Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Chapter 315: Chapter 226: Aishwarya’s Probing, Left Hanging Again

Lin Qi carefully considered the next message he would send.

There was no need to respond to Aishwarya’s question. Guang Ling had no intention of cooperating with her; making her maintain the so-called security review was just one way to pressure Ninghang Technology.

Lin Qi slowly typed out a second message.

[I am very dissatisfied with the progress on obtaining evidence of Jin Yuanxi’s crimes.]

He didn’t say much, simply applying pressure on Aishwarya.

In truth, Lin Qi knew that such evidence might not even exist.

But since the task had been given to Aishwarya, he only cared about the results.

This was the way every corporate executive in the Cyber World had to learn to operate: ignore the process, accept no excuses, and deliver only results.

’Even if she has to fabricate it, Aishwarya had to produce that evidence!’

’As for whether it could be definitively proven?’

’That wasn’t important. Taking down Jin Yuanxi wasn’t a requirement anyway.’

What Lin Qi wanted was to pressure both Jin Yuanxi and Aishwarya simultaneously, leaving them with no energy to search for the truth.

When Aishwarya saw this second message, a muscle in her face twitched uncontrollably.

To be honest, Aishwarya was furious.

She hadn’t felt this way in decades.

The last time she’d experienced this feeling was when she had just entered the corporate world, dealing with that gang of cyber-entrepreneurs.

’These goddamn bastards never considered if their demands were reasonable. They only knew how to force people to get things done.’

’If one person failed, they’d just discard them and find someone else.’

’Only after discarding too many would they even consider a different approach.’

’This feeling of having your life and livelihood in someone else’s hands was truly infuriating!’

Aishwarya felt as if she had reverted to her old self, transformed from a high and mighty figure of authority back into someone at the very bottom of a corporation.

[I will do my best, but I still cannot confirm whether you have the ability to solve the risk of Wizard Professionals being tainted by Holy Light.]

In the past, when faced with such a situation, Aishwarya would have chosen to accept it. At worst, she would use her own methods to force everything toward the desired outcome, but she would fight tooth and nail for everything she was owed.

Back then, it was for profit. Now, it was for her life.

Lin Qi sent a third message. This was the last one he had prepared for today.

He’d save the remaining two for a rainy day. As long as his objective was achieved, there was no need to send all five messages at once.

If he sent five messages every day, it would be easier for Aishwarya to notice Guang Ling’s weakness.

[In three days, I will give you the proof you want.]

To get Aishwarya to do his bidding, he couldn’t rely solely on intimidation.

A person like her, who had navigated the upper echelons of the Cyber World for years, was decisive in all her actions.

If she didn’t see any benefit for herself, she could choose to drag him down with her at any moment.

The Cyber World was always like this. From the bottom to the top, there were always people who possessed this kind of "self-destruct" mentality.

When trapped in a dead-end situation, drag someone else down with you!

At worst, they’d get infected with cyber psychosis or something, launch an indiscriminate attack, and get some proper revenge on this Cyber Society.

For this very reason, Lin Qi dangled the bait deeper, making the hook set even more firmly.

And he set the three-day deadline, letting the hope of salvation appear before Aishwarya’s eyes—not too close, yet not too far.

[Deal. How will I receive it then? With something like Holy Light, I can’t possibly gamble with my life...]

While agreeing, Aishwarya continued to ask questions, trying to get Lin Qi to send her more data.

But alas, her message was like a stone dropped into the ocean, met with utter silence.

Lin Qi had no intention of replying.

In any case, in three days, he would "cure" a junior Wizard from the Aishwarya Clan and let Aishwarya conduct her own experiments to verify it.

This wasn’t a difficult task for Lin Qi.

Aishwarya waited for a long time but received no response from Lin Qi.

She understood that their communication for the day was over.

’Did he sense my intentions and take precautions on purpose?’

’Does that mean my actions might be under his surveillance?’

’A network with a protection Level no higher than 7... is it really just Level 7?’

Lin Qi had no idea that by deliberately ignoring Aishwarya, he had actually caused her to overthink things.

She ended up wildly exaggerating Guang Ling’s Ability in her mind, making her even more wary of him.

At that moment, Lin Qi was already in bed, beginning his Meditation.

Normally, the benefits of Meditation in the Cyber World were minimal, but Lin Qi’s current state was special.

His Tier Two Spiritual Power had reached its peak, and its special transformation had just concluded.

Lin Qi just needed to use Meditation to let his body gradually adapt. The next time he went to the Doomsday World, he could begin his promotion to Tier Three.

Thinking about his promotion to Tier Three, Lin Qi unconsciously began to ponder.

’The number of Tier Three Extraordinary Items I currently possess is small, and they all came from Tier Three Aggregated Monsters. Because I used S-Class Weapons during the fights, my understanding of these monsters’ Abilities isn’t very thorough.’

’Which Extraordinary Item should I choose for my promotion to Tier Three? And how should I build my skill set after reaching Tier Three? These are all questions...’

His thoughts were a bit tangled, but he would have to wait until he was back in the Doomsday World to plan things out carefully.

’As for waiting a while before advancing, to search for more Tier Three Extraordinary Items?’

’That’s unrealistic. The Highest-Level Mercenary Corps is about to start a new operation, and I need to raise my Extraordinary Level to gain power as quickly as possible.’

’Especially if, by some chance, I run into King Arthur. Being only Tier Two would put me in an awkward position.’

’Of course, the probability of that is very low.’

...

Although Si Ranran had been taken away, and it was highly probable that no one in the Alliance Mansion would try to assassinate him, Lin Qi still spent the entire night in Meditation.

Morning came quickly.

It had just turned eight o’clock. Back in Red Fruit City, Lin Qi wouldn’t even be getting ready for work yet.

But a call from Xiao Gu had already come through.

Not every worker in the Cyber World had it as easy as Lin Qi.

Some small businesses had even more outrageous working hours than large corporations.

Rotor Pharmaceutical was one such company.

"Brother Lin Qi, we’ve prepared the conference room. It’s one of the most secure in the Alliance Mansion. Thanks to Tianshui Technology’s sponsorship, otherwise very few of us in the [Medical Small Business Alliance] would have had the means to book this room."

Yesterday, Lin Qi had agreed to meet with Xiao Gu to discuss going with Liu Xuan to see Jin Yuanxi.

This was also related to the upcoming "Asia Political Zone Advanced Pharmaceutical Enterprise Summit."

According to Jin Yuanxi, all pharmaceutical companies from the Asian Administrative Region that came to Alliance City would have a chance to compete for the Si Clan’s "legacy." This involved the training process for an S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher, as well as related documents controlled by the Si Clan.

This meant the rise of a top-tier pharmaceutical giant.

Although Lin Qi wasn’t yet certain of the specific process, it didn’t stop him from making some arrangements in advance.

Lin Qi replied to Xiao Gu, "I’ll be there shortly."

It was clear that the core companies of the [Medical Small Business Alliance] were taking this matter very seriously.

After all, Lin Qi was their only connection to the top echelon.

After getting out of bed and washing up, Lin Qi left with Brother Green Hair.

Before long, Lin Qi and Brother Green Hair arrived at the conference room Xiao Gu had prepared.

"Brother Lin Qi, I was so excited I couldn’t sleep all night!"

The moment he saw Lin Qi, Xiao Gu went up and greeted him.

Lin Qi smiled and replied, "After we’re done here, I’m afraid you’ll have an even harder time sleeping tonight."

Lin Qi was giving Xiao Gu a lot of face, demonstrating their "friendship" in front of the dozens of people in the conference room. After all, Xiao Gu was the first person to try and recruit him.

"Oh? Then I’ll be all ears. Brother Lin Qi, first let me introduce you to everyone here today. Most of the people who came are the helmsmen of the various companies in our [Medical Small Business Alliance]. This is no academic exchange."

Xiao Gu was beaming with delight, deeply grateful to Lin Qi.