All of us are one

Chapter 27 is simple.

A young man who bore a resemblance to Arthur stood respectfully before the desk in the study, while an elderly man in formal attire sat opposite him in a chair.

"When?" the old man asked in a low voice.

"On my way to see you, I received a call from the South Bay neighborhood security team. The professor and his hired bodyguards are all dead," the young man said respectfully.

The old man remained silent, and the atmosphere in the room was somewhat oppressive.

for a long time.

The old man slowly asked, "How did you die?"

"The professor was found dead in a hidden cubicle in his bedroom, seemingly killed by a projectile that penetrated the wall," the young man replied. "His bodyguard was also killed by a projectile, but there were some strange things at the scene..."

"What's so strange about it?" the old man asked.

"Generally speaking, if the professor is hiding in the bedroom cubicle, the murderer either won't be able to find him or will simply shoot him through the wall. However, there were signs at the scene that the bodyguard had rammed into the cubicle."

The young man was puzzled, "It was like bodyguards were ramming into the cubicle, deliberately leading the way for the murderer, as if they were afraid the murderer wouldn't be able to find the professor."

"You mean the murderer was connected to the professor's bodyguard, but the murderer killed him to cover it up?" the old man said in a low voice.

"Yes." The young man nodded.

"Now that the professor is dead, you don't need to be his assistant anymore. Come back and help me." The old man closed his eyes.

"Grandfather, you mean...?" The young man was startled by the question, his eyes filled with barely concealed excitement.

"Arthur is still the heir to the family, but I cannot place all my hopes on him." The old man kept his eyes closed. "If Arthur is not up to the task, you will become the heir to the El family."

"Yes." The young man lowered his head, the excitement in his eyes disappearing, replaced by deep resentment.

"Alright, go out now," the old man said calmly.

"Yes," the young man replied softly, then turned and left.

The study was completely silent.

After a long silence, the old man's deep voice rang out: "Arthur, is he your friend who killed my old friend?"

.........

3 points in the early hours.

Moon Island, South Street.

Jiang Yanming got out of the car at the entrance of the block, looked up at the "No Strangers Allowed" sign, said goodbye to Arthur's bodyguard, and went inside.

There was no moon tonight, which made the unlit entrance to the southern part of the island very dark.

Jiang Yanming walked down the street, where he could see the brightly lit roadside shops and the streetlights on either side of them.

This is what the southern part of the island looks like. The core area is inhabited by people from Shenwu Kingdom. The infrastructure is good, and there are streetlights on both sides of the road.

Jiang Yanming continued on his way back to his family's "general store," took out his key, and opened the store door.

Because he had already told his father that he would be back very late that night, the door of the "grocery store" was not locked.

"You're back."

As soon as Jiang Yanming arrived, he ran into Jiang Yi, who was coming out of the restroom.

"Yes, I'm back." Jiang Yanming nodded slightly.

"Is the matter resolved?" Jiang Yi asked.

"Huh?" Jiang Yanming narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You killed someone tonight," Jiang Yi said calmly. "I can feel the murderous aura emanating from you."

"Oh..." Jiang Yanming suddenly realized, "The matter is resolved."

"In the future, be careful not to leave any problems unresolved after you've solved them," Jiang Yi reminded him. "Not every time will someone be there to clean up the mess and resolve any lingering issues."

"What?" Jiang Yanming asked in confusion.

"Your Uncle Chen took care of the two people you let go," Jiang Yi said calmly.

"Uncle Chen was there?" Jiang Yanming's eyes widened in surprise. With his divine sense far surpassing that of his peers, he hadn't even noticed that Uncle Chen was secretly following him.

"You weren't there on-site, you were just watching from a distance," Jiang Yi said calmly. "You're being too careless."

"Oh." Jiang Yanming nodded, not understanding.

His plan was indeed simple, but he still had some backup plans, such as the support sent by Lucy and Arthur. These were all part of his calculations, but he didn't use them.

"How do you know that cyber hacker?" Jiang Yi asked.

"Who?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"He is no ordinary electronic hacker, and his aircraft is no ordinary aircraft either, as it can be piloted in the electronic pulse environment generated by military-grade electronic pulse rockets as if it were in a normal environment."

Jiang Yi asked solemnly, "How do you know someone of this caliber? And what's the deal with his flying device? Is it a newly developed experimental product of the Four Nations Alliance?"

"What does 'flying instrument' refer to?" Jiang Yanming asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You don't even know what a flight instrument is... The full name of a flight instrument is a remotely controlled precision flight instrument."

Jiang Yi shook his head and explained, "Controlling a flying device requires extremely high computing power, and this computing power is often only possessed by electronic hackers who have had computing modules implanted or who have the support of supercomputing centers."

"The aircraft is composed of many precision components and needs to be controlled by electronic signals. Normally, its resistance to electronic pulse interference is far inferior to that of modules that are mechanically modified in the human body."

"I see." Jiang Yanming said in realization.

Even without his father's further explanation, he knew that the other party mistook the flying sword he was piloting for a flying device piloted by an electronic hacker.

"The fact that that aircraft can operate in that environment should be considered a top secret even within the Quad Alliance." Jiang Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. "Do you know what that means?"

Jiang Yanming pondered upon hearing this.

He had heard his senior brother Kotak say that the hidden forces of the Quad Alliance, whether cyber hackers or cyborgs, were afraid of electronic pulse environments, which would greatly weaken their combat capabilities.

Therefore, when the electronic pulse environment appeared, martial artists without any implanted modules became the main force on the battlefield, which made the Divine Martial Kingdom special.

Now that there are flying devices that can ignore electronic pulse interference, it is definitely a boost to the four-nation alliance. They don't even need warriors to participate in the battle; electronic hackers alone can slaughter the enemy!

"The status of martial artists has greatly diminished," Jiang Yanming replied.

"You are my son, and also a member of the Divine Martial Kingdom. You should consider the interests of the Divine Martial Kingdom." Jiang Yi stared intently at Jiang Yanming. "Tell me, who is that cyber hacker?"

Jiang Yanming remained silent.

He didn't know how to answer; he couldn't very well say that he was the cyber hacker.

The problem is that, apart from his ability to control flying swords, he has nothing in common with electronic hackers.

In terms of computing power alone, an electronic hacker with a computing module implanted could easily overwhelm him, let alone hacking into cyborgs and computer networks.

Helpless, Jiang Yanming could only reply, "He is not a member of the Four Nations Alliance."

"The Holy Alliance? That's even worse!" Jiang Yi frowned.

"He's not part of the Holy Alliance either." Jiang Yanming shook his head. "In short, he doesn't belong to either the Holy Alliance or the Four Nations Alliance; he's all alone."

"One person? That makes things simpler." Jiang Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. "In other words, if we kill him, no one will know how to make that flying device!"

"Huh?" Jiang Yanming was taken aback upon hearing this.