia, and he couldn't help but tease her.

"I take responsibility for my actions. I really let everyone down this time! There won't be a next time!"

Lisa spoke earnestly to Du Jue's retreating figure, "And I also retract my previous complaint. Du Jue, you are indeed an excellent employee!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Minister Lisa."

As I rode the elevator up, I felt much more relaxed than usual, with the damp and heavy atmosphere of the headquarters. However, as soon as I opened the door, I saw Minister Garrion with a half-smile.

"Holy crap! Didn't you enter core suppression?!"

"That's true, but I'm not the kind of bug that gets annoyed and saddened by urban cycles, and I certainly don't mean to offend anyone. At least after the anomaly at headquarters is over, I prefer to eliminate you."

250

Chapter 250 is special.

"Angela, what's going on?"

As Garion said, she deliberately entered a state of core inhibition, and therefore, unlike the other out-of-control ministers, she remained quite rational.

I was going to call in people to stop her, but she wants to talk to you.

In fact, the personality chips of all the ministers are semi-mechanical, and I have the authority to forcibly shut them down, so there's no need to worry under normal circumstances.

Du Jue finally came to his senses and looked at the former harmonizer warily. "What's there to talk about? Can't you stay with Benjamin from the Records Department and wait for me? It would be easier to wipe out both of you at once."

In response to the words that deliberately showed hostility, Galion nodded in agreement, "You're quite the leader, aren't you? When I wiped out the research institute, I also liked to release everyone out so they would gather together on their own to resist them."

"Are you out of your mind? You can't be saying being the head is just a job, and you simply enjoy killing people!"

I refuse to speak bluntly; I can't be bothered to waste my breath on this lunatic who threatens to disrupt the entire headquarters at the slightest provocation.

"Du Jue, you are really understanding."

Gallion approached Du Jue with graceful demeanor. "I only find pleasure in the struggle before death, or in the dying breath. A weak and fearful informer like Michel always catches my eye."

Swish!

The thorn spear pierced the distance between the two in an instant, its violent tip creating a swirling gust of wind.

The sudden attack surprised Galion for a moment. He then raised his hand, creating a dazzling yellow light that caused countless cracks to appear on the spear in Du Jue's hand.

"Disintegration".

The battle-tested spiral spear actually split into seven long fragments from front to back, just like chopsticks, and the separated yellow light continued to spread.

call!

Seeing this, Du Jue remained unfazed, twisting the gun to activate the red dragon scales on his throat and increasing the force in his hand several times over. "I'll blow your mother's head off!"

Crunch!

The red thorns on the spear shaft suddenly spun and tightened, the deep sins binding the disintegrated fragments together, causing the fragments that were just about to shatter to coalesce once again into a spiral spear.

Snap! Tear!

Galion's right hand, which she couldn't retract in time, was almost instantly broken in the wrist and then completely shattered. Even as she dodged and retreated, she could still see that limp, gloved hand swinging around.

"Don't you dare act so presumptuously in front of me, you psychologically deformed freak!"

Instead of giving chase, Du Jue whispered to Angela, "Miss Angela, please evacuate the people. I'm going to beat this idiot to a pulp!"

Looking down at his limp right hand, Galion merely winced in pain. "Fine, I'll stop now. I take back what I said about you—you just think that doing something will change everything."

"You are indeed capable of doing it, and you have indeed changed some things. To my surprise, you are a pragmatist."

Galion tucked his less-than-attractive right hand inside his black coat.

Du Jue merely sneered, "Want to surrender now? Too late!"

Silently taking two steps back, Gallion shrugged. "Opinions always change over time. I'm not some old fogey. And you're right, I am indeed a weirdo, like many people here, or rather, a normal person in the city."

tread.

Suddenly, Du Jue took a step forward and saw that Galion immediately distanced himself from him. He was puzzled and mocked, "Don't tell me that all leaders are like you, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Can you stop dawdling here!"

Galion calmly replied, "That kind of status isn't for life. I reckon someone has already taken my place. No one in the city is special, not even the head. As for bullying the weak and fearing the strong, that kind of guy can't become a tuner."

A core suppression alarm sounded in the corridor.

Du Jue noticed the subtle change in the other person's emotions, the same feeling he had when he violently suppressed the minister before, so he stopped and stared at her, which was tacitly allowing Galion to continue speaking.

“Ain was quite interesting back then. His dream was shattered because of me, but he didn’t focus on the present. Instead, he directed his anger to a higher level. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t be alive today.”

"Stop, stop, stop! Get to the point: my time is more valuable than an old woman like you!"

Du raised his hand to stop the conversation and spoke impatiently. He had no interest in listening to such useless 8 o'clock drama stories, let alone meaningless riddles.

If only we could capture this guy like we did with Obito, it would be great. Unfortunately, such methods are unlikely to be effective against Galion, since he can tolerate even this headquarters prison.

Despite being abruptly interrupted, Galion remained unperturbed and even laughed. "As you wish, I'll get to the point. Carmen wanted to create a world free of entanglements, while Ein merely inherited her will, without any sense of righteousness."

"It's interesting, but it's far less interesting than stopping you from being interesting. Since you want to become the leader, to be at the top of the city, sacrificing others is inevitable, and it will become part of your job in the future. But you actually care about an employee like Song Ya who is dispensable."

Avoid immediately raising your eyebrows and arguing in an unfriendly tone, "None of your business!"

"Yes, it's this attitude of wanting both the future and the present, and seriously trying to achieve it. In this city full of oddballs, it's rarer than a star. What do you think?"

The containment corridor where the two were standing was still flashing red alarm lights, but no abnormality escaped, and no further tests occurred.

“Even Carmen, who devised this plan, is incredibly vulnerable inside, and like those ministers, she longs for understanding. But you are different. I’m very curious about your reasons for doing this, and I hope I can see them someday.”

Puzzled, Du Jue opened his right hand, surprised to find that the threat posed by Galion was decreasing. "I thought you were here to fight. What are you doing here? We've only met twice, why are you talking so much?"

This statement made Gallion laugh out loud. "What I wanted to see, I should have seen before. Why engage in unnecessary fighting? To continue from where we left off, I have nothing more to tell you about the leader."

"Du Jue, someone like you doesn't need anyone to guide you. If you want, I might be able to give you a letter of recommendation from Gallion later, but it's hard to say how useful it will be."

Galion shook his head, seemingly indifferent.

At this point, Du Jue immediately became interested. "How could it be useless? You've even forgotten how you got the job and became the head?!"

“Do you know that there’s a singularity technology that can even lock down concepts? Ein just found a way to avoid being watched through his fragmented memories. If possible, I believe Angela will definitely dig out all my memories.”

Putting away his weapon and taking a few steps back, Du Jue nodded thoughtfully. "In other words, you're useless."

The core suppression alarm in the corridor abruptly stopped, and Galion sighed, "Du Jue, I like you, but that doesn't mean I won't get angry. Perhaps you could show me a little more respect. Let's end this conversation here."

"However, I must say something: many people have this illusion that they are special, but in reality, I am not special, and neither are you. I don't want you to suddenly commit suicide too; that would be too boring."

You expect me to respect you? You're just a dog with a mouth that can't produce anything nice!

Du Jue snorted dismissively, not even bothering to give an expression. "That's great. It means anyone can replace me. My pursuit and dreams will not end because of my death. There will always be someone to walk this path."

Just as Galion was about to turn and leave, he was even more surprised than when Du Jue had ambushed him. He looked Du Jue up and down several times before nodding, "Alright, I take back that opinion. You are indeed very special, Du Jue."

251

Chapter 251 The Truth.

Gallion, who had quickly caught up with Du Jue, asked curiously, "What? Are you plotting something with Angela? I have a feeling that the Seed of Light project will end up being quite unexpected."

"If you have nothing else to do, go back to your department and don't bother me."

Du Jue was startled by these words, but then he understood, thinking that Gallion was the most special minister here. Perhaps he had guessed Angela's plan before he came to headquarters.

"Unfortunately, my R&D department has been taken over. I've seen that kind of thing many times, so there's nothing new to see there."

Gallion walked calmly alongside Dujue, ignoring the other's cold expression.

Although he was too lazy to deal with this guy who had already let himself go, Du Jue was still quite concerned about the core suppression situation, so he turned to ask, "Is this Minister Benjamin from the Records Department?"

"Of course not. There's also the matter of the last department at headquarters—the Construction Department. Angela should explain it to you clearly."

Galion nodded with satisfaction at the silence, "See, I'm quite useful after all."

Du scoffed at this and strode quickly down the corridor leading to the conference room. "Utterly worthless. I can get more details from Angela."

“Then let me say something that Angela might not be able to observe through the equipment. The Construction Department has now become yesterday’s research institute. There might be another tuner in there. I’m almost tired of seeing this kind of pain of being trapped in the past.”

With his arms crossed, Galion's expression was aloof, but a slight smile played on his lips. "Minister Benjamin is involved, just like the distorted environment created by the anomaly, repeating what has already happened before."

The Construction Department is the core of the headquarters, not a stable space in the usual sense, so monitoring it while the core is suppressed presents a considerable challenge.

But don't worry, our next step is to resolve the issues with the Records Department and the Construction Department.

Seeing Galion strolling leisurely on the right, Du Jue finally gave up his stern expression and asked in confusion, "Why are you suddenly so responsive? When you said you wanted to watch me, you didn't mean watching me in the physical sense, did you?"

"My answer was just a bit subtle, after all, how can we be sure that an answer will never change?"

Galion observed Du Jue's expression without any attempt to hide it. "Novelty always attracts attention; that's only human nature."

Click.

Du Jue touched the doorknob of the conference room and pondered for a moment before hesitatingly turning to stare into Galion's calm eyes. "Hey, I have an idea. Since you've already been fired from Company A, why don't you come to my company after the Seed of Light project is finished?"

Although Angela promised to eliminate L Company, the elimination was merely a means to obtain tools for further employment. He couldn't very well tell the department heads after his defection that it was all a misunderstanding and that they should continue working for him.

The previous core suppression revealed that these ministers, though perhaps shy or radical and ruthless, are all highly individualistic and cannot be persuaded to accept such a thing with just a few words.

The reason for avoiding recruiting Galion was simply because she was very familiar with the way leaders behaved, and having her help would undoubtedly help him avoid a lot of trouble and taboos if he started a company.

"Haha, Du Jue, do you know? I will definitely remember this question and ponder it over and over again,"

Despite his consistently dignified demeanor, Gallion couldn't help but chuckle. "If Company L is willing to let me go, I'll seriously consider it."

Seeing the barely suppressed smirk on Gallion's face, Du Jue impatiently shooed him away, "Alright, now it's time for your secret plot. Go find a cool place to stay."

"Tsk, I've never had a serious confrontation with you."