Great Power Technology.

Chapter 533
"You don't seem surprised by our arrival?"

Conn sat down opposite McKenzie, took 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.

McKenzie took the cigar, extinguished the one in his hand, and then replied:
"Yes, I knew you'd come—and, contrary to what you may think, I don't find it such a frightening thing."

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

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

Seeing this action, McKinsey calmly asked his subordinates to retreat, and then said:

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

Hearing this, Conn smiled and said:

"You don't think you can persuade me to let you go by 'negotiating conditions' today, do you? I'm curious what chips you have in your hand."

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

"That doesn't matter."

McKenzie lowered his head and smoked his cigar with a calm expression on his face. From Conn's point of view, there was even a kind of holiness hidden in it.

As if what he was going to do was some kind of sacrifice.

Conn sighed, leaned back on the sofa, looked McKenzie in the eyes and said:

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

"I can't figure out why you betrayed Hermes. Is it good for you?"

"Of course there is."

McKinsey nodded solemnly and replied:

"Actually, it's the last decision I can make."

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

"We are brothers fighting side by side. We have done many things together, achieved many goals that no one else could have imagined, and changed the world."

"So, everything should be talkable, everything should be dealt with in a softer way."

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

"Conn, do you remember how many times our proposal was rejected by you?"

Hearing his words, Conn shook his head silently, and replied:
"I don't remember. In fact, I get dozens of proposals every day from all over the world, and every single one of those proposals is as weak and hypocritical as the 'consciousness uploading' you advocate."

"Are you going to make me answer all these proposals seriously? Do you think it is possible?"

McKinsey sighed and replied:
"Look, Conn, you're always like this."

"You're always so dogmatic, self-righteous, self-confident to the point of being conceited, and you never want to listen to someone else, and you never accept any different opinions."

"This is the crux of the problem, don't you find it?"

Conn smiled coldly, and retorted:

"The premise for me to listen to opinions is that your opinions must be reasonable, upload consciousness? Isn't this just escapism? Have you forgotten what the original intention of Hermes was?"

McKenzie looked solemn, he stared into Kang En's eyes and said:
"First of all, Ark is not a fugitive, and we never thought of abandoning anyone."

"But you have given up on being human."

Conn interrupted him mercilessly. McKenzie wanted to argue, but he stopped him directly with his hand.

"I don't want to hear you talking about these useless nonsense anymore, and I don't want to entangle you with the details of technology and philosophy. Now, tell me directly, what exactly do you want to do?"

"What are we going to do, don't you know very well?"

"We want to use Hermes' influence to endorse what we're going to release - as you've seen in the news."

"No, you can't."

McKinsey shook his head, threw a stack of printed reports from the carrying belt behind him, and said:
"Take a good look. Most public opinion thinks that this is nothing more than an internal struggle organized by Hermes. Even for ordinary people, they don't know the relationship between Ark and Hermes."

"They probably thought it was an action similar to cracking down on natural sects—the public opinion was still on our side."

"Our prestige has already been established. People may dislike us, hate us, and question our overly drastic means, but they will never doubt our purpose."

"Aren't you clear about this?"

"Of course, I'm well aware. That's why we do so many things."

McKenzie replied with a smile, paused for a moment, and continued:

"You know why on earth we're reaching out to Els?"

"I know, he is a perfect victim. You want to use his identity to release the information you want to release-this is what I want to understand after the news appeared, but it is too late."

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

"Yes, it's a trap and you can't go back - the video he recorded will be released in 5 minutes and the world will see that video."

"What's the content?"

"Of course it is the content that is beneficial to our goal-specifically, you can see it yourself."

"You don't want to talk?"

Conn frowned. He drew a dagger from his lap and slapped it on the table. He looked at McKenzie threateningly, but the other party seemed 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 released at the same time as that video?"

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

"The entire army of the Ark organization was wiped out, and the main characters disappeared mysteriously."

"You see, a raid isn't enough to convince—what if we're all dead?"

"What if the Ark organization just disappears?"

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

"They can't help doubting, guessing, and speculating about Hermes with conspiracy theories."

"At that time, they will do everything they can to find out the truth -- to find out the truth that we have prepared for them."

"And you can't change that because right now, that news is out."

"Interrogation of me is meaningless, so what if you know all our strategies? What should have happened has already happened, and you have found the wrong focus from the beginning, so, this keeps you slower than us One step."

Having said that, McKinsey sighed.

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

Conn's face was so gloomy that he could almost wring out water. He had never experienced the feeling of being led by the nose like this.

He held the handle of the knife tightly, and said in a stern tone:
"I will definitely torture you."

"No, you won't."

McKinsey took a puff of his cigar calmly, and then said:

"You are an efficient person—even if you are acting so angry now, your character does not allow you to be really angry. This is just a show."

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

"So, none of us have to act anymore."

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

Kang En took a deep breath, and the expression on his face changed, and then he asked:
"Why do you have to use your own life as a bargaining chip?"

"Not just my life, but theirs."

McKinsey pointed to the man on the side, and then continued:
"Actually, this is not considered a bargaining chip, it is just a necessity."

"We are explorers. And explorers are all going to be burned to death."

(End of this chapter)