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【"good."】
"Iron Man Zhuge Cong, is he trying to encourage Genta Kojima?"
"Using the celebrity effect is indeed quite effective."
Conan Edogawa watched as Iron Man Zhuge Cong on the screen successfully made Genta Kojima ecstatic and go to do his bidding with just a few words.
Although in Conan Edogawa's eyes, Genta Kojima has always seemed a bit dim-witted.
"Slap, slap, slap."
[On the roof of the car, Genta Kojima quickly completed the task assigned to him by Iron Man, Zhuge Cong, and finished recalibrating the Integrated Services Digital Network.]
After receiving the signal from Genta Kojima, Iron Man Zhuge Cong successfully borrowed Hachiman Hikigaya's account (as Iron Patriot) and began using a large communications satellite to track down the information he was looking for.
Soon, Iron Man Zhuge Cong found the clue he was looking for. He pressed play and started playing a video, in which the person was none other than Davis.
[The video begins playing, starting with Davis being interviewed.]
"When do you think was the defining moment of your life?"
"The day I made up my mind to overcome my pain."
[In the video, Davis looks at the camera and answers.]
[Iron Man Zhuge Cong also clicked to open the next video.]
"Please say your name to the camera."
"Alan Brandt."
"Okay, the injections will be administered regularly."
[Iron Man Zhuge Cong remembers the woman in this video; she's the one who attacked him before, and he killed her by blowing her up with a microwave and a gas canister, pinning her to the power lines.]
[Then, Iron Man Zhuge Cong also clicked on the next video.]
"No alcohol or drugs allowed."
"Those who lack self-discipline will be removed from the project."
[The person speaking in the video is recognized by Iron Man Zhuge Cong; it's Orochimaru, his former subordinate.]
[Then, Iron Man Zhuge Cong clicked on the next video.]
"You were once outsiders, disabled, but now you are about to become the next stage of human evolution."
[Iron Man Zhuge Cong, watching Orochimaru speaking eloquently on the screen, switched away, opened another folder, and then opened the first video.]
[This video, like the previous ones, is divided into four smaller screens, which are simply four different angles from which the footage was shot.]
"Hello everyone, before we begin, I assure you that when you look back, your deepest regret will be deciding to abandon a wonderful adventure out of excessive caution."
The screen then merged back together, showing footage of Davis and his team being injected with the Extremis virus.
"Today will be your day of glory."
【"start!"】
As Orochimaru finished speaking, the woman who had attacked her in the scene was injected with some kind of serum, and her body began to glow.
[Iron Man Zhuge Cong looks familiar; he emitted a similar glow when that woman was with him before, though there were some differences.]
The woman in the video showed an expression of extreme pain; her right arm seemed to be melting away like lava.
【"Ah ah ah ah ah!"】
Suddenly, a man nearby let out a painful cry.
"Looks like we have to go."
Orochimaru, seeing the man screaming in pain, spoke to the man in the purple hood standing nearby.
"Kabuto, go and lead the others away."
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."
Iron Man, Zhuge Cong, silently memorized the name "Du".
[Then Iron Man, Zhuge Cong, watched as the man screamed in agony, his skin gradually turning black and peeling off, while the man's entire body glowed.]
The areas where the skin had peeled off didn't bleed; instead, they shone even brighter, like the glow of a rubbed light bulb.
Then the man roared to the sky, his mouth no longer uttering human sounds, only a pure, beast-like howl. The light shooting from his mouth shone like a super-powerful flashlight.
[“Bang!”]
[Then the camera's perspective changed from close-up to the view of the entire room, and the final scene showed the man glowing brightly before exploding.]
Seeing the man's final death, Iron Man Zhuge Cong finally understood.
What were the explosives used in the previous bombing? What was the real significance of the suicide bomber that Harry told him about?
The person who caused the explosion is the bomb himself.
"If it's just an accidental discharge, then it doesn't count as a bomb."
[Iron Man, Zhuge Cong, watched the man explode and said...]
"This thing doesn't always work, does it, man?"
"It has flaws, but you've found a buyer, right?"
[Iron Man Zhuge Cong spoke up, surprised that Orochimaru had left him such a generous gift.]
"Now, you've sold it to Lord Shadow again."
"So, this so-called large communications satellite is really that powerful?"
"This video must be from at least several months ago."
Kotaro Tatsumi looked at the information that Iron Man Zhuge Cong had retrieved using the large communications satellite through the account he borrowed from Iron Patriot Hachiman Hikigaya on the light screen and said with a surprised expression.
In Tatsumi Kotaro's mind, the video footage was supposed to be updated weekly, so how could it have been kept for so long and been discovered?
"Next, I'm going to send someone to kidnap Iron Man Zhuge Cong's girlfriend, Ai Haibara."
"After the kidnapping, I'll have someone send Ai Haibara to you."
[Orochimaru is communicating with the Shadow Master, Kageno Minoru's, substitute inside the secret base.]
【"Uh-huh!?"】
[The shadowy figure, Kageno Minoru, whose body was being served by beautiful women, nodded firmly, then suddenly realized something and spat out all the wine he had just drunk.]
"You're going to send someone to kidnap Iron Man Zhuge Cong's girlfriend."
"And then I need to bring Ai Haibara to my side."
"Orochimaru, do you want me dead?"
[The Shadow Lord's substitute said, sounding somewhat uncomfortable.]
[The Shadow's double naturally knew the Shadow's strength, but that wasn't him. He already anticipated that when Iron Man Zhuge Cong arrived, he probably wouldn't waste any more words and would just take him out with a single shot.]
"It's alright. Iron Man Zhuge Cong is in a sorry state right now, he doesn't even have his armor. Besides, you can use Ai Haibara as a hostage."
"Or are you saying you don't want to do this anymore?"
"You don't want Lord Shadow to know about things you don't want to do, do you?"
Orochimaru spoke, his cold, snake-like eyes fixed on the Shadow Lord's substitute on the other side of the screen.
Even though there was a screen between them, Orochimaru was still making the Shadow Lord's clone feel uneasy under his gaze.
Don't be fooled by his smug demeanor on television or in front of everyone; it's all an act.
"I know."
"Don't worry, I still have another clone with you."
Orochimaru spoke up to comfort them.
"As expected, it's Orochimaru's clone. There are probably about seven clones."
"Perhaps it can be used not only as a clone, but also as a substitute for death. If Orochimaru dies on one side, he can be brought back to life in another clone."
Light Yagami spoke up, saying that when he saw the unusually pale Orochimaru earlier, he had thought that it was Orochimaru's clone, and now the evidence was conclusive.
"Hozuki Suigetsu, Kimimaro, you two come here."
Orochimaru raised his hand and spoke to the small white snake coiled around his left hand.
Soon, Hozuki Suigetsu and Kimimaro entered. Both of them had small white snakes on their wrists, similar to those on Orochimaru's wrists. Clearly, these snakes were some kind of means of communication.
"Is there something you need, Lord Orochimaru?"
[Hozuki Suigetsu asked.]
"I need the two of you to go on a mission."
"You kidnapped Iron Man Zhuge Cong's girlfriend, Ai Haibara, and then took her to Lord Shadow."
Orochimaru spoke up, saying that Hozuki Suigetsu and Kimimaro were unaware that the Shadow Lord Orochimaru spoke of was actually just a substitute for the real Shadow Lord.
"No problem, Lord Orochimaru."
[Hozuki Suigetsu spoke, and then he and Kimimaro left Orochimaru's secret base.]