The two appeared in a rural villa.
The place was not far from the research institute, and at this time, Qi Tian had already downloaded all the data.
"This place is..."
Qi Tian looked at Lin Xiao strangely. Did he have the leisure time to acquire property here?
"I've been here too many times before, so I just took it over. This guy has also recovered quite a bit. Shall you continue talking to him?" Lin Xiao pointed at the person on the ground.
It was at this moment that, within his perception, a significant commotion arose from the direction of the original base, as if some missiles had indeed fallen there.
"Leave him something, and then he can deliver it to his superior as my calling card," Qi Tian said, directly taking out his modification knife.
This so-called modification knife was quite large.
It was over a meter long, with a cold glint, and the malevolent aura emanating from it was palpable even to the naked eye, as if it had substance.
The moment the knife was drawn, the man was scared into unconsciousness.
Qi Tian pouted, looking disdainfully at the person on the ground. This guy was truly useless; he had fainted just like that?
And he still wanted to be a qualified researcher? How could that be possible? Wasn't that a joke?
Then... about half an hour later, Qi Tian had finished modifying the man thoroughly.
"Let's go."
The two settled the researcher in the villa and then left directly.
It was too easy for them to leave the beautiful country.
By the time the people of the beautiful country found the researcher, the two had already boarded their flight back home.
"I was thinking, should we have my puppet fly us back?" Qi Tian said, sitting on the plane. Now, the two of them had completely changed their appearance, looking exactly like people from the beautiful country.
"I'm afraid you'll get lost."
This was why Lin Xiao adamantly refused to let Qi Tian directly take them back with a puppet.
If they flew too far, they would lose signal, and he didn't believe the puppet could really carry the two of them across the Pacific Ocean.
Most importantly, the plane was considerably faster than the puppet.
"No, I brought me here directly using the puppet. It only took about half a day to arrive," Qi Tian said.
Their conversation was quite lively, but unfortunately, no one could hear what they were saying except for the two of them.
They had already set up a barrier constructed from spiritual power on the side, so no one could hear what they were saying or sense their presence.
As for the beautiful country, the higher-ups were utterly enraged. Not a single person had discovered the whereabouts of these two. They came and went like shadows, slapping their faces hard!
Jones was demoted. He dared not tell his superiors about the leak of laboratory data, for fear that the consequences would be more severe than just a demotion...
He angrily summoned John to his office.
"John! What in the world is going on! Where did those two go!"
Even after being demoted, Jones's position was still higher than John's. He glared fiercely at John, who had survived that madman for the second time. He didn't believe John knew nothing.
"They... should have gone back," John said uncertainly.
"Impossible! We've sealed off all transportation, and all departments have photos of these two. How could they have escaped! All suspicious individuals have also been detained!"
Jones roared, "Tell me! Why are *you* alive and back!"
"I don't know..."
John shrunk his head. "That madman only said one thing: to let us know that as collaborators, we must conduct our transactions with integrity, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?!"
Jones stared at John. He now understood why the madman had come at this time. It turned out he had discovered that the data he provided was merely discarded data from their research institute—more accurately, obsolete data. It couldn't be said to be useless, only that it was rather backward.
He thought that fellow was an outsider and could be easily dealt with, and he could even have him do a few things for him in the Dragon Country. He never expected this madman to find out?
What he couldn't understand was that he had previously sent this madman to deal with Lin Xiao, and he had dealt with Lin Xiao in the most obvious ways. How did they both appear on their side at this time?
Could it be that it was just for show back then? These Dragon Country people were too convoluted! They still talked about honest transactions, but he himself probably had no integrity!
"Otherwise..."
As John spoke, his body began to change. His body grew taller, and his muscles swelled like balloons. His eyes, which had been clear moments before, became dull, and he said mechanically, "punishment will befall!"
As he finished speaking, his body grew to two to three meters tall. His original human form disappeared, replaced by a monstrous creature with a blue face, fangs, three heads, and six arms!
This monster directly grabbed Jones!
"No! Let go of me! John! I'm your superior! I'm your friend! You can't do this to me!"
"I am not John... Mr. Jones, do you still remember my voice?" The voice emanating from "John" shifted slightly. The moment he heard this voice, Jones's face turned even paler, becoming completely white.
Isn't this the madman's voice? Didn't that madman not understand English? Why was this voice speaking English so fluently now?!
"I assume you are wondering why I can speak English? Because the brain in this body belongs to John, and I am merely communicating with you through John's body. Remember, it's communication, not a message," Qi Tian's voice continued. "Since you cannot guarantee the fairness and justice of the transaction, then we will proceed according to the breach of contract clause in our agreement."
"Just like your base that self-destructed before, these are all within the breach of contract terms."
Breach of contract terms?
Jones suddenly remembered that there was also a breach of contract clause in the contract they had signed!
He hadn't read it carefully at the time; he just wanted to get rid of this troublesome god. Now, he desperately tried to recall what the breach of contract clause was.
"Clause Three: If the transaction involves inequality, lack of integrity, or other issues, I, Qi Tian, shall have the power of life and death over all of you."
As Qi Tian stated this clause, Lin Xiao, sitting beside him, opened his mouth slightly and asked with confusion, "Would anyone actually agree to such a clause?"