Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 850 - 38: Baichuan City with No Way Out_2

"How do you remember it so clearly?"

"In a way, that meeting changed the course of the world and shook the foundation of the Order. It was also a turning point for me as a supervisor. Although I did not participate in that meeting, as a supervisor I was constantly focused on it, even more meticulously than most participants."

Ju Mang said:

"This is too far-fetched. There are many people with a similar personality to Qi Xun. If we were to start suspecting based on personality, that would be a huge task."

"Yes, but Qi Xun also fits in terms of motives. I did keep the names of many people, such as the lord of Fort Twenty-two, the Sky Guardian Fortress lord candidate, and some tycoons from major conglomerates. I have listed all their names and biographies, including some personal observations I have made, all documented in detail."

"You really are..."

"The most useful thing about me is my memory during my time as a supervisor, isn't it?"

"Not just that, you're useful in many ways, right down to individual organs."

Ju Mang recalled what Qiao Shanshan had taught: to intermittently praise the other party, giving the man a sense of face and a feeling of special treatment from you.

"..."

Tang Jing paused for a second, then returned to the subject:

"I showed this data to my brother and he highlighted some individuals."

"So, you and Tang Xian already had a plan?"

"Yes, some of the projects in Baichu City were actually fake. It's easy to deceive Qi Xun, but to deceive the Order, we had to put on a real show."

"What kind of real show?"

"Firstly, Akasi and I were responsible for closely monitoring these people day-to-day. Akasi collected intelligence and suspicious phenomena for me, and I handled some special data. All these events happened long after the riots."

"During the riots… weren't you not yet back in Baichuan City?"

"Yes, after you resolved those issues, my brother felt something was wrong about the riots, although it was quickly resolved because of your abilities. But you know how my brother thinks; he didn't believe that was all there was to it because our opponent was the Order, a mechanical god that has observed humanity for hundreds of years using two hundred Pyramids. He believed they'd select some unexpected persons.

At the very least, the Order would calculate that our abilities could accurately detect spies. So there would definitely be corresponding measures."

Ju Mang nodded, roughly understanding.

Tang Jing compiled some crucial memories from his time as a supervisor into booklets for Tang Xian, who then outlined several key targets for attention.

Among them was Qi Xun, as well as some other suspicious targets.

But this matter was only discussed between Tang Jing and Akasi.

Akasi tracked people without leaving traces, while Tang Jing was Tang Xian's real chief strategists after leaving the mining area.

After several checks, Tang Jing still noticed Qi Xun.

"But the Divine Seat is in the air, if the Judgement Knights were to attack, they would have attacked by now. They are still restrained by the Order, waiting for the ninety days trade to end. What exactly does the Order want to obtain from us?"

"They want the back route of Baichuan City," said Tang Jing.

"Back route?"

"I've seen the appearance of God now. She resembles my brother's birth mother by seventy percent."

Ju Mang was shocked; Tang Xian's birth mother? That indeed would be a perfect vessel.

"So, the things I did at Origin and the Eye of Order, they didn't work?"

"Not exactly, you indeed delayed the nurturing plan for the Order's child, but the actions of God are much more complex than we imagined. She has been planning this world from a long time ago, and because of that, I miscalculated the timing of her revival."

Tang Jing recalled the day he faced God face-to-face, still somewhat frightened:

"I must assume this is a being no different from my brother, perhaps even surpassing his computational capabilities. Therefore, my brother would strategize against the Order, and the Order would in turn strategize against him. She would consider whether humans have a way out, considering the possibility that during these ninety days, my brother could intercept all legacy directly."

"And these measures are reflected in Qi Xun?" Ju Mang hadn't expected that under his watch, the brothers Tang Xian and Tang Jing had already begun playing games with the Order.

"It seems so, as of now," said Qi Xun.

This statement was extremely cautious, making Ju Mang realize that perhaps the Order had other methods.

"So what exactly did you and Tang Xian do? What is the back route of Baichu City?"

"There is no back route."

"..." Ju Mang definitely did not expect this outcome.

"Bai Shuang could indeed move the city, but moving such a massive city and millions of people would overtax Bai Shuang's capabilities; the interval is too long, and there are too many variables. It's too easy for the Order to find Baichuan City in this world; my brother immediately dismissed this method."

"Then why did he still..."

"Why did he still send people to find suitable cities for relocation?"

"Yes. Could it be, he did it on purpose?"

"Exactly, a decision made together with my brother. This is also what we're best at. Some things, if you pretend for long enough, become real. If the Order wants to cut off our back route, and if we really had one, she would definitely find out. But what if we didn't have one and deliberately made her think we did?"

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