Becoming A Tech Tycoon Begins With Regression novel Chapter 171

Chapter 171: A Game

"What a fascinating tech,"

Was the first thing Zero heard when he regained consciousness. He noticed that his his covering his face was white which meant that Mimic’s time was up and he was back to his normal form.

With heavy eyes, he scanned around only to notice that he was in a dark room, he tried standing up, and that’s when he realized that he was currently bound to a chair.

"Oh, you’re awake," the voice said again.

Zero blinked, finally forcing his vision to clear.

A man sat casually across from him, leaning back in a chair with the relaxed poise of someone who had every advantage in the world.

Though, no matter how much Zero looked, he couldn’t get a clear view of the man, after all, he seemed to be covered by shadows, his outline and hands being the only thing in the light.

"Introductions are... unnecessary at the moment." He lifted something between his fingers, revealing that it was a circular metallic object, the Mimic tech, "this, however, interests me."

He held it to the light, examining the microstructure like a jeweler assessing a precious gem.

"Your boss was really able to make tech like this with such limited resources," the person spoke, "as much as I hate to admit, he really is a genius."

Zero said nothing in response, but inwardly, he was panicking, he didn’t know who this person was, or where they had brought him..

All he knew was that he currently wasn’t safe and he didn’t know if OmniTech or the other Vigilants would reach him in time.

"Added to his genius, it seems he’s also a magician," the person said again, "after all, aren’t you supposed to have died in a fire, Zero?"

Zero froze at the words, the world thought of them as dead, but not everyone actually knew them, so this man before him definitely was a dangerous one and he seemed to know more than he let out.

"What do you want with me?" He finally asked, swallowing a bit.

"Nothing much," the man said with a smile, "just the same thing your boss wanted when he sent you here, information."

Zero frowned at his words.

"Information?" he repeated carefully. "About what?"

The man tilted his head, amused by the question.

"No, Zero, not what." The man shook his head, "about who."

The light hanging overhead shook just a bit due to the wind, lighting up the man’s face briefly, revealing a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes.

"I want to know who your boss is," the man said calmly, "and more importantly... where he is now."

Zero’s heartbeat hammered in his ears.

"...Boss?" Zero forced a confused expression onto his face. "I don’t know what you’re talking about. I was acting alone."

The man laughed gently before giving him a pitying look.

"That’s adorable."

He stood, the chair barely making a sound as he pushed it back. He circled Zero slowly, hands clasped behind his back like a professor leisurely inspecting a student’s project.

"You infiltrated Xu’s inner circle flawlessly. You mimicked tone, posture, and speech patterns with impressively.... Although not perfectly. You had a way out route pre-planned. You had access to this tech, one capable of putting you in someone else’s skin."

He stopped behind Zero and close enough that Zero felt his breath at the back of his neck.

"And yet, you claim to have done that all alone?"

A hand rested lightly on Zero’s shoulder, causing him to flinch.

"We both know you have someone behind you," the man continued. "Someone very brilliant and also very resourceful. Someone that has managed to pique my Interest for the first time in a very, very long while."

He walked back around to face him.

" And I want that person’s name."

"I don’t know who you’re talking ab—" Zero, still completely nervous, tried denying but was cut off.

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