After hearing Sun Jack's words, Xiao Ting was first stunned, then annoyedly slapped the table, "Not even five years; this guy never intended to leave me any time."
Looking at the annoyed face in front of her, Xiao Ting couldn't be bothered to argue anymore. She knew that as a hacker, the moment she was exposed, she didn't have much bargaining power left.
"Three years it is then, the only consolation is that this guy seems to be a man of his word." She lazily sprawled back onto the table, "So, shall we sign the contract? Who's going to guarantee it?"
Sun Jack shook his head. "No need for a contract, I trust you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the office door was pushed open by the AAs, who came in together and handed over a chain flashing red regularly to Sun Jack's hand. "You just need to wear this."
"What is this thing?"
"A Micro Nuclear Bomb! Just one is enough to vaporize the wearer's entire body! I've learned a lot, and I've gotten very good at miniaturizing nuclear bombs," the AAs boasted proudly.
Xiao Ting looked at the chain, her face quickly blushed in fury, and she refused as though humiliated, "Sun Jack! You bastard! Dream on! Even if it kills me, I won't wear this damned collar!"
She definitely couldn't put this on; otherwise, she wouldn't stand a chance of fighting back.
However, looking at this woman's attitude, Sun Jack instantly got angry. This woman really had a dog's face, acting high and mighty as soon as she was treated with a little politeness.
"I'm negotiating with you because I'm in a good mood, it doesn't mean you, a captive, have the right to bargain with me!"
Having said that, he roughly grabbed the chain from the AA's hand, and with his prosthetic hand clutching at her neck like a pair of pliers, he completely ignored her struggling and forcibly fastened the chain around her neck.
Xiao Ting suddenly looked up, glaring murderously at him. Sun Jack kicked towards her, with a Laser Sword extending from his prosthetic body, piercing through the Bionic Skin on her neck, stopping only 0.1 millimeters from her spine.
Their eyes locked in a fierce stare-down, neither willing to back down.
Sun Jack's voice lowered to a threatening whisper, "I need an assistant, not a ticking time bomb by my side. If I ever feel your threat outweighs your value, I'll kill you."
The AA beside them, seeing the tense atmosphere, hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Boss, don't be like this, we can talk it out."
"Stay out of this, I know her well enough, have known her for a long time! She'll walk all over you if you try to negotiate kindly!"
Xiao Ting saw the indifference in Sun Jack's eyes. Accustomed to killing, she knew she'd be dead if she didn't agree now.
In the end, she slowly averted her gaze and said nothing more.
"Good." Sun Jack withdrew the sword, "I've sent you a copy of some of the technology. For now, just help me check for any flaws or vulnerabilities in the technology. If you have time, see if you can upgrade it, make it even more powerful."
After brandishing the stick, Sun Jack offered a carrot, "No slacking off. If you really can enhance the technology, I might let you leave early."
After speaking, Sun Jack turned and left without looking back, sending a message to Tapai who followed him out. "On the network level, also keep a close watch on her, this woman is particularly cunning."
Tapai nodded. "Don't worry, I'd do it even if you didn't ask."
Sun Jack stepped outside the company, lighting two cigarettes and began to smoke. For someone who wasn't one of his own but still had useful skills, he knew he could only really relax once he had double insurance, both online and physically.
Otherwise, given this woman's temperament, who knows when she might strike out of the blue. If she betrayed me while I was fighting Guan Sanke, that would be troublesome.
"Give me a copy of that collar's switch. If she messes with my brain, blow her up immediately."
"Sure, no problem. But is this technology really worth so much of your investment? To me, it looks like some outdated tech that people used to play with in the past, doesn't seem very useful."
Remembering Guan Sanke's reaction, Sun Jack immediately shook his head, "No, this technology can't be that simple. Otherwise, Guan Sanke definitely wouldn't be so nervous. There must be something about this tech he's afraid of."
"But we don't have any leads on that front, no one knows what Xiao Ting is so scared of."
"Yeah, if there was some way to"
Sun Jack tightly furrowed his brow while smoking, lost in thought. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, "What do you think Guan Sanke is doing right now?"
"Can't we find a way to get it out of this guy's mouth, what he's really afraid of, and then counter him? After all, we can now connect to the Holy Grail Network, right?"
"Damn, that's possible! (•̀∀•́)" Tapai excitedly slapped Sun Jack hard on the shoulder.
Once he figured it out, Sun Jack immediately contacted the Digital Personality and the Holy Grail Sun Jack Clone to find a way to trace Guan Sanke's clues from the Holy Grail.
Above the Holy Grail, perhaps due to the sensitivity of the subject and a deliberate attempt to cool the discussion, there wasn't much news about Guan Sanke.
However, he did find some clues from other sources.
But it was those other clues that gave the Digital Personality some inspiration.
As fans of the saga, sometimes they knew more than even the director Guan Sanke did.
Whether it's something the director considered or not, they knew it all.
In a communication channel, amid the fierce debates and arguing over profile pictures, the Digital Personality found what Guan Sanke was afraid of.
"Wireless consciousness transfer?" Sun Jack was slightly stunned, the term felt very unfamiliar to him.
"Yeah, wireless consciousness transfer. When it's integrated with clone overlap technology, as long as there are enough clones and a reliable transmission network is built, you can upload your consciousness to any clone at any time, merge with the other consciousness, and become a new body."
"If that's the case, you could switch bodies at will, and then it would be much harder for Guan Sanke to catch you in the future."
"Is that so? Is that really it?!" Sun Jack couldn't help but get excited, no wonder he was so scared, he was afraid of this!!
"Let's go! Back home! We're going back right now to inform Xiao Ting of the new R&D direction!" Sun Jack turned around, eager to go back immediately.
When he found Xiao Ting again, he noticed her tone had become much gentler, "Alright, I got it, once the R&D direction is set, that's good enough. But I'll need some help from experts in the relevant fields."
"No problem! Just contact Old Six, have him do the recruiting! There's no shortage of that in Metropolis! The streets are full of talented people who can't find jobs!!"