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Houtarou Oreki said he couldn't help, since this was something that was truly unpredictable.
Where is Cong now?
[Inside Zhuge Cong's mansion, Shiho Miyano, with the help of Vermouth, handles the public opinion storm caused by the Monaco concert.]
At this moment, Hachiman Hikigaya came to the door and asked Shiho Miyano where Zhuge Cong had gone.
"Cong is downstairs now; he doesn't want to be disturbed."
[Shiho Miyano recognized the visitor as Hachiman Hikigaya and informed him.]
"The search is complete, sir."
At this moment, Zhuge Congzhen was searching for information about Akizuki Kozo.
141: Hikigaya: Is he smoking Furong Wang Yuan?
[Zhuge Cong felt that the information gathered by that group was far from enough, so after returning from visiting Akizuki Kozo in prison, he planned to conduct further investigations himself.]
So after getting off the plane, I rushed home and started searching.
"Akizuki Kozo, male, initially listed as 45 years old, previously worked as a biology teacher at a university before switching to physics research. He was recruited by the company on November 4th last year at 5 PM."
"Later, he worked under Zhugestan. After the conflict and battle between Mr. Zhugestan and you, you dismissed all members of the Zhugestan faction."
[“Among those dismissed was Akizuki Kozo, and according to the information, Akizuki Kozo has been suffering from depression since being dismissed by you. Akizuki Kozo's wife has also unilaterally filed a lawsuit against him in an attempt to divorce him.”]
[“Judging from the timeline, sir, I think his malice and hostility towards you may stem from the fact that your firing him led to his depression and eventual divorce.”]
"A series of setbacks eventually led him to target you."
[Zhuge Cong listened to Jarvis's report, chin in hand. He felt that the birth of Akizuki Kozo was somehow related to him, but he couldn't think that way. After all, Zhuge Stan's actions made it impossible for Zhuge Cong to keep any of his associates within the Zhuge Group.]
"It is true that every cause has an effect. Everything you have done has borne fruit in the dark. It's just a matter of how big the fruit is, how good or bad it is, and when it ripens."
Looking at the information displayed by Jarvis on the light screen, Tojo Nozomi said that the information displayed by Jarvis was much more detailed than the information that Zhuge Cong had heard in prison.
"But Zhuge Cong probably didn't expect such a person to exist and for such a thing to happen. It's understandable that Zhuge Cong would lay off a large number of employees."
Ayase Eli, who was standing to the side, said that after all, Zhuge Stan had really hurt Zhuge Cong badly, hiring terrorists to kidnap him and kill him. If it weren't for Zhuge Cong's own strength and good luck, Zhuge Stan probably would have succeeded.
"Yes, that's why everything is a cycle of cause and effect. Something you do unintentionally might just bear a big fruit."
Eli thought Tojo Nozomi's words made sense.
While Zhuge Cong was still lost in thought, Hachiman Hikigaya came downstairs, entered the password to open the door to the underground workshop, and walked straight in.
"Zhuge Cong, you must set off immediately to stabilize the situation. I've been on the phone with the guards all day because of the series of events triggered by Akizuki Kozo's attack on you."
[Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Zhuge Cong and said, "Because of his relationship with Zhuge Cong and his position, Hachiman Hikigaya has been extremely busy these past few days."]
"Try to convince those hot-headed bastards to drive a tank to your doorstep, smash your house down, and then a whole bunch of them swarm in and steal your Iron Man suit."
[Hachiman Hikigaya said to Zhuge Cong, who was sitting there, that he had been extremely busy these past few days because of these matters.]
"Those guys really want to just storm the army and rob us. They're not going to play games with you anymore, you know? You're not in a good position right now."
[Hachiman Hikigaya looked at his friend Zhuge Cong and said, "I know Zhuge Cong's personality and what those officials are thinking."]
If nothing is done, his friend will probably don the Iron Man armor and lead the Iron League and the military into a major battle.
Hachiman Hikigaya certainly didn't want to see that kind of scene.
"It seems that forcing our way through is out of the question. Judging from the performance of that Iron Man suit and Hachiman Hikigaya's words, even if we get the Iron Man suit in the end, it will probably be a battle-damaged version."
"And the price to pay will probably be quite high."
Gordon looked at Hachiman Hikigaya's words on the screen and felt a headache coming on. Why did he have to entrust him with the task of contacting Zhuge Cong?
If a fight really breaks out, wouldn't he be the first one to die?
He didn't want to die gloriously while doing a mission; he was still thinking about living a good life with a high pension and retirement benefits.
If he dies so young, wouldn't all his beautiful dreams be wasted?
"You once said that no one else would master this armor technology within twenty years, but someone got it yesterday, and even caused a huge scene."
"This is no joke. Those guys up there are really making a big deal out of this. Cong, are you even listening?"
[Hachiman Hikigaya, looking at Zhuge Cong's back with a strange expression, reached out and placed his hand on Zhuge Cong's shoulder, turning him to face him directly.]
"Are you okay?"
[Hachiman Hikigaya noticed that Zhuge Cong looked unwell, like someone exhausted after completing a 100-day consecutive challenge.]
"There's nothing else, let's go."
[Zhuge Cong patted Hachiman Hikigaya on the shoulder, stood up, and said.]
[As soon as he stood up from the chair, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground uncontrollably. Fortunately, Zhuge Cong reacted quickly and grabbed the table to prevent him from falling to the floor.]
"Are you okay?"
[Hachiman Hikigaya, seeing Zhuge Cong nearly fall, quickly went to his side to help him up and inquire about his condition.]
"Do me a favor: take that box that looks like a cigar box out of the drawer, open it, and take out a piece of palladium."
[Zhuge Cong leaned against Hachiman Hikigaya and plopped back into his chair, then removed the miniature arc reactor from his chest and extracted the palladium core.]
"That thing looks like it's been smoking; it shouldn't be smoking, right?"
[Hachiman Hikigaya took out what Zhuge Cong had described as a cigar box from the drawer, then took out a palladium core. Turning around, he saw the discarded palladium core emitting white smoke.]
"Hmm, someone might have smoked a cigarette inside. If we're being honest, it could be smoke coming from the reactor walls due to neutron damage."
[Zhuge Cong heard what Hikigaya Hachiman said and said.]
[Hachiman Hikigaya took the miniature arc reactor from Zhuge Cong, inserted the new palladium core, then returned the miniature arc reactor to Zhuge Cong and carefully picked up the discarded palladium core beside him to examine it.]
"Aren't you sure it's okay to insert this thing inside your body?"
[Hachiman Hikigaya looked at the ruined palladium core and said with a hint of alarm.]
"Are you playing some high-tech crossword puzzle on your neck?"
[Then, Hachiman Hikigaya noticed the palladium poisoning marks on Zhuge Cong's neck and said, of course, Hachiman Hikigaya didn't know it was palladium poisoning.]
"It has already spread to the neck area."
Hoshino Aika, who was a doctor in her previous life, saw the palladium poisoning marks that had spread to her neck and knew that if Zhuge Cong didn't find a solution, he would really not live much longer.
Having been a doctor in his previous life, he wasn't entirely familiar with the symptoms of palladium poisoning, but he could roughly tell what it was like.
"It's nothing, just a minor ailment."
[Zhuge Cong clearly didn't want to tell Hachiman Hikigaya the truth and made up an excuse to brush it off.]
However, Hachiman Hikigaya could also tell that Zhuge Cong was just giving him the runaround, but judging from Zhuge Cong's current expression, he figured even if he pressed him, Zhuge Cong wouldn't tell him.
"What are you looking at?"
[Zhuge Cong picked up the chlorophyll he disliked and was about to drink it, but the gaze behind him made him uncomfortable, so he turned around and looked at Hachiman Hikigaya.]
"I'm watching you. There's no need for you to act like a lonely cowboy. You don't have to carry everything alone."
[Zhuge Cong might not say, but that doesn't mean Hikigaya Hachiman wouldn't ask.]
"I really wish I could believe this. Hachiman, you have to believe me. No matter what others say, I know I'm fully aware of what I'm doing."
"So, you believe me, right?"
[Zhuge Cong looked at Hachiman Hikigaya and said, "There are things I can't say, even if I want to, neither Hachiman Hikigaya nor Shiho Miyano can."]
"It seems that being a superhero is not as simple and glamorous as one might imagine."
"Behind the scenes, they have to endure countless hardships and sufferings."
Natsuki Ang looked at Zhuge Cong's haggard appearance and said.
However, at this time, Subaru Natsuki was not the same Subaru Natsuki who had experienced death countless times for the sake of others. He still found it difficult to empathize with Iron Man Zhuge Cong, and only felt that being a superhero was not easy.
Perhaps only when he broke free from being a shut-in and became the Natsuki Subaru who died countless times and was misunderstood countless times in order to protect others, could Natsuki Subaru truly resonate with that feeling.
"This is it. You can work in peace now. Being a dead person must be fun, right? No pressure at all. It's just a pity you can't attend your own funeral, even though you don't have one."
[Shinomiya Un'yō led Akizuki Kōzō to the workplace, teasing him about his "dead" status as they walked.]
"Isn't it exciting to be here, with combat-ready robots? Although there might have been some minor issues during development, and the production of prototypes was rushed too much."
"I believe you can do these things very well, after all, it's only a little bit off. Why don't you give it a try now?"
[Shinomiya Un'taka led Akizuki Kozo to a row of white robots and said...]
[But actually, the "little bit" that Shinomiya Un'taka mentioned is like a load-bearing wall in a building; it's not just a little bit.]
[It concerns whether the robot can start and run normally, and whether it can act according to instructions after starting and running.]
[Akizuki Kozo didn't waste any time and went straight to the control panel to start operating it.]
"You're just going to start like this? You're really confident. You should know these are encrypted."
[Shinomiya Un'yō looked at Akizuki Kōzō, who was immediately practicing the password without asking any questions, and said, "Of course, it would be best if Akizuki Kōzō could crack it without asking any questions."]
After all, Akizuki Kozo is currently an undocumented immigrant, and he can only rely on himself.