Faulty Utopia

Hearing the underlying meaning in Tapai's words, Sun Jack looked at him, his eyebrows gradually knitting together.

"If you have something on your mind, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush with me; we're running out of time."

Tapai spread his hands. "It's nothing, really. I was just comparing and noticed you share a lot of similarities with Lan Meng. I'm wondering if there's something going on here, so I wanted to give you a heads-up."

"Like what?"

"Like you're both from the Old Era, and you both live in space, and you're both male, and like---"

"Stop, stop, stop." Sun Jack immediately cut him off from continuing.

"Let's not go there. You got it wrong from the start. My memory isn't real. The false memories in my head were implanted by others, all for the filming of 'Revolution Sun Jack.'"

But Tapai didn't see it that way. "Are you so sure about that? Do you think your assumptions are really correct?"

"Are you trying to confuse me with wordplay here? This doesn't need any assumption; it was clearly done by Guan Sanke. Just ask any Guan Sanke and they'll tell you." After saying this, Sun Jack directly pulled up Guan Sanke's information and summoned him over.

Guan Sanke showed up soon after, his attitude shifting exceptionally smoothly as he faced his former supporting actor and the protagonist, all smiles.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what kind of filming do you want to do? From adult to documentary, I can shoot it all!"

"Director Guan, we're not here to shoot today. We've called you here to ask about something regarding my boss," Old Six quickly explained the situation to him.

Faced with Sun Jack's questioning gaze, like interrogating a criminal, Guan Sanke shifted his gaze guiltily.

"Well, though I'm a Holy Grail Person, I'm just a worker. You might not understand the film industry. My Interactive Entertainment Company is large, but in reality, it's not up to me how the plot is shot, it depends on the backers behind the scenes."

"You also know that the backer behind this drama is FFP, whose purpose is to promote their memory modification technology, sparking the next big technological boom and further increasing their capital."

"I didn't ask you about that; I know all this. I'm asking you how I got the memories inside my head! And about the plot where I fell from the sky."

Sun Jack got straight to the point with his question. However, regarding Lan Meng and beheading the FFP boss, he couldn't possibly tell someone like Guan Sanke.

Hearing this, Guan Sanke's spirits lifted. He thought Sun Jack wanted to know his past and began to talk incessantly.

"That's of course for higher ratings! Creating a gimmick where Old Era's Li Jack awakens from space after a thousand years, determined to overthrow capitalism. Sounds intriguing, right? But as you know with variety shows, it's all fake."

"So, you came up with all this by yourself? My memory and personality were also crafted based on the needs of the plot?" Although a long time had passed, seeing Guan Sanke's face still made Sun Jack infuriatingly itchy.

"Of course, it wasn't me. Coming up with gimmicks and stories, how could it be done by someone a high-level person like myself? That's all thought up by my writers. As a head director, my main role is to take credit for the achievements of my subordinates in front of those big backers."

With the matter at this point, Sun Jack felt there was no need to continue questioning. The cause and effects were already clear, aligning with his previous thoughts, and Tapai's theory made no sense.

"You really have no shame. Forget it, go back to shooting your films. There's nothing here for you." As Sun Jack was about to send Guan Sanke away, Tapai stopped him.

"Wait, I found a BUG in your words. For Li Jack, what you said might make sense, but it doesn't work for Sun Jack. Because there's no profit motive, no company has invested in space technology development. How did you manage to send Sun Jack into space?"

"Outsource, of course." Guan Sanke explained matter-of-factly.

"Since there were people trying to capture the Sky-base Weapons on the Moon Ring, and they had the project, I thought we might as well hitch a ride with them. While they were capturing the Sky-base Weapons, we sent you and the photographer up, and incidentally filmed the start of our reality show. See how cost-effective that is?"

"That's impossible. Gaofeng Technology is now mine, and their technology patents don't include anything related to space. They couldn't possibly get through the space debris," Sun Jack interrupted.

"Of course, they don't. Because Gaofeng Technology is responsible for the reception on the ground after the Sky-base Weapons land. A big project like that might require several companies to work together."

Hearing this, Sun Jack's mind flashed back to the scene just after he landed, the disguised space station as a Sky-base Weapon had just descended, and the ones who arrived first were money-driven live streamers like Old Six and those gangs and mercenaries fighting over the loot, followed by the oppressively imposing Spacecraft Carrier from Gaofeng Technology.

Just then, Sun Jack remembered the warning from the Spacecraft Carrier to leave within a time limit. They seemed to say that the Sky-base Weapon falling from the sky was their... company property?

Thinking of this, Sun Jack's body tensed up instantly.

"I recall Gaofeng Technology belongs to you, right? So, you secretly put your own company into the mix to make money?"

Hearing this, Guan Sanke defensively deflected blame. "I wouldn't know about that. I'm just the head director, responsible for the overall coordination. Other matters are handled by people below."

Hearing this response, Sun Jack was furious. He stepped right up to Guan Sanke, and the barrel of his gun pressed directly against Guan Sanke's face.

"Spill it fast! Don't B.S. me, or believe me when I say I'll blast you. Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged Guan Sankes are a dime a dozen!"

"Okay, okay, I'll confess. I got FFP, the backers behind me, to leave this lucrative project—receiving the Sky-base Weapons—for Gaofeng Technology, and in secret, we went against the agreement to research the Sky-base Weapons behind their backs, trying to file for patents on them sooner than they could."

Hearing this, Sun Jack remembered the Sky Extreme Weapons placed in the suburbs. "I didn't damn ask you that! I'm asking who sent me to space! Who are 'they' you just mentioned?"