"You don't seem to be surprised by our arrival?"

Conn sat down opposite McKinsey, pulled out one from the cigar box on the table, and slowly cut it open, but did not ignite it, but handed it to the other party's hand.

McKinsey took the cigar, knocked out the one in his hand, and then replied:

"Yes, I knew you would come--and, maybe different from what you thought, I don't think it's such a frightening thing."

"I'm not afraid of you. When I was planning to do this, I had already predicted my ending."

Kangen nodded and signaled his subordinates to lower the gun. Everyone in the room had been disarmed, but the atmosphere between the others was still tense except for the two sitting opposite each other.

Seeing this action, McKinsey followed suit and let his subordinates retreat again, and then said:

"Now, I think we have the conditions to have a good chat."

Hearing this, Kang En smiled and said:

"You don't think you can still rely on the 'negotiation' to convince me to let you go today, right? I'm curious about what chips you have in your hands."

"Of course, if it weren't for this curiosity, you should have died the first time you entered the door."

"That doesn't matter."

McKinsey lowered his head and smoked a cigar, his face calmly. From Conn's perspective, there was even a kind of holiness hidden in it.

Just like what he is going to do, it is a kind of sacrifice.

Conn sighed and leaned back on the sofa, he looked into McKinsey's eyes and said:

"We are not very good friends, McKinsey, but we have been fighting side by side since the moment Hermes was founded."

"I can't figure out why you betray Hermes, is it any good for you?"

“Of course there is.”

McKinsey nodded solemnly and replied:

"In fact, this is the final decision I can make."

"Even two months ago, I had never thought about doing such a thing to harm the interests of the entire organization. My idea is that although the Ark organization differs in philosophy and direction from Hermes, this difference is not irreconcilable."

"We are brothers who fight side by side. We have done many things together, achieved many goals that others dare not imagine, and changed the world."

"So, everything should be discussed, everything should be handled in a more gentle way."

"But unfortunately, you don't seem to think so."

"Konn, do you remember how many times your proposal has been rejected?"

Hearing his words, Kangen shook his head silently and replied:

"I don't remember. In fact, I receive dozens of proposals from around the world every day, each of which is as weak and hypocritical as the 'conscious upload' you advocate."

"Do you want me to answer all of these proposals seriously? Do you think this is possible?"

McKinsey sighed and replied:

"Look, Kangen, you always do this."

"You are always so arbitrary, self-righteous, and confident to be arrogant. You never want to listen to others and never accept any different opinions."

"This is the key to the problem. Haven't you noticed it?"

Kang En smiled coldly and retorted:

"The premise of my opinion is that you have to put forward reasonable opinions and upload consciousness? Isn't this escapism? Have you forgotten what the original intention of Hermes was in the establishment?"

McKinsey's expression was solemn, he stared into Conn's eyes and said:

"First of all, Ark is not an escapee, and we never thought of abandoning anyone..."

"But you gave up on your nature as human beings."

Conn interrupted him mercilessly. McKinsey still wanted to argue, but he directly reached out to stop him.

"I don't want to listen to you talking about these useless nonsense, nor do I want to get involved with you in the details of technology and philosophy. Now, tell me directly, what do you want to do?"

"Don't you know what we are going to do?"

"We want to use Hermes' influence to endorse the information we are about to publish -- as you see in the news."

"No, you can't do it."

McKinsey shook his head, threw out a stack of printed reports from the carrying belt behind him, and said:

"Look at it carefully. Most public opinion believes that this is just an infighting organized by Hermes. For ordinary people, they don't even know the relationship between Ark and Hermes."

"They probably thought this was an action similar to a crackdown on the Nature Sect - public opinion was still on our side."

"Our prestige has been established long ago. People may hate us, hate us, and question our overly intense means, but they will never doubt our purpose."

"Don't you know this?"

"Of course, I know very well. It is precisely because of this that we do so many things."

McKinsey replied with a smile, paused for a moment, and he continued:

"Do you know why we are in contact with Els?"

"I know, he is a perfect victim, and you want to use his identity to publish the information you want to publish - this is something I only realized after the news appeared, but it's too late."

"I shouldn't have launched this raid, it's your trap."

"Yes, this is a trap, and you can't look back anymore--the video he recorded will be released in 5 minutes, and the whole world will see that video."

“What is the content?”

"Of course it's something that is beneficial to our goals----specific, you can check it out yourself."

"You don't want to say it?"

Conn frowned, he pulled a dagger out of his leg and slapped it on the table, looking at McKinsey with a threatening look, but the other party seemed to be unafraid of it.

"McKinsey, this is your last chance, you know, if you enter our interrogation process, we will definitely make you regret coming to this world."

"Of course, of course, I know that."

"So, it's not that I don't want to say it, it's just that I'm too lazy to say it."

"Do you know what news will be if it was released at the same time as that video?"

Conn frowned and looked at McKinsey, who laughed and continued:

"The Ark organization was wiped out, and the main figure disappeared mysteriously."

"Look, it's not enough to rely on a raid alone--what if we all die?"

"What if the Ark disappears?"

"Do you think the people will forget us? No, they will remember us."

"They will be uncontrollably suspicious, speculating, and using conspiracy theories to speculate on Hermes."

"At that time, they will do their best to explore the truth---to explore the truth that we have prepared for them long ago."

"And you can't change all this because just now, that message has been released."

"The questioning of me is meaningless... What can you do if you know all our strategies? What should happen has happened, and you have found the wrong point from the beginning, so it has kept you one step slower than us."

Speaking of this, McKinsey sighed.

"So, you can only kill me now, this is the only way to minimize the loss."

Kang'en's face was so gloomy that he could almost twist out the water. He had never experienced the feeling of being led by someone in the nose like this.

He held the hilt tightly and said in a stern tone:

"I will torture you."

"No, you won't."

McKinsey took a sip of the cigar with a calm sip and said:

"You are a person who cares about efficiency--even if you are so angry now, your personality doesn't allow you to be really angry. It's just a performance."

"Every resource of the Hermes organization is precious. You will not continue to waste manpower on me. This is you."

"So, we don't have to act anymore."

"Konen, let's do it, I'm ready."

Kang En took a deep breath, and the expression on his face changed. Then he asked:

"Why do you have to use your own life as your bargaining chips?"

"It's not just my life, but...theirs."

McKinsey pointed to the man beside him and continued:

"Actually, this is not a bargaining chip, it's just a necessity."

"We are explorers... and explorers are all going to be burned to death."
Chapter completed!