Chapter 456: Awakening Plan (Part 1) (Patreon)

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Teletraan possessed intelligence like other mechanical beings and, like Sun Cheng, had gone through the entire chain of events. Hearing Sun Cheng's soliloquy, Teletraan immediately understood.

"Master... Are you suspecting that this human is working for the Decepticons?"

Sun Cheng remained silent, his gaze somewhat distracted. It was evident that he had discovered many things from the data that Teletraan had brought, and he began another round of internet searches.

He not only suspected Dylan Good but also considered the possibility that even Dylan Good's father, James Good, might have worked for the Decepticons. The rise of father and son had been too smooth, as if there were invisible hands pushing them forward.

The only thing Sun Cheng couldn't determine was which side they were working for. It was entirely possible for Decepticons, who excelled at manipulating conspiracies, to cultivate human agents to serve their purposes.

Decepticons were arrogant and belligerent, but that didn't mean they were all brainless. In fact, during the internal war on Cybertron, the planners behind the devastating battles that inflicted heavy losses on the Autobots were all cunning villains from the Decepticon ranks.

Given the disappearance of spy satellite a-6, suspicion pointed heavily towards Soundwave. However, the timeline didn't match. If Sun Cheng's speculation was correct, James Good must have received support from a Decepticon in his early days, and that mastermind had been on Earth for over half a century. But Soundwave had only arrived on Earth a few years ago, making him an unlikely suspect.

The most probable candidate for suspicion was Starscream. From what Sun Cheng knew, Starscream had arrived on Earth before James Good's rise. If he had been behind the support of a group of humans, either searching for the All Spark or Megatron, it made sense.

However, there were still inexplicable aspects. Starscream had arrived on the Solar System with a group of loyal Decepticons and was skilled at cultivating new Decepticons. The Decepticon soldiers running amok on Earth were mostly ones Starscream had cultivated on the moon. Based on Sun Cheng's understanding of him, Starscream had no use for superior Decepticons and wouldn't choose to support humans to gather information. This behavior didn't match Starscream's pride, which could rival that of Megatron.

Even Megatron himself became a suspect. Sun Cheng had glimpsed some of Megatron's memories and knew he had been on Earth over a century ago. Despite spending most of the past century in research under United States government captivity, Megatron's consciousness had been awake for most of that time.

Megatron was a terrifying individual, willing to do whatever it took to achieve his goals. Sun Cheng knew that Starscream harbored ambitions to replace him, yet Megatron had given Starscream enough status and power. He even cooperated with Sentinel Prime, whom he wished death upon. For someone like Megatron, any action was possible.

This was why Sun Cheng suspected him. He saw in Megatron's memories that he was content with the billions of "slaves" on Earth who had already entered the era of civilization.

While Sun Cheng pondered, he continued to search for more photos of Dylan Good and his deceased father, James Good, from various periods on the internet. Eventually, he noticed something peculiar.

With a light tap on his temple, a massive screen about six to seven meters high appeared in front of him, projecting hundreds of photos ranging from one to five inches in size.

"Teletraan, do you notice anything different or the same in these photos?" Sun Cheng asked.

The photos projected on the screen were of James Good and Dylan Good, but they were taken at different times, locations, and occasions by different photographers.

At first glance, the question seemed contradictory, but Sun Cheng knew that for Teletraan, who had supercomputer-level logic and processing capabilities, this was nothing more than a game of finding differences, which would not be difficult for it.

Indeed, after just ten seconds, Teletraan controlled the robot's body, looking puzzled as it glanced at Sun Cheng and then turned its attention to the screen.

After a short while, it gave an answer, "Master, are you referring to the wristwatch?"

Sun Cheng smiled faintly, very satisfied with Teletraan's intelligence. "These photos were gathered from the internet, spanning from the year 1960 to two days ago. They show James Good and Dylan Good, and the only difference and similarity between them are the wristwatch!"

He explained that from 1969 onwards, a male wristwatch appeared on James Good's left wrist, which he never took off until 1997. After leaving James Good's possession, the watch appeared on Dylan Good's left wrist and had remained there up until two days ago, seemingly an extension of Dylan Good's arm. There were no photos of Dylan Good wearing a watch before 1997.

"I suddenly became interested in this wristwatch, but unfortunately, I don't have the time to investigate Dylan Good and who is behind him right now," Sun Cheng remarked, suppressing his urge to continue the investigation.

Soon after, he withdrew the screen projection. It had been a while since he left Russia, but now was not the time to confront Starscream fully. Besides, he had some speculations he wanted to verify before returning. It was time to go back to Russia, but before that, he needed to implement his backup plan.

"I don't have time to wait any longer. Teletraan, get ready. The 'Awakening Plan' can be officially initiated!"

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