They couldn't possibly have someone watch over the thousands of police bureau office buildings every day, could they?
He Jinqiu pondered and said, "If you mean for me to close off access to the registry database and enforce physical isolation, I cannot do that. Mr. Zheng, neither you nor I have that kind of authority, and the matter involves too many complications—applications, reporting, approval—it would likely take months."
Zheng Yuandong said, "I know your twelve data fortresses have been completed, and you plan to launch a group chat platform in the next few days to bring all Time Travelers under your control. But I hope you can hold off on that, using the data fortresses to first protect the registry database!
With this in place, any consortium wanting the registry data would need to carry a massive decoder, which certainly isn't something humans can carry back physically."
He Jinqiu frowned, "Mr. Zheng, I have my plans. You wouldn't have made the trip here specifically to delay my process, would you?"
"You actually know very well which is more important. I hope you prioritize the bigger picture," Zheng Yuandong finished speaking and then strode towards the terminal building.
At that moment, the Gold Coin on the back of He Jinqiu's hand came to an abrupt stop.
He asked softly, "Is what Mr. Zheng said true?"
The designs on the Gold Coin started flowing like brook water, and when it solidified again, the top revealed a wreath of wheat.
He took out a gold bar, merged it into the Gold Coin, and whispered, "My debt is repaid."
He Jinqiu pocketed the corrected Gold Coin and then watched Zheng Yuandong's somewhat lonely figure.
The man walking away had no companions, seemingly requiring none, akin to a pioneer with beliefs, indifferent to his solitude.
He shouted, "I promise you, I will use the data fortress first to protect the registry database."
Zheng Yuandong waved his hand, indicating he understood.
He Jinqiu shouted again, "Old class leader, don't go to the airport by yourself, Kyushu's private plane is right next door, I'll have someone send you back, time is our most valuable resource right now."
At that moment, Zheng Yuandong's phone suddenly rang.
He answered the call, and his expression turned grave, as if the person on the other end had said something very important.
After hanging up, he turned to He Jinqiu and said, "Someone has more specific information than we do—the Consortium has already devised a purge plan intending to counter the Outer World! And their counterattack has begun, you and I must unite this time!
Just one of the Consortium's controlled Time Travelers counts hundreds, and they plan to raise all these Time Travelers to a certain level and provide them with the most professional training."
He Jinqiu was startled; he hadn't expected anyone to have information more detailed than Kunlun and Kyushu!
He thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Zheng, aren't you afraid that I will meddle in domestic affairs with this opportunity?"
Zheng Yuandong looked at him and said, "Prioritizing the bigger picture is our common mission. If there are disagreements, we can discuss them in the future."
He Jinqiu smiled and agreed, "Alright, I had imagined that one day I would fight side by side with the old class leader again, but I didn't expect that day to come so soon."
However, at this moment, He Jinqiu had a doubt: the person providing the information was too accurate, at least more accurate than both Kyushu and Kunlun.
They could only guess, but the other party seemed to be part of it.
He Jinqiu realized that there might now be a Time Traveler hiding behind the scenes, leading everyone in this race against time.
He had to find this Time Traveler.
He Jinqiu casually glanced at Zheng Yuandong, who likely harbored the same thought.
Any organization that had such a Transcendent could gain a tremendous advantage.
What was more pressing, they now needed a more detailed "purge plan".
Qing Chen had barely slept when he had to get up from bed to go to school, and he glanced at Weibo, where Chuang Wang's post had quickly climbed to the top of the trending list.
A third of the comments section discussed the Shadow conflict, everyone drawn to the drama of this struggle for power within the organization, as if watching an epic palace intrigue.
Some also gathered tidbits previously posted by Time Travelers, compiling information about the Shadow Candidates.
Qing Chen scrolled through, surprised to find those compilations revealed more than he knew...
For instance, Qing Huai was the eldest son of the third generation of Qing's Family's fourth branch and a hot candidate in the Shadow conflict.
For instance, Qing Wen enjoyed watching beast battles; the most famous arena in City 12 always reserved its most luxurious VIP booth for him, and he even owned a ferocious white tiger captured from the Taboo Land.
For instance, Qing Shi was the only girl in the Shadow conflict and rarely made public appearances.
For instance, Qing Yi was the youngest among the candidates, apparently still in middle school.
Of course, these were just pieces of information the general public could know, not very important.
This information was quite old too, as nowadays Time Travelers worried about their own safety had gone into hiding.
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However, it was only when everyone started compiling the information that they realized.
They had only managed to summarize information about eight candidates; the last Shadow Candidate stood alone in the spreadsheet, unknown to all.
In the spreadsheet, other candidates' names were followed by a series of tabloid news.
Only the ninth one was nameless, which was quite conspicuous.
In the comments section, another third discussed the identity of Chuang Wang, curious about who he could be to know so much.