Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 328: For Your Majesty (143)

Dragon Raja 5

The children laughed along with him, as if it were a football match. This confirmed Su Enxi’s suspicions: these weren’t cute little angels at all, but they weren’t vicious either. They were simply animals kept here by Bunin, believing everything he told them and doing whatever he asked. They were cloned using some kind of genetic technology; some children looked like Valodya, others like Maxim. The unruly individuals were quickly eliminated. The remaining children saw Bunin as a father or a god; everything he said was right, and they were willing to die for him at any time.

Su Enxi should have pulled the trigger immediately and started firing, but faced with those seemingly innocent smiles, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

Encouraged by Bunin, the boy stomped even more wildly, kicking the ball left and right like a soccer ball. Blood smeared all over Auchinez’s face as he rolled around, looking like a tattered sack.

“That’s enough,” Su Enxi said in a low voice. “There’s no need to play the tough guy in front of me. He’s not on my side, and I won’t pity him.”

“The women of the Romanov family are indeed ruthless.” Bunin smiled and gestured for the boy to stop his game and step aside.

You know who I am.

“You’re mixed in with my entourage, how could I not see that every servant in this city has a unique number, but you don’t?” Bunin smiled.

Su Enxi was taken aback by “your entourage”.

“You must be guessing that I am also a clone,” Bunin shook his head. “No, you’re wrong. I am the original. The guy you know is the clone.”

Su Enxi was startled; the question that had puzzled her until now had suddenly been answered, and everything made sense.

The reason Auchinez said it was you was because this was the Alexander Bunin he knew. He repeatedly emphasized that Bunin was far more ruthless and cunning than he appeared, actually because the guy who showed up was the fake Bunin.

In the eyes of the real Bunin, the Moscow actress was just a pretty toy, while the Bunin who presided over the auction was a doting father who would take any risk for his daughter.

Throughout the journey, Bunin did not suspect Su Enxi, because he was not the true master of City 023. The true master was this young Bunin, and everyone was responsible to him. The other Bunin was also his employee.

He must be the real boss, controlling this shady deal.

“You deliberately lured us here, didn’t you?” Su Enxi said slowly. “It seems we still have value to you.”

Even a fool could understand that the secret hidden deep beneath the air-raid shelter, which Auchinez had searched for for many years without finding, was discovered by the two of them by accident. This was not a matter of luck, but rather a preordained event.

“Auchinez doesn’t have that, but you do, because you’re a member of the Romanov family,” Bunin smiled.

“Inviting us here was your idea, wasn’t it? That old guy who came out was just following your orders.”

“Of course, that’s what puppets are for.”

“What can the Romanov family do for you?”

“Shall we get straight to business? I like your style.” Bunin gestured for him to proceed. “Then let me introduce our business.”

A girl who looked like a nun brought over a chair and placed it under a vine covered in white blossoms, facing Bunin from a distance. Su Enxi put the safety on her gun, slowly walked down the steps, and relaxed to sit in the chair.

“I’ve heard about your business many times before,” Su Enxi shrugged. “Different people have completely different versions of it, and I hope your version can be a little more original.”

“You must be guessing that I’m the mastermind behind this deal, right? No, no one has ever seen the mastermind; I’m just his agent. In 1995, I was doing business with the Chinese in Moscow, importing some spirits and daily necessities, but my business wasn’t going well, and I was on the verge of bankruptcy. So I thought of City 023. I figured there must be some valuable parts in that fusion reactor, and its blueprints could fetch a high price. But at the time, it was a military restricted area, and the transportation lines leading there had been abandoned. I trekked hundreds of kilometers along the abandoned railway lines, thinking I would find a lifeless ruin. But I found it brightly lit, like a city in a dream, only empty. I wandered around the city, returned to my old home, and there, the phone suddenly rang.”

“It was a delightful conversation. The boss generously promised me everything I have today: money, status, beautiful girls, and unlimited time. The price was simply that I become his proxy. He had visited City 023 before, and my conversation with Mr. Auchinez had impressed him greatly. He thought I was someone he could cultivate. Everything was given to me by him: the black dragon in the air-raid shelter, cloning technology, the technology for concentrated serum, and a detailed list of clients. These guys went from being civil servants and soldiers to thieves, stealing the nation’s wealth and becoming tycoons. Each of their families is a tentacle, penetrating deep into the body of this country to suck its blood, and then exchanging the money they earned for my time. The only exception was General Vatutin; I couldn’t bring him into our ranks because you found him first,” Bunin said.

“So Vatutin was also involved in this project?” Su Enxi asked.

“He was not only involved, but a core member. He was Mr. Auchinez’s superior and hoped that tens of thousands of Soviet captains could form a new Soviet army. Of course, my dear Auchinez did not know that his rank within the organization was far from sufficient.”

“So he died, and the order wasn’t given by some secret government department, but by you.”

“It’s not quite right to say that,” Bunin smiled. “When I make a call, I can mobilize quite a few confidential departments.”

“I understand why your boss hired you.” Su Enxi nodded. “You were able to wipe out the Soviet captain when you were just a child. Greed flows in your bones. You’re fearless. You are the best agent of evil.”

“Thank you for the compliment. I’m very grateful to my devilish boss. Without him, who could control a bastard like me?” Bunin chuckled.

“What is the purpose of cloning oneself?”

“Without him, I would be firmly bound to that position. What meaning would money, status, and women have for me? It just so happens that the technology my boss taught me included cloning. He was a very hardworking kid who served me faithfully for so long. In some ways, he was like my son. I personally trained and nurtured him, teaching him how to be ruthless and how to be a big shot.”

“But he was going to be replaced sooner or later, so you never used that serum on him, but you used it on yourself.”

“Of course, in your Chinese stories, the cat taught the lion all the skills except climbing trees, which is why the cat was able to avoid being eaten by the lion in the end. If my replacement also uses the serum, then it should be his turn to kill me, not me replacing him.”

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