Enforcer Manual
Chapter 658: Dangerous Jobs_1

Chapter 658: Chapter 658: Dangerous Jobs_1

Lu Xiang’s concern centered on the possibility that the activity in Rose and Jasmine’s operating systems, left behind in their bodies, could become a weapon in the hands of enemies at a critical moment.

No one wished to be branded by another, yet for Rose and Jasmine, it seemed they had little choice in their lives; ever since they could remember, they had been under the care of the Iris Consortium. Internal consortium records indicated that the sisters were adopted, with noble blood running through their veins—their father was a distinguished knight and Lord who had sacrificed himself to protect the interests of the consortium.

When the concept arms research institute presented the idea to Richard Gervis, he happily entrusted Rose and Jasmine to them, allowing them to become incubators for the spiritual energy research project, just like the other children.

But the details of this memory had been erased by the consortium.

This was a common tactic employed by the consortium—they would adopt children with promising potential, erase unnecessary memories, and ensure that all their thoughts were tied to the interests of the consortium.

"After being brought back from the research institution, Rose took an oath of allegiance to the Gilvez Family and the consortium, but Jasmine declined the consortium’s invitation and joined the rescuers organization halfway through,"

Lu Xiang continued to review the materials found by Dr. Bai Zhu, synchronizing and saving them in the memo app on her own phone, "At the time, the consortium did not want to let her go, but the rescuers organization, the Innovator Faction, and the Council intervened, as no single power could have two Six Star rescuers at once."

This matter eventually led the Council to convene an emergency meeting, and only after the Chairperson of the Council mediated the situation did the consortium reluctantly hand Jasmine over.

However, Jasmine did not completely sever ties with the consortium; in her spare time, she would occasionally return to the consortium to visit her sister, but most of the time she was traveling inside and outside the territory of the United Government with her two current teammates, handling complex and thorny affairs for the Council.

"This time Jasmine’s schedule wasn’t kept secret; the other families knew she was back. Yet, even knowing that they might face two Six Star rescuers, they still tried to provoke a civil war. I suspect that they might have already mastered a method to access the operating system’s backend."

What could be confirmed now was that at least three individuals had the authority to control the backend of their systems.

The Chairperson of the Council, the head of the concept arms project team, and Richard Gervis himself, while Princess Lieyang had already displayed in District 17 the consequences of being infiltrated.

A near-quarter-hour "blackout" duration—that was enough time for their enemies to do anything.

"I believe that."

As always, Song Lan was serious. Lu Xiang’s concerns were not unfounded; since ancient times, "since ancient times, being a female knight has been one of the most dangerous occupations."

"...Huh? Why?"

Lu Xiang was now also dressed in knight armor, nominally a member of the Winter Knights.

Although she felt that Song Lan was echoing her viewpoint, his statement seemed a bit strange to her.

"Because, uh, that’s not easy to explain in detail."

She gave Song Lan a deep look. Song Lan always seemed to know some odd bits of knowledge, and she had no idea where he got them from.

But now was not the time for digging deeper, "I just asked Bai Zhu, and she said that the security measures for concept arms are very unusual. The only way for outsiders to crack them is through physical means, by inserting a chip infected with a virus into their data ports."

Of course, this was only theoretically possible.

In practice, you might not even have the opportunity to take out the virus chip before being blown up by the owner of the concept arms. Lu Xiang believed that even Princess Lieyang, who faced criticism from Song Lan, could easily do just that—this was evidenced by how the Esinvig Army officers treated her.

No one dared to approach Lieyang except for Esinvig himself.

In her capacity as the head of the District 17 Law Enforcers, she believed that if Lieyang were to join the Rebel Army, she would be no less than a multimillion-level criminal.

"A method of physically implanting a virus..."

Song Lan mused, clueless about hacking techniques, but in terms of "physical" measures, he had some insights.

He couldn’t help but consider that if Rose and Jasmine were unhappy with the consortium, maybe he could introduce a new job for them. After all, the Bug Swarm had been established for so long and still lacked a Six Star rescuer to preside over it.

Based on his observations, the Councilors who called the shots in the Council almost always had Six Star rescuers signed to their family or company; beyond their combat value, they also symbolized the stature of their power.

If the Councilors were to host a dinner party, those parts of their enterprises without a Six Star rescuer would probably have to sit at a different table.

"Look out, they’re coming down."

Song Lan’s spiritual energy sensitivity halted his poaching plans as he whispered to Lu Xiang, who immediately shut down the computer and pocketed the data chip, pretending as though nothing had happened.

Their cooperation had reached the level of tacit perfection.

Their small operational meeting lasted nearly half an hour, during which no further clashes erupted in the hospital, clearly indicating Jasmine’s significant influence. Song Lan wondered what she had said to turn hostility into an agreement between Rose and δ.

"I’ll be watching you."

Rose issued a warning to the Shadow in the wall, though δ seemed unwilling to engage with her. Were it not for the Devil lurking nearby, she would not have been afraid to engage in a fight with Rose right there.

She was no novice, unaccustomed to Six Star rescuers; whom was she trying to scare?

Moreover, compared to her past self, her abilities had evolved once again.

"See, that’s the epitome of tsundere."

Song Lan covered her mouth with her hand and whispered in Lu Xiang’s ear.

According to incomplete statistics, a prideful personality accounts for over 76.37% among female knights, and that was precisely what worried him the most.

Because those prideful female knights often belonged to a dangerous group.

"Prideful personality?"

Lu Xiang was somewhat puzzled.

"Take, for example, what she just said. It clearly had no deterrent effect on δ, yet not saying it would make her feel like she’s losing face," Song Lan confidently stepped into the mind of a prideful female knight, analyzing it thoroughly, "But in reality, when she walked out of the ward with δ, she no longer regarded δ as an enemy."

These remarks somewhat surprised Lu Xiang.

She was surprised that Song Lan could so clearly read the heart of a female knight, and even more surprised that despite his ability, he never tried to guess what she was thinking. She even had to bring up the request to sit on the back seat of his bicycle by herself.

She must emphasize that her tacit understanding with Song Lan was limited to work and official matters. Emotionally, Song Lan was truly an authentic Dumb Bird.

Sometimes, she really wanted to give the back of Song Lan’s head a good whack.

The eye confrontation between Rose and δ was quickly interrupted by another more dazzling presence. When the three arrived on the first floor, their gaze was involuntarily drawn to the Scarlet Lord, who lay most conspicuously in the lobby, still unconscious. Yet this seemed not to prevent him from displaying his enchanting form to the three of them.

"What’s going on with him?"

Rose’s expression darkened even more. After all, the Scarlet Lord was nominally her subordinate, and now he was tainting other people’s eyes with such an indecent posture.

"Reporting to the commander, the Lord accidentally fell while descending the stairs. He rolled all the way down and has been unconscious since," Song Lan reported.

Song Lan’s report did nothing to improve Rose’s mood. Instead, it plunged the knight’s pride into the abyss once again—the leader of the Scarlet Knight Group had managed to knock himself unconscious just by falling down the stairs.

"When he wakes up, tell him to go back to his station and not to lose face here anymore."

She said brusquely to Jasmine and then left without looking back.

Jasmine watched her receding figure and finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Just now in the ward, her heart had been in her throat, afraid that her sister and δ would really start a conflict in the hospital. If they had actually come to blows, the aftermath of the battle might well have destroyed half the castle.

"May I ask, how is Cain doing?"

Song Lan stepped forward and feigned ignorance, "I remember him, he’s even been to our restaurant before."

Seeing this, δ turned its head away. It really didn’t want to witness Jasmine being deceived by the Devil.

"Cain is no more."

Jasmine steadied herself and spoke, her sister’s sudden arrival having momentarily pushed Cain’s predicament to the back of her mind. Although she used her powers to negate the aftereffects of the explosion, Cain, who had been at the center of the Spiritual Energy bomb’s detonation, had died that moment. His body was torn to shreds by the uncontrolled Spiritual Energy, now scattered everywhere.

Cain’s parents are perhaps still waiting for him to return and tell them about this meaningful day—for knights, the Ceremony of Investiture is like the day of their rebirth, holding great significance in the heart of every knight.

And it was the same for his parents.

In their minds, this was the day when their dreams of nobility were to be realized.

"We must stop ’Dominate’!"

Thinking this, Jasmine silently made up her mind.

Manipulating people’s desires to control them, turning them into bombs for terrorist attacks.

"Dominate" might think that the United Government was the root of all evil, but its actions were lower and more despicable than those of the Devil himself.

"Stay in the hospital for the next few days. Don’t wander off, as there may be more attacks outside. At least here, I can take care of you a bit," Jasmine said.

"Thank you very much," Song Lan replied.

The Shadow in the wall chuckled. It had wanted to whistle, but feared that the action might be too arrogant and thus engender Song Lan’s displeasure.

But what else could it say?

The saying "Ignorance is bliss" seemed to have been coined for Jasmine.

It thought Jasmine would never guess that the one she wanted to protect was a Devil who even "Dominate" would not dare to face lightly.

The good news was, as long as Song Lan was here, she and everyone else were safe.

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