“Mama!”
Not understanding why his mother, who had always been obedient to him, was standing still and saying such strange words, the child who had been crying for a long time could no longer suppress his inexplicable panic. He started to step forward, wanting to throw himself into the other’s arms as soon as possible.
That’s bad!
Messy-tie’s face suddenly changed and he immediately tried to stand in front of the child but unexpectedly missed. He could only watch the child rush towards his mother. His young body bumped into the other’s waist and then he stretched out his little hands to hug the monster affectionately.
Yu Jinghe’s angry voice echoed in the air.
Everyone closed their eyes, unable to bear to see what might happen next.
“Do you care about this one?”
The monster lowered its head and glanced at the little boy with a strange curve at the corner of its mouth. Its soft body was dented by the impact, and it actually wrapped him up the next moment. The child seemed to be trapped in a quagmire. All his feeble breaths were blocked as his body struggled helplessly.
Very soon a young life would be lost.
Yu Jinghe couldn’t hold back any longer. He gritted his teeth and prepared to move forward.
But someone was faster than him.
Jian Xie took two to three steps forward. It was hard to say if there was anything special about it, but he just came in front of the other party the normal way. However, the monster’s face suddenly changed. A hint of surprise and fear flashed in its dull eyes and it blurted out a question subconsciously.
“You, what, but how is it possible…”
It seemed as if it had fallen into a disadvantage just after Jian Xie’s action.
Yu Jinghe also came in front of it.
But he came to a stop a few steps away from Jian Xie and could no longer move forward. It was as if his body was imprisoned by an unknown force and he could not break through its limitations at all.
This was also the reason to the monster’s strange behavior at this moment.
Yu Jinghe’s distance was what was “allowed”.
Unlike Jian Xie’s, who looked extremely relaxed the whole time, and even proceeded directly in front of it as if he didn’t feel anything unusual, as if its own obstruction was insignificant.
It was like a naked, defenseless lower animal in front of him.
This realization made it freeze in place.
They were so close that it could even smell the fragrance of laundry detergent coming from Jian Xie’s clothes, as well as the extremely tempting scent of flesh and blood hidden under his casual clothes. This human, who seemed extremely innocent to it, gave it the feeling of prey in terms of both smell and appearance, but…
“Let go,” Jian Xie said.
“……”
Although there were only two short words, it was so shaken that it subconsciously released its strength. It couldn’t tell what it was so afraid of.
Suddenly given a chance to survive, the child’s frail body fell backwards, and he used his mouth and nose to breathe and gasp violently for fresh air into his lungs. However, before he could stand firmly, Jian Xie had already grabbed the back of his collar with one hand and threw him backwards. His body suddenly flew into the air, causing him to suddenly scream in fear.
Yu Jinghe, who was trapped in one spot, was about to open his mouth to ask, but the child who was thrown into his arms caught him off guard and caused him to stagger even almost fall to the ground in shame.
Even the most slow-witted monster would have realized by now that something was wrong.
Its understanding of Jian Xie was now in confusion.
Those eyes looked at Jian Xie steadily, carrying a hint of inquiry as if they were looking at a mystery that it did not understand.
Jian Xie was also staring back at it.
The reason why he didn’t take action was not because he put his identity in front of other people’s lives, but because he was not sure what would happen if he engaged this possessed lady with his passive skill of swallowing everything.
He didn’t think his body would be so intelligent as to extract only parts of the monster. It was likely to hurt innocent passers-by as well.
Thus, it was quite difficult.
And for some reason, that being inside his body remained quiet at the moment which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
“Why can’t you just meet me directly?” Jian Xie frowned and said, “Since you’ve been looking for me, this request should not be difficult.”
“……”
Upon hearing this, Yu Jinghe and Messy-tie were stunned, not knowing what Jian Xie was talking about.
Is he infuriating the opponent? Do you think your death wouldn’t be fast enough and an avatar is not enough, so you have to have the real body appear?
There’s something wrong with you.
Really wrong!
“You’re different from what I thought.” In response to his disrespect, it simply murmured, “Something’s not right…”
It stared at Jian Xie without blinking.
“……”
After she finished speaking, the woman’s body softened instantly without warning, her limbs lost all strength, and she fell to the ground with a plop. Her hair, wet with sweat, spread out on the floor, and her clenched hands loosened as something ugly fell out.
It was the eyeball that had rolled to the edge of her shoe.
Yu Jinghe’s Adam’s apple rolled.
The tense atmosphere that had always lingered around the crowd disappeared, and deathly silence spread among everyone as if they were digesting what had just happened.
……
Messy-tie walked forward, kicked the eyeball away, and helped the woman up from the ground. The other party had lost consciousness and could only lie softly on him. He reached out his hand to feel her breath, was stunned for a moment, and then let out a very long sigh.
Yu Jinghe’s heart instantly hung up and he asked nervously, “She, could it be that she’s…”
But the child was present——
Messy-tie filled it in, “She’s alive.”
“…” Yu Jinghe, “If you put on an act like that again, I’ll fucking blow your head off.”
After saying this, he looked fiercely at Jian Xie who was wandering in his thoughts, and said unhappily, “And you, I almost had a fucking heart attack just now. Didn’t Cheng Li teach you what strategic weakness is? Is he that irresponsible?”
Should he say that the other party was indeed a teenager, to be actually doing things so recklessly and even arguing with a Special A-level monster several times just now?
That’s right, it’s a Special A-level.
Yu Jinghe no longer had any hope of success. Through the previous encounter, he had figured out the opponent’s level.
Being able to reveal its malicious intent so clearly and yet communicate normally, this guy definitely deserved to be assigned to the highest level. This was something that them A-level investigators simply couldn’t deal with. He really didn’t know why the “Eye” hasn’t sent someone of a higher level over.
Although there were only three Special A-level investigators, each of them a national treasure, do they really have to wait for it to continue to develop and reach the point where it cannot be defeated!?
Letting them stay here was simply sending them to their deaths.
Jian Xie had to say a few good words for Cheng Li. “…He is quite responsible.”
He supported the woman and walked a few steps forward to the three girls. His expression turned thoughtful. “Jinghe, why did it leave just now…”
It could have killed all of them directly, but it just disappeared.
It has to be mentioned that its manner of leaving was a little hasty, one could even say it was fleeing in panic. If it hadn’t been so cautious, Messy-tie would have said it was afraid of something.
“Who knows?”
Yu Jinghe was too lazy to guess what the monster was thinking. They usually did things without logic, and unless he drove himself crazy, it was impossible to understand their brain circuits. He already had a lot on his plate to be thinking about it. And even if he knew, what would it matter? That was a Special A-level monster.
There was nothing one could do except worry about it.
“Now what we have to do is get out of here quickly.” He carried the child on his back and signaled for them to leave quickly.
He was right. They had stayed here long enough and it would be best for them to quickly join their colleagues.
Jian Xie noticed that Messy-tie was giving him an inquiring look, but retracted his gaze before he looked over, as if the look he had just given him was an illusion.
“Well, you have a point.” He said in a relaxed tone, with a smile on his face again, “But we have to settle that first, otherwise it may cause trouble. I don’t really like using this prop, and you know those people in the weapons department…”
Messy-tie’s eyes fell on three junior high school girls.
This was the trouble he has to solve.
“Hurry up.” Yu Jinghe urged impatiently, “Isn’t this your job?”
Messy Tie sighed.
Then, he took out a pocket watch from the inner pocket of his suit, walked past Jian Xie, and waved it three times in front of the child and the three girls. After attracting the attention of the few people, he whispered, “I think those were not very pleasant memories just now, how about forgetting them as soon as possible?”
In that instant, a whirlpool seemed to form in his eyes, sucking in everyone’s gaze, causing them to unconsciously became muddleheaded.
Obviously, this was a prop with special functions.
Jian Xie blinked.
……
Soon, arrived at a hall.
This was originally the transfer hall of the subway station, where automatic ticket machines and subway route maps were placed. At this moment, the guard booth was empty and only the security belt was running. The passengers who were supposed to take the subway were sitting on the ground or leaning against the wall, with expressions of confusion or worry, not knowing what was going on.
Jian Xie looked around and found that the number of people was still controllable.
Fortunately, it was afternoon right now. If it were rush hour, there would probably be more people and it wouldn’t be as easy to control.
Messy-tie had already walked into the crowd and seemed to be talking cordially to everyone who showed signs of sadness. The anxiety in the expressions of everyone who talked to him disappeared a lot, showing how extremely efficient he was. Jian Xie noticed that he had been holding the pocket watch in his hand ever since hypnotizing the three junior high school students.
That was probably its function.
After Yu Jinghe settled the children and the ladies, he immediately came to Jian Xie, but found that his eyes were wandering among the crowd, as if he was staring at something.
“That’s from the logistics department. The props they use are a bit conceptual.” Yu Jinghe said disdainfully, “He looks like a social butterfly. No wonder he was sent here for this kind of situation.”
Maybe it was because of the word “logistics”, Jian Xie didn’t know how these departments were divided, but he always felt that there were certain rules. But as of now, the only two members of the logistics department he had met and talked to both used non-offensive props, one was [Luck Value] and the other was [Affinity].
Is it the props choosing the investigators rather than the investigators choosing the props?
Jian Xie said, “I know someone in the logistics department.”
“Who is it?”
“Fu Huanyu.”
“Oh, him.” Yu Jinghe paused, then said, “The news spread quickly. I think he’s really unlucky.”
Yu Jinghe noticed that Jian Xie was looking at him, but he didn’t explain and just shrugged.
“I feel like your luck isn’t very good. Why don’t you go to a temple and pray? I don’t know if they care about this though.” He said with concern, “It’s only been a few days, and you’ve already encountered a lot.”
What is this constitution called?
Yu Jinghe really didn’t know how he would feel right now, but looking at the high school student in front of him, the other seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
“I didn’t ask you just now, but why did that monster act like he knew you?” He mentioned it casually.
“I was also surprised that it was very familiar with me.” Jian Xie put on his headphones and said calmly, “So I plan to ask it when the time comes, then we’ll talk about this again later.”
“…………”
Yu Jinghe was so confused by that statement that he was about to ask more questions, but his name was suddenly called by a colleague not far away so his question was interrupted.
“We’ve received a message from the Bureau. Please come over.”
His colleague’s expression was a little tense, and strangely showed a hint of reluctance, as if the news was not good.
It made one feel like their heart was sinking.
Now was obviously not a good time to ask further questions. Yu Jinghe gave Jian Xie a warning look instead.
Then, he warned anxiously, “I’m going to take care of adult business first. No matter what, you must not think that you’re omnipotent and just stay here obediently. It may not be directed at you…”
“Yu Jinghe!”
His name was called again. The matter was clearly urgent, so he turned around and nodded to his colleague, indicating that he would be there soon.
Then, he turned around and planned to give Jian Xie some more advice.
As a result, when he turned around, the person had disappeared from his sight completely.
“…………” Fuck.
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