Things about living in Marvel

Chapter 49 The Bottom Line
Colt looked at the news reports that the Big Boss showed him with some panic.

"Recently, Chase Bank in Philadelphia was attacked by unknown robbers. According to statistics, in this robbery, the robbers stole an estimated $500 million in cash."

"In this robbery, the robbers showed a high level of organization, and we have reason to suspect that this is a group of professional repeat criminals." A spokesman for the Philadelphia Police said in a news conference, "Their actions were precise and efficient. , did not cause any collateral casualties, and even precisely exploited every weak point in the bank's security system."

A bad idea came to his mind: "Did you really find someone to do it?"

To be honest, when the big boss asked himself to plan a crime at the very beginning, he thought about whether the other party would use his simulated plan to carry out real crimes, but considering that this was just the most common bank robbery, it was nothing like It was the type of case that the big boss would be interested in, and he really had no way to resist, so he had to make a corresponding simulation plan.

Now, that fluke has been completely destroyed, and the Big Boss is letting himself plot real crimes.Although as the party who was kidnapped and threatened, even if he really went to court after the incident, as long as he hires a better lawyer, there is a high probability that he will not be found guilty by the jury, but this kind of thing really makes Colt feel very disgusted .

Unlike many film and television dramas or novels, those who are smart must have anti-social personality, maybe because they grew up in a normal family environment, or because the original owner of the inexplicably fused memory is also a normal doctoral student in physics, Colt He is a person who relatively abides by normal social moral concepts.

Although his moral values ​​and dedication are far inferior to the "little angel" Spider-Man whose core concept is "greater ability comes greater responsibility", and even less than the perfect leader Captain America who gathers all the virtues of human beings all over his body, but At least he can still clearly distinguish between normal right and wrong.

Now, even out of self-preservation, he is forced to become an accomplice to a crime. Although this will not make him feel self-pity and completely collapse for the time being, it will undoubtedly make him feel psychologically uncomfortable, maybe it is anger , maybe a sense of guilt, but there is no doubt that he couldn't turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

"You look uncomfortable." The chief said with a smile, "Don't panic, this is just the beginning."

Forced himself to calm down, now only calm thinking can hope to solve his predicament, Colt took a deep breath: "This is your way? Force me to make a criminal plan, and then hire a group of people to carry it out? You Think this will make me sink willingly? Get used to being a criminal?"

"No, no, no." The chief quickly vetoed, "First of all, I didn't hire anyone."

He smiled and said: "I just created a new identity for you, a brilliant planner who is willing to organize and plan for any criminal. You see, your fledgling plan is so successful, there is no mistake. Oh, By the way, according to the contract, you will get 20% of the remuneration, that is to say, you managed to earn 100 million US dollars with an afternoon of planning, which is a wealth that your family will not be able to accumulate in a lifetime."

"Oh, by the way, in order to help you better manage your property, I have helped you set up a brand new account in a Swiss bank. How about it? As your broker, am I very considerate and thoughtful?"

Seeing that Colt was about to speak, the chief interrupted him indifferently: "Yes, ordinary money, even 100 million, cannot corrode your pursuit of justice. I understand, but It's a good start after all, isn't it?"

After speaking, he showed the structure of another floor on the computer again.

"Now that you have successfully established your name, the second order has come."

"Okay, let's rob the bank. I know it's boring. If you ask me to say that with your current ability, they should at least ask to occupy some secret military research institute to be qualified, right? But for most people, that This kind of thing is far inferior to green dollars, isn’t it?”

"So, you need to continue working. Of course, don't forget that the remuneration is still 20% of the income."

"This is not a test at all." Colt said after the big leader finished speaking, "You don't care about my plan at all. Your real purpose is just to let me do this."

The big leader just showed a treacherous smile and stopped talking.

"Habits are a terrible thing." Colt said, "Those so-called rewards. They are not terrible at all. Money can corrupt many things, but they are not omnipotent. Your real purpose is to let me People who are used to being a criminal planner are used to being the most criminal.

"The subtlest change is the most terrifying. Your purpose is not to make me familiar with it, to make me think like an enemy. You simply want me to get used to thinking like a criminal.

"Soldiers on the battlefield will not be able to adapt to a peaceful life after the war. When I adapt to the thinking mode of being a criminal, I will never be able to return to the old life. I can only slide into the abyss step by step.

"That's your plan? Right?"

"Very good, very good." The chief showed appreciative eyes, "You are indeed the most talented among all the candidates, you are really unique.

"You are right. Human psychology is really fragile. As long as they keep repeating and repeating, they will naturally accept something that they thought was unacceptable in the past. Forced change, brainwashing, hypnosis, those Things are too easy to be reversed, and only slowly, accumulating erosion can truly and completely change a person.

"It's like if someone comes up to you and says, I want you to help simulate a crime, you're bound to ignore him, or even call the police if he's being too real.

"But your life is in my hands, so you can naturally make certain compromises in order to preserve your own life, so you obeyed me and made this plan that you would not have made before. You will have a little luck in your heart, I will not let this plan come true.

"But you were wrong, it came true, but when I ordered you to make a plan again, you already knew that what you did would turn into a true crime, so now you will refuse? No, you will not Yes, because you will tell yourself that you are being forced, and though it is true that you resent it, you will continue to obey me in order to save your own life.

"You see, the morality of human beings slips so easily, step by step, you can't resist this change at all.

"Human nature is selfish, without exception, for you, your own life is something that cannot be given up, so you can give up some other things a little bit, then this will inevitably lead to a decline in the bottom line of morality, And with the decline of the moral bottom line, your selfishness will gradually become stronger.

"In this way, those rewards that seem useless now will have an effect. When a person is selfish enough and the moral bottom line is low enough, those large crime rewards will become the last straw that breaks the camel's back." Colt With his eyes closed, he completed the words of the big leader.

(End of this chapter)